AGS Magazine September 1995

THE ABERDEEN GRAMMAR SCHCOL MAGAZINE

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Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine

I I Ith year No l J3 (Nc'IV Se1ies 100th ye,1r No. 214)

Septemlw r 1995

The Magazine ispublished under the auspices of The Former Pupils' Club each year

General Editor Fd1tor of Notes, Obiluaries and M,irriag('\

Seuetary of the FP Club

Treasurerof the rP Club

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General Section-

Where is it, What is it - Whatever happened to ? A Long Cool Smoke

David Sole's Flying Visit

Scotland Select XV v South Africa

FPs in PR for AU FP

School Section

Rector's Report

The most obvious item of news for this year's Report Is the Language Block refurbishment which should be completed thissummer and will provide a much better ph>sical environment for teaching and learning without in any way reducing the grandeur of the building either externally or internally. All rooms have had suspended ceilings positioned, controllable heating installed, walls painted and floors carpeted. One or two rooms have been enlarged by use of unnecessarycorridor space and the total effect is very encouraging for staff and pupib.

I can also report that five members of staff, all in the category of 10 or so years' service here, have been promoted in the last year and despite the mixed feelings with which we view the departure of valued colleagues, I think this pattern signals something positive about the status of the School and the operation of our Staff Development policies. Last Christmas, we also said farewell to Mr B111 Williams after 38 years in the School and Mrs Helen Smith after more than 20 years. Both retired ,it that time as did Mrs Mary Gray at Easter after 12 years here and they all received appropriate presentations to honour their ded1cat1on and contribution to the School.

On the curricular scene, implemenlat1on of the 5-l 4 programme continues on a broad front and a feature of the sessionhas been an arrangement whereby secondary staffhavehad the opportunity to spend a working day in one of our associated primary schoolsand primary staff have had the corresponding opportunity for a day here. Our S3 and S4 provision of Stand.ird Grade courses is relallvely stable as is our Work Experience programme at the end of S3, planned in co-ord1nat1on with a very wide range of opportunities for other year groups during Activities Week The 5 column structure for SS and S6 continuesto provide a better time allocation for Higher courses than was previously possible. Clu~ters of Modula r coursesremain popular, providing either vocational options or pathways to Highers in S6, and a maJOr l,isk in the near future will be to k1111theseinto more coherent aggregatesto form the kmd of national GSVQ qualifications envisagedby the Report "Iligher Still".

The rangeof extra-curricular opportu111ties for pupils rcmaim encouragingly high, thanks to the tommI tment of staff, participation by pupils, and appreciation of parents. In addition to regular publication 111 school ewsletters, details arc available later in this magazine and the overall picture is one of te.im and individual success 111 Sport, Drama, Mus1t and Quiz type competitions, all of v.hich enhance pupils' sense of achievement and, through teamwork, their inter-personal skill,. For many years, colours have been awarded tor outstanding achievl'mcnt in sport usuall) through representative honours at national or regional level, or reliable team membership over a period of time. In order to fully confirm our appreciation of pupils' talents and rnmmitmcnl, the ,chcme has been broadened to include drama, music and other auiv111es such as artistry, chess and production oi the School newspaper. Al the pinnacle of such achievement Is the news that our School Chc•,s Team have lwen Scottish Champions 111 three of the last four ye,irs and our Senior Football Team have progressed , lor the first time, 10 the final of the Scottish Championships. On a mud1 saddernote, I haw to rq)()rt that the CCf Contingent h.is had to close down th1, y<'ar through a combination ot fa(tors, despite the \Cry supporti~e input of several adult volunteers.

As be11ts the current locus on Evaluation and Development Planning in school<., we havebeen,elected for mvolvC'mcntin a national researchprojt'( t to addressQuality

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Assurance in Education. We will bE' collaborating with the Quality Education Centre basedat Strathclyde University and in our casewe will be trying to evaluate the effects of our Values Statement and progresstow.:1rdsachieving the aims embodied within it. As indicated in previous reports, ,.,e continue to adapt to the changing emphases around us, such as the current and potential impact of Information Te<..hnology,but I will be surprised if the constants in our Values Statement arc not recognisable to all generations.

Prefects

Head Boy: NICHOi AS FA1R

/Jepult• Head Boy: THEODOR£ W TRAYHURN

56 Prcfe<.ts

f'ATRIC.KJAUXA'-.DfR

MIC.HArl j AR'-ISTROr-.C

DAVID C BROWN

STUART A DUTIIIE

C'IIRISTOPHERMCDERMOTT

Ross r MAnIc

SnP11r, F PARRY

A-..DREV>5 PATULLO

SHVtN PORl ER

Nm C RE'l!'.I£

]ONATIIAN w RmvSON

ICIIOLAS I 5"11TH

DAVID j K TAIT

55 Prefects

GARHH C CLIFFORD

STLfAN J COLllN(.;

KEVI'< F CROl.181[

RUPERT D OF B DAIY

ROBERT J 0U1'C4.N

5TtWAR1 H fOWLI[

A-..DRfW fROST

Nm JWAnS

TIIOMA.~M W YOUNG

I lead Girl: RurH r DuKES

Depute Head Girl: ANITA R KORUTII

SARAH R Cr ARKl

KATIlfRINF B Dovr

A"<SE A Duffn

PAULA GL[t,.NI[

Sw!>AN E H AR~I,s

YVO'IM R I h; DDART )E'-.'<Y l,cus

RUTH E McEwrr-. LORNA L MASSO,

]~M [ PATERSOr-.

ROWA'< RISBY

NAOW TI IOMA'-tC.K

LEIGH-Ar-.-..f ADAMS

SIIONAGH M 0Ul'.RAR

ROSLYr-. M rooTE

AN'IA GISBY

SARI A ]OH'-SO, [ILIDII MACDONALD

A-.GrLA MATTHEW

]FNl'.IIER EMILTON

LUCY N PARSIOW

AN'lA RO.>\(II

Colour Awards

The Colours Committee has awarded the following pupils colours 1n their various sport,.

Rugby Full Colour;,: Ai'.DRtW FROST, ICHOLAS FAIR, STL,ART PtTRll.

Hockey

Football

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Half Colours:

Junior Colours:

Full Colours:

Half Colours:

Badminton

Swimming

Athletics

Basketball

Junior Colours:

Full Colour s:

Half Colours:

Half Colou rs:

Full Colours:

Half Colours:

Full Colours:

Half Colours:

Junior Colours:

STEIAN COLLING, JAMES ROYALL, RYAN MORRICE, RICHARD JOH'1ST0'1, THOMAS YOUNG , CHRISTOPHER DARGIE, JOHN M ITCHELL, MICHAEL ARMSTRONG.

STEFAN COLUl'.G , RYAN COLLING

THEO TRAYHURI'<, CRAIG H O\\IE, Nm RENNIE, STEVEN PARRY, RUTH D UKES. DARREN PINTO, STUART D UTHIE, ALAN THORNTON, PETER WILLIAMS, DAVID GUYAN, M"-RTl'1 GUY"-'1, SARI JOHNSTON, EMM"- K100, )Er-.N, M CfAOYE'1, A LASOHAIR LOVE, )AM PATERSON , BELINDA H ALES.

LESLEY FRASER, LESLEY HAW.

GAVl'1 H E'10RY, A'1DREW M IL E, CALLUM FRASER.

ANDREW WILSON, COLIN BARRY, STUART FOl'VLIE, BEN GRACIE.

ANDREW H AW, JOHN MITCHELL.

CRIGHTON BAIN. KEVIN M CPHERSON, SCOTT EYEDLI, 5oPHIE H OBDEN.

ALASDH"-IR LOVE, GEOFF KEl'.'lEOY. HANNAH SMITH.

KATH[Rlr-.E )OIINSTONE, SHONA )OHi',STOM, )ULIE PATULLO, ALISON Slr--CLAIR, JACLYN H ENDERSON, JOAN"A RATCLIFFE.

The following pupils have been awarded colours for their achievement and contributions to School extra-curricular activities.

Art & Design

Chess

DramSoc

Half Colours:

Cap:

Full Colours:

Full Colours:

Half Colours:

Junior Colours:

PATRICK ALEXAr-.OER,ROWA'1 RISBY.

JO'S/ATHAN ROWSON, LUKE RUSSELL. Ross M ARTIN.

EMMA BLWYDDl'I, LYNNE RITCHIE. PATRICK AUXANDER , D ONi',A-MARIE

GILMORE

LOUISF BOITON, LINDSAY LEVEN, CATRIONA WEBSTER.

Face the Music

School Section

full Colours:

Half Colours:

Music

School Newspaper

Junior Colours:

Half Colours:

Junior Colours:

RUTH DUl<.ES, SHO"A DUNBAR, STEWARTfOWUf.

KfVI,._ CROMlllf, )UUITII 8A.LlA'HYNt, CLAIR[ 8EA10,-.., NICHOLAS FAIR, EMILY FITLURALD, ANGELA MCBAIN, ANDREW PATULIO, A-.JDREWWILSO,-... DIA',[ S\IITH.

MARTIN COlll'-S, ANM Gl~BY, DAVID MOGE"-OORff.

)1LLIA1' 8Al1', H A,-..NAH LEMON, KEITH REID, ANDREW ALLA._, TAMARA BUCHAN, DAVID MIT(.Hfl I, D1;.r,.;f SMITH.

Half Colou rs: 7

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The New Colours Awards Scheme

For some time now the School has been conscious of a wealth of talent and ac.hievement in non-sporting pursuits for which there was no tangible method of recognition by way of School awards to the pupils. In response to this the Rector floated the idea of a colour awards scheme similar to that already long in place for sports. There was obvious support for the idea amongst all in the School community and a constitution and committee were set up similar to that in place for sport.

Sitting on this committee are the Rector along with the Principal Teacher~ of Art, Drama and Music and other staff with a role in non-sporting extra curricular activities in which pupils have the opportunity of demonstrating talents and skills. In order to di~tinguish the two sets of colours, those awarded for non-sporting activities arc grey braid and a grey tic with 1he school badge, asopposed to red braid and a blue tie with the school badge for sporting achievements. Already all levels of award in these new colours havebeen made, includ ing caps.

Two facts deserve mention when such extra-curricular activities are being considered. Fin,tly, the tireless and unsllnti ng efforts of so many staff who organise them. Secondly, and most importantly, the extremely generous support given to so many of these activities by the 1-ormerPupils Club via the Amenities fund. It is true to say that without this financial support the running costs and equipment costs required would often be difficult to meet and the School is certainly extremely grateful for this assistance,which has been ongoing now for many yedrS.

We look forward to many successful years of extra-curricular achievements and being able to acknowledge such by awarding well deserved colours to many more pupils in the future

Head Girl and Head Boy 1994-95

Prefects' Notes

Nick fair

Nichol,,, Allan "with two l.s" r,1ir project, an aura of the establishment. HC' i, well-respe<Wdby all who know him dnd i, renowned for his grey flannels and Yve, Saint Laurent ,hirt,. In foct, he is the embodiment of leadershipand, unfortunatelv, a big fan ol Michael Porllllo. Nic.k may well be a Royal M,mnes Oll1<er ii he isn't d1,ertcd by his other ,igniiicant taknts in rughv, c.ricketanci acting.

"A<,k not what your sc.hool c.in do for you; askwhdt you c,,n do for vour S< hool."

Rulh Dukes

Ruth i, the post-p.irt) host for the party f,1ithful. She is not, b) any me,ins, the "iCPwoman" she i, often perceived to be Despite being a <,1r,1igh1 A studrnt, Ruth has considerable talents 1n other ar<•a, like ho<key, acting (outstanding), ,inging and dancing although at the l.itter hds been anu,cd of being monotonous. Ruth "ill undoubtl'dly t hangethe world; but wt•'rc not sur<•whether or not theworld will c.hangt• Ruth first.

"Which will it be/ Anne and Nick or R1d1ard and Judy."

Theo Trayhurn

An un named fourth year girl was recent!) the iirst rwr,<m ever to rnnfront Theo directly wh('n she said that he walkl'd around the school a, though he owns it. This was bravl' <onsidering ll1eo's bro,1d fr,1me and butd1 manner - ideally suited to hi, excellent pt•rformance a, Big Jake in Guys ,md Dolls. I le is ,,ell known for hb Idle nights. his anx1C'ty, his mother's taxi service, hi, district hex.key abil111e,and his ne,, found domestic ability the recently learned how to make a t up ol instant coffee).

"I've lived in three countries right! England, Canada ,rnd Swtland, and this has gi"en m(• ,l real international outlook on life."

Anita Korulh

Our dt•puty-head girl will soon be Dr Koruth after her study of medicine .11 Edinburgh. She is a top notch piano player and seems lo take it very ,eriouslv. Anit,1 is spending hN summer at a kibbutz in Israeland allegedly w,rntsto work,,., a barm~irl 1n Jamaica.

•1am man'sgre,1testconque,t since 1066."

Sarah Clarke

An l'xpert on the ·anatom1<.il ,we of the orbicular muscle~ 111 a state ol c.ontraction", "' she 5howcd earlier in the year. Recently Neil RPnnic has been ,1 settling inflllen(e although Sarah's constant anxiety still vNges on the hysterical ,11 times.

"Didn' t >·Ou know I've got a job ,lt Next?"

Katie Dove

Katil' "undoubtedly a great hcxk<·yplayer although her commitment to the t<'ill11 may havebeen affected this year bv her close (sporting?) friendship with the captain of the footb.ill tl'am. She\ also '"ell known for her pre<,1ck·nc., of the lm ironmenl.11 Society .... The Wh.it?

"Would you like to Join the [nvironmt'ntal Society. W<,'re trymg to double the membership."

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Paula Glennie

Following a liaison w11h a certain athletics lover earlier in the year, Paula has had a permanent smile on her face Generally a hardworking, d1ligen1prefect it would be fair to say that her relationship with the bun queue has remained on icy terms.

"I've got an appointment wi1h Dr Love •

Suzanne Harkins

Renowned for her convertible red car, position as principa l of ErinsboroughHigh and pel dog, "Bouncer", she's a highly-re<;pe<.tedmember of the communit y. Oh sorry • I think we're getting a lillle confused.

•1do not look like Dolly Burke."

Yvonne Huddart

Al first glance Yvonne appearsto be very much the regular "alternative" prefect. Rumours of Yvonne's rather more dubious double-life, however, belie this image. Leather Jackets , Doc Marten boots • need we say any more?

"Oh, sorry. Do I havea duty today?•

Jenny Inglis

Or "Jingles" as she's better known. Jenny'snot much of a talker though what she doesn't express in words, she makes up for with her constant smile and ready laugh. She's also been recently linked to the athletic Dr Love • our sources made mention of the Cotton Club.

"Teehee hee."

Ruth McEwen

Rulh was bestknown at the beginning of the year for her "Common Room Antics" performed in tandem with a certain Mr Steel. She was previously famed throughout school for her 100% result in !he 1st Year Maths exam, though her performance at Young Enterprisesuggeststha1 her numerical talent docs not extend to Accounts.

"British Steel is getting sold off.•

Lorna Masson

Very much a table lennis star, loma 'ssocial life has perhapsdwindled slightly this year following a break down in Earnest, diplomat ic relations with South Africa She maintains a healthy interestin fellow table-tennis 1nternational1sts

"It 1s important to be Earnest."

Jane Paterson

One of the most popular prefects about, Jane's passion for people, politics and pressure groups led lo her achieving the only A grade in this year's Higher Modern Studies exam. Her social skills and friendly nature were well employed as she volunteered herself for the job as "Howff answering machine".

"When I go lo Namibia next year :

Rowan Risby

Or rather "Fravan rrisby", an enthusiastic and extremely talented artist Itowever, her a11emptsto create an artistic image were arguably a tad over exuberant when she recently arrived at the rP Club, clad in bo1h Jeansand a dress

"It's a fashion slalement."

Patrick Alexander

Paddy , the man with the controversial, beaded hairstyle enjoys role-play. We've spent hours pondering the connection between the Kung Fu robe, the Crucible, several unidentified small figures and Paddy'sso called "Playroom". So far, however, we've been unsuccessful.

"The LA of today 1s the Manchesterof tomorrow."

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Michael Armstrong

Michael is a great rugby stand-off, although he has perhaps spent more time injured in the dressing room, thdn on the pitch. This tendency towards hypochondria, once prompted a member of staff to make the comment that Michael was "scared of the big boys"

"I think it's infected."

David Brown

David "Miss Sarah" Brown (aka sugar , sauce, bread) hit the Ilowff headlines this year when an effort to rescue his "Damsel in Distress", Louisa, ended in disaster - lets JUSt saythe Reverend Brown found it hard to forgive this clandestine "borrowing of his ea~.

"Sorry, I'm skint just now."

Stuart Duthi e

Known as "the nig", a reference to his questionable hairstyle, Stuart is already the archetypal accountant. He is very much bent on hockey - allegedly Despite a somewhat short-lived relationship with Louise, Stuart has been known to worry about his popularity with women.

"The same again please Barber."

Chris McDermott

His enthusiasm for prefect life culminated in his enioyment of the Christmas Prefect Party 1994 which earned him the nickname "Chuck" for monthsto come. This temporary illness, however, didn't spoil his appetite for school luncheons, or prevent his daily search for the "lucky canteen tray".

"Great! There's stovies today."

Ross Mackie

Ross has, this year, taken upon himself the roles of both Howff DJ and Howff comedian Some remarked that his skill at the former fulfilled the criteria of the latter Ross'sCasanova-like behaviour is renowned and his new found relationship with Judith hasbeen anything but a settling influence.

"She's a bit of a babe, it has to be said."

Stephen Parry

His John Major-like voice and his whiter than his well-pressed cricket flannels image has established Stephen as a "patriotic", clean-living character. He has also been known to iron-out any creases in his school notes,literally, as well as reinforcing naughty A4 punch holeswhich have a nasty habit of misbehaving. Stephen appreciates all things British, especially the food. (Does he wear Union Jack boxer-shorts?) The following quote is a reference to lasagne, served to him at Gordonstoun

•What isthis foreign muck?"

Andrew Patullo

Andrew likes little girls, and his tight white t-shirts, "big" build and energetic character have earned him the "Action Man" label. He spends a lot of his free time outdoors and the rest of his time indoors talking about outdoors

•1went canoeing at the weekend "

Steven Porter

Congratulationsto Steven on gaining entry to Cambridge to study computing. He is seen as the "computer-type" although he has recently made strides to change this imageand has been led astray by his colleaguesinto the more stereotypical habitsof a prefect.

"Which newspapers do you read???"

Neil Rennie

Neil's ecstatic exuberance in extensive e,plo1ts has !.'arned him excellent equilibrium. He is evidently an expert biologist and frequents the zoo with ease. Neil's exceptional walk easily equals his exceptional hockey skills.

"Coming 10 the shop?"

JonathanRowson

Jonathanis going to Oxford University to study Philosophy, Politics and Economicsand he h,1s a considerilble ability to manipulate words to su11 him in the arguments which he frequents with relish. He is jointly the resident Howff Philosopher and 5th and 6th year advice bureau. He excels at chess but has been known to struggle with the concept of time (keeping)

"I don't have a big ego; I JUSt have a strong self assurancestructure."

Nick Smith

Nick's association w11h a wide repertoire of peers has led many people to believe that he leadsa double, or perhapsquadruple life. Al one time, Nick fancied himself as a cover boy but at the moment he is at the other end of the emplo>ment scale working as a "bncky" to earn money for medical school. His entrepreneurial talents were evident in his successfulpresidency of YoungEnterpriseand Nick will undoubtedly go far.

"I'll get a go on the fork-lift truck soon."

David Tail

David's principled non-attendance of tht•I lowff was abandoned on the lastday of term when he became aware of the free pizza on offer He's a b11 of a ladies man and an active "alternative prefect"

"Oh pizza! Don't mind 1f I do."

Leigh-Anne Adams

Leigh-Anne is helpful, industrious and peaceful. She is the last line of defence for the hockey team and plays a similar role w,th her peers. Her trustworthiness hasbeen noticed by everyone and she 1s probably the most active message-takerin the school.

"Don't worry, it'll be OK."

Shonagh Dunbar

Shonaghenjoyed Guys and Dolls this year, especially the former. This li\el> fifth year 1s dramatic and theatrical on both sides of the st.ige and is very much a Miss Adams waiting to happen She picked up ,md enjo>ed Ilowff habits very quickly.

"You're being really horrible to me today."

Roslyn Foote

Roslyn 1s keen on all membersof the Cadger famil> and seems to 11!..e families in general. Singing is another of her pilssions and as well as being a kern prC'fcctshe performs especially well at parents' c.•venings.

"Can I see your family tree."

Anna Gisby

Anna is ver> gifted music,illy but is not known lo blow her own trumpet; rather her French I lorn I fer renowned "tooth> grin" may have something lo do with her enigmatic boyfriend who shakeswith his left hand.

"Life is like a French Horn - full of potentlal."

ari Johnson

Sari'slovely voic.e is pleasing to the proverhial ears of the Hov.ff and has, among other things, endeared her to all prefrcts and one in particular. She 1s a renownlc'd,rnd c.•nthusiastichocke> player .ind her hockry stic.k has lent itself to be a cri( kcl bat for Iiowil cric.ketpractice.

"My boyfriend's not a raver; he JUSt likes rock music."

Eilidh MacDonald

Eilidh is a regular"howffy" and ,1 big connect four fan Shehasestablishedherself through the year as a particularl y dutiful prefect. She displays a fine portfolio of hairstylesand representsthe school in the choir with panache.

"It's not eye-lid, it's Eilidh."

Angela Matthew

Angela is Ihe first eleven hockey captain who leads by example. She is another strong silent type who almosl became aggressivewhen she found that her hockey stick was used for Howff cricket.

"Mrs Welch wants a word with you."

JenniferMilton

Jenny is famous for her long hairdo which allegedly doubles her weight. She is another connect four fan and active in the Children's YouthTheatre. Although she has many interests, dermatology is not one of them and when she gets her recurring indigestion she reachesfor the Rennies.

"Hairdresser? What's a hairdresser?"

Lucy Parslow

Lucy has beE'n an outstanding party host this year and has shown admirable leadership qualities in many spheres. She rules with an iron fist in a velvet glove and tells a story with every smile.

"There's a party at my houseon Saturda}, but don't tell anyone."

Anna Roach

The sixth year boys have caught on to the fact that Anna is easily wound up, especially about her mult1-g1ftedboyfriend mentioned earlier. Anna is another hockey starand is well liked, friendly and clean living.

"He doesn't havea double life; he's just got lots of friends."

Gareth Clifford

Gareth is al his duly on time, smartly dressed, every lime. He is an upright member of the Combined Cadet force and efficient in everything he does. Those "in the know" refer to him as Magnum but "They don't call me Gareth for nothing."

Stefan Colling

Stefan's infamous nickname is Stilton; he's cheesy, unpopular with the ladies, smelly and only tolerable after severalglassesof port. He Is widely kno"'n for his 96% mark in his Iligher Maths estimate and his 96% failure rate al kicking conversions on the rugby field. RememberKingussieStefan?

"TI1e fact that I went out with her for 90 weeks is purely coinc.idental."

Kevin Crombie

Deputy-DJ Kev provided a somewhat "alternative• flavour of music in the Howff this year. His efforts in motivating the Guys and Dolls cast were truly magnilic.ent and culminated in a Fantastically Unforgettable song,Man.

"I don't like rave music; I'm just a raver."

Rupert D De 8 Daly

"Separatedat birth"; Rupert Daly and Neil Rennit>. Unlike his "hod,cy-star twin", Rupertmadea strangesporting conversion from hockey to rugby We are unsureof the hidden meaning behind hismiddle namesbut we propose "Diligent Duties Boys•.

"Dad! There'sa hill outside my bedroom window; do something about ii."

Robert J Duncan

Robbie is a bit of a straight As boy who hasn't needed any help from his relative in the learning Support department. "Duncan the dabbler" enjoys skiing, rugby and dabbling generally. Roberthas long hair.

"It's not girly; it'sstylish."

Stewart Fowlie

We have frequently been told •never muc.k with the Fowlies", but we feel this is becauseof his "bri ttle bone disease"; similar genetic structure to Michael Armstrong. Stewart is famed as an all-rounder who has a great will to win but he has not yet overcome the challenge of the opposite sex and his "famous five• remain painfully out of reach.

•1like a lot of girls . ... but you're not one of them."

Andrew Frost

Frostyis weighi ng in thesedaysat a full fifteen stonesof prop forward. He is the chief tenor of the rugby bus and in every respect a typical rugger-lad, except he's •actually quite good" at hisschoolwork He has worn the number onejerseyat District level and has the potential to go further.

"The meal we got at St Aloysius was quite good actually."

Neil J Watts

Neil is an expert on all subjects; at least in his own expert opinion, he even considers himself to be a wine connoisseur. "Watsy" is another bright spark who has high hopes for the future but we think he'd be best suited to an acting career with Star Wars.

"No I don't smoke; but I like to Chew-bacca."

Thomas M W Young

A good versatile character and equally versatile rugby player who has played for the District this year Indeed, Thomasis not just any Dick or Harry but he does happen to be close friends with Richard and Harold.

• I( I'm Thomas the Tank Engine then you're the fat controller."

Extra-Curricular Activities

Boys' Hockey

First XI

As the fine 1994-95 hockey season kicked off in the marvellous Chris Anderson stadium, it wasa start filled with promise and anticipation of great thingsto come. The team was predominantl y filled with sixth years and thus experience and teamwork played major parts in the successof the team

In goal we had 'keeper supremo Mark Ewan, making cat-like saves across his seldom breached goal-line

The staunch defence consisted of a determined Stuart Duthie, hard tackling Stephen Parry and a snakey Darren Pinto The defence formed the backbone of the team and made many an important stop when the midfield was unable to cover

The midfield was initially the strong-point in the whole team, with captain Craig Howie, vice-captain eil Rennie and District player Theo Trayhurn making up the threesome. The jinky interlocking style of the three was at times dazzling.

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The forwards consisted of Scottish sprinter Alasdhair Love powering down the wing, crossing the ball to the goal-hungry Guyans waiting eagerly in the middle.

Fifth years PeterWilliams and Alan Thornton also played a large part in the team, slotting into defence and attack respectively.

Theseason, although filled with promise, wasa disappointment overall. However, courageous performances against MBC lifted our hearts and we remained undefeated throughout the rest of the season. The team came together well, and strong wins against Robert Gordon's and Westhill ensured a satisfactory climax to the season, the highlight of the first half of the seasonbeing a 9-0 rout of Portlethen. •

After the festivities of the Christmas and New Year period, the team resumed to a season of ice, sleet and publi c schools. In the followi ng months the team played its best hockey of the seasonand remained unbeaten until the final two games in which heavy losses were sustained. This could have proved an anticlimactic encl to the season, had the team not been invited to participate in the annual Scottish 7-a-sides tournament. After some silky play and powerhouse goal-scoring the team emerged unbeaten and victorious to provide a fitting end to 1994-95

Second XI

The 1994-95 hockey seasonbeganwith a slightly uncertain feeling as players from S4, S5 and 56 lined up against Robert Gordon's B in the first round of the Cup The team had not played together before and did not know what to expect from themselves or the opposition. However, a comfortable 2-0 victory, with both goals coming from great solo efforts by Xavier Marszal, promised great things for the future

What fpllowed was two defeatsby Peterheadand a second round Cup exit at the hands of our own first team. A string of reasonable results repaired a slightly dented confidence and only bad luck prevented a nine man team in inspired form taking at least a point from Strathallan. Only Niall Pirie managed to convert any of the chances with a clever flick leaving the goalkeeper stranded. The match finished 2-1 in Strathallan's favour.

The season ended at Rubislaw against Edinburgh Academy A single goal from DouglasCarnegie opened the scoring early on and double strikesfrom Stephen Murray, Niall Pirie and Andrew Patullo left dcbut man Ross Mackie to score a hat-trick taking the total to IOwithout reply. TI1eseasonhad ended even more promisingly than it had begun

Girls' Hockey

Sevengirls' hockey teamsturned out for matcheson most Saturdaysof this season, and it was pleasing to have three senior elevens.

The 1st XI found silverware elusive this year, losing to Mintlaw in the final of the Knock Out Cup, but the 2nd XI, well captained by Belinda Hales, proved to be giant killers by knocking out Gordon's 1st XI, thus giving us two teams in the quarter final stages. The 1st yearhad an enjoyable seasonwith the W team being joint winners with Albyn in the 1st year tournament.

District honours went to Angela Matthew, Jenny Mcfadyen and Emma Kidd at Under-18 level, and Fiona Cameron and Jillian Bain at Under-16 level. Jillian brought the school honour by being selected for the Under-16 ScottishTraining Squad,and was reservegoalkeeper for the full Scottish Under-16 Team

l\berdt'<'n Gramm,1r School M,1g,1zine

Senior Football

The 19<J4-95 Aherdccn GrJrnmar School sea~onkic.kedoff on a d1aracteri~tically \\ indy Saturday .it Rubisl,1w. TI1e opp<hIt10n\\ ere the once mighty '-orthfil'ld, who wl're duly drublwd 5-0, including a hat-trick by Callum Frawr. Cults followed and were similarly de\patc.hl•d. Our title ch,1llenge then tool.. more of a collap~e th,m a stumble, at the hJnd\ of l<-inconh\\,hen Wl' were thrashed ~-1 JI Rubislaw Our pride wa, partl) r('Covered with a gut,y 1-0 victor) o"er Oldmach.ir JI Aulton, but any remaining title hopes were shallered by a 6-3 defeat at Powis. A well-l•arned draw and comfortable vic.toryover H.izleht'.'adand Bridge>of Don respel lively \\Crc not enough to prevent the champmn\h1p going lo Kincorth.

Our Scollish Cup run has surprised even u.,. It began with comfortable victo ric-. over Bridgl' ot Don and Mintlaw. Thenext matd1 againstCarnoust1ew.i, quite b1zarrl', with the tpam ignor,mt of the idPnt1ty of the oppmition until ll'n minutes before kickoff An epK 3-l cn<ountcr in horrendou, ,,eather followed, \\ 1th Callum Fraser popping up to score ,1 ~crambled \.\inner IM• mmul<'Sfrom the end of extra-time. The Cup draw look us down to Braidhurst in Motherwell. On a mud-hc,1p of J pitch another thriller O<.lurred, with Gr.immar winning 4 2 on penalties alter ,1 3-3 draw. In th<• quaner-final, ,,e pl.i)ed Dumfries I figh School, ,1 side t('Chni<:ally,upNior to ourselvl's. However, with typical fighting spirit ,md Ien,1cItv,Grammar \\On the game 3-2 with a magnitiu•nt last minute free-i..1<k from Andrew Milne. We> then '"ent forward to our semi-final vktory ag,1mstTrinity High School.

A report on the Fin,il Is given m tht' article v,hich follows this report.

There hJ\e been several out,ldnding performances mer the se,1,on. Ga,·in Hendry and Andrew Milne, respective capt.iin and vice-Laptain, have led and inspired the learn .ibl}. We• will forc,er be indebted to Andrew ior 'th.it goal in the Srntt1sh Cup'

C.illum rraser h,1s been our chid goal-getter, with 17 goJls so far. ro cap an excelll'nt sca,on, he\ even srnrecl a couple with hi5 right foot! Stephen Gilfeatlwr has been his u,ual silk) 5elt .ill sea,on, and Russell Cadger's class has ,hone lhrough, dc,pilc being hit by injurv.

Thedefen<e hasalso done agood job; mostof the time, anvwav. RossMackil' ,md Colin Barry pc•rformed admirJbly in the centre of dC'fence, relallv<•)'OungstcrAndrew 'Giggs' Mc.Craw's perform,mces dc•fied his age, ,md ick Smith was dn excellent stopper, dc,p1te gelling cramp in l'\l'f\ g.imeI

Overall, the team has had a memorJbly successlul \eJ,on.

Tt>am Squarl 'l-1cmlwr; Andre\\ Wilson, l\lex Fell<><;,Andre\, Mc( raw, icholas Smith, RossMdckie, olin Barry, Andrew Moir, Martvn Angu,, Gavin Hendry, Andrew Milne, RussellCadger, Ben Gracie, StewJrt rowlic, Callum rra~cr, Stephen Gilteather.

"They

are the Champions!"

