Part 4 - Strathallan School

The Strathallian
1983
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C o n te n ts
S alvete
Fete
H ouse R eports
N otes
C.C.F.
W in te r & S pring Term S p orts
D ram a
M u s ic
S u m m e r Term S p orts
Valete
S tra th a llia n Club
S top Press
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P hotographs by: Graem e M o n tg o m e ry
Duncan Langlands
David H addleton
M ichael Blanche
January 1 9 8 3
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M aclean, S. M .(N ).
///- D u n lo p , K. W .(L ), F aw cu s, A . S.(R), L um sden, A .M .
(L), Toner, I. M .(R).
//- C a s s id y , S.(Ri).
I - Haslam, R. G.(Ri).
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III - M cK e nzie-S m ith , Jane(W ), T h o m so n , W . R.(R).
II - B lanshard, W . L.(Ri), Piper, G. W .(R i).
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B ro w n , D. S.(F), C alder, M hairi L.(W ), C hannell, B. P.
(S), C lark, D. J.(N ), De longh, N icola, H .(W ), C lyde, E.
(R), Fehilly, C. M .(F), Flem ing, W e n d y A .(W ), Geddes,
S. W .(N ), G ordon, M . R. M .(S ), G ritte n , M arion J.(W ),
H am ilton , A . R.(R), H arrison, R. D .(L), H a tfie ld , R. A.
(L), H eggie, Sharon M .(W ), H egney, Tara A. M .(W ),
Jam es, M . K.(R), Kelly, S. I. (L), Logan, C. J.(F), Logan,
M . R.(S), M a c ta g g a rt, W . J.(L), M arshall, J. W . M .(N ),
M itc h e ll, C. D .(L), N abulsi, J. A .(N ), P attinson, C.(N),
Rea, J. W . S.(L), Russell, K. J . (L), S c o tt, L. H. M.
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C ro w e, C arrol l.(W ), Fraser, J a n e t(W ), Gadie, P. A .(S ),
G ilchrist, G. A . J.(S ), Lam bie, Sarah(W ), M acdonald,
Katie F.(W ), M cLa urin, Suzanne M .(W ), M c In ty re ,
Fiona E.(W ).
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M acnee, S. D.(R), N abulsi, M . Y.(R).
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C o rb e tt, Nicola L .(W ), D ickens, J. A .(L ), D onaldson,
N. S. (R), Ism ail, R oxanne(W ), W o th e rs p o o n , E.
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B. G., M oss, N. D., M osseri, J. R., Paterson, D. P.,
R iddoch, D. H., S m ith , Joanne, T ho m pso n, N. S. A .,
Van B eusekom , J. C. M ., W allace, G. J ., W ilkinso n,
A. M. D.
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Bruce, Helen M ., Clark, I. A ., C lem ent, M. J., Davidson,
A . G., D o c h e rty , Pamela C., G ault, D., Gibb, S. R.,
G ritte n, D. J., H ousion-C raufurd, S. D., Johnson, A. G.,
Jo ne s, G. H., K ennedy, K. S., Lagerborg, P. G., Laing,
J. D. A ., Legge, M . T ., Me Bain, J. M ., M ackinla y, M ary
H., M ilro y , A. J ., M itc h e ll, J. F., M onro, S. D., Parker,
J. S., Reekie, Elizabeth C., R iddoch, Gillian E., R ob ert­
son, K. J., Spinner, A. C., S tevenson, Suzanne, Taylor,
Jane R. L., Thom son, G. J. S., T horburn, D. G.,
W illiam son, B. E., W ilson, I. J., W ilson, S. J.
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S C H O O L A U T H O R IT Y
Head o f School:
Head o f Freeland:
Head o f Leburn:
Head o f N icol:
Head o f R uthven:
Head o f S im pson:
Head o f W oo dlan ds:
S chool P refects:
M. J. de G. A lling ha m
G. E. M cC lung
F. S. Cozier
C. R. C hu rch ill
J. N. Fairbairn
R. W . N. K ilp a tric k
C. M. M o w a tth e n T . J. Bruce-Jones
G. S. B. C o rb e tt, M. J. D obbie,
G. J. F airw e a th e r, P. J. M cKee,
S. M . M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith , R. Suri,
B. D. W aller.
J. N. B eckm an, R. C. Beveridge,
F. W . Fyfe, N. H. M cKee,
R. A. M. Sinclair.
S P E E C H D A Y P R IZ E -W IN N E R S
The S m ith Cup fo r the
C aptain o f School:
The H ouston Prize:
Dux:
W illiam T a tte rsa ll A rt Prize:
P atrick G randison Prize
fo r S trings:
R obert Barr M em orial Prize
fo r M usic:
Richard M o ffa t H isto ry
Prize:
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M. J. de G. A lling ha m
R. W . N. K ilp a trick and
G. S. B. C o rb e tt
B. G uthrie
M. L. C ooper
N. T h a w
E. J. Law son
G. E. M cC lung
W ilfre d Hoare Senior
Reading Prize:
David Bogie Prize fo r
Econom ics:
English:
G eography:
M odern Languages:
M a th e m a tic s :
Physics:
C h e m istry:
Biology:
A rt:
R. C. Beveridge
S. M . M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
G. E. M cC lung
G. F. M o n tg o m e ry
F. E. M aclachlan
R. Suri
R. Suri
J. E. Paton
A . H uddleston
S. K. M. R obertson
T H E N IG H T M A R E OR R U N N IN G A F lT E
'T h e te n ts are on fir e !' I yelled
w akin g up w ith a s ta rt and s ittin g up
in bed.
'L o o k, do you k n o w w h a t tim e it is?
It's fo u r in the m orning and it's pouring
w ith rain, so th a t w ill p u t th e m o u t and a n y w a y Bob W ilso n is n 't bringing
th em u n til to m o r ro w !' M y w ife
soothed m y fe ars a w a y.
I m u st have gone back to sleep fo r I
started dream ing y e t again a b o u t the
Founder's D ay/S peech Day Fete, due
to ta ke place on S a tu rd ay 4 th June.
A ta rg e t o f £ 1 0 ,0 0 0 ! A nd in m y dream
it w as s o m e th in g like th is.
Tom M cCaskie was there splattering
th ro u g h the rain in his w ellies p a in tin g
e v e ry th in g in sig h t. T revor G oody a nd
team s o f b oys w ere h ea vin g on w e t
ropes hoping desperately th a t M r K e at­
ings had d elive re d all th e rig h t b its to
m ake up marquees. D uncan Langlands
w as sailing a w a y over the trees c lu tc h ­
ing a fis tfu l o f h ydrog en balloons.
A n o th e r 's p la s h ' and N ick Du B oulay
w as in the w a te r again w hile tw o
B ro w n s s to o d th ere sm iling , one c o l­
le c tin g in the m o n e y and the o th e r
n im b ly k ic k in g the c a tc h w ith h is fo o t
to send the v ic tim in to th e ir devilish
d ucking -po nd . B oth o f th em w ere
eyeing R obert P ro ctor sta nd ing nearby
in his d in n e r-ja c k e t a nd Long Jo hn
Gilks.
Here are M r a n d M rs B u rn e t rea dy
to p re se n t the p rizes; she has an e n o r­
m ous p a ir o f scissors in her hand, b u t
is there a ribbon to cu t? The H ead­
m a s te r has sa ved the day, he has p ro ­
d uced a b rig h t blue rib bo n fro m his
p o cke t.
Roley Fraser is a u c tio n in g p ic tu re s
and salm on, w h is k y a nd cakes, and
n o w he is ta kin g bids fo r th e Chapel.
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M rs F ulton and the G o ve rn o rs' w iv e s are a rriv in g w ith
carloads o f p re se n ts fo r the T om bola a nd it is all being
p ile d in to the H e a d m a ste r's k itc h e n and is o v e rflo w in g
in to the passages, N eve r m ind, I'm h aving sm oke d
salm on fo r lu n c h ! The M a s te rs ' w ive s are ve ry b usy
s tic k in g p rice tags o n to one ano the r.
'V o lu n te e rs ' from IVa French are s tu ffin g ra ffle tic k e ts
in to envelopes and M rs R am say w a n ts a n o th e r h un dred
ra ffle -b o o k s - b u t there a re n 't any, because Bob W ilson
has ta ken th e m all to Canada and used them fo r c o n fe tti
a t his w edding.
The B o y s ' and G irls ' C o m m itte e is d rin kin g beer in the
Library, the M a s te rs ' W ives and S ta llh o ld e rs' C om m ittee
is d rin k in g w ine in C oven Trees. A ton o f su g a r has been
d elivered fo r S is te r's ta b le t, and tw o w o n d e rfu l cakes,
one y e llo w and one blue have appeared b y m agic.
I'v e b o u g h t £ 5 o f tic k e ts a t th e b o ttle -s ta ll a nd I'm the
O N LY person in the w ho le a fte rn o o n w h o has w on
n o th in g !!
Craig Young has gone on fire a t th e barbecue. Tom
L aw re n ce a nd M ark T urn bu ll have tu rn e d in to one g ia n t
c h a p a tti. L u c k y the S t A n d re w 's A m b u la n ce are there.
T ut! D avid D insm ore and Tim Reid have dro pp ed M r L a w 's
b o a te r in to th e ice-crea m ca rt.
D uncan Langlands has re tu rn e d to e arth a nd is p ilin g
R iley b oys in to a car. M r V erde n-A n de rso n is d riv in g o ff
Big A cre , e ve ry g o lf-b a ll g oing s tra ig h t in to an egg-cup
on the pond.
W ill Brian Raine a n d his b o w -tie d lads se ll ALL th a t
b e e r? (Some Old S tra th a llia n s a nd p a re n ts are very
generously try in g to help h im !) H ave you seen M r B arron's
H ighland Regalia? W hen are the p u p p e ts?
B ut w a tch n o w - h e r e com es W oodlands fashion-show
w ea rin g w h a t th e y have b o u g h t fro m th e B e c k m a n /
M cC lu ng B outique. A ll the re s t o f W oodlands are in th a t
d u ck in g -p o n d e x c e p t a fe w h u g g in g te dd ies w o n on M rs
B re w s te r's tom bola.
The stallholders are slaving a w a y selling books, plants,
antiques, so ft-g o o d s , cakes, h isto rie s o f the School,
m y s te rio u s th in g s fro m abroad a nd th in g s ca lle d 'b its
and p ie c e s .'
'H ave a b o a t-rid e ! H ave a p o n y -rid e ! Play a gam e on a
c o m p u te r! P re ten d you are a M a rin e !'
B u t i f this to rre n tia l rain goes on, th ere c a n 't be a fete.
It has ra ine d fo r a m o n th . Ed M c D o n a ld 's w o rs t fears
have been realised - all the cars have su nk w ith o u t trace
in to the m ud. No hope o f c ric k e t o r h ocke y.
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'C a rry it all a cro ss to the S p o rts H a ll.' No, s to p ! Bob
W ilson m u s t have co m e back fro m his h on eym oo n, fo r
he is annou ncin g the ra ffle w inners, holding an enorm ous
ra b b it u n d e r his arm .
The B ursar a nd his A c c o u n ta n t are s trid in g up to me
w a v in g th e a c c o u n ts in th e ir hands. I have g o t to p a y up
the fin a l fig u re a t the end - the Fete is a loss!
'O h no it is n 't ! ' said S andy D o w the Treasurer, popping
o u t o f th e H e a d m a s te r's S tud y. 'I'v e g o t piles o f m oney
in here. Look, the th e rm o m e te r says s o .'
'T hen le t's all go o f f to C a lifo rn ia fo r a g ig a n tic p a rty
w ith Tim H u d s o n .' I w as suggesting, w hen the Fire Alarm
w e n t o ff.
'Look, the te n ts are on fir e !' I yelled.
I w o k e up and s w itc h e d o f m y a la rm -clo ck.
'O h, w h a t a lovely m orning - the sun is shining! The fete
can go on a fte r a ll.'
It w a s all over. O and A levels and th e end o f te rm w ere
all sa fe ly p ast. It w a s the su m m e r holidays. The phone
rang. I p u t m y iced Pim m s s lo w ly d o w n on th e grass and
clim b ed o u t o f m y d eck-cha ir.
'I t 'll be som eone a sking us to a barbecue, I e x p e c t,' I
m u tte re d as I w e n t inside to a n s w e r it.
'H e llo !' I said h o p e fu lly .
'H e llo , th is is th e Second M a ste r fro m Rannoch School
speaking. Excuse me fo r b o th e rin g you in th e holidays,
b u t w e 're having a Fete n e x t su m m er, and I g ath er you
are an e x p e rt . . .
T.C .G .F
M ain R affle w in n e rs w ere:
E 5 0 0 - G . Lunan, Scone.
£ 2 5 0 - J. M o rto n , K irkcald y.
£ 1 0 0 - 1 . Russell, P itlo chry.
£ 5 0 - A . Bayne, Kinross.
The S c h o o l's s in ce re st th a n k s go to all w h o helped
raise th e w o n d e rfu l to ta l o f o ver £1 2 ,6 0 0 to provide fo r
th e m u lti-g y m and n ew s ta g e -lig h tin g , w h e th e r th ro ug h
th e ir generous don atio ns or practical hard w o rk . W e vtfere
p a rtic u la rly g ra te fu l to parents w h o sent goods from
abroad, and o f course to all th o se w h o w ere p resent on
th e day, e ith e r org an isin g th e running o f th e Fete or
s u p p o rtin g it w ith th e ir presence and sense o f good fun.
Ff!TE - 4th JU N E 1983
F IN A L S T A T E M E N T O F IN CO M E & E X P E N D IT U R E
Sto ck &
Expenses
Fete Stalls
Gross
Income
Raffle
A uction
Tombola
Fashion
Bar
Bottle Stall
Cake 'n Candy
C rafts, etc.
Books
Antiques
Bits & Pieces
Plants & Produce
Side Shows
Appeal Tent
Ice Creams
Barbeque
Abroad
Piping
M iscellaneous
4 3 7 5 .0 9
1 2 4 8 .0 0
1 2 2 6 .6 0
9 2 3 .0 0
1 5 3 1 .4 7
559.21
4 4 0 .0 0
4 1 7 .7 9
1 8 7 .7 6
6 5 1 .9 5
4 8 6 .3 6
3 8 7 .2 9
3 4 4 .2 5
2 2 9 .0 0
2 5 9 .5 7
4 7 1 .4 9
2 9 4 .2 7
2 1 .8 6
1 0 8 .2 0
2 8 7 .5 2
4 2 .0 0
-
1 4 6 2 .8 8
2 5 .0 0
-
6 3 .4 9
-
1 0 0 .0 0
-
1 5 .4 6
2 0 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
1 9 6 .7 5
2 1 6 .2 6
-
-
Net
Income
4 0 8 7 .5 7
1 2 0 6 .0 0
1 2 2 6 .6 0
9 2 3 .0 0
6 8 .5 9
534.21
4 4 0 .0 0
3 5 4 .3 0
1 8 7 .7 6
5 5 1 .9 5
4 8 6 .3 6
3 7 1 .8 3
3 2 4 .2 5
1 4 8 .0 0
6 2 .8 2
2 5 5 .2 3
2 9 4 .2 7
2 1 .8 6
1 0 8 .2 0
1 1 6 5 2 .8 0
1 1 9 8 .0 3
8 7 1 .5 3
1 8 5 .1 3
Donations
Sponsored Run
Bank Interest received
T otal Incom e Received
1 3 9 0 7 .4 9
Overheads
Public Address System Hire
Stationery
Printing - Leaflets
Colour Film
Puppet Show
Book Tokens - Bank Girls
St A n d re w s A m bulance Assoc.
W .R.V.S.
Council Licences
Cost o f Police A tte n d a nce
5 1 .7 5
8 6 .4 7
119.91
6 .2 5
10.00
1 5 .0 0
2 5 .0 0
6 0 .0 0
2 2 .5 0
4 0 .5 3
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4 3 7 .4 1
Raffle Prizes
Cash Prize
Cash Prize
Cash Prize
Less D onation
5 0 0 .0 0
2 5 0 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0
5 0 .0 0
Cash Prize
Wine Prize taken as cheque &
an old b o y's tie
Less refund on W ine
5 0 .0 0
5 0 .0 0
2 6 .0 0
8 7 6 .0 0
3 0 .0 0
8 4 6 .0 0
1283.41
£ 1 2 6 2 4 .0 8
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FREELAND HOUSE
It w a s an a nxious s ta rt to th e year, w ith a n e w house­
m a ste r in th e fo rm id a b le shape o f M r R obert P roctor, and
a n ew house tu to r in M r Charles C ou rt. H o w e ve r, both
w ere q u ic k ly a cce p te d to the house, w h ic h , under a
b unch o f e n th u s ia s tic p re fe c ts , soon began to fu n c tio n
e ffe c tiv e ly . T ru e , th e to a s te rs co n tin u e d to break, as did
an e x tra o rd in a ry n um be r o f sn oo ker cues, b ut th is is
norm al and to be e x p e c te d . M ajor steps w ere ta ke n in
th e d orm s, w h e re the m ould on th e w a lls w a s painted
o ver, and u n b e lie va b ly, ca rp e ts w e re fitte d . T h e y are still
as cold and in h o sp ita b le as ever, b ut it's th e th o u g h t th a t
c o u n ts !
A s is usual fo r house re p o rts, th e y should chro nicle all
th e s p o rtin g a c h ie v e m e n ts (or lack o f th e m !) o f th e year,
so here goes! H onours in w in te r s p o rts w ere co nfin ed to
ski-in g, w h e re A n d re w C ra w fo rd s k ilfu lly captained the
house to v ic to ry o ver a s tro n g R uthven challenge, (ably
s u p p o rte d b y Kyle S m ith ). H o w e v e r th e house rugby
te a m should n o t be fo rg o tte n . D ra w n a ga in st Sim pson,
p o te n tia lly th e s tro n g e s t side, G rant C o rb e tt (w ho
s u c c e s s fu lly c a pta ine d th e school side th ro u g h one o f
th e ir best seasons) led us to a replay, w h ic h w e n t to
e xtra tim e befo re w e w ere fin a lly beaten. It w as an
adm irable p e rfo rm a n c e , and c re d it m u s t go to th e hook
ing skills o f Brodie Sheperd, th e speed and ta c k lin g
a b ility o f Fred S tro y a n , and th e s tre n g th and brain p ow er
o f S teve Leckie! W e also retain a share in the sevens cup
(th ro u g h its ca n c e lla tio n due to bad w e a th e r) b ut Mr
B a rra tt w ill be so rry to hear th a t w e lo s t th e cro s s ­
c o u n try tro p h y a fte r holdin g it fo r th re e years.
In th e su m m e r w e w e re s lig h tly m ore su ccessfu l. Our
sailors, under 'M o jo ' H am ilton and Doug Kane, w ere
once again v ic to rio u s , w h ile g re at a b ility w a s sh o w n in
th e w in n in g o f th e te n n is cup. U nder the c a p ta in c y of
Brodie Sheperd the ta le n ts o f players such as Dave
S tirling and V in ce H ughes reached fu ll fru itio n . The g olf
team , co n s istin g o f Jam es B eckm an, G ran t C o rb e tt and
G ilbert M cC lu ng , p u t in a c re d ita b le p e rfo rm a n ce , and
surp rising ly w o n th e cup, th o u g h as a resu lt o f th e d is ­
q u a lific a tio n o f R uthven. In th e house c ric k e t te am ,
w h ic h w as beaten by th e e ve n tu a l w in n e rs, S im pson, it
w as n ot the old hands w h o shone th ro u g h , b u t th e less
expected y o u n g ste rs, such as Jam ie C hapm an and
Charlie T em ple. A ll c re d it to th e ir dogged resista nce in
th e face o f A llin g h a m 's b o w lin g .
Enough o f sp o rt th o u g h ! A little w o rk does go on in the
house, h o n e stly, th o u g h the C o rb e tts and Leckies o f th is
w o rld m ig h t hide th is fa c t. On speech d ay G ilbert
M cC lung w o n tw o academ ic prizes, w h ile G rant C o rb e tt
w o n a share o f the all-round m e rit prize. On a c u ltu ra l
level, it w a s sad n o t to have th e e n te rta in m e n t o f the
m usic c o m p e titio n , since it is a lw a y s ve ry popular, and
I'm sure th ere w o u ld have been no shortage o f volunteers,
even th o u g h th ere w a s an o bviou s lack o f m usical ta le n t
in th e house.
On the w h o le , th e n , a good year, w ith p le n ty to look
back on. A n o th e r a ch ie ve m e n t o f n o te w a s th a t Freeland
seem ed to be th e m o st popular house w ith th e girls o f
W oodlands. A b ove all, c re d it should go to G avin Fairw e a th e r (and w ife ) fo r d e d ica tio n above and b eyond th e
call o f d u ty . T heir co rn er o f th e 'C o c k and B ull' w ill never
be the same w ith o u t th e m . - EDITO R'S NOTE: his e ffo rt
w as exceeded o nly by G ilbe rt M cC lu ng h im se lf! All the
e ven ts o f th e year w e re su pe rvise d, w ith g re a t a n x ie ty I
have no d o u b t, by M r P ro ctor and M r C o u rt and I hope
th e y b oth enjoyed th e ir firs t ye ar in th e ir re sp e ctive
p o sition s. I w o u ld like to w ish all th e leavers luck, and all
th e sta yers even m ore luck! Everyone w ill m iss the
h um our o f Femi A y a n tu g a , th e d o c ility o f S teve Leckie,
th e a n tics o f Doug and M ojo, th e 'h a irin e s s ' o f Sim on
M urra y, and th e o th e r little c h a ra c te ris tic s o f th o se to o
num erous to be m e n tio n e d . M y a pologies to th o se I have
neglected to m e n tio n .
Head o f House: G. E. M cC lung
D eputy Head o f H ouse: G. J. F airw ea the r
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No m a tte r h o w long one th in ks a b o u t d iffe re n t w a y s o f p re s e n tin g the a nn ua l s u m m a ry o f e v e n ts and a chieve m en ts
the end re s u lt is a lw a y s a fa irly p re d icta b le m ix tu re o f b its a nd pieces. To g e t o u t o f the ru t is n o t easy and I do n o t
in te n d to tr y th is year!
It w as n o t o u r year fo r cla im in g a n y o f the big a cad em ic prizes, b u t the th ird fo rm c e rta in ly g ained th e ir fa ir share o f
s e t prizes a nd d is tin c tio n s , w h ils t R ichard M c A lis te r a nd Ja m ie P ra tt k e p t the fo u rth fo rm fla g fly in g on the w o rk fro n t.
We did n o t w in a n y 'm a jo rs ' on the gam es fie ld s eithe r, b u t the re d o u b ta b le h o c k e y league sq ua d clin c h e d the Cup fo r
the se co n d year in su ccession , and th e in d o o r h o c k e y 'fiv e ' gave S im pson a g o o d run fo r th e ir m o n e y in the fin a l o f
th a t c o m p e titio n - tw o o f the 'f iv e ,' Jo J a rlo w and Ew an M c In to s h w e n t on to p la y fo r the S ch oo l 1st X I la te r on.
Squash, like h o cke y, is a gam e w h ic h w e seem to fin d easier th a n som e o f th e o th e rs a t the m o m e n t, a nd the Ju niors
w on the C up in co n v in c in g style . A n o th e r n o ta b le team p e rfo rm a n c e , th o u g h n o t a w in n in g one w as th a t o f the senior
ru g b y X V a g a in st N ico l - e veryon e p la ye d w ith g re a t s p irit a nd p urp o se and it w as a close run a ffa ir a ga in st a m uch
m ore fa n cie d side. The cro s s -c o u n try , a th le tic s , s k i ing a nd s w im m in g te a m s all gave g o o d a c c o u n ts o f them selves
as w ell. K eith D unlop is to be c o n g ra tu la te d on w in n in g th e J u n io r V ic to r L ud orum on S p o rts Day, and Ken O rr and
R ichard M c A lis te r on w in n in g the M id d le a nd J u n io r c ro s s -c o u n try races re s p e c tiv e ly . B arry H edges th o u g h t the s h e lf
w as g e ttin g ra th e r bare la s t year a nd has k in d ly p re s e n te d a Cup w h ic h w ill be a w a rd e d a n n u a lly to the J u n io r w ho is
deem ed to have c o n trib u te d m o s t to the House.
The long a w a ite d im p ro v e m e n ts o f th e dorm s, a nd s trip ro o m s w ere c o m p le te d o v e r th e s c h o o l year and S um m er
h o lida ys - the L o w e r C om m on Room h ad a fa c e lift too, th a n ks in the m ain to the a tte n tio n s o f the H ouse p a in te rs Fran
Cozier, Les Beech a nd Craig A lla rd yce , all o f w h o m p u t in a lo t o f h ou rs tu rn in g th e ra th e r c o ld g re y w a lls in to a b rig h te r
and frie n d lie r cream co lo ur. The p a rtitio n in g o f the d o rm s., and the in d iv id u a l b ed lig h ts p ro v id e d fo r the P re fects and
each m e m b e r o f th e S enior d o rm s., have p ro v e d ve ry popular. We lo s t o u r J u n io r d orm , to N ic o l b u t g ained a n e w one
w h ic h w as c re a te d fro m the s k i sto re a nd n o tice b o a rd area, a nd ve ry nice it is too. L e b u rn ite s o f o ld w ill fin d it d iffic u lt
to im agine th a t the w ash c o rrid o r as th e y k n e w it is n o w the m ain s c h o o l b o a rd area w ith e n try th ro u g h a s m a rt n e w
d oo r on the L a w n side. The w ash ro o m s are n o w lo c a te d w here the m u s ic p ra c tic e ro o m s w ere. The fa c t th a t the
w ho le d orm , b lo ck is n o w a s e lf co n ta in e d u n it w ith o n ly a fe w N ic o l 'o u ts id e rs ' inside it, m akes fo r a m uch m ore
c o n v e n ie n t a nd s a tis fa c to ry a rra n g e m e n t th a n e x is te d b efo re . The a tm o s p h e re in the H ouse has been g o o d o verall in
sp ite o f the a c tiv itie s o f a sm a ll m in o rity o f te dio us a nd d eviou s ind ivid ua ls. R e g re tta b ly, the lack o f regard fo r personal
belongings, a nd o th e r p e o p le 's, is s till m u ch in e vid en ce a nd th is e x te n d s to H ouse p ro p e rty as w ell. A ls o th e a c c e p t­
ance o f m ess and litte r n e ve r ceases a nd one shudders to th in k w h a t som e m o th e rs have to c o n te n d w ith a t hom e!
F o rtu n a te ly, life is n o t w ith o u t its fu n n y side a nd I can re c a ll m a n y a m u sin g m o m e n ts a nd in c id e n ts o ve r the year. The
one w h ic h sta n d s o u t in p a rtic u la r co n ce rn s the o ccasion o f an a w a y d a n c in g fix tu re a t K ilg ra sto n . D uring a rou tine
ch eck o f s m o kin g zones one o f o u r b rig h t sp a rks w as d is c o v e re d s u p p o rtin g h im s e lf on tw o w o o de n beam s five fe e t
o f f the ground. W hen asked w h a t he w as d oing in th is s o m e w h a t u n c o n v e n tia l p o s itio n he rep lie d 'N o th in g s ir!'
That ju s t a b o u t ties it up fo r a n o th e r year. M y th a n k s go to Fran C ozier a nd an in te re s tin g b un ch o f P re fects, fo r the
help th e y g ave m e o v e r the year. B est w ish e s to you all in the fu tu re - ju s t one th in g th o u g h , w h a t happened to all
H ouse Games re p o rts and re s u lts ? M r D harsi, a fte r a spell o f fo u r years as a p a rt-tim e H ouse Tutor, is leaving the
S ch o o l and heading fo r p a stu re s n e w . We th a n k h im fo r his help a nd w ish him w e ll in the fu tu re . M r G lim m cam e to m y
rescue w he n I w as n eeding som e a d d itio n a l a ssistan ce in the H ouse and I am ve ry g ra te fu l to him fo r all he has done.
M y th a n ks also to M rs R obertson w ho once again done her b e s t to keep e v e ry th in g ship-shape.
H ead o f H ouse:
D e p u ty H ead o f H ouse:
P re fe cts:
House C olours:
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F. S. C ozier
M .J .D o b b ie
L. J. Beech, A . D. H. C am eron
K. J. J a rlo w , A . M . Randell,
G. V erden-A nderson,
G. T. W. S e d g w ick
F. S. Cozier, M . J. D obbie,
A. D. H. Cameron, L. J. Beech,
K. J. J a rlo w , A . M . Randell,
G. T. W. S edgw ick, P. H. Tyser
C ap ta in s:
R ugby
M . J . D obbie
S w im m in g F. S. Cozier
C ric k e t
G. W . A . T ru te r
Squash
D. E. U prichard
H ockey
K. J. J a rlo w
Sailing
A. D .H . Cameron
A th le tic s
F. S. C ozier
S k i ing
G. VerdenA n de rson
C rossG. T. W.
C o u n try S e d g w ic k
G o lf
S h o o tin g K. J. J a rlo w
Tennis
G. J. Law son
R. J. Beech
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Feeling Old M o th e r H ubbardish, I e ntered th e C om m on
Room uneasily at th e end o f te rm b u t w a s pleasantly
su rp rise d. A m o n g s tth e u n c o n te s te d cups lingering from
last year, Richard Knox and Graem e M c L a y 's d rum m ing
tro p h ie s and th e V ic to r Ludorum b o w l, w o n so co nvinc
in g ly by Neil M cK ee, you co uld fin d th e odd team aw ard.
Led by e x c e lle n t p e rfo rm a n c e s fro m Peter S co tt,
Robbie G a llo w a y and Ian H arley w e s w e p t the board in
c ro s s -c o u n try , p ossibly a unique a ch ie ve m e n t. Both
levels o f s h o o tin g w ere also w o n and a sp irite d display
in th e fin a l gam e secured th e J u n io r League rugby. The
skills o f W illie M acD on a ld and A n d re w W allace and
som e m a th e m a tic a l a rra n g e m e n t gave us half a sailing
cup. But 't h a t , ' as Jo hn once said, 'w a s th a t.'
W ith six 1st X V players w e e xp e cte d to clinch the
house cup. A fte r a s tu tte rin g w in o ver Leburn w e faced
S im pson in th e fin a l. W e h ib ern ate d in th e icy blast fo r
th e firs t h a lf, fo u n d o urselve s 1 8 - 0 d o w n and th en ran
in to som e s o rt o f fo rm . But even th e e lim in a tion o f the
red ou btab le 'M ' could n o t produce enough p oints. The
h o cke y fin a l w a s one o f th e fe w w e a th e r v ic tim s in a
good w in te r. Even a fte r our ind oo r d e fe a t w e had high
hopes fo r s ix played fo r the XI and Freeland had been
tro u n c e d in th e s e m i-fin a l. It g o t w orse in th e c ric k e t
s e a s o n - a n a b je ct b a ttin g p e rfo rm a n ce against Free­
land rem ove d us q u ic k ly , and, a lth o u g h th e Ju n io r team
reached th e fin a l, it w a s no m a tc h fo r th e p o w e rfu l
R uthven side. A w e t M ay d id n 't help our a th le tics
sta nd ard s e ffo rt and, a lth o u g h w e led th e o the rs, w e
w e re so fa r behind R uthven it d id n 't seem m uch o f an
a c h ie v e m e n t. Good runs by A lis ta ir W ood, Alan M acin ty re , A n d re w O gilvie and th e ju n io r relay te am w e re n 't
enough to bring us near a w in on S p orts Day.
If it w a s n 't a year fo r te a m s th e re w ere n eve rth e le ss
some fine individual fe a ts . Neil M cK ee, C ra w fo rd
C hurchill and W a lte r M acD onald all played fo r the
P resident's X V , Neil going on to th re e fu ll in te rn a tio n a l
caps. Graem e R obertson is, as I w rite , playing fo r the
S c o ttis h U 16 c ric k e t side.
On our o w n p atch W illie M acD onald and Ian H arley
captained sailing and c ro s s -c o u n try re sp e ctive ly and
w ith ty p ic a l C eltic e n th u sia sm . W a lte r M acD onald
developed w e ll as one o f B arnes' jerks; w h ile George
S te ve n so n 's cuisine ensured th a t David S m ith d id n 't.
A n d re w T ench b o w le d his h ea rt o u t in his firs t season in
the XI.
A c a d e m ica lly th e re have also been som e b rig h t
m om en ts. In th e firs t te rm Peter M cK ee w a s a w a rd e d a
pre-exam place at D o w n in g C ollege. O th e rs are already
in tra in in g fo r n e xt y e a r's e n try . Robin S inclair had the
best 'O ' level resu lts and w a s clo se ly fo llo w e d by M cKee
m inor. Peter Hsu and A n d re w Beath w e re to p o f th e ir
fo rm s. There is, h o w e v e r, a long ta il, p a rtly se lf-in d u ce d ,
on w h ic h th e a u th o ritie s w ill have to w o rk n e x t year.
There w a s a g oo dly b a tch o f N icol th e sp ia n s. Richard
Knox carried o ff a m ajor p art in 'T h e R ecruitin g O ffic e r'
w ith great g u sto , and w a s w e ll su p p o rte d by a ru stic
W illie M acD onald and A lis ta ir Irvine. O th e rs did th e ir
s tu ff b acksta ge . The a rt o f T o n y Russell, Neil Pratt,
Robin S inclair and Peter Hsu adorned th e D ining Hall.
Robin designed th e C hristm as card and T o n y 's w o rk
invaded th e sacred library co m p le x. There w e re m ore
m usicians th is year and a b e tte r class o f audio o u tp u t
fro m th e stu die s, but, m e rc ifu lly , w e w ere spared the
annual pub lic te s t and h u m ilia tio n .
Friday a fte rn o o n s p roduced several key m en. T on y
Russel! e sch e w e d his a rtis tic te m p e ra m e n t to organise
a ruthless band o f M arines, Brian W a ller did m uch th e
same in A rm y se ctio n and George S teve nso n ran som e
amiable RN parades. Daniel H su 's q u ie t, c o m m itte d
w o rk fo r th e Social S ervices w a s m u ch a p p re cia te d , lain
M acleod, Colin Ellis and Karl Jo h n so n rode th e high seas
at various tim e s, and Robin S inclair and A lis ta ir W ood
g o t VIP tre a tm e n t fro m th e M oD and ta xp a ye r.
Those m e n tio n e d are b u t tip s o f icebergs fo r m any
have c o n trib u te d in less ta ng ible w a y s . A p a rt fro m the
arom as o f crushed b is c u it and b re w in g room w a ll Nicol
has a n o th e r a tm o sph e re all o f its o w n . It has been a year
o f ch e e rfu l c o -o p e ra tio n . Boys w o u ld n o t be 'm e n ' w ith ­
o u t a fe w in c id e n ts b u t g enerally th ere has been m utual
re sp e ct and to le ra n c e . M u ch o f th e c re d it goes to a good
b unch o f p re fe c ts a bly led by 's c h o o lie s ' C ra w fo rd
C hu rch ill and Brian W a ller. T heir exam ple has been
excellent and their c o m m itm e n t to the school unsw erving.
To th e m and all th e o th e r leavers I w is h a happy and
su c c e s s fu l fu tu re .
Finally th a n k s g o to Peter Gilks w h o joined us as House
T u to r. His e nth usia sm and s u p p o rt have been invaluable
(and he lives a t ju s t a nice distan ce fo r early m orning
parades).
Head o f H ouse:
C. R. C hurchill
S chool P re fects:
B. D. W aller, N .H . M cKee,
R. A . M . Sinclair
House P re fe cts:
R. A. Bain, J. W . G a llo w ay,
I. J. G. H arley, D. F. S m ith ,
G. W . S teve nso n, A. L. V. Russell,
A . E. J. W ood
C aptains:
Rugby
H ockey
C ric k e t
C rossC o u n try
A th le tic s
S w im m in g
C. R. C hurchill
C. R. C hu rch ill
N. H .M c K e e
I. J .G . H arley
I. J. G. H arley
R. A. Bain
Squash
Ski-ing
G olf
Tennis
Sailing
S hooting
N. H. M cKee
A. L .V . Russell
G. W . Stevenson
B. D. W aller
W . M. M a c ­
Donald
J. W . G a llo w ay
J.N .F.
