1972 - Strathallan School

Fhe Strathallian
Vol. 10 No. 2
Autum n 1972
THE STRATHALLIAN
THE
M A G A Z IN E
OF
STR ATH ALLAN
SCHOOL
PERTHSHIRE
T e le p h o n e No. B R ID G E OF EARN 232
Volume Ten
A utum n 1972
Number T w o
SCHOOL AUTHORITY
Head
of School .........................................
Vice-Captain of School
Head
o f Freeland
C. J. Robertson (le ft W in te r '71)
D. A. S. W hyte
............................. D. A. S. W hyte
J. H R. Parker (Easter ’72)
....................................... S. D.
Lowden
Head
of Leburn .........................................
D. A.
S. W hyte
Head
of Nicol ...........................................
R. C.
Stark
J. H.
R. Parker
Head
of Ruthven
Head
of Simpson .......................................
.........................
C. J. Robertson (le ft W in te r
N. 0. Sherington
'71)
School Prefects: T. R. MacLeod, D. R. D. Low, N. J. W aterston, E. G. MacKenzie,
M. J Finlay, G. A. Lockhart, N. S. Stevenson, S. R. C. Duncan.
Editors of "The Strathallian'': R. C. Stark and N. S. Stevenson.
THE GOVERNORS AND STAFF
—
Summer Term, 1972
The G overning Body:
Chairman: N. A. Gillanders, T.D.
J. C. Dawson, C.A.
A. R. G. Fingland.
Professor C. J. Fordyce, M .A., LL.D.
(G la sg o w ).
D. C. Fulton, M.C., B.L., W.S.
I. A. Headrick, B.L.
R. S. Johnston, B.A., U.B., Q.C.
Professor J. L. King, M .A., Ph.D.,
F.I.M .A. (Edinburgh).
G. S. Lowden, M .A., LI B., C.A.
Professor J. D. M atthew s, B.Sc.,
F.R.S.E., F.S.For. (A berdeen).
J. A. M ontgom erie, D.S.C., B.A., J.P.
A. M. Nicol.
W . T. Paton, T.D., F.I.O.B.
Rev. Professor N. H. G. Robinson,
D.D., D.Litt. (St. A n d re w s).
L. S tuart S cott, M.D., Ch.M., F.R.C.S.
(E ), F.R.C.S.(G).
G. C. Turner, M .A., LI.B.
A. M cKellar W a tt.
Headmaster: A. D. D. M cCallum , T.D., M .A. (C antab.), F.R.S.A.
Second M aster: R. A. L. Burnet, M .A.
Chaplain: Rev. W . N. M onteith, B.A., B.D.
A ssista n t Masters:
H. C. A ddison, B.Sc.
B. J. Ball, G.T.C.L., L.T.C.L. (M us.
Ed.).
P. A. Barker, M.A.
J. F. Clayton, B.A.
N. Colquhoun, B.A.
A. L. K. Dutton, Cert. Ed.
T. C. G. Fairbairn, M .A. (House­
master, Nicol House).
K. Glimm, M .A.
M. Gray, B.Sc.
D B. Henderson, R.S.M.I., A.P.T.C.
(R e td .).
C. P. Hewson, M .A. (Housemaster,
Riley House).
R. N. Johnson, M.A.
T. J. MacLeod, D.A.
F. S. McNamara, B.A. (Housemaster,
Leburn House).
N. T. F. Newbury, B.Sc.
A. M. Pearson, M.A.
N. F. Pedgrift, M.A.
S. C. Pollard, M.A.
B. Raine, M.A.
J. Reed, B.Sc.
P. R. Spurgin, M .A. (Housemaster,
Freeland House).
B. Stonehouse, M .A., D.Phil., B.Sc.
M. J. E. W areham, B.A.
G. W est, B.A., L.R.A.M., A.G.S.M.
D. A. R. W illiam s, M.A. (House­
master, Ruthven House).
E. W orm ald, M.A.
D. E. Young, M .A. (Housemaster,
Sim pson House).
V isitin g Musicians: J. M ouland Begbie; M iss M. M. Greenlaw, G.R.S.M.,
A.R.M .C .M .; J. M cN eill, A.L.C.M .; L. J. M aiden, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M.; J. Thomson.
Bursar: R. G. Cowie, A.I B .(S c o t.).
Factor: Lt. Col. J. D. Aldridge, M.B.E.
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EDITORIAL
Each year w e resolve to d isco n tin u e th is p a rtic u la r feature o f
the M agazine, and each year w e then go to w o rk ch e w in g pens and
w on de rin g w h a t to say. The fa c t is th a t the S ch o o l has fallen in to
the h a b it o f a q u ie t and a lm o s t im p e rc e p tib le d eve lo p m e n t and
although th a t is, in its e lf, a h ig h ly co m m endable p ro cee din g it is n o t
the s tu ff o f e d ito ria l jou rn a lism .
In m any respects the year has been an average one. It has
had its successes and h ig h lig h ts — the 1st X V season and the
opening o f the S p orts H a ll sp ring to m ind — and it has had its
d isa pp oin tm en ts. It has had its sadnesses too. A s w e w ere g o in g
to press la s t ye ar w e had the m elan ch oly task o f re p o rtin g the death
of the then C hairm an o f the G overning B ody. This ye ar w e have,
sadly, to re p o rt the death o f D avid M c N ic o l o f R uthven House w h o
w as kille d in a clim b in g a ccid e n t d urin g the firs t h a lf o f the S u m m e r
Term . To his parents and relatives w e exten d our deep sym pathies.
David Robert McNicol
(4.11.54 - 23.5.72)
David M cN ico l died in Perth Royal Infirm a ry fo u r days after
being injured in a clim b in g accident.
David cam e to S trathallan in 1968, and he ve ry q u ic k ly made
his m ark. By th e end o f his firs t year he had com m anded a regular
place in the J u n io r C olts X V , shone in c ro s s -c o u n try and athletics,
and made a lo t o f frien ds. T his w a s to be the pattern o f his tim e
here. A s the years w e n t by he developed into a su pe rb ly fit young
man, a lw a ys ready to a ccep t a challenge, and se tting a fine exam ple
to o the rs. W e shall long rem em ber his sp o rtin g prow ess, his
courage, his lo ya lty, his im pish sense o f fun, his im m ense popularity,
his to ta l lack o f m alice, his zest fo r livin g. His death in his final term ,
on the threshold o f m anhood, w as a sh atterin g b lo w , and w e share
the s o rro w o f his fam ily.
D .A.R .W .
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SCHOOL NOTES
As announced in o u r last issue the G annochy T ru s t financed
the building o f a S p orts Hall. This has n o w been b u ilt and has been
open fo r a couple o f te rm s — not w ith o u t alarm s and e xcu rsio n s,
because a gale threatened to rem ove the roo f at a late stage in the
building of the hall.
Strikes and p o w e r c u ts had less e ffe ct on the life o f the School
than m ight be im agined. F ortu na te ly the w e a th e r w a s m ild enough
to nullify the hours w ith o u t heat and lig h t and there w ere insu fficien t
cuts to provide a ready-m ade excuse fo r the non-appearance of
preps.
Turning from the n o n -a c tiv ity o f the H ydro-E le ctric Board to
activity, h ow eve r, w e sadly see th a t th e y have chosen to desecrate
the Earn V alley w ith som e g ia n t p ylo n s w h ich stride s tra ig h t across
the hills. One o f these pylons is sta tio n e d im m e diately a t the end
of Mud Flats and fo r som e tim e the line o f p ylo ns sto pp ed ju s t o ver
the other side of the railw a y bridge, m aking us w o n d e r w h e th e r the
Hydro-Electric Board had gone in fo r fo lly -b u ild in g o r w h e th e r th a t
was w here the p o w e r sta tio n w a s going to be.
The School has em barked upon a re-de cora tion program m e
which w ill be n o t unlike th a t fo r the Forth Bridge. C lassroo m s 1
and 2 have been re-furnished, the o u tsid e o f Riley House has been
painted; w e e xpe ct these w ill have to last u ntil the painters have
finished Leburn a t the o th e r end o f the gro un ds. In cide nta lly the
Riley fo rm s have been re-equipped w ith desks, and a set o f desks
for 0 Level e xam in a tion s has been acquired.
There have been som e sm all changes in routine. M o rn in g Chapel
on Sundays seem s to be norm al rou tine in the S u m m e r and A u tu m n
Terms, and p ost-lun ch lessons s ta rtin g at 4 p.m. are now a feature
of the A u tu m n and Spring Term s.
There has, too, been som e re-arrangem ent in a ccom m o da tion
in the School. The F a cto r's Office has been m oved o v e r to the
Bursar's Office, and the a d m in is tra tiv e a cco m m o d a tio n there has
been extended slig h tly. D o rm ito ry 25 in R uthven has becom e
Master's a cco m m o d a tio n — a m a tte r n o t e n tire ly regarded w ith
favour by R uthven w h o , n ext te rm , w ill have a House T u to r a ctu a lly
resident in the house.
The R.N. Section seem s to be p a rtly m oored in the M o n k e y
Puzzle.
The new A c t o f Parliam ent dealing w ith fire p re cau tion s has
led to the appearance o f num erous fire o r sm o ke -d o o rs as th e y are
more properly kn o w n . A p a rt fro m these a n ew fire escape is being
constructed in the F reeland-S im pson d o rm ito ry area so th a t exitin g
from that end o f the building w ill no longer require an a g ility more
suitable fo r som eone on an a ssau lt course.
W e th in k th a t the a g ro -te ch n o lo g ists are dorm ant.
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M r. G. Giles, one tim e S enior M a th e m a tics M a s te r here and
n o w a le ctu re r in the D ep artm en t o f Education at S tirling U nive rsity,
has been aw a rd e d a g ra n t o f £33,450 by the S.E.D. to c o n d u c t a
th re e -a n d -a -h a lf-ye a r s tu d y o f h o w pupils can be helped to learn
m ath em a tics. One o f the purposes o f the research is to assess the
value o f new m aterials and w a y s o f w o rk in g in teaching m athe­
m atics.
S tra th allia ns past and present w ill be sad to hear th a t Archie
Doig has retired a fte r g iving 40 years' service to the School. W e
w ish him w e ll in his retirem en t.
W e a ckn o w le d g e , w ith th an ks, m agazines se nt to us from other
schools. C o n trib u tio n s fo r th is magazine should be se nt e ithe r to
the Editor, a t the School, o r to the S ecretary o f the S trathallian
Club. W e do ask c o n trib u to rs to check th e ir fa c ts , how ever. Last
year, e n tire ly in a d ve rte n tly, w e killed off M. M . S tu a rt and
im m e diately g o t an irate p ro te s t from his 'g h o s t'. W e apologise
m o s t since re ly fo r th is e rro r and regret any e m b a rra ssm e n t to him
w h ic h o u r prem ature a n n ou nce m e n t m ay have caused. In fu tu re
w e shall require evidence su p p o rte d by a c u ttin g fro m a new spaper;
w e d o n 't w a n t to have to s ta rt a R esurrections Colum n,
The fo llo w in g prizes and a w a rd s w ere made a t the end of
the S um m er Term :
D istinctions: R. C. Stark (N)
V. W . Anderson (R i)
D. D. Mackenzie (S)
Form Prizes:
IVB: A. I. Pate (W )
IVC: D. S. Lowden (F)
IMA: K. A. D. Peddie (S )
111B. R. V. E. Pearce (N )
MIC: K. W . W illo x (L)
II: I. D. Cameron (R i)
I: D. A. C. Maclachlan (R i)
Campbell A w ard: D. A. S. W h yte
Senior Piping: C. W . Gray
Junior Piping: J. L. S tew art
Senior Drumming: I. N. Caskie
Jun ior Drumming: L. Cabrelli
Presentation Foil: E. A. Ferguson
W e a ckn o w le d g e , w ith thanks, p h o tog rap hs from D. A. R.
W illia m s, Esq.; A. P. W ra y ; Royal A ir Force; Perthshire A d vertise r.
A t the end o f the School Year there w ere 343 boys in the
School.
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STAFF NOTES
This year w e include a lis t o f the G overning B ody and Staff
as a t the end o f the academ ic year. W e greet, b elatedly, M r.
C olquhoun, w h o has com e to teach H isto ry and som e English.
A lready he has made his m ark in the C.C.F., in Leburn House as
House T u to r, in th e orchestra, and as the coach o f a highly
successful J u n io r C olts c ric k e t side, and M r. Ball, w h o has com e
from overseas to teach M u sic and som e French. He, to o , has made
an im pression in m any w a y s . He has been su pe rvising a sm all jazz
band, has developed a style o f playing the Chapel organ in such a
w a y th a t it is im possible to ta lk in Chapel, and he seems to have
a d ifferen t car every w eek. M r. Jam es T hom son, late o f the B.B.C.
S cottish S ym p h o n y O rchestra w here, w e understand, he could be
seen behind a tuba, has com e to teach Brass In strum en ts.
W e bid fa re w ell to Dr. S tonehouse w h o is departing to organise
a course in the D ep artm en t o f E nvironm ental S tudies a t the
U n ive rsity o f Bradford. Dr. Stonehouse has n o t been w ith us long
and despite his interests in the Open U n ive rsity and in A n ta rc tic a
in general and penguins in p a rticu la r he has nevertheless fo u n d tim e
to a ssist in the R.N. Section o f the C.C.F. and in c o n s tru c tin g a
Nature Trail in the School g ro un ds. A lth o u g h Dr. S tonehouse has
not been here long enough to becom e, if he w ill fo rg ive the e pith e t,
an in s titu tio n , M r. N ew b ury has and his dep artu re to the fastnesses
of Katm andu is a m a tte r fo r p a rticu la r regret. He is a keen and
able m athem atician and m anaged to co ve r a huge v a rie ty o f courses
to ensure the b est resu lts fo r his pupils here. A p a rt from th is he
w a s equally energetic as a coach assistin g on 1st Game Rugby
and tu rn ed his hand to num erous o th e r a c tiv itie s such as arduous
training, s w im m in g and clim bing and the house tu to rs h ip o f Ruthven.
Both he and Dr. Stonehouse are going to a p p o in tm e n ts w h ic h , w h ile
very different, are both ve ry challenging, and w e w is h them and
th e ir fam ilies every success.
W e have to record, too, th a t a fte r m any years o f service M r.
Young has retired fro m the H ou sem a stership o f S im pson House. He
is succeeded by M r. Pearson. Dr. Paul M acK enzie, the School
M edical O fficer fo r m any years, has retired from th a t a p p o in tm e n t,
and w ill be succeeded by Dr. A llan F orsyth.
Finally, w e note the death o f P ip e-M a jor
appreciation o f his w o rk appears in the C.C.F. Notes.
Sinclair.
An
SALVETE
Autum n Term 1971
V — M. P. Thomson (L ).
IV — D. G. Thom son (L).
ill — I. Chalmers (N ); J. D. Clarke (N ); G. J. F. Crowe (S ); W . R. Ferquson
(S ); D. J. Fletcher (L ); J. D. Gourlay (F ); R. K. Linton (L ); A. W . B.
M agill (R ); C. P. M ilne (S ); I. C. M cG regor (S ); K. C. S. McLelland
(R); R. A. McPherson (L ); S. J. Newing (N ); H. B. Niven (L ); D. R.
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M Park (R ); R. V. E. Pearce (N ); K. A. D. Peddie (S ); C. W . Picken
(F ); C. S. Russell (F ); C. J. W allace (L ); A. D. G. W idd ow so n (N );
J. A. W ilson (R ).
Riley: C. J. K. C raw ford, M. A. 0 Dun; A. W . Ferguson; I. F. Gerrard; R. D.
G oodfellow ; J. M. Hunter; G. H. N. Julier; A. J. H. Locke; D. A. C
MacLachlan; A. H. McLaren; A. G. Norval; M. J. H. Ramsay; D. W . D.
Ritchie; G. D. Robb; I. R. Robertson; M. A. Russell; D. Sim; G. R.
Sm ith; D. M. Stew art; D. M. S. S tew a rt; A. J. E. Turner; I. H. W alker;
T. R. W aterbury; M. J. Yellow lees.
Spring Term 1972
I I I — T. J. Blaxter (R ); N. R. Constable (N ); J. M. Fairlie (L); G. S, Fidler (S );
R. M. Garside (F ); W . D. Gibson (F ); D. R. A. Graham (R ); G. L. F.
Inglis (R ); A. J. Tares (S ); K. W . W illo x (L ); R. J. H. W ilson (F ).
Summer Term 1972
III —
P. R. Baxter (S ); R. V. Nairn (S).
VALETE
A utum n Term 1971
3rd Year VI
C. J. C otton (F ); Came 65 '; Cdt. Arm y.
141 W e st Princes St., Helensburgh.
D. R. D. Low (R ); Came 653; I; School Prefect; X V 70-71; Ski-ing 69-71; L.CpI.
Arm y.
Tulach House, B lairgow rie.
T. R. MacLeod (S ); Came 663; III; School Prefect; XV 70-72; V Capt. 71-72.
2, Pim lico, Durham City.
J. H. Owen (S ); Came 652; I; House Prefect; Orch.; L.CpI. A rm y Sect.
K nockdow , Tow ard, A rgyll.
C. J. Robertson (S ); Came 673; III; Head o f School; X V 71; Ski-ing 69-71;
Capt. 71; L.CpI. Arm y.
W alden, Patterton, N e w ton Mearns, Glasgow.
Upper VI
H. M. S. Russell (R ); Came 673; Cdt. Arm y.
82 O liver Rd.. Shenfield, Essex.
Low er VI
D. A. Shortreed (F ); Came 68:!; Pipe Band.
K ip p ila w Mains, Melrose.
V Form
J. T. Beattie (R ); Came 68:!; III; Cdt. Arm y.
c /o 29 Belvedere Crescent, Aberdeen.
J. A. M cCredie (R ); Came 683; III; Cdt. Arm y.
15 Bury Road, Epping, Essex.
A. T. A. W allace (S );
IV Form
R. G. Yellow lees (F ); Came 70:!; III; Pre-service.
Duiness, A berteldy.
Spring Term 1972
Upper VI
S. F. Gunn (S ); Came 683; IV; Choir; U. Officer R.N
P.O. Box N 1043, Nassau, Bahamas.
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Summer Term 1972
3rd Year VI
K. L. I. Campbell (F ); Came 673; III; L.S. R.N.
P.O. Box 14469, Nairobi, Kenya.
C. D. Langford (F ); Came 67:!; III; House Prefect; Capt. Highland Dancing;
L.CpI. Arm y.
Benarty House, by K elty, Fife.
J. H. R. Parker (R ); Came 66 '; I; School Prefect 71-72; Head of Ruthven 71-72;
XI 71-72, Capt. 72; G olf 70-72; Squash 69-72, Capt. 72; Orchestra;
Choir; L.CpI. Arm y.
7 M irrlees Drive, Kirklee, G lasgow G12 OSH.
Upper VI
W. M. Cantlay (L ); Came 67:l; III; House Prefect; XI 71-72; L.CpI. Arm y.
'Felden Oak', Lo ng croft Lane, Felden Boxm oor, Nr. Hemel Hem pstead,
Herts.
G. A. Chalmers (N ); Came 68 1; III; House Prefect; XI 71-72; S hotting 71;
CpI. R.A.F.
Getaba Estate, Teluk Anson, Perak, Malaysia.
I F S. Day (N ); Came 65’ ; I; H. 71; S.H. 71-72; A th. 72; L.CpI. Arm y.
Robin Tide Farm, R.R.I., King City, O ntario, Canada.
M. J. Finlay (L ); Came 673; m : School Prefect 72; X V 70-72; A th. 72; CpI.
R.A.F.
Tarrasdale, W are Lane, W y to n Village, Huntingdonshire.
C. K. Gibson (F ); Came 673; III; Cdt. Arm y.
136 Dundonald Road, Kilm arnock, Ayrshire.
R. H. Green (N ); Came 673; III; XI 71-72; Sw i. 68-69; Cdt. A rm y.
P.O. Box 91, Kericho, Kenya.
P. S. Hibberd (S); Came 683; III; House Prefect; CpI. R A F.
'W h ite Lady', 79, The Loaning, W hitecraigs, G iffnock, Glasgow
G46 6SF.
C Hill (N ); Came 65s; I; House Prefect; XI 71-72; H. 72; Cdt. R.A.F.
9 Dene Hill, C hellow Lane, Bradford 9.
P. Hiil (N ); Came 653; I; Cdt. R.A.F.
734 A lle rton Road, Bradford 8.
G. C. H. Lait (N ); Came 652; I; Pres. Deb. Soc.; L.CpI. Arm y.
The Loaning, Elderslie, Renfrewshire.
A. B. Lawrence (S ); Came 653; I ;House Prefect; A th. 72; L.CpI. Arm y.
Braecock Farm, M urthly, Perthshire.
A. W . Lawson (S ); Came 673; III; Tennis 69-72, Capt. 72; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
Glendale, G ryfe Rd., Bridge of W eir, Renfrewshire.
G. A. Lockhart (F ); Came 673; III; School Prefect; X V 70-72; A th. 71-72, Capt.
72; Choir; Cdt. Arm y.
Knapdale, Lochw innoch, Renfrewshire.
S. D. Lowden (F ); Came 662; I; School Prefect; Head of Freeland; XI 70-72;
H. 72; G olf 70-72; Orch.; Choir; L.CpI. Arm y.
769 H am ilton Street, Barnhill, Dundee.
M. R. P. Macdonald (S ); Came 673; III; House Prefect; X V 71-72; CpI. Arm y.
4 C raigm ount Forest, Barnton, Edinburgh EH4 48L.
J. W . MacFarlane (L ); Came 673; III; House Prefect; Choir; L.CpI. A rm y.
S toneycroft, Dundas Ave., N orth B erw ick, East Lothian.
E. G. MacKenzie (R); Came 673; III; School Prefect; XI 70-72; H. 72; L.CpI. P S.
‘S ylvan’, 2 N orth Deeside Road, Beildside, Aberdeen.
J. C. M. McNee (S ); Came 703; LVI; Cdt. R.A.F.
Belm ont Cottage, 37 Johnsburn Road, Balerno, M idlothian.
D. R. M cN icol (R ); Came 683; III; House Prefect; A th. 69-72, Capt. CrossCountry; Died 23.5.72.
I. J. Paterson-Brown (R ); Came 653; I; House Prefect; Sgt. R.A.F.
Glencraig, 215 C olinton Road, Edinburgh 14.
J. A. L. Porter (S ); Came 673; III; House Prefect; Sailing 70-72, Capt. 70-72;
Fencing 68-70; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
7 D alrym ple St., Dundee.
G. J. Pyle (F ); Came 68-; III; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F.
St. C uthbert's, C o rnhill-on-T w eed, N orthum berland.
R. W . Ross (L ); Came 673; III; CpI. Arm y.
W ain House, Uredale Road, Lim psfield, Oxted, Surrey RH8 OEW.
J. H. Shedden (F ); Came 6 6 ‘; I; House Prefect; XV 71-72; S.H. 72; Tennis 72;
Band; CpI. Arm y.
M id -S tra th m ore Farm, Thornton, Fife.
N. 0 . Sherington (S ); Came 672; III; School Prefect; Head o f Simpson; XV
71-72; XI 69-72; Orchestra; Choir; Sgt. Arm y.
5 Balm oral Place, Stirling.
G. E. Smith (R ); Came 68 '; III; House Prefect; X V 71-72; H. 72; L.S. R.N
13 M an or Gardens, Blairgow rie, Perthshire.
I. W . Sneddon (N ); Came 673; III; S w i. 69-72, Capt. 72; Sgt. R.A.F.
2023N, 5500 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, M aryland 20015,
U.S.A.
D. A. W alke r (N); Came 673; III; House Prefect; O.S. R.N.
2A Ellislea Road, B roughty Ferry, Dundee.
N. J. W aterston (R ); Came 643; I; School Prefect; X V 72; H. XI 72; A th. 70-72;
S.H. 72; C ross-C ountry 70-72; Cox R.N.
'W e std en e', Lochw innoch, Renfrewshire.
I. T. W a tte rs (R ); Came 67s; III; House Prefect; Shooting 69-72, Capt. 72;
Choir; U.O. R.A.F.
16 A bb ots W alk, Raith Estate, K irkcaldy, Fife.
D. A. S. W hyte (R ); Came 673; III; Head o f School; X V 69-72, Capt. 72; XI 71;
H. 71-72, Capt. 72; A th. 72; S.H. 72, Capt.; G olf 67-72, Capt. 71;
Choir; CpI. R.A.F.
11A Zetland Place, Edinburgh 5.
Lower Vi
P. J. Holden (L ); Came 682; |||; A B. R.N.
T ulliepow rie, Strathtay, Perthshire.
J. J. McQueen (R ); Came 683; III; S.H. 72; Cdt. Arm y.
Q uilkieston Farm, M auchline, Ayrshire.
K. R. M ilne (F ); Came 683; III; Cdt. Arm y.
24 W itch es Linn, Ardrossan, Ayrshire.
D. K. Roger (F ); Came 683; III; Cdt. Arm y.
Belliston, Colinsburgh, Elie, Fife.
V Form
W . D. Allan (R ); Came 693; Cdt. Arm y.
Glenturk Farm, N e w to n Stew art, W igtonshire.
D. A. Anderson (F ); Came 681; III; Cdt. Arm y.
7 Dartm outh Hill, London S.E.10.
D. S. Gifford (L ); Came 68:!; III; Sailing 71-72; Capt. of Boats; P.O. R.N.
17 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh 7.
J. E. Ham ilton (N ); Came 672; I; Orch. Cdt. R.A.F.
2 G artconnell Gardens, Bearsden, Glasgow.
C. R. Hay (R); Came 69*; III; H. 72; S.H. 71-72; Cdt. Arm y.
Panlathy, Carnoustie, Angus.
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R. J. M acGregor (R ); Came 68:1; III; Cdt. Arm y.
K irkto n of M ailer, Perth.
K. C Mackenzie (R ); Came 683; III; H. 72; A th. 71-72; L.S. R.N.
Cullisse House, Nigg Station, Tain, Ross-shire.
I. T. M iller (F ); Came 682; III; L.S. R.N.
38 McLaren Road, Edinburgh EH92 BM.
W. L. J. M offat (S ); Came 692; III; Cdt. Arm y.
Innerw ick Farm, Dunbar, East Lothian.
C R. J. Neeson (N ); Came 68:!; III; Ldg. Cdt. R.A.F
Tim berscom be, Grenofen, Tavistock PL19 9ES, Devon.
J. F. Park (S ); Came 6 9 !; III; Cdt. Arm y.
K nockbuckle Farm, K ilm acolm , Renfrewshire.
D. W . Robb (L ); Came 69:t; III; Band.
Stelling C roft, Leazes Lane, Hexham, N orthum berland NE46 3AE.
A. G. Robertson (N ); Came 68:!; L.S. R.N.
8 Brunstone Gardens, Cornbank, Penicuik, M id lo th ia n EA26 9AA.
E. A. Robertson (R ); Came 681; III; L.CpI. Arm y.
45 Cherrington Gardens, Com pton, W olverham pton VJV6 8AJ.
W. B. Sandeman (L ); Came 693; III; Cdt. R.A.F.
1 Chantinghall Rd., Ham ilton, Lanarkshire
G. W . W hiteford (S ); Came 69:;; III; Cdt. Arm y.
East Grange, Blairhall, Fife.
D. G. W hyte (S); Came 693; III; C dt. A rm y.
37 Grand Avenue, Hassocks, Sussex.
IV Form
W. G. E. Day (N ); Came 68:!; I; Cdt. R.A.F.
Robintide Farm, R.R.I., King C ity, O ntario, Canada.
P. A. Hutcheson (N ); Came 70 '; III; A.B. R.N.
8 Thorn Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow.
Ill Form
C. I. Beverley (R i); Came 703; I.
J. D. Gouley (F ); Came 713; III; Pre-Service.
N Y. Court, Soi Chaem Chand, Off Soi Ekami, Off S oi Sukum ut,
Bangkok, Thailand.
I Form
I. C. Ferguson (R i); Came 712; I.
CIVICS LECTURES: 1971-72
Lectures on a v a rie ty o f to p ic s w ere again arranged fo r
m em bers o f the S ixth Form during th e W in te r Term , 1971, and
the Spring T erm , 1972. B elow is a lis t o f those g entlem en w h o ve ry
k ind ly visite d the School — some o f them fo r the second tim e in
recent years — to ta lk to the boys a bo ut th e ir w o rk or other
interests. To each one o f them o u r sincere th a n ks are due fo r
fin ding the tim e in the m id s t of a b usy life to prepare a ta lk and
to com e here to deliver it.
J. L. Hunter S cott, Esq., B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E.: M odern Japan and its Industrial
Developm ent.
W . P. McLeish, Esq., B.Sc., F.I.C.E.: C ivil Engineering as a Profession.
Ian M acA rthur, Esq., M .A. M.P.: Parliam entary Government.
Sheriff A. M. Prain, C.B.E.: The W o rk of the Sheriff Court.
Dr. J. A. W a tt: C onfidentiality: W hat should a D o cto r tell?
A lb e rto M orrocco, Esq., D .A .(A b n ), R.S.A. R.S.W.: A P ortrait Dem onstration.
A lastair W arren, Esq.: The Role of the Press.
Film: " P ortrait of a Challenge."
Chief Supdt. Seaton: The Role of the Police.
D. A. Blaikie, Esq.: The Im portance and Scope of Insurance.
Brig. R. S. Doyle, C.B.E., M .B.I.M .: The Problems of Establishing a N ew Town.
F. T. Belcher, Esq.: Careers in Barclays Bank.
D. S. Erskine, Esq.: The National T rust fo r Scotland.
SPEECH DAY 1972
In v ie w o f the appalling w e a th e r th ro u g h o u t June this year w e
w ere blessed w ith a w elco m e respite on Speech Day. The speeches
w ere as usual held in the Perth C ity Hall, w here the C hairm an o f the
G overnors, M r. N. A. G illanders, opened the proceedings by
w e lc o m in g o u r g u e st speaker B rigadier Sir Bernard F ergusson, and
c o n g ra tu la tin g him on his Life Peerage w h ich he had received in the
B irth d a y Honours. The past Lord P rovost of Perth M r. D. T hom son
(O .S .) w as also co ng ra tu la te d on his aw ard o f the C.B.E. The
C hairm an w e n t on to m ention how this had been a year of trag ed y
fo r the School in the death o f David M cN ico l in a c lim b in g accident.
M r. John Hall also, w h o officiated at Speech Day last year, had died,
and he extended his deepest sym p a th y on behalf of the School to
the fa m ilies o f the bereaved. Since last year, tw o o f the original
governors, M r. A le c Fraser and M r. George S m ith, had retired from
the Board and he expressed o u r g ra titu d e fo r th e ir services.
The C hairm an rem arked also th a t 1972 w as S tra th allan 's
Jubilee year, a fa c t w h ic h seem ed to be passing notice. He therefore
th o u g h t it fittin g th a t w e should be rem inded o f the past 60 years of
d eve lo pm e nt. S ta rtin g fro m the opening o f the School at Bridge of
A llan in 1912, he traced the h isto ry th ro ug h to H arry R iley's death in
1942, the fo rm a tio n o f the c o n s titu tio n in 1946, the degenerative
in te rim u n til 1951 a t w h ich p o in t M r. Hoare to o k o ver and the
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d eve lo pm e nt since then. A t this ju n c tu re he expressed e veryone's
deep g ra titu d e to Dr. Farquharson and the G annochy T ru s t fo r the
S ports Hall w h ich had already sh ow n itse lf a valuable asset to the
School. He em phasised h ow im p o rta n t it w as fo r a school of
S tra th a lla n 's kind to keep abreast o f the tim es. On this note he
a ckno w le dg ed the w o rk o f the governors and sta ff and asked M r.
M cC a llu m to present his report.
The H eadm aster's R eport d ealt m ainly w ith academ ic m atters.
He w as pleased to announce th a t the School had achieved the best
exam ination record fo r som e years; 65% of those ta kin g 'A ' Levels
last year had gained adm ission to U nive rsity. On the s u b je c t of
e xam inations, he referred, to o , to the m any e nquiries he had received
on the p o s s ib ility o f ta kin g S co ttish Highers at S tra th allan . For
him it w as a choice betw een breadth and depth, and he w as inclined
to take the latter. H ow ever, it m ig h t be possible in the fu tu re fo r
boys to take Highers, b ut due to a d m in istra tiv e and teaching
problem s, th is w o u ld have to be restricte d to m em bers o f the
second-year S ixth Form. D uring the course o f the year the School
had been visite d by Her M a je s ty 's Inspectorate, and it w as fa ir to
say th a t the Inspectors had been im pressed by w h a t th e y had seen.
On the sp o rtin g side o f the School there w ere m any good
th ing s to note. The late H eadm aster o f F ettes, Dr. Ian M c In to sh ,
had once rem arked th a t 'The tw o m o st ru th le s s ly co m p e titiv e
spheres o f hum an a c tiv ity are In te rn atio na l C om m erce and S co ttish
S chools' R ugby'. It w a s w ith som e s a tisfa ctio n , th erefore, th a t he
w as able to re p o rt th a t the 1st X V had proved its e lf adm irably
deserving o f a high place in S co ttish S chools' Rugby in the season
ju s t past. It more than made up fo r the d isa p p o in tm e n t w e had all
fe lt w he n the Bath Cup S w im m in g Relay Team had w o n the event
only to be disqualified on a te ch n ica lity. Turning to o th e r sp o rtin g
a c tivitie s the H eadm aster said th a t E. A. Ferguson w as to be
co ng ra tu la te d on w in n in g the S co ttish S ch oo ls' J u n io r Sabre
C ham pionship, and both the squash and ski-in g team s had had
notable seasons.
M e n tio n , to o , w a s made of som e o f the o th e r h ig hligh ts o f the
School year — the v is its by the C hoir, School and O rchestra to
St. J o h n 's K irk, Perth, and St. G iles' C athedral, the p ro d u c tio n of
Sheridan's T h e R ivals', and C om bined S ervices' Day.
M r. M cC allum co nclud ed his rem arks on the School by
stressing the im p orta nce o f a true sense o f values and fairness,
service to the co m m u n ity , an a b ility to take and a ccept decisions
and above all a sense of hum our.
The Chairm an then in tro d u ce d Sir Bernard, d ra w in g a tte n tio n
to his fine record: a soldier, sta te sm a n and a uthor, he had been to
Eton, S a nd h urst and had seen service in the Black W a tc h , w a s
w o u n d e d in Europe a fte r service in India, M id dle -E ast and Burm a as
a C hindit. From allied intelligence, be became G overnor-G eneral of
N ew Zealand, and w a s c u rre n tly on the London Board o f the Bank
o f N ew Zealand.
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A fte r presenting the prizes, Sir Bernard delivered a rousing
and c o lo u rfu lly illu stra te d speech, q uo ting General V ic to r Fortune
as saying "In battle, 10% o f the men go the rig h t w a y , 10% in the
w ro n g w a y , and 80% in any directio n th a t takes th e ir fa n c y ".
A fte r several h um orou s anecdotes a bo ut the w a r he co nclud ed by
giving three p ointers to bear in m ind as young men: firs tly , to be
an individual unlike the 80% sheep, se con dly not to u nd erestim ate
one's o w n qua litie s, and th ird ly to go o u t in the w o rld w ith d ete r­
m in atio n and courage. On th is note he co nclud ed and the c o n c e rt
fo llo w e d .
SPEECH DAY PRIZES
Sm ith Cup for Captain o f the School
Houston Prize fo r A ll Round M e rit ..
Dux .............................................................
French ....................................
German ....................................
English ....................................
H istory ....................................
Geography
............................
.......................
M athem atics
C hem istry ................................
B ology ....................................
Physics ....................................
M usic
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A rt .............................................
Chem istry Research ..........
Geography Fieldw ork ..........
Drawing Prize .......................
Biology Project ...................
M aths C om petition ...............
................ D. A. S. W hyte
................ D. A. S. W hyte
.............. C. J. Robertson
R. C. Stark
R. C. Stark
N. 0 . Sherington
A. B. Lawrence
K. L. I. Campbell
G. E. Sm ith
G. A. Chalmers
D. A. W alker
G. E. Smith
J. H. R. Parker
P. D. Hunter
G. P. McHarg
A. N. Hartley
I. F. S. Day
G. A. Herdman
K. L. I. Campbell
A. N. Hartley
The fo llo w in g prizes were not awarded:
H istory Essay, Latin Prose, A rt Essay, French Essay, Physics Prize,
Economics Essay.
HOUSE NOTES
FREELAND
W e co n g ra tu la te M r. Raine on his m arriage during the Easter
holidays to M iss Jean W a rrin er.
School Offices w e re held by the fo llo w in g : School Prefect,
Librarian, V ice-C aptain o f G olf — S. D. L ow de n; School Prefect,
C aptain o f A th le tic s — G. A. L ockh art; School Prefect, S ecretary of
G o lf— S. R. C. D uncan; C aptain of Highland Dancing and Librarian
— C. D. Langford; C hairm an o f Y oung Farm ers' Club and School
P ro je c tio n is t — J. H. Shedden.
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C.
J. C o tto n w a s aw a rd e d a place at F itzw illiam College,
Cam bridge.
On Speech Day K. L. I. Cam pbell w a s aw a rd e d prizes fo r
G eography and B iology F ie ld w o rk, and G. P. M cH arg w a s aw arded
the Senior A rt Prize.
In Rugger Freeland w a s w e ll represented in the X V , b u t the
House pack w a s n ot q uite strong enough and had to be c o n te n t to
take second place to R uthven in the House C o m p e titio n . In H ockey
w e did su rp ris in g ly w ell to reach the final round, w he re w e gave
Ruthven a good run fo r th e ir m oney being defeated by tw o goals
to one.
C.
D, Reekie w o n the S ilver M edal at the S c o ttis h S ch o o lb o ys'
A th le tic s M eeting fo r p u ttin g the sh o t and w a s chosen to represent
S cotland against W ales in th is event. A t the same m eeting G. A.
Lockh art w o n the bronze medal fo r the Long Jum p.
E.
A. Ferguson fenced fo r S cotland in the spring and w o n the
Presentation Foil in the sum m er.
The House Boxing C o m p e titio n is now run on a new basis, and
Freeland w o n the Cup as w e ll as retaining the Senior Tennis and
J u n io r Squash.
S. D. Low den w o n the Individual G olf C ham pionship and G. A.
Lockhart w o n the S enior V ic to r Ludorum .
