Part 3 - Strathallan School

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THE STRATHALLIAN
THE
MAGAZINE
OF
STRATHALLAN
SCHOOL
PERTHSHIRE
T e l e p h o n e
Volum e
E ig h t
N o .:
B R ID G E
A u tu m n ,
OF
EARN
2 3 2
1967
N umber T hree
School A u th o rity
Captain of (he School
J. N. C OCH RA N (Head of Ruthven)
School Prefects
A.
R. BRASH
(Vice-Captain of the School and Head of Simpson)
I. A. HOUSTON (Head of Nicol)
D. D. C. B IG G A RT (Head o f Freeland)
R. D. ANDERSON (Left 663), R. M. M. LANG (Left 661),
J. A. FISHER (Left 663), P. A. K. LABAND (Left 66'<), R. J.
H. NEIL, A. D. LYBURN.
Rugby ..
Cricket .
Hockey
Athletics
Boxing .
Cross-Country
Fencing
Sailing ..
Shooting
Ski-ing ...
Swimming
Tennis ....
School Games Captains
....... J. N. C ochran
C. J. W. M auchline
....A . D. F. Mills
D. D. C. Biggart
................. J. Muir
......... A. R. Brash
W. M. Thom pson
R. F. L. Clark
A. N. H. G uthrie
W. P. M. Samples
........ C. M. Thom
...... J. N. C ochran
Editors of the “The Strathallian’'
P. le P. BA R N ETT and A. C. M ULHALL.
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The M agazine o f Stratkalian School
Editorial
T he H eadm aster, in his A nnual R ep o rt on Speech Day, talked
of us having had a ‘B’ year, and although this didn’t refer to the
School Y ear as such, one m ight have been inclined, about last
Christm as, to think that the School was likely to have a fairly
undistinguished year. This, however, has not been so.
It is true th a t our record in the m ajor sports has not been
good this year. T he R ugby side was be-devilled with injuries
and a consequent loss of m orale w hich such things can bring
about. T he Hockey team held its own, w ithout having any
outstanding players. T he Cricket side suffered from inexperience.
However, the athletes had a very good year, as did some other
teams.
B ut the year 1966-67 has been different from other years
because so m any other things have flourished. T he exam ination
results at O and A Level were excellent. T he music in the
School has never been better — a sure sign of this is the very
active M usic Society, which w as form ed at the beginning of the
year. A rt and Pottery have advanced by leaps and bounds.
V arious other m inor clubs - f o r exam ple the judo and bad
m inton clubs— were started and had their enthusiastic followings.
It is, in fact, the m ultiplicity, the variety of activities
happening at any one tim e th a t m arks out the quality of a
school. A dm ittedly there h as to be a balance, and this I think
we have got. Strathallan has now becom e a school in which a
boy m ust be very dull if he is unable to shine at something,
somewhere. It was this balance that 1 think the School achieved
in 1966-67, and it is som ething w orthwhile.
Building Appeal
I n O ctober 1966 die School launched the first stage of a twostage appeal for financial assistance in the construction of new
Dining R oom Block and a fifth house. This first stage was
brilliantly successful, and by Christm as of that year rather more
than £65,000 had been collected.
The target of the second phase was around £35,000, with
the deadline on Speech D ay 1967. U nfortunately, this target was
not attained. H ow ever, the C hairm an of the B oard of Governors,
M r. G. C. T urner, was able to announce th a t the total sum
received was now just in excess of £90,000. T here are still some
donations coming in.
The M agazine o f Slrathallan School
The Architects elevations o f the new dining hall.
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Adam, J. D.
Agnew, D. W. E.
Aitken, Wallace
Aitkenhead, George
Aldridge, Lt. Col. J. D.
Allan, J. Harry
Allan, Dr. R. L.
Allan, W. S.
Allcock, G. T.
Allcock, R. E.
Allison, G. H. E.
Alpine, G. D.
Anderson, D. M.
Anderson, John
Anderson, J. W. B.
Anderson, W. A. L.
Anderson Wm. M.
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Auld, Dr. Robert
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Biggart, C. M.
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Bogie, Dr. D. J.
Bonthrone, A.
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Bremner, Miss A.
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Brown, Dr. J. S.
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Bruce, Brian S. T.
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Lord Provost Thom son addressing the visitors at the laying o f the
foundation stone ceremony.
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Captain (S) H. G. King R.N. (Retired)
I t is w ith great regret that we have to record the death on 13th
Septem ber, 1967, of C aptain King, who was Bursar at the
School from 1951-1956.
A lthough he had already retired from the same post at
Fettes he accepted the invitation to help me a t a difficult time
and I have always been greatly indebted to him for this. It was
because of his husbanding of the School’s resources and careful
spending that we were able to forge ahead and make many
im provem ents. N um bers increased, the Study Block was built
and the archaic m ethods of looking after the playing fields
gave way to m echanisation, all of which achievements must
have been a source of great satisfaction to him.
C aptain King, whose im perturbability and sound judgment
were reinforced by a quiet sense of hum our, was very popular
with all m em bers of the School.
He retired from his post at Strathallan to enjoy for 11
years a w ell-earned retirem ent again in D roxford. Hampshire,
where he continued to lead a vigorous life. H e will be much
missed by those who knew him here and o u r deepest sympathy
is extended to his widow, Sheila, and his son and daughter.
W.N.S.H.
J. C. M urray
I t was w ith great sorrow that we heard of the tragic death of
Cam pbell M urray in m id A ugust of this year. He had been
suffering from a tum our of the brain, w hose presence was
discovered shortly before the beginning of the sum m er term.
T he best m edical attention was unable to save his life, and he
died in hospital when he was only sixteen and a half.
Cam pbell M urray spent two years in Riley and two years
and two term s in Freeland. He had a serious side to his nature
and won the affection and respect of all who knew him. How
ever, it is for his gaiety, cheerfulness, and enthusiasm that he
will be rem em bered by his m any friends. H e was keen on all
sports and m any activities, and he had good prom ise both in
work and games. He will be very much missed. We extend
our deepest sym pathy to his family.
P.R.S.
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J. D. Kincaid
J ames K incaid died in hospital in Edinburgh on the 19th M ay
1967 at the early age of twenty-two. He was at Strathallan for a
relatively short tim e from January 1960 to July 1962, but he
was a popular boy and m ade many friends. He had suffered
from illness most of his life, but his good-hum oured cheerfulness
in the face of physical handicaps and his determ ined efforts
both in class, where he had a good brain, and also on the
games-field, where he had every disadvantage, were an exam ple
of real courage to boys and m asters alike. W e extend our
deepest sym pathy to his family.
S taff Notes
A t Christm as Mr. Giles left us after seven years to take up the
post of Senior L ecturer in M athem atics at A very H ill Training
College in London, and Mr. Shaw, after three years with us
in the Chem istry D epartm ent went to Heriots.
Mr. M acLellan departed at E aster to becom e H eadm aster
at Rannoch School — an appointm ent on which we congratulate
him warmly; the loss of a H ousem aster with his close contact
with boys and parents is always a blow to a school, and we are
particularly sorry to say goodbye to M r. and Mrs. M acLellan,
who have served the School faithfully and well fo r ten years.
Mr. D. A. R. W illiams has been appointed as the new H ouse
m aster of Ruthven.
A t the end of the Summer Term there were two further
departures. M r. Jam es W illiams, after five years splendid service
here, has m oved on to T aunton School, and Mr. W hyte, who
while he was here gained 11 International C aps for Scotland
at Rugby, has taken up an appointm ent at K irkcaldy High
School.
W e were sorry to hear at the end of the Christm as Term
that M iss M cGlynn had decided to reduce the am ount of piano
teaching that she was doing and th a t she w ould no longer be
coming here. H er fam ily has had a long connection with the
School, since her father taught the violin here when the School
first moved to Forgandenny. W e welcome Mr. John McNeill
of Perth who replaced her.
The gaps created in the School Staff have been filled by
Mr. W areham (Classics), M r. M ole (H istory). M r. T aylor
(Maths.), and Mr. Pedgrift (Geography).
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On the adm inistrative side M r. Cowie has succeeded Mr.
A. G rant Law son as B ursar; Miss Speakm an, the School Sister,
w ho returned to hospital life, has been replaced by Miss Fraser,
and Miss M illar is now H ousekeeper in place of Miss Phillips.
O ur best wishes go to all who have left us and to those who
have joined this year we extend a w arm welcome.
W.N.S.H.
School Notes
M r. D. A. R. W illiam s, the m anaging editor of “ The
S trathallian”, has now retired from this position to take on the
even more arduous duties of running a house. We wish him well
as the new housem aster of R uthven House. Mr. R. N. Johnson
has taken over the magazine.
The new squash courts are now fully operational.
T he A rt D epartm ent installed a pottery kiln at the beginning
of the year, and pottery is now alm ost as popular as painting.
The lighting of the main drive with lam p standards which
once graced E dinburgh has now been com pleted, in spite of an
attem pt by a m em ber of staff to dem olish at least one of them.
The School Pond was drained, thoroughly weeded, re-filled
and re-stocked with fish. It has also been re-stocked with golf
balls.
T he School is putting on an A rt Exhibition at Foyles this
Septem ber. It is in aid of the F lorentine A rt Restoration Fund,
and will be opened by Sir Jam es H utchison, LL.D ., P.P.R.S.A.
A hockey m ini-pitch was constructed between the class
room s and the tennis courts.
A. R. Brash, A. J. B urnett, J. A. Fisher and P. A. K.
L aband got places at Cam bridge.
T. C. A shton is to be congratulated on the award of an
Arm y Scholarship.
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A. G. Johnston (O ld Strathallian) is to be congratulated on
the aw ard of a G olf Blue at Oxford.
J. R. N. Keech
Cambridge.
had a F reshm en’s R ugger T rial at
M r. and Mrs. D. A. R. W illiams and M r. and M rs. D. J.
Whyte are to be congratulated on the arrival of sons. We
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. F. S. M acN am ara on the arrival of
a daughter.
There were 357 boys in the School at the end of the
Summer Term .
Speech Day
S peech D ay this year was held on Saturday, 17th June, and the
weather behaved itself for a change. T h e Prize Giving was held,
as usual, in Perth City H all and our chief guest was the Lord
Provost of Perth, M r. D. K. T hom son, an O ld Strathallian. It
was fitting th at the L ord Provost should be present to distribute
the prizes at a function in his own City Hall. T h a t he is the first
Old Strathallian L ord Provost of Perth m ade the occasion extra
special.
The main item of news in the speech from the C hairm an of
the G overnors was the cheering one th at the Building A ppeal
had progressed well in its first phases.
The H eadm aster, in his 17th A nnual R eport, took the
opportunity to castigate the heavy-handed bureaucracy which
threatened well-run public schools. He sym pathised, too, with
the dilem m a of parents who were always being told by the
theorists ‘that intelligence and progress depend mainly on
environm ent and you are therefore, ipso facto, bad parents if
you do not provide the right conditions fo r your children. Then
you are told in the same breath that if you do your best by doing
everything within your m eans for them , you are equally repre
hensible for giving them an unfair advantage over oth er children’.
He went on to say that he thought that m oderation would
trium ph, and th at no m ajor o r startling changes w ould take
place in the independent sector of education for at least 10 years.
Finally, the L ord Provost gave us some sound advice, wellworth recording since it suggested ways of com bating the
muddled and even arrogant thinking of the adm inistration to
which the H eadm aster had referred. He suggested that we
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Lord Provost Thom son at the laying o f the foundation stone.
rem em ber three things in life : first, always to ask why, to be
inquisitive, to be inquiring; second, to be enthusiastic; and, third,
to listen.
T he Prize Giving was rounded off with the School Concert
which was of the high standard which we have now come to
expect on Speech Days. T he orchestral pieces were played with
great verve and sparkle, and with an enjoym ent which quickly
transm itted itself to the audience. Mr. W est is to be con
gratulated on arranging yet another successful concert.
In the afternoon, M r. T hom son cam e to the School to lay
the foundation stone for the new dining block. This was the
main event of the afternoon, although there was, of course,
m uch m ore to see. G reat trouble had obviously been taken by
the science staff and senior boys to put on a variety of
fascinating dem onstrations in the laboratories. T he parents were
also able to get a preview of the London A rt E xhibition, since
the wall of the dining hall and m any of the corridors were hung
with paintings. T he Music Society gave a first-class chamber
music recital in the Saloon. A nd last one must mention that the
Factor, with an adm irable piece of adm inistration, solved the
traffic problem once and for all.
It was pleasant to see so m any visitors taking an interest in
the School. We hope that they enjoyed themselves.
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Prize W inners - Speech Day 1967
The Smith Cup for the C aptain of the School ............... J. N. C ochran
Prize for all-round achievement in work ....... J. C. S. Smith (in absentia)
(Awarded on the results of the 1966 examinations)
The Houston Prize .................................................................. A. R. Brash
G overnors’ Prizes:
English .......................................................... T. C. Ashton
Classics .............................................................. D. MacLeod
French .................................................................. A. Young
History .............................................................. D. MacLeod
History Essay ................................................. D. G. Brash
G eography ................................................... I. A. H ouston
Geography Fieldwork ............................ T. H. Gilm ore
Economics ................................................. D. L. Carnegie
Mathematics ................................ A. D. L. Lyszkowski
Biology .......................................................... P. M. Wilson
Biology Project ..................................... N. H. F. Wilson
Physics .......................................................... C. Tingsabadh
Physics Essay ............................................... J. O. M cIntyre
C. Tingsabadh
Chemistry ..................................... A. D. L. Lyszkowski
Chemistry Research ...................................... R. A. Jeffrey
C.
L. M acDonald
J. O. McIntyre
Music .......................................................... C. Tingsabadh
Art ...................................................................... R. D. Paul
PRIZES AW ARDED AT TH E END OF TH E SU M M ER TERM
Mathematics Essay Prize ........................ P. le P. Barnett
Biology Essay Prize ................................ J. M. M arshall
D ISTIN C TIO N PRIZES
I. A. Roy; N. D. Lane; R. B. Shanks; D. K. R. Low;
I. A. H ouston; I. W. G ordon; D. G. Brash.
FO R M PRIZES
I—S. D. Lowden; II—C. J. Cotton, D. R. D. Low; 1IIC—C. G.
Scroggie; 111B—J. T. Thom son; 111A— I. W. G ordon; IVC— D. B.
Brown; IV-Inter—W. G. M. M acG regor; IVB— C. D. M. Taylor.
SALVETE
September, 1966
LVI—Danielson, J. L. (N).
I1IA—Barns G raham , D. R. (S); Campbell, K. L. I. (F); Chrystal, H.
J. A. (F); Dods, J. M. (R); G ordon, 1. W. (S); Hopkins, A. G. (R);
Ingram, J. D. D. (F); Langford, C. D. (F); M cA rthur, J. A. (S)
O rmerod, D. M. IN); Orm erod, J. I. (N); Parker, J. H. R. (R)
Russell, J. L. (S); Rutherford, D. A. (F); Steele, C. D. (N); Stewart!
F. C. (N).
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IIIB —Epps, R. A. (F); Fraser, H. G. (N); Lee, J. R. (F); Masson, G. S.
(N); M orton, J. B. (F); Nicol, P. J. (N); M acD onald, D. (F);
Rodger, R. A. (S); Scroggie, C. G. (N); Smith, J. McL (R); Thomson,
J. T. (N).
IIIC — Fairlie, I. W. (F); McLean, I. R. (N); MacLeod, T. R. (S);
Mitchell, D. E. (F); M ulhall, N. H. (R); Roger, L. B. (N); Scott,
D. J. H. (N); Williamson, B. S. (F).
I—Baxter, N. R.; Butchart, D. J.; Duncan, S. R. C.; Gillanders, B. N.;
G ordon, M. G .; H erbert, R. C.; Hutchinson, J. C.; Lamont, E. J.;
M acIntyre, D. A. G.; McKelvie, J. D .; M arshall, A. G.; Powrie, R.
A. D.; R obson, A. I.; Stewart, I. A. (All to Riley).
January, 1967
111A— Mullin, J. C. (F).
IIIB —Gall, G . M. (N); Wilson, R. J. (F).
IIIC — Carmichael, L. H. A. (N); G raham , P. M. (R); Lambie, W. A. M.
(R); McQueen, R. H. (R); Michie, C. (F); Phillips, M. (S); Simpson,
B. T. (N); Stirling, A. L. (N); W alker, A. B. (S).
April, 1967
IIIC— Johnston, L. M. (N); Keay, C. R. (N); Sherington, N. O. (S).
I— H am ilton, J. E. (Ri); Pate, D. H. (Ri); Paterson Brown, K. (Ri).
VALETE
Autumn Term
Schol. VI:
Anderson, R. D. (N). Came 59s ; House Prefect 661; School Prefect 663;
XV 65-66, 66-67; Silver D uke of Edinburgh Award; Choir;
D ram atic Society; U nder Officer Army (Attached pre-service).
40 Crown Drive, Inverness.
Burnett, A. J. (R). Came 6 0 1; I; Music Exhibition; Lance-corporal
(Army).
Lynedoch, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
Campbell, K. D. (R). Came 62 s ; 111A; Scholarship; IJIA Prize; Leading
C adet (R.A.F.).
4 Standor House, 284 L ondon Road, M itcham , Surrey.
Fisher, J. A. (F.). Came 60;‘; J; H ouse Prefect 663; School Prefect 663;
Physics Prize 66; Chairm an of Science Society; Drum-Sergeant
(Pipe-Band); Coxswain (R.N.).
Torr Hill, A berfeldy, Perthshire.
L aband, P. A. K. (R). Came 62:i; IIIA ; House Prefect 65s; School
Prefect 663; Exhibition; IVA ‘O ’ level Prize; Classics Prize 66;
XV 66; Tennis; Secretary of Classical Society; Librarian; Petty
Officer (R.N.).
Glenyaa, Earlsferry, Elie, Fife.
Lang, R. M. M. (N). Came 602; House Prefect 653; School Prefect 663;
Exhibition; M odern Languages Prize ’66; XV 66-67; XI 66;
Secretary of Photographic Society; C hairm an of Music Society;
C hapel Prefect; Com m ittee M ember of M odem Languages
Society; O rchestra; U nder Officer (R.A.F.).
13 M osgiel Road, Glasgow, 5.3
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Upper VI:
Townson, C. J. R. (R). Came 623; IIIB; XV 65-66, 66-67; Hockey XI
66; Lance-Corporal (Army).
The Bursar’s Flat, Cavendish Hall, University o f N ottingham .
Lower VI:
Davie, J. P. F. F (S). Came 632; IIIC; Cadet, R.A.F.
Kingoodie House, Invergowrie, by Dundee.
Kellitt, I. D. (F). Came 6 4 '; 111A; C adet (R.A.F.).
Wodhouse, Canonby, D umfries.
IVA:
W arnock, A. J. D. (F). Came 653; 111A; Cadet (Army).
Dreva Farm, Broughton, Biggar, Lanark.
SPRING TERM
Upper VI:
Muir, J. (N). Came 6 2 '; IIIB; House Prefect 663; XV 66-67; School
Captain of Boxing; G olf; Athletics; Cross-Country; Secretary of
Sixth Form Society; C om pany Sergeant M ajor (Army).
Birkfell, Helensborough.
Lower VI:
Park, C. J. J. (N). Cam e 631; D ram atic Society; A. B. (Navy).
12, Eastgate, Kinghorn, Fife.
Townson, N. M. D. (R). Came 632; IIIC; Fencing. A.B. R.N.
The Bursar’s Flat, Cavendish Hall, University o f N ottingham .
Ill A
Mullin, J C. (F). Came 6 7 '; Pre-service.
Stewart, F. C. (N). Came 663; Pre-service.
SUM M ER TERM, 1966
Third Year VI:
Brash, A. R. (S). Came 623; IIIA. House Prefect 653; School Prefect
663; Vice-Captain of the School; Head of Simpson; Biology
Prize, 66; Chemistry Prize, 66; C aptain of G olf; Vice-Captain
of Athletics; Captain of Cross Country; Tennis; Secretary of
Science Society; U nder Officer, R.A.F.
8 Ledcameroch Road, Bearsden, N r. Glasgow.
C ochran, J. N. (R). Came 623; III Inter. House Prefect 653; School
Prefect 66s ; C aptain of the School; Head of R uthven; Captain
XV; Captain of Tennis; XV 65-66; 66-67; Hockey 66-67. C hair
man, VI Form Society; Secretary, Classical Society. U nder
Officer, Army Section.
7 Victoria Square, Stirling.
Upper V I:
Barnett, P. le P. (R). Came 633; IIIA ; Physics Essay Prize, 66; Maths.
Essay Prize, 67; Cross-country, 65; Athletics, 66, 67; Editor of
Strathallian; Editor, Wing Forw ard; C orporal, Army Section,
School A rmourer.
N ut ford House. Brown Street, London, W. 1
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Buchanan, C. H. G. (F). Cam e 623; IIIB; H ouse Prefect 663; XV 66-67;
Tennis; Cpl. R.A.F.
Clairinch, Balfron, Stirlingshire.
C hapm an, J. B. S. (F). Came 60'-'; I; Chemistry Research Prize, 66;
L. Cpl. Army.
Creagh-M hor, Kippen, Stirlingshire.
Cruickshank, D. M. (R). Came 622; House Prefect 671; L. Cpl. Army.
Foinaven, A irthrey Avenue, Bridge o f Allan, Stirlingshire.
Dryden. D. G. (S). Came 633; IIIA; Ld. Cadt. R.A.F.
Castleroy Road, Broughty Ferry.
G ardner, A. W. (S). Came 603; House Prefect 671; Sec. Photographic
Soc.; O rchestra; L. Cpl. Army.
W hincroft, 44, Muirs, Kinross.
Gilmore, T. H. (R). Came 62:t; IIIA ; G eography Fieldwork Prize 67;
Sailing; T reasurer, A stronomical Soc.; School Play; L/Bdr,
Army.
Or midale Hotel, Brodick, Isle o f Arran.
G uthrie, A. N. H. (S). Came 613; I; House Prefect, 663; Captain of
Shooting; O rchestra; Chairm an, A stronomical Soc.; Cpl., Army.
69 D owns Hill, Beckenham, Kent.
H ouston, I. A. (N). Cam e 603; I; House Prefect 66-; School Prefect, 663;
H ouse C aptain of Nicol; Economics Prize, 66; Geography Prize,
67; Distinction Prize 67; XV 66-67; Athletics; Sgt. R.A.F.
Jennings, S. P. (S). Came 633; IIIA ; Army.
81 High Street, Finstock, Oxon., England.
Lyburn, A. D. (R). Came 602; I; House Prefect, 662; School Prefect, 671;
Chapel Prefect; Athletics; T reasurer, Young Farm ers’ Club;
T reasurer, Music Soc.; Sgt., Army.
Gormaek House, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
Lyszkowski, A. D. L. (S). Came 603; I; Chemistry Prize, 67; Mathematics
Prize, 67; L. Cpl. Army.
Caixa Postal, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Mackenzie, 1. B. (N). C am e 623; IIIC; Hockey XI, 67; A.B. R.N.
7 Ingle Head, Fulwood, Preston, Lancs.
Mackie, D. P. (S). Came 613; I; Exhibitioner; Pipe Major.
10 Carlogie Road, Carnoustie, Angus.
M cGeachy, A. L. (S). Came 623; IIIB; House Prefect 663; Athletics;
Comm ittee, M odern Lang. Soc. Cpl., R.A.F.
11 T into Road, Newlands, Glasgow, S .3
McLean, S. C. M. (R). Cam e 603; I; H ouse Prefect, 662; Hockey XI 67;
X I 67; School L ibrarian; T reasurer, VI Form Soc.; Cpl., R.A.F.
D m ./Sgt, Pipe Band.
45 R owallan Drive, K ilm arnock, Ayrshire.
M auchline, C. J. W. (R). Came 623; IIIB; House Prefect, 671; Captain
XI, 67; XV 65-66, 66-67; H ockey X I; XI 65-66-67; Sgt. Army
Section.
22 Victoria Place, Stirling.
Mills, A. D. F. (R). Came 623; IIIB ; House Prefect, 671; Captain of
Hockey, 67; XV 66-67; Hockey X I 66, 67; Committee, VI Form
Soc.; Sgt. R.A.F.
9 M urray field Avenue, Edinburgh, 12.
Neil, R. J. H. (S). Came 60s ; I; House Prefect 663; School Prefect, 671;
Chapel Prefect; X I 67; Sgt. R.A.F.
Westlands, Tarbert, Argyll.
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Parsons, T. H. F. (S). Came 623; IIIA ; Cdt. Army.
6 Seym our M ews, Port m an Square, London, W. 1
Paton, A. C. (N). Came 633; IIIB; House Prefect 663; Hockey X I 65, 66.
Athletics. A.B. R.N.
Culligran, M aybole Road, Ayr.
Robertson, K. L. (S). Came 623; IIIC; House Prefect, 672; XV 65-66,
66-67; Athletics, Tennis. Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
4 Strathfillan Road, Edinburgh, 9.
Ross, A. D. (S). Came 633; IIIC; House Prefect 663; XV 66-67; Hockey
X I 66, 67; Athletics; Cross Country. P.O. R.N.
48 Eaglesham Road, Clarkston, Glasgow.
Samples. W. P. M. (R). Came 6 3 '; IIIC; House Prefect 672; XV 66-67;
Hockey X I 67; Captain of Ski-ing; Tennis. L. Cpl. Army.
3 Brynfirion Avenue, R hyl, Flintshire, N . Wales.
Shanks, J. T. (R). Came 603; I; XV 66-67; Athletics; Tennis; Shooting;
Sec. Young Farm er’s Club; Comm. Science Soc.; Fit. Sgt. R.A.F.
Orkle M iln, K ingskettle, Fife.
Smith, R. J. S. (F). Came 612; I; House Prefect 663; Shooting; Editor,
Wing Forw ard; C hoir; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
69 Kadoorie Avenue, K ow loon, H ong Kong.
Stewart, A. G. (R). Came 631; MIC; House Prefect 66''; Squash. Cpl.
Army.
Westacre, Sutherland Crescent, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
Sutherland, J. R. (R). Came 6 3 '; IIIC; House Prefect 6 7 '; XV 66-67;
Hockey; Athletics; Cpl. Army.
Russellm ain’s Farm, By Cupar, Fife.
Taylor, D. C. (R). Came 593; I; House Prefect, 663; Hockey XI, 66, 67.
Sgt. R.A.F.
Uig Hotel, Uig, Portree, Isle o f Skye, Inverness-shire.
Thompson, J. M. (R). Came 623; IIIC; Shooting; Editor, Wing Forw ard;
Committee, Film Guild, A stronom ical Soc.; L. Cpl. Army.
B rook Cottage, Catts Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex.
Turner, A. D. (R). Came 623; IIIB; House Prefect, 66 s; X I 65, 66, 67;
Choir; P.O. R.N.
19 The Crescent, Benton, N ewcastle-upon-Tyne, 7.
Wallace, D. R. P. (N). Came 623; IIIB; Shooting; A.B. R.N.
7 K ingsw ay Place, Fairmuir, Dundee.
Wallace, N. F. (F). Came 623; IIIB; House Prefect 6 7 '; Shooting; Cpl.
R.A.F.
44 Louisville Avenue, Aberdeen.
Webster, P. A. (F). Came 633; IIIA ; Pres. B adm inton Club; Cpl. R.A.F.
Dungrianach, Crannaig A 'M hinster Rd., Pulpit Hill, Oban.
Wilson, N. L. (S). Came 6 0 '; I; P.O. R.N.
Westland, Toward, Argyll.
Lower VI:
Carver, C. G. (S). Came 612; I; XV 66; Athletics; Swimming. Ldg. Cdt.
R.A.F.
10 Empress Road, Rhu, Dunbartonshire.
Clark, R. F. L. (F). Came 632; IIIC; House Prefect 672; Captain of
Sailing, 67; Sailing; Editor, Wing Forw ard; Winner, Young
Helm sm an’s Trophy, P.S.C. 66. Cpl. R.A.F.
The White Point Hotel, West Cliff, W hitby, Yorkshire.
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Danielson, J. L. (N). Cam e 663; L V I; Pre-Service Instructor.
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Arlington Court, K enton A venue, G osforth, Newcast
G albraith. R. G. R. (R). Came 6 4 '; IIIB; Shooting; Cdt. Army.
9 C larem ont Drive, Bridge o f Allan, Stirlingshire.
G ray, J. A. G. (N). Came 643; IIIA ; House Prefect 672; Hockey X I 67;
XI 66, 67. C hairm an S.S.Y.F.C.; Duke of Edinburgh, Bronze 65.
Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
Auchrennie, Carnoustie, Angus.
Ness, M. C. (N). C am s 641; IIIC; Athletics; Shooting. Duke of Edin
burgh Silver. A.B. R.N.
C hurt Lea, Churt, N r. Farnham, Surrey.
Paul, R. D. (F). Came 632; IIIB; Art Essay Prize, 66; Art Prize, 67;
Swimming. L. Cpl. Army.
16 C am pbell Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow.
Richards, D. A. (S). Came 642; IIIC; Fencing; Swimming; Duke of Edin
burgh, Bronze. Cdt. Army.
29 Gladstone Place, Queen’s Cross, Aberdeen.
Thomson, A. W. S. (S). Came 63'1; IIIC; Ldg Cdt. R.A.F.
23 C am pbell Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow.
Wingate, N. S. T. (R). Came 64:l; IIIC; Cdt. Army.