On 31 Mil} 199~, Aberdeen Grammar ',c.hool senior football te>am,Khie\ed their grt>atesl\\in ot reu•nt \ car\, and probably the grl'ale<;l"m m thl'ir histor}. Thl'y \\.ere playing Dunfermline at Ifampden in the fin,1I of the Scot11sh under eightec•n champ1onsh1p,. The champ1onsh1psh,1vebeen rnnte,Ied sinel' 1904, and nc>arlyevery ,ear the shield hasbe<•nwon by a team frorn the central belt. This year is the iirst time thdt ii has bl'cn won by a tc•am from Aberdeen, or even Grampian.

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The team were co<1thed b) Mr Mcl eod (Y-ho also waches ba,kctballI .1nd con,isted of Andre·\~ Wil,on , Alex Fette">, 'khola, Smith, Andrew McCraw, Colin Barry, Ross Malkie, RussellCadger, Gavin Hendry, Andrew Milne, PJtritk O'Drisrnll , StephenGilfeather, Callum Fraser.Ste,,art Fowlie, Martyn Angus, Ben Gr,1cieand Alan Jackson. Under vlr Mtlcocl 's coach111g, the team has already enIoyccl a measure of sutce<,, In r<'<.ent years, reac.hing the semi-final, in ICJ94 and 1992. I lowever, not bdore I995 had the) readied the finals.

The team had to play through four rounds beforc reaching the iin.,I, which they ,,on 4-2. Mr John,ton, who wa, at the matth , dP,cribed it as follow, :- "II wa, a very open, very rnmpctitiV<' matd1. The pitch was laid out a, it would be for an interniltional and the players wc•nt into dressing rooms used by international iootballer<,, The whole setting was verv entouraging for both te.1ms. The match 1t,elf \\JS ver, exuting \Vith1n 30-.lS minutes the Grammar ,,ere alrt•.:idv l-0 ahead, but Dunfermline scored just before and again just after the break, making it V<'ry tense midw.iv through the ¼·cond half. The breakthrough came when Gramm,1rscored a fourth goal and, ,1lthough thc·y m,1dc ,ome more cham l''>, didn't ciuIte manage any more goals, but sepmecJto be la1rlv sate and comlortabl) In charge."

A, the ,tadium at Ilampden h,1s recently lwcn remodell<•d and relurlmhcd , the match was played under excellent conrl1t1on,, and the Rector said, "It \v.1s a great privilege to bP there."

The loc.il Pre,ident's Cup F1n,1I wa, played on !he S<lturd.:t,prior lo the St0tt1sh ( up Hnal. Goal, from Andrew Milne ,111d SIuar1 Fowlie se<ured ,1 2-1 victory for Aberdeen (jrammar School over Oldmachar Ac.ademy.

Rugby

On its own initiative, the team decided to enter the Srnttish Schoolslup again in 1994-95. Our prep.irations began with ea,e at C"ountesswt'lls where we convincing!) defeated the Robert Gordon\ 2nd XV. We returned to this venue shortly arterw.:ird, lo f.i(e a C"olll·geXV Th1s wa, J tough and hard fought haltle which ended 111 a narro" vIc.torv tor our riw1ls. We alwav, enjoy playing Cordon\ , p,irticularl) when it is !,o close. Both theseg,1me,proved to lw invaluablP cxperienc<•for "hat \,e \\er<?to comP up against 1/l Kingussie - our Nor1hCup ciuarter-final opponent\. I 11teentough l.:td,from the H1ghli1nd,provided us with J challenge with Y-hich \\C' ,,ere not t>nllrely familiar, fr-cling more at home with a running stvlc of rugb,. Nc•verthelcss, the Grammar chap, got firm!) stuck in de,pite ,ome pretty \\t't <.ondilions. In the fir"t hah our pa<k launched a few ruthless a,sault, \\ hith Jlmost rcsultl'd in trrcs. Thebacks also loof..t>dthreatening\\ hen they louc.hedthe b.ill. St1dly, many kicks were rnisst>dand so the half-I1mt•,core rem,1inede\en ,ll nil point, eJch. Moralt>was high going into the se<ond half and \,e b<.,g,1nwell with ,om<•p,1rtitularly penetrative running from the three-quart<'r line lhc climax of thP afternoon was ,1 push-mer lry from Ry.in Morrice and the icing on the cake a ,imi lar score by Chri, Dargie. rinal ,tore Kingu,sie High School O - AGS 13. This wa, a particularly enjoyable fixture to \\ in, as both teams 'hustt'd a gut' for the whole gJme and ,l lot of credit goesto Kingussie for their performance

Just .i, last ) Car, our scmr-final would not be much easier Once again our opponent, were aim Academv They too were fired up for thismcounter, perhaps to gain revenge for last\t'ar This wt1s by no ITTl'<1nsa ,.:itisf.ic.torvperformanc.chy us We pla\cd well below p.u and thanks to Irie, from "Jicholas r,m and Chrrs D.irgrl', man,1gc'd10 ,ncak through h, 12-10

We w<'re excited about our place in the Cup Final but had firstly to cast our thoughts to the SconishCup fixture againstQueen Victoria School from Dunblane. On a very muddy pitch at Strathallan School thc•y displayed a fine rep<'rtoire of skills and decision making abilities. Our forwards as a unit had one of their best gamesof the se,1son They won a lot of ball for the backs who found ii tough, in the conditions, to create any substantial d.image Our efiorts were not entirel> in vain "hen Mr Dargie managedto appear on thescoresheetagain with a drive over the line late 111 the second half. The final score was 30-7. Ilowever 11 eased the pain to chscoverQVS \vere the eventual runners-up of the competition.

We were now completc•lyfocused for the final of the, orth Cup. This had bcc--n our goal all season,rnd we were training hard tow,1rdsit. At this point we experienced the biggest anti-climax of the year as Milburn Aradem> refused to play the game. Whatever the motives for this bizarre decision 11 is certainly a hugeembarrassmentto the Ac;ademy and we were badly let down by them.

Special thanks mustgo to Mr Adey \vho made ,1 vital contribution to the team and without the inputs of Mr Swanson and Mr Montgomery the whole season would not havebcl•n p<)\Sible

Although the seasonwas not the most succes~ful on the pitch. the team can take pride in remembering that theteam was largely run by the pupils and everybody below should be c.ongratulatcd on that. Congratula11ons also go to icholas A Fair and Andrew Frost \\ ho were selccIt'd to play for North and Midlands U18 team

Squad Memhers: Andrc'w Fro\t, Marl..Murphy, RyanMornw, JamesRoyall, Jamie Flell, Richard Johnstone, Tom Young, Chri~ D;irgie, Nicholas Fair (Captain), John Mitchell, Michael Masl..ew , Steven Durham, Stew,1rtFowlie, Stuart Petrie(Vice-Captain), Stefan Colling, Rupert Daly, Neil Watts, Andrc\v Mclauchlin , Mich,1el Armstrong, Grant D.ividson, PeterWilliams

Charities Group

#Too m,m) rx•opl<' \Hongly think that Rom,m1<1 ,, yc.sterd,1y's p,o/Jlem. Don 't l<'t this misunderst,mding depri\e these chi ldren of thC"irtomorrow There is J h,1pp) endinR in si1tht.N

So proclaimed J poster and intorm,111onpacl.. ~cnt to the school for one very worthy cause to which we did nol send any money this year. We havedonated to lhe Romanian Orphanage Tru,I in pre\Ious ~carsand will prob,1bl\ do so agam.

ThisIs the dilemma lacmg the Chari11esGroup. There•arc ~o many worthy c,Iuses so many appeals, that it is difficult to decide where to send \vhal money\\,{' raise This YC'M, by virtue of the clemocratK process, we tended to give locally. Grampian Musi<' Therap) ,1ndthe Abcrdec•nCnenians received smaller and larger sums from us. Bryan Gunn, the former Dom goalkel•pcr, has launt heel an appeal to help children with leukaemia, following the deathot hi, daughter. To Bryan, now at Nor\vit h(1ty, \\ l' ,cnt a tontnbution. An obvious local connec.lion thpre - espel1ally with Ihe ,hared experience ot Bryan's former and current teams in battling against relegation!

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Perhapsthe strongest 'local' project the Group considered to be important wasour support for three of our own. Anne Duffty, Jane Paterson and Andrew Wilson are on their way to Zambia, Namibia and Egypt respectively, among other things to teach English Projcc.t Trust who organise the placements gave our participants the task of raising £3,000 each to help finance the trip. f rom a Valentines' Disco and some of our l uck Shop profit, our intrepid threesome received between them dlmost a thousand pounds to help them on their way. Mr May also made a generou, donation from the proceeds of the Leavers Ball. ext year's Magazine should inc-lude report of their experiences. They go with our best wishes and keen interest in the exciting challenge on which they .ire about to embark.

Referente to the Tuck Shop reminds us how our Junior members also play a prominent and active part in our fund-raising. Andrew Innes 3/6 and Roddy Gauld 2/5 have helped out consistently with the Tuck Shop so that for the fir,t time 1t remained open throughout study leave when normally we close. It isimportant that it docs trade continually. Apart from the special eventsthat we organise from time lo time, the Tuck Shop is our main source of revenue. We need the income it generates in order to sustain our level of contributions to deserving causes. Although we all like to dream about winning, the advent of 'lottery mania' meeping the nation means that some small donations thdt we all used to mal..e to charitable causes, are now heing used to buy what we hope will be the winning ticket Whal it meansis that Charities are even more desperate for cash to help them help others. TI1e Tuck Shop isan essential part of our work. To all our customers, thanks.

If there was a highlight to the Charities Group year it hasto he Comic Relief Day. A great many people did a lot of sometimes strange things to rilise money• all within the context of a normal school day. It would be unfair to single out any one person or group for special mention in thisdespatch as so many peopledid so much lo help boost our total. I laving said that, the School'sown version of the much maligned 8/md Date programme wa, particularly memorable and infinitely better than tht> offering currently put out by ITV.

Before their elevation to Head Girl and He.-id Boy, Ruth Dukes and itholas Fair were elected to be Chairperson and Seuetary of the Charities Group ick was a most enthusiastic dnd efficient keeper of our minutes Anne Duffty was a most dedicated and patient Treasurer and Jane Paterson, in her own ~tyle, filled the breach at meetings when Ruth's duties took her elsewhere. As a group of office bc.ircrs they were great fun to work with

As will be, no doubt, the new group who were elected al our ACM on 29 April: Anna Roac.h: Chair; Stuart Fowlie: Vice-Chair; Caroline Cross/Lyndsay Duguid: Treasurer; Gdreth Klose: Secretary.

Donations

Rwanda Emergency Appeal £600 00 Aberdeen Cyrenians £565.00

Bryan Gunn Leukaemia Appeal £500 00 M,1ltolm Sargent Cancer

Grampian Music Therapy Ll 00.00 Iund for Children £250 00

Phil Collin s Leukaemia Appeal [ 15.00 Project Trust

£964.52 Comic Relief [ 1,249 81

Combined Cadet Force

for the first time in a long time there i, no report trom the CCF in this Magazine

The reason is that after a long and successful number of years the decision was reluttantly made to disband the Contingent. About ten yearsagothe samething almost happened, but new life was breathed into it then and it survived. ot so this time.

There arc many factors which have culminated in this outrnme, not least the supply of staff to man it and in some ways a change of attitude amongst the pupils. There was a point in the late seventiesv..hen the number of pupils enrolled went well into three figuresand there" ere half a dozrn staff,of whom l\'vowere female officers.

All that is left now is the headquarters building seen in the accompanying photograph. To what use It will be put no one yet knows, but It does serve as a rl.'minderof the hundreds of pupil, who v erec,1detsand the d1allenging and enjoyable opportun1tIesthe Unit afforded lhc•m, ,rnd also of lhe many Officers and other adults whose hard work was rewarded by lhe pupils' performance.

Chess

Though numhcrs are somewhat depleted from pre,ious }CMS, those attending enjoy their games.

The School team has had mixed fortune, this session. A lo,s ,1gainstOldmachar Ac.Mlemyand adraw with RobertGordon's sawan end to afive year reign as Grampian Sc.hools League Champ1ons. It was ample rnmp<.•nsation , howl.'vcr, when the team regdincd the Scottish S<.hoolsTeamChampionship for the ScotsmanTrophy,previously won in 1992 and 199.l. This isa greatac.hievement,n a competition involving over 40 schools from throughout Sc.otland,manyof them highly prestigious establi,hmcnt, with strong traditions in competitive c.hess.

While congratulating our team on their outstanding successwe must bid farewell to three of them who h,1,e, along wtth a fc\, alread} left, formed the bad,bone of a group with an illustrious record over the last 6 years. )onath,rn Rowson, I uke Ru,sell and Ross Martin h,1ve contributl'd hugelv to the ,uccesse; already mentioned a, well a, to victories in the Sc.ottishJ.imboree Team Championship (twit<'> and the Srntt1sh /on<.• of the Brit,,h Ch.impionsh,ps (twice). We wi,h them all well in their future cours~ .ind careers.

The VI( torious school tc.im 111 the '>wttish Ch.:imp,onship, April I<J<JS, Edinburgh: l ukc Russell ~<,, Ro,, Martin ',b, Jonathan l<ow,on 56 IC1ptain>, Daniel ~enn S.l.

Aberdeen Grammar Slhool Maga.zinc

Face the Music Guys and Dolls

Many have said that Guys and Dolls was one of the best, or the be<.t, school production ever shown at Aberdeen Grammar School. The show depitts the seedy gangsterscene in New York and the m1ss1onaries'and Police Department's effort5 to remove gambling from the street,. Guys and Dolls, and their effect upon eachother, Is un,urprisingly the underlying theme of the production, and perhaps this .icc.ounts for the teenageenthusiasm which was the secret of the show's success.

On the final night, the Ree.torsuccinctly described the qualities which made this year'sproduction particularly outstanding when he said: "I believe we've ~een talent, team-work, dedication and throughout it all, a kind of 1nspir<1t1on."

Talent w,1s maximised by the casting, which seemed to produce roles perfectly suited to each ca,t member. Andrew Wilson\ humorous and brilliant portrayal of the friendly, innocent and dopey character of Nicely-Nicely Johnson is an excelh,nt example of this. This was one of many highly commended performance,.

Nick foir's rendering of the Arthur Daly like crap game organiser Nathan Detroit and Stewart rowlie's cool headed charactcris,ition of the smooth-talking Sky Masterson provided le,1dingperformancesto\\ hich the rest of the ca,t were encouragedto aspire.

Also notable was Andrew Patullo's energetic performance as Benny Southstrect, Ross Mad.ie's considered approach to overcoming his "Harry the I lorse" name handicap, Thro Trayhurn'spmwrfu l portrayal of the hard-man gang,ter Big Jule, Ronan Fox's calm display of wisdom a, the relatively Plderly Arvid(• Abernethy and Jonathan Row,on's Columbo imper<;0nallonat Lieutenant Brannigan.

The female IPads were equally superb. Ruth Dukes was outstanding as Miss Adelaide; her interpretation of thl' Betty Boo-like charactN was vigorous and masterly. Angela McBa1n built upon her successin last year'sproductmn of "Grease" by playing the Mission doll Miss Sarah Brown. Her performance was equally angelic.and even more admirable than last }ear.

further good performance<.came from Callum Fraseras Angie the Ox and Joey Biltmore, David Brown as Liver I ips Louie and the MC, Stuart Petrie as Society Max, Kevin Crombie as Rusty Charlie and Heather Cassieas the General.

Team-work was aided by th<.• tremendousatmospheresurrounding the production. All member; of race the Musi< were united in their ambition to rn•,lle a superlative show and everyone seemedto enjoy participatmg in whatewr way they could. When we <.onsider that this year\ production c.ollect1vely mvolved over one hundred and twenty-five people, we realisethat team-\-.orkwJs not only en1oyableand w1luable but absolutely nece,,,iry.

Dedication WJS anolht>rpillar of the show. Teachersand pupils in the band, bac.k,tag(•, as production assistants,helping with lighting and ,ound, w11h thP costumes, with props, with businessmanagement. with make-up .ind with the poster,programme and licket design gaveup their time 10 help and to share 111 the jo} of working towards a common goal. Suc.h dcd1cat1011produced a ;hared ,trength which was rewarded by the show being rnmpletely ,old-out. Lveryonc who helped was valuable and ,111 contributions were signific.ant,but it seem, fair to give <;Ornep<.'Oplea special mention

Our choreographer Shonagh Dunbar and her assistantDiane Smith were solely responsible for creating the dazzling dant mgdi;plays which gavetheshow thatspec.1al youthful energy. Mr Jon 1I,1II was extremely empathetic a, Musical Director. H<.• seenwd to havean intuitive undt>r~tanding of the castand th<.• band and wa, thecentral lor<.t'behind the potenq of the musical num~rs.

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Inspiration was ever-presentand felt among everyone involved in Guys and Dolls but none of this inspiration could have borne fruit without the \l'Cd~ sown by an amazing individual. She was our Produc.er , our Director, Jnd often our Mentor. Indeed, throughout it all, was MissJanet Addms. JR, 56

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Aberdeen Cr,1mmar Sthool M,1~,izim•

Senior Dramatic Society

The Crucible

Mrs Wood d1,pla,ed ,omp <our.ige in choming The· Cru<ihle .i, the 19'l'i DramSoc produttion. To shape a motley crew of sd1oolkid, , manv with no prcviou, acting l'XJwrience, into ,l ,,mkablc ca~t <.apableof h,indling the powerful seenes in the play w,1s a maJOr undertaking indeed Out of till' three male leads onl> Jonathan Row~on w,1, an estahl1,hed the,pian with MKh,wl Ll'i<;hm.in and P,1trid. Alcxandc>r hl'mg ,onwwha l 'in at the deep end'. I-orlunately the f<'mal<' le,1d,, Lynne Ritchie and E:mm,1 Blwvddin were brimming with talent. The• other r.isl memhl'r, , includi ng Andrew 'th(' bouncer' Srnll a, Che<'vcr , Da111c•I 'tlw tighh' Mullin, JS ~r,111cis, Donna 'the sueam ' Gilmore• ,is B<>ttv ,ind m.iny, man, more \\Crc lant,1,tic, even when Jonathan's wig made an appearann• w1Ih Jon,llhan h.irPly visible•underneath.

Rche,us,ils "ere markt-d h, a f<·w key evPnt~: Andrew Scott\ l'nthu,1a,tic 'rc,tr,1int' of Proctor whil,t ,tanding in for )JnP P,1tt'rso11, the .irriv.il of ui,tume•, and ,ubsequent threats ol industrial ,1ction by the c,1,t (Daniel in parhcul.in, the· ,hoek d1scowry thdl Lc•1,hman had hcen concealing a script in his bihlc ldt<•rrnnfisc,llt'<I h, the ,t,1gc m.inagl'r Andre'\\ 'do as I ,a, not as I do' Lint,, allegation, madt• concwnmg tlw disturbing s11rnl,1ritvbctw('cn Clwcver and his .i,,istant etc. etc The main blow to the production , however w.i, the withd rawal of ,ervIces b> Katie Dm,<•and T('fe,,1Clitt. Two import..introle, now lay open only ,1 month bl'fore fir,I night. p,111Ic ,ecured ,1 firm grip on the ca,t and began to ,qut>eze,1I,umingly. Thankful!\ iourth }Car l,lm<• to thl' re,rut• a, Louise,111d Ll',lcv st<'ppedin to till the gaps. This, of courst•, me,int extra land intensi,eI rl'hcarsdl lor the rt·,t 01 tlw ca,t. 'Jturallv, being a good naturt-d hunch, \\l' did not be,1r ,1 grudge <1gaI11,I thml' who left: report, ol letter bomb, senl lo various .iddrc,,e, .ire entire•ly lllll oni1rmed.

Time passed ,\\ifll\ and gr.idually the pl,l\ c.ime together a, \\l' began to coop<.•rate,ind help e,Kh other ,1long Adam Philip, ,,ho pl,1yed Danforth, a char,icter w1Ih ,ome rc,1llv huge ,pe'e!.he, hencfill'd grc•,1tlvfrom thi, undt•r the iron ,upCrvl\ion ol Ruth 'thl• l'nfortl'r' Ml [1,en Aftt·r the day ,penI trying on rnstumt'!. ,111d fixing up the ,eI 11 looked a, if l'Vl'rvthing wa, ready to go. At thi, point .1 mo,t p<'luli,1r thing happc•ned. Any progr<"' \H' h,1d made ,uddenl\ disappeared "ithout tr,Ke t\\o dav, belore llrsl night. Mr, Wood \\JS ,1m,1Le·d· till' cast th,1t h,1dbt'l'n looking rl'allv quite good the· da\ helort• h,1d wddt>nl\ turn<.•dinto J tlod, ol ,!uttering zombie,. It lcx,ked a, though di,,1,tcr wa, '>lJre to strike until our v.ili,mt ,t,1ge man.igl'r org,111i,eclt•,tr.i rl'hear,.ils oil Schcx,I l1m1ts After man, hour, of re•he,irsing ,111d ,e,er,1I tonm.., 01 llJl,ury ite crl'am we• w<•rcon track again ri,.,t night came•and Jame, Steel\ d1gesti1e ,ystPm ,umml'd up the nl'rvousnt·,s ol the entiw c.i,t Al.I one· \\JS JR'rfe<.t, an l\\ 0 al,o, but then \\l' hit upon our nc•m<.•sI,, act three The pntirc c,1,t on ,tagl' at onl' time•, countle,, interruption, and v1oll'nl outburst, , all madP for ,1 uinging ,cenc th,1I \H' ,111 wi,hed 1,ould Iust end. ApparentI\ It didn't look that bad from tlw ,wchPnce\ point ol vIPw, hut ior u, It \\.JS h.:mble. We ,owed 10 makl' this \Cem• lwtlt•r ,111d bv third night \\C had ,1 ,ccn<· \\ith "hi<h \\l' <ould lw sat1slied \Vhen \\l' \\Cnt on to take our ho"s "e all tl•lt Ih,1t \\l' had done ,onwIl11ngol wh1ch wt• were all proud and that \\I' 1,ould remcmlx•r Iore1er I hop<• thal next 1e,1r\ pl.i, i, ,1, ,ut<c•,stul f'A, Sr,

School Section

At T.iblc: Rem Cummings, Adam Phillip, , Patrick Alex,indcr, M1th,1el Le,.,hman; front Roll': Donna-Marie Gilmour , Debbie B,1111, Catriona Web;ter, Emm,1 Bh..,ddin , Lynne Ritchie; Bad. Rm,: I ian Dav,inna, Fiona McKichan , Loui,e Bolton, Lind,ay le"en , I cc-An,w StephPn,, Andrt•w Stoll , Daniel Mullins , Andre,, lnm•,, Jane Paterson, 11,tmish Webster, David 'vlorrice.

Tront Rem: L) nne Ritchie, PatrickAIP,ander, JaneP.Jtcr~on , David Morrice ; FJ,1d. Row: Donna-Marie Gilmour, Hon.i McKithan, I i,111 Dav,rnna, I cc-Anne Slcphen, [mma Blwyddin , Ross C.umm,ng,, Adam Phillips, I ou1Se Bolton, Mith,1cl l eishman, I lamish Walker, Andrew Scoll, Debbie•Bain, Andrew Innes, Catriona Wl'ihlcr , Daniel Mullim

Golf

In the summer term 1994 the Activities Week trip to Cromdale, with golf at Kingussic, Ne,, tonmore, Grantown (2 days) and Cullen was a great sut ccss. The weather and c.ours<',were good, and ,ocially ,rnd educ,ll1onally all benefited, with an exccll<'nt community spirit prev,1iling throughout.

The school scratch champ1onsh1pfor the Mc(omb1c Trophy \\as won by Alistair rowlic and the handicap championship by Ale, rettes.

This wssIon, bc•causcof limited demand, we will not haw a residential trip for Activities Weck, but will have day trip, to a variet) of couN.>S. We look forvvard to good weather ,rnd a fruitful week.

Literary and Debating Society

ThisSociety is c,sentially concerned with providing pupils with the op1x>rtunityto dt•batc and speal..in public. It affords pupils both the chance to develop their sl,;ill, in theseMeasand the opportunity to disrnss topics of interPstand concern to them Most recently, the Society ha, tackled topics suc.h as drugs, the rclevanet• of school, and gend<'rissues

ll is hoped that, as in the past, tlw ~ocicly will be pupil led and will promote d1scu,s1onof both sNious and more humorous topics.

Dt•bates arc currentl y held once J term but the frequenc.yof debates will reflect pupil ,rnd aud1l'nce intcr(•st.

The Society also aims to allow pupil s lo c.ompete in both Public Speak111gand Debating Competitions, and Jn inexperienced AG~ team found l,1,t )Car's FSU Public Speaking Competition 10 be both sucll•ssful and interesting.

Music

Th,s ye.u hils seen the form,1toonof a number of new groups, all of whom have now .ippearcd in at leasttwo concPrts. In addition lo theCom ert B,rnd,the clcp.irtment now boasts a Jazz Orchestra, Str111g Orc.hestra , Woodwind Group, Recorder Group, Junior Choir and Senior Choir All our 111,tructor,and school staff have enthu,1,1sticall y given their ,upport , ,rnd the end rc.-,,uhhas been ,1 happ), thriving Music Dt•partment. Various rock group, and instrumcnI,1lisIsrehcarw al lunchtime, and ,1fterschool, and some of these groups havPentered na11onal~ong-wnt111gcompetItIon\ , and appeared at locaI \ enue<.

Public ,1ppearanu•s have included the Nowmber concert, thl' Christm,1sServic.c , three lunchtime c.onct'rtsal the Cowdrd) Hall and a full-,cale band anomp,1ny111glht' much dtclaimed school show, Cui~ and Dolls.

Colours, inlrodutccl outw1th ~portsfor Ihe first time this yPar , haw been awarded to .i number of pupil~ from 53 to 56, and the numlwr of pupils ach1t>ving glX>d passe\ on As~ouatt•d Bo.-irdexamination s, conI111ues to gro\\ .

Entry to the Mod wil l recommcnn• this yPor and n!c'xtterm tht• main concert will tal..t'pi.ice 111 Ot tober, JUSI befort' the m1d-lt>rmhol1ddv. ll h,1s been a very glX>d year and the future looks exlrt>mely bright!

Pupils' Magazine : Little Fluffy Clouds

TI1e tourth issueot Little Flutty Clouds wit; publi,hC'CI, and ,old out, in Dec.ember 1994 We MC turrcntlv working on the fifth 1<,,uc, wh1c.h ;hould rnme out in June 1995.

We have be<>n fortunJ1l' ag.iin to ha,e had some very dedicated contributors namely: l'-,ick Thomson 56 l<'<l1torand ,allri,I); Kerne Bav1dge53 sub editor!; Gareth Klo,e S4 Hec.hn1cal and production m,rnagerl <1ndJohnWheeler and Allan Martin, both S4 (t hi<'ftypi,t<,1.

Young Enterprise

AGS Productions wa, ont· ot two Young [nterpri,e companies formed within the sthool thi, ,e,sion the other being call<'<I leu,.

AGS Produ<tion, w,1s termed with atomplement of eleven member; ranging from 54 S6. The t•.irly day, ot our pxi,tence were c,tremeh d1ffi<ult .i, it l,1tk of lt'dmwork , ettort and co-opl'r,1t1ontom1x1undcd to produce a rather 111er1 compam. Bv the t1mt· ot the lirst parents e,<•n111~our plamwd pnmar) po111t ot sale, no goods had been produtt•cl .ind we were not l'\Pn rlo,c to dcud ing on J fin,11product. Although se~Nal ,uggt..,tion, had hcen made including Chmtm,1' tJrd, produtlion, past examination papers for ,ak• 111 ,c.hool ,rncl ,1 ,t,1ttonery stall, none <,('(•mecl,u1t.iblc or cle,iritble tor a variet) of rea',(111,.

\1\/ithtime again,t u, ,rnd la<I..of ,1<11011 e, ,dent, man, directors bec,1mee,treme lv tru,trJted ,rnd disilluw11wcl. II w,1' at thi, point that insp1rat1on,,as found in the ,ugge,tion ot rellpc book produ<tu>n. Procluc.tion,~ould be c.heap and simple, selling would be t•a,y ,md profits good.

RPt1pc, \\erC' «>mpiled b) directors and !>tevl'n Porter l'mploycd lo produc.e a master cop). Photoc.opyingw,1, carried out ,11 Tran,ocl',lll rnl tompdn) ,111d binding done ,11 Coopl'rs ,rncl lybrand lour ,1dv1,1ngcompany).

B, the lime of tht• ,e<ond p,ircnt., evening we were ready for selling. Our fir,t night wa, very nervy ,1s nwmht•r, wl're .ippreht'ns1ve ,1, to ho\\ the book would be ,lt< t·pted. The,e fe,irs were soon forgottt•n J'> ,,1lc,per,on, became confident in approad1111gpotential cu,tomers. Our tir,t night w,1, J gre.it !>ULlL~s.with all bool..s sold and prev1ou, disappointments torgollen.

Throughout tlw yt'ar more than 425 books \\ere sold at pJrent, evening,. to famil1e,, friends and tt>a<ht•r,. P.irlitip,11ion 111 the local trade fair at Satro,pht>re produced g<x>ds,1lesand 111,1nywell .itknowlcdged rcma1k, from judges. Great thanks mu,t bt•givt'n to all members who worl...Pd,o hard to Jth ievc ,uch an oulst,mding sales iigurC'. In ,1cld1tionto the,e 425 ,ales. a total of .lOO renp<' lxx>b wt're produc.ed and ,old to Mr May to r,1i,P money tor the Boddam senior c1ti7ens Chri,tma, hamper ,1ppc•,1I.

In all, the effort; of ekvC'npupil, wmbincd lo athicve the most successful Yolmg I ntPrprisl' tomp,my from Aberdeen <.,rnmm,1rin tN1m of profit; made. All members pass<·d tlw Stratlll lydP Busint';, 5d1ool Young ~nterpri'>l'l'Xdm, two with c.rcditand two with d1stin<tion A 7p dividend per sh.1rc was retunwcl to ,harcho ldcr; and rnnt ributions .irt• to bt• made to tlw School Projctt Tru;t volunteer,. All tl1dt await, is thP rc,ult of the Grampi,111Young LntNprise wmpe tition where we feel we st,111d d fc1ir t h~n<c• of ,ucc.c,,.

Aberdeen Grammar School M,waz,ne

The Young Enterprise cxpcricnc e ,, ,ornl' thmg ,111 our memhers have enjo>ed Man>· worthwhile lcs,cm, were• learnc•d, and teamwork , co-operation and communication skills developed. Partic1pat1onin Young Enterpriseh,b provick•d us all with first hand experience of running a business which should pro\C' mvaluablc>in future careers.

Aberdeen Grammar School Production Team (from left to rightl: AIIJn Mar1111, Christopher McDermott, Christopher Barclay. Annc-MJril• Sim,. )o,inm• Skl•lly, Nicholas Smith, Jemma Richmond, Shon.J r111dl.iy, K('vin I ,1ttin, ( a1lwnnl' <nulls, David Guyan.

British Association Youth Section (Science Club)

In t·ptc•mlwr , the British Associatmn tor the Adv,rncement of Science ,elettecl the Chemistry projeo tarried out by Judith Rm, 56 tor the UK Finals held in I ondon\ Natural History Museum

The judging panel m,1de up of industrialists, engineers, sticntists ,met te,1ehers ,vere very impressed bv her researchworf.. Judith's pr<>Jl!<.tinvolved an InVP'>llg,111on into the frw,ihili ty of using near-infrared ,pectroscopy to measure blood analyle concentration, non-inva;ivcly.

Throughout the winter months, youngc•r mC'mbcrsof the BAYS Club have bc'l'n attending the Gramp1,inSthools Scientific Soci<'lymeetings at King'sCollege covering a wide rangeof topics.

Club org,mIscr, Mr W MJv, is very pleJsed with the• interestshown by .ill members and Judith\ ,uncss in reaching the UK rin,11.

Dungeons & Dragons Lunchtime Activity

The regular MondJy lunthlime sessions attratl .iboul lwenly regular players. Despite the ;ipparent limitations of the JLtivity's title, wveral different J!l'llre~ of role plaving gaming are represented, from ,t,rnd,m l fantasy to science fielion Pupil, from I to Sf> h.ivp progre,,ed to writing and running games. Spin off game, tah• plau• in various locali11e,on other days oi the ,,eek, with the ,issistance of individual teacher, Thanksare due to the Rev FredCoutts tsupervisory parentl, Mr Ian Cranna !for usP of room ;ind general entour.igemenl) and the Amt>nities Fund leash gr,1111 lo buv polyhedr,1Idi,t and rule hooks).