House C olours w ere aw arded to C. K. G ibson, N. R. Baxter,
B. N. G illanders and G. J. Pyle.
The House Prefects at the end of the su m m e r te rm w ere C. D.
Langford, J. H. Shedden, C. D. Reekie, B. N. G illanders and N. R.
Baxter.
House Captains
Rugger & A thletics: G. A. LOCKHART.
Cricket, Hockey & Golf:
S. D.
LOWDEN.
Boxing & C ross-country:
C. D.
REEKIE.
of Sport:
Tennis: G. P. McHARG.
Squash: S. R. C. DUNCAN.
Swim m ing: N. R. BAXTER.
Shooting: J. H. SHEDDEN.
M usic: C. A. CAMPBELL.
P.R.S.
LEBURN
This has been a ve ry sig n ifica n t year fo r the House. The tw o
o u tsta n d in g e ven ts have been firs tly the opening o f the new House
a ccom m o da tion and secondly the generous g ift presented to the
House by M rs. Leburn. T his to o k the form o f a p o rtra it o f G ilm our
Leburn and a ve ry handsom e clock. The House is n o w fu lly e s ta b ­
lished and indeed the large st in the School. It is agreed th a t w e are
e xtre m ely fo rtu n a te to have th is b uilding and p a rtic u la rly im p o rta n t
is the fa c t th a t tw o -th ird s o f the House are in stu die s and the
co m m on ers have individual Toyes. A s m entioned in o u r last rep ort
in o rd er to bring the House num bers to a co rre c t balance senior boys
from o th e r H ouses vo lu n te e re d to join us. They w e re : — D. A,
S hortreed, J. A. Hay, P. J. Holden and N. S. S tevenson from Free­
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land; W . M . C antlay, C. H. G ilfillan, C. R. H arrin gton , J. W . M acFarlane and A. P. W ra y from R uthven; G. I. B ro w n , J. B. Ferguson,
D. S. G ifford, H. L. Locke, M . S. B. Lydon, D. K. Roger and R. W .
Ross fro m S im pson. To them w e are e xtre m e ly g ra te fu l as th ey
have played an im p o rta n t and su ccessfu l part in the e s ta b lish m e n t
o f the House, and w e are so rry th a t som e have had o n ly one year
w ith us. W e also w elco m e d a fu ll intake o f new b oys and hope
th a t th e y w ill be happy w ith us.
The House a u th o rity th is year has been D. A. S. W h y te as Head
of House, M . J. Finlay and N. S. Stevenson School P refects and W .
M. C antlay, H. L. Locke and J. W . M acFarlane House Prefects.
In inter-H ouse c o m p e titio n s w e have n ot taken m any o f the
team tro p h ie s b u t in v irtu a lly every c o m p e titio n the team s sh ow ed
an e x tre m e ly good s p irit and in m any the House w as o nly n a rro w ly
beaten into second place. In the A u tu m n Term there w ere no
c o m p e titio n s b u t it w a s good to see W h y te , Finlay, Locke and
M c In to sh W . D. playing fo r the su ccessfu l 1 st X V . A ls o C antlay
captained th e 2nd X V . In the rugger c o m p e titio n s the J u n io r X V
n a rro w ly lo s t to S im pson in the final and the J u n io r League team
did e xtre m e ly w e ll in w in n in g the co m p e titio n . W e w e re glad to
have G. I. B ro w n the School ski-in g captain to lead us in the ski
race and did w ell to ta ke second place. The boxers p ut up a stron g
defence o f the cup b u t again in th is c o m p e titio n w e w e re a close
second. The J u n io r C ricke t T ro p h y also left us b u t n ot w ith o u t
a hard strug gle on the part o f the J u n io r XI. H o w e ve r to w a rd s the
end o f the S um m er Term the situ a tio n sta rte d to im prove and the
G olf C up and the Pre-service tro p h y w ere w o n by the House. The
fo llo w in g ind ivid ua ls are also to be co n g ra tu la te d on th e ir various
successes: — G. I. B ro w n (T e n nis s in g le s ), S. A. M o ffa t (in d iv id u a l
s h o o tin g ) and R. L. K irkland (J u n io r V ic to r L u d o ru m ). One o f the
m o s t pleasing th ing s to see w a s the w a y in w h ic h so m any m em bers
o f the House c o n trib u te d to the a th le tics co m p e titio n in w h ic h w e
w ere leading u ntil the last m om ent.
There have o f course been m any o th e r ind ivid ua l successes
on and off the gam es field b u t not all can be m en tion ed . H ow ever
p a rticu la rly m e rito rio u s e ffo rts came from G. A. H erdm an (D ra w in g
Prize), A. I. Pate (F o u r B Form Prize) and K. W . W illo x (F o u r C
Form Prize).
To o u r leavers w e say th a n k you and g oo d-bye . David W h y te
w h o has been Head o f School and been aw a rd e d th e fo u r Full
S chool C olours and w o n the C am pbell A w a rd is e m barking on a
P.E. course. M ichael Finlay, as elusive off the rugger fie ld as on it,
has several careers in m ind b u t w ill p ro b a b ly s tu d y a t C am bridge
(a t the T e c h .). He has c o n trib u te d a great deal to School and
House team s. M u rra y C antlay inten ds to read Law — he w a s our
captain o f c ric k e t and w a s also re-aw arded his 1st XI colours.
W allace M acFarlane hopes to join a publishing House, Richard Ross,
inspired by his associatio n w ith the Beans P roject is going into
Food T echnology. O ur o th e r leavers are: — David R oger (a g ric u l­
tu re ), Peter Holden (b a n k in g ), D avid G ifford (te a c h in g ), Billy
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Sandem an (h o te l m an ag em en t) and Duncan Robb w h o is going to
add y e t a no the r generation to R obb's S tores (H e x h a m ). T o all o f
them w e w ish all success and happiness in the fu tu re .
House C olours th is year have been aw a rd e d to D. A. S. W h y te ,
M. J- Finlay, J. W . M acFarlane and W . M. Sandem an. Head of
House next year w ill be N, S. S tevenson.
F.S.M cN .
NICOL
House Captain; R. C. STARK
House Prefects:
G A. CHALMERS, D. A. W ALKER, I. A. JAM IESON, A. G. M ARSHALL, C. HILL.
N o w th a t there are five S enior Houses the a th le tic c o m p e titio n s
are in the fo rm o f k n o c k -o u ts and or, the w h o le w e w ere w ell and
tru ly knocked o u t; the cups w e had la st year g e n tly to p p le d off the
shelf one by one and no new ones w ere added, u ntil the g h o s ts of
Old M o th e r H ubbard and her dog w ere th o u g h t to be seen hovering
around the shelf in the J u n io r C om m on Room. F ortu na te ly it m u st
ju s t have been Susie and me, fo r Gray and S te w a rt J. L. produced
tw o shining cups as a re su lt o f the Senior and J u n io r Piping c o m ­
p e titio n s in the la st days o f the S u m m e r te rm . Sneddon did
o u ts ta n d in g ly in the House S w im m in g co m p e titio n w in n in g all the
se nior events. R. H. Green w a s a m em ber o f the S chool 1st team s
in Rugger, H ockey and C ricke t, C. Hill in H ockey and C ricket, and I.
Day in H ockey and A th le tic s . T w e n ty -tw o b oys in the House rep re ­
sented the School in team s. Six m em bers o f the House played fo r
the 1 st XI and if there had been a House C ricke t C o m p e titio n . . . .
b u t there w a s n 't. A t one tim e it looked as if A. D. R obertson W A S
the Boxing co m p e titio n , b u t m ore 'v o lu n te e rs ' w ere obta ine d both
in N icol and in o th e r Houses.
I. A. Jam ieson w o n the 0 level V th fo rm prize, R. S tark gained
a D is tin c tio n s Prize and R. Pearce w o n the 111b prize. W a lker, Day,
S tark and C halm ers w ere aw a rd e d G o verno rs' prizes on Speech
Day, and th is year C halm ers' C he m istry Prize proved to be a glass
o f w a te r, presum ably fo r g ro w in g beans. S tark, Elder and M acka y
all gave excellen t perform ances in ve ry d ifferen t parts in "T h e
R ivals". Gray has been a ve ry in d u strio u s Pipe M a jo r w ith S te w a rt
in the Pipes and M acka y hidden under a leopard skin. K in g's figures
fo r the C hristm as Crib and his T ob y Jug w ere a m o n g s t the best
p ro d u cts o f the p o tte ry d e p a rtm e n t th is year. Lait has been heard
a lot in Debating.
T w e lve b oys are leaving the House th is te rm , o f w h o m six are
hoping to go to U n iv e rs ity in th is c o u n try. The Day b ro the rs are
em igra ting to Canada, and I dare say Hill C. w ill be seen in France.
W e w is h them all every happiness and success.
I w a s ve ry sad to hear o f the deaths of tw o ex-N icol Old Boys.
Neil H arrison w h o w a s House Captain in 1962 lo s t his life in a diving
a ccid en t and Julian (S te w a rt-) S m ith w h o le ft in 1966 died in
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C am bridge in A p ril. W e exten d o u r deepest s y m p a th y to their
parents and fam ilies, fo r both w ere co lo u rfu l ch aracte rs w h o left
th e ir m ark on the House and School and b o t of them c o n trib u te d
g re a tly to the School so cie ty w he n th ey w ere here.
House Captains of Sport:
Rugger and Cross Country:
R H. GREEN.
Boxing: D. A. WALKER.
Hockey and A thletics: I. F. S. DAY
C ricket and Shooting:
G. A. CHALMERS.
Swim m ing: I. W . SNEDDON.
Squash and Tennis:
A. G. MARSHALL.
Sailing: R. C. STARK.
Ski-ing: D. P. BENZIES.
M usic: R. A. ELDER.
T.C.G.F.
RUTHVEN
It had been apparent fo r som e tim e th a t 1971-72 w a s to be a
very good year fo r R uthven, and so it tu rn e d o u t to be. It is very
sad th a t the successes of the year have been o v e rsh a d o w e d by the
tra g ic death o f David M cN ico l. The seniors in the House th is year
have been a tig h t-k n it g ro up since th ey came to the School, and all
have done ve ry w e ll in th e ir resp ective spheres. W h e n there have
been so m any genuine frie n d sh ip s developed o ve r a long period the
e ffe ct o f a tra g e d y such as th is is deeply felt. Perhaps a m easure
o f the q u a lity o f D avid's year is th a t th irte en have becom e prefects,
including five School prefects.
In w o rk w e remain unencum bered by scholars, b u t the m a jo rity
have done them selves ju stice . D. R. D. Low has fo llo w e d his
b ro th e r to M agdalene College, C am bridge; and Parker, G. E. Sm ith
and H un te r w o n G o verno rs' Prizes. G.C.E. resu lts are not ye t to
hand, b u t jud gin g by the q uite abn orm a lly tid y and business-like
atm osphere o f the M iddle C om m on Room, o u r 'O ' level candidates
should com e up to th e ir potential.
In sp o rt our record has been second to none. It m u s t be some
tim e since a House held sim u lta n e o u sly the S enior Rugby, H ockey,
C ric ke t and A th le tic C ups; and to these w e can add Senior Squash,
S h oo tin g, S ki-ing (o f c o u rs e ), Rugby Leagues, J u n io r C ricke t and
M usic. W e have been w e ll represented in all the School team s; and
D. J. B u tch a rt and the b ro the rs M ackenzie have excelled in the
fields o f ski-in g and a th le tics respectively.
It seem s th a t next year the o nly w a y w e can go is d o w n , and
there is no d o u b t th a t it w ill be d ifficu lt to m aintain th is standard;
b u t there are a lo t o f w illin g and able b oys fu rth e r d o w n the House,
and w e inten d to co n tin u e to be a fo rce to be reckoned w ith . There
is a little m a tte r o f losing a J u n io r R ugby Cup to be p u t right, fo r
a sta rt.
Finally, w e say g oo d-bye to M r. N e w b u ry, w h o a fte r fo u r years
as House T u to r is going to K atm andu. W e shall m iss his direct
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approach and in fe ctio u s e nth usia sm , and o u r best w is h e s go w ith
him and his fa m ily in th e ir new venture. I w o n d e r if those hippies
kn o w w h a t is a b o u t to hit them !
Head o f House: J. H. R. PARKER
Deputy Head of House: N. J. W ATERSTON.
School Prefects: D. R. D. LOW (le ft Dec. '7 1 ), E. G. MACKENZIE.
House Prefects:
G. E. SMITH, I. PATERSON-BROW N, I. T. WATTERS, D. R. McNICOL,
F. G. R. GILLANDERS, J. M. S. KIRKW OOD.
R ugby: N. J. WATERSTON.
H o cke y: E. G. MACKENZIE.
Cricket: J. H. R. PARKER.
Boxing: N. J. W ATERSTON.
Swim ming: K. G. MACLEOD.
A thletics: N. J. WATERSTON.
Captains, etc.:
Cross-country: D. R. McNICOL.
Ski-inq: D. J. BUTCHART.
Shootinq: I. T. W ATTERS.
Tennis: I. PATERSON-BROWN.
M usic: J. H. R. PARKER.
House Colours:
J. H. R. PARKER, D. R. D. LOW, N. J. WATERSTON, E. G. MACKENZIE, G. E.
SMITH, K. C. MACKENZIE, C. R. HAY.
D .A .R .W .
SIMPSON
Colin R obertson w a s School and House Captain fo r one term ,
passing the House on to N icholas S herington fo r the o th e r tw o .
He and John O w en left in D ecem ber a fte r su cce ssfu l C am bridge
a tte m p ts, at the same tim e as T orq uil M acLeod— no, n o t th a t T orquil
M acLeod — and The Last o f the W allaces — yes, th o se W allaces.
Stephen Gunn departed in M arch.
T his te rm 's Prefects, apart from S herington, w ere Sandv P orter
(A d d re s s: the S a n ), A lis ta ir Law rence (th e w e ll-k n o w n g u ita ris t),
M ichael M acd on ald (w h o has given up s m o k in g ), M alcolm G ordon,
and, briefly, Philip Hibberd. N ext ye ar's House C aptain is n ot fo r
me to choose — see b e lo w — b u t G ordon appears to be the
fa v o u rite so fa r on a sh o rt leet of one. O f course m o s t o f th is year's
A level candidates assure me as th e y em erge fro m the exam room
th a t th e y w ill be back in S eptem ber, b u t one is used to that.
T alking of w o rk , w e did n ot q uite o ve rw h e lm the School Prize
list as w e did last year, b u t had to m ake do w ith o n ly more than
o ur fa ir share. R obertson w a s Dux, S herington w o n the English
Prize, Law rence the H isto ry Prize, and A d ria n H artley the dear old
Low er Sixth Bean Prize plus a n ew M a th s C o m p e titio n Prize or
som ething like th a t. The H eadm aster also fo u n d a D is tin c tio n Prize
in the School archives fo r D ouglas M ackenzie.
S p o rt th is year has been quite good fo r the p resent and even
b e tte r fo r the fu tu re . A fte r holding the S enior Rugger Cup fo r
several vears w e had no real chance this tim e, b u t w e did w in the
J u n io r Rugger, a gainst e xpe cta tio n . There w a s a p a rtic u la rly fine
e ffo rt in the C ro s s -c o u n trv , w h e re a team th a t w a s no m ore than
in w ith a chance m anaged to dom inate all three age groups under
the insp ira tion o f Law rence. Gordon led the S w im m e rs to a c o m ­
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fo rta b le v ic to ry , b u t D rew L aw son , w h o captained the w in n in g
H ockey League side, sa w the Tennis escape us a fte r tw o 'c h a m p io n ­
ship p o in ts ' in o u r fa vou r. On the last day o f te rm the A th le tic s Cup
rew arded a w id e range o f e ffo rt, there being no ind ivid ua l to do it
fo r us single-handed th is tim e, and I can assure you th a t th e repre­
se nta tive w h o tu rn e d up on tim e to c o lle c t the Cup from M rs.
M cC a llu m arrived a b so lu te ly fo rtu ito u s ly , a fte r escaping th ro u g h a
bedroom w in d o w w ith nothing b ut his collar on.
Finally a brief fa re w e ll. M ore than three and a half th ousand
House R eports from one man is m ore than any house should be
su bjected to. If I am delighted not to have to hear any m ore th a t
"th re e o f yo u r boys have been ca ug ht breaking into the Bank of
England im p rop erly d re s s e d ", then I am even m ore sad at losing the
deeper rew ards th a t you readers have afforded me o ver those
tw e n ty -o n e years. (O ld B oys d o n 't read o th e r people's House
notes, do they? Go a w a y !) It has been a long tim e and w e ll do I
rem em ber, w he n I w a s a mere yo u n g ste r, th a t tim e w h e n —
No. no, Y oung, you are n o t th a t ancient. A n y w a y , I hand over
to M r. Alan Pearson, w h o m u st be good because he is the firs t
s c ie n tis t or m athem atician w e have ever dared e n tru s t a house to,
and I am sure th a t S im pson w ill give him the same s u p p o rt th a t I
have had, a p p ro xim a te ly speaking, fro m every one of you.
D.E.Y.
CHAPEL
W e e k-d a y S ervices have been c u t to three a w e e k , plus a co n ­
gregational practice; on the o th e r tw o days Chapel S ervices are now
replaced by m orning House Prayers.
Sunday Services, as fo re c a s t in last year's notes, have been
in the m orning during the A u tu m n and S um m er Term s, and in the
evening during the Spring Term . This a rran ge m en t has m et general
a pproval, if o n ly because it a llo w s the boys fo r tw o te rm s to get o ut
o f th e ir k ilts before m id-day.
W e have had a w id e v a rie ty o f visitin g preachers, including the
firs t w o m a n to o ccu p y our p u lp it (th e H eadm istress o f St. Leonard's
S c h o o l). M o s t of them have co m m en te d fa vo u ra b ly on the singing;
if n o t te ch n ica lly polished, it has generally been hearty.
On February 27 the w h o le School w e n t to St. J o h n 's K irk in
Perth to co n trib u te to the "M u s ic o f St. J o h n 's " series. The Church
w a s c ro w d e d and the hig hligh ts of an Inform al Service w ere "C a p ­
tain Noah and his flo atin g Z o o " (a t the end o f w h ic h there w a s a
long b u rs t o f applause, scandalising a fe w and delighting a lo t m ore)
and B arry Bell's se tting o f Psalm 150 (in w h ic h C hoir, School,
orchestra and organ made so m uch cheerful noise th a t one o f the
Elders w a s overhead to be w o rry in g a bo ut the sa fety o f the ro o f).
W e have been asked to retu rn n ext year.
M r. R. G. Bruce, the fa th e r o f al Old S trathallian. has generouslv
provided a new C om m union Table fo r the Chapel. It w a s designed
by M rs. T. J. M acLeod, made by Lord R ob ert's W o rk s h o p in
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Dundee, and w a s co nse cra te d fo r Episcopalian and Presbyterian
use a t the service on Sunday, 13th February. It is a g re at im p ro v e ­
m ent on the previous Table, and w e are m o st g ra te fu l fo r it.
D uring the course o f the year the fo llo w in g boys w ere
confirm ed:
Episcopal Church (on February 5): R. C. Herbert, K. A. Robertson and R. W .
Ross.
Church of Scotland (on February 12): N. R. Baxter, A. J. Bennett, D. R. Bird,
W . M. Cantlay, R. A. Elder, M. J. Finlay, D. S. Gifford, B. N. Gillanders,
C. W . Gray, C. R. Harrington, I. A. Jamieson, P. N. Lewis, T. S. Ling,
H. N. Macfarlane, D. D. MacKenzie, K. C. M ackenzie, D. H. Pate, D. W .
Peddie, J. A. L. Porter, G. J. Pyle, D. K. Roger, W . B. Sandeman and R.
M. S. Strachan.
W .N .M .
The School Chapel decorated fo r the Carol Service.
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THE SPORTS HALL
Except fo r those w h o th in k th a t the o nly ind oo r fa c ilitie s the
School requires are boo ks and desks, m any th in k th a t an extension
o f in d o o r gam es fa cilitie s has been necessary here fo r som e years,
despite the recent m ild w in te rs . It w a s good new s, therefore, to
hear th a t the G annochy T ru s t had g en erou sly co nse nte d to finance
the schem e fo r a S ports Hall, and the building o f the Hall w as sta rted
w ith the m inim um o f delay. A s luck w o u ld have it w e had some
builders on site finishing off the Leburn dayroom s.
The natural place to build the S p orts Hall w a s next to the
G y m n a s iu m — the tw o are now co nn ecte d — and it has been b u ilt
to exten d fro m the G ym nasium to w a rd s Riley. The Hall w as
designed by M r. H un te r S c o tt o f Jam es G illespie and S c o tt of St.
A n d re w s . It has quite generous p ro p o rtio n s, being 97 fe e t long and
58 fe e t w id e , and it m easures 26 fe e t to the underside o f the main
ro o f beam s. The dim en sion s, o f course, w ere decided by national
m inim um d im ensions fo r various s p o rts such as basketball.
In the main the building is c o n s tru c te d o f load bearing C ults
b rick, and it has a steel ro o f w h ich w a s designed and erected by
B u tle r Building (U .K .) Ltd., o f K irkcald y. The roo f created problem s
because it had reached a stage o f being nearly fin ish ed w he n it w as
s tru c k by an o v e rn ig h t gale— w ith the resu lts th a t can be seen from
th e photograph. N ot o n ly th a t; the gale w a s accom panied, ine vitab ly,
by rain and the in te rio r o f the Hall w a s p artially flooded as w ell.
Dr. Farquharson of the Gannochy Trust unveiling the plaque on the side
of the S ports Hall during the opening ceremony.
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The design of the building is typ ica l of m any o f its typ e — there
is, fo r exam ple, a larger specim en belonging to the U n iv e rs ity of
St. A n d r e w s — in th a t there are no w in d o w s . This has the a d va n ­
tage o f preventing the Hall becom ing like a m assive greenhouse in
sum m er, and in w in te r p re ven ts heat loss. Heating and v e n tila tio n
are provid e d by in te rio r fans and a th ro ug h d ra ug ht is provid e d by
flo o r level air d ucts. The in te rio r is n ot plastered since C ults brick
is made from h yd ra u lica lly pressed co ncrete w h ic h g ives an
e xce p tio n a lly sm oo th surface to a w all. Leather c ric k e t balls h ittin g
it have a rem arkably long life and d o n 't seem to lose shape. Because
of the heating and ve n tila tio n syste m there is no co nd en satio n either.
The flooring is made fro m coloured G ran w oo d tiles covering a
co ncrete base, and one gable end is a clim b in g w all.
The main problem M r. H un te r S c o tt w a s faced w ith w a s m aking
th is m uch larger b uilding to n e in w ith the su rrou nd ing sm aller ones.
The problem has been o vercom e by giving the Hall an e x te rio r finish
of w h ite , d ry dash rou gh castin g, and th is finish is p u n ctu a te d w ith
c o n tra s tin g co lu m n s o f dark grey C ults brick. The Hall has
deliberately been given a lo w pitch roof w ith overhanging eaves,
and th is has the e ffe ct o f m aking its height appear to be less than
it is.
The main c o n s tru c tio n w a s carried o u t by Jam es Ram say Ltd.,
of Leslie, the builde rs responsible fo r the Leburn dayroom s. It w a s
New sports hall under con stru ction w ith damaged roo f after storm
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o fficially opened on 5th February by Dr. Farquharson, C hairm an of
the G annochy T ru st. A fte r an official lunch the v is ito rs proceeded
to the G ym nasium fo r speeches, and Dr. Farquharson w a s thanked
by D. A. S. W h y te , the Head o f School, w h o m ade a sm all p re sen ta ­
tion to Dr. Farquharson to express the S ch oo l's g ra titu d e . A fte r the
opening cerem ony, the m any g u e sts w ere able to see som e o f the
a c tiv itie s w h ich the S p orts Hall has to offer. A n d n o w , six m on ths
later, w e are w o n d e rin g h ow w e ever g o t by fo r so long w ith o u t one.
THE RIVALS
This ye ar's play w a s presented in co -o p e ra tio n w ith K ilgraston
a t the end o f the Spring Term . The choice o f th is play o f Sheridan's
w a s an interestin g e xpe rim en t, b u t eighteenth c e n tu ry co m e dy (and
in d iffe re n t eighteenth ce n tu ry co m e dy at th a t) is p o s s ib ly n ot the
ideal choice fo r teenage a cto rs and actresses, o r fo r a teenage
audience. Or, if it com es to th a t, fo r som e o f th e ir parents.
Y o u r re vie w e r m u s t a d m it th a t his heart sank w h e n Fag and
T hom as in th e ir n ervousness m anaged to e x tra c t every ounce of
dullness from the opening scene on the N orth Parade. T w o and a
half hours o f th a t on a hard chair in a cold gym w e re n 't going to be
m uch fu n , even if one kn ew the people involved.
But, w hen the cu rta in w e n t up on Scene T w o , there w as
im m ediate applause fo r the set and, w he n Sir A n th o n y appeared,
the play began to g et off the gro un d even th ou gh M rs. M alaprop
A scene from The Rivals.
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w as so taken w ith the beauties o f Bath seen th ro ug h the backstage
w in d o w s th a t her rem arks w ere a lm o st e n tire ly lo s t to the audience
behind her.
A n d fro m then on, th in g s im proved. Sir A n th o n y thundered
aw ay and thrashed a bo ut w ith his s tic k (w h e re had w e seen those
g estures b e fo re ? ). Ja ck became less w o o d e n and began to see
some h um ou r in his predicam ents, A cre s b ro u g h t a refreshing w h iff
of the m idden into the urban elegance, Faulkland w a s a s p le nd idly
lo ve -sick idio t, Sir Lucius' a ccent w an de red fa s c in a tin g ly fro m Lon­
donderry to C ork and beyond, David (in even less predictable
a c c e n ts ) w a s a va le t in the great tra d itio n , and Lucy w a s a c o n ­
vincing m inx. A n d M rs. M alap rop began to speak to the audience.
The lau gh te r became lou de r and the applause m ore spontaneous.
The gym g re w w a rm e r and the seats began to feel less hard.
A n d Lydia and Julia? T hey are th o ro u g h ly silly girls w ith o u t
being fu n n y and no-one can
be rem otely intereste d in w h a t happens
to them , b ut the a ctresses made the m o st o f th e ir th a n kle ss parts.
A nd th e ir clothe s and h air-style s (and n ot o nly th e irs ) reflected a
lo t o f ta le n t and hard w o rk
in the b ackground.
It w a s by no m eans a p erfect perform ance.
M uch o f the
speaking w a s fa r to o rushed to do ju stice to S heridan's w o rd s ,
m uch o f the tim in g w a s in d iffe re n t and m any o f the m ove m e nts
w ere a w k w a rd and th o ro u g h ly o u t o f period. B ut considering th a t
the p ro du cer had to s ta rt from scratch w ith a ca s t w ith no acting
experience e xce p t perhaps in the ch orus of H .M .S . Pinafore, it w a s a
p re tty good e ffort. It m akes one w o n d e r w h a t m ig h t be achieved
if these dra m a tic p erform ances w ere n ot so fa r b etw e en and fe w .
A scene from The Rivals.
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The Cast:
Sir A nthony A bsolute ....................
Captain A bso lu te ............................
Faulkland .............................................
Acres .................................................
Sir Lucius O'Trigger ........................
Fag ......................................................
David ...................................................
Thomas
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Mrs. M alaprop ................................
Lydia Languish .................................
Julia ......................................................
Lucy ......................................................
G. A. Lockhart
R. C. Stark
R. A. Elder
C. D. Reekie
H. L. Locke
K. G. McLeod
A. H. MacKay
P. S. Hibberd
Louise Aldridge
M argaret Burnet
Angela Niven
M ary-Ann Cockburn
P roduction:
Set designed by: T. J. MacLeod, Esq.
Ladies' costumes: Mrs. A. L. K. Dutton, Mrs. T. J. MacLeod, Mrs. M. J. E.
W areham, Mrs. E. W orw ald.
Hairdressing: Mrs. F. S. McNamara.
Lighting: A. L. K. Dutton, Esq.
Front of House Manager: R. N. Johnson, Esq.
Stage Manager: I. T. W atters.
Make-up: A. I. Robson.
Stage Hands: I. Paterson-Brown, J. M. S. K irkw ood, M. C. Taylor.
Producer: M. J. E. Wareham, Esq.
COMBINED SERVICES DAY
On 26 M ay Strathallan w as the scene of a m o s t unusual
spectacle. The School w as h ost to a large display m ounted by the
three services. A great deal of planning w e n t into the e ven t and every
so often fo r some m on ths before bevies o f staff officers w o u ld
converge upon the School to finalise arrangem ents. Then in the
w ee k beforehand Colonel Fairbairn w a s seen a nxiou sly co nsu ltin g
the m ete o ro lo g ists on the staff, s u rre p titio u s ly tapping barom eters,
and m u tte rin g g lo o m y p ro g n o stica tio n s and u n fo rtu n a te ly his gloom
w a s to a certain e x te n t ju stifie d . The day before the rain came dow n
late in the evening and vision s of buses axle deep near the Paddock,
Saracens churning up Little A cre and the hundreds of v is ito rs from
49 schools all over Scotland floundering over sodden fields came
o nly to o readily to m ind. It w a s n ow the tu rn of the m asters in
charge o f Rugby, C ricke t and A th le tic s to m u tte r and look g lo o m y
as they th o u g h t of fields indelibly m arked w ith deep ruts.
H ow ever, the w e a th e r cleared rapidly on the day b u t a strong
w in d w as b lo w in g and there w as some heavy rain during the
m orning. A s fa r as could be seen only the refre shm en t te n t had
been reduced, overnig ht, to som ething resem bling the s h ip w re ck
of a galleon. The s ta tic displays w e re in ta c t — even the je t plane
on Rothesay Pier and the m ock subm arine (p a rtly made of ca rd ­
board w e w ere assured and, in a pp rop ria tely, not alongside R othesay
Pier) survived.
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D uring the m orning the sta tic disp lays provided by the R.N.,
R.A.F., Royal A rtille ry , Royal Engineers, the In fa n try and the A rm y
Catering C orps w ere open to the School. The C atering C orps w ere
w e ll p atron ised , S tra th allia ns a lw a ys being inte re ste d in com paring
in s titu tio n a l fo od s. A p a rt fro m these displays, an R.N. D iving Team
gave us som e idea o f th e ir offensive role, and the s w im m in g pool
w a s used fo r this. The m o s t popular item appeared to be the heli­
co p te r flig h ts laid on by the R.N., and 60 o f o u r o w n cadets had the
o p p o rtu n ity o f seeing the School fro m 400 fe e t up in a W e ssex.
From m id-day o n w a rd s the Services Day sta rte d in earnest.
The Chief G uest w as A ir C om m odore J. T. Forsythe, C.B.E., D.F.C.,
R.A.F. and he w a s accom panied by senior officers from all three
Services.
A lth o u g h by th is tim e the w e a th e r had cleared up the w in d had
risen ste ad ily to o and, d isa p p o in tin g ly, the M a ca w s R.A.F. Jet
P ro vo st F orm ation D isplay, and the parachute drop by the "G o ld e n
L io n s " had to be cancelled, th u s d epriving us o f tw o of the sp e c­
tacular high p oints o f the day. B u t the S ervices had still m uch of
in te re s t to e nte rtain us w ith . D ifferent ty p e s o f a irc ra ft fle w past
and d em on strate d som e o f th e ir ve rs a tility . The fixed w in g typ es
w ere a Lightning, a V .C .10 and a N im rod. Separate d e m o n s tra tio n s
were also given by R.N. Sea King and R.A.F. W h irlw in d helicopters.
The main arena d isplays to o k place on Big A cre w h ic h provided
good vantage p oints. Perhaps the m o st c o lo u rfu l o f these w as the
M ilita ry Band o f the 1st B attalion, The G ordon H ighlanders, and the
An aerial vie w of Com bined Services Day.
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m o s t excitin g the Royal Signals M o to r Cycle D isplay Team . Those
w h o have seen the Edinburgh T a tto o in recent years w ill k n o w the
in tric a te m ove m e nts, the sp lit-se co n d tim in g , the bravado, the aero­
batics and the s la p stick co m e d y w h ic h com prise the rou tine o f th is
D isplay Team.
The C om bined Services Day, th en , ended on a high note, and
th ose o f us w h o rem ained a fte rw a rd s derived som e a m u sem en t from
long vehicles w e d g e d in the drive, a co nso la tion in its e lf fo r m issing
the A.G .I. A n d despite all th ose g lo o m y p ro g n o s tic a tio n s the o nly
evidence one w e e k later th a t a nyth ing unusual had happened w a s a
patch o f scorched grass on Big A cre! Our th a n ks to the S ervices fo r
an in s tru c tiv e and e nte rtain in g day.
Program m e
11.00
S tatic Displays by the R.N., R.A.F., R.A., R.E., Infantry and A.C.C.
12.00- 12.30 Royal Naval Diving Display,
and
13.00 - 13.30
11 .00-o n
H elicopter Flight Experience.
14.00
Arena Display starts.
14.0014.05 R.A.F. LIGHTNING solo aerobatics.
14.06-1 4.18 The M A C A W S R.A.F. Jet Provost Formation Display.
14.19-1 4.33 R.A.F. W H IR LW IN D arrives w ith M ountain Rescue Team.
14.34- 14.39 VC 10 Display.
14.40- 14.47 R.N. SEA KING Display and departure.
14.48- 14.53 NIMROD Display.
14.54- 15.00 "G olden Lions" drop from R.N. WESSEX.
15.00-1 5.10 Edinburgh C ity Police Pipe Band.
15.10-1 5.20 Royal Marines Unarmed Com bat Display.
15.20 - 15.30 Royal Marines abseilers (lifte d by R.N. W ESSEX).
15.30- 15.40 M ilita ry Band 1st Bn. The GORDON HIGHLANDERS (Salute
taken by A ir Com m odore J. T. FORSYTHE, C.B.E., D.F.C.).
15.40-1 6.00 Royal Signals M o to r Cycle Display Team (The W h ite H elm ets).
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ACTIVITIES
It w o u ld be fa ir to say th a t the a c tiv itie s during the past School
year have been ve ry m uch the same m ixtu re as before. Perhaps
w h a t is surp rising is th a t there have been so fe w changes, fo r
pop ular ta ste changes so q u ickly. W here ta ste d o e s n 't seem to
change is in w a tc h in g film s. It m ay be a sign o f the tim e s th a t so
m any are prepared to s it and be p assively e nte rtain ed , b u t it is
w o n d e re d h ow m uch the tre n d is d icta te d as an easy w a y o u t by
the o rganisers and h ow m uch benefit is a ctu a lly derived from film s.
Are th e y not, perhaps, adding to the 'in fo rm a tio n o ve rlo a d ' w ith o u t
stim u la tin g th o u g h t and reflection?
N ot all societies, of course, are plagued by film s. M u sic, as w e
k n o w to o u r c o s t because it happens ju s t b e lo w us, co ntin ue s to
flourish and there have been som e m em orable c o n trib u tio n s during
the past year — an adm irable Credo from the G ounod 'S t. C ecilia'
and an even b e tte r Pergolesi 'M a g n ific a t' com e to m ind. The Pipe
Band's re p o rt barely gives an inkling o f the a m o u n t o f practice th e y
get th ro ug h . T h e R ivals' aroused great e nth usia sm and energy in
the p a rticip a n ts. Painting — the p re do m in an t style has changed this
year — and p o tte ry co n tin u e to exercise the skill and im agination
of m any boys in the School.
A fte r our s tric tu re s last year, the P h otographic S o ciety has
produced som e p ho tog rap hs fo r us, so there is som e a c tiv ity there.
The debaters co n tin u e to argue, although w e u nderstand th a t the
q u a lity o f som e o f the speeches from the flo o r m ay be affected by
the abo ve-m e ntio n ed 'in fo rm a tio n o verlo a d'.
O ther peripheral
a c tiv itie s m entioned in these pages in p revious years seem to have
disappeared.
For sheer va rie ty the C.C.F. still has m ore o p p o rtu n itie s to
offer than m ost. The R.A.F. S ection has ju s t acquired a prim ary
glider, som e co n so la tio n fo r the last m in ute cancellation o f one
overseas cam p th is year. N evertheless one cam p w a s arranged
in W e s t G erm any, and no less th an tw o in England. The R.N.
S ection, o r parts o f it, seem ed a lw a ys to be going on cruises — one
d o e s n 't suppose th a t th e y are as lu xu rio us as civilian cruises but
they are m uch m ore inte re stin g . A n d w e have co n firm a tio n , too,
th a t A rm y cam ps are still e njoyable — an eternal tru th w hich
everyone fails to recognise. If more boys w e n t on these cam ps th ey
m ig ht see more p o in t in Friday afte rn oo n train in g ; Friday a fte rn oo ns
are o n ly a q u a rte r o f the sto ry.
MUSIC NOTES
The C hoir and O rchestra made tw o e xp e d itio n s o u tsid e the
School th is y e a r — one to St. J o h n 's Kirk, Perth, and the o th e r to
St. G iles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. It w a s the firs t tim e w e had had
the privilege o f p erform in g in St. J o h n ’s K irk and in fa c t in the end
the w h o le School atte nd ed and perform ed. For the occasion M r.
Ball w ro te an anthem fo r C hoir, School and O rchestra. The anthem ,
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based on the 150th Psalm, th u s had its firs t perform ance at St.
J o h n 's. The occasion w as highly su ccessfu l, and it w a s quite an
experience playing and singing in th is h isto ric church. The C hoir's
main p art in the p rogram m e w a s "C a p ta in Noah and his floating
Z o o ", a cantata in pop ular s tyle w h ich seem ed to be m uch enjoyed
by the co ngregation. It w a s o nly a p ity th a t because the School w as
singing in the anthem the co ng re ga tion , a pa rt from the School, did
n o t g et ve ry good seats and so w ere n o t able to get the fu ll im p a ct
o f the w o rd s . W e hope to be invite d back to the K irk again in
fu tu re years.
D uring the la tte r part o f the Spring Term , the C hoir and
O rchestra rehearsed P ergolesi's M a g n ifica t w h ic h w a s to be th eir
main item fo r th e ir v is it to St. G iles's C athedral in M ay. H ow ever,
at the end o f the te rm it w a s discovered th a t th is same piece of
m usic had been chosen by the school due to p erform in the
C athedral on the preceding Sunday. A s a result, o u r p rogram m e had
to be changed at s h o rt n otice and "C a p ta in N o a h " w a s given a
second p erform ance, a m uch b e tte r one than the one in Perth —
the w o rd s , it w a s said, w ere ve ry clea rly heard at the back o f the
C athedral. The Pergolesi M a g n ifica t then had its perform ance p o s t­
poned u ntil the Chapel Service on the evening before Speech Day.