Craggara, 2 Ferniegair Avenue, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
V Form:
Brown, P. G. (R). Came 6 4 '; IIIC; Pipe Band; A.B. R.N.
Meadowfield, Falkland, Fife.
Hands, A. G. B. (S). Came 642; IIIC; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
Woodside Garage, Aberdour, Fife.
Roger, R. J. (N). Came 64s ; IIIB; Athletics. Cdt. Army.
1 Percy Drive, G iffnock, Glasgow.
Steven, J. G. (S). Cam e 6 4 !; IIIB; C hoir; Cdt. Army.
50 H owden Hall Road, Edinburgh, 9.
Ill Form:
G rant, J. E. (S). C am e 662; IIIC; Pre-service.
S Park Avenue, Stirling.
Chapel Notes
D u r i n g the year we have been indebted to m any old friends
and new friends who have honoured us by coming to preach in
the School Chapel. In addition to the usual services on Sunday
evenings we have had, for the first time, a H arvest Thanksgiving
Service w hich has a special relevance situated as we are in the
h eart of the country.
T he C arol Service was as usual greatly enjoyed and was
attended by quite a num ber of parents and friends.
It is an encouragem ent to note that many parents m ake the
effort to be present at th e Confirm ation Services, and in view
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of the im portance of this step in the life of the boys it is hoped
that this attendance of parents will continue.
New boys and their parents attended a special service at
the beginning of the school year and a very happy occasion was
the christening of Jane Frances the infant daughter of M r. and
Mrs. F. S. M cN am ara.
I.R.N .M .
Music Notes
T he orchestra has rem ained about the sam e size this year as
last year, although with a greater weight of brass instrum ents,
some fairly inexperienced. On the other hand, th e second
orchestra has been considerably bigger with quite a large num ber
of strings. It did not, however, play on Speech Day. T his was
not in any way due to the standard of playing, b u t w as caused
by the necessity to shorten the concert. They eventually played
the concluding piece in the orchestral p a rt of the H ouse M usic
C om petition and they acquitted them selves well.
A large p art of the efforts of the choir and orchestra this
year was p u t into the learning of the N elson M ass by H aydn,
which was perform ed a t the end of the E aster Term . A fter the
initial difficulties of singing so m any unfam iliar L atin w ords—
some of the junior trebles particularly found them difficult—
the choir seemed to enjoy singing it and the actual perform ances
were sung with spirit.
Once again the choir and orchestra perform ed a t ‘M usic in
St. Giles’ and once again the Speech D ay concert was within a
week. This m eant they had a lot of w ork to do fo r a fortnight,
but they stood up to it well and gave good perform ances.
A musical society has been started this year w ith a very
energetic com m ittee th at has organised a large num ber of
recitals. The activities of this society are reported elsewhere.
Perform ances of the various concerts given during the year
and the anthem s sung in Chapel are given below.
G. W.
INFO RM AL CONCERT
7.45 p.m.
13th DECEM BER 1966
1.
2.
Orchestra
March ' “Seventeen come Sunday” .................... Vaughan Williams
Flute, violin, ’cello and piano
(R. M. M. Lang, R. J. H. Neil, A. J. Burnett, G.W.)
Sonata in G major .......................................................... Telemann
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
T h e M agazine o f Strathallan School
T rebles: T hree Christm as Carols
H asten now ye shepherds ......................................... Puerto Rican
Long ago in Bethlehem ................................................. Moravian
As I outrode this enderes night ..................................... G. Hendrie
Clarinet Q uintet
(D. K. M aeDougall, C. Tingsabadh, J. M. B., A. J.
Burnett, C. S. Y. Gillanders)
M inuet and trios from Clarinet Q uintet ............................ Mozart
O rchestra
V ltava ....................................................................................... Smetana
Violin, oboe and piano
(C. Tingsabadh, M. W. MacEwen, G.W.)
First M ovement from Concerto for oboe and violin ....... Bach
Second Orchestra
G avotte .................................................................................... Stanley
Modern Jazz Trio
(D. K. M acD ougall, A. C. M ulhall, J. M. Thompson)
Sum m er Tim e
God rest you merry
O rchestra
? ? ? ? — ? ? ? ? .......................................................................... G. Self
Tenors and B asses: Two O pera Choruses
W hen the long slumbering lion from “E rnani” ................. Verdi
Anvil Chorus “II T ravatore” ................................................. Verdi
Two Christm as Carols
On this day
Somerset Wassail
Orchestra
Danse des M irlitons .................................................. Tchaikowsky
Danse Arabe
Danse Chinoise
T repak from “N utcracker” Suite
RECITAL OF MUSIC
ineiuding “NELSON” Mass by H AYDN
WEDNESDAY, 22nd MARCH 1967
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THE SCHOOL CHAPEL
P a rt I
1. T rio Sonata in C major fo r flute, violin and continuo........... Telemann
A. N. H. G uthrie (flute), R. J. H. Neil (violin), A. G.
Balfour (piano), A. J. Burnett (’cello).
2. F our short pieces arranged for woodwind quartet .............. Purcell
A. G ray (oboe), D. A. K. M acD ougall (clarinet), I.
D. R. P rain (clarinet), A. D. Bell (bassoon).
3. “The Pharisee and the Publican” for small choir .............. Schiitz
The Pharisee (J. G. Steven); T he Publican (C. S. Y.
Gillanders).
4. Two movements from Q uartet in Bb for flute,oboe
violin and continuo .......................................................................... Fas'ch
A. N. H. G uthrie (flute), M. W. MacEwen (oboe), C.
Tingsabadh (violin), A. G. Balfour (piano), A. J.
Burnett (’cello).
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6.
7.
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Prelude and fugue in C m inor for organ ..................................... Bach
A. G. Balfour.
Divertim ento in F major for wind quintet ............................ M ozart
A. N. H. G uthrie (flute), M. W. M acEwen (oboe),
G. L. MacEwen (clarinet), J. M. Blair (horn), Mr. D.
A. R. Williams (bassoon).
“Ride on in majesty” for choir and organ ....... M alcolm Williamson
P art II
“NELSON” MASS by HAYDN
Solo treble
G. R. S. S m i t h
Solo baritone
J. G. S t e v e n
CHOIR A N D ORCHESTRA
IN ST. GILES C A T H ED R A L— 11th JUNE, 1967
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4.
5.
MUSIC AT 6 p.m.
Sinfonia for trum pets, oboes and strings from “The
Faery Queen” ................................................................................... Purcell
The Pharisee and the Publican for tenor, baritone and
small choir ....................................................................................... Schiitz
Pharisee: J. G. Steven; Publican: C. S. Y. Gillanders.
Largo and Allegro from Sonata in Bb for flute, oboe,
violin and continuo ........................................................................... Fasch
A. N. H. G uthrie (flute), M. W. M acEwen (oboe), C.
Tingsabadh (violin), J. Scherler (’cello), A. G.
B alfour (piano).
Rondo for two violins and viola ............................................... Mozart
R. J. H. Neil, C. Tingsabadh (violins), C. S. Y.
Gillanders (viola).
“Sing unto the L ord” ...................................................................... Purcell
Baritone solo (J. G. Steven).
MUSIC DURING THE SERVICE
Hymns—
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation
Now thank we all our God
Anthem—O Bone Jesu ...................................................................... Palestrina
Voluntary after the Service—
First M ovement of Symphony No. 40 in G m inor ................ M ozart
SPEECH DAY CONCERT PROGRAMME
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2.
Orchestra
(a) A lborada from “Capriccio E spagnol”....... R im sky-K orsakov
(b) Dance of the Little Swans and Scene from
“Swan Lake” .......................................................... Tchaikow sky
Trebles and Altos with piano, duet and percussion
W inter “When icicles hang by the wall"
Summer “W hen as the rye reach to the chin”
From “T he F our Seasons” ................................ Robin Stephenson
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3.
4.
5.
Orchestra
First M ovem ent Symphony No. 40 in G m inor
Tenors and Basses
Jonah-m an Jazz
Orchestra
Farandole from “L ’Arlesienne”
Mozart
Michael Hurd
Bizet
NATIONAL ANTHEM
ORCHESTRA
V iolins: Mr. J. M ouland Begbie (leader), C. Tingsabadh, R. J. H. Neil,
N. L. Wilson, J. O. M cIntyre, N. J. B. Fielding, D. H. McNair.
Violas : C. S. Y. G illanders, R. L. Settles, M. M. Norval.
’C ello s: Mr. K. C. Jackson, P. J. H unter, M. G. M. Szwed-Cousins,
J. Scherler.
D ouble Bass: A. C. Mulhall.
F lutes: A. N. H. G uthrie, K. B. King, J. D. N. Ovenstone.
O b o es: M. W. MacEwen, A. Gray.
C larinets: G. L. MacEwen, D. K. M acDougall, I. D. R. Prain.
Bassoon; M r. D. A. R. Williams.
French H o r n : J. M. Blair.
T ru m p ets: A. W. G ardner, D. J. M. W ilson, R. W. Sproat, J. G. Steven.
T rom bones: G. G. Robbie, D. G. Jenkins.
T im p a n i: D. J. C. Sharpe.
Percussion: A. D. L. Lyszkowski, W. J. S. G rant, J. S. Houston, D. B.
Fraser.
P ia n o : A. G. Balfour.
SECOND ORCHESTRA
V iolins: N. D. Lane, J. C. Bell, J. J. Black; D. I. Howie; P. D. C.
W arburton, J. E. Grant., J. H. M cLauchlan, C. W. Duncan.
V iolas: E. M. U pton, R. C. Fergie, H. T. Salt.
F lu te: I. J. C. M ahon, K. M. Cassells.
C larinet: N. M. Heggie.
T rum pet: J. H. Owen.
T ro m b o n es: R, A. Jenkins, T. W. Angus.
P iano: T. K. Lunan.
CHOIR
T rebles: N. R. Baxter, J. J. Black, C. A. Campbell, K. M. Cassels,
S. R. C. Duncan, R. A. Epps, N. J. B. Fielding, M. G. Gordon,
A. G. Hopkins, R. C. Herbert, J. C. Hutchinson, R. A. Jenkins,
G. C. H. Lait, A. B. Lawrence, D. R. D. Low, S. D. Lowden,
J. D. McKelvie, J. D. M arshall, J. B .M orton, J. H. R. Parker,
I. Paterson-Brown, M. D. C. Phillips. R. A. D. Powrie, I. B.
Rennie, A. I. Robson, J. H. Shedden, G. R. S. Smith, C. D.
Steele, R. J. Wilson.
A ltos: J. M. Baxter, A. W. Bethune, H. G. Fraser, I. W. Gordon,
C. S. G rant, P. J. H unter, J. D. D. Ingram, T. K. Lunan, D.
M acdonald, J. T. Thomson.
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T en o rs: G.
R.
Aitken, J. M. Blair, C. H.G. Buchanan, B. J. F. Crawfor
C. S. Y. G illanders, A. D. L. Lyszkowski, C. L. M acD onald,
D. K. M acDougall, M. W. MacEwen, S. C. M. McLean,
A. D. Turner.
Basses: T. C. Ashton, A. W. Crowe, L. W. Fearns, M. G. H arrington,
J. S. H ouston, A. D. Lyburn, D. H. M cN air, P. A. O rchard,
R. J. S. Smith, J. G. Steven, M. G. M. Szwed-Cousins.
The following anthem s have been sung in the School Chapel during
the year: C reation’s Hymn (Beethoven); Lord, for T hy T ender Mercies’
Sake (Tye); All Holy Lord (Santa Maria); Eternal F ath er (Holst); Te
Deum in B F lat (Stanford); excerpts from ‘N elson’ Mass (Haydn); Ride
on (M. W illiamson); Sanctus from Requiem Mass (M ozart); Sing unto
the Lord (Purcell); The Pharisee and the Publican (Schiitz); Give ear
unto m e (M arcello); Lead me, Lord (Wesley); T urn back, O man (Holst)
and various G elineau Psalms.
The following have passed Associated Board exam s: —
Balfour, A. G. (Organ), G rade V I (distinction).
Jeffrey, R. A. (Theory), G rade V.
G illanders, C. S. Y. (Viola), G rade V (distinction).
Blair, J. M. (Horn), G rade V.
M acDougall, D. K. (Clarinet), G rade V.
King, K. B. (Flute), G rade V.
Parker, J. H. (Piano), G rade V.
Fielding, N. J. B. (Violin), G rade IV.
N orval, M. M. (Viola), G rade III.
M cNair, D. H. (Violin), G rade III.
Settles, R. L. (Viola), G rade III (merit).
Owen, J. H. (Trumpet), G rade III.
Sproat, R. W. (Trumpet), G rade III.
Bell, J. C. (Violin), G rade II (merit).
Bethune, A. W. (Piano), G rade II.
Black, J. J. (Violin), G rade I (distinction).
Music Recital
O n 22nd M arch, in the School C hapel, the choir and orchestra
gave a two p art recital of varied music. T he first part, curtailed
at a late h our from seven to five items owing to unforeseen
calamities to an oboe, consisted alm ost entirely of cham ber
music. Firstly, instrum entalists from the orchestra dealt capably
wih a Telem ann trio sonata and four pieces for woodwind by
Purcell, and the choir, ably aided by C. S. Y. G illanders and
J. G. Steven, giving early notice of his later success, gave a sound
rendering of Schiitz’ Pharisee and Publican. T here followed a
Bach Prelude and Fugue for organ, in C m inor, played most
encouragingly by A. G. B alfour, who overcam e an initial
nervousness to give a really fine perform ance by anybody’s
standards, particularly of the difficult fugue, into which he intro
duced a great deal of colour. T he first half was concluded by
M alcolm W illiam son’s arrangem ent of ‘Ride on in M ajesty’ and
‘All Glory, laud and hon o u r’, presented by the choir with great
gusto.
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A s we all realised, this first p art was merely an aperitif
before the evening’s main course, H aydn’s Nelson Mass. Any
apprehensions th at m ay have been entertained by those who
knew the music well enough to be aw are of its difficulties for a
school, because of its deep em otionalism and intense religious
feeling, were soon eased by the perform ers’ vivacious attack on
the Kyrie; and they will have been banished altogether by the
confidence and genuine feeling displayed in the Gloria,
particularly in the Q ui Tollis, where the solo part was quite
beautifully sung by J. G. Steven. Indeed, the choir did not
relax from their high standard throughout the perform ance and
they produced an interpretation and variety of tone w ith which
H aydn would doubtless have been well pleased. This is not
an easy w ork to sin g : but w hether in the rousingly joyous Gloria
o r Credo, or in the gently peaceful Benedictus, w hether in the
tensely dram atic ‘E t Incarnatus est’ or in the com plicated fugato
passages of the D ona nobis o r ‘in gloria Dei Patris’, the choir
excelled themselves and produced a really telling performance.
They could not have done this by themselves. C redit is
also due to the orchestra, who ap art from a certain thinness of
the strings in the Benedictus introduction, accom panied nobly
and intelligently: to B alfour, who self-effacingly provided back
bone to the perform ance on the organ continuo; to the soloists,
G. R . S. Smith, w ho produced fine purity of tone and a sur
prisingly m ature approach in his difficult part, and particularly
J. G. Steven, whose m elodious richness was one of the evening’s
m ajor delights; and above all to M r. West. It was he who held
the whole perform ance together, who had stim ulated the per
form ers to attain a level of achievem ent beyond all expectations.
It is he w ho deserves the greatest share of the thanks of all those
who were present at w hat m ust have been one of the most
m em orable m usical occasions ever to grace the School.
M.J.W.
London A rt Exhibition
F rom Septem ber 4th to Septem ber 15th the School held an
E xhibition of Paintings and Sculpture at Foyle’s A rt Gallery in
London, an opportunity afforded to o u r artists through the
kindness of M iss C hristina Foyle, w ho m ust be warmly thanked.
Throughout the past year m any of the paintings which were
to form p art of this exhibition were, as they were completed,
hung in the entrance hall, the corridors and the M usic Room.
They becam e, as it were, a refreshing and colourful addition
gracing o u r everyday lives, but it was only when all these works
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were assembled in the Dining H all on Speech Day th at one
began to realise w hat a w ealth and diversity of talent they
represented.
A t the L ondon Exhibition M r. M acleod’s pupils showed 60
paintings and three pieces of sculpture, the work of some twenty
boys. T he Exhibition itself was held in aid of the F lorentine
A rt R estoration F u n d and we were fortunate indeed to have
Sir W illiam H utchison, Past President of the Royal Scottish
Academy, to open it.
It would be, perhaps, invidious to single o u t any one
particular artist for praise when every painting had its own
merits, but one m ust mention the colourful E ast A frican scenes
painted by A. D. G. Duncan. A nyone who knew the order in
which these scenes were painted would have been able to detect
a m ovem ent from a fairly united palette to one which had both
gayness and subtlety. One m ust m ention, too, the fine sensitivity
of this artist’s sculptures. R. D. P aul’s paintings fell into two
groups: landscapes and figure painting. Perhaps it is the latter
that he will be rem em bered mostly for at School. T he figure of
“The W orkm an” is a fine piece full of depth and character. T he
stance, arm s akim bo, the thrust of the chin, the dow n-turned
mouth, the eyes, the tilt of the cap all adm irably suggest the
dourness of the subject. A nd the painting has been given a
depth with a fine economy of detail - - just two o r three verticals
or near verticals and a couple of horizontals — the rest being
achieved by a well-handled colour perspective.
But w hat can be said of the E xhibition as a w hole? The
most refreshing characteristic, surely, was that here we have
artists who are being trained to draw and who obviously care
about the techniques of drawing. It is a quality w hich is too
often sneered at in some artistic circles today, but it is a quality
which anyone aspiring to a sound artistic technique m ust have.
At the close of the Exhibition m any of the paintings had
been sold and the A rt D epartm ent had collected sufficient for
the School to donate a cheque in excess of £100 to the Fund
when all the expenses of the Exhibition were met.
R.N .J.
The Library
T he organisation of the library has been com pletely altered this
year: three new book cases to house the fiction section and a set
of steps have been added. Several of the soft chairs have also
been w ithdraw n to m ake room for an extra table to satisfy the
increased dem and for the library’s usage.
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U nfortunately, last year’s com plaint ab o u t the lack of
respect fo r property m ust be reiterated. T he library has often
been left in an untidy state and silence has often not been
observed. This m ust be im proved upon if the library is to
function properly.
T h e librarians during the year w ere: A. C. M ulhall, D. G.
Brash, G. C. H. A rchibald, S. C. M. M cLean.
“ Stern” , “ Rugby W orld” , “ W orld Sports” , “ T he Cricketer”,
and “ T he A m ateur A rtist” were added to the periodicals.
A dditions during the past year in c lu d e : Pollard, “Develop
ment of the British E conom y” ; Brown, “ A n Introduction to the
W orld E conom y” ; Beacham , “ T he E conom ies of Industrial
O rganisation” ; F riedlandes, “ Pius X II and the T hird R eich” ;
M acm illan, “ W inds of Change, 1914-39” ; Cooke, “ The
Language of M usic” ; Stravinsky, “ E xpositions and D evelop
m ents” ; Sartre, “ Le Sursis” ; Shepherd, “ R ocks, M inerals and
Fossils” ; R andolph Churchill, "W inston S. Churchill Volum e I” :
H ouston, “ T he C ontem porary C inem a” ; W ilde, “ T he Complete
W orks” ; Somme, “ A G eography of N orden” ; Time-life series
(science); L eisure A rts Series (science); F oundations of Science
Series; several new fiction additions; two com panion volumes
to Churchill, “ Y o u th ” .
S.C.M.McL.
Togetherness
A beatnik, h air long, sandals worn,
A m bles u p a beach, golden and sundrenched,
H is eyes hidden by sunglasses, w ire-rimm ed;
H is shirt adorned w ith badges, protesting;
H e looks enquiringly, mockingly.
People stop to stare, bewildered.
Pink bellies turn over to watch.
H ands shade eyes, peeping over sun-tan lotion.
The poet strolls on, aw are of the stares.
H e sees another poet, bearded with guitar.
T he two bizarre beats meet, understanding,
A nd walk back along the beach — together.
C.A.S.
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M em oirs of Hildegard
Filtered through em pty caverns
W hispered in empty blue eyes,
A creature slithers and slides
A nd everyone laughs.
Tinkling and em pty like
Overgrown elves in dusty grey suits,
W hen darkness shines in doorw ays
People try to find m ore ways
T h an holes in the ground.
Sweet sugar apples,
Lustrous and round,
Bowing heads and sovereign feet,
Butcher chops and the Derby,
Sounding em pty and hollow,
Clanging on soundless ears,
N ourished by m any years
O f doctrine and laws
F rom books, dirty volum es
O f com plete works
Stored in priceless libraries
A nd cared like children.
Leaves fall, w inter comes.
D ustbins are em ptied
A nd tired travellers sleep.
W holesom e fairytales are read
T o hollow hopelessness
Pretending th at yesteryear
M ay return with its severity,
A nd horses, and R udolf V alentino.
O verlooked by long hair,
A nd outlandish clothes
In m ilitary styles,
L ike stables focussed on sound.
H ollow, mellow eardrum s
Sound like an organ o r ocean
Sifting and whistling
T hrough unm indful thoughts
O f decades past,
Long oval skirts . . .
A nd W inston Churchill.
C.A.S.
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Funfair of Fancy
A black car sweeps through sultry streets,
A s G recian siestas end;
As lazy cow herds talk to their cows
A m used by their clever rem arks,
T w o tourists, w hite and happy, swim
In a sparkling stream , cut by sharp pebbles;
As polythene hats and collars
A re tried on by wondering peasants,
Shingle is spaded into a deep hole
Covering oranges for the treasure hunt.
C hildren steal handfuls of grapes;
D ecorations, glittering and crinkling
A re tied onto ru b b er cell walls.
T he afternoon w ears on, and unknowingly,
T urns into softer evening.
T he lazy smell of hot grass is replaced
By the rich smell of cooking fish and olives.
T h e clinking of glass echoes all round the harbour,
Bright lights reveal costly cafes,
A nd drunk fishermen mend their nets.
C.A.S. IIIA
If I w ere Dust
O h! to be dust, to float w ithout wings
U p over path and shadow y corner
G liding tow ards the glaring lamps,
Slithering away again.
A bove the w orld, w here there below,
M an crawls, drunk and busy.
T he city turns to sky.
M ud and slime tw inkle in the orange street
Glow.
A ll adding new texture to the night
T he arom a of cinem as, cigarettes and
F ish and chips. D ry nights.
D ry grey pavem ents echo the clacking of
Fem ale heels.
T hat, all mingled with the tangible quiet
D rifts lazily up to the orange haze . . .
B ut I w ould lie between that and the moon!
O h, evil creatures!— W ould you not envy me?
D.K.McD.
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Beyond
When she laughed it was light,
As waves that flow softly,
As cool as ice from the N orth.
Even the tide spoke to the shore about it
But she did not hear that.
The redshank would whistle to the clouds
Of her beauty
When she threw a pebble to the sea, it
Was taken dow n to the deepest cavern
Forever to be kept in silence,
She did not know it.
I heard her voice somewhere between
An old pine and the sea,
Then she cam e and danced w ith me
As thistledown on grass,
As moonlight on the edge of a cloud.
Her love was cold as ageless stone.
She would be wafted to sleep by the song
Of the N orth tide, in a cave lit greenly by the sea.
She would foster the old grum bling sand
And soothe it to an infinite calm,
W ith tales of the silvery sea moon.
H er voice was clear as the first wind after frost.
She sang of the solan geese,
M usic strong, but as sweet as the heather ale
W hich the R om ans cam e to Britain for.
She danced the dance of mystery;
The weaving of the red wave th at seaweed m akes fo r the full
m oon tide.
But love was her prisoner.
She danced like a peewit in A pril,
Leaping like w ater spray,
Then slowly, softly, she wept with the
Sad, sad song of Lofoden, sung through
Ages, from darkness to a green icy haze.
She knew of her love and could not express it.
It was always beyond;
She stares im ploringly and moves her lips Almost as if by their shape she could express . . . .
Nothing, save a glistening tear from
Her soft dark eyes.
[t was always beyond.
D.K.M cD.
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Dead
Seeming alm ost to be peering through his filthy spectacles,
But with eyes filled w ith hours of dust,
His pale hand hangs lim ply behind his chair;
H is shirt clings by brow n hard blood
To his cold body — reduced to stone.
The gold watch, engraved for fifty years of loyal service
Ticked its last in the windy past.
A nd now agony, but surprise clouds this ghostly mask,
Once so kindly a face
But from which now the useless tongue hangs,
Parched as leather.
W here’s D addy? the little girl pleads.
H er m other stands, lost in a deep gaze a t nothing,
Only conscious of a deep satisfaction, and —
A space in the kitchen knife rack.
D.K.McD.
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Little David in the Golden Era
T hese are th e golden tim es and
David w onders so m uch about his dream s;
M isty fingers softly stroking silver strings.
T hrough the smog, w hite eyes behold brown hands.
A nd L ittle David with the big brow n head,
Play yo’ harp, you go right ahead.
His w orld is glowing with the joy of creation;
T hrough his m ind race m elodies of
So pure a bent that others would
Doubt Little D avid’s sanity.
David has heard of som ething called hope;
N ot sure, he allows the lim pid notes
To wash away the ache of contem plation.
H e w orries and slivers of sweat
Mingle w ith the m atted curls of suppression
W riggling atop his subm issive brown brow.
H arlem ’s own little boy lost,
H e alone knows the secret.
L ittle D avid, play yo’ harp
F o r A h ’ll be listenin’.
J.M .T.
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Looking Down, Looking Back
Pale weeds from sm all joints appear
. . . and the pavem ents bristle,
rife with prickly thistle . ..
crack’d heaps of lonely rubble . . .
. . . scattered garbage in winding lanes
hasting to the horizon, racing,
. . . escaping from the lifeless stubble . . .
Looking down, looking back,
Do you think? . . . Have you thought?
Now hollow sounds reverberate
A round the shells, eager to relate
T he story to those blank casements
. . . and to echo through deep basem ents,
once foundations of gilded greatness
now decayed . . . reduced . . . useless . . .
Looking down, looking back.
Do you thin k ? . . . Have you thought?
. . . Crow ds of bobbing heads . ..
Shovels tam ping down the dead;
Com e the rain, com e . . . w ash m e away
. . . w ash me a w a y . . .
J.M .T .
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Her W inning N asturtium s
C alling out in subtle agony
W ith crim son-tipped gardening shears
Lies the lady of green.
Dead in her winning nasturtium s lies
T he wife of the family,
Q ueen of the castle,
Illogical splendour
Surrounds her sad corpse.
Is there love in the w hite of those eyes
T hat stare at you sorrowfully,
And let the sad light of the solar parade
Settle down on the pond?
She's dead, and some lawyer with trem bling fingers
Is reading h er will.
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The Tree
O utside the window where I lie
T here grows a tree
W hose branches spread from the roots,
W hich are hum ble in the ground,
U p to the final pleading leaves
W hich cry upw ards to the sun
F o r their nutrition.
T hat tree has stood fo r years
In the blowing tem peram ental winds —
Having grown from a tiny seed whose simplicity we sneer upon.
Up to a giant of the forest
W hich we respect
And may even grow to love.
A nd 1 lie in my final bed.
A nd look o u t the window at the friendly branches
T h at block out the harsh blue o r the gentle grey of the sky,
G ently fondling the hostile rays
Of a hostile sun.
A nd so I feel it was w ith my consciousness.
Onee it was b u t a tiny seed,
A nd even young children
W ould sneer down on my simplicity
With im punity.
Now it has split from that one
Cell of co-ordinated chem icals
T o a com plex system of branches —
Dividing and dividing yet again
U ntil it has spread to tiny parts
W hich look up to the sun of inform ation
A nd call out for
T heir fu rth er nutrition.
Som etim es I lie at night
And watch the w all on which
T he m oon has accurately projected
A silhouette of m y tree.
A nd som etim es I weep
In to my hot final pillow.
P. le P. B. VIA
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from The Shop of the Universe Sells
A nd there was the old w om an.
The wood of her chair was gnarled
But no m ore gnarled than her face
A nd, as I watched, in diffused contem plation,
H er lips parted, and her face split
Into a m illion wrinkles, and she smiled.
H er thoughts I could see spread before me
Like a tablecloth in rum pled silk,
A nd, through my ever-open eyes,
M y brain could interpret and com prehend them.
“Com e to the Shop of the U niverse,” said she;
“Come and see our products.
We have the largest stock in the universe
F o r we have the universe.”
A nd my m ind opened like a p air of cymbals,
F o r at first I could not understand
Those words, which filled me with fleeting thoughts
Of dusty tom es and ancient libraries,
Floating som ewhere in the world 1 had left behind.
Even though just tem porarily.
P. le P. B. V IA
But a Raindrop
D appled green like a silver velvet lining,
The whole w orld lies like but a rain d ro p in my palm.
P. le P. B.
V IA
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The Trip
T he coloured man opposite me reached into the inside pocket
of his tweed, herringbone coat. Between scant looks at my
Evening Standard and at the adverts above, I observed him as
his long, tawny fingers snaked from his coat with a large,
brown envelope in their grasp. T here was som e writing on the
flap, but I couldn’t decipher it.
