Part 7 - Strathallan School

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THE STRATHALLIAN
THE MAGAZINE OF STRATHALLAN
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Editorial
N ature is composing herself for the long W inter vigil. She sheds
her light Summer leaves and stands shivering in her nakedness.
Angry hissing swans chase their rivals from the w ater and even
the robins, so tam e and docile in the Sum m er sun, fight to the
death am idst the dull leafy w reckage of A utum n. In the hills,
enraged stags battle for suprem acy, and the loser is left to die
alone on the cold m ountain side. T he fittest survive and the
weakest go to the wall. This is N atu re’s way, and some cynics
might suggest that Strathallan follows N atu re’s exam ple.
The C.C.F. teaches the rudim ents of killing. O n the rugby
field hom ocidal tendencies are encouraged, and in the gym nasium
boys are coached in “the noble a rt of self-defence” . Com petition
is the key note of our life and for those who do not shine a t games
it is harder to gain that respect which everybody covets. A cad
emic success is not so highly prized as sporting trium ph. N ow this
state of affairs has obvious disadvantages, yet it has proved effect
ive time and again. T he lessons learn t on the rugby field,— the
independence allied with the feeling of being one of a group doing
something useful and im portant— are m ore valuable than the
Latin gram m ar and the com plicated m athem atical form ulae. In
the classroom the mind is trained to think clearly; whereas in
games, d e a r thought is followed by decisive action, a n d life is
more often a m atter for action than for passive reflection. Thus
while N ature prepares to rest, Strathallan, like V irgil’s bees:
.......... spem gentis adultos
E ducunt fetus.
School Notes and Notices
W hile small dogs circle the earth in one hundred minutes, while
inter-continental ballistic missiles streak from one side of the
world to the other, and while the Russians are advertising day
trips round the moon and back in tim e for tea, S trathallan, its
feet firmly planted in m other earth, pursues its diurnal course.
Sputniks come and Sputniks go, but Strathallan goes on for ever.
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T he M agazine o f Strathallan School
However in its own restricted orbit the school is advancing
steadily. W hat twelve m onths ago were only nebulous ideas or at
best blue prints, are now hard facts and solid brick. The new
laboratories are now alm ost com plete and look both luxurious
and efficient, while a new lecture room is already in use.
Extensions to the house wings are even now rising brick by
brick, and these should be ready by the Summer Term at the
latest. A new block of cadet huts are now alm ost completed,
and soon the changing room s are to be im proved. Everywhere
there are signs of progress, and although influenza forced the
unwilling m ajority to endure an additional ten days holiday,
and the half-term week-end caused a further break, lost time
has in large m easure been regained by the continued good health
of the m ajority.
We welcome to the staff E. W orm ald, M .A. (Edin.) who
takes over the M athem atics D epartm ent, A. G. Gillespie, B.Sc.
(London), F.R .S.E., who is helping Mr. Heron in the Biology
D epartm ent and who teaches C urrent Affairs, and R. A.
Hockey, B.A. (C antab), who is teaching chemistry. They have
arrived just in time to m ake use of the new M aster’s Dining
R oom , which at the time of writing is being redecorated and
promises to look like an exhibit from the Ideal Homes E xhibi
tion. How ever w ith this advantage there is the corresponding
disadvantage of having to walk to classes over the stone bridge
n ear the L ad y ’s W ell and in wet w eather past the L ady’s Well
itself. T hus several form erly pedestrian m asters have been
observed a bicyclette. This seems to conclude the items which
cannot be entered under the m ore definite headings which the
reader will find in the following pages and the editors hope that
if you have followed this far you will bear with us for the rest
of the journey to the last page.
Examination Results
C A M B R ID G E G E N E R A L CER TIFIC A TE OF E D U C A T IO N
T h e follow ing w ere successful:
Scholarship Level
G a lb ra ith , W. R.: Latin. M athem atics.
H ellon, R.: E nglish, Latin.
K err, R. I. M.: M athem atics, Physics.
M acD ougall, J. C.: M athem atics, Physics.
C ra b b . D. I. C.: Physics.
G rie rso n , S. W .: C hem istry.
K invig, R. J.: English.
M clnnes, J. M.: Physics.
M acm illan. I. R. A.: E nglish.
M acP herson, W. T.: G eo g rap h y .
The M agazine o f Strathallan School
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Advanced Level
G alb raith , W. R.: L atin, M athem atics, F u rth e r M athem atics.
Hellon, R.: E nglish, L atin F rench.
H unter, K . R.: Biology.
K err, R. I. M.: F ren ch , M athem atics, F u rth e r M athem atics, Physics.
M acD ougall, J. C.: M athem atics, F u rth e r M athem atics, Physics.
A itken, J. M .: M athem atics.
Benson, R. M.: M athem atics.
C lark, R. B.: M athem atics, Physics, C hem istry.
C rabb, D . I. C.: M athem atics, Physics.
D insm ore, J. B.: M athem atics.
G alb raith , J. B.: G eo g rap h y .
G rierson, S. W .: M athem atics, Physics, C hem istry.
King, N. R.: H istory.
Kinvig, R J.: E nglish, F rench.
Leishm an, D. A.: M athem atics.
M arsland, C. J.: C hem istry.
M cE achran. D.: M athem atics.
M clnnes, J. M.: M athem atics, Physics, C hem istry.
M acm illan, ]. R. A .: E nglish, L atin, F rench.
M acPherson, W. T.: H istory, G e ography.
Pirrie, A. B.: French, Physics, C hem istry.
Pottinger, W. S. T.: Physics, Biology.
Ordinary Level (in five o r m ore subjects):
Ballantyne, K. D . Boxwell, J. M .
H unter, W . D .
M u rd o ch , T.
Bayne, S. M.
C am pbell, A . D. K . H utcheson, A. J. C. R obertson, R. C.
Beattie, A. W .
C halm ers, R. J.
M acK in n o n , I. D. K . B ucher, M . J.
Dyet, J. F .
Jones, I. Q.
M acG regor, R. C.
W allace, P . G .
Gillies, T. R.
L ennox, S. C.
P a to n , J.
W atson, J. M .
G oodall, P. T.
L indsay, L. C.
R oselle, C. P.
H arrison, T. L.
M itchell, M . R.
T en n a n t, J. M .
Chapel Notes
following preached at the Sunday Services during the
Summer term:
5th May, Rev. J. M ackie; 12th M ay, Mr. H . G. N ewm an;
19th May, School visited Forgandenny C hurch; 26th May, Rev.
W. Melville King; 2nd June, Rev. Dr. A. W. B urnet; 9th June,
Rev. Professor E. P. D ickie: 16th June, Rev. Dr. R . Selby
Wright; 23rd June, Rev. A. B. Robson; 30th June. Rev. V. C.
Alexander; 7th July, Rev. A. J. Fraser; 14th July. Rev. Dr.
Marshall.
Nineteen candidates were adm itted to full m em bership of
the Church of Scotland a t the service on 21st July, which was
held in Forgandenny Church.
Anthems sung by the choir since the last issue have been:
Jesu, Joy of M an’s Desiring (Bach); Rejoice to-day with one
accord (Bach); Above them stood the C herubim (R ichard
Dering); Praise Ye the Lord (Tye); R ichard de C astre’s Prayer
to Jesus (Terry); E ternal F ath er (H olst); L au date Nom en
Domini (Tye); H ear my Prayer (M endelssohn); T hou visitest the
earth (Greene); Zion hears her w atchm en’s voices (Bach).
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Music Notes
D u r in g last term the music departm ent felt rather like the
tenants of a house who are under notice of eviction. It was
known th at any day the builders of the new Science Block might
come and say that they would be starting to convert the music
room into laboratories the next day. W hat prevented us from
being too concerned about this, however, was the thought that,
workmen and builders being w hat they are, if they said they
would be starting something in M ay, no-one would really expect
anything to happen until at least July. As it transpired it was
September before anything serious happened. A nyhow, the
M usic R oom is now tem porarily the old C hapel, and whatever
disadvantages this arrangem ent may have it has the advantage
that the room is right on the music staff’s doorstep.
L ast term the Speech Day concert was held for the first time
in the City H all, Perth. A certain am ount of apprehension was
felt by perform ers beforehand about playing in so large a hall
but most people agreed afterw ards th at it was a more pleasant
experience than playing in the rather constricted space of the
School Dining Hall. We were lucky to have the use of the
reconstituted City H all O rgan for the concert. Indeed, we were
perhaps particularly lucky to have the use of it in full working
order for, although an official inaugural recital had been given
on it a m onth previously, the work on it had not been entirely
com pleted until five m inutes before our final rehearsal.
A t the concert at the end of last term two com positions by
boys were given their first perform ance— a Victory march for
piano by J. M. T ennant and a piece for orchestra entitled “ The
Jester” com posed and conducted by R. J. Kinvig. Both pieces
were appreciated by the audience. We hope to hear further
original com positions in the future.
The choir are preparing to perform H andel’s oratorio
“ Sam son” at the end of the E aster term . This is a big musical
undertaking and much hard work will have to be done to make
it a success, especially as due to the “ flu" epidemic rehearsals
m ade rather a late start.
G.W.
“ Androcles and the Lion”
by g .b . Shaw
T he VI Form 's perform ance of this play at the end of the
Sum m er T erm was characterised by the enthusiasm with which
it was conducted. In little m ore than a fortnight a play was
chosen, a large cast selected, parts learnt, scenery, lighting and
costum es prepared, and the players were ready for the curtain
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to go up. U nder such circum stances who would expect perfec
tion? But the production was surprisingly good, the actors
performed with confidence and the audience showed its
appreciation in unm istakable manner.
Much was made, sometimes no doubt too much, of Shaw’s
foolery, but the intention of some of the serious speeches
towards the end of the play appeared to baffle the actors as well
as the audience. I do not particularly regret this, as 1 think
the producer, R. J- Kinvig, was quite right in placing the
emphasis on Shaw’s w it and not on his philosophy. A s it was,
there can be little doubt that the audience enjoyed the play of
Shavian hum our upon the predicam ent of the C hristians w ithout
fully appreciating the im plications of Shaw ’s peculiar view point.
Grierson made an excellent lion and roared expressively,
while Kerr m ade an adm irable A ndrocles, patient w ithout loss
of humanity and timid w ithout verging on the despicable; his
affection for his feline friend was convincing. D insm ore’s parade
ground voice sounded rath er strained but he was sufficiently
fierce, while his superior officer, the C aptain, represented by
Pirrie, gave a sm oother perform ance. T he C ap tain ’s girl friend,
Lavinia, was extremely well played by M arsland who exhibited
some appreciation of the fem inine tem peram ent. M acm illan and
Benson, as patricians, were entertaining in sm aller parts and
co-operated dexterously. E qually enjoyable was M clnnes’s
presentation of Spintho.
The acting of M cC allum , as Ferrovius, was highly ap p re
ciated; he gave a spirited and virile perform ance and appeared
most happy in the m ore aggressive m om ents of this M ars am ong
men. The professional and callous attitude to slaughter of Lilley
and Dinsmore as gladiators was entertaining; and brief
appearances of King as menagerie keeper and Pottinger as a call
boy were m em orable— the form er’s chagrin at the lion's loss of
appetite being well conveyed and m ost amusing.
Hellon's portrayal of the Em peror was confident if
exaggerated, and, although the standard of acting declined som e
what in the last act, there were certainly no dull m oments in
this production. T he enthusiasm of the com pany proved infec
tious and all concerned are to be congratulated on providing the
school with an enjoyable evening’s entertainm ent.
P.R.S.
Fly-Tying and Angling
D espite the severe weeding-over of the Pond last term, the
fishing was good. O n the pond there were two very good
periods, early last Spring and late in July. In the latter period,
the fish were taken mainly on dry flies and nymphs, while earlier
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they were taken on the wet fly. Even now there are stories of
ones th at “ got aw ay” and by next year these large ones should
becom e reality. T he best thirty fish taken during the season
weighed 22.5 pounds, which is an average of slightly over | of
a pound. This is excellent when one considers th at the fish are
just three-yearlings.
A visit to Loch Leven last term proved as futile as usual:
when Strathallan visit the loch there always seems to be a gale,
or else the boat is com pletely becalmed. This w inter the boat
will be repainted, and a severe w inter will alm ost be welcome if
it cleans the pond of weeds. A large w ater scythe was bought
last term for this very purpose, but actually the weeds proved
too thick for it.
N.F.M .
Lectures and Entertainments
“ G e o r d ie ” , the first film of the term , was shown in Simpson
com m on room to the thirty or so boys who rem ained at school
during the influenza epidem ic, and was enjoyed even by those
who had spent the earlier p art of the day w atching the R yder
Cup golf m atch on the headm aster’s T.V. set. “ The Forsyte
Saga” , shown in the village hall a m onth later was however
something of an ordeal, m ainly due to poor sound and lighting
from the projector.
So far our only lecturer this term has been L ady Forbes who
has recently returned from the United States. She had some
entertaining stories to tell of her experiences, and threw some
interesting sidelights on A nglo-A m erican relations.
M.G.
Scottish Country Dancing and
Highland Dancing
S c o t t ish C ountry D ancing for juniors is supervised indepen
dently in each of the four Houses. Steps are being taught and
various basic dances, such as Petronella and Strip the Willow,
are being learned.
F o r seniors and those who have perfected the fundam ental
steps. School C ountry Dancing is held every Friday in the
L ibrary, where the aim is to learn a large num ber of dances
and to perform them neatly. It is to be hoped that the numbers
attending this activity will soon show an increase.
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Highland Dancing is still under Miss F arq u h ar. Just now the
“ Argyll Broad Swords” and the “ Duke of G ord o n ’s welcome to
Aberdeen” are being learned with a view to perform ing them on
St. Andrew ’s N ight. T he dancing team feels very m uch the loss
of its form er C aptain, D. A. Leishm an, under whose enthusiastic
direction we cam e third in the E ast of Scotland Schools com
petition in June, but it is hoped th a t the rest of the team and
the new members will be able to attain the required standard for
the com petition this Summer.