It w e n t ve ry w e ll perhaps p ro fiting by the extra tim e possible fo r
rehearsal due to the p ostp o n e m e n t. Though the size of the c o n g re ­
gation w a s d isa p p o in tin g , th is had the advantage th a t the acou stics
o f the Chapel w ere ideal!
A large Jazz Band w as started by M r. Ball in the A u tu m n
Term , and th is made its d eb ut in the Inform al C on cert at the end
o f the term . W e hope th a t w e shall hear m ore of it in the com ing
year. The Inform al C on cert w a s notable fo r a piece of m usic e ntitle d
in the p rogram m e “ 1 1 1 1 ?". The piece had the advantage from
th e o rch e stra 's p oint o f vie w th a t players co uld play any notes th ey
liked as long as th e y played them w ith c o rre c t expression and at
the c o rre c t tim e. The e ffe ct w a s interestin g and at tim e s shattering,
b u t w h e th e r the audience really appreciated th is avan t-g a rd e style of
c o m p o sitio n is perhaps d o u b tfu l.
The second orchestra perform ed a t th is co n c e rt and again on
Speech Day. They progressed co nside rab ly o ve r the year and
played ve ry c o n fid e n tly on the second occasion. There is some very
good m aterial in th is orch estra , som e o f w h ich w ill be p ro m o te d to
the School O rchestra n ext year.
The personnel o f the C hoir and the O rchestras is given b e lo w
to g e th e r w ith the fu ll program m es o f the co n ce rts and m usic played
during the year.
G.W .
O rchestra
Violins: Mr. J. Mouland Begbie (le ade r), T. S. Ling, P. D. Hunter, G. I. Brown,
S. A. M offat, D. H. Pate, C. H. Baxter, D. W . Peddie, J. Paisley, D. R.
I. Fingland.
Violas: A. P. W ray, A. A. Bird.
Celjos: R. C. Herbert, W . J. G. Smith
Bass: J. E. Ham ilton.
Flutes: R. A. D. Powrie, Mr. N. Colquhoun.
O boe: K. C. S. McLelland.
Clarinets: F. G. R. Gillanders, A. J. King, C. H. Gilfillan, C. M. Drysdale.
Bassoons: Mr. D. A. R. W illiam s, C. R. Harrington.
H orns: N. 0 . Sherington, R. A. Elder.
T ru m p e ts : R. S. F. Leishman, A. D. G. M ackenzie, H. M. Clarke, N. E. Cope.
Trom bones: J. A. Hay, I. J. M. Jarron, D. S. Lowden.
T im p a n i: I. A. D. Low.
Percussion: C. A. Campbell, J. M. S. K irkw ood, A. A. W ighton.
Piano: J. H. R. Parker.
Second O rchestra
Violins: D. M. N. Gillanders, F. G. Macadam, A. R, Cochrane, P. A. C. Cameron,
K. J. Heard.
Cello: Mrs. B. Stonehouse.
Flute: J. A. Robb.
Clarinets: D. R. N ew ton, S. J. Newing, M. C. W alker.
Horn: A. D. G. W idd ow so n.
Trum pets: G. W . Lyburn, R. F. W ilson.
Timpani: G. J. F. Crowe.
Piano: D. L. Hinshaw.
C hoir
Trebles: C. B. Biggart, K. J. C raw ford, R. M. Duff, A. W . Ferguson, G. S. Fidler,
D. M. N. Gillanders, R. D. G oodfellow , D. P. A. Graham, G. H. N. Julier,
A. J. H. Locke, F. G. Macadam, I. C. M cG regor, D. A. C. McLachlan,
A. H. McLaren, D. S. Muir, D, R. N ew ton, A. G. Norval, A. D. Robertson,
C. S. Russell, C. R. M. Sm ith, B. W . Steele, D. M. S. Stew art, M. J.
Yellow lees.
A ltos: C. Beverley, D. R. I. Fingland, K. J. Heard, A. M. Hirst, K. C. S. McLelland,
S. J. Newing, J. Paisley, J. A. Robb, H. W . R, Steedman, M. C. W alker,
A. D. G. W id d o w so n .
Tenors: R. A. Elder, F. G. R. Gillanders, I. A, Jam ieson, H. L. Locke, G. A.
Lockhart, S. D. Lowden, R. A. D. Powrie, C. D. Reekie, D. A. S. W hyte.
Basses: C. A. Campbell, M. W . Langford, T. S. Ling, I. A. D. Low, J. W .
MacFarlane, E. C. Rowell, N. I. Schneeberger, T. D. Stew art.
INFORMAL CONCERT
7.45 p.m. TUESDAY, 14th December 1971
in the M usic Room
1. Orchestra
Spanish Ladies
2. V io lin Duet
T. S. Ling, P. D. Hunter.
First M ovem ent C oncerto in D m inor op 3 No. 11
3. Trebles
4 M aori Songs: .........
a. Haere e Hine
b. Haere ra e Hine
c. M e he manu rere
d. E te Araw a ra
Som erset Folk Song
arr. Hollyoak
V iva ld i
Traditional
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4.
Orchestra
First M ovem ent Sym phony No. 5 .......................................... ........... Beethoven
5. W in d
D. R.
N. 0 .
Two
Q uintet
D. Low, K. C. S. M cLelland, F. G. R. Gillanders,
Sherington, D.A.R.W.
M ovem ents from D ivertim ento ................................... ................... Haydn
6. Jazz Band
March Past ....................................................................................
Oscar Petersen
7. Piano Solo
J. H. R. Parker.
W altz in F m inor op 69 No. 1 ................................................. ................... Chopin
8. Orchestra
......................... Self
9.
10.
Second Orchestra
C o n tre d a n se ................................................................................... ............ Beethoven
Choir
Christmas Jazz ............................................................................
K. C artw right
11. Orchestra
Slavonic Dance op 46 No. 6 ....................................................
Dvorak
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
at
St. John's Kirk, Perth — 7 p.m., 27th February, 1972
VOLUNTARY
Congregation
Psalm 100
PRAYER
Orchestra
Suite: Largo — Andante — Trum pet Tune ................................. John Stanley
arr. G. W est
Choir w ith piano, bass and percussion
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo ............................. M ichael Flanders and
Joseph H orovitz
Orchestra
4 M ovem ents from W ater M usic ................................................................ Handel
Bourree — M inuet — A ir — Hornpipe
arr. D. Stone
School, Choir & Orchestra
Anthem: 0 Praise God .............................................................. ......... Barry J. Ball
OFFERTORY
PRAYER
Congregation
Hymn 537
BLESSING
VOLUNTARY
34'
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
St. G iles' Cathedral — 14th May, 1972
M usic at 6 p.m.
Choir w ith piano, bass and percussion
Cantata in popular style:
"C aptain Noah and his Floating Z oo" ............................. M ichael Flanders and
Joseph H o rovitz
M usic during the Service
Hymns:
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Praise the Lord, His glories show.
138
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus.
209
C ity o f God, how broad and far.
O rchestral voluntary
Overture in G minor ................................................................................. Schubert
SPEECH DAY CONCERT PROGRAMME
1. Orchestra
Fanfare and March ..................................................................................... Barry Ball
2. Piano (J. H. R. Parker) and Orchestra
Intermezzo from PianoConcerto ........................................................ Schumann
3. Second Orchestra
Contredanse ....................................................................................................... Haydn
Ecossaise ....................................................................................................... Schubert
4. Tenors and Basses
(Accom panied by guitars, piano, bass and percussion)
Three songs ..........................................................................................
Theodorakis
a) Rock Rock
b) Evening Approaches
c) Boat on the Beach
5. Orchestra
Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 ..................................................... Bizet
National Anthem.
Anthem s sung in Chapel by the Choir this year have been:
Non nobis Domine (Q u ilte r); Lord, fo r Thy tender mercies' sake (T ye );
Sanctus from Harmoniemesse (H a ydn ); The Spacious Firmament (J. G raves);
Churbim Hymn (B o rth ia n sky); Sleepers A w ake (Bach); Sing a New Song (A.
W ills ); Rejoice in the Lord (P urce ll); Nunc D im ittis (H a rw o o d ); Sanctus from
Requiem (M o z a rt); Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep (W . France); Psalms 93
and 150 (G elineau); Turn back, 0 Man (H o ls t); Let us now praise famous
men (Vaughan W illia m s ); 0 Praise God (Barry Ball); Jubilate (G. Thalben Ball)
— these last four were sung by the w hole School.
The 'Credo' from St. Cecilia Mass (G ounod) and M agnificat (Pergolesi)
were accompanied by the Orchestra.
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The fo llo w in g boys have passed A ssociated Board Examinations:
Parker, J. H. R. Piano, Grade 7.
Hunter, P. D. V iolin, Grade 5 (m e rit).
Elder, R. A. Horn, Grade 4.
Fingland, D. R. I. V iolin, Grade 4.
Pate, D. H. V iolin, Grade 4.
Maclachlan, D. C. Piano, Grade 4.
Paisley, J. V iolin, Grade 3.
Robb, J. A. Flute, Grade 3.
Gilfillan, C. H. Clarinet, Grade 3.
King, A. J. Clarinet, Grade 3.
N ew ton, D. R. Clarinet, Grade 3.
Gillanders, M. D. N. V iolin, Grades 2 and 3.
Macadam, F. G. V iolin, Grade 2.
Jamieson, R. M. Theory, Grade 2.
Smith, C. R. M. Theory, Grade 1.
Cameron, P. A. S. V iolin, Grade 1.
MUSIC SOCIETY
T his ye ar w e have had tw o co nce rts. The firs t w a s a violin
and piano recital given by A lan W ilk in s o n and Ja n e t Gare. This w a s
Alan W ilk in s o n 's second v is it to the School and he gave a ve ry
interestin g and varied recital. In the Spring Term R aym ond M eldrum
gave a g u ita r recital w h ich w a s w e ll atte nd ed and enjoye d by all
w h o w e n t to it. W e have also had tw o opera v is its th is year. The
fir s t w a s to see S co ttish Opera perform in g 'The Barber o f Seville'
and the second w as to see 'The Pirates of Penzance'.
On Speech Day w e gave a co n c e rt in the a fte rn oo n. This year
w e trie d to make it m ore in te re stin g by intro du cing som e jazz. This
e xp e rim e n t seem ed to be ve ry successful. M an y th a n k s to all the
perform ers.
Finally, our g ra teful appreciation goes to M r. W areham and
M r. Ball fo r helping to arrange the co n ce rts and v is its .
O ffice-bearers w ere:
Vice-President: J. H R. Parker.
Secretary: R. A. Elder.
Treasurer: W . J. G. Smith.
M em bers of Com m ittee: P. D. Hunter, I. A. D. Low, T. S. Ling, R. A. D. Powrie,
S. F. Gunn, D. Pate.
R.A.E.
COMBINED CADET FORCE
A t the beginning of the year w e w e lco m e d M r. N. C olquhoun
as an officer in the A rm y Section and sadly at the end w e say
g oo d-bye to F /O N e w b u ry and Sub Lt. S tonehouse. W e th a n k them
both fo r th e ir hard w o rk in the C orps; w e have b en efitted g re a tly
fro m th e ir e nthusiasm . W e w is h them all th e best in the higher
realm s o f K atm andu and B radford U n iv e rs ity re sp ective ly. The
U nder O fficer th is year w as in the R.N. section and w a s S. Gunn.
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W e w ere saddened by the retirem en t and s h o rtly after, the
death o f Pipe M a jo r A llan Sinclair, w h o in s tru c te d piping here fo r
o ver 20 years. A trib u te to him w ill be fo u n d elsew here in the
magazine. W e are ve ry pleased to w e lco m e in his place M r. M u rra y
o f D unning, w h o is an e n th u sia stic player and c o m p e tito r him self,
as w e ll as being a H eadm aster. The Drum M a jo r and he have
produced a band o f w h ich w e w ere ve ry proud at Speech Day and
w h o are being in vite d to take on m ore and m ore social engagem ents
in the neighbourhood, though as co m p e titio n players th e y still have
some w a y to go.
The new style A rm y P roficiency C ertificate w ith an individual
b uild-up o f su b je cts is p roving lengthy and rath er d iffic u lt to operate
and those w h o m issed orienteering and e xp e d itio n s a t Cam p w ill
find th em selve s behind.
It w a s in te re stin g to see in the D aily Telegraph on D ecem ber
8th 1971 a p icture o f Father C hristm as e scorted by an arm ed guard
in Belfast. U nder the s n o w y beard w a s 2nd Lieut. M ike Cran o f the
Royal S co ts w h o w a s in the R.A.F. Section at School.
W e had tw o firs t-c la s s ta lks in the Spring Term . The firs t by
Capt. R itchie o f the Royal S cots, to ld o f his excitin g career and
experiences in the A rm y , including som e p op ular b u t gruesom e
details of e xecu tion s and cannibals. Later C om m ander Burley. R.N.
b ro u g h t a series o f the m o s t excellent slides o f Elephant Island
w here he had led an expe dition . O ur th a n ks to them both, once
again.
B axter and L. A. S te w a rt vis ite d S a nd h urst in M arch and a
party o f R.N. cadets sailed to P o rtsm o u th in H .M .S. Bacchante in
N ovem ber — a ve ry jo lly so unding vessel.
W e have re-erected a g lid er h ut and a p rim ary g lid e r has once
m ore appeared on Little A cre, though it suffered an ign om inio us little
a ccident p re tty soon. H o w e ve r Squadron Leader W o rm a ld is going
on a course, so all w ill soon be w ell. F / 0 Barker, o f course, m ust
be c o n g ra tu la te d on being aw arded the CCF medal.
In the retre at on Speech Day Cox. W a te rs to n w a s in charge of
the parade and pla to on s w ere under the co m m an d o f P / 0 G ifford,
Sgt. S herington, CpI. B ro w n , F /S g t. G ordon and P /M a jo r Gray.
The w h o le parade w a s ve ry sm art.
There w a s no General In spe ction th is year as w e had been
invite d to be h osts to a Services Day w h ich to o k place on the 26th
M ay, w ith A ir C om m odore F orsyth as the V isitin g Officer. The
previous n ight tu rn ed o u t to be one o f the w ild e s t o f the year and
the ca te re rs' te n t w a s fla t in the m orning. Enorm ous vans ke pt
g ettin g stu c k in the gate, and one o f the organising O fficers fo rg o t
his sporran. The Factor d e je cte d ly guided large vehicles o n to Little
A cre , ca re fu lly insp ectin g th e ir tra cks. U nh ap pily the w e a th e r
co ntin ue d to be appalling in the m ornin g, so bad th a t the OC
b o rro w e d and w o re M r. W illia m s ' raincoat.
The w e a th e r cleared by the a fte rn oo n and the fu ll program m e
w as able to go ahead e xcep t fo r the Je t P ro vosts and the Free-fall
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p a ra ch u tists. M r. H enderson looked w o rrie d as fire and m o to r bikes
s w e p t o ve r his running tra ck, b ut in fa c t the final dam age w as
m inim al and the program m e and sta tic sh o w s w ere excellent. Some
3,000 v is ito rs a ttended. One o f them , the H eadm aster o f Larchfield
S chool, later p riva te ly expressed his a ppreciation and th a n k s saying
h ow m uch his boys had enjoye d the day, ye t adding th a t to frien ds
o f the School the p oign an cy o f the flags flying at h a lf-m a s t fo r David
M c N ic o l's funeral had been deeply m oving. A m o n g s t le tte rs of
s y m p a th y received at the tim e o f his trag ic a ccid en t w e re tw o from
the J o in t C adet Executive in London, and the CCF A ss o c ia tio n .
This is the im pression of M a jo r G. D. A. Anderson (seen on the
rig h t), at breakfast tim e on Services Day.
A rm y Cam p w as held at G arelochhead fro m 1 5th-22nd J u ly and
those w h o w e re there w ill never fo rg e t the g lo rio u s w ea th er. Fieldcra ft, orienteering, m ap-reading, e xpe dition s and cam ping w ere made
more te stin g under the blazing sun, though the d a y's cruise on the
R.N. tug w a s like a M editerranean cruise. A ll w h o w a n te d had the
o p p o rtu n ity to take the helm and ste er the vessel and the v is it to
the H oly Loch proved e xce p tio n a lly interestin g as not o nly w a s one
subm arine in d ry d ock b u t a no the r w a s in the process o f being
loaded w ith its m issile. Because o f IRA dangers rifles w ere n ot
p e rm itte d to be taken to cam p th is year. T ra n s p o rt to o w a s fa irly
s h o rt and everyone w e n t m any m iles on th e ir o w n fla t feet. A good
s p irit w a s achieved at cam p, and a great deal o f hard train in g w a s
carried out. PT before b re a kfa st and 20 press-ups at the to p o f the
C ob ble r are fun, you kn o w . The n ig ht exercise proved more
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frigh ten ing than supposed to som e, because o f the G ree nja ckets'
interference, b u t the OC appreciated a long m arch a t 2 a.m. Our
th an ks are due to all the Officers fo r th e ir hard w o rk and to M r.
Henderson fo r his long hours in the co okh ou se, as w e ll as to the OC
of the Fife C adets w h o w e lco m e d both O fficers and ca de ts into th e ir
messes.
T.C.G.F.
PIPE MAJOR ALLAN SINCLAIR
Pipe M a jo r A llan S inclair came to S trathallan in 1951 to s ta rt
tu itio n in Piping and to build up a band o f Pipes and Drum s. His
im m ediate enth usia sm and inspiring tu itio n enabled the School to
e nte r fo r the Band C o m p e titio n at G oldenacre fo r the firs t tim e in
1954 and in G la sg o w in 1955, and ever since w e have been c o m ­
peting in both co m p e titio n s. The S chool has a lw a y s been ve ry
proud o f the Pipes and D rum s at School fu n c tio n s o ve r m any years,
especially fo r St. A n d re w 's N ig h ts, Speech D ays and C adet Force
In spe ction s, and a g re at deal o f the c re d it w a s due to 'P ipe y'.
It w a s th erefore w ith ve ry great regret th a t w e learnt in January
1972 th a t he fe lt he w o u ld have to retire because o f ill health, a fte r
21 years o f service, u n fa ilin g ly com ing o u t to School from Perth
regardless o f the w e a th e r, to give his lessons; in his tim e here he
produced m ore than fifty pipers w h o played in the band, and the
same n um ber o f d ru m m ers, or m ore, came u nd er him in the Pipes
and D rum s. The influence th a t he had on his fo rm e r pupils and the
affection in w h ich he w a s held by th em , w a s sh o w n v e ry s trik in g ly
in le tte rs th a t I received a t the tim e w he n w e raised a te s tim o n ia l
fu n d a fte r his re tirem en t, w h e n the G overnors and p resent and
fo rm e r colleagues and pupils w ere able to give som e sm all tangible
reco gn ition o f th e ir in d eb te dn ess to him. M an y spoke o f th e ir real
frien dsh ip and m any o f the to ug h sta nd ard th a t he had required o f
them , and it w a s encouraging to learn h o w m any o f them still have
th e ir pipes and play, even if n ot as o fte n as th e y w o u ld like. His
o w n set o f pipes, w h ich w ere fo rm e rly in the possession o f the late
H. W illc o x , n ow belong to a no the r Old S trathallian w h o prizes them
greatly.
W e o n ly hope th a t he h im self w a s able to appreciate som e of
the real g ra titu d e and affection in w h ich he w a s held at S trathallan,
fo r sa dly v e ry soon a fte r his re tire m e n t he w a s taken in to hospital
w here he died in A p ril. Our deepest s y m p a th y goes to his fa m ily,
b u t th e y m ay rest assured th a t he w ill n ot be fo rg o tte n here,
c e rta in ly n o t by his fo rm e r pupils, and m any fu tu re m em bers o f the
School w h o did n ot even k n o w him w ill be co m p etin g fo r the cups
fo r Piping and D rum m ing th a t bear his name and w h ic h he him self
presented.
A g ru ff b u t cheery m an, w h o exacted a high sta nd ard o f
discipline, he a lw a ys had a tw in k le in his eye, and w a s ready to
help a nyb od y w h o w o u ld try . His long and loyal service w ill be
rem em bered w ith g ra titu d e and affection.
T.C.G.F.
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R.N. SECTION
Under-Officer: S. F. Gunn.
Coxswain: N. J. W aterston.
P.O.'s R. C. Stark, A. J. Bennet, C. D. Reekie, I. A. D. Low.
The stre n g th
cadets.
o f the S ection
during the year w a s fifty - tw o
This year w e are p a rticu la rly indebted to L ieutenant Steele and
his sta ff from H .M .S. C ochrane, R osyth, w h o have been o f invaluable
a ssistance to the R.N. S ection th ro u g h o u t the session by providing
several interestin g and varied C.C.F. afte rn oo ns.
Of these Field Day w a s p a rticu la rly e xcitin g . The com plete
S ection w a s billeted the evening previous at H .M .S. Cochrane w ith
an early s ta rt planned fo r the next day at 08.00. One half o f the
S ection sailed on H .M .S. Rapid in the m orning w h ile the o th e r group
had useful training at the Seam anship School. In the a fte rn oo n w e
sailed to H .M .S. Lochinvar across the Firth o f Forth w here the
officers o f the Fishery P ro tectio n Service gave an interestin g ta lk on
the use o f the m in esw e ep er in th is role. R eturning to H.M .S.
C ochrane the S ection w a s e n te rtain ed to a meal in the w a rd ro o m
by the officers. To C aptain Perow ne and C om m ander T o rr w e
express o u r g ra teful a ppreciation o f the m o st w o rth w h ile Field Day
w e have ever experienced.
S trathallan w a s able to return th is h o s p ita lity w h e n Captain
P erow ne and C om m ander T o rr w ere the g u e sts o f the H eadm aster
som e w e e ks later on th e ir official v is it to the School. C aptain
P erow ne w as kind enough to indicate th a t he w a s ve ry pleased w ith
the progress o f the Section. The b en efits o f a close r liaison w ith
R osyth have been p a rticu la rly evidenced by the n um ber o f training
cruises offered. In N ove m b e r a p a rty o f cadets w e n t to P o rtsm o uth
on H .M .S. Bacchante. S trathallan C adets w e re selected fo r th is
cruise by the First Lieutenant o f H .M .S. Bacchante — an old
S trathallian.
A t Easter C adets w e n t to H .M .S. Ramehead at P o rtsm o uth
and on H .M .S. Eastbourne w ith the D artm ou th Training squadron.
The Section enjoyed n ot having a Genera! In spe ction th is year
as m uch m ore tim e in the S u m m e r Term has been available fo r
practical b o a tw o rk . The S ection m o to r boat on the Tay has been
u tilise d to the fu ll both on Fridays and S undays. It is w o rth p ointing
o u t th a t the upkeep o f the m o to r b oa t is q uite considerable and
P.O.s Low and Bennet have been m o st assiduous in th e ir duties
and the engine has given little tro u b le th ro u g h o u t the term .
C om bined Services Day w a s an interestin g experience fo r the
R.N. Section although the Factor and the H eadm aster w ill both
rem em ber the m obile subm arine w h ich caused chaos b oth g ettin g
in and o u t o f the School g ro u n d s (sailin g up the Earn w o u ld have
been e a s ie r!). On Speech Day the R.N. S ection m ou nte d a s m a rt
parade.
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U n fo rtu n a te ly there are still a fe w C adets w h o let them selves
a n d the R.N. S ection d o w n by th e ir general a ttitu d e regarding cam p
resp on sibilitie s. C adets w h o o p t o u t at the last m inute cause
unnecessary corresp on de n ce and deprive C adets from o th e r schools
w h o w o u ld have been pleased o f the o p p o rtu n ity to take th eir
places.
Later in the S u m m e r Term C om m ander S c o tt of H .M .S. Cam perdow n kin d ly to o k som e C adets on H .M .S. M o n tro s e fo r the w eekend
cruise to G ranton and o the rs enjoyed a le n g th y trip on H.M .S. Rapid.
W e co n g ra tu la te Sub. Lieut. Bernard S tonehouse on his recent
a p p o in tm e n t b u t are v e ry so rry to lose the services of such an
experienced o fficer w h o gave up so m uch tim e to the Section
p a rticu la rly on S undays. A t the end o f term Cox. W a te rs to n
presented a sm all to ken o f appreciation from all the Cadets.
S um m er C am ps are being held at H .M .S. Ramehead, P o rts ­
m outh, H .M .S. Raleigh, P lym outh, and H .M .S. A ve ley at D evonport.
R.N. Prom otions for Septem ber 1972:
P.O. Low to Coxswain.
C.P.O. Bennet, Reekie.
T .J.M .
R.A.F. SECTION
The Section sta rte d off w ith its usual high n um bers, w h ich
included 23 w ith A d va n ce d P roficiency and 14 recruits. Because of
the change o f syllab us it is d ifficu lt to com pare th e exam ination
results w ith those o f previous years, b ut one can say th a t the
approxim ate resu lts w ere th a t 11 fu rth e r cadets passed th e ir
A dvanced P roficiency and 10 th e ir Proficiency.
In a dd itio n to the usual trip to R.A.F. Leuchars fo r Field Day,
half the Section w e n t to R.A.F. K inloss w ith Flight Lieutenant
Barker. This invo lved a long bus jo u rn e y, and an o v e rn ig h t s to p at
Kinloss itse lf, b u t it w a s decided th a t K inloss w a s a useful extra
venue fo r Field Days. Because the S ection did n o t get a large
enough allo catio n of places at Easter C am ps this year, a th ird cam p
w a s held. The cam ps w ere held at R.A.F. Finningley, R.A.F.
G utersloh, in G erm any, and R.A.F. Lin to n-on -O use .
Separate
reports on these cam ps fo llo w . Five cadets w e n t gliding and thus
obtained th e ir A and B Licences at R .N.A.S. A rb ro a th .
The tw o sh oo ting team s have had a goo d average year. In the
S co ttish W in te r League th e y w ere reasonably placed, although not
being in the firs t tw o in e ithe r o f th e ir division s. In the Assegai
th e y w ere in the to p tw e n ty in Britain.
In th e Spring Term the G lider h ut arrived and w a s v irtu a lly
c o n s tru c te d by the Section. This w a s done w ith great enthusiasm ,
and even spare tim e w a s d evo ted to it. The G lider its e lf arrived
in the S um m er Term , and w a s taken o u t and used on the s ta tic
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stand tw ic e , b ut everyone is looking fo rw a rd to the A u tu m n Term ,
w hen the S ection w ill be able to operate it p ro p e rly and g et some
people up in the air.
In 1972-73 the Section w ill be s p lit into tw o Flights w h ich w ill
operate as separate u n its fo r m o st of the tim e. T his w ill enable m ore
cadets to in s tru c t and also sh ou ld a llo w in s tru c tio n to be more
personal. The success o f th is ve ntu re w ill o b v io u s ly depend on
the keenness and enth usia sm o f the se nior cadets.
N .C .O .'s fo r the year:
W.O.: I. T. W atters.
Fit. Sgt.: S. R. C. Duncan.
Sgts.: M. G. Gordon, I. Paterson-Browne, I. W . Sneddon.
CpIs.: G. A. Chalmers, M. J. Finlay, P. S. Hibberd, H. L. Locke,
A. I Robson, I. A. Jamieson, J. M. S. K irkw ood, D. A. S: W hyte.
GLIDING
The R.A.F. Section w a s issued w ith a G rasshopper M ark III
Prim ary G lider in June, 1972. M uch speculation w a s aroused as to
w h a t the g lid er w o u ld do, and w h a t w e could do w ith it. It can be
w in c h -la u n ch e d , or even a e ro -to w e d , although the usual m ethod
of launching is by ca ta p u lt, and th is is the m ethod th a t S trathallan
w ill use. A ll cadets should firs t 'fly ' the g lid er on the s ta tic stand
u n til th e y can c o n tro l it; here a w in d is very useful. A fte r using
the s ta tic stand su cce ssfu lly the cadet progresses to g ro u n d slides
w ith 'sp o ile rs ' on the w in g s to pre ven t the g lid er ta kin g off. If he
can manage these he is a llo w e d to 'h o p '. T his is k n o w n as a 'ten
second b la cko u t'. D epending on the w e ig h t of the p ilo t, the p o w e r
of the launchers and the stre n g th o f the w in d , th e g lid er can either
ju s t leave the gro un d o r fly up to o ve r th irty fe et; it can travel fifty
feet or six hundred fe e t o ve r the ground. If one can manage the
Prim ary G lider su cce ssfu lly th en one is m oving a long w a y on the
path to w a rd s o btaining a Gliding Licence. One im p o rta n t thing to
rem em ber is th a t a lo t o f w o rk is required to enable even one cadet
to g et a good sta nd ard ; h o w e ve r, w ith a good team one can have an
e njoyable tim e and also learn q uite a lo t a bo ut Principles of Flight.
R.A.F. LINTON-ON-OUSE
Because o f a m istake in th e a d m in istra tio n o f the R.A.F. an
extra cam p w a s held at Linton, near Y ork, fro m A u g u s t 5th to
A u g u s t 12th. The s ta tio n is No. 1 Flying Training S chool o f the
Royal A ir Force, its m o st fa m o us old boy being Prince Charles.
It is also the H eadquarters o f 23 Group, the g ro u p responsible fo r
all p ilo t train in g in th e R.A.F. The sta tio n is co m p a ra tiv e ly sm all,
and although it fle w Halifaxes and Lancasters during the w ar, it
is n ot su itab le n ow fo r anything m uch larger than train ers — in th is
case Je t P ro vosts and C hipm unks.
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O nly six cadets a ttended, b ut although th ey had to sleep in
te n ts — the firs t tim e th is has ever happened — th e y had a
th o ro u g h ly enjoyable tim e. The firs t tw o days produced som e o f
the heaviest rain o f the sum m er, b u t the p rogram m e co ntin ue d.
Every ca de t had tw o g lid er flig h ts, at least one flig h t in a C hipm unk,
and R. S. F. Leishm an w as lu cky in the b a llo t and g o t a flig h t in a
Je t P rovost.
There w a s p le nty o f range firin g, and v is its to va rio u s se ction s
w ith in the sta tio n area w ere covered. There w ere also tw o v is its
to Y o rk, w here m o st o f the cadets visite d the C astle M useum ,
one o f the best fo lk m useum s in Europe, and the M in ste r.
R.A.F. FINNINGLEY
Finningley is the N avigational train in g s ta tio n o f the R.A.F. and
w ith a fu ll p rogram m e fo r each day, the cam p held there during the
Easter holidays proved to be ve ry interestin g. S trathallan w a s
accom panied by parties o f cadets from B edford, Edinburgh A ca de m y
and G lenalm ond. The cam p w a s divided, roughly by sch oo ls, into
flights.
Each flig h t had one day set aside fo r flig h t experience in either
a D om inie — the je t tra in e r — o r in a V a rs ity — the o ld e r tu rb o -p ro p
trainer. V is its to Y o rk w ere arranged fo r each flig h t and as there
w as p le n ty to see, the ca de ts w ere le ft to them selves. A day w a s
also s p e n t on an O rienteering exercise in S h e rw o o d Forest, a t the
same tim e an o p p o rtu n ity being given to tr y the nearby A rm y
assault course.
T h ro u g h o u t the cam p a co m p e titio n w a s held w h ic h included
the sta nd ard o f tu rn o u t, sh oo ting , gam es and drill. S trathallan easily
w on the s p o rts and drill but, I'm so rry to say, w ere ju s t beaten
over-all by Edinburgh A ca d e m y, w h o co n se q u e n tly w e re presented
w ith a shield o f R.A.F. Finningley.
Because o f the high sta nd ard o f d iscipline e xpected and m ain­
tained th ro u g h o u t th e cam p, boys th o ro u g h ly enjoye d the w eek.
J .M .S .K .
R.A.F. GUTERSLOH
A fte r a relatively sh o rt flig h t and a speedy egress fro m c u s to m s
w e fo u n d th a t w e w ere faced w ith an u n co m fo rta b le and te d io u s
jo u rn e y o f fo u r hours to g e t to the cam p. W e also fo u n d th a t w e
had le ft o u r S quadron Leader behind at the a irp o rt, b u t he w a s duly
collected.
The a cco m m o d a tio n at th e R.A.F. sta tion w a s o f a ve ry high
standard, and there w a s p le n ty to eat and to do — e n te rta in m e n ts
ranged fro m a cinem a, and tw o clubs to an in d o o r rifle range, and if
one w a s bored w ith th a t, then free tra n s p o rt to G utersloh and back
w a s also available. A v e ry fu ll p rogram m e w a s arranged: there
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w ere, fo r exam ple, o u tsid e v is its to M u n s te r and to the M ohne
Dam; everyone had a t least one hou r's air experience in a W e sse x
helicopter, and w e had detailed in stru ctio n on the ope ra tion of
Lightnings.
The good w e a th e r c o n trib u te d , naturally, to the success o f the
cam p, and o u r return w a s m ade the m ore e ve n tfu l by g e ttin g lo s t on
the autobahn, our luggage being lost in London, traffic ja m s and the
rail g o -slo w .
PIPES AND DRUMS
A sh a d o w w a s ca st o ver the year by the death o f Pipe M a jo r
Sinclair. His passing w a s g re a tly fe lt by all m em bers o f the band
and w e w o u ld like to express o u r sincere s y m p a th y to his w ife and
fa m ily. Pipe M a jo r S inclair has been succeeded by M r. M urra y, and
w e are fo rtu n a te to have such an able successor. W e are also
g ra teful fo r the co n tin u in g help o f M r. W ils o n on the d rum m ing side
and to M r. H enderson w h o loo ks a fte r the a d m in is tra tio n and m any
o f o u r practices.
A s in som e p revious years, the co m p e titio n resu lts did n ot
a lw a ys com e up to o u r e xp e cta tio n s. B ut there are signs o f the
b an d's beginning to revive itself. The pipers cam e th ird in G lasgow
d espite severe co m p e titio n , w h ils t the dru m m ers cam e second at
Dollar. The band came fo u rth and eighth resp ective ly in these c o m ­
p e titio n s. C o n g ra tu la tio n s, to o , to L. A. S te w a rt w h o came second
in the J u n io r Solo Piping a t G lasgow .
The band played at a n um be r of local engagem ents. W e made
o ur annual v is it to A b e rn e th y, and w e had new engagem ents at the
B la ckford Games, D unning S p orts, and G lenfarg.
Senior Piping: W . W . Gray.
Senior Drumming: I. N. Caskie.
Jun ior Piping: J. S tew art.
Jun ior Drumming: L. R. Cabrelli.
C .W .G .
DEBATING SOCIETY
W e have had quite a full calendar th is year, largely as a resu lt
o f the m in ers' strike. W e had p o w e r c u ts on tw o S a tu rd ay evenings
in the Spring Term , so w e p ut on fa irly ligh t-h e arted e n te rta in m e n ts
on these occasions. For the o fte n w e ird b u t rarely w o n d e rfu l lighting
e ffe cts on these evenings w e m u s t th a n k M r. S m ith fo r his hurricane
lam ps, the Physics D ep artm en t fo r lig h t fittin g s , the C.C.F. Signals
S ection fo r th e ir w irin g and batteries. The c o m p e titio n betw een
o urselves and the M u sic S o cie ty fo r lig h t sources w a s fierce, so if
anyone w a s asking w h a t happened to the hurricane lam ps lighting
th e School c o rrid o rs during the p o w e r-c u ts , ask no lo n g e r— if it
w a s n 't “ u s " w h o purloined these, it w a s " th e m " !
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H ow ever, beginning at the beginning, w e sta rte d the season
w ith a debate on the C om m on M a rke t, w h ich w a s an u n fo rtu n a te
choice in th a t the speakers fo r the M a rke t on th a t occasion — Lait
and P ow rie — had to execute a vo lte-face three w e e k s later and
argue a gainst the same thing in the English Speaking U nio n's
debating c o m p e titio n , and w e failed to q u a lify to go fo rw a rd in the
co m p e titio n . D espite th is, w e w ere happy to a ct as h osts fo r the
Area Final. O ur g re a te st w o rry on th is occasion w a s m aking sure
th a t none o f o u r v is ito rs g o t lost b etw een R othesay Pier and the
Sixth Form Hall. W e rounded off the te rm 's debating w ith o u r tra d i­
tional m eeting w ith K ilgra ston , w h ich w a s ve ry enjoyable, on the
s u b je c t of the e q u a lity of m ankind. Luckily the dragon o f 'W o m e n 's
Lib' lay d o rm a n t on this occasion.
In the Spring Term w e had o u r tw o p re vio u sly m entioned dark
and rio to u s evenings, into one o f w h ich w e packed an Inter-H ouse
Challenge (T V s t y l e ) — adm ira bly chaired by B am ber Y oung and
co n v in c in g ly w o n by S im pson (pu re coincidence, I assure you —
D .E.Y.). It has since been ascertained th a t Preston N orth End did
not w in the St. Leger last year. In the next b la c k -o u t w e had an
A n y Q u estio ns? ' session and w e th a n k M essrs G lim m , N e w b u ry
and Y oung fo r join in g in the panel on this occasion. In the Balloon
D ebate, M r. N e w b u ry, representing an Irish navvy, w a s the su rvivor.
The S um m er Term saw us entering a new debating co m p e titio n ,
the Perthshire S chools D ebating C om pe titio n. A fte r a prelim inary
debate on pupil p o w e r w h ich w a s su p p o rte d and upheld, w e entered
tw o team s, the firs t co m p rising P ow rie and S tevenson, the second
Holden and M cK e lvie . In the firs t round, on the su b je c t o f w h e th e r
Britain could s u p p o rt the m on archy, both team s w ere u nsu ccessfu l.
H ow ever, M cK e lvie w e n t th ro ug h to the next round on the stren gth
of a good personal p erform ance, w h e re , on the s u b je c t o f w h e th e r
education divides so cie ty, he w a s elim inated. These w ere the last
debates o f the year, and th e y rounded off the session nicely.
G.C.H.L.
SCIENCE SOCIETY
The Science S o ciety had a no the r su ccessfu l session th is year.
