SCR Rachel Mullan In September 2015, Rachel made the long On the pastoral side, Rachel was a tutor in journey across the Irish Sea to join us in the Home House and was very good at keeping Maths department at Glenalmond. Fresh out a lively bunch of girls on track, helping guide of university, she was full of enthusiasm them towards a successful set of A Level and new ideas and quickly threw herself results. into life at Coll. She is an excellent Beyond teaching, Rachel became involved in mathematician and a great teacher. musical productions, lacrosse coaching, Duke Rachel taught a full range of pupils, from the of Edinburgh, Third Form activities and camps, young Third Form intake to the slightly older contributing hugely to life at Glenalmond. hands in Upper Sixth and will be sorely missed We all wish her the very best as she moves by all the pupils she taught. on to take up her new post at Merchiston in Edinburgh. Gareth O’Neill Lesley Sangster Lesley Sangster is a staff nurse at People drink rain water but, during dry seasons, Glenalmond College. During Easter 2017 use the dirty lake for all forms of washing and Lesley volunteered her medical services on toileting. There is no facility to boil water. a much-needed hospital ship in Tanzania. We sailed to three different islands; Iroba, Here, she tells us about her vital work… Ihumbo & Bumbire, providing vital healthcare to hundreds of patients every day. In total, we I have just returned from a two week mission, treated 4,038 patients; 2,624 were GP, dental volunteering on-board the ‘Jubilee Hope’ medical and optician visits, the rest received healthcare ship, sailing around the ‘Forgotten’ Islands on advice. Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The trip was organised Additionally, we carried out HIV testing for 864 by the Vine Trust - this is my third trip with them patients; ten per cent proving positive. The - a Christian based charity whose head office is status of woman on these islands is almost on a barge in Leith dock, Edinburgh. non-existent and even worse for woman who Jubilee Hope arrived at Lake Victoria in 2015 and have HIV. this was my first trip out to it. The 150-tonne, Many curable diseases were treated that could former Royal Navy tender’s 246 day journey have been avoided if basic healthcare had been from Scotland to Mombasa was televised provided. The youngest was a three month old on STV when it travelled the 8,585 miles by baby girl who tested positive for malaria, as was sea and land to serve 400,000 people in 150 her whole family; tragic and so avoidable. isolated communities. Many people suffered from skin conditions, I fundraised for this trip and part of that went The islands are collectively referred to as malnourishment and intestinal worms from the towards buying essential medicines; I feel so “Forgotten” as the people on them have been dirty water they ingested. Dental extractions privileged and very humbled to have served neglected and live in extreme poverty with no were commonplace as tooth decay is on-board the Jubilee Hope. The small, dedicated access to any form of healthcare and education. widespread; inhabitants have no toothbrushes medical team was inspirational and I plan to Disease prevention is non-existent. or paste and again have no dental health return next year to play a small part in helping The lack of fresh water is a recurring problem. education. those in the Forgotten Islands. Allan Downie

Allan Downie was the College’s Electrician An all-round nice guy and cheery chappie, for many years having arrived at the Allan was always happy to tackle an electrical Jasmine Neufeld school in 2005 initially as a contractor. He challenge including the overseeing of the on- retired in February 2017 but continued on a going full installation of the new cable network On a wonderfully sunny day, Jasmine Neufeld, Glenalmond’s part-time consultancy basis while the new throughout Glenalmond, which started in 2006 Assistant Director of Music, married Jamie Nicholson on 19 August member of staff bedded in. together with the highly successful ‘generator in the school’s historic Chapel. The service was presided over by powered’ 2017 Leavers’ Ball in a marquee on the Allan was responsible for all things electrical, Glenalmond’s own Father Giles. The reception for 130 was held in lawns. Interviewed for Glenlamond Life Allan from an emergency generator called upon to the hammer-beam Dining Hall, with a sit-down meal followed by a commented, when asked about the worst part run the school in times of power cuts, to the ceilidh and local band ‘Sugarush’. Head of Rugby Graham Smith’s of his job: “Not being young enough to see the fixing of hair straighteners and the removal of wife, Loz, made the beautiful cake. All at Glenalmond send the improvements completed!” happy couple every good wish for their future. rodents from extractor fans! We wish Allan a very long and happy retirement.

96 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 97 SCR Clodagh SCR Walter Macaulay Norton Staff Walter was a familiar sight at Glenalmond His commitment to Glenalmond did not stop and cared very deeply about the College. He there. Walter was a regular supporter of school Wearing various professional ‘hats’, Arrivals started life here as a pupil in Goodacre’s, events, cheering on rugby teams from the Clodagh was involved with Glenalmond entrusting the school with his children’s side-lines (accompanied by his faithful collies), for over 14 years. She performed several Along with those who left Glenalmond education. He returned to Coll to run the urging on runners at the annual steeplechase, different duties in all the girls’ houses, College during the Academic year iSAMS database in the IT Department, with together with joining parents at Commem to together with tutoring, completing Art 2016-17, we were joined by many Isabelle Cox, for fifteen years, both working celebrate the achievements of pupils. College applications and teaching in new faces: late into the night to ensure that important The walking groups on Field Day relied on the vibrant Art Department for the final deadlines were met, whether reporting or Walter who was always willing to do his part to seven years. David Antcliffe – Transport Supervisor timetabling. make sure that the pupils were able to make Emily Davies – External Relations Officer Her artistry was legendary, no more so than Walter really understood that Glenalmond is a the most of this opportunity to explore the local Guy Draper – Housemaster, Skrine’s in the magnificent quilt that she and her community that goes far beyond an office or an countryside. Additionally, he voluntarily gave his Sarah Draper – Art Teacher (p/t) small, dedicated team, created for Emma individual classroom. time each year to drive the English Lower Sixth Derek Erskine – Maintenance Electrician Woods’ departure. Retirement offers Clodagh trip to Stratford and back. Dr Suzi Garnish – Admissions Officer As well as ensuring the smooth transition from the opportunity to spend more time at her Bronwen Godley – College Accountant SIMS to iSAMS, and guaranteeing that the It was not easy for Walter to leave Glenalmond. beautiful house in Italy and we wish her every Andrea Goodall – Housemistress, Cairnies school management system worked reliably, Characteristically, he has faced the future success for the future. Walter taught the European Computer Driving with courage and brio, launching his own Sarah Hammersley – Finance Officer Carolyn Lindsay – Matron, Cairnies Licence to Fourth and Fifth Form pupils, outside catering business; his ‘Wild and Smoky’ We wish him all the best in his new venture. equipping them with the practical ICT skills that barbecue receiving the accolade of ‘the best I Jackie MacDonald – Computer Science Teacher they needed for university and beyond. have ever tasted’ by a current pupil. Jenny Davey Rebecca Masson – Classics Teacher David Millar – Driver (p/t) Dr Caroline Murie – Modern Languages Teacher Edward Phillips – Housemaster, Matheson’s Michelle Gardiner Callum Race – Head of Information Technology Andrew Rowley – Director of Sport Sarah Young Davison Shaw – Maintenance Painter Michelle joined the EAL department in 2010 Graham Smith – Head of Rugby when it was undergoing a period of change Sarah Young left Coll on 14 October 2016 Glasses, bottles, cups and Champagne flutes Darren Tolan – History Teacher and galvanized the teaching of the subject in after two and a half years as its External Now stand upright and to attention Margaret Piper – Art Technician/Teacher (p/t) the College, bringing all her high energy and Relations Events Organiser. Coming from a Like a row of CCF troops Euan Wilson – Help Desk Administrator enthusiasm to bear. background in events management, Sarah brought a high degree of professionalism Silver candlesticks quiver at the mere mention As the only full time member of the Department and experience to the job, organising of your name she was utterly committed to improving successful occasions throughout the Grand cutlery holds steady in case your wrath it the learning experience of all our EAL pupils, country. In a tribute to her departing does inflame particularly those in the Fourth and Fifth Forms, IELTS exam, and in this resolve she succeeded colleague, Coll’s Press Officer Mairi Fraser where she excelled. magnificently. Her attention to detail, wrote and read out an ‘Ode to Sarah’ - with However, not satisfied with domestic organization and administration were admired tongue just a little bit in cheek! transformation She quickly introduced the IGCSE qualification as by all her colleagues (not least by myself) and The Sarah-Effect went large with complete an alternative to the mainstream GCSE English she left absolutely nothing to chance. Her Oh Sarah, oh Sarah, you leave us high and dry world domination... exam, and her subsequent record of success, in classroom was run with rigour and discipline, Coll without its Events Organiser; terms of successful exam entries, was second to tempered with patience, humour, tolerance and I can hear a collective sad sigh... Your pièce de résistance must surely be none in the College. understanding. Michelle had a fine reputation as an EAL teacher in the EAL community in Standards have been raised, deadlines ripped The moment your influence encircled the globe It should be pointed out that her ‘exam season’ ran Scotland and many times she was sought out apart When OGs and Coll members were (very the whole year and there was never a term when for advice and guidance. We wish her every The entertainment stakes have morphed politely) told she was not preparing candidates for examinations. success with her new role teaching in Perth and From the moment you did start! To raise a glass and post a picture wherever Her’s was an exhausting schedule, but nevertheless Kinross primary schools. they were to be found she was determined to see to it that all her pupils Monocles and hairy eyebrows must surely have And join the record-breaking, simultaneous left the College with an EAL qualification, whether Jeremy Gardner been raised timeline that was that be the First Certificate (FCE), the IGCSE or the Head of EAL As the speed and your sheer efficiency were #GlobalGlenalmond meticulously appraised With the technical ability of an Oxbridge IT guru The cool wind of change swept, sudden and You coped with whatever social media platforms minus fanfare... threw you Nicci Beaumont Stiff, white envelopes suddenly dropped through Transforming random far-flung OG ‘posts’ OGs’ doors Miss Kitchin arrived at Glenalmond in January Mrs Beaumont and then the girls of Cairnies were Into something called a Timeline Host With clear instructions on cost, menus and 2010 to teach Art; she quickly impressed with her lucky enough to attract her to take on the role of I know I am joined by all in saying Glenalmond’s exactly what to wear! patience and innovative ideas. Housemistress. Sarah, the lass from Wormit certainly leaves loss

Coll’s social structure in far finer fettle Is Dundee’s Chamber of Commerce’s gain Nicci became a very valuable Lothian tutor too This House was also treated to Mrs Beaumont’s No more plonk at five quid a bottle With a full programme of unique events and it didn’t take long before her talents were style and design talents and the girls were spoilt No more invites on flimsy card designed to test your replacement’s mettle Sarah, we’ll all miss your high standards and recognised further and she was appointed as by her caring and encouraging support at all times. Ribbons and gold-leaf now knew their place attention to detail Assistant Housemistress. As she now moves on to new adventures in the big And Heaven-help a name tag that may be Perhaps my own knowledge of Raiser’s Edge, Now lass, away from the hills and the sheep city, we will all miss her professional, enthusiastic slightly marred! The girls greatly benefited from her youthful ISAMS, Head back to the city’s bright lights and unending efforts but wish her and the other approach and the whole House was treated to a PowerPoint and Innovation Digital And enjoy your new challenges in the land of adventurous members of her family every possible Wax seals have found their raison d’être number of interior design updates which were Didn’t quite reach a Pass mark waterfront retail! success. With the Wordsworth stamp an eerie spectre greatly needed, given the Housemistress’ total But on this point I am completely confident and On 1847 invitations and epistles regarding the lack of artistic talent! Sarah Sinclair unequivocal Alumni Department’s donor expectations! (Former Lothian Housemistress) Following a very romantic proposal, and a rather

exciting Atlantic trip, Miss Kitchin happily became

98 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 99 SCR David Donna Commem 2017 Best Kinmount Always friendly and welcoming, Donna was an asset to the Accounts Department for over two years. Joining the team in July 2014, Donna performed a mainly outward facing role, in particular, to parents. She was ever helpful in enabling parents and staff alike to successfully carry out their financial tasks, providing a wealth of wisdom for all College money matters. Moving to work in a fully self-employed capacity from December 2016, Donna quickly built up a client base of local businesses in need of her We said goodbye and thank you to thank him for his contribution to our efficient accounting skills. She is much missed in the Mr David Best at the end of Trinity school lacrosse programme and its Accounts Department and we all wish her well in her Term 2017. David coached lacrosse at development. new endeavours. Glenalmond for two years, including the In addition to his role as Head of position as Head of Lacrosse for the Bronwen Godley second of those years. David brought Lacrosse, David also enjoyed being tremendous lacrosse knowledge, Resident Tutor in Reid’s House, teaching experience and enthusiasm to Coll and sign language as an extra-curricular worked hard at developing the Girls’ activity, helping with junior hockey game across all age groups, as well as teams and assisting with stage introducing some Summer Lacrosse construction and management in Ian Hems training for boys. several school drama productions. We wish David well as he continues Ian returned to his alma mater in 2007 Success in school fixtures, tournaments his career in Lacrosse with Clubs and as the ICT Help Desk Engineer, leaving in (including inter-school and National Level) schools in Manchester. November 2016. There is no debate that the plus representative success, have all been IT Department’s choice of exotic coffees has a feature of David’s time with us and we Andrew Rowley declined since Ian departed!

Isabelle Cox Isabelle Cox sadly died on 24 May 2017 our historical buildings and location, a problem after a courageous fight against cancer which continues to impact on the speed of which she was diagnosed with shortly after our internet access today. WiFi points were leaving Glenalmond in the summer of 2016. installed in boarding houses, classrooms and the library enabling pupils and staff to access Today it is hard to imagine a classroom without the school network using their own computers. computers. They now form a vital part of The VLE (an online learning platform) was also teaching and learning but when Isabelle came established as a direct response to the feared to Glenalmond in 1998 there were only a few pandemic of bird flu in the early 2000s when in the school. Mike Feather, Head of IT, knew it was anticipated that there would be a lot of that the development of an academic network pupil absence. For the first time, pupils were was much-needed and brought Isabelle to the able to access schoolwork online from home. school to work as an IT Technician and to assist A school management system was also him in setting it up. adopted, streamlining the administration of By the time pupils returned after the summer systems such as pupil registers and report holidays of 1999, there were network points writing. Nowadays, we take all these facilities in all teaching areas and houses and Isabelle for granted and it is difficult to remember a and Mike had begun to introduce computers time when they were not in everyday use. into all classrooms. When Mike retired in A major part of Isabelle’s role became the 2003, Isabelle, a qualified teacher as well as left, the department consisted of four full- teaching, with Walter MacAulay, of all junior a computer specialist, was appointed Head time employees, each with different areas of pupils for the ECDL (European Computer Driving of IT. She supported and worked closely with responsibility. Licence). She also organised the accreditation departments and members of staff - from the of Glenalmond College as an approved test Isabelle leaves behind a legacy which continues most ardent luddites through to enthusiastic centre for this qualification, recognised by to impact on the working lives of both pupils beginners and creative innovators - to facilitate universities and employers throughout the and staff at Glenalmond. We extend our deepest the use of ICT in teaching. world, and which can be used by pupils and OGs sympathies to her son and daughter, Kenneth Major developments during Isabelle’s 18 years to provide evidence of competency in IT. and Julie, as well as to her wider family. As well at Coll include the development of the Learning as a colleague, Isabelle was a friend to many and With the increasing workload involved in the Resource Centre in Matheson’s. This was made it was always a pleasure to socialise with her, management, maintenance and security of the possible by a grant from the Wolfson Trust other colleagues and members of her family in systems, came a need for more IT staff. Isabelle which Isabelle helped to obtain. Additionally, her lovely home and garden across the glen in was creative in encouraging new graduates to she established a link with Perth and Kinross Harrietfield. work at Coll, either through work experience Council to improve our internet access in an or temporary positions, and, by the time she Elaine Mundill

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The Queen’s visit to Glenalmond 19 July 1947