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RUTHVEN
The a tm o sp h e re and co -o p e ra tio n w ith in the house c o n tin u e s to be a s o urce o f g re a t e n jo y m e n t to me. Perhaps
s y m p to m a tic o f th is w a s the e ffo r t m ade b y K evin M c L a c h la n a nd Graem e M o n tg o m e ry a nd th e ir helpers to deco ra te
the House a t C hristm as. This g o o d s p irit and c o -o p e ra tio n held true to the e nd o f the year w ith a trem e nd ou s all round
e ffo rt to reta in b o th the R ow a n Cup fo r sta n d a rd s a n d the A th le tic s Cup. The la tte r w a s in d o u b t rig h t up to the fin al
relay w h ich m ade it an e x c itin g c lim a x to the year. C o n g ra tu la tio n s m u s t go to D a v id D avidson fo r w in n in g th e M iddle
V ic to r L ud orum and to S c o tt C allander, Jo h n B a rro w m a n , M itc h e ll S teel, A n d re w Phillip, J a m ie Fairbairn and Jo na tha n
C hristie fo r e x ce lle n t in d iv id u a l p e rfo rm a n ce s.
The S w im m in g Cup w as also re ta in e d th a n ks to M a tt A lb e rti a n d his R uthve n D olphins, w ith S c o tt Petrie gainin g a
n e w s c h o o l record. The Ju n io rs th is year e xce lle d th e m se lve s b y w in n in g b o th the R ugby a n d C ric k e t cups. The team s
b eing ca p ta in e d b y R ichard Reah and Ross M cC u llo c h re s p e c tiv e ly . In b o th c o m p e titio n s the team s p ro v e d to be
fo rm ida ble u n its w ith a lo t o f p o in ts b eing s co re d in ru g b y a nd w ith R ichard Reah g a in in g his firs t 100 in the s e m i­
fin a l o f the cric k e t. N igel M cLa chla n, A n d re w M cLe lla n, Ross M c C u llo c h a nd Jo h n P eterson all ga ve e x c e lle n t p e rfo rm ance in b o th a ll-ro u n d c o m m itm e n t b y a w id e v a rie ty o f gam es players.
Jam es G ilyead has jo in e d his b ro th e r Robin in the H ouse and on the ski-slo pe s. It m a y w e ll be th a t in th e near fu tu re
th e y w ill have to take o u t a co rresp on de n ce course w h ile th e y c o m m u te b e tw e e n F organdenny, A v ie m o re and the
C o n tin e n t. Robin w o n the P erthshire S ch oo ls and the D uncan Cup a nd Ja m e s w o n the W elsh J u n io r C ham pionship.
M ic h a e l E vans-P ratt w on the sch o o l J u n io r in d ivid u a l Squash c o m p e titio n . W ill G uy d id w e ll a t his age to w in the Tayside sch oo ls tro p h y a nd a g a in st s tro n g c o m p e titio n w on the s c h o o l s tro k e pla y. We d id n o t w in the g o lf tro p h y ? On
the a rtis tic side Graem e M o n tg o m e ry deserves sp ecial m e n tio n fo r c o m in g s e c o n d in the Y oung P h otog ra p he r o f the
Year a nd A d ria n P ra tt to o k a leading p a rt in the s c h o o l p la y 'T he R e cru itin g O ffic e r .'
I am in d e b te d to Ja m ie Fairbairn as H ead o f H ouse w h o i f it w as possible, se em ed to g ro w in s ta tu re th ro u g h o u t the
year, and R ahul Suri, as D ep uty, w h o k e p t a firm g rip on ro u tin e m a tte rs w ith in th e house. Their a ssistan ce and c o ­
o p e ra tion along w ith o th e r p re fe c ts : H. W. M c C a ll-S m ith ; M . W. A lb e rti; J. M . T. B a rro w m a n ; A . J. H. P ra tt; G. F.
M o n tg o m e ry. S u m m e r a p p o in tm e n ts : D. W . D avid son ; G. V. F. C la y to n ; B. S. M c C a ll-S m ith ; D. A . B ig ga rt; D. I. K n igh t
w as invaluable in run nin g the House.
L ast b u t n o t le a st I w o u ld like o ffic ia lly to w e lco m e D avid Barnes as H ouse T utor. It does n o t seem like a year ago
th a t I w as w ish in g N eil J o h n so n all the b e s t and it o n ly seem s like y e s te rd a y th a t D a vid jo in e d m e on the Narbonne
trip. It is te s tim o n y to his c o n trib u tio n a nd e ffo r t th a t he m ade h im s e lf ve ry m u c h a t h om e and p a rt o f the scene in
such a s h o rt tim e. In cid e n ta lly, the R aine-Barnes c o m b in a tio n c o n tin u e s the e x c e lle n t tra d itio n o f the N o rth o f England
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and th e re fo re yo u r hum ble c o rre sp o n d e n t th o u g h t it
le g itim a te to adapt th e bard fo r his o w n p urposes. T h e re ­
fo re let us m use o ver th e S im pson leavers fo r 1 9 8 3 , te n
even fif t y years on. There w ill sp o rtin g successes, Peter
Gibb having w o n th e bronze in th e 1 9 8 2 O lym pic
M aratho n is n o w tra in in g fo r even b e tte r th in g s in 1 9 8 6 .
M ike A llin g h a m , having becom e S tra th a lla n 's fir s t te s t
c ric k e te r, p a rticu la rly su cce ssfu l season a g a in st the
N ew Z ealanders in 1 9 8 3 . O thers w ill have to tu rn to
business. S tu a rt Penny having abandoned th e sick, is an
established m em ber o f the g am bling in d u s try as a
Casino w a tc h e r never tw itc h in g a m uscle sta nd ing
inscrutib le doing n o th in g , n ig h t a fte r n ig h t, u nm ove d by
the occasional visit from the Elliot-Thom son frau d squad.
Russ K ilp a trick a fte r co m in g to te rm s w ith his alarm
c lo ck, is using his ready w it as a p re sen te r on b re a k fa s t
te le v is io n . Perhaps one o f his g ue sts w ill be ch airm a n o f
the H .M .C . fo r 1 98 3, David Pighills. Neil B a te y's cheerful
fa ce w ill be looking o u t fro m yo u r m ornin g paper, a d v e rt­
ising th e jo ys o f the R.A.F.
Looking on to 2 0 3 3 , th ere is p le n ty o f scope in p o litic s .
P residents Ford, C arte r and Reagan have m ade the
occasional u n fo rtu n a te g a ff. T h in k w h a t Peter Bullard
w ill do as Prime M in iste r. The S im pson leavers o f 1 9 8 3
m ay n ot a ston ish th e e xam iners w ith th e ir brillia nce , b ut
th e y are ce rta in ly an in te re stin g , varied and e n te rta in in g
lot.
R eturning to the p resent, it has been a good year fo r
S im pson. The a rran ge m en t w h e re b y M ich ae l A lling ha m
to o k on th e ta s k o f C aptain o f S chool, w h ile Russell
K ilp a tric k w a s head o f house, w o rk e d ve ry w e ll, and
th e y w ere ably backed by an e x ce lle n t bunch o f p re fe c ts .
The house te am w o n b o th th e R ugby and C ric k e t Cups,
a fte r som e anxious m o m e n ts. K ilp a tric k b o w le d Kyle
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S m ith in th e fin a l, and A llin g h a m s tu m p e d Ford, w ere
cause fo r a s to n is h m e n t to all conce rn ed . W e also w on
th e ind oo r h o cke y cup, and w ith a considerable am o un t
o f divine in te rv e n tio n m anaged to share th e hocke y
cup. There w a s ta le n t in d e p th . A s m an y as 8 played fo r
th e 1st X V and 6 fo r th e c ric k e t XI.
O u ts ta n d in g ind ivid ua l p e rfo rm a n c e s w ere num erous.
M ike A llingham had 4 g a m e s fo rth e S co ttish Schools XV,
and has been p icked fo r th e U 19 c ric k e t XI and in the
H .M .C . sch oo ls tria ls a t E a s tb o u rn e -a rare honour fo r
any S c o ts m a n . He also fo u n d tim e to m ake 6 centuries
and 2 5 h a lf c e n tu rie s fo r th e 1s t XI o ver 4 years. Russell
K ilpa trick played fo r th e probables in th e S co ttish Schools
rug by tria ls , and having m ade over 1 0 0 0 runs fo r th e 1st
XI played fo r th e W ayfarer-schools, as did Jerem y Garnett
a t U 1 6 level. A lis ta ir H ud dle ston w o n th e b io log y prize.
G avin P e ttin g e r gained a d is tin c tio n in his grade 4 on the
oboe. Peter G ibb w o n th e school c ro s s -c o u n try . Rufus
Logan c o m p le te d his Duke o f Edinburgh gold aw ard
p ro gram m e. J im M cLaren s h o w e d th a t th e influ en ce of
A u c h te rm u c h ty 's J im m y Shand is n o t y e t dead w ith
som e m em orable p e rfo rm a n c e on th e accorde on . O thers
lo w e r d o w n th e house did w e ll, and th e ir tu rn w ill com e.
S im p so n ite s still have th e fa c ility fo r m aking sofas
collapse, w in d o w s s h a tte r, or m erely fa ll o u t, strip to
ignore pegs and accede to g ra v ity , and to a s te rs to fuse.
T herefore o u r th a n k s g o to a ll w h o have cleaned, m ended,
repaired and resto re d , c lo th in g , th e s trip room s, the
d o rm ito rie s , and p a rtic u la rly th e old s tu d y Block.
M y personal th a n ks go n o t only to th e a forem entioned,
b ut to M r and M rs Langlands, and all th e p re fe c ts fo r
m aking th e house run so s m o o th ly , and m aking it such a
p leasant year. A ls o R odney M a rtin fo r supervising m y
c o u n tin g o f change on fe te day. This term '.s leavers w ill
all be m o s t w e lc o m e v is ito rs .
S im pson A u th o rity S chool P re fe cts: M. J. de G. A llin g h a m , R. W . N.
K ilp a tric k , F. W . Fyfe
House P refects:
I L. M a rtin , P. W . Y. Bullard,
J. M enzies, S. Penny,
J. R. B atey, P. R. Gibb,
J. H ud dle ston , M . D ru m m o nd ,
W . Jo h n s to n
House C olours:
M . J .d e G . A llin g h a m , R .W .N .
K ilp a tric k , R. L. M a rtin , P. R. Gibb,
S. Penny, A . P. S. C aush, N. R. Batey,
M . D ru m m o nd , P. W . Y. Bullard,
F. W . Fyfe, N. D. K ilp a tric k
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This ye ar s ta rte d w ith an in flu x o f over fo rty new girl
boarders, and W o o d la n d s doubled in size o v e rn ig h t w ith
th e opening o f the W e s t W in g . For the firs t fe w days the
gro un d flo o r w a s a flo o d o f te a rs as th e Riley girls realised
th e p erm a ne ncy o f th e ir p re d ic a m e n t, w h ile nannies
fle w fro m room to room w ith hankies in one hand and
s w e e ts in th e o th e r. H o w e v e r, th e te rm soon se ttled
d o w n and th e n ew girls began to m ake th e ir m ark.
W ith W o o d la n d s n o w th e large st House in th e School,
a u th o rity w a s needed, and C arolyn M o w a t, Teresa
Bruce Jo ne s and Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith becam e the
fir s t girl p re fe c ts to grace High Table; th e y w ere sup­
ported by a b evy o f house p re fe c ts .
The firs t te rm fle w p ast w ith fa u lty locks and fire
alarm s, and a fre q u e n t s ig h t w a s th e hurried e x it o f girls
in d re s s in g -g o w n s , or people pining at w in d o w s w a itin g
to be rescued by M r W illia m s or a joiner.
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N ig h tlife at S tra th allan to o k on a n e w a sp e ct as W o o d ­
lands opened its doors fo r a ve ry s u cce ssfu l h ou se ­
w a rm in g d isco , and all th e girls join ed in to tra n s fo rm the
fo y e r and co m m on room in to a su ita b le venue.
The fe m in is t m o ve m e n t w o n tw o b a ttle s : one, a c o n ­
vincing d e fe a t in th e d ebate th a t 'a w o m a n 's place is in
the hom e,' th e o the r in gaining a lm ost th e same privileges
fo r girls as fo r boy p re fe c ts .
On th e gam es fie ld th e girls m ade a considerable
im p ro ve m e n t w ith several s u cce ssfu l fix tu re s . H ockey
and squash w ere th e m ain sp o rts o f th e w in te r te rm s.
The second te rm w a s as busy as th e fir s t w ith c ro s s ­
c o u n try and ski ing co m in g in to th e ir o w n . The g irls '
c ro s s -c o u n try record w a s sm ashed by A m y M cD onald
w h o fin ish ed w e ll ahead o f th e fie ld . The ski ing te am ,
w hile n o t shining in th e house c o m p e titio n , m anaged to
com e second in the P erthshire S chools, w h ic h 'q u a lifie d '
th em fo r th e S co ttish S chools c o m p e titio n .
W oodlands trie d in several o f th e inter-h ou se c o m p ­
e titio n s , co m ing fo u rth in th e sailing due to th e brave
e ffo rts o f Sue R obertson, K ate S canlan, C ind y C ooper
and M aggie H a m ilto n , a lth o u g h th e y did g e t ra th e r w e t.
W e w ere so un dly beaten by Freeland in th e h o cke y and
te nn is. W e w ere n o t y e t a llo w e d to co m p e te in th e
a th le tic s sta nd ard s as sta nd ard s fo r girls had n o t been
fixe d , b ut w e hope w e w ill be give n th e chance to
co m p ete n e xt year. A s it w a s, w e had our o w n in te r­
w in g c o m p e titio n , duly w o n by th e W e s t W in g.
W hen n o t on th e sp o rts fie ld th e girls played an a ctiv e
part in sch oo l life: d eb atin g, d ram a, m usic, a rt, ta kin g
th e m orning service in C hapel, and in social se rvice w o rk
on Fridays. In a d d itio n , a large n um be r a c tiv e ly p a rtic i­
pated in th e fe te , b o th before and d urin g , and a lo t o f
people again g o t ve ry w e t.
In b e tw e e n tim e s som e w o rk w a s done, and w e had a
good share o f school prizes: Fiona M acL ach lan (M odern
Languages); Sarah M o n tg o m e ry-S m ith (Econom ics); Jan
Paton (C h e m istry); Sue R obertson and C ind y C ooper
(A rt); Rachel Beveridge (Reading); N icola T h a w (M usic).
C arolyn M o w a t gained a sch olarsh ip to N ew n ha m
C ollege, C am bridge, to s tu d y M edicine.
A fte r fo u r years girls are g ra d u a lly gaining equal s ta tu s
at S tra th a lla n , th e a c tiv e role th e y play in school life
c o n trib u tin g to th e ir a cce p ta n ce .
T .J .B .J . & S .M .M .S .
In w ritin g a b o u t th is fir s t year o f a fu ll-s tre n g th W o o d ­
lands the a u th o rs have o m itte d som e im p o rta n t points.
First th e p art played by th e p re fe c ts has been enorm ous.
T he y have been fa r harder w o rk e d th a n m any o f the boys
give th e m c re d it fo r, and th e y have been ve ry e ffic ie n t.
The exam ple set firs t by C arolyn M o w a t and then by
Teresa Bruce Jo ne s has been o u ts ta n d in g . In cide nta lly,
C a ro ly n 's Open A w a rd w a s th e o nly m ajor a w a rd in
science give n by N ew n ha m th is year.
S e con d ly, th e re has been a ve ry w a rm and frie n d ly
atm osphere in the House. No girl, w h e th e r ill or hom esick,
has lacked real care and c o n s tru c tiv e help fro m her
frie n d s . A s one w o u ld e x p e c t in a group o f th is size, w e
have our share o f slackers, shirkers and colum n-dodgers,
b u t th e re has been a lo t o f hard w o rk , and a lo t o f happy
lau gh te r.
D .A .R .W .
Head o f House:
C arolyn M o w a t (A u tu m n Term )
Teresa Bruce Jones (Spring and
Sum m er Term s)
S chool P re fects:
Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
Rachel Beveridge (S u m m e rT e rm )
House P re fects:
Karen Skea, Ja cqu eline B row n,
Sarah C oyle, Debbie Kerr,
Linda-Jane M cM illan , Lucinda Cooper
Ja nice Paton, Gillian M acD onald,
Fiona M acLachlan
C aptains e tc .:
H ocke y
Squash
T ennis
S ki-ing
M usic
Teresa Bruce Jones
Rachel Beveridge
Karen Skea
Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
Sarah Coyle
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A fte r such a su cce ssfu l 1 9 8 1 -8 2 , it w a s n o t to be
e xpe cted th a t th e fo llo w in g year could m a tch its pre­
decessor, and th is e x p e c ta tio n w a s d uly fu lfille d . There
w a s som e e xce lle n t w o rk done by the to p h a lf o f Form I;
b oth the h ocke y and c ric k e t te a m s sh o w e d considerable
im p ro v e m e n t o ver th e course o f th e seasons, w ith the
b o w lin g o f M ark Bargon arguably th e sp o rtin g h ig h lig h t
o f th e year; th ere w ere m an y good a ch ie ve m e n ts in w h a t
are o fte n th o u g h t o f as m inor m a tte rs , such as ta ble te nn is, in w h ic h lain Steel reached th e se m i-fin a ls o f the
S c o ttis h Prep S chools C o m p e titio n , g arde nin g, m usic
and a rt; and th ere w a s a good deal o f sensible c o ­
o p e ra tion and assistan ce fro m a n um be r o f pupils. The
arrival o f girls, w o rk in g in Form s I and II, b u t living in
W oodlands, w a s n ot a c o m p le te su ccess, b ut posed fa r
fe w e r problem s th a n som e pessim ists p re d icte d . The
to n e o f th e year as a w h o le , h o w e v e r, can be sum m ed
up by a sim ple s ta tis tic : in 7 p revious years th e snooker
table w as resp on sibly cared fo r by th e boys th a t th ere
had only been one a ccid e n ta l rip: a fte r a m o n th o f the
a utu m n te rm last year it had to be w ith d ra w n fro m
co m m un al use because th e c lo th w a s already v irtu a lly
unplayable and the cues unusable. In v ie w o f th is , it
w o u ld be m ore ta c tfu l fo r me to c o m m e n t p re d o m in a n tly
on th e changes in a c c o m m o d a tio n and on th e fu tu re in
general.
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The su m m e r o f 1 9 8 2 b ro u g h t tw o m ajor a lteratio ns.
In th e C om m on Room area M r B a rke r's room s w ere
b ro u g h t in to th e Riley c o m p le x, w ith his sittin g -ro o m
beco m in g th e Riley T V room , his bedroom the Riley
library and his b a th ro o m n e w la va to rie s fo r Riiey. The
previous Riley T V room becam e p a rt o f the e xten sion of
th e m odel room area, and th ere is still a plan to use th a t
area fo r a m odel ra ilw a y . This a lte ra tio n w a s a m ajor
success. The o th e r re c o n s tru c tio n involved the re fu rb ­
ishing o f D ru m fin and Islay d o rm ito rie s into a n ew w a s h ­
room , c o m p le te w ith s m a rt n ew s h o w e rs , the original
in te n tio n o f having b a th s a p p a re n tly pro vin g im p ra ctica l.
In th e spring o f 1 9 8 3 w o rk s ta rte d on th e n ew tennis
c o u rts . W hile th is is ce rta in to prove a considerable asset
to th e sch oo l, th e c o n s tru c tio n w o rk involved b ro ug ht
a b o u t th e v irtu a l d e s tru c tio n o f th e 'B ' gam e c ric k e t
p itc h and n e c e s s ita te d d ou bling up on th e paddock
square th ro u g h o u t th e su m m er, w ith th e inevitable
re su lt th a t 'B ' gam e have had fa r less coach in g than
usual.
A s to our fu tu re , girls w ill be living in Riley from
S e ptem be r o n w a rd s . Big D orm w ill be th e ir d o rm ito ry ,
and th e tu to r 's room s a dja ce n t to it (M r H e w s o n 's old
room s) w ill becom e th e ir s h o w e r and recrea tion area. To
a c c o m m o d a te an e xtra d o rm ito ry , a flo o r is to be b uilt
above the b o o tro o m and a d o rm ito ry to be created on a
n e w firs t flo o r th ere. H a m ilto n House w ill be enlarged by
having th e w a ll kn o cke d d o w n and a lto g e th e r th e new
Riley w ill look and fe e l ve ry d iffe re n t. It is, th e re fo re ,
o b v io u s ly a good tim e to hand o ver to a n e w te am .
To fin is h on a personal n ote , I have th o ro u g h ly enjoyed
a lm o s t all m y tim e a t Riley, b oth as House T u to r and
H ou sem a ster, and w o u ld like to express m y th a n k s here
to all M a tro n s , T u to rs and S p orts C oaches w h o have
assisted o ver th e years, as w e ll as to all Dorm Heads w h o
have given fu ll s u p p o rt and c o -o p e ra tio n and, above all,
m y w ife . I w o u ld like, also, to w ish A la s ta ir and Carol
T ho m son th e v e ry b est fo r w h a t w ill be a ve ry arduous,
b u t re w a rd in g , ta sk.
M .J.E .W .
RILEY RESULTS
RUGBY
O ct. 2
O ct. 9
O ct. 12
O ct. 16
O ct. 23
Nov. 6
Nov. 9
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
ATH LETIC S
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
B elm ont House (H)
Fettes Ju n io r S chool (A)
C ra ig clo w a n (H)
Belhaven (H)
Lom ond (A)
C ro ftin lo a n (A)
A rd v re c k (A)
B e aco n hu rst G range(H )
N ew Park (A)
Lost 8 - 3 4
Lost 0 - 4 4
W on 1 2 - 8
Lost 8 - 1 2
L ost 1 2 - 2 4
L o s tO - 52
Lost 4 - 2 6
W on 2 4 - 8
Lost 0 - 4 8
HOCKEY
Feb. 22 v. C ra ig clo w a n (H)
W on 2 - 1
Feb. 26 v. F ettes J u n io rS c h o o l (A)
Lost 0 - 4
M ar. 5
v. C ro ftin lo a n (H)
W on 2 - 1
M ar. 9
Prep. Schools H ockey Day: Elim inated Round 1
M ar. 12 v. C lifto n Hall (A)
Lost 0 - 5
CRICKET
M ay 14
June 11
June 16
June 21
June 25
June 28
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
2nd XI
June 21
June 28
v. N ew Park (A)
v. A rd v re c k (A)
Belhaven (H)
Lathallan (A)
Fettes Ju n io r S chool (A)
N ew Park (H)
Fathers (H)
A rd v re c k (A)
D ra w n
Lost by 4 w k ts .
Lost by 7 w k ts .
W on by 3 4 runs
W on by 8 runs
W on by 61 runs
Lost by 5 w k ts .
Lost by 4 w k ts .
1st
2nd
10 0 m Boys
Neish
C ow ie
10 0 m Girls
Fraser
Gray
2 0 0 m Boys
Neish
C ow ie
2 0 0 m Girls
Fraser
Niven
4 0 0 m Boys
Neish
Guy
4 0 0 m Girls
Fraser
Niven
8 0 0 m Boys
Neish
Law rence
8 0 0 m Girls
Niven
Ellis
1 5 0 0 m Boys
C assidy
T ethe r
C ricke t Ball Girls
R obertson
Keith
High Ju m p Boys
C assidy
D u ff
High J u m p Girls
Keith
Burton & Ellis
Long Jum p Boys
B row ne
C ra w fo rd
Long Jum p Girls
Beath
Gray
Relay 4 x 1 0 0 m
Boys
Islay
Glencoe
V ic to r Ludorum : S. Neish
V ic trix L udorum : J. M . Fraser
3rd
T im e /
D istance
D u ff
1 3 .5 "
Niven
1 5 .3 "
Brow ne
2 9 .2 "
R obertson
3 3 .0 "
T ethe r
6 8 .2 "
Beath
8 3 .1 "
Harris
2 '3 9 . 1 "
R obertson
3 '3 9 .0 "
Bargon
23m 90
Ellis
1m 2 4
G rant
1m 1 5
-
3m 92
C ow ie
2m 94
Ellis
D ru m fin
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The pre sen t in cu m b e n t o f th e C ha pla in 's Stall w ea rs
tw o hats as he w rite s these N otes. T hey are penned in
th e name o f his p redecessor, John M u rd o ch (w h o m w e
w ish w e ll, b o th he and his fa m ily , as th e y resum e a to u r
o f A rm y C haplaincy), and in his o w n rig h t b u t a fte r only
one te rm a t S tra th a lla n .
I am g ra te fu l to b o th John M u rd o ch and to A lan Reid
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(no w at A b erd ee n U n iv e rs ity ) fo r th e ir co piou s notes
w h ic h have helped me ease m y w a y in to life in Perthshire.
I cam e w ith tw o d is tin c t disadvantages. The firs t - t h a t
I arrived the day befo re te rm s ta rte d . The second - th a t
an in a ccu ra te re p u ta tio n preceded m e, gleaned from
tw o local Lancashire n e w sp a p e rs. O nly tim e w ill te ll h ow
ina ccura te th e y w ere!
It w as a to u c h in g stro ke o f good luck w h ic h led to the
second preacher o f th e te rm being th e fa m ilia r fa ce o f
Alan Reid. In 1 9 8 2 the Preaching List included th e Revds.
David B o w ker, David M illar, Richard Gorrie (S crip tu re
U nion), Peter T ho m son , U ist M acd on ald (to w h o m a
special w o rd o f th a n k s should go fo r his help durin g th e
interregnum fo llo w in g A lan R eid's d e p artu re ), the V ery
Rev. Dean Irvine, D avid O g sto n, N orm an D ru m m o nd ,
Fergus M cLachlan (the Parish M in iste r), Tom C uthe ll and
the Rt. Rev. M ichael Hare Duke, as w ell a sth e Headm aster,
Pupils and C haplain.
In m y firs t te rm I inh erite d Jo hn M u rd o c h 's list o f
Preachers, and th a t included Jo c k S tein, Philip C ro sfield
(Provost o f St. M a ry 's C athedral, Edinburgh), Richard
Gorrie, B ro the r Peter, S .S .F ., H o w a rd H a sle tt, Ladd
Fagerson and m yse lf. It w a s o f p a rticu la r jo y fo r me to
ask to preach in m y stead on R em em brance S unday, the
Very Rev. Dr. Ronnie Selby W rig h t, a dear frie n d b o th o f
the School and o f its C haplain. It w a s m o st m oving to
fo llo w th e so lita ry piper o u t o f th e Chapel a cross to th e
M ain Building w h e re , w ith th e stra in s o f th e F lo w e rs o f
the Forest dying a w a y , th e w re a th s w e re laid a t th e W ar
M em orial in the presence o f th e H eadm aster, Dr. W rig h t,
The President o f the S tra th a llia n C lub and th e S chool
C aptain, a fte r w h ic h I o ffe re d a b rie f pra yer o f
rem em brance.
The o ffe rin g th a t day w h ic h excelled th e usual p a ltry
average o f £ 3 0 , w as taken to the BLESMA hom e at C rie ff
w here th e th re e -fig u re sum w ill be w e ll used in p ro vid ing
additional com forts fo r the recently disabled ex-servicemen
and th e ir fa m ilie s w h o are given a w e e k 's h olida y in our
area. The pupils w h o cam e w ith me to present th e cheque
w ere given an in te re stin g to u r o f th e hom e by its S u pe rin ­
te nd en t.
D uring 1 9 8 2 th e usual jo in t C o n firm a tio n S ervice w a s
held and th e fo llo w in g ca n d id a te s (the large st n um ber in
the present C h a p la in 's h is to ry) w ere co n firm e d :
Church o f S cotland: Keith H arry A dam son, R obert Jam es
George B ainbridge, R oderick David Baird, C hristop h er
Jam es Lingard Bond, J e n n ife r Gillian B row ne, A n gu s
C arrick-B u cha na n , M arga re t Ludinda C ooper, Jam es
Gordon C um m in g, Gillian M c A rth u r C urrie, Robin Derek
D aw so n, Jam es C le yto n D o w n ie , Findlay G rant Fyfe,
John Robert G allow ay, Peter Robert Gibb, G rant Ham ilton,
M a rg a re t G ran t H a m ilto n , D ouglas Fraser H annah, John
Alastair Irvine, Deborah Ann Kerr, Elspeth Suzanne Mearns,
Steven M itchell, Fiona Elizabeth McLachlan, A ndrew Robin
M acLellan, David C live M a cT a g g a rt, Bryce S te w a rt
M c C a ll-S m ith , A n gu s Jo hn George M c C u llo ch , Ross
Sanderson Bruce M cC ulloch, Neil H ow ard M cKee, Alison
M cK enzie-W alker, Philippa Kathleen M cM u rra y, A n d re w
Stephen O gilvie, Jo celyne Elizabeth R aitt, A n gu s Colin
R obertson, Susan K atherine M arga re t R obertson, Henry
Shanks, Robin A lis ta ir M acD onald S inclair, Colin W ilfred
Douglas W a lke r, A lisda ir Edw ard Jam es W ood, Claire
Irene Elizabeth Y oung.
Episcopal C hu rch in S co tlan d : Russell W . N. K ilp a trick,
Linda-Jane M cM illan, David D. Stirling, Nigel D. Kilpatrick,
Jerem y M. G arnett, George I. D. Forbes-Leith, Katherine
L. S treule, Bola A y a n tu g a , Tanya T. H arrod. A t th is
Service the Bishop of St. A ndrew s, Dunkeld and Dunblane,
preached and th e V e ry Rev. Dean Irvine presented his
last c lu tc h o f S tra th a lla n c o n firm a n d s before he retired.
His early m ornin g C om m un io n addresses w ill be sorely
m issed in th e C hapel. W e w is h him a happy and h ealthy
re tire m e n t.
In a ddition there w ere tw o m arriages solem nised during
1 9 8 3 and tw o b a p tism s.
W eek in and w e e k out, som etim es n ot noticed because
th e y are a lw a y s th e re , b u t c o n trib u tin g a g re at deal to
th e look o f th e C hapel, are the flo w e rs . A w o rd o f th an ks
to A nnabel Fairbairn and her team o f helpers, both fem ale
and m ale, m u s t be recorded. So also m ust th a n k s be
recorded fo r th e d ilig e n t, c a re fu l and loving preparation
fo r the c e le b ra tio n s o f the C om m un io n accordin g to the
rites o f th e Episcopal C hurch made by Philip H ew son.
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D iscerning readers o f The S trathallian w ill have noticed
th a t I began w he re m y predecessors usua lly fin ish ed .
This w as q u ite delibe ra te . I to o k up w h e re th e y le ft o ff.
I w as glad to begin alongside m y colleague, th e Rev.
Fergus Harris, R ector o f St. J o h n 's Episcopal C hurch,
Perth. V ery q u ic k ly w e have learned th a t w e are th in k in g
along th e sam e lines w h ic h dare to tra n sg re ss d e n o m i­
n ational boundaries. 'E d u ca re ' is a 'le ad ing out'. The
Chapel and all th a t happens inside w ill fa il if it does n ot
to u c h or even approach th e life o f th e S chool o utsid e
Chapel Services, and its fa ilu re w ill be even m ore d e va s­
ta tin g if it does n ot prepare th e pupils fo r life in th e w o rld
w he re so m any are im p a tie n t a b o u t the C h u rc h 's p re ­
occupation w ith navel-gazing and propping up its to tte rin g
in s titu tio n a l w alls. One m arked to ke n o f th e breakingd o w n o f the boundaries has been th e in tro d u c tio n o f th e
S tra th allan O rder fo r the C elebration o f th e H oly
C om m union', firs t used on St. A n d re w 's Day a t w h ic h
there w ere 6 0 pupils present and w h ic h w as th e respons­
ibility o f Freeland House w h o provided Lectors, S tew ard s
and 'Elders'. This order o f service falls w ith in the tra d itio n
o f the Church o f S cotland's Book o f Com m on Order (1979)
as well as the w orship advances currently being made by
the J o in t Liturgical Group (an interde no m in atio na l group)
and involves a great deal o f co n g re g a tio n a l p a rtic ip a tio n .
It w a s again used fo r th e M id n ig h t C a n d le lit C elebration
on C hristm as Eve w h e re th e re w e re o ver 9 0 people
p resent, m any fro m F organdenny village. I hope th a t as
w ell as C om m union Services being held in the Chapel more
fre q u e n tly th a n in th e past, th e y w ill be w e lc o m e d in a
m ore inform a l a tm o sph e re in th e C om m on -R o om s o f the
Houses. The m o st pleasing e le m e n t o f th is n e w service
is th a t m y Episcopal colleague fe els m ore th a n happy in
using it w h e n he presides at th is , th e g re a te st o f all
services.
T his 'e c u m e n ic a l' sla n t w a s also d e te cte d a t th e Carol
Service held fo r the handicapped o f th e area and fo r the
D unbarney and D is tric t Old Age Pensioners' A sso cia tio n ,
in th a t a C hurch o f S cotland m in iste r, a Rom an C atho lic
priest, a nun and a m inister o f the United Reformed Church
w ere am ong th e le cto rs. This service w a s th e tra d itio n a l
and m u ch -lo ved Nine Lessons and C arols w ith th e C hoirs
o f S tra th allan and K ilgra ston co m b in in g fo rce s.
Life in a C hristian C o m m u n ity sh e lte rin g under the
w in g s o f a S chool m isses o u t som e o f th e 'h ig h P o ints'
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o f th e C hristian year - C hristm a s, Easter and so on. This
y e a r's S chool C arol S ervices to o k th e fo rm o f an A d v e n t
C arol S ervice in c a n d le lig h t. A b o v e th e S a n ctu a ry hung
the A d ve n t W reath, one candle lit each Sunday o f A dvent,
and d o m in a tin g th e w h o le C hapel, as th e p hotograph
illu s tra te s , w a s T orq uil M a c L e o d 's N a tiv ity , s ta rtlin g in
its s im p lic ity . S o m e h o w , one o f m y ta s k s here is to
prepare th e pupils to celebrate th e se 'h ig h p o in ts ' in th e ir
local ch u rc h e s durin g S chool holidays. One particula r
'h ig h p o in t' w a s th e p re p a ra tio n s m ade at a lm ost a
m o m e n t's n o tic e fo r H arvest T h a n ksg ivin g by the ladies
o f W o o d la n d s w h o d e co ra te d th e Chapel te llin g ly w ith
berries and grasses fro m th e h e d g e ro w s around the
S chool. C raig Y oung (C atering M anager) baked loaves
fo r th e C om m un io n Table and th e tra d itio n a l H arvest
h ym n s w e re lu s tily sung.
Previous e d itio n s o f The S tra th a llia n m ake m en tion of
th e singing in th e C hapel. It is still w o rth y o f n ote , ye t
n o t w ith o u t d iffic u ltie s . A n e w C haplain and a fa irly new
D ire c to r o f M usic have n o t a lw a y s been a w a re o f tunes
w h ic h are fa m ilia r. T he y are, h o w e v e r, b o th convinced
o f th e n e c e s s ity o f using th e h ym n book to th e fu ll,
th e re b y re fle c tin g th e C hristian Year in song. It is a
source o f g re a t e n c o u ra g e m e n t to have in N icholas Reed
a D ire c to r o f M u sic b oth c o m p e te n t and sensitive to
School and Chaplain. His lively approach to Chapel m usic
fired th e C h a p la in 's courage to te a ch th e S chool some
u na cco m p a n ie d choral responses. M ore w ill fo llo w !
I had th o u g h t th a t m o vin g to a S chool C haplaincy a fte r
e ig h t years in Parish w o rk w o u ld prove v a s tly d iffe re n t.