He looked about him, seemingly oblivious to me, then his
gaze was upon me. His eyes were like those of a pursued
anim al, darting and suspicious. H e took a lilac-coloured pill
from the envelope, placed it on his tongue and engulfed it with
his thick mouth. He returned the envelope to his pocket, placed
his hands between his knees, and with an oblique m otion of his
head he began to stare distantly at his im m aculate white
plimsoles.
A t this point an elderly woman sat dow n heavily on my
right. 1 felt uncom fortable fo r th e first time. I knew th at all
their doped eyes were upon me. I turned abstractly to the
sports page to escape them . I did n o t get very fa r w ith the
report I was reading because the elderly wom an gave m e a
hefty nudge w ith her elbow. Sim ultaneously a packet of
cigarettes was thrust in my face.
“ ’ave a cigarette, dearie,” she cackled. “ Go on, they ain’t
m arignana or anything!” I refused and brought m y paper into
such a position th at I could avoid her old face and conspiring
glances. I felt th at if 1 took the paper aw ay 1 w ould find every
body looking at me. The print rushed off the page at me and
disappeared again in an undigested mess. I could hear a tapping
noise opposite, getting louder. I heard the coloured m an
folding his envelope again and could just see the plim soled
feet, shuffling and tapping restlessly.
I was distracted by another arrival. H e sat on m y left, a
rather dishevelled m an in his mid-twenties, unshaven and u n
concerned. He was suffering w hat the coloured m an would
suffer in about eight hours. He started to tell me about himself.
The name and the personal details I forget, b u t I recall that
he was an active m em ber of the C.N.D. and th at he had just
returned to London from the E aster protest m arch. H e had
been arrested on a drugs charge and had been questioned by
the police. His voice was cracking as he told m e that they had
broken his wrist during interrogation by twisting it behind a
chair (his heavily bandaged left hand and a hom e-m ade sling
at least verified the break).
The coloured man was snapping his fingers now and
gyrating in his seat with a tortured expression on his large
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face. Beads of perspiration gathered at his tem ples forming
m yriads of them above his slight eyebrows. His innocuous little
hat was settled well back on his head, exposing clearly the rim
less gold spectacles.
On m y right the old lady was decrying the Prim e M inister
for the fo u r and fourpence tax on her packet of non-tipped.
“ W ho am I keeping rich? T h a t’s w hat I w ant to know. ’Ere,
do you know ? I’ve w ritten to ’im four times, and her too, the
Queen I m ean, and will I get an answ er? N ot ruddy likely, I
w on’t” . H er oration over she seemed tem porarily satisfied.
Then, w ithout warning, she rose from her seat and thrust her
um brella through the paper of the man opposite her, pinning
him against the window. W ith her left hand she reached over
and caught the C.N.D. m an a blow in the eye with the corner
of her handbag, causing blood to spurt thickly onto his thread
bare lapels. H e had ju st finished telling me w hat a pretty wall
that was. H e stopped stroking the window and slum ped against
it.
A sound was form ing in my th ro at but before I could utter
it the coloured man had forsaken his tweed herringbone coat
and was dancing in the m idst of the melee, drowning me in
noise. H e had been joined by a girl who had obviously
returned from a party as her several friends were all in a state
of riotous intoxication.
I was caught up in a maze of arm s, um brellas, lilac-coloured
pills, taxm en, atom bom bs and rimless gold spectacles. The
noise was exploding in my ears but then it was broken by the
cry ‘T otteridge and W hetstone’. I dim ly tried to place the
meaning of these w ords and when it struck me I fought my way
through the m ass of flailing bodies to the door. The haze behind
m e faded and I breathed sweet air and freedom. The door
closed, cutting off the noise for ever. I sighed deeply and made
my way into the darknes of suburban London. The trip was
over.
D.L.C.
The Storm
T he s u n was slowly being swallowed up by the huge rolling
m ass of grey clouds, w hich loom ed over the lagoon like some
horrible m onster. O ccasional gusts of wind m ade the sampans
and other small fishing craft move restlessly at their moorings,
like nervous old women. As the wind grew m ore powerful, the
palm trees were twisted into im possible angles, while their leaves
were savagely ripped off, leaving them unprotected to face the
forces of the elements.
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The sun had com pletely disappeared, lost inside the belly
of the clouds. T he waters of the lagoon were no longer their
beautiful turquoise colour, but had been transform ed into a dark
foreboding green. Along the shore, the waves were throwing
themselves frenziedly upon the shingle, thrashing up great lum ps
of once-golden sand.
Stinging lancets of spray flew into the faces of the few
natives who were trying to drag the b oat ashore. T here could
only be one result to that unequal tug-of-war. Suddenly the old
rotting boards of the sam pans gave way, and, within seconds,
the boats were hurled against the jetty by the waves, and dashed
to pieces.
Even am ongst all this confusion, a few rays of sunlight
began to thrust tentatively through the clouds. G radually the
clouds broke up and disappeared over the horizon. T he sun
once m ore prevailed.
People began to move about, chatting and laughing am ongst
themselves; dogs began to bark and beg at the doors of the
houses where the cooking was good; a soft breeze blew across
the island, rustling the trees and bushes, and preventing the air
from becoming humid. The island had once again settled back
into its own small world of beauty and tranquillity.
A.G.H.
Easter
Snow-crisped m ountains rising from sleep,
On hills in tawny ripples poured,
W here unseen burns chuckle and leap,
Spring sunlight reigns, the w orld in thrall,
Dappling with m ysterious green
O r tangled shadow the trees’ hall.
The m irrored boughs, slender and grey,
Float in a thoughtful pool
W here lie secrets of night and day.
Sunbeam s shiver on the lazing
Loch; far aw ay the W estern Isles
Melt to a sea of amazing
Blueness.
Life has begun again.
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Lost Beauty
Strange, that she cam e upon a day
W hen far I would not see;
Strange, that I always looked away
W hene’er she looked at me.
She cam e and went; alas! no more
Shall I her charm s behold;
Now 1 am wise and w arm ; — before
I was but green and cold.
T.F.H.
A stronom ical Society
society flourished this year. Owing to the enthusiasm of
several keen m em bers, a large num ber of photographs were
taken. R. A. L. Craig and P. F. W aterston were mainly
responsible for this. Perhaps the m ost successful was Craig’s
photo of the circum -polar stars, which is shown below.
T he
The society was kept in control for one term by Mr. Giles.
A s a token of o u r thanks he was presented with a photograph of
the moon, taken by Craig through the school telescope, and
printed in the school darkroom s. The Chaplain very kindly took
over for the rem ainder of the year.
Perhaps the highlight of the year was an organised observa
tion of the annual m eteor shower, the Leonids. This took place
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between 1.30 and 3.00 a.m ., and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
We were delighted to find th at o u r count was w ithin two m eteors
of the official one.
O F F IC E -B E A R E R S W ERE:
Com m ittee:
R. A. L. Craig, I. A. Roy, J. M. Thom pson, P. F.
Waterston, M. Ci. Harrington.
T reasurer:
T. H.
Secretary:
C h airm an :
P. le P. Barnett (C. L. Macdonald).
A. N.
H. G uthrie.
Gilmore.
P .le P. B.
Debating Society
L a s t year’s brilliant oratory was not m aintained, but perhaps
the seeds of future eloquence were sown. T he first motion of
the year was ‘This House believes that Scotland needs indepen
dence’. T he proposers, D. M acL eod and A. L. M cGeachy,
showed how their country’s ills had sprung from th at blatant
piece of political jobbery, the U nion of 1707; K. B. King and
S. P. Jennings, opposing the m otion, appealed to commonsense
and statistics. T he m otion was carried.
The proposition that ‘This House w ould not send it sons to
a public school’ aroused a great deal of interest. Mr. Young
and A rchibald convincingly attacked the value of the public
school system, though at the end adm itting that they were
speaking to a brief and would have voted against themselves,
while M r. D. W illiams and B arnett opposed the attack and won
by a clear m ajority, the boys doubtless being m ore favourably
inclined tow ards their alm a m ater in the first week of term.
The high standard of debating was unfortunately not m ain
tained by a rather sagging balloon debate, in w hich the ‘Boston
Strangler’ was preserved for posterity.
T he debate on w hether the C hurch had outlived its useful
ness or not was attended largely by the Scripture Union. The
School Chaplain, Rev. I. R. N. M iller, and A rchibald vindicated
the Church against the efforts of I. A. R oy and J. M. Thom pson.
One m ust again note that debating rem ains confined, in the
face of the apathy of the m ajority, to a minority group; one can
only hope to extend that group’s size and influence.
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Dram atic Society
T he D ram atic Society was revived at the beginning of the winter
term , and took over some of the activities of the now defunct
Shakespeare Society. M eetings were held weekly either on the
stage or, when th e boxing ring had been put up, in the green
room . A ttendances were always good, though fortunately never
too large th a t there were not enough parts to go around.
The activities varied from a talk on stage m anagem ent and
play production to im provisation. T he problem s and highlights
of scenes from Shaw’s St. Joan, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar,
W esker’s T he K itchen and Chips w ith Everything were acted
out and discussed, and there was a full reading of Sheridan’s
School for Scandal and A rd en ’s Sergeant M usgrave’s Dance.
Some m em bers w ere given an opportunity to try their hand at
directing the rehearsal of a scene themselves.
The aim of the society is to encourage an active interest in
dram a, an interest which cannot be fulfilled solely by theatre
visits and by reading plays. It is also hoped that we shall have
a core of enthusiastic actors to bear the brunt of the next school
production; we have a high standard to maintain.
A. D. Bell has been a very energetic secretary to the society;
C. L. M acdonald has looked after the stage lighting, and M.
G. M. Szwed-Cousins has done some sterling work behind the
scenes in putting the property room in order and finding out
just w hat we have.
A.D.B.
Film Guild
M embership of the G uild was greatly increased this year owing
to a new policy. It was unfortunate that this policy never
cam e to fruition, owing to a lack of co-operation from the
distributors. T hus only one full-length film was shown. This
was ‘T he A partm ent’, starring Jack Lem m on and Shirley
M aclaine. Also shown were a C haplin film and ‘The Great
T rain R obbery’, the first serious film ever m ade, and some
experim ental films w hich were more or less well received.
T he G uild was grateful to M r. Clayton for his guidance.
The Chairm an for the session was M cN ab, and the secretary,
A. J. Stuart.
N.M.
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Fly Tying Club
T he m em bership o f the club has been low er than in previous
years, but a fair number of new m em bers joined at the beginning
of the year, and m ost o f them required som e form o f instruction.
This has been given very readily by various m em bers o f the club,
so that, during the summer term, several boys were able to try
som e fly-fishing on the new ly-stocked pond, with, if one is ever
to believe a fisherman, som e success.
R.F.P.
Highland Dancing
W ith only two existing m em bers left from last year the outlook
for perform ances with any polish looked dismal. However, our
new members have w orked a t this activity extrem ely hard, and
in the event, the perform ances were m uch better than could
have been expected. Given the sam e enthusiasm , our future
looks bright.
We thank M iss F arq u h ar for her patience and devotion in
instructing us throughout the year.
D.H.M.
M odern Jazz Trio
A nyone passing within the vicinity of the music practice room s
on Saturday evening during the past year would have been
bound to hear sounds which suggested that Strathallan had its
own night club. F u rth er investigation, however, would have
shown that the M odern Jazz T rio, founded last Septem ber, was
at one of its practice sessions.
The group has played in several concerts, and hopes to do
so again next year, although its repertoire is limited by the
am ount of rehearsal tim e available.
The trio com prises: D. K. M acD ougall (piano); A. C.
M ulhall (double bass), and W. J. S. G rant (drums).
A.C.M.
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Modern Languages Society
T he society started the w inter term with just under 60 members.
D uring this term we held a wine and cheese tasting session,
organised and held in conjunction with the Sixth F o rm Society,
and this proved to be the year’s greatest success. Three films
were shown later in the term , but the attendance at these was
most disappointing.
T he spring term , however, prom ised better attendances when
we started with 88 prospective m em bers— which, for us, was a
record— b u t intentions were not fulfilled, and as a result our
finances were not strengthened as much as they m ight have been.
During the term two films were shown, and an international
records session v/as held. A s w ith m ost other societies, the
M.L.S. was inactive during the sum m er term . In short, the year
was a disappointing one for us, but we hope for more
enthusiastic support in the future.
A.Y., T.C.A.
The Music Society
T h is society is a new-com er upon the scene a t Strathallan, but
it is certainly a very active one, and few weeks went by without
our holding a meeting.
Since o u r first m eeting in December, 1966, the Music
Society has presented eight recitals to the school. T he standard
of the perform ances has been high, as can be expected from
our guest artists, am ong whom were students from the Royal
Scottish A cadem y of M usic (M iss Patricia Hay, David Fram e,
N orm an B rodie and Finlay W iison), Miss A nne W inter and Mr.
M alcolm Hosaiah from D undee, and Mr. J. M ouland Begbie
and the D irector of M usic. T alent from the school itself was
evident in a perform ance of B rahm s’ H orn Trio in E b given by
Mr. M. W areham , J. M. Blair and C. Tingsabadh.
In view of the high standard of the perform ances and the
enjoym ent expressed by those who have attended these recitals,
it is rath er disappointing to note th at the society is not getting
as m uch support from the school as we can reasonably expect.
However, perhaps a stronger tradition of attendance will grow
with time.
No note on the society would be com plete w ithout thanking
Mr. W areham , o u r founder, and M r. West, whose advice has
been invaluable, and the H eadm aster, who kindly lent us the
Saloon. I should like to thank, too, th e H ousekeeper and her
staff for providing coffee fo r us after recitals.
C.T.
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Photographic Society
T his year, although the membership o f the society has dropped
to fifteen, m ost members have shown a great deal o f enthusiasm ,
som e of the results of which will be evident in this magazine.
N um erous pieces of equipm ent, such as developing tanks
and a safelight, have been purchased and there have been several
changes and m odifications on the electrical side in the dark
room.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. Shaw
for his guidance and help to the society before his leaving at
the end of the w inter term .
A.W.G.
St. A ndrew 's Night
W ith the Band poised to strike the first chord, Mr. Fairbairn,
the M aster of Cerem onies, announced the start of the evening’s
festivities. From first to last all the dances were eager and
vigorous. Short intervals were provided by the Highland
Dancers, who dem onstrated some very fine dancing. The Pipes
and Drum s also entertained us to som e well appreciated High
land Music.
Many thanks must be given to the Dance Band for their
accom panim ent during the dances, especially to M r. Jackson
and Mr. M ouland Begbie for giving up their spare time to
our further enjoym ent, to M r. F airbairn who organised the
evening, and to the H ousekeeper who provided the refreshm ents
which concluded the evening, and w hich were thoroughly
appreciated.
D.D.C.B.
Dance B an d :
K. C. Jackson, Esq. (Accordion).
J. Mouland Begbie, Esq. (Fiddle).
R. J. H. Neil (Fiddle).
A. C. M ulhall (Bass).
W. S. G rant (Drums).
Highland D ancers: D. H. M uir (Capt.), A. G. Chalmers, R. A.
Epps, D. M acDonald, H. J. A. Chrystal, C. D. Langford.
The Pipes and Drums were led by Pipe M ajor D. P. Mackie.
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Science Society
T he society has again flourished this year, and we have had
exactly one hundred members. U nfortunately, however, the wide
variety th at we like to introduce into the society’s activities has
been som ew hat lim ited because the British Society for the
A dvancem ent of Science has been com pelled to lim it the number
of lectures th at it can supply to two or three a year.
In spite of this, several excellent lectures were given to
the society. Dr. W. G. Ferrier returned to give us a most
interesting lecture on X -rays; Mr. G. C. Leslie talked on ‘Muscle
and Nerve — the basis of m ovem ent’; P. M. W ilson lectured on
chrom atography and later on insect w arfare, while J. A. Fisher
explained some sim ple electronics. Lastly, Mr. Giles amused
us with some puzzling m athem atical games and problems. Un
fortunately this was the last lecture th at Mr. Giles was giving to
the society, since he was leaving the school at Christm as. We
w ould like to express o u r thanks to him for the ways in which
he has helped the society, both in giving lectures and in being
our Vice-President.
T he rem ainder of the program m e was filled with films on
m any topics from refrigeration to the physics and chem istry of
water.
J. A. F isher was C hairm an of the society for the Christmas
term, and N. H. F. W ilson for the rem ainder of the year.
A.R.B.
Scripture Union
T his year has seen a much increased audience at the weekly
meetings and a more varied program m e each term. Many o u t
side speakers have com e to address us, and m any films, too, have
been shown. A m ong the films, perhaps, the film-strip ‘Sir Ivor
L o tt’, the film of the N ational M ission to Deep Sea Fisherm en,
and the ‘F act and F a ith ’ films have been the m ost enjoyed.
V.P.S. Summ er C am p films have also been shown during the
year, and, several of us having attended cam p during the year,
we always look forw ard to seeing, we hope, ourselves on them.
Mr. P. T. M aclellan gave a very helpful farewell talk to a
large audience on ‘T he Purpose of Life’. O ther speakers during
the year have been Dr. E. M organ (R ugby); the Rev. R. B.
G orrie (Fettes); the Rev. G. M. M artin (M erchiston); the Rev.
J. Briggs (St. Jo h n ’s College, D urham ); Clifford Hughes (H urst
Grange). We are grateful to them all fo r coming to speak to us.
I should like to take this opportunity, too, of thanking Mr.
P. E. Grigsby for his help in running the group.
K.B.K.
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Sixth Form Society
T he society was not, perhaps, as active as it could have been
this year, although its quarters at the end of the Sixth F orm
Block H all continue to be well used a t break and in the later
part of the afternoons.
T he tw o events which were m ost enjoyed were a ‘M usic
N ight’, in which perform ances were given by the M odern Jazz
Trio, A. D. T u rn er and P. A. K. L aband, w ho sang some folkmusic, and the school p op group, and a wine and cheese tasting.
P.B.
Stamp Club
T he senior school stam p club has now been in existence for two
years, and shows signs of continuing to flourish. D uring the
year lectures were given by M r. W orm ald and some members.
Com petitions were also arranged, and M r. W orm ald very kindly
took members to some of the meetings of the Perth Philatelic
Society, with w hom we are now affiliated.
Because of the lack of fram es for holding stam ps, w e were
not able to hold an exhibition on Speech D ay this year, but it is
hoped to be able to set u p an exhibition next year.
There were 27 m em bers in the club. Office bearers for the
year w ere:
Hon. President, Mr. W orm ald: C hairm an, A. D. Lyzskow
ski; Hon. Sec. and TreE.su'^r, J. S. H ouston; Com m ittee, J.
Michie, A. D. Bell, A. G. C halm ers, S. O, H . Lait.
J.S.H.
W ing Forward
O ne of the never-failing and intriguing aspects of running ‘Wing
F orw ard’ is the question of w hether it will ever ap p ear again,
or w hether the last issue was just th a t — the last issue. F o r some
years now, the selection of an editorial body for the m agazine
has been, to say the least, nebulous. Suddenly, the m agazine
seems to have a new editorial body and the producing of an
edition starts all over again.
Of course, getting m aterial fo r an issue has always presented
a problem , since the school’s w riters seem to have developed a
self-consciousness and shyness which is only m ade up for by the
vociferous stream of criticism which greets an edition of the
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magazine. This y ear’s editorial body — R. J. S. Smith, R. F. L.
C lark and P. A. O rchard — can be said, however, to have done
a good job. T hey did not try to produce too m any issues, they
struck just the right note of innovation, and they m anaged to sell
the magazine.
T he difficulty of producing a m agazine of this nature is
m ainly an organisational one. Typing out articles on stencils
and then duplicating them is an arduous and tiresom e task. Yet
the editors were able to get out, on tim e, a Speech Day edition
of W ing F orw ard which was the largest ever, mainly because
it contained a supplem ent of junior school writing.
Of the present editors, only P. A. O rchard is returning, but
since he was largely responsible, I think, for using the Roneo
photographic transfer service — the pictorial aspect of the
m agazine was always a problem — and since he has some quite
im probable contacts in show business, I think we can look
forw ard to some entertaining issues next year.
Young Farmers' Club
O FF IC E RS F O R T H E Y E A R 1966-67: —
C h airm an : J. A. G. Gray.
Secretary: G. W. T. Smith.
T reasurer : D. W. M cA rthur.
T here has been a notable increase in the m em bership this
year, the club having a total of 80 m em bers. A s a result the
subscription was lowered.
D uring the w inter and spring term s, m eetings were held
regularly each week, and we had a num ber of visiting lecturers.
M any of the club m em bers, too, gave interesting talks on various
aspects of agriculture, and all the m eetings were well attended.
As usual, the club visited the Bull Sales in Perth.
T he club w ould like to th an k M r. G rigsby and M r. Pollard
for supervising the weekly meeting throughout the year.
D.W.McA.
Combined Cadet Force
A i r Vice-M arshal A. V. R. Johnstone, C.B., D.F.C., R.A.F.,
A ir Officer Scotland and N orthern Ireland, inspected the
C ontingent on 9th June, 1967. H e arrived by helicopter and
h ad a full program m e inspecting all sections and the Pre-Service
section. H e was accom panied by two O ld Boys, in addition to
his own A D C, Squadron L eader E. Smith and C adet Primrose,
who is at present a t Cranw ell. T he A rm y Staff Officer has a son
at the School, and the N aval Staff Officer, a nephew. The
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Parade and M arch-Past were u nder the com m and of U /O '
Cochran. T he A ir M arshal saw the R.N. Section sailing on the
Tay, and our thanks are due to the H arb o u rm aster and the
Perth Sailing Club for their assistance and the use of their
facilities. A t the sam e tim e the helicopter flew R .A .F . cadets
over the pinnace carrying the Inspecting Officer. T he A rm y
Section gave a particularly good dem onstration under Sgt.
Ashton.
The B and played very well both at the G eneral Inspection
and at the Sunset P arade, b u t were w eak in the Com petitions.
It has been a very young Band, and a t least fo u r of the C om
petition Pipers should be here in three years’ time. The
Drum m ers were m uch m ore experienced, but have been handi
capped by the difficulty in getting adequate drum m ing tuition.
W ith the return of D rum M ajo r W ilson, we hope th at this is
now solved. Pipe M ajor Sinclair soldiers on.
The Sunset Parade, held this year a t 5.30 p.m. was excellent.
Cox Craw ford was in charge, and detachm ents were led by
Mackie, A. D. Ross, A shton, L yburn and Shanks. G ard ner and
D. J. M. W ilson were the buglers and M cN ab the N aval piper.
S. C. M. McLean was D rum Sgt.
.22 Shooting this year has been rath er weak, but there is a
lot of very welcome enthusiasm am ongst the juniors.
T he A rm y Proficiency Certificate was held on the 24th
February and twenty-eight candidates passed. Seven, however,
to their shame, failed in M ap Reading. T here is no excuse for
this, for supposedly intelligent boys. L /C p l. G ardner gained
Certificate T after an Electronics Engineering course.
Also in the Spring Term five cadets, Prain, Low , Smith,
D. A. J„ C hapm an and W alker, G. P., co-operated in an
exercise under Dr. M acKenzie to carry a transm itter over the
moors near Pitlochry. They got their photographs in the Perth
shire A dvertiser for their pains.
Field D ay was on the 21st O ctober, when all the sections
dispersed over a very wide area. A ll returned safely.
U nhappily the A rm y section was unable to go to cam p this
year, because of unforeseen difficulties in travel to the Orkneys.
It was not realised until too late that the N orth of Scotland.
Orkney and Shetland Shipping C om pany had sold one of their
boats. Any inconvenience caused to parents is very sincerely
regretted, but the cadets voted it the best cam p ever.
There has been a variety of Specialist A rm y training this
year. Both the Signals and R A sections had serious setbacks
witli the withdrawal of T A units, and the lack of assistance
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from R egular Instructors. A T ran sp o rt section was started
and m uch enjoyed while it lasted but again the re-organisation
of the T A m ade it necessary to stop th at training too. Recently
there have been new C adet T raining Team s form ed, so it is
hoped th at Signals will be up to full strength and training
again. I t is very doubtful if the A rtillery Section will ever be
revived.
I should like to thank C /S g t. C leland of the Scots Guards
and St. A ndrew s U niversity O T C for his assistance with Drill,
especially in p reparation for the G eneral Inspection Parade.
Sub Lt. M cLeod took over the R .N . Section when Sub Lt.
Shaw left in M arch. I should like to thank M r. M cLeod for his
running the Pre-Service section before ‘graduating’, and Mr.
Shaw for his w ork w ith the N aval Section while he was at
Strathallan. In this general switch round, 2 / Lieut. J. L. R.
W illiams took over the Pre-Service Section for a term. Pre
viously he has of course provided a lot of the vigorous Army
Section training, and we are very sorry that he is leaving. H e has
been in charge of the Shooting as well. We shall remember
him particularly fo r the difficulty of getting clothing from hat to
kilt large enough to fit him, for his eagerness to rush up and
down any m ountain available, and his congenial com pany at all
tim es and specially at Cam p. H e has m ade visits to Orkney
much m ore interesting by his knowledge of the wild life,
including skuas, shindigs, etc.
W e wish both the Officers who have the Contingent every
happiness in the future and thank them for their assistance
while they w ere w ith us.
T.C.G.F.
Senior N C O s:
U /O Cochran. U /O Brash (RAF). P /M Mackie. D rum Sgt. McLean.
Army Section:
CSM M uir (left March). Sgts. Ashton, Lyburn, Mauchline.
Pre-Service Section:
Sgts. Balfour (RAF), Biggart. Cpl. B arnett has been i/ c Armoury.
Royal Naval Section
Coxswain— B. J. F. Craw ford after J. A. Fisher.
P.O.—Turner, Ross, W ilson N.L., Laband.
L.S.—W ilson N. H. F., Wilson P.M., Young A., Prain, Mulhall.
T h e strength of the section has rem ained this year at fifty.
Sub. L ieutenant Shaw relinquished com m and of the section
in D ecem ber when Sub. L ieutenant M acLeod took over.
The M agazine o f Slrathallan School
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Twelve cadets reached the proficiency standard and six
attained the advanced proficiency during the year while five
cadets sat proficiency and ten advanced proficiency in the last
exam ination, the results of which are not yet available.
T here has been considerable im provem ent throughout the
year in drill standard and the section m ade a favourable im pres
sion on the inspecting officer at G eneral Inspection. W hile the
average age of the N .C .O .’s in the section has dropped con
siderably m ost have worked well and co-operated with the
officers in charge. As they gain experience the high standard
expected of the N avy Section can be continued.
T he visiting officer for G eneral Inspection was A ir ViceM arshal Johnstone and the section had a busy week p rio r to his
arrival. A com plete spring-clean of the N avy h u t and stores
effected a pleasant change, m ade perhaps m ore obvious by the
painting of the hut exterior. A new naval C.C.F. crest on the
door gives a m ore favourable im pression. T he equipm ent in the
rope-store and hut has at last been arranged in a ship-shape
condition.
The Inspecting Officer inspected the Royal N avy Section on
the Tay in the afternoon. O n arrival a t Perth H arb o u r he
inspected a section guard of honour before going aboard a
pinnace from which he viewed w ith obvious enjoym ent the ten
boats taking part, which included the section’s R .N .S.A . dinghy,
the Sailing Club dinghies and w halers on loan from H.M .S.
Unicorn. The occasion was m ade m ore m em orable by the
helicopter, with several Strathallan passengers on board, flying
overhead and dipping in salute. In his address the inspecting
officer m ade reference to the splendid co-operation shown by
Perth Sailing Club in letting us use their facilities.
T he section is indebted to the staff of H.M .S. U nicorn for
their co-operation throughout the year. A successful field day
was organised by H.M.S. U nicorn’s officers and N .C .O .’s. W hen
a new officer com es into a section at fairly short notice to take
over com m and he has to rely very m uch on the parent establish
ment and both Lt. C om m ander R osling and Lt. C om m ander
Scott were m ost helpful. C.P.O. Jeffreys w as principally
responsible for “ showing the ropes” and fo r this alone he
merited the aw ard of the B.E.M . in the B irthday H onours List,
for which we congratulate him.
In M ay the section had a visit from C om m ander M urray,
the naval m em ber J.C .E. A fter a special parade had been
arranged for him he was unfortunately delayed and arrived
at school too late to m eet the section cadets. H e was m ost
interested on being shown round the school with special atten
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tion being paid to the existing naval facilities. T he school pond
was used considerably for pulling practice, particularly prior to
general inspection.
In June the section was invited to visit H.M.S. Decoy, on an
official visit to D undee. T hough it did not prove possible for the
cadets to see very m uch below deck an interesting afternoon was
had by all.
T his year m ost cadets have attended various courses in
naval aviation, com m unications, diving, gunnery and navigation.
In A pril the officer in charge w ent on an initial course at
the Officers D ivisional School, Portsm outh. A n enjoyable and
instructive practical seam anship cruise took place in A pril on
the Clyde. This cruise proved eventful particularly as regards
weather, w hich was a t tim es fairly storm y, and a notable
experience for the cadets was the opportunity of landing on
A ilsa Craig. T he C .M .F.V . which was m anned by a m ost helpful
crew explored all reaches of the F irth of Clyde giving all
cadets on board the opportunity of gaining first-hand knowledge
of ship-handling and navigation.
The sunset parade on Speech D ay und er Cox. Crawford
was particularly good this year. T he Navy C ontingent under
P.O. R oss were sm art and im pressive, w hile the bugling was
outstanding.
T he section was again well represented in the Pipe Band
and tw o N .C .O .s were lent to the pre-service.