The winter of 1946-7 was one of the harshest of to raise morale and celebrate the achievements of the the century. There was heavy and prolonged frost College over the last one hundred years. and snowfall throughout Britain from the end The Royal Party left Waverley Station on the Aberdeen of January until early March. On two occasions train at 9.20am. At Perth Station they were met by local dignitaries and conveyed swiftly to Glenalmond the College was cut off from Methven. Coal by a Daimler, arriving promptly at 11.45 am. The Queen’s supplies could not get through to power stations Standard had been sent in advance from Buckingham and domestic users, so that heating and lighting Palace so that it would be flying over Front Arch when the Queen arrived. It was the middle of the examination period were severely curtailed. There were no morning and Kenneth Mackenzie (1945-1949) recalls that some Chapel services during the week and on Sundays boys had already sat an examination that morning before everyone wore heavy overcoats. Hot water was the Queen arrived. He had to hurriedly change into his piper’s uniform to be ready for her arrival. severely rationed. Food rationing, including bread, was still in force and, for a time, at a lower The Queen was wearing a blue-grey dress with a loose waist-length jacket and a matching hat with ostrich level than during the war. feathers. She had grey furs and white accessories Spring came late in 1947. For the first fortnight after the and wore a triple pearl necklace with diamonds in the start of term on 2 May no cricket was possible and it took upturned brim of her hat and pinned to her jacket. Her a full month for the pitches to dry out. Barely two years Lady-in-Waiting, Lady Jean Rankin, chose royal blue with after VE day, on 29 May, the War Memorial on the north black accessories. side of the Chancel, which commemorates the 102 OGs During her journeys to and from Glenalmond, many who fell in the Second World War, was dedicated by the people, keen to have a glimpse of the Queen, lined the Bishop. route, including some German POWs who still remained It is difficult for those at Coll today to visualise the times of at Myreside, a small farm just over a mile east of Methven seventy years ago. Physical conditions were harsh, there near the Tibbermore turning. were shortages of goods that we now take for granted On her arrival at the Warden’s House, the Queen was met and many families had lost loved ones in the recent by the Warden and the Primus, the Most Reverend JCH conflict. An OG at Coll just after the war recalled being How. To a young boy such as Russell Sanderson (1946- cold most of the time. Above all there was a feeling of History of Coll: 1951), the Primus seemed a very old man dressed as he drabness and making do. was in gaiters. After ten minutes the Queen emerged Therefore it was a matter of great rejoicing when the from the house and took up position on a specially erected Queen came to Coll on 19 July. It was a brilliantly fine day dais on the Avenue to receive the Royal Salute from the and the College and its surroundings were looking their Junior Training Corps on Hockey Ground. She inspected best. The occasion was to commemorate the centenary the cadets and spoke to many of them, as well as some of Royal connections of the College, which had opened with fourteen boys in the officers. She returned to the dais for the March Past Trinity Term 1847. After such dark times, this was a real by platoons. She complimented the drill of the JTC and opportunity for Christopher Smith, Warden since 1938, stopped to speak to Pipe Major Bruce Thomson (1944-

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48). He had become Pipe Major at the early age she signed the Prefects’ Book and Kenneth Certificate Greek from 5.00 to 7.30. Other boys to DVD, though the colour is grainy. Black way which still resonates to both boys and girls of 13, having won the piping competition. He Mackenzie remembers being told by Henry were allowed out on dockets or with parents and white photographs were gathered into a today: remembers the Queen as being very interested Reddin (1943-1947) how completely charming until Roll Call at 7.30. Evening Chapel was commemorative album and there is a large “I am so glad to be at Glenalmond once again, in the pipes and, although nerve wracking, found the Prefects found her. followed by supper and a film, The Ghost of St file preserving the correspondence and for I remember vividly the happy day which I it a real thrill to meet and talk to her. Michael’s, an Ealing comedy about a school in administration relating to the visit. All of these Meanwhile, boys and guests assembled round spent here on the occasion of your Centenary a remote part of Scotland which is haunted by are retained in the College Archives together The Warden then escorted the Queen to the a dais at the entrance to Clock Tower Staircase. – now nearly twenty years ago. Boys have set a ghost. At 11.15 there were fireworks on Front with first-hand recollections of some boys who Chapel, where the Bishop of St Andrews and The Captain of College brought the Queen forth from this school for well over a century, Slopes. It is hardly surprising that the Warden were at Coll at the time. the Sub-Warden, HO Roberts, were presented. through the Cloisters and stood beside her with decreed a compulsory rest period from 2.00 to and have made their mark in the world in many She inspected the new War Memorial and the the Warden, Primus and Sub-Warden. 3.45 the following afternoon, when boys had to Everyone agreed that this was a very special and varied careers. But your achievements, Book of Remembrance. Outside the Library day in the life of the College. The Council to be of enduring value, must be founded on The Primus spoke first and thanked the Queen be in their dormitories or rooms. were members of the College Council and their decided to spend £80 in total as a bonus for the courage, faith, tolerance and a love of justice – for her visit: wives who were presented to Her Majesty. In The day after the visit, the Queen’s Treasurer, domestic and grounds staff for all the additional qualities which will uphold and strengthen you the Library, she examined some memorabilia “It is indeed a high honour you have paid this Major Arthur Penn, who had accompanied her to work occasioned by the visit. The Warden had all your lives. I am confident that all who teach connected with the early history of the College College and I have little doubt that all will Glenalmond, wrote to the Warden to thank him had barely six weeks to prepare for the visit here and all who come to learn will keep before and signed two specially prepared sheets of agree with me when I say that this day will for all the pains which he and his colleagues had after Buckingham Palace had approved it and them those ideals, tested by time and experience, paper. Later, photographs were attached to stand out as the proudest and happiest day in taken to make the occasion pleasurable: “Madam, it is a tribute to his administrative skills and and that in the years that lie ahead, young men these and they are still on display in the school. all the history of Trinity College, Glenalmond, meticulous attention to detail that all went so will continue to add further glory to the proud “Her Majesty was greatly impressed by Today all the boys have had the opportunity In addition, boys had been given permission throughout the hundred years of its life.” smoothly. John Izat remembers the respectful history of the School.” the charming manners and the unaffected to take photographs of Her Majesty. From the of seeing the cup displayed, of admiring its and dignified way in which he conducted the welcome of the boys, many of whom seemed David Willington, Hon OG, Library, she made her way across the Quad The Queen expressed her thanks for the warm exquisite workmanship and its beauty, and of visit. No doubt there had been a wet weather equally competent whether on parade or at Glenalmond staff 1973-2006 to North Cloister and, with a friendly smile, as welcome she had received. Well-briefed as ever, reading with pride the inscription engraved contingency plan, but it was not needed. For the table-side. The Queen recalls that Mr recalled by John Izat (1945-1950), spoke to she recalled that an earlier Queen, Adelaide, upon it. This beautiful commemorative most of his Wardenship, Christopher Smith had Gladstone’s choice of the location of the Elaine Mundill, Glenalmond Archivist several boys who were waiting for her. She Consort of King William IV, had supported the present will remind everyone of what the had to contend with the exigencies of wartime College is said to have been influenced by looked in on Small Schoolroom, one of the foundation of the School. She applauded the Primus so truly described as the proudest and and the visit was one of three factors which the quality and the presentation of luncheon, rooms off North Cloister, and passed into Back tradition of service engendered by the school: happiest day in the whole hundred years of the elevated his last years in office, the other two and is happy to observe that this is among the Quad for a view of the Sidlaw Hills. Her party school’s history. May I on behalf of all of us at being the acquisition of the Cairnies in 1946 “The days before us are beset by difficulties many other commendable traditions preserved then adjourned to the Warden’s House where Glenalmond express our gratitude and our deep and the OG Centenary Celebration the day after no less testing for us all than those which we at Glenalmond. Her Majesty will long recall sherry was served to those who were to sit on appreciation of this gift. Commem of that Trinity Term. These significant overcame in the war. These, too we shall the beauty of the day which combined with Top Table in Hall. events were recompenses for the hardships overcome, but only if those who are soon to be all your arrangements to make the centenary I have the honour to remain of the past. Christopher Smith became Master With the Queen’s party on Top Table were the men, are ready to play a man’s part and bring celebrations memorable.” Your Majesty’s most humble servant, of Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Primus, the Warden, senior members of Council to this task the quality of service which only can The Warden wrote to the Queen on 21 July: 1948, a post he held for fifteen years. He was and RF Goodacre, Glenalmond’s longest-serving bring us into the sunlight once again.” Christopher Smith” Chairman of the Headmasters’ Conference master. In the body of the Hall were other After expressing her good wishes to the boys “All those who were privileged to be there will When one reads the correspondence with the twice and was considered to be one of the most members of the Council, their wives, members she asked the Warden for an extra week’s treasure memories of your deep interest in Palace, one finds a marked contrast between successful schoolmasters of his generation. of staff and their wives, parents of School holiday. It is not known if the Warden had been everything and great kindness to everyone that the straightforward phrasing of the Private Prefects, other guests closely connected with primed for this request, but he assented readily day. I ventured to say to the boys yesterday, Secretary and Treasurer and the fulsome Queen Elizabeth, as Queen Mother, visited the College and some ex-Captains of College much to the delight of the boys. Finally, the what was in my heart, that after Your Majesty’s language of the Warden in addressing the Glenalmond College on one more occasion on of all generations. The oldest, at 79, was GFM Captain of College called for three cheers for visit to us we could appreciate better than Queen. Today this seems overblown. 14th October 1966 when she opened the new Ogilvy, who had been Captain in 1887. Her Majesty, which was vigorously given. before the true meaning of a King’s or Queen’s Swimming Pool and Gymnasium. In her speech, service and devotion to the people. The present A parent took a cine film of the visit, which she recalled her visit of 1947 and spoke in a The luncheon was provided by the Matron and The Queen made her way slowly across the which Your Majesty graciously spoke of giving can still be viewed as it has been transferred Housekeeper. The 122 guests were waited on Quad to the Warden’s House, speaking to people to the school to commemorate your visit was by the Prefects, dressed in blazers and whites. as she went. Promptly at 2.30, the Royal Daimler a further act of kindness, which, I fear, rather The Captain of College, RW Henderson, had the glided up the Avenue. The Queen’s Standard overwhelmed me, so that I cannot have honour to wait upon the Queen. The Chronicle was hauled down from the Tower and the expressed to you at all adequately how much reports: Glenalmond flag flown in its place. Members such a gift would be appreciated by the school.” The speed, quietness and efficiency with which of the Pipe Band were allowed to eat some The gift which the Warden referred to was the ‘waiters’ carried out their duties came in for of the leftovers from the lunch and Kenneth a silver cup with a lid, with the Queen’s coat universal praise, as did the floral decorations of Mackenzie remembers consuming large of arms on the one side and on the other an the tables and window-ledges. quantities of strawberries and cream. inscription commemorating the visit. This After lunch, the Queen and her party adjourned In the afternoon the 1st XI, who were in long arrived in February 1948 and is now on display to the Prefects’ Common Room for coffee. On whites during the Queen’s Speech after lunch, in the College. In thanking her, the Warden the way down the Hall the Queen spoke to the played a cricket match against the Wayfarers. wrote: Matron and Housekeeper. In the Common Room Some unfortunates had to sit Higher Certificate exams in History and German and School

104 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 105 OGs have many fond and often fabulous memories of their time at Coll…in a current world of electronic ‘walls’ s and scrapbooks, here, former pupils share some good The great event of my OG early years at Coll was the Memory Wall old-fashioned notebook memories… extraordinarily daring feat of Adrian Woods my friend and fellow-Goodacres Fourth Former (I think - it was in or around My favourite season at Coll 1978). He caused a sensation One of my more interesting At home in Surrey we didn’t Not making the 1st X1 was the autumn when you at the climax of the Steeplechase memories of Coll was to be have much snow so it was a real myself I was in awe one could try and winkle a that lived on in school legend for found in a letter dated 3 thrill when deep snow came to day watching Graham salmon from the Almond after years afterwards. October 1954 which I wrote Glenalmond and I spent hours home to my parents relating to Gordon (Cairnies 73-78) rugby practice. As well as being a ‘rebel’, Adrian racing friends down Sheepwash leap through the air and The Great Fire on 27 September, on my “Flexible Flyer”. (Other was a supremely talented long- one week earlier. “On Monday I snatch a sure six at arms- Hamish Prestige makes of sledge are available). Patchell’s 2008-13. distance runner, his training was shooting and we had a Fire length on ‘Big Cricket’s’ usually being conducted after Practice. On Tuesday we had I loved my years at Coll. I boundary line. Truly lights out, at least during the a Fire! The alarm went off at remember watching the Queen memorable. about 12 o’clock and we all had summer months. As well as Mother opening the new carrying out more conventional our roll call in Quad. swimming pool on 14 October Willie Innes 1966 but, more clearly perhaps Reid’s 74-78 feats of daring like wrapping The fire was in one of the - around the same time - a loo paper round the ‘Pepperpot’ cubicles roofs - started by capercaillie flying into one of on top of Hall, he hatched a plan some painters, in what is the windows and glass spilling that would guarantee maximum now Patchell’s. As there were into the pool. The pool then had On my way back from the exposure for his defiance of only four of us who had done to be drained and refilled before school authority, in particular Fire Drill before we dashed off Scottish Schools’ Pipe Band anyone had had a chance to use Competition in Edinburgh his unfortunate young and got two hoses playing it! on the fire. Others came and in 1965 I had a small bottle housemaster David Willington. helped whilst others tried to of vodka tucked into my My Head of Chemistry was plaid; needless to say, on As was expected by all, Adrian get at the fire from inside with Arnot Russell (known as entered the final Front Ave extinguishers. The fire was getting out of the bus back Zource to us all) who really at school, it fell out and stretch of the Steeplechase miles between the wooden roof and the ignited my interest in the The friends I made at tiles however, and people were smashed into tiny aromatic in front of the next competitor. subject, shaping my choice of pieces on a flagstone. For Glenalmond remain like But instead of breasting the forced away by dense smoke. Chemical Engineering at Leeds. family members today... My amateur stage career — now Mr Adam - the Biology master some reason no one noticed finishing line at Front Arch, I came back to Coll in March or cared… a big part of my life — began - got out onto the roof and broke 2017 for the first time in over The sense of community half way down Front Ave, through the tiles with an axe so 40 years. It was very moving Rod Caird is very special. in 1969 when I played Lady Adrian turned sharply right, that we could get the water at to walk down the corridors Reid’s 62-66 Alice Jenkins Cartmichael in a farce called and to general gasps, started the fire. again and see pictures of my Home 97-03 “Caught Napping” with Duncan running up Slopes. contemporaries up on the walls. The Perth and Crieff Fire (now Lord) Menzies playing my As he did so he shouted, to Brigades arrived at about 12.30 Chris Laidlaw husband; his most memorable general perplexity “Pheidippides Patchell’s 66-70 and had the fire out by about line, in explanation of my odd wait for me!” Except he shouted 1.15. About 500 square feet of behaviour, was “She fell off an it in ancient Greek. This was a roofing was destroyed, one boy reference, he told me beforehand, overcome by fumes and most elephant, you know!” to the original runner at people got wet clothes.” I must thank Ian ‘Froggy’ Martin Vander Weyer Marathon. Clearly this was Jeremy Mackrell Hunter for introducing me Cairnies 68-72 a gesture aimed squarely Matheson’s 50-55 to modern languages and against his housemaster, a his innovative approach to distinguished classicist. broad culture, including music and architecture. As in the novels of Anthony One of the best laughs I had Powell, others will remember this at Coll was the day, whilst I loved all the countryside had to famous incident differently, observing Zoe Price, wife of offer at Coll but, unfortunately, but I was able to watch it Skrine’s Housemaster Hugh, (somehow having skived the walk her dogs, lamenting, absolutely loathed cricket! Steeplechase) from my study “If only the dashchunds’ Thank you Physics teacher window. I think Adrian kept on voices would break!” Arnot Russell for sparking running, and stayed away for Lord Abernethy my lifelong interest in outdoor school for days or weeks, and (Alastair Cameron) pursuits. soon after he and Coll parted Matheson’s 51-56 company permanently. David Oliver Matheson’s 51-56 Whatever happened to him? Colin Donald Goodacre’s 77-82 (N.B. Colin and Adrian have since been in contact through social media!)