School Social Functions

Two soci,il clanu•s for senior pupils h,1vc• been held this session

The October mid-term dance attr,1cteo 240 danter.. and proved outstandingly sutc.esslul. Full-time profe,,ional band, Manson Gr,1ntJnd The Dynamos. ,,ho m.idt> a <,peu,1I journey trom Wick, once again ,uppl1eclthe mu,ic

In M,m h, the School waved good-hyc lo ils leavers with the ,pt•Lt,Kular Annu,1I Ball in the ~chool I lall The Kector, Mr John,ton, welc.omed the larg< ' wmpan y <1t the dinner The event for 2 lO pupils and staff was another "tremendous sun ess" The Rcclco.:itsB,1nd delighted the dancers with a wide ranw•of music. 10 suit everyone ror ,1 few weeks before the gr;rnd affair, pupit.. practised Irad1tional Scottish and modt'rn dancing in lhl' gymn.:isiumduring lunLh hour,. lnwuc tion was givl'n hy ,chool sIaff, Mrs Mom ur and Mr, 13clford. Social d,1mt• organist•r, Mr W May ,rnd d t ommitlec of 55 and ~6 pupil, , apprcdate the support of Mr A Smith and the Chariti<"> CommillC(', Mrs Thorpe, Mrs Shand,Mr Foulgerand the Dmmg I I.ill staff.

Throughout the evening al the Leavers' Ball individual and group photograph, were Lal..enby Mr M Mel <•od of the Phy..i<-al[ducation Department ,rnd MessrsJoeand John Mtll'an All photographs were d1,playedand were .ivailahle to all who Jttcndccl

All go<KI fun. S,1meevents alread) hool..edlor next session!

Aberd(x•n Cramm.Jr 5< hool Mag.uinc

St Andrew's Society Competition

The St Andre,v's Society organised a competition this ye.ir which invited pupils to de,ign a St Andrew's Day poster. We were delighted when one of our pupils, Fiona Mc-Kil hen, tht•n m Third Year, won the Se<.ondarySchool category \\Ith her design.

Shercc.C'iveda book called "A Thou,and Year~oi Sco111,hI li,tory " for her,clf, and, for the School, a lull size Scouish Salt1re tl,1g. The accomp,rn}tng photograph shows f1ona having Iu,t been presented with her awards in the Rector's Room. With her in th<' photograph arc Mrs BMc.Coig(right) from the Art Department who w.is responsible for organisinR her entry and her Gu,clanu• Tt•athcr, Mrs Gr.1y(leftl.

As a footnote to this, the manv pupil, who know Mr'> Gr,1, a, their Guidance Tt>athermay be mterested to know that she retm:-d from Anerdecn Grammar m May allt>rtwelve ye.ir, service. We wish her a long and happy retirement.

Parent Teacher Association

The pa,t \l'M ha, been both intt•re,t,ng ,rnd auive tor the (,rammar Slhool PTA, with their involvc•menl, along with ,t,1ffand pupils, in many of the '>thool t•vmts.

l he m,1in <,O(lal oc.casionw.1, a Ceilidh lwld during Iebru,iry where part>nlsand tl',1llwr, m10,t•d ,1 rC'al Scottish night dancing to ,1 livelv Ceilidh band "I tall\ r;icket", and p,1ting,1ovIt•, ,md oatcal..e,. 01 tourse, tlw b.ir and ra11lcal,o helpc.xllo m.ike it a ,u(lt-',,lul iund r,mmg venlurt'.

,\part trom fund raisinR,tht-' l'l .\ 1,as.icllve on other Ironh. The b1en111,1I( ,irccrs Gu1clanu• EH·ning was well .illended and 1,e .ire iortunale to receIvt• conIinu1ng ,upport from tht> various (•due.:i1Ion establt<,hmenls, c.omp.inie, .ind protcssions invohed. h10 nt'\\ t'vt-'nts\\Crt· introdu((•d thi, ,ear. A school unilorm <,,.1le,,a, held. Although ii \h1, not a rcsouncitng ,ut ce,,, 11 \\ 111 be repeat(•d nt•xl \e.ir but pt•rhapsal

a differenl time in the school year. The other new event was a Drugs Awareness Evening, promoled m association with the School Board, at whKh representativesof Grampian Police made a presentationto parentson all aspectsof drugs. Parentswho attended found it most interesting and informalive, and it is intended lo rept'dt this event.

The •200•· Club continues to generate a flow of cash and although it cannot compete with the National Lottery we hope 1h.i1 parents will continue their support. ;-..extsessionwe aim to have al leasl one draw of i 100.

PTA funds 1his year have again contributed towards insurance c.os1s for school activities and maintenance of the hand driers. The main conlribut ion this year, following a request from the School, is for lhe provision of furniture for the school grounds eg benches,picnic tablesetc.

Finally, the PfA Committee thanks all parents, staff and pupils who have assisted and supporled us during the pastyear.

The School Board

11 has always been recognised 1hat the links between 1heSc.hooland 1he Fr Club should be strengthened whenever possible to lhl' hendit of each. With this in mind, the School Board, sinc.c its inception, h,1s seen fit lo co-opt an FP Repre,entJlivc.

I am lhe secondIP to be amember of lhe BoMd and, while I mustconfessto some inilial hes11.itionbeforeaccepting the position, I.im now very pleased1hatI did so The Board, I believe, fulfils the very useful func.11on of making the politic1,111s and administrators of lhe Region take nolice of lhe aspirations of pupils, le.Jc.her, and parenb for 1he Sc.hool.

The many topics tackled by the Board over lhe last few monlhs include the refurbishment of the LanguageBlock, the provision of seatbeltsin School mini-buses, the staffing levels in the School as a whole (bul particularly m the area of Learning Support), and a Drug Awarenessevening organised in conjunction with the PTA and Grampian Police.

The effectivenessof the Board owes muc.h to the invaluable assistanceof Cllr ) Dempsey, a regular attenderat BoardMeetings, and to thewise guidance of the Ree.tor.

D.M. Walson (1980-85 )

School Prizes 1994-95

The FormerPupils' ( lub Prize in Biology

The 1-ormerPupils' Club Prize in Chemislry

The FormerPupil,' Club Prize in Computer Studies

The former Pupils' Club Prize in Geography

The FormerPupils' Club Prize in Geology

The former Pupils' Club Pri7e in Germ,111

The FormerPupils' Club Prize in Home [rnnom1cs

The FormerPupils' Club Pri,:e in Modern Studies

The Former Pupils' Club Pri7e in Phy,its

The FormerPupib' Club Prize in ReligiousStudies

The former Pupils' Club Prize in Spanish

The ~ormer Pupils' Club Prize in Technical Suh1ect,

Ruth [ Mcfwen

Luke T Russell

Roberl) Duncan

Catherine M L Rossiter

StephPnf P.irry

Ruth~ Dukes

Jemma ERichmond

JonathanW Rowson

Michael JENeil

Barbara) 11 Curtis

C1therine L ( outts

David JAllan

Aberdt-en Cr.imm.ir ~<hex,/ Magazine•

The S,,muel Pope Prize In Art

The Arthur L McCombie Prizt• in Art History

Th(• JohnMoir Robertson Memorial Prin• in 13u,inessStudies

The Gordon McMmn Mc•nmri,,I Prize in Computer Studies

The• M,1,,on Bain Prize in Lnglish ([qual Award) • rEqual Award)

The· BrPhner Award in Frcnth

The Charles AlexandN W.:ilk<-rPrize tn t listol)

The Jpnny C Archibald Prize in I lome rrnnomic, (S4)

The Campbell Connon Pri1<• for Local Studies

The Dc•rc•kStewart Memori,,I Prize in M,,thc•m,1t1cscS2) !Equal Award • l~qual Award

Thc• Alex,rnder Thomson Prize in Malhc•m,1l1L, !Equal Award) (Equal Award)

Rowan Rish)

Darren K Rose

Lisa Marwick

Robert JDuncan

Shona l rmdl,,y

K<•vin r Crombie

Theo W Trayhurn

Ruth [ Dukes Gilli,m M EGraham

Stephen r Parry

Yu-TingWong

John-Carlo M.irioni

Jatlyn L Henclcrson

MIChael McDonald

The Hamish Adam, Cr<'1gPrize in Mathemat1c.sand Science•in si; - ([qual Award) Michael J f Neil

• (Equal Award, e1I L Masson

The• JMortimer McB,,in Prize to the hc•,tMalhem.itic;al Scholar in 55 or 56

The• C..PorgeG Whvte Prize In Mathem,,li(, in Sh

The Ga\ m Falconer MPmori.il Prize and Thi' rormer Pupils' Cluh Prize ,n Mu,ic 11,e Dr JMinto Robcrt,on Pri7(• in ShakespeareanStudies

The•Al,1,td1rG Simon Memorial Prize in Sp,m1,h in 53

The Aberdeen Gramm;:ir '><hcxil Dram,1t1c Societ) Award for oul,ldnding contribu11onlo Drama

Tlw 01 A A Cormack Priz<•

The Philip Iove Trophv

/Jr,mi.i Shields

Pla1m.il.ing

Senior I St•nior II

Tlw ,·\berdcen Grammar Schtx>I •1ace lhe Music" Aw.ird tor an out• ,t,111dingpcrform ,,nce in the Sch<x,I\ musical produrt1on

Sport- Award, H.ir/nwllon Junior Champion

'>c•n1orChampion

(~qual Award, - ([qual Award1

1[qual A\\ard 1

• !Equal A\,ard 1

1[qual Award,

• IEqual A\\ard l

l11e r-.:eil ,\lleldrum lntPr-hou,e Rugh) Trophy 15I • Dun

StefanJColling

Steven Porter

Le,ley I .'v1acAulay

Shona L rindl,iy J,ltlyn L Ilenderson

P,11rickJ Alex,mder

Jillian A Bdin

Jonathan W Row,on

David I C.1rgill M,llthew F JThormon Ro,~ C Cumming,

Ruth t Duk<·, 'sichol;is A F,1ir Stewart Ii Iowlil' i\ndre\\ D T Wilson D,rniel JSim Andrt•\~ H,1\\ Dougla, ( Sinclair

School Se<.tion H

The FormerPupils' Inter-house Rugby lup - Byron

Thi.' rormer Pupils' Junior Rugby Cup - Dun

The Former Pupil,' House Hockt.>yCup - Melvin

Thi' Junior I tockey Cup for Girl, - Byron

StefanIColling

JamesA A Coc.hrane-Barnett

Niall A Pirie

Olivia C A Roach

The l~obel O Anderson Medley for profitienty in Swimming

Th<' Reuor\ Medal for Swimming

The Girl,' Cup for Swimming

Tht• Dr Morland Simpson Cup for Swimming

The Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupils' Club Rugby rootball Sec.lionTrophy

All-Round Awards

The David Alexander lrvine-Fortesque All-Round Award in S2

The orm,1nMackie Memorial Aw.ird in Sl

The rormer Pupils' All Round Award in SJ

The Former Pupils' Club "1%~" Award for 1he gre,11esl wntribution to the life of the Sthool

The Aberdeen Grammar Sthool Former Pupils' Club Certifi<.all.'of Merit

The Runner-up to The Former Pupils' Club All-Round Troph} for Girls

The Runnl.'r-uplo The former Pupils' Club All-Round Trophy and The Angus Durw<1rdMcDon.i ld Pri7t'

TI,e former Pupils' Club All-Round Trophv lor Girls

The Former Pupils' Club All-Round Trophy .ind The fohn lvo Daw,on Prize

The Phil love Trophy

Kl'vin G McPherson

Kevin G Mc.Pherson

Sophie L Hobdl'n

Sophie I I lobden

it.bolas A ra1r

Simon JSmail •'-<>iiO Mclauchl,m

Julie A Patullo

Jane F P,1ter,on

Anne Dufftv

Jonathan W Rowson

Sar,1h RClarke

Anita R Koruth

Stephen F Parry fonathan W Rowson

Jane EPaterson

Theo W Trayhurn

Ruth L Du~es

Nitholas A F,1ir

O,er the years the award of the Phil Love lroph} has been made to individual, who ha,e reached the highest level of achieveml.'nt in a wide range of ilcllv111e,, ,,nd 1h wi111wrshave gained a vast ,may of honours. foming this group this year is a young man whose athievemenls will probably never be repC'atedby a pupi l from Aberdeen Grammar School.

The award for 1995 goes 10 Jona1han Rowson to retognisc a truly out,landing rcwrd of performam e in chl'SSwmp<'tition. Whill.'Jonathanhasplayed for the School Chess Team ever sincP Firs! Year, lo,ing only lwo g;imes over lhat period, his inlernational performanrcs ond rankings beyond school le,cl represenl the real locus for 1his award. He is currC'ntl) the slrong<',l thess player in Aberdeen and the highestrated S<.oltishsevmteen year old ever. Ac.cording to his inlt'rnational r,iting he is the seventh bcs1chPss player in Scotl,rnd and close to ad1ieving the lntt.'rnational Maslpr title Having played ch<'SSfor his rnunlry sinee he was nine, Jonathan has vi,iled ten

different countries. This year ht> hopes to travel to Poland for the Europe,in Under-18 Championship and to BrMil for the World Undl'r-18 Championship and has been asked to play in the World Under-21 Championships In Germany.

Over the years the 11st of his successeshas been remarkable and to select the best from ~ucha catalogue of competence would b<' difficult, as at each st.igeof hi~career in chesshe hasexcelled. The following, however, arc ~omeof what may be described as highlights: I989 Scottish Junior Under-I2 Champion; 1990 Board 1 for Scotland Under-14 team rnmpctit1on againstWales; 1991 sclccted to play in European Under16 individual Championships while still eligible for the Undcr-14 Ch,lmpionsh1p, selected to pl.:iyin World Under-14 Championship, ,eletted to playfor Scotland Under18 Team; 1992 Board 1 and C.1ptain of Scotland in the European Under-16 Team Championship, Board 3 for Stotland's Under-18 Team; 1993 beat Grandmaster for the fir\t time rn Franc(',chosen to train th(• Scotland Under-18 Squad; 1994 invited to play rn World Under-18 Championship, became a Scottish Mastl'r; 1995 r,1ted seventh in Scotland but rrsrngto fourth and filth on next published listmg.

This abridged list of honours docs less than justice to the immense personal skill .ind dedication shown by Jonathan, but it should leaveno doubt about hiseligibility for this trophy and dearly endorseshis sek-ct1onto re<.eiveit. Jonilthan was awarded full school colours under the new colours awards scheme, and also thl' highest honour, a school cap 111 recognition of his truly outstanding wntribution to the game of chess.

Somehow or other Jonathan hasfound timedurrng thepast six yearsto playcrrc.ket for the School teams, take part 111 School productions of The Crucible and Guys and Dolls, be auivc in the School Debating Society, repr~ent the School in an tngltsh Speaking Union competition, present the speech at this year's Leaver\ Ball, carry out the dutie, of berng a Prefet.tin his Sixth Yt•ar , sit on the Sixth Year Pupil Council, play football, table tennis, run and generally keep fit physically, not to mention maIntarnrng mental agility by having a p<1ssI011for quotations and the power of words and rPading about polit1(s, economrcs and 111lernat1onalaffairs If that is not enough he earns "pocket money" from chesstutoring and baby-sitting.

As to tlw future, Jonathan has been accepted to study at Keblc Colleg<',Oxford, starting 111 October 199~, h<1s the ambition to bccomt' a Chess Grandm,1ster and, beyond that, travelling is important to him. We c.ongratulate him on what he has achieved so far,rnd wish him all suc.cesswith what will undoubtedly be adistinguished futur(•.

Where is it, What is it - Whatever happened to . . ?

Time pa,\CSand things change. This is a, true of the School .is of any other falcl of life. In recent times, however, the mostdram,1ticchange, in the phy,ical appearanl c of the Sc hool took pl,1ceas <1 rc~ultof the fire on that now historical date, 2 July 1986. ~ince then the School has been rebuilt, refurbished and rejuvenated. Many former pupils have taken ,1dvanta1wof reunions and other events 10 pay a visit and tour the new surroundings. Whether or not you have done so, ,cc how you farl' in Irving 10 identify the mixture of old and new in the accompanying colldge with a trip down memory lane and ,l journey toward~the year 2000

Lord Byron ,till standsproudly at the entrance lo the school. Nowaday, , however, he is surrounded by plant tubs laid on the pink chuckies, "no entry to vehiclP," noticc', on the playground, and {for those of you who left before the swinging s1xties1 thl' rcc.tangular building off 10 his right is a product of the 1964 extension programme, namely the Mathematics and Sciences Block.

Gone are the bicytle sh!'d~ [)(",idl• the hut,, the old gym c1nd the detach<>d dining hall, so the old bell tower hc1d to go somewhere! It now forms an entranc.e into an ornamt•ntal \qua re with shrubs, trees and a pond situatecJ in the central area of the Mc11n Building.

Where have all the tlagstones gone - not to mention the team lists on the w.ill/ TI)is i\ th<• main corridor linking the Edst and West wings. Todav there 1s shining linolt•um , locl..er~for µupib and ~!'als for them to rest on - not between penocls but at ,my other tim<• thPy wish lo ~it and be ,;ociabl<•!

ext to the Main Corridor used to he the Main I lall - not for thirty year, now. Instead there i~ a Or,1ma Suite ,1nd this m;ignificC'nt Lecture Theatre which has a sedting c;ipacity of ninety. f'ost-,ixties and pre-fire tht• ~ame area housed a Projection Room equipped for films and a TV Room equipped for slide projcllion or TV viewing. Now video; have taken over and each department has its own TV ,c•t, and video machines - not to mention tomputers!

Smte <.0mputer,have been mentioned thi; is a view of part 01 one half of a mezz;inine floor con,lrutted in what could ba,ically be dt-'5cribedas the "air spate" of tbe old Hall, but wh1ch, in the years immedi;itely before 1986, w;is occupied by the gallery ;ireas of the relocated Library. This picture ;hows the new Computing Department which occupies the east half, the west half being occupied by the BusinessStudic, Department. In them every day pupils meet the dcm,md, of training for the tc•chnological age by clicf..ing away on ,lround 100 computer<,

So where has the Hall gone? It is now located on the north side of the school adjac.enl to the Whitehall Placeentrances. This view looks towards the War Memorial which was transferredto this siteand which very recently has had the enhancement of a cord surround put in place thanks to a kind donation from FP funds. The stage • still with the Rector'schair is to the right and top left can be seen the front of the balcony. The new Dining Hall is off to the rear of the Hall.

What would Hthe 8ush" have made of this scene? This is the new Art Department, regarded by many as the crowning glory" of the rebuild as it sits al the top of the School. Gone arc the amazingly high ceilings. Gone are the three separate teaching areas. In their place the architec.tdesignedan open plan department which housesfour teaching areasand adarkroom. Thepi1c.helevation of the roof to thefront of theschool (in the right of the photograph) had to be retained due to that aspect being "Listed" The roof elevation to the rear, (in the left of the photograph), however, was altered to allow maximum natural light. The nouveau art scene has also brought with 1t computers for design technology • and, of course, girls'

There was for many years but one female teacher on the ~ccondary school staff, the muc.hrespectedMary Mathieson of the Geography Department. Now the ratio on the \laff is at least50-50 (if not more ladies than men). In today\ Geography Department, for example, the ratio is four female staff to one male! This sc.eneshows one of the female staffwith a fourth year Geographyclass- but can you recogni,e the room?- Bob MacNay probably could not. This is in fac1 the old Geography Ntiered classroom" which as a vic.tim of refurbishment, allowed all pupils to be brought down lo the same level by being given a flat floor.

This is another flal, calm scene and is, of course, the interior of the swimming pool added to 1heSchool in the mid-sixties. It too has recently been renovatedand is indet.'Ci an excellent facility to have. The facility the school would like now, and one which ha, been "planned" if not "promised" for more than twenty years is a gameshall Believe it or not the Main Gymnasium is still 1hc principal and only te,1chingarea for Physical Cduc..:ition in 1heMain Building!

ILastlv the '>anctum a small <1reaof the Libr,irv R~ourte Centre, hou,es a collection of vam;u, item,. It is a re<.ordof the pa,t w11h artl'fac.t, savl'd and g,1thercd,some by the Ff' Club and other individuals. It is J reminder of the firt• w,th a plaque (in the cc>ntre 01 the photograph) presentedwhen the rebuilt part of the School wasopened in Marc.h 1'192. It is a rernrd ,1lso of m,iny Jth1evements rctogni,cd b\ the trophie, ,md ,iw;irds on d,spl;iy Someof these"er(• funded by re<,toriltiondonJt1onsmade by former pupils to the Club and Sc.hool.

l),d you recognise them all? Are you wondering whv thert• \\ere no photographs 01 the old Lower School building? If so, watch thi) ,pate, a, it i, hoped to prest•nt a pit tori,1Iupd,1teon thdt building, now kno\\ n ,15 the Languag<'Blm k, in th<· next 1<,sue of this Mag,1zim•.

A LongCool Smoke

Ior me 1932 was a ver) good year I \\on ,1 ,ubsl,rnlial bursary 10 lhc Grammar School ,1nd,1, a reward my parl'nls bought me a Kaleigh bicycle. ~,vec-ousins,James, Sam, Dougl,1,, Ramsay and Tom were already al s(hool and my ,mival added 10 lhe difficulty ma,ten, had in figuring oul whit h Russell was which!

On my bicycle I explorPd oullying parls of the tily and lhc surrounding wuntryside. Bui my favourite lrip, were lo lhe harbour, lo llw fishmarkct and to Torry where the iam1h building firm, Sll Ru,,(•11and Sons, wasbuilding manv fish kilns. On oc.ca,ionsmy lather would take me with him 10 look inside thl' huge kilns ,..,hereI saw thou,ands of yellow haddocks and kippers. Thedc•lic.ioussmell ha, rt'mained wilh me to th1, day! I realise now IhaI the seeds of m) laler interest in curing and smoking bacon, <h1d,ens , trout and salmon \\t're ,own at thal time. Bui muc.h was lo happen bt'iore I could makea serious hobby of Ih"' early cxperient<•: hard work in preparation for lhc I tighcrs, five yearsstudying Medici1w, four yearsas a clotlor in the RAF during lh<' war, ,evcral years poslgraduale training 111 Sir Dugald Baird\ unil in Forcsterhill, then 25 yearsas head of a maior dinical department 111 l\cwc.astle upon Tyne.

In lime life becameea,ier as assistantsaccepted more of lht• l 11111<al and teaching respon,1bil1tiesand the famil) grt·,, up and left home. My wife and Imoved to a house in lhe counlrv and retiral loomed. A Iimelv article in a nallonal nc"spapcr described Ilw basic print iples of home curing and ,moking . Bellslwgan lo ring and memories of my early daysvislling fish ,moking kiln, in Aberdeen cro,..,d('(IbaLk. TI1e article made ii ,ound simple. All I needed was a barrel, ,ome sail ,rnd hard wood chippings. Well thal i, how it began but I ,oon lt>arnedthe hard wily IhaI tool smoking is no simple matter.

I knew that aunt Gert in lnvcrurie had a largeoak barrel thal had been standing neglecled in her woodshed for yc•ar,. II tame down to Norlhumbcrland in the back of m, car and with lhe top and bollom knocked out I placed ii on ,1 l,1yerof bricks leaving a g,1p,,hereair could get to a small pilt• of o.ik chippings. rollowing instructions. I lefl tv;o "ldt"> of belly pork in a salt cure for iour da,, then hung Ihem overnight to dry before suspending them from ,tccl rods plated ;icros, the top of the barrel. Wisps oi smokl' from the smouldering \\ood chips curled upw,ml, round Ihe wred pork II all looked 1ust right. Half way lhrough lunch, as I looked down the garden. I sensed something was wrong there w,1, 100 much smoke! Alas, the wind had risen and where there had been a fine oak barr<•I and ,ides ot pickled belly pork !here was now a hedp of ashes! A dreadful beginning. I bought lwo monographs on curing and smoking, read carefully, and built a smokechimney lwhind a lcxi,c box at the bottom of the g,irden. I concentrat1>don bJton and made reasonableprogr1>,sover the next ycJr.

With experience I began10doubl whether ,111) of lhe 'experts' " nting aboul home smoking had lhemselves much experit•nte of curing ,rncl ,making The cures tht>y destribccl and the smoking limes recommt•nded produced m<',11 or fish that kepi well bul were often so sally or dry from oversalling or over,moking a, lo be inedible. Wilh 1hcmodern fridge and deep frec/c !here is no needto sill! or smokt•heavily. Gradually I sortedoul the bacon sillldl1011 ,md for m,rny years havebeen able lo produce streaky or back h,Kon exaclly to the t,i,lt• my wife and I prefer.

rish i, more clifficull and I m,1dethe great mistilke of trying lo run before I could w,1lkl lldore I had learnecllhe <rili<.ii imporlancc of lcmperalure control I set aboul

Aberdeen Gr,1mmar School Ma11azine

curing and smoking an 8 lb scJ trout. The wind rose and the temperature in my d1imney reached unacceptably high levels with the d1sastrou\result that I cooked the fish a very expensive mistake. This was in 1975 and with my confidence seriously eroded I thought of giving up. At this cnt1cal stage I had the good fortune to meet Archie 1lamilton , a retired engineer, who lived in the next village.

Archie was a masterof mc1nytountry crafts including curing and smoking bacon, chickens,pheasants,trout and salmon. Archie came to look JI my smokechimney and hear what I had been doing. Quietly, politely and very efiectivel} he pointed out the mistakes I was making and suggestedhow the,e might be corr<.•cted. First I had to get the ,mol..e chamber ten to filteen ieet <1way from the chimney and arrange baffles so thJt the flow of air could be controlled thus ensuring that the temperature in the chimney didn't reach too high a level Then I had to keep a precise record of everything I did so that subtle alterations could, ii wanted, be made in the curing and smoking processesthus ensuring an end produll th,1I was exac.tlyto taste. From this point on there were fewer mistake~ I hegan to experiment and became more ambitious. Slowly, carefully I progrc,wd from mackerel to trout, to delicately smoked chicken and duck.

Smokedeel proved to be aproblem; I ju\tcouldn't get any fre\h c•els. Thenfortune smiled on me. I wasexamining in the final examsin Belfastand happened to mention my hobby and my difficu lty in getting cc>l,. My hosts in the Royal Victoria Hospital quickly explained that Loch Ne,1gh is ,1 major source of eds in Europe - fifteen to twenty tons a night are flown to Ilolland to be smoked! Al lunch on the last day of the exam sixteen eels in a plastic bag were plac.edon the floor b) m, car. This strange pacl..agcc;,1usedsome concern as I passc>dthrough the security t hee!..at the airport on the way home but when I explained they ,m,led and waved me on. In due course they were c:ured and smoked for two days - J real delicacy. four found their way back to my generous hosts in Belfast. The others provided c1 popular ,tarter at dinner parties over the next few months.

With confidence restored I Judged 11 timely to look again at the curing and smoking of salmon. ow I hc1d c1 mentor .it my side who monitored everything I did. Beginning with small farmed fish I made good progressand kept a note of different cur<.'s, I)pes of wood, ho\, long the fish was kept in the c:ure, how long the smoking l.isted and the temperature reached in the c.himney. There \~ere occ:asionalmistakes but these were recognised and corrccted before I tackled the ult,milte prize wild salmon. The accolade came when Ar<hie, one day, told me ther<.'was nothing more he could teach me By this time I had a ,milll group of close frit'nds who fished the Spey, the Deveron, the Tweedand the North Tyne. They laught fish and another friend who hild a stand of old oak trees on his land produced the wood. Togetherwe set up a fine barter schemeand none of us is ever short of ~moked salmon

My good friend Archie d,cd wv<•r,il years ilgo and I inherited his iile on 'Curing and Smoking'. Among other gems this contained m,rny advi,ory leatlets on the prL'p.ir.ition and smoking of fish published 01,erthe yearsby the Torry ResearchStation. These have proved quite invaluable. M> wife and I are biased but believe there is nothing to compare with our own bacon cured ,rnd smol..edto tilst<.'or home smoked salmon ml thinly and with c1 tcxtur(' and flavour unmatched hy the commercial produtt The latestmarl..of approval hascome trom 111) younge,t grand-daughter aged three She hasspecially ask<.'dfor a regularsupply ot 'Grandpa's' ,mol..edsalmon to be s<.'nt to her in Surrey!

Prof. J.K. Russell (1932-37)

David Sole'sFlying Visit

As part of the public.ity build -up for his non-stop flight around the world, formt'r Sc.ottish Rugby C:iplJin, David Sole, visited the School and attended a function hoswd by General Sir Peterand Lad} Graham of the Gordon Highl,mdcrsMuseum Appeal. David had agreed to assist in this fund-ra1~ingeffort and several hundred guests had been invited to hear about his World Record attempt. which he later sutc.cssfully completed, by breaking the 1ecord by over two hours.

Pictured is Andrew Irmt, Colts prop, who had broken his ankle jusl days earlier, h.iving hispl.istcr tast autographed by David Sole in Ihe Sl hool I !all. Now that almost all the necessary funds have been secured to purchase the Gordon HighlandersMuseum in Viewfield Road. largesumsto maintain the facihty arc still required and more informalion is available from lhe Museum Appe,1I (01224 lll200).

ScotlandSelect XV v South Africa

On the alternoon ol Tue,d.iy 15 Nmemher 1994 WC' ,,1tnC'sscd,,hat some havl' dPs<rihcd a, the finest rugby c,cnt c,er to tal..e place at Rub1sl,m Field. A Scottish SclC'lt XV f,ll eel thP might} South Airit.an Springbol..s ju,1 four da, s before the Springboks l rushed Scotland at Murrayl1<•icl.

A small, but dedicated work ing part} undertook many, many month, of detail<><l pl,rnnmg ,rnd prep.iration for this most prestigious match, alter Rubisl,,,, and FPs had h<'<'n alrnrdt•d the privilt'!lt' hy the SRU - much lo lhC' annovann• ol many in the CC'nlral Keg,on and to thl' .innoyam e ol l crt.iin sport, pundlls in the South!

The Rugby Section had been aw.irdPd the honour of ,t,1gmg this matd1 ,JI Rubislaw, p.:irtly because of thC'irorg,1111sational success with the t•.irl1<>r Srntland 'A' v I rame 'A game and their O\\ n Centen,11)llxture agamst the SRU Prc•s,dent'sXV and. in no sm,,II p,1rt l)('t·auseof tlw lobb} mg ellorts ot Charlie R1tch1e.

The North Midlands Comm1t1<•<• w,1, gr,llelul 10 rl'leIvc cxtcllent support in planning and tmancing the event from Alwrd1'('n D1stri<I Council, Gr,1mp1dnReg1on<1I Council ,md Grampian Enterpri,t•, and Rub,slaw was tran,torml'd by th<• preclton of a 1,0()() seater stand opposite the new Centenary Stand and b, the arrival of BBC Tei<•,ision OuI,,de Broack,1'1 Units, \\htCh televised tht• m,1tch live, not only in thtS country, hut .il,o to South Afri<,1.

Despill' terrib le weather prior to lht• big day, tlw m,llt h afternoon was favourc•d wllh beautiful ,, eather for the 5,000 fons \\ho turnc•d up. Tlw p1I<11 was in such <'Xlt'ilent cond1tt0n that spec1,1Imention ot our Groundsman, Hughit•Miller, ,,as made b, Bill M<l,irl'n during tlw m,llth t0mmentary!

As a prc•lud(' to thl' h,g PVPnl,a mini -rugby mattl1 w,1s plaved between a Gramm.:ir side and ,,n Aberdeen Select (whi(h the• homp side won <0111fortahly!)

011 the pitch, a superb Hospnalit\ '>uitehad been creatl'd in thl' .idJacent Harla,v lt<•ld,, where several hundred local busme,smen and ,,omen were reg,1llyentert,uned bPfore and ,1ll!'r the matlh. Gordon Brown compercd the proceedings and Gavin Hastings w,1, a ,pec·ial gwst of tlw Club The undoubted ,uttess of Ih1s aspect of the g,imt' as well as the field ,11rangemt•nt,, i, ,1 gre.it tnhull' to Commi llce men Derek Younger, Ali,t,1ir Davidson and Alex Bu<h,111.

ror manv rrs scattered throughout the country ,t camC' as a grt•,1t,urprise to read of their Rulml,I\" bcing tlw H'nue tor such a major match with the touring South Afnlans, and .ifter sevPr,1Iconla<15 by phone and letter w1Ih one rP, Dr !\en McGregor fnmv res,dmg in 'Jott,ngham,h,rt' ), who,<• lalhl'r w,,., thl' IPgendM} game~ ma,tt•r, Duncan McGregor, I ,,a, delighted to Ix• able to send a copy of th<• 111.itch video tor Im 1wru,al I1..nm, it brought bac~ many h,1pp) memories.