T h a t is n o t q uite th e case p asto ra lly. The sam e problem s
o f a personal natu re e x is t in a school as in a parish. The
o nly d iffe re n c e is th a t th e y are perhaps m ore intense.
H aving inh erite d a 'M a n s e ' w h ic h still houses th e g hosts
o f its te m p o ra ry in h a b ita n ts befo re th e y m oved into
W o o dlan ds, q u ite a n um be r o f pupils have ta ken the
o p p o rtu n ity o f being w e lc o m e d in to m y hom e, co m plete
w ith S c o ttis h D eerhound, to ta lk th in g s over. O f th a t I
w a s glad. The natu re o f th e b east, being b o th sc h o o l­
m aster and Chaplain has caused no problems as to identity,
and so it has been easy fo r pupils to share, in co nfid e n ce ,
th e th in g s w h ic h are im p o rta n t to th e m .
If I w e re asked 'W h a t are y o u r aim s as C haplain?' I
w o u ld say, 'T o s h o w th a t th e w o rs h ip o f th e God and
Father o f Jesus C h rist should and can be live ly, e xc itin g ,
dignified and y e t w ith h u m o u r.'
W hen the w h o le S chool is g a th ­
ered in the Chapel fo r th e fo rm a l
Sunday services, this is n ot w ith ­
o ut d iffic u lty . Space and seating
within the building are of a premium.
On occasion it has been fa r from
co m fo rtab le, and has som etim es
n ecessitated th e u n fo rtu n a te
practice o f pupils having to leave
before a service a c tu a lly begins.
W ith o u t m ajor ca p ita l expense
there appears to be no so lu tio n .
It is an u nhappy s itu a tio n . H o w ­
ever, on the positive side, I should
say th a t looking to th e fu tu re , I
hope th a t m ore co lo u r can be
intro du ced to th e w o rs h ip . God
has given us eyes as w e ll as
m inds, and th e fo rm e r as w e ll as
the m ore sterile la tte r m ust be
part o f the w o rs h ip p in g c o m m ­
u n ity. It is n o t ju s t th e e d u ca ­
tional sphere that uses visual-aids.
In th e co m ing te rm th ere w ill
be as Preachers, tw o C haplains
to Her M a je sty th e Q ueen, th re e
form er M oderators o f the General
A ssem bly o f the C hurch o f S c o t­
land, and th re e M in iste rs o f
Cathedral C hurches in Scotland.
A veritable ecclesiastical galaxy!
I have been g ra te fu l fo r the
su pp ort given to th is 'n e w b o y '
by the H eadm aster, m asters and
particularly housem asters. I hope
th a t I am never the re cip ie n t o f a
similar letter as the one addressed
to Dean Inge o f St. Paul's w h ic h
said: 'I am praying fo r your death.
I have been ve ry su cce ssfu l in
tw o o the r instances'.
T.G .L.
Public school chaplaincy
for young Minister
A s s is t a n t M in is te r a t
M orecam be’s U nited R eform ­
ed Christ Church, B roadw ay,
the R ev. T. G raem e L ongm uir
is lea v in g on S eptem ber 7 to
becom e Chaplain and Head of
D ivinity at Strathallan School,
P erthshire.
Strathallan School, num ber­
ing over 500 boys and 100 girls,
w as founded in 1912 at B ridge
of Allan but m oved in 1920 to
its p resen t location, form erly
the residence of the R uthven
fam ily. It is one of Scotland’s
forem ost public schools.
Mr. L ongm uir trained a s a
sch oolm aster at St. M artin’s
C ollege, L an caster, w here he
gained his B ach elor of E d u ca ­
tion degree in 1973. He then
w ent to Oxford w here he train ­
ed for the M inistry of the
U n ited R e fo r m e d C hurch,
gaining the d egree B ach elor of
Arts in 1975.
While a t Oxford he w as
responsible for. invitations to
the A rchbishops of C anter­
bury and York, Lord Soper,
A rch b ish op s A ppleton and
R a m s e y , a m o n g s t o th e r
chairm an of the D istrict Coun­
cil; secreta ry of the NorthW estern P r o v in c e ’s Youth
C om m ittee and Church and
Society C om m ittee and has
four tim es been d elegate to the
U nited R eform ed Church's
General A ssem bly.
The Rev. Graem e Longmuir.
fam ous clergym en to preach
in his college chapel.
Mr. Longm uir w as ordained
and inducted as A ssistan t
M inister of Christ Church, in
June 1976, and b ecam e Col­
legiate M inister in 1981, h av­
ing received his M aster of
Arts degree from Oxford in
1979.
While in M orecam be he has
held various church appoint­
ments including v ic e ­
f rom th e M ore ca m b e V is ito r, June 1 9 8 3
In the town he has, at
various tim es, been a gover­
n o r of M o r e c a m b e H igh
School, chairm an of the Chris­
tian Aid C om m ittee, Chaplain
to the Sea Cadets, and chair­
m an of the North L ancs and
B o r d e r s B r a n c h o f th e
RSPCA.
He has been involved in four
television appearances, the
la test being the ITV service
fr o m C h r ist C h u rch la s t
Sunday.
He has w ritten exten sively
for Trout and S alm on, E x ­
p o sito ry T im e s and L itu rg ic a l
R e view .'
Mr. Longmuir is a m em ber
of the Iona Com m unity, an
e c u m e n ic a l co m m u n ity of
m en an d w o m en cen tred
around the historic Abbey
Church on the Island of Iona in
Scotland, and has recently
returned from a visit to the
e c u m e n ic a l c o m m u n ity at
Taize in F rance which is p lay­
ing an im portant role in the
lives of thousands of young
people throughout the world.
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Messrs G. S. Richardson, P. M e a d o w s and M. J. Ye llo w lee s (Riley/Nicol 1 9 7 1 /7 8 )
M r & M rs P. A u s te r
Rev. T. G. Longm uir
I. M. B axter, Esq. (R iley/R uthven 1 9 6 4 /7 1 )
D. J. Ralfs, Esq
\
W . A . C olley, Esq.
J. Forster, Esq.
A. T ho m so n , Esq.
A. J. H. W a n ds, Esq.
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STAFF NOTES
During th e last th re e years, th e to ta l sch oo l num bers
have g ro w n a little ; th e y are n o w reg ula rly over 4 0 0 , o f
w h o m a p p ro xim a te ly 7 0 are girls. This increase in th e
overall size o f the S chool, th e build up o f th e g irls ' house
and the ever increasing dem ands to p rovide m ore have
in e v ita b ly led to th e re d e p lo ym e n t o f th e pre sen t s ta ff
and th e need fo r a dd itio na l s ta ff. T hu s, o f th e n e w s ta ff
co m ing to th e school in S e ptem be r, 1 9 8 3 som e are e xtra
to the previous co m p le m e n t, som e are rep la ce m e nts fo r
th ose w h o have le ft and o th e rs are p a rt-tim e to help w ith
various 'b u lg e s ' w h ic h have arisen w ith th e ine vitab le
flu c tu a tio n in num bers, w h e n th e re is a free ch oice o f
su b je cts in th e sixth fo rm . N ow fo r th e m erry-g o -ro u n d .
A fte r e ig ht years in th is very d em anding p o sitio n , Mr
W areham retired as H ou sem a ster o f Riley. He and his
w ife Joan w ill look back to th e ir tim e in Riley w ith m any
happy m em ories. I shall never q uite u nd ersta nd h o w
th e y m anaged to s ta rt so m any boys so s u c c e s s fu lly on
th e ir w a y up th e school w ith so little fu ss and so little
help, and in co n d itio n s w h ic h w e re n o t a lw a y s w h a t th e y
m ig h t have been.The m o d e rn isa tio n pro gram m e only
began a year ago and had n o t q u ite been c o m p le te d fo r
the arrival o f M r and M rs T hom son. M r and M rs Thom son,
to g e th e r w ith th e ir baby son and ball re trie vin g dog,
m oved into Riley in th e m iddle o f A u g u s t, in th e m iddle
o f chaos and th e endless stream o f n ew paren ts w ish in g
to m eet th e m prior to th e s ta rt o f te rm . M r T hom son
te ach es English and H isto ry and his w ife , C arol, has
ta ke n o ver special re sp o n sib ility fo r th e J u n io r G irls, w h o
n o w live in Riley.
A n othe r im p o rta n t internal sh u ffle involved M r Pedgrift
relinquishing th e G eography D e p a rtm e n t and rea rran g ­
ing his te a ch in g tim e -ta b le in ord er to give m ore a tte n tio n
to Careers. M r W ands, w ith w ife and th re e ch ild re n , has
com e fro m M e rch isto n to ta ke o ver th e D e p a rtm e n t and
se em in g ly to do a h ost o f o th e r th in g s, inclu ding rugby,
c ric k e t and sh o o tin g . M r Jones had le ft th is D e p a rtm e n t
earlier in th e year to ta ke up a p o sitio n in a S ixth Form
C ollege. M r C olley, w h o is a gra du ate in G eography and
Econom ics w a s able to s ta rt a te rm early in th e sum m er
and th u s by S e ptem be r had s e ttle d in so w e ll th a t he w a s
helping w ith Riley, gam es, C.C.F. and g e ttin g m arried.
M r Law , a fte r th re e years in th e N o rth , fe lt it tim e to
m ove S outh to M o n k to n C om be. A s w e ll as te a ch in g
M ath s and Physics, M r Law w a s Riley T u to r, helped w ith
gam es in all seasons, w a s an a ctive m em ber o f the
S cripture U nion and sp e n t m any a long hour looking a fte r
S chool sh o o tin g . He is replaced in th e M ath s D e p a rtm e n t
by M r Ralfs, an e xperienced S ch o o lm a ste r, w h o w ith
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w ife and fa m ily , re c e n tly retu rne d fro m abroad. They
m ay fin d th e clim a te ra th e r cold b u t M r Ralfs is ce rta inly
prepared to brave it in all w e a th e rs and help w ith a fu ll
gam es p ro gram m e and Riley.
W e w e re all s o rry th a t M r M u rd o ch resigned as School
C haplain, a fte r one year, to retu rn to the A rm y . In this
s h o rt tim e , M r M u rd o c h seem ed to e nte r into every
a sp e ct o f S chool life. A C h a p la in 's c o m m itm e n t to the
chapel is ta k e n fo r g ra n te d ; speaking in d ebates, playing
rugby against th e School, coaching rugby, playing squash
and te n n is , loo king a fte r th e Social S ervice and te ach ing ,
c e rta in ly are n o t. M r and M rs M urdo ch, and three children,
are replaced by M r Graem e Lon gm uir and an Irish Deer­
hound. M r L o n g m u ir has com e to us fro m th e U nited
R eform C hu rch in M oreca m b e and te a c h e s English and
H isto ry.
W e w ere also s o rry th a t w ith th e reorganisation of
o th e r re s p o n s ib ilitie s in th e sch oo l, M r Dharsi had to
leave a t th e end o f th e su m m e r te rm . His a b ility on the
c ric k e t fie ld and his u n o b tru s iv e long hours sp en t in the
squash c o u rts w ill be g re a tly m issed.
M r Forster and fa m ily have join ed us fro m H ym ers
S chool, H ull. M r F orster replaces his fe llo w Y orkshirem an, M r J o h n s to n , w h o le ft in S um m er, 1 9 8 2 , as Head
o f th e English D e p a rtm e n t and w ith m ore people ta king
English in th e S ixth Form he has a challenging fu tu re
ahead.
M r A u s te r has fille d th e va c a n c y in th e M usic D ep a rt­
m e n t and p ro vid e d us w ith th e bonus o f help w ith rugby
and c ric k e t and a w ife w h o te a c h e s m a th e m a tic s and the
c la rin e t.
M r M ea d o w s m ay be last b ut at 6 '7 " in height certainly
n o t least, has com e d ire c tly fro m C am bridge to give
a d d itio n a l help on th e science side, as w e ll as w ith Rugby
and Leburn.
To all th o s e w h o le ft th e S chool during last year, w e
say 'th a n k y o u ' and 'g o o d w is h e s fo r th e fu tu re ,' to all
th o s e w h o have joined th e S chool w e say 'w e lc o m e ' and
'g o o d lu c k .'
To all th o se w h o w e re , and indeed still are, involved
w ith th e S chool te m p o ra rily Dr B axter, M rs H endry, Mrs
G uest, M r M c In to s h , M r R ichardson, M rs Reid and Dr
S u tto n . W e are g ra te fu l fo r y o u r help.
These n o te s w o u ld n o t be c o m p le te w ith o u t m ention
o f M iss T a y lo r's re tire m e n t; M ary T a ylo r w a s m y s e c re t­
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c o n n e c te d w ith th e o ffic e w ill e ver k n o w th e e x te n t o f
her d e v o tio n to th e sch oo l and th e special frien dsh ip
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There are th re e th in g s I w o u ld single o u t fo r special
m ention th is year because it s h o w s th a t th e re is still
p le nty o f e nthusiasm in th e C .C .F ., n o t o nly a m o n g st th e
boys, b ut a m o ng st th e o ffic e rs .
A s th is w as a rep orting year, w e w e re able to dispense
w ith the usual G. I. Day pan op ly and, in its place, w e held
a w eekend exercise in vo lvin g tw o n ig h ts a w a y and m ore
than 1 00 tro o p s in th e fie ld . A d m itte d ly it w a s a s h a tte r­
ing experience fo r m o st o f us b u t n eve rth e le ss it w as
greatly enjoyed and there w ere abso lu te ly no co m p la ints,
at least n ot fro m a n yb o d y a c tu a lly ta k in g part.
This w a s th e firs t tim e th a t w e have ever held such a
large-scale exercise and, it goes w ith o u t sa yin g, th a t it
to o k a great deal o f planning and o rg a n isa tio n . Full cre d it
m ust go to the o ffic e rs w h o w e re responsible, Lt. Cdr.
C. N. W alker, Lt. K. O. F. G lim m and Lt. C. N. C ou rt.
The East o f S co tlan d Pipe Band C o m p e titio n is a lw a y s
one o f th e h ig h lig h ts o f th e year fo r th e Pipe Band and
although w e have been ta k in g p a rt in th is c o m p e titio n
fo r m ore th a n 2 0 years w e have never w o n it, at least,
n ot u n til 1 9 8 3 . This year it w a s held at G lenalm ond and
it's quite im possible to describe th a t sense o f pride and
a chieve m en t th a t w e all fe lt w h e n it w a s a nn ounced th a t
S trathallan had w o n th e c o m p e titio n fo r 1 9 8 3 .
It m ust have been p a rtic u la rly g ra tify in g fo r th e piping
and d ru m m ing in s tru c to rs , Bert Barron, Dave and 'R u s ty
C larke, w h o have w o rk e d to g e th e r as a te am to tra in th e
band to th is high sta nd ard . Finally, I w o u ld record special
th a n ks to M r D. B. H enderson, th e m a ste r in overall
charge o f th e Pipe Band fo r m ore th a n tw e n ty years and
responsible fo r organising tra in in g and u n ifo rm s. W ith ­
out his in te re s t, e nth usia sm and loyal su p p o rt o ver m any
years the Band could never have achieved so m uch.
It says a lo t fo r th e e nth usia sm o f th e o ffic e rs o f the
C.C.F. th a t, during th e S um m er h olida y, e ig h t o ffic e rs
atte nd ed various cam ps and courses to ta llin g a p p ro x i­
m ate ly seventeen w e e ks in tim e . T he ir courses include
A rm y cam p, Naval a c q u a in t, sailing, gliding, Fleet
Tender on the C lyde, HGV d riving course. I'm q uite sure
th a t the b e n e fits o f ta k in g part in regular tra in in g o f th is
natu re are e v e n tu a lly passed o n to th e cadets and I am
v e ry g ra te fu l to all th e o ffic e rs w h o gave up a p ortion ,
so m e tim e s q uite a large p o rtio n , o f th e ir sum m er holiday
to und ergo ing som e s o rt o f C .C.F. tra in in g .
D uring th e year, fly in g o ffic e r K. B. Jones resigned his
c o m m issio n on ta k in g up a a p p o in tm e n t a t a s ix th fo rm
college and Lt. A. W . Law has tra n s fe rre d to th e C.C.F.
M o n c k to n C om be S chool. I w o u ld like to th a n k b oth o f
th ese o ffic e rs fo r th e ir help in th e C .C .F. at S tra th allan
and w is h th e m all success in th e ir n e w a p p o in tm e n ts .
W e are ve ry fo rtu n a te in th a t M r W . A. C olley is join in g
th e A rm y S e ction and is going to ta ke over th e signals
and M r F. N. Reed is also s h o rtly to be com m issio ne d into
th e A rm y w ith special re s p o n s ib ility fo r the m o to rc y c le
se ction .
Pilot o ffic e r C. H. Ross has rece ntly been com m issioned
in to the RAF VR (T) and has c o m p le te d gliding courses
at RAF N e w to n . It looks as if th e Prim ary Glider w ill, once
again, be ta k in g to th e air. He is also intereste d in radioco ntrolle d a irc ra ft and th is seem s to be an a c tiv ity rapidly
gaining in p o p u la rity .
T his has really been an e x c e lle n t year fo r th e C.C.F.
and perhaps it is a good tim e fo r th e c o n tig e n t C om ­
m ander to resign and m ake w a y fo r younger*blood. This
I w ill c e rta in ly do once th e C.C.F. is up to fu ll O ffic e r
s tre n g th and I can fe e l assured on the resp on sibilitie s
th a t go w ith th e jo b . It is n o t th e m o s t popular o f School
a c tiv itie s b u t, at the pre sen t tim e , w h e n jobs are scarce
and m ore and m ore people are co nside rin g th e Services
as a career th e o p p o rtu n itie s o ffe re d in th e C .C .F. are
a ttra c tin g m ore in te re s t. I am glad to say th a t boys at
S tra th a lla n are a p p re cia tin g th is and ta k in g fu ll a d v a n t­
age o f it.
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R O YA L N A VY S E C T IO N
The year sta rte d o ff as usual, w ith th e problem s o f
'k ittin g o u t' th e n ew re cru its and g e ttin g th e m 's h ip ­
shape' on th e parade-ground. T his w a s n 't helped by a
shortage o f w e b b in g and an a lm o s t co m p le te lack o f
a b ility to keep in ste p w h ile m archin g. H o w e ve r im p ro v e ­
m en t w a s rapid th a n k s to th e drill tra in in g o f Cox.
S tevenson. P.O. M cKee also expanded th e n e w re c ru its '
field o f kn ow led ge w ith a series o f lectures on navigation.
D espite having no General In spe ction Day th is year,
th e re w ere several v is its and in sp e ctio n s by ranking
o ffic e rs , all o f w h o m w ere m o st im pressed w ith th e
sta nd ard o f th e tu rn o u t and discipline in th e se ction .
These v is ito rs included Lt. Cdr. B rydon, S ta ff O ffic e r at
HMS C AM PERD O W N , w h o insp ected th e Naval S e ction
Guard at Easter; and retiring a ssista n t Naval m em ber
J .C .E ., Lt. Cdr. Plum m er, w h o insp ected th e se ctio n in
th e sum m er and w a s p resented w ith a p a in tin g (painted
by Lt. Cdr. M acLeod) o f Lt. Cdr. P lu m m er's fir s t ship,
HMS AURORA.
During th e course o f th e year th ere w e re , as usual,
num erous ca m p s and courses: w e e ke n d s at sea o ff the
East c o a st in HMS C U XTO N , a m in e sw e e p e r o p e ra ting
fro m HMS C AM PERDO W N in D undee; in th e Easter and
S um m er holidays, a ir-a cq u a in ta n ce course at HMS
DAEDULUS; subm arine a cq u a in ta n ce at HM S DOLPHIN;
ran ge -firing a t HMS COCHRANE. P .O .'s W ood and
Sinclair also a tte n d e d th e N ational C .C .F. A ir Day a t P o rt­
land at Easter, fly in g d o w n fro m P re s tw ic k in Sea
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Herons, and th e n in th e Sea King and W essex H eli­
co p te rs . 5 0 0 Naval ca d e ts w e re p re sen t, and an
im p ressive s h o w o f a e ro n a u tica l skills and fire -fig h tin g
te c h n iq u e s w a s p u t on fo r th e ir b e n e fit, as w e ll as a short
trip in a h o v e rc ra ft.
On Field Day in th e su m m er, a th re e -d a y fie ld exercise
w a s held on th e g ro u n d s o f an Old S tra th allia n,
Bill Lindsay, near C oupar A n gu s. A base cam p w as set
up on th e S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n by R.N. and R .A.F. s e c t­
ions, w h o w e re to d e fe n d it against th e R. M . and A rm y
B a ttle c ra ft S ections, w h o had been dropped at a distance
fro m th e cam p, and w ere to use th e ir considerable!!) mapreading ta le n ts to fin d it and kn o ck o u t th e 'radar s ta tio n .'
The R.N. and R .A.F. w e re p a tro llin g th e surrounding
te rrito ry v ig ila n tly , and did so all day Sunday and Sunday
n ig h t. H o w e v e r, th e a tta c k e rs had g o t lost, and d id n 't
appear u n til d a w n on M on da y, by w h ic h tim e th e y had
w a lk e d . . . . m iles and w e re in no fit s ta te to a tta c k . They
did, h o w e v e r, c a p tu re a radio set, w h ic h th e defenders
had been using fo r c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith sentries, as w ell
as its o p e ra to rs , w h o hobbled d o w n th e hill fro m the
s e n try p o s t w ith hands and fe e t tie d (w h ic h w as a
co m ica l s ig h t a t 5 o 'c lo c k in th e m o rn in g !). The fie ld c ra ft
expe rie nce o f M r C olley w a s invaluable to th e defending
se ction s.
In A p ril a n e w 3 2 fo o t c u tte r w a s obta ine d fro m MOD
to add to th e s e c tio n s 'flo a tin g s to c k .' Lt. Cdr. W alker
and his 'S p e cia l Boat S e c tio n ' kin d ly to o k on the
re s p o n s ib ility o f repairing and m a in ta in in g it.
D uring th e year m uch help w a s given by HMS
C AM PERD O W N at D undee, th a n k s to th e ir n ew s ta ff
o ffic e r Lt. C dr. Louden, inclu ding th e sea w ee ken ds on
HM S C U X T O N ; and also, as a lw a y s , fro m FCPO Curie,
to w h o m w e are e te rn a lly g ra te fu l fo r assistance w ith
tra in in g and his ever p re sen t jo v ia lity ! T hanks also to Lt.
C la yto n and Sub. Lt. G oody fo r th e ir valued c o n tri­
b u tio n s to th e S e ctio n .
P ro m o tion s 1 9 8 3 -8 4 : S e ction C o x s w a in :
R. A . M . S inclair
C a m p e rd o w n D ivision C o x s w a in :
G.
V. F. C la yto n
U nico rn D ivision C o x s w a in :
A. E. J. W ood
P e tty O ffic e rs :
N. H. M cKee, R. M . R. Logan, F. W . Fyfe, N. S. Callander
W . M . M acD on a ld , G. K. S m ith , B. S. M cC a ll-S m ith .
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AW ARD
OF G R E E N E N D O R S E M E N T
by
T H E F L A G O F F IC E R
T H IR D F L O T IL L A
S u b L ie u te n a n t A . H . M c L A R E N
Sub L ie u te n a n t M cLAREN w a s the
p ilo t o f a SEA HARRIER o f 8 0 9 Naval
A ir S quadron em barked in HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS.
His so rtie b rie f w a s to ca rry o u t a
ship probe fro m HM S ILLUSTRIOUS
and on c o m p le tio n land at RAF Port
S tan le y in th e Falkland Islands.
In the c irc u it, th e undercarriage of
his a irc ra ft w a s selected 'd o w n ' but
th e n o se w h e e l rem ained in th e 'u p '
p o sitio n , even w h e n th e em ergency
'd o w n ' s e le ctio n w a s m ade. He
reduced th e fu e l load to 6 0 0 lbs
rem aining, and carried o u t a braking
sto p v e rtic a l landing to a 7 0 f t square
MEXE pad, resulting in minimal damage
to th e a irc ra ft, w h ic h w a s subse­
quently able to return to service shortly
a fte r th e in cid e n t.
Sub Lieutenant McLAREN displayed
o u ts ta n d in g airm an ship and flyin g
skill during th is m ost d iffic u lt recovery.
In doing so he p re ven te d serious
dam age to th e a irc ra ft.
C onsidering his lim ited flyin g experi­
ence and th a t th is w a s th e firs t tim e
an e m e rg e n cy o f th is n atu re had been
e n c o u n te re d in SEA HARRIER opera­
tio n s , I co m m en d him fo r the high
sta nd ard o f fly in g skill w h ic h he
displayed.
A R M Y S E C T IO N
RAF S E C T IO N
Last tim e I w ro te a bo ut cam p a t C ultybraggan, the firs t
rem ark (and p re sum ab ly m y m o s t lastin g im pression)
concerned the rain p ouring d o w n . This year a ce rta in
am ount o f precipitation m ight even have been w elcom ed w hen th ere is an o ffic ia l m ilita ry w a rn in g o f th e risk o f
h ea tstroke , it m u s t be fa irly w a rm , and ce rta in people
discovered to th e ir c o s t th a t th e exposure o f skin a c c u s ­
to m e d to norm al S c o ttis h su m m ers to th e solar in te n s ity
of th is year w a s a hazardous p ro ced ure. F o rtu n a te ly, a
fa ir a m o un t o f th e tra in in g seem ed to in vo lve c o n ta c t,
vo lu n ta ry or o th e rw is e , w ith w a te r - in or o u t o f canoes,
assault boats or ra fts - and a cam p site by Loch Lubnaig
w as an e xce lle n t idea (or w a s u n til th e m idges to o k up
residence). Even in th e heat, m o st o f the p arty w a s bullied
or cajoled to th e s u m m it o f Beinn Ghlas - I th in k th e y fe lt
some sense o f a ch ie ve m e n t, fo r th e ir sp irits w e re m uch
higher on the w a y d o w n ! Overall, it w a s a cheerful cam p w hile the w e a th e r w as obviou sly a fa c to r, th e w illing ne ss
o f all present to m ake th e m o s t o f th e o p p o rtu n itie s
offered helped considerably and w a s a good om en fo r the
fu tu re o f th e s e c tio n .
Earlier in th e year w e had had tw o fie ld days. The firs t
w as a tra d itio n a l O cto b e r day, w ith a tra d itio n a l Barry
Buddon program m e inclu ding tw o bodies fa llin g in the
assault course w a te r fir s t th in g in th e m ornin g and one
o the r breaking a w ris t. The su m m e r one w a s m ore
a m b itio u s, w ith an in te r-se ctio n w e e ke n d exercise fo r
m any o f th e seniors, w h o cam e back co ld , w e t,
e xhausted and saying th e y 'd enjoyed it; th e re c ru its plus
some rem aining seniors to o k p art in a c o m p e titio n based
on s c h o o l- w h ile th e re w a s p le n ty o f e nth usia sm and
e ffo rt in th e 'm a rc h and s h o o t' in th e m o rn in g , th e lack
o f re s p o n s ib ility o f ce rta in seniors ruined th e a fte rn o o n 's
orienteering.
Let th a t be m y only n ote o f c ritic is m , fo r o ver th e year
th e general im pression has been o f th e good w o rk done
by all the N C O 's, p a rticu la rly S gts Fairbairn, J a rlo w , Bain
and Shepherd and CpI Penny. It w a s a pleasure to
w elco m e M r C o u rt to th e se ctio n - he has revita lise d the
F ieldcra ft tr a in in g - a n d M r C olley has been doing
valuable w o rk picking up th e pieces o f th e Signals
S ection. M r Law le ft us a t th e end o f th e su m m e r te rm at a tim e w h e n th e se ctio n w a s ve ry sh o rt o f o ffic e rs , he
w as a lw a y s w illin g to help w h e re needed, p a rtic u la rly
w ith s h o o tin g and re cru its. He has our b est w is h e s as he
goes to his n ew a p p o in tm e n t.
Field Day in N ovem ber m e a n t going in th e various
d irectio n s o f P re stw ick, Kinloss, Portm oak and Leuchars.
A t P re s tw ic k , w e w ere given a ve ry in te re s tin g insight
into A ir T ra ffic C on trol b oth th ro u g h o u t S cotland and o ut
in to th e N o rth A tla n tic . F o rtu n a te ly th e cadets w ere n ot
given th e o p p o rtu n ity to operate th e s y s te m - th e r e
co uld w e ll have been one or tw o e xcursio n s into Russian
air space! The v is it w a s co nclud ed a t HMS GANNET w ith
its Sea King h e lico p te rs and th e to p ic a l experiences o f
Naval personnel re c e n tly retu rne d fro m th e Falkland
Islands. The trip to Kinloss invo lved a long coach jou rn e y
and an o v e rn ig h t s ta y b ut w a s m ade e x tre m e ly w o r th ­
w h ile by th e q u a lity o f a fu ll d a y 's pro gram m e on th is
ve ry a ctiv e o pe ra tion al sta tio n . N early all o f the cadets
w h o w e n t to th e S c o ttis h G liding U nion at P ortm oak
m anaged to g et o ff th e ground w ith th e aid o f an a e ro to w
and th o ro u g h ly enjoyed w h a t fo r m o st o f th e m w a s th e ir
fir s t ta s te o f g lid in g. Our p aren t RAF S ta tio n at Leuchars
hoste d 2 5 ca d e ts w ith seven o f th e m spending the
w h o le day w ith the RAF R egim ent and being a bso lu te ly
fu ll o f it w h e n th e y cam e back. T he y had o b vio u sly
enjoyed th e ve ry ro b u s t a c tiv itie s b u t th e hoped fo r
fo llo w -u p o f R egim ent tra in in g has n o t y e t m aterialised.
The n ew s th a t th e A n nu a l Cam p at Easter w a s to be
a t RAF H ereford conjured up th o u g h ts o f fly in g filin g
ca b in e ts and u n id e n tifie d fly in g g ate au x. A s th in g s
tu rn e d o u t, it w a s q u ite th e o pp osite and as one cadet
p u t it: 'a g re a t tim e w a s had by a ll.' The program m e w as
d escribed as d em anding (perhaps n o t s u rp risin g ly since
it had been d ra w n up by th e S ta tio n W a rra n t O ffic e r) and
th e a c tiv itie s s tre n u o u s , b ut the ca d e ts appeared to revel
in it. The a c tiv itie s included s w im m in g p ro fic ie n c y w ith
all ca de ts re ce ivin g th e c e rtific a te , an e ig h t-h o u r o rie n t­
eering e xercise, an exercise in leadership and in itia tive
tra in in g and m any hours o f drill in pre pa ra tion fo r the
in te r-flig h t c o m p e titio n . The c o m p e titio n w a s in fa c t
w o n by th e flig h t o f David M ackie co m p e tin g against
flig h ts fro m o th e r sch oo ls. H o w e v e r, th e h ig h lig h ts fo r
m o s t cam e on th e last day w h e n a S co u t h e lico p te r w as
b ro u g h t in and provided an u n fo rg e tta b le experience in
th e fo rm o f a flig h t. For o the rs, th e experience o f going
to b re a k fa s t w ith th e eyes and w e a p o n s o f the SAS
tra in e d on th e m w ill rem ain long in th e ir m em ory.
W ith no General Inspection th is year, another Field Day
w a s planned during th e S um m er Term . The S c o ttis h
G liding U nion w a s again a venue fo r som e o f the cadets
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b ut m o s t w ere involved in a w ee ken d exercise w ith the
RN, RM and A rm y S e ction s. The ta s te o f so m e th in g
really d iffe re n t really w h e tte d th e ir a p p e tite s and
appeared to have th e approval if a large n um ber o f
'c ra b s .'
Shortage o f m a n p o w e r has been th e m ain stu m b lin g
b lock in the a tte m p t to p rovide as w id e a v a rie ty o f RAFrelated tra in in g as possible, a lth o u g h o the r fa c to rs have
also played th e ir part. The w e a th e r has been ve ry m uch
a gainst us on the days w h e n w e w e re earm arked fo r
C hipm unk fly in g a t RAF T urn ho use , a source o f d is­
a p p o in tm e n t fo r m any cadets. On th e w h o le , the ca de t
N C O 's have been ra th e r d isa p p o in tin g and have failed to
m aintain th e im p etus w h ic h had been achieved during
th e p revious year. In c id e n ta lly, I hear th a t Graham
A rc h e r is piling up th e hours in a Bulldog w ith the
U n ive rsity A ir S quadron at T urnhouse.
Our Liaison NCO fro m R A F T urn ho use , F light Sergeant
Tony Gray, has again served us w e ll; I w o u ld like to th a n k
him , the C o n tin g e n t C om m an de r and th e OC RN S e ction
fo r the help w h ic h th e y have given to th e RAF S e ction
during the past year.
A .L .K .D .
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R O Y A L M A R IN E S D E T A C H M E N T
Our tra in in g in 1 9 8 2 /8 3 w a s geared to w a rd s th e th re e
m ain e ve n ts in our calendar: th e T ay Exercise, th e Bradfie ld RM C o m p e titio n and Field Day.
T ayex w a s p rim a rily a N avy e xercise , in vo lvin g a
crossing o f th e river near Inchyra and the s e ttin g up o f a
'R adar S ta tio n ' in the hills beyond K infauns. The M arines
cam e into th e ir o w n by p ro vid in g a sm all raiding p a rty
w h ic h had to loca te th e N avy C am p and, if possible,
d is ru p tth e peaceful ro u tin e . D espite claim s and c o u n te r­
claim s as to w h o had a ctu a lly w o n th e gam e th e o ver all
resu lt w a s fa vou ra b le . W e m anaged to p u t va riou s
tra in in g a spe cts into p ra ctice and can look back w ith
som e s a tis fa c tio n at our n ig h t-n a v ig a tio n skills.
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The rem ainder o f the W in te r Term fo llo w e d the usual
p a tte rn o f o u td o o r a c tiv itie s , ranging fro m w o rk on the
a ssau lt co urse to o rie n te e rin g exercise s in th e hills. A
g ro up o f e ig h t M arines w e n t to Bradfield College to
re p re sen t us in th e annual RM P ro fic ie n c y C o m p e titio n .
Nine te a m s w e re te s te d in th e ir skills at orien te ering ,
b ivo u a cin g , s h o o tin g and drill and had to s h o w ing en uity
and d e te rm in a tio n in an im p rovised rive r-crossin g and a
run over an e x c e p tio n a lly fin e assault course.
D espite im p ressive ind ivid ua l a c h ie ve m e n ts and m uch
c o m m e n te d -u p o n te a m w o rk our chaps w e re robbed of
th e tro p h y . H o w e v e r th e y retu rne d d ete rm ine d to do
b e tte r n e x t year.
The co m b in e d se rvices Field Day exercise at the
beginning o f th e S um m er Term w a s bedevilled by the
q u e stio n o f perm ission to use ce rta in areas o f hill c o u n try
s o u th o f D unkeld. In th e end a co m p ro m ise solution
em erged and th e exercise to o k place b e tw e e n A m ulree
and D undee; th e a pp a re n t gap w a s bridged by a fair
a m o u n t o f y o m p in g and by M r W a lke r w h o kin d ly agreed
to fe rry in g tro o p s in th e Land Rover.
A s lig h t n av ig a tio n a l e rror (som ebody had rashly
e n tru s te d th e 'S a rg e ' w ith a com pass) added some 10
m iles to th e tre k and w e all lo s t o u t on our b e a u ty sleep
as a re s u lt o f th is . The n e x t day to o k us into the ta rg e t
area in H a lib u rto n Forest, w h e re a large group o f RN and
RAF personnel had set up th e ir base cam p. A lively game
o f hide-and-seek ensued, p u n c tu a te d by occasional
clashes and th u n d e rfla s h e s . In th e su m m ing up w e all
agreed: L e t's do th is s o rt o f th in g again!