Background photograph: gable end of Goodacre’s House

106 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 107 A doctoral program in Zoology at Duke University in North Carolina followed. I was still unsure about my research direction, but participation in an expedition to East Africa to study Ice Age climate and vegetation in a way s that complemented contemporary research on human OG evolution convinced me to select ecology as a specialty. Interviews Thus, on return from Africa I pursued field and laboratory studies of some little known species in the southern Appalachian Mountains. I was interested in testing theories under real-world conditions. When I finished my degree, I had planned a post-doctoral study in Australia. Three weeks before I was to leave, the US government cancelled the funding for the whole program, and I found myself without a job or any idea Professor Peter Weigl about what I might do. “Adapt or die” an evolutionary biologist declared. So in 1968, after checking out a OG Professor Peter Weigl (Matheson’s 57-58) is an eminent biologist at number of schools, I took a job at Wake Forest University. Wake Forest was a small but growing university near both Wake Forest University in North Carolina, USA. Here he tells The Chronicle the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coast – an ideal locality for an ecologist. a little about the path to his chosen career… I hadn’t planned to stay at Wake Forest, but, to my surprise, I really liked the place and found the right balance between teaching and research. Today, in 2017, though largely retired, I am still working in the same office and lab. I guess one could say that I had finally found some direction and settled down. should it. Unfortunately, this is a common attitude. If you want to rattle a group of serious scientists sometime, tell them you pursue your research simply because it is “fun”. ...academics and travel became One has only one life to lead, so why not make it especially major themes in my life. And, it all rewarding and enjoyable? In addition to academics and travel, I have spent my free started at Glenalmond! time working with conservation organizations, consulting and writing, singing in chamber groups and choruses, following some art interests, and tending a diverse I spent nearly 45 years teaching and research at Wake orchard on a tract of North Carolina red clay soil. Forest splitting my time between teaching diverse Although I have enjoyed my research work and travels courses, conducting scores of field trips, and supervising to exotic places and can say that I have finally got my act undergraduate and graduate students in ecological together, I have come to realize, as I did at Glenalmond, studies of rare animals and vanishing landscapes on five that it is the people I have met and interacted with – continents. especially students – who have meant the most over the Because of my interest and background in the humanities, years and who represent the real legacy of my profession. I often collaborated with faculty in other fields to teach Indeed, it has been a great journey from Glenalmond to interdisciplinary courses. In addition, much of my time was North Carolina. spent mentoring 27 masters and doctoral students who investigated a wide range of topics and a great variety of Young people today often receive stern warnings doing some singing, and participating in the CCF - the different species. As a result of this research diversity, about how to succeed in school, at university or in academic challenges turned out to be especially I was often chided for not specializing enough – not snagging that crucial first job. “Plan ahead, stay significant. concentrating on a single field or topic – a process, it was focused, avoid distractions, specialize, perform argued, that was sure to lead to more publications and The quality of the French and History A Level program and assertively and get noticed!” they are told. grant money. an array of other courses added a dimension to my travel On projects: “Ask manageable questions, construct and cultural experiences that year. And to my surprise, I Sounds like the old warning of the elders in my early days acceptable answers with lots of numbers and high tech gained some recognition for work in Religion and Natural at Glenalmond, and I responded in the same contrary way. components. Then go on to the next problem.” Now History. The end result of all this was a student still not This idea surfaced again in an odd fashion twenty years who could possibly argue with such well-intentioned very focused, but an individual with an insatiable curiosity ago, when a friend who taught seven and eight year old and authoritative advice in the quest for professional about places and people, past and present, and an students asked me to visit a classroom to talk about success and a comfortable lifestyle? But it does not suit overwhelming desire to explore. In short, academics and animals I had studied and places I had visited. everybody. Some folks are slow to conform to current travel became major themes in my life. And, it all started wisdom and crave different experiences. For a curious, at Glenalmond! So, I scrunched down at one of the diminutive desks contrary, and perhaps naïve, 17 year old American they used and described animals, objects and familiar I went on to university life in the US in Massachusetts exchange student in 1957, Glenalmond was a wonderful study sites. The kids were incredibly enthusiastic - a (similar climate, better central heating) where I pursued place, but it somehow started me on a path that was the great audience – but then one little guy, with a worried studies in Biology. Once again other interests intruded antithesis of the elders’ advice. For, when it came to focus expression, raised his hand and asked: “Gosh, that’s really and I spent an inordinate amount of time also taking and organization, I was hopeless! neat, but what are you going to do when you grow up?” courses in English Literature, Foreign Languages, History In spite of my lack of direction and clear goals, my year at and Music. The compulsion to travel persisted and I would Wow, that caused me to stop and think – for two reasons. Glenalmond was a very special experience. I really liked fund short summer journeys abroad by earning money First, I enjoy the work I do and make no apologies for Scotland and the College; they became my home away as a laboratory assistant, a bartender, a paid singer in it. If “growing up” means abandoning this work, then I from home. However, it was the people I met who had choirs and a day laborer unloading railway cars. The result: shall never grow up: I shall remain a scientific Peter Pan! the greatest impact on my life there: friendly students, several hitchhiking adventures collectively extending from Second, what had happened to this kid that caused him to some inspired instructors, helpful staff members and north of the Arctic Circle in Norway to various shores think that the very ideas that excited him were not what the generous hospitality of Glenalmond families. While of the Mediterranean. My focus was narrowing, but not serious grown-ups might be interested in? According to I enjoyed many experiences - learning two new sports, much. this view, what is worthwhile really shouldn’t be enjoyable,

108 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 109 The route from Coll… OGs Joseph P. Fok Interviews (Skrine’s 1975-80) Having been asked to write a piece on “The route from Coll”, I realised, when I put pen to paper, that I should probably explain my route there first.

I was born, a long way from Perthshire, in Hong Kong in 1962 when it was still a British colony, with strong links to Scotland going back to its earliest days. My late father was Chinese, also born in Hong Kong. My mother, now aged 92, is a Scot who, born in Glasgow, grew up in Edinburgh. They met shortly after WWII at medical school in Edinburgh where my father went on to complete his studies interrupted by the Pacific War. Thus my connection with Scotland and how I ended up at school there: first at prep school at Clifton Hall and later at Coll, where, like my three brothers†, I was placed in Skrine’s. This was not a time of diversity in British boarding schools in general or Coll in particular but, coming from colonial Hong Kong and being half-Scottish, I did not feel especially out of SatNav indicates a fairly unprepossessing Manchester University, Byam decided he was on the place at school since I was, and remain, a British national. cul-de-sac in Fife’s costal village of Methil. wrong path: “It just felt wrong.” (So, whilst I witnessed the return of Hong Kong to Chinese Slightly suspicious locals watch as I curb-crawl Sovereignty in 1997 with a sense of nostalgic optimism, the Byam While twiddling his thumbs at the family home tentatively. A dog you wouldn’t question cocks possibility of Scottish independence causes me unease. To in Upper Largo experiments with flavours began. his leg on my tyres. Is this really the right borrow loosely from Oscar Wilde, to lose one connection to “Mum had a recipe from Italy for a delicious fig location? your country may be regarded as misfortune, to lose both and apricot-based chutney and couldn’t find looks like carelessness.) Trotter Any misgivings disappear in a cloud of intoxicating anything similar over here.” Trotter’s Independent strawberry brew as you enter Trotter’s kitchens. Condiments was born! Ironically, by the time I went to boarding school in Scotland, Byam Trotter (Matheson’s “We’ll have to chat while I cook,” beams Byam, “I’ve my parents were living in Canada. Because the register at For two years it really was kitchen-table talent with got a massive order for Balmoral.” Coll recorded my home address in Canada, at least one of 02-06) is making a name everyone pitching in to produce labels, stir, scoop my schoolmates believed that I was, in fact, an Eskimo. This Goodness, regal endorsement already I venture? and deliver. “Dad trained at the Savoy and is now a for his company, Trotter’s probably says as much about the propensity for drawing false “No, the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh.” Royalty in Fife Food Ambassador,” he explains, “high catering inferences as the exoticism of the Eurasian appearance. ...I determined to pursue a career as the hospitality world. “They like their own recipe,” standards have always been instilled in me.” Independent Condiments, he yells over six cauldrons bubbling with sweet- Perhaps due to my reaction to that syllogistic fallacy, or my Buying British is a key ingredient too. Fruit - by the a lawyer, preferably a barrister... smelling scrumptiousness, “and it has to be Scottish innate sense of justice as a Libran, I determined to pursue a with a little help from ton - comes from Blacketyside Farm near Leven. strawberries.” 60kgs this week alone to fulfil the career as a lawyer, preferably a barrister. Each year, over six tons of the more expensive sugar burgeoning afternoon tea market apparently. the trendy movie, beet comes from the south of England. Even the On leaving Coll, I read law at UCL, joined the Middle Temple, ate Trainspotting 2, and a Some weeks an eye-watering 180kgs of jam are 50,000 glass jars are produced in Blighty. the requisite number of dinners in my Inn, took the Bar exam, produced. And only ever in batches of three and and was duly called to the Bar. After pupillage at commercial Keeping the homegrown talent theme going, Danny half kilos, “We replicate homemade proportions, chambers in the Temple, I returned home to Hong Kong and winning appearance on Boyle’s hit film, Trainspotting 2, included Trotter anymore and it takes too long to cook and standards joined a set of barristers’ chambers from which I practiced produce. “Harvey Nicks in Edinburgh stock us,” says Come Dine With Me... could drop.” for just over 23 years, the last eleven as Senior Counsel (the Byam. “Watching the film I suddenly realised that status previously called Queen’s Counsel). I was also admitted Mairi Fraser meets the The Gleneagles Hotel, too, is wise to the charms Ewan McGregor’s character, Renton, was standing in as an advocate in Singapore where I practised on a part-time of these fabulous fruits. “They like seasonal front of a shelf of my Hot Pepper Jelly.” Friends from basis. pickle and jam man... changes,” Byam tells me, simultaneously reading a all over the country spotted it too, and contacted thermometer and checking six timers “Raspberry him. Practice as a barrister in Hong Kong provided me with a jam in summer, apples for autumn and rhubarb for challenging, varied and rewarding career. If it is unlikely Coll And what of Come Dine With Me? “One of the winter. Single malt orange and lemon curd is also prepared me specifically for that, I have no doubt that the producers had heard about the product. I had two lovingly produced here for posh Perthshire punters. characteristics that we were encouraged to develop there in telephone interviews, then one face to face.” Was our formative years stood me in good stead professionally. The journey to a busy kitchen in Fife wasn’t planned. the loin of Scottish venison and braised red cabbage Two years into an Event Management degree at accompanied by a Trotter condiment? “Of course, The Handover in 1997 was a significant feature of my career As the final appellate court within Hong Kong’s court system, but I had to turn the label round.” Spoilsports. at the Bar. Constitutional law became a distinct area of my the CFA plays an important role in developing Hong Kong’s practice and I was fortunate to be involved in a number of common law and upholding the rule of law here. This is Trotter’s is on the move; bigger kitchen, in-house cases on various aspects of Hong Kong’s new constitution, fundamental to Hong Kong’s existence under the principle of freezing capacity and an ‘industrial injection-filler’ known as the Basic Law, most of which were ultimately “one county, two systems”. In this twentieth anniversary year (whatever that is) are on the cards. “Coll gave me argued in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal (the CFA), which of the Handover, one can look back on two decades of what the confidence to believe in myself,” says Byam “It had replaced the Privy Council in London as Hong Kong’s final has been a generally successful constitutional arrangement. was there that I first learnt about foraging and now I appellate court. gather wild garlic and sell nearly 4,000 jars of pesto I am grateful to count as close friends in Hong Kong a circle made from it.” I considered the Bench as the natural culmination of a career of my Coll contemporaries. Hong Kong’s connections with as a barrister and, having sat as a judge on a part-time basis Scotland endure. Whilst Coll is now more diverse than before, The condiment king has come a long way from when in practice, I was offered and accepted appointment with pupils from all parts of the globe, I hope the shared cooking army ration packs with teacher Mike Jeffers as a Judge of the Court of First Instance in the High Court in heritage of my two cultural homes will ensure that Coll values in the Cairngorms. “Ah, but boy did they taste good February 2010. I was then lucky enough to be appointed to the particular bond it has with its Hong Kong alumni. after a day on the hills,” he grins, turning back to the the Court of Appeal in February 2011 and luckier still to be bubbling gloop. appointed as a Permanent Judge of the CFA in October 2013. †John (1963-1967), Andrew (1965-1969) and David (1966-1970)

110 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 111 The OG Club Scottish Dinner

Coll’s magnificent Dining Hall hosted the inaugural OG Club Scottish Dinner on Saturday 15 October. More than 100 members of the Glenalmond Community, including over forty post-millennium pupils, The OG Club gathered to celebrate in style.

With a Champagne reception in the Music Grace was read by OG Victoria Clark (Lothian Borders Dinner 10-15) before a delicious dinner of smoked Recital Hall, guests were treated to background accompaniment on the grand salmon, fillet of beef and raspberry pannacotta, Piano by Music Scholar Alexander Wallace. served amid fine china and beautiful flower Gathering on the stairs for a ‘team arrangements. As ever The Townhouse in shot’, the spirit of Glenalmond was At 7pm everyone raised a glass to the camera encapsulated by a jovial atmosphere which was ‘live screening’ via FaceBook, to Captains of Coll Rory Sandison and Georgie Melrose provided a perfect with calls of, “No, after you, please.” mark the moment Glenalmond joined the Flowers spoke to the assembled guests of worldwide OG gathering, #GlobalGlenalmond. their fondness for the school and its positive backdrop to the popular annual, Parent, Lady Diana Godfrey-Faussett, OGs throughout the world posted ‘selfies’ influence on their development. Warden noted that, “It’s always a very enjoyable wherever they were in the world at 7pm local Elaine Logan gave an inspiring address on the Borders Dinner. evening,” while, on a more prosaic note, time, creating a global timeline. subject of being the ‘new girl’ no more and her her husband Christopher toasted the experiences during the first year ‘in office’. “excellent grub!” After this excitement, guests proceeded through the dark Front Quad where flaming OG Club Chairman Rupert Morgan (Matheson’s OG The Hon. Jenny Linehan (Lothian 92- torches ringed the clock-tower doorway, 77-82) delivered an hilarious speech about his 94), in her capacity as Dinner Chairperson, guiding them up to the Dining Hall. life at Coll with various anecdotes about fishing spoke on behalf of the OG community, at Buchanty Spout, his talents on the shot welcoming new members and old. “As putting field and the many benefits of being a a borders girl, living just a few hundred prefect! yards from the centre of Melrose, I can confirm that the sense of belonging and Accompanied by several school photos, the community demonstrated in the Borders presentation had the audience in stitches, not is vividly reflected here tonight,” she said. least at the changing style, volume and colour (?) of Mr Morgan’s locks… Warden Elaine Logan – having just stepped off a plane from a gruelling ten day As ever, a heart-warming rendition of ‘Floreat recruitment trip to Nigeria, Beijing and Glenalmond’ completed the evening although Hong Kong – highlighted the increased the small typeface on the programme proved a ‘footprint’ Glenalmond is making both slight challenge for many. internationally and at UK schools: “We Mairi Fraser cannot sit back in rural Perthshire and wait for new pupils to arrive - it simply won’t happen.” As ever, excellent local fair was on the menu with venison, lamb shank and salmon on offer, followed by a heady mixture of passionfruit and chocolate in the form of the legendary ‘Melrose Tart’. Formalities were kept to a minimum and conversation continued to well after midnight. As ever, a special thank you must be offered to John Gordon (Patchell’s 71-76) for pulling together and preserving this enjoyable occasion and to Tim Wishart (Matheson’s 82-86) for reciting the Rabbie Burns. “Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae Pictures by Phil Wilkinson meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.” And so say all of us. Mairi Fraser Pictures by Fraser Band

112 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 113 OGs gathered in central Oxford on a balmy evening in late May with Evensong at New College the first port Oxbridge Alumni Dinner of call for half our company. Neil McCleery (Skrine’s 02-05), assistant It is not hard to see how our founding fathers had the values chaplain at New, kindly tailored and arranged the service with Glenalmond in of Oxbridge in mind when they founded our school 170 mind. The Warden, Elaine Logan, read the Major Benefactors’ Dinner lesson in the glorious 14th century chapel years ago. and we remembered Gladstone, William We all thoroughly enjoyed the traditional We were also shown Lewis Carroll’s Bright and Bishop Wordsworth in our opportunity to sing three verses of the personal photo album, featuring several Glenalmond’s Major Benefactors’ We would like to thank John Macaskill for prayers. The choir gave the occasion a truly Carmen. As Chairman of the Dinner, I significant pictures of Alice, daughter of Dinner was held in the baronial dinner was held in the splendid his generosity in hosting the event and exquisite spiritual dimension. offered the ‘loyal’ toast to Glenalmond, Dean Liddell and the inspiration for his surroundings of Fenton Tower, making Fenton Tower available, and the dining room, under 30 tons of reminding us all that Oxford, Cambridge most famous literary works. East Lothian on May 10. Perhaps benefactors for their generous support of Our full company gathered in the and Glenalmond alike offer us an oasis better known to younger readers as Glenalmond College. impressive and historic Old Library Our special Oxford weekend will live long in carefully hewn stone... of settled calm and opportunity for Balamory Castle, the Tower has been of Wadham for refreshment, photo the memory and only deepen our resolve Niall Booker, OG scholarship in these unsettled and meticulously and beautifully restored opportunities and a welcoming speech to maintain the best of our traditions and unsettling times. It is not hard to see how by John Macaskill OG and Ian Simpson. from our Warden. scholarly values for each other and the our founding fathers had the values of betterment of the College. The evening began with drinks in the well- Several new and some nearly new Oxbridge in mind when they founded our appointed lounge before the assembled Oxbridge Blues displayed their regalia - school 170 years ago. John Wright guests moved outside to enjoy the late lacrosse, golf and swimming were the Hon OG and retired Head of Classics To conclude the evening, we all repaired evening sunshine and the appropriately most recently awarded. to the undergraduate bar for a farewell martial sounds of pipers and drummers It was fitting that Wadham was our venue refreshment. We will meet again in from the College’s pipe band. as our Chairman of Council, Duncan Cambridge 2018. Dinner was held in the baronial dining Menzies (a former student of the College), Saturday morning provided a brief closing room, under 30 tons of carefully hewn featured as our Principal speaker at this, to our wonderful dinner. We said prayers stone, according to John Macaskill. The our tenth, Oxbridge dinner. in the beautiful chapel of St Frideswide Warden presented an outline of the What began at Peterhouse, all but ten in Christ Church cathedral and were progress at the College, highlighting some years ago, has taken us to Pembroke, reminded of the very strong links between of the very recent positive coverage in The King’s, Caius and Emmanuel in Cambridge Christ Church and Glenalmond, typified by Good Schools Guide, and the Chairman and Christ Church, Lincoln, Oriel and Balliol the first portrait in the Great Hall of William of Council, Lord Menzies, took the in Oxford. Murray, Earl of Mansfield, sometime of opportunity to thank the benefactors for Scone Palace. their valuable contributions to Glenalmond. Duncan’s alma mater did not disappoint. Those in attendance included some long The food and wines were outstanding We concluded with a private viewing in standing supporters of the College whom throughout. Duncan gave a gracious, Christ Church Upper Library of a Lectionary it was good to see in fine fettle as well erudite and amusing address in praise of of 1528 commissioned by Wolsey himself as some newer faces who were very kitchen and cellars - at Coll & Wadham - and an almost priceless chemise-bound welcome. with his taste and discernment much in book of ‘The Prudence of Kings’ owned by evidence. Niall Booker gave the vote of Edward III, still resplendent in the early 14th John Macaskill then introduced the guest thanks on behalf of the Cambridge “away century royal velvet. speaker - his contemporary at Coll, team” contingent. Hugh McLeod MBE. Hugh gave a very enthralling and vivid description of his career in the army and MI6, complete with examples of exceptional courage, and what John Le Carré would no doubt describe as outstanding trade craft. Sadly these cannot be reported on in more detail, but they did provoke questions and debate which continued into the small hours beside the well stoked fire, and accompanied, or maybe fuelled by Fenton’s exceptional single malt. The manager of The Tower, Alan Thomson and his staff, provided excellent food and wine and a friendly and efficient service which continued into breakfast the following morning. Pictures by Phil Wilkinson Phil by Pictures Pictures by David Fleming David by Pictures