T he following appointm ents and prom otions have been
m ade for the com ing y ear: A cting Coxswain B. J. F. Crawford
to Coxswain i/c Ship’s Com pany; L. S. M ulhall, Prain to P.O.
T.J.M .
R.A.F. Section
T he Section had m aintained its perm itted strength and has had
a long w aiting list. T he perm itted lim it is, to a certain extent,
unfortunate in that a lot of good cadets cannot be accepted into
the Section because of the shortage of places.
T he Section has become very senior in th at 40 cadets have
now got A dvanced Proficiency, 22 having passed this year. Only
ten cadets had not got their Proficiency at the end of the year.
W ith gliding, we have alm ost approached the record high of
the years ’61 and ’62; this year 9 cadets have won their A and B
gliding licences, m aking over 25 per cent in the Section who
have soloed.
W here shooting is concerned, the Section as a group has not
done as well as usual, th eir best result coming from the Second
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Team which cam e second in its division in the Scottish A ir
Cadets League. Individually results have been as good as usual,
25 cadets winning their R .A .F . M arksm an Badge, and 16 their
C.C.F. M arksm an Badge.
Cam p this year was held at R .A .F . Lindholm e, near
D oncaster. 42 cadets under Fit. Lt. W orm ald and Flying Officer
B arker attended. A s this was B om ber C om m and’s T raining
School, a good cam p was expected. As usual the food was very
good, but the program m e was very unim aginative. T he main
objection to the program m e was the meal tim es: breakfast at
06.30 and L unch at 10.45. However, the m eal-tim es were
altered for the last two days of cam p. T he flying was good,
m ost cadets averaging two or three flights in either a C hipm unk,
a V arsity or a H astings, and some flights lasted u p to 6^ hours.
B ut to off-set this there was up to 4 \ hours sport on the
program m e each day, w ith no alternative in case of wet weather,
and needless to say it did rain.
This year the Section has had two im portant visitors:
G roup Captain H unter, C om m andant of A ir C adets, Scotland,
and A ir Vice M arshal Johnstone, A ir Officer C om m anding Scot
land and N orthern Ireland. A ir V ice M arshal Johnstone was also
the Inspecting Officer at the A nnual Inspection. H e arrived at
the Inspection by helicopter, and after lunch, the helicopter, a
W estland W hirlw ind, took tw o lots of cadets for a trip around
the neighbourhood. T he first lot of cadets had a close look at
Perth and the Tay, and the second party went dow n the T ay to
R .A .F. Leuchars, w here the helicopter refuelled.
The following were N .C .O .’s of the Section: U nder Officer: A. R. Brash.
Fit. S gt.: J. T. Shanks.
Sgts.:
C p ls.:
Balfour, G. W.; H ouston, I. A.; Michie, J.; Mills, A. D.
F.; Neil, R. J. H.; T aylor, D. C.
Buchanan, C. H. G.; Clark, R. F. L.; M cGeachy, A. L.;
McLean, S. C. M.; Wallace, N. F.; W ebster, P. A.;
Wilson, D. J. M.
R.A.F. Field Day - Turnhouse
T w o buses left the School at 8.30 a.m. on a ra th e r dull m orning
in O ctober bound fo r T urnhouse. T h e journey itself was
uninteresting to m ost boys, but it was not long before the airfield
came into sight.
T he section had been divided into two groups. T he first
went into E dinburgh before lunch, and the second stayed at
Turnhouse for flying. T he group in the city visited the Castle
and the main interest was, of course, th e fam ous W ar M em orial
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where the nam es of all the Scots killed during both world wars
are held in memory. This attracts a vast num ber of visitors
every day, and I d on’t think th a t any m em ber of the group was
bored while being shown round.
B oth groups h ad lunch in the airm en’s mess at Turnhouse,
and there were few com plaints ab o u t the food. A fter the meal
the group who h ad flown in th e m orning w ent into Edinburgh
to visit the m em orial and the oth er group stayed behind to fly.
F o u r C hipm unks were in use throughout the day, but
tow ards the end of the afternoon it was becoming increasingly
m ore obvious th at not everyone was going to be lucky and get a
flight. F ortunately, however, three flights on a Pem broke were
arranged, each taking six cadets fo r about 20 minutes. Tw o of
the flights w ent over the F o rth , and there was a wonderful view
of the coastline of Fife. T he other flight w ent over Edinburgh,
and it was very interesting to see Princes Street from the air.
T hroughout th e afternoon, films were being shown in the
cam p cinema, and so n o one could com plain of having nothing
to do.
A t five o’clock all cadets had tea and again we had an
excellent m eal (for th e two meals each cadet h ad only to pay
one shilling). T he buses left im m ediately after this fo r School.
It had been a w onderful day and w ithout dou b t it will go down
in my m em ory as the best F ield D ay the R .A .F. Section has
ever had.
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S.C.M.Mc.L.
Flying in a Chipmunk
N o w w here is the switch fo r the earphones? A h, here we are.
W hat do I do to open the parachute? A h, yes, pull this; to
inflate the . . . oh forget it, I just pull this. I tried hard to
rem em ber all th a t I h ad been taught in the briefing room.
T h e engine started and at the same tim e the canopy slid
back over o u r heads. T he earphones crackled; I knew something
was about to happen.
“ H ave you ever flown b efo re?” cam e the rath er muffled
voice of the instructor through m y earphones.
I ’d better say som ething quickly, I thought. W here’s this
sw itch? Y ou have to turn it to the left if I rem em ber rightly.
Funny; it w on’t turn. I ’d better try the oth er way. There we are;
it m ust have been on all the time. I turned it back.
“N o ”, I replied, I had, b u t I d id n ’t w ant to complicate
m atters by going into detail. By now the plane was warming up
for take off on the runw ay.
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Every now and then the control tow er could be heard
through my earphones and I began to w onder w hether the
instructor was speaking to me or to the tower. Again he came
over on my earphones and this tim e I knew he was speaking
to me, as his voice was m uch clearer th an the tones I h ad been
listening to before.
“ Just hold on to the controls lightly so th at you can get
the feel of them ” , said the pilot.
T he aircraft began to m ove from its stationary position, and
very quickly it gathered speed and w ithin less than two hundred
yards it had left the ground. W e began to climb rapidly and I
looked back a t the ever dim inishing roofs of the hangars and
other airfield buildings. T he aircraft began to b ank and I felt
the joy-stick force m y hands to the right; the pedals also moved.
A gain and again the control tow er cam e through m y earphones,
one a very sharp voice, the other dull and muffled a t times.
The pilot spoke to me.
“In a m inute, I ’ll let you take over” — m y h eart m issed a
beat — “but first I ’ll show you w hat to do to control it. If you
push the joy-stick forw ard, the aircraft will dive and gather
speed; if you pull it back, th e aircraft will climb and lose speed;
if you push it to the left, the aircraft will tu rn left, if you push
it to the right, the aircraft will turn right; if you push the left
pedal in, and at the same tim e m ove the joy-stick to the left,
the aircraft will bank and turn to the left. N ow , on th e top left
of the control colum n is the airspeed indicator and at the centre
b ottom is the directional gyro. N ow see if you can m aintain a
speed of one hundred knots” . M y h eart m issed another beat I
was going to die young.
I now took over. I pulled the control colum n back as the
indicator had risen to one hundred and ten knots, and as soon as
I had done this the indicator dropped sharply. I pushed the
stick forw ard; the aircraft began to dive. T he indicator rose to
ninety five knots, and I then centralised the control colum n for
I had realised by now th at it took only a few tenths of a second
for the aircraft to react. I k ept this u p fo r som e time at a
m inim um of ninety five knots and at a m axim um of a hundred
and ten knots, at the end of which, the in structor said, “ G ood,
now try a turn to the left” .
I im m ediately p u t my foot on the left pedal and pressed, at the
same tim e m oving the control colum n to the left. T he plane
began to bank steeply and I hastily m oved it back to the right.
Then I was told to tu rn a com plete circle from 060° back to
060° by my directional gyro. I obviously perform ed this quite
well, fo r at the finish he said, “ Well done!”
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A fter th at I h ad to m aintain the same speed, one hundred
knots, even when he dropped the throttle. To d o this I had to
p u t the aircraft in to a dive and just before it reached one
hundred knots I h ad to level off again. W hen he dropped the
throttle, the aircraft lost speed and I pushed the joy-stick
forw ard and the aircraft dived. A s soon as this had happened,
the pilot said,
“N ot so steep. W e had better head back now, anyway,
w e're overdue” .
HOUSE NOTES 1 9 6 6 -6 7
FREELAN D
W e are sorry to say goodbye to M r. J. L. R . W illiams, who is
taking up a post a t T aunton School, and we thank him for his
enthusiastic w ork as H ouse T u to r for fo u r years.
The H ouse C aptain from Septem ber 1966 to July 1967 was
D. D. C. Biggart. J. A. Fisher was also a School Prefect and left
in D ecem ber having won a place a t Fitzw illiam College,
Cam bridge.
School Offices were held by the follow ing: Captain of
A thletics, D. D. C. Biggart; C aptain of
Sailing, R. F. L.
President of
the Science Society and D rum Sergeant, J. A.
Fisher; Cox i / c N aval Section, J. A. Fisher, subsequently B. J.
F. C raw ford; E d ito rs of W ing Forw ard, R. J. S. Smith, R. F. L.
C lark, P. A. O rchard; C ountry D ancing C aptain, D. H. M uir;
Secretary of
B adm inton Club, P. A. W ebster; Secretary of
Y oung F arm ers’ Club, G. W. T. Smith; President of Judo Club,
W. D. R ennie; C aptain of Boats, C aptain of Fishing and Presi
dent of Fly Tying C lub, W. R . O. Insch; C aptain of Shooting,
K. W. G illanders.
In 1966/67 there were about thirty past m em bers of the
H ouse a t U niversity and this num ber is unlikely to diminish
in the foreseeable future w ith the high proportion of boys in the
Sixth Form .
On Speech D ay P. M. W ilson was aw arded the Biology
Prize and R . D. Paul the A rt Prize.
F reeland was placed fo u rth in the Senior Rugger, second in
the Ju n io r R ugger and won the M inor. Freeland were runnersup in Shooting, Ski-ing, Boxing, Swimming and Cross-Country
Running and won the Pre-Service Cup. We had a share in the
H ockey Cup. b u t were beaten in th e first round of the Senior
Cricket by R uthven, and were runners u p to N icol in the Junior
Cricket. E ncouraged by M. W. M acEw en and J. M. Blair the
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H ouse won the M usic C up fo r the first tim e ever, and celebrated
this by winning two other cups the sam e even in g : Sailing and
Squash. The Squash C up is a new cup presented by R . F. L.
C lark’s father, and we are pleased to have it on o u r shelf. D. A.
Ogilvie won the Bowling Prize, C. T. Perry the Junior D rum
ming Cup, and D. H. M uir jum ped 5 ft. 8 ins. A s well as
winning a prize for Biology, J. M. M arshall won the H ouse R un
in a good time, the C om m oners’ Section being w on by J. B.
M orton.
House P refects:
A ppointed during September Term : J. A. Fisher (later a School
Prefect); C. H. G. B UCH AN AN , M. W. M acEW EN, R. J. S. SM ITH
and N . F. WALLACE. Appointed during Summer T erm : P. M.
W ILSON and R. F. L. CLARK.
House Captains of S p o rt:
Rugger, Boxing and A thletics:
D. D. C. B IG G A RT
Hockey: M. W. MacEWEN
S hooting: N. F. W ALLACE
Sailing and Ski-ing:
R. F. L. CLARK
Cricket: I. A. G. MOOD1E
Swimming:
M usic: M. W. M acEW EN and
J. M. BLAIR
Squash: D. H. M U IR
Tennis: C. H. G. BUCHANAN
C ross-Country R u n n in g :
J. M. MARSHALL
R. J. S. SM ITH
N ICOL
I n the Decem ber term the Senior Hockey, C ricket and R ugger
cups sat on our shelf, and I m ust confess that we felt rather
pleased w ith ourselves. A nyone interested in research m ight
like to tell m e when this last happened in N icol, fo r over the
past few years we had lost o r draw n twelve senior rugger
m atches in a row. Few were the boys in the H ouse w ho could
even rem em ber us winning a m atch, and it was high tim e th at
a stop w as p u t to th at record. H appily the 1st X V front row,
Lang, M uir and A nderson gave o u r scrum strength, and after
drawing with Sim pson the rest of the team excelled themselves
too by beating Freeland and a strong R uthven team . In the
final m atch, a keen one against R uthven, everything depended
on Settles converting in the last few m inutes of injury time, and
with great coolness and an ungainly soccer slice he sent the ball
smack over the b ar giving us a 5-3 win. Since then, however,
tw o-thirds of the H ockey C up has slipped out of o u r grasp, and
the less said ab o u t o u r Senior cricket m atches the better! So
our pride was n o t very long-lived. T he three excellent victories
of the Ju nio r cricket side how ever give plenty of hope fo r the
future there, and we also won the Boxing Cup, m ainly by effort
rather th an skill, having a m inim al num ber of finalists.
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I. A. H ouston finished off his career here by winning the
Senior V ictor L udorum in his last few hours as a schoolboy,
and both he and A. C. Paton are to be w arm ly congratulated on
beating the previous School R ecords in the 440 yds. and Middle
H igh Jum p respectively. D. J. C. Sharpe won the M iddle cross
country earlier in the year. I. R. M cL ean finally added another
cup to our sm all collection by winning the Jun ior Piping Cup
(which takes u p m ore space than the ‘egg-cup’ we had last year
aw arded to the Senior Piper) and I. R. Prain did well to win
the P erth Sailing C lub’s Y oung H elm sm an’s race. We have
hopes of keeping the shield in the ‘fam ily’ fo r a year or so ahead!
G enerally I have been satisfied th at we have tried our best
in all sporting events, except there were too m any m iddles and
juniors w ho failed to gain any athletics standards at all, and as
we are losing a num ber of outstanding individual sportsm en a
lot of people will have to pull m ore weight in games.
I w ant to congratulate R iley H ouse who entered into
athletic com petition with the Senior School for the first time
ever, in ski-ing — and N icol cam e a very decided fifth !!
In the academ ic w orld G overnors’ prizes were won on
Speech D ay by D. Carnegie, I. A. H ouston, N. H. F. W ilson and
A. Young, and M cL achlan proved to be the School expert on
chess. J. C. S. Sm ith was Dux of the School for 1966. There
have been tw enty m em bers of th e V lth form out of 77 in the
House, so the studies rem ain very full.
W e were pleased to welcome J. L. D anielson from Pennsyl
vania into the H ouse for a year and wish him every success at
D ickinson College.
M r. R . C. B. M ole has taken over as H ouse T u to r and he
has already proved him self a great enthusiast. Perhaps it was his
woolly cap supporting o u r rugger team th at brought us such
success — if so, long m ay it be w ith us.
It was very sad to h ear of the death of J. D. K incaid who
was in N icol from 1960-62.
T hree boys left school at E aster and another ten are leaving
in sum m er. It m ay be of interest to know w hat boys are doing
now when they leave School.
M any older form er m em bers of the H ouse may feel with
relief th at academ ic w ork stopped when they left School. This
does not seem to be the inclination of m ost school leavers today.
In the past five years from 1962-66 inclusive 91 boys have left
Nicol. 37 have gone on to Universities, leaving 54 ‘non
academ ics’, one w ould imagine. B ut of these, 11 have gone for
degree o r diplom a courses at Technical, A rt o r D ram a colleges,
7 to A gricultural Colleges, and a further 7 to other schools or
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colleges of tuition. A nother 15 have gone into B anking, CA,
A rchitecture, Surveying and Law , where they will have plenty of
professional exams. Only a lucky 10 have gone straight into the
lucrative world of Business, and one (obviously the fool of the
family!) into the Services. I am afraid th a t three have dis
appeared into the mists of the unknow n already, the rum our
being th at two of them are in the Police! I t is true, I am afraid,
th at three o r four of those who w ent to the U niversity have not
com pleted the course, but two have changed their allegiance and
are trying a t another one! If there are any form er m em bers of
the H ouse reading this who are out of touch, o r when you go on
to different careers after your degree or training, do please let us
know how you are getting on.
T.C.G .F.
House C ap tain s:
R. D. ANDERSON (left Dec.), I. A. HOUSTON
School Prefect:
R. M. M. L A N G (left Dec.)
House P refects:
J. M U IR (left Easter), A. Y O U N G , N. H. F. W ILSON
J. A. G. GRAY, A. C. PA TO N, N. McNAB.
House captains of S port:
R ugby: A ND ERSO N, M U IR
Boxing: M U IR
C ricket: G RA Y
Ski-ing: M cNAIR
Hockey, Tennis and Squash :
S hooting: W ALLACE
PA IO N
Swimming. Sailing and Music:
Cross-country, Athletics:
WILSON
HOUSTON
The following were awarded House C olours:
Paton, Wilson, Carnegie, Ross, G ray and Mackenzie, I. B.
RUTHVEN
T h e predom inant feature of the year has been the extraordinary
num ber of seniors in the House. H alf the H ouse were in the
Sixth F orm , and with no fewer than twelve prefects the juniors
are perhaps to be excused for thinking th a t authority and
retribution lurked behind every door.
In C ochran the H ouse had an outstanding Captain. T hat
the transition from one H ousem aster to another was achieved so
smoothly was in large m easure due to his grasp of day to day
adm inistration. In this he was excellently supported by Lyburn,
whose quiet efficiency won him great respect.
We should have won all three m ajor sports, but only the
cricket cup cam e o u r way, plus a third of the hockey cup.
Perhaps com placency played its part. C ertainly we were well
represented at School level; no fewer than sixteen m em bers of
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the H ouse played for the 1st X V — not sim ultaneously — and
we provided the captains of each m ajor sport. O u r M inor Rugby
men won their com petition, and we also won the tennis and
shooting cups. We m ight have won the cross-country but for
navigational difficulties. Individual successes w ere: McLean
(Solo D rum m ing); L aw son (Tennis O pen Singles); Galbraith
(Individual Shooting); M cQ ueen (Junior Cross-country); Mauchline (shared the Batting Prize). A shton and Shanks won their
events in the athletics, and B arnett was a very good second in
the mile.
W ork was not neglected. A shton, T ingsabadh (3), Gilmore,
and M cD onald C. L. all won G overnors’ Prizes, Barnett the
M aths. Essay Prize, Low and R oy D istinction Prizes, and Brown
D. B. and M acG regor won their respective form prizes. In the
M usic Com petition we h ad to be content w ith second place
behind a very good Freeland perform ance, but Balfour A.G.,
who put in a great deal of w ork as C aptain (?) of M usic, won
the Individual Solo. Finally, Michie is to be congratulated on
gaining the D istinction A w ard of the Royal Life having Society.
A t E aster the H ouse lost M r. M acLellan, whom We warmly
congratulate on his appointm ent as H eadm aster of R annoch
School. H e had been H ousem aster for six years. H is genius for
adm inistration has long been a by-word, but m any past and
present m em bers of the H ouse can testify to the hours of patient,
individual attention he gave to each and every boy. H is wide
experience and wise counsel will be greatly missed not least by
your correspondent, and to him and Mrs. M acLellan we wish
every happiness in their new life.
D.A.R.W .
Head of H ouse: J. N. COCH RA N
School P refect: A. D. LYBURN
House P refects:
D. C. TAYLOR, S. C. M. M cLEAN, A. D. TU R N ER , A. G.
STEW ART, T. C. A SHTON , D. M. C RU IC K SH A N K , C. J. W.
M A U C H LIN E, A. D. F. MILLS, J. R. SU TH ERLA N D , W.
P. M. SAMPLES.
Captains of Sport, etc.
R ugby: J. N. C O C H RA N
Sailing: T. H. G ILM ORE
H ockey: A. D. F. MILLS
Shooting: R. G. R. GALBRAITH
C ricket: C. J. W. M A U C H LIN E Ski-ing: W. P. M. SAMPLES
A thletics: A. D. LY B U RN
Swimming: C. M. THO M
Music: A. G. BALFOUR
T ennis: J. N. COCHRAN
SIMPSON
T h is year’s house captain has been A. R. Brash, doubling the
p art of V ice-C aptain of the School with that of assistant chemistry
m aster, U nder him we had R. J. H. N eil as a School Prefect,
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and A. L. M cGeachy, A. D. Ross, A. N. H. G uthrie, D. M cLeod,
and A. W. G ardner as house prefects. A m ong the new boys into
the house were brothers of D. M cLeod, M. D. Barns G raham ,
D. W. M cA rthur, G. P. W alker, W. A. Rodger, and all those
Wallaces. F o r the sum m er term we sw apped A. D. Bell for J.
Scherler from W estern G erm any, and I do not know w ho got the
better of the bargain.
Speech Day prizes this year w ent to A. R. Brash (H ouston
M edal), D. M cLeod (H istory Prize and Classics Prize), A. D. L.
Lyszkow ski (M athem atics Prize and C hem istry Prize), D. G.
Brash (H istory Essay Prize), and R . A. Jeffrey (Chem istry
Research Prize). Cups won were the Ju n io r R ugger Cup, and a
share of the M inor R ugger Cup, the Swimming Cup fo r the fifth
year running, the Cross C ountry Cup (this year aw arded for just
knowing the way round the course) and the A thletics C up (in
which we provided two of the three V ictor L udorum s — sorry,
H eadm aster, I m ean V ictores L udorum ). In the Boxing we won
half the finals, but apparently had no hope of the C up on
account of having too few boys under the age limits. (H ere, I
sourly mention th at one scores the same points for winning a
final as for entering in the first place.)
W hat other news of the year? Well, we took over from
Freeland the gentlem en’s residence a t Coven Trees. D own there,
as in the Study Block, there was a fashion for tam e w hite mice
and I expected to find all the locker doors replaced by wire
netting. J. G. Steven produced a solo bass voice th at resonated
round the Chapel like th at of a forty-year-old. D. M acLeod, our
House Captain next term , is going to occupy a one-m an fourth
year Sixth. (H e is in the Sixth F o rm like H arvey-W alker was in
the 1st X I — endlessly.)
Finally there were all those broken windows in the junior
com m on room , m ore than ever before and even tw o a day on
one occasion. A ctually, I am told it’s the w hite mice.
D.E.Y.
GAMES SECTION
Rugby Report 1 9 6 6 -6 7
T his has been the poorest season for m any years. It was said in
this report last year that the season held considerable promise.
In retrospect, this was over-optim istic, b u t w ith the m aterial
at the start of the season better results should have been p ro
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duced. H ow ever, several unforeseen factors materialised, all of
which in varying degrees helped to bring about this season’s bad
record. Results at tim es were unnecessarily bad — not just in
the final outcom e b u t in the am ount of points scored against the
school. It is unfortunate th at this should have happened under
a captain whose enthusiasm and determ ination were a credit to
the school.
Injury played a very large p art in this season’s rugger, not
only at 1st X V level but also throughout the school. Well over
thirty boys have represented the first team . C ochran was pre
vented from playing for six weeks w ith a broken finger and
C rom arty, w ho showed considerable prom ise, missed nearly all
of the m ajor m atches w ith sim ilar trouble. M any of the replace
m ents were brought in through sheer necessity and their playing
standard was often poor. A t one stage boys were being brought
straight from the 3rd X V into the 1st X V . T he team which
played and beat P erth A cadem y in the first m atch of the season
never played together again. R. D. A nderson was the only
player to play in all m atches in the C hristm as term.
A lthough it is possible to find excuses for team s weakened
by injury, the apathy and lack of determ ination shown by some
boys cannot be excused. It is a great pity that some boys had to
represent the School, and continued to do so, purely through the
lack of any other players.
T he forw ards in general were adequate although slow and
unim aginative for m odern rugger. They gained a fair but slow
share of the ball from the set pieces, but the im portant second
phase possession was rarely won. T he art of continual and
constructive backing-up and ‘slipping’ of the ball was never
m astered. K. L. R obertson had developed into a very good
forw ard by the end of the season, especially in the line-out, and
was aw arded his colours. P. A. K. L aband, who left at
Christm as, also developed into a useful forw ard. R. D. A nder
son, who was re-aw arded his colours, was a first class front row
wing forw ard, and had the unenviable task of captaining a
weakened side in som e of the m ost im portant matches during
the captain’s absence.
H alf-back was foreseen to be a serious problem and was
never satisfactorily solved. M any players and com binations
were tried with a m arked lack of success. T he backs were worst
hit by injury, so m uch so th at forw ards had to be drafted into
the back division. T his necessarily affected the scoring potential
and had an unsettling influence on the team , although players
such as B uchanan tried very hard in unfam iliar positions.
M auchline at full back was a steady and com petent player and
was aw arded his colours. I. A. H ouston im proved greatly and
did some very good w ork on the wing.
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A lthough results were not better after Christm as, the team
spirit was m uch im proved and som e good gam es were played.
If this spirit had been present throughout the season the results
could well have appeared in a m uch better light.
The 2nd X V had quite a satisfactory season despite the
continual changes which were necessary in order to fill the gaps
in the 1st X V . T here was, in fact, very little difference in the
playing standards of the two teams.
It is m ost heartening th a t the Jun io r X V ’s have been giving
some excellent perform ances. T he Colts m ust be one of the
best team s produced. P articularly impressive was their win over
G lenalm ond. It is significant th at their captain, G. M. J. Ross,
was transferred to the 1st X V and proved to be one of the better
players. T he team has been keen to learn and responded well
to coaching. T he players also showed th e determ ination to win
m atches which is so vital. A good num ber of the team should
gain places in the 1st X V next season.
The U nder 143, have w orked hard, and although natural
ability has been lacking in some positions, they have learnt
useful skills and could be a com petent Colts side next season.
The 3rd and 4th X V ’s had poor seasons, but never really
had a chance to settle down due to the continual disruptions
caused by injuries in the first game. T he 5th and 6th X V ’s both
had an unbeaten season!
T hanks are due to all m asters w ho have spent so m uch time
coaching rugger throughout the school.
F.S.M cN.
Played
14
1st XV
2nd XV
10
3rd XV
6
4
4th XV
5th XV
1
6th XV
1
7
U 15i
U 14i
9
8
U 1 3 i 1st XV
1
U131 2nd XV
Won
2
3
0
0
1
0
3
2
7
1
lost
11
6
5
4
0
0
4
7
1
0
Drawn
i
i
t
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Points
For
Against
49
168
59
97
20
98
15
53
16
8
8
8
66
56
50
101
111
17
37
0
Tuesday, 27th September—v. Perth Academy—Home— Won 13-0
Despite first-match nerves, the team m anaged to settle down quite
quickly in the first half, and it was no t long before the scoring was
opened, following a dumm y scissors by C ochran and Crom arty, with
a try scored in the com er by J. S. H ouston. M auchline kicked the goal.
F.
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Perth Academy started to press half way through the first half, but
lacked the finish to produce a score and by half-time the School were
once again on top. This dom ination continued throughout most of the
second half, and resulted in two tries, one coming from a movement to
the blind side, the scorer being Mills, the other coming after a break
by Cranston and a good run by H ouston who outpaced the defence.
T houghout the m atch the pack showed a good deal of fire and zest,
though their line-out work needed polishing up, and in much of the
loose play they were deprived of the ball. The backs were rather
indecisive in defence, but showed a willingness to run with determination
in attack.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, J. S. H ouston, H. A. R. Crom arty, J. N.
Cochran, I. A. H ouston, A. D. Ross, P. F. P. Cranston, R. D.
Anderson, C. J. R. Townson, A. G. Stewart, A. C. M ulhall, B. J.
F. C raw ford, P. A. K. Laband, D. D. C. Biggart, A. D. F. Mills.
Saturday 1st October—v. Strathallian Club XV—Home—Lost 3-11
A fter alm ost tw enty-four hours o f continuous rain the pitch was
extremely wet — conditions to which the School side were unaccustomed
at such an early stage of the season.
T he Old Boys fielded a strong side both forward and back, and it
was obvious from the kick-off th at to beat them the School would have
to tackle and to throw themselves into the loose play. A penalty
awarded fairly early on to the Old Boys was easily converted by D. M.
R. Bell, and at this point it seemed as if the Strathallians might win
overwhelmingly. However, the School m anaged to stem the attack and
the game evened out. But a break by Dawson left the Old Boys with
a man over in the line and it was left to M clnroy to ground the ball
between the posts. The try was converted by Bell.
In the second half, the School had m ore possession b u t were unable
to break the Old Boys’ defence. T he last try o f the m atch came when
D. A. Scott joined the Strathallian line and broke inside to score a try.
This was a disappointing result and our first loss of the season.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, I. S. Houston, H. A. R. Crom arty, J. N.
Cochran, I. A. H ouston, S. P. Hicks, R. D. Anderson, C. J. R.
Townson, A. G. Stewart, P. A. K. Laband, A. C. M ulhall, D. D.
C. Biggart, B. J. F. C raw ford, A. D. F. Mills.
Tuesday, 4th October—v. Keil School— Away—Lost 5-8
T he m atch started off with a prom ising three-quarter movement
by the School comprising good passing and a well-executed dummy
scissors. The attack was halted following a dropped pass, how ever— a
fault which not to prove isolated. Keil were the first to score after a
penalty kick had rebounded off a goal-post and had been gathered by a
Keil player following up the kick. T he School then drew level when
Paton went over just to the right of the posts. Mauchline converted,
leaving the half time score at 5-3 to Strathallan.