Looking back on th e ye ar I should like to add th a t it has
been ve ry e n co u ra g in g to observe the p o sitive a ttitu d e
and th e e n th u sia sm w ith w h ic h even the m o s t u n a ttra c ­
tiv e ta s k s w e re ta c k le d and to w a tc h th e te am spirit
w h ic h helped to m ake th e w o rk enjoyable and rew arding.
O u rth a n k s m u s t g o to all w h o helped us so unse lfish ly;
th e c o -o p e ra tio n fro m th e o th e r s e c tio n s , p a rtic u la rly the
A rm y B a ttle c ra ft gro up , has been o f tre m e n d o u s value.
W e should also like to express our gratitude to Lts. Benbow
and G idney and th e ir a s s is ta n ts , as w e ll as to th e g e n tle ­
m en fro m RMR G la sgo w w h o v is ite d us on several
o cca sio n s in order to help w ith the tra in in g .
K.O.F.G.
M
S O C IA L S E R V IC E S R E P O R T - 1 9 8 3
This year has been b o th a b u sy a nd a s u c c e s s fu l one
fo r the S ocial S ervice group. We have p a id w e e k ly visits
to A lm o n d b a n k H ouse in Perth on F riday a fte rn o o n s ,
w here w e have g o t to k n o w th e re sid e n ts ve ry w ell. I
th ink in the end D aniel H su d id m ake up fo r th e loss o f
dear Sim on P hillips! We w ere also in v ite d to a tra d itio n a l
B u rn s' N ig h t S upper w h ic h w as e n jo ye d b y all. A sp ecial
th an ks to the tw o Pipers w h o jo in e d us. S everal tim es
during the year w e e n te rta in e d the A lm o n d b a n k residents
here in W oodlands, a nd w e th a n k the Pipes and D rum s
fo r th e ir p la y in g fo r th em . A ll the reside n ts and s ta ff
a tte n d e d th e A n n u a l C hristm as C arol S ervice held in the
S ch o o l Chapel.
On se veral Fridays w e w ere jo in e d b y m usician s and
sing ers in c lu d in g se veral m em be rs o f S ta ff w h o p a rtic i­
p a te d w h o le h e a rte d ly in co n c e rts , w h ic h had a S c o ttis h
o r m odern th em e to th em . S im ila rly c o n c e rts w ere p e r­
fo rm e d fo r th e e ld erly p a tie n ts a t Bridge o f Earn H ospital,
e spe cia lly d urin g the C hristm as period. Thanks go to
M r Reed, M r Young, M r M acLeod, M rL y z o w i, Jim M cLaren
(J im m y The Squeeze), Karen S m ith , Karen D onnelly,
Lisa M cG lashan, D om inik D iam ond, A n g u s M cD onald,
Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith , S im on B illin g ton , Lucy
C rispin a nd J o Fagg fo r th e ir m u s ic a l c o n trib u tio n s . It is
s o m e tim e s d iffic u lt fo r p e fo rm e rs to k n o w h o w g re a tly
th e ir e ffo rts are a p p re c ia te d a t th e H osp ital, a nd w e can
o n ly ju d g e fro m the th a n k s w e receive. There is a lw a y s
an e n th u s ia s tic re c e p tio n fo r m u sic a t A lm o n d b a n k.
One o f th e m o s t in te re s tin g q u e stio n s a rising from our
p ro g ra m m e th is year w as p ose d b y a v is it to S tra th ca rro n H ospice in D enny, d urin g the S u m m e r Term.
Earlier on in the year th e R everend Tom S c o tt h ad spoken
to th e S c h o o l one S unday a b o u t th e w o rk he and o the rs
are d oing in th e H ospice near S tirling . A H ospice is n o t
o n ly a m e d ic a l in s titu tio n b u t also a place w here the
te rm in a lly ill are able to com e to te rm s w ith th e ir
s itu a tio n , e n jo y th e ir la s t fe w w e e k s or d ays o f life and
m o s t im p o rta n t o f all it is a place w here th e y can die w ith
d ig n ity .
For som e o f us the v is it w as d is tu rb in g and ra th e r
u p s e ttin g a nd all o f us le ft the H ospice w ith so m e th in g
to th in k a b o u t and rem em ber. The e le m e n t o f depression
w as fa r o u tw e ig h e d b y the k n o w le d g e th a t M r S c o tt and
his s ta ff are g iv in g happiness a nd c o m fo rt to all th e ir
p a tie n ts .
A ll th a t rem ain s fo r m e to do is to th a n k M r Fairbairn
fo r all the w o rk th a t he has c o n trib u te d to th e S ocial
S ervice G roup and also M r M u rd o c h , w h o a ccom pa nie d
us on se ve ra l o f o u r v isits. Thanks too to M r Eric S m ith
w h o has a c te d as d riv e r on som e occasions.
U n fo rtu n a te ly m a n y o f us h ad to sa y Good-Bye to
A lm o n d b a n k w hen M rs A n d e rso n w as a bsent, and we
th a n k h e r fo r h e r kind ne ss and n e ve r-fa ilin g w arm
w e lco m e , a nd w ish her a sp ee dy re co very.
Finally, I hope th a t n e x t year w ill p ro ve as s u c c e s s fu l
as the one th a t has ju s t ended.
M . Lucinda Cooper.
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G FM
This has been one o f our best seasons fo r som e years
and, in te rm s o f re p re se n ta tive h onours, perhaps our
best ever. N ot only did M ike A llin g h a m and Neil M cKee
represent S cotland in all th e ir in te rn a tio n a l m a tch e s but
Russell K ilp a trick and C ra w fo rd C hu rch ill g o t S c o ttis h
sch oo lb oy tria ls and all fo u r, plus W a lte r M acD onald
played fo r th e P re sid e n t's X V . U n fo rtu n a te ly , G rant
C orbe tt, th e ca pta in, w a s o ver th e age lim it o th e rw is e
his name w o u ld have been added to th e above list.
The season sta rte d in grand style w ith a to u r to
Narbonne w h e re w e w o n all th re e gam es b ea ting Sigean
15-14, Cazouls 12-6, and M on tpe llie r 1 3-10 . The m anner
in w h ic h th ese gam es w e re w o n , w ith tw o m em orable
tries w hich w ou ld have graced Rugby Special, w as indica­
tive o f th e open style o f rug by and s u p p o rt play th a t w a s
to be a fe a tu re o f th e school m a tch e s. In a d d itio n , the
atm osphere and c o m m itm e n t w a s already apparent. The
to u r also provided a good in tro d u c tio n to S tra th a lla n fo r
David Barnes, a n ew m em be r o f s ta ff and th e coach in g
team .
The Old Boys w ere the firs t side to expe rie nce an
im pressive display o f handling and s u p p o rt play in a
crushing 5 9-3 v ic to ry . A video taken o f the gam e show ed
the q u a lity o f th e handling on th a t day, w ith 9 trie s in all
being scored and G rant C o rb e tt am assing 31 p o in ts (2
tries, 7 c o nve rsio ns and 3 p enalties). A lth o u g h w e w o n
the n e x t th re e gam es against Perth a cad em y (2 9 -3 );
Rannoch (2 6 -0 ) and Keil (23 -4 ) in none o f th e m did w e
d om inate th e w a y w e o u g h t to have done. The size and
inexperience o f th e fo rw a rd s w a s a lim itin g fa c to r and
the d iscipline w a s n o t q u ite rig h t.
Our firs t big m a tch a ga in st F ettes provid e d a th rillin g
e nco un te r. D espite being hea vily o u tw e ig h e d up fro n t
our fo rw a rd s stu ck to th e ta sk courageously and A n d re w
C ra w fo rd did an e x ce lle n t job c o n tro llin g th e Fettes
captain and in te rn a tio n a l No. 8. T w o silly pen alties gave
Fettes an early lead b u t w e re ta lia te d s tro n g ly and w ith
our m id -field d efence (M ike A llin g h a m , G ran t C o rb e tt,
Russell K ilp a trick and C ra w fo rd C hurchill) in d e va sta tin g
ta c k lin g fo rm the o p p o sitio n backs m ade ve ry little o f
th e ir p le n tifu l su pp ly o f ball. A drop goal by M artin
D rum m ond w a s som e co m p e n sa tio n fo r th e pressure. In
the second half a p e n a lty by G rant C o rb e tt and an
e x c e lle n ttry b y A liC a u s h p u tu s a h e a d 1 0-6. In th e dying
seconds a p e n a lty under our posts w a s used q u ic k ly and
in te llig e n tly by Fettes to score in th e co rn e r. It w o u ld
have been a tra v e s ty o f ju s tic e if th e co n ve rsio n had
gone over - fo rtu n a te ly it did n o t!
The gam e against G lenalm ond w a s played in appalling
c o n d itio n s and w e did n o t a da pt w e ll enough. Their pack
seem ed to be h un gry fo r th e ball and w e w ere n o t. In
a d d itio n , basic d efe nsive errors m ade th a t w e gave
a w a y easy p oints. F o rtu n a te ly w e w ere able to pick
ourselves up fro m th is s e tb a c k and produced an
e x c e lle n t p e rfo rm a n ce a ga in st L o re tto and y e t a nother
big pack! A t 8-3 d ow n w e w ere obviously not com m anding
th e gam e b u t by no m eans s tru g g lin g and it w as at th is
p o in t th a t th e fo rw a rd s responded to the challenge. A
b rillia n t tr y by Neil M cKee w h o w a s p u t a w a y by Russell
K ilp a tric k w a s c o n v e rte d to bring th e score to 9-8 and a
break by M ike A llin g h a m and good handling by th e backs
resulted in a n o th e rtry by M artin D ru m m o nd . A t 13-8 w e
had to w ith s ta n d a tre m e n d o u s o nslau gh t by Paddy
S te v e n s o n 's fo rw a rd s ; it w a s a g re at trib u te to the team
as a w h o le th a t w e did n o t give w a y . A g re a t w a y to end
th e firs t h alf o f te rm !
The firs t gam e o f th e second half against M erch isto n
e v e n tu a lly w e n t our w a y 10-6 w ith a try by Russell
K ilp a tric k and tw o pen alties by G rant C o rb e tt b ut w e did
n o t w in in grand style . Perhaps th is w as w h y th e Edin­
burgh A c a d e m y gam e w a s , to q uo te our se cre ta ry, 'an
unprecedented d is a s te r.' Injuries and sickness, h ow eve r,
did n o t help w ith 2A o f th e fro n t ro w having to be replaced
at the eleventh hour. It w as a m ost uncom fortable baptism
fo r Brodie Sheperd and Dave S m ith a gainst a big and
e x tre m e ly w e ll m o tiv a te d Edinburgh pack. W e w ere
sta rve d o f possession and w h e n e v e r w e did g e t th e ball
it w a s on th e re tre a t and our backs w ere c o n s ta n tly
harassed by a good back ro w .
D espite th e appalling c o n d itio n s at C rie ff w e m anaged
to g et our a c t to g e th e r once again. Our backs achieved
som e rem arkable handling co nside rin g th e c o n d itio n s
and th e s lipp ery ball, and M ike A lling ha m one o f his more
a u th o rita tiv e gam es, scoring tw o trie s w ith Nigel Kil­
p a tric k and M artin D ru m m o nd g e ttin g one each. G rant
C o rb e tt c o n v e rte d tw o o f th e trie s to bring th e fin al score
a gainst M o rris o n 's to 2 0 -3 . W ith th e v ice -ca p ta in and
pack leader Peter M cKee e ncouraging and b ro w beating
the fo rw a rd s w e w ere able to d o m in a te in th e set play
and th e loose.
It had been pleasing once again to see the w a y the
te am had responded to d e fe a t and th e fo rw a rd s n ow
seem ed to g et the b it firm ly b e tw e e n th e ir te e th and
G o rd on sto un and S te w a rt's -M e lv ille s u ffe re d as a resu lt
o f th e g re ate r m a tu rity o f th e pack. The fro n t ro w , W illy
M acD on a ld , D uncan B iggart and Tom J o h n s to n , seem ed
to be enjoying th em selve s im m ensely; W a lte r M acDonald
and George S teve nso n w ere fo rce s to be reckoned w ith
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in the line-outs and in the loose and th e back ro w o f Nigel
K ilpa trick, Peter M cKee and Peter Bullard w ere g e ttin g
through a trem endous a m o u n t o f w o rk ; Peter M cKee had
perhaps his best tw o gam es o f th e season a g a in st these
team s.
Grant C o rb e tt opened the scoring against G ordonstoun
w ith a w e a vin g run w h ic h seem ed to m esm erise the
o pp osition . Excellent ru ckin g and d riving produced the
ball c o n tin u o u s ly in one phase and resulted in th e ball
being tra n s fe rre d th ro u g h m an y hands fro m rig h t to le ft
w ith M ike A lling ha m s o m e h o w appearing on th e w in g to
go round and score. Nigel K ilp a tric k once again appeared
in the right place to score ye t another try . G rant com pleted
the total o f 2 2 -0 w ith tw o conversions and tw o penalties.
A lth ou g h th e 19-6 scoreline against S te w a rt's -M e lv ille
suggests an easy gam e it to o k us som e tim e to g et to
grips w ith th is side. A p e n a lty by G ran t C o rb e tt and a
ty p ic a l H olm es tr y fro m M ike A llin g h a m co n v e rte d by
G rant w ere our only p o in ts in th e firs t h alf. A li Caush
scored an am azing tr y in th e second h alf w h e n he ran
th ro u g h h a lf th e o p p o sitio n ; having a lm o st sto p p e d at
one stage to scream fo r s u p p o rt. E xcellent play by
C ra w ford C hurchill w h ic h epitom ised his w hole unselfish
approach th ro u g h o u t th e season resu lted in a tr y by Neil
M cKee on th e w in g .
Sadly w e could n ot co ntin ue our w in n in g streak against
Kelvinside. W e did n o t ta ke a d va nta g e o f superior
possession in th e firs t h alf and th e n fru s tra tio n set in.
Added to th is the o p p o sitio n had a p sych o p a th in the
second ro w w h o should n o t have been a llo w e d on the
field. He succeeded in badly inju rin g tw o o f our players.
Bad ta c k lin g and indecisive m arking p resented th e m
w ith tw o s o ft trie s and th a t w a s th a t!
It w as perhaps fittin g , th e re fo re , th a t w e beat G lasgow
A ca de m y 2 5 -0 w ith som e fir s t class rug by in th e last
gam e o f th e season. The fir s t score cam e as fo llo w s :
fro m a line -o ut on th e ir 22 W a lte r M acD on a ld plucked
the ball b e a u tifu lly o u t o f the air fo r th e fo u rth tim e in
succession and fed M ike w h o broke and linked w ith
C ra w fo rd C hu rch ill w h o in tu rn tim e d his pass to p e rfe c ­
tio n to p ut A li Caush clear on th e w in g . The second try
came fro m a p e rfe c t exam ple o f c o u n te ra tta c k in g b y th e
fu ll-b a ck, G ilbe rt M cC lu ng ; C ra w fo rd and A li w ith the
la tte r passing to G rant C o rb e tt fo r w h a t m u st c e rta in ly
have been one o f the best trie s o f the season. S o m eh ow
our u b iq u ito u s ca p ta in tu rn e d up on th e w in g fo r the n ext
try , th e s p a d e w o rk having been done by C ra w fo rd
C hurchill and M ike A llin g h a m . The o nly tr y in th e second
half w a s a no the r classic. From a scrum in our o w n half,
G rant s w itc h e d blind, d um m ie d p ast th e co ve r and gave
M a rtin D ru m m o nd th e chance to s tre tc h his legs. M artin
s w e rv e d in-field and linked up w ith Nigel K ilp a tric k about
4 0 m etre s on. Nigel th e n flic k e d th e ball on to C ra w fo rd
w h o ran round th e last defender to score under th e posts.
The pack had a n o th e r good day p ro vid ing a good and
p le n tifu l s u p p ly o f ball.
1 s t X V co lo u rs w ere a w a rd e d to :
P. J. M cKee, R. W . N. K ilpa trick, M. J. De G. A llingham ,
C. R. C hu rch ill.
1/2 co lo u rs w e re a w a rd e d to :
N. H. M cK ee, A. P. S. C aush, P. W . Bullard.
B.R.
R U G BY RESULTS
1 st XV
v. Perth A ca d e m y
W on
v .R a n n o c h
W on
v. Keil
W on
v. Fettes
D raw
v. G lenalm ond
Lost
v. L o re tto
W on
v. M e rc h is to n
W on
v. E dinburgh A ca de m y
Lost
v. M o rris o n 's A ca d e m y
W on
v. G o rd on sto un
W on
v. S te w a rt's M elville
W on
v. K elvinside A ca d e m y
Lost
v. G lasgow A ca d e m y
W on
Club m atch
v. Old S tra th a llia n s
W on
S chools: Played 13; W on 9; D ra w n 1; Lost 3
P oints fo r: 2 0 3 ; p o in ts aga in st: 8 8
A ll m a tc h e s : Played 14; W on 10; D ra w n 1; Lost
Points fo r: 2 5 6 ; p oints aga in st: 91.
2nd XV
v. Q .V .S . 1st X V
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. L o re tto
v. M e rch isto n
v. E dinburgh A ca d e m y
v. M o rris o n 's A ca d e m y
v. S te w a rt's M elville
v. K elvinside A ca d e m y
v. G lasgow A c a e m y
v. P erthshire C olts
Played 11; W on 7; D ra w n 1; Lost 3
Points fo r: 114; p o in ts aga in st: 62.
W on
Lost
Lost
D raw n
W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
29-3
26-0
23-4
10-10
0-13
13-8
10-6
0-23
20-3
22-0
19-6
0-12
25-0
59-3
3
12-0
0-21
6-13
4 -4
22-0
9 -7
3 -0
4 -0
0 -7
32-0
22-10
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3 rd X V
v. Perth A ca de m y
v. Rannoch 2nd XV
v. K e il2 n d X V
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. G lenalm ond U .1 6
v. L oretto
v. M e rch isto n
v. Edinburgh A ca de m y
v. S te w a rt's M elville
v. Kelvinside A ca de m y
Played 11; W on 5; Lost 6
Points fo r: 1 40 ; p oints against: 89.
4 th X V
v. Rannoch
v. Q .V .S . 2nd X V
v. Fettes U. 16
v. G lenalm ond
v. L o re tto
v. M erch isto n
v. Edinburgh A ca d e m y
v. G ord on sto un
v. Kelvinside A ca d e m y
Played 9; W on 7; Lost 2
Points fo r: 21 7; p o in ts aga in st: 29.
5 th X V
v. Rannoch
v. Fettes U. 16B
v. G lenalm ond
v. G lenalm ond U. 16B
v. L o re tto
v. M e rch isto n
v. Edinburgh A ca d e m y
v. G ord on sto un
v. Kelvinside A ca d e m y
Played 9; W o n 7; Lost 2
Points fo r: 1 7 7; p oints aga in st: 4 5.
6 th X V
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. L o re tto
v. M e rc h isto n
v. Edinburgh A ca d e m y
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W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
W on
Lost
Lost
36-4
15-4
56-0
3 -0
4-14
0-29
4 -9
6-14
6 -0
10-12
0 -3
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
W on
38-6
56-0
9-16
10-0
36-0
3 -7
15-0
30-0
20-0
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
Lost
W on
W on
W on
33-3
28 — 0
8 -3
10-20
24-3
0-12
8 -4
24-0
42-0
Lost
W on
W on
W on
W on
0 -4
6 -0
58-0
50-0
17-4
Played 5; W o n 4; Lost 1
Points fo r: 1 31 ; p o in ts aga in st: 8.
U .1 5 'A ' X V
v .R a n n o c h
v. Perth A c a d e m y
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. L o re tto
v. M e rc h is to n
v. E dinburgh A c a d e m y
v. Q .V .S .
v. M o rris o n 's A ca d e m y
v. G lasgow A c a d e m y
Played 10; W o n 9; Lost 1
Points fo r: 2 4 9 ; p oints a ga in st: 4 3.
U .1 5 'B ' X V
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. L o re tto
v. M e rc h is to n
v. E dinburgh A c a d e m y
v. G lenalm ond
v. G la sgo w A c a d e m y
Played 7; W o n 1; Lost 6
Points fo r: 4 7 ; p o in ts a ga in st: 106.
U .1 5 'C ' X V
v. G lenalm ond
v. M e rc h is to n
v. G lenalm ond
Played 3; W o n 2; D ra w n 1
P oints fo r: 9 8 ; p o in ts a ga in st 1 2.
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
60-0
24-8
15-4
23-0
16-0
26-0
25-9
6-18
48-0
6 -4
W on
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
36-15
0 -9
0-14
8-14
0-24
0-10
3-23
D raw n
W on
W on
12-12
52-0
38-0
U .1 4 'A ' X V
W on
v .R a n n o c h
48-0
v. Perth A c a d e m y
Lost
4-28
v. Fettes
Lost
0-20
v. G lenalm ond
D raw n 1 0 - 1 0
v. L o re tto
Lost
4-20
v. M e rc h is to n
Lost
4 -8
v. E dinburgh A c a d e m y
Lost
4-16
W on
v. Q .V .S .
42-0
v. M o rris o n 's A ca d e m y
W on
20-0
Played 9; W o n 3; D ra w n 1; Lost 5
P oints fo r: 1 3 2 ; p o in ts a ga in st: 102.
GFM
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U .1 4 'B ' X V
v. Fettes
v. G lenalm ond
v. L ore tto
v. M erch isto n
v. G lenalm ond
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
20-4
12-4
3-13
11 - 0
14-0
Played 5; W o n 4; Lost 1
Points fo r: 6 0 ; p o in ts aga in st: 25.
U .14C X V
v. G lenalm ond
v. G lenalm ond
Harbenne 1983
Lost
Lost
0-48
0-38
HOCKEY
There w a s an e ncouraging surge o f in te re st in indoor
hocke y a m o n g st ju n io rs, and a te am w a s developed in
the a utu m n te rm . Its skills proved to o stro n g fo r th e girls,
|* nearly surprised a senior side, b ut paled w h e n fa ce d w ith
a w ily old s ta ff te am .
M e a n w h ile th e senior house c o m p e titio n w a s in fu ll
sw in g and it w a s good to see Leburn em erge fro m the
doldrum s and reach th e fin a l, even if th e y w ere soundly
beaten by th e p o w e rfu l S im pson side. Hopes w e re high
fo r the Schools N ational c o m p e titio n on th e fir s t Sunday
( o f th e Easter te rm , b u t, as so o fte n , w e w ere unable to
sustain fo rm th ro u g h o u t gam es. A llin g h a m 's a ccurate
s h o rt corners never q u ite co m p en sated fo r m issed open
play chances. K in co rth , last y e a r's w in n e rs w e re our
1 firs t opponents, and, although w e began w ell, w e co u ld n 't
i m a tch th e ir experience. A d ra w and th re e w in s fo llo w e d ,
j;
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resu lts n o t q u ite good enough fo r a se m i-fina l place, but
w h ic h q u a lify fo r n e x t y e a r's to u rn a m e n t. Back at home
Perth High S chool and S te w a rt's M elville joined us fo r an
e x c itin g tria n g u la r. S te w a rt's M elville ju s t pipped us in
th e opening gam e to w in th e evening b ut w e had a s a tis ­
fy in g w in o ver Perth. G lenalm ond also cam e fo r another
enjoyable e ven in g. A llin g h a m , C o rb e tt, C hurchill,
M c In to s h and K ilp a tric k joined w ith players fro m there
and F ettes to produce a te am fo r the In te r-D is tric t
c o m p e titio n .
The o u td o o r season sta rted in fine style w ith a resound­
ing 1st XI v ic to ry o ver Perth A c a d e m y, b ut w e had to
fa ce L o re tto w ith o u t a flu -b o u n d A llin g h a m . W e c o n ­
ceded a q u ick goal, b u t by h a lf-tim e our superior s tickw o rk w a s s h o w in g and w e w ere in fro n t. Play becam e
sc ra p p y in th e second h a lf w ith to o m uch b unching in
m idfield, b u t w e w ere w e ll w o rth a n o th e r goal supplied
by a p o w e rfu l sh o rt co rn er fro m K ilp a trick. F ettes a w a y
proved a to u g h e r p ro p o sitio n . T heir fo rw a rd s w ere fa s t
and aggressive and, w ith big h ittin g fro m th e back,
a lw a ys looked d angerous. T he y to o k th e lead b u t w e
a tta cke d s tro n g ly and g o t a s tro k e - d uly m issed! A good
cross fro m th e rig h t fin a lly g o t behind th e m and th e score
w as levelled. The second h alf w a s even m ore fu rio u s but
w e retained our co m p osu re and C o rb e tt slipped in th e
w inner.
Our n orthern to u r w a s n o t a su ccess. The tra ve llin g
w as tirin g and th re e gam es in tw o days w a s to o m uch.
W e w ere also handicapped by th e absence fro m the last
tw o gam es o f A llin g h a m and M cK ee a w a y at in te r­
national rug by tra in in g . A s usual G o rd o n sto u n w e re fa s t
and s tro n g . Their a tta c k s w e re in va ria b ly d o w n th e
m iddle b ut sto pp ing e rrors gave th e m a tw o goal lead.
K ilpa trick w ith a stro ke and M cKee w ith a d elicate flic k
b ro ug ht us back into th e m a tch , b u t G o rd on sto un scored
each tim e th e y had a chance, w h ile w e m issed m any
o p p o rtu n itie s. The fa s t co n cre te a t S eafield w a s an
unfa m iliar su rfa ce and R obert G ordons used it w e ll, w ith
a fine disp lay o f co -o rd in a te d h o cke y. Our m id fie ld w a s
o fte n c a u g h t o u t o f p o sitio n and th e fu ll backs w e re c o n ­
s ta n tly under pressure. A goal near th e end saved our
face a little b u t w e w e re never really in th e m a tch . Tired
a fte r th is fa s t gam e, w e hung on g rim ly in th e a fte rn o o n
game w ith A berdeen G ram m ar to be all square at halftim e, b ut collapsed to ta lly a fte r th e break w h e n only
some brave keeping by W ood ke pt th e score d o w n to five.
Back at hom e a sound w in o ver H arris A c a d e m y set
the scene fo r our best S c o ttis h p e rfo rm a n ce on th e m a g ­
n ific e n t rubber su rfa ce in Edinburgh a ga in st S te w a rt's
M elville. W ith e xce lle n t interpa ssing and p a rticu la rly
good a tta c k in g fro m th e w in g s w e d o m in a te d th e gam e.
W ith c o n fid e n ce in th e run o f th e ball c o n tro l w a s good
and w e w e re able to play a ttra c tiv e h o cke y. C o rb e tt
finished w e ll to g et a h at tric k and a lm o st all th e o th e r
fo rw a rd s scored.
As a lw a y s th e O xfo rd Festival w a s h ug ely enjoyable.
The q u a lity o f th e h ocke y and social life ran neck and
neck b ut w e cam e th ro u g h th e rum punch barrier to p ro ­
duce one o f our best series o f results. S ta rtin g on a low
key against a skilfu l R epton side w e im proved g re a tly on
th e hard su rfa ce to lead A ld en ha m by tw o goals w ith
m in utes to go, only to see th e lead slip a w a y. W e played
w ith m ore assurance a ga in st Kings C a n te rb u ry and w ere
w e ll w o rth our good w in . The best gam e w a s w ith St.
Edm unds C a n te rb u ry on a superb grass p itc h . The b a ttle
ebbed and flo w e d , b o th sides s h o w in g e x ce lle n t skills.
A b e a u tifu lly disguised reverse pass fro m C layto n gave
C o rb e tt th e w in n in g goal. M illfie ld w e re feared b u t soon
flu s te re d by our d e te rm ine d ta c k lin g . T hey o v e r­
e la bo rate d and our m ore d ire c t style exposed th eir
d efe nce . There w e re several golden o p p o rtu n itie s to w in
b u t a d ra w w a s a s a tis fy in g result.
1 9 8 3 sa w a v in ta g e cro p o f gam es players a t S tra th allan and it w a s perhaps d isa p p o in tin g th a t th e hockey
resu lts w e re n ot b e tte r. A t tim e s in p ra ctice som e p la y ­
ers seem ed to have th e ir m inds on the n ext rugby session.
The c o n flic t w ith sevens is having a bad e ffe c t on school
h ocke y.
U nd e rsta n d a b ly A llin g h a m never fo u n d his best fo rm
until O x fo rd . He lacked th e sharpness o f last year and w as
to o o fte n c a u g h t in possession. C hurchill ta c k le d and ran
w e ll but d id n 't have th e delicate to u c h w hen needed. The
m o s t c o n s is te n t p e rfo rm e r w a s M c In to s h . He is still
s h o rt o f pace b ut his passing and sto pp ing w ere
im m a c u la te . Behind th is m id field trio Fairbairn played
w ith increased a u th o rity a fte r an u nce rta in s ta rt, w h ile
M cC a ll-S m ith w a s assured in th e ta c k le b ut s lo w to tu rn
w h e n beaten. G oalkeeper W ood c o n c e n tra te d w e ll and
let in fe w 's o ftie s ,' even if his refle xes at close qua rte rs
w ere a little s lo w . A s th e m o st experienced fo rw a rd C or­
b e tt w o rk e d tire le s s ly y e t still c o n triv e d to m iss to o
o fte n . The p o w e rfu l K ilp a tric k w a s e ffe c tiv e against
w e a k defences but his close skills w ere n ot good enough.
He looked b e tte r th e fu rth e r he m oved back! The o the r
s trik e r, M cKee w a s fa s t and d ire c t b ut also s h o rt on
te c h n iq u e . L ag e rb o rg 's speed on th e rig h t w in g w a s
invaluable b u t he to o m u s t w o rk on close c o n tro l in the
w in te r. In c o n tra s t le ft w in g J a rlo w w a s ve ry s k ilfu l and
flo u rish e d on the best su rfa ces. He w o u ld have enjoyed
O x fo rd . Super-sub Bain played w ith g re at heart and, at
O x fo rd , C layto n and Russell increased th e ir co nfid e n ce .
The 2nd XI w a s n o t as stro n g th is year b ut th ere w ere
som e fin e p ro s p e c ts in th e Senior C olts. This side scored
fre e ly , e spe cia lly th ro u g h Reah, and w o n w ith ease
a ga in st e veryon e e x c e p t A berdeen G ram m ar School
2nd XI. The Ju n io r C olts w e re less im pressive b ut th e ir
re su lts w e re n o t bad. A ll th e yo un g players w ill p ro fit
fro m the n ew hard surface w h ic h w ill com e into operation
n e x t year. There w ill be fa r m ore o p p o rtu n ity to w o rk on
the basic skills in th e w in te r te rm .
It w a s good to see so m uch e nthusiasm am ong jun ior
and prep schools fo r h ocke y. T w o n ew schools came
into the fo ld fo r our Festival. A fte r an a fte rn o o n of
intense riv a lry C lifto n Hall becam e th e n e w holders o f the
tro p h y .
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M y th a n k s go to all colleagues w h o helped on th is
a fte rn o o n and w h o w o rk e d so hard during th e rest o f the
h e c tic season. To M rs C layto n fo r tu rn in g o u t th e 1 st XI
so im m a c u la te ly and to M r M acD onald w h o p u t up so
c h e e rfu lly w ith m y unreasonable dem ands fo r p itch e s on
fa s t-w e a rin g and poo rly-drain ed grass.
J.N .F .
R e s u lts
1st XI
v. Perth A ca de m y
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
v. G ordonstoun
v. R obert G ordons College
v. Aberdeen G ram m ar School
v. Harris A ca d e m y
v. S te w a rt's M elville College
o rd F e s tiv a l
v. Repton
v. A ldenham
v. Kings C an te rb u ry
v. S t. Edm unds C a n te rb ury
v. M illfield
W on
W on
W on
Lost
Lost
Lost
W on
W on
6 -0
3 -1
2 -1
2 -4
1-3
0 -5
3 -0
7 -2
Lost
D raw n
W on
W on
D ra w n
0 -3
3 -3
3 -1
2 -1
1- 1
2nd XI
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
L o re tto
George W a ts o n s 1 s t XI
F ettes
F orfar H.C.
H arris A c a d e m y
D raw n
D raw n
Lost
Lost
W on
4
2
0
2
4
3 rd X I
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
W on
W on
5 -3
4 -1
4 th X I
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
W on
Lost
3 -1
2 -3
S e n io r C o l t s 'A 'X I
v. Perth A c a d e m y
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
v. G o rd on sto un
v. R obert G ordons College
v. A berdeen G ram m ar S chool 2nd
v. S te w a rt's M elville C ollege
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
6 -0
4 -2
4 -2
6 -3
3 -0
1-2
1 5 -0
S e n io r C o l t s 'B 'X I
v. L o re tto
v. F ettes
W on
W on
5 -1
3 -2
J u n io r C o lts 'A ' X I
v. Perth A c a d e m y
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
v. S te w a rt's M elville C ollege
D raw n 2 - 2
D raw n 0 - 0
W on
2 -1
W on 1 1 - 0
J u n io r C o lts 'B ' X I
v. L o re tto
v. Fettes
v. Lathallan
W on
Lost
D raw n
O v e ra ll R e c o rd
W on 2 4 ; D ra w n 7; Lost 9.
Goals fo r 1 3 5; Goals against 76.
C ancelled 5.
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-4
-2
-8
-4
-0
3 -2
1-3
2 -2
H o u s e M a tc h e s
O u td oo r
1 st Round
Freeland 11 W o o dlan ds 0
R uthven 1
S im pson 1 (Sim pson w o n on stroke s)
Sem i-finals
N ic o l6
Freeland 0
Leburn 0
S im pson 1
Final
Cancelled due to bad w e a th e r.
Indoor
Sim pson beat Leburn in th e fin al.
Team s
1st XI
M. J. de G. A llin g h a m * (C apt.), J. N. F a irb a irn * (Sec.),
G. S. B. C o rb e tt* , R. W . IN. K ilp a tric k *, C. R. C h u rc h ill*,
K. J. J a rlo w , E. M c In to s h , A. E. J. W o o d , B. S. M cC allS m ith, A. I. L. Lagerborg, R. A . Bain, G. V. F. C layto n,
A. L. V. Russell, N. H. M cKee.
*C olo urs.
2nd XI
D. W . B ro w n (C apt.), R. A. Bain, G. V. F. C la yto n , A . L.
V. Russell, R. S. H am ilton , J. A . C larke, R. D. Baird,
M. D. M urp h y, M. D ru m m o nd , D. E. U pricha rd , J. M . T.
B arrow m an, D. S. Callander, A. P. S. Caush, K. A dam son.
S e n io r C o lts X I
J. M. G a rn e tt (C apt.), G. S. R. R obertson, J. W . G. P ater­
son, R. S. B. M cC u llo ch , S. O liver, A. J. M c A lis te r, A. R.
M aclellan, J. C. M cKenzie, R. E. M . Reah, N. A . M acLachlan, D. A. L aw son , S. D uncan.
J u n io r C o lts X I
D. S. A itk e n (C apt.), D. W . D insm ore, C. N. E. T em ple,
A. E. M u rto n , R. A. Ford, G. J. M . C lark, A. A. Beath,
R. M. A dam , A. G. A. Bullard, P. D. R ochow , N. A . Mearns,
R. A. L. M c A lis te r, P. C. B ro w n , K. D. S m ith .
G IR L S H O C K E Y
W ith th e increase in th e n um ber o f girls in W oodlands,
it has becom e possible to fo rm several girl hockey team s.
These te a m s had m any fix tu re s b o th hom e and a w a y.
In th e W in te r Term , th e 1st XI had a very good s ta rt to
th e season o nly losing one m atch . H o w e v e r in th e Spring
T erm th e te am w a s plagued w ith injuries and th e results
w e re n o t so good.
The 2nd XI played th re e m a tch e s b u t fo u n d th e c o m p ­
e titio n ra th e r s tro n g . The U.1 5 XI played fiv e m atch es
and im p rove d s te a d ily to w a rd s th e end o f th e season.
The Riley te a m , w h ic h included all th e Riley girls, made a
good s ta rt to th e season by beating C ra ig c lo w a n .