114 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 115 OGs Sport OG Hockey Club XI v School Mixed XI Sunday 19 March 2017

Yet again for the third straight year the Scottish spring sun shone brightly over the hallowed Top Astro for the annual Old Glenalmond Hockey match against the combined College select team. The pitch was looking immaculate and the setting couldn’t have been more picturesque. Surely no other Astro in the country can better these rolling Perthshire views! As the club continues to grow we were 1847 Dinner able to field a very strong and skilful side OG XI v this year. Again we welcomed back the OG Hockey club’s stalwart player Richard Mill who always so enthusiastically supports the fixture with his positive energy and On Saturday 10 June, a small Drinks were offered in the elegant drawing room, Glenalmond 1st XI relentless running. Also veterans of overlooking Front Slopes, before we moved to the school years gone by David Woodcock, number of the members of equally impressive dining room; both rooms being Sunday 30 April 2017 Bret Martin and James Wills, with the later greatly enhanced by the notable art work of former making his debut for the club. It must the 1847 Society (the year pupils. It was lovely to be back in ‘my’ old house and A chilly spring day greeted the OG team to OG Team: Mike Davies (former Head of Sport), be said that David had travelled in from vastly improved it is too! of Glenalmond’s foundation) their old stomping ground at Glenalmond, a Callum Booker (Patchell’s 03-08), Bermuda just for the fixture showcasing The caterer, Tony Abbott, once again excelled, presenting team this year comprising a mixture of youth, Mike Everett (Goodacre’s 76-81), the global popularity of this esteemed assembled at what is still a dinner of the highest quality, enhanced by a selection of skill, cricketing experience and humour. Ross Davies (Patchell’s 08-13), match. There were a number of debuts superior wines. Alas, I was driving. Blair Goodfellow (Patchell’s 10-15), for the younger members of the club with This has sometimes been a rarity in years gone known as the Warden’s David Stewart Howitt (Reid’s 80-84), Tom Stodart and Rory Pritchard bringing by, partly down to the various humiliations on the Fellow guests included Iain McCrone (Matheson’s 50- Matthew Waterston (C) some regular playing experience from field that have gone before. The side was boosted House, for the annual 1847 54), David McRobert (Goodacre’s 67-72) and Diarmid (Matheson’s 02-07), Oxford Brookes, Liam Kirkpatrick bringing by the OG cricket stalwarts of Angus Forsyth and Mackenzie-Smith (Matheson’s 80-85). There was little Alex Massie (Goodacre’s 87-92), fresh running from Durham University. Dinner. The evening was David Stewart Howitt, both of whom brought a formality, and the Captains of Coll, Rory Sandison and James Renouf (Patchell’s 10-15), Debutant Jamie Illingworth also made healthy team of supporters to start with. Ross hosted by the current Georgie Flowers, impressed by the ease with which they Angus Forsyth (Reid’s 79-84) himself available late in the week after contributed to the evening. Davies came back for another crack at the school emerging from the world of law to take Warden, Elaine Logan. as well as the captain Matthew Waterston. There Scorecard: OG XI up his place on the bench. Again the Jim Wainwright, Former Warden (91-92), Glenlamond staff were a number of debuts this year. Alex Massie 187-7 off 35 overs (62-92) and Honorary OG team welcomed back Douglas Meikle brought his borders cricket expertise, Mike Davies (Waterston 44*, M Davies 33, and Hamish McCallum, both bringing with his inside scoop on the school team having B Goodfellow 33) regular hockey playing experience from recently retired from the school, and Mike Everett Glenalmond 1st XI the Edinburgh leagues. Angus Sandison with some real cricket pedigree. Also making 168-8 off 35 overs (R Davies 1-8, A also managed to tear himself away from their debuts were the young duo of James Renouf Forsyth 1-24, J Renouf 1-23, A Massie Edinburgh University to return to the side. and Blair Goodfellow, both fresh from a couple of 1-23, M Everett 1-45) A special mention must be made to the ‘shandies’ in Crieff the night before, and Callum OG XI win by 19 runs sole female player we had this year, Sheila Booker who showed real commitment to the club Mill. This was her first club fixture and

Pictures by Fraser Band Fraser by Pictures in travelling up from London for the fixture. After (For a full match report refer to the school website hopefully not her last! both the fixtures last year being cancelled the OG Past, Present and Future section.) team were raring to go. With the sprinklers turned off players were able to start their warm ups. It must be said how impressive the new top Astro is and what a fantastic facility for the school. Positions were quickly worked out

116 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 117 within the squad, a few short corners practised, David Stott, then we were away. Director of Hockey It quickly became clear that this was by far OG Rifle Club It’s always a great privilege and the most skilful side that the OGs have had pleasure to host this annual fixture. out in recent years. The school team boasted a OGs For me the opportunity to meet mixture of both the boys and girls 1st XIs. They Sport several former students and talented were clearly very well coached in their patterns hockey players, whom I have been and positioning by David Stott their head coach. fortunate to work with over my time It was taking a bit of time for the OG team to The OGRC was very pleased again after so many years, who managed to here at the school, is immensely make a break through. Some great work in the demonstrate that he had not forgotten what it satisfying. The continuation of the centre of midfield from the two Mill siblings, to see shooting at Coll making was all about. match is testament to the values and Meikle and Sandison brought some lovely something of a comeback and Simon Glen won the Peirse-Duncombe Medal as tradition of the game taught by their interchanges and chances up front for Pritchard our highest scorer and the Thomson Cup as the alma mater. and Stodart. for there to be four cadets highest scorer of a certain age. Friendship, sportsmanship and The defence stood strong, very well marshalled shooting in the Schools Simon and Peter Glen shot for East of Scotland exceptional spirit are always on display. by Woodcock in goals. Unfortunately, during for Pritchard to latch onto a bouncing ball and in the Counties Short Range and Counties Long This year OGs raised the bar with a the opening exchanges, Wills took a bang divert it past the onrushing keeper and covering meeting at Bisley. We look Range matches. number of Scottish Youth International to the knuckle, causing it to balloon and defenders. sadly ending his participation. McCallum and In both the National Match and the Mackinnon, players amongst the starting XI, including In buoyant mood the OG team continued to forward to more so that a Waterston shored up the centre of defence Scotland finished second to England. Simon Rory Pritchard, Angus Sandison, Tom press. The rolling bench was being used very with Illingworth and Martin either side. Both and Peter Glen both shot for Scotland in both Stodart and Liam Kirkpatrick. The effectively with all players getting a rest when full VIII can be fielded for the sides had chances either end but it was the matches. Andy Sturrock was a coach for competitive match also included needed. The school team bounced back with OG side who broke through first. Again, lovely Ashburton. Scotland in both matches. some excellent club players in Douglas some effective running and stick work from interchange into the ‘D’ saw it eventually break Meikle, Hamish McCallum and Matthew some of their girls. However they just could not Sadly the OGs failed to raise a team for the Glen Only five OGs shot all or some of the individual for Sandison. Initially he made a real hash of it, Waterston and a great goalkeeper in find a way past Woodcock, who was in inspired Five Generations Match at Coll. To be rectified events with four competing in the whole Grand almost seemingly having spurned the chance David Woodcock. I’d also like to give a form. next year. Aggregate. Many of the competitions proved to special mention to Sheila and Richard Mill of an open goal, however he resurrected the be an inter-generational battle between father Colin McEachran was the inaugural recipient who worked tirelessly throughout the situation and calmly directed the ball into the McCallum and Martin had some important and son as Simon and Peter Glen did battle and of Bob Aitken Memorial Trophy presented by course of the game. Coach Stott’s man of goal. The OGs were very much on top and saw interceptions as the midfield tracked back well made a clean sweep of the OGRC Silverware. Scottish Target Shooting (the successor to the match went to David Woodcock, who the second come not long afterwards. Good with the livewire Mill hustling the school players The Glens’ bill for the engraving will be eye- Scottish Rifle Association) for his outstanding wasn’t going to be defeated on the day! hounding from Kirkpatrick down the left and well. Up front, though the OGs continued to watering. driving to the line by Stodart, saw the ball break press with Meikle and Stodart both having a Good movement of the ball from Stodart, contribution to Scottish target shooting. couple of chances, including one that ballooned Sandison, Mill and Kirkpatrick led to Pritchard Simon and Peter Glen were neck and neck Colin McEachran, Simon Glen and Jon Sweet over the top of the bar. again just squeezing the ball in after a melee in for much of the Grand Aggregate with Peter shot in the Scottish Rifle Association Open front of goals. Euphoric scenes as the OG team winning through as Simon crashed to 72.9 in Meeting in June but since Colin was shooting Again good midfield interchanges got the OG sensed victory. The final few minutes played out the final 600x competition. Peter finished 60th F Class (telescopic sight) we did not have the team deep into the school half, driving into the with no further scores, with the final whistle overall and won the Ollie Beckett Trophy for required quorum (of 3) shooting Target Rifle for ‘D’ and it was Sheila Mill who got on the end bringing an end to an enthralling fixture. Both the highest under 23 living in the UK. Simon the Club’s championship to be held in Scotland. of a move and swept the ball past the school teams had a wealth of chances throughout the Glen and Peter Glen stormed to victory in the Simon Glen was second in the Caledonian keeper. A great end to a really solid half from match but largely thanks to Woodcock the OG ‘Families’ pairs competition, shot in the first Shield, second in the Grand Aggregate and the OG team, but as we knew from years gone team came out victorious. A great team effort stage of HM Queen’s Prize – both scoring a second in the Scottish Championship but won by that meant nothing if we didn’t back it up in from everyone including Wills, who stayed right maximum 105. Needless to say they both the President’s Cup (600x) and the Saturday the second half. to the end even though his hand was the size of qualified for the second stage but, in extremely a small football. and Sunday Aggregate. A short break and buoyant team talk at Half difficult conditions, only Simon qualified for the Time brought that same energy back for the The fixture was played in such an outstanding Simon Glen, Peter Glen and Jon Sweet shot Queen’s Final and thus won the Gilmour Alms second half. However, it was the school who spirit, something that embodies OG sport. Both for Scotland in the Lawrence Trophy against Dish. Simon Glen and Andy Sturrock were the struck first. Some really good work from a teams went out to win in a very competitive England. Simon was the top scorer in the match only OGs to qualify for the second stage of couple of their boys and girls in midfield using match. The school were so very generous in (on both sides) and was the winner of the the St George’s Vase and only Simon qualified the full width of the pitch and aerial techniques their hospitality and provided a delicious sit- Hossack Memorial Trophy. for the final where he finished 32nd - but was broke the OG defence and squeezed the ball consoled by winning the Wilson Cup. The Boyes down meal in the cricket pavilion afterwards In the Imperial Meeting at Bisley, Colin past Woodcock. Not to be defeated the OG Cup is awarded to the OG with the highest score for both teams. This gave both sets of players a McEachran and Jon Sweet competed in the team did not let their heads bow. Illingworth in the long range competitions where Peter Glen chance to interact with each other, something match rifle events. Jon Sweet shot for Scotland and Martin, neither having played hockey in was narrowly pipped (by 1 ‘v’ bull) by Simon. that is also very important in OG Sport. I would in the Elcho Shield. a number of years yet both were pressing like to thank David Stott and Andrew Rowley Simon Glen won the Caledonian Sword for being high, displaying good stick work and creating for umpiring and organising everything at the We had nine OGs shooting in the Veteran’s the highest placed Scot in the aggregate of the opportunities. Pritchard was forever causing school and, of course, the Warden for hosting Trophy match but with Jonathan Glen’s son Scottish Open Championship at Blair Atholl and problems in the school defence providing us. Andrew we were able to field a second team. the Grand Aggregate at Bisley. chances for others, Waterston hit the post and We were very pleased to see Douglas Birrell Sandison was unlucky not to score. But the I hope that in years to come the club can continue to grow and have both a ladies’ definite man of the match for the OG team was A Team B Team the outstanding Woodcock in goals. He was the and mens’ fixture against the school. If you are interested in joining the club please one that kept the OG team in the fixture. The S D Glen 50.6 D J H Birrell 47.6 school could have easily scored at least three contact the Alumni department on alumni@ goals in that second half were it not for a string glenalmondcollege.co.uk or Matthew Waterston A J W Sturrock 50.5 (A K Glen) 47.5 of world class saves from Woodcock. He has at [email protected] P W Glen 49.6 JN ff. Campbell 47.4 played a serious standard of hockey before, but Man of the Match: David Woodcock not for a number of years. J P L Sweet 48.4 J K Glen 45.3 Final Score: OG XI 4 School XI 1 Today it seemed that he could walk straight C N McEachran 48.3 J A Roll-Pickering 39.2 back into the top leagues again. He also kept OG XI: David Woodcock, Hamish McCallum, the defence well marshalled, as McCallum and Bret Martin, Matthew Waterston (C), 245.24 225.20 Richard Mill, Sheila Mill, Jamie Illingworth, Martin stood resolute making sure that nothing 28th 17th more can through. With the school pressing Rory Pritchard, Angus Sandison, high searching for chances the OG attackers Tom Stodart, Douglas Meikle, sensed more goals on the break. James Wills, Liam Kirkpatrick,

118 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 119 OG Robert Duncan Milne OG Hugh C Shields OG networking The Cupar man who saw the future - but was forgotten in mists of time Amazing true story behind the Oscar- site debuts online winning film Chariots of Fire written by 2017 saw the launch of Globalglenalmond.com, the new, dedicated, OG networking site. Within a few weeks of starting, OG Hugh Shields over ten per cent of OGs had joined. Uniting former pupils around the world, the site is simplicity itself, taking just a couple of minutes to join and automatically (if you have it) drawing through your career details from LinkedIn and/or Facebook, thus avoiding unnecessary repetition. Already internships have been arranged, clubs have been joined and new connections Their (Liddell have been made. and Abrahams) Join the ‘Team Coll’ today at www.globalglenalmond.com