I lmv<•wr, evcrybod) who was pre,ent at Rubislaw on that lowly 1'.ovember d,1y will long rc•mt•mher thP vi..II of the 1995 Springboks 10 Rubislaw, All who assistl'd l)l•lore, during ,md after - in m,1king tlw t·vc·nl ~ud1 .in impres'>lve and memorable occ.is,on .ire to be sincere!\ thanl..cd,111d<ongratulatecl.

We'rt• read, for the next one 11

Dave Mcdonald

FPsin PR for AU

There•are rumours of .i (Onspiracy in th(• corridors of power .:it the Univcrsity of Aberd(•l'n. l'.o fewer than \even m<•mber~of staff 111 the Un1vrrsity Seuetary's corridor are Grammar fPs and nearly hali of those ,·vork in Public Rel.itions! It\ all sheer coincidence of course, but it m;ikes for interesting rriday P,enmg pub c.hatto tompare th<· culture ,mcl educ..ationalstyles of the school during the 50\, 60s, 70\ and 80s.

The honour roll includes Roddy Begg, Secretary to the University (1951-1959), John rraser, Senior Assistant Scc..ret~ry (1942-55), David YulP, Senior Assistant Secret.iry ( 1951 65 ), Neil Robertson F.iculty Officer, Clinica l Medicine (1<J59-1% I), Jim Rae, Director of Public Relations (1964 71), Judy Mackie, QumcentPnary Publicity Officer (1974-80) ,md Pres\ Ofl1cer Alison Ramsay(1984-89).

In this. the• Univer\ity's Quincentenary year, the Publi( Relationsoffiu• hasSC<'n a surgein Grammar Sch<x:>Iinflu<•nce. The fiN to arrive IJ\t ovemfwr w,1sJim Rae, " ho cdme trom ,1 similar post at the Robert Gordon Univer\1ty Thrce months later, Alison armed. closely follm,cd by Judy, both having escaped from Aberdeen Journal\.

The thre<• 1mmed1ately found themselves 111 thl' thick of Qu111centen,1ry cell'bration~. Ihese kicked-off with th(• found<>r'sWeekend 111 February,attended by HRH Prinu• Charlt•s and the Duke of Edinburgh. It was also tht• weckt•nd the University was giwn the rrt'<.'domof the City of Aberdeen.

The Royal visits tontinued in June ,.,,hen th<.> Queen unveilt-d a pldque at th<.> U111v<.>rs1tv'snew £25m1llion Institute of Medical Scienc.esat rorcstt•rhill, which will be a world-cl.iss centrt• for med1u1I research located in tlw North-t>ast.

And in August, the PrincessRoyal, as Patron, dttended the Setond Festivalof the Scottish Institute of SportsMedKine and SportsSc,t•ncc • a collaboration l>l'h\.CCnthe Universities of Strathdyde and Aberdet•n.

Betwc't'n the><.> events, there have been hundreds of individual Quincentenary activiti<.>s,including the Urnver>1tyOpen Day,attendc-dby thousandsof peopk• at King's Collegt• C.:impus in June, four major gradu.:ite rt•union~ confcrmces, t•xh1bitions, com erts and recitals

In the middle of all th1, came Graduation Week in July, during whit h 15 honorary degree<, were confcrred upon a broad spettrum of public figures 111tludingI IM Thl' Sultan of Brunt•1(LLDl, Prin(ess Sirmdhorn of Thail,md {LLD,, authoressMuriel Spark (DL11t), opera <,Inger Je\\ye Norman (DMus) and former Sec..rl'taryGl'ner,1I to the Unitt'd atIons Boutros Boutros Ghali (LLD). ri>s Dr Ian Mciver Dugu1d (1918-4 H rect'1vedJ DSc at the ceremon) attendt•d by PrincessSirindhorn ,ind Dugald [uJn Baird (1942~4) wa\ awarded an LLD.

But to return to our former pupils, ds Director ol Public Relations, Jim\ image has changed since his days as a pupil at Aberdeen Grammar School. Long gone are the flowing kxb, kipper ties and flares,md in is the smart executive look • well, most of the time anywa)•!!

"When I was at sthool, 11 was boys only, so the main ide,1 was to adopt a more outr.igcous <,.Jrtorial\tyle to gr.ih the att<•ntion of High School girls."

Judy, \Vho works part-time at the University and has her own freelance ,.ritmg businc,s, was in the second year of girls to attend the sc..hool. She can just about rcmc•mberthe long-hair craze among the• older boys and one of her la<,llngmemom•s wa., the da) In 1979 when every sixth year male came to school with h1\ heitd <,horn.

"They had all gone to the hairdresseron the sameevening. We girls didn't mind bec<1useat last we could see what they really looked like," she said

The Howff, one of the Grammar School's great institutions, may have been the haunt of the elite (or so they liked to think), but Alison, who h.is swapped journalism for public reldtions, was known to gatecrashon the odd occasion.

#The Ho\, ff was b.isic.illy a dingy cubby hole, but to those of u, who were not prefects, it had certain attractions - I won't sayif it was the presenceof certain members of the rugby team or the fact that no teachersdared venture near it."

On d more serious note, all three are not ashamed to admit they have fond mcmom'S of their days at one of Aberdeen's finest schools. It is a testament to its excellent teaching standards that each one of them has gone on lo study at another great North-cast establishment - where, by coincidence, they all now work - the University of Aberdeen.

Former Pupils' Club

Club Founded 11 September 1893

Club Office-Bearers , 1995-96

Honorary President:

Willl,\ \1 JoH, sTO, , B.'>< , DIP.I ll. (Rector!

Honorary Vice-Presidents:

IA"I G. McPHERSO'-(1910-17) (Pre~idenl, 1%5-1966)

EDWARD J Wcx m (1908- 1921l, MA (Presiden t, l 966-67)

ERIC Rm B1R~1TT (1920-22), c.A. (Preside nt, 1968-69)

ALLAN C. l·RA7rR (11)2.'i-lOl, M.A., LL.B., W.5. (Presiden t, 1970-7 1)

]OH"I V. SKINN[R, M.A., M.LITT.,DI1'.ID.,J.P. (Rector, 1959-72)

GEORGF [. C. BARTO, (1923-26), M.A. (President , 1971-74)

THr VrRY R[VO ) FRA5fR McLu,Kt v (1920-31 ), M.C., D.O. fPre,ident, 1974-75)

Joi"" W. CRAIXX~ (1941-46), c.,. (Prc~ident, 1977 78)

WILLIAM L. C0'-'- 0'- (1<J30-40), R.I. fPre<,1dent , 1979-80)

T GORIXl'- Cm.,11s (1<JHl-49, 1950-511, Q.C, M.A., ll.B. tPre<;ident, 1980-81)

),\MES. A. . \VATT (1927-l<JJ, c.A. (President , 1982 8ll

BRIA'- K (RO()~Slt\'-~' (1934-46), T.D., M.,\., 11.H. (f're,1dent, 1')8 l-84 1

ER1C D. WATT (1937-501, B.rn. <President , 1984-85)

MALRICE(RAMB (1916-29), '-1.A., ll.B., ll.D.

ALA, ) PETERS (1920-301, C I\,

lAr-- LEWIS 5\IITH (1<J18-l0), 8.<;( ., A.M.I.CL , M l,sr.R.

DoLGLASN GtoRC!'>O'- (1'l.!9 -40) lPresident, l 985-861

ROBERT D Gn 1, M.I\., r.c .P. (Rcttor, 1972-86)

Ar--.DRf\V s. NORIr (19l9-52), V1.A., f.(."1.A., f.l.MA !Pr<>,1den1, 1<Jll(,-87)

PROr. PHIIIP N. LOV[ (1952-58), c.H.f., "1 A., LL.R. (Presidc•nt, 1')117-119)

W. M ORRISO'- BRO\\', (1933 46) (President, 1988-119)

ERIC CRAIL 1934-46) <President, 19119-90)

TH0.\1A5 I. MORRI',()', I 1<)14-47), T.O., R.',(., \I.SC., t.tH lM., f R.>.l (President. 1990-91)

ARTHLR L. McCOMBlf, -.1., r.,.,\.(Sco tl IDeput y Rector, l <)7j 90)

DR. J. R S. I-.,r s I192 l -l 5I, ,1.e., ( H.B President , 1991-9.l)

A. KFITH C'.A~1PBfl1 (199-1-.531.u,L.(( .f.I.I, ,1.1,,r.A.[ .I\. (f'r(",idPnl, 1')').!-') l 1

1...... M. Duct D 11938-4 3 , 0. DL "'·· ~1.IJ., PII.D., f.R.( .~ r.( .OPIITII., 0.0. O.SC'. (President, 1993 9-1)

MELVILLl F. W AT~o, (194 3 56 , \1,A., 11.B. (Pre~1dcnt, 1994-95)

President : A'-URlW M. MclARf'- (I92(,-lC)J

Vice-Pre ident of Club and Chairman of Executive: D R. Dou(,11\', C r ow111 (1950-64 ), M.ll., <11.11., I.R.( .l'~Y(II.

Secre tary: )OI I', r ItL,DRY (1951-65), ll .K.

Treasurer: J<>H'- D Ml RR~, (1961-~4), II A., 1 A.

General Edilor of Magazine: D"-\11) K. Yu~ (1951 -651, "'-"-

Secretaries of Cenlres

Club Centre - Sav~r-.J C. Es!-0'1(1951-64), c.A.,86 Quet>n's RoJd, Aberdc·c•nAB1 6YQ

Canada - J. PmR Jmm (1944-59), 615 Willoughb y Cres SE, C.ilgar), Alberta, Tl J1Z9, C111ada.

Edinburgh - NIc.,H G. M. WAIT (1%3-691, 1\.S., 21 ~tafford Street, Fdinburgh EH ~ 7BJ. Glasgow - BASIL D. D [,1sL1L (1929-35), Flat 8, Westerton of Mugdock, Milngav1e, Glasgow G<>2 8LQ.

London- SANDY NICOi (1922- 11), 4 Avenue Garden,, Atlon, I ondon W3 SHA.

Yorkshire - Drn..:c.,I,_., 5~£'-'l 11959-64\, 87 Main Street, rulford York, orth Yorkshir(' YOI 401'..

Secretariesof Sections

Cricket - '-.111lr-.-.L,-S,11TH,.57 [ sslemonl Avenue, Aberdeen Alt! 4SS.

Curling - BRV f S. Al LAr- (l 'Vi !-'i8J, 55 ( arden PIJ<e, Aberdeen AB1 1U '

Football - MICH"-fl 11. CHEY'-~(197()-81), 72 Irvine Pl,lCP, Aberdeen ABI 61 rn

Coif - l'LffRM. ROBlKJ,o;-..(1')67-73), I1.n., 10 Andc-r,on DrivP, Alwrdeen Al31 6TY.

Hockey - lr-.,EsW-,t~rK (1979 85), 5 Ro.,ebank Place, Aberdeen ABl 2XN.

Petanque - STE\l'-'J ( Esso:-.(1951-64), 35 rorc;I Road, Aberdeen AB2 -IBY. Rugby - C\l tl" t\. M c Do,AtD(I96.l-76I, 22 Harwurl Road, \hcrdccn AIU 4NZ. Swimming - PmK Ml L\H ( 1952-62), 26 Mile-End Avenue, Aberdeen AB2 41R Women's Hockey - L,1\.IA A. I IiI\DRY (19115-91 ), 25 Glad,I011e Plac <', Aberdec>n ABI 6UX.

Executive Committee

The Vic.e-PrPsidcnl of the Cluh, Chairm,111 l\r-. 11. McLLOD 1951-.55,, Vice-Chairm,111

The Scuetar,, the•Treasurer and the Genc•ralEditor ot the Maga1mc, vx otficii~ The Rector of the School, 1•, ollicio BRLCr s. ALLA, (l ')11-58)

Nm .... G. rA.LCO'-fR 1973-791

It. Al"-' 5. li-\MlllO'I (1943-561

Yvo-.-..I McAI I1\llR (1984 90)

JoH, B. RE"- l (1947-5.J

]011'1 A. SMITH (1966-72) GORI)()'- M 1-..~',(),(1986-92)

Alf\AI\DERSIL \RT ( 1932 15) ],\\.ll~ C. l\C)I\ ( I95 l-59)

Dm;c.,1,_, M. WAl-CJ'-1(1980-85)

G. ~IV\',IRV\lrB\llR 11949-621

Section Rcpresentali ves

Club Centre - flRIAN K CROOK'>IIANk\ ( I<J14-46)

Cricket - 1,., P. SOLHR \1947-61)

Curling - BRL<l 5. AIL,\I\ t1953-58)

Foolball -MIU!Arl H 011~ f{ 1976BI )

Golf - Gornor-. M l'lK¼J'-' ( 1986-92)

Hockey - )A~1l~ Wlll I•\\t~11986-921

Pclanque - RO'IAII) R. Co,1BrR{1947 52)

Rugby - JoH, D MLRRA, (I % 1-7-1)

Staff - Russm GKAY (1951-65)

Swimm ing - PfTEK M RrnHRTS<>'-' 1% 7-71)

Women's Hockey - RHO'-" M,\CLE-..M"-1(1981-87)

Aberdeen Grammar School M agazine

Auditors

MESSRS BOWER & 5MITI I, C.A

Club Centre Commillee

Brian K. Crookshanks Chairman

Steven J C. Esson Secret,iry

Harvey E Morrison Treasurer

Bruce S. Allan House Convener

M. H Cheyne, R. R. Comber, J. A. Drummond, '. Falconer, H A. S Hamilton, [. Ilendry, J. r Ilendry, N. Hendry, G. lnkson, D McDonald, I. H McLeod, J, D Moir, J. 11 Murray, A. Ritchie, P M. Robertson, A. Stuart, W. Watson.

Club Consuls

Australia - )AMLSW. How1'>0'1(1937-SOJ, 100 Curtin Avenue, Wahroonga, New South Wales 2076, Auwalia Tel. 02-4873 164

Australia - DR. roRBESSMITH (1945-57), 8 Narrung Road, Mount Eliza 3930, Victoria, Australia

Canada - G. DOl,GlM MLNllES (1934-44), 15414 74th Avenue, Edmonton, Albl.'rla, Canada TSR 2Y4. Tel. 403-487-2566.

Canada - GoRl>O'- B. Si'-GfR (1949-50), 103 Lake Mead Drive, Calgary, Canada T2PJZ7 Tel. 40}-278-6716.

Canada - IA'1 McG MARR (1954-58), 4 Milne Crescent, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 1116 Tel. 613-.592-27!0

Canada - SAl'o.OY WATT (1937-501, RRl Site 31A, C57, Summerland, Brillsh Columbia, Canada VOH 1ZO.

Hong Kong - MARSHALi BYRE\, Messrs [ rnst & Young, 1SF I lutch1son I louse, IOHardcourt Ro,1d, Central Hong Kong. Tel. 010 852 846 9888 Fax 010 852 868 4432.

Ireland - A'-ORrw M M STEVES/ (1936-50), M.A., LLB., DIP.ID., 5 Becc.h Hill Avenue, Saintficld Road, Belfast BT8 4NS

New Zealand - MICHArt B T110M~Or,,. (1938-51), 39 Jubilee Road, Khandallah, Wellington 4, cw /ealan d

South Africa - Jm EPH FARQ1 IIAR¼l'-(1929-4 3), Busines, Mount Nel,o n Hotel, P.O Box 2608, Cape Town 8000 Tel. 23-1000 Ext. 15l; Home 402 Clarepark, Brook Strecl, Claremont 7700, Cape Town rel. 611436.

Thailand - PRor ALASTAIR N ORTII (1937-41, 1942-50), Asian Institute of Technology, GPO Box .U54, Bangkok 1050 1, Thailand Tel. Bu,iness 516-2117; Home 3732818

U.S.A. - MIrnALL G. K1Nc. r1951-60), 4720 rortun,1Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84 124, U.S.A

Annual General Meeting

The ninety-third Annual Gen0ral Meeting of Aberdeen GrJmrnar School Former Pupils' Club was held at the Club Centre, 86 Queen's Road, Aberdeen on Monday l.7 Marc.h 1995 at 7.30 pm.

Chairman's Report

TheChairm.rn noted with <,.idnessthe death, duringIhe ye.ir of Mr RobertMennie, a former Prcsidenl of the Cub, and Mr J 8 [sslemont, a life memlwr.

Rubislaw Field

The Executive Comm1ttcl''!, main concern c.ontinued to be Ihe proje<ted development of Rub1slaw field hy thee<,tablishnwntoi all-weather playing surface-,and the gent'ral imprO\•ementof laciliti<..~at the field. Using the Rubi,l<1wField Comm1t1ee, It was hoped to bring together Gr.impian Regional Council. Grampian Enterprise ,rnd the Sports Council lo promote thl' development, but in !,U<.h J way as would not c.ompromis<•the Rubislaw Field Agreement. The surplus on the Centl'n.ir, Fund wa'> heing held with a v,e,, to pump-priming the project.

Magazine

The tCJ94 magnine had been late and, as a re;ult of difficult1l'!, with the printer, , the ac.counlhad bet.•n,ettled at a r<•duccdfigure \ilr H,1rlc•yhad re.,1g1wda, Magazinl' [cl1torand Mr D,1,id Yulehad lx.•enappointed in hisplate. TheIiroduc lion of the 199~ maga7ine had lll'en entru;ted to a new printer, but thP format of rhe magazint' would remain unc.hanged. It \\dS the hec.utiw\ wish, howe,pr, to introduce a nc.•,, form,1tof the magazine in the near future.

Section Reports

Reporh on Sporting Sec.tions were submilled in accord,111cewith thl• report, printed l'lsewhNc 111 thi, MagMine .

Entertainment

Both the Dmner and the 13all had Ix-en less well ,1ttendedin 1994. In part, tht' disappointing attendances might have bePn allributed to the latl' publ1c..itio11 of thl' m,1gaz111e(and the con,equent ,hort notice of the dat(">of thl' fun<.lions and, 111 the ca,e of th(• Ball, to the dose proximity o( Hogm.ina, for th<• 1995 ('vents, various suggestion, intended to improw allenclanc.eswert• under rnnsidcrat ion. Dr McAllister had resigned after five years' sterling servic.e, and ,'vlr C, fraser Webster had be-en appointed Entertainments Secretary in his plac.c.

School

During tlw year, rhc custnmc1rylink'> with the School had been maintainNI , and the Exec.utive was especially grateful to the Rector (or ht<, wise wunsel in all matters conc.erningthe School.

\Vith the support ol Ct'ntenary Funds,agranite plaqu(• had bc--enc.ommi,.,ioned to be s1tc."<l in the entranu• to the ,anctum adiac.ent to thl· School Libr.iry.

Abcrdl'cn GrJmmar School M,wazinc

Club Centre

The I xecutIv<• was grateful to the offiuals of the Club Centre for the good managl•ment of the facilitv and for the financ.ial ,upport afforded 10 the Club by the Centrt>.

Accounts and Treasurer's Report for 1994

Thl' 1994 Auounts (reproduced at the end of this Mag,171ne)Wl're submitted and approvl'Cl.

Tiw Treasurer was disappointed with the deficit for the• ;ear, hut indil ated th,it, despitc' that deficit, there wasa lw,,lthy balance sheet. The matter of the Club's findntcs ,,ould be examined In detail by the new Finance Committee and 111 particular the prt•vious ;c>ar'ss,,ing betwC<•nsurplu, and dl'fic1t \\ould be ,1ddresscdas a matter of priority.

Election of Office Bearers

Oflic1als of the Club were Plccted in accord,1ncewith the 11,t publi,hed elst·where in this Magazine.

Audilors

Me,srs Bower & Smith, CA, were un,,nimously re-appointed Auditor, of the Club and Section Anount, tor the coming ;ear

Rubislaw Field

The E>.ecut1veCommitte<.>of the Club ha, been giving careful consideration to the possibility of being involwd in prov1d111gimproved ,ports f,ll d1t1es ,11 Rubi,law. Tlw principa l wnsideration is that of funding and that is a matter of ongoing enquil) The view, of the School are known ,tnd all the Sports Sections arc .iware or the po"tion. Although 11 i, proh,1blyearly d,1ysthe Committel' has it in mind to call a meeting of the Ruhislaw field Comm1ttec when the time is right A, meml>t•rsmay lw J\\Jr<•, over recent ,ears there have be<•n d1sc.uss1onswith the RPg1onal Authoril) involving both Men's I lockey ,,nd Crick<•! Sections. A, memhc•rs will also be aware tlwre is ,111 imminc·nt alteration to tht• struc.tureol Local Gowrnment and th,11 Is bc•1ngborne 111 mind as \\ell.

Thl· Executive Committee JI a recent meeting approvc'Clthe propos.il that surplu, tunds from the ( entcnJr} Year should be retained in the meantime with a view to the possible uw of the,(• fund\, should Impro\emc•nts at Rub1slawbecome a reality rather than mere!\ a proposal

The [xeculiv<• Comm1lt('(•,ot course, i~ mo~t m1ndtul that the 1x-rpetuJI rights which tlw School ,rnd the rP Club have 111 relation to Rubislaw should be prc,c·rved in ongoing recognition of tlw contribution \\hich tht• Club ma(k• In rel.it1on to Rubisldw man\ ,ear~ .igo.

Former Pu1iilsSc•ct1on

President's Report

uA Rare Honour and Privilege"

l\o ,ooner had Ibeen elected as l're,1dent of tht>former Pupil,' Club at thC'Annual General Meeting in March th,rn I began rcwivmg invit,1tion, to allend variou, iunc.t1ons,the first two ,uc.h mvI1atIon, from K<•ithC:imrbc-11 for his 50th Reunion and from the Rector for the Prizegi, mg being given to me at the Meeting itself.

I quicklv t"amc to reali,c that ~urh invitatiom were to IX'rnme commonplace during my time a, Prt-s1dent, a, further 1nvit,1tion, to the Rugby Section Centenary Dinner and George W,1tson's Aberdeen Dmner quickl\ lollowed. I do not propose to ,ubject you all to a detailed list ol my callc'ndarengag<'mcnts, ,mcl 11,hould probahly ,uffice to sa, that, apart from the octa,ions already mentioned, I wa, delighted to he able to attend all the Dinners of the rr Centre, in York, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow in addition, of cour<,e,to the main Aberdeen Dinner and the Annual Ball, as ,-.ell as th<•Sl<•wart,-M<•lvilleand Gordoni,111Dinner<,. All of these I allendeclwith great ple,1sure and met in tht• coursC'ol all the tum.lions old friends and ,itqua intanct'S, anrt mack• new ones. l\eedless to say tht• tre,1tmen1 and hosp11,1lityat all the Dinners was mo,t ,icceptahlc and friendly. I regr<'t th,11 I wa, unable to m1ul.:ite the exploits of my prcdc'l.es,or,Ian Duguid, and attend th<>( ,inadian Dinner 111 Torontoon 1Octoher. Mv excuse for this derl'lic.tion of dut, was m>· prior commitment to ,1llend the Yorkshire Dinner on the previou, evening, but I did tt•lephonP ,1 Presidential greeting to the C,madian P\l'nl \\hich I tru,t du" arri,ed.

The two occ.asirn1, which prob,1hly stJnd out mo,t in my memory are the Prin•giving 111 May and Keith C1mphell\ Class Rt•union in September. At the former teremony, J \ery lang,ble reminder of the close bonds between the School and the Club, thl' Gl.isgow Centre Prc,ident, Cary Allan, aft<•r a very humoro11, address, pre,ented lo the School a picture, a photograph of wh1th ,1ppear<>d 111 the last edition of thi, Maga1111e On behalf of 1hc P,ircnt Club I presented to the Sd1ool an Pxample oi the old, but chl'rish!'d, green and magenta rnlourcd bl,1zerv,hi<h itsl'lf had lwcn pre<;<•ntedto the Club, and it 1s hop<.•d that the-.e items will go some w,1, toward, replacing the loss<•,otcasioned by the fire. At the lallcr event, held in Trinity Hall, I wa, delighted to nwet up with ,o mam former friimd, lrom school days whom I had not met for the best part of 40 y<•arsand enjoyed remi111,rn1gwith them all.

Due to the good office~of our St•<retary,I h.ive also had the privilege and plca,ure of rnrresponding with ,in ,1,id form<•r pupil in Western Australia, Ian McPher,on , whmt> B,1kery ,md Baker Shor in ~ount,1inhall Ro,1d many of you will retail. Ian clesc.r1be,himself ,1' ·a nonagenarian who is 110\\ rl--duwd to p1<king the n<1mt•sout of tlw Maga1ine and marching thm, to the nanws of cld,,111,llesin the hope of finding their grandfathers·. I le writes a delightfu l leller ,md 1i an\ FP wishes to correspond \\Ith Ian, he Ior shel c,111 obtain Ian\ ,1ddressfrom mvself or fod. HPndr>.

As the title of this Rlc'port indic;ites, I regard it as J rare honour and privileg<' to have bevn Presidentof our I PClub and to have partiup,llcd 111 ,ind ,1ttt>ncled,o man} lunelions on behalf of the Club, ,rnd I wi,h to re<ord m, <,in<en? thanks to thl' membership for electing me to thi, high offitl' I would also wish to th,rnk the e,ewtive offi<ials oi our Club during my l'residential year - Doug rowlie as <..hairm,111 of the Executive,Jock Hendrv and John Murray a, Secretary,rnd TreasurerrespPct1vdy and Douglas McAlli,ter 111 hi, final yl'.ir as fotl'rlainment, Convener. These Club officials put in a prodigious .imount of work on beh.ilf of the Club and its mcmbers, ,ind .irc• a con,tanl source of supfJOrl.ind encouragement for any PrP<,idl'nt.

S4

Aberdl'<•n (;r,m1111arSc hoof Maga?me

Finally, I would enwurage the Executive ol the Club to give some thought to mueasing the number of memhers and hopetully thereby ,.ifeguarding tlw future of the Club In recent year, I thml.. 11 ,s true to ,ay that thPre h,1s h1,en a dee.line 111 memher~hip numbNs, caused to some t•xtc•nt, no doubt, by school leaver, going to plau•s outwnh Arn.•rdccntor their turtht·r edutat1on. It contact wuld be m;11nta111ed ,vith such school leavers 111 their pla<..esof further education they could perhaps he persuaded to join one of the exi,ting Centres or, indeed, where the tirw,mtances were right even form a ne,v Centre 1lopdully , then, inter~! 111 and membership o! the H' Club ,vould mc.rcaw rather than decline.

In co111lusion, m,iy I convey to my succes,or as Presi1font,Andrew McLaren of the Glasgow Centre, my rongratulallons on his ell'<lion and my sincere good wi<,h~ for h,, enjoyment of his yt'M as Pre,idPnt and .il,o \\lsh the Club all sutn•,s in the future.

Melvill e F. Watson l1941-561

Presidential Profile

President 1995-96

Andrew Middl eton Mcl aren (1'!26 39)

Once .iga,n, the Office of the Club President has l)C(•n grated by ,1 tormer pupil who ha, ,lltained ,uccess and d1,tinc.tion both in hi, busine.... lifl' ,1nd in his commitment and st>rv1ceto the Club.

Andre•" Mcl.ucn\ c.ucc.•r sp,rnned morP th,rn hnlf ,1 century, ,rnd '"''' chM<ll ten,cd by a continuing pngagcnwnl with 1ww chall<'ngcs and fresh developmc•ntsuntil his retiral in 1990

Alter IPaving Sch<K>I he• complc•ted a <,tudC'nt ,1pprPnt1ce,h1pwith Alexander Wil,on (Aberdeen Limited) In 1'!44, and w,i- appo111lt>cl Assistant Manager of the Comp,111, In 1951. 8\ 1956 Andre\\ h.id d<'Cided that It w;i, lime to expand h,, engineering 1-.nowl<•dgeand, with th1, in mind, he t<K>k up ,111 appointnwnt a, an mtNnal consuh,rnt with thP '-Orth Briti,h Locomot1H• Company 1n Gla,gow , at th,ll 11me the l.1rgp,t locomolivt> compa11\ outside tlw USA. Alt!'r t,,o promotions in t\\O }C'Jr, with the s;inw rnmpan1 , Andrew 1110\!'d on, In 1<>60, to the pml of Manul,Kturing Man,1ger ol Holo-Krom<•, an American <omp,111} pro\ 1d111g ,1x ket sue\, , lperha1h lwttPr known .i, Allen s<rl'\\, l 111 DundPe ·\ further 1and dP<1s1\ C'I Cdrt-er clevelopnwnt occum'(I in 1965. \,hen Andre•,, dl•tid<'(I lo ,et up Im mm comp,1m, ( hell' Fa'-lmt·rs Ltd, ,,hich \\Ould ,peti ,1li<,ein the produ1lion ol very large soi 1-.C't screws. Beginning 111 Helen,burgh with only lour 01)(•r,1tors, the comp,1n1 mo\l'd ,..,ithin ,1 \ ear to a cu,tom built 12,000 ,quare feel l,Htory in [.i,t Kilbride and b1 virtu<• ot its ,upC'rior production mcthtKI it qu1dd1 expanded to become th<" biggt">I European manufacturc•r of l,1rge ,ot 1-.et screw,, exporting throughout h1ropc• and to the UnitC'd State,, \u,tralia ,rnd 'iouth Alma Andrc•w even set up an oltItc ,rnd w,1rehouw in Con11en1cut from \,h,ch Am<•rican cu,tomers wert• wrviccd din.><t.

In 19/Vi, Andrc,v sold hi, comp,111, to tlw London h,1,ed <,[P lndustrie, pk, but c:ont111ued,1' managing direttor of his mvn compan1 and a, J meml><'rof SEP\ London board.

A wl'll-earned r<•t1rpment 111 1<J90 has ,II last allow<•d h,m more time for his inlN<•,ts 111 tlcxl..mak111g , building ste.1mPngines, ,tnd lawn l)01vl1ng

Andrew's involvement with businE.",S, however, has been one in which he has always beenprepared to sharehi, ,ibilities with olhers, and his businl">sassoci,1teshave not beenslow to rcc.ognisehis leadershipqualitie, by electing him for high office, ror example, he has wrved as Chairman of the Engineering Industries Association for Scoll,rnd, Vice-Chairman of the East Kilbride Business Centre, and President of East Kilbride Rotary.

f Ps, however, will especially value Andrew\ service as Presidentof the Glasgow Centre. It was Andrew who, with Basil Emslie, revived the Glasgow Centre in 1983 after its disappointingl y long years in abeyance. The Club owes a special debl of gratitude lo Andrew (and Basil) for the c.ommitmentwhic.hbrought the Centre ba<.k lo life in ,1n area which, potentially, is rich in opportunities for rP tellowship and activity.

tn his earlier days, Andrew played rugby for FPs (though later, unaccountably, moving on lo Wanderers), bul hi, affection for the School and Club 1s po,sibly best characterised by hi, recent visil lo the School for the 1994 l'rizegiving 10 present a water colour to commemorate the Club's Centenary As he was conducted round the Lower School building, II was not only with nostalgia,but with pride, that he was able to idl'ntify and "claim" his coalpeg of 1926.

Andrc•w is a dedic,1tedand C'nthusiasticrP, "'ho is known for his genii} pawky Aberdonian sense of humour. rhc Club can look forward with confidcnc.c and pleasurable anticip,llion to his discharging of the duties of President throughout lhe c.omingyear.

President 1995-96

AIJNdeen

Grammar School M,1fiazine

Centre Reports

Club Centre

The Centre continues to prov1dt•a watering holt• ,ind a scx.ial c.cntre, but as was rl'ported last }ear, 11 1, important that ,,e continue' to attract regul.ir busine,, While membership applic.:ition, <ontrnue to be rcceivt>d, the problem i, to <onvin<:.e more members to u,c the premi,cs more lrt•quc•ntly.