There w ere 72 m em bers, and these w ere e n te rtain ed by a varied
program m e o f film s. Som e m em bers, h ow eve r, com plained o f a
lack o f v a rie ty and o f to o m any film s concerning petroleum during
the A u tu m n T erm . This m istake w a s n o t repeated during the
Spring Term b u t the s o cie ty w a s the inn o ce n t vic tim o f the national
p o w e r-c u ts , w hich s tru c k regularly e very S a tu rd ay evening. W e
chose, instead, to m eet on S undays and, despite a drop in
attendance, w ea th ered the storm .
W e w o u ld like to th a n k Dr. W . G. Ferrier fo r paying the School
another v is it and fo r giving one o f his ve ry p o p ular lectures —
M edicine and In d u s try ". O ther lectures w ere given by M r. R. W .
Cargill on "E ne rg y and its A p p lic a tio n s " and Dr. P. W . F. G ribbon,
w h o d em o n stra te d the p roperties o f liquid air. Dr. D. M . S hepherd's
v is it had to be p o stp on e d because o f a fo re c a s t p o w e r-c u t.
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The m iners also halted a so cie ty v is it to B eckm an 's In s tru m e n ts
at G lenrothes. The co m p an y w a s to o h ard-pressed in recovering
from se t-b a cks caused by the strike to ca te r fo r vis ito rs .
This year H. L. Locke w a s C hairm an o f the S ociety, E. C.
R ow ell w a s S ecretary and S. F. Gunn Treasurer.
E.C.R.
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
U nder the guidance o f Dr. B. Stonehouse, the so c ie ty w a s
fo un de d last school year. It began to th rive a fte r a q u ie t fo u n d a tio n
year and developed into the m o st su ccessfu l w e e k ly s o c ie ty in the
School. It estab lish ed a m em bership o f 120.
D uring the w in te r m o n th s there w ere 2 film s s h o w n each w eek.
In the su m m er m o n th s the n um ber o f film s sh o w n w ere c u t d ow n
and m ore em phasis p u t on o u td o o r w o rk . The tw o nature trails in
the School g ro un ds w ere cleared and open to parents on Speech
Day. There w ere also a large n um ber o f nest-bo xe s se t up in the
valley o f w h ich records w ere kept. There w a s one field trip organised
fo r Loch Leven, b u t due to a bus s trik e it had to be cancelled.
The S ociety w o u ld
fo r acting as President
and e nco urag em e nt he
and find success in his
like to extend its g ra titu d e to Dr. Stonehouse
fo r o u r firs t tw o years, and fo r all the help
has given us. W e all hope he w ill be happy
n ew job.
President: Dr. B Stonehouse.
Chairman: J. A. L. Porter,
Vice-Chairm an: M. R. P. Macdonald.
Secretary: N. S. Stevenson.
Treasurer: I A. D Low.
J.A.L.P.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The S o cie ty has been q u ie tly existin g th ro u g h o u t the year and
o u r m em bership of fifte e n s h o w s a g ro w in g in te re s t in the School
com pared to previous years, and a fe w o f our successes are illu s ­
tra te d in th is issue. O ur darkroom has been fre q u e n tly in use despite
the desperate need fo r a n ew enlarger. A proposed m erger has been
suggested w ith the N atural H isto ry S ociety, b u t th is is s till at the
level o f discussion.
Office-Bearers:
President:
Chairman:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
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Rev. W . M onteith.
J. B. Ferguson.
A. P. W ray.
J. B. Ferguson.
f is h in g
c lu b
A fte r the app lica tion o f selective w e e d -k ille r last a u tu m n , the
P o n d rem ained clear o f w ee d, m aking fishing possible all term .
M ore has been applied to the reeds a bo ut the edge o f the Pond.
The fish ca ug ht w ere m ainly a bo ut a pound in w e ig h t, b ut in
very good co n d itio n . L. Dalgleish ca u g h t the b ig ge st fish — an old
one o f ju s t tw o pounds. There w a s a m atch held against the Old
B oys' Club on F ounder's Day, and this m atch w a s w o n by the
School by one fish to nil. The 'o fficia l' m atch, h o w e ve r, w a s held
later in the te rm on S a tu rd ay, 1st J u ly and th is tim e the venue
w as at Lake o f M en teith . During a ve ry good day's fish in g, w he n
tw e n ty fish w ere ca u g h t by the w h o le party, the Old B oys g o t th e ir
revenge. Each side ca u g h t ten fish, b u t the to ta l w e ig h t o f the
o p p o s itio n 's fish w a s heavier by seven ounces (lead s h o t? ). I. S.
S tark w o n the prize fo r the b o ys' b ig ge st ca tch, w ith three fish
w eighing tw o p ounds, tw o ounces.
N evertheless, w e th a n k the S trathallian Club (a n d p a rticu la rly
Mr. S te w a rt) fo r its co n tin u e d in te re st, and fo r organising such an
enjoyable o utin g. W e th a n k M r. C ow ie, too, fo r overseeing the club
during the year.
I.A.D.L.
THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB
This Club co n tin u e d to operate on th e usual lines during the
year under report, th ough m em bership w as sm all as a re su lt of
c o m p e titio n from o th e r Clubs.
The h ig hligh t o f the year w a s the v is it in February to the
Perth Bull Sales. For the regular m eetings film s p ro vid e d the staple
d iet o f the Club. The title s o f som e rep re sen ta tive film s enjoyed
by m em bers are listed b e lo w :—
Land Drainage; A W a y w ith W e e ds; C occid io sis in P o ultry;
The C ontrol o f R ing w o rm in C attle; A n im a l A naesthesia.
Office-bearers during the year were:
President: J
H. Shedden.
Secretary: A. I. Robson.
Treasurer: C. D. Reekie.
Freeland Representative: J. H. Shedden.
Leburn Representative: W . D. R. W allace.
Nicol Representative: C. W . Gray.
Ruthven Representative: J. J. McQueen.
Simpson Representative: D. W . Peddie.
A.I.R.
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SPORTS SECTION
C aptains o f G am es and S p o rts 1971-72
Rugby ...................................................
C ricket ...................................................
Hockey
..............................................
A th le tics ..............................................
Badm inton ..........................................
Boxing ...................................................
C ross-C ountry
.................................
Fencing
..............................................
G olf .......................................................
Sailing ...................................................
Shooting ..............................................
Ski-ing ...................................................
Summer Hockey .................................
S w im m ing ................. ........................
Tennis ...................................................
D. A. S. W hyte
J. H. R. Parker
D. A. S. W hyte
G. A. Lockhart
H. L. Locke
C. D. Reekie
D R. M cN icol
E. A. Ferguson
D. A . S. W hyte
J. A. L. Porter
S. A. M offat
G. I. Brown
D. A. S. W hyte
I. W . Sneddon
A. W . Lawson
The year sta rte d ve ry w e ll w ith the 1st X V producing results
in m atch a fte r m atch o f the kind th a t have been striven fo r fo r m any
seasons. An early season co m prehensive defeat by Fettes seem ed
m ore and m ore m yste rio u s as the season w e n t on and as good
and notable rug by w a s played. The pace set by the R ugby w a s
n ot co n tin u e d th ro u g h o u t the year: the H ockey X I, lacking perhaps a
good strike r, d id n 't w in as m any m atches as th e y m ig h t have done;
the C ricke t XI co n trive d d isa ste r a fte r d isa ste r; the A th le te s ,
h ow eve r, had a reasonably good season.
The m o s t sig n ifica n t e ve n t o f the School year fo r sp orting
a c tiv itie s w as, w ith o u t d o u b t, the opening o f the S p o rts Hall and
th is during the firs t tw o te rm s o f a year p rom ises to be heavily
used. It has been b u ilt to a ccom m o da te clim b in g , b a d m in ton ,
basket-ball, cricke t, five -a -sid e fo o tb a ll o r hockey, and vo lle y-b all
and it is possible to have clim bing, b a d m in ton and a c ric k e t-n e t
going on at the same tim e. Such is its surface th a t it is surprising
th a t M r. Fairbairn h a sn 't com m andeered it ye t fo r Ballroom Dancing.
School sp ortsm en have co n tin u e d to d istin g u ish them selves
ou tsid e the School as w ill be seen from the fo llo w in g pages. D. A.
S. W h y te (H o c k e y ), C. D. Reekie (A th le tic s ) and E. A. Ferguson
(F e n c in g ) all fo u n d th e ir w a y into a national team in th e ir p a rticu la r
sphere and D. A. S. W h y te gained the C am pbell A w a rd at the end
of the year. He has c o n trib u te d m uch to A th le tic s , Rugby, H ockey,
Golf, and, u ntil he gave it up at the end o f last year, C ricket.
The Games C om m ittee has had som e long delibe ra tion s a t the
beginning o f each te rm . The scope o f its m em bership has been
w ide ne d to include five house rep re sen ta tives, the captains o f the
m ajor gam es — w he re these w e re not house re p re sen ta tives — and
a secretary. The C o m m itte e 's p a rticu la r brief has been to advise the
H eadm aster on the org an isatio n and a d m in istra tio n o f both School
and house gam es, to publish the rules fo r inter-house c o m p e titio n s
and to a rb itra te on disputes.
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Several decisions and re co m m en d atio ns w ere made. Boxing
ceased to be a co m p u ls o ry a c tiv ity , and the co m p e titio n w a s m ain ­
tained on a v o lu n ta ry basis fo r the under-15 age group. The Senior
House C ricke t C o m p e titio n , to o , w a s abandoned. The red uctio n of
house num bers has made it im possible fo r houses to raise sides
and one house, at least, w o u ld have had to d ra w from J u n io r C olts
2nd game. A t the o th e r end of the scale a n o th e r house could have
fielded a team a lm o st to ta lly from 1st gam e, and the d is p a rity of
sides w o u ld have made the co m p e titio n a c o m p e titio n in name only.
W e a th e r w a s p ro m in e n t in the d iscu ssion o f 'se a son s'. The
co n d itio n o f pitche s led, fo r exam ple, to house hockey m atches
being played in the S um m er Term . T his w a s fe lt to be undesirable.
The org an isatio n o f A th le tic s S tandards came up fo r review and
it is hoped to have W e d ne sda ys set aside fo r these n ext year.
RUGGER REPORT
It w as expe cted th a t the School w o u ld e njoy a no the r good
season at senior level and th is proved to be p a rtic u la rly true o f the
1st and 2nd X V 's . The 1st X V has enjoye d its m o s t su ccessfu l
season fo r m any years and although n ot unbeaten w ere referred to
as the second m o st su ccessfu l team in S co tlan d by the schools
c o rre sp o n d e n t o f R ugby W o rld . It is no coincidence th a t th is year's
X V contained a higher p ro p o rtio n o f older players than in recent
years, and th is m a tu rity and experience w a s u n d o u b te d ly a m ajor
fa c to r in the te a m 's success. A p a rt from th is it w a s the ta le n t of
several players w ith real scoring p ote ntia l th a t made it an o u ts ta n d ­
ing team .
The season sta rted w ith tw o good w in s o ver the S trathallians
and Perth A ca de m y b u t n eith er of these m atches exposed the early
w ea kne ss o f the scrum th a t w a s to be so e ffe ctive ly e xploite d by
Fettes. T his w a s a g re at p ity b ut once rectified the rapid recovery
of the pack can be clearly seen in th a t it w a s n o t u ntil the v e ry last
m atch of the season th a t the School lo st a no the r 1st X V m atch,
having beaten m any stron g sides in the course o f the term . The
vic to rie s o ver Edinburgh A ca de m y, L oretto, M e rch isto n and D ollar
w ere p a rticu la rly creditable.
It is n o t being u n fa ir to say th a t it w a s the back d ivision th a t
w as the m o s t decisive fa c to r th is season. It is u n fo rtu n a te ly all to o
rare th a t th is co m b in a tio n o f speed and skill sh ou ld arrive at 1st X V
level in all back p osition s. It is o fte n said th a t backs are o n ly as
good as th e ir fo rw a rd s ' possession a llo w s them to be b u t it is
e qually true th a t n o t all backs m ake fu ll use o f even goo d p o sse s­
sion. Because o f the stre n g th o f the backs it w a s p o licy th is year
to m ove the ball a w a y fro m the scrum , so although the fo rw a rd s
w ere capable o f dangerous a tta ckin g play it w a s m ainly th e ir job
to p rovide good possession.
A t scrum half Finlay w a s a m o st co m p e te n t player and his
length o f pass w a s su fficie n t to p u t S herington w e ll o u t o f the reach
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of back ro w fo rw a rd s . S herington w a s capable o f som e fine per­
fo rm a nce s (th o se w h o sa w his try fro m the k ic k off in the Loretto
gam e w ill agree th a t it w ill be recalled by S tra th allia ns fo r years to
co m e ) and also som e rather unusual ones, especially som e off his
elusive runs across the field w h ich , w h ils t m esm erising the o p p o s i­
tio n , also te nded to be rath er co nfu sing to his o w n three quarters.
W h y te w a s learning to tim e his pass w ith te llin g effect. To have
had such a su cce ssfu l season m uch cre d it m u s t go to the captain.
W h y te 's co m p osu re under pressure w a s p a rtic u la rly im p o rta n t and
his confidence in his team w a s a great m orale b ooster. W h ils t some
o f his ta c tic s tended to be u n o rth o d o x, p a rtic u la rly in m atters of
relieving pressure on his o w n line, th e y a lm o st inva ria bly proved to
be su ccessfu l. L ockh art at inside ce ntre m u st be the m o s t exciting
player seen a t S trathallan fo r m any years. The su rp rise d look o f a
recent e x -In te rn a tio n a l player in the Public School W a n de re rs match
as he w e n t to tackle L ockh art early in the m atch, o nly to find him
ten yards p ast him by th a t tim e, w a s am ple te s tim o n y to his
s ta nd ard o f play. His speed, fo o tw o rk , and handling o f the ball were
all w e ll above norm al school standard and som e o f his tries w ere a
jo y to w a tch . Both w in g s w ere also sound players w h o w ere a
co n tin u a l danger to the o p p o sitio n . Locke developed into a very
stron g runner w h o became a ve ry d irect p layer as the season
co ntin ue d. He had a natural side -step and an a b ility to ste p through
a tackle. Reekie proved to be a m o s t co m p e te n t player and could
a lw a ys be relied upon to make c o n s tru c tiv e use o f the ball. His
p o w e rfu l running and lo w centre o f g ra v ity , to g e th e r w ith real
fo o tb a llin g skill, made him a m o st dangerous player. A t fu ll back
Green w a s in m any w a y s the m o st im p rove d player a m o n g st the
backs and he developed into a ve ry safe player. He w as a lw ays
w illin g to a tta ck b u t had a te n d e n cy to loose the s u p p o rt of the rest
o f the team .
It w a s a lw a ys expected th a t the backs w o u ld do w e ll and it
is th erefore great c re d it to the pack th a t th ey developed so w e ll and
gave such a good a cco u n t o f th em selve s although nearly alw ays
lig h te r than the o p p o sitio n . M acd on ald becam e a m o s t u n c o m p ro ­
m ising prop fo rw a rd and Low a fte r som e initia l problem s became
one o f the m o st c o n s tru c tiv e o f the fo rw a rd s . Shedden w as never
o u t-h o o ke d in any m atch and w a s a fo rw a rd w h o covered a
tre m e n d o u s a m o u n t o f gro un d in search o f w o rk . Perhaps the m ost
im p rove d players in the pack w ere the locks. R obertson w a s a very
in te llig e n t player w h o se frie n d ly expression hid a v e ry p urposeful
d ete rm ina tion on the field. M c In to s h came rath er late into the team
b u t fu lly ju s tifie d his selection. It is unusual fo r such a young player
to do so w e ll in the pack. In the back ro w W a te rs to n w a s an o u t­
standing asset to the team . His tireless energy and devastating
ta cklin g w ere a ve ry im p o rta n t fa c to r in the te a m 's success. Sm ith
w a s capable o f som e ve ry e nte rp risin g play and he developed a
sound p osition al sense as w e ll as being ve ry im p o rta n t in the lineout. M acLeod, the vice-cap ta in, b ro u g h t a steadiness to the pack
th a t w a s o fte n m uch needed and he w a s the s o rt o f player w ho
co uld a lw a ys be relied upon to produce a sound perform ance.
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The 2nd X V also had th e ir best season fo r m any years and
w h ils t the standard o f play o f individual players differed betw een 1st
and 2nd X V level th e y w ere a team th a t w a s e xtre m e ly d iffic u lt to
beat. They had a ve ry p o w e rfu l pack fo r a 2nd X V and th e ir denial of
possession to the o p p o sitio n w a s a decisive fa c to r in th e ir success,
and w ith o u t any real speed in the backs the a b ility to keep w in n in g
possession u ltim a te ly produced the o p p o rtu n itie s to score.
The 3rd X V also perform ed w e ll and both these team s w ill
provide useful m em bers o f next year's 1st X V .
A t the ju n io r level the situ a tio n w a s rath er m ore m ixed. The
Senior C olts had a su ccessfu l season overall and beat some good
o pp osition b u t it w as so m e tim e s fe lt th a t th e y never quite realised
their fu ll potential. They w ere a p o w e rfu l side w ith som e real speed
in the backs b u t there w a s a certain lack o f basic techn iqu e w hich
prevented them from becom ing a really flu e n t unit. The J u n io r C olts
1st X V 1971-72
Left to right: (Back ro w ): R. H. Green; D. R. D. Low , C. J. Robertson, W.
D. M cIntosh, G. E. Sm ith, H. L. Locke: (M id d le ro w ): N. O. Sherington,
M. J. Finlay, T. R. M acLeod, D. A. S. W hyte, G. A. Lockhart, C. D. Reekie,
N. J. W aterston: (F ront ro w ): J. H. Shedden, M . R. P. M acdonald.
had a rather d isa pp oin ting season although th e y did record ve ry
good w in s o ve r L ore tto and M e rch isto n . There w a s rath er less real
ta le n t in som e p o sitio n s than there has been in recent years and this
created w e a kne sses th a t co uld not easily be covered. It w a s good
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to see the M in o r C olts (U n d e r 1 3 |) com e into being as a School
team in th e ir o w n right, and it w a s p a rticu la rly pleasing to see them
w in th e ir firs t m atch against Fettes.
The House c o m p e titio n s have again been su c c e s s fu lly c o m ­
pleted th is season w ith the w e a th e r causing little real in te rru p tio n to
the program m e. In the A u tu m n Term the S enior League w as w on
by R uthven and the J u n io r League by Leburn. In the Spring Term
the J u n io r and S enior c o m p e titio n s w ere run on a k n o c k -o u t system
w ith R uthven w in n in g the Senior Rugger Cup and S im pson the
Ju nior.
In co nclusio n th a n ks are again due to all th ose w h o have
assisted w ith the S ch o o l's rugger, p a rticu la rly the coaches, w ho
have given g e n erou sly o f th e ir tim e and energy. Several new m asters
have been taking p art th is year. M r. Raine has been running the
Senior C olts game and M r. C olquhoun and M r. Ball have taken
ju n io r gam es. I w o u ld like to record the th a n ks o f m yse lf and
several seasons o f firs t gam e fo rw a rd s to M r. N e w b u ry . He has
done a great deal fo r the S ch oo l's rugger and I am sure th a t w ith
his e nthusiasm fo r the gam e it w ill not be long before his charac­
te ris tic cries o f e xh o rta tio n w ill be heard on the lo w e r slopes o f the
Him alayas. To the g ro u n d sta ff, m atro ns and housekeepers w ho
have ensured th a t all the various a ctivitie s associated w ith the
S ch oo l's rugger have gone s m o o th ly I am again ve ry grateful.
F.S.M cN .
RUGGER RESULTS 1 9 71/72
1st X V
Guest XV
Perth Academ y
Strathallians
Fettes
Edinburgh Academ y
Glenalmond
Loretto
M erchiston
Keil
M orrisons
Gordonstoun
Dollar
Kelvinside
G lasgow Academ y
Panmure
Scottish W ayfarers
Edinburgh W and. Colts
Public School W ands.
W e st o f Scotland Colts
Schools
All Teams
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P
11
16
W
9
11
22
50
22
8
29
4
24
9
40
14
26
3
9
27
9
0
6
7
3
0
Cancelled
7
6
27
3
12
19
Cancelled
Cancelled
12
6
27
10
6
22
D
0
0
L
2
5
Lost
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
Lost
Lost
For
218
290
Against
83
183
2nd X V
9
14
14
9
12
15
42
16
0
6
12
0
0
0
Cancelled
28
0
4
0
4
50
Fettes
Glenalmond
Edinburgh Academ y
Loretto
M erchiston
Rannoch 1st XV
M orrisons
Dundee High
Kelvinside
G lasgow Academ y
Madras College 'A '
P
10
W
8
D
0
For
197
L
2
Lost
W on
W on
Lost
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
W on
A gainst
68
3rd X V
42
24
24
10
6
21
4
35
10
4
12
Perth Academ y 2nd
Queen V ictoria School
Fettes
Glenalmond
Edinburgh Academ y
Lo retto
M erchiston
Rannoch 2nd
Dollar Academ y
G lasgow Academ y
Perth High 1st
P
11
W
7
D
0
6
4
4
7
7
0
9
3
11
10
6
For
192
L
4
W on
W on
W on
W on
Lost
W on
Lost
W on
Lost
Lost
W on
A gainst
67
4th X V
4
4
36
Fettes
Glenalmond
Dollar
P
3
W
1
D
0
35
22
8
For
44
L
2
Lost
Lost
W on
A gainst
65
5th X V
Glenalmond
4
8
Lost
6
40
Lost
6th X V
Glenalmond
s.?
Senior C olts
Rannoch
Fettes
Loretto
M erchiston
Keil
G ordonstoun
Dollar
Glenalmond
Edinburgh Academ y
P
8
W
5
62
0
4
13
16
6
6
15
10
0
Cancelled
20
4
10
11
22
20
D
0
L
3
For
150
W on
Lost
W on
Lost
W on
W on
Lost
W on
A gainst
69
J u n io r C olts
40
30
44
10
9
16
6
10
18
7
Cancelled
0
16
22
3
14
6
Perth Academ y
Queen V ictoria School
Fettes
Loretto
M erchiston
Dundee High
Glenalmond
G lasgow Academy
Edinburgh Academ y
P
8
W
3
For
120
D
0
Lost
W on
Lost
W on
W on
Lost
Lost
Lost
A gainst
131
M in o r C olts
Fettes
Loretto
M erchiston
A rdvre ck
Larchfield
Lathallan
10
6
0
10
4
12
21
4
Cancelled
18
8
For
36
D
P
5
0
W on
Lost
Lost
Lost
W on
A gainst
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Riley House
12
10
24
42
Craigflower
H urst Grange
New Park
Belm ont House
P
4
W
3
D
0
L
1
4
14
0
0
For
88
W on
Lost
W on
W on
A gainst
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1st X V v. Perth A cadem y— A t V iew lands— Tuesday 28th Sept.— W on 50-3.
This, the first inter-school match of a new season, is always approached
w ith a certain am ount of concern. W h ils t one hopes that the best X V has
been selected it is bound to produce situations w hich at this stage of the
season have not been thoroughly covered or have even been overlooked a lto ­
gether. Rain had softened the ground but the going was firm and the ball dry.
A lth o u g h overcast and dull w ith a slight breeze from the w e st conditions were
good.
W hyte w on the toss and elected to play into the breeze. From the kick
off it was e v id e n t that the School were set on a b u s in e s s -lik e approach to the
game. A clean catch and q u ickly rucked ball saw W hyte g iv in g a scoring
pass to Reekie on the right w ith in seconds o f the kick-off. U n fo rtu na te ly this
was one th a t got away. From Reekie's knock-on the first scrum of the match
sh o w e d w h at was to be one o f the main problem s fo r the School. There was
a lack of control in the scrum, and b a d ly channelled ball was presenting Finlay
w ith considerable difficu lty and the Perth scrum -half w ith a sitting ta rg e t.
H o w e v e r, it was from a set scrum on the Perth 25 tha t the scoring opened.
Finlay broke p o w e rfu lly on the narrow side to send Lockhart in fo r a try w hich
he also converted.
From the Perth kick off the School soon found themselves under consider­
able pressure, and com posure in defence left much to be desired. It was only
some desperate play and good luck w hich prevented a Perth score— not one of
the School team appeared to consider kicking the ball into touch to be a w ise
thing to do. Play eventually w as taken out of the School half and from a
penalty on the halfw ay line the ball w as rrioved q u ickly to the right w ing for
Reekie to score. This was a good example of w e ll-executed basic play.
M ackenzie kicked the goal. It w as by now very obvious that the School backs
were far quicker and more pow erful than their opponents but some careless
play on the School 10 yard line line necessitated a brillia nt covering tackle from
W aterston to prevent a Perth score. It was soon after this that w e saw one of
the sights of the afternoon — Finlay, taking the ball from a Perth line-out broke
on the open side, o b viou sly intending to link w ith his backs. H ow ever he
veered inside and isolated him self from the support and w as faced w ith a very
long run home. Despite a valiant effort the speed o f his legs became percep­
tively slow er and he w as hauled dow n a fe w yards short o f the line. Typical
W elsh delaying tactics were necessary before Finlay w as in a fit condition
to continue. The School were driven back to half-w ay by a good clearance kick
but from the line-out a good heel saw MacLeod, M ackenzie and W aterston take
the ball again close to the Perth line. MacLeod scored from the ensuing scrum.
The next score was perhaps the best of the afternoon and it is unlikely
that one could see a better try from com bined play. From the kick-off the ball
was again w e ll rucked. The ball moved to Lockhart w ho ran w id e to the right
and then turned the ball inside to the forw ard support w ho m oved the ball back
to the left touchline where a ruck was form ed from w h ich the ball w as passed
qu ickly dow n the line fo r Reekie to score in the corner. The conversion a ttem p t
failed but Sherington kicked a penalty goal to make the score at half-tim e 0-21.
The School im m ediately attacked from the kick off but they w ere kept from
scoring again partly by the Perth defence and partly by some rather ponderous
play as they attem pted some ploys — m ost o f w hich to o k place in slow m otion
and led to Sherington being given man and ball in no uncertain fashion. The
second half scoring opened when after a series of indecisive line-outs on the
Perth 25 the School eventually w o n the ball and Lockhart, finding a gap in the
centre, made a break for Reekie to score again in the corner.
The next phase o f play saw Sherington beginning to assert him self —
some neat jinking runs and good feeding of his centres to o k play to the Perth
line and from a five yard scrum Sherington dropped a fine goal. Play now
settled into a fairly routine pattern and furthe r tries came from MacLeod,
Sherington and W aterston before finally Reekie scored his fou rth try o f the
match. Locke on the left w ing appeared to be in quarantine and it w as a p ity
that he w as not given more o f a run w ith the ball.
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O bviously this was a pleasing start to the
of much w o rk still to be done. The line out
lacking at tim es and the disciplined play o f the
maintained. H ow ever it was very gratifying to
only one penalty goal.
season but there was evidence
was poor, support was sadly
early part o f the game was not
score fifty points and concede
F.S.McN.
Team: Green; Reekie; Lockhart; W hyte; Locke; Sherington; Finlay; Low
Shedden; M acdonald; Lowden; Robertson; MacKenzie; MacLeod; W aterston.
1st XV v. Old Strathallians— A t Home— Saturday 2nd O ctober— W on 22-19.
From the start it was obvious that both sides intended to th ro w the ball
about, and w ith tw o strong-running back divisions, an interesting game was in
prospect. In tw o m inutes the School were awarded a penalty but Lockhart
hooked his kick. S ho rtly afterw a rds Sm ith J. M. kicked a penalty fo r the Old
Boys. Then, fo llo w in g a quick heel, Finlay made a good break and Lockhart
scored on the burst. Sherington did not con vert from half w a y out. The Old
Boys w ere interpassing w ell, and from now until half-tim e threatened to run
aw ay w ith the match. W earm outh was alm ost baulked by Green, w ho fell on
the ball w e ll, but succeeded in scoring half-w ay out. Then, when Smith was
tackled near the line by W aterston, N. McKenzie barged over from the resulting
maul. Prain com pleted the first half scoring when he w e n t over in the corner.
In the second half play settled in the School's half for the first ten minutes,
although there were several good runs, especially by Sherington who was
proving very elusive. Finally from a good heel W hyte made a break and Reekie
scored between the posts for Sherington to convert. Then the Old Boys were
off-side under th e ir posts, and Sherington kicked the penalty to bring the score
to 13-15. There was a furthe r long run from Reekie to five yards out, and play
w e n t backwards and forw a rds for some tim e. Then, during a School raid there
was a quick heel and Sherington dropped a good goal from the tw enty-five,
half-w ay out. Locke w as nearly in, and Sutherland was only a yard aw ay for
the Old Boys, before the School had a converted try to go seven points ahead.
W h yte made a break, fo llo w in g w h a t had looked like a knock-on, and Lockhart
gathered a very long pass to race over half w a y out. Some Old Boy pressure
follow e d, and M cKenzie again barged over very w ide out. This completed
the scoring.
It w as a very encouraging result for the School against an Old Boys' side
w hich had plenty o f talent.
R.A.L.B.
1st XV: Green; Locke; W hyte; Lockhart; Reekie; Finlay; Sherington; Low;
Shedden; Sm ith, G. E.; Lowden; Robertson; Mackenzie, K. C.; MacLeod;
W aterston.
O.S.: Carmichael; J. Pringle; McLean, D. B.; Sutherland (C a p t.); W earmouth;
W alker; W aterston; Low, D. K. R.; Archibald; Prain; McKenzie, N D ! J. W
B. Anderson; J. M . Sm ith; M uirhead; A. G. Stew art.
1st X V v. Fettes College— A t Fettes— Saturday 9th O ctober— Lost 8-27.
The Fettes pitch w as in perfect condition, though there was a strong
w e st w ind blow ing straig ht across it throu gh ou t the match.
Fettes kicked off to w a rd s the Colleqe. The ball w e n t straight into touch
and the scrum back at the centre proved to be a forecast o f the whole match
The Fettes forw a rds played throughout as one pack and w on the game for
them. T heir binding and shove in the set scrum s som etim es enabled them to
recover the ball even when it had reached our back row , and the constant
pressure they kept up on our forw a rds meant tha t w e Were continuallv
a ttem p tin g to aain possession when retreating and brought w ith it a lot of
penalties fo r off-side and infringem ents in set scrum s. One noticeable feature
was the fa ct that on the occasions when w e did hook the ball it was against
the head.
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So in this first scrum w ith a com bined shove and an accom panying roar
Fettes easily gained the ball and na rrow ly missed scoring. A fte r five m inutes
o f play they were awarded a lucky penalty w hich surprised them, but it was
easily kicked thus supplying them w ith a good morale booster.
Fettes tried various line-out tactics w hich were successful at first but
which were soon spotted by our forw ards. M o st of the Fettes th ro w -in s proved
to be not straight specially in the second-half, but this gave them a scrum on
our ball, w hich they inevitably w on.
A fte r 10 m inutes play Fettes failed a second atte m p t at goal, but a good
forw ard rush brought them a try , w hich w as not converted, after 15 minutes.
They kept up the pressure all the tim e, but the ir backs, w h o were
decidedly weak, did not make much use o f all the ball the y got. Our backs
w ere rather starved of the ball, but when they g o t it they showed speed and
sense. W e only really had tw o good o p po rtu nitie s in the first half. On the first
occasion after 19 m inutes of play w e got a good hook and w ith sensible use
of the w ind Sherington had a long kick right into their 25. A fte r 30 m inutes play
W hyte started a classic m ovem ent w hich resulted in a score in the corner by
Reekie. W aterston was noticeable fo r his good covering and tackling.
U nfortunately Fettes had scored again after 20 m inutes and had converted
the try, making the half-tim e score 13-4. To give some idea o f the run o f the
game, and the continual rearguard action our team had to put up, it is no te­
w o rth y th a t penalties for technical infringem ents w ere awarded against us five
times between the 22nd and 27th minutes.
The second half very much follow e d the pattern of the first, the Fettes
forw ards continuing to rub in th e ir superiority, and our backs looking dangerous
on the all-too fe w occasions the y g o t the ball w ith room to move. Three
tim es in this half w e foo lishly gave aw ay some advantage by not kicking the
ball ten yards from a centre kick-off, w hich w as equivalent to a g ift to their
forw ards instead o f playing on the ir w eaker backs.
W aterston again was conspicuous fo r good fo llo w in g up and Lockhart and
Locke had tw o good runs, the la tter ending w ith a try after about 30 m inutes
of play in the second half. Lockhart made a good atte m p t at a very long kick.
But by this tim e Fettes had kicked over another penalty and had scored
tw o more tries.
W ith five m inutes to go, the bells o f the Chapel started ringing, as if in
a victo ry peal. To clinch the m atter finally Fettes kicked the eleventh penalty
they had been awarded and the game ended w ith the score at 27-8.
The match was w on by the Fettes forw a rds w h o outplayed our pack.
W e were unable to give our in finitely superior backs enough o f the ball.
T.C.G.F.
Team: Green; Locke; W hyte; Lockhart; Reekie; Sherington; Finlay; Low;
Shedden; Smith, G. E.; Robertson; Mackenzie, K. C.; Jamieson; MacLeod;
Macdonald, M. R. P
1st X V v. Edinburgh Academ y— A t Home— Saturday 16th O ctober— W on 23-9.
The School beat Edinburgh A cadem y by tw o goals, tw o tries, and a
penalty goal to one goal and a penalty goal: 23-9.
A fte r a show ery morning play started (a few m inutes late) w ith excellen!
conditions; the rain held off and the w in d w as not much more than a breeze —
enough to make a slight difference to those w ho could use it.
The School kicked off and from the start spectators seemed to be
promised an excellent game. Following the recent debacle against Fettes there
was considerable apprehension that Edinburgh Academ y, always a difficu lt side
to defeat, w o uld provide a team th a t w o u ld not allow the School to settle
down. This apprehension w as apparently justified by the first impression of
the visitin g team — their forw ards seemed larger even tha t the Fettes' pack.
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A t the first line-out it was obvious tha t the School forw ards w ould have to
figh t hard fo r any possession from the th ro w s — a slick peel-off manoeuvre was
executed w ith apparently effortless precision. The School how ever seemed
to be on the ir m ettle and a fine run up the side, the ball being passed back
and forth between Lockhart and Sherington, seemed to bew ilder the Edinburgh
defence. The move w as finally stopped in touch on the A cadem y's 25, but the
School w as awarded a penalty fo r an offence in the line. Lockhart shaved the
upright w ith his kick but opened the score none the less for Strathallan after
10 m inutes o f play.
S hortly after this Mr. M cIntyre (M o rriso n 's A ca d e m y), to whom thanks are
due for kindly refereeing this match, showed his firm ness by summoning both
captains to ensure proper scrum m aging. Play continued fo r about 20 minutes
w ith o u t either side scoring, but w ith no lack o f interest for the spectators.
The run o f the play w as characteristic o f the w hole game: for much of the
tim e play drifted between the half-w ay line and the School 25, but the School
covering w as excellent — at this stage o f the game the tackling was firm and
decisive — and the School forw a rds were nearly able to hold the ir own against
the heavier pack. Shedden seemed to get several strikes against the head —
though the advantages of this w ere occasionally lost through being pushed —
but the Edinburgh forw ards alm ost invariably gained possession from the lines
and from the ruck. The Edinburgh fo rw a rd s' hard w o rk was sadly wasted by
the all-to o-freq ue nt mishandling o f the ir backs — though this criticism should
in no w a y detract from the excellent covering already mentioned. During this
period of the game Green showed great steadiness and skill at full-back, which
m ust have helped the confidence o f the School X V considerably.
On the stroke of half-tim e, a very fine three-quarter movement, which
q u ickly recovered from tw ic e being stopped by the Academ y forwards,
culm inated in a splendid break by W hyte and a m agnificent try by Lockhart in
the left-hand corner — w hich he failed to convert, leaving the half-tim e score
at 7-0.
Edinburgh Academ y opened the second half w ith a long kick, deep into the
School 25, but w ith in five m inutes the home team w ere again in an attacking
po sition . Reekie from the right w ing brillia n tly picked up a pass that had
come along the ground from Sherington — missing out the tw o centres — and
starting on the wrong fo o t he did a devastating diagonal run, cutting clean
through the defence to score under the posts. Sherington converted to bring
the score to 13-0.
A fte r this, Academ y began to look more dangerous — pa rtly perhaps due
to some unconscious com placency on the part of the School. The general
level o f tackling seemed to rise above the w a ist and some moves were only
foiled by Green playing soccer at full stretch — or sadly by poor handling
in the centres. Finlay at scrum -half found him self running into trouble before
passing the ball o u t — and also on one occasion before the ball emerged from
the back o f the Academ y scrum. A penalty goal was kicked for this by the
largest man on the field — Loudon — to bring the score to 13-3, tw elve
minutes into the second half.
Inspired by this score, Academ y showed that they w ere by no means
out o f the game yet. One of the very fe w occasions on w hich the School
gained possession from the line w as when Academ y was pressing well into
Strathallan 25 — having gained a lot o f ground by intelligent kicking ahead.
Half w a y through the second half, Loudon tried to kick a second penalty for
Academ y from near the School ten-yard line: the kick was long enough but just
w ide. The School recovered q u ickly and shortly afterw a rds had a clean heel
well inside the opposition 25. Finlay, disdaining to use his backs, although
they had at least one man over, but possibly because they had been showing
a general lack of rhythm in spite o f some individual pieces o f good play, tried
to go straight through on his ow n. He w as tackled w ell but Smith backing up
w as able to gather the ball and score w ith o u t difficulty. The goal was well
kicked by Sherington to make the score 19-3.
A cadem y drove themselves even harder after this, and again a slight air
o f com placency accom panied the School's play. The result was perhaps
inevitable: w ith in five m inutes o f S m ith's try Edinburgh Academ y had pulled
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back the score to 19-9 by an excellent try fo llo w in g some good running (and
improved handling) from their backs, and a m ighty kick from Loudon that
soared high over the post.
Academy, w ith only about seven m inutes le ft to play were still looking
dangerous— th e ir rucking w as very quick and only the School's covering and
their own poor handling under pressure prevented them increasing their score.
Reekie too k the advantage from a knock-on and started forcing the game
back into the v is ito rs ' half, 'though he proved not quite quick enough to elude
his pursuer. S hortly after this W h yte ducked his w ay through some weak
tackling on the opposition 25, and w as tackled — although Locke w as running
free outside him — fortun ately on, or over the line. Lockhart w as unable to
convert this try, so the score reached its final stage — 23-9.