an engineer. When he resurfaced it was at the 1874 San achievements at Francisco Mechanics’ Fair where he was demonstrating a the 1924 Paris new type of rotary engine. Upper Sixth It failed to generate financial success, however, and Olympics are the Milne turned his hand to writing, publishing a series of reception apparently biographical short stories in the city’s Argonaut stuff of legend newspaper. These detailed his time working as a shepherd, A warm welcome greeted all Upper Sixth pupils as they cook and labourer in California and northern Mexico during gathered in the Warden’s House (now home to the school’s 1872-73. support staff) for an evening reception introducing them to the Yet the name, life and work of Robert Duncan Milne He is thought services available from Glenalmond once becoming an OG. (Glenalmond 1858-62) were almost completely It’s unclear why he had to turn his hand to manual labour: to have been forgotten until Courier archivist Barry Sullivan in addition to being Oxford educated he regularly received Recently retired School Master, John Wright, circulated and extolled stumbled across him. money from his wealthy uncle, Duncan James Kay – a the virtues of keeping in touch with their alma mater and flying the world’s first founder of Barings Bank. the flag for Glenalmond wherever their future took them. Pupils The 45-year-old Barry went to Dundee University as a were introduced to, and encouraged to join, the new networking mature student, studying English literature and film. One What’s also unknown is why he switched from folksy full-time science ‘Bring me my Chariot of Fire’ is the recently website globalglenalmond.com, exclusively for OGs, which promotes day he picked up a book by American sci-fi historian Sam autobiographical tales of itinerant labouring to imaginative published, true story of the Oscar-winning film internships, job opportunities and allows former pupils to share fiction writer. Moskowitz. and inventive works of science fiction. written by OG Hugh Shields (Reid’s 78-82). photos and thoughts. He was friends It contained a short section about Robert Duncan Milne, a Whatever the reason, his stories were popular and around 19th Century science-fiction author who became a major 60 of them were published in The Argonaut before his With a forward by sprinting Olympian Allan Wells MBE, with Robert Louis figure in the Californian literary scene. death. ‘Bring me my Chariot of Fire’ tells the story of two of Great Britain’s finest Olympic athletes, Eric Liddell and Harold They were filled with densely packed detail about Stevenson. His “Milne was born in Cupar, which is my home town, so Abrahams, whose life stories’ were immortalised in the You can take the boy fantastical inventions. “The clever thing he did was mixing immediately my ears pricked up,” Barry explains. award-winning film, Chariots of Fire. stories contained real science and engineering in with the speculative stuff,” “I checked with the local historical society and with the Barry explains. “The reader has to work hard to unpick “Their (Liddell and Abrahams) achievements at the 1924 from the country but library but no one had a clue who he was.” inventions what’s real and what’s made up.” Paris Olympics are the stuff of legend,” says Shields, “I and ideas that Barry set about unearthing the mysterious writer’s past, Among the inventions Milne presaged was the mobile want to place on record straight away that I think the not the country from discovering details of his life and reading his stories. “The phone, which featured in a story called The Great film is magnificent. It beautifully evokes the two main would become more I read the more I realised he deserves recognition.” Electrical Diaphragm. characters and captures their respective entourages, including the great coach, Sam Mussabini, with great Barry brought his findings to his tutor, Dr Keith Williams, the boy! “He also envisaged a film around the earth which signals charm.” He continues: “Like many films, Chariots of Fire reality but not who has now commissioned a PhD on Milne’s life and could bounce off and be transmitted all around the world,” contains elements of dramatic licence. In writing this George Marlow (Goodacre’s 10-16) zipped up the M40 in June work. Another student will be carrying out the PhD – Barry for another 100 Barry says. book, I have sought to tell the true story to the extent that to pipe in the Scottish Conservative Leader at a large political doesn’t have time, although he is working on a graphic it is possible to glean after all these years.” gathering. years or more. novel based on Milne’s life and works. Other stories predicted the rise of cinema as an entertainment form, the ravaging of the earth by a The Rt Hon Ruth Davidson MSP was guest of honour and speaker at Shields’ viewed Liddell as a long-held hero, having first The son of Reverend George Gordon Milne, the town’s comet strike, drone bombers, self-guiding missiles and a party at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Gerrards Cross to celebrate 20 learnt about the great runner – and committed Christian – Episcopalian minister, Robert Duncan Milne was born on suspended animation. years in office of Beaconsfield MP, Dominic Grieve. 7 January 1844 at Carslogie House in Cupar. He went to while at school in Glenalmond’s Chapel. “That morning, one Glenalmond College (1858-1862) and then Oxford, where Although all but forgotten today, Milne was a major figure of the teachers spent ten minutes introducing us to this As Miss Davidson, Mr Grieve and Tory grandee, Lord Howe, entered he studied classics. of his time. His stories were hugely popular. He was friends most remarkable of men,” he noted, “First and foremost, the conference suite, over 250 supporters stood and stamped in with Robert Louis Stevenson and, indeed, helped the Eric was a Christian and a man who lived his life through time to George’s fabulous rendition of ‘Scotland the Brave’! After university he emigrated to California where he Treasure Island author sell his stories when he washed up God.” George, who is studying at the London School of Economics, “went dropped off the radar for the best part of a decade, penniless in San Francisco. working as a shepherd and then, somehow, becoming Another personal connection to the main characters for down a storm,” according to family friend and event organiser, Claire Milne was a high-functioning alcoholic and it appears his Shields is that he attended the same Cambridge College, Phillpot. uncle eventually stopped wiring him money after he blew Gonville and Caius, as Harold Abrahams. Additionally, Och aye! Among the inventions Milne a large transfer of cash on a bender. Shields also won a Blue at the University and captained His end came on December 15, 1899 when he stumbled the College athletics team some 60 years after Abrahams. presaged was the mobile phone, drunkenly in front of one of the first cars in San Francisco. Meticulously researched, the book is a fascinating insight It was a sad end for the 54-year old sci-fi pioneer. “In into the Olympians’ preparation and journey to, and which featured in a story called the end it was modernity that knocked him dead,” Barry beyond, one of athletics most enduring stories. The Great Electrical Diaphragm... explains with a wry smile. With thanks to Jack McKeown and The Courier Mairi Fraser

120 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 121 OG Obituaries IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ANDREW MACBETH CLARKSON OG Obituaries GLENALMOND, 8 AUGUST 2016 “Welcome to Glenalmond. It’s wonderful If you did pass, the projects were never flashy or Frost died in Boston in the 1960s just as Andrew W.A.M. (Andrew) Clarkson to have so many of the family here to showy - they were practical, helpful, often seed was going to Harvard. corn to get an idea off the ground, or get “people 1937-2015 celebrate Andrew’s life. This may be the His little poem “IOTA SUBSCRIPT” is a through the door and into the seats”. largest gathering of the extended family perfect epitaph for a philanthropist. for over 50 years; Andrew and Susan’s Examples abound, Seek not in me the big I capital, old home Linnburn in the 1960s was Vacuum cleaners and tables and chairs Nor yet the little dotted in me seek. probably the last time we had so many in Memphis If I have in me any I at all, of us gathered together and I’m certain A plot of land and a greenhouse at Andrew would have loved to have been Arduaine Gdns ‘Tis the iota subscript of the Greek. with us. It’s also lovely to have Gilly A grandstand and a rugby pitch here So small am I as an attention beggar. Ogilvy-Wedderburn here representing What better memorial could there be than this The letter you will find me subscript to the NTS, and Dr Craig Fleming from structure? Is neither alpha, eta, nor omega, Glenalmond whose original idea was the It’s not flashy, it’s in Scotland, it supports his first genesis of today at the outset. sporting passion, rugby. But upsilon, which is the Greek for you. Glenalmond has a special place in the Clarkson It was inaugurated by two of Scotland’s past ASHES Andrew and I were first cousins, our fathers family. Both my father and Andrew were here rugby captains last month, and in more ways being brothers. Our early lives in Glasgow CHAMPAGNE and they had great mutual respect for each than one it can be said to put “bums on seats!” followed similar patterns, although being It ticked all the boxes for a Jeniam Foundation 13 years my senior, he was more of an other and enjoyed each other’s company. Both TOAST “To Andrew - God bless” lost their biological mothers at an early age and grant. elder brother than a best friend. We were ...and as is so often appropriate I’d like to leave Harvard Business School; a result that he way, which could make an otherwise unviable this school played a large part in shaping their both born in the West End of the city and How wonderful then that the school should the last word to ROBERT BURNS, a favourite was delighted with as he had self-funded the project into a self-funding one. He firmly formative years and future lives. Their names went to the same junior school, Kelvinside have approached the family for permission to of Andrew’s Academy. course by bartending. The world of commerce believed that the more involved the donor was, live on here, not just on the cloister’s sporting name the new stand in Andrew’s memory. The beckoned. Over the coming years he would the more fun it was. photographs, but through the naming of the “on a Friend”, (sometimes published as Shortly after the end of WW11, Andrew’s family hold senior positions at First National Bank icing on the cake is that they moved the location squash courts and now this grandstand. Epitaph to William) moved to the Gare Loch on the Firth of Clyde, Chicago, The World Bank, General Foods, F.W. Under Andrew’s guidance the Jeniam from the far side of the pitch to this side, thereby Foundation grants have fallen into three main to a wonderful Scottish, mock-Gothic, country Woolworths and eventually Malone and Hyde, Andrew follows a long and distinguished line of ensuring that Andrew was always looking An honest man lies here at rest, house with extensive grounds, including a areas: a conglomerate based in Memphis where Scottish philanthropists, most of whom sought towards the Milton Burn that he remembered As e’er God with his image blest! working market garden producing flowers for Andrew was the CFO. He took the company a. the Arts, (visual, performing, musical, fortune if not fame, overseas. so fondly. The friend of man, the friend of truth; the Glasgow market. The commercial garden through one the largest leveraged management educational etc.) in Memphis, where Andrew was run by Andrew’s aunt and uncle. As a young buyouts of a US public company at that time. spent most of his business life. More than Andrew’s style of philanthropic giving was Andrew was always modest - much more The friend of age, and guide of youth; boy, I adored the place and was quite envious of The Chairman of Malone and Hyde, Pitt Hyde, £10m has been distributed over the last different from his forefathers however. Andrew’s interested in you and what you were planning, Few hearts like his, with virtue warmed’ Andrew and his sister’s idyllic surroundings. was to introduce Andrew to the concept of 25 years, transforming the Memphis arts was HIGH ENGAGEMENT giving. He was and reluctant to talk about himself and his Few heads with knowledge so informed: Corporate Philanthropy, supporting the needs Andrew’s early life had been marred by the scene. The city awarded him an Outstanding involved, in the pit crew, part of the team. He successes. My father was just the same. of the local community where the company’s If there’s another world, he lives in bliss, death of his mother as a result of complications Philanthropist Award. was always asking questions and running your profits were generated. This struck a loud chord Bill was a great admirer of the New England If there is none, he made the best of this.” at his birth. As a result he was brought up by his sometimes shaky business case through his with Andrew, since his father had instilled in him b. Care for the needy and elderly in New devoted aunt until his father remarried in 1948. poet, Robert Frost, and indeed I read a piece by Colin Clarkson, cousin a valuable lesson for life; first you LEARN, then Canaan, Connecticut, where Andrew and his analytical mind. You got no money if you failed This happy event allowed the market garden him at my father’s service. you EARN and finally you RETURN, a philosophy family lived. the Clarkson Business Case Test. business to be developed and Andrew to take that was enthusiastically endorsed by the the next step in his education by coming to c. Worldwide conservation including support Warden at a recent Commem. Andrew would Patchell’s in 1950. It was here that he developed for some specific Scottish Projects. have liked that. a life-long passion for rugby. He played for the It is this third tranche of grant making that has 1st XV in winter 54/55, but throughout his life As his corporate commitments were winding supported many National Trust for Scotland he was an avid supporter of the Scottish team. I down, he would devote more time to his projects (often dedicated to the memory of remember watching a Calcutta Cup match with own charitable works through the Jeniam late members of the family) as well as the him at his winter home in Florida. His shouting - Foundation, a family run, grant-making charity, recent refurbishment of the Glenalmond squash encouragement followed by protestation - was founded in 1992, but with an important courts , (in memory of my father W.W, Clarkson, deafening and the result was as we had feared. difference. Patchell’s 37-42) After leaving Coll, Andrew did his National Andrew comes from a long line of Scottish Andrew would be embarrassed to see his name Service, finding himself in Cyprus at the philanthropists who sought their fortunes, if in lights at Neish’s but the honour is entirely beginning of the fighting by EOKA separatists not fame, in North America. In the main they appropriate. His generosity and far sightedness demanding independence from the UK. He distributed their largesse via trophy projects saw that this was a practical, un-showy, value served as a Second Lieutenant. On discharge he that amply communicated to the outside for money project that would make a significant went up to Oxford and, by his own admission, world their great wealth. Andrew was a very difference to the school he held in such high graduated in 1960 with a modest degree. modest man, much more interested in you, regard. and reluctant to talk about himself. As a result This marked a turning point in Andrew’s life and the Jeniam Foundation’s approach is different. Andrew is survived by his wife Carole and their he departed for Canada, hitch-hiking across the It’s High Involvement Philanthropy, based on two adult children who are carrying on the country wearing his Anderson tartan kilt. On the principle that major donors have been Foundation’s excellent work. applying for a job with Shell, the story goes that successful because they know which buttons he turned up for interview wearing the kilt and Andrew Clarkson, 9 July 1937 - to press and which wheels to oil. That principle an OG tie and was given the job on the spot! 16 December 2015, aged 78 should equally apply to the non-profit sector. (Patchell’s 50-55) Canada opened his eyes to the opportunities So, Andrew was always asking probing in North America. Before long, he had questions, always testing the business case for Colin Clarkson, cousin embarked on additional studies at McGill its flaws, always looking for an opportunity to University, Montreal and finally an MBA from sow some seed corn in a completely non-flashy

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Adam Bergius Decades later Bergius recalled a triumphant mission for which Skrine’s 39-42 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross: “The cable lay 1925-2017 about 40ft from where our submarine had come to rest. The water was a bit muddier than Loch Striven, where we had done our training, but I didn’t have much difficulty in finding the cable. We had been told to bring back a piece of the cable as proof that it had been well and truly cut. I still have that piece as a souvenir.” The success of Operation Sabre was quickly overtaken by the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that hastened the Japanese surrender. With the war over, Bergius took command of a naval tug for part of the journey home from the Far East. He was also navigator on the submarine HMS Spearhead, the vessel that had towed him out on his heroic mission, for the voyage back to Portsmouth from Hong Kong. Adam Kennedy Bergius, known to his grandchildren as Grand Frog, was born in Glasgow in 1925 into the Teachers whisky dynasty. His grandfather Walter Bergius married Agnes Teacher in the 1870s after moving to Scotland from Germany, while his father, William, was a director of William Teacher and Sons. The youngest of William’s three sons and two daughters, Adam was educated at the Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow The waters at the mouth of the Mekong River were Diver who and Trinity College Glenalmond, Perthshire. Having sailed from even murkier than those off the west coast of Scotland early childhood, he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in where Adam Bergius had trained. Yet the 20 year old cut Japanese 1943, serving as a rating, then midshipman and sub-lieutenant from March 1945. Bergius trained initially at HMS Ganges in Scotsman was determined to carry out his mission in communication spite of the risk of detection. Portsmouth and then, after joining the submarine service, at lines in one HMS Dolphin in Gosport. However, he quickly responded to a Bergius exited his 53ft midget XE4 submarine via the wet request for volunteers for “special and hazardous service”, little and dry chamber, then collected his specialist cutting of the most realising that it would take him back to waters he knew well, not equipment from a locker on the hull and swam down to the far from his Glasgow home. seabed, using a line from a grappling hook to guide him. It successful was late in the evening of July 30, 1945, and the grappling sabotage Together with his colleagues and the secret cargo of XE-craft hook had snagged the undersea telegraph cable off midget subs, Bergius arrived in Scotland by rail and headed for Japanese-occupied Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) operations of the Royal Navy’s 12th Submarine Flotilla headquarters at HMS used by the Japanese military for communications between Varbel, a top secret base at Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute. Hong Kong and Saigon. the war They trained intensively on Loch Striven and Loch a’ Chàirn Around the same time he joined the late Philip Rankin’s Bhàin, where discretion regarding manoeuvres was essential. team that built and installed the ski tow that kick-started Photographer Paul Reid - who I photographed Mr Bergius in his Operation Sabre was one of the final and most successful When the decision was made to deploy them in the Far East, Scotland’s commercial skiing industry and expanded took these beautiful portraits of gorgeous drawing room, looking over Allied covert actions of the war in the Far East. Its goal was they set sail on their depot ship HMS Bonaventure. to become the Glencoe Mountain Resort. In the 1970s war veterans, Adam Bergius and the sea to the Isle of Ghia. There, over to sever two undersea cables — the other linked Singapore he was a director of Scottish Opera and chaired the John Lorimer - describes his very tea and cake, he showed me the very and Saigon — and force the Japanese to use overland radio Further training was undertaken in the Caribbean and Australia, board of Helensburgh’s new Lomond School, a merger of memorable encounter… piece of cable that he had been required communications that could be more easily intercepted and while on a survival exercise in the Whitsunday Islands Larchfield School and St Bride’s School for Girls. Together to take back into the X-Craft to prove he and decoded. Bergius’s XE4, whose five-man crew was Bergius fell dangerously ill after standing on a stingray while “I met Adam Bergius in September 2013 with his wife, Fiona (née Sillars), whom he married in had actually done the job. What a bonus; I led by Lieutenant Max Shean, DSO, had been transported scavenging for food. He then lay semi-conscious for a day, when I travelled to his home in Kintyre 1951, and their friends Sir Ian Denholm and his wife, Liz, had no idea he would have such a historic across the Atlantic, then through the Panama Canal and diligently cared for by a colleague, Engine Room Artificer Ginger to take a portrait of him ahead of a he owned Hirta, a 1911 vintage sailing yacht in which item. He also showed me the miniature on to Hawaii and Australia. It was towed by the submarine Coles, who improvised a tourniquet and copious blood-letting ceremony at Kylesku to mark the 70th they spent their holidays, sailing around Scotland and to X-Craft model that had been presented to HMS Spearhead the 650 miles from the depot ship HMS to rid Bergius’s body of the venom. Bergius credited him with anniversary of Operation Source, when, in France on family cruises. One of his last big voyages was him many years before. Bonaventure in Brunei Bay off Borneo, to the target area saving his life and they remained lifelong friends. September 1943, six Royal Navy midget in his 80th year, when he navigated from Crinan in Argyll where the cables lay. The XE4s were cramped — just 6ft submarines (X-Craft) sailed from Loch The day of the ceremony was cold, wet After the war Bergius worked in the family firm, but his dream and Bute to the Sound of Harris and out to St Kilda. He wide — and had a reputation as being highly dangerous, Cairnbawn, in Assynt, bound for north and windy but that did not stop these had been to farm, an ambition deemed impossible after the and Fiona, who died in 2011, had five children: Charles, so much so that Admiral Chester Nimitz, of the US fleet, Norway to attack the German battleship two, elderly, unsung heroes getting out death of his brother Cecil, lost when HMS Gould was sunk by a Cara, Peter, Johnny and Pol, who runs a mobile sawmill branded them “suicide craft” and banned their use until the Tirpitz and her consorts. by the loch, sharing a laugh and many U-boat off Africa in 1944. Cecil had been expected to join the and timber supply business. memories. I brought them together after requirement to disrupt Japanese communications changed Although Bergius was not involved in this company, which would have relieved his younger brother of the the ceremony for the picture I had had in minds in Washington. duty that, given their father’s failing health, he then felt bound They were brought up at the family home and particular operation, he did train in the smallholding at Shandon on Gare Loch. A man whose idea my head for several weeks. They were so The young Scotsman was committing himself at a depth — to fulfil. X-Craft in the Scottish lochs. His most of relaxation was to find something else to do, Bergius modest and didn’t really understand why about 50ft — that was regarded as the absolute limit given dangerous mission was in 1945, in the He learnt the ropes as a clerk writing up ledgers, became a constantly put his practical skills to good use, notably for I was bothering, but it was lovely to see the primitive closed-circuit breathing apparatus available at Mekong Delta, where he cut Japanese director in charge of exports and took Teachers Highland Cream the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport during the them re-united. the time. Only a few days earlier two divers had died training underwater communications cables, to virtually all corners of the world. From the late 1950s he criss- restoration of HMS X24, the only remaining Second World for an operation such as this. Bergius was worried about which enabled the Americans to intercept Since photographing these gentlemen I crossed the Atlantic in Cunard liners and made laborious plane War X-craft. Unique fixtures and fittings had been lost oxygen poisoning during the dive, but ended up working on messages. have read several accounts of these war- journeys to far-flung locations. from the interior and he recreated them using wood and time endeavours and was struck by the the seabed for a full twelve minutes on his first dive and I arrived at Mr Bergius’s home in late With grateful thanks plaster painted to mirror the originals. incredible bravery of such young men and then nine minutes on his second. To start with he found that Unusually, on one occasion he missed his flight — only for the afternoon, after travelling from Ayrshire the importance of their achievements. his hydraulic cutters would not work properly and he was to The Times for plane to crash en route to its destination. Bergius, who retired He retired to Glencreggan farm, on Kintyre’s west coast, where I had photographed fellow There are several books giving detailed only able to damage the cable, not cut it. After returning allowing us to as chairman of William Teacher and Sons Ltd in 1980, was also previously bought by his great uncle in 1903. Stretching surviving X-Craft veteran, John Lorimer. descriptions of the training and minute- to the sub to retrieve spare cutters he swam back to the reprint the following spokesman for the Scotch Whisky Association and the author of up from the beach, it looks out towards Gigha, Islay and The following week, both men made the seabed, where he successfully sliced through the cable at a humorous book, Make Your Own Scotch Whisky, with a spoof Jura — an idyllic spot for a man with a great love of the by-minutes accounts of their missions.” obituary, which first long journey to Assynt for the ceremony the point of his earlier incisions. Just an hour or so earlier recipe for the water of life. Away from work, Bergius was never sea. Adam Bergius, DSC, submariner and businessman, and met each other for the first time in Paul Reid appeared Saturday, 8 his fellow specialist diver, Sub-lieutenant Ken Briggs, had less than busy. In his mid-twenties he was a founding member was born on March 25, 1925. He died on March 3, 2017, many years. www.anguspictures.com successfully cut the cable linking Singapore to Saigon. April 2017. and first commodore of Helensburgh Sailing Club. aged 91.