K. W ingate is in charge of all C ountry and H ighland D ancing
this session in succession to D. A. Leishm an.
M.H.
The Aeromodeller’s Society
A reasonable am ount of flying was done in the Summer term .
Not only the experienced m em bers took part, but some of the
novices tried Control-line flying, and progress was good. One
member is constructing a twin engine, free flight bom ber, which
has not been attem pted before. This year the Society has
decided that indoor flying should be started if possible,
especially in the winter months when there is virtually no o u t
door flying.
The Society has risen in num bers this year, and we hope th at
it will continue to increase in the future. B oat-building has
become popular, and several mem bers are m aking diesel-engine
boats. L ast year’s progress was highly successful, and it is to
be hoped th at it will be so during the com ing year.
J.A.B.
The Sailing Club
A lthough there was no dinghy sailing on the T ay last term,
the majority of the m ore junior m em bers gained some valuable
experience on the pond. In one of the weekend regattas at Loch
Earn the Club was represented by two C adets and one Firefly.
On the Saturday D. S. G leave h ad a first place in the H eron and
Cadet Class, which was followed by another first in the same
boat, sailed by I. C. H utton on the Sunday.
A t the H eadm aster’s request, some m em bers of the Club,
with four dinghies, entertained a party of young girls from St.
Catherine’s on the M onday afternoon of their half-term .
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O ne of the tw o C adets which has been under construction
for the past year and a half has been successfully com pleted, and
was launched on Speech Day. A fter the launching and its
m aiden voyage across the pond and back, it was displayed on
the lawn a t the Sailing Club stand, alongside the other
uncom pleted boat.
As usual the Schools Races week, at Clynder, on the
G areloch, was a great success. This series of races is orga
nised by the M udhook Y acht Club every year, when
schools and universities from all over Britain com pete against
each other in D ragons and G arelochs, which are kindly
lent to the Y acht Club by their owners. The School team , J. W.
Dinsm ore, J. R. Peters and J. C. M cD ougall, did reasonably
well, finishing tenth out of the thirty-seven at the end of the
week. A D ance held on the W ednesday night at R .N .Y .C. head
quarters, R hu, proved a great success, and offered some welcome
relaxation from the tense strain of exciting and exhausting
racing. However, there were some weary skippers and crews the
following m orning.
It is hoped this term to convert the present A dvanced M aths.
L aboratory into a C lub room , where lectures will be given
regularly on sailing tactics and related subjects, and in which a
sm all library will be started for the use of the Club.
T he Lady A nne has recently been sold, as the Club has
neither the time nor the money to m aintain and sail her. We all
warmly welcome M r. M acL ellan, who has taken over from Mr.
Shuttlew orth, and we look forw ard to some excellent sailing in
the future.
J R .P .
Fencing Club
A F en c in g C lu b has b een started in the S c h o o l th is term and
d esp ite the difficult start to th e term and the la te arrival o f our
eq u ip m en t, th e C lu b is d o in g w ell.
U nfortunately, not everyone who would like to learn can do
so. This is due principally to a lack of equipm ent, which is
expensive, and also to the fact th at one instructor alone cannot
properly teach more than ab o u t a dozen learners in this difficult
art.
However, with m ore equipm ent, especially if boys are willing
to buy their own, it is hoped to enlarge the C lub considerably
next year, when it is hoped some m atches will have been
arranged.
A .P .F A .
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School Library
The following books have been added to the L ibrary since the
last issue:—
Botany is Fun; O rganic C hem istry; T he A tm osphere; How
the E arth is M ade.
G eography of Living Things; A G eography of E urope; The
Soviet Union.
Slip Catches.
W alton’s Lives; A H istory of the English Speaking Peoples,
Vol. I ll; A com plete set of the D ictionary of N ational Biography.
“ Le Tartuffe ”
A flenc h play, Le Tartuffe, a com edy by M oliere, was per
formed by L a T roupe F rancaise at the beginning of the term . As
the play was not w ritten in m odern French, it was difficult for
the audience to follow every word. However, the Frenchm en
were very obliging and took great pains to speak very clearly
and slowly, which enabled the gist of the play to be easily
understood, and so it was enjoyed by most, although there were
some differences of opinion am ongst the non-classicists. Those of
the Vth and V lth form s who were fortunate enough to have read
and translated the play beforehand were thoroughly rew arded
on the night of the perform ance, by their fuller appreciation of
the funnier parts of the comedy.
After the perform ance, the T roupe was entertained by some
of the Sixth form French set. French was the only language
spoken and much inform ation was gleaned ab o u t the French
and their language.
The following day the Pipe B and perform ed for them and
the Highland Dancing team put on a display. T he Frenchm en
watched in wonder and showed their approval w ith a unanim ous
“c’est form idable” !
K.W.
Lady Forbes on North America
W hatever Lady Forbes touches, be it the Z ulus of E ast A frica,
the lost treasures of the Incas, or the U nited N ations building,
she covers it in the glow of her own vitality. She has a dignified
yet intimate m anner which projects her personality m ost effec
tively, without ever talking down to h er audience, or ever talking
SCH O O L P R E F E C T S
W . P. K ilp atrick : R. H ellon
: K . R. H u n te r : R. J. K invig
W . R. G a lb ra ith
: D . S. M acC allum
: M r. H o a re : P. M cL ellan
: F . J. C. L illey
above their heads. Arm ed with these qualities L ady Forbes is
indeed a pow erful and persuasive speaker.
N orth A m erica is too large a country to be exhausted in an
h our’s lecture, but L ady Forbes introduced us to people and
places in a m anner which will not easily be forgotten. Passing
haphazardly from place to place and incident to incident, she
contrived a unity, because of, rath er than in spite of, the diversity
of her subjects— that unity which is Am erica.
Lightened here and there by flashes of wit, her talk prom oted
a spirit which will tolerate nothing but the closest unity between
North A m erica and G reat Britain. She stressed the historical
connections between the two countries and the genuine friend
ship of A m erica to Britain, which was borne out by the welcome
accorded to her and which the R oyal V isit would confirm. She
linked the schools and universities of A m erica with those of
Britain, and she em phasised the goodwill of the A m erican people
from the hum blest of railw ay porters and taxi drivers to the
most im portant men in the land. O ne can but hope that the
friendship of individuals will result in a deep and confident
political alliance which is the only hope of our civilisation.
R.H.
Shooting
the Junior Sum m er Com petition the School entered two team s
of four and the following scores were obtained:
In
N.
J.
T.
A.
Strathallan School '■‘A "
W. H. M acleod 100 99
99 98
M. Boxwell
P. S. R obertson
98 96
L. P u l l a r ............
98 96
199
197
194
194
784
S tra th a lla n School '- B "
A. D. K. C am pbell
98 95
J. N . Flem ing
98 95
98 91
H . F . W ilson
97 90
T. M . C rosby
193
193
189
187
762
Strathallan “A ” were placed second in this com petition
which is open to all schools and rifle clubs with members under
eighteen and each m em ber of the team was aw arded a bronze
medal.
In the King George
V Com petition
for which the R.A .F.
Section entered a team of twenty last year, we were placed
above all other Scottish R .A .F . C adets and consequently hold
the Ffennell Shield. We did not enter a team this year, b u t next
year it is hoped th at team s from all sections of the C.C.F. will
shoot in this com petition.
Two teams of eight were entered for the Staniforth Cup, the
First Eight coming 14th, thus beating all other Scottish Schools
except G lenalm ond. A lthough the First E ight’s score is about
15 points below their average, it beats their previous best in this
com petition by 7 points. T he scores are given below:
N.
T.
H.
J.
J.
A.
A.
N.
F IR S T E IG H T
W . H . M acleod
P. S. R o bertson
R. B r o w n .....................
N . F lem in g
............
M . Boxwell
............
D. K. C am pbell
.....................
Logan
F . C l a r k .....................
99
98
97
97
97
94
94
94
S E C O N D E IG H T
J. G ib b ......................................
H. F. W i l s o n .............................
W . C hapel
.............................
J. B. W. M a s s a m ....................
F . W . M . P riest ....................
A. B. Pirrie ... ....................
R. I. M. K e rr
....................
J. M. A i t k e n .............................
770
97
96
96
94
94
93
91
79
740
P.R.S.
Pipes and Drums
h e Band com peted at Glasgow and at Edinburgh last term
though w ithout reaching the prize list. It was encouraging to
note, however, th at individual results were better than they have
been before and H. F. W ilson cam e 7th in the Solo Drum m ing
com petition.
There are no losses in the Corps of Drums this session and
the drum m ers thus have an excellent opportunity of nearing
perfection. J. M. Boxwell who did very well a t shortish notice
in the Sum m er— quite adequately fills the position of Bass
drum m er and if he does not possess the figure of a M organthaler
he has the same excellence of swagger and of rhythm ic sense.
The departure of G C. Stuart and W. T. M acpherson severs
the last link with the Band as originally form ed six years ago.
The p art which they played in raising the standard to its present
level, especially during last session, was of the utm ost value.
Despite this loss there are likely to be ten Pipers playing this
year and the future supply seems to be assured. The weekly
Band practice instituted last term in now to be a regular feature
and will prove to be of great value in the long run.
T
M.H.
Combined Cadet Force
T h e Sum m er term ended upon a favourable note when a long
Certificate A Board ground to a stop after conceding a satis
factory pass list. T here are now 57 cadets who have both parts
of the Certificate. T he R .A .F. proficiency results, which arrived
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during A ugust, were excellent and N. F. C lark is to be com
mended for his first-class perform ance.
Work proceeds apace on the new C .C.F. hut which
com m ands an excellent view of Big Acre. W ithin its walls,
fully panelled in exotic h ardboard, there will be three lecture
rooms for classes of up to 12 cadets, and the installation of iron
bars on three windows indicates th at the Pipe Band is at last to
have a hom e which it can call its own. T he Signals Room will
also have barred windows, and there will be a sm all store for
training equipm ent situated next to the office. It is hoped th at
the building will be com pleted by the end of November.
Tow ards the end of last term the final stage in an experi
mental House com petition was reached—this was an inter-house
contest which was fought on the way to and from W esthall under
the critical eyes of a Black W atch officer and C olour Sergeant.
A triangular course was covered at great speed and included a
section attack for good measure. T aking into account Shooting,
Proficiency Tests (all services), a Senior and a Ju n io r Drill
contest and this scheme, Simpson platoon emerged the winner.
The m arking system has been found to be fair and w orkable,
and the arrival of a suitable trophy is eagerly aw aited.
Reference was m ade in the last issue of the Strathallian to a
new form of training then under consideration. This has now
made its appearance under the heading of a “T hird Y ear
Course”, and it is intended, if all goes well, th a t all boys shall
carry out this course in the year following Cert. A, P art II. It
will include M orse Signalling, some R .E . and R .N . work, perhaps
First Aid work, and a t least two one term C adre courses, each
stage being m arked by a test of a practical nature if possible.
In pursuing this policy an attem pt is being m ade to place more
emphasis upon subjects of practical, everyday value though
service drill and discipline will be firmly retained.
U /O Hellon succeeds U /O P. M cLellan as senior N.C.O.
R.N. Section
D uring the latter stages of last term the progress of the section
was rather poor, but now under the guidance of Mr. M cLellan it
has returned to its custom ary high standard. A lthough the section
lost five out of its eight N.C.O.s, its strength has been restored to
thirty by eight new entrants from the A rm y section.
The following prom otions have been m ade since the Summer
term: P.O. Linn to Instructor C adet; L /S H arrison to P.O.; L /S
Hutton to P.O.; A.B. W ingate to L /S ; A.B. A llan to L /S .
It is hoped that the training this year will be along the same
lines as that of the revious year, nam ely a Com bined O peration
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with the A rm y. With the exception of one cadet, all passed their
courses. Some of the more fortunate spent eight days on board
H.M.S. Eagle, where they gained valuable experience.
When H.M.S. Burley and H.M.S. Brinkley visited Perth
harbour, the school was represented by a berthing party of eight
cadets, and despite adverse w eather conditions they fulfilled their
task ably. U nfortunately, because of the cancellation of last
term ’s L /S and A.B. exam s there will be an unusually large
num ber of candidates this term. A t the m om ent we are in the
em barrassing situation of having lost our Q uarter Deck, which
has been tem porarily taken over by the w orkm en engaged in
extending the Study Block. It is hoped that we will find another
suitable spot, while the old Q.D. is being otherwise occupied.
W .R.L.
Army Section
A ft er an N .C .O .’s m eeting it was decided th at a new training
program m e was needed, as the old H ouse system left large
num bers of N.C.O.s w ithout any squad to teach. U nder the new
system practically every N.C.O. is employed.
This term parade on Friday has been starting at 13.45 hrs.,
to m ake up for the tim e which used to be available on Tuesday
evenings. T he Royal Engineers are a t present digging a system
of trenches on the banks of Big Acre.
Prom otions: C /Sgt. K ilpatrick to U nder Officer.
Sgt. Kinvig to C.S.M.
Cpl. Fergusson to Sgt.
L /C p l. M cLellan to Sgt.
L /C p l. Beattie to Sgt.
W.P.K.
R.A.F. Section
T he lo ss o f five m em bers a t the end o f last term w as m ore than
co m p en sa ted for by th e selectio n o f seven recruits from the basic
section in Septem b er, brin gin g ou r to ta l strength to tw en ty-eigh t.
Cpl. R. I. M. K err was prom oted to Sergeant tow ards the end
of last term , and cdts. A. D. K. C am pbell, J. G ibb and M. S.
Jam ieson were prom oted to the rank of C orporal in September.
O ur results in the July A dvanced Proficiency Exam ination
were again outstanding, and earned the congratulations of G roup
H eadquarters. Six cadets out of seven passed, distinction being
gained by N. F. Clark, credits by J. G ibb and I. D. E. Sim, and
passes by A. D. K. Cam pbell, M. S. Jam ieson and I. J. Willcox.