The second half saw the School resting on their laurels and it was
not long before the opposition struck back decisively. Following a bad
clearance and several missed tackles, Keil scored a further try, which was
not converted. F o r the rest of the m atch the School were on the attack
and they m ade several spirited efforts to penetrate the hard-tackling
Keil defence.
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T he School were beaten because o f lack of tackling, lack o f fire,
and indecisive running against a strong defence, and this was a dis
appointing result for the first away m atch, particularly in a season in
which so many of the m ajor matches were to be played away from
home. Some consolation was afforded by the fact th a t several individuals
were outstanding, especially M auchline, who proved to be a pillar of
strength in an otherwise weak defence.
Team: C. J. W. Mauchline, J. S. H ouston, H. A. R. C rom arty, J. N.
Cochran, J. R. Sutherland, A. C. Paton, S. P. Hicks, R. D. Anderson,
C. J. R. Townson, J. Muir, A. C. Mulhall, K. L. R obertson, P. A.
K. Laband, D. D. C. Biggart, A. D. F. Mills.
Tuesday, 11th Octobcr— v. Fettes—Away—Lost 0-20
This was the first ever fixture at 1st XV level between the two
schools, and although the occasion may prove m em orable, one cannot
but hope th at in years to come our fifteens will prove m ore successful
than this one was.
Fettes opened the scoring in the first few minutes of the game with
a try in the corner, following a cross-kick by the Fettes stand-off and
captain, A. J. Pickles. A fter such an early try the School seemed to
become dispirited, a failing which Fettes were quick to take advantage
of. By half-time the score was 0-14 after a goal, a try, and a penalty
goal had been scored by Fettes.
T he second half saw the School rallying to avoid a crashing defeat,
an attem pt which was only partially successful. O ur one chance of a
score was missed when M auchline narrow ly failed to convert a penalty
in the first half. Fettes played for a short tim e in this half with fourteen
men, when one of their forwards w ent off the field with a shoulder
injury. Despite this, Fettes had increased their half-tim e lead by another
six points.
A large body of support and a strong desire to win were elements
which might well have saved the match for the School, but they were
off-set by a distinct lack of tackling (Cochran alone was an exception,
bringing down his man every time), and the allowing of a heavier and
more efficient pack to dominate.
Team: C. J. W. Mauchline, J. S. H ouston, H. A. R. Crom arty, J. N .
C ochran, A. D. Ross, A. C. Paton, S. P. Hicks, R. D. Anderson,
C. J. R. Townson, J. M uir, A. C. M ulhall, K. L. Robertson, D. D.
C. Biggart, P. A. K. Laband, A. D. F. Mills.
Saturday, 15th October— v. The Edinburgh Academy—Away—Lost 0-21
Again, as in the Fettes match, an early try by th e opposition ended
any hope which Strathallan might have had o f victory. F rom this point
on, the School seemed to be content to fall back on purely defensive
tactics for the rem ainder of the first half, and those tactics were not
successful. It was not, indeed, until shortly before the half-tim e stage
th at the School did go on the offensive, b u t th e Edinburgh Academy
defence held out until half-tim e, when the score stood at 0-11.
F o r m ost of the second h alf Strathallan played well, and one out
standing move which involved Paton, Ross and Samples could well
have led to a try had there been a bit m ore determined running.
However, the Academy struck back and had increased their lead by a
further ten points when the final whistle went.
T he absence of C ochran, who had broken a finger in the m atch
against Fettes, was a serious handicap to the side, but our main cause of
defeat was again a case of tim orous tackling.
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Team: C. J. W. Mauchline, W. P. M. Samples, H. A. R. Cromarty, A.
C. Paton, A. D. Ross, P. F. P. Cranston, R. D. Anderson, C. J. R.
Townson, J. M uir, A. C. M ulhall, K. L. Robertson, D. D. C. Biggart,
B. J. F. Crawford, C. H. G. Buchanan.
Tuesday, 18 th October — v. Trinity College, Glenalmond—Away —
Lost 0-14
It was a very wet day when a School side, much weakened by injury,
met Glenalm ond. As usual the School started slowly, and it took two
penalty goals, kicked by the G lenalm ond captain, Begg, to get the side
going. M ost of the first h alf saw Strathallan working the touch-line to
gain ground, and it was unfortunate th a t we did not manage to score
on one of the occasions when play was taken right up to the Glenalmond
goal line. Then, on the defensive again near the end of the first half,
Strathallan gave away a penalty near their ten yard line and Begg, with
supreme confidence, converted it to make the half-tim e score 9 points
to nil.
In the second half the pack showed some real fire with Mulhall,
Townson and R obertson in the forefront of many movements in the
open. From the rucks the pack gave the backs their fair share of
possession, and fo r a while they looked quite dangerous. Ogilvie was
unlucky not to score when he made a break, but he was brought down
just short of the line.
G lenalm ond closed the scoring when their winger came into the
line from the blind side, and the extra man over provided a try which
was converted.
Strathallan were, perhaps, unlucky to lose by such a large margin,
but credit must be given to the G lenalm ond team for a good victory.
Team: A. D. F. Mills, I. A. H ouston, C. G . Carver, R. D. Thom, D.
A. Ogilvie, P. F. P. C ranston, R. D. Anderson, C. J. R. Townson,
R.M. M. Lang, A. C. M ulhall, K. L. Robertson, P. A. K. Laband,
D.D. C. Biggart, C. H. G. Buchanan.
Saturday, 22nd October—v. Edinburgh Wanderers Colts — Home —
Lost 3-9
T he conditions were ideal fo r rugby when we met Edinburgh
W anderers Colts in our first serious club m atch of the season. But any
ideas which m em bers of the team might have entertained as to an easy
victory were soon dispelled when the visitors, early in the first half, got
a quick heel from a ruck, and passed the ball out to the wing who
scored after a good run.
Strathallan then tried to p u t on the pressure, Shanks and Robertson
dominating the line-out and giving Cranston a lot of the ball. The
tactics at this point seemed to be to play the touch-line, and certainly a
fair am ount of ground was gained from Ogilvie’s long kicks. When
Strathallan eventually opened play out it was of little use against a hard
tackling side. An infringem ent in the loose by the School gave the
W anderers a penalty which they converted, to leave the half-tim e score
at 0-6.
In the second half Strathallan again pressed strongly, and both
C arver and Thom had some good runs. The School scored after gaining
possession from a ruck on the W anderers ‘25’; C ranston dummied past
tw o Colts’ men and dived for the line. A victory was still within reach
but the W anderers still had a lot left and they managed to score again
to make sure of a win.
Team:
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A. D. F. Mills, I. A. H ouston, R. D . Thom , G. C. C arver,
A. Ogilvie, P. F. P. C ranston, R. D. Anderson, C. J. R. Townson,
M. M. Lang, J. T. Shanks, K. L. Robertson, W. M. Thom son, P.
K. Laband, D. D. C. Biggart.
Saturday, 5th November—v. Merchiston Castle— Home—Lost 0-13
Although it was a sunny day and there was very little wind, previous
heavy rain made the pitch rath er soggy This being the first m atch of
the second half of term, we were obviously very keen to m ake up for
previous disappointing performances, and the team was strengthened by
the return of Cochran.
D uring the opening ten minutes, with play fairly even, it was
apparent th at the danger to Strathallan lay in the opposition’s h alf
backs, particularly the stand-olf, and, although he missed a penalty,
he atoned for this by managing to slip or elude the tackles of at least
five of our players to score between the posts. The easy kick was con
verted. Strathallan then went through a disastrous ten minutes in which
a further eight points were added, the first being a try by the M erchiston
right winger, who went over after following up a kick from their stand
off, Chinnery, and the second being a clever break, again by Chinnery,
which led to a score between the posts. This too was converted.
T he second half saw some determined defence from Strathallan,
and play became rather bogged down on o ur ten yard line. Despite our
supremacy in the line-outs and o ur regular supply of the ball from the
tight, too often the vital possession from the loose was lost. Even when
it did come our backs lacked the necessary penetration to m ake use o f it.
Team: A. D. F. Mills, W. P. M. Samples, R. D. Thom, J. N. Cochran,
J. R. Sutherland, D. A. Ogilvie, P. F. P. C ranston, R. D. Anderson,
J. M uir, R. M. M. Lang, J. T. Shanks, K. L. Robertson, W. M.
Thom pson, P. A. K. Laband, C. H. G. Buchanan.
Saturday, 12th November—v. West of Scotland Colts—Home— Lost 14-3
The School kicked off on a very muddy Little Acre with a side
heavily depleted by injuries. However, the conditions helped the School
to start with, since the opposition were trying to play an open game,
and the ball was frequently mis-handled.
Shanks opened the scoring with a long penalty awarded after an
infringem ent in a loose maul on the Colts’ ten yard line. The lead was
short-lived, however, fo r the School failed to find touch from a penalty
and the C olts’ full-back, opening out play instead of kicking, p u t his
winger over for a try which was then converted.
In the second half the school started well but were soon handicapped
by the loss of C arver w ho was carried off with a broken ankle.
Buchanan was brought out from the scrum to take his place and set a
fine example with some fearless tackling. Eventually the pack tired and
the Colts scored with a push-over try, which was followed soon after
with a try from their left winger.
The School had fought hard but occasional carelessness both up
front and in the backs cost them the match.
Team: A. D. F. Mills, S. P. Hicks, C. G. Carver, J. N. Cochran, W. P.
M. Samples, J. R. Sutherland, P. F. P. C ranston, R. D. Anderson,
J. M uir, R. M. M. Lang, K. L. R obertson, J. T. Shanks, W. M.
Thom pson, P. A. K. Laband, C. H. G. Buchanan.
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Tuesday, 15th November—v. Morrison’s Academy—Away—Lost 6-11
T he School m ade the journey to M orrison’s on a day that literally
dampened all enthusiasm for rugby. Continuous rain in the morning
had made the Academy’s pitch very heavy, and they used these conditions
very well, being content to try to control the game by means of footrushes from the pack and of intelligent kicking from their stand-off.
Thus they deservedly took the lead in the tenth minute of the first half
when they scored with a drop goal. A further score came from a push
over try, which suggested th at the School forwards were not pushing as
hard as they might against a considerably lighter pack.
However, the School side suddenly became revitalised and launched
a series of attacks, and during this period of play they were awarded two
penalties — the second of which M auchline converted.
At the start of the second half the School nearly scored from two
forward movements involving Balfour, Anderson, Lang, Laband, and
Robertson, and did score from a drop goal by Cochran following a
line-out on the M orrison’s ‘25’. In an exciting finish M orrison’s settled
the game when their left winger scored, after several ineffectual tackles
were brushed off.
It was a well deserved victory fo r th e opposition after a closely
contested game. T he Strathallan pack failed to come up to their previous
standards although their dom ination of the line-outs should have resulted
in a better control over the game.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, W. P. M. Samples, A. D. F. Mills, C. H.
G. Buchanan, P. F. P. C ranston, J.N. Cochran, G. W. Balfour, R.
D. Anderson, J. Muir, R. M. M. Lang, K. L. Robertson, J. T.
Shanks, D. D. C. Biggart, P. A. K. Laband, A. C. Mulhall.
Saturday, 19th November—v. Gordonstoun—Home—Won 14-6
Strathallan kicked off with the assistance of a slight breeze in this
m orning game, which attracted a large num ber of visitors. The School,
playing as a team on this occasion, forced G ordonstoun onto the
defensive for the first ten minutes. But it was G ordonstoun who scored
first when a penalty awarded for an offside infringem ent was kicked.
But the School struck back when B alfour scored, following a mis
understanding between the G ordonstoun halves. M uir failed to convert.
Strathallan increased their lead when they were awarded a penalty try
w hen Houston had been obstructed in chasing a kick ahead. Mauchline
converted an easy kick.
In the second half the School produced their best rugby of the
season. A fter surviving a long period o f sustained pressure the
forw ards broke away and Robertson was twice unlucky not to score.
T hen M auchline scored with a long penalty goal. The School continued
to throw the ball about and Samples scored from one of the many
movements, beating three men and showing a hitherto hidden turn of
speed. Again M auchline converted.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, I. A. H ouston, C. H. G. Buchanan, A. D.
F. Mills, W. P. M. Samples, J. N. Cochran, G. W. Balfour, R. D.
A nderson, J. M uir, R. M. M. Lang, K. L. R obertson, J. T. Shanks,
W. M. Thom pson, P. A. K. Laband, B. J. F. Crawford.
Wednesday, 23rd November—v. Dollar Academy—Away—Lost 3-19
Strathallan kicked off in cold but firm conditions, but failed to
put the opposition under any pressure in the opening stages of the game
and it was D ollar who seized the initiative, forcing Strathallan to take
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up a defensive position near their own line. It was at this point th at
D ollar were awarded a penalty alm ost directly in fro n t of the Strathallan
posts, a kick which was easily converted. Strathallan forw ards were
spurred into a m ore spirited perform ance and were soon gaining much
m ore possession from the line-outs, and in the loose. Towards the end
of the first half, D ollar increased their lead after a good passing m ove
m ent which ended when one of their centres scored.
In the second half the School played m uch better and were unlucky
not to score after two fine runs, one by I. A. H ouston, the other by
Samples. But D ollar added three m ore unconverted tries to their score.
The ball seldom got out down the Strathallan line, and the only time
the wingers were brought into play was a result of movements started
on the blind side o r from movements following a failure to find touch.
T he School’s only score came from a line-out on the D ollar line,
when Laband caught the ball and went over.
It was a well deserved win by D ollar, who exploited weak tackling
in the centre to the full and m aintained their unbeaten hom e record.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, I. A. H ouston, C. H . G. Buchanan, A. D.
F. Mills, W. P. M. Samples, J. N. Cochran, G. W. Balfour, R. D.
Anderson, J. M uir, R. M. M. Lang, K. L. R obertson, A. C. M ulhall,
B. J. F. Crawford, P. A. K. Laband, W. M. Thompson.
Wednesday, 7th December—v. Glasgow Academy— Home— Lost 3-11
The School kicked off and a m ore spirited beginning than usual
soon had them close to the Academy line. A fter some loose play, I. A.
Houston dribble for the line and R. D. A nderson went over fo r a try
in the corner. The School managed to keep u p their pressure for most
of the first half, but w ithout further reward. However, tow ards the end
of the first half, the Academy stand-off half w ent over for a try which
was converted.
In the second half the Academy continued the pressure which they
had shown in the closing stages of the first half. They were awarded
a penalty in front of the posts following an off-side infringement, and
the goal was easily kicked. From then on the Strathallan attack was
uninspired, although the defensive movem ents of the side were reason
ably competent. The final Academy score came from a nice try scored
just to the left of the posts by the scrum-half.
T hroughout the m atch the School forw ards gave a spirited and
enthusiastic perform ance, w hich was not matched by the backs.
Team: C. I. W. Mauchline, I. A. H ouston, P. F. P. C ranston, C. H. G.
Buchanan, J. S. H ouston, J. N. C ochran, R. D. Anderson, J. O.
McIntyre, A. G. Stewart, D. L. Carnegie, A. C. M ulhall, G. M. I.
Ross, K. L. Robertson, A. D. F. Mills.
Saturday, 17th December—v. Epsom College— at Fettes— Lost 3-9
Strathallan kicked off with a very strong wind behind their backs on
a day when the ground was extremely muddy. Right from the start
Strathallan pressed the Epsom team , especially in the forw ard play.
The ball had to be kept with the forw ards from the Epsom point o f view
as their stand-off was trying to gain touch against a strong wind.
F o r most of the first half, Strathallan were in Epsom ’s territory
and narrowly missed scoring several times; just before half-time, S trath
allan opened the scoring with a penalty converted by M auchline.
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In the second half, there seemed to be m ore co-ordination between
the Epsom forwards and backs, and just after half-time, the Epsom right
winger scored an unconverted try. W ith their forwards playing much
better now, they scored another unconverted try under the posts. Shortly
after this, C ochran had to go off because o f an injured finger, and Ross
came out to the centre, leaving seven men in the scrum. However,
C ochran came back on after about ten minutes. Just before the end of
the game, Epsom scored another try.
In this game it was, indeed, the side th at could use the wind best
th at won, and th at undoubtedly was Epsom.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, P. F . P. C ranston, J. N. Cochran, C. H. G.
Buchanan, I. A. H ouston, J. R. Sutherland, G. W. Balfour, R. D.
Anderson, J. O. M cIntyre, R. M. M. Lang, K. L. Robertson, A. C.
M ulhall, G. M. J. Ross, B. J. F. Crawford, A. D. F. Mills.
Saturday, 28th January—v. Daniel Stewart’s—Home—Drawn 6-6
T he visit of D aniel Stewart’s had been eagerly awaited as they had
m anaged to conquer all opposition outside the Capital.
T he School kicked off on a rain-sodden Big Acre, and fo r a long
time they were pressing in attack. Ironically, it was Stewart’s who scored
first; bad tackling let their fast right winger over just inside the corner
flag. N ot surprisingly, this try was not converted.
This try spurred on Strathallan, and there was some enterprising
backplay; this brought a try by Sutherland after his partner at half-back,
Samples, had made the initial break. U nfortunately the conversion was
missed.
Following a period o f broken play the Stew art’s scrum-half dived
over for a deserved try; but yet again the easy kick failed.
In a frantic final few m om ents Strathallan equalised; Stew art’s were
penalised for obstruction on I. A. Houston, who was bursting through
after a high G arry Owen. M auchline converted the long kick at the
second attempt.
At last the School showed the spirit th a t is required to do well
in first-class rugby. It was a game th at was m em orable fo r tackling, and
fierce driving through in the loose.
Team: C. J. W. M auchline, I. A. H ouston, J. N . Cochran, H. A. R.
C rom arty, J. S. H ouston, I. R. Sutherland, W. P. M. Samples, A. G.
Stewart, J. O. M cIntyre, J. M uir, D. L. Carnegie, K. L. Robertson,
A. D. F. Mills, A. C. M ulhall, G. M. J. Ross.
Tuesday, 31st January—v. George Watson’s—Away—Lost 0-9
Luck again seemed to be in the opponent’s camp right from the
start. N ot only did Wilson have to be brought in as a late substitute for
the indisposed M cIntyre, but Sutherland was carried off after ten
minutes with a broken ankle.
This was most disappointing as we had hoped to halt the amazing
run of victories amassed by W atson’s this season. But the skill of the
W atson’s halves, who used the short kick to perfection, was too much
for the School to cope with. They scored three early tries, two o f them
being converted by Neave, w ho had a very quiet afternoon, and har
nessed the wind, which blew strongly behind their backs, very success
fully. T he W atson’s right wing scored a lovely try just before half-time;
again it was converted.
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In the second half the School played with much m ore zest, and
held W atson's at bay until the final few minutes of the game, when their
extra m an in the line scored an unconverted try.
I. A. H ouston and R obertson, in particular, played well in the
second half and they did not deserve to be on the losing side.
Team: C. J. W. Mauchline, I. A. H ouston, J. N . C ochran, H . A. R.
C rom arty, J. S. H ouston, J. R. Sutherland, P. F. P. C ranston, N. H.
F. Wilson, J. M uir, A. G. Stewart, D. L. Carnegie, K. L. R obertson,
A. D. F. Mills, A. C. M ulhall, G . M. J. Ross.
Tuesday, 7th February—v. Scottish Wayfarers—Home—Lost 0-19
Strathallan kicked off towards the M onkey Puzzle with a sum mer
sun dazzling their eyes. Right from the start it was clear th a t the
W ayfarers were determined to play open rugby and to throw the ball
about between both forwards and backs.
Strathallan started to counter-attack, and this period of pressure
was only broken when the W ayfarers gained a penalty following the
injury of the W ayfarers’ scrum half.
The first half was evenly contested; although the W ayfarers got
a larger share of the ball, hard tackling from the Strathallan backs
and intelligent kicking from M auchline at stand-off h alf kept play on
the half-way line. However, a com bined m ovem ent by the W ayfarers
took play up to the School’s goal-line, and from there they scored a
push-over try. Only a few minutes later, Jackson, the W ayfarers’ stand
off scored a brilliant solo try under the posts; this tim e the try was
converted.
W ith the wind behind them, Strathallan were determined to reduce
the leeway. B ut fate was against them ; Ross and C rom arty were both
taken off, the one with concussion and the other with a broken finger,
and Cochran became a virtual passenger, limping on the wing. W ayfarers
then scored a further three tries, one of which was converted, and gave
the School a lesson, which is after all the point of club matches, on the
uses of ‘good’ and ‘bad' ball.
Team: I. B. Mackenzie, I. A. H ouston, J. N . Cochran, H . A. R.
Crom arty, J. S. H ouston, C. J. W. Mauchline, P. F. P. Cranston,
G. C. H. A rchibald, J. O. M cIntyre, J. M uir, K. L. R obertson, A.
C. M ulhall, G. M. J. Ross, D. L. Carnegie, A. D. F. Mills.
Saturday, 11th February—v. Kelvinside Academy—Away—Lost 3-9
The School team was once again weakened by injury with four
backs —■ C rom arty, Samples, Sutherland and C ochran — indisposed.
However, an usually quick start was made, and the game developed into
one of the m ost exciting of the season.
M idway through the first half, Kelvinside opened the scoring after
a fine kick by Primrose. N earing h alf time the School had their best
move when the ball travelled along the line and back into the forwards.
But Kelvinside defended well, and rem ained in the lead at half-time.
A fter the interval, Kelvinside scored another unconverted try, again
because of weak tackling on o ur left wing. T he School countered with
a long penalty, kicked by Mauchline, who was playing very well. But
Kelvinside stormed back and were awarded a simple penalty which
M acDonald converted.
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Team: A. D. F. Mills, D. D. C. Biggart, R. D. Thom , I. A. H ouston,
C. J. W. Mauchline, P. F. P. C ranston, A. G. Stewart, J. O. M cIntyre,
J. M uir, D. L. Carnegie, K. L. Robertson, C. H. G. Buchanan, A. C.
M ulhall, B. J. F. Crawford.
Senior House Matches — W inners: Nicol.
Junior House Matches — Winners: Simpson.
Minor House Matches — W inners: Ruthven, Freeland, Simpson.
Hockey Report, 1967
R u g g e r cam e to an end in m id-February, and twelve pitches
were m arked out for hockey. T he w eather was such that
playing conditions were seldom pleasant; none the less great
enthusiasm was shown, and some good results achieved, in the
time available.
Particular credit should go to the F irst X I for defeating
by 3-0 on their own ground a G ordonstoun X I, fo u r of w hom
had already been selected for the F inal Schoolboys’ T rial. This
was really an excellent result fo r the first m atch of the season;
but, unfortunately, the standard was not to be m aintained partly
through inexperience at half-back and p artly because later
opponents were allow ed to dictate the pattern of play. It was
also m ost unfortunate th at both the A berdeen G ram m ar School
m atch and the Piets m atch h ad to be cancelled. As the School
only had one of last year’s colours application was not m ade to
go to the O xford Festival, n o r did we have any boys playing in
the Schoolboys’ Final Trial.
The Second X I won all their m atches scoring thirteen goals
and conceding only one. The C olts drew with G ordonstoun and
a very strong Fettes Colts and defeated L oretto. The U nder I4i,
X I beat Perth A cadem y but lost by the odd goal to L oretto and
Fettes in the closing moments.
T he H ouse League was again in operation. F reeland won
the com petition fo r which in future years a cup will be aw arded.
The tim e allow ed fo r practice for the H ouse M atches was
m inim al, and, taking this into account, the standard was
creditable. Simpson did not have enough players of the
necessary calibre to field a strong side, b u t there was little to
choose between the oth er three sides. R uthven lost their chance
o f being absolute winners when narrow ly defeated in the first
round by Nicol. Nicol did not play well against Freeland who
beat them convincingly, only to be beaten equally convincingly
by R uthven in the final round. T he H ouse H ockey C up was
therefore shared between Freeland, Nicol and Ruthven.
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FIRST XI MATCHES, 1967
March 4th v. Gordonstoun—Away— Won 3-0.
Excellent midfield cross-passing by the G ordonstoun inside forwards
was a feature of the opening stages of this game, but the Strathallan
full backs played confidently, and these attacks were not pressed home.
Confidence soon spread to the rest of the team and the halves gave good
service to the forwards. C ochran’s first shot at goal missed by a few
inches, but not long after he scored off a good pass from McLean. Paton
then scored after a goalm outh scramble to put Strathallan two goals
ahead at half time.
G ordonstoun opened the second half attacking strongly, but this
gave the Strathallan forw ards m ore scope and then Paton scored the best
goal of the match. U p to this point the School who had been watching
had been rather silent. N ow they gave G ordonstoun considerable vocal
support which increased in volume as the tim e passed. The Strathallan
goal came under considerable pressure, and the G ordonstoun left wing
was doing useful work. Craw ford had to make a num ber of saves and
he, G ray and C rom arty were playing with skill and determination. In
the final phase of the game G ordonstoun continued to attack, but could
find no way through the Strathallan defence.
Team: B. J. F. C raw ford, J. A. G. G ray, H. A. R. Crom arty, C. J.
W. Mauchline, J. O. M cIntyre, A. D. F. Mills, I. B. Mackenzie, S.
C. M. M cLean, A. C. Paton, J. N. Cochran, W. M. Thompson.
Tuesday, 7th March—v. Perth Academy—Away—Lost 0-1
This m atch was rather an anti-climax after the game with G ordon
stoun. Conditions were distinctly unfavourable with a very high wind
and a wet pitch. T he Academy played a 4, 2, 3, 1, 1 form ation and the
Strathallan attack was not pressed hom e with much conviction. The
Strathallan halves seemed to find the conditions particularly trying, and
the only goal of the m atch resulted from a series of mistakes. This goal
came w ithin fifteen minutes of the start, but it did not lead to an
im provem ent in the play.
On the w hole Perth Academy had rather the better of the rest of
the game, apart from one spell at the very end when the School attacked
strongly. The Academy C aptain and right link man was the player
of the match and his stick w ork was outstanding. Fortunately for Strath
allan the other Academy forw ards were unable to exploit the oppor
tunities his play provided, and were constantly off-side.
Team: B. J. F. Craw ford, J. A. G. G ray, H. A. R. Cromarty, C. J.
W. M auchline, J. O. M cIntyre, A. D. F. Mills, I. B. Mackenzie, S.
C. M. M cLean, A. C. Paton, J. N. Cochran, W. M. Thompson.
March 18th—v. Loretto—Home—Lost 1-4
T he School played a 4, 2, 3, 1, 1 form ation and within a surprisingly
short space of time were one goal up. Loretto were playing in the same
form ation, but with the link men playing m ore defensively. The Loretto
left wing was allowed to centre, the ball was then moved from right
to left and the L oretto left inside scored a well taken goal. Strathallan
had a territorial advantage for much of the first half, but the forwards
were not sharp enough in the circle and the Loretto cover defence,
though strained, held firm. A t this stage the play was unattractive and
rather unim aginative though very hard.
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In the second half Strathallan threw everything into the attack.
Loretto continued to defend with seven men, leaving four men upheld
ready to stage a counter-attack. Two such counter-attacks led to quick
goals, and Strathallan conceded a fourth goal at the very end of the
game, after a further spell of pressure. The School played hard, b u t the
Loretto cover defence was better, and the L oretto forwards took their
chances well.
Team: B. J. F. Crawford, J. A. G. G ray, W. P. M. Samples, J. O.
McIntyre, A. D. F. Mills, S. C. M. McLean, H. A. R. Cromarty,
I. B. M cKenzie, A. D. Ross, A. C. Paton, G. W. T. Smith.
21st March— v. Fettes—Away—Lost 0-2
In a strong cross-wind Strathallan played uphill in the first half.
The X I started quite well with an attack in the first few minutes, but
failed to press hom e their advantage at this stage of the game. Fettes
took a surprisingly long tim e to settle down on their home pitch, and
plenty of mistakes were made by both sides. Fettes then began to play
with greater confidence, but, from a series of corners, they failed to score.
An eventual clearance up the left wing was made, but this just failed to
lead to a goal. Fettes counter-attacked very quickly down the middle,
w ith good passing among the inside forwards, and scored a good goal.
At half time Strathallan were a goal down and Samples was moved
to the left wing, Mills to left half, and Taylor to right half. Strathallan
had one or two good attacks down the left wing, but seemed unable
to put the ball into the net. Fettes cleared hard and were quicker when
they had the ball, making good use of their wingers. T heir insides
seemed unable to break through, though they cam e close to scoring on
several occasions. A bout half-way through the second-half the Fettes
right wing took a shot at goal from within an inch of the goal-line and
about four yards inside the circle. The S trathallan goal-keeper was
caught out of position and the ball went into the net off his pads. This
rem arkable goal ended the scoring, though there was some good pressure
from Strathallan until the final whistle.
Team: A. C. Mutch, J. A. G. G ray, H. A. R. C rom arty, W. P. M.
Samples, J. O. McIntyre, D. C. Taylor, D. A. Ogilvie, S. C. M.
M cLean, A. D. Ross, A. C. Paton, A. D. F. Mills.
C olours were re-awarded t o : H. A. R. C rom arty.
C olours awarded to : A. C. Paton, I. B. M cKenzie, J. O. M cIntyre,
W. P. M. Samples, S. C. M. McLean, and J. A. G. Gray.
HOUSE MATCHES
1st R o u n d :
N icol 2, Ruthven 1. Freeland 5, Simpson 0.
2nd R o u n d :
R uthven 3, Simpson 0. Freeland 3, N icol 0.