T his year W o o d la n d s e ntered th e Inter-house hockey
c o m p e titio n and w e re d ra w n a ga in st Freeland w h o
s o u n d ly b ea t us 11 - 0. A t th e end o f th e Spring Term
w e played a fu n m a tc h a ga in st a te am o f s ta ff w h o also
beat us 3 - 0.
For th e firs t tim e girls hocke y h a lf-co lo u rs w ere
a w a rd e d to : T. B ruceJones, R. B everidge, L-J. M c M illa n ,
G. M acD onald and T. M a x w e ll. O f th e 14 1 st XI m atches
played 5 w e re w o n , 4 w ere d ra w n and 5 lost.
R e s u lts
W in te r
v. Perth A c a d e m y 2nd XI (H)
v. St. G e orge 's 'A ' XI (A)
v. F ettes 1 s t XI (H)
v. M o rris o n 's 2nd XI (H)
v. L o re tto 1 s t XI (H)
v. D ollar 2nd XI
v. K ilg r a s to n 'A 'X I( H )
S pring
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
F ettes 1 s t XI (A)
S t. G e orge 's 2nd XI
K ilgra ston 1st XI
Perth A c a d e m y 2nd XI
M o rris o n 's 2nd XI
St C o lu m b a 's 1 s t XI (H)
L o re tto 1st XI (A)
W on
Lost
W on
W on
W on
D raw n
W on
1-0
0 -3
2 -1
3 -0
1-0
1- 1
2-0
D raw n 1 - 1
Lost
0 -1
Lost
1-2
D raw n 2 - 2
Lost
0 -3
D raw n 1 - 1
Lost
0 -2
T. B-J.
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M A S S E D T E A M S FOR T H E P E R T H S H IR E S C H O O LS
/4s usual the season k ic k e d o f f w ith the B ritish S chools
A rtific ia l Slope C ham pionship. H avin g q u a lifie d our
ta len ted young a rtific ia l team s h o w e d th a t S tra th , w a s n 't
ju s t a n o th e r Public sch oo l. We cam e in fir s t n on -E din ­
burgh s c h o o l p ro v id in g an e x c e lle n t s ta rt to th e season.
The team w as ca p ta in e d b y K yle S m ith w ith R obin and
Ja m e s G ilyead a nd Ken S m ith . It can n o w o n ly be hop ed
th a t the sam e team can b e tte r la s t y e a r's p e rfo rm a n c e
th is year.
A b roa d, and, Ron D uncan once again p u t up a m a g n ifi­
c e n t s h o w in the B ritish Open C ham p ion ship — fir s t in the
D o w n h ill a nd 4 th in th e Slalom gave him th e w in n in g
tim e fo r the co m b in e d resu lt. W ell done R o n !!!!
The house race w a s run on a g o o d firm base o f s n o w
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b e h in d th e bus park. There w ere o f course no u p lift fa c il­
itie s in th e re m o te s p o t w h ic h w as g re e te d w ith little
e n th u sia sm . H o w e v e r the co urse w as e x c e lle n tly se t b y
J. F. C. On the w ho le th e race ran s m o o th ly w ith Freeland
ta k in g the house cup a nd R obin G ilyead ta k in g the D un­
can T ro p hy fo r the fa s te s t tim e - 2 /1 0 0 th s o f a second
fa s te r than his c lo s e s t rival.
S everal m e m b e rs o f th e clu b ra c e d re g u la rly on the c ir­
c u it. Ja m e s G ilyead c o m in g in fir s t in the W elsh Ju niors
w a s ve ry g o o d a nd le t's hope th a t he w ill p ro d u ce a fe w
m ore in the years th a t he has le ft in S tra th .
The P e rthsh ire sch o o ls w as a g re a t d is a p p o in tm e n t.
N o t o n ly w a s th e e n try b ad b u t the ski-in g fo llo w e d suit.
The course w as an open slalom run on s o ft s n o w in bad
visib ility.
The Open 'A ' team cam e se co n d to G lenalm ond w ith
A n d re w C ra w fo rd co m in g in th ird . G avin VerdenA n de rson 1 1th and Guarin C la yto n 15th. The 'B ' team
cam e 6 th G rant C o rb e tt c o m in g 12th. The ‘C team
cam e in fin a lly a t 7th.
The p ro m isin g -lo o kin g u nd er 1 6 's 'A ' w a s e x p e c te d to
do w e ll b u t u n fo rtu n a te ly due to Ken S m ith 's h eroics on
a ju m p the team w as le f t w ith a crip p le as one o f th e ir
p rim e m em bers. B u t d e sp ite the h an dicap th e team
cam e second to G lenalm ond w ith R obin 1st, R o w ly 2 nd
and A n d re w O gilvie 8 th . The 'B ' te am p u t up a rea son ­
able s h o w b u t o n ly m an ag ed 6 th place.
The under 14 team w as w ea k fro m the s ta rt b u t h o w ­
ever its one s tro n g ra ce r Ja m e s cam e a g o o d th ird .
U n fo rtu n a te ly n o t enough fo r the te am to g ain a g o o d
place. The g irls d id ve ry w e ll in co m in g in 2 nd . This is the
b e s t th e y have e ver done, le t's hope th a t it can co n tin u e .
Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith h ad the b e s t tim e co m in g 4 th
so w h a te v e r she cla im e d w as w ro n g w ith h e r it c a n 't
have been to o bad.
The A rm y S ki A s s o c ia tio n race in w h ic h o u r C.C.F.
team races each year w as h e ld on the W e st W all. A s
usual the C airngorm s p ro v id e d s tro n g w in d s a nd hard
s n o w fo r the race. O ur team cam e 2 n d again to G len­
alm ond. In the in d ivid u a l re su lts R obin d id e x tre m e ly w e ll
com ing 7th.
The S c o ttis h S chools M in o rs w a s a d isa p p o in tin g
e v e n t the team co m in g 16 th . H o w e v e r Ja m e s d id have
a reasonable run co m in g 8 th .
The S c o ttis h S chools its e lf w a s run on a w e t h ea vy
s n o w w ith a firm base. The w e a th e r w as fine e x c e p t fo r
the o dd flu rry o f s n o w . The sc h o o l cam e 3 rd w h ic h is the
b est w e have done fo r som e tim e. A n d re w cam e 12th
and firs t in S tra th , to w in the B u tc h a rt tankard.
The g irls team fo r the e v e n t w as a d isa ste r o n ly one o f
the m em bers, A m y M acD on a ld , c o m p le tin g the course.
The c o n clu sio n o f the season w a s the firs t B ritish
Schools h eld on s n o w . The prize fo r th is race w as p re ­
se nte d b y J.F .C . so all e ffo r t w as p u t in to w in n in g it fo r
him . B ut fo r som e u n k n o w n reason (prob ab ly because
th e y are b e tte r than us) St. G e orge 's, a g irls sch o o l!
m anaged to w in it. H o w e v e r w e cam e a g o o d th ird . A ll
the team p ro d u cin g g o o d tim es.
In all the season has been a g re a t success a nd excellen t
fun w h ic h is w h a t it is all a b o u t. It can n o w o n ly be hop ed
th a t n e x t season is a t le a st as g o o d a nd p re fe ra b ly even
b e tte r th an th is one.
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CROSSCO UNTRY
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The season began w ith th e y e a rly inter-h ou se fix tu re
w h ic h w a s run on a w in d y s n o w -s h o w e re d day. The
races w e re run in g re a t s p irit. N icol ta k in g th e tro p h y
w ith o u ts ta n d in g p e rfo rm a n ce s. T he y w o n each age
g ro up , w h ic h no m a s te r can rem em ber happening in
th e ir tim e a t S tra th a lla n .
U n fo rtu n a te ly th e sch oo l te am d id n 't look to o p ro ­
m isin g, w ith o nly nine people o p tin g to p a rtic ip a te in the
d em anding s p o rt. To s e le c t th re e te a m s o f six fro m nine
people is a d iffic u lt ch ore, one w h ic h could n ot have been
possible w ith o u t th e help o f several 'o u ts id e rs ' nam ely:
Gavin F a irw e a th e r, Pete C aush, Graem e M cLay and
'F la s h ' D unlop. The season w a s h o w e v e r still a d is a s t­
rous one, b u t som e n ota ble p e rfo rm a n ce s w ere not
scarce. Peter G ibb, Ian H arley, S te w a rt D ow and Gordon
S e d g w ic k all p u t in tre m e n d o u s e ffo rts fo r th e Senior
Team , and Rob G a llo w a y and Jam es Barrack running
w e ll fo r th e M iddles. Good Ju n io rs w ere d iffic u lt to fin d,
w ith m aste rs re lu c ta n t to release th e ir H ockey players
to run. W e d id n 't w in a fix tu re .
The S c o ttis h S chools F ixture w a s run on th e breezy
A y rs h ire C oast: Gibb (55 ), H arley (81), G a llo w a y (99).
Peter G ibb w o n th e tro p h y race.
Finally th a n k s to M r G ilk s fo rth e a ssistance in train in g .
I.J.G .H a rle y (C apt.).
SQUASH
To p ut it ra th e r m ild ly, th is season w a s n o t to o su c ­
ce s s fu l! The te am w a s yo un g and inexperienced w ith
little p ra c tic e behind th e m . H aving played o nly three o f
our a w a y gam es in th e Dundee and d is tric t league, and
losing m o s t o f our hom e m a tc h e s , it w a s n o t surprising
th a t w e ended up b o tto m o f th e league.
O ur th re e in te r-s c h o o l m a tc h e s w e re n o t to o brillia nt
e ith e r, w e lo st to G lenalm ond, b o th a w a y , and hom e,
w ith G. L a w so n and G. C o rb e tt w in n in g a w a y , and G.
Law son and D. U pricha rd , the o nly su cce ssfu l ones at
hom e. Our p e rfo rm a n c e a g a in st G o rd on sto un w a s m uch
in th e sam e vein w ith A . M c A lis te r and G. C o rb e tt being
o ur o n ly w in n e rs .
T w o m a tc h e s a g a in st E dinburgh S p orts Club w ere
arranged durin g th e year, w h ic h proved to be rather
fa rc ic a l fo r th e Senior end o f th e te a m , b ut gave the
ju n io rs a chance to g et som e early e xperience, w ith C.
H enderson, lo o kin g a p ro m ising player.
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The House M a tch e s s a w th e senior cup go to S im pson
in a c o m p e titio n , th a t at tim e s, could have been anyo ne 's.
The Leburn juniors seem ed to d o m in a te th e ju n io r side
o f th e sch oo l, w in n in g 5 - 0 in th e fin a l a ga in st Freeland.
The Senior individual cu p, proved to be a close run
a ffa ir, especially in th e fin a l, b e tw e e n G. L aw son and G.
C orbe tt. It w a s e v e n tu a lly w o n by G. C o rb e tt 3 - 2 , a fte r
the players had to abandon th e c o u rt fo r 1 Vi hours due
to a p o w e r c u t. M . E vans-P ratt w o n th e ju n io r cup in fine
s tyle .
Finally I w o u ld like to th a n k M r Dharsi fo r his c o n tri­
bu tio n to th e s p o rt at S tra th ., and M r A d diso n fo r sparing
m any o f his T uesday evenings to give us m any a fine
d em o n stra tio n o f h ow the game should be played. I breako ff, th e n , a fte r w h a t m ig h t be called a 'w a rm up ye ar'
w ith b e tte r hopes fo r th e o n co m in g season.
D .E .U .(C apt.)
A S S O C IA T IO N F O O T B A L L 1 9 8 3
There w as o n ly one S ch oo l m a tc h th is season a nd th a t w as a g a in s t o u r near riva ls fro m G lenalm ond. The team w as
dep le te d from th e s ta rt as the U pper 6 th a nd 5 th fo rm c o u ld n 't p la y as a re s u lt o f exam s. The n e w sta rs h o w e v e r p u t
up a g o o d p e rfo rm a n c e in th e rain and on a G le na lm o nd p itc h w h ic h rese m b led a m u d b ath , g aine d a cred itab le 1-1
d ra w . This season s a w the em ergence o f a H ouse C o m p e titio n . There w ere tw o m in i leagues o f three w ith the w inn ers
g oing to th e fin a l w h ils t se co n d p la ce s fo u g h t it o u t fo r the th ird place p la y -o ff. In g ro u p 'A ' o f th is six-a-side
c o m p e titio n a s tro n g Leburn te am b e a t N ic o l 2 -0 desp ite m issin g a p e n a lty . Freeland th en p la y e d N ico l a nd w on 3-1
w ith the goals sh ared b y th a t im p ressive s trik in g p a rtn e rs h ip o f G ran t a n d Gavin C o rb e tt. In th e fin a l m a tc h o f Group
'A ' Freeland sco re d a g o o d e arly g o a l a nd th e d e fe n ce s to o d firm to w ith s ta n d Leburn pressure a nd to see Freeland
w in by 1-0. In g ro up 'B ' the m u ch fa n c ie d S im pson side p la y e d to fo rm a nd b e a t a p lu c k y R uthven team 2-1. Then the
shock o f th e day, S im pson w ere cru sh e d 3-1 b y an im p ressive a nd to u g h m a s te rs ' team . In the fin a l m a tc h R uthven
again p u t up a brave a n d d e te rm in e d e ffo r t a n d lo s t 1-0. S im pson, dem oralised, co n ce d e d 3 rd pla ce to Leburn, and on
a h o t a fte rn o o n th e fin a l w a s p layed, h a vin g p la ye d fo o tb a ll all m o rn in g . A s co rn ers c o u n te d in the e v e n t o f a d ra w ,
Freeland w o n b y 5 co rn ers to 1. The m a tc h w a s to u g h b u t e x c itin g . The m a s te rs w ere im pressive in d e fe n c e N. Du B oulay th w a rte d the C o rb e tt 2 w ith g re a t saves on m a n y o c ca sio n s w h ils t B. Raine and P. G ilkes w ere to ug h
defenders. The speed o f W. C olley a nd D. Barnes o fte n tro u b le d a w e ll m arsha lle d Freeland d efe nce o f S. M urra y,
G. J. F a irw e a th e r.a n d S. O liver, b u t F reeland h e ld o u t to w in a g o o d c o m p e titio n . A ll te am s p la yed w e ll and enjoyed
the d ay and the tw o fin a lis ts m u s t be c o n g ra tu la te d a nd the brave R uthve n team fo r p u ttin g up g o o d p erform an ces.
Thanks go to M r G ilkes fo r o rg a n isin g the S ch o o l M a tc h a nd an enjoya ble c o m p e titio n .
G. J. F airw eather.
YO UN G F A R M E R S C LU B
This has been a m ix e d year fo r the YFC. M r Fairbairn to o k o ve r as M a s te r-in -c h a rg e fro m M r Ford a t th e s ta rt o f the
year, a nd to g e th e r w ith Robin Kingan o rg an ised visits and le c tu re s . In the firs t te rm w e h ad v is its to th e Golden W onder
Crisp fa c to ry a t B roxburn, F e n to n 's P o ta to e s a n d M a rs h a ll's C h u n ky C hicks. These visits w ere w e ll a tte n d e d by
m em bers, w h o seem ed to e n jo y th em .
In the Easter te rm th e YFC s u ffe re d a g re a t loss b y the sad d ea th o f Robin K ingan. It w as he w h o h ad organised all
the film s and le ctu re s fo r the n e x t tw o te rm s a nd so I h ad an easy jo b in ta k in g o v e r fro m him . D uring the Easter term
w e had a le ctu re fro m M r Bruce Jo ne s on F ore stry, a nd one fro m D r G erald H ill on C o m p u tin g in the Farm ing In du stry.
I sh ou ld like to th a n k these g e n tle m e n fo rg iv in g us such in te re s tin g le c tu re s . A tte n d a n c e s in g e n eral fo r film m ee ting s
seem ed to be fa llin g o ff.
In the S u m m e r te rm there w ere tw o Farm Visits. The firs t w a s to M r A d a m 's farm a t N e w h o u se o f G lam is, and the
second to M r N iv e n 's fa rm . We are ve ry g ra te fu l to b o th fa m ilies fo r th e ir g e n e ro s ity . The o nly o th e r v is it w as to the
Royal H igh la nd S h o w , w h ic h w as w e ll a tte n d e d as usual.
J. M cLaren.
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One o f the pleasures o f being a n ew English te a ch e r at
S tra th allan w as to d isco ve r th e p ro x im ity o f a surprising
num ber o f th e a tre s w h ic h are p u ttin g on a c o n s is te n tly
high standard o f p ro d u c tio n s . M o s t n o te w o rth y o f th em
all is th e nearest, Perth T he atre . T his a ttra c tiv e sm all
th e a tre w a s refu rbishe d re c e n tly and n o w enjoys c o n ­
siderable p o p u la rity in th e d is tric t due to th e s tre n g th o f
the a cting , in ve n tive n e ss o f d ire c tio n and e xcellen ce o f
the stage design, lig h tin g and co stu m e s. S a tu rd ay
m atinees are o ffe re d a t ve ry reasonable co nce ssio n
prices and th e firs t trip I arranged w a s to One F lew O ver
the C u c k o o 's N est. I w a s d ub io us a bo ut w h e th e r th is
novel, w h ic h w a s m ade in to such a good film w ith Ja ck
N icholson, could adapt as w e ll in th e c o n fin e s o f a stage,
but, due to th e s k ilfu l a ctin g and w o n d e rfu lly e vo ca tive
set, th e play w a s e x tre m e ly e ffe c tiv e .
Soon S a tu rd ay m atin ee s a t Perth T he atre becam e a
regular e v e n t and last season w e s a w C ider w ith Rosie,
M ajor Barbara, Good, and Red Rose fo r Ransom . A ll these
p ro d u c tio n s ke pt up th e high sta nd ard w e cam e to look
fo rw a rd to fro m Perth T he a tre and th e la tte r p ro d u ctio n
Red Roses fo r R an som , w a s d istin g u ish e d by having one
o f our o w n pupils, D om inik D iam ond, in a leading role.
This com ing season, co m m e n cin g w ith The Im p o rta n ce
o f Being E rnest, w ill see us su p p o rtin g Perth T he atre as
e n th u s ia s tic a lly as ever.
The M acR obert C entre a t S tirling is w ith in an h o u r's
drive and o ffe rs special e ve n ts w h ic h ca te r fo r th e
requirem ents o f school pupils. I to o k m y A Level class to
see th e Russian film o f K ing Lear, w h ic h th e y w ere
stu d yin g . The fifth fo rm sa w a p ro d u c tio n o f R om eo and
J u lie t and th e ca st o f th e lo w e r school play w ere
fo rtu n a te enough to see th e M edieval Players, a to u rin g
group w h ic h sh o w a b e tte r exam ple o f firs t-c la s s a cting
th an any o th e r I k n o w . I hope som e o f th e pupils w h o
enjoyed these fin e p e rfo rm e rs w ill fin d th e e xperience
helpful in th e ir w o rk on our play th is te rm w h ic h is also
m edieval -- Everym an.
In a desperate a tte m p t to engender som e e nth usia sm
fo r th e a tre in m y p h ilistin e lo w e r s ix th H ighers class, I
to o k th e m to see Alan A y c k b o u rn 's R e la tive ly S peaking,
som e o f th e m a ctu a lly condescended to sm ile! This te rm
trip s have been arranged to M a c b e th , Ja m ie the S axt,
and A c c id e n ta l D eath o f an A n a rc h is t a t th e M acR obert
w h ic h plays h ost to som e ve ry good to u rin g groups.
This is becom ing increasing the tre n d w ith pro vin cial
th e a tre s . M any o f th e p ro d u ctio n s w h ic h to u r have firs t
made a nam e fo r th e m se lve s at the E dinburgh Festival.
A H igher g ro u p s tu d y in g th e First W o rld W ar poets saw
N o t A b o u t H orses, th e play fig u rin g R obert O w e n and
S iegfried Sassoon, w h ic h w a s such a hit at th e '8 2
F estival.
T his w a s in the m odern and lu xu rio us Dundee R epertory
T heatre, w he re w e also sa w 7 .8 4 's revival o f Ena Lam ont
S te w a rt's play M en S h ou ld W eep, set in the G lasgow
slum s o f the 1 9 3 0 's . An im p e cca b ly d irected p ro d u c tio n
w ith th e m o s t a tm o s p h e ric set I have ever seen. Dundee
also has th e Bonar Hall T he atre w h e re w e sa w Triad
A llia n c e 's H a m le t, and have booked fo r W ild c a t's
W elcom e to Paradise, a ro ck-m u sica l a bo ut th e Highland
C learances!
The m ost a ttra ctive theatre o f all is, o f course, Pitlochry,
w h e re The A d m ira b le C ric h to n and T w e lfth N ig h t have
been m uch enjoyed th is season. A m oving p re sen ta tion
o f The D ia ry o f A n n e Frank made m y firs t a cqu aintan ce
w ith The Byre T he atre in St. A n d re w s , one th a t I look
fo rw a rd to re n e w in g . N or is Edinburgh to o fa r to go fo r
an evening at the th e a tre , especially since th e Royal
Lyceum s ta rte d a schem e o ffe rin g school pupils tic k e ts
fo r 50p! M in ibu s trip s have been made to see S h a w 's
H ea rtb re a k H ouse and B re c h t's A n tig o n e .
Lastly, I m u s tn 't o m it our o w n hum ble e ffo rts . The
lo w e r sch oo l play last year w a s The Three W ayfarers,
adapted fro m a s h o rt s to ry by T hom as H ardy. And some
o f th o se h ardy c h a ra c te rs w h o p e rform ed so g am ely in
th a t play have com e fo rw a rd fo r a no the r dose o f p un ish ­
m e n t in E verym an, at p resent in p re pa ra tion . 'W h y c a n 't
w e do a m odern play, M is s ? ', 'B u t d o n 't you see, the
th e m e o f E verym an is m o d e rn .' (Just th a t th e language
is inco m p reh en sible!).
A lo t o f e ffo rt by all invo lved w e n t into pro du cing The
R e cru itin g O ffic e r. I h a d n 't th o u g h t I w o u ld ever s u ffe r
fro m insom nia 'till w e sta rte d rehearsing th a t play, b ut
w h e n w e disco vere d at th e dress rehearsal th a t it w as
ta k in g 4 hours fro m s ta rt to - w e ll, n o t even to fin ish , w e
c o u ld n 't s ta y up th a t late, I w e n t hom e in a cold s w e a t
and s ta rte d c u ttin g ru th le s s ly . L uc k ily a w h o le su b-plo t
could be lifte d o u t w ith no harm e x c e p t to th e ch aracte rs
w h o 'd learnt th e ir parts fo r nothing. They w ere saddened
b u t u n d e rsta n d in g , and gave up th e ir lines g ra ce fu lly.
W e g o t the play d o w n to a m ore m anageable len gth,
th o u g h perhaps n o t s h o rt enough fo r som e people! Soon
w e 'll have n ew lig h ts and sound and b la c k o u t cu rta ins
on th e stage and in the th e a tre , and th e n it really w ill be
all sy s te m s go!
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T H E R E C R U IT IN G O F F IC E R
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THE THREE WAYFARERS
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p ho tog rap h by co u rte s y o f Richard A llan , S tanley
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The scale o f a c tiv ity and th e standard o f public per­
fo rm a n c e s given by th e M usic d e p a rtm e n t is invariably
d ep en de nt on a h a n d fu l o f senior m usician s, ably
supported by a team o f younger players learning the ropes.
O ver th e p ast tw e lv e m o n th s , w e have enjoyed the c o n ­
siderable m u sicia n sh ip o f a group o f senior players, w h o
have been n o t o nly th e in sp ira tio n fo r som e am b itio u s
pro gram m es, b u t also have th e m se lve s given some
superb p e rfo rm a n ce s.
A ll our m usician s have had a ve ry busy and m ost
varied p e rfo rm in g schedule during th e year. T hey have
given co n c e rts or sung Services in m any d iffe re n t venues
inclu ding G leneagles H otel, fo r th e C on fe re nce o f R otary
In te rn a tio n a l, and G ra n tu lly C astle, A b e rfe ld y , fo r a
m usical evening w ith our m o s t generous p atron s and
ho sts, M r & M rs H enry S te u a rt F othring ha m . The Early
M usic C o n so rt gave a c o n c e rt at C ro ftin lo a n S chool, and
to g e th e r w ith th e C hoir and O rche stra and th e C hoir of
C argilfield S chool, gave a c o n c e rt befo re singing Choral
Evensong in C a rg ilfie ld 's o w n Chapel befo re a large
c o n g re g a tio n o f s ta ff, pupils and parents.
A c tiv itie s on such a scale should n o t su g g e st th a t
hom e audiences have been ignored. From th e H ead­
m a s te r's M u sick to th e L a st-n ig h t-o f-th e -P ro m s style
C hristm as c o n ce rt, a udiences have expe rie nce d per­
form ances o f a standard o f excellence rarely attained from
so m any re la tive ly inexperienced players. To single o ut
individual players fro m such a m ass is e xtre m e ly d iffic u lt,
but m ention should be m ade o f th e m o st m usical playing
o f Lucy Crispin (Recorder) and Euan Law son (Oboe) heard
at a good m any o f th e c o n c e rts durin g the year.
W e have helped such local so cie tie s and h osp ital
p atie nts such as th e Perth M u ltip le Sclerosis S o cie ty and
Bridge o f Earn H ospital, w he re program m es w ere o ffe re d
on a regular basis th ro u g h o u t th e Lent te rm to th e longstay p atie n ts. The one m o s t responsible fo r e x c itin g our
largely o ctog en a rian audience w a s a pro gram m e o f
S co ttish m usic given by C raig Y oung (Bass), A n gu s
M acdonald (Fiddle) and Jim M cLaren (A cco rd io n ), a
co m b in a tion w h ic h has since enlivened m an y a co n c e rt
at S tra th allan .
The w e a lth o f m usic rehearsed and p e rfo rm e d could
n ot possibly be staged w ith o u t an a ctive band o f
m usicians p ractising a w a y at hom e, and th e year has seen
ye t a no the r increase in th e n um ber o f m usician s b a ttlin g
to fin d p ra c tice -ro o m s a bo ut th e S chool.
The Chapel C hoir has g ro w n s te a d ily b o th in num bers
and e xpe rtise , and th e n o w fa m ilia r s ig h t o f ro w upon
ro w o f c h o riste rs rising in h a rm o n y to sing a n th e m s o f
considerable c o m p le x ity is co m m o n p la ce . The Carol
Service w a s a m o st s u cce ssfu l blend o f M ediaeval carols
from th e C hoir and the tra d itio n a l s e ttin g s fo r th e co n g re ­
g atio n, w h o se singing has again been th e cause fo r
m uch praise fro m th e p u lp it fro m v is itin g preachers. As
a to ken o f th a n k s and g ra titu d e fo r services rendered,
the C hoir and O chestra w e re e n te rta in e d to a M ediaeval
banquet in th e D ining-room , itse lf a veritable to u r de fo rce
both gastronom ically and m usically, and m uch appreciated
by all.
The a c tiv ity o f the d e p a rtm e n t is due in large p art to
the e nco u ra g e m e n t and help fro m th e te am o f visitin g
m usicians, w h o w e e k ly brave th e e le m e n ts, and also to
the sheer hard w o rk done by th e individuals. The rew ards
are obvious enough in th em selve s, b u t an increasing flo w
o f A s so cia te d Board successes c o n firm s th is greater
application, and o f the m any good passes, Gavin Pettinger
deserves m ention fo r a good D istin ctio n in Grade 4 Oboe.
P e rth F e s tiv a l o f th e A r ts
L u n c h tim e C o n c e r t, S t. J o h n 's K ir k , 2 7 th M a y 1 9 8 3
This c o n c e rt, p art o f a series given by th e schools in
Perth and D is tric t, co n tin u e s to be a h ig h -p o in t in our
m usical year. A s th e pro gram m e su gg ests, it provided
no mean m usical o ffe rin g to a ve ry fu ll St. J o h n 's Kirk.
This year it proved a fittin g clim ax to the m usical careers
o f Jam es Fairbairn, Johan J a rlo w and S te w a rt D ow ,
nam es w h ic h have appeared reg ula rly in these colum ns
o v e rth e years. The s tim u lu s and c o n fid e n c e a public per­
fo rm a n c e in a b uilding such as S t. J o h n 's gives the
m usicians is m o s t n o tice a b le , and th e resu ltin g achieve ­
m e n t o f all co nce rn ed on th is occasion w a s c e rta in ly not
m issed by th e a p p re cia tive audience.
The P a tr ic k G ra n d is o n prize fo r string s w a s aw arded
to N icola T h a w (Cello) fo r her c a re fu lly prepared and
polished p e rfo rm a n ce o f B ru c h 's K ol N idrei.
The R o b e rt B a rr M e m o r ia l P riz e fo r m usic w as
a w a rd e d to Euan L aw son (Oboe) fo r his e xc e lle n t per
fo rm a n c e o f th e Oboe S onata by Poulenc and his o u t­
sta nd ing c o n trib u tio n to the y e a r's m usic-m a kin g .
H e a d m a s te r 's M u s ic k , 6 th N ovem ber.
O rc h e s tra : S ym p h o n y No. 4, W illiam Boyce.
M a d r ig a l G ro u p Liebeslieder W altzes,
Johannes Brahm s.
O b o e Q u a r te r by M oza rt, Euan L aw son , A ngus
M acdonald, Sim on B illin g ton , Rachel Beveridge.
E a rly M u s ic C o n s o rt, Renaissance Dance M usic.
B a lle t & S c e n a fro m Ballo del In grate,
C laudio M o n te v e rd i.
C o n c e r to f o r fo u r F re n c h H o rn s by H einrich Hubler,
S te w a rt D o w , Joanna Fagg, S te w a rt Benzie,
N icholas Reed.
P e rth F e s tiv a l L u n c h tim e C o n c e rt.
C ro w n e Im p e r ia ll, W illiam W a lto n .
C o n c e r to f o r t w o F lu te s , Joseph H aydn,
Jam es Fairbairn and Johan J a rlo w (Flutes).
S o n a ta in F f o r H o rn and Piano, L. v Beethoven,
S te w a rt D o w (Horn).
E a rly M u s ic C o n s o rt: Elizabethan M usic fo r
R ecorders and G uitars.
In tr o d u c tio n , T h e m e a n d V a r ia tio n s , J. N. H um m el,
Euan L aw son (Oboe).
C h a p e l C h o ir, I Was Glad, Sir H ubert Parry.
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P IP E S A N D D R U M S R E P O R T 1 9 8 3
A s usual o u r o pe ning g a m b it w a s St. A n d re w s ' N igh t
a nd w ith all la s t y e a r's m em be rs b ack the b an d gave a
firs t class p e rfo rm a n c e . On to th e B la c k fo rd Games, and
a fte r an e x h a u s tin g parade th ro u g h the s tre e ts a n o th e r
m u ch a p p re c ia te d re n d itio n , in fa c t g o o d p e rfo rm a n ce s
w ere n o w b ec o m in g the norm . In the W e st o f S co tla n d
Band C o m p e titio n the band cam e 3rd. Ken O rr and Jam es
D o w n ie c o m in g 1st a nd 2 n d in the J u n io r Individual
D ru m m ing , a nd R ichard K n o x w a s p la c e d 1st in the
Senior In d iv id u a l D ru m m in g . Three to p p la ces from fo u r
e n tra n ts is no m ean fe at. In th e East o f S c o tla n d C om pe­
titio n held a t G lenalm ond, a nd fo r the firs t tim e in the
b a n d 's h is to ry w e w ere p la c e d 1st. The re s u lt w as w e ll
d ese rve d a n d w e o w e o u rs u c c e s s to the e x c e lle n t p ip ing
tu itio n o f B e rt Barron, a nd the n e w s ty le o f d ru m m in g
a b ly ta u g h t b y Dave a nd R u sty C lark, n o t to m e n tio n the
h ard w o rk p u t in b y th e boys them selves. In the individual
p ip in g M ic h a e l B ullard cam e 2 nd , S tephen Leckie 3 rd
a nd D uncan B ig g a rt 5 th o u t o f 2 4 e ntries. In appearance
a nd d rill the b an d w as p la c e d 5 th o u t o f 8.
A t the end o f the su m m e r term w e lo s t Stephen Leckie,
C olin M enzies and A n th o n y Randell. They w ill be a g re a t
loss to the b an d n e x t year, and w e th a n k th em fo r their
se rvices a nd hope th e y c o n tin u e to pipe.
S ch o o l C o m p e titio n . R esults:
J u n io r Piping
1st
2nd
S enior Piping
1st
2nd
3 rd
P ip e-M a jor Barron 1st
Cup fo r Pibroch 2 n d
3 rd
J u n io r D ru m m in g
1st
2nd
S enior D ru m m in g
1st
2nd
DRH
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L. W. W atson.
D. J. C. Gillespie.
M .J . A . Bullard.
D. A . Biggart.
G. K. S. Leckie.
D. A . Biggart.
M . J. A . Bullard.
G. K. S. Leckie.
G. D. M cLa y.
R. A . Jo ne s (Riley)
R. K. Knox.
G. M . B row n.
D .B.H.
CRICKET
DL
W ith so m any ta le n te d players, a good season fo r the
First Eleven w a s to be e xp e cte d . It w a s a good season
b ut n o t q u ite as good as it m ig h t have been. The lack o f
experienced b o w lin g to back up M ike A llin g h a m m ade it
very d iffic u lt to bow l o u t o pp osition s th a t, only to o o fte n ,
w ere p rim a rily in te re ste d in n o t losing. The b a ttin g o f th e
side w a s stro n g enough to d e te r th e in te re stin g
d eclara tion .
A fte r a fa irly easy v ic to ry o ver C rie ff, th e side su ffe re d
its only loss o f th e season a ga in st q uite a stro n g St.
A n d re w s U n ive rsity XI. In th e pouring rain and in spite
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o f th e m u tte rin g o f th e um pires, th e u n iv e rs ity side
chased and d e se rve d ly reached a fa ir d eclara tion ta rg e t.
The n e x t m a tc h d e m o n s tra te d th e dangers o f having
to o s tro n g a side. A g a in s t M e rc h is to n , S trathallan
scored 2 0 9 - 4 declared w ith M ike A lling ha m scoring a
c e n tu ry . M e rc h is to n m ade 71 - 9 in 4 6 overs. The p ro ­
ce edings o f th e late a fte rn o o n o nly being enlivened by a
dropped c a u g h t and b o w le d chance by 'M .' A horrified
silence fo llo w e d ; o n ly to be broken by h a lf-s tifle d snorts
o f la u g h te r fro m M essrs K ilp a tric k and C o rb e tt at slip.
A dull d ra w against F ettes w a s n e x t in w h ic h our b o w l­
ing w e a kne ss w as cle a rly d e m o n s tra te d . G rant C o rb e tt
scored a good h a lf-c e n tu ry a t th e beginning o f a p ro fit­
able p atch o f runs. Russell K ilp a tric k d o m in a te d our
innings against L o re tto w ith a superb c e n tu ry . A fte r
scoring 2 1 4 - 4 d ec., S tra th a lla n b o w le d L o re tto o u t fo r
116, M ike A llingham and A n d re w T en ch sharing th e bulk
o f th e w ic k e ts .
A fte r h alf te rm an in te re s tin g d ra w w a s had a ga in st
th e XL Club and a fa s c in a tin g one a ga in st Edinburgh
A ca de m y. The A c a d e m y b o w lin g and S tra th a lla n 's b a tt­
ing in th e m orning p rovided m a rve llo u s c ric k e t. M ike
A llin g h a m 's c e n tu ry w a s a m aste rp ie ce , m a tch e d only
by K lube's b o w lin g . Russell K ilp a trick savaged th e D ollar
a tta c k fo r a c e n tu ry o u t o f 211 - 2 dec. and M ike A llin g ­
ham to o k 7 - 2 3 o u t o f th e ir to ta l o f 4 7 . The O ccasionals
m atch , a no the r w in fo r th e sch oo l, provid e d th e m o st
im probable s c o re r's e n try o f th e season, if n o t o f the
d e c a d e :'A llin g h a m stu m p e d Ford b o w le d H a m ilto n .'