In the Im perial Challenge Shield shooting com petition last
year we succeeded in winning the Ffennell Shield for the best
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R.A.F. score in Scotland, and this term a team of five has been
entered for the R.A .F. W inter League.
A t the end of last term Fit. Sgt. G rierson and Cpl. C rabb
attended a week’s gliding course at R .A .F . Edzell. Both obtained
their “A ”’ and “ B” gliding certificates. D uring the holidays
cdts. Campbell and G ibb attended a w eek’s course a t Turnhouse
with the University A ir Squadron based there, and received
flying instruction in C hipm unk aircraft.
A t the A nnual Inspection last term our high standard of
turn-out and drill was m aintained, and A dm iral Pelly showed
great interest in the operation of the L ink T rainer, which he
visited during the afternoon. A dem onstration of dinghy drill
was also given in the school swimming pond. A fter Inspection
Day those not taking A dvanced Proficiency were divided into
groups doing Link, engine w ork and dinghy drill, and use was
made of the glider when the w eather was favourable.
This term our main effort is devoted to preparing classes for
both the Proficiency and A dvanced Proficiency exam s in M arch,
although the glider has been used, and an afternoon’s flying
from Scone has been arranged, during which the aircraft will
be navigated by members of the section.
R.I.M .K.
The Royal Signals
Royal Signals now consists of a full section of fifteen cadets
and five N.C.O.s. This term C aptain Ross has been coming
regularly every Friday in order to teach the classification
syllabus. Last term two cadets, A itken and H annah, passed their
Classification test. They are both now instructing in the newly
formed third-year plan, with the aim of passing twelve cadets
for a Morse exam, in which they will be required to send and
receive at the rate of eight w ords per m inute.
T he
Before the end of term we are hoping to move into a new,
somewhat larger Signals room . A t the beginning of next term
it is proposed to start transm itting again; this has slowly fallen
off during the last year o r two due to lack of room . We hope to
contact other Public Schools on the schools’ network.
Corporal Phillip is now in charge of the section, and the
other N.C.O.s are C orporal A itken and Lance-C orporals
Boxwell, H annah and Hutcheson.
J.M .A.
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A Week with the Navy
A t last the journey out to H.M.S. Eagle was over. The halfhour which we h ad spent in the fishing b oat h ad been enough to
m ake even the m ost salty of sailors feel queasy. T he massive
hull of the A ircraft C arrier tow ered above us, mocking our
incessant m ovem ent. T he twelve cadets, of whom I was a
m em ber, clam bered up the scram bling net and into the humming
giant which was to be our hom e for the next week.
O ur first night in ham m ocks was a quiet one. We were soon
to learn, however, th at to lie beneath a steam catapult was not
an aid to slum ber. It would thunder and screech in a most
alarm ing fashion as it fired its charges into the night sky. Once
safely out of our ham m ocks—in itself quite an undertaking—we
shared the ship's duties with the regular seamen. Under our
super-hum an efforts heavy aircraft m oved, b u t grudgingly, while
brassw ork all over the ship found new gloss under our care and
attention. T he only use the seam en had for us was to give us
those tasks which they did not wish to do themselves.
T he first day was one of great w onderm ent and adm iration
for the ship’s dim ensions and equipm ent. Every spare m om ent
was spent in w atching the activities on the flight deck. One
m inute the exhaust blast of a jet aircraft taking off would be
flattening us against the funnel, and the next we would be held
spellbound by the sight of an aeroplane coming in to land. The
only organised activities were two lectures, one on diving, the
other concerning life in the Navy.
The second day opened with strenuous Physical Training
exercises conducted by the Ship’s Boxing and G am es officer.
This training was enforced on every succeeding morning. The
instruction for the day was th at of aircraft handling in hangars.
The hangar which we saw was split into sections by fire curtains,
preventing us from seeing the whole length of it. The meals
were definitely good: three courses a t lunch and supper, and two
at breakfast. The m anner of service was a trifle haphazard, but
the bulk of the food landed on the plate.
On the third day the fighter aircraft practised firing their
cannons at a splash target which we towed behind us. A t dusk
the ship was darkened, as if in w artim e, when detection would
m ean destruction. O ur escorting destroyers reported all lights
visible which would disclose our position. Even though the
ship was blacked out, aeroplanes continued to take off and land.
On the fourth day Asian ’flu broke out. W ithin a day over
two hundred cases were reported; the ship was therefore put in
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quarantine. A bom b attack was carried out on the island of
Hoy, in the Orkneys, with great success.
F o r m ost of the day we were in com pany with H.M.S.
Bulwark, another, though smaller, aircraft carrier. In the after
noon we were fuelled by a Fleet tanker. Tw o huge pipe-lines
were slung between the two ships as both carrier and tanker
continued travelling at twelve knots.
T he sixth day was an im portant one for the ship’s com pany,
because a conference was held aboard, concerning the forth
com ing N .A .T.O . operations. We anchored off Lossiem outh,
and fished over the side while m any high-ranking officers dis
cussed m atters behind closed doors.
O ur seventh and last day was a quiet one, although not
entirely uneventful. T he passage from Lossiem outh to R osyth
was calm , but the last five m inutes were very exciting. A t low
tide, going slow ahead, we passed under the F orth Bridge with
w hat appeared to be only six or seven feet to spare. As we
pulled away from Eagle, we all wore cap ribbons bearing her
name, and held m em ories which would never be forgotten.
J.G.M .M .
o a u n v>i a
The dog is dead. It passed away
A t noontide only yesterday.
Its last meal, we’re told, was dosed,
A nd so the thing gave up the ghost.
Historic dog! Could you but know
The ink which you have caused to flow;
C ould you have read with eager eyes
From out the deep unending skies
T he ream s of print, the lab reports,
Foolish sayings, wise m en's thoughts;
Then would your heart have swelled with pride
To know the cause for which you died.
Y our soul is gone, b u t Sputnik II
W hirls on with w hat rem ains of you,
So for a decent span of days
Y ou will be m ourned . . . by cosmic rays.
R.J.K.
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“ Centre International de Port-Blanc”
T h is was the sign which greeted me on my arrival at the Inter
national C am p on the outskirts of D inard, the B lackpool of the
Breton Coast. The first impression 1 received was not unduly
encouraging: it was clear th at I had com e to no luxury cam p,
for what first met my eye was a fence topped by some barbed
wire, enclosing six or seven long huts which closely resembled
the smaller type of Arm y B arracks. Indeed, the parallel did not
end there, for the food was as uninteresting and the m enu as
m onotonous as a t Corps C am p. Luckily, however, we did not
have to subsist on these meals alone, for fruit, above all peaches,
was plentiful, and there was always the incom parable French
bread to fall back on.
However, I soon found out that the value of the C am p lay
not so much in its m aterial possessions, but in the people who
stayed in it. T here were present representatives from G erm any,
Great Britain, France, Indo-C hina and H olland, m aking a total
of seventy or eighty, the m ajority being G erm ans, as there were
three large parties of them from the Saar, M annheim and
Stuttgart. 1 have never, 1 think, m et a m ore interesting or
friendly group of people, for everyone was eager to learn as
much as he or she could about the people from other lands.
Saint R em ier once said, “le plus beau m etier des hommes
est d’unir les hom m es” , and this m ight very well have been the
motto of the Cam p. The first impression was thus perhaps rather
unfair. The C am p ’s situation was alm ost ideal, for it was
twenty minutes’ walk from the centre of D inard, and just down
the road lay a sandy bay, suitable for swimming or sunbathing.
The Germ ans proved impressively earnest and knowledgeable
about W orld affairs, and were particularly eager to know w hat
people in Britain thought ab o u t the proposed E uropean Free
Trade Area, which they thought was a necessity. A nd in the
evenings, of course, there were convivial gatherings in the
various cafes of the neighbourhood. T here were organised
excursions to various places of interest, and the final conclusion
must be, I think, th at the C am p was very well w orth while, and
I certainly gained a great deal from it.
N.W .H.M .
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Ode to a Dentist’s Drill
Cold tom bstone of my m anhood.
G aunt scaffold of my pride;
Insidious grim-faced sergeant.
W ho stands a t T orm ent’s side.
U npitying, relentless,
Y our searing heads harsh grind;
Unfeeling in destruction,
You cow the haunted mind.
O blivious to my agony,
Unm indful of my pain,
Y our restless probing finger
Turns sanity insane.
Y our cruel task accom plished,
You sink back poised in rest.
Crouching in eager readiness
T o spring at Pain’s request.
A smirk across your pulleys,
Point bared in fiendish leer.
W ith well-oiled stealth scarce can you wait
T o pounce on quaking fear.
R.H.
Vreemdeling in het Paradijs
(Stranger in Paradise)
W hen my parents and I were crossing the English Channel on
M onday, 6th May, 1957, I was pretty sure ab o u t my English
and knew all the irregular verbs your language possesses.
How different did I feel when we were received at Strathallan
School by a m aster who told me a few things about the School
in a speech of which I understood exactly seven words; and by
the time I was sitting in the House L ibrary, surrounded by boys
who kept asking about the “ school situation” in H olland, I
wished I was at home.
In this article I would like to point out some differences
between Dutch and British schools. Boarding schools are almost
unknown in H olland. We have about six of them , and these are
all Rom an Catholic.
I live in Amstelveen and my school was in A m sterdam and
every day I went to the school on my bike (which was pretty
hard work in winter). School started at half past eight with
prayers in the gymnasium. All the boys and girls went there
because the system of dividing schools into houses is completely
unknown in H olland. So the first thing I had to learn when I
came here was that R uthven H ouse was the best house, which
it is indeed.
To come back to my school in A m sterdam : after prayers
we had two periods on whole days and three on half-holidays.
(One period is 50 minutes.) In break we always w alked in the
school gardens and although we were not officially allowed to
smoke, everyone did if he w anted to and no teacher has ever
said anything about it. A fter half an h our’s break there were
another two periods and after th at we had an ho u r’s lunch
break. There was no opportunity to have lunch at school and if
you lived too far away to go hom e for lunch you would have to
take lunch with you in the morning, which is not too difficult as
the Dutch lunch consists mainly of bread. We had another three
periods in the afternoon.
There were no organised gam es at school, and even if there
were, we would not have had time because of the prep, for the
next day, which 1 rem em ber sometimes took m any hours. In
Holland twelve subjects are com pulsory and you can take a few
more subjects but no-one ever does.
Something entirely new for me was the system of juniors,
seniors, prefects, etc. I had to find th at out by experience. One
of the first days I was here som eone asked me to do something
which I flatly refused. I do not know who got the worst shock;
he because I was so rude to refuse or I when I found out that
he was vice captain of the school! A t our school every boy has
exactly the same rights. It does not m atter w hether he is II
or 21 years old.
Another big difference is that we have no school uniforms.
There are hardly any rules about w hat you are allowed to wear
and what not. O u r school has only one rule and that is that
girls are not allowed to w ear strapless dresses. Well, the school
uniform did not upset me at all. But I can ’t say the same for
the kilt. On my very first Sunday at S trathallan I really did not
know what I saw. A nd I will never forget the first day I put on
a kilt. I felt a com plete fool but it seemed th at I looked pretty
normal because no-one burst into laughter when they saw me.
But after a few weeks a kilt also d id n ’t b other me any more.
Something else to which I had to get accustom ed was that
no-one called me Chris, but that I was known as W itsenburg.
Now if you w ant to be im polite in H olland you should call
someone by his surnam e. It is not just im polite but it really
an extrem ely rude thing to do. A t my school in A m sterdam
there was one teacher who called us by the surnam e and we
hated him for it.
O ne of the biggest handicaps for me in the beginning was the
language. My English was all right in the mornings but in the
afternoon it got worse and in the evening I couldn’t say one
sentence w ithout mistakes. But fortunately there is a boy who
speaks D utch and when I get really tired of speaking English 1
go to him and we have a nice chat in my native language.
A lthough there were m any difficulties to overcome, I ’ll be
sorry when I leave Strathallan in A pril. A nd when I am back in
H olland again I’ll never forget this happy year in my life.
C.W.
Life Saving, 1957
T h is year 87 candidates took the various R oyal Life Saving
Society’s exam inations at the Public Swimming Pool in Perth.
The following results were obtained:
S c h o la r-tn stru c to r’s C ertificate
A w ard o f M erit
...
...
Bronze C ross ...
...
...
Bar to the B ronze M edallion
B ronze M edal
...
...
In term ed iate C ertificate
...
E lem en tary C ertificate
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T o ta l
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
5
9
5
22— 1 failu re
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On Speech Day a team which was trained by K. W ingate,
and which consisted of S. R. H unter, D. M. Lawson, W. A.
M cFie, I. R. W hite, B. A. W ingate and I. S. Young, gave a
dem onstration in the School Swimming Pond of the current
m ethods of Life Saving. There was a large audience and upon
request the perform ance was repeated twice. A fter alm ost an
hour and a half of swimming, land drill and rescuing, the team
was thoroughly exhausted. T he object of this exhibition was
mainly to show debutant Life Savers the correct way to rescue
a drow ning person.
K.W.
Athletics
T h is year again, a num ber of form er Standards were relin
quished, and in spite of the more exacting dem ands, or because
of them , which is m ore likely, the result of the Standards com
petition reflected the continued im provem ent in the quality of
Athletics within the school.
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This, of course, is as it m ust be in an age of intense
competition.
Twelve new school records were established, three during the
match against M orrison’s A cadem y, and nine on Sports Day.
In the Scottish Schools C ham pionships held in June, K. D.
Ballantyne and D. I. C. C rabb won Standard m edals in the halfmile. C rabb was third in the senior half-m ile and also in the
1 mile Steeplechase held this year for the first time in Scotland.
RESULT O F TH E S T A N D A R D S CO M PETITIO N
1st, Ruthven
2nd, Simpson
3rd, Freeland
4th, N icol ...
218
21 I
203
197
points
points
points
points
ST R A T H A L L A N versus M O R R ISO N ’S A C A D E M Y
M onday, 8th July, 1957 at 5.30 p.m.
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15.
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17.