3rd R o u n d :
Ruthven 4, Freeland 0. N icol 7, Simpson 2.
SUM M ER HOCKEY
S u m m e r Hockey w ent on throughout the term on the two
pitches a t Coven Trees. T here was also a pitch on the M ud
F lats which enabled th e Coven T rees pitches to be rested. A
m iniature pitch w ith dim ensions conform ing to those of indoor
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hockey was established on the old tennis courts and this should
help to im prove stickwork. it certainly provides good exercise
of an enoyable kind.
T he Sum m er X I faced their opening m atch w ith Ruthrieston
w ithout m ust practice and the defence proved too slow. The
second m atch, against D unferm line Carnegie, was very even but
rath er spoilt by the num ber of infringem ents of the rules. The
third m atch was against M organ A cadem y F.P. and resulted in
the heaviest defeat the Sum m er X I has ever suffered. The
visitors, lead by G. D. C arr, who plays left half for Scotland,
showed adm irable team w ork and forced Strathallan onto the
defensive throughout the m atch. T he final m atch in M ay was
played in very w et conditions and resulted in a 3-1 win for the
School. T he W hitecraigs team was a strong one, but the School
com bined better and passed the ball m ore quickly. T he forwards
m issed a good num ber of chances b u t deserved a lot of credit,
and the team played w ith growing confidence and were
dom inating the field tow ards the end of the game.
T he next gam e was one of the highlights of the season.
T he Strathallian C lub fielded a strong side including three
form er Scottish Schoolboy Internationalists and the gam e was a
real pleasure to watch. T h e team s were very evenly m atched and
the School were in the lead until a fierce shot from I. W. L.
Brow n led to a draw.
T h e only school m atch
H om e. T he School played
m any chances were m issed
T he final score was 5-1 to the
w as w ith E dinburgh A cadem y at
w ith confidence, though a good
before the scoring was opened.
School.
T he following day G rove A cadem y F.P. brought up their
com plete F irst X I which had defeated M organ A cadem y F.P. in
the final of the Scottish C up six weeks previously. T he School
played extrem ely well, and, though they were beaten 5-0, they
were certainly not disgraced, and the gam e was a very good one.
T hey were beaten by greater experience. O nce in the V isitors’
circle the School forw ards w ere not quick enough to shoot and,
likewise, the School defence, though they played magnificently
on the whole, were ap t to fluff the ball in their own circle.
T h e final m atch of the Season was against Edinburgh
N orthern on July 15th. T he E dinburgh N orthern side included
some very experienced players, but it was a game that the
School m ight easily have won. T he only goal was scored by
E dinburgh N orthern from a penalty corner, b u t on the, whole
the defence was very sound. T his is the first visit we have had
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from an Edinburgh C lub, b u t it is hoped to m ake this an annual
fixture.
In retrospect this has been an enjoyable and profitable
sum m er season. We are saying goodbye to some of the m ost
skilled players but a good nucleus rem ains to build on in the
future.
May
M ay
May
M ay
June
June
June
July
8—v.
15—v.
22—v.
29—v.
3— v.
24—v.
25—v.
15—v.
Results of Summer Matches
R uthrieston Ram blers—Lost 2-6.
D unferm line Carnegie—Lost 2-3.
M organ Academy F.P.—Lost 0-7.
Whitecraigs—Won 3-1.
Strathallian C lub— D raw 1-1.
Edinburgh Academy—W on 5-1.
G rove Academy F.P.— Lost 0.5.
Edinburgh N orthern—Lost 0-1.
The M atch with Clydesdale arranged for early June had to be
cancelled and it proved impossible to arrange a M atch with G lenalm ond.
Summer H ockey Colours were re-awarded to I. B. M ackenzie and
awarded to A. C. Mutch, J. D. T aylor, M. W. McEwen, G . W. T. Smith,
A. D. Ross and A. C. Paton.
Among those who played fo r the Summer X I w e re :
G oalkeeper: A. C. Mutch.
Full Backs: A. D. F. Mills, H. A. R. Crom arty, D. C. T aylor and J. D.
Taylor.
H alves: A. D. F. Mills, I. B. Mackenzie, M. W. MacEwen, G. W. T.
Smith.
F orw ards: J. S. H ouston, H. A. R. Crom arty, A. C. Paton, A. D. Ross,
J. R. Sutherland, and J. M. Burnett.
P.R.S.
CRICKET 1967
Retrospect
S u m m e r was a long tim e coming and, although we w ent through
the m otions of playing cricket during the desperate w eather of
M ay, the start of the season proper was delayed until the day
of the m atches against Fettes a t the end of the m onth. P rior
to this, the 1st X I had com pleted only two m atches out of a
possible seven, and the rem aining X I’s played little w orthw hile
cricket in w hat is norm ally the busiest p a rt of the season.
The m ost disappointing feature of the season, ap art from
the unfortunate beginning, was the uninspiring form of the
1st X I.
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T here was some excuse for the batsm en, it is true, for they
were again young and largely inexperienced, and were unlucky
to have m issed the opportunity of establishing themselves in the
earlier matches. A s things turned out, only M auchline, and to
a lesser extent G ray, was ever able to dom inate when the
School were at the w icket and, although a few others had their
m om ents, the batting in general was an unhappy m ixture of
dogged defence and reckless attack.
A lthough th e bowling was steady, we lacked hostility in the
opening attack and it was left to the spinners, T urner and
Ogilvie, to provide the penetration. Both of them bowled
accurately — fo r long spells on occasion — and not always with
a great deal of luck.
C learly the m ain w eakness this year has been the batting,
and it is to be hoped th at next year, given m ore favourable
practice conditions, there will be a considerable improvement.
AVERAGES 1967
Batting
Inns.
N.O.
R uns
M at.
Hgst.
Aver.
R. J. H. Neil
13
11
4
186
42*
26.57
7
6
1
99
36
R. L. Settles
19.80
13
12
2
59*
C. I. W. Mauchline
195
19.50
14
11
3
143
68*
D. A. Ogilvie
17.88
4
3
T. C. A shton
11
17
13
17.00
14
13
0
190
J. A. G. G ray
32
14.61
G. M. Thomson
5
3
1
26
13*
13.00
W. M. Thompson
12
11
0
67
135
12.28
9
4
1
A. D. T urner
35
25
11.66
8
8
0
90
I. A. G Moodie
35
11.25
4
G. W. Balfour
7
2
22
16*
11.00
14
12
S. S. Eriksen
3
58
20*
6.45
8
0
S. C. M. M cLean
12
36
13
4.50
Also b atted : C. T. Perry 7,1*; D. W. M cA rthur 2; N. D.
M cKenzie 0; J. F. H ill 0; P. D. C. W arburton 1.
N.
D.
S.
A.
T.
R.
C.
Bowling
Overs
M aidens R uns
W ickets
Aver.
44.2
10
D. McKenzie
118
8
14.75
159.3
42
A. Ogilvie
358
24
14.91
S. Eriksen
17
3
49
3
16.33
116.4
269
D. T urner
27
15
17.93
106
23
C. Ashton
276
11
25.09
J. H. Neil
21
53
5
2
26.50
T. Perry
42
9
4
120
30.00
Also bow led: W. M. Thom pson 17-0-65-0; J. F. H ill 3-1'-3-0;
R. L. Settles 2-0-10-0.
Tuesday, 9th May—School v. H. C. Addison’s XI—Home
This was a fixture introduced into the list at short notice to give
some much-needed m atch practice to the eleven after a wet start to the
season. Mr. A ddison’s X I was composed o f eight m asters and three
members of the 2nd XI.
81
M auchline won the toss and rightly chose to bat on an easy paced
wicket. Although Thom pson was soon o u t to an im patient stroke, G ray
and M oodie added 50 runs in just under an hour. By this time the
fielding side’s bowlers were finding their length and direction, and wickets
began to fall too rapidly. With the score at 88 for 7. M auchline declared
the School’s innings closed, so leaving M r. A ddison’s X I a target which
had to be reached at a run a minute. Despite a swashbuckling innings
by Mr. Mole, which included a six off both A shton and Turner, the
scoring rate fell as some of the middle of the order batsm en seemed
m ore content to defend their wickets than get runs. T he m atch ended
in a draw.
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray bRam sden ......... 29
W. M. Thom pson, b A ddison... 2
I. A. G. M oodie c Ramsden b
Hill ............................................. 35
S. C. M. McLean, b Ramsden 0
C. J. W. Mauchline, lbw b Hill 5
S. S. Eriksen, Ibw b Pedgrift ... 8
D. A. Ogilvie, c Taylor b M ole 1
R. J. H. Neil, not out ................ 5
G. W. Balfour, not out ............. 0
A. D. T urner and N. D.
McKenzie did not bat.
Extras ............................................. 3
T otal for 7 wkts. (dec.)
88
H. C. Addison’s XI
N . F. Pedgrift, Esq. b Ashton 19
P. S. Taylor, Esq.
c G ray b
McKenzie ..............................
0
H. A. R. Crom arty, c Eriksen
b McKenzie ..........................
3
R. C. B. Mole, Esq. st. Balfour
b T urner ............................... 35
J. F. Hill, n o t out ..................
3
H. C. Addison, Esq.,run out ... 3
J. F. Clayton, Esq. c Ogilvie
b T urner ...............................
0
D. P. Ramsden, Esq. st. Balfour
b T urner ...............................
3
D .A. R. W illiams, Esq. b
T urner ...................................
0
R. N. Johnson, Esq.,not out ... 2
Extras ...........................................
6
Total for 8 wkts.
O.
8
Mole
Addison . 9
Williams
10
Hill
11
6
Ramsden
Pedgrift .. . 3
M.
2
6
5
2
\
1
R.
10
6
11
24
11
3
W.
1
1
0
2
2
1
O.
McKenzie 13
Neil
2
Ashton ... 4
Turner
7
M.
5
0
0
0
R.
19
6
17
26
74
W.
2
0
1
4
Saturday, 13th May—Strathallan v. The Edinburgh Academy—Away
Rain prevented any play before lunch in this game, and a start was
only possible at two o’clock. M auchline won the toss and chose to bat.
The early batsmen did not perform well on a rain-damaged wicket, and
it was left to Neil to retrieve the situation from a dismal 42-6. This he
very creditably did, and M auchline was able to declare at 136.
The Academy were set to score the necessary runs at a rate of 80
an hour, which was never really on considering the rain-soaked outfield.
Ogilvie and T urner both bowled tidily and further restricted the batsmen
except for Wands, who, profiting from being dropped early in his innings,
scored a quick 43 out of 58. H ad the catch been held a Strathallan
victory might have been possible. As it was, the game ended in a draw.
82
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, st. T hom son b
Allison.......................................
W. M. Thom pson, b Lyall ....
I. A. G. M oodie, b Allison ....
S. C. M. McLean, c and b
Allison .................................
C. J. W. Mauchline, c and b
Allison .................................
S. S. Eriksen, c French b
Allison .................................
D. A. Ogilvie, c Thomson b
K ennedy .............................
R. J. H. Neil, not out ............
G. W. Balfour, b K ennedy ....
A. D. Turner, not out ............
N. D. McKenzie did not bat.
Extras ..........................................
O.
Law
7
Kennedy
15
Lyall
12
Allison ... 16
A. Stevenson 2
2
French
B arcroft .!!! i
M.
i
5
3
4
0
0
0
R.
13
21
25
31
5
11
7
10
9
8
3
0
0
8
42
6
25
Edinburgh Academy
R. M. S. Allison, lbw b Turner
G. B. Stevenson, b T u r n e r .......
J. N. Thomson, b Ogilvie .......
A. K. Stevenson, c Thompson
b T urner ................................
R. E. Wands, c McLean b
Ogilvie ....................................
V. A. L. Cameron, not out ...
A. T. French, not out ...............
Extras .............................................
T otal for 5 wkts.
20
4
0
1
43
8
1
6
83
25
136
W.
0
2
1
5
0
0
0
O.
M cKenzie
3
Neil
3
Ogilvie ... 16
T urner ... 18
Thom pson
3
M.
2
0
8
4
0
R.
2
4
27
42
6
W.
0
0
9
3
0
Wednesday, 24th May—Strathallan v. Merchiston Castle—Home
As had happened in our previous match, the start was delayed
because of persistent rain. However, by three o ’clock the rain had
cleared and it was possible to start play, the school batting first. After
we had lost G ray cheaply, runs came steadily as Mauchline, partnered
first by M oodie and then by Thom pson pushed the score towards fifty.
In fact the fifty came up in alm ost even time, and M auchline seemed
set fo r a big score. B ut he was run out through a mis-judgment by
Eriksen, and with Ogilvie out shortly afterw ards leg-before, a small total
looked likely. Two runs later, the rain which had held off came down
again, thus preventing any fu rth er play and saving the school from
any further disaster.
Strathallan
0
J. A. G. G ray, b Bain ............
C. .1. W. M auchline, run out . .. 28
17
I. A. G. M oodie, b Bain ........
W. M. Thompson, c Moffat b
Bain ......................................... 8
S. C. M. McLean, b Bain ....... 5
S. S. Eriksen, not out ...............
1
D. A. Ogilvie, lbw b M anners
1
1
R. J. H. Neil, not out ...............
G. W. Balfour, A. D. T urner
and N . D. M cKenzie did not
bat.
Extras ............................................. 1
T otal for 6 wkts.
62
O.
Moffat
. 6
10
Bain
M anners .. . 6
2
M cH oul ..
M.
2
0
2
0
R.
24
23
8
6
W.
o"
4
1
0
83
Saturday, 27th May—Strathallan v. Daniel Stewart’s—Away
Mauchline won the toss and chose to bat. G ray began brightly and
scored 20 out of the first 32 before he was bowled. M oodie started with:
aggressive intentions, hitting a couple of boundaries, before he followed
G ray back to the pavilion. M auchline, in th e meantime, was not finding
run-getting easy, and after being at the crease fo r 75 minutes, he had
only scoied 18 runs. However, he gradually found his touch and then
played the m ajor part in an unbroken partnership of 47 runs which he
added with Eriksen. Altogether he batted one and three q uarter hours
for his 59 not out. Tea was taken as the rain got heavier, and eventually
the match was abandoned as a draw.
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, b M iddleton ... 20
C. J. W. Mauchline, not out ... 59
I. A. G. M oodie, b Middleton 11
W. M. Thom pson, c Middleton
b K err .................................... 6
S. S. Eriksen, not out ............... 6
R. J. H. Neil, S. C. M.
McLean, G. M. Thomson, D.
A. Ogilvie, A. D. T urner and
T. C. Ashton did not bat.
Extras ............................................. 0
T otal for 3 wkts.
O.
M iddleton 16
K err
12
D onaldson
3
Rees ....... 2
M cLean ... I
M.
4
2
0
0
0
R.
30
40
9
11
12
W.
2
!
0
0
0
103
Tuesday, 30th May—Strathallan v. Fettes— Home
T he Fettes captain, Pickles, won the toss and put us in to bat on
a firm wicket. Mauchline looked to be out of touch and was quickly
dismissed, being leg-before to Foot. M oodie did n o t stay long either,
but fortunately G ray appeared to be well set fo r a good innings.
Joined by Thompson he took the score to 48 before being yorked by
Todd. After that wickets fell too regularly, and the lunch-time position
was 8-78. It can fairly be said th at the position was due very much to
the inexperience of many of the batsmen who were unable to adjust the
rhythm of their innings to a full day’s cricket.
A fter lunch T urner hit a couple of hearty blows, and Ashton
defended stoutly with McLean until the 100 was reached; soon after
M cLean was caught at the wicket and so th e School side were all out
for 103.
Fettes were thus left with plenty of time in which to score the runs
necessary for victory. They took no chances, and the pace was set by
Hilton, who took nearly two hours to score his 22. Victory looked a
little further away when 70-2 became 84-5. However, Gill and F oot
hit off the last twenty runs needed in quarter of an hour.
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, b Todd ........... 32
C. J. W. Mauchline, lbw b F oot 0
1. A. G. Moodie, c Trenholm e
b F oot ..................................... 2
W. M. Thom pson, b McConachie ................................ 18
S. S. Eriksen, st Pickles b
McConachie ............................ 0
Fettes
A. J. Pickles, b T urner ........... 8
C. J. Hilton, b O g ilv ie............... ->->
J. J. Todd, c Mauchline b
A shton .................................... 32
D. T. G raham , c and b Ogilvie 12
W. N. H. Trem holm e Ibw b
T urner .....................................
1
84
R. J. H. Neil, lbw b G ill ....... 1 J. K. Foot, not out ................... 10
M. C. L.Gill, not out ............... 13
S. C. M. McLean, c Pickles b
Extras
................................................ 6
G ill ............................................. 13
G. M. Thomson, c Todd b
T otal for 5 wkts. 104
McConachie ............................ 1
D. A. Ogilvie, lbw b G ill ....... 6
A. D. T urner, b G ill ................. 10
T. C. Ashton, not out ....................... 2
Extras ............................................. 18
T o tal...............
O.
8
Foot
Stewart ... 10
Todd
6
M cConachie 17
Gill
13.5
M.
1
2
2
5
4
R.
17
14
15
22
20
103
W.
2
0
1
3
4
Ashton
Neil
T urner
Ogilvie
O.
.. 13
2
.. 24.2
. .. 13
M.
5
I
6
2
R.
25
4
38
32
W.
1
0
2
2
Thursday, 1st June— Strathallan v. C. B. E. Somerville’s XI Home
O ur opponents won the toss and chose to bat on a firm wicket.
G iavarini fell in N eil’s first over, but th a t was really the only success
th at the school bowlers achieved during the afternoon. Dawson, the old
H am pshire professional, showed how it was possible, given a sound
technique, to accum ulate runs through well-placed singles. Ryan made
a dashing 50, and the score m ounted steadily, the innings being closed
at 137.
The School were left a scoring rate o f a ru n a minute to win. Gray
alone of the early batsmen showed the neoessary aggression, and when
he was out, the middle order unaccountably failed. A t 55-6 Neil and
Thom son got their heads down and showed th at the bowling was not,
perhaps, so difficult after all. Thom son was caught when only seven
minutes play rem ained, and despite our losing two wickets in the last
over, we scraped hom e to a draw.
C B. E. Somerville’s X I
G. Dawson, c G ray b Ogilvie 56
J. G. Giavarini, b Neil ........... 5
F. A. O rr, b T urner ................ 17
B. Ryan, run out ........................ 50
K. Underwood, not out ........... 5
E xtras ............................................. 4
T otal fo r 4 wkts.
137
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, st Giavarini b
Neil ........................................
C. J. W. Mauchline, b Dalziel
S. S. Eriksen, b Dalziel ...........
W. M. Thom pson, b Neil .......
I. A. G. Moodie, lbw b Dalziel
R. J. H. Neil, c G iavarini b
Somerville ................................
S. C. M. McLean, b Duncanson
G. M. Thomson, c Dawson b
Blair .........................................
D. A. Ogilvie, not out ...........
A. D. Turner, c D uncanson b
Somerville ................................
Extras .............................................
T otal for 9 wkts.
29
7
9
0
2
30
0
12
10
0
4
103
Ashton
Neil
T urner
Ogilvie
O.
8
5
.. 22.3
.. 19
. ..
M.
0
1
6
2
R.
23
18
41
51
W.
0
1
1
t
M.
0
5
6
2
0
0
0
O.
U nderwood 6
Dalziel ... 12
Neil
13
Duncanson 8
4
Blair
Dawson ... 3
1
Somerville
85
R.
19
21
19
14
12
11
3
W.
0
3
2
1
1
0
2
Saturday, 3rd June—Strathallan v. Strathallian Club-—Home
T. N. W. Trusdale, last year’s vice-captain, brought up a team of
Old Strathallians that proved to be overwhelmingly strong for the
inexperienced School side which, because of rain, had lost so much
m atch practice in May.
G ibson and Spence, opening fo r the Old Strathallians, began
cautiously and runs were slow in coming, particularly as Neil and Ashton
were giving nothing away. Six of the first ten overs were maidens. Then,
with the score at 38, Gibson was run out. This was an expensive wicket
because he collided with T urner, who twisted his knee and was unable
to take any further p art in the game.
Four more wickets fell quickly, and with the score at 74-5 the
School side seemed to be right back in the game. B ut M cKenzie and
Trusdale hit the old boys out of trouble by adding 94 runs in less than
an hour. A t tea the innings was declared closed.
G ray and M auchline began slowly but surely against a fairly
accurate opening attack. Once they had gone though, the m iddle-order
batsmen failed again, and the score slumped to 47-6. Neil and Ogilvie
put up some resistance, the score being boosted to 92. A t this point
Ogilvie was caught and bowled by Pate, and the innings closed 7 runs
later.
Strathallian Cluh
T. Gibson, run out ...................
A. F. Spence, c and b Ogilvie
W. S. Pate, c and b Ogilvie ...
J. M. Smith, b Ashton ...........
R. Eason, c W arburton b
Ashton ....................................
S. L. McKenzie, not out .......
T. N. W. Trusdale, not out ...
Extras .............................................
T otal fo r 5 wkts. (dec.)
13
22
9
8
0
67
41
8
168
Strathallan
J. A. G. Gray, run out ...........
C. J. W. Mauchline, c R. Eason
b M cKenzie ............................
S. S. Eriksen, lbw b G ibson ...
W. M. Thom pson, c McKenzie
b Spence ................................
I. A. G. Moodie, c and b F rost
R. J. H. Neil, c Spence b
M cKenzie ................................
S. C. M. McLean, b F ro st .......
D. A. Ogilvie, c and b Pate ...
P. A. C. W arburton, b M c
Kenzie .....................................
T. C. Ashton, not out ...............
A. D. Turner, absent hu rt
Extras .............................................
Total
O.
Ashton ... 20
Neil
6
T urner ... 6
Ogilvie ... 24
Thom pson
4
M.
8
2
1
4
0
R.
37
17
10
78
20
W.
2
0
0
2
0
M cKenzie
Spence
G ibson ..
Frost
P. Eason ..
Pate
O.
14.5
13
12
4
2
5
M.
4
8
4
0
0
1
11
16
6
1
5
19
4
30
1
2
4
99
R.
24
11
19
21
16
5
W.
3
1
1
2
0
1
Tuesday, 6th June—Strathallan v. Dollar Academy—Home
Only three overs were possible before heavy rain caused the match
to be abandoned.
Dollar Academy
G. H eron, c G ray b M cKenzie
J. Hope, not out ...................
R. W atson, not out ..............
Extras .............................................
T otal for
Ashton ...
M cKenzie
O.
M.
2
0
I I
1wkt.
R.
II
0
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, C. W. J. Mauch
5
5 line, S. S. Eriksen, W. M. Thom p
1 son, R. J. H. Neil, R. L. Settles,
2 D. A. Ogilvie, G. W. Balfour, T.
C. Ashton, S. C. M. McLean, N.
13 D. McKenzie.
W.
0
1
Thursday, 8th June—Strathallan v. Loretto—Away
This was a disappointing display. Several times during the game
we seemed to have the advantage, but each time we threw it away.
Strathallan began well by dismissing the first three batsmen for 38. But
then Boon and D ewar dug in and were still there at lunch, when the
score was 82-3. A fter lunch, these two batsmen continued in the same
stubborn vein and carried their partnership to 72. Then the School
struck back and at 137-7 they could feel satisfied. However, the Loretto
captain, King, swung his bat and the score reached 164 before the eighth
wicket fell. The last two wickets fell fo r the addition of two runs. Our
bowlers stuck to their task well, but were badly supported in the field,
as several chances were p u t down.
G ray and M auchline put on over twenty fo r the first wicket in the
School’s innings, but G ray’s dismissal was the signal for a collapse.
The score went from 24 fo r no wicket to 25 fo r four wickets, the run
scored being a leg-bye. A t this point tea was taken.
Settles and N eil resumed after tea, and the score was given some
respectability. King, however, polished off the innings with a hat-trick.
Settles made top score of the innings.
Loretta
R. W. McLean, b M cKenzie ...
K. D. Wilson, c Settles b
M cKenzie .................................
G. M. Waters, c Balfour b Neil
J. R. Boon, c B alfour b Ogilvie
R. S. Dewar, c Thom pson b
Ashton .....................................
C. H ornby, c G ray b Ogilvie ...
D. T. Cessford, run out ...........
A. S. Taylor, b M cKenzie .......
M. R. King, c G ray b M c
Kenzie .....................................
B. Lamond, b Ogilvie ...............
C. D. Henderson, not out .......
E xtras .............................................
T o tal................
6
13
18
24
54
4
7
20
16
0
0
4
—166
Strathallan
J. A. G. Gray, c Waters b King
C. J. W. Mauchline, b King ...
S. S. Eriksen, c Cessford b Hen
derson ....................................
W. M. Thom pson, c Boon b
King .........................................
R. J. H. Neil, b Lamond .......
R. L. Settles, c H ornby b
D ewar ....................................
S. C. M. Mcl^ean, b Henderson
D. A. Ogilvie, c W aters b King
G. W. Balfour, c W aters b
King .........................................
T. C. Ashton, not out ...............
N. D. McKenzie, c Cessford
b King ....................................
Extras .............................................
T o tal...............
7
16
0
0
3
19
9
7
0
0
0
4
65
87
O.
A shton ... 22
McKenzie Ti.2
Neil
3
Ogilvie ... 23
Thom pson
5
2
Settles
M.
5
2
1
5
0
0
R.
36
53
4
41
18
10
W.
1
4
1
3
0
0
O.
Lamond ... 8
King ....... 10.2
M cLean ... 3
Henderson 12
Dewar
4
M.
3
4
2
4
2
R.
16
14
2
26
4
W.
1
6
0
2
1
Wednesday, 14ih June—Strathallan v Glasgow Academy—Home
Once again the middle order batsmen failed, and only Settles and
G ray batted well. A t 51-6 we seemed doomed to yet another defeat. But
a very fine partnership by Ogilvie and N eil completely altered the state
of the game. In an hour Ogilvie scored 68 out of 101 runs added for the
seventh wicket on a pitch which never really gave any help to the
bowlers. Ogilvie timed his shots very well, and hit twelve fours. Neil
was content to stay in and collect runs as the opportunity arose.
W hen they went in to b at the Academy batsmen, perhaps tired
after their final hour’s chasing around in the field on a hot day, made
little of the bowling. Ashton found the wicket suited to his pace, and his
accuracy did the rest. Soon, in fact, our first victory of the season
seemed tc be very close, but R obb batted sensibly fo r alm ost an hour,
and made sure of the draw.
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, b Elder ...........
C. J. W. Mauchline, c Reid
b Steel .....................................
S. S. Eriksen, c Reid b Steel...
R. L. Settles, c Robb b McKechnie ....................................
R. J. H. Neil, not out ...............
S. C. M. McLean, lbw b Elder
J. F. Hill, b Elder ....................
D. A. Oeilvie, not out ...........
C. T. Perry, G. W. Balfour
and T. C. Ashton did not bat.
Extras .............................................
O.
Clem ont ... 7
Steel
8
20
Elder
McKechnie 20
M.
1
3
6
4
11.
28
24
44
54
21
2
0
15
41
2
0
68
Glasgow Academy
E. M. Elder, b Ashton ........... 6
A. S. Buchan, c Hill b Ashton 21
R. W. Cordiner, b Ashton ....... ■7
D. F. Reid, b Ashton ............... 2
C. B. Robb, b Ashton ........... 17
K. I. Miles, lbw b Ogilvie ....... 1
G. R Mitchell, b Eriksen ....... 4
C. W. C. Dawson, lbw b
Ogilvie .................................... 0
G. M. McKechnie, not out ... 1
J. O. Steel, not out .................... 1
Extras ............................................. 6
3
—152
W.
0
2
3
1
T otal for 8 wkts.
Ashton
Perry
Ogilvie
Hill
Eriksen
O.
. .. 12
6
. .. 11
3
. .. 3
M.
3
1
5
1
2
R.
22
17
10
3
9
61
w.
5
0
2
0
1
Wednesday, 21st June—Strathallan v. Perthshire—Home
Perthshire won the toss and chose to bat first in light which was
not particularly promising fo r an evening’s cricket. A fter Smith had
given a return catch in Perry’s first over, Sharm a and M cG regor set
about the bowling and runs came quickly. M auchline relied solely on
his quicker bowlers, and Ashton particularly kept the ball well up to the
bat and bowled with admirable straightness. However, Perthshire scored
readily,'and were aided by some fairly loose ground fielding. A fter 85
minutes Dudman. the Perthshire captain, was able to declare.
88
By this time, the light had become decidedly murky and there was
a touch of drizzle in the air. T he School got off to a dreadful start.
G ray followed a near wide and gave a low catch to the wicket-keeper
in the first over. M auchline, who had seemed to be middling the ball,
was caught close in, and Settles was out playing an indeterm inate shot
to a ball that popped. A fter this Eriksen hit some boundaries before the
um pires finally decided th a t the light was too poor. The match was
abandoned as a draw.
Perthshire
M cG regor, c Ogilvie b
Eriksen .....................................
M. H. Smith, c and b Perry ...
C. K. Sharm a, c Ashton b Perry
P. S. G ardiner, b M cKenzie ...
R. M. Lusher, b Ashton ...........
A. R. Reid, run out ...............
B. F. M unro, run out ................
L. C. D udm an, n ot out ...........
B. M. Wilson, not out ...........
B. D. McLelland and J. Gow
did not bat
Extras .............................................
S.