Once again and once m ore due largely to M ike Beale's
sh re w d c a p ta in c y , th e M CC gam e provid e d a g re a t c o n ­
te s t. S p o rtin g fo u r S c o ttis h caps. M CC declared at
2 3 5 - 9 w ith Jo hn P aw son gaining a w e ll deserved 3
w ic k e ts and Chris W a rne r scoring a superb c e n tu ry . The
School responded w ith 2 2 3 - 9 w ith a good h a lf-c e n tu ry
from 'M ' and a m a g n ific e n t 118 fro m Neil M cK ee. F o rt­
unately he had th e ste a d yin g in flu e n ce o f A n d re w Tench
to pre ven t him fro m try in g to score 13 o ff th e last ball. In
a rare fla sh o f sa n ity he se ttle d fo r 6.
For once w e b a tte d w e ll a g a in st G lenalm ond w ith 'M '
(again) scoring a c e n tu ry . W e declared a t 2 3 0 - 4 b ut
could n ot break th ro u g h th e G lenalm ond b a ttin g . The
m atch petered o u t in a d ra w .
Cold s ta tis tic s are ra th e r p ointle ss. For th a t reason and
because o f th e sheer te d io u sn e ss o f th e th in g I have n o t
provided th e detailed re su lts o f all th e sides. S u ffic e it to
say th a t the First XI had fiv e b atsm en - M ike A llin g h a m ,
G rant C o rb e tt, Neil M cK ee, Russell K ilp a trick and G ilbert
M cC lung w h o averaged o ver 4 0. U n fo rtu n a te ly w e did
n o t have th e b o w lin g to back th is up. E ncouragingly,
how eve r, A n d re w Tench and John Paw son s h o w e d great
prom ise fo r th e fu tu re and surely Greg T ru te r ca n n o t
have a n o th e r u n lu cky season? O th e rs w h o played an
im p o rta n t p art and w h o have n o t been m e n tio n e d so fa r
are Je re m y G a rn ett, th e best keeper th e school has had
in a long tim e ; S tu a rt H a m ilto n , p o te n tia lly a ve ry good
bat b ut n o t th e fa s te s t m ove r in th e w o rld ; Peter Bullard,
w h o did a g re a t deal to raise the s p irits o f his o w n side
and to b e w ild e r th e o p p o s itio n ; Ewen M c In to s h , w h o
c o m b in e d b rilliance in th e fie ld in s to p p in g th e hard hit
drive w ith a degree o f u n c e rta in ty in ca tchin g the spooned
s h o t. To all o f th ese players I o w e m y g ra titu d e ; n o t ju s t
because o f th e ir playing a b ility b ut o f th e ir d e te rm in a tio n
to e njoy th e gam e.
To J o c k T a y lo r I o w e an eno rm ou s d e b t o f g ra titu d e .
In th e m o s t u np le asa n t w e a th e r and in the m o s t c o m p re ­
hensive gear, he um pired to a sta nd ard th a t fe w boys w ill
expe rie nce again.
The Second XI had a n o th e r ra th e r m ixed season p ro ­
duced som e o f th e b est c ric k e t fo r years at th a t level.
W ith fe w real sta rs, th e te am had a fin e s p irit and there
w ill be several in real c o n te n tio n fo r First XI places n ext
year. Those m o s t likely to succeed w ill be the real trie rs
ra th e r th a n th e ta le n te d p a rt-tim e rs . F o rtu n a te ly th ere
are ve ry fe w o f th e la tte r.
The T hird and Fourth X ls played som e rem arkable
c ric k e t and som e e x tra o rd in a ry people played. W ho can
ever fo rg e t th e Caush run-up?
The C olts s h o w e d a lo t o f prom ise. Graeme R obertson
has real class as a b atsm an and John Paw son fo rce d his
w a y in to th e First XI. The s p irit o f the side w a s tre m e n d ­
ous and several cam e th ro u g h ve ry w e ll against a to u rin g
side Richard R eah's h a lf-c e n tu ry th a t day d e m o n stra te d
th e value o f d e te rm in a tio n . John Paterson, Ken S m ith ,
Ross M cC u llo ch and Nigel M cLachlan all m ade valuable
c o n trib u tio n s . Few o f th e side do n o t have th e p ote ntia l
to be good First XI players.
The J u n io r C olts, s h o rt on n atu ra l ta le n t, had a d is­
a p p o in tin g season. N evertheless, jud gin g by th e House
m a tc h e s and by w in te r nets (by th a t you can te ll h ow
p ro m p t m y re p o rt is!) th e re are players w h o m ay ye t
reach a high sta nd ard .
M y th a n k s go to all th o se 'M e m b e rs o f S ta ff' w h o help
so e n th u s ia s tic a lly w ith th e c ric k e t; to M r Y oung and the
k itc h e n s ta ff w h o pro vid e by fa r th e best c ric k e t lunches
on th e c irc u it and w h o cope w ith last m in u te changes
w ith tru ly am azing good hum our; to Ed M acD onald and
his gro un d s ta ff w h o let us play in any w e a th e r and clear
up th e m ess a fte rw a rd s w ith o u t a grum ble (at least,
none I can hear). W hile such help is available and there
such a b ility and e nth usia sm co m ing up th ro u g h th e
sch oo l, th e re is little w o rry a bo ut th e fu tu re . I have heard
it said th a t w ith o u t th is y e a r's sta rs w e w ill n o t be a fo rc e
to be reckoned w ith . W e shall see.
R.J.W .P.
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S C O T L A N D , T H E IR S C O T L A N D T H E O C C A S IO N A L S v T H E G R A N N IE S
It w as a pleasure to w e lco m e th e G rannies, a to u rin g
side fro m Sussex, back to S tra th allan . Those w ith long
m em ories w ill need no rem inding o f a glo rio us a fte rn o o n ,
w he n the rho do de nd ron s looked th e ir best, w h e n Colin
A ddison achieved his m aiden c e n tu ry , and w h e n yours
tru ly declared so g e n erou sly th a t th e G rannies w o n w ith
half an h o u rto spare. Therefore, th eir arrival accom panied
by glorious sunshine, in a su m m er in w h ic h th e mere
m en tion o f c ric k e t w as enough to induce a d o w n p o u r,
cam e as a m o st pleasant surprise.
The O ccasionals w on the to ss and b atted. The only hint
o f th in g s to com e, arrived w ith th e u n w o n te d re tice n ce
o f P roctor to a llo w d rinks to appear. The O ccasionals
declared at 1 8 8 -4 , th a n k s to an e xce lle n t innings o f 73
by Neil M cKee and m ore su itab le sedate c o n trib u tio n s
fro m his g e ria tric colleagues.
The Grannies faced a very fair ta rg et, but th a t illustrious,
w e ll-k n o w n , and w ily E co no m ist W illiam s, s h o w e d th a t
he is every b it as dangerous o p e ra ting d o w n S co u t Hill,
as W illis is fro m th e K irksta ll Lane end, by reducing the
Grannies to 3 9 -4 . H o w e ve r, a c o m b in a tio n o f e xce lle n t
b atting by Neil C ranston, and deviously invitin g ca p ta in cy
le ft our v is ito rs co a stin g to v ic to ry a t 1 6 2 -5 : b u t could
the ageing Grannies ta il still w aggle? W ic k e ts sta rte d to
fall. A skier w e n t up to m id -w ic k e t e q u id is ta n t b e tw e e n
Peter H am ilton and w ic k e t keeper Ford. B oth w ere fa r
to o experienced to tr y and c a tc h it, and b oth had very
good excuses. It w a s le ft to John P aw son, w h o b ow led
an e xce lle n t spell, to run 4 0 yards, dive fu ll le n g th , and
ju s t fail to m ake the ca tc h . In th e m ea n tim e w ic k e ts had
fallen at regular in te rva ls: tw o runs required, th re e
w ic k e ts to fa ll, b ut C ra nston w a s on th e n e rvou s 9 9 's .
John Paw son fro m th e to p end te s te d him w ith a long
hop. Those w h o have played on th e Garden L aw n w ill
kn o w the d iffic u ltie s o f fie ld in g on th e S chool side,
fa cin g a se ttin g sun and a dark b ackg ou nd . M cKee
proved it w a s his day by p lu cking a head-high e xo ce t
fro m the sky one-handed, w h ile shielding his eyes w ith
th e o the r. S till tw o runs to w in , and skipp er R obert
P roctor bravely retained th e ball h im self. The fir s t ball
w e n t fo r a single. G uest Star, M a rtin D ru m m o nd , played
th e n ext tw o , b ut a h e a lth y heave a t th e th ird proved his
d o w n fa ll as he failed to m ake c o n ta c t . . . One run to
w in , one w ic k e t to fa ll. The G rannies' last m an, 'Im ra n ,'
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w a s a m o s t ch arm in g illegal im m ig ra n t, w h o m our
o p p o n e n t had d isco vere d in th e Taj M ahal th e previous
e vening, b u t w h o s e c ric k e tin g pedigree w a s u nce rta in.
Im ran s tru c k his fir s t ball s tra ig h t to M cKee and yelled
s o m e th in g w h ic h sounded like 'y e s ,' and hared d ow n
th e w ic k e t. His p artne r, like a tru e E nglishm an, said 'n o ,'
and did n o t m ove. Im ra n 's g ym shoes w ere n ot up to the
occasion, and he fell over in the m iddle o f the w ic k e t. The
M cKee th ro w w a s a little w ild and Jo hn Ford had to use
his fu ll reach to c a tc h it. U n fo rtu n a te ly he tu rn ed w ith
th e a la c rity o f a m a m m o th and a sp ra w lin g Imran ju st
regained his ground.
P ro ctor w a s u nm oved by th e e x c ite m e n t and w ith no
sign o f nerve or fu s s spreadeagled Im ra n 's s tu m p s w ith
th e last ball o f th e over. M a tc h tie d.
It had proved an e x c itin g and m em orable gam e, and
at last a s ta rt to th e su m m er. W e a w a it fu tu re visits
eagerly. A ls o our th a n k s go to th e girls o f W oodlands
w h o provid e d an e x c e lle n t tea a fte r m uch e x p e rim e n ta ­
tio n , and th e barbecue e x p e rts fo r supper.
2 9 /5
1 9 /6
3 0 /5
2 /7
O C C A S IO N A L S ' RESULTS 1 9 8 3
O cca sion als v C upar - D ra w n.
O ccasionals 1 3 0 fo r 9 dec. (A llingham 51).
C upar 1 0 0 fo r 9 (T ru te r 3 - 5 2 ) .
O cca sion als v G rannies - Tied.
O ccasionals 1 8 8 - 4 d e c . (M cK ee 73,
Langlands 4 5 , Du Boulay 3 2, A d diso n 3 0 * ).
G rannies 1 88 (P roctor 4 - 2 8, W illiam s 3 - 7 ,
Paw son 3 - 31).
O cca sion als v Dundee U n iv e rs ity S ta ff - D raw n.
Occasionals 182 - 7 dec. (Truter 5 0fH a m ilto n 37,
P ro ctor 3 5 ? G. V. F. C la yto n 35).
Dundee S ta ff 1 8 1 - 9 (W illiam s 3 - 33).
O cca sion als v The S chool - Lost by 68 runs.
The S chool 1 8 6 - 6 (H am ilton 4 - 5 6 ) .
O ccasionals 1 18.
TOUR1 8 /7 v B ow House - Lost by 147 runs.
Bow.House 241 - 9 dec. (H am ilton 3 - 4 3).
O ccasionals 9 4 (C o rb e tt 57).
1 9 /7 v Old C lifto n ia n s - D ra w n .
Old C lifto n ia n s 2 8 4 - 5 dec.
Occasionals 2 1 4 - 9 (C orbett 78, Du Boulay 31).
2 0 /7 v C orsham - D ra w n.
Corsham 2 0 0 - 6 (A llin gh am 3 - 58).
Occasionals 1 94 - 6 (C orbett 80, C hapm an 51).
2 2 /7 v D orset Rangers - Lost by 4 w k ts .
O ccasionals 251 - 4 (A llin gh am 100?
F. M cC lung 52).
D orset Rangers 2 9 2 - 6 (S e ttles 4 - 88).
2 3 /7 v D enstone W anderers - W on by 5 w k ts .
D enstone 2 2 8 - 9 dec. (P rocto r 7 - 7 9 ) .
Occasionals 2 2 9 - 5 (C orbett 75, Du Boulay 73).
N .T .H .D uB .
T H E O C C A S IO N A L S T O U R 1 9 8 3
The 1 9 8 3 to u r began w ith a n ew base a t Queen Camel,
and a new firs t fix tu re at S herborne. W ith in m in utes
G rant C o rb e tt fo u n d h im se lf at hom e in a te le p h o n e box.
A t one stage w e w e re due to have 18 players on to u r,
but the usual v a rie ty o f p roblem s q u ic k ly reduced the
party to m anageable p ro p o rtio n s. It w a s a pleasure to
w elco m e Tim H udson, h o t fro m H o lly w o o d , and his o w n
private a ll-star XI in C heshire, and th e retu rn o f Graham
Searle, Peter H am ilton, Ross S ettles and Fraser M cC lung.
The firs t gam e at Sherborne is best fo rg o tte n . Our
opponents ra ttle d up 1 4 0 in th e fir s t hour, and th e
b attin g failed w ith e xce p tio n o f th e in vig o ra te d C o rb e tt.
W e returned to C lifto n w ith som e tre p id a tio n , to d is ­
cover th a t our to rm e n to r-in -c h ie f, M r T re m b a th , had
ruled h im self o ut by over-celebrating a t a p arty. He proved
less o f a th re a t in a p la ste r ca st. The C lifto n ia n s p ut up a
large score, b ut w e lo st no fa ce in our innings and kept
chasing the ta rg et until w e w ere nine d ow n, m ainly thanks
to a nother fin e innings by G rant C o rb e tt.
W e have had som e rath er dull gam es at C orsham ,
m ainly th ro u g h som e o v e r-ca u tio u s d e cla ra tio n s, b ut
th is year w as to be th e e xce p tio n . T his w a s C ha pm a n's
m a tc h . N ot o nly did he b o w l a good line and length but
he g o t th e o p p o rtu n ity to open th e b a ttin g . Jam ie had
had a q u ie t tim e up to th is p o in t, and R obert Proctor,
hoping to keep him happy o ffe re d him th re e pin ts if he
m ade 5 and a large gin fo r e very run over 50. A fte r a
n ervous s ta rt, th e m an o f th e m o m e n t s tru c k 22 o ff fo u r
balls and d u ly reached a rapid 50. A w is e r head m ig h t
have g ra fte d a w a y fo r th e rest o f th e m a tch at the
p ro s p e c t o f a gin lake, b ut alas Jam ie su ccum be d to the
im p e tu o s ity o f y o u th . A fte r th is w e fe ll a little behind the
c lo c k and e v e n tu a lly fin ish e d 7 runs sh ort. It w a s also
good to w elcom e back M ike Allingham a fte r his successes
a t E astbourne, even th o u g h th e m ain s u b je ct o f in te re s t
w a s th e B eckm an p a rty .
On T hursday, the m id-S om erset XI failed to m aterialise,
and th e p a rty s p lit th re e w a y s : to th e cinem a, to the g olf
course and to W e y m o u th beach. The la tte r c e rta in ly d is­
co vered th e a rt o f d irty French c ric k e t.
On Friday, w e tra v e lle d to M ilto n A b be y, w h ic h looked
m a g n ific e n t. W e b a tte d firs t, and Fraser M cLung c o n tri­
buted a c h e e rfu l h a lf-c e n tu ry , w h ile M ike A llingham
proved his class by m aking a hundred w hile playing below
his best. The D orset Rangers reached our to ta l, b ut
s o m e h o w never really th re a te n e d u n til th e y a c tu a lly
reached th e ta rg e t.
The fin a l m a tc h is tra d itio n a lly a gainst th e D enstone
W a n de re rs, w h o are inva ria bly to u g h o pp o n e n ts, and w e
w a n te d revenge fo r last y e a r's debacle. The w ic k e t at
W e llin g to n looked grassy and u nderprepared, w h ile the
sky th re a te n e d rain. It proved to play all rig h t and th e rain
k e p t o ff. D enstone m anaged 2 2 9 fo r 9 d espite th e w ise
old head o f P ro ctor w h o to o k 7 w ic k e ts . W e s ta rte d w ell,
C o rb e tt and Du Boulay p u ttin g on 1 54 fo r the firs t w ic k e t.
T hen d isa ste r s tru c k , w ith 5 w ic k e ts fa llin g fo r 1 2 runs,
b u t tw o little cam eo innings fro m R obert P roctor and
G ilbe rt M cC lu ng saw us th ro u g h .
A n e x c e lle n t to u r, played in a h e a tw a v e had ended on
a high n o te , and v irtu a lly e veryone had made a m ajor
c o n trib u tio n e ithe r on or o ff the fie ld . M artin D rum m ond
b o w le d w ith o u t luck and m u s t have prayed fo r the odd
c a tc h to be ta ke n . R obert P roctor k e p t cursing th a t he
had n ot played C hapm an in th e fir s t XI, and because he
fo u n d e very tr a ffic jam in th e S o u th -W e s t, Peter Bullard
ke pt us am used w ith his o w n inim itable brand o f hum our.
Greg T ru te r's v o w o f c h a s tity w a s seriously th re a te n e d ,
w h ile Tim H udson in tro d u ce d th e Tequila cu lt.
N .T.H .D uB .
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The season sta rte d w ith last y e a r's ca pta in retiring
hon orab ly, and a young lo w e r s ix th to o k his place w h o
soon p ut to rest any d o u b ts a bo ut w h e th e r he w o u ld ta ke
a place in th e te am . A fte r several Club races a t the
beginning o f the season the team to challenge Glenalmond
w a s chosen. W illy M acD on a ld , M ojo H am ilton and Doug
Gillespie w h o su dd en ly appeared o u t o f n o w h e re the
w ee k before the race. The com petition w as inexperienced,
th e re fo re w e d id n 't require our skills o f te am ta c tic s , our
w o rrie s w ere w ith our boats. G le n a lm o n d 's captain
sp en t th e w h o le o f th e fir s t race s tu c k in th e reeds. N eed­
less to say, w e to o k firs t, second and th ird in b o th races.
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M e rc h is to n w a s our second m a tc h , th e c o m p e titio n
s u ffic ie n tly o u t o f to u c h to a llo w M ojo and W illy to gang
up on Doug G illespie. A g ain w e to o k firs t, second and
th ird places.
Dollar w a s n e x t, again w e lu c k ily had th e hom e a dva n ­
ta g e , a lth o u g h th e D ollar te am had one useful sailor w ho
pra ctise d a t Loch O r e - w e w e re w o r r ie d - b u t w e still
fe lt a p syche -u p w a s n 't necessary. D ollar w e re the firs t
te a m th a t season to be o ver th e s ta rt line less th an a
m in u te late. But M ojo had th e s itu a tio n under c o n tro l; he
c overed th e D ollar c a p ta in all the w a y to th e Club House
(and still cam e firs t). T h a t gave us a clear lead a fte r the
firs t race (firs t, second and fifth ) . The second race w e n t
m ore s m o o th ly; w e to o k firs t, th ird and fifth , w in n in g the
second race a$ w ell.
U n fo rtu n a te ly , our o n ly a w a y fix tu re a ga in st L o re tto
on th e sea w as cance lle d, b u t it m ea nt w e w e n t
unbeaten.
The Loch Ore R egatta gave som e o f us an enjoyable
day o u t. Som e in te re stin g c o m p e titio n w a s supplied by
th e D ollar coach.
U n fo rtu n a te ly, a fte r w in n in g th e fir s t race, th e ca pta in
had the w rong lunch, and Groovey fo un d other a ttractio ns
on th e beach w h ic h ke p t his m ind o ff th e second race.
The captain only squeezed a fo u rth , w ith A n d re w W allace
w inn in g th e second race and ta k in g th e overall firs t.
The Loch Earn S co ttish Schools Enterprise C om pe titio n
w a s a tte nd ed by tw o S tra th a lla n b oa ts. W illy M cD onald
and Rich K nox to o k tw o fifth s and Doug G illespie w ith
A n d re w W allace a th ird and a s ix th , co m in g s ixth and
fo u rth overall re sp e ctive ly.
The House sailing w a s due to be close b e tw e e n Nicol
and Freeland. The girls w h o w e re in te n t on w in n in g
produced a b e tte r te a m th a n R uthven w h o w e re unable
to p ut o u t a te am a t all.
Freeland, a fte r com ing second in the firs t race, protested
to th e c o m m itte e , w h ic h co n siste d o f T .S .G . w h o
c o u ld n 't see his w a tc h and so sta rte d th e race early and
agreed to a re-run - w h ic h p roduced th e sam e result.
1st
N icol.
2nd Freeland.
3rd
S im pson.
4 th
W oodlands.
The second race w e n t p re d icta b ly:
1st
Freeland.
2nd N icol.
3rd
S im pson.
4 th
W oo dlan ds.
W hich m eant th a t Nicol and Freeland d re w fo r th e second
year. The Girls w ere th e only te am to d e m o n s tra te the
skill o f capsizing w h ic h th e y did tw ic e .
M. J. H am ilton and G. F. M o n tg o m e ry w o n th e Loch
Ore Spring series w ith W illy M acD on a ld and Rich. Knox
com ing second.
T hanks m u st be given to th e s ta ff fo r th e essential
org an isatio n and co -o p e ra tio n w h ic h led to such an
enjoyable season.
M. J. H am ilton w a s a w a rd e d his co lo urs.
W .M .M a c D .
S U M M E R HOCKEY
It is iro nic th a t w h ils t the lastin g m em ory o f Sum m er
1 9 8 3 w ill be o f a heat w a v e I have to rep ort th a t no fe w e r
th a n th re e m a tch e s had to be cancelled because o f the
rain. I th o u g h t th e a ll-w e a th e r p itc h w a s c h ie fly fo r
w in te r use!
Perhaps in v ie w o f later resu lts it should have c o n ­
tin ue d raining. To avoid a nother cancellation w e travelled
to Fettes w h o p ut fo u r past us before the defence
m anaged to s o rt its e lf o u t. A lth o u g h w e cam e back
s tro n g ly and retrie ve d tw o goals, tim e ran o u t. Rannoch
cam e and beat us c o m fo rta b ly by playing th e ball o u t to
fa s t-ru n n in g w in g s w h o se su bse qu en t ce ntres caused
h avo c. E ve ntua lly som e s o rt o f cohesion cam e to the
side, and w e m anaged to d ra w w ith Grange (w hose ranks
included tw o pressed m en fro m our second XI). A s th e y
w e re also um pire le ss, a n um ber o f decisions w ere given
fro m a range o f at least 50 yards - it w a s to th e c re d it of
b o th sides th a t no m ore th a n e y e b ro w s w ere raised at
som e ju d g e m e n ts ! A t least w e c o n triv e d our firs t v ic to ry
o f th e season, a g a in st Edinburgh A c a d e m y, only to be
b ro u g h t d o w n to e arth again by th e ine vitab le lesson
fro m the Barbarians.
In te rm s o f resu lts, th e n , it w a s n ot a good season, and
y e t th e s p irit o f th e te a m , ably led by Jam ie Fairbairn,
w a s a lw a y s good. M o s t o f th e side w ill be re-appearing
n e x t season, and I hope th a t the e xperience gained th is
su m m er w ill enable th e m to fo rm th e nucleus o f a team
w ith m ore successes to s h o w fo r th e ir labours.
1st XI fro m : J. N. Fairbairn, R. A . Bain, D. W . B row n,
C. R. C h u rch ill, G. H am ilton , K. J. J a rlo w , D. I. K n igh t,
D. A. L aw son , A . J. M c A lis te r, B. S. M cC a ll-S m ith ,
J. C. M cK enzie, A. L. V. Russell.
A .M .P .
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GFM
The 1 9 8 3 season w a s due to open w ith a hom e m atch
against Edinburgh A ca de m y, but th e tra c k w a s le ft w a te r­
logged by th e su m m er rains. In fa c t, th e rain w a s to
a ffe c t fo u r m a tch e s in d iffe re n t w a ys.
The firs t m a tch w a s fo r a senior te am a w a y a t L o re tto
and th e c o n d itio n s w ere w e t and w in d y w h ic h p re ven te d
good tim e s on th e tra c k . A. P. S. Caush w o n th e 100m
and G. J. F airw ea the r w o n b o th th e 4 0 0 m and 8 0 0 m
c o n v in c in g ly, w h ic h co n tin u e d th ro u g h o u t th e season.
In th e high jum p M . T urn bu ll and N. S. C allander both
dom in a ted and cam e 1st equal, and an im pressive per­
fo rm a n ce s a w th e m iddle relay te am w in by b ea ting both
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S tra th a lla n and L o re tto 's seniors. The season had g o t o ff
to a good s ta rt and w e w o n by nine p oints.
The rain c o n tin u e d and th e venue fo r the Fettes m atch
w a s changed a w a y ; w e w e re n 't loo king fo rw a rd to th eir
cind er tra c k w ith tig h t bends. G. J. F airw ea the r and
J. M .T . B a rro w m a n again cam e 1st and 2nd in th e senior
8 0 0 m . P. R. G ibb on his d e b u t fo r th e te am ju s tifie d his
selection by w in n in g th e 1 5 00 m in 4 m inutes 3 4 seconds.
These w ere th e o nly h ig h lig h ts in th e se n io r's p e rfo rm ­
ance as th e y lo s t by 21 p oints. It w a s le ft to th e m iddles
to try and save the day in the overall fixture. D. W . Davidson
had a superb day w h e re he cam e 1 s t in th e 10 0 m in 1 1 .4
seconds; d iscu s and s h o t p u tt w ith 1 1 .3 4 m ; and his
v ic to rie s in th ese w ere by large m argins. He w as ably
su pp orte d by N, D. K ilp a tric k w h o w a s 2nd in th e 10 0m ,
1 s t in th e 4 0 0 m in 56 seconds and 1 st in th e long jum p
w ith a ju m p o f 5 .8 6 m . W ith th e overall score tie d w e had
to w in th e relays. H o w e v e r, w e dropped the baton tw ic e
and ju s t lost th e m a tch . It w a s the close st m atch betw een
us fo r a couple o f years and c e rta in ly w e nearly ended
our 7-year run w ith o u t a w in a ga in st F ettes.
The G lenalm ond fix tu re w a s a v ic tim o f th e w e a th e r,
and M e rc h is to n claim ed th e y c o u ld n 't tra v e l to Perth
tw ic e a w e e k and also c o u ld n 't p u t up a te a m !! On y e t
a n o th e r w e t day w e fa ced R annoch at hom e. The seniors
on th e tra c k w e re im p ressive. A . P. S. Caush and N. H.
M cKee w ere 1st and 2nd in b o th 1 00 m and 2 0 0 m . Fairw e a th e r and B a rro w m a n again fin ish e d 1st and 2nd in
the 4 0 0 m and 8 0 0 m , and U prichard w o n th e 1 5 00m in
an e x c itin g fin is h . In th e fie ld e v e n ts our o nly vic to rie s
cam e in th e d iscu s and jave lin . D. W . D avidson again
p roduced an im p ressive disp lay to w in th e 10 0 m , 2 0 0 m ,
discus and shot p u tt w ith ease. In th e 8 00 m P. D. S. Caush,
and in th e 1 5 0 0 m J. R. G a llo w a y and S. J. D uncan (the
= 1st), all w o n c o m fo rta b ly . A t th e end o f th e day
Rannoch fa ce d a long trip hom e a fte r a 4 0 p o in ts d efeat.
A lth o u g h th e 1 9 8 3 season w as m arred by th e w eather,
th e te am m em be rs w e r e n 't d isheartened and show ed
d ete rm ina tion th ro u g h o u t. Full Colours w e n t to G. J. Fairw e a th e r, N. S. C allander, J. M . T. B a rro w m a n w h o ran
c o n s is te n tly w e ll in th e 4 0 0 m and 8 0 0 m , A li Caush w h o
w a s a good a ll-ro un de r and fin a lly Dave D avidson w h o
excelled in th e sp rintin g and fie ld e vents, and d id n 't su ffe r
a d e fe a t all season. Nigel K ilp a tric k in his firs t season
w a s im pressive on tra c k and fie ld and deserved his half
c o lo u rs. Special m e n tio n and th a n k s go to M r H enderson
fo r all his d e d ic a tio n and o rg a n isa tio n th ro u g h o u t the
season, and his able and keen body o f helpers: M r Raine,
M r Barnes, M r Ralphs and M r G ilks, w h o p ut us th ro u g h
th e paces and made sure w e w e re m a tc h -fit. T hanks to
th em and all th e team fo r an enjoya ble , b u t w e t, season.
G. J. F airw ea the r.
A T H L E T IC S (S C O T T IS H S C H O O L S )
Individual C ham pionships: S c o ts to u n 1 1th June 1 9 8 3 .
Relay C ham pionships: Pitreavie 18 th June 1 9 8 3 .
This year w e only had fo u r co m p e tito rs in the individual
cham pionships. Nigel K ilpatrick w as b elow his best in the
long jum p and cam e 10 th . In th e under-1 7 10 0 m Nigel
w as joined by Dave D avidson, and K ilp a trick fin ish ed 5th
in a close heat w ith a tim e o f 1 1 .8 seconds. D avidson
finished 2nd in his heat, 1 1 .7 seconds. He ran a slo w e r
sem i-final in 1 1 .8 seconds b u t still fin ish e d 2nd. In the
final he fin ish ed 4 th in 1 1 .5 seconds and gained th e
badge standard. In th e under-1 9 1 00m Ali Caush ran
w ell against s tiff o p p o sitio n and fin ish e d 4 th in his heat
and failed to q u a lify. M itc h e ll Steel th re w b e lo w his best
on the day in th e javelin and fin ish e d 6 th .
In the u n d e r-1 9 relays the seniors fin ish e d 4 th in th e ir
heat w ith a tim e o f 4 6 .2 seconds. A bad ch an ge ove r
early on hindered th e s m o o th run nin g o f th e q u a rte t and
th e y w ere u n lu cky n o t to reach the fin a l. The m iddles
relay team o f A. Lagerborg, S. C ozier, N. K ilp a tric k and
D. D avidson b ro u g h t hom e th e m edals. T h e y ran an
excellent heat and fin ish e d firs t in 4 6 se con ds and all
gained th e S c o ttis h S chools Badge. In th e se m i-fin a l w e
came a s lo w second to Edinburgh A c a d e m y as a result
o f a bad changeover. The lads so rte d o u t th e problem
w ith a q uick p ra ctice . In th e fin a l Lagerborg and Cozier
had a s lo w changeover, b u t tw o sm o o th ch an ge ove rs
a fte r th a t and som e inspired running by K ilp a tric k and
Davidson brought home the silver m edals in 4 6 .2 seconds.
H utchesons w ere the w in n e rs in 4 5 .4 and th e y w ere an
e xc e lle n tly drilled and fa s t q u a rte t.
G IR L 'S A T H L E T IC S
D espite a cold and w e t s ta rt to th e su m m er season the
girls g o t d o w n to a te rm o f vigorous training. Three team s
w ere e nte re d fo r th e S c o ttis h S ch o o lg irls ' Relays. Girls
tra in e d hard fo r th is e v e n t and b est p erform an ces w ere
achieved.
For th e fir s t tim e , a senior te am tra ve lle d to F ettes,
w h ile th e ju n io rs had an e x c itin g m a tc h at hom e against
K ilgra ston . Both te a m s w e re s u cce ssfu l.
A light-hearted m ixed m atch w ith the boys w as enjoyed
by all girls w h o to o k part.
Kate Streule w a s aw arded half colours fo r her excellent
p e rfo rm a n c e s in th e s p rin ts and th e long jum p.
Tessa H o u ison -C rau fu rd also m aintain ed a high level
o f p e rfo rm a n ce in all e v e n ts th ro u g h o u t th e te rm .
M any th a n k s to M r H enderson fo r his help and patience.
T ha nks also to th e m em bers o f s ta ff invo lved in tim in g ,
m easuring and sco ring .
R esults (7 e ven ts):
Senior Girls v. Fettes
W on 4 3 - 3 4
J u n io r Girls v. K ilgra ston
W on 4 0 - 3 7
GFM
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SPO R TS D A Y RESULTS
E vent
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
2 00 m
2 00 m
2 00 m
2 00 m
2 00 m
400m
400m
400m
400m
400m
800m
800m
800m
8 00 m
800m
1 50 0m
1 5 00m
1 50 0m
High Jum p
High Jum p
High Jum p
High Jum p
High Jum p
Long Jum p
Long Jum p
Long Jum p
Long Ju m p
Long Jum p
Discus
Discus
Discus
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin
S hot
S hot
S hot
S hot
S hot
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Class
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju n io r
M iddle
Senior
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Jun.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju n io r
M iddle
Senior
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
Ju n.G irls
Sen.G irls
Ju nior
M iddle
Senior
1st
H ouison -C rau fu rd
S treule, K.
D unlop (L)
D avidson (R)
M cKee (N)
H ouison -C rau fu rd
S treule, K.
D unlop (L)
D avidson (R)
M cKee (N)
H ouison -C rau fu rd
S treule, K.
D unlop (L)
K ilp a trick (S)
M cKee (N)
Law son
M cM illan
R obertson (S)
K ilp a trick (S)
F airw ea the r (F)
D insm ore (L)
Caush (L)
B a rro w m a n (R)
Orr
M a xw e ll
D unlop (L)
C u th b e rtso n (N)
C allander (R)
H ouison -C rau fu rd
S treule, K.
D unlop (L)
G o w rie (L)
M cKee (N)
S m ith (S)
D avidson (R)
Orr (L)
S te w a rt (S)
Bannerm an (F)
A lling ha m (S)
Orr
M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
S m ith (S)
D avidson (R)
C allander (R)
2nd
M cC lung
Binnie
M c In ty re (N)
K ilp a tric k (S)
W ood (N)
M cC lung
M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
M c In ty re (N)
Cozier (L)
W ood (N)
Law son
M cM illan
R obertson (S)
A d am so n (R)
F a irw e a th e r (F)
Barr
M a x w e ll
D insm ore (L)
Caush (L)
B a rro w m a n (R)
R obertson (S)
D uncan (L)
G ib b(S )
Rhodes
S treule, K.
B e a th (N )& Russell (N)
Robson (F)
B a rro w m a n (R)
Law son
M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith
C hristie (R)
K ilp a tric k (S)
M cC lung (F)
Green, A. J. (L)
C ozier (L)
Fairbairn (R)
Lennox (R)
M c A lis te r (L)
Steel (R)
H ou ison -C rau fu rd
R obertson
Phillip (R)
Bannerm an (F)
M acdonald (N)
3 rd
S treule, E.
Paterson
C hristie (R)
C ozier (L)
T ho m son (S)
S treule, E.
Binnie
C hristie (R)
O gilvie (N)
C au sh(S )
M cC lung
Scanlan
M cLa y (N)
T e th e r(S )
A lling ha m (S)
S tre ule , E.