Again Edinburgh Academ y w asted no tim e in pressing forw ard to the
School's line. For the last five m inutes they did not relieve the pressure, but
the general pattern o f good possession but poor finishing enabled the School
to survive w ith no further score.
Spectators show ed th e ir appreciation fo r the standard o f play and were
well rewarded fo r the ir attendance. Partisans o f Edinburgh Academ y m ust
have been disappointed by A cadem y's failure to use the excellent possession
they w on, and those of Strathallan by the slight loss of rhvthm th a t the School
backs appear to have suffered. Interest how ever never flagged and the final
score was w e ll deserved.
W aterston played an outstanding game throu gh ou t at w ing forw ard and
both he and Lockhart w ere awarded th e ir colours after the match.
Team: Green; Reekie; Lockhart; W hyte; Locke; Sherington; Finlay; M cDonald,
M.; Shedden; Low; M cIntosh, W . D.; Robertson, C. J.; MacLeod; Sm ith, G. E.;
W aterston.
1st X V v. Glenalmond— A t Home— Tuesday 19th O ctober— W on 4-0.
This w as a disappointing match for any Strathallian. w hether on or off the
field of play, because the XV. faced w ith one o f the w eakest Glenalmond sides
for many years, alm ost to ta lly failed to live up to the season's early promise,
and could only w in by one try to nil. A d m itte d ly, w eather con ditio ns did not
favour the stvle o f play fo r w hich th is team seemed to be made — fo r a rain­
storm throughout the firs t half made handling difficu lt (though Glenalmond
coped w e ll enough) and can have been no fun fo r the players. Even so, there
was a lack o f cohesion and th ru st in much of Strathallan's olay that a more
capable side than Glenalmond w o u ld have exploited w ith embarrassing
ruthlessness.
The story of the match is soon told . Strathallan did m ost of the pressinq
in both halves, but found it very difficu lt to pierce a resolute and ouickcovering Glenalmond defence. W e had our chances, but lo st them, alm ost
invariably through bad handling. In the openinq m inute, W hvte and Lockhart
pierced the Glenalmond defence beautifully, only fo r the full-back to bring off
an excellent tackle from behind on the speedy Locke. Later in the half, Locke
was sent over after an excellent move by the Strathallan backs but was
rightly recalled for a knock-on. and late in the second half, after Sherinqton
had significantly been om itted, good passing dow n the line nearly led to a
try in the corner. The m atch-w inning score, ha lf-w ay through the first half, was
a fine affair, Flay's splendid kick leading to a good position and good posses­
sion. Lockhart looped round Locke and scored in the left corner. Lockhart
himself ju st missed the difficu lt kick.
That these fou r events were the only really memorable events of the
afternoon is a sad reflection on the rest o f the game. Strathallan's strong
backs were held w e ll by a com bination of good Glenalmond defence, poor
handling by Sherington and, surprisingly, Lockhart, and the infrequency w ith
which they too k their passes m oving fast. This latter fa cto r w as due to
Sherington lying to o flat, or to bad possession from the forw ards, w ho were
again outw eighted and freguently pushed backw ards, despite Shedden's
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excellent hooking in the tig h t. And w h y is it that Strathallan's pack are always
so slo w in cover and support, even w ith splendid forw a rds like Low and
W aterston to set an example? M o b ility should be a light pack's great advan
tage. Hay deserves great cred it fo r the w ay he stood up to difficu lt conditions,
especially fo r his kicking, w hich often created good situations, or saved
difficu lt ones. Not, it m ust be said, that the Strathallan defence was ever
to o severely tested.
Overall, a disappointing day: poor weather, tw o poor teams, and a poor
match.
Team: Green; Locke; Lockhart; W hyte; Reekie; Sherington; Hay; Macdonald;
Shedden; Low; M cIntosh, W . D.; Robertson; MacLeod; Sm ith, G. E.; W aterston.
1st XV v. Loretto— A t Home— Saturday 23rd O ctober— W on 23-3.
C onditions for this match were good underfoot, although there was, at the
tim e of kick-off, a gusting w ind and a light drizzle. Loretto kicked off left
to w a rd s the Pond and the ball, slig htly sliced w e nt straight to Sherington
w ho loped q u ickly dow n the field; one dum m y was sufficient to break through
the Loretto line and he scored underneath the posts. It all looked very casual
and not only did the atte m p t at the conversion look casual, it was. So the
score remained at 4-0. An excellent s t a r t !
The opening phases o f the game after this start suggested that there was
little difference between the tw o sides. Loretto lost 2 line-outs out of 7 on
the ir ow n ball, and Strathallan 2 out o f 6. Loretto did, however, lose three
against the head to S trathallan's one, although Shedden may have been a little
over-eager because 2 penalties were also awarded to Loretto for infringements
in the fro n t row . Both sides, too, were very w illin g to pass the ball around a
lot, and Loretto had a chance of making up some of the ir lee-wav when Finlay
w as penalised fo r putting the ball into the scrum not straight. The kick was
w e ll w ide to the left, and Reekie, gathering made ground w ith the ball before
clearing to the Loretto full-back. From there the ball was w orked over to the
Loretto right and after an ensuing line-out, a Loretto pass w e n t dow n. From
the scrum Finlay made a nice break, and fo r some tim e Strathallan were
threatening Loretto's line. A penalty from the w rong side was sliced, and one
or tw o useful th ru sts were made.
By this tim e the Loretto backs were being soundly harassed, and it fell to
Galbraith, the Loretto scrum -half, to put in some sound relieving kicks, and
when one of Finlay's kicks was charged dow n Strathallan were in trouble.
F ortunately fo r them the Loretto backs w ere rather slo w and didn’t quite get
through the centre. Some sterling w o rk by Green at full-back saved things
from beinq w o rse than they m ight have been. As it was, in this phase Loretto
scored only a penalty goal.
However, Galbraith kept putting the ball up to Green w ho started to falter,
and Strathallan started to fritte r aw ay the advantages they bu ilt up. A good
strong run bv Locke difficu lt to tackle at the best of tim es, to o k olav from the
Strathallan '25' upfield fo r 30 yards before Lockhart, to w hom the ball had been
slipped, w as stopned. A scrum mage follow e d and Finlay was aaain Denalised
fo r putting the ball in crookedly. So play sw ung back deep into the Strathallan
'25' after Green had been caught in possession. Loretto forced a couple o f five
yard scrum s and after the second the ball was dropped by them in the ir threenuarter line. Shedden w ho had lost 3 more strikes aaainst the head by this
tim e got the one that m attered. A m ovem ent q u ickly gathered momentum going
left. W h yte half broke through a tackle and gave an overhead pass to Locke
w h o w ith room to move made sufficient ground before sw itch ing the ball back
to Lockhart w h o scored under the posts. This tim e the try w as converted,
and at half tim e the score stood at 10-3. A som ew hat fortunate score, although
Strathallan had asserted some line-out sup erio rity and had obviously rattled
the Loretto backs from the ir rhythm .
The opening m inutes o f the second half, one felt, sealed Loretto's fate.
Strathallan im m ediately g o t a good ball from a ruck, and a kick from Sherington
caught the Loretto full back off balance. Low w e n t over in the right corner to
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score. Thereafter, try as they m ight, Loretto never looked like getting back on
terms. Time and tim e they mounted attacks only to fum ble tne ball or have
their attacks brought to a halt by W h y te 's excellent cover-tackling. W hyte
was having a good game. On the other hand neither Green nor Shedden w ere—
3 penalties w ere awarded against Shedden fo r 'fo o t up' and Green looked
very unsafe. Fortunately, though, the Strathallan rucking was be tte r than
Loretto's and gradually play flow ed more and more into the Loretto half. The
dangers came from the kicks at Green and from Galbraith
who
was proving
rather elusive. One break o f his on the blind side gained Loretto
30 yards and
took play back to the Strathallan '25'. From the scrum, Shedden w on the ball
against the head and Finlay p ro m p tly knocked on.
A penalty against Strathallan fo r ob stru ction failed and from
a ruck
Strathallan w orked the ball aw ay to the Loretto 10 yard line
where one o f the ir
players was penalised for lying on the ball. Strathallan elected to run the ball
from the penalty. The ball arrived at Lockhart w ho put in one o f his pheno­
menal bursts of acceleration and ju s t as it seemed as if the m ovem ent was
going to die, W aterston appeared from nowhere to back up and score.
Lockhart missed the conversion, but this d id n 't m atter so much, because
shortly after Locke scored a further try, w hich w as converted, and a penalty
goal was kicked after Loretto had been penalised fo r collapsing the scrum.
This was a good game for Strathallan. Despite losing so much in the tig h t
scrum, and despite the facts that the full-back w as out o f touch and that Finlay
was playing below his best, the side never looked to be in great danger of
losing.
R.N.J.
Team: Green; Locke; W hyte; Lockhart; Reekie; Sherington; Finlay; Low;
Shedden; Macdonald; Smith; Robertson; W aterston; MacLeod; M cIntosh
1st XV v. M erchiston— A t M erch iston— Saturday 6th Novem ber— W on 9-7.
This match was approached w ith a good deal of confidence after the
successful run that the School had enjoyed in the first half o f term . It was
known th a t our backs w o uld be faster and more pow erful than the o p po sition 's
but it was also realised that any game at M erchiston w as bound to be a very
close run thing and despite any know n sup erio rity they w o uld need to play
at their best in order to capitalise on the ir possession. As it turned out a
m ixture of enterprising defensive play by M erchiston and a certain am ount
of casualness on the School's part prevented the School from once crossing
the M erchiston line.
It was a cold day w ith a w ind of some consequence w h ich the School
had behind them in the firs t half but w hich they did not really take full
advantage of. From the kick-o ff it was apparent tha t the School were not
playing w ith the rhythm w hich had been the highlight o f th e ir play in recent
matches. This was particularly true at stand-off w here Sherington contrived
to drop three good passes in quick succession. A t the fourth a tte m p t the
centres showed their pow er and W hyte w as to be seen running strong ly for
the line w ith only the full back to beat and Reekie up in support. The potential
scoring pass w as in the general direction o f Reekie but no more than this. As
a spectator one felt that if this early possession could have been used to good
effect the School w o uld have produced a more satisfying perform ance. A s it
was M erchiston m ust have been greatly heartened by the S chool's m istakes
and w h at appeared to be certain weaknesses in defence were quickly
strengthened and as their forw ards made the School's possession uncertain it
became apparent tha t this was to be a very close game. M erchiston kicking
against the w ind w ere awarded a penalty fo r o b stru ction on the w ing and a
very w ell taken kick too k them in to an initial lead. The on ly furthe r scoring in
the first half was a penalty by Sherington bringing the scores level at half-tim e.
In the second half the loss of the w ind advantage made little difference
to the School's tactics but M erchiston soon realised its value by sending long
kicks tow a rds the Strathallan line. H ow ever despite this inconvenience the
School were playing w ith more assurance and pressed the M erchiston line
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for lengthy periods during w hich they to o k the lead through another Sherington
penalty goal. The backs did come close to scoring but as the School's backs
allow ed them selves to be pushed across the field the prospects of this
happening rapidly dim inished. M erchiston produced m ost o f their attacks either
from scrum -half or by bringing the full back into the line and this proved to be
particularly dangerous on several occasions, and it was only some excellent
covering tackles plus the fact th a t the School were generally faster that
prevented the ir backs from scoring. The on ly try of the match came from a
line-out when a M erchiston forw ard broke through the line and avoided the
defence to score in the corner. The conversion atte m p t failed.
The School forw a rds at this stage began to play a much stronger game
and in fact in the end it w as the ir latter efforts that proved to be decisive. It
w as from a forw ard drive from close to the School's line that they were
aw arded a scrum beneath the M erchiston posts from w hich Sherington kicked
a neat goal. This p u t the School ahead fo r the first tim e and it brought the
response from M erchiston that one expected. Perhaps the School's ab ility to
w ith sta nd this final assault allow s one to say th a t the School deserved to win.
It was not a v icto ry scored in the w ay th a t one w o uld have wished, but victory
it undoubtedly w as, and perhaps Sherington can be forgiven those three
dropped passes in vie w of his scoring those nine essential points.
Team: Green; Locke; W hyte; Lockhart; Reekie; Sherington; Finlay; Low;
Shedden; M acdonald; Sm ith; Robertson; W aterston; MacLeod; McIntosh
1st X V v. M o rriso n's A cadem y— A t Home— Tuesday 16th Nov.— W on 14-0.
A fte r an un tidy start, Lockhart made a 50 yards run being stopped 3 yards
from the try-line. From the line-out the ball m oved across the field to Shering­
ton w h o na rrow ly missed a drop-goal. From the resultant 25 drop-out
M orriso n's attacked and moved into Strathallan's 25. Then M orrison's heeled
badly and Strathallan moved back to the half-way. M orrison's attacked again
and were alm ost over but the pressure was relieved by a penalty to Strathallan
A no ther penalty put Strathallan on the attack w h ils t Reekie made an individual
attack w hich was stopped by his kick ahead. U ntil now, Strathallan's attacks
had nearly all been individual breaks w ith the attacker rarely looking for
support, w hich w as usually there. Locke alm ost scored w ith a kick ahead but
the referee gave a dro p-o ut. W ith the now constant pressure Low kicked
over the full back, but the penalty after the scrum in front of the posts was
missed. The play moved backw ards and forw ards, alw ays in the M orrison's
half, until, ju s t before half-tim e W hyte made a determ ined effort from ju st
o utside the 25 and scored. Sherington missed the conversion. Half-tim e 4-0.
In the second half M orrison's kicked off into the w ind but a good kick by
Reekie put play into the M orriso n's 25. Continuous pressure by Strathallan
was relieved by a penalty to M orrison's. Despite some long defence-splitting
passes by Finlay to o many passes w ere dropped and in general the play was
unco-ordinated, and so despite over a quarter of an hour's continuous pressure
there was no scoring, although a high kick by Lockhart alm ost put Reekie over
M orrison's then lost a man for the remainder of the match. A nother lot of
sustained pressure brought a quick heel and then a break brought a try to
Lockhart. Sherington missed the conversion. Finally, alm ost on time, Finlay
made a break from a scrum -five and scored fo r Lockhart to convert.
Final score 14-0 to Strathallan.
Strathallan deserved to w in, on pressure alone, but too many passes were
dropped (due to the w ind possibly) and too often an individual made a break
and then never looked fo r support.
E.W.
Team: Green; Locke; Lockhart; W hyte; Reekie; Sherington; Finlay; Low;
Shedden; M acdonald; M cIntosh, W . D.; Robertson, C. J.; MacLeod, T. R.;
Sm ith, G. E.; Mackenzie, K. C.
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1st XV v. Dollar Academ y— Home— 25th Novem ber— W on 7-6.
Strathallan failed to take advantage of a firs t m inute penalty when Lock­
hart's attem pt' at goal was w ell w ide. Soon afterw a rds a prom ising break
and kick by the Dollar outside centre was cleared by Sherington ju st a few
yards from his ow n line. From a scrum w hich follow e d the line-out, the Dollar
scrum -half w e nt round the blind side and it to o k some fine cover tackling to
keep the visito rs out. Dollar kept up the pressure and stayed very close to
the home line for several m inutes before a kick to touch brought much needed
relief.
A fte r the initial flurry there follow e d a period of rather dull play during
w hich both teams seemed content to spoil and any a ttem p ts at creative rugby
were killed at the onset. The game eventually came to life again w ith a move
starting on the half-w ay line. Good handling by W hyte and Sm ith sent
MacLeod in fo r a very w ell taken try. The w ind to o k the attem pted conversion
off course and was indeed making accurate kicking very difficult. Dollar replied
shortly afterw ards w ith a move starting from a set-scrum about th irty -fiv e
yards out. The ball w as taken round the blind side, sw itch ed inside, and w ith
the cover going the w rong w ay the visito rs scored very easily under the posts.
The try was converted giving Dollar a tw o po int lead at half-time.
W ith the second half only m inutes old, W hyte made a good outside break
and w ith good support from M cDonald and M cIntosh play was taken w e ll into
the Dollar half. From the resulting ruck Strathallan were awarded a penalty in
front of the posts and Sherington was on target w ith w h at proved to be a
very vital kick.
Rather than defend a very slender lead, Strathallan applied further pressure
and came close to scoring on several occasions. Dollar also rallied w ell but
were unable to make anything of the ir chances. A fe w m inutes from the end
things looked black for Strathallan when an interception and kick too k play
to w ith in tw o yards of the home line. Fortunately the ball came out of the
scrum against the head and Sherington w as able to clear w ith a long kick
to touch from behind his ow n line.
Team: R. H. Green; H. L. Locke; G. A. Lockhart; D. A. S. W hyte; C. D. Reekie;
N. 0 . Sherington; M. J. Finlay; G. E. Sm ith; J. H. Shedden; W . D. M cIntosh;
M. R. P. M cDonald; T. R. MacLeod; D. R. D. Low; C. J. Robertson; M. J.
W aterston.
1st XV v. G lasgow Academ y— A t Anniesland— W ednesday 8th December—
Lost 19-12.
For anyone w ho believes in ill-om ens the result o f this match m ust have
been a foregone conclusion. This, the last School fixture o f the season, was
approached w ith the team having lost only one School match. Things started
to go w rong when it was found th a t our regular driver w as not taking us to
Glasgow but more im portant, W aterston , w h o had played such an im portant
part in previous matches had not fully recovered from injury. And certainly
the sun did not shine dow n on us as we left the School, it w as one o f the m ost
depressing days o f the year w ith persistent rain and the cloud layer only ju st
clearing the flag mast. It w as perhaps not surprising therefore tha t half an hour
later saw us stranded in A uchterarder aw aiting another bus to replace our
broken dow n one. The new bus duly arrived accompanied by our usual driver
who him self made his feelings know n by driving our apparently broken dow n
bus back to Bridge o f Earn in under ten m inutes. An example o f aggression
and sense o f purpose that was som ew hat lacking at New Anniesland later in
the day.
The School eventually kicked-off on a dull, w e t, afternoon w ith a consider­
able Strathallian contingent to support them . The opening play consisted
mainly of disorganised handling and some rather aimless kicking by both sides.
The School w as understandably tense fo r although not unbeaten in previous
matches that one defeat seemed so long ago that it alm ost felt like it. W ithin
five m inutes the School was penalised in fro n t of its ow n posts. This gave
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the Academ y an early lead w hich clearly gave them an added confidence. The
G lasgow forw ards were showing more po w e r and disciplined play at this stage
and the ir good possession enabled the ir outstanding stand-off to produce
kicking of a very high order, and made it very difficult fo r the School to take
any initiative. The School produced the occasional move o f some promise but
the Academ y defence was w ell-prepared and gave our backs very little room
in w hich to move and generally they were more com posed and certainly
adapted them selves be tte r to the conditions.
One's hopes were raised when from a rare piece of possession Lockhart
scored a try w hich made it all look very easy. It was a characteristic effort
w hich included a huge dum m y and change o f direction w hich made one think
tha t even w ith lim ited possession all w o uld be w ell eventually. Lockhart
converted this try. H ow ever it soon proved that these hopes were unfounded.
Bad handling, dropped passes and a very tig h t defence reduced the School
three-quarter play to a level where it should have been realised that a change
of tactics w as called for. Unless the Academ y were made to turn and run for
w e ll placed attacking kicks the School's scoring chances w ould be virtually
non-existent. The opposition were also w inning continual line-out possession
and w ith the absence of W aterston the School's speed to the loose ball was
sadly dim inished. A t half-tim e w ith both teams having missed penalty kicks
at goal the A cadem y were leading by nine points to six having scored a goal.
In the second half it w as hoped that the School w ould produce a much
steadier perform ance. But it w as again the Academ y that made the m ost of
play in the opening minutes. However one encouraging sign was that S trath­
allan suddenly found their drive in the fight. This was the crucial stage in the
match when the School could have really g o t into the game, but partly
through unintelligent play, and partly through being forced into errors by the
op po sition they produced a standard of play that w as unbelievably poor.
Suffice to say that G lasgow scored ten po ints during this period. W ith only
a fe w m inutes left to play the School th re w caution to the w ind and began to
show them selves in a be tte r light. A kick from Sherington, this tim e to our
w ing rather than the ir full back saw Reekie gather and score in the corner.
Lockhart converted the try w ith a splendid kick w hich brought the final w histle.
If this report appears to favour the vie w that Strathallan lost the match
rather than th a t G lasgow A cadem y w on it this w o uld be unfair. Undoubtedly
the School's performance appeared to be w e ll below th e ir normal standard but
G lasgow looked a better side on the day and they certainly played the game in
a w a y more suited to the con ditio ns. H ow ever it was very sad that after such
a splendid season's rugger tha t it could not have ended on a happier note.
W e had a very quiet journey back to the School.
HOCKEY
The X I w o n tw o m atches, lo s t three and d re w one. Three
m atches w ere cancelled. D. A. S. W h y te w a s the o nly old colour
and he w a s n o t fit fo r tw o o f the m atches. T h a t the team w as not
w ith o u t a b ility w a s d e m o n stra te d in the final m atch a gainst S tam ­
fo rd , b u t the season w a s rath er fru s tra tin g and the X I had little
o p p o rtu n ity to reach its true p o te n tia l, because o f bad w eather,
T h o rn y Shades n ot being fit fo r m atch play u n til late in the season.
A s a re su lt o f the Final Trial fo r the S co ttis h S ch oo lbo ys' XI
held on T h o rn y Shades on 12th M arch, D. A. S. W h y te w a s chosen
fo r the team and played in In te rn atio na l M atch es against the other
hom e co u n trie s at G lasgow in the Easter holidays.
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FIRST XI M ATCHES 1972
Tuesday 7th M arch— Strathallan v. Perth High S chool— A w a y— Lost 0-2.
A lthough a disappointing s ta rt to the season the result of th is match was
hardly surprising. Perth High School to o k the lead after tw e n ty m inutes play
on their all weather pitch w ith a fine goal, and it was not at all obvious w h y
they did not take the o p p o rtu n ity of scoring again in the first half. Perth had
a highly trained and polished side w hose stick w o rk easily excelled th a t of
Strathallan. However, Strathallan nearly scored one to w a rd s the end of the
first half, and w ith the prospect of playing dow n the hill in the second half,
still had a chance of turning the tables.
Strathallan team w o rk im proved in the second half, but superior physical
fitness was not sufficient to com pensate for lack of experience, and a second
goal by Perth High School clinched the result o f a m ost interesting match.
Team: S. D. Lowden; N. 0 . Sherington; K. C. Mackenzie; E. G. MacKenzie;
C Hill; G. E. Smith; N. J W aterston; D. A. S. W hyte (C a p ta in ); J. H. Shedden;
C. Hay; R. H. Green.
Tuesday 9th M arch— Strathallan v. Perth A cadem y— Home— W on 3-0.
This match was played on the Garden Pitch w hich was very w e t. S trath­
allan looked faster than the Academ y side and had scored tw ic e by half-tim e,
Hay getting a good goal after five m inutes and Sm ith another after tw e n ty
minutes.
It was a little disappointing that the XI only scored once in the second
half. This was another trem endous shot from Sm ith on the left w ing at an
oblique angle. A lthough this was a satisfactory result against a more
experienced team, the match did not reach a particularly high level.
Team: S. D. Lowden; D. A. S. W hyte; K. C. Mackenzie; E. G. MacKenzie; C.
Hill, I. F. S. Day; R. H. Green; C. R. Hay; J. H. Shedden; N. J. W aterston;
G. E. Smith.
Tuesday 14th M arch— Strathallan v. Loretto— A w a y — Lost 0-3.
Strathallan were w ith o u t D. A. S. W hyte and in the first half were playing
uphill on the dry but uneven surface at Pinkie. Loretto had more o f the
territorial advantage in the first half and managed to score tw o goals from a
succession of corners. M cDonald at centre-forw ard playing his first match
for the First XI com bined w ell w ith Hay at inside-left and Strathallan mounted
some good attacks w hich kept the Loretto defence on the alert and the goal­
keeper was active.
In the second half Strathallan were unlucky not to score from a short
corner when the w h istle w e n t fo r a Loretto infringem ent ju st before the ball
entered the net. Loretto scored the only goal of the second half follow in g
an excellent centre from the right w ing w hich w as sw e p t into the Strathallan
goal by the Loretto centre-forw ard. O therw ise there was much open play w ith
Strathallan having their fair share o f attacking movem ents, but failing to
produce the required scoring power.
Team: S. D. Lowden (C a ptain ); J. E. Ham ilton; K. C. Mackenzie; E. G. M ac­
Kenzie; C. Hill; C. G. Gilfillan; R. H. Green; N. J. W aterston; J. S. P. M cDonald;
G. R. Hay; G. E. Smith.
Thursday 16th M arch— Strathallan v. G ordonstoun— Home— W on 1-0.
This was rather a dull game. Its principal feature w as the num ber of
times the w h istle w e n t for sticks — usually by the visitin g team. This led to a
lack of fluency and at half-tim e there was no score.
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The second half w as only a little better, but Strathallan pressure was
eventually rewarded when W aterston at inside-right receiving a good pass
ju s t outside the G ordonstoun circle, controlled the ball w e ll and scored a good
goal.
Team: S. D. Lowden (C a ptain ); J. E. Ham ilton; K. C. Mackenzie; E. G. M ac­
Kenzie; C. Hill; I. F. S. Day; R. H. Green; N. J. W aterston; J. S. P. McDonald;
C. R. Hay; G. E. Smith.
Tuesday 21st M arch— Strathallan v. Fettes— Home— Lost 0-4.
W h yte was able to lead the Strathallan team, w hich nearly scored in the
opening m inutes of an exciting match. However, it was the Fettes inside-left
w ho opened the scoring and the Fettes centre forw ard put Fettes tw o up
sho rtly afterw ards w ith a good flick from a short corner. The Fettes team
w ith eight old colours showed great opportunism and Fettes were four goals
up at half-tim e after some sharp and decisive attacking.
The second half opened w ith some determ ined pressure from Strathallan
on the Fettes goal, but it was in vain. The Strathallan defence played w ith
greater vig our than in the first half, but the Fettes defence w as very sound and
the Fettes First XI fu lly deserved their first v ic to ry against Strathallan at
Forgandenny.
Team: S. D. Lowden; D. A. S. W h yte (C a ptain ); K. C. Mackenzie; E. G. M ac­
Kenzie; C. Hill; I. F. S. Day; R. H. Green; N. J. W aterston; J. S. P. M cDonald;
C. R. Hay; G. E. Smith.
Thursday 2rd M arch— Strathallan v. Stam ford— Draw 2-2.
Stam ford, whose Hockey M aster, Mr. G. W . Searle, had been on the staff
at Strathallan from 1963 to 1966, made this their first S cottish fixture in a short
tour.
The match was played at a rather leisurely pace in S pring-like weather.
Stam ford were the first to score, a sudden and q u ickly taken shot from the
extrem e edge of the circle defeating the Strathallan defence. It was not long
before Hay scored a good goal and the score remained one-all till half-time.
Strathallan played w ith some skill but still at a rather slo w tem po, while
their opponents were given to o much latitude. It was not long before S tam ford's
more direct methods brought a furthe r goal, w hich resulted in keener Strathallan
pressure. Hill equalised, when W h yte pushed the ball across to him at a short
corner. Thereafter both defences treated their opponents w ith greater respect
and neither side were able to get the w inning goal.
Team: S. D. Lowden; D. A. S. W hyte (C a ptain ); K. C. Mackenzie; J. E.
Ham ilton; C. Hill; E. G. MacKenzie; R. H. Green; N. J. W aterston ; J. S. P.
McDonald; C. R. Hay; G. E. Smith.
OTHER HOCKEY RESULTS
Second XI:
Tuesday 14th M arch— Strathallan v. Loretto— Home— Lost 0-2.
Thursday 16th M arch— Strathallan v. Lendrick M uir— Home— Lost 0-2.
Tuesday 21st M arch— Strathallan v. Fettes— Home— Lost 0-2.
Colts:
Tuesday 14th M arch— v. Loretto— Home— Lost 0-4.
T hursday 16th M arch— v. G ordonstoun— Home— Lost 1-3.
Tuesday 21st M arch— v. Fettes— A w a y — Lost 0-3.
Junior Colts:
T hursday 9th M arch— v. Lathallan— A w a y — W on 1-0.
Tuesday 14th M arch— v. Loretto— Home— Lost 0-3.
Tuesday 21st March— v. Fettes— A w a y— W on 3-0.
Riley:
Saturday 4th M arch— v. New Park— A w a y — W on 5-3.
Thursday 9th M arch— v. C raigflow er— A w a y — Drawn 2-2.
Riley 2nd XI
Saturday 11th March— v. New Park— Home— W on 2-0.
House Matches:
Preliminary Round: Leburn beat Sim pson 5-1.
Second Round: Ruthven beat Leburn 5-2; Freeland beat Nicol by conceding
fe w e r corners.
Final Round: Ruthven beat Freeland 2-1.
Ruthven therefore w on the House Hockey Cup.
Sim pson w on the Hockey League Cup.
CRICKET
W h a t an u n s a tis fa c to ry season the 1st X I had th is year! Of
the side w h ich played against Fettes in 1971, nine boys w ere back,
but tw o w ere allo w e d to give up cric k e t and seven old colours
rem ained. T hat tw o w ere a llo w e d to give up c ric k e t m ay have made
no difference, although one o f them had been o u r second highest
ru n -g e tte r last year and the o th e r had som e re p uta tio n fo r scoring
q uick runs in the co lts , b u t it is one o f the penalties th a t has to be
paid fo r an o p tio n s system .
One o f the m o st dism al ch a ra cte ristics o f the season w a s the
failure o f the b attin g — so m e tim e s against spin, so m e tim e s against
m edium -pace, som etim es on w e t w ic k e ts and som etim es on hard
ones. There is no d o u b t th a t the early w e t w ic k e ts did ve ry little
fo r confidence in sh o t-m a kin g , and th is co m p la in t w a s a com m on
one th ro u g h o u t schools in the B ritish Isles. U n fo rtu n a te ly , ju s t w he n
one had hoped th a t som e o f the team w o u ld s ta rt to com e good th ey
ran into a series of club m atches w h ich tu rn e d o u t d isa p p o in tin g ly.
This, allied to the fa c t th a t there w a s , in certain cases, a lack of
w ill to com e to te rm s w ith the basic arts af b a ttin g , made rung ettin g an uncertain affair and perhaps p ut to o m uch burden on the
established batsm en in the side. Y e t despite o u r fragile b atting
m ore batsm en than usual g o t to 5 0 — E. G. M acK enzie, J. H. R.
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Parker, C. Hill all scored one and D. T. C ochrane scored a couple
w he n he w a s n 't pre-o ccup ied w ith g e ttin g noughts. E. G. M acKenzie also g o t a c e n tu ry against M o rris o n 's and the last tim e a
hundred w a s scored at th is level w a s by D. J. S. C urrie (ag ain st
M o rris o n 's , to o ) several years ago. By and large, th ou gh , the bigger
individual scores came at a tim e w he n o th e r useful solid scores
w ere n ot fo rth c o m in g in su pp ort.
The b o w lin g w a s as good as ever, although fre q u e n tly it w as
poo rly su p p o rte d in the field. Chalm ers to o k som e w e e k s to a djust
to a good length and d ire ctio n , b u t once the hard w ic k e ts cam e he
im p rove d e no rm ou sly. A t tim e s he a llo w e d him self to be p ut off
rather to o m uch by fro n t fo o t no balls. Low den b o w le d steadily
and w ith g re at e con om y co n tin u a lly s w itc h in g line, c u t and sw erve.
Both these b o w le rs b o w le d expecting to take w ic k e ts . M cD onald,
in his firs t season, w a s u n lu cky n ot to get m ore w ic k e ts and he
seem ed to suffer m ore from fielding lapses than m ost. A s a b o w le r
he still has m uch to learn since there is little v a rie ty in the insw ing
w h ich he persists in b o w lin g from 23 yards and from w id e o f the
stu m p s. Green, as ever, w a s an enigm a. His run up w a s an
u n rh yth m ica l shuffle and it w a s o nly la tte rly th a t he s ta rte d to try
to im prove th a t, his g rip and his b o w lin g action. For one w h o is a
reasonable athlete it w a s not ve ry s a tis fa c to ry , th ough the bow ling
w as made to look rather m ore w a y w a rd w he n the w ic k e t-k e e p e r
failed to cope w ith som e of the w ild e r extravagances. N evertheless
he sta cked up 18 w ic k e ts early on in the season and, then, rather
d ep re ssing ly fo r him he g o t no w ic k e ts fo r several m atches.
The spin b o w lin g did n ot develop. S herington, in his fo urth
season, g o t fe w e r w ic k e ts and insiste d on b o w lin g to eccentric
fields. M acK enzie gave the ball more air and on tw o occasions
returned good figures, b u t neither fielded w e ll to his o w n bow ling
and neither had a fo llo w -th ro u g h w o rth m en tion ing — in short,
aggression w a s lacking.
Lack of aggression m arred the fielding as a w hole. Only
Green had a b u lle t o f a th ro w and both he and M cD o na ld w ere
safe as fa r as catches w ere concerned. Cochrane w a s a m ore than
adequate slip field b u t the rem ainder gave a w a y m ore runs in the
field than th e y made w ith th e bat. It w a s rare to see fielders
w a lkin g in b riskly and co m m on to see o utfie lde rs c o n ve rtin g one
and a half runs into tw o by w a itin g fo r the ball to com e to them .
W h a t o f the o the r team s? The Second Eleven did poorly, but
th a t w a s to be expected w ith the thin spread o f ta len t. The thirds
w ere e n th u sia stic both in defeat and v ic to ry . The Senior Colts,
having been beaten o u t o f sig h t in th e ir J u n io r C o lts ' year, sm artly
tu rn ed around and under M r. W illia m s ’ directio n had an unbeaten
season. There are still a lo t o f rough edges to be sm o o th e d out,
b u t one or tw o prom ising cricke te rs com e up to firs t game. W ith
so m any o f the F irst Eleven leaving, the e x-C o lts w ill have to w o rk
hard at th e ir game during the w in te r. The J u n io r C olts, to o , had
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a b e t te r th a n a v e ra g e s e a s o n . T h is y e a r t h e ir c o a c h w a s M r.
C o lq u h o u n a n d he p r o d u c e d a s id e w h ic h h a d a g r e a t d e a l o f
p o te n tia l a n d e n th u s ia s m .
The Senior House M atch C om p e titio n d id n 't take place this
year because o f lack o f tim e and lack o f players n ow th a t there are
five houses. The J u n io r House M atch C o m p e titio n , h ow eve r, ran
under the same rules as last year, b ut this tim e w ith ten rounds.
W h e th e r the increase o f co m p e titiv e c ric k e t c o n trib u te d to b e tte r
results at ju n io r eleven levels or n ot it is im p ossib le to say. One
suspects it did, and th ose boys n o t playing regularly fo r the Senior
or J u n io r C olts at least had tine chance o f playing in e ig ht m atches
th a t m attered. Further, the co m p e titio n once again w e n t to the
last round w he n three w in n e rs w ere possible. Leburn and R uthven
both played a good sta nd ard of c ric k e t in these gam es and since
the co m p e titio n ended w ith these tw o houses vying fo r to p place
th e ir m eeting in the last round w as allocated to The Law n. Ruthven
e ven tua lly w o n .
A w o rd , to o , w o u ld be app ro priate a bo ut the less illu s trio u s
cricke te rs. The J u n io r C olts Second Game, organised by M r. Gray
enjoyed th e ir c ric k e t and a va rie ty o f o th e r sp o rtin g a c tiv itie s , w h ils t
Riley House w ith som e good players never had any luck at all w ith
the w ea th er. The m atches th a t th ey did have had e xcitin g finishes.
OTHER RESULTS
2nd XI
v. The Edinburgh Academ y. Strathallan 66. The Edinburgh Academ y 67-4. Lost
by 6 w ickets.
v, Dundee High School. Dundee High School 76. Strathallan 34. Lost by 42
runs.
v, Perth High School. Perth High School 129-5 (d e c.). Strathallan 106-9. Drawn,
v. Loretto. Loretto 122-7 (d e c.). Strathallan 70-8. Drawn,
v. Fettes. Fettes 146-9 (dec.). Strathallan 40. Lost by 106 runs,
v. M erchiston. M erchiston 117. Strathallan 91. Lost by 26 runs,
v. Glenalmond. Strathallan 47. Glenalmond 48-5. Lost by 5 w ickets.
A ' XI
v. Kelvinside Academ y 1st XI. Strathallan 126-6 (dec.) (M arshall 41, Duncan
41). Kelvinside Academ y 86. W on by 40 runs,
v Dollar Academ y. Dollar Academ y 130-7 (d e c.). Strathallan 39. Lost by
91 runs.
3rd XI
v. Edinburgh Academ y (H ). Edinburgh Academ y 137 for 5 dec. Strathallan 40.
Lost by 97 runs.
v Perth Academ y 2nd XI ( A ) . Strathallan 101 (K. A. Robertson 23). Perth
A cadem y 71 for 7 (A . G. Macfarlane 4 fo r 15). M atch drawn,
v M o rriso n's Academ y 2nd XI (H ). M orrison's Academ y 87 (P. B. M. Suther­
land 8 for 48). Strathallan 78 (A. G. Macfarlane 27). Lost by 9 runs,
v Loretto ( A ). Strathallan 51. Loretto 53 for 2. Lost by 8 w ickets,
v Fettes (A ). Fettes 141 Strathallan 41 fo r 8. M atch drawn.
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v. M erchiston Castle (H ). M erchiston Castle 53 (P. B. M. Sutherland 6 for
24). Strathallan 56 for 4. W on by 6 w ickets.
v. T rin ity College Glenalmond ( A ) . Glenalmond 113 (P. B. M. Sutherland 5
for 57; L. A. S tew a rt 3 fo r 19). Strathallan 61. Lost by 42 runs.
Senior C olts
v. The Edinburgh Academ y. The Edinburgh Academ y 153-3 (d e c .). Strathallan
81-4 (Bell 3 5 *). Drawn.
v. M o rriso n's Academ y. M orrison's Academ y 59 (M acLeod 5-13). Strathallan
60 for 5. W on by 5 w ickets.
v. Perth Academ y. Strathallan 105 for 7 (dec.) (Fraser 4 6 *). Perth Academ y
61 (M acLeod 6-17). W on by 44 runs.
v. Dollar Academ y. Strathallan 118 for 7 (dec.) (Fraser 50). Dollar Academ y
6 (W h ita ke r 5-1, MacLeod 4-3 ). W on by 112 runs,
v. Loretto. Loretto 106-7 (d e c.). Strathallan 40 for 7. Drawn,
v. Fettes. Fettes 106-8 (d e c.). Strathallan 40 for 7. Drawn,
v. M erchiston. M erchiston 69. Strathallan 70 for 7. W on by 3 w ickets.
v. Glenalmond. Glenalmond 61 (Flay 7-14). Strathallan 63-8. W on by 2
w ickets.