124 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 125 and warmly welcomed people to her home exhibited tremendous courage throughout this In 1984 he handed over the Physics In 1997 Desmond had an operation in Bankfoot; a tradition that long outlived our time and refused to let the illness stand in her Department to Marcus Given and on a heart valve. As a result, any OG Obituaries school days. way. She kept working hard and continued to succeeded Jim Wainwright as injury resulted in a haematoma think of others, remembered what was going on Housemaster of Cairnies; the new which impeded his recovery from After her two years at Glenalmond, Kirsty read in their lives and reaching out to make them feel regime was perhaps more liberal a subsequent broken pelvis and a Myles Modern Middle Eastern History at The University encouraged and loved. than before. Cairnies continued to punctured lung. These injuries did not of Manchester. After graduation she returned maintain its individuality among the diminish his enthusiasm for the hills, to Scotland and completed a Master’s Degree in Just as her scarves, pens, handbags and nails Gordon houses and success in competitions. but in his latter years he did confess World War Two European History and a Research were always that shade brighter, Kirsty’s hugs It was therefore a great sadness to slowing up. Master’s Degree in Medical Anthropology at The were that little bit tighter too, lasting that extra both to boys and Housemaster when (Peter) University of Edinburgh. second longer: she was an extraordinarily alive At the end of October 2016, economic necessity brought about person. Desmond developed pneumonia During her time there, she founded The the closure of the house in 1992. Kirsty L Bailey with complications and, after three Second World War Society and co-founded the Family was hugely important to Kirsty and Ogilvie However, Desmond had other lengthy sessions in hospital, he came 1988-2015 university blog, It Ain’t Necessarily So, for which she cherished spending time with her brother 1936-2017 responsibilities to absorb his energy, home to have some quality of life, Kirsty Bailey is best remembered for her she wrote and edited. Stuart, her parents Ros and Martin and West taking over 1st XI Cricket from Alwyn attending concerts in Perth and Peter Ogilvie was born in After a few years Peter took brightness: her unmistakable laugh, big grin, Highland Terrier Ziggy. Whilst studying, she also volunteered at the James. enjoying visits from many friends. Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne an opportunity to move into halo of blonde hair and brightly coloured…. Lothian Health Service Archives cataloguing On 28 December family and friends gather for In 1997, Desmond was appointed He died on 26 June 2017, in his in 1934, the son of a well- the new world of Management everything. neurosurgical case notes. She had been her birthday where she rests at Little Dunkeld Sub-Warden by Ian Templeton. seventy-seventh year and shortly known surgeon. After school at Consultancy and joined PA accepted by The University of St Andrews to Church, near her home. Flowers of all pinks, She came to Glenalmond for Sixth Form, straight He brought to the job an eye for after their fiftieth wedding Corchester Prep, Corbridge-on- Management Consultants in undertake a PhD shortly before her death on 3 blues, oranges and purples are laid by her grave from Oman - perhaps that has something to do detail in management. Behind the anniversary. His funeral at the Tyne, he came to Glenalmond Merseyside. The varied work September 2015. to remember her. She is greatly missed. with the sunshine that seemed to pour out of scenes his advice and influence Strowan Woodland Cemetery was in 1948 as a member of suited Peter and he variously Kirsty onto the many friends she made. Kirsty was diagnosed with bowel cancer in the Kirsty Bailey b. 28.12.88 d.03.09.15 aged 26 contributed greatly to the successful attended by many people reflecting Matheson’s. By his final year took on the challenges of in 1952, Peter had become a improving working methods She was a day pupil who integrated into summer of 2012 and over the next three years (Home 05-07) administration of the College. the different aspects of Desmond’s school prefect and a member in rubbish disposal and street Home House as quickly as any other boarder underwent numerous rounds of treatment. She Jenny E Levack, friend (Home 04-07) life. Retirement in 1999 did not diminish of the Shooting Eight. lighting maintenance in Liverpool, his appetite for life. He and Rosemary He is survived by his wife Rosemary, working at Board level to improve By 1952 Glenalmond was already frequently travelled to the United children Wendy and Roddy and six efficiency in the NW Electricity well known for its prowess in 1934-2016 States and Italy to visit family. grandchildren. Board and, ultimately, becoming Lt A.J.N. (Tony) Daldy Desmond continued to enjoy the rifle shooting. The Brock Shield Desmond Bassett involved with PA’s entry into Anthony Daldy and I knew each other very quickly. He loved Kenya and took a great interest his patrol helped put the Mau Mau to flight. open air; rediscovering his interest and the London Scottish Cup b. 5.10.36 d. 26.6.17 drilling in the North Sea. well when we were teenagers. He always had in its natural history, soon buying a small Ford He refused to be carried back to Camp on a in mountain photography and were so regularly on display an enquiring mind and was interested in other Prefect in order to explore. stretcher due to the very difficult nature of enthusiasm for opera. David Willington that it seemed we owned At the age of 40 Peter changed people and new ideas. the country and he showed great endurance them both! We had won the direction, setting up his own Nicknamed Tony Daldy in the Battalion, he was during the long trek back. His courage won the Ashburton Shield at Bisley three company and delivering services My home was along the glen at Tulchan, posted to D Coy under the command of Major admiration of his men and set a fine example for times - most recently in 1949. to companies including Shell, BP Glenalmond, and Anthony’s parents lived at the Claude Moir and with Captain Richard Haw as others. Peter Ogilvie was a member and Marathon. He himself worked College, where his step-father, F.G.Daldy, was the Coy 2IC. I know he loved his National Service 1936-2017 Paul Chappell of the shooting eight which in on the oil platforms. This meant the Sub Warden and Anthony a pupil. Ant was a with the Regiment, despite the story which Injuries left Anthony unable to join in all the main 1952 won the Ashburton for the two to three weeks working at huge, good-looking fellow, who seemed to dwarf follows. Had he not done so, he would have told duties falling to the Battalion and he was given When Paul entered Coll, (on a Fil. Cler. Bursary, given to sons of the fourth time. No other school in sea and two weeks off, in which me, despite my 6 foot 3 inches. He carried the me and I suppose I might not have joined up a job at their Headquarters until fully recovered. Clergy of the Scottish Episcopal Church) he arrived with two severe Britain could beat that score. This time he worked as Finance big Drum in the Glenalmond Pipes and Drums, myself! By this time the Battalion had returned to the disadvantages. Firstly, his step-father, who had left in July, had been, for victory put Glenalmond at the Director in a publishing company played rugby and was a good rifle shot. We saw a UK, where he was demobbed at the end of his the previous two years, College Chaplain, and, it would appear, had been Anthony joined 1st BW after arriving in Kenya, top of the league of British public and acquired a minor interest great deal of each other during the holidays and I National Service. deeply unpopular with his Common Room colleagues. The second problem going out on a Forest Patrol in the Aberdare schools and, within Coll itself, did in a small, struggling, fibreglass remember shooting rabbits together and passing was, unfortunately, not subject to the kindly passing of time. Paul was Mountains almost immediately to investigate On leaving the Army, Anthony was recruited by wonders for the prestige of Peter business. on some of the safety precautions my father had permanently ‘off games’. The social disaster among his contemporaries Mau Mau activity. Very soon thereafter he was BOAC as a management trainee, later going to and his fellow marksmen. instilled in me when first I was given my BSA .22 that this represented must be difficult to convey to the more casual This latter was nearly Peter’s sent out on another patrol, this time in command. Northern Rhodesia where he became a District rifle. He helped us on our farm during the annual and tolerant generation of 2017. Post-War Glenalmond was a masculine, Having won a state scholarship, downfall as the company was His patrol was ambushed and, after the incident Officer. Afterwards he farmed sheep in Wales harvest. physical, hierarchical set-up, and though more generous and liberal he went to Clare College, found to be making serious was investigated, Tony Daldy was awarded a and Devon and subsequently moved to Canada judgements were on their way, this took quite some time to penetrate the Cambridge, in October losses. This meant he had to Anthony was keen to do his National Service Queen’s Commendation for Bravery, at the same with his family. ethos that at that time prevailed. Paul had, as he bleakly told me more than 1953 where he enjoyed the withdraw personally from the and duly joined The Black Watch Depot in Perth time as another officer in the Battalion, 2/Lt Anthony died in Cornwall and was a Member sixty years later, “only half a face”. This was not apparent to an outside companionship of two other OGs, North Sea consultancy business in June 1953, later finding himself sent out with Duncan Grassie. of the Society of Friends and the Quakers, observer, but neither his right ear nor his right eye was in working order. It Pat Montgomery (Matheson’s and devote all his effort to a draft of newly passed-out recruits to the 1st The circumstances of the action appeared in the who looked after him wonderfully well during seems extraordinary that this basic fact was not generally known, but it 48-53) and Keith Grant designing an entirely original Battalion, then serving in Kenya. I have learnt London Gazette published on 6 April 1954. The his last illness. He leaves five children and ten appears that this was the case. (Goodacre’s 48-53). During his fibreglass production system. from his brother Officers, John Rankin and citation described how, on contact with a Mau grandchildren. time at Cambridge he rowed After several very hard years Colin Stewart-Sandeman that he made a very Eventually, Paul found acceptable occupation for his afternoons when that Mau ambush, Daldy, who had been hit in the arm, for his college. Peter graduated Peter turned the company promising start to life with the Battalion, playing Anthony Daldy b. 11.7.34 d. 23.5.16 most humane and kindly of men “Kitty” – (Daudet) - Bill Hayward, Goodacre’s immediately threw a grenade and continued in June 1956 with a degree in around and it eventually achieved rugger for them, having been in the second row (Goodacre’s 47-52) Housemaster 1932-52, decided that Front Quad would be improved if its to attack the enemy using his Patchett sub- Engineering. There followed national leadership in its field. with Ronnie Adam in the Glenalmond XV. He was austerity was lighted by flowerbeds along with North Cloister, and set to work. machine gun. He was again wounded, this time Major Colin Innes two years of National Service also very keen to learn Swahili and succeeded Boys ‘off games’ were seconded to help and Paul became permanent chief He and his family lived in much more seriously in the stomach, before in the Royal Navy - eventually assistant gardener. In 1951, when ‘Jockey’ Hall became Director of Music and Draycote House near Rugby as a Sub-Lieutenant - and his began opening more doors, Paul summoned up the courage to ask for lessons for 35 years and involved first professional work with on the organ, becoming, according to Jockey, the first boy in the school to learn themselves extensively in ICI Billingham as he began his 1936-2017 to play on that magnificent instrument. local activities, most notably John Desmond Bassett long and successful career as a The organ became Paul’s lifelong passion and he made his career as a Church organising concerts and other consulting engineer. Desmond will be these expeditions was highly valued by the boys The Bassetts came to Glenalmond in 1974. musician, later publishing works on the subject. He went to Selwyn, Cambridge, events in support of their local especially remembered and girls who took part. In retirement he became Desmond soon established himself refereeing and on to Cuddesdon, where he took Orders and earned the kindly regard of However, shipbuilding and the church. Peter is much mourned for his passion for a leading member of the Perth Mountaineering rugby, taking Colts cricket and organising the Robert Runcie, the then Principal. He could thereafter combine his musicianship sea were in Peter’s blood and in by his wife, three children and mountains. Not only Club, as President and later Hon. President. Chess Club. Nearly all staff at that time joined with his Church vocation, and did so very happily, as Precentor of Durham 1962 he moved to Glasgow to five grandchildren. did he complete all the the CCF, though Desmond was rarely seen in Desmond was educated at Manchester Grammar Cathedral 1971-6. From there he went on to become for many years Chaplain join Yarrow Admiralty Research Munros twice but also uniform. Another interest which he developed Peter Ogilvie b.7.5.34 d. 10.9.16 School and Worcester College Oxford, where he of Holy Trinity School, Stockton-on-Tees. When failing sight and encroaching Department and, in the same all the Corbetts. He later on was Scottish Country Dancing. (Matheson’s 47-52) read Physics. In between he taught at Croftinloan deafness made retirement inevitable, he moved to Scarborough to Dulverton year, married Mary-Grace led parties to Norway, Preparatory School for two years. He spent ten Desmond modernised the Physics Department, Hall, where he was a valued member, as always, of the community where Bloomer the daughter of the Keith Grant, friend, where he made some years at Denstone College in Staffordshire where keeping abreast with changes in the curriculum he found himself. It was there by a freak coincidence I met him briefly in Bishop of Carlisle. During this Goodacre’s 48-53 first ascents, and to he was both Head of Physics and a Housemaster. and methods of examination. He was ably February 2014, and heard from him this account, told only with a gentle rueful time he also studied accountancy the Alps, keeping a log He had met Rosemary on expeditions in the assisted by Nick Bawtree, Marcus Given and amusement, of his years at TCG. He died earlier this year after a fall, and as far and management skills at night of all expeditions. Yorkshire Dales and they were married in 1967. In Philip Windrum. Apparently he never had a as I know had no close relations, though some good close friends. school and personally built a first floor onto their small bungalow. At Glenalmond he extended the activities of his last year there he was awarded a Goldsmiths’ Departmental Meeting; ideas and experience Rev. Michael Paul Chappell (Skrine’s 1948-53) Passed away at a nursing home in the Munro Club. He led climbing and hill-walking Scholarship to study the Geomorphology of the were communicated between them by a Scarborough on Friday 3 February 2017. expeditions to Skye, North Wales and the Alps Rift Valley, and took his family to Kenya for a process of osmosis! among others. The camaraderie engendered on sabbatical term. Merril Sylvester