M cD onald
M cL a y (N)
G a llo w a y (N)
U prichard (L)
S c o tt (N)
G a llo w a y (N)
U prichard (L)
W ood
S m ith
Binnie (R)
T u rn bu ll (F)
B urton
B ro w n
M c In ty re (N)
Robson (F)
C au sh(S )
D rum m ond (S)
Gray (S)
M cC a ll-S m ith (R)
S m ith (S)
D avidson (R)
C allander (R)
Thaw
M acD onald
Green (L)
C ozier (L)
Orr (L)
T im e/D istance
1 3 .6 "
1 3 .0 "
1 2 .8 ''
1 1 .5 "
2 9 .2 "
2 9 .0 "
2 7 .0 "
2 4 .4 "
2 3 .6 "
6 8 .5 "
6 8 .0 "
6 0 .3 "
5 5 .2 "
5 2 .5 "
3 '0 6 .6 "
2 '5 1 .3 "
2 '2 1 .3 "
2 '1 1 .4 "
2 '0 3 .7 "
5 '0 5 .5 "
4 '4 2 .0 "
4 '2 5 .5 "
1m 2 7
1m 2 7
1m 5 5
1m 6 9
1m 6 3
3m 82
4m 38
5m 37
5m 21
6m 00
20m 22
37m 54
28m 20
24m 93
38m 24
4 0 m 51
6m 57
7m 04
9m 31
12m 0 5
10 m 8 2
W e st W ing
R e la y 4 x 10 0 m Jun.G irls East W ing
Relay 4 x 10 0 m S e n .G irls W e st W ing
East W ing
R uthven
N icol
Leburn
Relay 4 x 100m Junior
S im pson
R uthven
Leburn
Relay 4 x 1 0 0 m M iddle
Nicol
Freeland
S im pson
Relay 4 x 10 0m Senior
V ic to ric e s L u d o ru m : Ju nior:
Ju n io r: K .W . D unlop
V icto res Ludorum
Senior:
M iddle: D. W . D avidson
Senior: N. H. M cKee
R ow an Cup fo r S tan da rd s: R uthven
Inter-H ouse C o m p e titio n : R uthven
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56.1
T. E. H ouison-C raufurd
K. L. Streule
G O LF
This year, despite all p e ssim istic p re d ictio n s o f our
predecessors, has turned out to be one o f the m ost success­
fu l in th e last ten years and g re at c re d it goes to th e w h o le
team .
The only b lo t o f the season cam e in th e last m a tc h , our
'frie n d ly ' a ga in st G lenalm ond. W e w ere once again
w h ite w ashed 6 -0 w h ic h w a s really an u n fa ir re fle c tio n
o f our g o lf and re in fo rce s th e rig h tn e ss o f th e decision
to change th e venue o f th e fix tu re in fu tu re years.
H ow e ver, th is w a s th e te a m 's o nly d e fe a t in a hig hly
su ccessfu l season w h ic h began w ith a co n vin cin g
4 '/2 -1 1/2 v ic to ry over M e rch isto n a t Ladybank. The fo u r
man team played e x c e p tio n a lly w e ll in th e P erthshireKinross, rem aining unbeaten and gaining th e valuable
scalp o f M o rris o n 's . W e w e re second in our se ctio n and
failed to q u a lify by th e n a rro w e s t o f m argins.
There w ere m any good ind ivid ua l p e rfo rm a n ce s and I
w ou ld especially like to th a n k G rant C o rb e tt fo r ta kin g
tim e o ff firs t XI c ric k e t and p u ttin g in som e rem arkable
perform ances o f co n siste n t g o lf in an undefeated season
at num ber 1. W ill Guy played very w ell at 1 and 2, w inn in g
the m a jo rity o f his m a tch e s in fin e sty le . He is c e rta in ly a
player o f g re at p o te n tia l and w e ll deserved his se le ction
to th e P erth-K inross u n d e r-1 8 te a m a t th e age o f 15.
M itch. Steele sto od in fo r C o rb e tt on a n um be r of
occasions and p ut in som e useful p e rfo rm a n ce s at No.
2. (A th le tic s loss w a s g o lf's gain). The n um be r 3 and 4
w ere the w e a k links o f th e te am b u t th e y to o produced
some useful perform ances. Jam es Beckman had d iffic u lty
fin d in g his fo rm early on in th e season b ut im proved
to w a rd s th e end. George 'B o m b e r' S tevenson h it some
o f th e lo n g e st drives in and o u t o f P erthshire (one w as
reported to have been sigh te d over the N orth Sea) and
produced som e good p e rform an ces.
In the end th e te a m ju s t failed to reach th e fin al o f the
P erth-K inross s e c tio n , b ut w ith useful players such as
Rich. M c A lis te r and Ross M cC u llo ch co m ing up th e
S chool it c a n n o t be long befo re S tra th allan lift th e cup.
Last but by no m eans least, the team w ould like to thank
M r A d diso n fo r all his s u p p o rt and e n co urag em e nt as
w e ll as th e fish and chips! W ith o u t him the m atch es
w o u ld n o t have been nearly as enjoyable.
League squad: G. S. B. C o rb e tt, W . Guy, M . G. Steele,
J. N. B eckm an, G. W . S tevenson.
A lso played: M . D. M u rp h y , G. J. Law son.
League results:
D raw
2-2
S tra th v. C rie ff
S tra th v. A u c h te ra rd e r
D raw
2-2
W on
3-1
S tra th v. Kinross
W on
2 >2 -1 %
S tra th v. M o rris o n 's
D raw
2-2
S tra th v. Perth
O th e r M atch es:
W on
4 Vi -1 y2
S tra th v. M e rc h is to n
Lost
0 -6
S tra th v. G lenalm ond
Jam es Beckm an.
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S W IM M IN G
This year has been one w h ic h has seen th e d e ve lo p ­
m en t o f n ew core o f sw im m e rs , inclu ding W . G uy, M. L.
B. Butler and B. S. T e th e r to th e ju n io r ranks. The team
has been one w h ic h has changed fro m c o n sistin g o f
ce rta in ind ivid ua ls to one o f all-round s tre n g th . A lso , the
fem ale fig u re has been am p ly represented in th e te am
th is year by T ra ce y M a x w e ll, Sarah B ro w n , Suzanne
Rhodes and G hilly L aw son , all o f w h o m possess the
a b ility to s w im w e ll ye t lack any e nth usia sm .
There w ere th is season o nly tw o m a tch e s, one against
St. Leonards and one against G lenalm ond, w h ic h w e
n a rro w ly lost by only th re e points. The return hom e m atch
had to be cancelled because G lenalm ond, and n ot S tra th allan, could n ot raise a te am .
The inter-house s w im m in g w a s held on M arch 1 4th
and 16 th and sh o w e d y e t again h o w d o m in a n t R uthven
are in th is sp o rt. The h ig h lig h t o f th e c o m p e titio n cam e
in th e senior 1 00m free style ; Francis C ozier broke th e
old School record w ith a tim e o f 5 9 .4 5 seconds, only to
have his o w n record beaten som e th re e m in u te s later
w ith a tim e o f 59 seconds by S c o tt Petrie, a b re a th ­
ta kin g fe a t! The c o m p e titio n also sa w a W o o d la n d 's
e n try , w h ic h increased th e c ro w d num bers, y e t only
tu rn ed o u t a team fo r th e senior fre e -s ty le relay, to e v e ry ­
o n e 's dism ay.
M. W . A lb e rti (R)
Senior results: B a ckstroke
J. H anson (L)
B re aststro ke
N. T e th e r(S )
B u tte rfly
S. W . Petrie (R)
F re e s ty le
R uthven
M edley Relay
R uthven
Free style Relay
A. Binnie (R)
Ju n io r results: B a ckstroke
B re aststro ke
W . G uy (R)
L. W . L aw son (R)
B u tte rfly
W . Guy (R)
Free-style
R uthven
M edley Relay
R uthven
Free-style Relay
1st: R uthven
1 39 pts
2nd: Sim pson
11 3 pts
97 pts
3rd: Freeland
9 6 pts
4 th : Leburn
8 9 pts
5 th: Nicol
4 pts
6 th : W o o dlan ds
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The pool has had its ups and d o w n s as usual, but I
w o u ld like to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to th a n k M rs Sum m erto n on b eh alf o f th is y e a r's s w im m e rs fo r th e m any hours
o f care and hard w o rk th a t she has p u t in try in g to please
bo th the Bursar and th e a ctua l s w im m e rs . A lso, I w ou ld
like to th a n k M r K. G lim m fo r the m an y hours th a t he has
given to ta k in g charge o f th e s p o rt o ver m y fiv e years at
S tra th a lla n and fo r th e w o rk he has p ut in to keep the
s p o rt going. T hro ug h his e nth usia sm and e ffo rt, perhaps
s w im m in g w ill one day flo u ris h a t S tra th allan . I hand
o ver th e c a p ta in c y fo r n e x t season to N. J. T e th e r and
R. A . Bain, th e v ic e -c a p ta in c y to S. W . Petrie, secure in
th e k n o w le d g e th a t th e te am is in ve ry capable hands fo r
th e fo rth c o m in g year.
M . W . A lb e rti.
G IR L S 'T E N N IS R E P O R T 1 9 8 3
D espite an in c le m e n t s ta rt to th e season and an initial
lack o f te n n is c o u rts a t th e S chool th e senior VI had a
su cc e s s fu l year. The re su lts w ere as fo llo w s :
S tra th
5 sets M o rris o n 's A c a d e m y
4
S tra th
0 sets F ettes
9
S tra th
5 sets L o re tto
4
S tra th
4 sets S t. G e orge 's
5
S tra th
5 sets M ary Erskine
4
S tra th
5 sets L o re tto
4
M a tch e s w e re close w ith the e x c e p tio n o f the gam e v
F ettes under s o m e w h a t less th a n ideal w e a th e r c o n ­
d itio n s . The fin a l m a tc h v L o re tto w a s th e fir s t m atch to
be played on th e n e w te n n is c o u rts and w a s the only
hom e m a tc h o f th e season.
P a rticular th a n k s th is year m u st go to Karen Skea w h o
has been a m o st reliable captain. Her help has been greatly
a p p re cia te d . The te am w a s selected fro m :
K. Skea, D. B ullough, T. M a x w e ll, T. Bruce-Jones,
L-J. M a cm illa n , S. B ro w n , G. M acdonald.
W ith th re e m em bers o f the te am rem aining and the
im proved tennis c o u rts , n e x t season is looking prom ising.
J.E.C .
T E N N IS R E P O R T
A N O T H E R Y E A R , A N O T H E R E P IS T L E
The te nn is season sta rte d o ff on a bad n ote as th e new
tennis c o u rts had n ot been c o m p le te d . It tu rn e d o u t
h ow eve r, th a t it w as w e ll w o rth th e w a itin g , as th e new
tennis c o u rts are tre m e n d o u s. Three had been com
pleted by h alf te rm and th e rem ainder w ere due to be
finished during th e su m m er holidays. P la yin g -w ise, it
had been a disaster o f a year. The te am w as disappointed
on a n um ber o f o ccasion s due to m em bers o f th e team
having exam s and rep la ce m e nts having to be m ade. The
other fa c to r w a s th a t even th o u g h w e had p ra ctice s at
Bridge o f Earn or K ilgra ston c o u rts , th e te am w a s n ot
practised in doubles play, a lth o u g h th e skill h o w e v e r
w a s th e re . All o f our m a tch e s w ere played a w a y , and not
alw ays on the m ost favourable co n d itio n s due to sum m er
sh ow ers. T w o such o ccasion s arose: Fettes, w he re it
seemed w e w ere playing on a m ud-bath on the clay courts;
and George W a tso n's, w here it turned o ut to be sw im m ing
courts. The cu sto m a ry game w ith St. Leonards to o k place
at th e beginning o f te rm w ith th e usual g u sto and e n th u s ­
iasm. The results:
S tra th v M o rris o n 's A ca d . - Lost 6 - 3 .
S tra th v Edinburgh A ca d. - C ancelled (rain).
S tra th v Fettes - S topped half - w a y (rain).
S tra th v Rannoch - Lost 6 - 3 .
S tra th v M e rch isto n - Lost 3 - 0 .
S tra th v G o rd on sto un - C ancelled (rain).
S tra th v G lenalm ond - Lost 8 - 1.
S tra th v M ary Erskine Girls - W o n 5 - 4 .
(S co ttish Girls C ham pions).
S tra th v Perth A ca d. - Lost.
S tra th v George W a ts o n 's - Lost 3 - 0 .
S tra th v L o re tto - C ancelled.
S tra th v Bridge o f Earn - W on 1 1 - 5 .
(M a ste rs/B oys/G irls).
S tra th v M asters.
The team consisted of: B. A. Sheperd (Capt), D. D. Stirling,
K. M cLachlan, A. J. H. P ratt, J. G. C um m in g, R. Skea.
Reserves:
M. W . King, A. B. Leitch, M. D rum m ond, A. P. S. Caush.
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D E B A T IN G S O C IE T Y
This has been a p a rtic u la rly h a p p y a nd s u c c e s s fu l one fo r th e fle d g lin g D e b a tin g S o c ie ty . We have e n jo ye d a n um ber
o f e xcellen t, e n te rta in in g d ebates in the all n e w le c tu re th e a tre . P a rtic u la r m o m e n ts th a t sp rin g to m in d are M ike
A llin g h a m 's b rillia n t and w itty th esis on w o m e n and th e ir re la tio n s h ip in the hom e, G ran t C o rb e tt's d efe nce o f
H om ose xu al rig h ts - re lyin g p a rtic u la rly on J e w is h h is to ry a nd w h a t can o n ly be te rm e d as th e sheer e ffro n te ry o f
m em be rs o f the floor.
This year w e all e njoye d a rem arkable w in o v e r the S t Leonards trib e in o u r o n ly 'a w a y ' fix tu re , o u s tin g them in a
d ebate on ce nso rsh ip o f the press in tim e s o f c o n flic t.
A ll th a n k s m u s t go to an able, e n e rg e tic a nd a t tim e s h ig h ly a m u sin g c o m m itte e , p a rtic u la rly Gillian Currie fo r her
w o rk as se cre ta ry. A ll the speakers m u s t also be co m m e n d e d fo r th e ir hig h sta n d a rd s o f th e ir speeches and I can only
say th a t w e all hope th a t th e s o c ie ty goes fro m s tre n g th to s tre n g th in the c o m in g year.
The re s u lts th is year s ta te th a t th is house believes
T hat org an ised religion is u nn ece ssary
T h a tth e w o m a n 's place is n o t in the hom e
T hat h om o se xu a ls sh o u ld have b e tte r rig h ts
C o m m itte e m em be rs:
C hairm an:
S e cre ta ry:
:
T hat c o n s c rip tio n s h o u ld re tu rn
:
T hat th e ro y a l fa m ily s h o u ld n o t be a bo lish ed ; and
: T hat ce n so rsh ip o f the press in tim es o f c o n flic t is perm issible.
J. N. B eckm an.
Gillian Currie.
G ilb e rt M cC lu n g .
Graem e M o n tg o m e ry .
A n g u s C am eron.
Brian W aller.
George S teve nso n.
M a rtin D ru m m o nd .
N eil M cK ee.
C ind y Cooper.
Sarah M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith .
J.N .B .
1 9 8 3 S H O O T IN G
N e w in sp ira tio n fro m M r L a w s tim u la te d th e S ch o o l to p ro d u ce a team o f e ig h t to s h o o t a g a in s t G lenalm ond fo r the
firs t tim e ever. The occasion w as lo o ke d on w ith m ix e d fe eling s b u t on th e d ay w e n e a rly had th e m a tc h w ra p p e d up
w hen our ca p ta in p ro d u c e d a d isa stro u s ca rd fo llo w e d b y a n o th e r fro m A n d re w W allace, a llo w in g th em to w in b y one
p oint.
Team a g a in st G lenalm ond: J. W. G a llo w ay, J. R. G a llo w a y, A . D. W allace, D. J. C. G illespie, A . J. M . C ra w fo rd ,
J. C. C. Fuller, D. W. B ro w n , M a rg a re t H am ilton .
A s usual w e h ad tw o se n io r team s fo r the B .S .S .R .A ., a nd a ju n io r te am . H o w e v e r, fo r a change the 'B ' team in the
A u tu m n League m an ag ed to w in. The ju n io r team cam e 2nd, a nd th e 'A ' team 3rd.
'A ’ te am : A . J. M . C ra w fo rd , J. C. C. Fuller, J. W. G a llo w a y, R. B. Kingan.
'B ' te am : M a rg a re t H a m ilto n , D. J. C. G illespie, A . D. W allace, K. J. J a rlo w , G. T. W. S e d g w ic k .
J u n io r te am : K. S. Jo h n so n , D. R. H ad dle ton , J. R. Bell, C. H. Jones.
It is clea r to see th a t the g en eral s ta n d a rd has increa se d o v e r the p a s t year. There is m u c h ta le n t in the ju n io r sch oo l
w h ich M r L a w is e n co urag ing to the range c u ltiv a tin g a g o o d firm base fo r fu tu re team s.
The H ouse C o m p e titio n w as an e x c e lle n t exam ple o f th e h igh s ta n d a rd o f s h o o tin g a nd o f the yo u th o f the shots.
N ico l w on w ith o n ly one u p p e r-sixth a nd the re m ain de r fifth fo rm a nd b e lo w . The In d iv id u a l Cup w as w e ll w on by
ca p ta in -to -b e J. R. G a llo w a y w h o has s h o w e d d e d ica tio n to the a c tiv ity th ro u g h th e year.
Finally, m a n y th a n ks to M r L a w fo r all his h ard w o rk. We are s o rry to see him leave and w ish him the b e s t o f luck in
the fu tu re .
A .J .M .C .
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ness. Cam e 1 9 8 1 3; II; C hoir.
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M cKee, P. J. (N), K illard, 2 5 N e w Forge Lane, M alone
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of Nicol; Scholar; H istory and English Prizes; XV '8 0 -'8 2
(colours); B asketball '8 0 - '8 1 ; 3rd XI C ricke t '8 1 - '8 2 ;
Reading Prize; D ram a; C hoirs; D. o f E.; U /0 CCF.
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A rt Prize; Social Services.
C o rb e tt, G. S. B. (F), M u irfie ld W ood, Gullane, East
Lothian. Cam e 1 9 7 9 1; III; School P re fect; C aptain X V ;
XI '81 - '8 3 ; H ockey X I; CpI. A rm y.
C oyle, Sarah J. (W), 2 5 P riory Close, H astin gs, East
Sussex. Came 1 9 8 1 3; LVI; House P re fect; C hoir;
O rchestra.
Cozier, F. S. (L), Rua Sete de S e te m b ro , 1 1 1 ,2 1 °Andar,
Rio de Janeiro, R.J. Brazil. Came 1 9 8 1 1; LVI; Head o f
Leburn, S chool P re fect; S w im m in g '8 1 - '8 3 ; A th le tic s
'81 -'8 3 ; 3rd X V ; LSR N.
C ra w fo rd , A. J. M. (F), W e ste r K inloch, B la irg o w rie ,
Perthshire. Came 1 9 7 8 3; III; House P re fect; X V ;
C aptain o f S ki-ing; C aptain o f S h o o tin g ; AB RN.
Dobbie, M. K. (L), 54 P e tw o rth C ourt, Bath Road, Reading,
Berks. Came 1 9 7 6 1; I; D ep uty Head o f Leburn, School
P refect; 2nd X V ; Sgt. RAF.
D o w , A. S. (F), N e th e r P itca ith ly, Bridge o f Earn, Perth,
PH2 9H A . Came 1 9 8 0 3; V; House P re fect; C rossC o u n try '8 1 - '8 3 ; A th le tic s '8 1 - '8 2 ; 4 th X V ; C hoir &
O rche stra; D ebating. L/Cpl. A rm y.
Fairbairn, J. N. (R), C oven Trees, Forgandenny, Perth.
Came 1 9 7 6 3; I; Head o f R uthven, S chool P erfect;
Hockey XI '8 2 -'8 3 ; C aptain Sum m er H ockey XI; 3rd XV;
C hoir & O rche stra; R obert Barr M em orial Prize fo r
M usic; W ing Cdr. Revue; Sgt. A rm y.
F airw ea the r, C. J. (F), 12 Lan gh olm Gardens, C la y p o tts
Road, B roughty Ferry, Dundee. Came 1 9 7 6 3; I; D eputy
Head o f Freeland, School P refect; C aptain o f A th le tic s ;
X V ; 2nd XI H ockey; A th le tic s '7 9 - '8 3 ; C ro ss-C o u n try;
Soccer; C dt. RM.
G a llo w ay, J. W . (N), The Kaim , L o c h w in n o c h , R e n fre w ­
shire. Came 1 9 7 8 3; III; House P re fect; C aptain o f
S h oo tin g; D o f E.
Gibb, P. R. (S), 16 D everon Road, T u rriff, A B 5 7BB.
Came 1 9 8 2 3; UVI; House P re fect; A th le tic s ; C rossC o u n try ; C dt. RAF.
H am ilton, M . J. (F), PO Box 3 4 0 2 , D am m an 3 1 4 7 1 ,
Saudi A ra b ia . Cam e 1 9 7 7 3; II; House P refect;
C aptain o f Sailing '8 1 - '8 3 ; Div. C o x 'n RN.
H arley, I. J. G. (N), 'S ta n d L o d g e ', M alone Road, B e lfast,
BT9 5LJ. Came 19 7 8 3; III; House Prefect; Sailing '8 0 -'8 2 ;
Cross-Country '8 0 -'8 3 (Captain); 3rd XV; 3rd XI Cricket;
D. o f E. Gold; CpI. A rm y .
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H ud dle ston , A. J. (S), Fernbank, Em m a Terrace, Blair­
g o w rie , Perth, PH 10 6 J A . Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; UVI; House
P refect; B iology Prize; C hess; CpI. A rm y .
J a rlo w , K. J. (L), 'T u llicro ', b y A b e rfe ld y , Perthshire.
Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; House P refect; H ocke y XI; Sum m er
H ocke y XI; S h o o tin g ; O rche stra; S gt. A rm y .
K a n e ,D . M . (F), Flat 4a, Faraday H ouse, M ile s to n e 18V2,
C astle Park Road, N e w Territories, H ong K ong. Came
1 9 7 6 3;l; Sailing; LSR N .
Kerr, D eborah A . (W ), Erroldene, Bridge o f W eir Road,
Kilm acolm , G lasgow . Came 1 9 8 1 3; LVI; House Prefect;
Sailing '8 2 ; Girls H ocke y XI.
K ilpa trick, R. W . N. (S), 6 St. G eorge's C rescent, Carlisle.
Cam e 1 9 7 6 3; Head o f S im pson, S chool P refect; XV
'8 1 -'8 3 ; President's XV, Scottish W ayfarers; XI '8 1 -'8 3 ;
H ocke y XI '8 1 - '8 3 ; H ou sto n Prize; L/C pl. A rm y.
Leckie, G. K. S. (F), W esterleigh, C rie ff, Perthshire. Came
1 9 8 1 3; LVI; Sailing; Squash; Piping Prizes; CpI. RAF.
M c C a ll-S m ith , H. W . (R), A d a m s to n , H u n tly , A b e rd e e n ­
shire, A B 5 6 A L. Came 19 7 9 1; III; House P re fect; 2nd
X V ; A th le tic s '8 1 -'8 3 ; 4 th XI H o cke y; PO RN.
M acdonald, Gillian M . H. (W), Craigisla House, Kilry, Blair­
g o w rie , P erthshire, PH11 8 H W . Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; UVI;
House P re fe c t; H o cke y; T ennis; C hoir.
M ackay, Katriona S. (W), S k itte n Farm, W ick, Caithness.
Cam e 1 9 8 2 ’ ; UVI.
M aclachlan, Fiona E. (W), Strathisla, 2 8 Island Bank Road,
Inverness. Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; U VI; House P re fe ct; H ockey;
M odern Languages Prize; C hoir.
M cL a ch la n , K. (R), 6 4a C a stle m ill Road, A y r, A y rs h ire .
Cam e 1 9 7 5 3; I; S g t. RM.
M cM illan , Linda-Jane (W), Nirvana, L on g h illA ve n u e , A yr.
Cam e 1 9 8 1 3; LVI; House P re fect; Girls H ockey XI
'81 -'8 3 (C apt.).
M a rtin , R. L. (S), 'P infolds', N e w Road, B la ckfield , H am p­
shire, S 0 4 1W A. Came 1 9 7 7 1; I; House Prefect; Sailing;
3rd X V ; S tra th a llia n Editorial Board; Div. C o x 'n RN.
M enzies, C. J. (S), Boreland Farm, Fearnan, b y A berfeldy,
P erthshire. Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; House P refect; H ockey
2nd XI; 6 th X V ; Pipe Band.
M o n tg o m e ry , G. F. (R), W yndene, S ta g s h a w Road, Corbridge, N orthum berland. Came 197 5 '; I; House Prefect;
Sailing; Basketball (C apt.); 2nd X V ; Strathallian Photo­
grapher & E ditorial Board; S gt. RM.
M o n tg o m e ry -S m ith , Sarah M . (W), Broadfields, D rum beg
Loan, K illearn, b y G la sg o w . Came 1 9 8 1 3; LVI; School
P re fe ct; H o cke y; T e n n is; S ki-ing; M usic S cholarship;
David Bogie Prize fo r E conom ics; C hoir & O rchestra.
M urray, S. C. (F), 4 A n s o n A ve nu e , Falkirk. Came 19 8 0 3;
V; 3rd X V ; 4 th XI; D ram a; D ebating; C dt, A rm y .
Paton, Janice E. (W), 9 5 M iln g a vie Road, Bearsden,
G lasgow , G61 2EL. Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; U VI; House P refect;
C h e m istry Prize; Girls H ocke y XI.
Penny, S. (S)., 4 5 M a itla n d S tre e t, D u n fe rm lin e , Fife.
Came 1 9 8 1 3; V; House P re fe ct; 4 th XI; 5th X V ; C hoir
& O rch e stra ; CpI. A rm y .
Pratt, A . J. H. (R), D aldrishaig, A b e rfo y le , S tirling shire,
FK8 3TR. Came 1 9 8 0 3; V; House P re fect; 3rd X V ;
B asketball; Tennis; C dt. RM.
Randell, A. M. (L), 'C raigard', 3 S tan le y C rescent, Paisley,
R e n frew sh ire, P A 9 1DB. Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; House
P refect; Head Librarian; Pipe Band.
Robertson, Susan K. M. (W), Pitgarvie Farm, Laurencekirk,
K incardineshire. Cam e 19 8 2 3; U VI; A rt Prize; H ockey;
S k iin g .
S e dg w ick, G. T. W . (L), 'C loseburn', 4 6 Lade Braes, St.
A n d re w s , Fife, K Y I 6 9 D A . Cam e 1 9 7 8 ’ ; III; House
P refect; C ro ss-C o u n try; A th le tic s ; S h o o tin g ; S ki-ing;
LS RN.
Shepherd, B. A. (F), M o n ym u sk, Loch sid e Road, F orfar.
Came 1 9 7 8 ’ ; III; House P re fect; T en nis '81 -'8 3 (Capt.
'8 2 -'8 3 ); 2nd X V (C apt.); 3rd XI (C a pt.); S gt. A rm y.
Skea, Karen (W), 6 2 Gardyne S tre et, Friockheim , A ngus.
Came 1 9 8 1 3; LVI; House P re fe ct; Squash; Tennis
(Captain).
Sm ith, F. D. (N), C astlecraig, Carslogie Road, Cupar, Fife.
Came 19 7 6 3; I; House Prefect; 3rd XV; Sum m er Hockey
2nd XI; Sec. YFC. CpI. A rm y.
Stevenson, G. W . (N), c/o C ontinental Oil C om pany o f
Indonesia, PO Box 367, Jakarta, Indonesia. Came 19 7 8 3;
III; House Prefect; XV '8 1 -'8 3 ; Golf '8 2 -'8 3 ; Strathallian
Editorial Board; Div. Cox'n RN.
Stroyan, M. R. C. (F), 16 Gamekeepers Road, Edinburgh, EH4
6LU. Came 1 9 7 8 ’ ; III; 3rd XV; Fishing; D. of E. Gold Award.
Suri, R. (R), 2 5 7 b , R oute d 'A n n e c y , C roix-de-R ozen,
Geneva, S w itz e rla n d . Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; D ep uty Head
o f R uthven, School P re fe ct; 3rd X V ; M a th e m a tic s and
Physics Prizes; U /0 CCF.
V e rden-A nderson, G. D. (L), F a irw a ys, Leslie, Fife, K Y 6
3AF. Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; House P re fect; C ro ss-C o u n try;
Ski ing; C dt. RAF.
W aller, B. D. (N), H o p e w o o d H ouse, Edzell, A n g u s, D D 9
7UB. Cam e 1 9 7 6 ’ ; I; S chool P re fe ct; 4 th X V ; Tennis;
Revue; C dt. A rm y.
LVI
C hapm an, J. H. (F), F e m in g to n Park, L o w M ain S tre et,
W ishaw , M L 2 7PL. Cam e 1 9 7 7 3; I; House P refect;
2nd XI, O ccasionals X I; 6 th X V ; C dt. RAF.
V
C aush, P. D. S. (L), 2 5 Q u ee n's Road, A b erd ee n. Came
1 9 8 0 3; III; S. C o lt's X V ; A th le tic s ; C dt. RAF.
D uncan, S. J. (L), c /o S co tlan d , 3 5 St. M a ry 's Road,
D ow nfield, Dundee. Came 19 8 0 3; III; A th le tics; S. Colts
X V ; L/C pl. RM.
E lw orthy, Joanna E. (W), M avishall, Humbie, East Lothian,
E H 36 5PL. Cam e 1 9 8 2 2; IV.
M acLeod, J. (N), PO B o x 2 5 1 4 7 , A w a li, Bahrain, A rabian
G ulf. Cam e 1 9 7 7 ’ ; I; C hoir; LS RN.
M urphy, M . D. (F), H illhouse, 2 0 D onaldfield Road, Bridge
o f W eir, R e n fre w s h ire . Came 1 9 8 0 3; III; G olf; C dt.
A rm y .
O gilvie, A. S. (N), Barns o f Craig, b y M o n tro s e , A ngus.
C am e 19 8 0 3; III; 2nd X V ; 2nd XI; C hoir; L/Cpl. A rm y.
T ho m son , E. L. (S), 1 2 7 M ach an Road, Larkhall, L an ark­
shire, M L 9 1HU. Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; V; A th le tic s ; 4 th XV;
C dt. A rm y .
W a lker, G. M . (F), S h a n w e llH o u s e , Kinross, K Y 1 3 7RG.
Cam e 1 9 8 0 3; III; A B R N .
W a tt, W . A . (S), 4a The G rove, G iffn o c k , G lasgow , G 46
6RW . Cam e 1 9 8 0 ’ ; III; J u n io r C olts X V ; C dt. A rm y.
IV
Fisher, P. W . (R), c/o S irte Oil Co., Sirte Field, PO Box 3 85 ,
Tripoli, Lib ya. Came 1 9 8 3 3; IV; B asketball; Tennis;
C dt. RAF.
Raitt, Jocelyn E. (W), Frankenslag 1 7 9 ,2 5 8 2 HL Den Haag,
N ethe rla nd s. Cam e 1 9 8 1 3; III; C hoir.
S u th e rla n d , A. (S), 2 D un ba r S tre e t, H opem an, M o ra y ­
shire. C am e 1 9 8 1 3; III; Ju n io r C olts X V and XI
III
Barr, Susan M . (W), G rindon, B e rw ic k -o n -T w e e d , T D 1 5
2N N . Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; III.
II
C assidy, S. (R), c/o U n d e rw a te r Eng. D ep t., B runei Shell
Co. Ltd, Seria, Brunei, Borneo. Cam e 1 9 8 3 1; II.
Ellis, Isla M . (W), PO B ox 1165, Je ddah, Saudi A ra bia.
Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; II; C hoir.
Marshall, R. A. C. (Ri), 15 Eckerson Road, H arrington Park,
N J 0 7 6 4 0 , U SA. Cam e 1 9 8 2 1; II.
I
B a g g o tt, C. J. R. (Ri), 3 4 M ain S tre et, M idcalder,
W. L o th ia n . Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; I.
Gray, A nne M . (W ), 'L o w M ye', S to n e y k irk , Stranraer,
W ig to w n s h ire , D G 9 9 0 U . Cam e 1 9 8 2 3; I.
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M cFadzean, P. K. (Ri), U pper S te p fo rd , S te p fo rd Road,
D um fries, D G 2 0JP. Came 1 9 8 2 3; I.
DECEMBER 1 9 8 3
SCHOLARSHIP SIXTH
A lling ha m , M . J. de G. (S), Craggie Farm, N airn, IV 1 2
5HY. Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; Head o f S chool; C aptain o f
C ricke t; C aptain o f H ockey; X V '8 0 - '8 3 , S co ttish
Schools X V ; XI '7 9 -8 3 , S c o ttis h S chools XI; H ocke y
XI '8 0 - '8 2 ; Sgt. RAF.
Beckm an, J. N. (F), Flat K, 8 2 P o rtla n d Place, London,
S W 1. Came 1 9 7 8 3; III; Head o f Freeland, School
P refect; C aptain o f G olf; D ebating; CpI. RAF.
Beveridge, Rachel C. (W ), W oodside o f Barra, Bourtie,
O ldm eldrum , A b erdeenshire, A B 5 OBH. Came 1 9 8 1 3;
LVI; Head o f W o o d la n d s, S chool P re fect; Girls H ockey
XI '8 2 -'8 3 (Capt.); Girls Squash (Capt.); M usic Scholar;
W ilfre d Hoare Reading Prize; C hoir & O rche stra.
Law son, E. J. (R), Trynlan, 3 St. M ic h a e l D rive, H ele ns­
burgh, G 84 7SF. Cam e 1 9 8 2 ’ ; U VI; House P re fect;
Robert Barr M em orial Prize fo r M u sic; O rche stra &
C hoir.
M cC lung, G. E. (F), 9 W e ste r C oats Gardens, Edinburgh,
E H 12 5LT. Cam e 1 9 7 8 3; III; Head o f S chool, School
Prefect; XI '81 -'8 3 ; XV '8 2 -'8 3 ; H istory Prize; Orchestra;
D ebating; F it.S g t. RAF.
Pitman, Rebecca W . (W), Derraig, Toberm ory, Isle o f M ull.
Came 1 9 8 2 3; U VI; House P re fect; C hoir.
LVI
C ro w e, Carol I. (W), C o llisto n Inn, b y A rb ro a th , A n g u s .
Came 1 9 8 3 3; LVI.
W allace, A. D. (N), S ton eca rra ig , T ighnabruach, A rg y ll.
Came 1981 1; III; Sailing '8 1 - '8 3 ; S h oo tin g '8 2 - '8 3 ;
C hoir; 2nd O rche stra; LS RN.
A ito n , G. N. (S), PO B ox 4 4 2 , G rand C aym an, C aym an
Islands. Came 1 9 8 0 3; IV.
V
Ellis, C. N. M . (N), PO Box 1165, Je ddah, S audi A ra bia.
Came 1 9 7 9 3; I; 3rd XI; 6 th X V ; LSR N .
M acta gg a rt, D. C. (L), W est Nisbet, Jedburgh, R oxb urg h ­
shire, TD8 6T 3. Came 1 9 8 1 1; III; Fishing; 'B ' S hooting;
4 th XI H ockey; A B R N .
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S m ith , S. N. (L), A p a rta d o No. 12, H uerta la Farraga,
Cazorla, Jaen, Spain. Came 1 9 8 2 3; V; Basketball;
3rd XI H o cke y; A B R N .
W illis, M. P. B. (N), M e a d o w c ro ft, S ta tio n Road, G reat
A y to n , M id d le s b o ro u g h . Came 1 9 8 0 3; ill; 6 th X V ;
C dt. RAF.
Ill
A ito n , B. G. (S), PO B ox 4 4 2 , G rand C aym an, C aym an
Islands. C am e 1 9 8 0 3; I.
II
Forbes, J. D. (Ri), Villa 8 1 , R oadE, J e b a lA i, D ubai. Came
1 9 8 2 3; I.
R O B IN K IN G A N
The S chool w a s shocked and saddened to hear o f the
d eath in D ecem ber 1 9 8 2 o f Robin Kingan. Robin came
to N icol in S e ptem be r 1 9 7 9 fro m C ra w fo rd to n House.