Junior C olts
v. The Edinburgh Academ y. Strathallan 60. The Edinburgh Academ y
Lost by 2 w ickets.
v. Dundee High School. Dundee High School 35. Strathallan 36 for 1.
9 w ickets.
v. Perth Academ y. Strathallan 103 for 6 (d e c.). Perth Academ y 43.
60 runs.
v. Loretto. Strathallan 69. Loretto 70 for 2. Lost by 8 w ickets,
v. Fettes. Fettes 48. Strathallan 49 for 6. W on by 4 w icke ts,
v. M erchiston. Strathallan 133. M erchiston 87. W on by 46 runs,
v. Glenalmond. Glenalmond 150-8 (de c.). Strathallan 83. Lost by 67
61 for 8
W on by
W on by
runs.
Junior 'A ' XI
v. Kelvinside Academ y. Kelvinside Academ y 42 and 48.
(d e c .). W on by an innings and 19 runs.
Strathallan 109-5
Junior XI
v. Lathallan (H ). Strathallan 77. Lathallan 66. W on by 11 runs,
v. New Park (A ). Strathallan 67. New Park 43. W on by 24 runs,
v. C roftinloan (H ). Strathallan 52. Croftinloan 51. W on by 1 run.
v. C raigflow er (A ). Strathallan 43. C raigflow er 42. W on by 1 run.
Runs for:— 219 — an average of 5.47 per w icket.
A gainst:— 202 — an average of 5.05 per w icket.
Played
W on
Drawn
Lost
4
4
0
0
The matches against Belmont House and A rdvreck were rained off w ith o u t
a ball being bowled.
Junior 2nd XI
v. New Park (H ). Strathallan 109 for 8 dec. New Park 35. W on by 74 runs,
v. C raigflow er (H ). Strathallan 76. C raigflow er 26. W on by 50 runs.
1st XI AVERAGES
Batting
E G. MacKenzie
j H. R Parker
S. R. C. Duncan
W, M. Cantlay
C. Hill
D T. Cochrane
G A. Chalmers
N 0 . Sherington
S D. Lowden
J. S. P. McDonald
R H. Green
Inns.
14
14
10
10
13
11
8
11
11
8
8
Not Out
3
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
Runs
325
211
126
140
181
138
52
62
55
41
28
H.S.
101*
56*
43
41
55
55*
29
30
19*
25*
12
Av.
29.54
16.23
14.00
14.00
13.92
13.80
10.40
7.77
6.87
6.83
5.60
R
255
332
183
311
269
W
20
25
13
22
10
Av.
12.75
13.20
14.07
14.13
26.90
Bow ling
R
S
E,
G
J.
0
M
H. Green
107.3
26
D. Lowden
143.3
42
G. MacKenzie
60.5
10
132.2
A. Chalmers
44
S. P. M cDonald
87.3
20
A lso bow led N. 0 . Sherington 25-1-71-3.
Saturday 6th May v. Crieff C.C.— Home.
Persistent rain during the night and through the m orning ensured the
im p ossib ility of playing the opening match of the season.
Thursday 11th M ay v. Dundee U n iversity 2nd XI— Home.
This is another fixture w hich never seems to a ttra ct anything like good
weather. Fortunately, as it happened, the School w o n the toss and w ere able
to bat first on a softish w icke t. Parker and Cantlay opened the innings, and
Cantlay w e n t in the third over of the innings, being bow led by one going dow n
the leg-side. Cantlay d id n 't get across to the ball w ith his bat, but nevertheless
managed to kick the ball onto his w ic k e t w ith his right fo o t — a shot one
m ight imagine a rather elderly and arthritic stork making. Thereafter, Hill
and Parker seemed to have little difficu lty coping w ith the bow ling, and Hill's
innings was ju st beginning to gather pace when he converted a brisk tw o into
an amiable ambled one and a half.
The w e t ball and in te rm itte n t drizzle began to make fielding and bow ling
conditions rather bad, and Parker and MacKenzie settled in, and neither looked
like being out. MacKenzie hit one over long-leg onto the Ruthven roofs and
shortly afterw ards brought up his fifty w ith a sim ilar hit. His fifty also included
six 4's. Parker's fifty w as less spectacular, but was well-m ade. Heavy rain fell
during the tea interval and only a couple of overs were possible after.
Eventually the game had to be abandoned.
Strathallan
J. H. R. Parker, not out ...........
W . M. Cantlay, b A tte nb orou gh
C. Hill, run out .............................
E. G. MacKenzie, not out .......
D. T. Cochrane, S. D. Lowden,
N. 0 . Sherington, A. G. Marshall,
G. A. Chalmers, J. S. P. M c­
Donald and R. H. Green did not
bat.
Extras ..............................................
56
0
14
54
Attenborough
Hunter
Buzza
de M attos
W ilson
Lawson
O
17
8
8
3
2
1
M
3
2
2
1
0
0
R
31
33
29
10
14
7
W
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
T otal (fo r 2 w k ts .) ............ 130
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Saturday 13th M ay v. The Edinburgh A cadem y— Home.
The Edinburgh Academ y opened the proceedings by going off at their
usual cracking pace, and some loose opening bow ling was rig htly despatched.
S trobridge q u ickly fell into the groove and in the third over hit Chalmers over
square leg fo r six. M ackie was the first to go, driving at one from Chalmers
that stopped a little. The result was that the ball dollied off the end of his bat
to give Green a sim ple catch as he came in from straightish cover. Fulton
d id n 't last long either. Taking a m iddle and off guard he was perilously close to
being out leg-before to Chalmers alm ost im m ediately, and three overs later was
caught dow n the leg side by Hill off Green (yes, Green was actually bow ling
some w ith in reach). A fte r that the innings burgeoned. Loudon took a heavy
to ll of MacKenzie, and some of his sixes w ere m is-hit straight back over the
unfortunate bow ler's head. None of the bow lers seemed to pick up the hint
that a ball of shortish length on off-stum p made Loudon look rather ordinary —
on this day, anyway. Loudon w e n t at iast when it looked as if nothing was
going to remove him — M cDonald too k a stinging catch at extra-cover, and
Lowden, the bow ler, excelled in taking a spraw ling caught and bowled ju st
before lunch to dismiss MacGregor.
The catching during the innings was fairly good — very good compared
w ith later in the season — and Cochrane too k tw o nice slip catches. Through­
out, The Edinburgh Academ y were always p o sitively looking fo r runs, and their
brand of cricke t makes very refreshing w atching. They were out shortly before
three o 'clo ck fo r 140 — a very good striking rate.
The best that can be said o f the Strathallan innings is th a t they made a
m iscalculation. Loudon, w ho had already been getting w ic k e ts for The
Academ y, d id n 't seem to present any problem s, although he g o t Parker out
early on w ith a ball that Parker, w ith his initial shuffle dow n the w ic k e t had
made into an insw inging beamer. Cantlay led a charmed life, as is so often
his w o n t, and Hill was out padding up to Grant. M acKenzie too k tim e to get
going, but when he did he sp lit the cover field w ith some good hits. Cochrane
w as bow led the next ball after Hill — he appeared to be overaw ed by the
occasion — and after th a t the rot set in. Grant was sw itched to the Chapel
end and was bow ling off-spin and getting enough turn to bo w l round the
w icke t. The end was soon in sight when M acKenzie hit a full-to ss straight
to extra cover, and thereafter the haste to get out was p o sitively unseemly.
It was like w atching a side scram bling fo r quick runs at the end of a Player
League innings — the true situation was that Strathallan needed 21 runs w ith
four w icke ts in hand and nearly an hour to play.
The Edinburgh Academ y
J. F. Strobridge, b Green ............
A. R. M ackie, c Green b
Chalmers ...................................
J. D. 0 . Fulton, c Hill, b Green
W . D. G. Loudon, c M cDonald
b Lowden .................................
A. J. S. Darling, b Lowden .......
C. I. C. M acGregor, c and b
Lowden .................................
D. G. Gregson, c Cochrane b
McDonald .................................
A. S. Fitch ie, c Cochrane b
Green ..........................................
A. P. M. Hutchison, b Chalmers
J. D. K. Grant, not out ...........
T. F. M cLeod, b Green ............
Extras ..............................................
Total
7Z
21
7
2
61
16
10
0
14
0
2
4
3
...................................... 140
Strathallan
J. H. R. Parker, b Loudon .......
W . M. Cantlay, b Darling ............
C. Hill, Ibw b Grant ....................
E. G. MacKenzie, c Darling b
Grant ..........................................
D. T.
Cochrane, b Grant .........
S. D.Lowden, b Grant ..............
A. G.Marshall, b G rant ..............
N. O.
Sherington, b Loudon ...
G. A. Chalmers, c Strobridge b
Darling
......................................
J. S. P. M cDonald, b Loudon ...
R. H. Green, not out ....................
Extras ..............................................
Total
11
30
30
40
0
4
3
2
7
5
0
3
...................................... 135
Green
Chalmers
MacKenzie
Lowden
McDonald
0
12
11
8
12
4
M
3
4
0
6
2
R
19
38
48
27
4
W
4
2
0
3
1
Loudon
Hutchison
Gregson
Darling
McLeod
Grant
0
16.2
7
4
9
3
8
M
5
1
1
2
2
0
R
41
23
5
20
5
33
W
3
0
0
2
0
5
Tuesday 16th M ay v. Perth Academ y— A w ay.
One supposes that this Perth Academ y side, even they w o uld adm it, was
not the best they could field
Nevertheless, it w e n t nearer to beating the
School than ever before in the last ten years. The School's perform ance, from
first to last, was about as undistinguished as it is possible to be, and even
then did not reach the depths it reached later in the season.
Perth Academ y batted first on a poor w ic k e t but the bow ling was far too
w ayw ard to take advantage o f that, and the bow lers became more and more
discouraged as catch after catch w e nt dow n. As a spectacle the Academ y
batting did not com pensate except fo r some blacksm ithian hits by Paul, and
Strathallan w ere left 60 m inutes to get 95 runs.
Parker batted quite w e ll in an a ttem p t to keep on term s but the remainder
of the batting looked less than convincing, and in the last quarter of an hour
too many easy catches were given off short lifting balls.
Perth Academ y
N. Brough, st Hill b M cDonald
D. MacFarlane, Ibw b M cDonald
G. Ross, c Green b Lowden
R. Heeps, c Parker b Lowden ...
W. Paul, not out .........................
T.
Stuart, c
MacKenzie
b
Lowden ......................................
J. A nton, c Green b McDonald
C. Heeps, not out .........................
Extras ..............................................
Total (fo r 6 w kts. dec.) ...
Green
Chalmers
MacKenzie
M cDonald
Lowden
O
8
6
9
8
5
M
R
5
3
1
1
1
8
4
24
32
12
18
10
10
11
26
1
3
1
15
--
95
W
0
0
0
3
3
Strathallan
J. H. R. Parker, c and b Stuart
W . M. Cantlay, c and b Paul ...
C. Hill, b Paul .............................
E. G. MacKenzie, b Stuart
D. T. Cochrane, c Heeps, b
Stuart ..........................................
S. D. Lowden, c Stuart b Paul
A. G. Marshall, c Ross b Stuart
N. O. Sherington, not out .......
G. A. Chalmers, not out ...........
R. H. Green, and J. S. P.
McDonald did not bat.
Extras ..............................................
Total (fo r 7 w k ts .) ...........
Paul
R. Heeps
Stuart
O
10
4
6
M
R
3
0
1
14
22
14
25
7
3
11
0
0
0
0
4
6
56
W
3
0
4
Saturday 20th M ay v. M o rriso n 's Academ y— Home.
The opening overs o f the School's innings gave no inkling of w h at was
going to happen later in the innings. M cNaughton bow ling very briskly and
getting some m ovem ent removed Parker in his second over and when Cantlay
w e nt shortly afterw ards the score was 24. Thereafter Hill and M acKenzie
repaired the damage in no uncertain manner. Both batted carefully to start
w ith and then MacKenzie cu t loose and punished the second line bow ling
heavily enough fo r the opening bow ler to be brought on again. MacKenzie
proceeded from 36 to 98 w ith 8 fours and a six and by tea was 85 not out.
Hill was content to let MacKenzie have the bow ling and was 42 not out at
tea — a fairly restrained innings for Hill. A fte r tea Hill was soon out after
getting his fifty and M acKenzie w e n t to his 100 w ith a six (o ve r the pa vilio n),
tw o fours and a single. There was no nonsense about nervous nineties, and
when he had reached his hundred in 89 m inutes (14 4's and 2 6's) the innings
was declared. This was quite the best innings MacKenzie has played in the
eleven and he was never anywhere near as good fo r the rest of the season.
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The M orrison's innings started calam itously. In his first three overs Green
bow led tw o batsmen and had another tw o caught. The later batsmen tried
to transform the situation by taking the attack to the fielding side. Some loose
bo w ling by Chalmers was thum ped and Lowden, too, came in fo r some
punishment. Eventually Green returned to the attack and bow led Sylvester
w ith a full toss and then w ith a ball of even fuller length had McNaughton
caught slashing tow a rds deep gully.
Strathallan
J. H. R. Parker, b M cNaughton
1
M. Cantlay, c and b M cNaughton
13
C. Hill, b M cNaughton ...........
55
E. G. MacKenzie, not out
101
4
S. D. Lowden, not out ................
A. G. Marshall, D. T. Cochrane,
S. R. C. Duncan, G. A. Chalmers,
J. S. P. McDonald and R. H.
Green did not bat.
Extras ..............................................
11
__
Total (fo r 3 w kts. dec.) ... 185
M o rriso n's Academ y
R. I. Davidson, b Green
W . L. M ilroy, c and b Lowden
J. Haggart, c Hill b Green
G. D. Stalker, b Green
R. A. I. McLean, c Chalmers b
Green ................................
A. N. Suttie, c Duncan b
Chalmers
.......................
D. J. W est, Ibw b M cDonald ...
G. C. Sharp, c Chalmers b MacKpn7ip
K. J. M cN aughton, c Cantlay b
Green ................................
A. B. Sylvester, b Green
J. Denholm, not out ..........
Extras ....................................
Total
M cNaughton
Haggart
Davidson
McLean
W est
O
M
R
16.1
4
58
16
2
73
2
0
10
5
0
25
1
0
8
W
3
0
0
0
0
Green
Chalmers
M cDonald
l.ow den
MacKenzie
...........................
0
10.3
7
6
8
3
M
3
2
4
0
1
0
24
2
0
2
23
3
13
31
6
0
6
110
R
22
32
7
35
8
W
6
1
1
1
1
Thursday 25th May v. Dundee U n iversity S taff— A w a y.
The w ic k e t had a little b it to offer to medium pace bow lers and the early
order batting found the going difficult. The U niversity Staff opened w ith
Hardisty bow ling cutters and Jones bow ling off-spin. In the third over of the
innings H ardisty removed Cantlay to a very good caught and bow led going high
and to his right off a ball w hich Cantlay had tried to drive. Very often Cantlay
stretches at the full-length ball and if it is slo w er than he tho ugh t a catch
som ewhere between mid-on and m id-off is the inevitable result. A t 13 Parker
was w e ll taken at slip driving at Jones. For some tim e he had not been happy
against the off-spin since he tends to get out of line rather early in the ball's
flight. Hill follow e d shortly after driving im patiently across a ball of full-length,
and in the 19th over, w ith the score only at 24, MacKenzie, too, was bowled.
Then, either the bow ling tired or the batting became more resolute.
Duncan and Cochrane both batted w ith o u t appearing to be troubled, Duncan
driving on the off-side particularly w e ll, and Cochrane w o rking the ball away
on the leg-side — including a six over m id -w icke t where he had nearly been
caught the previous ball. Cochrane, in fact, batted w e ll enough (giving a
sharp chance to the w icke t-ke e p e r early on) to make 50 in 78 m inutes before
being leg-before hitting across the line. The partnership put on 89 runs,
Duncan's innings show ing a promise w hich was never fulfilled during the
remainder of the season.
W hen the U niversity Staff batted Green and Chalmers proved to be too
quick fo r some batsmen. Second ball of the innings, Hood shaping to hook a
long-hop from Green, got a top edge and was spectacularly caught by Cochrane
at full stretch behind the w icket-keeper. Thereafter Chalmers proceeded to
bow l out the middle order w ith some relish, the only resistance coming from
Dr. Ferrier w ho remained not out at the end.
Strathallan
H. R. Parker, c Black b Jones
M. Cantlay, c and b Hardisty
Hill, b Hardisty ....................
G. MacKenzie, b Hardisty ...
R. C. Duncan, c Ferrier b
Jones ..........................................
D T. Cochrane, Ibw b Hardisty
S D. Lowden, b H ardisty .......
N 0 . Sherington, not out .......
G A. Chalmers, J. S. P. M c ­
Donald and R. H. Green did not
bat.
Extras ..............................................
j
W
C
E
S
Total (fo r 7 w k ts . dec.)
Hardisty
Jones
Tervet
Pathi
O
M
R
22
5
41
23.1
8
43
7
1
26
5
1
19
6
1
8
8
43
50
7
5
Dundee U n iversity Staff
Hood, c Cochrane b Green ..
Pathi, b Chalmers ...........
Ferrier, not out ................
Burke, Ibw b Chalmers
Hardisty, b Chalmers ...
Black, b Green ................
Jones, b Chalmers .......
Sharp, c Parker b Green
Maule, b Green ................
Jennings, b Chalmers ...
Tervet, b Chalmers .......
Extras .................................
5
0
1
Vfi
0
0
n
3
fl
0
0
V
6
------38
133
W
5
2
0
0
Green
Chalmers
0
11
11
M
5
4
R
17
15
W
4
6
Saturday 27th M ay v. Evercreech C.C.— Home.
Evercreech C.C. are w e ll know n to recent Occasionals and played a fixture
arranged at short notice against the School when one of the Evercreech touring
fixtures fell through. Once again w e had a so ft slow w icke t. Chalmers removed
King second ball of the innings and Green had Abraham s easily caught on the
off-side. Pereira looked in be tte r form and made some pleasant scoring shots
on the off-side. He w as threatening to get right on to p o f the bow ling when
Green sw itch ed to round the w ic k e t and g o t a faint outside edge w ith a ball
that pitched middle and leg and moved away. The Evercreech score was
brought back to some semblance of resp ectab ility by th e ir m iddle-order batting
and they declared, very generously, at 129.
Strathallan suffered the early loss of W alker and the more grievous loss of
Parker run out ju st as he was getting going, Marshall calling him fo r a second
run where only one and a half existed. MacKenzie, fortun ately, was in good
fe ttle and was able to push the runs along at a reasonable pace, and when he
was out 46 runs were required in 20 m inutes w ith 7 w icke ts in hand. The
equation could have been even more favourable had not Marshall been
out o f form — 17 in tw o m inutes less than tw o hours against some very
m oderate bow ling allow ed the bow lers to find a length they should never have
found — and if a batsman is not going to play w h a t shots he has against
moderate bow ling, he is never going to play them. U nfortunately, when
Marshall w as out w ith 17 m inutes to go and still 46 required to w in, no
serious atte m p t had been made to go fo r the runs.
Strathallan
Evercreech C.C.
A. King, b Chalmers ................
J. Abrahams, c Chalmers b
Green ..........................................
E. Jam ieson, b Green ................
C. Pereira, c W alker b Green ...
D. M illard, c Sherington b
McDonald .................................
J. Lovell, c Duncan b Chalmers
R. Chinnock, Ibw b Sherington
T. Benwell, b Lowden ................
R. M iaker, not out ....................
P. Bolton, not out .........................
Extras ..............................................
0
7
6
23
12
7
32
13
12
14
3
T otal (fo r 8 w k ts . dec.) ... 129
D. A. W alker, b Pereira ............
A. G. Marshall, b M aiker ...........
J. H. R. Parker, run out ...........
E. G. MacKenzie, b Pereira .......
S. D. Lowden, not out ............
S. R. C. Duncan, not out ...........
N.
0.
Sherington,
G.
A.
Chalmers, J. S. P. M cDonald, R.
H. Green and D. T. Cochrane
did not bat.
Extras ..............................................
T otal (fo r 4 w k ts .) ...........
0
17
16
38
8
10
11
100
Chalmers
Green
M cDonald
Lowden
Sherington
0
10
13
6
8
4
M
3
1
0
0
0
R
21
35
31
21
18
W
2
3
1
1
1
0
21
5
16
1
Pereira
Bolton
M iaker
Chinnock
M
6
3
4
0
R
40
12
32
5
W
2
0
1
0
Thursday 1st June v. C. B. E. S om erville's X I— Home.
The day was not a very pleasant one fo r cricket, it being cool and the
w icke t fairly soft. C.B.E. Som erville's XI batted first and W ebste r and Haines—
a new opening partnership this — steadily and solidly put on runs and a w icke t
d id n 't fall, indeed d id n 't look like falling, until the 17th over. Perhaps the
thought of Hanif appearing from the pavilion was sufficient to deter the bowlers
from being to o enthusiastic. Eventually D. Haines w e n t hitting across the line
to Lowden, and W ebste r was caught in the deep when he had com pleted his
fifty.
W e were m eanwhile being treated to a gem of an innings from Hanif.
His technique of w h ipp ing the slig htly short ball through m id -w icke t fo r a
single was particularly interesting, and had the weather been warm er and the
w ic k e t faster the School bow ling w ould have suffered, one felt. As it was
both Lowden and M cDonald bow led very steadily, fo r the m ost part keeping
the ball w e ll up and other w icke ts began to fall. G. McLellan was caught at
the w icke t, but since he used up 10 years' luck on this ground last year, there
were fe w reasons for com plaint. Moore was stum ped alm ost at the tea
interval, and after it Hanif w e nt to an excellent falling catch by Lowden at deep
m id-on off the bow ling of M cDonald. Lowden finished w ith the w ell-m erited
figures of 6 — 49.
The School reply was poor after an opening stand of 36. In the face of
spin, particularly Harrex's sharply turning chinamen, little resistance or com ­
petence was shown. One fe lt that advancing dow n the w ic k e t and one or tw o
hits directed at close fielders m ight w ell have helped. As it was, only Cochrane
stayed in for any length of tim e, but by then the damage had been done, and
the School batting never regained confidence for the rest of the season.
C. B. E. S om erville's XI
H. W ebster, c Chalmers b
Lowden ...................................... 57
20
D. Haines, bLowden ..................
Hanif Mohammed, c Lowden b
M cDonald
..............................
45
G. McLellan, c Hill b Lowden
...
1
B. M oore, st Hill b Lowden ......... 2
A. B. W ren, c M cDonald b
Lowden ......................................
9
R. R. Sloan, c Duncan b Lowden
0
G. F. R. M artin, not out ............... 0
Extras ..............................................
2
Strathallan
W . M. Cantlay, b Sloan ...........
19
N. 0 . Sherington, b Sloan .......
17
J. H. R. Parker, c Hanif b Harrex
3
E. G. MacKenzie, b Harrex ......
0
C. Hill, st McLellan b Sloan ...
5
S. R. C. Duncan, b Harrex .......... 0
D. T. Cochrane, c Haines b W ren
6
G. A. Chalmers, b Hanif ...........
1
S. D. Lowden, st McLellan b
Hanif ..........................................
0
J. S. P. M cDonald, not out .......
3
R. H. Green, b W ren ................
0
Extras ..............................................
3
Total (fo r 7w k ts . dec.) ... 136
Total
Chalmers
Green
Lowden
McDonald
76
0
8
4
15.3
12
M
3
0
3
0
R
18
20
49
47
W
0
0
6
1
M cAinsh
M artin
Sloan
Harrex
Hanif
W ren
.......................................
0
6
4
7
10
6
1.2
M
1
1
2
7
2
0
R
12
18
9
4
8
3
57
W
0
0
3
3
2
2
Saturday 3rd June v. Loretto— Home.
Succinctly, one can say th a t there was nothing in the w icke t, there was
nothing in the bow ling, and there w as nothing in the batting. One m ust, I
think, put the performance dow n to anxiety induced by the total collapse of
the batting in the previous game. The collapse this tim e was not spectacular
and it may be a source of w o nd erm en t th a t a side can stay at the w ic k e t from
11.30 until 2.40 and obtain only 71 runs. A side full of Hamlets could have
hardly wavered co lle ctive ly as much.
A fte r Strang had been brillia n tly caught in the gully off Green, Loretto, too,
batted studiously, and the match, incredibly, nearly w e n t into the final 20
overs.
Strathallan
W . M. Cantlay, b Hutchinson ...
N. 0. Sherington, c Simpson b
Hutchinson
...........................
J. H. R. Parker, c Lawson b
Hutchinson
...........................
E. G. MacKenzie, c Simpson b
Clarke ........................................
C. Hill, b Clarke ...........................
S. R. C. Duncan, c Cox b
...........................
Hutchinson
D. T. Cochrane, b Hutchinson ...
G. A. Chalmers, b Partridge ...
S. D. Lowden, c Simpson b
Partridge
................................
J. S. P. M cDonald, b Partridge
R. H. Green, not out
.......
Extras .............................................
Total
Clarke
Hutchinson
Lawson
Partridge
....................................
O
17
16
7
6.5
M
6
3
3
4
R
22
31
12
3
2
1
1
7
20
Loretto
D. W . Galbraith, not out ...........
M. G. Strang, c Sherington b
Green ..........................................
P. D. W inton, not out ................
Extras ..............................................
Total (fo r 1 w k t.)
...........
34
5
21
13
72
1
1
29
0
1
5
3
71
W
2
5
0
3
Green
Chalmers
Lowden
MacKenzie
M cDonald
0
7
14
13
2
4.3
M
2
7
6
0
2
R
13
13
22
2
11
W
1
0
0
0
0
Tuesday 6th June v. Fettes— Home.
This was a highly indecisive match. Fettes batted first on a show ery day
and took tim e to get going. Then they lost three quick w ic k e ts in the 40's —
all to Lowden — and so a retrieval of the situation was necessary. A gainst the
steady bow ling of Lowden and M cDonald this was o f necessity a slow process
and Griffin and W all were ju st getting back on term s when both were out
shortly after lunch. It should have been possible fo r Parker to press home the
advantage from this po int on but Breakey and Reid were let off the hook not
once but several tim es. Fettes were allow ed to accum ulate 174 before declaring
when at one tim e it had seemed possible that they w o uld be out for less
than 150.
Strathallan's reply started badly. Marshall was given out leg before to
Gilles, and the next disaster occurred when M acKenzie ran out Parker. Parker
was silly to go fo r the run w hich was not, in the event, M acKenzie's call
anyway. The tragedy was that Parker was going as w ell as he has ever batted
this season and 174 looked a by no means im possible target. Thereafter
MacKenzie and Duncan pushed the score along. Once or tw ic e M acKenzie
narrow ly missed being stum ped and Eddlestone and Loudon were kept on
into the last 20 overs when about only 5 an over were required to w in. Fettes
dropped the ir catches too — probably as many as w e did — but the batting
was never quite resolute enough to get in a w inning position. Perhaps Loudon
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could have gambled w ith spin for an over or tw o more because Eddlestone
frequently looked as if he was going to get w icke ts W ith tw o overs to go
Duncan got out quite unnecessarily and in the last over MacKenzie, w ho
appeared to have gone to sleep fo r 20 minutes, called Cochrane fo r a nearsuicidal run. Cochrane was out next ball leg before to a ball w hich must have
straightened considerably, since Cochrane was w ell out of his crease. Never­
theless it w a sn 't thinking cricke t on M acKenzie's part.
Fettes
T. B. Rome, b Lowden ................
W . R. M. Inglis, c Hill b Lowden
A. S. Causey, c M cDonald b
Lowden ......................................
S. M. Griffin, c Cochrane b
Lowden ......................................
M. A. W all, c M acKenzie b
.................................
Chalmers
J. D. S. Breakey, not out ...........
W . G. D. Loudon, c Cochrane
b Lowden .................................
G. J. Reid, not out ....................
Extras ..............................................
27
11
1
26
27
38
5
30
9
Strathallan
H. R. Parker, run out
G. Marshall, Ibw b Gilles ...
Hill, b Loudon ..............
G. MacKenzie ..............
R. C. Duncan, c Rankin b
Loudon ...........................
D. T. Cochrane, Ibw b Gilles ...
N. 0. Sherinaton. not out
G. A. Chalmers, S. D. Lowden,
R. H. Green and J. S. P. McDonald did not bat.
Extras ....................................
J.
A.
C.
E.
S.
Total (fo r 5 w k ts .)
37
1
19
47
28
0
0
2
134
T otal (fo r 6 w k ts . dec.) ... 174
Green
Chalmers
M cDonald
Lowden
MacKenzie
O
M
9
2
9.2
3
21
5
28
9
2
0
R
37
22
47
55
4
W
1
1
0
5
0
Gilles
Reid
Eddlestone
Loudon
0
20
9
11
17
M
7
2
2
7
R
35
21
43
33
W
2
0
0
2
W ednesday 14th June v. A Forfarshire XI— Home.
This m ust be the first tim e that Forfarshire XI has failed to make runs
here. There was no inkling of w h at was going to happen; the first w ic k e t put
on 52 before M urray gave a to p edge to the w icket-keeper. Robertson was out
leg before 4 overs later trying to sweep and then w icke ts fell steadily to
indiscreet shots as the batsmen tried to keep up w ith the clock. MacKenzie
bow led w ell in his tw o spells.
Strathallan found it difficu lt to come to term s w ith quickish, short-of-alength bow ling w hich continually rose chest-high — it should, of course, be
im possible to bow l stuff like that on a school w ic k e t anyway. Marshall stayed
in for ju s t over an hour w hile four w icke ts fell at the other end, but he had
neither the confidence nor the skill to do anything more than survive
precariously. Finally, he was bow led by a near half-volley. Cochrane was out
next ball caught at the w ic k e t off a long-hop, and Chalmers was given out
l.b.w. h ittin g across the line of a iong-hop. The decision was a little remarkable
since had Chalmers advanced another tw o paces he could indubitably have
shaken hands w ith the bowler. Then Lowden allow ed the third long-hop in a
row to hit his stum ps.
A Forfarshire XI
D. G. Jones, c Green b M ac­
Kenzie
......................................
A. W . Murray, c Hill b M cDonald
D. G. Robertson, Ibw b Lowden
M. J. S. W alton, st Hill b M ac­
Kenzie
....................
W . Y. Bell, c M cDonald b
Chalmers
.................................
78 '
37
18
6
3
7
Strathallan
A. G. Marshall, b Hopkins
N. O. Sherington, c M urray b
Booth ..........................................
J. H. R. Parker, c Jones b Booth
E. G. MacKenzie, c Jones b
Fleming ......................................
C. Hill, b Fleming .........................
S. R. C. Duncan, b W alton
9
0
11
1
0
13
R. Hopkins, b Chalmers ...........
M. Fleming, c and b M ac­
Kenzie
......................................
C- W asiack, b Lowden ................
A. H. Patullo, c and b M ac­
Kenzie
......................................
K. R. Booth, not out ................
J. P. Allardyce, c M cDonald b
MacKenzie .................................
Extras ..............................................
1
r
Total
Green
Chalmers
McDonald
Lowden
MacKenzie
7
4
14
8
0
15
D,
T. Cochrane, c Jones b
Hopkins ......................................
G. A. Chalmers, Ibw b Hopkins
S. D. Lowden, b Hopkins .......
J. S. P. M cDonald, not out .......
R. H. Green, b Patullo ................
Extras .............................................
Total
...................................... 120
0
3
9
10
12
9
M
0
4
2
5
0
R
11
19
33
16
26
W
0
2
1
2
5
Patullo
Booth
Hopkins
Fleming
A llardyce
Robertson
W alton
......................................
0
9.3
9
4
4
3
4
2
M
3
6
1
3
0
2
0
R
13
13
10
1
11
5
6
0
0
0
25
0
4
63
W
1
2
4
2
0
0
1
Thursday 15th June v. Dundee U n iversity Staff XI— Home.
The second game this season against Dundee U niversity Staff was not
so decisively in our favour. Chalmers was not able to con du ct the rout that
he engineered in the first match; instead it was MacKenzie bow ling w ell-flighted
off-spin that had the visito rs in trouble. He bowled 20 overs and only when
he pushed the ball through did the batsmen not look in trouble. For once it
was a day when not too many catches w e n t dow n, or rather the catches w e nt
to the hands of our safer fielders.
Our batting was poor against some moderate bow ling. Cochrane was sent
in firs t in an a ttem p t to change his form, and the ploy w orked. He was never in
trouble, and apart from giving a sharp chance to gu lly in the tw en ties he never
looked like being out. Indeed the longer he stayed the be tte r he looked and
when Bartley came on tow a rds the end bow ling quickish short of a length off
cutters he was hooked for three fours — tw o of them in fro n t of the w icket.
It was more than strange, therefore, that the remainder o f the side should have
been content to bat like an inept prep, school side. Parker played the Parker
shot w hich by now has becom e an example of the trium ph of hope over
experience. Marshall w o u ld n 't take his bat out of the w ay of a ball outside
the off-stum p, and MacKenzie played forw ard w ith a degree of autom atism
and was bow led m iddle stum p. Duncan m ight have got going but reverted to
the French cricketing style w hich both he and the opposing bow lers prefer,
and the innings ju st hung on until Cochrane gave some sanity to it.
Dundee U n iversity Staff
A. Hood, c Green b Lowden ...
A. Sharp, Ibw b MacKenzie ...
S. Bartley, c M cDonald b MacJ. D ewhurst, not out ................
T. Burke, c Cochrane b Mac-
16
6
7
51
5
A. Black, c M cDonald b Shering­
ton ..............................................
J. Maule, c Lowden b Sherington
H. Jones, b MacKenzie ............
R. Barrie, c and b MacKenzie ...
L. Barry, c Green b MacKenzie
E. Marsh, c Hill b MacKenzie ...
Extras ..............................................
Total
12
8
1
5
4
0
11
Strathallan
D. T. Cochrane, not out .......
J. H. R. Parker, b Bartley ...
A. G. Marshall, c Maule
Bartley
.................................
E. G. MacKenzie, b Barry ...
S. R. C. Duncan, b Barrie ...
C. Hill, c Jones b Barrie .......
N. 0 . Sherington, b Bartley ...
J. S. P. M cDonald, b Bartley
R. H. Green, not out ...........
G. A. Chalmers and S.
Lowden did not bat.
Extras ..........................................
Total (fo r 7 w k ts .)
...
55
0
b
...
...
...
...
0
0
12
6
0
6
4
D.
5
--...
88
...................................... 126
79
Green
Chalmers
MacKenzie
McDonald
Lowden
Sherington
0
5
6
20.5
2
7
10
M
1
4
6
0
2
1
R
13
5
49
7
15
26
W
0
0
7
0
1
2
Barry
Bartley
Marsh
Barrie
Jones
0
8
15
3
11
3
M
4
6
0
4
0
R
9
40
10
18
6
W
1
4
0
2
0
Saturday 17th June v. Strathallian Club XI.
This year w e saw a change o f faces in the Club XI. So w e ll organised
were they that there was a considerable surplus of personnel w anting to play
in the game and the start was delayed w h ils t Terry Trusdale sorted out an
eleven. Norman McKenzie opened the bo w ling and his accuracy suggested
that, despite his protestations o f not playing this season, he m ight have been
having some surreptitious practice in one of the barns. Bruce W alke r was also
accurate though there w a sn 't much fire in his bow ling and it d id n 't present
too much of a problem.
The only w ic k e t to fall in the morning session was Cochrane's. He edged
a catch to the w icket-keeper. Since play d id n 't begin until 11.45 this morning
session of play was even more unsatisfactory than it usually is.
During this period Parker d id n 't look too happy and was dropped at midon by his brother. The miss was not a disastrous one as it transpired because
he was dismissed in the eighth over after lunch, playing across the line as
usual. E. G. MacKenzie never got going and was out playing back to a half­
volley from Alan Turner w ho by this tim e had replaced Norman M cKenzie at
the Law end. It was left to Cantlay and Duncan to push along the score, and
Cantlay played some particularly pleasant strokes through m id-on off Sim's
bow ling. The runs accumulated very slo w ly though, and the numerous batting
disasters throughout the season were probably responsible fo r this untow ard
circum spection, fo r the bow ling, w ith all due respect to the tw o gentlemen
concerned, was not difficu lt. One som etim es wonders w hether the Strathallian
Club players realise ju s t how much reputation rather than skill enables them
to get aw ay w ith things.
It w as Ross Settles, the ir fifth bow ler, w ho finally decided m atters.
Bow ling slow medium cutters he removed Duncan first of all. Then Hill was
unfortunate enough to get an inside edge onto his boot and the ball carried
to gully. Sherington gave a sim ple return catch to Turner and Cantlay, w ho
had batted w e ll all the w hile, was also bow led by Settles. Thereafter resistance
was m inim al, Green providing the only m om ent of light relief by padding away
Turner off his m iddle stump.
The School had not collected together anything like enough runs to
present the Club w ith a w o rth w h ile target. In the fifteen m inutes' batting
before tea Ian Smith and Ian Sim scored seventeen w ith no troub le before
rain brought about an early stoppage for tea. The rain in fact persisted for
some tim e and it was not possible to resume play again until 5 p.m.
In the second over after tea Sim was bowled by Chalmers. W ith rain
about the innings had to assume greater urgency and Ian Smith managed to
hit Green square fo r tw o fours when Green incautiously bowled w ith in reach.
Alan Sloan was out in the fo llo w in g over caught driving at Chalmers. 'Caught'
is perhaps a m isnom er because the ball seemed to hit alm ost every part of
Parker's anatom y except his hands. This brought in T erry Trusdale w ho was
alm ost removed first ball. Then ju st as the innings was gaining mom entum
dow n came the rain again, and it was the rain w hich evened the match up.
It started at 5.30 ju st as the m inim um of 20 overs was starting and by the
tim e th a t it had stopped— to the um pires' though not the Old Boys' satisfaction
— the striking rate was 7 an over. (One ought to explain that once players
come off fo r rain, play does not start again until the rain has sto p p e d ).