126 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 127 Leavers’ Ball Donor List OG Donors 1920s 1950s 1960s M H McQueen (Matheson’s 1929 – 34)** Alasdair D Campbell (Matheson’s 1950-54) John N Frame (Cairnies 1960-65) Allan A Angus (Skrine’s 1950-55) Peter R Recordon (Matheson’s 1960-64) 1930s David R Kilpatrick (Patchell’s 1950-55) David G Sibbald (Skrine’s 1961-66)* M H McQueen (Matheson’s 1929 – 34)** Ion E Campbell (Goodacre’s (1950-54) James R Watt (Reid’s 1961-65) Angus C Macbeth (Goodacre’s 1936 – 41) W Andrew M Clarkson (Patchell’s (1950-55) Keith D Thomson (Skrine’s 1961-65) John Glen (Matheson’s 1938 – 43) David R Oliver (Matheson’s 1951-56) Andrew D Wilson (Cairnies 1962-66) Robert C Taylor (Skrine’s 1938-42)** John R Purvis (Patchell’s 1951-56) Christopher I Munro (Goodacre’s 1962-67) Adam K Bergius DSC (Skrine’s 1939 – 42)** Andrew H Primrose (Matheson’s 1952-57) David G Scott (Patchell’s 1962-66) Andrew G Forbes (Goodacre’s 1939 – 40) C Gordon Dilworth (Goodacre’s 1952-57) David R Emslie (Patchell’s 1962-66) David M Richmond (Patchell’s 1952-57) Douglas M Wiseman (Patchell’s 1962-66) 1940s Derek A Roberts (Goodacre’s 1952-57) Martin W Fraser (Cairnies 1962-67) Dennis R Burt (Skrine’s 1940-44) Duncan K Macmichael (Goodacre’s 1952-57) Nigel B Christie (Goodacre’s 1962-67) George A Davidson (Skrine’s 1940-44)* Hugh G Maund (Matheson;s 1952-57) Robert M Foster (Skrine’s 1962-67) Hamish W Maxwell (Patchell’s 1940-44)** Michael J Young (Goodacre’s 1952-56) Ian C Simpson (Matheson’s 1963-66) Alastair W Anderson (Patchell’s 1941-1945) Alasdair B Speirs (Skrine’s 1953-58) John Macaskill (Cairnies 1963-68) A Brian J Forman (Matheson’s 1942-1946) Christopher I Emmerson (Matheson’s 1953-58) Seymour H Monro (Skrine’s 1963-68) David M Alexander (Skrine’s 1942-45) Ian M Macmichael (Goodacre’s 1953-58) Mark B Dykes (Reid’s 1964-68) Michael M Wolfe (Patchell’s 1942-1946) John A Black(Skrine’s 1953-58) R Alastair Dunlop (Patchell’s 1964-69) John B Stevenson (Patchell’s 1943-48) Peter Ratzer (Skrine’s 1953-56) Alastair O Thomson (Matheson’s 1965-70) Richard D Miller (Patchell’s 1943-46) Peter W Asplin (Skrine’s 1953-58) Douglas R Munro (Patchell’s 1965-70) Robert S Scott (Patchell’s 1944-49) Timothy A Grant (Skrine’s 1953-58) Geoffrey R Ballantine (Cairnies 1965-70) Timothy G Osmaston (Matheson’s 1944-47) Colin M Brown (Patchell’s 1954-59) James E Oliver (Reid’s 1965-69) William D Boyd (Skrine’s 1944-48) David R Hill (Cairnies 1954-59) Timothy J Worlledge (Skrine’s 1965-70) A John R Izat (Skrine’s 1945-50) Frank E Gerstenberg (Patchell’s 1954-59) A Gordon Morison (Goodacre’s 1966-71) Derek E Findlay (Goodacre’s 1945-49) I Gordon Thorburn (Matheson’s 1954-59) Michael J Walker (Goodacre’s 1966-70) G J Ramsay Hovell (Matheson’s 1945-49) Robert K Thomson (Goodacre’s 1954-59) Richard K Bott (Cairnies 1966-71) John A Findlay (Skrine’s 1945-49) Timothy G Farquhar (Patchell’s 1954-59) David J MacRobert (Goodacre’s 1967-72) Kenneth F Mackenzie (Goodacre’s 1945-49) Robert D Sherwood (Skrine’s 1955-60) Jonathan K Glen (Matheson’s 1967-72) R Jack Denholm (Goodacre’s 1945-49) Ronald A McMillan (Goodacre’s 1955-56) Charles E Jones (Patchell’s 1968-74) Robin J Upton (Skrine’s 1945-49) Andrew F Thomson (Patchell’s 1956-61) Gordon A Murray (Reid’s 1968-71) Arthur R Muirhead (Patchell’s 1946-52) Angus J Slorach (Goodacre’s 1956-60) John D Gordon (Skrine’s 1968-73) C A Jeremy Macafee (Patchell’s 1946-50) Iain M Kennedy (Skrine’s 1956-61) A Peter Peirse-Duncombe (Matheson’s 1969-74) C Russell Sanderson (Skrine’s 1946-51) Malcolm J Moss (Matheson’s 1956-61) Bruce S Montgomery (Cairnies 1969-74) James M Scott (Patchell’s 1946-50) Martin R Grant Peterkin (Patchell’s 1956-61) Mark G Atkinson (Matheson’s 1969-73) Mark Cornwall-Jones (Matheson’s 1946-51) Robert Briggs (Skrine’s 1956-60) Roger A Christie (Skrine’s 1969-74) William E McKie (Matheson’s 1946-50) Alan J Mackie (Goodacre’s 1957-61) Roger S Burton (Skrine’s 1969-73) G R M Peter Waddell (Skrine’s 1947-51) Ian M Grant (Skrine’s 1957-61) J Antony Dick (Patchell’s 1947-52) Nigel J Hill (Cairnies 1957-62) 1970s Neil M Sharp (Skrine’s 1947-52) Peter D Weigl (Matheson’s 1957-58) Alastair J Hope (Goodacre’s 1970-75) Robin L Wilson (Skrine’s 1947-51) Robert M Pattullo (Skrine’s 1957-62) Anthony C Stoker (Skrine’s 1970-74) Brian J Moser (Matheson’s 1948-53) David R James Duff (Cairnies 1958-63) David M Brown (Patchell’s 1970-74) H Christopher Maitland (Patchell’s 1948-53) Michael M Phillips (Matheson’s 1958-64) James D Hotchkis (Patchell’s 1970-74) Harry L Henderson (Patchell’s 1948-53) Noel McMullan (Matheson’s 1958-63) Oliver B Ellingham (Cairnies 1970-75) Iain A McCrone (Matheson’s 1948-52) Peter G Mills (Patchell’s 1958-63) A J Graham Stevenson (Patchell’s 1971-76) William K Begg (Patchell’s 1948-52) William A Wisely (Cairnies 1958-62) Alexander Robert Gray (Goodacre’s 1971-76) Graham Guthrie (Patchell’s 1949-53) Ian D Wilson (Cairnies 1959-64) Charles R Foster (Skrine’s 1971-75) Photographs by Ronnie Fleming John C Storey (Goodacre;s 1949-53) Ian Dalglish (Matheson 1959-63) James W Patrick (Rieds 1971-75) Malcolm C Walker (Skrine’s 1949-53) J Alasdair M Cockburn (Patchell’s 1959-64) Niall S Booker (Patchell’s 1971-75) Robert F Rintoul (Matheson’s 1949-54) Peter J Macdonald (Goodacre’s 1959-64) Adam R Gillingham (Reid’s 1972-77) Robert L Cormack (Goodacre’s 1949-53) Richard R Burns (Matheson’s 1959-64) Colin M Robertson (Goodacre’s 1972-77) Robert Neill (Patchell’s 1949-53) Robert H Dickson (Cairnies 1959-63) John E Small (Skrine’s 1972-77) Thomas O Brackett (Patchell’s 1949-54) W Bruce Milligan (Patchell’s 1959-63) Alastair D Mathewson (Reid’s 1973-78) W N Fordyce (Patchell’s 1949-53)

128 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 129 A year at Glenalmond Harry J Morgan (Matheson’s 1973-78) Honorary OGs Housestaff History of Art S N Kinge, BSc, PhD, Nottingham Tom M Walker (Matheson’s 1973-78) Cairnies: Mrs A Goodall, BA, PGCE, MEd * Mrs C J R Butler, MA Edinburgh, D M Smith, BSc Liverpool, MSc University of Dr Gilly Hamilton College Goodacre’s: P J Golden, MA, BSocSc Assoc Art Historians Wales, PGCE C Jamie M Skinner (Reid’s 1974-79) Dr Ian G Templeton Birmingham, PGCE James D Findlay (Reid’s 1974-79) Dr John Byrom Home: Mrs C J R Butler, MA Edinburgh, Assoc Art Mathematics Computer Science John A Moodie (Skirnes 1976-81) Historians * G O’Neill, BSc Belfast, PGCE *Ms J MacDonald, BSc Stirling, MLitt Dundee, Dr Marianne A Barry Council & Lothian: Miss J H Kaye, MSc Aberystwyth M T Jeffers, BSc Manchester, PGCE Dip Ed John D Hellier (Skrine’s 1976-79) Mr Alwyn J N James Matheson’s: E A J Phillips, MA, QTS Mrs S Sinclair, BSc Edinburgh, PGCE Computing John R Bushell (Patchell’s 1976-82) Mr David R Willington Patchell’s: C S Swaile, MA Durham, PGCE S P Erdal, BSc Leicester, PGCE, DipAcc * Mrs I Cox, BA QMUC Edinburgh, PgD Stirling, Christopher N Brodie (Patchell’s 1978-83) Staff Reid’s: M Gibson, BSc, PhD Edinburgh, PGCE M A Orviss, MA Cantab, MMath PGCE Dip Ed Mr Gordon Woods Hugh C Shields (Reid’s 1978-82) Skrine’s: G E Draper, BA, PGCE Mrs S Smith, BSc Essex, PGCE W A S MacAulay, BA Abertay, PgD Paisley (OG) Mrs Emma Woods College Council Miss R Mullan, BSc Belfast, PGCE * C Race, Mr John D Wright * The Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, Art & Design Modern Foreign Languages G Collins, NHD Cape Town * B Wang, MA Dundee 1980s Mr John M Squire* The Most Reverend David Chillingworth, Bishop of * Mrs J Davey, MA Edinburgh, PGCE I Hems (OG) Diarmid M Smith (Matheson’s 1980-85) St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, Mrs N J Beaumont, BA Edinburgh, PGCE J A Gardner, BA Cambridge College of Arts/Tech, E Wilson Mr Noel de Jongh (President of Council) Mrs C Norton, BA Heriot-Watt PGCE Patrick I Bell (Matheson’s 1980-85) Mrs Rachel Jaggard * The Right Hon Lord Menzies, MA, LLB, QC, PC (OG) Mrs S Baldwin, MA Cantab, PGCE Learning Support Simon W Laird (Skrine’s 1980-85) Ms Linda Kennedy (Chairman of Council) Biology Mrs I Reynolds, MA Open University, IPGCE * Mrs N Henderson, BSc Ireland, PGCE Adam R Bruce (Reid’s 1981-85) * N S K Booker MA (Hons) (OG) (Chairman of * A C Hughes, BSc Glasgow, PGCE Mr T J O Carmichael, BA, PGDE Mrs L Critchley, Montessori Diploma The Rt Revd Dr L E Luscombe C G Henderson, BSc, PhD St Andrews, PGCE Ross S Campbell (Reid’s 1981-83) Committee of Council) Ms C Murie, MA Aix-Marseille, PhD Lyon, PGCE Miss G Douglas, BPE Sydney The Earl of Home CVO, CBE Dr S Colby, BSc, PhD Warwick, PGCE English as an Additional Language Mrs S Speirs, BA Cardiff, PGCE Brian J Gray (Cairnies 1982-87) Other Donors * D G Sibbald Esq, BArch (Hons), RIBA, FRIAS Mrs L Tosh, BSc Durham, PGCE * J A Gardner, BA Cambridge College of Arts/ Mrs W Youlten, MA Aberdeen, PGCE David A Gordon (Patchell’s 1982-88) (OG Club Secretary) Tech, PGCE, Cert TESOL Arthur James Paterson Charitable Trust Duncan J Liddell (Reid’s 1982-87) Mrs C S C Lorenz, AA Dipl Chemistry Mrs M Gardner, BA, PGDE, Cert TM, TESOL, Other Key Roles Betty Bott * J M Squire Esq, MBA, MSc *T S Wilkinson, BSc Kingston, PhD Lancaster, CELTA Child Protection: Mrs S Sinclair, BSc Edinburgh, H Brian Richmond (Skrine’s 1982-87) Mrs Carole Walton J V Light Esq, MA PGCE Mrs E Mundill, MA St Andrews, Dip Lib MCILIP, PGCE Hugh M Fraser (Cairnies 1982-87) *M A J Miller Esq, BSc, MRICS Mrs T Hughes, BSc Edinburgh, PGCE Cert TM, TESOL Director of Sport: A P N Rowley, BSc Dr Craig Fleming Peter E Bell (Matheson’s 1983-88) *J G Thom Esq, LLB, Dip LP, NP, TEP (OG) Mrs L Tosh, BSc Durham, PGCE Loughborough, PGCE Dr J and Mrs F Dent S N Kinge, BSc, PhD, Nottingham William J Galbraith (Reid’s 1983-88) D M S Johnston Esq Music Director of Music: T J W Ridley, GRSM Royal Mairi Fraser Prof A McCleery, MA, PhD * T J W Ridley, GRSM Royal Academy of Music, Academy of Music, PhD Brunel, LRAM, FRSA A Nick Lyle (Skrine’s 1984-89) Classics Mr and Mrs Andrew Jardine Paterson J Smelt Esq, MA, FCSI PhD Brunel, LRAM, FRSA Director of Careers and University Guidance: A Andrew T Richmond (Skrine’s 1984-89) *K R Cochrane Esq, CBE, BAcc, HonDSc, FRSE, CA *G W J Pounder, MA Oxon, PGCE (OG) B J Elrick, LLB Aberdeen Norton, BA Stirling, BEd Mr and Mrs James Roberts Mrs I Reynolds, MA Open University W Angus Porter (Skrine’s 1985-90) T J O Carmichael Esq, BA, PGDE Ms J Neufeld, BEd, BMus Saskatchewan Director of Studies: M A Orviss, MA Cantab, Mr and Mrs Leszek Sikora Mrs L White LLB Miss R Masson, MA, MLitt, St Andrews Julian C Staples (Reid’s 1984-89) (Assistant Director of Music) MMath PGCE Mr and Mrs Paul Driver The Rt Rev Dr G D Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow Examinations Officer: J C Robinson, BA Cardiff, Richard S Smith (Reid’s 1985-87) and Galloway Design Technology Mr Brian Morrison Visiting Music Staff PGCE Robin Black (Patchell’s 1986-89) R N B Morgan (OG) (OG Club Chairman) * A A Purdie, BSc Camborne, BEd M Beetschen, BA, FRCO, ARSCM, (piano, organ) Assistant Examinations Officer: Mrs S Smith, Mr Ian M T Sandison Mrs N J Beaumont, BA Edinburgh, PGCE Neill M Coleman (Patchell’s 1986-89) *H Ouston (OG) MA (Hons), PGCE, Dip Ed G Campbell, MA (bagpipe) BSc Essex, PGCE Mr M McLaughlin & Miss M Phillips (* denotes Committee of Council member) Miss G Granger BTecEd Glasgow Mrs V Campbell, LTCL (flute, bassoon, recorder) Head of the William Bright Society and EPQ: G W Paul I Dickson (Goodacre’s 1989-95) Mr Michael Edge Mrs D Cyster, BMus, LRAM, PGCE, DCM (piano) J Pounder, MA Oxon, PGCE (OG) Ronald W Macdonald Lockhart (Reid’s Staff Divinity & Religious Studies Mrs M Downes (clarinet, saxophone) Head of Teaching and Learning: M Gibson, BSc, Mrs Dawn Forsyth * The Rev’d G W Dove, MA, MPhil St Andrews, BD 1989-94) Warden: D Dunsmuir, BA(Hons) (electric, classical, PhD Edinburgh, PGCE FRGS Glasgow, FRSA, FSA Scot Mrs Elaine Selley Ms E Logan MA, PGCE, PGC Counselling acoustic, bass guitar) Oxbridge Co-ordinator and Head of Academic Mrs L Marilyn M Gunning and PGC Pupil Support Ms J Gardner Jones, MA, DipARCM (voice) Tutoring: Mrs J Davey, MA Edinburgh, PGCE 1990s Drama A James (drum kit, percussion) Senior Teacher in charge of Educational Data Mrs Lucy Files * C D B Youlten, BA Manchester, PGCE (Head of David A Rennie (Patchell’s 1993-98) Senior Staff Academic Mrs S Mailer (tenor, bass drum) Management: Gareth O’Neill, BSc Belfast, PGCE Academic Theatre Studies) Geaspar A Byrne (Goodacre’s 1993-95) Mrs Zoe Hartley-Metcalfe Sub-Warden: Ms J Martin-Carter, MMus (voice) Lower Sixth Lecture Programme: A Norton, BA * Miss L Kirk, RSAMD Glasgow, PGCE (Head of Northwood Charitable Trust C G Henderson, BSc, PhD St Andrews, PGCE Mrs I McFarlane, BEng(Hons), MSc, LGSMD(P) Stirling, Bed Charlotte Peattie (Goodacre’s 1994-96) Drama and Performance) Deputy Head - Curriculum & Staffing: (cello) Library & Archives: Mrs E Mundill, MA St Michael F Thomson (Goodacre’s 1994-99) The Hon Mr and Mrs Peregrine Moncreiffe S N Kinge, BSc, PhD Nottingham Ms E McPherson, BMus, MMus (flute) Andrews, Dip Lib MCILIP, Cert TM, TESOL The OG Club Economics & Business Studies Nicola Pargeter (Lothian 1995-97) Deputy Head - Pastoral: R Melling, BMus, MMus (piano) CCF Commanding Officer: R Benson, BSC * J C Robinson, BA Cardiff, PGCE Anna M Morgan (Lothian 1996-98) Mr and Mrs David M S Johnston* Mrs S Sinclair, BSc Edinburgh, PGCE Mrs A Mooney, GRNCM, MA (voice) Nottingham, PGCE P J Golden, MA, BSocSc Birmingham, PGCE Genevieve C MacDonald (Home 1996- Mr and Mrs Jock Miller* Deputy Head – Teaching & Learning: Mr D Murray (bagpipe) ICT Network Administrator: Mrs I Cox, BA QMUC M Gibson, BSc, PhD Edinburgh, PGCE FRGS Ms T Russell, BA (clarsach) Edinburgh, PGD Stirling, DipEd 2001) Mr John Smelt* and Mrs Deborah English Head of Admissions: C Stearn (brass) External Visits’ Co-ordinator and Head of Piping: Galbraith * J D Hathaway, BA Bristol, MA, PGCE Friederike Griffiths (Lothian 1997-99) M T Jeffers, BSc Manchester, PGCE Mrs M Stewart (bodhran) B J Elrick LLB Aberdeen Miss V M Dryden, BA Stirling, PGDE Rev’d Dr David M Main** Chaplain: G Talmaciu (oboe) Head of Outdoor Learning & Duke of Edinburgh Mrs W Youlten, MA Aberdeen, PGCE The Rt Hon The Earl of Home CVO CBE* The Reverend G W Dove, MA, MPhil St Andrews, BD Mrs K Whitaker, MA Cantab, DipPsych (violin, Award Manager: M C D Nichols, BA 2000s Miss L Kirk, RSAMD Glasgow, PGCE Glasgow, FRSA, FSA Scot viola) James G Graham (Matheson’s 2000-05) Mrs L Swaile, MA Dundee, PGDE Medical Officers *Denotes Member of Council E A J Phillips, MA, QTS Phoebe Gourlay (Home 2001-03) Senior Staff Administrative Physical Education Dr D G Mitchell, MB, CHB, DRCOG, MRCGP **Denotes Legacy Gift Chief Operating Officer: Scott Johnstone ACMA Andre P Phillips (Reid’s 2005-10) Geography * A P N Rowley, BSc Loughborough, PGCE Dr S A Evans, MB, BCh, BAD, DCH, MRCGP Chief External Relations Officer: * S Smith, MA Aberdeen, PGDE *Miss C Bircher, BEd Bedford De Montfort (Head Dr C Jones, BSc, MBChB, DFFP, MRCGP Dr C Fleming (Dunelm), BSc, PhD M Gibson, BSc, PhD Edinburgh, PGCE of Academic PE) Head of Marketing: C S Swaile, MA Durham, PGCE Miss G Douglas, BPE Sydney (Head of Games) Lead Nurse: Miss J Moffat, RGN Ms L Nowell, BA, Dip M, Dip Dig M, MCIM, R L Myers, BEd St Francis Xavier University, BA D Stott, CMI, MMI (Head of Hockey) Nurses: Mrs J Duguid, RGN Chartered Marketer D Best (Head of Lacrosse) Mrs S McBey, RGN Head of Human Resources: History G Smith (Head of Rugby) Mrs L Sangster, RGN Mrs B Clark, Chartered FCIPD * L W R Rattray, MA Aberdeen, MLitt Edinburgh, C Williamson (Strength & Conditioning Coach) PGDE (*denotes Head of Department) C D B Youlten, BA Manchester, PGCE Physics Miss J H Kaye, MSc Aberystwyth * R Benson, BSc, Nottingham, PGCE D Tolan, MA, PGDE G E Draper, BA, PGCE