E VEN TS
100 yards Ju n io r—
1: H ollow ay, 2: W allace, 3: (M ), 4: (M )..........................11.4 secs.
100 yards Inter.—
1: R obertson, 2: D uncan, 3: (M ), 4: (M )...........................11.0 secs.
100 yards Senior—
i: G a lb raith , 2: (M ), 3: (M ), 4: L illey ............................... 10.8 secs.
L ong Jum p Ju n io r—
1: Carsw ell, 2: A llcock, 3: (M ), 4: (M )..................... 15 ft. l t | ins.
Shot Inter.—
1: A llan, 2: (M ), 3: (M ), 4: R o se lle ............................................ t3 7 ft.
High Jum p Senior—
1: G rierson, 2: (M ), 3: M cM illan, 4: (M )....................... 5 ft. 4 ins.
880 yards In ter.—
I: B allantyne, 2: T h o rb u rn , 3: (M ), 4: (M ).................. 2m. 3.2 secs.
440 yards Ju n io r—
1: H ollow ay, 2: W allace, 3: (M ), 4: (M ).......................... t56.8 secs.
Javelin Senior—
1: Brown, 2: Jam ieson, 3: (M ), 4: (M ).............................. i" 132 ft.
High Jum p Inter.—
1: Roselle, 2: (M ), 3: (M ), 4: R o b in so n ...........................5 ft. 3 ins.
Discus J u n io r—
1: (M ), 2: (M ), 3: L aw son, 4: W in g ate...................... 110 ft. 7 ins.
Mile Senior—
I: C rabb, 2: (M ), 3: K invig, 4: (M )............................4m . 36.5 secs.
440 yards Inter.—
1: Boxwell, 2: B allantyne, 3: (M ), 4: (M )............................54.8 secs.
Long Jum p Inter.—
1: D uncan, 2: Sim, 3: (M ), 4: (M ).................................... 18 ft. 7 ins.
Shot Senior—
1: (M ), 2: G a lb ra ith , 3: M acC allum , 4: (M ).............. 40 ft. 6 | ins.
Javelin Ju n io r—
I: (M ), 2: W ingate, 3: (M ), 4: W allac e .................106 ft. 1 1 | ins.
220 yards Senior—
1: G alb raith , 2: Irvine, 3: (M ), 4: (M )................................ 24.8 secs.
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220 yards In te r —
1: R o b ertso n , 2: Boxwell, 3: (M ),
4: (M ).....................24.8 secs.
220 yards Ju n io r—1
1: H ollow ay, 2: W allace, 3: (M ),
4: (M ).................... 26.2 secs.
High Ju m p Ju n io r—
1: E ason, 2: (M ), 3: W ingate, 4: (M )............................ 4 ft. 9 ins.
Long Ju m p Senior—
1: W ood, 2: G a lb ra ith , 3: (M ), 4: (M )....................... 18 ft. 5 | ins.
Discus Inter.—
1: Roselle, 2: (M ), 3: (M ), 4: W a tts.................... 123 ft. i in.
440 yards S enior—
1: C halm ers, 2: Irvine, 3: (M ), 4:
(M )..............................54 secs.
Discus Senior—
1: (M ), 2: (M ), 3: P u llar, 4: B eath ...............................104 ft. 9 ins.
Javelin Inter.—
1: (M ), 2: R oselle, 3: (M ), 4: W a tts............................120 ft. 4+ ins.
Shot Ju n io r—
1: R idland, 2: H ollow ay, 3: (M ), 4:(M )....................... 39 ft. 3 ins.
4 x 1 1 0 yards Ju n io r— S tra th a lla n .
4 x 2 2 0 yards In te r.— S tra th a lla n .
4 X 2 2 0 yards S enior— S trathallan.
t New R ecord.
RESULT: S T R A T H A L L A N 136; M O R R IS O N ’S 58
SCHOOL SPO RTS 1957
Event
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
O ne m ile
H igh Jum p
L ong Ju m p
P uttin g the Shot
Javelin
Discus
H urdles
Senior
1st
G a lb ra ith (S)
G a lb ra ith (S)
B allantyne (F)
B allantyne (F)
C ra b b (F)
G rie rso n (N )
G a lb ra ith (S)
G a lb ra ith (S)
Budge (N )
P irrie (F)
W ood (N )
T im e/D istance
11.1 secs.
24.8 secs.
54 secs.
2 m in. 2.7 secs.
4
m in. 34 secs.
f5 ft. 5 ins.
19 ft. 4 ins.
37 ft. 9 ins.
130 ft.
95 ft. 3 ins.
1 10.9 secs.
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
High Ju m p
Long Ju m p
P utting the Shot
Javelin
Discus
H urdles
M iddle
D uncan (S)
R o bertson (N )
Boxwell ( R )
T h o rb u rn (N )
T h o rb u rn (N )
Sim (S)
A llan (S)
W atts (S)
D uncan (S)
D uncan (S)
10.8 secs.
24.6 secs.
55.3 secs.
2 m in. 10.6 secs.
5
ft. 2 ins.
17 ft. 9 ins.
35 ft. 3 ins.
t l 16 ft. 6 j ins.
1 127 ft. 6 ins.
t l 1.7 secs.
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
H igh Ju m p
Long Ju m p
P utting the Shot
Junior
W allace (F)
H ollow ay (R )
H ollow ay (R )
E ason (S)
L o ch o re (F)
R idland (S)
11.4 secs.
27 secs.
t5 6 .7 secs.
4 ft. 10i ins.
15 ft. I i ins.
+37 ft. 4 ins.
Javelin
D iscus
*5
H ollow ay (R ) 1 117 ft. 7 | ins.
R id lan d (S) 1 101 ft. 2y ins.
t N ew R ecord.
V ictor L u d o ru m ........................................................W. R. G A L B R A IT H (S)
Bruce M ackay C u p fo r M iddle C h a m p io n sh ip ...D . C. D U N C A N (S)
Ju n io r C h a m p io n sh ip ...............................................A. H . H O L L O W A Y (R)
Result o f Sports:
1st. Sim pson . . . .
330 points
2nd, F reeland
. . . . 307
points
3rd, N i c o l ....................... 297 points
4th. R uthven . . . .
291 points
Cricket
L a s t season the
First Eleven played
twelve m atches, of which
they lost four, drew five and won only three, which is, on paper,
not a good record. However, when it is realised th at in four out
of the five draws the School had nine of their opponents’ wickets
down, with runs in hand, the record is m ore encouraging. We
had a team of considerable talent and prom ise but one which
lacked the ability to m ake the m ost of its opportunities. This
manifested itself in tem porary slackening-off in the field, a lack
of concentration in the batsm en when well set, and the failure
of the bowlers to follow the param ount rule, which cannot be
sufficiently em phasised, that is to say, to bowl straight.
On the credit side, it was most encouraging to have so many
batsmen to choose from ; the scores m ade by the Second Eleven
are evidence of this. M ost of the side m ade runs a t one tim e or
another, the best batsm en being H udson, Beattie and G albraith.
Hudson and G albraith showed ability but paid the penalty for
lapses in concentration, whilst Beattie showed most promising
form.
We had a wide range of bowling, although we lacked a legspinner, particularly as K ilpatrick was off cricket for most of the
season. Jam ieson bore the brunt of the bowling and he never
bowled really badly; his excellent analysis in the Old Boys
match was due to the fact that he obeyed im plicitly the num ber
one rule— he bowled straight. W atts will get m any wickets when
he obeys this rule, for he is a prom ising bowler. D uncan,
Wallace and W illcox usually bowled well though W illcox had
no luck at all.
The fielding was variable, but usually it was fairly sound,
Beattie’s work in the slips being outstanding, whilst G albraith
was very good at mid-off and H udson kept well and occasionally
brilliantly throughout the season.
W allace, Jr. O., W atts, B. O. C., K ilpatrick, W. P., D insm ore, J. W „ P irrie, A B.
M acC allum , P. S., D uncan. D. C.
R o w : W illcox. I. J„ H udson, G . T „ G a lb ra ith . W. R.. Jam ieson, M . S., B eattie, A. W.
back k o w
F
ront
:
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SU M M A R Y OF LAST SE A SO N ’S RESULTS
Drawn
Played
Won
Lost
1st XI ..............
12
3
4
5
2nd X I ..............
0
7
6
1
C olts XI
6
4
2
0
Ju n io r XI
8
5
0
3
Jam ieson ...
G albraith
Duncan
W atts
FIRST XI HOWLING A V E R A G E S
Overs
M aidens
Runs
W ickets
52
358
41
172
39
5
132
15
14
154
12
64
32
319
22
110
A verage
8.732
8.8
12.83
14.5
FIRST XI B A T T IN G A V E R A G E S
Innings
Hudson
G albraith
Beattie
W atts
Duncan
Dinsm ore
14
13
14
12
13
II
N ot O ut
A ggregate
2
1
1
2
1
4
H ighest Score
269
247
249
137
152
72
A verage
89 (n o t out)
5 1 (not out)
46
31 (n o to u t)
30
14
22.4
20.6
19.2
13.7
12.7
10.3
First XI
4.5.1957
ST R A T H A L L A N versus M A S T E R S ' X I a t F o rg a n d e n n y
S tra th a lla n b a tte d first. M a tch lost
Strathallan
I. J. W illcox, lbw, b B land ... 0
A. W. Beattie, ru n o u t ............ 4
G . T. H udson, lbw, b A lex
ander ....................................... 3
*W. R. G alb raith , lbw, b Bland 0
A. B. Pirrie, bB land ................... 0
W. P. K ilpatrick, c B land, b
Hewson ................................... 7
D. C. D uncan, c Y oung, b
Alexander
........................... 0
J. W. D insm ore, lbw, b B land 0
B. D. C. W atts, lbw, b Bland 5
J. M. M clnnes, lbw, b Bland 0
M. S. Jam ieson, not out ..........
2
Extras ....................................... 8
C.
P.
R.
*A.
I.
R.
K.
D.
T o tal 29
Bland 5 fo r 11; A lexander 3 fo r 9
Strathallan (second innings)
G . T. H udson, not out .............. 49
A. W. Beattie, bH ew son ....... 8
W. P. K ilpatrick, n o t o u t ......... 22
E xtras ....................................... 3
T o tal fo r 1 w icket
72
* C ap tain
M asters’ XI
P. Hewson, lbw, b Jam ieson 0
B reuer, b Jam ieson ............ 3
J. B. H o are, n o t o u t ............ 63
P. F. A lexander, c W illcox,
b K ilpatrick .......................... 15
T. W illiam , c an d b G a l
b ra ith ........................................ 5
A. L. Burnet, n o t o u t ........ 15
V. Birks, b Jam ieson ........ 3
Silver, R. H eron, D. E.
Y oung an d D. Bland did
not bat
E x tras ........................................ 0
T o tal fo r 5 w ickets 102
M. S. Jam ieson 3 fo r 30
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W hat was described last year as unp red ictab le but m ysteriously
potent bow ling w as again the cause o f the S ch o o l’s dow nfall. T h e last
m in u te ad d itio n to the M asters’ side o f R. J. B. H oare proved q uite
useful and the m atch was over soon enough fo r the School to have som e
m o re battin g against som e ap p are n tly less dangerous bowling.
15.6.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus O L D S T R A T H A L L 1A N S at F o rg an d en n y
O ld S tra th a llian s b atted first.
Old Strathallians
M . D- Rossie, b Jam ieson ... 22
J. G . C lark, Ibw, b Jam ieson 2
R. P . T h o m as, b Jam ieso n ... 0
W . R. B row n, b Jam ieso n ... 0
M . D aw son, b Jam ieson ........ 1
A. M. N icol, b Jam ieson ........ 0
*D. O. H inshaw , lbw, b Ja m ie
son ............................................ 4
W . W . W att, c G a lb raith , b
D uncan ...................................
1
N . Stevenson, c M clnnes, b
Jam ieson ................................... 1
J. W . M aclnnes, st H udson, b
D u n can ................................... 3
J. H all, n o t o u t .......................... 2
E x tras ........................................ 4
T o tal
M. S. Jam ieson 8 fo r 1 I
M atch won
Strathallan
A. W. Beattie, b H inshaw ,
4
I. J. W illcox, c an d bM ac
ln n es
8
D. C. D u n can , n o t out ........... 9
G . T. H udson, not out ........... 13
E x tra s ....................................... 13
T o ta l fo r 2 wickets
47
40
Old Strathallians (second innings)
J. G . C lark , st H u d so n , b G a l
b ra ith .......................................
11
M . D . R ossie, st H udson, b
G a lb ra ith
............................... 31
R. P. T h o m as, c H udson, b
G a lb ra ith ..............................
4
W . R. B row n, c B eattie, b
W illcox ...................................
3
A. M . N icol, ru n o u t .................
0
N . Stevenson, b W allace ........
2
J. W. M aclnnes, st H udson, b
W allace ...................................
1
M . D . D aw son, b D insm ore ... 0
D. O. H inshaw , b W allace ... 0
E x tra s ........................................
0
T o ta l fo r 9 w ickets
P. G . W allace 3 fo r 0
W . R. G a lb ra ith 3 fo r 21
52
* C ap tain
Jam ieson bow led stra ig h t a n d fa st on a good w icket and the Old
Boys, w ith the exception o f R ossie, had little idea o f w hat to do a bout
it, obviously being badly o u t o f practice. T h e School h a d little tro u b le
in o b tain in g the runs.
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29
11.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N v. E D IN B U R G H A C A D E M Y at N ewfield, E d inburgh
A cadem y b a tte d first. M atch lost
Edinburgh Academy
M . H. Bond, b Jam ieson ........
K. L. G . Sinclair, c P irrie, b
Jam ieson ...................................
D. R. G iilan , not out .................
P. J. B urnet, b Jam ieson ........
*D. M. H enderson, b Jam ieson
R. M athieson, lbw, b Jam ieson
J. E. N. H arris, st H udson, b
W atts .......................................
H. J. M. M cD ougal, b W atts
D. M . M ow at, b W atts ............
M. C. R. T od, ru n o u t ............
D. J. L. Proudlock, Ibw, b
W atts ........................................