A \,ide programme ot event, \\as organised during the ,1!.:lr , with varying ,uccPss. The tamdy barbecue, a Gu} rawkl•, iire\,orks night, a Quiz Night and a Burn, Lunch \\Crc rea,onably well ,upportl'd, but the St Andrews ,,ght Ceilidh h.id to lw cancelled due to lack of support. The• ',ilver Jub1it'l' Buffet ,ind Marquee Dann• was held in the Autumn ,,nd was a wry successful evening.

Tht"c tunetion, ,1s1de. the marn ob1e<tive is to .ittr,Kt tht• patronage of members on a regular basis. A Wl'l•l-ly draw was considered not to be tulfillmg its purpose o{ ,lltractIng members on .i S,1turdavnight, and \\Js therpfore cantelk><Iin No\(•mbcr A, ,in alternative to tlw draw, the Commiltl'l' introduced a ·happy hour• at which drinb were obt,1in,1ble at reduced prices at ,1 ,rwc ified time on a Saturday night. Thi, proVl'd to be e,c•n le•" succ<•ssful than the• dr,1\\, and ,,cc.ordingly, 111 the absenn• of any alternative proposal, the weekly draw was reintroduc!'d 111 April ,1nd has continued ,inc.e then.

While we are not brc•,1kingany r~ords , the• financial result, c,in be considc•red satisfactory. This is due to good fin,inual housekeeping and ,1 healthy trading arrangenwnt \\ 1th our mam bar ,upplic•r. The t,1bric of the Club C.entre i, ot grPat importance, ,ind the Committee r(•gards expend1tur<' on the ma,ntcnance o{ the ambience of the Club a, .in 1mest111Pntlor the future, ,o that visits by outlying members ,1, \,ell ,1, local memht•r, ,rnd their guestst.in be deemed a ple,1,urablc• experience. In ,1dditmn to regular build ing maintc>n.1nn•,the entire e,terior paintwork was attendl'd lo during the war and J potential root problem was identified ,md fixed. The m,irn Imrxo"ement to the ( lub Centre wa, to the Sport<b<H dmvnst,ur,, with the in<.tallat1on of fixed ,catrng, ne\~ tarpl'lIng and curtains. Thl' Committee parlltularl, w1,hes to draw to members' attention the avadabil1ty of the ',ports bJr lor tlll'1r own private function,. <,pecial t,lll'ring r<'questscan be acrnmmodJted by enquiry to the Club Steward, George MacK<>nzic•

Th,, re•port \vould not be rnmpl<'tc• without rc·cording the Centre's than!.., to George ,ind tlw ,tafi for their effort, 111 the last ve.ir, and particularl} to George•for the \HJrk done 111 the inst,111.it,onof the• ne" fittings to tlw ',ports b.u. Till' Club (C'l1trc ,s in good heart and will co11tinu<' to be so with tlw continued ,upport of the members and the• various Section,. The Committl'<' look, fom.ud to \,ekommg ne,\ ,rnd old lac-estor ,1 th,11 and ,1 pint.

Fin,111\, till' Centrt' Committee•would "ish to dra\v attention to the av<1il.ihilit, of Club Centre polo shirts in ,lrl almo,t ,nfinite range•of tolours. These prmed c•xtremel} popular during the Centrp\ 25th ,1nnivers.iry \l',1r !with annivl'r,,1ry in,1gn1al and conllnut• to be sought ,1lterrn their re,ised format\\ 1tha simple Cluh (·c•ntre logo. The polo shirts 111,1v be pureha,<'d from the· Club Centre b.ir at the vt•ry reasonable•co,t ol 115.

Club Centre Print

Those readers who are not frequent visitors to the Club Centr(' may be interested to know that a hand~ome framed, colour print of the Club Centre building is Jvail,1ble from the Club Centre at a cost of £50. A reproduc.llon of the print, which, of course, does not do full justice to the original, is shown .ibove. Theprint is the work of popular lac.alartist. Fenella Fraser (1973-78), of whom the Editor would have wished lo supply more inlorm,lllon, had it not been for Fenella\ injunction, "Considering how naughty I was at Sc.hool, the less said about me the better!"

Club Centre Management Committee

To refute allegations of their anonymity, the Club Centre Man.igement Committee of 1994-95 haveconsented to the appearanceof their photograph in theMagazine. They are(from left to right) Ron Comber,JockHendry, Gordon lnk\on, Wendy Wahon, Steve Esson, tlarvey Morrison, Alan Hamilton , N('il I lendry, Hrian Crookshanks. Al Ritchit', BruceAllan, SandyStuart.

Canada

The Canad1anCentre held its Annual Dinner on Saturday I October 1994 Jt the Roval Canadian Military Institute In Toronto, Ontario.

Canadian Centrl' President,Ian Marr, opened the evening with a lively speech. At the 1993 inaugural dinner in Edmonton, Alberta, Ian Duguid, as President of the FP Club, presentedthe Canadian Centrewith an Edinburgh crystal decanter. At this year's dinner the decanter was accepted b, President Ian Marr from past-President Douglas Menzies. The evening was enJoyed by 23 people, including 13 FPs, spouses and guests. We were delighted to havea Gordon1an , Ron Thompson, present

The iollov, mg morning 14 hardy souls took the ferry auoss to Toronto Island Airport Champagn< • hrcakrast on a lovely Fall morning looking over the lake to dov,nto" n Toronto was a fitting end to a V<'I) pleasant weekend organised by Alex Home.

Responseto the Can.id1anCentre ,mnual dinners has been <•xcellent , csp<.>c1allv considering the geographyof Canad,1. Ontario and Alberta vverere-presented , with tour FPs travelling over 4,000 km for the ,,eeJ..end. The intention is to alternate the annual dinner between eastern and western Canada, with this year's dinner being held In Victoria, British Columbia.

The following ff's, listed in order of date of admission to the School, .ittended the dinner: G D Menzies (19l4-44 ), W H Guthrie (1939-51), W D Jenkins(19.39-44), JP Jeffrey(1944-59), M Jt tardic (1948-59), K Pirie (1948-58), G B Singer(1949-50), R H G Bradford (1951-65), A r J Home (1952-58), T Dempster (t954 59), I McG Marr (1954-58), C Caie (1')59-65) and I Urquhart (1962-68).

This year's Canadian Centre• dinner is to be held on Saturday 2I October in Victoria, British Columbia All rPs and their spouses, whcthl'r rl'sidcnt in Canada or visiting, are cordially invited to auend, ,md should contact J Pt>ter Jeffrey (Secretary , AGSFPCanadian Centre), 615 Willoughb y Crescent SE, Calg.1ry , Albert.:iT2J I29 Tel 403-271 0704, Fax 40 l-278-7240

Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Centre held its Annual Dinner on friday 3 M.:irch 1995 in the Carlton Highland I tote!, Edinburgh PresidentAlistair Philip welcomed the (()mpan) of sixt,-1\vo member~ and gue,t, , \\ho included Melville Watson, President of the Parent Club, Alhol Garden, Depute Rl'Ctor , Doug Morris, President of Fdinburgh Gordonians, Gar\ Allan and Wilson Mr lnto5h, Presidents respectively of the Gl<1sgm\ and Yorkshire Centres, the Depute I le<1d Girl Anita Koruth and Stephen Parry (deputising tor the Head Bo)l.

The principal guest "as Alistair Gray, the President of the Scottish Ho<key Union, who proposed the toast 01 "The ~chool and the Club". Replies ,\ere madl' bv the Depute Rector and the Parent Club President. At the end of the e\ening th<• Centre Vice-PresidentDavid Kilgour thanked Alistair Philip for the e>-cellentway in which he had chaired the proceedings.

During the course of the Dinner the Centre held its Annual General Meeting David Kilgour and Brian Gray were el('(.ted as the new President and Vice-Prcs1dent, Nigel Watt was re-elected a~ Iion Se<.ret.:iryand Treasurerand the olh!'r committee members rt>mainas Morrison Brown ,md Peter Millar

Unfortunatel y the Glasgow Centre rnuld not raise a team for the .innu.il golf match "hich h<1d been arrangt>d to crnncide with the Centre's Jnnu,1I outmg at Bruntsfield. Thu, the [d1nburgh Centr<•yet again retained the troph, 1 Theouting " a~

won by Fergus Davidson with a Stableford swre of 43 points. Sadly ft'rgus died in April after very brave fight with cancer; he will be sadly missed at the 3nnu,1I golf outing, at which he had ooen a regular attender for many years, winning the trophv three times. Steve Williams was second with a score of 36 points ,rnd ex-C'entre President Ronnie Smith Cilme third with JJ points. Twelve FPs enjoyed extcllent fellowship , and sandwich<.'5""ere consumed in the Clubhouse afterward,. In the absenceot the Centre Pres1clent,l\igel Watt presented the prizes

This year'souting will be held again at Bruntsfielclon Wednesday2! Augu~t and, it is hoped, will incorporate the matc.hwith the Glasgow Centre!

ext year's Dinner will be held in the Carlton Ihghland Hotel on Friday 1 Marth 1996, the eveof the Sc.otlandv [ngland RugbyInternational at Murrayfield An~ reader who has recently come lo the Edinburgh are.-i and who ha, not rec.eived any communication from the Centre is invited to contact Nigel Watt at hisbu,iness address of 21 Stafford Street, Edinburgh - Tel 013 1 225 8884.

Thefollowmg fPs attended the Dmner: G JG Allan (1963-76), AM Beattie(194457), D A Brillain (1943-49), A H Cairns (1943-5(,), I P Cairns (1945-57), JM Cheyne (1940-43, 1945-52), D LCowie (1942-44), Dr SW Cummmgs(1%5-69), B D D [mslie (1929-35), Dr DJ fettes (1953-59), J[ Fra,er11936-491, AG RGarden (Deputy Rector), Dr 8 S Gray (1943-49), I F Hendry (1951-65), S !toward (1947-581, RB M Howie (1972-78), D G Kilgour (1938-S0J, Rev Dr JFf..1rk(1937-47), Proft-ssorPN Love(195258), Dr AW McIntosh (1932-45), AM Mc.Laren(1926-39), K I Masson(1959-72), WA Morrison-Gill (1923-26), Dr A E Philip (1943-56), R S Rilley (1947-55), DP Smith (1945-47), R G C Smith (1926-37), WA Steele(1945-51), DJ Stephen(1946-52), IT Stephen(Staff), D M Watson(1979 85), MF Watson (19-D-461, NG M Walt (1963-69) and RA Williamson (1928-36!.

Glasgow

This year was FPs' turn to orgamse the Joint function with Gordomans and High School FPs.

A visit to the Scottish Nuclear Power Station Jt Hunterston proved to be interesting, well organised and educational. This was followed b} a lengthy lunch at Seamill Hydro, where lots of school day memories were ~hared.

The thirteenth Annual Dinner since the resurrection of the Centre in 1983 was held m the Swallow Hotel managedby Willie Woods (1970-76), who ensured that all FPs and their gut>sts were well fed and wined and, in several cases, ac.commodated O\ernight.

TheChairman o( the Centre, Gary Allan, introduced histop t,ible guestsin a highly entertaining fashion, settingup the high standard 0 1speecheswhich followed.

The principal guest was Donald Findlay, QC, one ot \,hose appointments Is a, Vice-Chairman of RangersFootball Club. During his clever, entertaining toast 10 the School and the Club he made reference to Aberdeen FC's lowly position in the League and expresseda wish to be askednext year to speakat ~Ps' Stenhousemu1rCentre.

The Rectorand our President,Melville Watson, updated uson the Sc.hooland the Club. Thespeechdelivered by Nicholas Fair, the Head Boy, enhanced our view ol the younger generation as well as adding to our pride in our School.

In his vote of thanks, Andrew McLaren covered the field with particular reference to the Chairman'sexcellent handling of the proceedings.

Any Fl's in the West of Scotland will be warmly welcomed at the following Centre eventsin 1995-96:

Aberd<'t'n Gr,1mm.1rSthcxil Mag,17ine

Joint outing with Gordonians and Iligh S<.hoolFPs, "Scotland the \'\hat " final appearance at the Kings Thl·atre,Glasgow, Monday, 18 eptember 1995. Annual Dinner, Swallow HCltel, Gl.isgow, Friday, 15 March 1996.

Thefollowing FPsattendedthe Glasgow Centre 1995 Annual Dinner: David Allan (1945-58), Garv Allan (1963-76), Peter Cairns (1945-S7), Hunter Cairns (194!-56), B.1sil Emslie(1929-35 , lain Fergusson,1%0-64 ), Willie Gow (1918-19, 1925-28\, Jim Guy 11924-36), Da, id Kilgour (19!8-50), SandyMl ,!,vain ,1945-51,, Andrew Mclaren (1926-39), Gibb Pennie!1923-26), Melvillt• Watson (1943-5f>), Willie Wood (1970-76), Bill Johnston (R<?Ctor), Nicholas FairtHead Boyl, Ruth Dukes (Head Girll.

There follows the 1994 report of the Glasgow Centre omitted from the 1994 Magazim•.

Glasgow

The Centenary of the rr Club encouraged the Gl,1sgow Centre to organise a differt·nt and special oc(asion insteadof our norm.ii annu.il Dinner. A sub-committee of Andrew Mclaren and Basil Emslie was appointed to thin!.. up an appropriate function

TheArgyll Suiteat lbrox Stadium waschosen, and it washoped that Ihedatet0uld be a Friday prior to Rangers, Aberdeen Unfortunately the game• at that time ,,as on a Wedneday night.

The Dinner, followed by a "Bothy Ballad", wa, held on Friday26 ovember. The entert,11ners, Ronald Halcrow (piano!, Dr Bill Jack (fiddle), Joe Aitken (stars,rnd bothy ballads), Mrs Jean lraser (Rccitaltuns), Andrew McLaren ("Scotland the Fit"), were enjoyed by the 95 attending.

The ,peeches at the dinner were restm ted to "the Club", pro1x1scd by the President, Ian Dugu,d and "the School", propost'fl by th<• Rc-cto1, Bill Johnston lain Fergu,sonwa, in the ch,ur

During the dinner theCentrea, usual held its hrief AGM For5C""'on1994-95 the followi ng were elected: Gary Allan (President), Basil Fmslic (Secretary), Peter ('aims (Treasurer)

The very succC'>,fulevening was rnnclud<•d by a vote of thanks to the artistesb} the new Presidentof the Glasgow Centre, Cary Allan, followed by Auld LangSync.

The Annual Gordonian, High Schcx>I, FP, Summer Lunch wa, held at Ross Priory on the shoreof Loch Lomond on 5June199l in perfect weather. TheGolf Competition against Edinburgh owing to a confusion over dates did not take place Gla,go,, , ho,, e,er tla,med vIl tor, by default.

London

We shall look b,1ck on 19<J4 with more lhan a littlt• poignancy. April saw tlw passingof one of our oldest and most loyal members, Wing Comm,mder R D Bruce {1913-22). A familiar /1gure at all our funttions , the passage of tim<• did nothing to diminish l)ougla, Bruce', support and enthusiasm for the London Centre.

In e,1rlySeptember, we were to he shocked b, the sudden death of our Secretarv , Robert A [ M{•nnie (1924 36L That the I ondon Centre toda, continues to prosper Is ,1 te,tament to the punttil1ousne.,., , enthu,iasm and unstinting support given by Bob Mennt{'. He will be sorely missed.

At the AGM held on 12 Ma} 1'J')4, SirAlan Donald, KCMB (1942-44) waselected Presidentin succPssionto Dr IJoug Smith. Bob Mennil' and S,rndvNit<>Iwere eil•cted as Secretar) and Treasurerrespectively In add1t1on, M<1lcolmLvall, Andrew Nohle and JohnTosh were elcctNI to the Exc-cutiveCommittee.

Junesaw the annual Sixth FormVisit to London. The parIIcIpantswere the Deputy Head Girl, Gillian A isbet, and the Deputy Head Boy, Barry ) Shepherd. /\nommo<fation for their stay was very generously provided by Ian Dugu1d. The prowamme included visits to J Silinsbury pie, Ealing Ilospital, Kleinwort Benson, the BBC World Serviceand the House of Commons Cultural interests were not iorgotten, \-vithvisits to an LSO concert al the Barb1can, the Royal Academy Summer [xh1b111on , an opera rehearsaland cri(.kel at Lord,.

The Annual Dinner took place on Friday 11 'O\embcr 1994 m the Caledonian Club. Our Presidl'nl, Sir Alan Donald, welcomed the 41 members and guests who inc:ludcd Melvillf:' Watson, Presidentof the Parent Club, the Rector, Bill Johnston, Dr Alistair Phillip of the Edinburgh Centre, Dick Tyson of the Yorkshire Centre and the London Gordonians' President, Colin Mitchell.

The principal guestwas Lord Mackie of Benshie, .i former pupil of the School and a member of the well -known North-East farming dynasty, who proposed the toast lo "TheSchool and The ClubNin fine and amusing style Replif:'swere made by the Rector and the Parent Club President.

The following rPs attended the Dinner: JG Dawson (1921- !4), Sir Al.in DonJld (1942-44), R Falconer(1944-58>, I PGordon (1952-58), DJ Hopl...m 1955·61), Dr JG W Jones (1937-47), R r Kitson (1946-59), D A Lamont (1951-65), M Lyall (1935-48), Lord Mackie (1933 35), A Nicol (1962-71), AS Noble 11919-52), Dr A EPhillip (1943561, IM Reid (1951-63!, Dr D S Robbie t1936-48l, E Sangster(1927-3')), J Sinclair (1947-59), Dr D W C Smith (1929-41l, Dr) L SThomson (1920-27), JSTosh(1947 48), R F Tyson (1944-49), M F Watson(1943-56) and Dr H M RWatt (1926-381

The 1995 Annual Dinner will be held in the Caledonian Club on rnday 17 November 1995.

Yorkshire

The Annual Dinner was held al the Dower House in Knaresboroughon rriday 30 September 1994 with 14 members, Centre Pr!'sidenlsand guestsattending Yorkshiremembers were particularlv pleased lo meet the visiting Presidentswith their lively conversation which entertained us before, during and after the excellent dinner. The Rector, Bill Johnston, is a specially welcome guest and his detailed and carefully prepared school report is always eagl.'rly awaited

Our tradition of having Birse tea was maintained. Thanks lo Bill Gikhrist's research, we have a much clearer idea of the origin of the term "B1rseTea" a cup of tea servedwith milk, sugar and a dram of whisky in it • but the first use of the term is still a little in doubt. Thereis no question but that 11is linl...cd\\ ith the parish of Birse where, apparently, the reviving beveragewas especially, but not exc.lusively , employed to reinvigorate the postie on his variou~calls, as he delivere<I the mail (on foot)through the winter snow. But in William Alexander's novel, Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk, (t871), one of the leading characters serveslea according to the above nKipc, and her name is Mrs Birse Further learned contributions lo this subject of researchwould be welcomed!

Those presental the 1994 Dinner were: W JJohnston Rector, Melville FWatson (1943-56) Club President. Sir Alan Donald (1942-44) London President, Dr Alistair E Philip (1943-56) Edinburgh President , Dr A Wilson McIntosh (1932-45) Yorkshire Pr<'>ident , W J Alexander (193 1-43), A r C Calder (1932-44), S Duthie (1965-70), Ian A Fraser (1962-68), W Scoll Gilchrist (1929-36), John F Hendry (1951-65), Dr T Nicol (1926-39), D Skene (l 95')-64), R Tyson (1944-49)

Section Reports

Cricket

The Ist Xl were fifJh in the I994 Strathmorc Union behind Gordonians (who won the Championship lor the first time and two other lac.ii teams, lnverurie and Stoneywood/Dyce, .ill of whom employ proless1onals We would havebeen higher but lo,t two exciting matchesin which with a bit of luck, we could haveforced a win. Jerry Moir topped the batting averagesand the team was more ,onsistent than for some seasons but inconsi,tcncy remaim the cause of our relatively poor league position. Playing half our mat<.hes on the Rubisla\, square does not help to foster correct technique for the better wid.ets. The FP and Union bowling statisticswere dominated by Jerry Moir, who again n.:irrowly failed to break the Union re<.ord for aggregate wickets in a season. However, he won both Union averageand aggregateCupsbeating all profc•ssional'ass,1ssins'.A number of younger FP bowlers put in good performances on occasion, which augurswell for the future

The2nd XI arc to Ix- congratulated on winn ingthe Gradel Cup, partly due to Man of the Match Martin Webster'smagnificent bowling performance in the final. Howe\er , they failed to show consistency in the leaguemainly becausethey were unable to field a settled side.

The Jrd XI also struggled in therr le.igue and will find life more comfortable in Grade ~. The team isa good mixture of youth and experience the combined ages of the opening batsman, bowler and wicketkceper is roughly 180'

The•Under 1II Xl were as usual a motley crew of keen and not so keen youngsters. They enjoy their Sunday league and it is a useful breeding ground for the more senior Xb. The Cricket Section consider It is import,int to foster these links with the School and will be starting an Under 15 XI in the coming season.

Finally, off the field activities • despite the lack of a major sponsor, the Sec.lion <.ontinuesto makegreatefiorts to raisefunds,but is somewhat lrustratedby the inabilit y to spend them! The Rubislaw square is still a major problem and, at the end of the last three seasons,the section has paid for additional seed.ind top dressingand <>quipment for the groundsman to try to m.ike temporary improvements until a new grass square tan be laid in the longer term As a start, a new artificial wicket should be in place In the not too distant future. However, other facilities also need upgrading if sensible coaching of youngsters is to lake place: for instance, new rubber matting and surrounchngnetting for .it least two netsand corresponding pr,KtIce facilities ~uch as ,1 bowling machine are required

Curling

Thisyear the membership has reduced slightlv and, in order to maintain five rinks and thus continue our internal leagueswithout be<.omingtotally incestuous, we have been obliged to ha\e rinks of only iour pla>er, and depend on occasional plavers to provide substitutes.

A\ usual we have entered severalcompetitions outwith the club and h,we been rewarded for incredible play In the Province league b} having both our entries able to compete againsteach other in the 'wooden spoon' end of the league.

Roy ,udd 's team of George Cruickshank and Lorraine ,rnd Geddie Ha} reached the linal of the Press 8. JourniJI Trophy and lost only on the Skip, Stone play off A very creditable performance.

In order lo avoid having lo lool-. at the GrJmmar/Gordonians trophy throughout another year we artfully conlrived to lose the match, and simply enjoyed all tht> food and drink thoughtful!) provided at the Seat'ieldClub. Within the Section, the Autumn League wasdrawn by threeteamsin termsof gameswon, but endsup and finally points up gave the win to Geddie Hay and his team of Lorraine Hay, John Drummond and Joan Vicca. The Pairs League was won by Roy Nudd's rink on ends up. The result suggests that O\.erallleq,•lsof sl-.illwithin the St-c:tionarc evenly balanc.cd. The knock out cup was won by Geddie Hay's team helped along by the organi,,1tion skillsof our very own Curling Section Secretaf). The /.ire Mr Allan played a significant and memorable (he'll never be allowed to forget)contribu tion to proceedings. The Spring Leaguewas \\On by the .ilmost unbeatable Rov udd team.

Our Annual Dinner, although rathersparselyattended, was ver, enjoyable and the new menu and serving arrangementsthis year proved to be of a very high standard.

As noted earlier, we have lost some members and would be happy lo welcome new members. Anyone interested should contac.t the Sec.retary, Bruce Allan, Tel 642557.

Golf

The Section is sohent and in good heart but, along with some other Sports Sectionsand the Club Centre, is heavily reliant on the support of non-FPs.

T\~O Sunday Outings were held at Braemar .ind the HAR Trophy was won by Gordonians. Novocastriansbeat us 2-1 111 round 2 of the Queen Elizabeth Coronation Sthool Tournament at Barnton with our venerable first couple of Ian (.reswell and I tarry Kinghorn recording an impres,ive victory out in the country.

The highlight of the Seasonwas theweekend outing to Taymouth Castlein August whic.hwas won by this year's Captain Brian Deighton. Months of captivity in Moscow helped him formulate his gameplan, lea\mg h1,chargelate and coming good in round 3 after the early leadershad had their handicaps reduced After an excellent opening round, Diel-. Cradock had his handicap reduc.cd from 5 to scratc.h and after uncharac.teristicdissent at Saturday night's dinner this was subsequently cut by the Di;c.iplinary I land1capCommittee to a+ 1while Diel-.waseating his Raspberf) Pavlova.

An old face, but a new one in Golf Section terms,was GraemeMearns who kept hi, golf shoes on all weekend and, mindful oi thf' 700th Annivcrsan of the Auld Alliance, took time with the Frenc.h hotel stall to explain some interesting aspe<.tsof both language, in his own bilingual wa).

The golfing package al Kenmore representsexcellent value for money although extras can mount up. Keith Douglas was quietly coerc.cd into supplying Buc.k, fizz with Sunday breakfast. His generousoffer wa, grac.iouslyaccepted by all and sundry and, 15 bottles ot Moet later, he was seen to accept his bar bill oi £416 \\ ith a quiet melanc.hol)'. Your Section is not backward in looking forward and in addition to BS5750c.ompliance, is actively seekingspon,orship of Sundaymorning's breakfastfor Taymouth '95.

Petanque

The inclement weather on Sunday, curtailed mid-summer casual games, but the ,ummc r solstice singles and the open championships of August \~ent ahead with winners as follows: Ron Comber /~ummer so/\ti<('), Fiond Robertson, 'icil Robl.'rtson ,

Aberdf'f?n Grammar School Mag,1zm£•

John May /open trip/c5J, Vera and Robin Bullock topcn doubles) ,rnd A)ron Comber (open .~ingles!.

T\Hl ,uccesslul barbC'CUL'\werl' held and l'nJOyedby all.

The annual dinner in the Atholl was a great evening capped b~ the inevitable "apres· ill Mrs Ta,,,e's.

Rugby

Se,1,on 1993-9-l, the SeLtion\ Centenary Sea,on, had started full of promise but ended in near trisi, with the 1st XV narrowly escaping relegation from Division IV and losing a number oi its senior officials, including Alan Mekie who had been Head Coach for wveral years.

It 1s therefore particularly pleasing to report that Se,N>n 1994-95 wa, largely sun ess1ul.although disappointingly the 1st XV narrowly missedout on promotion

The turnaround was sparked by a number of factors, including the appointment of a nc•w and enthusiastic Coaching Tl'am headed by Brendan Ade> of the School PE Department, ably ,hsisted by Alex Duncan, Al Dalton and Phil Clegg. There was also an influx of new and influen11alplayer'>, the maturing or )Ounger playeh into iully fledged Ist XV star,, and a greater commitment from some of the senior player,, who had seemed jaded just a season previously. All of this was capped by the able leadership of Club Captain, Ian Stanger,who led by example lrom the front.

The Ist XV, after an 1mpressi,e string of pre-season victories against Clubs from higher divisions, won 6 out of their first 7 league games to make promotion a rt>alistic probability, but, thereafter, stumbled again,t the other championship contenders, winning only 2 of their fin,11 6 matche., and, eventually, finishing in lourth plate. '-evt•rtheless, the team could take credit from some outstanding performances, and ended the sea'>on with the third highest points total in all 7 National Leagues. Particularl> galling was that all 5 ddeats ,,ere by 7 points or less equivalent to one convertt>dtry).

Another factor 1n the Ist XV's sulcess wa, the strength of the resene team~ with the 2nd XV having an .imazingly successful ,Pason, winning the Midlands 2nd XV Leaguewithout dropping apoint and even exceeding 100 point, in aslightly one-sided game against Kirkcaldy. Thl' lrd XV wcr(' also suclL><,sful,winning the First Division of the Aberdeen District league.

The Club w;is well repre,Pnted JI Ndt1onal,md District Lewi, with Colin McGuire gaining a North Midlands 'A' Cap, and Ian Fullarton being capped for the :S.ationalside at Under-19 level. The Club was also" ell repre,ented in the Under-21, Under-18, and Under-I r, age group, underlining the sut<.essof the Club\ youth policy which " now benefiting the senior ,ides.

The wason finished on a high note, with the Club winning an unprccedenl('d fi\,e 7-a-Side Trophit>s,which underlines the inherent ability ot the playing membership.

Season 1995-96 now bctkon,, with rugby at the beginning of a new and, to a greatextent, unknown erJ. The a11onalLeaguesystemhasbeen reorganised, with the introduction of four Premier Leagues,and the Section\ 1mmL>diatetarget i, to gain entry into 1he Premier,h1p Thl•re is also the challenge of the increasing professionali,m which is entering into the game. Hmve,er, the Club is well placed to deal with these challengt>,.

On the p1tth, the highlight of the season \~as the suclessful visit of the touring ~outh Afm;in Nation.ii XV to Aberdeen, culminating in a glorious d<1y last 'Jovc•mber "ith RulJl',la" attratling around ~,000 spt•ttators.

Finally, congratulations go to Charlie Ritchie, who in 1995-96 will be a VicePresident of the Scottish Rugbv Union Charlie has \~orked tirelessly for the game in Aberdeen and the North of Scotland over many years and it would be fitting if, as he approache, the Presidency of the Union, the Club could join him in the higher echelons of Scottish Ruby once again

Swimmin g

After the repairsand refurbishment of the School pool lastsession, the Section has returned to normal with a restored membcr,hip enjoying the renovated and redecorated facilitv. As always, however, the Section welcomes new members with whom to share the benefits of an evening'sswimming

The Swimming Section meets every Tuesday evening during term time for the recently slightly extended period of 6 pm to 9 30 pm Until 7.30 pm the pool is reserved for a family se,sion. This is the only session, in which children of members may use the pool, and they must always be accompanied by an adult From 7 30 pm the pool isavailable for adult members' free swimming activities.

The Secretary, whoseaddressis noted in the list of office-bearerselsewhere in the Magazine, is always pleased to hear from those interested in joining the Section Officials reappointed for session 1995-96 arc Roger D I loughton President, Norman ). Marr Treasurer, and Peter Mulvey Secrctal) .

Women's Hockey

In season 1994-95 the Club enjoyed its greatestsucces, since its inception. Consequently, we can now boast two teams in North District Division 1 and, for the second season in successionour 1st XI were runners-up in Division 1. We can also be very proud of our second XI who excelled this season by finishing runners-up in Division 2, hence their promotion to Division 1.

In a very tightly contested indoor league, our team finished third in orth District. We also competed in the North District Indoor Challenge Shield and finished runnersup to Highland ... again!

The highlight of our season was our performance in the Scottish Confined Cup We entered this Cup for only the secondtime and managed to reach the semi-final. In the semi-final we were narrowly defeated (1-0) by the eventual winners, I lelensburgh, the West District champions. It was a fine effort all round On the day we were cheered on by a large travelling support. We must thank all of thosewho came down to Bathgateto encourage us and we can only hope to reac:h the final next year to do thesesupportersjustice.

In the North District 7-a-side Jnd 11-a-side tournJment~we finished runners-up. This wa\ perhap5 because we organised the events! We continued our consistent seasonby finishing runners-up in the last tournaments of the season, the Deveron 7-aside tournament and the Bell Baxtersevensin Perth. I lopefully next yearwe will finish one better 111 at leastsomeof theseevents!

Thanksas usual 10 all those who haveplayed, organised, supported and helped u, along the way. Special thanks as well to our \ponsors, Stronachs, and our umpires without whom most of this would not be possible

The Club's official; for 1995-96 are President Rhona Maclennan (1981-87), Treasurer Karen Hay (1984-90), Secretary Emma Hendry (1985-91), Captain Helen Pocock (1981-87)

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Annual Dinner

The 1994 Annual Dinner wa, held In the Marcliffc di Pi1fodel, on friday, 28 October 1994, and wa, attended by ninety live fPsand guests.

Vanous rea,ons have b<.'<.'n adduced for the disappo1nlinglv low attendance, including relatively short notic.eof the date of thl' Dinner, and formal dinner fatigue in lhe wa~e of lhe Centenary year. However, the hardy wuls, whose appclilcs had 1101 been dulled by the Centenary, and who still had a spau• in their diaries, enjoyed the usual fellowship ,md fun, and \,ere rewarded for their loyalty 10 lhe event b} speeches from Ronald "Tarzan• Macleod (Schooland Clubl, the Ree.tor,1ndthe President(repl1e<. on behalf of Sc.hooland Club respcc.I1vel},, Gary Allan 1theGuests), George Ross reply lo the Guests) and Douglas Fowlie (vote of thanks to the Chairman, Melville Watson).