W hen play did start again Ian Smith steepled one alm ost im m ediately and
was caught and bow led by M cDonald. One fe lt that Lowden rather than
M cDonald was the answ er at this stage, particularly as Terry Trusdale began
to assume his m ost pugnacious attitude. The ball was w e t and progressively
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he began to smear M cDonald all over the park as the colourful Australian
phrase has it. A very long hit fo r six over extra cover was particularly
memorable. So effective was Trusdale's innings th a t the Club XI was w ell
w ith in reach of the target when he marched dow n the w ic k e t yet again to
McDonald and was stum ped. A t the other end Settles, too, had made his
mark by hitting Chalmers into the Rose Garden before being stranded going
for a run that w a sn't, and Norman M cKenzie prom oted to num ber five in view
of his exploits last year gave a trem endous lurch and failed to make contact.
W ith the disappearance of Trusdale, George Balfour struck one belligerent
blow , but the advent of Lowden fo r the last over shut the game dow n com pre­
hensively. The Club, then, finished seven runs short of v ic to ry and the rain
had returned. There was disappointm ent at the result, naturally, but the tactics
pursued w ere not the rig ht ones. Trusdale was tryin g to flail at everything
and the fact remains that in that last period of play 24 balls resulted in no
score. V irtu a lly no atte m p t was made to look for short singles: had that not
been the case, the School's fielding and bow ling m ight w e ll have gone to
pieces.
Strathallan
Strathallian Club XI
D T. Cochrane, c B alfour b
1. M. Sm ith, c and b M cDonald 20
McKenzie .................................
8
1 D. E. Sim b Chalmers
12
J. H. R. Parker, b M cKenzie ... 22
A. J. Sloan, c Parker b Chalmers
0
W. M. Cantlay, b S ettles
41
T. N. W . Trusdale, st Hill b
E. G. MacKenzie, b Turner
0
McDonald .................................
35
12
S R. C. Duncan, b Settles
R. L. Settles, run out ................
14
C. Hill, c Smith b Turner
0
N. D. M cKenzie, b Chalmers
0
N. 0 . Sherington, c and b Turner
6
7
G. W . Balfour, not o u t ...........
S. D. Lowden, c M cKenzie b
J. L. R. Parker, not out ...........
0
Settles
......................................
4
M. T. M ackenzie, A. B. W alker
R H. Green, Ibw b Turner
7
and A. D. Turner did not bat.
1
G. A. Chalmers, not out .............
Extras ..................................................... 12
-------J, S. P. M cDonald, b S ettles ...
0
5
Extras .....................................................
Total (fo r 6 w k ts .) ............. 100
Total
McKenzie
W alker
Turner
Sim
Settles
.........................................
O
10
7
16
10
10
M
3
5
6
2
3
R
21
3
36
23
18
106
W
2
0
3
0
4
Green
Chalmers
McDonald
Lowden
O
4
9
7
1
M
R
0
0
1
0
17
35
35
2
w
0
3
1
0
Saturday 8th July v. M erchiston Castle School— Aw ay.
W hat a debacle this match was! W e were treated to one of the m ost
shoddy performances a first eleven from this School has ever put on. Merchiston Castle batted first, and had Duncan been alert at forw ard short leg,
Swan m ight have been taken tw ic e in Chalmers' first over. As it was these
misses d id n 't m atter because Cochrane took a sim ple chance at first slip off
M cDonald's bow ling and Swan was out fo r 4. W hiteford never looked
com fortable and played and missed w ith a certain am ount of frequency and
hope. He was particularly unable to come to terms w ith Green's bow ling, but
Green after bow ling five overs of exemplary tidiness as far as he is concerned
was m ysteriously removed and even more m ysteriously was never re­
introduced into the attack.
W hen Lowden was put on the scoring rate was kept dow n and both
M urphy and Drummond eventually w e n t to him. W hiteford follow ed, too, some
overs later, but the extrem ely charitable nature of the fielding and the fieldplacing was beginning to have effects on the momentum of the M erchiston
innings. For a hundred minutes M erchiston had been contained but now the
misfields became common. Easy catches were dropped — Cantlay dropped
Blythe tw ic e in the same over — and the misses were expensive. Blythe at
last gave him self up and the M erchiston innings progressed to 186.
It was a long afternoon in the fie ld — alm ost three hours — and it was
hot. The irregular nature of the outfield, too, was off-pu ttin g to a side used
to the regular evenness of The Lawn. Taking all these factors into account
it is still not possible to find sufficient excuse for the afternoon's blundering.
The batting gave no consolation. Cantlay and Sherington w e n t off at a
sm art pace, but Cantlay d id n 't last very long and Duncan w e n t soon after
square on to a w e ll pitched up de live ry from Drum mond. Sherington continued
to hit the opening attack w ith some relish, and both he and Parker treated
Richards w ith a certain am ount of disrespect. U nfortunately Parker, attem pting
to hit Richards dow n the ground, was caught half-w ay back. Then disaster
struck. MacKenzie dollied a catch to short extra-cover, Hill was given out
padding up outside the off-stum p, and Cochrane was snaffled up at short
square leg. Sherington then ran Green o u t and was out him self shortly after­
wards. The innings was in ruins. Lowden, of all the tail, perform ed adequately
w ith o u t being able to predict, w ith certainty, the outcom e of all his shots.
And that was that.
M erchiston Castle School
Swan, c Cochrane b M cDonald
W h ite fo rd , c Chalmers b Lowden
M urphy, b Lowden ....................
Drum mond, b Lowden ................
Blythe, Ibw b M cDonald ...........
Thom pson, not out ....................
Black, not out .............................
Extras ..............................................
4
36
18
3
64
30
24
7
T otal (fo r 5 w k ts . dec.) ... 186
Chalmers
M cDonald
Green
Lowden
Sherington
MacKenzie
0
13
8
5
20
11
4
M
5
2
2
4
0
0
R
38
34
5
59
27
15
W
0
2
0
3
0
0
Strathallan
W . M. Cantlay, c Black b Drum­
mond ..........................................
6
N, 0 . Sherington, b Richards
... 30
S. R. C. Duncan, b Drummond
7
J. H. R. Parker, c W hiteford b
Richards ...................................... 22
E. G. MacKenzie, c Robertson b
Richards ......................................
0
0
C. Hill, Ibw b Richards ...........
D. T. Cochrane, c Black b
Richards ......................................
0
R. H. Green, run out
.............
0
S. D. Lowden, not out .................... 19
G. A. Chalmers, b Richards ........... 1
J. S. P. M cDonald, bRichards
1
1
Extras ..............................................
Total
Drummond
M urphy
Richards
Black
......................................
0 M
6
0
3
0
11
1
8
2
R
87
W
24
14
28
21
2
0
7
0
M onday 10th July v. T rin ity College, G lenalm ond— A w ay.
The w ic k e t fo r this match was not pe rfe ctly hard and it was w e ll grassed.
One or tw o sharp showers before play started probably kept some life in it,
although any dampness tha t there was was soon dispelled by the high w ind
w hich blew fo r m ost of the afternoon. Glenalmond lost th e ir first w ic k e t at
15 when Hardy d id n 't quite get into the line of a ball of fairly fu ll length from
Chalmers. The second w ic k e t was a fo rtu ito u s one. Green w as brought on
instead of M cDonald, w h o had been bow ling fairly innocuously, and his first
ball w as a rank long-hop some distance outside the off-stum p. Hindmarsh
going fo r the runs gave a sim ple chance to Parker at w id e m id-off. Ireland
was o u t sho rtly afterw ards leg before to a ball w hich cut back a shade.
However, G owar looked very sound indeed, and anything short was hooked
yery sm artly for four. His one weakness, perhaps, is an in ability to get any­
thing aw ay w hich is w e ll up on off-stum p. A nyw ay, of the tw o , he looked
be tte r than Piggot w ho was a shade lucky to get as many runs as he did.
It was, in fact, Piggot w ho got G owar out, calling him fo r a run to short
m id -w icke t and then sending him back.
The innings proceeded onwards indecisively, m ainly due to some accurate
bo w ling by Lowden and some lively bow ling by Chalmers. Green bowled
82
be tte r than usual w ith o u t persuading anyone except Piggot to get an
The innings closed at 5.30, leaving Strathallan 80 minutes plus 20 overs
to get the runs.
M acHarg opened the bow ling in fiery fashion and in his first five overs
he disposed of Sherington, Duncan and Parker. A ll three played across the
line to an insw inger pitched w e ll up to them. Parker, indeed, was so far
across the line tha t he was bow led leg stum p behind his legs. Cantlay and
MacKenzie pulled the innings round before Cantlay w e n t caught at m id-off
stretching at a bail outside the off-stum p. Owen was brought on to replace
Braithw aite but his left-arm spin was not really the typ e of bow ling fo r this
w icket. However, M acKenzie was w e ll caught on the square leg boundary off
a full toss, so another MacKenzie innings ended disappointingly. Hill hit out
well in a style of innings that seemed to suit him, and w h ile he was at the
w icket, Strathallan was getting back into the game. Cochrane, a notoriously
poor starter, settled in relatively q u ickly to carry on the good w o rk. Hill was
at last caught on the long-on boundary and the task o f collecting the necessary
runs in the last hour was ju s t beyond the ab ility o f the remaining batsmen.
One fe lt th a t a more solid start w o u ld have made all the difference.
A w o rd of praise is necessary, too, about the keenness and excellence
of G lenalmond's ground fielding (th is w as a day when the ir catching did not
quite come up to the high standard they set themselves throughout the
season); everything was chased purposefully and w ith great spirit. In com ­
parison, Strathallan's fielding was aldermanic.
r a th e r
e d g e .
T rin ity College, Gienalmond
Hardy, b Chalmers ....................
Hindmarsh, c Parker b Green ...
G owar, run out .........................
reland, Ibw b Chalmers ............
Piggot, c Hill b Green ................
MacHarg, Ibw b Chalmers .......
Owen, c Parker b Chalmers ...
Heap, b Chalmers .........................
Extras ..............................................
4
11
32
2
49
13
16
3
5
0
13
__ _
T otal (fo r 8 w k ts . dec.) ... 148
Strathallan
W . M . Cantlay, c Ireland b M ac­
Harg ..........................................
N. 0 . Sherington, b MacHarg ...
S. R. C. Duncan, b MacHarg ...
J. H. R. Parker, b MacHarg ...
E. G. MacKenzie, c Hindmarsh
b Owen ......................................
C. Hill, c B raiihw aite b Bruce ...
D. T. Cochrane, b MacHarg ...
R. H. Green, b MacHarg ............
S. D. Lowden, b Braithw aite ...
G. A. Chalmers, not o u t ............
J S. P. M cDonald, c Piggot b
B raithw aite
.............................
Extras ...............................................
Total
Chalmers
McDonald
Green
Lowden
MacKenzie
0
19
7
16
14
3
M
2
3
2
6
1
R
50
15
38
19
13
W
5
0
2
0
0
MacHarg
B raithw aite
Owen
Bruce
G owar
21
1
0
0
18
21
18
1V
9
9
0
1
.....................................
109
M
8
2
2
0
0
W
6
2
1
1
0
O
19
7
15
4
2
R
27
15
46
11
9
ATHLETICS
Once again the team proved fa irly su ccessfu l, losing n a rro w ly
in tw o o f th e ir five m atches, b u t so un dly w in n in g the rem ainder. The
firs t m atch o f the season w a s against The Edinburgh A ca de m y,
w ho had an e xtre m e ly stron g side, and in th is m atch w e th o u g h t w e
did w e ll to keep the A ca d e m y 's w in n in g m argin d o w n to ten points.
T. S. Ling and K. C. M ackenzie w ere o u r m o st su ccessfu l com 83
p e tito rs on th is day, Ling se ttin g up a new School record fo r 100
m etres and M ackenzie se tting School records in both S hot and
Discus.
The next fixtu re w a s against L oretto, a fix tu re w h ic h w e are
norm ally able to w in c o m fo rta b ly , and th is proved to be so on this
occasion. N otching up firs t and second places in m o s t events the
final score w as 73 p o in ts to S trathallan against the 37 o f Loretto,
and K. C. M ackenzie ye t again broke the D iscus record. Everyone
w a s in good fo rm fo r the next fixtu re against Fettes, and although
no records w ere broken on th is occasion several people achieved
personal b ests in the m atch, w h ich w e w on by 147 p o in ts to 97.
The second defeat o f the season occurre d in o u r m atch against
Glenalm ond. W e did w e ll in the tra c k events, b u t G lenalm ond w ere
stron g on the field e ve n ts ' side, and th is tip p e d the balance in their
fa vou r. K. C. M ackenzie, h ow eve r, co n tin u e d his habit o f breaking
the D iscus record. Finally, w e beat Rannoch 79 p oints to 42, and in
th is m eeting L ockh art set a n e w School record fo r the 100m. and
C. D. Reekie had a personal best in the Shot.
The team sent to the S co ttish S c h o o lb o y s ' M eeting held at
Pitreavie w a s e xtre m e ly su ccessfu l. In the 15-17 age g ro up A. D. G.
M ackenzie w o n the silver in the Javelin, w h ils t his b ro the r, K. C „
w o n the gold in the D iscus. T. S. Ling also did w e ll to gain a badge
sta nd ard in the 200m. In the Senior e vents G. A. L ockh art w on
the bronze in the Long Ju m p , and C. D. Reekie the s ilve r in the
Shot. Later Reekie w a s selected to p u tt the sh ot fo r S cotland
a gainst W a les in the S ch o o lb o ys' International.
The fo llo w in g
records w ere set up during the season:
Senior:
100m.: Lockhart — 11.0 secs.
Shot: Reekie — 3 9 '4 ".
Discus: K. C. Mackenzie.
Middle:
100m.: Ling — 11.4 secs.
200m.: Ling — 23.5 secs.
400m.: L in g — 53.0 secs.
Discus: K. C. Mackenzie — 119' 2".
Shot: K. C. Mackenzie — 11.10m.
4 x 1 0 0 m . R elay:— 47.1 secs.
The fo llo w in g were awarded their Full Colours:
G. A. Lockhart; N. J. W aterston; C. D. Reekie; D. A. S. W hyte; T. S. Ling
SPORTS DAY
M r. H enderson has never been kind enough to tell us ju s t how
he m anages to have fine and su nn y w e a th e r every S p orts Day, but
there it is — as usual, in e vita b ly one m ig h t say — the w e a th e r w as
h ot and sunny. A p erfect day fo r c ric k e t indeed! The Standards
C o m p e titio n had given some inkling of how the day w a s going to
go, although S tandards can never be a certain ind icatio n, because
not every house m anages to g et o u t its dark horses before S ports
Day itse lf; th ey m ig h t be heavily c o m m itte d in o th e r gam es, or
w o rk in g hard fo r e xam inations, or ju s t sulking A ch ille s-like.
On the day m any races produced e xcite m e n t if n o t unexpected
results. This is one m eeting w here the fa vo u rite s usually w in.
H ow ever, several records fell in the tra c k e ven ts as seem ed probable
since w e h a ve n 't been m etric fo r th a t long. O ther 're c o rd s ' in some
of the field e ven ts w ere e stablished, the s h o t n o w being in kilos
and n o t pounds. It w a s noted, to o , th a t the Riley House High
Ju m p had gone m e tric w hereas the o the rs had not. Riley, o f course,
has its o w n m eeting going on interspersed w ith the main events
and it's a lw a ys a b it m yste rio u s because o nly the co g n o sce n ti
kn o w h ow the p oints p osition is going on. The p oints p o sitio n in
the main m eeting w a s clear, and fo r som e tim e in the afternoon
the balance sw un g b etw een Leburn and S im pson, the Ruthven
challenge fading a fte r the field events. E ventually w e reached the
point w here, if S im pson dropped the bacon in three successive
relays, Leburn o r even p o ssib ly R uthven co u ld w in . H ow ever,
Sim pson cleaned up the firs t tw o relays in record tim es, and Leburn
only m anaged firs t in the last relay o f the a fte rn oo n — again, to
end on a high note, in a record
tim e.
Indeed, the afte rn oo n ended m o s t a p p ro p ria te ly fo r S im pson
w on the A th le tic s Cup, a nice p resent fo r M r. Young on the p o in t of
his retiral from S im pson, and even Charles loped around w ith great
ju b ila tio n and to the p e rtu rb a tio n o f th a t o th e r m onarch. A n d the
afternoon ended ju s t as a p p ro p ria te ly fo r G. A. Lockhart, the
Captain o f A th le tic s , w h o carried off the Senior V ic to r Ludorum
A w a rd .
M rs. M cC allum kin d ly presented the w in n e rs ' m edals.
SPORTS DAY RESULTS
100 metres — Riley. 1 Beverley; 2 Cabrelli; 3 Smith, C.; 4 Heard; 5 Macadam.
Time: 14.3 secs.*
100 metres — Junior. 1 Lowden (F ); 2 Kirkland (L ); 3 Cameron (R ); 4 V o ig t
(R ); 5 M cDonald (S ). Time: 12.8 secs.*
100 metres — M iddle.
1 Ling (R ); 2 W igh to n
(S ); 3 W h ite fo rd (S ); 4
Paterson (N ); 5 Marshall (N ). Time: 12.0 secs.
100 metres — Senior.
1 Lockhart (F ); 2 W hyte
(L ); 3 Lawrence (S ); 4
Jarron (S ); 5 Green (N ). Time: 11.45 secs.
200 metres — Junior. 1 Lowden (F ); 2 Bird (S ); 3 V o ig t (R ); 4 Shannon (F );
5 M agill (R ). Time: 26.7 secs.
200 metres — M iddle.
1 Ling (R ); 2 W hiteford (S ); 3
W igh to n (S ); 4
Paterson (N ); 5 Allan (R ). Time: 23.2 secs.*
200 metres — Senior.
1 Lockhart (F ); 2 W hyte
(L ); 3 Lawrence (S ); 4
Green (N ); 5 Jarron (S ). Time: 23.6 secs.
300 metres — Riley.
1 Beverley; 2 Powrie; 3Cabrelli; 4Smith, C.; 5 Lyburn.
Time: 43.2 secs.*
400 metres — Junior. 1 Bird (S ); 2 Shannon (F ); 3 V o ig t (R ); 4 M ilne (S );
5 Clarke (N ). Time: 60.3 secs.
400 m e tre s— M iddle. 1 Ling (R ); 2 Powrie (S ); 3 Paterson (N ); 4 Dalgleish
(S ); 5 Allan (R ). Time: 53.0 secs.*
85
400 metres — Senior. 1 W aterston (R ); 2 W hyte (L ); 3 M cDonald (S ); 4
Lawrence (S ); 5 Sm ith (R ). Time: 52.5 secs.*
800 metres — Junior. 1 Kirkland (L ); 2 Bird (S ); 3 Hutchison (N ); 4 Shannon
(F ); 5 Clarke (N ). Time: 2 mins. 16.9 secs.*
800 metres — M iddle.
1Powrie (S ); 2
Mackenzie (R ); 3 Hall (N ); 4
Shedden (F ); 5 M offat (L ). Time: 2 mins. 8.8 secs.
800 metres — Senior. 1 W aterston (R ); 2 Locke (L ); 3 Finlay (L ); 4 Lewis
(N ); 5 de la Haye (S ). Time: 2 mins. 05.8 secs.
1500 m e tre s — Junior.
1Kirkland (L ); 2 Magee (S ); 3 Hutchison (N ); <.
Clarke (N ); 5 M agill (R ). Time: 4 mins. 57.5 secs.
1500 metres — M iddle.
1 M cDonald (S ); 2 Powrie (S ); 3 Hay (R ); 4 Nicol
(L ); 5 Lydon (L ). Time: 4 mins. 27.3 secs.
1500 metres — Senior.
1W aterston (R );
2 Locke (L ); 3 Lewis (N ); 4
Ferguson (L ); 5 de la Haye (S ). Time: 4 mins. 26.5 secs.
High Jum p — Riley. 1 Powrie; 2 Heard; 3 Sim. Height: 1m. 34 cms.
High Jum p — Junior. 1 Kirkland (L ); 2 Bird (S ) and V o ig t (R ); 4 Clarke (N )5 M agill (R ). Height: 4' 8 '.
High Jum p — M iddle. 1 Ling (R ); 2 W hyte (S ); 3 Marshall (N ); 4 W allace
(L ); 5 Rowell (L ). Height: 5' 8".
High Jum p — Senior. 1 Sandeman (L ); 2 Locke (L ); 3 Jamieson (N ). Height:
5' 4".
Long Jum p — Riley. 1 Powrie; 2 Beverley; 3 Sim. Length: 14' 4 j " .
Long Jum p — Junior. 1 M agill (R ); 2 Shannon (F ); 3 Kirkland (L ); 4 Lowden
(F ); 5 Bird (S ). Length: 14' 9J".
Long Jum p — M iddle. 1 Marshall (N ); 2 Ling (R ); 3 Linton (L ); 4 Young (F );
5 Baxter (F ). Length: 17' 1 0 f".
Long Jum p — Senior. 1 Lockhart (F ); 2 W h yte (L ); 3 Jarron (S ); 4 Green
(N ); 5 Lawrence (S ). Length: 19' A \".
Discus — Junior. 1 Magee (S ); 2 M cIntosh (L ); 3 Park (R ); 4 Ross (L ); 5
W ilson (F ). Length: 71' 6".
Discus — M iddle. 1 Mackenzie, K. (R ); 2 Ham ilton (N ); 3 W ighton (S );
4 Magee (S ); 5 Gillanders (R ). Length: 118' 11".
Discuss — Senior, 1 W h y te (L ); 2 Lockhart (F ); 3 Green (N ); 4 Locke (L );
5 M cDonald (S ). Length: 87' 1".
Javelin — Junior. 1 Lowden (F ); 2 Shannon (F ); 3 M cIntosh (L ); 4 M cDonald
(S ); 5 Hutchinson (N ). Length: 100' 9".
Javelin — M iddle. 1 Mackenzie, K. (R ); 2 Mackenzie, G. (R ); R. Magee (S );
4 Gillanders (R ); 5 W ig h to n (S ). Length: 148' 6".
Javelin — Senior. 1 Green (N ); 2 M cDonald (S ); 3 Finlay (L ); 4 Jarron (S );
5 Day (N ). Length: 144' 6".
S h o t— J u n io r. 1 M cIntosh (L ); 2 Magee (S ); 3 M acA rthu r (S ); 4 Lowden
(F ); 5 Vivian (L) Length: 3 1 '5 |" .
Shot — M iddle. 1 Mackenzie, G. (R ); 2 Mackenzie, K. (R ); 3 Marshall (N );
4 W allace (L ); 5 M cIntosh (L ). Length: 38' 9 |" .
Shot — Senior. 1 Reekie (F ); 2 Locke (L ); 3 Lockhart (F ); 4 Smith (R );
5 Finlay (L ). Length: 37' 9".
Relays: 4 x 1 0 0 m . — Riley. 1 Ham ilton; 2 Big; 3 Islay; 4 Drumfinn; 5 Glencoe.
Time: 58.8 secs.*
4 x 1 0 0 m . — Junior. 1 Simpson; 2 Ruthven; 3 Leburn; 4 Freeland;
5 Nicol. Time: 52.0 secs.*
4 x 1 0 0 m . — M iddle. 1 Simpson; 2 Ruthven; 3 Nicol; 4 Leburn; 5
Freeland. Time: 46.5 secs.*
4 x 1 0 0 m . — Senior. 1 Leburn; 2 Simpson; 3 Freeland; 4 Ruthven.
Time: 46.4 secs.*
* = New record.
Points: 1st Simpson 344; 2nd Leburn 318; 3rd Ruthven 284; 4th Freeland 227;
5th Nicol 222.
S ta n d a rd Points: 1st Sim pson 151; 2nd Leburn 139; 3rd Nicol 128; 4th Ruthven
115; 5th Freeland 112.
V icto re s Ludorum
Junior: Kirkland (L ).
M iddle: Ling (R ).
Senior: Lockhart (F ).
CURLING
|
A fte r a tw o year spell u nd ergrou n d th e tim e has com e to
p ublicise the existence o f a sm all and se le ct b o d y o f ve ry
e n th u s ia stic cu rlers w ith in the School.
W e joined in the coaching schem e organised by Perth Ice Rink
tw o years ago and under the e xp e rt guidance o f 'C h u c k ' Hay and
T o m m y M uirhead tw o rin ks, one senior and one m iddle, have been
trained each year. Tim e is lim ite d, and la s t y e a r's coaching
am ounted to o n ly e ig ht sessions during the A u tu m n and Spring
T erm s b u t, even so, it w a s amazing to see h o w q u ic k ly the
e nth u sia sts im proved.
The fix tu re lis t is n o t v e ry e xten sive, b u t the one gam e w e
played th is year, a gainst Perth A ca de m y, w a s v e ry close and m o st
e njoyable — the A ca d e m y squeezed hom e at the last end! Perhaps
the M a ste rs or Fathers a n d /o r M o th e rs w o u ld care fo r a gam e?
i
‘This side u p "
87
FENCING
The club has had a ve ry su ccessfu l year.
m atches — ve ry easily a gainst Fettes b ut it
c o n te ste d w ith G lenalm ond. O ur C aptain, E.
again chosen to represent S cotland at J u n io r
T histle Shield at the S co ttish S ch o o ls' w ee k w e
o u t o f tw e lv e .
W e w o n both our
w a s m ore closely
A. Ferguson, w as
Sabre, and in the
w ere placed eighth
The fo llo w in g have represented the School during the year:
D. C row e, E. A. Ferguson, R. P. Kerr, M. I. Patterson,
N. I. Schneeberger, D. G. W h yte .
This year the club em barked on the S co ttis h S ch oo ls' A w a rd
Scheme. There are six A w a rd s and the o b je c t o f the schem e is to
develop style and technique. A lto g e th e r 18 A w a rd s w e re gained,
ranging fro m the firs t to the third.
W e are again g ra teful to P rofessor M a te r fo r coaching us on
som e S undays in the A u tu m n and Spring Term s and to M r. H ender­
son fo r coaching and supe rvising us during the w eek.
The Presentation Foil aw a rd e d to the w in n in g fe n ce r in the
School C ham pionship w a s w o n by E. A. Ferguson.
M .W .L.
GOLF
The S u m m e r Term proved to be a ve ry q u ie t and u ne ven tfu l
one as fa r as organised g o lf w a s concerned. For one reason or
a no the r fo u r o f o u r annual fix tu re s — G o rd o n sto u n , Perth A cadem y,
Old Boys, and the M a ste rs — did n o t take place, w h ic h w a s very
d isa p p o in tin g , and th is le ft o nly the gam e a ga in st G lenalm ond, w h ich
w e lost.
On the home fro n t, the m ain feature o f the su m m e r season w as
the to ta l lack o f co m p e titio n s a pa rt from the House C om p e titio n
and ind ivid ua l cham pio nsh ip , both o f w h ich w e re held at the end
o f term .
O ur fo u r man team of D. A. S. W h y te , S D. L ow de n, S. R. C.
D uncan and N. 0 . S herington finished fifth in the annual Perthshire
In te r-S ch o o ls co m p e titio n played o ve r the G lenalm ond course in
S eptem ber. They all perform ed cre d ita b ly b u t u n fo rtu n a te ly could
not m u ste r one really good round b etw een them , w h ic h w o u ld have
made all the difference to o u r chances. Once again w e w ere invite d
over to Elie in O cto b e r to play against the Old Boys and once again
th ey proved to o stron g fo r us. H ow e ver, it w a s a m o s t enjoyable
day and w e m u s t th a n k the Old Boys, and p a rtic u la rly Graham
J o h n sto n , fo r th e ir h o sp ita lity.
S. R. C. Duncan did w e ll to q u a lify fo r inclu sio n in the fo ur-m a n
Perthshire and K inross side w h ich played in the inaugural S co ttish
S ch oo ls' In te r-D is tric t co m p e titio n , sponsored by Coca-Cola. This
w a s played o ve r the N e w b a ttle C ourse in June. His rounds o f 75
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and 85, w h ich w ere very respectable considering the te s tin g c o n d i­
tio ns and u nfa m iliar terrain, helped the side to reach sixth position.
The club cham pion w a s S. D. Low den and the w in n e rs o f the
House co m p e titio n — Leburn.
SUMMER HOCKEY
The sum m er hockey players enjoyed a good season and
T h o rn y Shades rem ained in good o rd e r th ro u g h o u t the term . A g a in s t
G lenalm ond w e fielded a lm o st the stro n g e s t side available and w o n
1-0 in a keenly co n te s te d m atch. A w e a ke r XI had p re v io u s ly been
defeated by Edinburgh A ca de m y aw ay, b u t the team chosen fo r
the M e rch isto n m atch at M e rch isto n defeated them by 6-1.
A s usual the best gam es w ere th ose against clubs. Perhaps
the m o s t e xcitin g o f these w ere the 2-3 defeats w e suffered at the
hands o f an Inverleith XI and a G rove A ca d e m y FP XI. A n o th e r
good game resulted fro m D. N. F. Pennie's bringing The Barbarians
from Dundee. A fte r a bad patch in late June and early J u ly the
team w a s playing w e ll at the end o f the term .
The follow in g played in at least three games:
Goalkeeper: J. J. McQueen.
Defence: D. A. S. W hyte, K. C. Mackenzie, I. F. S. Day, J. H. Shedden,
N. J. W aterston, P N. Lewis, J. E. Hamilton, A. G. Marshall and C. W . Gray.
Forwards: C. R. Hay, G. E. Sm ith, H. L. Locke, T. S. Ling, G. I. Brown and
C. D. Reekie.
Summ er colours were awarded to: J. J. McQueen, J. H. Shedden, H. L.
Locke and T. S. Ling.
Sum m er XI Results
Saturday 6th May v. Ruthrieston S trollers (H ). Drawn 1-1.
Saturday 20th M ay 'A ' XI v. Edinburgh Academ y ( A ) . Lost 1-4.
Sunday 4th June v. The Barbarians (H ). Drawn 2-2.
Saturday 17th June v. Strathallian Club (H ). Drawn 2-2.
Sunday 18th June v. Grove Academ y FP (H ). Lost 2-3.
Tuesday 20th June v. Glenalmond ( A ) . W on 1-0.
Sunday 25th June v. Morgan Academ y FP (H ). Lost 1-4.
Saturday 1st July v. Edinburgh Northern (H ). Lost 0-5.
Saturday 8th July 'A ' XI v. M erchiston (A ). W on 6-1.
Sunday 9th July v. Inverleith (H ). Lost 2-3.
SAILING CLUB
Once again a g re at deal o f w o rk w as necessary during the
w in te r m o n th s to scrape to g e th e r a fle et fo r the s ta rt o f the season.
D. S. G ifford as C aptain o f Boats ably p erform ed the necessary
m iracles as slave-driver.
There w ere three m atches on the fixtu re card fo r the team this
season. One o f the fixtu re s — th a t against Fettes — never to o k
place because the o p p o s itio n , despite three p ostp o n e m e n ts , w ere
unable to m u ste r a fleet.
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Of the o th e r tw o m atches, the firs t w a s sailed a ga in st L oretto,
and w e w o n th is fix tu re c o n vin cin g ly, m anaging to cope w ith the
stro n g tide and rath er unp re dicta ble w in d s.
S tra th allan : 1st, 2nd and 4th places — 6 f pts.
L oretto: 3rd and tw o n o n -fin is h e rs ^ 17 pts.
The second m atch w a s against G lenalm ond. A s th is fix tu re
w a s held on the same day as the Loch Earn S ch o o ls' C ham pionship,
and o u r 'B ' team proved to be no m atch fo r G lenalm ond.
The same cre w as last ye ar w e n t to Loch Earn and im proved
th e ir p o sitio n , being placed 2nd as opposed to last ye a r's 3rd. The
c re w w a s: J. A. L. P orter (h e lm ); D. S. G ifford (c re w ).
The sailing team s w ere:
Helms: J. A. L. Porter; R. C. S tark; D. S. G ifford.
C rew s: J. B. Ferguson, I. S. S tark; F. G. R. G illanders, D.
B utchart.
'B ' Team C rew s: A. Bennet; E. R ow ell.
J.A .L.P.
SHOOTING: 1 9 7 1 /7 2
The sh oo ting p rogram m e co n tin u e d on the usual lines, though
the new daily routine m eant th a t during the w in te r m o n th s more
sh oo ting than norm al had to take place a fte r dark.
T w o team s w e re entered fo r the League c o m p e titio n s organised
by the B ritish S chools S m all-bore Rifle A s s o c ia tio n and th e y
a c q u itte d th em selve s w ith m o d e st su ccess:—
" A " Team: Bennet, A. J.; G rant, A. M .; M o ffa t, S. A .; Robson,
A. I.; W a tte rs , I. T.
" B " Team: Baxter, N. R.; Fyfe, J. F.; Gunn, S. F.; Locke, H. L.;
M c In to s h , W . D.
W ith o n ly one leaver fro m the " A " Team w e look fo rw a rd to
a su ccessfu l season in 1972-73.
R uthven sprang a surprise by w in n in g th e House Shooting
C o m p e titio n in M arch, 1972.
M o ffa t, S. A., has been a pp ointed C aptain o f S hooting fo r
1972-73 and co lo urs have been aw a rd e d to :—
Bennet. A. J.; G rant, A. M .; M o ffa t, S. A .; R obson, A. I. and
Baxter, N. R.
I.T.W .
SKI CLUB
The season s ta rte d as usual w ith trip s to th e d ry ski-slo pe in
Edinburgh each S a tu rd ay during the A u tu m n Term . A t the end
o f the term the School team had entered fo r the B ritish Schools
D ry Slope Ski C ham pionships. The team w a s C. J. R obertson, D. R.
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D. Low , G. I. B ro w n , and I. A. D. Low . T hings looked good and the
School had a ve ry fa ir chance of w in n in g . A las these hopes w ere
never fu lfille d as, in appalling overhead co n d itio n s , w e suffered tw o
d isq u a lifica tio n s in the firs t run and w ere th u s unplaced.
The School p a rty bound fo r A n d e rm a tt o ve r the N e w Year w as
s lig h tly sm aller b u t on the w h o le a rrangem ents w ere m uch b etter,
experience having been gained fro m the previous year. T his tim e
the p a rty fle w to Zurich and w a s taken the rest o f the w a y by
coach. W e w ere b ooked in at the Hotel S chw arzen Baren, o n ly a
sh o rt w a lk from the cable car sta tion and the fo o d and h o s p ita lity
w ere both quite rem arkable fo r the q u a lity and abundance in w h ic h
th ey w ere made available to us.
Y e t again the p a rty m et the W h ite Hare Ski Club m em bers and
a ve ry e njoyable social life w a s had by all. Our tra in e r th is year
w a s again h a p p y-g o -lu cky Sepp w h o se skill on skis had to be seen
to be believed. His a cro b a tic d isplays (in clu d in g fo rw a rd s o m e r­
s a u lts ) le n t an even gre ate r air o f e xcite m e n t to the already w e llsto cke d ro ste r and his race train in g w a s to have far-reaching effects
on m any o f the boys, in p a rticu la r D. R. D. Low w h o skied e xtre m ely
w e ll to w in the Greenland Shield G iant Slalom fro m C. J. R obertson
Strathallian Flush: Le ft to rig h t I. A. D. L o w — Dundee S ki Club Jun ior
Champion, D. FI. D. L o w — Dundee Ski Club Senior Champion, C. J.
Robertson — W inner Neish Trophy, D. J. B utchart — W inn er Gulabin
Slalom. "The wee guy in the m id d le " is Georg G strein — 2 i.e. G usti
Fischnaller's race training school, East of S cotland Champion.
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The School " B " team co n sistin g o f K. C. M ackenzie, D. S.
G ifford, J. B. Ferguson and D. P. Benzies laid a sound claim to
being the b est school " B " team in the c o u n try passing easily th rough
the S co ttish S chools Challenge round and recording a ve ry fine
8th place in the final. M e a nw h ile the " A ” team — b ro the rs B u tch art,
A. D. Low and Irvin e -B ro w n m anaged to retain th e ir previous
year's place at 5th.
Full honours m u s t go to D. J. B u tch a rt w h o w a s chosen to
train as a m em ber o f the B ritish Espoir team in France, S w itze rla nd
and A u stria . In his firs t season as a senior racer he returned some
excellen t individual perform ances, n o ta b ly 1st in the Gulabin Slalom
and 4th in the East o f S co tlan d C ham pionships.
Having sp e n t the Spring Term as in s tru c to rs w ith G usti
F ischnaller's C airnw e ll Ski School in Glenshee both R obertson and
D. R. D. Low joined B u tch a rt on the B ritish Espoir training squad
at Easter.
The success w ith w h ich w e concluded o u r season, retaining
both Senior and In term ediate team and ind ivid ua l title s at the
Perthshire S ch oo ls' e ven t leads us to look fo rw a rd to ye t a no the r
good season's ski-ing c o n fid e n tly e xpecting even b e tte r race results.
G.I.-B. & J.F.C.
SQUASH
The standard o f Squash in schools co ntin ue s to im prove
s te ad ily year by year, and it is pleasing to be able to re p o rt th a t w e
can ju s tifia b ly co n sid e r ourselves to be am ong the fro n t runners.
W e lo s t and w o n against Edinburgh A ca de m y and beat W a ts o n 's
College. U n fo rtu n a te ly w e w ere n o t at fu ll stre n g th w hen w e
played Fettes in the A u tu m n Term , and w ere denied the chance of
avenging the defeat in the Spring Term due to the p o w e r cu ts,
Parker having becom e operational by th is tim e.
The Senior V gained valuable experience w h e n playing against
Club sides in a local league w h ich w a s launched th is year. The
typ e o f gam e em p lo ye d by som e of the older generation can u sefu lly
be copied, and it is from th is p oint o f vie w th a t these m atches are
so advantageous. The league w as w on by the B loodsuckers,
w h o e v e r th e y are !
The gam e co n tin u e s to be very p op ular a m o n g st the J u n io rs,
and the to p g ro u p th is year should develop into sound players,
provided th a t th e y are prepared to w o rk at it sufficien tly. The lack
of co m p e titio n a t th is level is u n fo rtu n a te , b u t situ a te d as w e are it
is im p ossib le to arrange m any m atches.
J. H. R. Parker, th is ye a r's captain, came ve ry close to w in n in g
the Edinburgh S ch oo l's Open Squash C ham pionship in M arch; he
w a s beaten 3-2 in a ve ry good and e xtre m e ly tense final, by Davies
of D ollar A ca de m y. Parker w a s selected fo r the Edinburgh S ch oo ls'
side w h ich played against N orth o f England Schools, Surrey Ju n io rs
and M illfie ld School.