E xtras .......................................
54
25
10
3
0
1
I
0
4
1
3
T otal 137
B. D. C. W atts 4 fo r 32
*
Strathallan
T. H udson, c G illa n , b
P ro u d lo c k ............................... 18
A. W. B eattie, b H en d erso n ... 4
W . P. K ilp atrick , b H enderson 15
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , c H arris b
H enderson .............................. 18
D. C. D uncan, c S inclair, b
G illa n .......................................
9
A. B. Pirrie, Ibw, b P ro u d lo c k 2
I. J. W illcox, Ibw, b Sinclair 5
B. D. C. W atts, c H arris, b
Sinclair ................................... 9
I. C. W ood, st T od, b Sinclair 1
J. W. D insm ore, not out ........ 9
M. S. Jam ieson, c T od, b S in
clair ............................................ 2
E x tra s ....................................... 4
G.
32
T o ta l 96
K. L. G . Sinclair 4 fo r 13
D. M. H enderson 3 fo r 32
D. J. L. P ro u d lo c k 2 fo r 22
C aptain
A fter a good opening stand, the A cadem y batsm en collapsed against
Jam ieson and W atts, a n d S tra th a lla n w ere left w ith plenty o f tim e in
which to m ake the runs. H ow ever, a succession o f batsm en played
them selves in and th en got them selves o u t by n o t concentrating.
Henderson bow led very well fo r the opposition.
20.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus K IR K C A L D Y C.C. at F o rg a n d e n n y
S tra th a lla n batted first.
Strathallan
G . T. Hudson, b D iack ...........
A. W. Beattie, run out ...........
D. C. D uncan, b C olville ........
*W. R. G a lb raith , b C olville ...
W. P. K ilpatrick, b H ailey ...
I. J. W illcox, b C olville ........
B. D. C. W atts, b C olville ...
A. B. Pirrie, b C olville ...........
C. P. Roselle, not o u t ...........
M . S. Jam ieson, not o u t ........
E xtras ........................................
T otal fo r 9 wkts. dec.
C olville 6 fo r 26
27
4
12
21
4
3
1
12
5
0
9
M atch draw n
Kirkcaldy C.C.
Bowie, b K ilp atrick ......... ....... 6
R obertson, lbw, b K ilp atrick 9
*Innes, b G a lb ra ith ..................... 20
M acG reg o r, b D uncan ............
I
C olville, n o t out .......................... 14
Ju ir, c Pirrie, b G a lb raith ... 0
Bowie, st H udson, b P ir r ie ... 0
E xtras .......................................
3
W. R. K ilp atrick 2 fo r 8
W. R. G a lb ra ith 2 fo r 7
53
109
* C aptain
Excellent leg-spin bow ling by C olville bem used all the School
batsm en except H udson and G a lb raith , but the declaratio n cam e too
late to give K irkcaldy a good chance and the m atch ended ra th e r tam ely.
3°
15.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus G L A S G O W A C A D E M Y at F organdenny
S tra th a lla n b a tte d first. M atch draw n
G lasgow Academy
Strathallan
* H enderson, c W illcox, b D u n
G . T. H u dson, b H enderson ... 56
can ............................................ 18
A. W. Beattie, b M acK inlay ... 15
W atson, ru n o u t .......................... 0
W . P. K ilp atrick , b H en d erso n 1
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , not out ........ 51
M acR ossan, c G a lb raith , b
D . C. D uncan, c K eiller, b
D u n can ................................... 7
Jackson ................................... 24
L ockhart, b W atts
..............
8
A. B. P irrie, bG ra h a m ...............
3
K eiller, st H udson, b D uncan 2
I. J. W illcox, n o t out .................. 6
E vans, st H udson,
b D uncan 0
Ross, lbw, b D uncan .............
0
E x tra s .......................................
2
R ichm ond, b Jam ieson ............ 0
Jackson, not out .......................... 6
T o tal fo r 5 wkts. dec. 158
G ra h am , c G a lb ra ith , b W atts 1
M acK inley, n o t o u t ................. 6
E x tra s .......................................
3
T o ta l fo r
D. C. D uncan
B. D. C. W atts
M . S. Jam ieson
9 w ickets
5 fo r 11
2 fo r 13
1 fo r 19
53
* C a p ta in
O n a dam p w icket, S tra th a lla n scored fast; H udson a n d G a lb ra ith
batted very soundly and n e ith e r was afra id to hit the loose ball hard.
G lasgow A cadem y m ade very heavy w e ath e r o f o u r bow ling and
D uncan w ent th ro u g h them quickly, cuttin g the ball considerably off th e
drying w icket. A stu b b o rn last w icket stan d ro b b e d the School .of
victory in a m ost exciting finish.
25.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N v. D A N IE L S T E W A R T 'S C O L L E G E at E dinburgh
S tra th a lla n batted first. M a tch draw n
Daniel Stewart’s College
Strathallan
H enderson, b Jam ieson ............ 2
G . T. H udson, c a n d b A nderB allantyne, c H udson, b R o s
strem ........................................
elle ............................................ 0
A. W . Beattie, n o t o u t ............ 36
C raig, b Jam ieson ..................... 0
D. C. D un can , b W ill ............ 12
*E dw ards, n o t o u t ..................... 54
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , c and b
C a rte r, c H udson, b W atts ... 10
A llan ....................................... 26
A llan, c W atts, b G a lb ra ith ... 3
W . P. K ilpatrick, b M ackenzie 5
B. D. C. W atts, not o u t ............ 25
L loyd, b W illc o x .......................... 16
Lowe, b W atts .......................... 3
A. B. Pirrie, I. J. W illcox, J.
W ill, Ibw, b D u n can ................. 0
W . D insm ore, C. P. R oselle
A n d erstrem , b D insm ore ........ 3
an d M. S. Jam ieson did not
E x tras ....................................... 10
bat
E x tra s ........................................ 8
T o ta l fo r 9 w ickets 101
T o ta l fo r 4 wkts. dec. 118
B. D . C. W atts 2 fo r 7
M ackenzie 1 fo r 22
A nderstrem 1 fo r 9
* C aptain
T h e School w on th e toss a n d b a tte d well on a tru e w icket but found
th a t th ree h o u rs w as n o t sufficient tim e to bow l o u t th e opposition. H ow
ever, it proved to be a n o th e r “ all b u t” m atch, and only an excellent
innings by th e ir C a p ta in saved S tew art’s fro m defeat.
6
22.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus C R IE F F C.C. at F organdenny
S tra th a lla n batted first. M atch draw n
Strathallan
Crieff C.C.
Bell, ru n o u t ............................... 0
G . T. H udson, c and b R yan 23
D u n can , c R oselle, b K ilp a t
A. W. Beattie, st, b Ryan ........ 2
rick ............................................ 9
D. C. D uncan, b Blyth ............ 12
C ow an, b D uncan .....................
7
:W. R. G alb raith , b R obertson 7
D onaldson, b D uncan ............ 0
B. D. C. W atts, b Blyth ............ 24
Sinclair, c G a lb ra ith , b K ilp a t
J. W. Dinsm ore, not out ........ 12
rick ............................................ 2
W. P. K ilpatrick, not o u t ........ 4
2
R o b ertso n , c W atts, b Pirrie ... 6
Extras .......................................
,—
*R yan, b W illcox .......................... 21
Blyth, c G a lb raith , b D uncan 14
T otal for 5 wkts. dec. 87
D ouglas, not o u t .....................
5
Rvan 2 for 19; Blyth 2 fo r 16
F orrest, not out .......................... 4
U rving did n o t bat
E x tras ........................................ 4
D. C. D uncan 3 fo r 15
W. P. K ilpatrick 2 fo r 11
72
* C ap tain
G albraith won the toss an d S tra th a lla n w ent in to b at on a d am pish
wicket. Hudson and W atts m ade m ost o f o u r ru n s in ra th e r co n trastin g
m anners, and we left C rieff sufficient tim e to get som e runs.
Duncan and K ilpatrick bow led well, an d C rieff were in a p o o r way
until their C aptain cam e in an d struck som e firm blows to sw ing the
m atch in their favour. T w o m o re w ickets, how ever, sw ung it o u r way
again, and the finish w as very close.
29.6.1957
ST R A T H A L L A N versus P E R T H A C A D E M Y a t Perth
Strath allan batted first. M atch draw n
Strathallan
Perth Academy
R. M iller, lbw, b Jam ieson ... 7
A. W. Beattie, c and b Bell ...
9
I. J. W illcox,cand
b Bell ... 21
R o b ertso n , lbw, b Jam ieso n ... 4
G. T. H udson, not out ............ 89
D uigan, lbw, b Jam ieson ........ 10
*W. R. G alb raith , c Bell ........ 6
T h o m so n , c K ing, b Jam ieson 0
D. C. D uncan, run out ............ 0
Jones, c W atts, b Jam ieson ... 0
J. W. D insm ore, run out ........ 7
K em p, c H udson, b G a lb ra ith
8
B. D. C. W atts, c and b
M iller, c Beattie, b G a lb ra ith
2
Robertson ..............................
6
Bell, not out ................................... 14
5
E xtras .......................................
M ort, c M acC allum , b G a l
braith ........................................ 0
T otal fo r 6 wkts. dec. 143
C u th b ertso n , b Jam ieson ........ 7
P ritch ard , n o t o u t ..................... 0
A. Bell 3 fo r 44
E x tra s ........................................ 10
M.
W.
T o ta l fo r 9 w ickets 62
S.
Jam ieson 6 fo r 11
R. G a lb ra ith 3 fo r 11
* C ap tain
Once again the School w ere ro b b e d o f th eir victory by a last w icket
pair. H udson batted well a n d Jam ieson bow led very accu rately but the
last wicket was u n fo rtu n ately n o t to be ours.
28.5.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus F E T T E S C O L L E G E a t E d in b u rg h
F ettes b atted first. M atch lost
Fettcs College
Strathallan
L loyd, c Beattie, b Jam ieson 0
G . T. H udson, b A rm it ........
3
G ra n t, c Beattie, b Jam ieson 0
A. W. Beattie, c Stew art, b
H oare, c and b A llan ............ 52
A rm it ....................................... 42
G ra h am , b W atts ..................... 18
D. C. D uncan, b Bain ............ 24
S hackleton, c Pirrie, b W atts 73
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , c H oare, b
H am ilton, c Beattie, b Ja m ie
Shackleton .............................. 24
son ............................................ 5
I. J. W illcox, c G ra n t, b Arm it 0
D akers, Ibw, b W atts ................. 5
B. D. C. W atts, Ibw, b Roy ... 12
Stew art, b Jam ieson ................. 3
A. B. Pirrie, st Lloyd, b Roy 3
A rm it, c H udson, b W atts
34
W. P. K ilpatrick, Ibw, b Shack
Bain, c H udson, b W atts ........ 0
............
0
leton
Roy, not out .............................. 7
J. W. D insm ore, not out .......
3
E xtras .......................................
4
G . R. A llan, c H oare, b Roy 0
M. S. Jam ieson, b Roy ............ 3
T o tal 202
E xtras ....................................... 5
Total 109
R oy 4 fo r 40
A rm it 3 fo r 20
* C aptain
T h e m atch opened w ith a beau tifu l slip catch by B eattie off
Ja m ie so n ’s first ball, a n d a n o th e r even b e tte r catch off the sixth, ball.
U n fo rtu n a te ly this w as n o t the shape o f things to com e a n d Fettes
forged on to a good score a fte r th e ir disastrous start. T h e School fielded
very well th ro u g h o u t a long innings, and Jam ieson and W atts p e rform ed
nobly. S tra th a lla n on the o th er h a n d got off to a good sta rt; B eattie
b atted b eautifully, as did G a lb ra ith until he a tte m p ted a frig h tfu l swish
at the ball; o u r batsm en collapsed, how ever, against Roy, m aking m ost
indeterm inate prods at him.
25.6.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N “ A ” versus F O R G A N D E N N Y C.C. a t F o rgandenny
F o rg a n d e n n y b atted first. M atch lost
Forgandenny C.C.
Strathallan “ A ”
2
J. M. M clnnes, b K em p .......
T. M ackie, st H udson, b C ro s
J. W. D insm ore, c and b Boag 12
by
............................................ 15
*G. T. H udson, c Sm ith, b Boag 16
A. Boag, c H udson, b Roselle 0
A. B. Pirrie, Ibw, b K em p ... 0
A. Peter, st H udson, b C rosby 61
P. G. W allace, b Boag ............
1
P. H am ilton, c H udson, b
B. D. C. W atts, Ibw, b Boag ... 0
Roselle ................................... 27
N. R. King, st Sm ith, b Boag 8
M. Sm ith, run o u t ..................... 7
R. J. P hilip, b K em p ................
5
D. K em p, b A llan ..................... 7
G . R. J. A llan, c H am ilton, b
J. K ettles, not out ..................... 10
Boag ....................................... P
A. K em p, b W alts
................. 0
C. P. Roselle, b Boag ............ 9
A. H endry, b P irrie ................. 3
1.
M.
C rosby, not out ............ 0
W. H enderson, not out ............ 0
E xtras ....................................... 2
W. T o llo ch did not bat
■—
E xtras ....................................... 16
----- T o tal 67
T o tal fo r 8 wkts. dec. 146
A. K em p 3 fo r 35
A . Boag 7 fo r 30
T. M . C rosby 2 fo r 18
C. P. R oselle 2 fo r 32
* C ap tain
An experim ental team was well and tru ly th rash ed by the village
w ho m ade a good score of 146, P eter h itting the ball very hard. T he
“ A ” X I battin g h a d little answ er to the off-spinners o f Boag, w ho bow led
very steadily.