O\er the last twenty yearsor so, the Annu<1I Dinner h<1, not invariably been well allcndt>d, bul almost invariably tho'>l'who do attend arc at J loss to understand why there arc so man) absentees from such an enJoyablc occasion. When .ittendan<P figures haw dipped, lhP EntertainmentsCommitlce has usually scratchedits collective head in an effort lo dream up ,1 formal with more popular appeal, but long before any reform can be formulated and impll'mented , the numbers attending have increased, and the tried and trusted pattern of the Dinner has acquired a new lc,1scof life.

The reasonfor the upward surgesin attendance, as well a, for the level of general satisfaction with any Annual Dinner, i, not hard lo find. II rests with theextent to which FPsare able to organise largetables of those with J common interestor special bondd year group, a Sports Sl•ct1on, or whatever In the nol too distant past, for example, the faltering succes~of the Dinner was restored land re1uvcnatt•d I by the tiN all ladies table in 1980, and more recently by a massive influx of young FP conlemporaric, in 1984 .ind 1985

Thisyear's Magazine givesample evidence of the current popularity of reunions, predominantly of School years, but also, for example, of inmates ol the Boarding House. Thosewho arc responsible for organi~ing such events, might wish to com1dcr mounting more frequent mini-reuniom , based on the Annual Dinner, for those of their groups who live locally, or not too far distant from Aberdct•n It isa safepred1c.tionthat, if they did ~o the outcome would be the enhanced enjoyment both of their fellow s and of the FP Club at large

Boarding House Reunion

On Saturddy 8 July 1995 the second Boarding House reunion took place in the Atholl Hotel, KingsGilte, Aberdeen. The previous reunion had been held as long ,,go as 1951. Eight former boarders who had attended in 1951 were presentat the 1995 reunion.

The c.hairmanfor the evening, Dick Cradock, welcomed principal guest George Barton and 41other boarders including Jim (ook and George Stephenfrom Canada.

The ReverendPeterGordon said grace and also made rererence to thosewho had given their lives during the war and to those others who had died more recently A short silence was observed to remember old triends

Th£> chairman asked George Barton to present his speech, "Tales of a Housemaster". George, a past Presidentof the FP Club and Housemasterof the "other place", Sillerton House (Gordon's College), from the open111gday in 1937 until 1964, entertained the company with an excellent speech, making many interesting compari,ons between the two houses. He told of the problems of having h.id 333 boys through his h,rnds, but also of many who h.id ac.hievedgreat success in the outside world George finished off with •friend s, while of necessitymu( h oi what I have had to say pertains to Sillerton House, I hope that some of my thoughts will havestruck a nostalgic chord in your own memorie, of your days in Grammar School House•.

David Brittain presented "Tales of a Boarder", a brief account of recollections of when he wasa boarder.

Eric Rogers proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman thanking him for hi, excellent organisation of the wed.end in general.

Finally Jim Cool-.recited a very apt and sincere poem, "Round the Corner".

The formal businesswas completed before 11 pm, whereupon groups, many of whom had not met since sc.hool days, formed and enjoved some refre,hments and discussion into the early hours.

On Sunday9 July 1995 aget together of some 40 ex boardersand wives was held in the Club Centre

The following ex-boarders were present: •w D Allardice (1934-39), I B Taylor (1933-40), 'GS Grant (1935-40), JS Duguid (1934-41), G Stephen (1936-42), N W Taylor(1939-42), *GS Emslie(1933-43\, RJAitken (1934-43), AD R fiddes (1936-43), M PLittlejohn (1939-43), IRogers(1940-43), D LCowie (1942-44), RSleigh tl 943-45), •G F Durno (1939-461, J W Cradock (1940-46), R L Watson (1941-46), J A Cowie (1943-46), •Al Cheyne (1936-48), •p M Gordon 11939-48), •D A Brittain (1943-49), J T FCook f1945-49), •D Jack (1944-50), D L Anderson (1938-51), R H Cradocl-.(194051), W Jack (1945-51), J Cheyne (1939-52), I L FSmith (I943-52), A R P Paton (194752), W D Pyle (1948-52), N R Johnston (1943-53), I SSmith (1944-53), I C Chalmers (1945-53), J L Stephen(1946-53), R W Duncan t1947-51), AW Duncan (1950-53), A Mitchell (19-19-54), 11 A M MacDonald (1949-55), JMunro (1951-55) and W Mc Rae (1946-58).

• Attended 1951 Reunion

Class Reunion 1944-55

The first ever reunion of the cohort which entered the Lower School in 1944 and which was progressivelyenlarged until departure from the Upper School in 19.55 wa, held over the week end of 16/17 September 1994. Thanks to the superhuman efforts of Gordon "Sherlock" Wal"-c>r, a very high proportion of this group were traced, Jnd some 70 clJssmaies, including at least 12 from overseas , duly pi!rticipJted in the festivities.

The openrng event of the weekend was an informal reception in the Downsrai~ Bar of the rP Club Centre, to v,hich we were glad to welcome some of our former te,1chers, viz Jack Lawson, lvor McGee, Ronnie McLeod, James Michie Jnd Ian Stephen Such was the level of contentration on memorabilia gathered by Norman Marr andon rnnversation with glass rn hand that the excellent buffet provided by Hugh and Maureen Pirie was almost ignored, but nothing was wasted since the "left-overs" went to a good cause. Visiting ladies were t•ntertarned al a parallel funclion in the Atholl Hotel, and severalof them arrived at the Club Centre lo escon their partners home safely.

Bright and early on the Saturday morning we gathered at the School for a tour conducted by Rector Bill Johnstonand Senior Janitor Ron rulgN. Old memories were ~lirred only in the premises formerl> occupied by the Lov,er School; returbishment following the disastrous tire has lelt the interior unrecognisable, though clearly much more salubrious than the spartan surroundrngsof our youth. The subsequentbus trip around the town, organised by Ronnie Scott Brown, showed our far-nung colleagues and visitors how much the Granite City has changed in its transition to the Oil Capital of Europe.

The culmination of the celebrations was the formal dinner on the Saturday evening, which was held, thanks to the good offices of Kerth Campbell, 111 the splendid and historic surroundings of Trinity Hall. The rnmpany ot around 130 enjoyed drrnks on arrival, enlivened b) adisplay of <.:and1dphotographs taken on the previousevening by roving cameraman Keith Campbell, and then pr0<.ecdcd to sample an excellent meal complemented b> fine wrnes, commissioned by Stuart Wilson. Ken Peine, Deputy SC'nior Prefect, eloquently proposed the roast to the School, to which Bill Johnston replied in his characteri,t1cally able St)le; Maitland M.ickie, e\er the maverick, ignored instruction, regarding the length of his speech.ind provided some earthy Doric. humour Ito the bemusement of some of the visitors) rn proposing the health of the guests,who, along with membersof the organising Commince at the top table, \,ere ritually insulted! Melville Watson, Presidentof the FP Club, responded in restrained terms. Dinner was rounrled oft with the apposite to,1st of Bon Accord, proposed by Gordon Walker, and post-prandial drinks were available in abundance All too soon the evening endedwith Auld Lang Synesungloudly if not melodically, but the midnight curfew ill Trinity Hall was probably bcnellc ial 111 ensuring that iare\,clls were not loo drawn out and emotional.

Perhapsthe Toastot Bon Accord will mdced be realised with a o;econdreunion in the not-too-distant future. In the me,inwhile the Organising Commillee, notably K(•ith Campbell l\, hose brainchild this was) and the super-etficienl Gordon Walkl'r, can be well satisfiedby the outcome of their efforts.

The followrng b1ograph1<dl details of those who attended the reunion were compiled by John Fraser and l',orman Marr on the basisot information suppliedby their classmates.

Douglas Arbulhnott sef\ied in Merchant Navy from 1958 to 1969, based in India. Spent next Menty-four years with Shell Petroleum Co in various locations around the world Europe (1'orth Sea), South America (Peru>, Middle East (Qatar and Syria) and Far East (Brunei). Retired to live In Banchory in February 1993.

John D Benzie, after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1961 was employed in London for two years. Moved to California in 1963 and took two American accountanC) qualifications Seven yearswith a firm of professional accountants in San Franciscowas followed b) a mo\e to commerce In 1970 joined TransamericaRealt) ServicesInc, of which he 1s currently Vice-President rinance, Treasurerand Secretary Lists a number of leisure interests including tennis, sk11ng, re.iding, hiking and Vintage Rolls RoyceClub.

David A Blade graduated BSc (rorestry) from Aberdeen University in 1958, and has subsequently worked abroad mainl) in New Zealand. Was Commissioner of rorests for Guyana from 1991 to 1993, and is currently Team Leaderwith the Overseas 0e\elopment Administration on the CrossRiverStateforestry Projc<.t, Calabar, Nigeria. A formN captain of the School Cricket 1st XI, his main leisure auivit y Is now golf.

Michael Bowthorpe graduated BSc from Aberdeen University in 1959 and spent sevenyears as a researchphysicist in Australia and Antarctica, followed by si, yearsas a University Lecturer in Queensland. Since 1972 has been an administrator with the Scienceand Engineering ResearchCouncil , including sevenyearsa UK delegate to the EuropeanOrganisation for Nuclear Research,CERN) based in Geneva, and is now the Council's Ilead of Poli() and Finance (Engineering and Technology).

Bryan Broomfield JOined the famil) businessTown & County Motor Garage Ltd, r('tlnng as Managing Director in 1992. A past-president ol Aberdeen Chamber of Commt'rct' Since 1992 has been Chairman of Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust. Leisure 1111erestsarc golf, fishing, walking and travel.

Graeme M Bruce graduated MA in 1958 and BO in 1961 from Aberdeen University and obt,11nedSTM from Union Theological Seminary, New York in I 962. rrom 1962 to 1966 was Chaplain 10Queen\ College Dundee (then part of St Andrews' Univer;ity ), and then spent three years ,is Associate General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement and a further three yearsasMinister of Erskine Church of Scotland, Falk1rl,. Tcac.herof English at Larbert and Falkirk High Schools from 197 l to 1979, since when has been Assistant Rc<.tor , Whitburn Academy. Enjoys musK, theatre, cinema, reading, gardening and sport

Fred Bull gamed the Diploma of Art from Cray's School of Art in 1959 followed by a TeachingC'er11ficatein 1960. For six years he was an Art Teacherin Dunferml ine and Aberdeen before moving to Cra1gie College of Education, Ayr, from which he retired in 1992 as Pnnc.1pal Lecturer in Art. From 1989 to 1992 he was Scottish [dutat1on Department's National Development Officer in Art and Design. Is now Educ<1tion<1I Consultant/Artist. Enjoys hillwalking, golf and the promotion of informality

William JL Buyers graduated BSc from Aberdeen University in 1959 and PhD in 1963. He wasa le<.turerat Aberdeen University until 1965 \\hen he moved to Canada. from that date employment has been with AECL Research, Chalk River, Ontario, originally as a ResearchScientist, subsequently Manager lor Neutron and Condensed Matter Science and currently as a Senior Scientist. Leisure interests include music (Director of CandancloSingers), skiing and tennis.

A Keith Campbell was apprenticed to P N Shinnic, Aberdeen and after National Service in RAF became AssistantService M,inager of that same firm. Since 1961 has been self-employed as Motor C'lain,sAssessor , trading as Douglas Campbell, Aberdeen.

Member oi Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessorsand of International Federation of Automobile Experts. Distinguished hockey career with FPsand Presidentof FP Club 1992 to 1993. Ex-Deacon of the Aberdeen Hammermen Incorporation and an cider of Vlannofield Church Hobbies include golf, caravanning around Europeand tra\el.

JRoy Campbell was aclerk with , orth Star SteamFishing Co Ltd from 1951 until 1960, and then joined Macrae, Duthie and Walker Ltd (fishing \essel owncrs,managers) rising from Cashier to Managing Director. Interested in tra\el, reading, c.ncket and bridge.

David C Crombi e worked for British Rail as apprentice fitter at ln\crune for fi\C )Cars, then mechanical and electrical engineering with British Rail in Glasgow. From 1965 until early retirement in 1992 wasemplo)ed by Building ServicesBranch of PSA in Edinburgh and ROS)1h, obtaining H C in Mechanical Engineering in 1970. Interests include music \\ ith Dunfermline Abbey Choir, National Trust buildings and railwa) preservation !ts.arro\, gauge railway on the Isle of Mull and the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway).

Clifford A D Cruickshank, after qualifying as a CA in 1964, worked as Chief Accountant for various Aberdeen businessesincluding Sunblest Bakeries !five year;), RHM Agriculture Ltd !four vears,and\Villiam TawseLtd (ten years). Retired in 1993 to pursue interests in bowling, music and \\ ine.

Graham Cruickshank's BOS from St Andrews University in 1960 led to becoming a Dental Officer with the RAF from 1960 to 1965 and a Dental Partnerin Elgin for a year before setting up a dental practice in Lerwick in 1966. Seventeenyears later in 1983 returned to mainland Scotland to set up his current dental practice in Westhill, Skene, Aberdeen. Leisure interests are gentle hillwal king, goat-keeping, archaeology and classical music.

Alan Esslemont from 1954 to 1977 occupied various positions, mainly Production Manager, with family company of John [ EsslemontLtd. Thereaftershopkeeper for 10 years and from 1987 has been a Product Manager with Kennerly Farm Dairies. Interested in soccer, hockey and computers.

John G Fraser graduated MA, LLB from Aberdeen University, and worked as a Lmi\ersity Administrator in St Andrews, Edinburgh and (since 19671Aberdeen. taking earh retirement with part-time re-engagement from post of Deput) Secretaryin 1989. Captained Scottish Universities at hockey and played in final trials for Scotland. Still turns out for FP Cricket Section. Since 1980 has been Secretary/Treasurerof Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society to pursue interests in all things Greek and C)priot.

W Brian Freeland emigrated with his parents in 1950 to Canada where he continued his education. In 1966 qualified as Professional Engineer with Vancouver Vocational Institute of British Columbia. Since then has been Senior Engineer with Vancouver General Hospital - Health and Sciences, the largest hospital complex in North America. Interestedin boating on the west coast of North America from Alaska southwards.

John H Galloway from 1955 to 1959 completed a cabinetmaker apprenticeship with the family businessof Galloway & Sykes Ltd. After ational Service in \Vales and Germany rejoined the family business in Aberdeen 1961 and was latterly Managing Director. In 1989 decided to become a hotelier and acquired the Lochgair Ilotel, near Lochgilphead, on the westernshoreof Loch Fyne, Argyllshire. Running the hotel leaves little time for leisure interestsother than the very occasional game of golf.

Robert FGillan, after completing MA LLB degreesat Aberdeen Univer\1ly in 1958 and 1961 respectively hasspent his working life as a ,olicitor originally with Alexander

& Gill,,n (partner from 1966, sole p,1rtnerfrom 1986). Merged with lain Smith & Co in 1989 and assumedJS a p;ir1nerof lhJI firm. A NotJry Public .ind Burgess of Guilcl, eniov, hillwalking, lish1ng,golf and swimming.

George M Hardie, having g.1incd a D1plomJ in Art from Gray\ School of Art became an Art Teacherand l,1ter Dt>sign Manager in Gla,go,~ From 1968 lo 1981! Senior Lt>cturl'rin Art and Design in Aberdeen. Now self-employed Designer living in Strathoon. Leisureintcre;ts are listed as music and golf.

Andrew L Harrow's occupations after obtaining .i BSc degree from Aberdeen Univt>r,ity in 1960, 1nclurlcd employment in I dinburgh with Scottish Agricultural Industries Research Department, in Aberdeen and l;iler ta,t Kilbride, with ls<1ac Spencer and employment with an Ameritan Oil RelatedCompany. Since 1989he has been with the Economic Developmenl and Planning Department of Cramp1an Regional Council. Hi, main leisure interest ,., hi!> regular game oi golf at Royal Aberdeen on a Saturdaymorning.

John G R Howie moved from Aberdeen to Glasgo,, High School in 1951 and qualified MB ChB ,md MO from Glasgow lJniversitv in 1961 and 1966 respectivelv. After four years as C,P in Glasgow (1966 70) returned to Aberdeen University for ten vear, as Lcc.turer/Scn1or Letturer in General Practice completing PhD in 197-t. Since 1980 has been Protcs,or of General Practic.c in Edinburgh Univcr ii) ha, ing become f RCGPin 1<J80 and FRCP[in 1989. Leisureinterestsarc currently golf, gardening and music, formerly rugby /mainly as a referee) and critket.

Roger F Kelty obtained Ilonours Engli,h dl'gree al Aberdeen Univc>rsily111 1960 and l'o,tgr;iduate Certificate a1 the College of tducJtlon in 1<J6l Taught at Kirkton I hgh Sthool, Dundee, until 1966, since "hen has been in the Bahamasas HNd oi [ngli,hNice -Principal al Queen\ College Nassau, then Lecturer 1n ~nglish L,mguagc ;ind Lilerature at the College of the Bahamas, University oi the West Indies Jnd, since 1987, Headmaster of the Upper School, St Andrews School, l'\assau. Full-blue in boxing at University, dart, internationalist for Bahamas, keen on golf, tennis, squash, sc.uba diving, soccerand philately.

J Mitchell Kelty following CA apprentic.eship, spent periods as Chief Acrnuntanl/Comp;inv Senetarv with Bydand D1st1llers& Chemitals and A RGray Ltd From 1971 to 1984 was Area r1n;inci,1l Ac.countant with Grampian Health Board. Sinet' 1984, when he became a Iellow of the Institute of Financial Acrnuntants, has been S<..>cretaryof 1hcRm~ett ResearchInstitute. Enjoy, fishing, shooting and golf

Alistair M Kemslcy qualified asCA in 1%1 and lhen spent five yeJrs wilh Price Waterhouw in London before moving to Glasgow as Manager with Hardie Caldwell with whom he wa, a partner from 1969 to 1987. Since 1987 has been sole proprietor of Kemsley& Co, Chartered Ac.wuntants, Bcarsdl'n, Glasgow. A Ju,ticc of thl' Peace for the County of Lanarkshire Lei,ure interest, arc music (l'spccially operJl, gardening, walki ng, golf and spctlating at rugby and ,ocn• r matthes.

Kenneth Leishman obtained Diploma in Agriculture from North of Scotl,rnd College of Agricullure in 1963 but, following one year with the Potato Marketing Board, moved to live permanently in frJncc. Worked therein import/export, in English teaching, and in plumbing, before retiring in 1987. Hobbies arc reading, badminton, cycling, travel, music and walking.

Raymond A Leslie, alter lc;iving school, worked a, Administrator with City of Aberdeen Education Departmcnl for t1vclve ycJrs, accumul.it1ng v.irious c.crt1ficates and diploma, during that time. rrom 1'l65 served a, Administrator wilh RGIT/Robcrt Gordon University, rising to Academic Registrarand Deputy Secretarybefore retmng

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for health reasons in 1991. Obtained BA in Education from Open University in 1977. Awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Robert Gordon Universit) in 1993. Leisure interest, are golf, che,s, reading and travel

Jon A McCleverty followed BSc at Aberdeen in 1960 with dc:grec studies at Imperial College, London and PhD at University of London 111 1961 Periods a, Research Fellow at Cambridge, Mas,achusctts, Ll'cturer and Reader at University of Sheffield and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at University of Birmingham led to presentposition as Professorof Inorganic Chemistry at Uni\ersity of Bristol. Gardening, DIY and travel occupy his leisure time.

John McDerment took degreeof MA at Aberdeen University in 1958. From 1959 to 1961 worked as a Nursing Assistantin Aberdeen. This was followed by a year as a t.ixi driver in Aberdeen. In 1964 was appointed Clerical Ofi,cer in BT, Aberdeen. Ha, interests in reading and philately and Is involved in Church activities with Christian Brethren including pastoral visitation, participation in services and occasional lay preaching.

Hector A M MacDonald after three years as student of Naval Architecture, tr.insferred to RGIT to take Dip Arch. Qualification in 1965 was followed by membership of Royal Institute of British Architect, in 1967 and fellowship of Royal Incorporation of Architec.ts in Scotland in 1972. Has been in private pracltce in lmerness since 1965, the last 23 years as senior partner in Hector MacDonald Associates. Interestsinclude - sailing, bad golf (his words), Civic Trust, Saltire Society and Rotary.

Brian G McEwansincegraduatingMA at Aberdeen in 1959 (followed by Teaching Certificate 111 1960), has held various secondary school teaching posts - Renfrew, Aberdeenshire, Gourod,, NassauBahamas,GraysE,sexlhead of departmenll, Croydon (deputy he.idJ. Six >ears as Teacher Recruitment Manager for London Borough of Croydon led to running own teaching recruitment company in Kent. Many interestsamateur drama, cycling, rugby, bridge, hillwalking and Great orth of Scotland Railway Association.

Ian M McKenzie, after National Service in the RAF south of the border, obtained an MA dt>grec in English lrom Aberdeen University In 1964. A Teaching Certificate from Aberdeen College of Education followl'CI in 1965. For twentv-nine years from 1965 until taking early retirement for health reasonsin 1994 was a Teacheroi English al Robert Gordon's College and latterly al~o Principal Teacherof Guidance. A further degreeof M Ed ,,as takt•nal Aberdeen Uni,ers11yin 1969. Music .ind tennisare stated as leisure interests.

Robin D M Macleod graduatedMB ChB at Aberdeen Un1vers11yin 1960 follov ed by D Obst RCOG in 1962 and FRCPin 1965. Since 1971 h;isbeen Physician in Elgin. Golf occupie, leisure lime in summer,bridge in winter

Spence Mcleod from 1955 to 1994 has had life ot "Adventure and Experience~• 111 ·world-wide University of Life" (lucky devil!). In detail - lnwuctor at Army Apprentice College in Chcpstow, Representativefor Aberdeen Journals\briefly), Royal Militarv Police ri~ing through ranks lo Corps Senior Warrant Offiter w1Ih servile in Malaya, Borneo and Northern lrl•land. Since 1979 Schools Liaison Officer and Transport Co-ordin,llor, South Shropshire. Acllv111es include g<1rdening, DIY, hillwa lking, car maintenance, Royal British Legion Regimental Assoc1a11onand helping wife with local charities.

John McMurtrie graduatedMA al Aberdeen in 1959. From 1961 lo 1978 he was General M,rnagerCSS Lid, Aberdeen. Since 1978 has been Managing Dir!'tl0r of Alba

lnlcrnational Ltd, Aberdeen and since 1993 Chairman of Alba Groundwater Lid. An internationally recognised oil pollution consultant and UK representative on International Spill Control Organi,.it ion. Apart from some reading and odd Jobs at home, time is taken up by work orienled "pastimes" - writing for Oil 5pi/l Bulletin & fnvironmenral Re11e11 and membership of various associaledcommittees.

Maitland Mackie graduatedBSc (Agr)in 1958 and MA (Hons, fconomicsJ in 1972 - both from Aberdl>enUnivers11y. Since 1958 hasdir<.'<.tedhis lcimil) farming ancf food businessfrom Westertown, Rothienorman. ls well-known spoke,man of farming and other industrial policy matters through his work with Stottish /\.FU (Vi<.e President 1989-94). Awarded CBE for services to agriculture in 1991. Chairman of computer software company, and director of Gr.impian Enterprise Ltd and Rowett Rl',earch Institute. In ,1ddit1on to skiing 111 r--.onvayand S1v1tzerland,enjoys the cxcas1onalgame of golf and curling.

John M Manson left Grammar in 1949 for Royal High School, [chnburgh. Took BScat Edinburgh University 1n 1959. A period as poslgraduate,tudent at the University of California culm111,1tedin MS 111 1% 1 Awarded degreeof PhD, Edinburgh University in 1970. Since 1961, Lecturer, latterly Director of Studiesand I etturer at University of fdinburgh, Institute of Ecology and Resources Management. Combines duties .is Session Clerk of Stockbridge Parish Church with interestsin golf, walking and lheatre. Norman G Marr qualified as Architec.tin 1967 ,llld transferredto Planning same year Director of Planning and Development, Kincardine and Deeside District Council from 1975 till takingearly retirement in 1992. Hasbeen organist of Denburn tformerly Gilcomston) Church since 1956. ElectedFRIAS in 1987 and Commander of Order of St lohn in I9<J3. Member of various national and local committees (Church, amenity, organ, historic arth1tecture). I ists organ playing/building, hillwalking, long di\tance running. books, swimming and entertaining as his interests.

Brian J Martin took various music diplomas - ARCM and LRAM in 1962 and rRCO in 1963. From 1970 to 1<J82 was Organist and Director of Music at Third Church of Christ Scientist,Mayfair, London, and was member of BBC 3 Organ Recital Panel. Sinc.e 1982 Organist and Director of Music, Menken l ladley Parish Church, Barnet, Herts. Organ Consultant to H Groves & Son, Organ Builders, '\Jottingham Leisureactivities - walking and golf (8 handicap).

James B Mcff after taking MA degree al St Andrew~ in 1%0, spent d period with limex in Dundee and a shortspell in teaching Hasworked since thenwith theScottish Office Computer Service and as Administration Officer, Scottish Office, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - currently 111 the Economic Statistics Unit. Has enjoyed hillwal king and tennis- now "boiled down to jogging" - musit, literature (emphasison poetry) - servesas Honorary Treasurerof PoetryAssoc1at1on of Scotland.

Royan S Meldrum's career in the RAF as a pilot, rising to the rank of Flight Lieutenant, was followed by periods as Chief Pilot of Air Ulster based in Belfastand as Training Captain of (ast Afritan Airways based in Na1rob1. From 1970 lo 1990 the base was Luton as a Captain with Britannia A1nvays and from 1990 to date Mauritius as Training Captain (Boeing 767) with Mauritiu Ainvays. Leisure interests are golf, sailing, walking and squash.

Gordon Millar started off as ;i salesman with cotsman in Aberdeen, moving to Bristol and London (1960 to 1967) as Salesman/Area Manager with Siris. Returned to Aberdeen and held position with Crowson and Melroses until taking MA at Aberdeen University 111 1976 follo1-..ed by Primary Teaching Certificate. From 1977 to 1986 Primary Teather in Elgin - since then h~s been Primary Teacher/As~istantHead Teacher in Lossil•mouth. lnterestl'd 111 golf and wine-making.

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RobertMiller's degrec ol MB Chfl at Alwrdeen ,n 1960 led to one year ilS Ifousc Ott,c.cr ,it V\loock·ndHo,pital and Jnothcr at Edinburgh Ro; al lnfirmal'\ Sintc 1962 ha, been in Gf.'ncral Pra<11cc in lnvcrne,, lnlerc,1, includp hillwalking, golf. thcJtn•, mu,ic ,md holidays c1broad

Alan Mitchell alter two ;car, Nation.ii Servilt' . began <•mplo;mcnt in 1'157 with the Ottom,111 B,mk ,rnd (jnndlavs Banl.. throughout the Middle East, acquiring both a banl..ing qualification and a Diplom,1 in Adv,inced Ar,1bic from the Centre for Arabic Studic, in Beirut. From 1971to 1980employment \,,1, \\ ith thf.'C.hasc'v\anhatt.111Bank 111 Qat;ir and Abu Dhabi. R<'lurntngto London in 1980, he set up a, a self-1.'mployPd consult,,nt tn banking and ,w,oc1,1tcdmatters opl•rat,ng in both London and United Arab Emir.ites Lci,ure activities arc rc•ading,ind (even morel tra\el.

Alexander H Mitchell, since tal..mg the l'\ational Diploma in Agritulture at the North ot Stotland College ol Agricultu re ,n 1'1'i8, has run the tam,ly farm near Iorfar. l ec.ture<,al Edinburgh CollPgc on potJIO disc,m~s. lntc•restedin art.

Wilson SMitchell in 19'i8-59 tcxil..the N,1t1onillDiploma ,n both Agncultur<•and Dairying at the North of Swtland College of Agriculture- This lc-d to positions in Cattle Rc,l•arch at thc> ationJI lmtitult• of Re,t>arth in Dairying at RcJding University, li\c>stod. Manager SC-.ATS.it Winche,ter and Agricultur,1I Consultant with the M1111stry ol Agriculture, Fish<>nes Jnd Food at Exeter Retired tn 1992 but still undert,1king rnnsultatK\ work Other interests include gardening. antiques ,ind silver

John A Morgan graduated BSc t[ngl trom Aberdeen in 1959. l'rom 1% 1 to 1%'i 1\asD0.>1gn Engineer,.,,ithHoney,.,,cll Control<,at 1'.c11house, LanarhhtrP. From 1965 until retirement in 1992 was Product Enginecr/Systm1s A11.1lyst "ith lflM (UK) Ltd. Grt't'nocl... t, Cl<>rl..to the C.ongreg,11,onal Board, Fr<-clandChurch, and has inl<'restsin th<m. computers, gardening ,ind st,1mptollec.ttng !past Presidentof Glasgo" Philatelic Society)

Roderick C Munro tool.. 2nd ,ind 1st Matt'!. C-ert,ftcatP1Fore1gn Go,ngl w,th the Department of Mantime Transport 1957-59 follmH•d b; Industrial [ngmc-enng Certificat(• and Pc>r,onncl Management Certificate and in 1')90 a qualification in Supcrv"ory Caring Sl..ills. \ Deck Ofticer "ith the Blue Fun,wl Line 1954 to 1961 and various 11ork,tud1 and pt•r,onnel posItIon, until 1986 I\ hen became Manager of 01,n rc,p,te centr<'in Mo,cow, Ayrshire (for cancer and terminally ill patients). Sint<' I99 l Chairman (1oluntari I Tak Tent Cancer Support Scotland• ba,cd 111 Gl,1sgow. lnter<•,ts .ire rugb, coaching dancing, garden building fishing ,rnd '"alk111g

Carl H Nelson, since 1996, C,vii Serv<1nt 11ith the Alwrdc-en office of th<· Departmc•ntof Soc,al Securtt\ Elc<.tc>d,n May 1992 a, a District< ouncillor Kincilfdtne and Det•sidc• Di,trict Council Al\ ardcd MBE in 1994 Leisure interests 111clude memhershtp of Stonehavc>nSpe.ik<•r,Club.

Arthur C icolson, Jltcr c>q>c•ricnccin admini..trat,011111 the shipping and jute ,ndu,tries 111 Dundee.• , \\-d' a ,clf-c•mploic>d ta\l operator al,o 111 Dundee Gamed a CPrtificatc in ~oci,1I Sc•nice in 1'189 Since 1980 has been a Residential Social Worker ,Depute Officer in C.harge for GRC in Ab<>rdeen Is 1nterc>sted in bo11ls and caravann,ng.

Robin M M Nisbet took Diplom,1 ,n Architecture ,11 Scott Sutherland School of ,\rch ,te<lure- 111 1<J<,2 leading to ARIBA and ARIAS. from 1962 to 197 8 with GN>rge Bennc•II'v\1tchcll & Son. Arlh 1tccts, Abt!rdccn - lattcrl1 as As,ociatc, thl'n \\ilh Scotttsh Health ServttP ,n both lnverne,, and Aberdl•en. Sin<c• 1990 R<>g1onalDirector, Scottish )!Paith Ser,ic <' , CSA Building Di, ision Aberdeen List, his leiwrc• acuvilt<">as sl..1111g, golf. sw,mm,ng and motor ,rx>rt.

Kenneth R Petrie's thirty-five year career in the RAF as a Pilot, Staff Officer and Flying Instructor in Europe and the Middle East also incorporated periods as an Air Allache in Nigeria, AOC to an Air Marshall, Fl1ghICommander (RAI College Cranwell), Le<.tureral the Joint Warfare Establtshmenland membership of the Policy Division at Supreme Headquarters Allied Po"ers Europe. Since retir.1Ifrom the RAF in 1991 ha, been the only airman on the staff of the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London. leisure interests include ~port now wat,hing rather than parI1cipaIing1 , milita ry hi,Iory, theatre and local politics.

Patrick B Philip graclu.1tcdBSc ([lectrical Engineering)from Aberdeen University in 19.57. Thiswas rollO\,,edby various posItIons \Yith '-orth of Scotland I tydro [lc·c.tnc Board in Perthand Beauly, with Consultantsin cwcastle, Johannesburgdnd Brighton, returning to the I tvdro Board, now Scottish Hydro Electric, in Perth in 1990. Interests arc "Hillwalk ing and most things outdoor; fishing .ind catthing lev, and less"

Hugh S Pirie has held position~ a, Accountant in road transport and granite industries. Sine<.' 1986 h,1s been a self-cmplo}t'd Management Accountant. Spent twelve years founding ;md running Aberdeen Road Transport Instruction Centre, training all staff for Haulage Industry through National Training Board. Interested in philatel}.