RESULTS:
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Senior V — Played 13 W on 7
F e tte s — Lost 5-0 — Aw a y.
B lo o d su cke rs— Lost 4-1 — Home.
Edinburgh A c a d e m y — Lost 5-0 — A w ay.
Scone — W on 3-2 — Home.
Beavers — Lost 5 - 0 — Home.
George W atson 's — W on 3-2 — Home.
Crieff — W on 5 -0 — Home.
B lo o d su cke rs— Lost 4 -1 — Home.
Edinburgh Academ y — W on 4 -1 — Home.
Beavers — W on 3-2 — Home.
C rie ff— Lost 3-2 — A w a y.
Scone — W on 4-1 — Home.
Dunferm line — W on 5 -0 -— Home.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Senior 'A ' V — Played 4 W on 2
M erchiston — W on 8-2 — Home,
M orrison's A c a d e m y — Lost 3 -2 — Home,
Firrhill — W on 5 -1 — A w ay,
Old B o y s — Lost 3-2 — Home,
v.
v.
v.
v.
Junior V — Played 4 W on 2
Edinburgh A c a d e m y — Lost 4 - 1 — Home,
Firrhill — W on 3-2 — Home,
Edinburgh A c a d e m y — Lost 4 -1 — A w ay,
Firrhill — W on 3 2 — Home
Lost 6
Lost 2
Lost 2
The fo llo w in g played for the Senior team: J. H. R. Parker, A. G. Marshall,
G. I. Brow n, G. P. McHarg, E. G. MacKenzie, S. P. B. Aitkenhead.
The fo llo w in g played for the Jun ior team: S. P. B. Aitkenhead, D. F.
Ferguson, N. D. Fraser, A. E, Lockhart, A. W . Adam , S. N. Vivian,
Senior
Junior
W inners of the
W inners of the
Champion — J. H, R. Parker.
Champion — D. F. Ferguson.
Senior House C om petition — Ruthven.
Junior House C om petition — Freeland.
SW IM M IN G
S w im m in g resu lts th is ye ar w ere ve ry d isa p p o in tin g . Some
good sw im m e rs had, o f course, le ft at the end o f last year, b u t the
rem ainder v e ry o b v io u s ly did n o t p u t su fficie n t e ffo rt into th e ir
train in g .
The n um ber o f people in the team w a s one up on last year.
There w e re five seniors — K. G. M cLeod, R. A. D. P ow rie, M. G.
G ordon, I. W . S neddon, N. R. Baxter, and six Ju n io rs — M . J.
M acd on ald , A. P. Pearson, G. I. Bennet, N. M . M enzies, J. D. G ouriey
and A. H. M acK ay. O ur firs t o f fo u r m atches w a s a g a in st G len­
alm ond. T his w e w o n , b u t lo st a w a te r polo m atch held a fte rw a rd s
by 11-4. O ur next m atch, in the Spring Term , w a s a new venture.
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In a ligh t-h e arted m atch a ga in st K ilgraston w e w ere n a rro w ly beaten.
W e had a fu rth e r m atch a ga in st G lenalm ond w h ic h w e w on — b ut
again lo s t the w a te r-p o lo — and the final m atch w a s against L oretto,
and th is w e lo s t by 8 points.
The inter-h ou se sw im m in g to o k place o ve r tw o nights. R esults
w ere as fo llo w s :
Freestyle:
100 yds. Senior: 1 Sneddon (N ); 2 Gordon (S ); 3 Baker (R) and Holden (L ).
M iddle: 1 Sm ith (R ); 2 Powrie (S ); 3 M cLeod (R ); 4 Green (N ).
Junior: 1 M acDonald (S ); 2 Ross (L ); 3 W illo x (L ); 4 Robertson (R ).
B utterfly:
50 yds. Senior: 1 Sneddon (N ); 2 Gordon (S ); 3 Porter (S ); 4 Locke (L ).
M iddle: 1 Powrie (S ); 2 Bennet (S ); 3 Heard (N ); 4 McLeod (R ).
25 yds. Junior: 1 M acDonald (S ); 2 Lowden (F ); 3 Gourley (F ); 4 Ross (L ).
Backstroke:
100 yds. Senior: 1 Sneddon (N ); 2 Gordon (S ); 3 Porter (S ); 4 Holden (L ).
M iddle: 1 Powrie (S ); 2 Reid (N ); 3 Menzies (L ); 4 Bennet (S ).
50 yds. Junior: 1 M acDonald (S ); 2 Robertson (R ); 3 W illo x (L ); 4
M ilne (S ).
Breastroke:
100 yds. Senior: 1 Sneddon (N ); 2 Locke (L ); 3 Bird (S ); 4 Green (N ).
M iddle: 1 McLeod (R ); 2 Baxter (F ); 3 Pearson (S ); 4 Green (N ).
50 yds. Junior: 1 M acDonald (S ); 2 Shannon (F ); 3 L o w d e n (F ); 4 Robert­
son (R ).
Freestyle Relays:
Senior 4 x 5 0 yds.: 1 Sim pson; 2 Nicol; 3 Freeland; 4 Ruthven; 5 Leburn.
M iddle 4 x 5 0 yds.: 1 Nicol; 2 Sim pson; 3 Leburn; 4 Ruthven; 5 Freeland.
Jun ior 4 x 2 5 yds.: 1 Sim pson; 2 Ruthven; 3 Freeland; 4 Leburn; 5 Nicol.
M edley Relays:
Senior 4 x 5 0 yds.: 1 Nicol; 2 Sim pson; 3 Freeland; 4 Leburn; 5 Ruthven.
M iddle 4 x 5 0 yds.: 1 Nicol; 2 Sim pson; 3 Ruthven; 4 Freeland; 5 Leburn.
Junior 4 x 2 5 yds.: 1 Ruthven; 2 Sim pson; 3 Leburn; 4 Freeland; 5 Nicol.
Open 6 x 5 0 yds.: 1 Nicol; 2 Sim pson; 3 Ruthven; 4 Freeland; 5 Leburn.
Points:
1
2
3
4
5
Simpson 127.
Nicol 88
Ruthven 58.
Freeland 47.
Leburn 36.
V ictore s Ludorum:
Senior: Sneddon (N ).
M iddle: Powrie (S ).
Junior: M acDonald (S ).
M.G.
TENNIS
The ind iffe re nt season w a s n ot helped by the bad w ea th er. A t
the s ta rt o f the season w e lo s t at home to G o rd on sto un (2 -6 ) and
to M o rris o n 's (4 -5 ), both o f w h ich schools give a higher p rio rity to
te nn is than w e do. Thereafter, co m p etin g on m ore or less level
te rm s, w e cam e o u t a bo ut all-square. W e lo st at home to Fettes
(1 -7 ) and a w a y to M e rch isto n (3 -6 ), both o f w h ic h m atches w o u ld
have been close r b u t fo r a regrettable failure in te m p e ra m e n t, and
w e beat L ore tto (5 -3 ) and G lenalm ond (5 -0 ), both a w a y and both
played during th u n d e rs to rm s .
The team co nsiste d o f A. W . Law son ( c a p t.) , G. I. B ro w n ,
J. A. Hay, G. P. M cH arg, J. H. Shedden and R. D. Buchanan.
The house co m p e titio n w a s w o n by Freeland. D uring the
c o m p e titio n it w a s ta n ta lisin g , as no d o u b t it is at o th e r sim ilar
schools, to see the a m o u n t o f o bviou s ta len t denied to te nn is by
the charm s o f o th e r a ctivitie s. A s long as the te n n is players c o n s is t
of a handful o f boys w ith natural a b ility and a m ass w ith little knack
fo r any ball-gam e, the sta nd ard m u st remain rath er lo w ; b u t the
new in d o o r c o u rt g e n erou sly donated by M r. Ram say (O .S .) of the
firm th a t b u ilt the S p orts Hall m ay help a b it n e x t year.
The singles co m p e titio n w a s w o n by G. I. B ro w n w h o beat
J. A. Hay in the final.
W .N .M .
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STRATHALLIAN CLUB
1972
Hon. Office-Bearers, Office-Bearers, M em bers of Council, etc.
HON. PRESIDENT
A. D. D. M cC ALLU M
PRESIDENT
E. W ATSO N LINTON
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VICE-PRESIDENT
R. ALISTER BIRD
HON. SECRETARY and TREASURER
DONALD I. TURNER
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Retiring 1972
R. S. Eason,
A. Graham Johnston,
P. W aterston
Retiring 1973
J. C. Dawson,
D. M . Fairbairn,
J. A . M cA rth u r
Retiring 1974
J. W . Dinsmore,
J. M. M cG ill,
G. R. S. Smith
Hon. A u d ito rs
D. M. Paul, C.A. and W . M . Nairn, C.A.
Trustees fo r the Club
D. W . Lewis and A. S. Hendrick, B.L.
CLUB MEMBER ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS
A . M. W a tt
SECRETARY (GOLF SECTION)
A . Graham Johnston
SECRETARY (ANG LING SECTION)
Hugh S tew a rt
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THE PRESIDENT —
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W a ts o n Linton yo u n g e r b ro th e r o f fo rm e r Club
Dunlop Linton w a s at S trathallan fro m 1938 to 1942.
President
A fte r leaving school he w e n t to St. A n d re w s U n iv e rs ity on a
R.A.F. S cholarship to s tu d y A rts and then into the Royal A ir Force.
A fte r co m p le tin g p re lim ina ry train in g in the U nite d Kingdom he
trained as a p ilo t in South A frica and w a s aw a rd e d his w in g s in
1945. He tra n sfe rre d to the Royal A ir Force R egim ent and served
fo r a year as a Flight C om m ander in Palestine.
A fte r d em ob ilisa tion in 1947 he to o k a Business A d m in is tra tio n
Course a t the C om m ercial College and in 1952 jo in e d J. & P. C oats
Lim ited. He held a p p o in tm e n ts in Sales, and M an ag em en t Services
and w a s a t one tim e responsible fo r c o m p u te r d eve lo pm e nt in the
C om pa n y's O verseas S ubsidiaries. He is n o w responsible fo r
M an ag em en t D evelopm ent in the C oats Paton G roup o f C om panies.
W a ts o n retained his school in te re st in rug by a fte r leaving the
A ir Force and join ed W e s t o f S cotland R ugby Club w h e re he played
in the 1 s t and 2nd X V s fo r five years. He w a s also a m em ber of
the m anagem ent co m m itte e o f W e s t o f S co tlan d fo r m any years.
His pre sen t recreation is g o lf and he is a m em ber o f T ro o n G olf
Club.
W a ts o n and his w ife Joan live a t W e s t Kilbride w h e re th ey
m oved recently. They have three boys o f w h o m the tw o e ld est are
at S trathallan.
AGM and Annual Dinner
The 38th A n nu a l General M eeting o f the Club w a s held in the
S tation H otel, Perth, on S a tu rd ay, 27th N ovem ber, 1971 at 6 p.m.
The President, lain A . H eadrick, w a s in the Chair, and the
m eeting w a s a tte nd ed by 25 m em bers.
S even ty-on e new Life M em bers w ere elected to the Club, and
the C o u n cil's R eport and A c c o u n ts w ere approved.
E.
W a ts o n Linton w a s elected as President o f the Club fo r the
ensuing year, and R. A lis te r Bird w a s elected as V ice-P resident.
The Club w elco m e d Eric M cK . W a tt as the new Club representative
on the Board o f G overnors.
The Annual D inner w a s held in th e S tatio n Hotel fo llo w in g
the A .G .M ., and w a s a tte nd ed by 114 S tra th allia ns and th e ir
quests. Dr. Ian D. M a c in to s h , M .A ., LL.D., a fo rm e r H eadm aster o f
Fettes College proposed the to a s t to the Club and S chool in an
ente rtain in g m anner. He spoke o f the em ergence o f S trathallan
School as a to p public school, and c o m p lim e n te d the e d ito rs o f the
M agazine fo r n o t being taken up w ith either fu n d raising o r s ick
poem s. He discussed the values o f Public S chools and th e ir training
in g raduated re s p o n s ib ility w h ic h prevented pup ils fro m being
“ neg ative ly o ccupied in c o m fo r t" !
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The P resident presented the A n g lin g and G olf T ro p hies, and in
replying on behalf o f the Club said h o w deeply th e C lub and School
w o u ld m iss John Hall. He spoke o f his year in office and the
pleasure w h ic h he had derived fro m it.
The H ea dm a ster's reply on behalf o f the School, paid trib u te
to the late John Hall and to the 40 years service to th e School of
A rch ie Doig w h o w a s retiring. He spoke o f the n ew S p orts Centre
in the course o f c o n s tru c tio n , and o f th e generous g ra n t from the
G annochy T ru s t. His w itty rep ly w a s th o ro u g h ly enjoyed.
A. A lis te r Bird, the n ew V ice -P re side nt, pro po sed th e to a s t to
the g uests, and the rep ly by D. Eric M u n ro w a s lo u d ly applauded.
The P resident closed the proceedings by handing the Chain of
Office to the n ew P resident, E. W a ts o n Linton.
Dinner Dance
The A n nu a l D inner Dance w a s held on Friday, 2 1 s t January,
1971 in the C entral H otel. A tte n d a n c e w a s s lig h tly d o w n on last
year, b u t, nevertheless the fu n c tio n w a s im m e nse ly enjoyable and
Roger Eason w a s a h ig hly su ccessfu l convener.
The 1973 Dance w ill be held on Friday, 26th Ja nu ary, 1973 in
the Excelsior H otel a t G la sgo w A irp o rt. Ever rising c o s ts have
largely c o n trib u te d to th is m ove, b u t th e C ouncil hope th a t the
n ew venue w ill be an e xcitin g and m ore econom ical change, and
w ill ca te r fo r a w id e range o f S tra th allia n ta ste s.
J im m y D insm ore is the 1973 convener, and both he and the
Hon. S e creta ry hope to be sw a m p e d w ith tic k e t a p p lica tio n s in
the N e w Y e a r !
London Branch
The A n nu a l London Branch D inner w a s held on 14th A p ril in
th e Caledonia Club, Halkin S treet. S te w a rt M . R itchie w a s in the
Chair, and 30 m em bers and g u e sts including the H eadm aster w ere
present. The P resident also a tte nd ed the D inner w h ic h he th o ro u g h ly
e njoyed.
The Branch is a lw a ys on the loo k o u t fo r n ew m em bers, and
S tra th allia ns m oving to London are urged to c o n ta c t e ithe r the
S e creta ry o r the T re a surer at th e fo llo w in g addresses:
SECRETARY: D. H. Anderson, 194/200 Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 01.283.6767.
TREASURER: J. W . Linn, 19 Bemish Road, London, S.W.15.
Angling Club Report 1971-72
The A n nu a l P arty w a s held in D ecem ber a t the M a g u ire ’s and
w a s the usual success w ith a goo d a ttendance and e xcellen t cuisine.
O ur th a n ks to John and Seona fo r a g re a t evening.
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The season opened as usual at Kenm ore and w a s d istin gu ishe d
by the usual lack o f fish and an unusual lack o f fishers. H ow ever,
the Loch A w e m eeting reversed the p osition in a m o s t s a tis fa c to ry
m anner, the Cup being w o n b y J im m y Park (m u c h to the relief of
the captain w h o w a s s ittin g on an em barrassing hat tr ic k ) .
A t the annual m atch w ith the Phoenix, the S tra th allia ns lo st
n a rro w ly , a fte r a w e ll su p p o rte d outin g w ith a s a tis fa c to ry b aske t of
fish to co m p le te th e e njo ym e n t.
An o u tin g w a s held on Loch F itty a t w h ic h the new tro p h y in
m em ory o f the late John Hall w a s co m p ete d fo r, the w in n e r being
B ert G ibson by a n a rro w m argin fro m Ian Henderson.
The evening o u tin g to Loch Leven in June w a s held u nd er A rc tic
c o n d itio n s , b u t in spite o f the danger o f fro s tb ite , a fa ir b a ske t o f
good q u a lity fish w a s taken.
The outin g against the School a t Lake o f M o n te ith w a s ve ry
su ccessfu l, being a b ea utifu l day w ith a large tu rn o u t, the Old Boys
fin a lly w in n in g by a ve ry n a rro w m argin o f 7 ozs. on a good b aske t
of fish (th e re is no tru th in the ru m o u r th a t John M ag uire's fish
w hich sw un g the balance, w a s paying a second v is it to the s c a le s !).
A t tim e o f going to press, there is one outin g to com e at
L in lith g o w , w h ich w e hope w ill help to d istin gu ish th is season as
the one w ith the large st b aske ts o f fish fo r several years.
Golf Club
Once again th e Club has had an active season, there being
reasonable atte nd an ces a t each o u tin g . In a dd itio n a m atch w a s
arranged a ga in st G lenalm ond in O ctober, 1971 b u t u n fo rtu n a te ly
the re s u lt w a s a w h ite w a s h fo r o u r principal sp o rtin g p ro ta g o n is ts .
The Club did, h ow eve r, m anage to beat the School in O cto b e r and
a sim ilar outin g a ga in st the School in M a y o f th is year had
re g re tta b ly to be cancelled. The A u tu m n m eeting at Elie w a s w o n
by D erek O venstone w ith the unbelievable score o f 80 less 17-63.
A s an inn o va tio n th is year, the Spring m eeting w a s held on a
w ee k day a t Pollok G olf Club in G lasgow . A n encouraging tu rn o u t
o f m em bers led to the Jo h n s to n T ro p h y being w o n by Robin S c o tt
w ith the score o f 82 less 10. It is u n d e rsto o d th a t the w in n e r fo u n d
considerable difference b etw e en g o lf in the oil fields o f A fric a and in
suburbia o f G lasgow . U n fo rtu n a te ly the Jo h n s to n T ro p h y w a s n ot
presented to the w in n e r since the p revious w in n e r's house w a s
burgled.
The S um m er m eeting a t Gleneagles fo r the Bogie T ro p h y w a s
w o n by G ordon Low den w ith a score o f 70 less 3.
The Club e nte rs each year fo r th e Queen Elizabeth T ro p h y in
B arnton and w e lo o k fo rw a rd to th is w ee k-e n d.
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The m em bership is once again in the region o f 60 m em bers
m o s t o f w h o m have paid th e ir A nnual S u b scrip tio n s.
Captain: Ian McEwan.
Secretary: Graham Johnston, 10 A th o ll Crescent, Edinburgh.
News of Old Strathallians
A nderson, J. W . B. (1962-66) has been appointed a D irector o f a fru it and
vegetable im port w holesale business in Carlisle.
A rchibald, G. C. H. (1964-69) is a senior V ice-President o f the Students
Representative Council at St. A nd rew s U niversity. He has w on the
applied maths class medals in 1970 and 1971 and has played for the
2nd X V and 2nd C ricket XI.
Barr, D. (1940-46) has been elected President o f Brigg Rotary Club for 197273. He enjoys an occasional game of go lf w ith Dr. G. Sandeman
(1940-46).
Barnett, P. (1963-67) has been appointed Managing E ditor o f Frederick M uller
Ltd., and elected a mem ber of the Press Club and Society of Young
Publishers.
Barron, V. A. (1958-63) is now Managing Director o f a club fo r overseas
visito rs conducting social a ctivitie s in London and tours across the
Continent.
Baxter, R. F. (1956-59) is leaving Johannesburg to look after J. & P. Coats'
East A frican set-up based in Nairobi. He reports that T. R. T aylor
arrived safely in South A frica.
Bell, F. R. (1957-64) is taking up the post of A ssista n t A d viso ry Officer, State
of Guernsey, Channel Isles. He holds a S cottish Diploma in A gri.
culture.
Biggart, D. D. C. (1961-68) has graduated B.Sc. Pure Science from Aberdeen
U niversity. He takes up a management trainee post w ith
Fine Fare
Ltd. in Septem ber 1972.
Birnie, G. W . V. (1957-62) has been prom oted to Principal Teacher of Biology
by Aberdeenshire Education Com m ittee. He w as married in A pril,
1971.
Carnegie, D. L. (1965-68) graduated from Newcastle U n iversity in 1971 w ith
a 2nd class honours degree in S ociology and Social A dm inistratio n.
He is now a Housem aster at a school in Hastings.
Carver, G. A.
R. (1958-64) has been appointed Franchise Developm ent
Manager, Dunlop Canada Ltd.
Clark, B. G. (1956-64) is in practice as a Dental Surgeon in Brighton, Sussex.
Clark, M. G. (1961-65) has reached the end o f his second year at Jesus
College, Cambridge, where he is studying for a Ph.D. in History.
Cook, A. S. (1956-60) has become a founder member of the 'N o t Quite
Perfect’ Golfing S ociety.
Dale, R. G. (1967-71) has com pleted his firs t year at the W e st o f Scotland
A gricultura l College.
Davidson, J. F. (1961-65) is shortly leaving the R.A.F. He w as the organiser
and leader of the R.A.F. Iceland Expedition in A ug ust 1972.
Dawson, M. I. M. (1960-65) is living in Durban, South A frica. He is playing
1st X V Club Rugby and w o rking in the A ccou nts Departm ent of a
Correspondence College. He occasionally sees D. Currie, S. Eriksen
and I. K. Lamont, and hopes to pay a v is it to this co u n try next year.
Drysdale, R. C. G. (1961-65) has com pleted a year's training at M oray House,
and is taking up an appointm ent as an assistant m aster to teach
H istory at W e st Buckland School in Devon.
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Eason, R. S. (1950-54) was appointed a D irector o f Croggan and Co. Ltd.,
W ire M erchants in A pril, 1972.
Eastwood, I. (1952-56) was appointed Engineering Services Manager w ith
Federation Chemicals Ltd. in Port of Spain. Trinidad in 1969. He is
occasionally in con tact w ith Harry Bushe (1939-44). He hopes that
any Strathallians passing through w ill co n ta ct him at 659/2221 or
2543.
Eriksen, S. S. (1964-69) is living in Durban, South A frica and was married in
February, 1972.
Fairbairn, D. M. (1961-66) has graduated LL.B. and has com pleted his 3rd year
C.A. exams. He is to be married in O ctober, 1972.
Fleming, A. J. (1959-64) has been seconded by I.C.I. Ltd. to I.C.I. Australia
Ltd. fo r a 3 year period.
Fleming, T. (1966-70) has reached the end of his 2nd year at the Edinburgh
School of A griculture.
Gjertsen, R. R. B. (1935-37) is now R.N. Fleet Dental Surgeon and Command
Dental Surgeon, Plymouth.
Gordon, G. G. H. (1955-60) is still w o rking fo r United Dom inions T rust in
London. He inform s us that I. S. Gray (1954-61) has been deported
to A ustralia and w o uld like any Strathallians in that cou ntry to contact
him at Slater W alker (A u stra lia ) Ltd., N orw ich House, 6 O'Connell
Street, Sydney, 2000. He also gives news o f A. M. Pate (1954-61)
and T. R. T aylor (1956-61) and reports that I. H. W . Jones (1954-61)
is alive and w e ll, living in Glasgow.
Gemmell, R. J. (1959-65) is teaching near T itchfield, Hants.
Grant, P. M. (1955-62) was appointed Senior Research Fellow in the Depart­
ment of Electrical Engineering of Edinburgh U n iversity on 1st August,
1971.
Hubbard, T. F. (1964-69) has reached Senior Honours in English at Aberdeen
U niversity. He w on the class prize in 1970/71.
Henderson, R. M. (1958-65) qualified as a so lic ito r in January, 1972 and has
been appointed an assistant in the office o f the S o licito r to the
Secretary of State fo r Scotland. He was married in September, 1970.
Ingram, J. D. D. (1966-70) has com pleted his first year at Leicester U niversity.
He spent m ost of last year w orking on a kibbutz in Israel.
Keech, J. R. (1959-64) is spending a year at the European Institute for
Business A d m inistratio n (IN SEAD ) in Fontainbleau, France.
King, K. B. (1963-68) has been appointed a resident m aster at H urw orth House
School, Darlington.
Lamont, I. K. (1959-64) is now w o rking as an Investm ent A na lyist w ith
S tockbrokers, Ivor Jones & Co., Johannesburg, S.A.
Lewis, I. D. (1966-70)
Cambridge.
has com pleted his firs t year at Fitzw illiam College,
Lochtie, I. M. (1948-53) has been appointed a D irector o f J. H. M inet & Co.
(A u stra lia ) Pty. Ltd., the A ustralian subsidiary of the w o rld -w id e
Lloyd's and General Insurance Broking Group, M in e t Holdings Ltd.,
London. He has lived in Brisbane w ith his w ife and three children
for the last six years. Prior to that he was in Sydney, M elbourne,
Edinburgh and Glasgow. A ny Strathallian visiting Brisbane can
contact him at G.P.O. Box 1755, Brisbane.
Lucian, T. K. (1964-71) has com pleted his first year exam in Law and Sociology
at Leicester U niversity.
M:ch:e, J. (1963-68) has com pleted his 3rd year at Dundee U n iversity where
he is studying B iochem istry (H o ns.).
M illar, W . S. H. (1965-69) is at the South Shields M arine and Technical College
where he obtained the Royal Life Saving S ociety's d istinction .
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M offat, J. T. (1964-69) is in his 3rd year at S trathclyde U n iversity where he
is studying Biochem istry. He became the A yrshire G olf Champion
and is Captain o f the S cottish U niversities G olf Team.
M acM illan, J. W . (1924-32) is Chairman o f the British Racing and S ports Car
Club (S co ttish D iv.). He is a m em ber o f the S cottish M o to r Racing
Club and w o uld be interested to hear from anyone interested in
sponsoring a Race or Race M eeting at Ingliston.
M clnnes, J. M. (1953-57) is Senior Lecturer in M anagem ent Control and
D irector of the Doctoral Programme, M anchester Business School,
U n iversity of M anchester. He was married in 1965 and now has
three children, James, John and Jennifer.
M cG regor, J. (1934-37) is presently em ployed by S cottish Pulp and Paper
M ill, Corpach, near Fort W illiam .
M cIntyre, J. 0 . (1962-69) is at V anderbuilt U niversity, Nashville, where he is
studying for a Ph.D. in M olecular Biology. He was married on 12th
A ug ust, 1972.
M cllvean, E. D. H. (1945-50) is a Sales M anager w ith Shell Retail in Northern
Ireland.
Ormerod, D. M. (1966-67) has com pleted his first year at Bedford College,
London U niversity, where he is reading 'D utch and German'. He
inform s me th a t his brother Ormerod, J. I. (1965-71) has com pleted
his first year at Pem brook College, Cambridge, where he is reading
Law.
Parker, J. L. W . (1956-61) is now M edical Registrar a t the Southern General
Hospital, Glasgow. He has passed his M.R.C.P. exam inations and is
s till playing rugby and c ricke t for Kelvinside A ccies.
Paterson, N. D. L. (1955-61) w as appointed Group O perations Manager,
M alaw i Hotels Ltd., based in Blantyre, M alaw i, in O ctober 1971.
In Ju ly 1972 he w as transferred to a sim ilar position w ith Coastal
Hotels Ltd. in Dar-es-Salaam. He is due fo r home leave in December
1972.
Paterson, D. N. (1942-47) has no w returned to this co u n try on retirem ent
from the Forest Research Institute in M alaw i, Central A frica. He is
no w living at the Old Bank, Thornhill, Dum friesshire. He m et Ian
McLaughlan (1940-47) in M alaw i and tells us th a t he has now retired
from his veterinary practice in Rhodesia and is w o rkin g in the
V eterinary Dept., G ovt, o f M alawi.
Peacock, J. G. (1956-62) is Hotel Projects A dviser, S cottish and Newcastle
Breweries Ltd. He tells us th a t there is a new T histle Hotel in Bir­
mingham called the Strathallan Hotel w h ich he hopes w ill be
patronised by Strathallians.
Ritchie, D. M. (1957-63) is an assistant com pany secretary w ith C u tty Sark
(U.K. Scotch W h is k y ) Ltd. He is undertaking a 3 year course in
management studies.
Roger, T. F. (1941-44) has returned to M ontreal, Canada, a fter 3 years in
Bom bay as D irector and Chief Electrical Engineer of M ontreal
Engineering International Ltd.
Rodger, R. A. (1966-71) has reached his 2nd year at Dundee U n iversity where
he is studying medicine. He inform s us th a t J. H. McLaughlan is
studying the same course and is in his year. W . Locke is in his 1st
year also studying medicine.
Roselle, S. R. (1954-60) is now em ployed by South Carolina Public Service
A u th o rity on the con stru ction of a new po w e r plant.
Ross, I. C. (1958-64) is now on a Buccaneer to u r w ith the R.A.F. in Germany.
He inform s us tha t his fathe r J. B. Ross (1924-30) has now retired
from the R.A.F. and is living overseas.
S cott, R. H. (1955-63) is still w o rkin g for Shell in Nigeria. He inform s us that
his brother John (1956-60) is still tea planting in Assam , India.
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Shannon, D. (1940-46) is now w o rking for the Departm ent o f V eterinary
Science, U n iversity o f Makarere, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Sim pson, W . D. (1942-47) is now a Senior Engineer w ith B.A.C. Ltd.,
Stevenage.
Sm ith, R. B, (1955-60) is farming at Dunnym uck, Girvan. He and his w ife
Helen have tw o children, a daughter born in 1968 and a son born in
1970.
Smith, R. M. (1955-62) now holds the rank of Captain and has been posted to
the Royal School o f A rtille ry, Larkhill, where he w ill attend a long
gunnery course fo r a year.
Taylor, J. D. (1961-68) graduated LL.B, in June, 1971 from Edinburgh U niver­
sity. He has n o w passed Part IV of the exam ination o f the Institute
o f Chartered A ccou ntan ts of Scotland.
Thomson, D. K. (1925-27) is the Hon. Sheriff of Perth. He was appointed a
D irector o f S cottish T ransport Group on 1st January, 1972 and is to
be congratulated on receiving the C.B.E. in the New Year Honours.
Tingsabadh, C. (1964-67) is reading for a Ph.D. at Birmingham U niversity.
Trusdale, T. N. W . (1960-66) was Captain of Glasgow U n iversity C ricket Team
and the S cottish U niversities' XI th is year.
Tulloch, P. J. (1958-63) has been prom oted to C ontracts Manager w ith Bovis
Ltd.
W allace, G. G. (1961-66) has gained a Diploma in A rchite ctu re at Dundee.
W allace, D. R. P. (1961-66) has com pleted his final year of Hotel and Catering
A d m inistratio n at Surrey U niversity. He takes up a po st w ith Strand
Hotels Ltd., in September.
Wallace, N. F. (1962-67) is an assistant q u a n tity surveyor w ith Cyril S w eett
& Partners, Basingstoke.
W ardhaugh, D. R. (1955-62) has been assumed as a Partner in D. W ardhaugh
& Son, Chartered Surveyors and Land A gents, Forfar.
W h itto n , D. J. (1937-41) gained a Higher Postgraduate Diploma in A pplied
Linguistics in A u g u st 1971. W ith effect from Septem ber 1972, he
takes up the post of A ustralian Education A d v is e r to the G overn­
m ent of Zambia in Lusaka.
W ilson, P. M. (1962-68) has graduated B.Sc. (H o ns) from St. A ndrew s
U niversity. He is now going to stu d y Public Health Engineering at
the U n iversity o f Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Engagements
Carver, C. G. (1961-67)
Helensburgh.
to M iss
Carol Hope, Omaha, M unro
Drive East,
Clark, M. G. (1961-65) to M iss Patricia W ilson , Old Toll Manse, Perth.
Craw ford, B. J. F. (1963-68) to M iss Patricia M. Jackson.
Davidson, J. F. (1961-65) to M iss K. C. Bain, The Schoolhouse, Kingussie,
Inverness-shire.
Keech, J. R. (1959-64) to Mile. Irene Carteron, 15 Avenue d'O rsay, Paris, 7e.
Linn, J W . (1956-61) to M iss Fiona M. Cameron, 20 Harcourt Terrace, London,
S.W.10.
M elville, W . B. (1958-66) to M iss H. Jean Kerr, Cape T ow n , South A frica.
M oodie. I. A G. (1962-68) to M iss Susan Lum ley-Brown, M o n t Feland,
Jersey.
Shepherd, P. J. (1958-63) to M iss Anne Balson of Heaton, New castle-uponTyne.
Marriages
Bayne, S. M. (1951-57) to M iss Linda W aldie, Cupar, Fife.
Bell, D. M. R. (1958-66) to Dr. R. Slaughter on 19th July, 1972.
Booth, A. J. (1961-64) to Mairi M. McPherson on 28th A pril, 1972 at A llo w a y
Parish Church.
Fraser, E. A. (1955-60) to M iss Ruth Ann M ilne, 208 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow
on 19th M ay, 1972.
Galloway, W . R. (1958-60) to M iss Melanie Frances Hoar in Vancouver on 9th
Septem ber, 1971.
Gardner, A. W . (1960-67) to M iss Kate Ladson on 5th June, 1971.
Gordon, G. G. H. (1955-60) to M iss Hilary Claire O 'N eill in February 1972.
Peacock, J. G. (1956-62) to M iss M. A. Briggs on 27th A p ril, 1972.
Shannon, D. (1940-46) to M iss D orothy Dick in O ctober, 1971.
Turner, D. I. (1955-62) to M iss Patricia A. L. Hardie on 22nd O ctober, 1971.
W allace, M. F. (1962-67) to M iss Eleanor G. S turrock on 29th A p ril, 1972.
W ilson , P. M. (1962-68) to M iss Sarah Baenhill, South Carolina on 9th
September, 1972.
Births
A itken, I. M. (1953-58). On 10th July, 1971 to Mr. and M rs. lain A itke n , 6
Carolside Avenue, Clarkston, Glasgow, tw in sons— A n d re w Robertson
and Gordon M ontgom ery.
Bell, F. R. (1957-64). On 1st July, 1971 to M r and M rs. F. R. Bell, c /o Caputh
Manse, M urthly, Perthshire, a daughter, Catriona Elspeth. The
Christening w as held in the School Chapel on 22nd December, 1971.
Clark, D. (1958-63). On 25th O ctober, 1971 to Mr. and M rs. Donald Clark,
George Hotel, Inverary, a son, Christopher.
Cook, A. S. (1956-60). On 14th May, 1972 to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cook, 21
A lb e rt Drive, Helensburgh, a son, A. Cameron, a brother for Katie.
Eason, R. S. (1950-54). On 18th O ctober, 1971 to M r. and M rs. Roger Eason,
67 Beech Avenue, N ew ton Mearns, Renfrewshire, a son, Richard
Gilmour.
Fleming, A. J. (1959-64). On 28th March, 1971, to Mr. and M rs. Alan J.
Fleming, c /o 81 Longstamps Avenue, Chelm sford, Essex, a daughter,
Sharon Elizabeth.
M arshall, J. R. (1957-61). On 18th January, 1971 to Mr. and M rs. James
Marshall, Duncrub Park, Dunning, a son, A n d re w James Kerr.
M acCallum , D. S. (1950-57). On 27th M ay, 1972 to Dr. and M rs. D. S.
M cCallum, 31 South Drive, C horltonville, M anchester 21, a daughter,
Susan Jane.
MacKenzie, D. F. (1942-47). On 26th M ay, 1972 to M r. and M rs. D. F. MacKenzie, Pantiles, G osford Road, Longniddry, East Lothian, a daughter,
Philippa, a siste r fo r Kevin.
Parker, J. L. W . (1956-61). On 21st September, 1971 to Mr. and M rs. J. W .
W . Parker, 50 Kelvin Drive, G lasgow G20 8QN, a son, A lis te r S cott
W ilson.
Peters, R. S. (1957-62). On 24th February, 1971 to M r. and M rs. Ross Peters,
W e ste r Kerse, Lochw innoch, Renfrewshire, a son, Simon.
Roselle, S. R. (1954-60). On 23rd December, 1971 to Mr. and M rs. S. R.
Roselle, 106 S etter Lane, Sum m erville, S.C. 29483, U.S.A., a daughter,
Laura Jean.
Ross, K. I. R. (1956-62). On 6th June, 1972 to Mr. and Mrs. K. I. R. Ross,
Ridderkleiva 34, 1370 Aske, Norw ay, a daughter
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Scott, R. H. (1955-63). On 8th A pril, 1972 to M r. and Mrs. Robin S co tt, c /o
Clevans Hill, Bridge of W eir, a daughter, Jennifer Ann, th e ir second
child.
Shepherd, W . N. (1956-60). On 5th A ugust, 1971 to M r. and Mrs. W . N.
Shepherd, of 16 Silloth Place, Cullencoats, Northum berland, a son,
Nicholas James.
Sinclair, D .B. (1957-60). On 10th January, 1972 to Mr. and M rs. Douglas
Sinclair o f East Dron, Bridge of Earn, a son, A n d re w Jamie.
Smith, R. M . (1955-62). On 17th July, 1970 to Captain and M rs. R. M . Sm ith,
3RHA Kirklee Barracks, Colchester, a son, Alexander.
W ardhaugh, D. R. (1955-62). On 16th A ugust, 1971 to M r. and Mrs. D. R.
W ardhaugh, Crianaig, Roundyhill, Forfar, a son, Graeme David
Crombie.
Deaths
Binnie, Dr. M. (1932-39) o f Beech Tree Cottage, The Priory, Burnham, Bucks.
Suddenly at home on 21st May, 1972.
Cowper, H. K. (1926-30) in Adelaide, A ustralia in 1969.
Duncan, W . M. (1940-47). O ctober 1971.
Grandison, G. P. (1960-66) o f 5 B oglily Road, K irkcaldy, Fife, on 20th
Septem ber, 1971.
Harrison, R. N. (1957-62) o f 27 Blandford Road, T eddington, M iddlesex, as a
result of a drow ning accident in A p ril, 1972.
Robertson, A. M. (1921-24) of 75 W arrender Park Road, Edinburgh, on 12th
Septem ber, 1971.
Shanks, W . M. (1921-27) o f V iew field, Denny, S tirlingshire, on 3rd O ctober,
1971.
S tew art Sm ith, J. C. (1961-66) at Cambridge on 13th A pril, 1972.
Errata
Stuart, M. M. (1959-66). The death of M alcolm M. S tuart w as un fortunately
announced in the 1971 issue of the magazine. M alcolm is happily
alive and w e ll and living at 15 Braemar Road, Leamington-Spa. The
Hon. Secretary regrets any distress caused.
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