He q u ic k ly becam e a resp ecte d , h a rd -w o rk in g m em ber
o f th e c o m m u n ity . His w a s a q u ie t, gentle nature not
a lw a y s su ited to th e h u rly -b u rly o f school life , b ut he
fo u n d loyal frie n d s fo r he w a s a lw a y s to le ra n t, fa ir and
generous. He g re a tly enjoyed th e o u td o o r life and w as
a t his h ap p ie st w h e n helping on th e hom e fa rm . His
e ffic ie n c y and e xp e rtis e m ade him an excellen t
S e cre ta ry o f th e S tra th a lla n Y oung Farm ers Club. For
th is and his o th e r loyal c o n trib u tio n s he is g re a tly m issed
by all w h o k n e w him . Our deepest s y m p a th y goes to his
p aren ts and fa m ily . His w a s a s h o rt, b u t fine life o f w h ic h
th e y m ay be proud.
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T H E P R E S ID E N T 1 9 8 2 /8 3
D onald Turner s p e n t the years 1 9 5 5 -1 9 6 2 in R iley then R uthven H ouses, re p re s e n tin g the S ch o o l a t b o th c ric k e t,
as ca pta in o f various X I's , a nd h o cke y.
D uring his c h a rte re d a c c o u n ta n c y a p p re n tice sh ip w h ic h fo llo w e d he p la y e d ru g b y fo r K ilm a rn o ck u n til a bad knee
in ju ry caused him to s w itc h to h o cke y, also fo r K ilm arno ck.
Once q u a lifie d he s p e n t tw o years in Paris w ith Peat M a rw ic k M itc h e ll & Co. w he re he c o n tin u e d p la yin g som e
h o c k e y b u t also m an ag ed a ru g b y co m e b a ck as c a p ta in o f th e B ritish RFC o f Paris in 1 9 6 8 /6 9 .
On his re tu rn to S c o tla n d in 1 9 6 9 he beca m e a m an a g e r w ith Turner, H u tto n & L a w so n and S e cre ta ry o f the
S tra th allia n Club in w h ic h la tte r p o s t he se rve d n o b ly fo r te n years.
In 1971 he e m b a rke d upon tw o p a rtn e rsh ip s, one w ith Turner, H u tto n & L a w s o n and the o th e r w he n he m arrie d
Trish. They have tw o ch ild re n, A la s ta ir and Kate.
D onald is a keen g o lfe r, s h o t and angler w h o spends m u c h o f his leisure tim e on A rran.
W hen his p ra c tic e m e rg e d w ith A rth u r Y oung M cC le lla n d M oo re s & Co. in 1981 he becam e a p a rtn e r in th a t firm
specialising in the in s o lv e n c y field, w h ic h sp e cia lisa tio n he assures us has no relevance w h a ts o e v e r to th e close links
he m a in ta in s w ith the S ch o o l fo r w h o m his firm are a u d ito rs !
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A N G LIN G C L U B
The fis h in g season o f 1 9 8 3 is the A n g lin g C lu b 's
tw e n ty - fifth season as a Club and th e m em bers had high
hopes th a tth e occasion m ig h t be m arked by sp e cta cu la r
fish in g retu rns w h ic h , at th e m id -p o in t o f our season,
have c e rta in ly been achieved.
David V o st w as elected C aptain fo r the year and S tua rt
Biggart V ice -C a pta in, and b oth have led by e xam ple. To
date, th is pair have ta ken 4 5 fish in Club o u tin g s.
The Angling Club Party ju s t a fte r N ew Year w a s hosted
by W illie and C ynthia N airn, and ve ry m uch enjoyed by
th ose m em bers a tte n d in g . A lso am ong th e g u e sts w ere
tw o m em bers o f th e Phoenix A .C . sizing up our fish in g
stre n g th s fo r th e year. The im pression th a t S tra th allan
anglers are a co n vivia l bunch w h e n o ff th e w a te r w a s
reinforced .
The serious fish in g sta rte d w ith the S e cre ta ry, Jack
T urner, appearing fo r th e Club at the S e creta rie s o u tin g
fro m P ortsonach on Loch A w e . Few fish w ere ta ke n on
a cold day, b ut our m an did at least w eig h in a fish th is
year.
The Club appeared on Loch A w e ju s t a fte r Easter in
s tre n g th and the w in n e r o f th e o u tin g , and o f th e A rch ie
Glen T ro p hy fo r th e best b aske t, w a s S tu a rt B iggart w ith
nine fish to ta llin g 5lbs 1 oz, all ca u g h t around th e islands.
S tua rt also received a b o ttle o f w h is k y fo r the best b ro w n
tro u t, w h ile David Y oung received a w h is k y m in ia tu re fo r
the sm allest acceptable fish. Robin and Ja ck T urner w ere
presented w ith m ugs as 'M u g o f th e D ay' fo r fa ilin g to
catch anything w hile d riftin g 5 0 fe e t behind S tuart Biggart.
T w e n ty -tw o fish in all w ere ta ken .
Five m em bers and a g u e st to o k a T hu rsda y o u tin g to
C ob bin sha w , w he re th ere is a six fis h lim it. H arry A llen,
John M aguire, David V o s t and David B iggart all reached
the lim it and sta rte d th ro w in g back - c o m m ise ra tio n s to
David B iggart w h o th re w back his s ix th fish and never
c a u g h t a n o th e r having only fiv e at th e w e ig h -in . T h irty one fish in all w ere ta ke n w ith H arry A llen w e ig h in g in at
4lbs 14ozs to w in th e o u tin g and a b o ttle o f w in e .
The m a tch at Lake o f M e n te ith versus th e Phoenix
A ngling Club b ro u g h t o u t 18 m em bers and one g ue st, to
be greeted w ith th e n e w s th a t th e Lake had been sto cke d
tw o days p re vio u sly, and the fish w ere still shoaling. The
fish in g m anager said w e could n o t fa il to ta ke less th an
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8 0 fis h and th e a ctu a l c a tc h w a s a record 113 fish
to ta llin g 8 4 lb s. Every m em ber p re sen t c a u g h t fish and a
crush in g d e fe a t w a s in flic te d on th e Phoenix. S tua rt
Biggart excelled to becom e 'M o n k o f the D ay' w ith 18 fish
to ta llin g 1 3lbs 4ozs. Robin Nairn received a b o ttle o f
w in e fo r th e last fis h o f th e day c a u g h t a t 5.1 5 p.m .
A w a rm is h Friday evening a t the beginning o f June
p roduced nine m em be rs and fo u r g ue sts at Loch F itty,
w h ic h n o w im poses a six fis h lim it. By 1 0 p .m . the w ind
had dropped to nil and fis h w e re s h o w in g all o v e rth e loch
but generally re fu sin g th e flies c a s t o ver th e m . T h irty nine fis h m ade th e w e ig h -in w ith Charlie M agee p u ttin g
in nine w e ig h in g 8lbs 3ozs, close ly fo llo w e d by George
B a lfou r w ith e ig h t at 7lbs 1 20zs. David V o s t g o t a b ottle
o f w in e fo r th e fis h ta ke n nearest to 9 p.m . at 9 .0 4 p.m .
On the s tre n g th o f last y e a r's resu lts in th e S co ttish
C lub C ha m p ion ship s, th e Club w ere in vite d to the
Benson & H edges Club C ha m p ion ship , fish ed on the
Lake in early A p ril. A te a m o f C harlie M agee, David and
A la s ta ir B ig ga rt, Lindsay Y oung and Ja ck T urner all
c a u g h t fis h , b ut w ith o nly tw o te am s q u a lify in g the
w e ig h t w a s n o t enough to see us th ro u g h .
David B ig ga rt rep re sen te d the Club in th e National
C ham pionship, fished on Loch Leven. T ogether w ith 95%
o f th o se in th e same h ea t, he failed to c a tc h one o f the
fe w tro u t le ft in th a t loch.
In the C lub C ha m p ion ship , our te am o f Charlie Magee,
Robin T u rn e r and J a c k T urner, s u b s titu tin g fo r David
Y o un g , have ju s t qua lifie d fo r th e se m i-fina l. On a dour
evening w h e n o nly e ig h t fish w ere ta k e n , J a ck had tw o
o f th ese , ju s t enough fo r second place and to q u a lify fo r
th e n e x t round.
A t th e Lake C o m p e titio n a ga in st th e Phoenix, David
B iggart w a s rendered speechless w h e n presented w ith
a p a in tin g o f th e Lake, paid fo r by d o n a tio n s by m em bers
in re c o g n itio n o f his seven years as S e creta ry and his
o u ts ta n d in g c o n trib u tio n to the C lu b 's w e llb e in g . A t the
sam e tim e , th e re w a s revealed a large ta nka rd ,
presented by D avid, to ta ke th e place o f th e G rosset
T ro p h y , as th e Club C ha m p ion ship T ro p hy.
W ith three o utin gs to go, and a num ber o f co m p etitio ns
s till to be fis h e d , th e C lu b 's tw e n ty - fifth year looks set
fo r a record.
S T R A T H A L L IA N C U R L IN G C L U B
Last se a so n 's re p o rt opened by listing g re a t im p ro v e ­
m ents in all d irectio n s. T his season has sh o w n a m od est
d o w n w a rd tre n d .
R esults in purely n um erical te rm s (last season in
b rackets): Played 2 9 (23 ); W o n 12 (12); Lost 15 (7);
D raw n 2 (2); S hots fo r 177 (1 9 1 ); a ga in st 2 1 0 (1 4 1 ). In
addition th re e o f the m a tch e s 'w o n ' w ere by th e d e fa u lt
of our opponents in failing to appear in su fficie n t num bers.
None o f th e m a tch e s lo s t w e re by th is m eth od .
The C lub 's main c o m m itm e n t again w as in the S co ttish
W a n de re r's League, in vo lvin g e ig h t F.P. club s. T his year
the League w a s w o n by K elvinside A ca d e m ica ls w h o
w on 11 o u t o f th e ir 14 gam es. One o f th e ir th re e d efe a ts
w as at th e hands o f a Club rink skipped by Ian T urner.
This year th e C lub fin ish e d in 5 th place, one p oint
behind S edburgh, last y e a r's ch a m p io n s. Six gam es
w ere w o n , 7 lo st and 1 d ra w n . T w o o f th e w in s w ere
w a lko ve rs from M e rch isto n w h o m u s t have been c o n ­
vinced w e w e re to o stro n g to fa ce .
T hirte en frie n d ly m a tch e s w e re played, m o s t o f th e m
against th e sam e clubs as th e p re vio u s season. Past
results m u st have been ke pt in m ind as w e fa ced stron ge r
team s w ith a none to o su rp rising o u tco m e .
M atches w ere played a ga in st C rouch & Hogg (tw ic e );
C lydesdale Bank (three gam es); Royal Bank o f S co tlan d ;
G lasgow J u n io r C ham ber o f C om m erce (tw ic e ); The
Rolling Stones; W hitecraigs Law n Tennis Club; D rystanes;
The G lasgow Ski Club and Cam pbell Neill & Co. D rystanes
are a n ew o p p o n e n t th is year as som e seven m em bers
o f th e Club are also m em bers o f D rystan es. Care w a s
taken by both secretaries to pick te am s n ot involving jo in t
m em bers, b u t th is w a s sp o ilt at th e last m o m e n t by Ja ck
Turner appearing as s u b s titu te skip.
Once again the Club entered a te am fo r the Sandy M iller
K n ocko u t T ro p h y: th is year Ja ck T urner, A la s ta ir P ottie,
Ronald G ran t and John Fingland. The fir s t round m a tch
w as w o n 1 4 -1 0 b u t w e w ere p u t o u t in th e second round
10-6, losing a 5 a t th e second last end on a ve ry tric k y
sheet o f ice.
The A rch ie Barr T ro p h y fo r a m a tc h b e tw e e n East and
W e st S tra th a llia n s w a s n o t co n te s te d because o f th e
lack of available ice at Perth at th e tim e o f th e Club A .G .M .
and D inner in N ovem ber.
T his season co m m e n ce d w ith tw o sheets o f our ice
a llo c a tio n being used as p ra c tic e and tra in in g sessions
and th is w ill be repeated n e x t year.
The Club had eighteen regular m em bers at th e s ta rt o f
th e season, and tw o occasion al reserves. W e lost the
use o f H o w a rd Purdie, o ff to Jordan fo r th re e years, and
during th e season w e also lo s t, te m p o ra rily , th e skills o f
D ouglas Lew is and Russell J o h n s to n . W e w is h b oth o f
th e m fu ll recoveries fro m th e ir a ilm e n ts and hope th e y
w ill curl fu ll-tim e n e x t season. Neil H eadrick joined our
num be rs to play lead h a lfw a y th ro u g h th e year.
W ith th e tra in in g sessions and a b o u t th e same num ber
o f frie n d ly fix tu re s being arranged, th e Club can ca ter
fo r, and is pleased to g e t, n ew m em bers. The season
runs fro m m id -S e p te m b e r th ro u g h to m id -A p ril and n ew
fa ces are w e lc o m e a t any tim e . The S e creta ry is still
J a c k T urn er, 14 St. V in c e n t Place, G lasgow .
S T R A T H A L L IA N G O LF C L U B
Q u e e n E liz a b e th C o r o n a tio n S c h o o ls T ro p h y 1 9 8 2
A fte r having a su cc e s s fu l run in th is c o m p e titio n in
1 98 1, w e started this ye ar's to urna m en t feeling confident.
I am pleased to say th a t our confidence w as not misplaced
and w e again w o n th re e rounds, a ltho ug h th is year, as
w e did n o t have a bye in th e firs t round, th is m ea nt th a t
w e only reached the q u a rte r-fin a l. Our th re e vic to rie s
w ere over B orou gh m u ir FP (2-1), Royal High School (2-1)
and G la sgo w A c a d e m ica ls (2-1). W e lost to H utchesons
G ram m ar S chool FP's by IV i-V -i. A lth o u g h H utchesons
had b oth G ordon Cosh and Paul M cK ellar in th e ir te am ,
w e fe lt th a t w e w ere q u ite capable o f beating th e m - but
w e did n o t play w e ll enough on the day. There is no team
in th is c o m p e titio n th a t w e should fear and I hope one
day to be able to re p o rt th a t w e are the holders o f the
T ro p hy!
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A u tu m n M e e tin g 1 9 8 2
W e returned to P re s tw ic k on Sunday 3rd O cto b e r fo r
th is y e a r's o u tin g and again th e w e a th e r w a s su nn y and
w a rm w ith a seaside breeze. The m orning round w as
played fo r th e G uthrie Reid Salver and th e Jo h n sto n
T r o p h y - b o th o f w h ic h w ere w o n by H am ish D aw son
w ith Robin M cG regor and Ham ish M cFarlane being jo in t
second fo r th e Salver.
Follow ing a m o st enjoyable lunch, partners w ere d ra w n
to play fo ursom e s S tableford fo r the Bogie T ro p hy. Those
w e ll-k n o w n a fte r-lu n c h g o lfe rs, A llan C ook and David
M uir, proved to be m ore durable th a n the o th e rs and duly
w o n th e Cup.
It is intended th a t th e 1 9 8 3 o u tin g w ill be the same
w ee ken d at P re stw ick.
G r a fto n M o r r is h 1 9 8 3
O w in g to th e d iffic u lty e xperienced in raising a te am
fo r a Friday a fte rn o o n , and also our lack o f any success
in the p ast, w e did n o t e nte r th e S c o ttis h Q u a lifyin g
S ection th is year. H o w e ve r, w e shall try again in 1 9 8 4 .
Q u e e n E liz a b e th C o r o n a tio n S c h o o ls T ro p h y 1 9 8 3
W e again perform ed ve ry cre d ita b ly in th is to u rn a m e n t
despite the fa c t th a t h alf o f th e regular te am w e re u n ­
available due to holidays. The m issing three w ere M essrs.
M o ffa t, W illiam son and M c ln ro y , so our te am read: Ken
G rant and Peter Hill; Ian Jones and Gordon L ow den; Allan
Cook and Robin M cG regor. A fte r a bye in th e fir s t round
w e beat Old N o vo ca stria n s 3 -0 , Old R eptonians 2-1 to
reach th e last e ig h t fo r th e th ird year in su ccession :
h o w e v e r, w e w ere th e n beaten by S te w a rt's -M e lv ille
IV -i-V i. It should be m e n tio n e d th a t the o nly unbeaten
pairing w a s th a t o f Ian Jo ne s and G ordon L ow de n - w h o
b oth clea rly enjoyed re n e w in g th e ir old p artne rship.
A u tu m n M e e tin g 1 9 8 3
A s P re s tw ic k w a s n o t available fo r our regular w e e k ­
end, th is y e a r's m ee ting w a s held a t th e A ilsa C ourse,
T urn be rry. On a w in d y day w ith num erous rain squalls in
th e a fte rn o o n , e ig h t players tu rn e d o u t. The T ro p h y
w in n e rs on the day w e re :
G uthrie Reid Salver: D onald T urner
J o h n sto n T ro p h y:
D onald T urner
Bogie T ro p h y:
H am ish M acFarlane.
A n y old boy w h o w ish e s to join th e G olf S e ction - w ith
an annual su b scrip tio n o f o nly £1 - s h o u ld w rite to
A n d re w M c ln ro y , 8 Lea rm on th G ardens, Edinburgh,
EH4 1 HD.
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N E W S OF O L D S T R A T H A L L IA N S
ALLISON, N .J . 1918 /22
ASHTON, T .C . 19 6 3 /6 8
BALFOUR, A . G. 19 6 2 /6 9
BENNETT, A. J. 1 9 6 7 /7 3
BENZIES, D. P. 1 9 7 0 /7 5
CAMPBELL, A. D. K. 1955/59
CRABB, Sandra A. 1980/81
C R A N .M .H .W . 1 9 6 3 /7 0
DOBBIE, G. 19 7 5 /8 0
DOUGLAS, Susan T. 1979/80
A fte r careers in naval eng
ineering in U.K. and India
and in petroleum engineer­
ing in the Middle East and
Canada, Norman spent his
firs t 're tire m e n t' acquiring
a private
p ilo t's
licence
before entering the Presby­
terian M inistry in 1970. In
198 2 , having retired from
the m inistry he began a
seventh career w hen he was
elected Reeve (chief m agi­
strate) o f A m h e rst Island,
Ontario.
w as
recently
prom oted
M ajor and is now serving at
HQ BAOR in Rheindahlen.
is currently Principal Teach­
er of M usic at M ontrose
Academ y.
transferred
from
Esjberg,
Denmark to Bergen, Nor­
w a y operating on the S tatfjord platform s,
has joined the fa m ily business
w h o are the printers of the
S trathallian!
w as prom oted W ing C om ­
m ander in A pril and is now
serving on the s ta ff of Asst.
Chief of Air S taff (Ops) at the
M in istry of Defence,
has com pleted tw o years of
an a c c o u n ta n c y d e g re e
course at Glasgow U nivers­
ity.
w as the C om m ander of the
Royal Scots Guard o f Hon­
our in the M ilita ry T a tto o at
the 1983 Edinburgh Festival,
is a police o ffic e r w ith the
Lothian & Borders Force
based in Edinburgh,
graduated llii in H istory &
Politics at York U niversity.
DOW, R .C . 1 9 5 5 /6 2
DRYSDALE, R. C. G. 1 96 1 /6 5
DRYSDALE, A. D. 1 9 6 3 /6 8
DRYSDALE, C. M. 1 9 6 9 /7 4
DUNCAN, R. J. 1 9 7 3 /8 0
FAIRBAIRN, A. C. 1 9 7 3 /8 0
FAWCETT, J. F. 1 9 6 2 /6 9
GALL, D. S. 1 9 7 3 /7 8
GALLO W AY, R. G. 1 9 7 3 /7 8
is President o f the Northern
Europe
Division
of
Levi
Strauss, based in London.
He com pleted this year's
London M arathon in 2hr.
22m in. 54 sec. and w ould
like to make co n ta ct w ith
Strathallians in the London
area.
is now Head of History at St.
P eter's School, York,
an acknowledged and much
consulted expert in Middle
Eastern affairs is lecturing
at the U niversity o f New
Hampshire. He is co-author
o f a book soon to be pub­
lished by OUP on the p o liti­
cal geography of the Middle
East.
a fter service as a Supply
O fficer in the Royal Navy is
now our man at the Foreign
& C om m onw ealth O ffice,
is in his second year at
Cambridge. Having com p­
eted as a dow nhiller in both
W orld
Cup
and
W orld
C hampionship
events
in
1982 he w on the British
Downhill title fo r the second
tim e in January 1983, his
fo u rth place in the Slalom
giving him the Combined
C hampionship title ,
w as one of the Scottish
U niversity
OTC's
pipers
playing in the Massed Bands
at the Edinburgh Festival
T attoo.
is now living and w orking in
Hereford.
has com pleted the firs t of
tw o year's research towards
an M .Sc. in Engineering at
Glasgow
U niversity
and
attended a Scottish Univers­
ities Rugby Training Camp,
having spent a year tra ve l­
ling and w o rking in A frica is
now farm ing in partnership
w ith his fa th e r in Arbroath.
85
GILLANDERS,
F. G. R.
1 9 6 7 /7 4
GRANT, J. M. 1 9 7 3 /7 8
HAMILTON, E.W. 1 97 2 /7 9
FIARDIE, F. A. G. 1 9 7 8 /8 0
JAMIESON, A. M. 1 9 7 4 /7 7
LABAND, P. A. K. 1 96 2 /6 6
LAING, H. R. 19 7 2 /7 9
LEWIS, P. N. 19 6 8 /7 3
LINN, J. W. 1956/61
LINDSAY, W. M. 1 9 6 6 /6 9
LIVINGSTON,J.M.C. 1976/79
86
having been First Lieutenant
in HMS CORDELLA, form er­
ly a deep sea tra w le r, minesw eeping during the Falklands
cam paign
was
appointed Navigating Officer
in HMS PLYMOUTH and
spent the sum m er as guardship in the W est Indies,
graduated B.Sc. in Civil Eng­
ineering
from
Edinburgh
U niversity.
graduated B.A. in Hotel &
C a te rin g M a n a g e m e n t at
S trathclyde U niversity and
is now an assistant manager
w ith the Reo Stakis Organ­
isation.
is Junior Assistant Manager
at the Midland Hotel, M an­
chester.
has successfully com pleted
an honours degree course
in
Business Studies
at
Dundee
and spent four
m onths touring U.S.A. and
S. A m erica. He reports
having last seen J. R. A.
CLELAND (1 9 7 3 /7 7 ) cam p­
ing in the Sm okey M o u n t­
ains o f S. Carolina,
is Investm ent Manager w ith
Abbey Unit Trust Managers
Ltd.
graduated fro m Leeds Uni­
versity in 198 2 and is now
a G overnm ent Civil Engine­
er in Pretoria, S. A frica in
company w ith R. H. MORRIS
(1 9 7 4 /7 9 ).
is a Financial A cco u n ta n t
at P roctor & S chw artz Ltd.
has moved into the stock
broking business w ith W a t­
son's in Hong Kong,
has been managing the
estate at T aym ount and
recently working in the Insch
Fishing Co. in Perth,
has just graduated LL.B. from
Aberdeen
U niversity
and
w ill return to read fo r a dip­
loma in legal practice.
M cC ALLUM , S. 1 9 7 5 /8 0
MAGILL, A . W . B. 1 9 7 1 /7 6
McGREGOR, I. C. 1 9 7 1 /7 6
McLEAN, D. B. 1968/71
McLEAN, K. C. 1 9 6 5 /6 9
MACM ILLAN, A. G. 1 9 6 0 /6 6
MASON, Irene D. 1980/81
MOODIE, A. C. G. 1963/71
PATTERSON, D. R. 1 9 7 3 /7 5
PEDDIE, P. R. 1 9 7 3 /8 0
POLLOCK, J. G. 1 9 7 4 /7 9
PORTER, J. A. L. 1 9 6 7 /7 2
POSTLETH W AITE, 1 9 7 3 /7 8
H R
RITCHIE, D. M. 1 9 5 7 /6 3
is in his second year o f a
RGN/RMN course at the
Eastern D istrict College of
Nursing and is very active
in stu d e n t union affairs,
is w o rkin g w ith the Clydes­
dale Bank at their Chief
O ffice in London,
having graduated from A rt
School at Glasgow Univers­
ity is currently w orking in an
architects office in Glasgow.
ow ns and trains 'Captain
Parkhill' w h o w ill line up for
th e 198 4 Grand National.
M. J. FINDLAY (1968/72)
was best man at his wedding.
During his 3 yrs. w ith Gosfo rth 2nd XV he has been
refereed by A. I. ROBSON
(1 9 6 6 /7 3 ).
is reported to be an extrem e­
ly successful Private Invest­
igator in New York,
has been prom oted to Pro­
gram me
D irector
w ithin
S cottish Television,
has com pleted tw o years of
her B.Sc. course at Edin­
burgh U niversity,
is looking a fte r the Bank of
America com puter systems
in Jersey and is still playing
hockey, squash, tennis and
cricke t.
w as erroneously reported
in our 1982 edition as having
married. Our apologies,
graduated llii in Agriculture
from N ewcastle University,
graduated B.Sc. in Com p­
uting Science from Stirling
U niversity.
is a professional photo­
grapher, married near Corfe
Castle, Dorset,
joined the North of Scotland
Hydro-Electric Board in July,
is an international a ccoun t­
ant w ith Lilley C onstruction
Ltd. and w ould w elcom e
new s of OS's in-Dubai, Sing­
apore and Nigeria w here he
makes occasional visits.
DOBSON, A. I. 19 66/73
SCHNEEBERGER, 19 6 9 /7 4
N. I.
SHAW, J. C. 1 94 4 /4 9
SMITH, G. R. S. 1964/71
SMITH, I. M. 195 6 /6 0
SMITH, W. C. 192 9 /3 4
SPROAT, R .W . 1 9 6 3 /7 0
STARK, R .C . 19 5 5 /6 2
STEEL, L. B. 19 7 0 /7 4
STONE-WIGG, 1973/7 8
R. A.
TAYLOR, M. C. 1969/7 3
has been elected to his local
dental co m m itte e and is
President o f Felling Rotary
Club. He w ould like to hear
fro m any Strathallian Rotarians in the Tyne & W ear
area.
has recently been appointed
Manager of the new Glasgow
C om puter Centre and rep­
orts that brother C. J. (1972/
76) has passed his Civil
Engineering exams in Glas­
g ow .
has been elected President
of the Institute o f Chartered
A cco u n ta n ts o f Scotland,
is still living in Hong Kong
and is now M arketing M an­
ager
fo r the
W ellcom e
C om pany
im porting
and
wholesaling branded foods,
is sheep farm ing in Kirrie­
muir.
retired from medical p ra c t­
ice in July 1982. A w idow er,
he lives in S to ckp o rt, Che­
shire.
has been prom oted to M an­
aging D irector o f J. & R.
W allace
Ltd.,
Castle
Douglas.
continues as Head of Under­
w a te r M aintenance fo r Sar­
awak and Sabah Shell based
in Miri, Saraw ak, Malaysia
and is cu rre n tly President
o f Kelab Rugby Football
Miri.
is presently training
fo r
RNMD
at
Lennoxcastle
H ospital.
is reported to be in his final
year B.Sc.(Hons) A g ric u lt­
ure at Aberdeen; captain of
the U niversity hockey XI
and a S cottish Universities
hockey cap.
has been adm itted as a
Serving Brother of the M ost
Venerable Order of St. John
o f Jerusalem.
TULLOCH, P. J. 1 9 5 7 /6 2
TURNBULL, S. R. 1 9 7 4 /8 0
V AID , D. R. 1 9 8 0 /8 2
WALKER, I. H. 1 9 7 1 /7 8
WALKER, D. A. 1 9 7 3 /7 8
WALKER, R .G . 1 9 7 3 /7 8
is a D irector of W iltshire
South East Ltd. (Building
C ontractors).
has graduated llii in A g ri­
cultural
from
Newcastle
U niversity.
is A ssistant Floor Manager
in a leading international
bank based in Costa Rica,
is in his fifth year of a Busi­
ness Studies degree course
at Dundee.
having graduated in Civil
Engineering from Edinburgh
U niversity is now w orking
(in com pany w ith J. M.
GRANT q.v.) fo r W .L.P.U. a
firm
of
consulting
civil
engineers in A shford, Kent,
having graduated in Civil
Engineering from Edinburgh
University has just co m p­
leted an M .Sc. at Imperial
College, London and joined
Chevron Petroleum based
in London.
€ngagements>
HAM ILTON, E .W . 19 7 2 /7 9
POLLOCK, J. G. 1 9 7 4 /7 9
POSTLETH W AITE,
H. R.
1 9 7 3 /7 8
to Miss June Donnelly
on 1 8th June, 1 983.
to Miss Lorraine Pestell
on 23rd March, 1 983.
to Miss Hilary W a tt
on 9th May, 1 983.
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jtlarnage£
BALFOUR, A . G. 1 9 6 2 /6 9
BENNET, A. J. 1 9 6 7 /7 3
FAWCETT, J. F. 1 9 6 2 /6 9
to Miss Lorna Middleton
on 2 9 th June, 1983.
to Miss Lilian McNab
BENZIES, D. P. 19 7 0 /7 5
on 2 7th Septem ber, 1 980.
to Miss Carol A. Hutchison
BIGGART, S. D. 19 6 7 /7 5
on 2nd O ctober, 1 982.
to Miss Sue Smith
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on 2 7th A u g u st, 1 983.
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LEWIS, I. D. 19 6 6 /7 0
on 23rd M ay, 1 983
in W innipeg,
to Miss W ilma Todd
MAGILL, A .W .B . 1 9 7 1 /7 6
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McGREGOR, R. 1 9 6 9 /7 4
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to Miss Angela Dodd
McLEAN, D. B. 1968/71
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in N ew castle,
SCHNEEBERGER, N. I. 1 969/7 4 to Miss Sally E. Upfold
on 1 1th Septem ber, 1982
in Glasgow,
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SMITH, G. R. S. 1964/71
on 10th April, 1 982.
to Miss Shiona M cIntyre
SMITH, I. M. 1 9 5 6 /6 0
on 21 st December, 1976.
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SPROAT, J. B. 1 9 6 1 /6 8
on 2 5th June, 1 982.
to Miss Sabine Theis
TAYLOR, M. C. 1 9 6 9 /7 3
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in Osnabruck.
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McGILL, J. M. 1956/61
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Maureen
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a daughter, Lucy
on 12th April, 1 9 8 1 .
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on 3rd May, 1 982.
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a son
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J . F. D O W , M B , B C H IR , FRCP
Dr J. F. D o w , fo rm e rly c o n s u lta n t physician at
St. G eorge's H ospital, London, and at King E dw ard VII
Hospital fo r O ffic e rs , died on 2 4 th S e ptem ber a t th e age
of 72.
Jam es Findlay D ow w as born in G lasgow and educated
at S tra th allan S chool, th e High S chool o f G la sgo w , and
St. J o h n 's College, C am bridge. He w e n t to th e M iddlesex
Hospital fo r his clinical train in g , g raduating in 1 93 6. A fte r
house a p o in tm e n ts a t th e M id dle sex and a t B ra m p ton he
m oved to St. G eorge's H ospital in 1 9 3 9 as resident assis­
ta n t physician. In th is p o st he v irtu a lly ran m edicine at
St. G eorge's during th e w a r years, w ith heavy w a rd , o u t­
p a tie n t and te a ch in g c o m m itm e n ts . His te a ch in g w a s
p a rticu la rly app re ciate d by u n d ergrad u ate s tu d e n ts and
junior s ta ff alike. His g re at a d m in is tra tiv e skills em erged
in those d iffic u lt tim es, and under his guidance St.G eorge's
co ntin ue d to fu n c tio n th ro u g h the b litz w ith rem arkable
sm oothness.
In 1 9 4 6 Jam es w a s a pp ointed h on o ra ry a ssista n t
physician and, a fte r tw o years in th e a rm y, s e ttle d to
pursue his career as a p h ysician a t St. G e orge 's. He w a s
soon in g re at dem and as people cam e to recognise his
e xtra o rd in a ry clin ica l acum en and his deep k n o w le d g e o f
m edicine in general and g a s tro e n te ro lo g y in p a rticu la r.
He rapidly becam e one o f th e m o st s o u g h t a fte r m edical
opinions in London. He w a s a superb and incisive te a ch e r
o f m edical s tu d e n ts and rem ained a w ise and valued
friend to his ju n io r s ta ff in th e ir later careers.
The d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e n e w S t. G e orge 's a t T o o tin g
ow e s m uch to th e fo re s ig h t o f Ja m e s D o w . In the early
1 9 5 0 's he rem oved his firm fro m Hyde Park C orner to
the G rove Fever H ospital, T o o tin g , and rap id ly fo u n d e d
a high q u a lity m edical and g a s tro e n te ro lo g ic a l u n it there.
As chairm an o f th e m edical a d viso ry c o m m itte e fo r tw o
long spells he guided th e h osp ital sa fe ly th ro u g h m any
d iffic u ltie s .
A m o n g his o th e r services to St. G e orge 's, Jam es had
been a m em be r o f th e board o f g o ve rn ors and o f th e
special tru s te e s . O utside St. G eorge's he w a s fo r m any
years a c o n s u lta n t to London Life and w as chairm an o f
th e m edical c o m m itte e o f King Edw ard VII H ospital fo r
O ffic e rs . He exam ined in m edicine at C am bridge and fo r
the Royal C ollege o f P hysicians. He w a s also a m em ber
o f the A s s o c ia tio n o f Physicians o f G reat Britain and
Ireland.
In his yo u n g e r days Jam es w a s a notable sp ortsm an ,
being ca p ta in o f rug by at th e M id dle sex H ospital M edical
School and a good all-rounder at c ricke t, g olf and squash.
In later years he becam e d evo ted to fly fis h in g . His firs t
m arriage ended tra g ic a lly w ith the early death o f his w ife ,
leaving Jam es w ith an in fa n t d au gh te r. His second w ife ,
Jean, is a c o n s u lta n t ra d io lo g ist and th e y have fo u r
ch ild re n, one o f w h o m is a m edical graduate.
A .L. & J.B.
KEN ROME, w h o w as at S tra th allan fro m 1 9 4 5 to
1 9 4 9 , died in h osp ital in D erby on 2 6 th June 1 98 3,
fo llo w in g a stro ke .
Ken w a s V ice -C a p ta in o f th e S chool in 1 9 4 9 , C aptain
o f S im pson House, a m em ber o f th e 1 st XV Rugby team
fo r tw o seasons, and in th e C ric k e t 1st XI.
Those o f us w h o w e re at S chool w ith Ken w ill rem em ­
ber his leadership, lo y a lty and e nth usia sm . Perhaps it is
a pp ro p ria te to re c o lle c t tw o p a rtic u la r m o m e n ts o f
pleasure on the rugby field - Ken's tw o im m ense penalties
each over 5 0 yards to d e fe a t Royal High S chool, and his
w inning try fo r our firs t ever v icto ry over George W a tso n's
College - g re a t m o m e n ts in S chool life.
On leaving S chool, Ken becam e an a p p re ntice ch a r­
te re d a c c o u n ta n t w ith H ouston M acFarlane & Co.,
G la sgo w , w he re he later q u a lifie d as a C hartered
A c c o u n ta n t, m ain ta in in g th en and th ro u g h o u t su bse ­
q u e n t years his close frie n d sh ip w ith his School m ates.
W e tr u s t th a tth e regard and esteem in w h ic h Ken w as
held by his m any School friends m ay provide some solace
to his w id o w Elphra and his th re e ch ild re n, K enneth,
A lisd a ir and Evelyn, his m o th e r, and his siste r Elspeth.
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STOP PRESS
The X V w ere unbeaten fo r th e ir
A u tu m n '8 3 season, d ra w in g only once
0 - 0 against the Edinburgh A cadem y and
being nom in a ted S c o ttis h Team o f the
Season. Som e o f th e a ctio n has been
dram atically captured by our S trathallian
M agazine P h otographic C o m p e titio n
w inn ers: David H addleton and M ichael
Blanche.
Here David H addleton gives us an A li
Caush tr y against R annoch; a line -o ut
against th e S tra th allia n Club and tw o
studies in fo rw a rd co n ce n tra tio n against
G lenalm ond.
and M ichael B la nch e's v ie w o f the
m a tch e s a g a in st th e S tra th a llia n Club
(above) and L o re tto (below ).