David H Robertson left Grammar in 1951 for rette, Spent two year, at1onal Servicein Royal Navy - commissioned RNVR Took MA at Cambridge in 1961. Since 1962 has been Schoolmaster at Edinburgh Academy. Interests include Church, gardening and golf.

Edward F Ross has been a teacher of French and German after taking MA at Aberdeen in 1960 and PGC[ in I ondon in 1961. Taughtin Geneva, Switzerland and Bremen, German} before moving to Colchester in 1966. Walking and cycling are given as interests.

Neil M Scott went from Grammar to Mcrchiston CastleSchool in Edinburgh 1950 to 1955. After National Service and a period as student, joined the famil} building contractors and fireplace specialists, James Scott & Son (Aberdeen) Ltd Jnd bcc.ame Managing O1recIor. Continue; variou; businc,s Intere;ts from semI-retIremenl In Aboyne where hl' inclulgc, in golf, skiing, shooting and ii,hing.

Ronald Scott Brown followin g degreesof MA (1958) and LLB 11960), specialised in Investment Management as an assi;tanl and subsequentlyas a partner in Brander& Cruickshank. In 1983 wa; one of the founding Directors of Aberdeen Fund Managers - later changing its name lo Abtrust. Ilaving retired as Chairman of the Holding Compan}, continue, as Chairman and/or Director of many financial institutions both locally and nationally. Member of Aberdeen University Court. le1,urc intercsb ;;ire music and hillwalking.

G H Bremner Sim graduaterl BSc (Hons) and Dip Sc al Aberdeen in I960. Since then has been Director of family rnmpany - George Sim Ltd, Wholesale rruil and rlower Merchants, operating from variou; premi,es in Aberdeen. Other intere,ls are ,Iated as being food and wine.

George W Stephen look degrees of MB ChB at Aberdeen University in 1961, ORCOG in 1963, DA in 1972 and MRCGP in 1982. from 1964 to 1966 was Ship's Surgeon (Royal rleet Auxiliary Service ) in the for E.i,t. Sinte I96(, Principal at Thornaby, Cleveland. Interest; include 41 Club (ex Round fable). Rotarv. cycling. swimming. walking ,ind taravanning

Douglas L Stewart qualified BSc ([ng) in 1960 from Aberdeen. tollowcd by employment in Design [nginccring in privatl' practice in Aberdeen Thereafter

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Pnnc1p,1I Tratt1c. Fngincer AbcrdL'<'nCount, Council 11%6 to 19751 and Grampian Regional Council l I97'i lo 1979). since 1980 has been ,elf-employed in road safety research and devclopmenl. Graduated PhD from Aberdeen Uni"ers1ty in 1994. Interested In h1llwdlking, c.ycling, photography, Church and skiing

D lvor M Sutherland graduatedMA (I IonsFrcnch/Gennan)and M Ed !Hons)from Aberdc-cn in 1960 and 1962 and after tc,Khing Modern Languages at the Grammar from 1962 to 1966, held positions as Lecturer at Belfastand Ayr. rrom 1'172 to 1975 wa, Assistant Director of [ducation for SuthPrland County Council, then Divisional Educational Otiicer,Deputc Director of Education \\ith Highland Regional Council. Since 1985 Rcg,,trar of General TeachingCouncil, Edinburgh. Bec.ime Fellow of Royal Society of Arts in 1990. Interestedin golf, reading, travel ,md the,1tre.

JamesG Taylor from 1959 to 1986 worked as ,m [state Managl.'rin Malaysia, then trom 1987 to 1992 was an Agricultural Conwltant in South East A,1a. Is presently Adviser/Consultant .it Muko Muko, North Bcngkulu, Sumatra,lndone,ia. When in the UII. enJoyshillwalking.

Alistair H Tosh followed a career in lnsurall(.e, 1953 to 1960 with Eagle Star in Abercleenand lnvernc~, then rc•presentativefor forY\ard Trust,Aberdeen until 1964 A short period with EMI I td in Edinburgh was followed hy a pos11ionas lnsurJncc Broker w,th Godwins ( orthl Ltd in Aberdeen and as a self-employed Insurance Broker in >\berdccn. Currently Insurance Broker/Managing Director of Aberdeen lnsuranc.e Consultants Ltd. Likes to play and watch golt, watth socwr and motor sport and play the occasional game oi snooker.

William R Clyne Turner qualified MB ChB at Aberdeen in 1960 ilnd D Obst RCOG in London in 1963 and has been in gcnNal practice in Aberdeen, PurlC),Surrey and I incoln. Thcre,1fterhe moved to Alberta, Canadaand was in general practice from 196.., to 1977 in 8.:inft .:ind lrom 1978 to date in Calgary. Interests include skiing, photography, g.irdening and Elder JI Bethany Church - ,m independent Pvangclical churt h.

Gordon H M Walker from 1954 to 1960 was trainee (.A with JamesMilne & Co, Chartered Account.ints, Aberdeen. Qualified CA in 1960. from 1961 to 1%3 was Assistant to ( h1cf Atcount,mt, Oxo Ltd London. Returned to Aberdeen in 1963 as Qualif ied Assistantwith James Milne c. Co, becoming Partnerin 1965 and has been Senior Partnersince 1980. List, his interestsas gardening, tra\CI and good food.

lain Wares went from Gramm.:ir to Wick lligh School in 1952. S<·rYed in the Pardehutc R<'g1mentin (vprus, Algeria and '-car East. Qual1iicd in teac.hing/translat1on rnglish/llalian in 1973. Co-toundt>r with his wife of Big Ben At ademy, a stJte authomed private Engli,h School at (agli.iri , Sardinia and sinn• 1991 Tran,lator/Researcher Jlso at C,glian. Hill,-,,alk1ng , swunming, British Society of Dowsers, Sardintan Jnd Tunis1dnOrnithology and the ~tudyand ident1ficaI1onof Mideolithit sit<·sarc li,tcd as his interests.

Andrew Warren 's degreeof BSc. ,Geography at Aberdeen Univer<,1tyin 1959 led to J po<,1lion a!> a Soil Surveyor in PJk1st<111. Has been Letlurer/Senior Lctturer 111 Geography at Lnt\ersll) College, London from 1964. Took PhD at Cambridge Uniwrsit} in 1967.

Leslie Watson from 1954 to 1981 worked for llritish Telecom, Aberdeen and from then until retirement in 1992 \"v1th British Petroleum In Aberdcc•nand Gla,gow. Golt ,md gardening occupy his lime nm,

James RWright gradu.:itedMA (Honsl in 1960 and M Ed in 1965 from Al)('rdeen Un1vers1tvbetore taking up post!>a, ,1 te,Kh<'rat Rolwrt Gordon's College and Assistant Dircc.tor of Education with Fife Count} Council from 1965 to 196') Sinu• 1969 h,1s

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been a Senior Lecturer at Moray House ln,litute. I lcriot-Wau University. Since 1978 has undertaken overseas consultancies in the TI1ird World - Tanzania, Uganda, Swaziland, Botswana, etc. Interests 1ndude hockey tcapped for Scotl,md), squashand tennis

Stewart Wilson after taking degree of BSc at Aberdeen Uni\ersi ty returned to the Grammar as Tealher of Mathem<1lics . In 1966 went to Banchory Academ)' <1, Principal Teac.her of Mathematics. becoming Deputy Director in 1972 and Rector in 1978 Consultant to Grampian Regional Council on StafiAppraisal. I las interestsin philatel y, Robert Burns. antique maps of Kincardineshire, Rotary, golf, A\sistant Chief Commissioner- Scout Association

Reunionof Classof 1961

After the unusual time lapseof 26 ye,irs, the Class of 1961 eventually held its first reunion

The idea of a reunion had been discussed for acouple of )Cars.but It \\dS felt th,1I the Centenary Yearof the rP Club would m,1kethe event p,irticularly appropriate. After a fewpreparatory meetingsof the undersigned "G,mg of rour•, former Howlt members, a contact list wa, drawn up ,ind initial 'subs' duly paid

Some attended the Centenary Dinner held on the Friday evening and a most en1oyable tour of the School was arranged for the following morning. Personal visits and a visit to a Rugby fixture in the afternoon set the scenefor the unusual highlight of the Reunion - a Chinese Buffet. Each time everyone went to replenish their plates, they were able to sit where they wished, and to renew old friendships - and old 1okes!

All had been requested to forward a bnef resume of the previous quarter of a century and thesearticles proved to be a source of much interest and merriment.

We weredelighted that Bill May wasable, and willin g, to ~eephis eyeon us onc.e more!

The follow ing attended the Reunion: Dave McDona ld, John Duguid, Raymond Clark, Jim Anderson, '-Jeil Cameron, John Stott, Derek Buchan, Ian Black, David Rae, John Gunn, Ian Ilogg, John Imrie, John Thomson, David Taylor, SandyLyon, Alexander MacArthur, Alexander McConnochie , I larry Matthews, Colin Munro, Alan Pirie, Gordon Petrie, Alan Prosser, Jim Roberts, John Smith, Graeme Speirs, Rodd) Strathan, Ali~ta1r SuIherl,1nd,Robert hail, Geoff Wilkinson , Graham Wilson, David Wood and Sandy Milne.

Ray Clark, John Duguid, Dave McDonald, Geoff Wilkin son

Honoursand Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Derek Ogston (1917-39, 1946-47), MA, MD, PhD, DSc, DTM&H, FRCP, FRCPE, FRSE, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to medicim• and to education After a succession of din1cal teach111g and rt•searchpostshe was appointed RegiusProfessorof Physiologyat Aberdeen University in 1977, but has been the holder 01 a person<1IChair as Professorof Medicine since 1983. I le ha, for some year, been one ot lhl' three Vice-Principals of the University and in 1995-96 ent(•rshis second tour of duty as Senior Vile-Principal. Since he last held that office, he has been heavily comm11tedto General Medilal Council Medicine business and, more recently, he has played a leading role in the University's Quincentenary. He is also Vice-<.hairmanof Grampian Health Board.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Derek George Marnoch (1940-52), BSc, became ,1 Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognIt1onof his servicesto industry In the North-[a,t of Scotland Ile has been Chief Executiveof Aherde1mChamber of Commerce since 1983, having been previous!) Presidentof the Chamber tor two )Cars. An engineering graduate of Aberdeen University, he joined the former National Iishcuring Co Ltd after National Service, and after the company wa, acquired by the Christian Salwsen Group in 1'l70 ht• held a number of senior manilgemcnt posts with the Group, finally as financial sy,tems manager He hasser..,edon an Industrial Traming Board, held d1rectorsh1ps in various local companies, and hasconsiderable expertise in various aspectsof industry Under his guidance , the AberdeC'n Chamber of Commerce has increased in membership from 500 to around 1,200

Stephen Andrew Cormack Robertson(19i9-51), MA, LI 8, ha, become aMember of the Order 01 th<' l:!rit1shrmpire tor servic.esto Swttish entertainment. He retiresfor thl' second time al the end of 19'l5 Following National Service with the Royal Corps of Signal, he was in pralti ce as a solicitor in Aberdeen, latterl) asa partner In \Vibone & Duffus, advocates, until 1982. He then retired from prattlCe to concentrate on a carecr on the professional stageasone of thecomedv trio "Srntland the What?" \~hich hi' and his two colleague, founded in 1969 They had met when all werl• membersof student,' shows while at Aberdef'n Uniwrsity. Their f.irnous group first rnade ii~ mark at the Edinburgh International Festivalin 1969, ,ince when their unique brand of Dori( humour hasfound world-wide fame. A iare\,ell tour endsal His Majesty's in Aberdt>en in '-ovember. Steve and his two partners (\~ho have also been made 'vlBEJarC' all heavily invohed in publici sing the University Quincentena') relebral1ons, and each

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was m,1de an honor,1ry Master ol the University al a graduation cerPmony on 26 November 1994.

University Quincentenary Honorary Doctorates

A-, part of ils Quincentenary telehrations, the Univer~ity of Aberdeen awarded a number of honorary degrees to those who had d1s1ingui5hedlhemseh,e, bv their rnnt ribulions to the advancement of knowledge, to industry ,ind commerce, to lhc communilv, to the Un1ver,i1y itwlf, or 10 mankind in general. While media reporting of these graduation, in July 199, con<enlrated (quite naturally) on the degreeawarded lo the SultJn ot Bru1w1, the readersof this Mag.izine, will havea particular intert">l in two other honorary graduate5.

Extensiveextracts from the laureation addre,se, for tht">l' t\\O tormer pL1pib are quoted belo\, As an aid to the reader'sunderstanding and en1oymen1of the texts, it is probably helpful to note that thi• former wa, delivered hv ProfessorAlex Forrester,an assouate member of the Club Centre with a long interest in FP ,port, while the latter was delivered by ProfessorGraeme Catto, a C.ordonian.

Dugald Euan Baird (1942-541"Euan Baird is an Aberdonian born Jnd bred ,vho ,s rnrren tly the Chief Executive oi the Schlumberger Company and the Chairman of the Bo;ird. Sthlumberger is lhe most adv,rnced,the bigge,t and the most important oil field servicestompany in the world with 46,000 employeesM>rld-,,1de, and a turnmer in excessoi f.7 billion. , ot b;id, you may think for an Aberdeen "loon''. His i, a story of quite remarkable succe,s • suctess ac.hie,edb> dint of hard work, talent and, ,1bove all, remarkable judgement.

"At Aberdeen Grammar School, he distinguished himself not only as a ,<holar but al~o as a sportsman .ind, in particular, .i c.ricket all-rounder of note, playing for the famousGrammar r Pteam which won the 3-Count,esCup 1n 1957. He batted ,vell bul bowled belier. Ile spent J year at Aberdeen Univ(•r~1ty before going to Trinity College Cambridge lo read geophysics. Ile graduated lrom Cambridge in 1960 and 1mmed1ately joined the Sc.hlumbergerCompany as a field eng1ne<•r Sc.hlumbcrger even in thosedayswas a largecompany with interestsworld wide and, as i, usually the casewith oil companies, required a presente bv 11, staff 111 many hostile environments. Schlumberger recruits mosl of its senior peoplt> in this way. A field engineer in Schlumberger leads a very ,olitarv existenc.e in the field with self-reliance and determination beingessential for survival. They carry agreatdeal of respon'>lbility. The training is extensive, there are no second chances and the altrition rate i, high. This survival of the fittest ,election process ensures thdl only those with 1111tiat1ve , manual skills and a rounded ,iew ol life ,urv1ve. Thi, was and still is a t..ey element in Schlumberger's ri'nuitment strategy and is strongly supported by its current Chief Executive.

"[uan Baird as a young grophysi,ist learned his trade in countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe during the period 1960- 1974 ,rnd this experiente has ht>lpcdhim enormousl>• in his subsequent,areer.

»Jn 1974 he was promoted to the po~l of PN,onnel Manager and Vire President of Operations in the Technical Servic.es Division in the Pari5 ofiire. Thereafter he proceeded onwards and upw.irds lo the New York offic.e where he bccam,, Vice Presidentin chargeof world wide Wireline Operations.

The period 19B5/86 wasd c.rucial one for the rnmpany. In 1985 Jean Riboud, the Chief Executive\,ho had run the company for mam year,, died and aftN an interim arrangement which did nol work out well, Euan Baird was offered and ac.ceptedthe

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post. In many wdyS this was a remarkable choice The Schlumberger Company was the creJtion of two brothers - Mar<el and Conrad Schlumberger, an engineer and a scientist. In 1986 after 67 years it w.:is still very mut h a family business run by the richest d>nJsty in rrance Euan Baird was not a member of this family - he wasn't even a Frenchman - 7UT ALORS - a Scotsman running this most famous of Frenth companies this re.:illywas stretchingthe Auld Alliance a bit far.

"He inherited the job at a time of crisis. The price of the barrel of oil had plummeted and in 1986 Schlumberger lost £1.6 billion of their turnover. Stern measureswere required and stern measureswere taken immediately by the new Chief Executive: he trimmed the workforce by one third; he sold unprofitable parts of the business;he bought back 20% ot tht' Schlumbergersharesinto the Company.

"I fis long term strategywas to focuson the activities that the company was bestat - oil field services. In other words they should "stick to their knitting*. He set about improving the company's competitiveness by progressively raising its research and development activities. Ile focusedthe company'sbusine son [urope and the Far East. These steps not only saved the company 111 1986, they led to what the company has bffome today

"The tompany is a leader 111 technological development introducing new exploratory technology to help drilling companies to find .Jndexploit new oil reserve<.. It has moved strongl> into the <ustom1sedtelecommunic.J!lons servicesby linking with th(' Cable & Wireless Company, pioneering the use of the Internet and other sophisticated IT applications on behalf of the oil companies.

"Working at the forefront of technologic,1Idevelopment is extremely risky and has been the downfall of manycompanies world-wide - largeand small The risksare high, but so also arc the r('ward\. Schlumberger, guided by their Chief Executive's remarkJble judgement, consistently manages to avoid the technical, financial and rol1tical pitfalls to which so many others have sutcumbed.

"Under Euan Baird's Chairmanship, the company not only continues to compete strongly in the market but Is al!>o progressivein its social policies. He has pioneered the recruitment of women 11110 the company at all levels, with a target of 10% of all engineersbeing female. He hasp1on<>eredthe useof indigenous staffin countries such as Burma, and the training and development of such staff within thesecountries. He has provided strong support to those Schlumberger \\ ives and their families whose husbandsare away for long periods in the field.

"He Is a natural linguist who .ippears to be able to move arounrl the world C'tlortlcsslywith his Dani,h wife, Angelica. Whi le he runs the rnmpany, she works as a foreign correspondent meeting deadlines for Editors in the capitals of the world

•The University Is fortunate lo havethis independently minded, perspicaciousand personable Scotsmanas a friend and supporter.*

Ian Mciver Ouguid (1')38-4] ), 0 du M. MD, PhD, rRCS, rCPOphth, DO. "Ian Duguid is a doctor, an eye specialist of singular distinction. Withm that neat and c.ompau frame there is a tlimcian c1nd teacher of very great renown. Indeed his achievement, are well recognised not only in Britain but in many foreign countries, particularly in Europe and the Middle East Although his parents are Scottish, he himself wasborn in the rt,deralt•dMalav State<.as the, were then known. Returning to Scotland as a youngster, he waseducated at Aberdeen Grammar School. Despite this, he proved an able pupil choosing to study medicine al this University Ilis undergraduatPyears were dominated more by his Interc•stin rugby than by academic pursuits. I le was a particularly fast wing forward, learning al an earlv st.ige the skills of side-stepping and outflanking apparently formidable opponents I lis contInuIng

interest m the fortunes of Aberdeen Grammar f Ps Is more of an idiosyncrasy than evidence of a c.ontinuing love affair with the sport.

"Graduating MBChB in 1948,hedetermined to specialise in ophthalmo logy. After house officer posts, National Service in the RAI- and further medical training at Woodend Hospital, he was appointed a~ an assi,tant in the Anatom)' Department. II was here that he gamed a prestigious Medical Research Council Scholarship to the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris al the Foundation Rothschild. There, as an erudite foreign graduate, he lunched, from lime lo lime on a friday, with Baron Edmund Rothschild and his wife 111 their home oulwith the city. It was at this lime that he first appreciated the delights of their homcmade wine - Chalcau Latour. In many ways that MRC scholarship lo Paris had a profound influence on his career Nol only did he meet Brigille Bardol, but he became a fluent 1-renchspeakerconversing as readily m Frenchas in English.

"On completion of his scholarship he returned to Britain where he Joined the ln,litute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Fye I lospital in London, and continued his clinical training and his research into e)'c disorders, obtaining in rapid succes,Ion an MD from Aberdeen In 1959, the Fellowshipof the RoyalCollege of Surgrons of London in I% I and a PhD from the University of London in 1963. As a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon al Moorfields and the We~lminster Hospital, London he rapidly became ~nm,n for the ex<.ellenceof his tcach1ng and for h1; clinical skills. His research interests encompassed eye infestations, hypertension and diabt'tic eye disease~. He perlormcd the first vitrectomy - an operation capable of c.orrectingsome aspectsof grossly impaired visual ac.uItyrestoringeyesightto the apparently blind - and an operation now routmel}• undert<1ken.

"This slight but charismatic surgeonestabli;hed in I tarley Streetand Moort1eldsa clinical practice which attrac.tedpatient; from around thP world. I te was and ,till is to be sPen dominating a ward round of surgical colleagues, many twicl' his size, simply by the force of hi, personality and his knowledge. It seems likely that he hasbeen in more palacesand looked after more headsof ~tatethan any othe1 clinician - and at the time when these headsof state w1•rc pxerting very con,ider,1ble influence over world affairs. As a result, young ophthalmologistshave for many yearstravelled lo London to complete their training under his tutelage.

"Inevitably, his leadership, his clinical skills and his teaching ability have been increasingly recogniwd. He is asenior Fxaminer for the Royal College of Surgeonsof London He is a member of the Coun<;ilof the French Oph1halmological Socil'ty and frequently presides at their me<>tings. In 1985 he was awarded the pre;tigious Ordrc du Merit by the french Government. He is a Freemanof the cily of London (which apparently allows him the privilege of taking hi, flock of sheep acro,s Tower Bridge), and is a member of the Royal Soliet} of Mcditine. I le has lived in London for many years His loyall1esremain in the North-E,1st and he retains a keen interest in the city, the University and even the Grammar School.#

George Gordon Allan (19~9-51) has had his second book publi\hed A SportinJI Wanderer (Alpha Press, Brighton) con,ists mainly of his articles from The Times on a variety of sporting topics, rounded off by his bowl, diary for the 1994 summer season. There is an extended mtrodu{lion which toucheson hi, }'earsal School and on rugby perwnalities such as Dally Allard1ce, Ernie Michie and Ron Comber His first hook, Bowling Fnchanted Woods, appeared last year. He has worked for The 7imcs sincl' 1965, m.iinly a, a freelance.

Stephen James Allan (1983-119), B[ng, PGD1p, graduawd in Electronic Engineering

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at Dundee University in 1993 I le then complewd a supplementary course in information tt'<.hnology and Is presently with RAPRA Tethnology in Shrewsbury, organising the networking of their current stand-alone computer systems and developing CD Rom packages.

Chloe Beazley (nee Barclay) (1976-82), whose marriage is belatedly reported else\,here in this Magazine , is now the proud mother of triplets born in July 1()94. Chloe trained as a nurse in Aberdeen and then studied midwifery at Stobhill Maternity Ho,p1tal, Glasgow. Thehab1c.>swere born at Chelsea & WestminsterHosp1t.il, London, where she was d midwife.

Rae Colledge Barton (1942-55), MA, LLB, has joined tht• Aberdeen & Northern Marts Group as company seuetary. Formerly a partner 111 an Aberdeen law firm, he was in practice on his own ac.count as a soliutor in Aboyne from 1979 until his businesswas amalgamated in 1992 with that of Messrs Campbell Connon, solicitors, Aberdeen, with whom he has sIn<.ebeen a consultant.

Aberdeen Chief Executive

Alan Grant Campbell (195()-65), LLB, h.is bt>en .ippointed to the post of Chief Execullveof the new Aberdt>enshire Council, which has come into being as a r(><;uftof the latest rc-organisa11onof Local Government In Scotland. His entire career has been in lot.ii authority work, rising from an apprentiteship with the old Aberdeen County Council through various promotions, ultim.itely becoming Chief Exetutive of Gr.1mp1.in Regional Council in 1991. In addition to the rl>sponsib1lit1csof that office, ht> ha, abo been involved with various commi ttees outwith Grampian, and was Adviser on Regional Policy to COSLA. Ile has madea considerable input lo the training of aspiring -.olicitors through involvement in the Public Administration course of Aberdeen University's Diploma in Legal Practice. In hi, new appointment he will overseea staff of around 10,500, likely to be drawn from the four rnuncils from which the new .iuthority derive,, B.1nff& Buc.han, Gordon, Kincard111e& Deeside and Grampian.

Margery Grant Coulls (1975-81), who fi,.,t captained Scotland'~Li!die<. ' Hockey team in 1990, ha, retired from inlPrnat1onalhockey. She has 96 senior outdoor cap,, and hasalso captained Scotl,md 'B', the under-21 team, and Stoltish S<.hoolgirls. She hasalsobeen capped 20 times for the Scotland indoor hockey ll'am Margery currently managps the Scollish under-18 women's team, and Is C.1pta111of Gla,gow Western, for whom, a, reportt•d bt•low Tracey Robb i, goalkeeper. formerly a PE tealher ill St Mathar Ac,1demy, Aberdeen, Margery ha, lwen on the ,taff of Lomond Sdiool. Helensburgh, for the past five year,.

Brian Kerrington Crookshanks(1914 46), TD, MA. LLB, retired 111 August 19')4 ,1, a Depute Procurator Fiscal in Alwrclcen. After almo,t twenty-two }l'ars in private pradIte as a soliutor 111 Aberdeen. he joined the Procurator Fisc:alSL•rvilein 1975. Ile was for twelve year, a member of the Councii of the Procurator Fi,c.al Soc.iety, the profc.,.,ion.il body representing the membt•r<,ol thl' ,ervice.

Second World War Recalled

John AlexanderCruickshank (1926-29), VC. w.i, invited to open ,1 new U m1ll1on training c.entreat KAr Kinloss named in hi, honour earlier this yPar One of only two former pupils lo ha,e been awarded till' Vic.lori,1Cross, he received hishonour after,a, a rl1ght lieutenant , he piloted a CHalina tly1ng boat ot CoastalCommand out ot Sullom Voe and, in fale of he,wv dl'fen,ivc lire, ,uclecdl'd in sinking a Germ.in submMim• oft

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the Norwegian Iofolen Island, He was severely tnJured in the attack, in whi<.h his navigator was killed and l\vo other, of lhe nine-man crew were also injured, but after his Flight Sergeant flew the aircraft back to the Sht•llands he him,elf took over the c.ontrolsagain and ran the badl} damaged plane onto the bt•ach to prevent it ,inking. The new cenlre at Kinloss will lrain Nimrod air and ground crews. After opening the <entre, he was I,1ken by Nimrod over lhc oil terminal which now occupI~ his wartime Sullom Voe base.

Jonalhan Mahram Daube (1951-53), a gr,iduale of Aberdeen Un1vcr,iIy (MA, 19571and of Ilarvard University (Doctorate, I968), represented Haf\ard Universily al the February <.elebr,,tionsof the Quincentcna'} of the founding of the Univ('r,ity of Aberde(•n. He now live, near Hartford, Connecticut, and is Presidcnl of M,rnthe,ter Community Teehnic,1I College, Conncclitut.

Norman Bruce Deans (1')112-881, ,1ftergraduating as a Ba<.helorot ~ng1n<•cringal Aberdeen University 111 1992 with honours in Me<ha111cal Engineering, went on to graduate in 1994 as Master of Science (Offshore Engin('eringl al Robert Gordon Univers1Iy. H(' is now a drilling l'nginccr wllh SanIa ~e I lis brolhl'r , Gregor Euan Deans11984 90), who graduated Bathelor 01 1:ngmccringat Hcriot Watl University in 1994 with honours in Hectrical and fl<,ctronit Engmcering, Is now ,Iudymg for his MSc in Offshore [ ngincering at Robert Gordon Universil},

James Forrest Donald (l 9J8-40, 1941 44) wa, aw,mlPd an honorary dcgr\'e of Ma,ter of 1he Univers1tv (of Aberdeen) al J special graduation ceremon} on 26 November 19')4. He retired re<enll} after a life1imc a,socialion with Hi, Maje,t> 's Theatre, which had been boughl by h,s grandf<1thNthe year before James wa, born Afler <.0mplc1inghb cducalion al Gordon,1oun ~nd Nat1on,1I 5Prv1<em lh<'Royal Arm} Orclin,rncc Corps, he Joined the family busint'ssat the Thealre, working his way up by means of expNience in all asp<.'<.tsof the working of lhe 1heatre. On his falher's death in 1971 he became a dirPctor of 1heTheatreand wlwn, someyears laler, it wassold lo Abcrdel'n Districl Council hl• wd, appointed TI1eaIre D1re<lor,wilh a free hand to run ii. Over 1he years he h.Js made lhe Theatre one of the best in lhe tounlry , and has broughl the bc,I shows ,rnd artisIes lo lhe tity. I fe h,1s served on 1he Scollish Aris Count ii Touring Commiltee and lhe Theatre Mc1nagers'Assoc.iatlon; h<• has bPen ,1 go\ernor of the Scottish Theatre Tru<,1, was a iounding fund r,1iser for the Aberdeen lnternalional Youlh Fcstiv,1Iand ,till serve; on ils Advisory Committee

Norman Esslemonl (1948-~2), MA, who 1, managing direc-lorof the Esslt•mont& Macintosh store in Aberdeen, \,as appointed Chairman of Aberdeen Cily CC'nlrl' Association in 1994. Ile is a former 1-'rcsidenl of Junior Chamber Aberdet•n,,1nda pasl Chairman of Ihe School BoJrd of Harlaw Ac,1demy. He is a dire<tor of Aberdeen EnterpriseTru,t IId

Alison Leslie McGregor Findlay (1979 85) was ..criously in1urcd in an acc1den1 b<·sidethe Glenshcc Ski arcJ in April 1994. She w.Js In c.ompanywith three friends when she• was slruck ,rnd crushed by several tons of snow whi<.hwa, being movt'd by a mechanical pistegroomer Alison, who is now living in London, sustc1ineda fraclurcd spine

John Thomson Clifford Gillan (1934-4&). MA, LLB, retired m April 1994 after almml foriy years in pranice as a solicilor in Aberdeen. Afler National Sl-rvite wilh the Royal Artillery he Joinedhisf,1ther'sfirm oi Alexander & Gillan, advo<ale<.,in which he W,1' a partner until 1975. He was then assumedas a pMlner 111 Wilsone & Duffus, advocal(",, wilh whom he rnntlnucs to be associaled a, a tonsultant.

Arthu r GranI (I<J47-51) hdsr!'lired aflcr l\, enly-five yl'ars' service with the rt•gul<1r army, followed b}' fiflecn yea,., a, a perm;rnenl staff admini,tralive officN in 1he

Territorial Army. He i, now living in France. His regular Army servicl.'was spent with the Royal Army ServiceCorpsand the RoyalOrdinance Corps, meludmg three toursof duty with the ParachuteBrigade, and almost five years loan service with the M.ilaysian Government. During that time he attended a number of joint f P and Gordonian dinners and enjoyed the kind hospitality of many FPs, mainly rubber planters living in Malaysia. IlisTerritorial Army service was largely ,pent with the ParachuteRegiment 111 Glasgow followed, after it\ disbandment, by short \pells with the Royal Corps of Transportand the ScottishYeomanry.

Retiral of Industry Leader

Sir Denys Hartley Henderson (1938-50}, Chairman of ICI since 1987, retired in April 1995. I laving served his apprenticeship as a solicitor in Aberdeen, and completed ational Service as a Staff Captain in the Army Legal Services,he joined ICI in 1957, 1111tially as a lawyer. He then spent twenty years in vanou, busint>ss appointmentswithin the company before 10In111gthe main board as a director in 1980. He became deputy chairman in 1986. Addressing the annual meeting in March, Sir Oenys s..iid of his eight years as chairman, "These years have been full of challenge, starting with the Stock Marl..etcollapse of October 1987; the longest recession for 60 years; chaos in Eastern Europe, which affected the defence and ,1erospaceindustries; and the emergenceof a rapidly growing chemical industry in Asia Pac.1fic. Against that fiercely competitive background, the company has coped extraordinarily well." Sir Denys Is not quitting businesslife as he is a non-executive director of BarclaysB..ink and has been appointed next chairman of the Rank Organis.ition. In addition, he wa, appointed in June as Chairman and first Commissioner of the Crown Estate in succes,Ion to I ord Mansfield. earer home, he Is chairman of the Quincentenary Appeal Committee of Aberdeen University.