6.6.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus D O L L A R A C A D E M Y at F o rg a n d e n n y
S tra th a lla n batted first. M atch won
D ollar Academ y
Strathallan
9
*R. A. F . W ight, c B eattie, b
A. W . B eattie, b S harp .........
Jam ieson ................................... 4
I. J. W illcox, Ibw. b S h arp . . 0
30
D. C. D uncan, b Sharp .........
D. R orke, b Jam ieson ............ 11
G . T . H udson, lbw, b A rc h i
D. M. Boyd, b W atts ................. 6
18
G . J. K ieth, c H udson, b
bald ........................................
Jam ieson ................................... 36
‘W. R. G a lb raith , c and b
9
A. H etherington, run out ........ 30
Sharp ....................................
22
R. A. A rchibald, run out ........ 6
B. D. C. W atts, b Parsons
0
M. R. M orris, b Jam ieson ... 0
A. B. Pirrie, b A rchibald ....
10
1
J. V/. D insm ore, not o u t ....
J. I. W allace, b W atts ............
0
N. X ing, b Parsons ..............
W. D. J. S harp, st H udson, b
W atts ........................................ 0
0
1. R. D. Parsons, b Jam ieson 0
G. R. A llan, b Sharp ..............
A. S. M. M acG regor, n o t out 0
5
Extras ....................................
--------E x tras ........................................ 3
—
101
T otal
T o tal 97
W. D. J. S harp 6 fo r 30
M . S. Jam ieson 5 fo r 27
A rchibald 2 fo r 11
B. D . C. W atts 3 fo r 35
* C a p ta in
O nly D uncan batted well fo r us in this m atch a n d 101 w as n o t a
good score. T he m atch, how ever, ended m ost excitingly in the last over
with the School fielding excellently, p a rticu la rly H udson, w ho kept
adm irably.
19.6.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus P E R T H S H IR E C.C.C. a t F o rg a n d e n n y
P erth sh ire batted first. M atch lost
Perthshire C .C .C .
Strathallan
A. W . Beattie, c and b A . S.
L. C. D udm an, b W allace ........ 13
H ay ............................................ 12
J. T. Lodge, run out ................. 61
I. J. W illcox, st G len , b C a m p
*S. A. Hay, not out ..................... 48
bell ................................. ........ 15
A. S. Hay, c H udson, b W al
D. C. D uncan, st G len, b
lace ............................................ 15
L odge ....................................... 11
D. Stewart, not out ..................... 25
G . T. H u d so n , b S. A. H ay ... 13
E xtras .......................................
7
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , c and b
G a rd in e r ................................... 19
T otal fo r 3 wkts. dec. 169
B. D. C. W atts, b D u d m an ... 1
P. G . W allace 2 fo r 34
J. W. D insm ore, Ibw, b S. A.
H ay ............................................
3
D. S. M acC allum , c an d b A.
S. H ay ........................................ 20
P. G . W allace, bA. S. H ay ...
4
J. M. M clnnes, not out
.........
3
M. S. Jam ieson, c a n d b
T h o m so n
............................
5
E xtras ....................................... 11
T o ta l
A . S. H ay 3 fo r 16
S. A . H ay 2 fo r 10
117
* C aptain
T he C ounty C lub paid us the com plim ent o f bringing a strong team
and quickly ran up a good score. T h e School b atted very well against
som e spin bow ling of a quality they had n o t b efore experienced.
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9.7.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus A . P. F. A L E X A N D E R 'S X I at F o rgandenny
S tra th a lla n b atted first. M atch w on
Strathallan
A. P. F. Alexander's XI
L. C. D udm an, b Jam ieson
0
A. W . Beattie, b D u d m an ........ 38
1. M. Sm ith, st H udson, b G a l
I. J. W illcox, b B land ............ 8
b raith ....................................... 5
J. W. D insm ore, lbw, b D u d
m an ............................................ 7
S. A. Hay, c A llan, b G al- ...
G . T. H udson, c G len, b D u d
braith ....................................... 31
m an ............................................ 0
A. S. Hay, lbw, b W illcox ... 18
!W. R. G a lb raith , c Philip, b
R. J. Philip, c M acC allum , b
S. A. H ay ............................... °9
G a lb raith
.............................. 7
N. R. K ing, ru n out ................. 7
*A. P. F. A lexander, b W illcox 0
B. D. C. W atts, not out ............ 31
A. G len, b Jam ieson ................. 43
R. A. L. B urnet, b Jam ieson ... 6
D. S. M acC allum , b D u d m an 7
1
T . R. T aylor, not out ................. 0
P. G . W allace, run out ............
D. A. Bland, lbw, b Jam ieson 0
M . S. Jam ieson, b S. A. H ay 4
G . R. J. A llan, lbw, b S. A.
I. T. W illiam s, absent h u rt
H ay ............................................ 0
E x tras ....................................... 2
----E xtras ....................................... 13
----T otal 112
T otal
145
L. C. D udm an 4 fo r 19
W. R. G a lb ra ith 3 fo r 35
S. A. H ay 3 fo r 21
* C ap tain
A gainst a team o f strange a sso rtm en t the School batted steadily,
p articu larly B eattie, and left th e oppo sitio n little tim e to m ake the runs.
H ow ever, they left them selves to bow l the o p position out, only S. A. H ay
a n d G len m aking any sort o f show ing against th e School bow ling.
20.7.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus T R IN IT Y C O L L E G E , G L E N A L M O N D
S tra th a lla n batted first. M atch draw n
Glenalm ond
Strathallan
S. F. M artineau, Ibw, b W atts
A. W. Beattie, c F a irb a irn A.
A. C. F airb airn , Ibw, b W al
C.. b F airb airn M. K ........... 24
lace ............................................
I. J. W illcox, c Sub., b M a c
K. B. D. A itken, lbw, b G a l
P h erso n ................................... 10
b raith .......................................
D. C. D un can , lbw, b Black ... 9
J. I. M acD onald, c H udson, b
G . T. H udson, lbw, b M acJam ieson
..............................
0
*D. H. M acP herson, c G a l
*W. R. G a lb ra ith , Ibw, b F a ir
b raith , b W atts .....................
bairn, M. K ............................. 26
T. D. M. H art, c G a lb raith ,
B. D. C. W atts, b Black ........ 0
b W atts ...................................
J. W . D insm ore, b F airb airn
M . K. F a irb airn , b W atts .......
A. C ............................................. 14
C. H. K ennedy, lbw, b W atts
D. S. M acC allum , b Black ... 5
A. D. Brown, b W atts ............
P. G . W allace, c M acdonald,
b M acP herson .....................
C. 1. E m m erson, not o u t ........
3
J. W. Black, not o u t .................
N . R. K ing, c F a irb airn A. C.,
E xtras .......................................
b M acP herson ..................... 4
M. S. Jam ieson, not o u t ........ 0
E x tra s ........................................ 3
—
T o tal 98
M acP h erso n 4 fo r 39
J. W . Black 3 fo r 23
* C ap tain
12
13
0
4
20
0
14
7
5
0
0
4
—•
79
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T h e w icket was very wet w hen S tra th a lla n w ent in to bat, but not
difficult, and it was through the fa u lt o f o u r own batsm en ra th e r th an
the G len alm o n d bow lers th a t w ickets fell so cheaply. O nce again
B eattie looked o u r soundest player.
A gain we had nine opposition w ickets a t the close o f play a n d the
gam e was a draw in o u r fa v o u r. H ow ever, it h a d been m ost exciting in
its varying advantages and nerve-w racking to w atch. W atts bow led
excellently on a wicket th a t w as n o t giving th e bow ler very m u ch help.
8.6.1957
S T R A T H A L L A N versus L O R E T T O at E dinburgh
S tra th a lla n batted first. M atch lost
Loretto
Strathallan
J. M. O rr, c M acC allum , b
A. W. Beattie, c O rr, b H arris 46
Jam ieson ................................
I. J. W illcox, b B arr ................. 3
W. A. B urnett, lbw, b Ja m ie
D. Duncan, c M acC auley, b
son ............................................
Pattullo ................................... 0
*P. R. P renter, not out ................
G. T. Hudson, c G ibson, b
A. N. G . B arker, Ibw, b
Pattullo .................................. 0
Jam ieson ................................
*W. R. G albraith, c B urnett b
M acC auley, n o t o u t ...................
Pattullo ................................... 15
E x tra s .......................................
J. W. Dinsm ore. c G oodw ille,
b H arris ................................... 4
T o tal fo r 3 wickets
I
B. D. C. W atts, run out .......
P. G. W allace, c P re n ter, b
H arris ....................................... 0
A. B. Pirrie, b B arr
............ 0
D. S. M cCallum , not out .......
7
M. S. Jam ieson, b B arr ........ 6
E xtras ....................................... 7
T o ta l
N. D. R. H arris 3 fo r 3
A. H. Pattullo 3 fo r 15
J. T. G. B arr 3 fo r 35
28
2
43
2
16
4
95
89
Strathallun (second innings)
A. W. Beattie, st M iller, b
M acCauley
........................... 10
I. J. W illcox, b P attullo ........ 31
D. C. D uncan, run out .................... 0
G. T. Hudson, not out ............. 42
*W. R. G alb raith , not out ........ 25
E xtras ............................................... 4
T otal fo r 3 w ickets
112
* C aptain
Only Beattie show ed the slightest know ledge o f how to play
m edium -paced swing bowling, the rem ain d er o f the side p erfo rm in g very
badly. Beattie’s innings was good, but could h ave been b etter b u t fo r
lifting his head and sw inging across the ball ju st b efo re lunch. L o retto
had little difficulty in getting the necessary runs.
THE SEC O N D ELEVEN
V ersus G l a s g o w A cadem y. W on by 74 runs.
S trath allan 121 (K ing 17, P hillip 16).
G lasgow A cadem y 47 (A llan 9 fo r 19).
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Versus Daniel Stewart’s. W on by 41 runs.
S tra th a lla n 81 (A llan 17 not o u t, B uchanan 16).
D aniel S tew art’s 40 (C rosby 3 fo r 5).
Versus Black W atch. W on by 81 runs.
S tra th a lla n 151 (P hillip 71, H a ir 24, B uchanan 23).
Black W atch 70 (S tephen 35, R oselle 5 fo r 33).
Versus D ollar A cadem y. W on by 90 runs.
D o lla r A cadem y 67 (F yfe 25, R oselle 4 fo r 26).
S tra th a lla n 157 (R oselle 33).
Versus Loretto. Lost by 5 w ickets a n d 21 runs.
S tra th a lla n 107 (M c ln n es 46, K ing 30).
L o retto 132 fo r 4.
Versus Perth A cadem y. W on by 89 runs.
S tra th a lla n 137 (P irrie 45, M cL ellan 20, R oselle 17).
P erth A cadem y 48 (A llan 8 fo r 8).
Versus Trinity C ollege, G lenalm ond. W on by 74 runs.
S tra th a lla n 114 (P hillip 48, R oselle 21 not out).
G le n alm o n d 40 (G ra n t 17 n o t out, A llan 8 fo r 26).
P layed
W on
L ost
D raw n
7
6
1
0
TH E COLTS ELEVEN
Versus G lasgow Academ y 3rd XL W on by 86 runs.
S tra th a lla n 111 (T ay lo r 63). G lasgow A cadem y 25 (R eid D. G . 3 fo r 3).
F e tte s 157
Versus Fettes C ollege. L ost by 124 runs.
fo r 6 (G ra h a m 100).
S tra th a lla n 33 (K e rr 5 fo r 11).
Versus D ollar A cadem y. W on by 97 runs.
S tra th a lla n 143 fo r 6 (W allace 80, T a y lo r 50 not out).
D o llar 46 (W allace 6 fo r 10).
Versus
Queen Victoria School 1st XI. Lost by 17
S tra th a lla n 66.
Q ueen V ictoria 83 fo r 7.
runs.
Versus Perth Academ y Colts. W on by 151 runs.
S tra th a lla n 177 (R a n k in 36 n o t out, T ay lo r 31).
P e rth A cadem y 26 (M ackenzie 7 fo r 7).
Versus G lenalniond Colts “ A". W on by 31 runs.
S tra th a lla n 155 fo r 9 (P ate 44).
G le n alm o n d 124 (W allace 6 fo r 33).
P layed
W on
L ost
D raw n
6
4
2
0
T H E JU N IO R E L E V E N
22.5.57.
Versus Drum tochty Castle (H). W on by 119 runs.
S tra th a lla n 132 fo r 4 d eclared (C hristie 51 not ou t, C ook 44, T u rn e r 18).
D ru m to ch ty 13 (D avidson 5 fo r 3, M ackenzie 2 fo r 3).
5.6.57.
Versus D ollar Academ y (A). M atch draw n.
S tra th a lla n 86 (T u rn e r 29. M ackenzie 14, D avidson 14 n ot out).
D o lla r 74 fo r 8 (M ackenzie 2 fo r 13).
8.6.57.
Versus Belm ont H ouse (A). W on by 148 runs.
S tra th a lla n 168 fo r 5 dec. (D ow 56 n. o.. C ook 46, Scott 18. H utton 14).
B elm ont 20 (D avidson 5 fo r 7, M ackenzie 4 for 9).
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12.6.57. Versus Lathallan (A). M atch draw n.
L ath allan 140 (D avidson 4 fo r 46, S inclair 3 fo r 27).
S tra th a lla n 127 fo r 9 (C hristie 28, D ow 25, D avidson 20).
19.6.57. Versus Croftinloan (H ). W on by 153 runs.
S trath allan 171 fo r 6 d eclared (C hristie 71, M ackenzie 41).
C roftinloan 18 (H u tto n 3 fo r 7, D ow 2 fo r 0, P a te 2 fo r 3).
22.6.57. Versus Ardvreck (H). W on by 80 runs.
S tra th a lla n 131 fo r 4 d eclared (T u rn e r 30, C h ristie 47, D ow 23 n o t out).
A rdvreck 51 (Pate 3 fo r 5, Sinclair 3 fo r 10, D avidson 3 fo r 2).
3.7.57. Versus Ardvreck (A). W on by 9 w ickets.
A rdvreck 73 (M ackenzie 5 fo r 26, Sinclair 3 f o r 22).
S trathallan 91 for 1 w icket (C ook 23, T u rn e r 18 n. o., C hristie 42 n.o.).