33
0
23
0
48
8
10
10
4
0
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, c Gow, b Lusher 0
C. J. W. M auchline, c M unro
b Wilson ................................ 0
S. S. Eriksen, not out ..........:... 20
R. L. Settles, c Reid b Wilson 0
D. A. Ogilvie, not out ........... 6
S. C. M. McLean, G. M.
Thom son, D. W. M cArthur,
C. T. Perry, T. C. Ashton and
N. D. M cKenzie did not bat.
Extras ............................................. 4
T otal fo r 3 wkts.
30
T otal fo r 7 wkts. (dec.) 136
W.
W.
O.
M.
R.
O.
M.
R.
2
44
1
Lusher
Ashton ... 9
0
3
2
1
2
2
4
0
32
2
Wilson
5
Perry ....... 6
4
McKenzie
0
44
1
McLelland
0
23
9
0
1
0
16
1
M unro
1
0
0
Eriksen ... 2
Saturday, 8th July—Strathallan v. Falkland C.C.—Home
F alkland won the toss and batted first. Perry removed the two
openers cheaply, and then Ogilvie bowled unchanged, except for two
overs, and took all the rem aining wickets th at fell to the bowlers.
T he School got off to a good start, and fifty was passed fo r the loss
of only two wickets. T hen wickets began to fall steadily, although
Settles rem ained at the other end. He and T hom son saw the score to
116, at which point Settles after a patient vigil, was caught at the wicket.
Falkland C.C.
E. Bond, lbw b Perry ............... 9
R. Brown, c M oodie b Perry ... 8
W. Peggie, lbw b Ogilvie ....... 24
L. Sutton, b O g ilv ie .................... 23
D. Brown, c G ray b Ogilvie ... 7
W. Hopkins, c Thom pson b
Ogilvie ..................................... 29
N. Ross, c A shton b Ogilvie ... 1
R. Nelles, b Ogilvie .................... 0
C. Drysdale, run out ................ 2
A. H enderson, c Perry b
Ogilvie ..................................... 5
G. Robertson, not o u t ................ 5
Extras ............................................. 5
Total...............
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, b Peggie ........... 4
W. M. Thompson, c Peggie b
Hopkins .................................... 24
S. S. Eriksen, b Sutton ............ 8
R. L. Settles, c H enderson b
H opkins .................................... 36
D. A. Ogilvie, b Ross .............. 5
R. J. H. Neil, c Ross b Drysdale 6
I. A. G. Moodie, c R. Brown
b Drysdale ................................ 10
D. W. M cA rthur, c and b
S u tto n ......................................... 2
G. M. Thom son, not out ...... 13
C. T. Perry, not out .............. 1
E xtras ............................................. 9
117
T otal for 8 wkts.
118
89
O.
Ashton ... 8
Perry
14
Ogilvie ... 14.5
Thom pson
5
Eriksen ... 3
M.
1
4
7
0
0
R.
30
32
25
21
6
W.
0
2
7
0
0
.
Sutton
Peggie
.
Hopkins .. .
Ross
Drysdale
O.
9
8.2
9
7
9
M.
0
1
1
2
3
R.
31
27
21
22
8
W.
2
1
2
1
2
Tuesday, 11th July—School v. K. Frost’s XI—Home
M auchline won the toss, and in view of the feast of batting which
the opposition had to offer perhaps unfortunately decided to bat. As it
was, our early batsmen failed, and we lost 3 wickets in scoring the first
8 runs. But Mauchline, with some uninhibited batting, im proved the
position considerably, and in this he was aided stoutly by Settles. Then
Settles was bowled with the score at 71 and the innings collapsed to 86-9.
B alfour and Ashton, in a last-wicket partnership, restored the total to
something approaching respectability, and in the course o f the stand
both made their highest scores of the season.
Any hopes that the school may have had of making their opponents
struggle for the runs were smashed by Barr and Chisholm, who put on
83 for the first wicket in an hour. Barr scored much faster and hit 2 6’s
and 6 4’s in his 60.
Strathallan
J. A. G. G ray, b Reid ........... 5
W. M. Thom pson, b L ittle ....... 1
S. S. Eriksen, c G ibb b Little 0
C. J. W. M auchline, c G ibb b
Patullo ..................................... 32
R. L. Settles, b Patullo .......... 27
R. J. H. Neil, c and b K ennedy 4
D. A. Ogilvie, b K ennedy ....... 1
C. T. Perry, b Chisholm .......... 7
G. W. Balfour, not out ........... 16
A. D. T urner, b Chisholm ....... 0
T. C. Ashton, c and b Chisholm 13
Extras ............................................. 2
T o tal...............
Reid
Little
Patullo ...
Kennedy
Chisholm
Wallace ...
O.
6
8
6
5
5.4
4
M.
1
0
1
1
1
0
R.
17
33
15
12
12
18
K. Frost’s XI
D. Barr, c B alfour b Ogilvie ... 60
R. H. E. Chisholm, lbw b
T urner ..................................... 32
A. H. Morgan, b T u r n e r ........... 1
T. Trusdale, not out ............... 9
K. Frost, n o t out .................... 2
Extras ............................................. 5
T otal for 3 wkts.
109
P. G. W allace. I. G. Gibb,
A. Patullo, A. Reid, J. Little
and J. Kennedy did not bat.
108
W.
1
2
2
2
3
0
Ashton
Perry
Turner
Ogilvie
O.
5
7
. .. 9
... 8.2
. ..
M.
1
2
1
0
R.
19
12
33
40
W.
0
0
2
I
Saturday, 15th July—Strathallan v. Glenalmond—Home
The wicket fo r this m atch had received a thorough soaking the day
before and was thus fairly slow and with little life to help the bowlers.
Glenalm ond won the toss and elected to bat first. T he decision was
obviously the right one, and D oran and G ordon soon became set. The
only way that the school looked like getting a wicket was through a
run-out — though the ground fielding suggested that even this might not
be a possibility — or through some act of charity on the part of the
batsmen. In the event there was a combination of both possibilities for,
with the score at 93, G ordon attempted a most inadvisable run and that
was 93 for 1. He had batted well, hitting 8 fours in his innings of 40.
90
In the last 20 minutes before lunch the bowling was treated with
some suspicion and a fu rth er 3 wickets fell; there might have been a
fourth if a hard, but uppish, drive had not been p u t down at cover.
A fter lunch it was im portant to get a breakthrough, but Heap and
R am say prevented this by putting on 57 fo r the sixth wicket. An
entertaining little innings o f 24 by M unro consolidated the C oll’s total,
and they were eventually bowled o u t fo r 214, the last three wickets
falling fairly quickly to T urner and Ogilvie.
The School also got off to a good start, exposing the weakness of
the G lenalm ond bowling. Thom pson dom inated an opening partnership
which reached 79 before G ray ran him self out. F o r once, no collapse
ensued. Indeed, both N eil and M auchline scored freely. When stumps
were draw n and School had scored 170-3 in less than two and a half
hours — their highest score for two seasons.
Glcnalmond
N. J. L. D oran, b Ogilvie .......
D. S. G ordon, run out ............
C. M. N. Wilson, c Ogilvie b
T urner .....................................
A. V. N. Sharp-Paul, c Settles
b Eriksen ................................
P. A. J. Heap, run out ..........
I. M. S. Downie, b Ogilvie ...
R. A. M. Ramsay, c Eriksen
b T urn er .................................
R. J. S. McLeod, hit wkt. b
T urner .....................................
D. R. M unro, b Ogilvie ...........
H. P. Pringle, b Ogilvie ..........
C. Pom fret, not out ....................
Extras .............................................
T o tal...............
A shton
Perry
Turner
Ogilvie
Eriksen
...
...
...
...
O.
M.
3
0
9
2
32
10
29.4 8
9
1
R.
12
27
79
54
25
40
54
0
1
40
2
25
7
24
1
1
19
Strathallan
J. A. G. Gray, run out ...........
W. M. Thom pson, St. Wilson b
D oran
....................................
R. J. H. Neil, c M unro b
G ordon ....................................
C. J. W. Mauchline, not out ...
R. L. Settles, not out ...............
Extras .............................................
T otal fo r 3 wkts.
22
67
34
30
2
15
170
S. C. M. McLean, S. S. Erik
sen, D. A. Ogilvie, A. D.
Turner, C. T. Perry and T. C.
Ashton did not bat.
214
W.
0
0
3
4
1
O.
Pom fret ... 10
G ordon ... 15
Sharp-Paul 6
5
Munro
2
Heap
D oran
6
Pringle ... 3
M.
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
R.
22
48
25
17
6
27
17
W.
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tuesday, 18th July—Strathallan/Glenalmond XI v. Oxford University
Authentics—at Glenalmond
The strong Authentics side once again disposed fairly quickly of
a combined side.
Strathallan/Glenalmond XI
Oxford University Authentics
S. J. Manners, c Wilson b
N . J. L. D oran, c H eard b
Pom fret .................................... 25
C hopm an ................................ 20
J. R. Stowell, c Downie b
D. S. G ordon, c Spray b H eard 15
T urner .................................... 50
J. A. G. G ray, b C ottrall ....... 2
C. H. G. Phippen, not out ....... II
W. M. Thom pson, c Venables
J. H. M. East, not out ........... 3
b C ottrall ................................. 12
Extras ............................................. 7
C. N. M. Wilson, st Ridley b
C hapm an ................................ 17
T otal fo r 2 wkts. 96
91
C. J. W. Mauchline, st Ridley
b M cLaren ............................
I. M. S. Downie, c Phippen b
McLaren ................................
P. A. J. Heap, lbw b Chapm an
D. A. Ogilvie, c Heard b C hap
........................................
man
A. D. T urner, c Ridley b
McLaren ................................
C. Pom fret, not out ................
Extras .............................................
T o tal...............
M.
O.
H eard
12
4
4
0
Spray
Venables
3
1
C ottrall .. . 19
11
17.1 9
Chapm an
2
McLaren
8
R.
22
12
4
16
18
15
14
0
6
0
I
0
8
95
W.
1
0
0
2
4
3
Pom fret
G ordon
T urner
Ogilvie
O.
14
., . 3
.... 8
.. . 6.5
. ..
M.
4
0
3
0
R.
34
12
20
23
W.
1
0
1
0
SECOND XI RESULTS
Played 9, W on 3, Lost 0, D raw n 2, A bandoned 4.
v. St. Salvator’s College Staff—A bandoned—School 46-2.
v. Edinburgh Academy Abandoned—School 125-7 (C rom arty 28).
v. Dundee High School -W on by 9 wickets. D undee H.S. 10 (W earm outh 6-3; A shton 3-6); School 11-1.
v. Daniel Stewart’s College—W on by 8 wickets—Stewart’s 38 (H ill 3-0;
Keown 3-6); School 39-2.
v. Fettes College—Drawn—School 114; Fettes 72-6.
v. Dollar Academy—A bandoned—D ollar 19-1.
v. Glasgow Academy -Won by 6 wickets—Glasgow 53 (W earm outh
3-9; Thom pson 3-16); School 54-4.
v. L oretto--Abandoned School 125-2 (Hill 60*, Moodie 36*).
v. Glenalmond—Drawn School 167-7 (M oodie 66, H ill 32); G len
almond 142-6.
The following played: D. McLeod (Capt.), G. C. H. A rchibald,
T. C. Ashton, H. A. R. Crom arty, J. F. Hill, D. G. Jenkins, A. R. A.
Keown, D. W. M cA rthur, W. P. M cCallum, J. O. M cIntyre, N. D.
McKenzie, I. A. G. Moodie, R. L. Settles, W. M. Thom pson, G. M.
Thomson, A. L. W earmouth.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
SENIOR COLTS RESULTS
Played 5, W on 2, Lost 1, Drawn 1, Abandoned 1.
Queen Victoria School—W on by 2 wickets— Queen V ictoria 45
(Sharpe 4-16); School 47-8.
Fettes College— D raw n—Fettes 77; School 58-9.
Glasgow Academy—Won by 22 runs—School 111-6 (Sharpe 34,
D uncan 20 not out); Glasgow 89.
Loretto—A bandoned—Lorretto 71-6 (W alker 4-1).
Glenalmond—Lost by 18 runs— G lenalm ond 108; School 90 (Picken
34, W arburton 29).
The following played: W arburton (Capt.), Aitchison, Duncan,
Edwards, M acD onald, Mitchell, Perry, Picken, Pringle, Sharpe, Shedden,
Walker.
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JUNIOR COLTS RESULTS
Played 6, W on 4, Lost 1 A bandoned 1.
v. Queen Victoria School—W on by 42 runs— School 71-5 (dec.); Queen
V ictoria 29 (W alker 6-11, M cLeod 4-16).
v. Dundee High School—W on by 87 runs— School 95-4 (dec.) (Gordon
30, Steele 28*, D ods 22); Dundee H.S. 8 (W alker 10-1).
v. Fettes College—Lost by 6 wickets—School 30; Fettes 31-4.
v. Glasgow Academy—W on by 4 wickets—Glasgow 42 (W alker 5-9);
School 43-6.
v. Loretto—Abandoned—School 112-6 (dec.) (Dods 33, C arm ichael 27*,
W allace 24).
v. Glenalmond—W on by 9 wickets— G lenalm ond 42 (M cLeod 4-10);
School 45-1 (Dods 25'*).
The following played: D. F. W allace (Capt.), Dods, Gordon,
Thom son, Steele, McLeod, R utherford, C arm ichael, W alker, Wright,
Sherington, Fairlie, H unter, M itchell, Smith, H opkins.
CRICKET HOUSE MATCHES
Senior: Ruthven.
Junior: Nicol.
JUNIOR XI
v. Druintochty Castle—H om e—Lost by 5 wickets.
Strathallan 64; D rum tochty 67 fo r 5
v. Lathallan—Away—L ost by 12 runs.
L athallan 87; Strathallan 75.
v. Ardvreck—Away—W on by 36 runs.
Strathallan 57; Ardvreck 21.
v. Belmont House—H om e— Won by 96 runs.
Strathallan 141 fo r 3 dec.; Belmont House 45.
v. Croftinloan—A w ay - W on by 53 runs.
Strathallan 82; C roftinloan 29.
v. Dalhousie—Away—W on by 24 runs.
Strathallan 68; D alhousie 44.
v. Ardvreck—H om e—W on by 2 wickets
A rdvreck 39; Strathallan 78 fo r 8.
v. Craigflower—H om e—W on by 65 runs.
Craigflower 72; Strathallan 137.
Played 8, W on 6, D raw n 0, Lost 2.
R uns for:— 702 for the loss o f 71 wickets @ 9.88 runs per wicket.
A gainst:— 404 fo r the loss o f 75 wickets @ 5.38 runs per wicket.
JUNIOR 2nd XI
v. Craigflower 2nd XI—Away—L ost by one run.
Craigflower 50; S trathallan 49.
93
A thletics 1967
T h e year started well since everyone gave of their best from
the start and continued to do so; at the end of the term , there
fore, we were left with m ost encouraging prospects fo r next
year. A lthough only one m atch w as won, the com petitive
standards of the School were m uch higher than th e final result
imply. N ext year will see us w ith m any good first year seniors,
and also some of last year’s senior team who will have rem ained
behind.
O ur first m atch was against G lenalm ond at T rinity College.
The day’s events were, unfortunately, m arred by extrem ely bad
weather w hich persisted all day and drained aw ay m orale with
it.
T he next m atch, against Fettes, was held at Strathallan,
and although we lost this m atch, too, an insight into future
talent was afforded.
The inter-school m atch held at D unblane saw us finishing
third out of six schools, the w inners of the event only being
three points ahead of us. T he m atch against R annoch com pleted
our fixture list. T his m atch we won, w hich reflected the
im provem ent in the team due to h ard training throughout the
sum m er rather than th a t R annoch was an inferior side. In fact
this was the first tim e that we have m anaged to beat R annoch
011 the athletics field.
RESULTS:
v. Glenalmond—Glenalmond 136 points; S trathallan 115 points. I. A.
H ouston and Sutherland achieved two first places each, and G.
W. T. Smith and A. R. Brash were first in their events.
v. Fettes—Fetles 66 points; Strathallan 60 points. A. R. Brash achieved
a first place in both the 880 yards and the mile. I. A. H ouston,
Muir, Carver, and D. K. R. Low also won their events.
v. Rannoch -Strathallan 200 points; R annoch 159 points. A. R. Brash,
I. A. H ouston, M uir and C arver won their events.
Inter-School Competition at Dunblane.
1st D unferm line 60 points;
2nd G lenalm ond 58 points;
3rd Strathallan 57 points;
4th R annoch 38 points.
I. A. H ouston and A shton won their events. In the lu n io r events
D. H . Holmes won the H igh Jum p.
A.
J. Downs and D . H . H olmes both gained Junior Standards at
the Scottish Schoolboys’ Championships, taking away bronze medals
with them. T heir events were javelin and high jum p respectively.
D.D.C.B.
94
School Sports, 21st. July 1967
Event
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
One Mile
H igh Jum p
Long Jum p
Discus
Javelin
Shot
Relay
Senior
First
Tim e or Distance
H ouston (N) ............................................. 10.7 sec.
H ouston (N) ......................................... 24.2 sec.
H ouston (N) .......................................... *51.6 sec.
H ouston (N) ..................................... 2m. 3.3 sec.
Brash (S) .............................................. 4m. 46 sec.
M uir (F) ...................... ......................... *5 ft. 7 in.
C arver (S) ............................................. 19 ft. 5 in.
Shanks (R) ..................................... 116 ft. 2 \ in.
A shton (R) ....................................... 139 ft. 8 in.
Shanks (R) ........................................... 36 ft. 7 in.
Ruthven ..................................................... 47.6 sec.
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
One Mile
High Jum p
L ong Jum p
Discus
Javelin
Shot
Relay
Middle
Paton (N) ................................................. 10.9 sec.
M cN ab (N) .............................................. 24.3 sec.
M cN ab (N) .................................................. 55 secs.
Sharpe (N) ......................................... 2m. 8.3 sec.
Sharpe (N) ....................................... 4m. 48.2 sec.
Paton (N) .............................................. *5 ft. 4 in.
W earm outh (F) .................................. 18 ft. 0 j in.
C rom arty (S) .................................. *138 ft. 9 in.
C rom arty (S) ................................ 127 ft. 8 in.
C rom arty (S) ..................................... *40 ft. 9 in.
Simpson .................................................
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
H igh Jum p
Long Jum p
Discus
Javelin
Shot
Relay
Junior
Downs S) ................................................... 11-2 sec.
Lear (S) ....................................................... 25.4 sec.
Pennie (F) ................................................... 57.6 sec.
Pennie (F) ....................................... 2m. 15.4 sec.
Holmes (S) .......................................... *5 ft. 4 in.
Lear (S) ........................................... *18 ft. 21 in.
Holmes (S) ..................................... *115 ft. 5 in.
McBride (N) ..................................... 138 ft. 3 in.
Downs (S) .......................................... 34 ft. 5 | in.
Sim pson ....................................................... 50.6 sec.
100 yards
330 yards
High Jum p
Long Jum p
Relay
Riley
Black ....................................................... *12.5 sec.
Black ........................................................... 45.6 sec.
Wallace .................................................. 4 ft. 3 in.
Laidlaw ................................................. 14 It. 2 in.
Islay ...................................................... *58.0 sec.
Winning House: Simpson
\ieto rcs Ludoruni
Ju n io r: Downs (S)
M id d le: Crom arty (S)
S en io r: H ouston (N)
95
Badminton Club
I t was decided
in the winter term to start a Badm inton
Club which M r. H enderson kindly agreed to supervise. Thirtyseven was the to tal for prelim inary m em bership b u t due to lack
of available playing tim e the num ber is now nearer thirty.
Badm inton is played only a t weekends and then only if
the gym is unoccupied for a t present the club is n o t officially
recognised. F ro m the subscriptions a racket, a press and a
supply of shuttlecocks were purchased. On loan to the club
from M r. H enderson are three m ore rackets.
In the spring term a com petition was organised b u t it has
not yet been completed. We hope in future years to have a
school B adm inton team and to have m atches w ith the m asters
and other schools.
On the com m ittee this year have been: M. W. M acEw en;
G. W. Balfour; A. J. S. Stuart; P. M . Wilson. O ther office
bearers were; I. A. G. M oodie— secretary, and P. A. W ebster—
president. In future there will be six com m ittee m em bers as
they have to supervise all games.
PAW.
Boxing
T h is year the entire w inter term was devoted to coaching and
training the boxers. T he result of this new policy was that m ore
skilful bouts were fought than in previous years. Inevitably,
however, some of the bouts were b rutal fights rath er than boxing
contests. As expected, courage and determ ination were displayed
throughout the com petition, especially in a semi-final between
M itchell B.D. (F) and M acdonald R. J. (R) which proved to
be one of the hardest fought contests this year.
Freeland and Nicol provided sixty-five of the hundred and
five boxers, thus starting w ith an initial advantage. It was not
decided that the latter was to win the cup until the finals. There
were eighty-two prelim inary bouts, held between January 30th
and M arch 14th, leading up to the finals on M arch 15th. Here
Simpson m ade up for their lack in num bers by winning six of
the twelve m edals and providing the victors of two of the most
stylish finals, Dow ns A. J. and Crowe A. W.
The H eadm aster presented the m edals and the judges were
the H eadm aster, M r. M aclellan and M r. Ram sden. Mr. H ender
son was the referee and J. M uir was M aster of Ceremonies.
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T he results were as follows:
Division
M osquito W eight
Fly Weight
Bantam Weight
F eather W eight
Light W eight
Light W elter W eight
W elter W eight
Light M iddle W eight
Middle W eight
Light Heavy W eight
Heavy W eight ‘A ’
Heavy W eight ‘B ’
W inner
G. C. Bull
M. T. McKenzie
M oodie
J. E. G rant
M ackay
B. D. Mitchell
P. R. W ilson
M cLean
A. J. Downs
A. G. Mackie
M cG regor
A. W. Crowe
R unner-up
J. D. H erbert
C. S. G rant
I. G . Allison
H. Chrystal
J. I. T. W alker
J. Thomson
Ferguson
S. G. Evans
Penny
T. W. Angus
J. A. M cArthur
Pery
Cross Country
T h i s year cross-country running has not been given the support
required to m ake it a fully recognised sport. T oo often runs
are used as an alternative to other gam es in bad w eather
conditions and this leads to the attitude th at cross-country
running is a punishm ent. It can be taken as a sport, but it has
to be given a fair chance.
In the Inter-H ouse C om petition plenty of spirit was
shown. U nfortunately, however, only a few of the better runners
had m ade a thorough preparation for it. A fter two R uthven and
two Freeland runners had been disqualified, the cup went to
Simpson. T he individual winners were:
Senior: A. R. Brash
Ju n io r: D. J. C. Sharp
M iddle: R. H . McQueen
A.R.B.
Fencing
T h r o u g h o u t th e W inter and E aster term s great keenness was
shown by the m em bers of the Fencing Club and this paid
dividends in the form of considerably elevated standards. But
quite ap art from the enthusiasm of the fencers, these standards
could not have been reached w ithout the aid of M r. Henderson,
whose efforts as a coach did not go entirely unrewarded. His
teaching of the junior fencers in p articular will lay a firm
foundation on which the Club can continue expanding. Even
now, the m em bership is higher than it has ever been, and it
seems likely that the num bers will exceed the thirty m ark in
1968.
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A s well as the junior fencers, the interm ediates showed
considerable prom ise; special m ention is due to P. D. C. W arburton and B. D. Mitchell. W arburton fought in the m ajority of
the School m atches and, revealing exceptional speed, gained wins
over D ollar, M erchiston and St. Joseph’s. M itchell also carried
off some very good wins against D ollar—this was perhaps due
to the originality of his attack !
T he senior fencers also showed some im provem ent during
the past year. M ore im portant perhaps was the experience that
each individual gained in the school m atches themselves.
Young, who fought with the school team consistently
throughout the year, was the m ost reliable of the senior fencers
w hereas D. A. R ichards (who also had some good perform ances)
was m ore lim ited in attack and slower in his parries than Young.
D uring the Sum m er term fencing classes (once a week only)
were introduced. This idea, being tried for the first time,
flourished during the first six or seven weeks of term. U nfor
tunately the num bers attending these classes dwindled; this was
perhaps due to the lack of enthusiasm but m ore probably due
to the oncom ing exams.
Prospects for 1968 can be said to be very good; with only
D. A. R ichards leaving, the club m ust surely progress and under
the rewarding influence of Mr. H enderson another good year of
fencing is ahead of us.
W .M .T.
Golf Club
T he golf course has once m ore proved to be a successful and
w orthwhile am enity in the school, and, despite the decrease in
the total m em bership of the club, the course seem s to have
been used as much as ever. The decrease in m em bership was
probably the result of a very necessary increase in subscriptions,
but with the extra m oney we were able to buy a new m ower for
the greens and other small item s of m aintenance equipm ent.
The remainder of the m oney will go som e w ay to financing the
sow ing of the new second green.
T his year, for the first time, we were fortunate enough to
be allowed to arrange a golf course m aintenance option on
M onday and W ednesday afternoons, and in this way we were
able to keep the course in better trim . T he greens were mowed
m ore frequently, with a resultant im provem ent, and some m ore
grass bunkers were added around the sixth green.
A t the beginning of term , A. R. B rash was elected Captain
of Golf, and J. T. M offat was appointed Secretary; both offices
were filled with adm irable zeal and efficiency. T here was an
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increase in com petitions, and besides the m onthly medals, the
first club cham pionship p roper was instituted. This was won by
J. T. Moffat. M r. J. O venstone has very kindly prom ised us a
cup fo r the cham pionship next year. A further, and very
popular, innovation was a long driving com petition, the senior
section of w hich was won by G. W. T. Smith who, after several
dangerous-looking but disappointing drives, eventually hit one
quite the farthest dow n the second fairway that has ever been
seen.
T he first hole-in-one over the school course was done by
A. D. F. M ills at the 4th, but unfortunately he chose to do it at
a time when it could not be officially authenticated.
T he school golf team was, on paper, about the strongest we
have had fo r some years. It beat the M asters in the annual
golf outing, w hich was held this year over L undin Links, by 5
m atches to 3. W e m ust thank, by the way, M r. Ovenstone and
M r. Stuart for their generosity in connection with this outing.
O ur annual m atch with Glenalm ond, however, proved once more
that a win for us is about as elusive as the W alker Cup is to the
B ritish Isles, and after losing the foursom es 4—0, we could do
no better than win 4 of the singles— our wins being provided
by R. I, W illiam son, A. Y oung, J. D. N. Ovenstone and S. S.
Eriksen.
However, we look forw ard optim istically to next year, when,
we hope, some of o u r better golfers will show in some of the
outside events.
Judo Club
T he Jud o Club was only recently form ed— actually in February
of 1966— and so is not, as yet, on a firm footing. U nfortunately,
the gym nasium , where lessons are held, is in very frequent use
during the w inter and spring so th a t the tim e for practice— and
practice is certainly required in Ju d o if one is to progress at all—
is severely limited. N o Ju d o is held during the sum m er because
of exam inations.
We are given instructions from m em bers of the Huntingtow er Ju d o Club whose degrees of skill range from yellow to
black belts. T he school club eventually hopes to hold gradings
if a high enough standard is reached, but unfortunately the
following has not, so far, been strong enough to w arrant this.
H ow ever, if a grading were to be held, it would give the Judoka
a deeper incentive to im prove m uch further in this energetic but
m ost enjoyable sport.
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Pipes and Drums
O f last year’s band we had left two pipers and five drum m ers.
W ith so few pipers we h ad to find several replacem ents, but
none of them had the requisite experience which is essential to
the winning of com petitions. We com peted in the Glasgow
H ighland C lub B and C om petition, and also in the E a st of
Scotland B and C om petition w hich was held this year a t
M orrison’s A cadem y in Crieff. T he band also played at the
General Inspection and on Speech Day.
T he winners of the school individual com petitions w ere:
Senior Piping: Pipe M ajor D. P. M ackie.
Junio r P ip in g : I. R. M cLean.
Senior D ru m m in g : S. C. M. M cLean.
Ju n io r D rum m ing: C. T. Perry.
A.
C. Shedden in his first year as a piper did exceptionally
well to be placed second in the jun io r piping.
O ur thanks go to Pipe M ajor Sinclair, D rum M ajor W ilson
and M r. H enderson for their assistance and patience.
D.D.C.B.
Sailing
T he boats were overhauled last w inter under the able hands of
Insch and were finished well in time for the beginning of the
sailing season. By th at time, too, we had m anaged to buy a
further Enterprise, which now m akes o u r fleet up to six
E nterprises and two Cadets.
T he first fixture of the season was an invitation to P erth
Sailing C lub’s team racing week-end, where we sailed against
six neighbouring clubs. A lthough we were last in the races,
m em bers of Perth Sailing Club were kind enough to think that
we had sailed better than in previous years.
The following weekend a race for young helm sm en was
held, which, for the second tim e running, was won by a Strath
allan boy, this time I. D. R. Prain.
T here were only tw o inter-school fixtures this season. In
one we beat Fettes, and in the other, we w ere narrow ly beaten
by Loretto, the result hinging on a protest.
As in previous years we entered a team fo r the M udhook
Sailing Week for all B ritish schools and universities. O n the
last m orning Strathallan was lying fo u rth and had a good
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chance of winning, had we not been disqualified fo r a breach
of the rules. We finished 13th out of 34 entrants — our highest
position ever in the event.