Douglas Robert Kynoch (1948-56), MA, former Grampi.in Television and BBC personality, last year had considerable successwith a nc>w hook, Teach rour,elf Done. It was number one in the Scottish be~t-sellers list soon after it was published. Initially, Edinburgh and Glasgow bookshops did not want to know about the book, but wt>re soon damouring for copies. According to its author, It is not real!) a learning book, more•a humour hook. I le is quoted as saying that "the languagepart, although treated seriousl), is dressingon which to hang the humour"

Donald Alexander Lamont (1951-65), MA, ha, completed his tour as British Ambass.idor to Uruguay and h,1s returned to London Ht> has now t,1ken up appointment as He.id of the Rc•publicof Ireland Department in Whitehall.

Vice-Chancellor Faces Challenge of Industry

Philip oel Love (1952-58), CBE, MA, LLB, whose marriage i, reported elsewhere 111 th" Magazine, h,1s been appointed cha,nnan of The Mersey Partnership , a businc-,s boosting organisation on Merseyside. formerl y Protc-,sor of Conveyancing and Profc,s1onalPraltiCl' of l aw ,11 Aberd<>en UnM1r,ity, hi.' h,1' bC<•n Vicc-(hanct>llor of Liverpool University sinee 1992. The rin.inci.1/ Times, when reporting the .ippomtment, commented that getting government agenues, Iota! ,1uthorities.industry, tommerce and warring politital parties to work togetht•r!essential to the P.1rtner,h1p\ m.iin prornotion,1I role), has long Ix-en a problem on Merwvside, wlwre C\Crvone always scen1l'd to want the l,1s1 word. nw new chairman has d wide expent•nce of committee conv<'nersh1p111 the University, thP Iaw SociPtyof Scotland and 111 other areas induding the ~p Club and Club Centre'

JamesForbesMcKay (1959-68), MA, LLB, whose appointment as Procurator fiscal al F-orfarwas reported in the last Magazine, has moved again, and is now Procurator riscal at Elgin. He and his family now live in forres.

Ian FlemingMclennan (1961-74), LLB, until recently an assistantwith James & George Collie, advocates, Aberdeen, has, along with two partners, set up a new law practKC in Aberdeen known as The Commercial Law Practice. The firm, believed lo be the first of its kind in the North-East,will deal almost cxclusivt>ly with commerc-ial and insolvency matters

Alexander Norman Main (I954-&0), MA, PhO, FITD, ERSA, who left the University of Strathclyde in 1986 to take up the postof Director of fducotional Services and Tea<.hingResourcesat Murdoch University in WesternAustralia, hascompleted the first academic year of his return to his first love - teaching. He is now Associate Profes,or of Psychology at Murdo<.h. His special interest is in Cross-cultural Psychology , an area which involves him with the migrant communities in Perth. He remainsclo,e to his roots, however, and was recently elected Presidentof the Scottish Heritage Centre of Western Australia.

Philip John Main (1983-88) received severehead and neck injuries from shrapnel after three mortar bombs were fired by the IRA at ,, security base in Newry, County Down, at the end of July 1994 The attack came on his first day back to duly after a spell of home leave. After leaving School he beg,m d civil engineering apprenlice,hip with the Morrison Conwuction Group in Aberdeen, but joined the Royal Military Police in 1991 and had attained the rank of Corporal. His injuries have left him paralysed, and fund-raising activities are being undertaken by iormer comrades 10 creat(•a spcc1.illyadapted home for him.

David Mann (1960-66), MBChB, moved 10 Brusselsin June 1994 as Director of Researchand Development and Quality Assurancefor Campbell Bisrnits Europe,part of the Campbell Soup Company. He was previously R&D Director of the Jacob's Bakery Ltd for 8 years, where he created his department from nothing. DC5pitehis B grade in Higher French in 1965, he b having to work hard at fluency in French!

Two FP Rectors

DouglasMarr (1959-65), MA, DipEd, who was appointed Head Teacherat Hilton Academy, Aberdeen, in 1986 and became the first Head Teacher of St Machar Atademy on the closure of Hilton ,ind its amalgam,11ior1 with the former Powi~ Academy,has been appointed Re<torof Banc.horyAc<1demyand takesup his new po~l in the summer. An honours graduate of Aberdeen University, he began his tead1ing carC<'ral Hilton in 1970, bec.ameAssistantPrincipal Teacher of History at the Grammar In 1971, and returned to Hilton Academy 111 l 976 as Principal Teacherof History. Al Banchory, he sutceeds William Slewart Wilson (1942-55), BSc, also an honours graduateof Aberdeen University, who began hi5 teac.hingcareer ,11 the Gr,immar before moving to Banchory Academy in 1966 as Principal Teacher of Maths. He bec.,1mc Deputy Rector there in 1972 and was appointed Rector in 1978.

Robert Middleton (1944-48), who has for many years been a leading North-East local politician, has recently received two honorary degrCC5, one from each of Aberdeen's Universities. Convent•rof Grampian Regional Council for four years until the labour Partylost control of the Council in April 1994, he is a former member of the University Court of Aberdeen L.niversity and is a member of the Quincentenary campaign committee. An honorary Doctorate of Laws was C()nferredon him at the summergraduation ceremonies in 1994, and followed an honorary Doctorate of Ietters

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trom Robert Gordon Univcr,ity in 199l. IIt• was chairman of the I abour Party in Scotland in 1986 87, and has recently been elected to the new Aberdeen City Coundl.

Dallas Gordon Moir (1%9-75 ) is no\, ,1 company repre~enta1I , e for the Sun l ife of C.rnadaGroup, .idvising on and selling litc assuran(e and investment produtts He 1, ba,ed in AherdCfc'n.

Sharon Helen Montgomery 11979-81) is no" a classified sales manager with the South London Prt'%,rnd i, living in the Fore<,tHill district of London.

Campbell Ross Fordyce Paterson (1959-72), MA, has been appointed Headmaster of the PrPparatory School of nw Edinburgh Academy from the start of the new session in August I<J'lS. After training as d tedcher, he was for ten yearson the staff ot Lorello Junior School and is presently I leadmaster of Kow School, the prepar.:1torys<.hool of Ourham School. He is a son ol former g,1mes teacher Fordyce Ross Paterson 1192740).

Laura Pike (1982-88), who reu•ntly complC'led a course al Mountvie,, l heatre School 111 London, had her firq television rolt• in an episode of BBC Television's serial set in the North We!>l Highlands. She .ippcart·d under her new stage name of Laura Kelman. No,, b;i,ed 111 [nlielcl, M1cldlt•sex,she had a successful run earlier this year in the Sco111shfarming play The Hondag<•r,.it Wimbledon Theatre. Her combinE'd tdlents a, singer .ind ac.tor ~ecured her the televbion part.

Roy Reid 1947-521, CEng, Ml Mech f, MCIT, Is now living at Radl<>tt, 1lert,. On k•aving School he jmned the Department of '>cientific & lndu,trial Research at Torry RPsearch Station, Aberdeen. Hl' won an engineering scholarship to Robert Gordon's Technical College/Ab<•rdt>t•nUn1vers1I> in 1951 and 1011wd British Rail as a graduate t•ngineer in 1956. Alll'r Ndtional SPrv1(eas a 2ncl L1Putenan1in REM[ during 1958-60, part of which wa, sp('nt in Cyprus, he returned to Bnh,h Kail ancl spent his early ye,m on the ele<.trification ot the West Coast main line. Aller a spell as Produuion Manager ,1t Crt·we Locomotive Works, he f1n1shed his Railway career as Assistant Chief Mech,1111cdl& Ele<1riu1 l Enginl'er of the tondon Midland Region in 1989. He then worked as an l'ngineenng rnn,u lt,rntuntil 1994, hut now con.,,dl•rshimself retirt•d. He 1s m,micd with three married children.

Malcolm ForbesRennie(I'152-hS)l ontinue, with hi, sutces,ful ,Kling career, .ind wa, appt•aring at the l'layhou,e, Fdinhurgh 111 late 1994 111 a touring production of Jo,eph and the Am,wng Technicolor [)re,1mcoa1

Olympic Hockey Hopeful

Tracey Jayne Robb (I')81-1171 , ll B, \\ho is rpgarded ,1s Srntldnd 's b~t women's hockl•) goalkt•eper, is ,1 mt>mlwr of the Brill,h Olyn1p1t Games training ,qu.id of JS players. She is currently rated third be,t in Kntain ond pms her hope, of selectIon on her perform.im e whPn playing tor '>rntl,md in the ~uropean Championship, in Am,tcrdam in June. She h,1sbeen capped 48 1,me,for Scotland and 3 times tor Great Britain. Sh<• al,o coaclws Stotl,111d\under-18 goalkeepers, rellt'Cting that ht>lpof th.il kind w;is not .ivail,1hle to her at that ,tage of her c.iret•r. Traceytr.iins with Gordonians men's team ,ind play, for Gl.1sgow We,tl'rn, who h,1ve been Scottish Women's champions tor the last 12 st•asonsanclhave lostonly one match since the 1'l80,. When not engdged 111 hotkey tr,uning, Tracey is following a career in law, turrently as a tr,1Ine<•,olintor \\llh an Ahcrdccn rinn.

Donald Forrester Ross t1946-601, MA, CA, wds appointed General Treasureror the Church of Scotl,tnd hv tlw Gen!'r.tl A,sembl) in Ma) 1995. After graduating al Aberdt•en Unf\NSII} in 1961 he ser\'ed his .ippr<·nt1tcsh1pas a c.hartl'rE'd,K<.0un1ant

with G & J McBain, Aberdeen, and was then an a<,sIst,intwith Thomson MLLintock & Co in Glasgow. He was appointed As'>i'>tant General Trea'>urerof the Church of Scotland in 1969, and was promoted to be Deputy General Trt'asurer in 1975.

Heather Shepherd (1988-93) returned recently from a three-month Raleigh International Project in Chile. She describes the experience as extremely worthwhile. Raleigh International is a youth development charity which seleus what it refers to as "the cream of Britain's youth" and, through ~ending them on environmental and commun ity projects in predominantly third-world countrie'>,aims to providt• them with adventure, learning and discovery The projetts wh1<.h Ileather ,rnd her c.olleagues <.arricdout included fen<.ingand forestry work, hC'lpinga farmer to d ear his land after .i volcanic C'ruptIon and build a small house, and finding, charting and taking mud ,;amples from l,1kes left over from the Ice Age to be studied by resear<.hers at Cambridge. She thoroughly commends the Raleigh proiet ts to others.

George Scolt Skakle (1927-39), MA, Ministc•r [meritus of Powis Church, Aberdeen, where he served for over forty ye.irs, this year celebrates his Jubilee in the ministry of the Church of Scotland. His daughter, Janel Mabel Scott Skakle (1979-85), BSc, (Phys), MSc. (Chem), will this year gr.idu,lle PhD. She is at present a Re5earch fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Aberdeen Univcr'>ity.

Fresh Honour s for Cricketing Brothers

Michael Jonathan Smith (1')78-84) and Roderick Charles Smith (1980-86) were together honoured by the Scolti'>h( ncket Wnter5 A'>50<.iationat their award., dinner sponsored b) the Royal Bank of Scotland at the end ol last year. Mikc, who play'> for Abt•rdccn5hire, received his award as international player of the year, a fitting recognition of his excellent century again\! the MCC ill Lords He had already been voted Scotland', Batsmanof the Year. Roddy's award was as top club player for 1994.

Logan Dow Steele (1970-76), who has been with the General Accident Assurance Company since leaving Sc.hool,Is now amanager in thecommercial marketing division of the Company and is based in Perth After leaving Abt'rdecn some yearsago hl' ha, moved three tim<.>swithin the 'orth of England,,,nd was latterly al Lanca,ter. Mamed with two children, he now lives at Luncarty, near Perth

Willi am Alexander Steele (1945-51), CEng, MIEE, has retired as lransmi~sion Project Manager with Scottish Hydro-Electric. After leaving School he completed the course in electrical enginet•ring .:it what wa, then Robert Gordon\ Technical College, and thereafter undertook two year\' N,1llonal Service in the Royal avy. In order lo meet the requirements of the Institution of Electrical l:ngineer,, hl' c.amed out two year, of graduate trilining with variou~ companies in Scotland and England. He Joined Hydro-[let tric in 1960 and held various posts in the Head Offic<•, fir,tl) in Perth and then in Edinburgh. While in Edinburgh he w,15generation projc'(.tengineer responsible for the eleLtrical design of Peterhe,1dPower Station and al50 became involved with wind power projects. The latter involvement meant many trips to Orkney and <1 few very enjoyable trips to Barbados, where he was seconded to British Llectricity lnterndtional. He returned to Perth in I990, when the Hydro-[lectric headquarter, v.ere rel0<ated following privatisation, and he t0ntinu~ to live there in retirement. Ernest Sutherland (I951-55\, AMIC~. writes th.it he hopes to return to Aberdeen, \\ here his wife is already re-e~tablished, towards the end of 1995 from 1972 until 1993 he was living in Southern Africa where he wa~ a tonstruction c.ivil engineer, working on major contrJcts al steel plants, coal, gold and diamond mine,, and proce,~ing plants for uranium, coal, gold and diamonds. He was for ,1 spell recently in

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the Kal.ih.iri Desert, with temperatures at times closl' lo 40 degreesCentigrade in the shade. He now experiences the wet paddy fields, he,ll and humidity of Vietnam, where he ,s head of thecivil construction department of SGSGeneva. He complains thateven the beer iswarm and he does not take well to having lo use foreign water in his whisky.

Gillian Anne Thomas (nee Crookshanks) (1975-80), whose evac.uahon from Yenwn dlong with her family, was reported in the last Magazine, 1s now living in Jakarta, in lndonesi.i, where her hu,b.:ind Is the opt•rations manager with Canadian Occidental.

David James Wood (1976-80), after several years as a Postal Officer with Royal Mail in Aberdeen, has gained a BA degree in legal and administration studies with honours from Robert Gordon Univer,ity.

Honour for Distinguished Medical Researcher

Andrew David Hamilton Wyllie (1947-60), BSc, MB ChB, PhD, received the Ernst W Bertner Memori.il Award from the Un1vers1ty of Texa, in October 1994, in recognition of the international importance of his c.incer research work. He Is Profe,sor of Pathology at Edinburgh University and, sponsored by the Cancer Research Campaign, has devouxl his life to thistype of research. l le was one of a scientific team which, twenty ye,1rs.igo, identific>d a process now knO\~n.is apoptosis. This i, a form of programmc>du•II death whc>rea geneprevents tells from growing out of control and cau,ing cancer. Much oi the world-wide interest in apoptosis has been influenced by his research, which has taken scientists a step closer to developing new anti cancer drugswhich could induce cell-suicide and destroycancer. The scientific director of the Canu•r ReseMch C.1mpa1gn said of Prof Wyllie\ honour "This award brings international recognition of the•greatcontribution heh.is made to our understanding of canter. l le held true to his b<.'11efsdespite a steptiral community, so this honour serves as an in,pirahon to the hundreds of scientists throughout the UK who dedicate many yearsof their lives to single-minded resear<.h".

Obituarie s

Alan Sinclair Abcrdein (1944-45, 1949-50) d1<.>d 111 hospital in Wellington , Nt•w LPaland, on ll Octolwr 1994 dged 60. IIP went lrom School lo tlw Aberdc>enSchool of , avigat1onand then entered a cadetship in the Merehant Navy After qualifying as .in officer ht• emigrated lo Raumali South, near Wellington He bc•came .i master m,1riner,and 111 1971 he s.iiled lrom t\ew Zealand for a group of i,lands JOO miles south of Stl'wart lsl,1ndto hunt tor pre<.iousminerals and gold bullion from a ,h1pwreck owr a hundred yc,irs previously I IP i; ,urvivc>dby his wife, from Millt,mber, whom he married in New Zc>al,rnd111 1960, and by two sons.rnd il d.tughter His brother James Douglas Aberdein (1949-55) i, a Iarmer and builder in Aberdeenshire.

ThomasArnott Ballantyne (1942-47), MA, LLB, died in hosp1tJI in Edinburgh on 8 June 1995 agc>d 65. He went from Sc.1100I to Aberdeen University, where he gr,1du<lted in Arts 111 1950 and in law 111 1953. During thi, time hP ,crved hi, apprent1ce,hip as d ,olidtor with Mt•ssrs l Matkinnon & Son, advoc,He<,. He completed N,Hional Serviw with the RO}'<ll Army SPrvice Corp, in 195l-55 and was there.ifter in pract1te as Jn ,1ssIstantsol1Citor~vithM.:t}er& frascr in Keith lor two years, with Brown & M,icrae in Fr.iserburgh tor three }Car,, and with Wight & Aitken In AberdeC'n 1mm 1961 until 1')70 when he moved lo Edinburgh He was managing

director of the Marcliffe Hotel in Aberdeen from 1961 lo 1970. I le had been retired from practice for severalyears. A keen golfer, he is survived by his wife, whom he married in 1958, and three children.

John Stephen Cumming (1989-94) died tragically in a road accident near rordoun on 19 February 1995. He and four friendswere returning to Aberdeen from Edinburgh, when the accident occurred. John left School at the end of the previous se~\ion and had begun a Joineryapprenticeship with Gordon Campbell Construction in Aberdeen in September. He wa\ agregariousyoung manwho will be missedby his many friends.

Russell Grant Elrick (1959-63) died in Aberdeen, after a lengthy illness, on 28 ovember 1992 aged 45. Aiter leaving School he lrained as a quantity \urveyor, serving his apprenticeship with Anderson & Hood in Aberdeen. He later ran the Aberdeen branch of [dinburgh surveyors, Ian Burns& Associates. I le was for a time in the Mc.hitec.ts' department of Grampian Health Board and spent two years with Grampian Regional Council before taking up an appointment as Assistant Buildings Officer with Aberdeen Un1vers1ty in 1978. Latterly he wds seriously ill and spent repeated spells in hospital, but he was determined to lead a~ normal a life a\ possible and returned e,;1ch lime to his normal routine unc.omplainingly. He had a life-long enthusiasm for motor car,, acquiring his first MG sports car at the age of seventeen before even passing his driving test. His other great love was the outdoors, and especially the hills, a love \,hich he shared with his family. He was for many years a member of the ational Trust for Scotland, and he was also a member and keen supporter of Aberdeen Civic Society. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and three children.

Former Society of Advocates President

James Bryce Esslemont (1912-24), MBE, BL, died suddenly at his home in Aberdeen on 3 March 1995 aged 89. He graduated in law al Aberdeen Universit}' in 1928 and served his apprenticeship with Messrs Carle, Duthie & rerries, advocates, Aberdeen. After obtaining experience wilh law firms in Glasgow and Greenock he returned to Aberdeen and joined the firm of Wilsone & Duffus, of whic.h he became a partner in 1935. It was noted in the Magazine of December 1952 that all five partners of the firm at that time were FPs. He was senior partner when he retired in 1976, at the age of 70, but he then continued with the firm as a legal assistantand was in the office as usual the day before his death. I le had joined the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen in 1928, held office as Treasurerin 1963-65 and as President in 1966-68, and he was warmly applauded as its senior member on the occasion of the Society's annual dinner last "lovember.

In addition to being a DirL'Ctorand Treasurer of Aberdeen Association of Social Servicesfor many years, Mr Esslemontwas treasurer and a committee member of a number of Aberdeen Charities He also had a long involvement with the National Savingsmovement and his service as honorary secretary of the Aberdeen City Savings Committee was recognised with the award of the MBE in the Birthday Ilonours List of 1951. He was a long-serving cider of Queen's CrossChurch and was itsTreasurerfor many yeJrs. Thefoundation for all this involvement was no doubt laid at School,where in sixth year he was a Prefect, a member of the GamesCommittee and Vite-Prcsidenl of the L1Ierary & Debating Society. He was for two seasonsa member of the 1sl XV, and was described in the Magazine of June 1923 as "the most promising player 111 the team and the best junior inside-three-quarter seen in Aberdeen for years past". His keen interest in all forms of athletic sports remained throughout his life.

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Mr [sslemont wa, prcdC'ceasC'dby his wife, but Is survived by three daughters, one of whom is the wido\, ot Michael C H Gibb (1942-46), and by seven grandchrldrcn His cider brother Harold Esslemont (1915-19 died in 1992

Richard Fowler (1961-69), LLB, died suddenly in hospital in Aberdeen on 24 October 1994 aged 42. He \'I.JS ior sixteen ;ears self-employed as a taxi dnver in Aberdeen bdorc deciding to embark on a professional carCt.>r. He studied law at Aberdeen University where he graduated in 1992. After obtaining h1\Diploma in Legal Pra(tice at the University th(• tollowing year he joined MessrsAberdein Considine & Co, solicitors, as a traine(' and had only recently completed his qualifications at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

Former Club President

Robert Alexander Esslemont Mennie (1924-]6 ), MA, FRNS, HnstPet, died suddenly at Portsmouth as he returned 1roma holiday in [urope on 6 September1994, aged 75. His School career was d1stingu1shed , giving promise of what was lo follow, and he was Proxime Accessit to the Clas,ical Dux in h1\ Sixth Ye.ir. l t1s University studies were in part interrupted by the outbreak of War In 1939, but he went on to graduate with First Uass Ilonours in Classicsat Aberdeen in 1942, being awarded in addition the JenkynsPrize in Classical Philology. He servedfor a time with the Royal Artillery, attaining the rank of Major, but his war service was cut short by ill-health. In 1943, after being discharged lrom the Army, he began what w,1s to be a highly successfulcare('r in the oil industry when he J<Hned the Anglo-Iranian Ori Company, whKh l,1terbc•c,,mC'the Bntish PetrolE'umCompany. After five yearsin London, he was for twenty year; in various posts with the compan) in Europe. I le was operations manager in lunch from 1948 to 1955, was later assistant to the managing director of BP'sGerman subsidiary in Hamburg, and was shareholder-representativeof the parent company to the German subs1d1aryin 1964-67. He returned to London In 1968 as Assi,tant General M,mager of the Supply Department for all BP operations, but his connection with the continent continued with his appointment as chairman of the management committee of the Trans-Alpine Pipeline and his membership of the corresponding committee of the Rotterdam-Antwerp Pipeline. He was fluent in both Frenchand German

In 1977 he was appo1nIecfDirector of Public Affairs (Swtl.ind) with BP, in which capat ity he advised and Jcled for BP and for the Chief Executivesof BP Oil, Petroleum DcvE'lopment, Chemical, and Proteins on the political , governmental and public rclJtions a,pects of their operations, poli( ies and plc1ns in Scotland He thus played a key role in BP's involvement in North Sea Oil.

In January 1987, after his retiral, Bob was elected a rellow of the Royal r--.um1smat1cSociety. He was engaged al this time 111 arranging and cataloguing the toilet tion of ancient coins in SaffronWalden Museum thus, in his own words, "pulling his long-neglC(!Pd Class1ts degrt·eto ,omc ust•" Ht• led ihe initiative whic.;h resulted in the twinning of Saffron Walden with Bad Wildungen in Germany and, as a token of the respectand affection which his people had for him, the Town Clerk of the German town was presentat his funeral.

Bob was a long-serving member of the Aberdeen University Club in London, in whme affairs he took a keen interest,and was justifiabl y proud to be Ils Presidentin its centenary year in 1984.

Bobwasa staunchsupportC'r01 the London Centreof the FP Club, servedregularly and etlccllvely on it\ Co111m11tceover manv years, and wa\ Sccrt'lary of the Cenlre for

birthday, and was, so far as i~ known, the oldest surviving former pupil of the School. He came to Aberdeen when his father bec.ame minister of the l:ast Church of St Nie.hold,. While ~t School he was the founder of the 1st Smut Troop, and later, as a Scout Master, he founded the first troop of scouts in a slum area of the city. Ile graduated in Arts at Aberdeen Uni1,ersityin 1915 and then served with 'I)' Company (the Grammar School Company) of the Gordon Highlanders. He was then commissioned m the SignalsSection of the Royal Engineers,with whom he served in France from 1917 to 1919. l le wa~ awarded the Military Cross in 1919, but always rdused lo disclose the reason for the award; when pressedhe would answer, "Perhap, I got it for savingthe life of amule" ReturningLo the University, hewent on to graduate in Medicine in 1924 with SecondClassHonours and was the winner of the Keith Gold Medal for Systematicand Clinical Surgery. He received his Ml) degree with Honours in 1926. His medic,1Icareer took him fir<,ttorast London Children's Hospital, and then to Hereford where he introduc_edthe count)"s first mobile electro-cardiograph. He was a serving brother of the Order of St John, and became consultant phy,ic1an to the Hereford Group of Hospitals Later he was Physician spec1albt to Birmingham Regional Hospital Board from 1948until hisretiral in 1964. In retirement he returned to Hereford and was involved in the supervision of geriatric wards.

He was passionateabout the recording and conservation of wildlife. He founded the Hercfordshir(• 'ature Trust and the Herdordshire Ornithologic-al Club, wrote article, about natural history and collaborated on a book about the birds of Hereford,hire He contributed a memorable article on adder bites lo the Briti;h Ml.'dical Journal. He was an accomplished linguist and wa, an expert on the llclandic sagas. He often spent Sunday reading the '/cw Testamentin Greek and he had re.id Dante', Inferno in the original. He could quote freely from English verse and Sc_ottish ballad,, and he was in regular demand .is an after-dinner speaker.

He wa~ one of four rP brothers, the others bl•ing James Frederick Walker (1902141, ior many years a History Ma~ler a, the School, who died in 1977, Ralph Spence Walker (1910-22), Emcntu, Professor of Eoglish at McGill University, and Ronald PowlettWalker (1916-29!, who was in m<'dicalpractice in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton

Alastair Ian Watson (1923-301 died after a short illness in London on 16 Janual) 1995 Ile wasaged 78. The son of a tea-planterin A~sam, hecompleted his educ:ation at Merchiston Castle School. Ile servedwith the London Scotlish Regimentduring the 1939 45 War. He ran his own food and wine importing businessin London, and wa~ ~till acllvcly involved in It until just a short time before his death. As rt•ported in the la',t Magazine, hi, younger brother Colin RuxtonWatson(1923-30) died in Zimbabwe 1n 1993.

Alexander Watson (1922-34), MB[, died in hospital in Taunton, Somerset,on 1 Icbruary 1995 after a long period of ill health. He was aged 77.

I !is arc.hiteclural studies were inlerrupted by the outbreak of Ihe 'iec.ond World War, in whic.h he servedwith the 4th and later 8th Gordon Highlanders, rising to the rank of MaJor. He wasMentioned in Dispatchesand awarded the MBE.

On rt'turning to Aberdeen, he qualified in architecture before taking up a professional appointment in London. Thereafter, he spent many years in Government Service in the Far East and later Nigeria before retiring to Taunton.

I le is ,urvived by his widow, three sons and t\vo daughters Norman R. Beattie (1921-311 is his brother-in-law.

Gordon Finnie Wyness (1977), \\ ho was a fifth year pupil during the Winter term of 1977, died suddenly in Aberdeen on 28 April 1995

Marria ges

Barclay (1976-821 - Al Beec.hgroveChurth , Aberdeen on 13 November 1993, John Christopher William Be,1zley, 18 Dovecot Gardens, Mortlake, London to Chloe Barclay, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs JWilsonBarclay, 21 Rub1slawTerrace. Aberdeen.

Barclay (1976-82>- At Beechgrove Church, Aberdeen on 5 October 1991, Mark Christopher Manders, 9 KcpplestoneAvenue, Aberdeen to Zoe Barclay, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs JWilson Barclay, 21 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen Cowie (1982-87) - At I lolburn West Church, Aberdeen on 2 July 1994, l\ieil Mc.Donald, eldest son of Mr Albert McDonald and the late Mrs McDonald , Pitstruan Place, Aberdeen to Gillian Margaret Cowie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Cowie, 34 Thorngrove Avenue, Aberdeen.

Falconer (1971-79) - At All Saints' Church, llarbury on 8 October 1994, Neil Keith Cammack Falconer, son of Mr and Mrs Roy 5 Falconer, 77 King'sGate, Aberdeen to Lmma Charlotte I larrison, Windmill House, Grange Lane, Lichfield

Grieve (1980-86) and Watt (1979-85) - At Bccchgrove Church, Aberdeen on 5 August 1994, Stephen Allan Watt, son of Mrs Sheila Watt, 30 Cairnfield Place, Aberdeen to Judith Emma Grieve, only daughter of Mr Edwin Grieve (1944-50) and Mrs Grieve, 59 forest Road, Aberdeen

Inch (1976-82) - At BeechgroveChurch, Aberdeen on 21 July 1994, Colin William Inch, 100 Fountainhill Road, Aberdeen to Jacqueline Diane Elliott, 5 Roscmount Viaduct, Aberdeen.

Innes (1977-83) - At St Andrew's Parish Church, Dundee on 27 Ma) 1995, Alexander James Innes, son of Dr Alexander Henry Innes (1933-45) and Mrs Innes, 71 Argyll Place, Aberdeen to Nicola Ann Watson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harrison G Watson, 23 Glamis Road, Dundee

littl e (1979-85) - At Mannofield Church, Aberdeenon 9 September1994, Richard Trik, Utrecht, Holland , to Karen Marie l ittle, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Little, 27 Cromwell Road, Aberdeen

l ove (19'i2-58) - At Liverpool Cathedral on 16 April 1995, Philip Noel l ove, 12 Sefton Park Road, Liverpool to Isobel Pardey , 3 Mayfield Road, Ttmperley, GrC'ater Manchester

McCaskill (1979-85) - At Becchgrovc Church, Aberdeen on 21 April 1995, Anthony ForbesGrattan to Linda Mitchell McCaskill, daughter of Mr RobertMcCaskill ,ind of the late Mrs McCaskill, 56 RoseberyStrt'cl, Aberdeen MacDonald (1976-81) - At Mitchell Hall, Marischal College, Aberdeen on 23 April 1994, Dr David Marsh to Katharine Elizabeth MacDonald, cider daughter of Mr and Mrs Alister MacDonald , 9 Argyll Place, Aberdeen

MacDonald (1978-83) At Rockingham, Perth, WesternAustralia on 28 Dcccmber 1994, Shane Grimminck , Baldivis, Western Australia to Hilary Fare MacDonald, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Alister MacDonald , 9 Argyll Place, Aberdeen

Mclennan (1975-80) and Fraser (1975-80) - At St Ninian's Church, Aberdeen on 22 July 1994, Gordon Geddes Dominic Fraser, son of Mr William T Fraser , t Carden Place, Aberdeen and of the late Mrs Fraserto Karen Olive Mclennan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Mclennan , 291 Westburn Road, Aberdeen

Milne (1982-88) and Reid (1982-88) - At Mannofield Church, Aberdeen on 10 September 1994, Fraser John Milne, twin son of Mr and Mrs Stuart Milne, 176 King's Gate, Aberdeen to Lesley Ann Reid, daughter of Mrs Margaret Fisher , 553 Holburn Street, Aberdeen.

Milne(1982-87) and Scott (1981-86) At Mannoficld Church, Aberdeen on 4June

1994, Euan David Milne, twin son of Mr and Mrs Stuart Milne, 176 King's Gate, Aberdeen to Lorraine Anne Scott, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Scott, 47 View Terrace,Aberdeen.

Paterson (1980-86) - At Bcethgrove Church, Aberdeen on I Oclobcr 1994, Mark Andrew R,1yfield , son of Mr and Mrs Rayfield, 41 Holburn Road, Aberdeen to Theresa Margaret Paterson, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander C Paterson, 63 Becc.hgrovcTerrace,Aberdeen.

Pont (1980-86 ) - At Mauritius on 14 July 1994, eil Macdonald, Fonthill Road, Aberdeen to Kirsteen Lesley Pont, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs 1lenrv Pont, 42 Morningfield Road, Aberdeen

Simpson (1981-86) - At Mannofield Church, Aberdeen on 27 May 1995, David Shaun Simpson, elder son of Mr and Mrs George W A Simp\on, 22 Belvidcre Street, Aberdeen to Susan, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Geddes,73 Cra1gton Road, Aberdeen.

Wallis (1981 87) - At Rubislaw Church, Aberdeen on 30 July 1994, Patrick William Pocock, son of Mr~ Barbara Pocock, The St(•adings, Woodside of Cloghill, Kingswclls and of the late Mr Frank Pocock to Helen Campbell Wallis, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Wallis, 124 Hamilton Place, Aberdeen.

Wiseman (1978-84 ) - At Bcechgrove Church, Aberdeenon 19 June1992, Stc·phen Robert Bowring, Red Gables, Countesswells Road, Aberdeen to Alison Wiseman MB ChB, cider daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander Wiseman,80 Cornhill Road, Aberdeen.

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