10.7.57. Versus Craigflower (H ). M atch draw n.
C raigflow er 127 fo r 6 d eclared (S inclair 4 fo r 39).
S trathallan 97 fo r 3 w ickets (M ackenzie 30 n.o., T u rn e r 17 n.o., C ook
18, C hristie 18).
Played
8
W on
5
L ost
0
D raw n
3
R uns fo r
1,004 fo r 41 wkts.
Av. p e r wkt. 24.48
R uns against
516 fo r 75 wkts.
Av. per w kt. 6.88
Hockey
H o c k e y was played throughout the Sum m er Term by about
forty enthusiastic non-cricketers. Only two m atches were played;
the first against G lenalm ond and the second against Edinburgh
Academy, leaving the team with a record of one win and one
draw, scoring five goals and conceding three.
A scrappy gam e at G lenalm ond, despite the excellent con
ditions, resulted in a draw . Strathallan were slow to settle down,
and Glenalmond, taking advantage of this, w ent ahead after a
quarter of an hour. N either side played with m uch cohesion and
later pressure from S trathallan was w arded off by a stout G len
almond defence. In the second half Strathallan settled down and
some improved hockey resulted in a goal scored by Burns. F u r
ther Strathallan pressure resulted in several near misses which,
with quicker and m ore accurate shooting, would have been
goals. The game finished w ithout further score.
Rain, which had fallen throughout the m orning, continued
through most of the m atch against E dinburgh A cadem y, but
despite this the standard of play was high. T he A cadem y were
soon on the attack and opened the scoring with an excellent
goal from a short corner. This provided S trathallan with the
stimulus needed and soon the scores were levelled by Burns
after good work by the halves. T he same player put Strathallan
into the lead shortly before the interval. T he A cadem y started
strongly in the second half and were rew arded w ith another goal.
Towards the end of the second half S trathallan scored through
McLellan and M arsland.
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T h e M agazine o f Strathallan School
T he following played: M acPherson (C apt.),f B u rn s,|
M cLellan M. R .,f Leishm an D. A .,f H ellon R .,f L ogan A.,
Dyet, Gillies, Blanche, M arsland, Dickie, G ordon R . M.
t C olours.
Swimming
In a closely and keenly contested com petition, F re e la n d once again
to o k the h o n o u rs. T his was th eir seventh consecutive Jnter-H ouse C h a m
pion sh ip win, but th e m argin was cut dow n fro m th e usu al 40 o r 50
p oints to 8. N icol w ere ru n n ers-u p , w ith R uthven in th ird place. T he
la tte r H ouse had th e c o n so latio n o f gaining the highest n u m b er of
“ sta n d a rd ” points.
In the In dividual C ham p io n sh ip s, K . R. H u n te r w ith 22 poin ts w on
the S enior C ham p io n sh ip , w hile A. B. Pirrie (10 pts.) was runner-up.
C om p etitio n was so keen in the M iddle C ham pionships, th a t fo u r boys—
C ornish, H arrison, M enzies a n d M itchell— h a d th e u n u su a l distinction
o f sharing this h o n o u r w ith 6 p o in ts each. J. G . M. M cK inlay w ith 11
p oin ts w as Ju n io r C h am p io n a n d R. F. R idland ((8 pts.) ru nner-up.
E leven o f th e fifteen School records w ere broken a n d a n o th e r
equalled. T h e new re co rd ho ld ers a re : —
SE N IO R
100 yds. B reast S troke— 1 m in. 24.3 secs, set u p in a sem i-final h e at
by R. M . G o rd o n .
75 yds B ackstroke— 60 secs, (sem i-final h eat)— K . R. H unter.
100 yds. F re e
style— 1 m in. 7.1 secs.— A. B. Pirrie.
400 yds. F re e
style— 5 m ins. 54.2 secs, (sem i-final h eat)— K . R.
H unter.
M ID D L E
75 yds. B reast S troke— 1 m in. 1.1 secs.— C. M . T. C ornish.
50 yds. B ackstroke— 38.8 secs.— T . L. H arrison.
JU N IO R
50 yds. B reast S troke— 41.7 secs.— S. R. H unter.
25 yds. B ackstroke— 16.1 secs.— R. J. R idland.
50 yds. F re e Style— 30.6 secs, (sem i-final heat)— J. G . M. M cK inlay.
100 yds. F re e
Style— 1 m in. 15.5 secs.— J. G . M. M cK inlay,
150 yds. M edley R elay— 2 m ins. 0.6 secs.— N icol.
M . R . M itchell eq ualled A. B. P irrie’s tim e o f 50.4 secs, fo r the 75
yds. F re e Style set up in 1956.
T h e results o f the In ter-H o u se finals a re given below : —
100
75
100
400
300
SE N IO R CLASS
yds. B re aststro k e : 1. R. M . G o rd o n (F); 2. K . R. H u n te r (F); 3, K.
W ingate (R); 4. M . B. Shiels (N). T im e, 1 m in. 27.2 secs.
yds. B ack S tro k e : 1. K . R. H u n te r (F); 2. I. A. M arn o ch (F); 3. P.
M cL ellan (S); 4. G . M . F ergusson (R). T im e, 1 m in. 5.3 secs.
yds. F re e S ty le: 1. A. B. P irrie (F); 2. D . S. M cC allum (F); 3. A. L.
P ullar (R ); 4. A. D. B udge (N). T im e, 1 m in. 7.1 secs.
yds. F re e S ty le: 1. K . R. H u n te r (F); 2. A. D. J. B udge (N ); 3. D. S.
M cC allum (F); 4. G . M . F e rgusson (R). T im e, 6 m ins. 3.8
secs.
yds. R e la y M e d ley : 1. F re e la n d ; 2. N icol; 3. R u th v en ; 4. Sim pson.
T im e, 4 m ins. 16.5 secs.
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M ID D L E CLASS
75 yds. B reaststroke: 1. C. M. T . C o rn ish (S); 2. P. T. G o o d a ll (N ); 3.
J. F. D yet (F); 4. T. J. R. O vens (R). T im e, 1 m in. 1.1 secs.
50 yds. Back S tro k e: I. T. L. H arrison (N ); 2. D. S. D uncan (S); 3. M.
W. Shaw (S); 4. P. T . G o o d a ll (N). T im e, 38.8 secs.
75 yds. F ree S tyle: 1. M . R. M itchell (S); 2. B. D. C. W atts (S); 3. G . G.
H. M aclennan (F); 4. M. S. W inning (R). T im e, 50.4 secs.
200 yds. F ree Style: 1. I. W . M enzies (N ); 2. W . C hap el (N ); 3. I. D . E.
Sim (S); 4. J. D. M cK inlay (R). T im e, 3 m ins. 16.8 secs.
200 yds. R elay M ed.: 1. S im pson; 2. N ico l; 3. F re e la n d ; 4. R uthven,
Tim e, 2 mins. 48.5 secs.
JU N IO R CLASS
50 yds. B reaststroke: 1. S. R. H u n te r (F); 2. B. A. W ingate (R); 3. 1. S.
Y oung (N); 4. D .
M . L aw son (R). T im e, 41.7 secs.
25 yds. Back S troke: I. T . R. J. R idland (S); 2. J. G . M . M cK in lay (N );
3. W. A. M . M acfie (S); 4. T . R. T ay lo r (R). T im e, 16.1 secs.
50 yds. Free Style: I. J. G . M. M cK in lay (N ); 2. T. R. J. R id la n d (S);
3.
W. A. M . M acfie (S); 4. J. M . O. L an g (N). T im e, 31.9
100 yds. Free Style: 1. J. G . M . M cK in lay (N ); 2. G . S. C aldw ell (S); 3. J.
M. O. L ang (N ); 4. T. R. J. R id lan d (S). T im e, 1 m in. 15.5
secs.
150 yds. R elay M ed.: 1. N icol; 2. Sim pson; 3. F re e la n d ; 4. R uthven.
Time,- 2 m ins. 0.6 secs.
I.T.W .
House Championship, 1956-57
F reeland
Rugby
Cricket
Athletics
Hockey
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SIM PSO N ; 2nd, N IC O L : 3rd. F R E E L A N D ; 4th, R U T H V E N
Old Boys’ News
O n 22nd July, 1957 Strathallians in the A rgentine dined together
in Buenos Aires for the second tim e, the occasion m arking a
further visit to the A rgentine of Mr. A llan G ran t to judge A b er
deen Angus cattle at the A nnual C attle Show. In addition to Mr.
G rant there were present Messrs. J. B. Balfour, R . F. Botting, G.
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Dickinson, H. Forbes, V. F. Baillie, B. G. C. R obinson, B. Taylor,
C. W. Lacey and M r. T. T. Legge.
To strengthen the link between the A rgentine and the School
it was decided to present a trophy to the School for annual com
petition on lines to be determ ined by the H eadm aster. The trophy
will com prise a plinth of quebracho, a hard wood indigenous to
the north p art of the A rgentine, with round it three or four chains
carrying coins. It is understood th at this is referred to locally as
a “ra stra ” and is in effect a form of belt w orn by gauchos. Old
Boys in this country, to w hom this will be the first intim ation of
this generous gift from the O ld Boys in the A rgentine, will wait
with interest to hear for w hat contest the H eadm aster decides
the trophy should be aw arded. We look forw ard to learning that
"getting the belt” no longer has the significance which it used
to have!
In the issue of the M agazine for D ecember, 1956 there
appeared a photograph of those present a t the first reunion dinner
in the A rgentine. A s m any will have noticed already, the caption
giving the nam es has been com pletely transposed. The correct
version is as follow s:—
Back Row (left to right) B. G. C. Robinson, C. W. Lacey,
R. F. Botting, T. T. Legge, B. Taylor, G. Dickinson and V. F.
Baillie.
Front Row (left to right) H. Forbes, A. G rant, J. B. Balfour
and R. M. Fraser.
The suggestion, put forw ard a t the A nnual G eneral Meeting in
1956, that Branch Clubs should be form ed in London and in the
M idlands an d North of England, has been carefully followed up
by the Council and we are pleased to report th at through the
good offices of Gil L eburn, Old Boys’ resident in the London
area have been invited to attend a prelim inary meeting to be
held in the H ouse of Com m ons on 28th Novem ber. We are con
fident that under G il’s energetic leadership a flourishing Branch
in London may be expected in the near future.
In the M idlands and N orth of E ngland, thanks to the enthus
iasm of Dr. Bill Smith (412 D idsbury R oad. Heaton Mersey,
Stockport, Cheshire) events have progressed even m ore satisfac
torily and a prelim inary m eeting has been held. The 1957 A nnual
G eneral M eeting will be asked to approve the form ation of this
Branch and the incom ing President and the H eadm aster can add
“the M idlands D inner” to their respective engagem ent diaries for
1958. The club owes much to Bill Smith for volunteering to
initiate this project and for the m anner in which he has set about
his task. Old Boys visiting or passing through the area can always
count on a warm welcome from Bill.
F rom news of Old Boys en masse we now turn to news of
some particular ones, those who reply (or whose friends reply on
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their behalf) to the half-yearly questionnaire which is sent out in
the hope that sooner or later there will be such a flood of replies
that the Editorial Board will require to w ork overtim e instead of
on short time as at present.
W. C. R oy (“Coffee” to his contem poraries a t School from
1926/33 has been appointed Field M anager an d Visiting A gent of
and Tea and Coffee Estates in South Ind ia under the agency of
James Finlay & C om pany Lim ited. O ur congratulations are
also extended to “Coffee” on becom ing the first overseas m em ber
of the newly form ed G olf Section of the C lub and we hope it will
not be too long before he “ plays him self in” a t one of the regular
meetings.
Keith Frost (1944/50) qualified as a C hartered A ccountant in
December, 1955 and as Sub-L ieutenant F ro st is m eantim e holding
a National Service Com m ission in H.M .S. B irm ingham , flagship
of the M editerranean Fleet. H e still finds tim e to play cricket
and played for the R .N . M editerranean X I against the A rm y and
the R.A.F. in an inter-services cricket tournam ent at M alta. In a
two day match against the R .A .F ., although he was on the losing
side, he took a very creditable 5 wickets for 86 in the first innings,
and was second top scorer in the N avy’s second, innings with a
well earned 38.
Another Old Boy also doing his N ational Service in the R oyal
Navy is M idshipm an J. C. P attullo (1952/56) who is presently
serving with a flotilla of gunboats based on H ong Kong.
We congratulate T. R. L. F raser (1944/46) on his appointm ent
to the staff of the A m erican A gricultural A ttache a t the U.S.
Embassy in London.
W. M. Falconer (1928/32) after being in N igeria from 1946
to 1956 is now G eneral Sales M anager of Pilkingtons Tiles,
Manchester. He is reported as having attended the prelim inary
meeting of the M idlands and N orth of E ngland B ranch Club
looking very fit and well after a lightning world tour on business
for his firm.
A listair Clayton (1946/49) takes a prom inent p art in the
student life at Q ueen’s College, D undee (although this apparently
has not come to the notice of our St. A ndrew ’s U niversity corres
pondent whose zeal is com m ended elsewhere) an d we congrat
ulate Alistair on being elected as V ice-President of the Students
Union for 1957/58.
A.
R. Pate (1939/47) is a Junior Surgical Specialist in the
R.A.M.C. and stationed in L ondon. H e is due to be dem obilised
in March, 1958.
Douglas Boyd (1945/50) is in Iserlohn, G erm any, where he
is serving as a L ieutenant in the A rm y D ental Corps.
Hugh L. Stuart (1948/53) graduated B.Sc. (Eng.) with 2nd
class honours at Glasgow U niversity in Septem ber, 1957.
One of the regular attenders a t the G olf Section Meetings is
Dr. Donald M cColl (1930/37) who has been W orks Medical
Officer of the I.C .I. Factory a t A rdeer since 1949.
K. R. H unter (1952/57) is at St. Jo h n ’s College, Cam bridge
where he has just started his m edical curriculum . H e is reported
as having played for one of his College X V ’s— the St. Jo h n ’s
Cygnets.