O n the whole the season was successful, and w ith only one
m em ber of the team leaving at the end of the year, we have
hopes of having a good season next year.
B.
J. F. C raw ford, N. H. F. W ilson and W. R. O. Insch
were aw arded their sailing colours for the season.
O ur thanks go to M r. G ray and to all those other m em bers
of staff who m anned the safety boat throughout the term.
R .F.L.C .
Shooting
F o r the first tim e sighting telescopes have com e into general
use at the range, and new foresights have reduced the problem
of sun glare on the targets. D espite this, however, our results
in the Perthshire League this year have been disappointing due
to the introduction of a new type of target and a scoring system
which resulted in individual and team averages being lowered
considerably.
In M arch, a team of eight shot a m atch against George
W atson’s College, and lost with a score of 729 to their 766. A t
the Perthshire Small Bore Rifle A ssociation’s confined prize
meeting in May, the Strathallan entrants did not achieve as
high placings as in the previous year, although individual scores
were high. But, at the Scottish Small Bore Rifle A ssociation’s
open prize meeting in June G albraith shot very well and was
runner-up in all the com petitions for which he entered.
T he H ouse Shooting Com petition was shot at the end of the
Spring term , and was won by R uthven, w ith Freeland com ing a
close second.
Shooting colours were re-aw arded to G uthrie, Gillanders,
K. W., W allace, N. F„ and G albraith. T he school team s this
year were:
1st team : Guthrie, Gillanders, K. W., Wallace, N. F., G albraith.
2nd team : Smith, R. J. S., Young, G. H., Rennie, W. D., Fawcett.
G uthrie retired from the position of C aptain of Shooting
during the sum m er term, and K. W. G illanders was appointed
to succeed him. A t the beginning of the Sum m er term , too,
Mr. Pollard took over from Mr. J. L. R. W illiam s as m aster in
charge of shooting.
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I would like to tak e this opportunity of conveying to Mr.
Williams the appreciation and thanks of the team and all those
who have taken shooting in the past five years for his
enthusiasm in coaching boys new to the range, and in en
couraging the experienced shots, and especially for the great
im provem ents in the am enities of the range which have been
im plem ented during his tim e here. W e wish him well in his
next appointm ent.
A.N.H.G.
Ski-Club
T he ’ ski club has enjoyed alm ost unparalleled popularity this
year. Its seventy-nine m em bers took part in nine trips to
Glenshee, while the ski team took four extra trips, one to
Glenshee and the other three to Glencoe. T he forays to
Glencoe were m ade possible by M r. M ain and Mr. M acdonald.
T he form er lent us his caravan and the latter his hotel.
On the whole, conditions were better this year than last,
with better w eather and m ore snow. As a result, the standard
of the skiing im proved im m easurably and the foundations have
been laid fo r a strong team in the near future. In particular,
there are m any accom plished junior skiers and this fact was
am ply illustrated in the Inter-H ouse race.
This was held on M arch 12th on the Sunnyside Slope
in very windy conditions. T he course was a fairly tight slalom
of 17 gates fiendishly devised and set by Mr. Clayton. Each
house, including Riley, who raced for the first time, entered a
team of six. E ach team ran the course twice, with the aggregate
time counting fo r the Diaces and points. T he first five were
R. F. L. Clark, D. M. Finlay, A. G. R. Main, R. I. M acdonald
and S. F. H. Greig. T he G reig Cup was won by Ruthven
House, with Freeland a close second. Riley put in a very
creditable perform ance by finishing fourth, in front of Nicol.
They have two very good skiers, Butchart especially.
T he Scottish Schools’ R ace was held this year on the
W orkm an’s H u t R un. T he school did well, finishing seventh
out of a total of fourteen schools. However, the im portant
point was th at the whole team finished the course, a feat which
has not been accom plished for some years. M ain and M ac
donald did well to com e twenty-first and twenty-second respec
tively. T h e form er also cam e ninth in the D undee Club Junior
Cham pionships. T he team for the race was W. P. M. Samples,
S. F. H. Greig, R. J. M acdonald, A. G. R. Main, and D. M.
Finlay.
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O ur thanks go to M r. Clayton and M r. M ole, who
organised the trips to G lencoe and Glenshee, and handled a
total of 298 boys ! T he form er also designed an attractive ski
sweater, which is d ark blue with a yellow stripe across the
chest. It is available from R ow an’s.
M acdonald and Sam ples were aw arded their ski colours.
W .P.M.S.
Squash
T h e new squash courts were opened fo r general use at the
beginning of the spring term . Since then, m any boys have
tried their hand at the gam e and there em erged hitherto
unknow n and unexploited talent, By the end of the term the
boys were able to form a team to play a team of M asters. Of
course, the M asters won, b u t perhaps some m easure of the
strides that squash has taken in the school are reflected better
when, on F ounder’s Day, the school beat the O ld Boys by three
m atches to two.
N aturally youthful vigour and enthusiasm are not in
themselves enough though, and we have to thank both Mr.
A ddison and M r. M ole fo r their helpful advice and coaching.
C.T.
S w im m ing
A t the start of the Sum m er Term , prospective m em bers of the
School team took to afternoon and evening training. T here
were some prom ising juniors, but it was the seniors who set
the pace.
On Founder’s Day, we won our annual race against the
Strathallian Club yet again, the School team on this occasion
being P. F. P Cranston, D. A. J. Smith, R. D. Thom , and
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C. M . Thom . T he race was a good trial for the B ath Cup, which
is held in T ondon. H ere we did m uch better this year, and
cam e 13th (out of 48 schools) as opposed to 28th the previous
year. O u r time was greatly im proved. B. M. Robertson
travelled as reserve for this event.
T he School Swimming Sports were, this year, held in the
Spring Term . T h e results were:
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50
50
50
yards
yards
yards
yards
Junior
Long D istance— 1st B. M itchell (F); 2nd Edwards (N)
Backstroke— 1st B. D. M itchell (F); 2nd D. Mitchell (F)
Freestyle— 1st B. D. M itchell (F); 2nd D. M itchell (F)
Breaststroke— 1st Pringle (S); 2nd B. M itchell (F)
200
75
75
75
yards
yards
yards
yards
Middle
Long D istance— 1st C. Thom (R); 2nd Cranston (S)
Backstroke— 1st C. Thom (R); 2nd Richards (S)
Freestyle— 1st R. T hom (R); 2nd C ranston (S)
Breaststroke— 1st Rennie (F); 2nd J. Robertson (S)
400
100
100
100
yards
yards
yards
yards
Senior
Long D istance— 1st B alfour (R); 2nd Keown (S)
Backstroke— 1st R. Paul (F); 2nd Balfour (R)
Freestyle— 1st Balfour (R); 2nd Keown (S)
Breaststroke— 1st Keown (S); 2nd A itken (N)
M iddle
Senior
Junior
Open
Relays
3 x 50 yards—Simpson
3 x 50 yards—Freeland
3 x 5 0 yards— Simpson
6 x 5 0 yards—Simpson and Ruthven tied
Junior Champion— B. D. Mitchell
Middle Champion— C. M. Thom
Senior Champion —A. R. A. Keown and G. W. Balfour
Swimming Cup
1st Simpson, 91 points; 2nd equal R uthven and Freeland, 82 points;
4th Nicol, 42 points
O ur thanks go once again to M r. H enderson for organising
the Life Saving Classes, and to M r. M cN am ara who has
coached and trained the team .
Life Saving
In the annual life-saving exam inations held at the end of
the Sum m er T erm in P erth the School gained 6 A w ards of
M erit, 6 Bronze Crosses, 6 Instructor’s Certificates, 26 Bronze
M edallions, and I bar to the Bronze M edallion. Rennie, W.,
Michie, J., Smith, A itken, R obertson, B. M. and Richards
gained a D istinction Aw ard each.
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Tennis
has been one of the m ost successful seasons that the
Tennis V I has enjoyed. In school m atches the V I only lost
once—to the extrem ely pow erful Glasgow A cadem y side.
The rising standard of tennis is m ost noticeable throughout
the school, a sure indication of this being the hard-fought
matches, m any of which were close, in the Singles C ham pion
ship. In the final of this com petition R . J. Law son defeated
C. L. M cL achlan 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
M uch of the im provem ent has been due to the w ork of M r.
Burnet, w ho is m aster in charge of tennis, and to M r. W oodcraft,
who once again has come to the school every week to give us
coaching.
T h is
R esults: 1st V I
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Gordonstoun—Won 5-4
Loretto— Won 9-0
Fettes—Won 5-4
Glasgow Academy—Lost 3-6
Morrison’s Acad.—Won 5-4
Old Boys—Won 6-1
Glenalmond—Won 8-1
O ther m atches:
2nd VI v. Daniel Stewart’s—W on 5-4
‘A’ V i v. Gordonstoun—Lost 2-7
VI v. Midlands District—L ost 0-9
The team was:
1st pair— R. J. Lawson and J. N . Cochran.
2nd pair—K. L. Robertson and W. P. M. Samples.
3rd pair—A. E. M. L aband and C. L. M cLachlan.
Also play ed :
J. T. Shanks, C. H . G. Buchanan, A. R. Brash.
Lawson and C ochran won 16 out of 18 m atches, only losing
to the Glasgow A cadem y and Fettes first pairs. R obertson and
Samples were unsettled to start with but, com ing on to their
game, played their best against Glenalm ond. L aband and
M cLachlan proved to be an ideal third pair, whose achievem ent
of winning all three ties against M orrison’s was the highlight of
their season.
In the house m atches, Ruthven, whose team included
Lawson, Cochran, Samples and Laband, proved too strong for
the other houses, and they won w ithout conceding a single set—■
surely a record !
End of season colours were aw arded to Samples, R obertson,
Laband and M cLachlan.
Lawson was re-aw arded his colours.
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STRATHALLIAN CLUB
1967
Hon. Office-Bearers, Office-Bearers, Members of Council, Etc.
Hon. President
W. N. S. H OARE
President
Dr. R. A. HOUSTON
Vice-President
J. H A R R Y A LLEN, T.D.
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer
JAIN A. H EA D R IC K , BL.
Council Members
Retiring 1967
David A. Biggart, T. T aylor, V. N. Swindall.
Retiring 1968
Ewen C. M acCrim m on, W. Alister M acmillan, C. A lan H. Greig
Retiring 1969
J. M. U sherwood, Allan S. Cook, M urray M. Miller.
lio n . Auditors
D. M. Paul and W. M. N airn
Club Trustees
D. W. Lewis and A. S. Headrick.
Club Member on the Hoard of Governors
Dr. L. S tuart Scott
G olf Section Secretary
Russell P. Thomas
Angling Section Secretary
Iain A. H eadrick
The President 1966-67.
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Our President
attended Strathallan from 1932 until 1937.
F rom the start it was clear th at this stocky youngster from the
West, dour, determ ined, friendly and with a sparkling sense of
hum our, w ould take a significant place in the history of the
School. O n leaving he had achieved the distinction of having
been C aptain of Cricket, C aptain of Rugby, and Captain of his
house, Freeland, in addition to being V ice-C aptain of the
School.
A t Cam bridge U niversity (1937-1940) he was awarded LX
Club Colours. A t Glasgow University (1940-1943) he graduated
M.B. Ch.B. Since then, ap art from service in the R .A .F., he
has been in general practice in Glasgow.
B obby H o u s to n
A s would be expected of Bobby, he has always taken a
keen interest in his profession and served as a M em ber of
Glasgow Local M edical Com m ittee from 1960 to 1966, and a
V ice-Chairm an of the Glasgow Division, B.M.A., 1966-67.
Only a few weeks after having taken office as President,
Bobby was to lose his wife and the sym pathies of all
Strathallians turned to Bobby in this untim ely bereavem ent. He
has two of a family, his son having been at Strathallan from 1955
to 1960.
A.G.M. and Annual Dinner
T h e 33rd A nnual G eneral M eeting of the Club was held in the
Station Hotel, Perth, on Saturday, 3rd December, 1966. The
President, Dr. W. B. M cKenna, occupied the C hair and in the
course of the form al business of the meeting, m ade reference
to the C ouncil’s efforts to arrange a Rugby M atch in Glasgow
against another Public School O ld Boys team . The meeting
approved the election of 52 new Life M em bers. T he Council’s
R eport and th e annual A ccounts, both of which had been
circulated, w ere approved. Office B earers were elected in
accordance with the list printed at the start of the O.S. Section
of the M agazine.
A fter the m eeting, the annual D inner took place in the
Hotel Banqueting Hall. T here was a good attendance of
m em bers and their guests and an excellent meal was enjoyed.
A fter dinner the President presented the G olf and Angling
T rophies which had been won during the season.
T he principal guest of the evening was Dr. J. A. W.
M cLuskie, C onsultant Physician at the W estern Infirmary,
Glasgow and L ecturer at Glasgow University. Dr. M cLuskie
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proposed the toast of the Club and m ade reference to the very
im portant p art played in the education system by the Public
Schools. The extra curricula activities were extrem ely im portant
in encouraging confidence and self esteem. Dr. M cLuskie’s
speech was well received by the assem bled com pany.
The President replied on behalf of the Club and referred
briefly to the activities of the C lub during the preceding year.
He made p articular reference to the campaign to raise funds
for the new Dining Hall.
The H eadm aster, in replying fo r the School, spoke of the
outstanding year in the academ ic field. A very high and
satisfactory percentage of pupils had taken ‘O ’ levels. The
H eadm aster delivered his speech in his usual confident m anner
and it was received w ith well m erited acclaim.
T he health of the guests was proposed by J. T urner
Johnston in a well prepared speech and a m ost entertaining
reply was given by M r. H. G. Beveridge.
Dance Report
T he Club’s annual D ance was held in the Banqueting Hall of
the Central H otel on Friday, 20th January 1967, and was very
well supported as usual. C harles H arkins O rchestra kept the
dancing going and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who attended.
Angling Section Report
C aptain: Dr. J. L. Steven
Vice-Captain: J. Hall
Hon. Secretary: I. A. H eadrick
1967 has again been a disappointing season although the C lub’s
Com petitions have been very well supported. A t Loch Tay
in M arch, Tom m y Philp m aintained his high standard of success
b y landing a 20 lb. salmon, a beautiful fish which was well
toasted by the other unsuccessful Anglers. O ther C om petitions
have been held on Loch V ennacher, L och Awe and Loch
Leven.
T he last Official C om petition of the year will be on Loch
Leven on 26th August.
Golf Section
T h e Section continues to thrive and we are pleased to report
the appearance of a few new faces. It is to be hoped that any
Club M em ber who enjoys a social game of golf will come along
and join us.
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Tw o Com petitions have so fa r been played this year.
T he Spring M eeting a t Haggs Castle on a pleasant W ednes
day afternoon in A pril saw P.C. M acgregor jnr. winning.
O ur Sum m er M eeting at G leneagles on the Sunday follow
ing F o u n d er’s D ay resulted in A. A. Low winning the Bogie
T rophy w ith a m agnificent nett 66. T he runner-up was H. E.
W alker with a nett 67.
T he A utum n M eeting will be held a t Luffness on W ednes
day, 25th O ctober, m eeting fo r lunch at 1 p.m.
T he Club will once again be represented by six players in
the Queen E lizabeth T rophy at B arn ton on the week-end of
Saturday, 23rd September. In the first round, we have been
draw n against O ld H arrovians.
A ny supporters in the district will be m ost welcome.
N E W M E M B E R S : A nybody wishing to join should
c o n ta c t: —
R. P. T hom as, 39 Larchfield A venue, N ewton M earns,
Renfrew shire.
London Branch Notes
O nce again nothing very m uch has happened with Club
activities centering round the A ppeal and the D inner. The
A ppeal launched here in January certainly brought out a
considerable num ber of Strathallians who were not previously
on the m ailing list, w ith the result th a t th e L ondon and Home
Counties B ranch now shows a theoretically very m uch larger
m em bership. T h e A ppeal was launched with a bang when a
large num ber of ‘helpers’ attended a m ost excellent reception
given by M r. M artin R itchie, to whom we were m ost grateful.
Every Strathallian m ust by now be aw are of the A ppeal but we
were very im pressed by the excellent organisation and the
m anner in which it was launched, especially by the talks given
by the H eadm aster and C hairm an of the Governors. The colour
film of the School and its activities was also well appreciated.
Subsequent to this it was hoped th at there w ould be a big
turnout fo r the A nnual D inner held as usual on the Friday
preceding the C alcutta C up. H ow ever, the turnout was rather
disappointing w ith sixteen Strathallians present and the H ead
m aster as principal guest. W e are always extrem ely grateful
to the H eadm aster for attending o u r dinners. His speech about
the School and its activities during the preceding year is always
sharp, to the point and am using, and som ething that we look
forw ard to.
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M ichael D aw son rem ains President, D r. K enneth H unter—•
T reasurer, and D avid A nderson— Secretary. T h e Secretary would
like to hear of any changes of address and w ould be pleased to
hear from any Strathallian coming to live o r w ork in London
and the H om e Counties.
News of Old Strathallians
Scott S. B eattie (1962-66) inform s us th a t he has just
com pleted his first year on the Ll.B. course at Edinburgh
University.
G ordon W. V. Birnie (1957-62) has com pleted his third
year of a B.Sc. (Zoology) degree course at A berdeen University.
H e w rites th at he has been playing fo r the university hockey
team , and th a t he is M atch Secretary.
A. J. B ooth (1961-64) has just finished his second year of
V eterinary M edicine at Glasgow.
Alan J. G. Brown (1930-35) writes th at he is still the
Secretary to the Faculty of M edicine a t D undee.
A. M. Brow n (1956-60) gained his second class B.O.T.
Certificate in M arine Engineering, and has been prom oted to
second engineer in the shipping com pany he is with.
H.
Bryson (1948-50) is now M arine Superintendent of H.
H ogarth & Son Ltd., Glasgow.
M. J. Bucher (1955-60) who is in his first year at W harton
G raduate School, U niversity of Pennslyvania, studying fo r an
M .B.A., would like to hear from other Strathallians who are
doing, or who have done, a course leading to the degree of
M aster in Business A dm inistration.
George A. Burns (1951-58) writes th at after spending a year
at the V ictoria H ospital and the H om eopathic H ospital in
Glasgow he is moving into general practice in M anchester in
August of this year.
A lasdair D. K. Campbell (1955-59) is serving on No. 139
(Jamaica) Squadron, R .A .F . W ittering, Peterborough, as a
Flight Lieutenant.
Donald F. C am pbell is the chef a t the A ngus H otel,
Blairgowrie.
George D. W. C am pbell is a D ispensing O ptician a t the
R oyal Infirm ary in Edinburgh and does School Clinics in Fife.
Thom as E. C am pbell (1937-41) has now been with A lbion
M otors, Scotstain, for twenty-seven years.
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A listair A. C lark (1957-64) has resigned from the M etro
politan Police and is now a swimming instructor.
M . G. C lark (1961-65) w ho is in his second year at St.
Andrew s U niversity studying H istory and Philosophy has been
com m issioned to w rite one-act plays fo r the U niversity D ram atic
Society.
N. F. C lark (1955-58) writes th at after spending two happy
and w orthw hile years at A rundel, he has taken an appointm ent
as F arm M anager for B rian L angm ead L td., a t Petersfield.
Iain S. Cree (1955-61) w ho em igrated to New Z ealand in
N ovem ber has becom e a stock agent.
D ouglas F airb airn (1961-66) inform s us th a t he has just
com pleted the first year of the Ll.B. course at Edinburgh
University.
W. R. G allow ay (1958-60) is in his second year of a B.Sc.
M athem atics course a t the U niversity of W itw atersrand, and is
treasurer of the A nglican Society there.
Iain S. G ray (1954-61) is in his third year at Edinburgh
University.
Stuart H arro n (1954-59) is in his first year of a B.Sc.
(Special G eography) course a t K ingston College of Technology.
T. A lan F. Jenkins (1957-63) is in his second year a t the
U niversity of W aikaco, New Z ealand, where he is studying for
a B.A. in E nglish H istory and Philosophy.
A. G raham Johnston (1955-62). We m ust congratulate
G raham on his being aw arded a G olf Blue at Oxford.
R . A. L am b (1959-63) has been aw arded a place from the
ranks a t Sandhurst.
T. M. O. Lang (1928-32). Tom m y Lang has returned to
this country after thirty years in Ceylon and India. H e has
taken u p the position of Secretary to the Perth H unt, the Beef
Shorthorn C attle Society, and the H ighland Cattle Society.
Iain L ang (1954-61) is presently in Ceylon working for
Tetleys, the tea firm, and hopes to get some leave at the end of
next year. H e is playing m ore golf than cricket o r rugby these
days, but during the short season still plays hockey.
R obin L ang (1960-66). A fter leaving school last year
studied at the Institut International D ’Etudes Francaises at
Ram bouillet, n ear Paris, an d then took up a post at Duncan
House, Moffat, p rio r to his going to A berdeen University.
113
Janies N orm an Ledingham (1925-28) has been C hairm an
of the County of Suthherland T. and A .F. Association since
1964.
R. G. Logan (1960-64) has successfully com pleted his first
year of his Ll.B. course at Birmingham University.
David S. M acfarlane (1960-66) has com pleted a year at
Kingston College of Technology, and we are pleased to hear
that he has recently been recom m ended for an A rm y U niversity
Cadetship.
J. M ax M cG ill (1956-61) inform s us that he is shortly to
com plete his legal anprenticeship with Cam pbell R iddell and
Co.
D ereck M ackenzie (1954-62) and his brother, Stuart, are
both working at home at Parks, Inverness.
A. H. S. M cLeod (1960-64) was appointed to the Eastern
Staff of the N ational and G rindlays Bank L td. at the end of
1966 and is now in Bombay.
Angus M acm illan (1959-64) has now returned from C anada
where he has been working and is now m arried and has a sixm onth-old daughter. He is w orking for a honey im porting
factory in London.
Douglas H. M artyn (1958-63) is a t present in his fourth
year at Strathclyde University taking a B.A. degree in
Econom ics and Sociology.
Hugh G. Morton (1957-61) has gained an M.B. Ch.B. at
St. A ndrew ’s University.
John L. W. Parker (1956-61) has just qualified as an M.B.
Ch.B. at Glasgow University and has been playing cricket and
rugby for Kelvinside Academicals.
A listair M. Pate (1954-61) is studying fo r the final exam ina
tions in accountancy in Edinburgh He has also been playing
for the Edinburgh D istrict X V.
Ronald G. M. Philip (1948-53) is at present w orking in
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, as an anaesthetist.
A lasdair D. Pottie (1945-52) takes us an appointm ent with
the D epartm ent of Prim ary Industry, V eterinary Section, in
Melbourne, A ustralia, this July.
P. M. G. Reynolds (1959-64) is continuing his clinical
studies at W estminster M edical School.
A. J. S. Riddell (1962-66) is studying Econom ic H istory at
E xeter University.
The M agazine o f St rat Italian School
Bruce A. R obertson (1959-64), who became engaged in
May, is entering his fam ily’s printing business.
J. B. Ross (1924-30) who has been serving in the Near
E ast A ir Force is now a t Princess M ary’s H ospital, R.A.F.
H alton, A ylesbury, Bucks.
Joh n B. Scott (1958-63) is assistant to the general manager,
Shaver Poultry Breeding C om pany, G.B., Ltd.
John R. A. Scott (1956-60) has taken up a post with Sri
G. Saharia of C alcutta and is under training to take up a post
of Visiting A gent in the com pany’s tea gardens in Assam and
Cochar. He asks us to extend an invitation to any Strathallian
passing through C alcutta th at he and his wife would be
delighted to see them.
L. Stuart Scott (1935-38) has been appointed Surgeon in
Charge of the U rological D epartm ent at the V ictoria Infirmary,
Glasgow.
R obin H. Scott (1955-63) has just gone out to Nigeria as a
Trainee Petroleum Engineer with the Shell Com pany. He is
working at present in Port H arcourt.
S. J. S. Stevenson (1961-65) has gained an O rder of M e ritSecond Class— in the Certificate C ourse in A griculture at the
W est of Scotland A gricultural College.
Ian D. Stuart (1942-44) has taken up the appointm ent of
Secretary and T reasurer of the R epresentative C hurch Council
for the Episcopal C hurch of Scotland.
M alcolm M. Stuart (1959-66) has com pleted a year’s
training with T. Potterton Ltd. and hopes to gain entry to
Leicester U niversity to study engineering.
Gavin M. W atson (1956-61) has just qualified M.B. Ch.B.
at Glasgow University.
ENGAGEMENTS
C H R ISTIE- R. S. (1954-60), W heatlands, Hazelden, Glasgow.
PA RK ER J. L. W. (1956-61), 7 M irrlees Dr., Glasgow, to Miss Dianne
M. M. Scott.
MARRIAGES
BENSON— Bruce (1954-59), 71 N orth G range Road, Bcarsden. to Miss
Sarah-Jane G ardner at St. Brides Church, Helensburgh.
BROW N— A. M. (1956-60), Sea Banks, 73 Lawe Road, South Shields,
in July, 1967.
BUCHER M. J. (1955-60). Crown Hotel. Wells, Norfolk, to Mile.
G abrielle Cram er, in Geneva, on the 18th March, 1967.
115
BURNS— G. A. (1951-58), 73 W itington Road, M anchester 16, in July,
1966.
CLARK— A. A. (1957-64), 2 Arlington Gdns., Chiswick, London, W.4,
to Miss C atherine C. Crabb.
D IN SM O R E - J. W. (1952-57), 14 W hittinghame Drive, Glasgow, to
Miss Gillian M. Michie at Pollokshield G lencairn Church on
1st September, 1966.
DYET—J. F. (1953-59), 152 Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow, to Miss
Christine K ennedy on 2nd December, 1966.
JEN K IN S— T. A. F. (1957-63), c /o St. Peters School, Cambridge, New
Zealand, to Miss K athleen Ash at St Peters School Chapel,
on 6th May, 1967.
M A C K EN ZIE— D. J. (1953-60), Castle Heather, Inverness, to Miss
Helen Shearer.
PETERS— R. S. (1957-62), 7a Main Road, Castlehead, Paisley, to Miss
E. A. Stewart at Ashton Church, G ourock, on 24th March,
1967.
P1RR1E -A. B. (1953-58), 44 M acdonald Road, Friern Barnet, London,
11, to Doctor A J. Moore on 7th October, 1967.
SCOTT—J. B. (1958-63), Quietways, M oorlane, Sculthorpe, Fakenham ,
N orfolk, on 15th October, 1966.
SCOTT—J. R. A. (1956-60), c /o R. G. Saharia, 35 C hittaranjan Ave.,
Calcutta 12, India, to Miss S. A. M. K harskong on the 5th
March, 1967.
STEW ART— D, M. (1959-63), 1 Monkwood C ourt, Kilgraston Road,
Edinburgh, to Miss Sybil A rcher on 8th N ovember 1966.
BIRTHS
FRASER 1. H. H. (1938-42), on 17th February, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Iain Fraser, 61 Ottoline Drive, Troon, a daughter.
GILCHRIST—J. R. (1945-49). on 3rd April, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Gilchrist, Ingleneuk, South Hamilton Street, K ilm ar
nock, a son, John Michael.
KERR
R. I. M. (1951-58). on 5th September, 1966, to Mr. and Mrs.
R. Kerr, 74 Bouston Avenue, Patchway, Bristol, a daughter.
M A R T Y N - D. H. (1958-63), on 4th May, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Martyn, 7 Old Vic C ourt, Calderwood, East Kilbride,
a son. William.
POTTIE— A. D. (1945-52), on 15th May, to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Pottie, 25 Stanley Avenue, Paisley, a daughter, Fiona Margaret.
ROME—G. K. (1945-49). on 5th April, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Rome, 34 Calquhoun Drive, Bearsden, a son.
T H A IN — D. A. (1950-56), on 17th February. 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Denis Thain, 7 Corstorphine H ill Crescent, Edinburgh, 2, a
daughter, Julia.
W A TT- Allan (1935-38). on 26th April 1967, to Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Watt, The Coppice, Glasgow Road, Eaglesham, a son.
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DEATH
K IN C A ID —Jam es D. (1960-62), on 19th May, 1967.
Strathailan Occasionals C.C.
N o longer can we boast of an unbeaten side, since we went down
to a m uch m ore sprightly D undee University side right at the
beginning of the season. However, we did atone for this later
on by beating W est L othian, G range and the ’62 Club.
The to u r is again in D orset and Somerset at the end of J uly.
A nyone wishing to play for the O ccasionals in next
sum m er’s Sunday gam es is invited to contact M r. D. A. R.
Williams who is the m atch secretary. A nyone wishing to go on
the tour should contact Mr. R. N. Johnson, the tour manager,
at the school before M arch if possible.
Our Contem poraries
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following m agazines:
The Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine; Cambusdoon Magazine;
The Crawfordtonian; Edinburgh A cadem y Chronicle; The Fettesian;
A llan G len’s School Magazine; Glasgow Academ y Chronicle; Glen
alm ond Chronicle;
Gordonstoun
Record; The Herioter; The High
School o f Glasgow Magazine; B illhead High School Magazine; King
Edward
VI
G.S.,
M orpeth
Magazine,
The
Merchistonian,
The
M orrisonian; The Royal A ir Force College Journal; The Rannoch
Record; Schola Regia; Stewart’s College Magazine; The Thunderer
(R .N .E.C . M anadon, P lym outh); The Torch Bearer (Sydney Church o f
England Grammar School); The Victorian; The Watsonian.

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