E uan G ilm our (1949/53) having just com pleted his training
in Electrical Engineering has taken up a position with the South
of Scotland Electricity Board.
B.
I. H arle (1948/51) is still in the R .A .F. at West Kirby but
hopes to be dem obilised shortly when he will return to the
Ministry of Pensions and N ational Insurance at Newcastle.
G. S. A. Corbishley (1943/47) is a Textile Technologist
(Chem ist and Colourist) w ith R eadsons Textiles of M anchester.
Also a Textile Technologist is S. Roy G illanders (1932/37) who
lives in H arrogate and is with the Fibres Division of I.C.I.
T he brothers J. F. (1948/53) and M. C. ( 1952/56) Padkin
continue to take a keen interest in golf. Fergus has now left
M anchester University where he captained the University Golf
Team an d graduated B. Com. M urray is taking a course in
Civil Engineering at M anchester University and also plays for
the golf team .
Bagpipes and rugby, learned and played at School, still play
a part in the lives of H. Willcox (1952/56) and D. S. M acCallum
(1950/57). The form er, a Pilot-Officer in the R .A .F. plays rugger
for D oncaster and the latter, aw aiting entrance to M anchester
University, plays for Broughton P ark. Ju st where the bagpipes
are played we are rather left to guess.
News from the Universities
W ithout intending to disparage the efforts of the other
University correspondents the E ditorial B oard feel th a t the St.
A ndrew ’s University correspondent (who prefers to rem ain
anonym ous) deserves p articular com m endation for the alacrity
with which his half yearly reports are despatched. T he task of
the Editorial Board is never a happy one but it is a very welcome
change to receive contributions punctually and without prom pt
ing. Well done St. A ndrew ’s! (O ther University correspondents,
please copy).
ST. A N D R E W ’S UNIVERSITY
W hile the pace of w orld events appears to become faster with
each new week, Strathallians at St. A ndrew ’s have again settled
down to the saner and m ore leisurely life which prevails here; not
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of course th at it should be taken th at we are com pletely neglect
ful of studies.
UNITED COLLEGES, ST. A N D R E W ’S
This year we welcome two bejants, whose arrival brings our
number up to seven.
R. G. M. Philip (1948/53) is doing 3rd year M edicine and
hopes to pass the 2nd Professional E xam inations this year.
J. W. M clnnes (1952/55) is now in 3rd year Science. John has
curtailed his many activities of last year, but is still1 a m em ber
of the Air Squadron.
Also in his 3rd year is R. G. F. W alker (1951/55). A m em ber
of the O.T.C., he last year won the Class M edal and Blair Prize
for Political Economy.
R. J. M. Philip (1951/56) now in 2nd year Science, is still
persevering with Rugby and occasionally finds tim e for a little
pleasure.
In 2nd year A rts we have E. A. D avidson (1950/56) who, for
recreation, runs for the Cross C ountry Club.
R. B. Clark (1952/57) is in 1st year Science, as is J. M.
Mclnnes (1953/57) who has taken up boxing. Both ap pear to find
life here to their liking.
Q UEEN’S COLLEGE, D U N D EE
While it is supposed th a t there are still one or two Strathallians
in Dundee, very little has been heard of them . If o u r reckoning
is correct, A. Clayton should be in his final year M edicine, while
it was noted th at C. J. R a itt had success in Law E xam inations
in the summer.
EDINBURG H UNIVERSITY
At the tim e of writing we are just recovering from the mad
scramble of the R ectorial election an d are able to report no
casualities among our ranks.
This term we welcome four freshers into the V arsity life. S.
W. Grierson is in first year Physics with aim s to an honours
degree; W. S. Pottinger begins the long grind in M edicine and I.
R. A. McMillan is in first year Law . T he fourth fresher D. C.
Yellowley we think has started in the A gricultural College.
After welcoming the freshers we would like to congratulate
Mike Edw ards on graduating in Law. H e is now doing his N a t
ional Service in the Army.
D.
A. Clement has also left us having finished his course at the
Agricultural College.
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M aurice Rossie continues in second year M edicine and is
turning out regularly for one of the V arsity X V ’s.
D ouglas Stuart is taking a building course a t the H eriot-W att
College but little has been seen of him , so far, this year. Also -it
the same college A. A rneil attends classes in fourth year Survey
ing.
D onald Rossie, B.Sc. has now finished his N ational Service
and is taking up an appointm ent in T rinidad at Christm as; we
wish him all good fortune and hope he will keep in touch with us.
Finally m ention m ust be m ade of our fellow students in the
A ccountancy Profession, who attend classes at the V arsity. Ian
Stew art sits his finals in D ecem ber.
Peter Davidson is in his fourth year and rem ains an energetic
m em ber of E dinburgh Southern H arriers.
Denis T hain is in his second year and is always to be found
around the U nion.
BIRTHS
B IG G A R T — O n 25th N o v em b er, 1957 to M r. a n d Mrs. D avid A. B iggart
(1943/48), a son.
B A X T E R — O n 17th Septem ber, 1956 to M r. and M rs. T. A. Baxter, 38
W oodside A venue, K ilm arn o ck , a son.
Y O U N G — O n 4 th N o v em b er, 1956 to M argaret w ife o f D. L indsay
Y oung (1940/43), 39 G re en h ill A venue, G iffnock, a son.
M A R R IA G E S
F R O S T , R o b e rt C. (1943/46). O n 22nd Ju n e,
H em pson o f E dinburgh.
1957 to
M iss A nne
Old Boys’ News
D.
Lindsay Y oung (1940/43) has been appointed a D irector
of W atson - Brown (Advertising) Ltd.
J. A. M. Innes (1942/49) has left this country to take up an
appointm ent in T oronto.
W hen he last w rote to us R. S. Eason (1950/54) was about
to be dem obilised from the R .A .F . after an interesting 18 months
service in the M iddle East.
Golf Section Notes
previous edition of the S trathallian was too early to contain
all the details of the form ation of the G olf Section.
T he Section was duly form ed a t a m eeting of the Council on
M onday, 4th M arch, 1957, the m inim um num ber of 25 being
surpassed. (The total of M em bers now stands a t 52).
T he
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The following office-bearers were appointed:
C aptain— J. T urner Johnstone.
V ice-C aptain— Dr. A. C. M acEw en.
C om m ittee— G. C. T urner.
R . H. Patterson.
B. L. Carlaw .
Hon. Secretary and T reasurer—la n M acEw en,
I Melville T errace, Stirling.
The season opened with the Spring Meeting on Thursday,
2nd May at Old Prestwick and took the form of a bogey com
petition for a prize presented by the C aptain.
There were sixteen m em bers present and the results w ere:—
1. M. Daw son 4 up.
2. Dr. I. D. H enderson 1 up.
3. G. C. T urner square.
The section then played their first inter Club m atch against
Edinburgh A cadem icals at LufTness on F riday, 7th June and
resulted in a draw n gam e 2 m atches each. T he following repre
sented the Section:—
R. S. Johnson
won 1 up.
R. A. Houston
A .C .M a c E w e n ) won 4
E. S. Dawson
)
J. T. Johnston
1 lost 2 &
B. L. C arlaw
j
P. Wilkie
]
lost 3 &
G. C. T urner
j
This fixture proved a great success and
the forerunner of many m ore to come.
3.
I.
2.
it is hoped it will be
The Summer Meeting took place a t G leneagles on Sunday,
16th June when 22 players took out cards for the Bogie T rophy.
This resulted in a tie between R .T .F . W ilson (the holder) and
Dr. L. S. Scott with nett scores of 72.
The Autum n M eeting was played a t Pollock G olf Club on
Wednesday 11th Septem ber for the Johnston T rophy.
The section is greatly indebted to Messrs. J. T. and R . S.
Johnston for presenting this handsom e trophy for annual com
petition.
The winner was E. S. Dawson with a very fine score of 73
less 6.
The Section as usual took part in the Q ueen E lizabeth C or
onation Schools T rophy a t Barnton during the last week-end in
September.
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A fter receiving a bye into the second round the Section were
beaten by Glasgow High School F.P .’s by 3 m atches to nil.
T he following represented the Section:—
J. W. D raper and lan M acEwen.
R. H. Patterson and R. M. K ilpatrick.
R. S. Johnston and R. A. H ouston.
T he Section are now direct mem bers of the Scottish Golf
U nion and as such are now eligible to play in open com petition.
J. T. Johnston an d Ian M acEw en represented the Section in
the Evening Tim es T rophy played over Douglas P ark in July
and after receiving a w alk-over in the first round, were defeated
by the M erchant C om pany of E dinburgh by 3 and 2 after a very
hard fought game.
SA LV ETE
A nderson, D . R .; Bell, F . R .; Birnie, G . W . V . : B lackburn, C. A.;
C halm ers, R. S.; C lark, A. A .; C raw shaw ,
C. H .; d ’A ngibau, A. C.;
D onald, J.S.; F lem ing, J. M . S.; G ow , I. A .; G rosset, A .; H arrison, R. N .;
Jenkins, T . A. F .; Jo y , P. G .; K en n eth , R. A .; K eith, M . H . P.; L eask.
J. C .; L ogan, D . W .; L y b u rn , R .; M a rsh a ll, J. R .; M arsland, P. L.;
M atth ew , K . A. L .; M enzies, D . W .; M o rto n , H . G .; M c G a rv a, W . D .;
M cIn to sh , A. J.; M acL eod, J. C .; M c N a ir, G .; N a irn , J. H .; N iven, A. D .;
P eters, R . S.; P riest, C. R .; P rim rose, W . G .; R itchie, D . M .; Sangster,
J. A. W .; Shanks, A .; Sw indall, V. A . N .; W ilkinson, A. P. D.; W isem an.
J. G . P.; Y oung, J. L.; Y oung, J. S.
VALETE
A nderson, J. M.
B ayne, S. M.
B eath. D.
B enson, R. M.
B erw ick, J. B.
B lanche, W. D.
H ouse Prefect. 2nd X V R ugby. A thletics team .
H o u se Prefect. 2nd X V R ugby. A thletics team .
P.O. (N avy). O rchestra.
H o u se Prefect. 4 th X V R ugby. 2nd X I H ockey.
S ergeant (Arm y).
C halm ers, R. J.
C ra b b , D. I. C.
H o u se Prefect. 1st X V R ugby. A thletics team .
H o u se Prefect. 2nd X V R ugby. A thletics team .
(Capt.). S ta n d ard M edal (880) a t G olden-
D insm ore, J. W.
H ouse Prefect. 1st X V R ugby. 1st X I C ricket.
1st X I H ockey. B oxing team . Sergeant
(Arm y).
D unlop, C. W. M.
D u n n , R. J.
G a lb ra ith , J. B.
G a lb ra ith , W. R.
H o u se Prefect. 2nd X V R ugby, 2nd X I C ricket.
S ergeant (Arm y).
S chool Prefect. 1st X V R ugby. 1st X I C ricket.
(C apt.). 1st X I H ockey. A thletics team .
Fives team . S ergeant-M ajor (Arm y).
G leave, D. S.
G ordon, R. M.
G rierson, S. R.
H unter, K. R.
H unter, W. D.
King, N. R.
Lang-Rose, J. H. W.
Leishm an, D. A.
Lilley, F. J. C.
M acCallum , D. S.
M acK innon, I. D .K .
M cLellan, P.
M acM illan, L. R. A
M acpherson, W. T.
M arnoch, I. A.
M ills, T. G.
M urdoch, T.
Paton, J.
Pattullo, D. S.
Pope, M. 1.
Pottinger, W. S. T.
Pullar, A. L.
Robinson, W.
R utherford, W. H.
Stocker, R. T. W.
Stuart, G. C.
W alker, J. C.
Young, I. S.
1st X I H ockey. Sw im m ing team .
H ouse Prefect. A thletics team . Shooting team .
F lig h t S ergeant (R .A .F .). Q ueen’s Scout.
School Prefect. 3rd X V R ugby. (Capt.). School
Sw im m ing C ham p io n . D ux o f School,
1955-56. E d ito r o f “T h e S tra th a llia n ” .
1st X I H ockey. 2nd X I C ricket.
H ouse Prefect. 2nd X V R ugby.
H ouse C aptain o f N icol. 2nd R u g b y X V . 1st
C ricket X I. A thletics team . Fives team .
School C aptain. H ouse C ap tain o f F reeland.
1st X V R ugby (C apt.). 1st X I C ricket. 1st
X I H ockey. A thletics team . Fives team .
Sw im m ing team . P.O. (R .N .). Pipe Band.
H ouse C a p ta in o f Sim pson. 1st X V R ugby. 2nd
XI C ricket (C apt.). 1st X I H ockey. Fives
team (Capt.). U .O . (A rm y). H o u sto n M edal
fo r general m erit.
H ouse Prefect. 1st X V R ugby. 2nd X I C ricket.
A thletics team . T ennis team . P.O . (R.N .).
H ouse Prefect. 3rd X V R ugby. 1st X I H ockey.
(Capt.). Sergeant (Arm y). Pipe Band.
1st X V R ugby. Sw im m ing team .
3rd X V R ugby. A thletics team .
3rd X V R ugby. O rchestra.
O rchestra.
1st X V R ugby. 1st X I H ockey. A thletics team .
Sw im m ing team . Shooting team .
A thletics team .
3rd X V R ugby.
2nd X V R ugby.
2nd X I H ockey. P ipe-M ajor.
3rd X V R ugby.
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O U R C O N T E M P O R A R IE S
W e acknow ledge th e receip t o f the follow ing c o ntem poraries, and
apologise fo r any o m is sio n s:
T h e A b erd ee n G ram m ar Sch o o l M agazine, A lla n G le n ’s School
M agazine, T h e C orbie, T h e F ettesian, G lasgow A c a d e m y Chronicle,
G le n a lm o n d C hronicle, T h e L e y s F ortnightly, T h e M erchistonian,
M elville C ollege C hronicle, T h e M o n m o th ia n , Schola Regia, T he
W atsonian.

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