130 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 131 A year at Glenalmond Prizes & Awards 2017 Distinction in Spanish Beatrice Reynolds SECOND FORM PRIZE Freyha Khogali PRIZES IN THE LOWER SIXTH PRIZES FOR ART Crighton Cup for the best all round Captains of College: Art Amy Gospel Alasdair Paterson Memorial Prize Distinction in English Hannah Boag Sportsman Georgie Flowers and Distinction in Politics Hannah Boag Kaleem Barreto Rory Sandison PRIZES IN THE THIRD FORM Business Kirsty Addiscott Polly Armstrong-Wilson Distinction in English Ellie Kirkland (shared) English Willa Radcliffe Chemistry Catriona San Hugh Price Prize Olivia Wise Distinction in French Ellie Kirkland Rory Sandison French Rosie Porter Drama Harriet Barne Ron Craig Art Prize Jenna Goodfellow Wijeratne Cup Alexander Wallace History Archie Butler Economics Anthony Mannelli Visual Communication Prize WORDSWORTH MEDAL FOR INDEPENDENT Latin Kitty Seymour Further Mathematics Desmond Dong Teddy Dickson RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP College Blazer Buttons Physics Zak Morrison History of Art Marina Drysdale Annie Porter Fergus Barker Technology Harry Leakey Mathematics Rosie Forsyth PRIZES FOR MUSIC Montgomery Prize for Divinity Hall Piano Prize Alexander Wallace Ryan Bromilow Biology Jake Spurway SPECIAL PRIZES AND AWARDS Ope Ajanaku Ralph Kerr Quaich for Keyboard Freddie Cliff Geography Jake Spurway The Duncan Garrett Award and The Friends Physical Education Rafe Houston Ellie Ridley Hamish Halley Chemistry Katherine Wallace of Glenalmond Travel Award for participation Politics Noah Khogali Senior Instrumental Prize Andrew McCaul Mathematics Katherine Wallace in a community dentistry project in the Technology Joslyn Pringle (oboe and saxophone) Alexandra Milne Lorne Robb Dominican Republic Lauren Donnelly Jack Sampson PRIZES IN THE FOURTH FORM Rory Paterson Prize for Computer Science Senior Singing Prize Emily Jarron James Goodall Tambling Cup for Chapel Singing Constantin von Jeinsen Computer Science Carlos Mari Noguera The Friends of Glenalmond Travel Award and Physics James Goodall Oryna Kobeletska Drama Tom Murray-Usher Bulkeley-Evans HMC Scholarship for Classical Civilisation Alexandra Milne Pounder Cup for outstanding music College Blazer Badge Physical Education Miguel Lopez Escoriza teaching English in Senegal Latin Alexandra Milne performance Angus Grierson Polly Armstrong-Wilson Spanish Amy Cameron Polly Armstrong- It has been such a pleasure to History Becky Mundill Satow Quaich for outstanding support for Wilson Maggie Maxwell Greek Scarlett Hamilton College music by a non-music scholar be Captains of Coll, whilst also Spanish Becky Mundill National Finalist Poetry by Heart Scotland Beth Stephen witnessing the school progress from History Scarlett Hamilton Molly Ridley strength to strength. We have both Technology Sacha Miller-Salzman Biology Ellie Kirkland Hamish Halley Martyn Bennett Prize for outstanding SENIOR CITIZENSHIP PRIZES thoroughly enjoyed our year and Art (shared) Sacha Miller-Salzman English Ellie Kirkland Gladstone Memorial Essay Prize all-round musical contribution Hardie Citizenship Prize the added responsibility that was Art (shared) Beatrice Threipland French Ellie Kirkland Appin Mackay- funded by the Gladstone Memorial Trust Jamie Arnaud inevitably required. English Beatrice Threipland Geography Ellie Kirkland Champion Emily Jarron Stewart Prize for Academic Music English as an Additional Language (shared) The role has definitely kept us on our Biology Susie Anderton toes, but the life-lessons we have gained PRIZES IN THE UPPER SIXTH Appin Mackay- Lev Beliaev-Bakhotskiy Michael Lamb Chemistry Susie Anderton Champion are invaluable and will certainly stand French Susie Anderton Biology Jack Cross Verel Prize for Natural History for services us in good stead for the world beyond Luscombe Prize Georgina Flowers Business Cameron Grieve to conservation at Glenalmond Glenalmond. ​ Geography Susie Anderton STAR PRIZES Latin Susie Anderton Chemistry Charlie Hogg Henry Marlow Katie Emslie Bowl Georgina Flowers Highest number of Academic Stars awarded We wish the very best of luck to the new Mathematics Susie Anderton Classical Civilisation Anam Armstrong- in each year group Services to Chapel Victoria Aynsley Ralph Webster Prize Rory Sandison Cerfontaine Captains of College and very much hope Physics Susie Anderton Second Form Freyha Khogali Birkmyre Cup for outstanding contribution Drama Ryan Bromilow Hugh Malcolm Cup Rory Sandison that they enjoy the role as much we did. Third Form Sophie Farquharson to Drama Molly Ridley Economics Charlie Robinson PRIZES IN THE FIFTH FORM Rosie Porter Forrester Cup for Piping Georgie Flowers and Rory Sandison French Hannah Boag Art Angus Grierson Willa Radcliffe Lorne Robb Greek Hugh Thornton- Forsyth Quaich for contribution to Skiing French Ben Morrison Kemsley Fourth Form Susie Anderton Hercules Bullough Physical Education Lauren Dundee History of Art Hamish Halley Amy Cameron Cup for the best all round Sportswoman Spanish Charlotte Rolfe Mathematics Othniel Osaghae Beatrice Threipland Annie Porter Technology / Electronic Products Modern Languages Annie Porter Fifth Form William Laird Gordie Graham (shared) Spanish Lorne Robb Ben Morrison Technology / Graphic Products Eleanor Skinner Technology Jenna Goodfellow Alexander Wallace India Fraser English (shared) Appin Mackay- Lower Sixth Ellie Kirkland Technology / Resistant Materials Champion Joslyn Pringle Charlie Aldridge English (shared) Emily Jarron Upper Sixth Edward Grierson Drama Thomas Reynolds Politics Emily Jarron Annie Porter English Thomas Reynolds Physics Oryna Kobeletska Greek Alexander Wallace Trower Prize for Mathematics DISTINCTIONS Latin Alexander Wallace Oryna Kobeletska Distinction in Computer Science Mathematics Alexander Wallace Geography Jamie Arnaud Cameron Sale Physics Alexander Wallace History Jamie Arnaud Distinction in Computer Science Biology Marcus Fforde Latin Jamie Arnaud James Goodall Chemistry Marcus Fforde Distinction in French Economics Marcus Fforde Sandy Steuart Geography Marcus Fforde Fothringham History Marcus Fforde Distinction in History Jamie Arnaud Distinction in Politics Emily Jarron

132 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 Glenalmond College | Chronicle 2017 133 A year at Glenalmond Representative & Notable Honours Representative & Notable Honours 2016/2017 Academic Mathematics Challenge Hilda Ma and Alex Angus Grierson won local heats of UK-wide Hockey Lacrosse Swimming Wallace achieved a merit in the Senior Kangaroo Rotary Young Musician of the Year competition 2016 GCSE Eleanor Skinner U18 Midland and full U18 History was made at Glenalmond when Tom Jeffers: 11th in 1500 freestyle and 17th in placing them in the top 25% of entrants and also won the Perth Chamber Music Society Scottish honours. U18 National recognition for girls played on Neish’s pitch the 400 freestyle at the British Championships 48.1% A*/A grades 2017 Bursary Prize Jack Su achieved a Silver Medal in the British selection in the Futures Cup and games against and 2nd place junior in the 1500 freestyle Ailsa Conway, Jules Porter, Rosie Forsyth, Holly 11 pupils achieved straight A* or A grades Mathematical Olympiad placing him the top 50 Alexander Wallace won the 2017 Perform in Ulster and Ireland with a 10 second personal best at the Scottish Riches played in Scotland’s U19 A team home pupils in the UK Perth Premier Prize National Short Course Championships. Qualified Susannah Godfrey-Faussett U16 Midland international tournament 31 pupils achieved 6 or more A*or A grades for 5 events at the Scottish Summer National Intermediate Mathematics Challenge: Third, 6 distinctions (4 at Grade 8), 9 merits (3 at and full U16 Scottish honours. U16 National Violet McGrigor, Amy Cameron, Clara Cameron, Championships Three pupils achieved nine A* grades Fourth and Fifth form pupils achieved a total Grade 8), 5 passes with the average mark recognition for international games against Ella Cowie, Sophie Burnet and Scarlett Hamilton of 20 certificates with 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 9 of 124/150 being significantly above the UK Wales, Ulster and Ireland Water Polo: Lauren Dundee in the U18 Great 23% of the grades were A* played in Scotland’s B team home international Bronze. Alex Wallace, Hilda Ma, Ben Morrison national average mark of 118 Britain squad; 18 caps in the U18 Scotland Lorna Porter U18 Midland, inter-district tournament 99.8% A* to E and Luis Walther achieving the Gold Awards squad; member of the Caledonian Women’s Cameron Bullard is playing with the ‘A’ Grade championships The 1st Lacrosse team lost only one match, Team Intermediate Olympiad and Intermediate Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and will perform at the Louisa Forsyth, Katherine Wallace and Isabella scoring 177 goals in a 10 week term Kangaroo: in the follow-on rounds to the World Championships on Glasgow Green this 2016 A-LEVEL Laird U14 Midland, inter-district championships Intermediate Mathematics Challenge Hilda Ma summer, having already played at the British, UK The Open Lacrosse Tournament: Glenalmond Athletics 26.6% A* to A grades; 56% A* - B grades achieved a distinction placing her in the top and European Championships this term – the John Stephen U18 Midland and full U16 Scottish were the first Scottish team to reach the final 25% of entrants. Alex Wallace also achieved first Glenalmond pupil to play at this adult level Six pupils achieved all A* or A grades. Five of honours and National Captain. U16 National of the Open in its 40 year history Ope Ajanaku: Gold in High Jump at Scottish a merit. In the Intermediate Kangaroo Ben whilst still at school recognition for international games against Schools Athletics Competition these candidates undertook the extended In the National Schools Competition held in Morrison and Luis Walther achieved a merit Wales, Ulster and Ireland project (EPQ) and achieved A* grades CCF Trio Piping competition in November: trio placing them in the top 25% of entrants Surrey, the team reached the division 2 semi- of Edward Hannay, Laurence Kinge, Tom Porter Sacha Forbes-Leith, Llew Porter and Ben Porter final 97.5% pass rate Mountain biking placed 4th out of 12 entered U16 Midland level inter-district championships University Entrance Charlie Aldridge won the British XC MTB Music Cameron Bullard, Hercules Bullough, Gregor Oliwer Sikora, Andrew San and Sacha Cross Country Championship 2017 2 Oxbridge Cochrane, William Goodall, Edward Hannay, Miller-Salzman U14 Midland inter-district Music Scholars: Mini Tour to Belhaven Hill, Ramsay Pagett, George Stansfield won prizes championships Aysgarth, Mowden Hall & Terrington Hall prep Michael Lamb: National Kelpies 5km 1st place; 30% Russell Group at the Vale of Atholl piping and drumming schools; St Mary’s Prep School Melrose; St Callander 5km 2nd place; Strathearn Marathon competition Tour to South Africa July 2016 Other events Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth; St Fillans Music Circle 6th place English trip to Stratford upon Avon Other Academic Highlights House Singing Competition; Junior Schools William Guy: Callander 5km 1st place and Equestrian National Kelpies 5km 3rd place Five geographers achieved a perfect score of Choral Day; Autumn Concert; Spring Concert Sport Geography and Biology Field Trip to Arran 100% in AS and A2 examinations Choristers took part at Choral Evensong, St Rugby British Eventing Scotland U18 team 2017: Animal Farm performed by Second to Fifth John’s Episcopal Church, Perth; Chamber Alannah Grieve; Laura Landale (reserve) Form Over 60% of pupils taking French, Spanish and 1st XV and U16 both qualified through knock-out Golf Choir at Fowlis Wester Charity Concert; Carol German achieved A* - A grades rounds to play in the BT Scottish Rugby Shield The Cagebirds performed by the Second Form Services; Concert at St John’s Kirk Perth Campbell Gibson: Perth & Kinross Schools’ Final at Murrayfield 82% A*- A grade in Extended Project Cricket Individual stroke-play Champion 2017 runner-up Duke of Edinburgh Awards: 20 Silver, 12 Gold Qualification (independent research projects) Jesus Christ Superstar, Glenalmond Theatre and in the U18 age range in ‘The U.S. Kids European George Breese: Scotland U16; in Scottish Rugby George Godfrey-Fausset scored a century Gala Performance at Perth Concert Hall Golf Championship’, played on the New Luffness 100 Mile walk raising funds for charity terms George is considered an International against Merchiston; Toby Adamson, Duncan course, East Lothian. He then partnered the Royal Marines Band workshop and joint concert Player of Note Laird and Tristan Kinge scored half centuries Mathematics winner and represented the Western Europe with Glenalmond Concert Band during the season Kaleem Barreto: Scotland U19; Kaleem has team against the Rest of the World to win the Senior Mathematics Challenge: 7 Gold, 6 Appin Mackay-Champion: National Youth Jazz progressed from a Scottish Rugby Stage Toby Adamson has been selected for the final day on the Gullane No 2 course. Runner up: Silver and 23 Bronze awards. This is the Orchestra of Scotland 2 athlete to a Stage 3 athlete. He will train Scotland U15 team Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Jug 2017 highest number of SMC certificates achieved and play rugby closely aligned with Glasgow Alexandra Milne: National Youth Orchestra of by the College with the highest number of Warriors Tom Godrey-Fausset has been selected for the Moray Golf three day tour in September - Gold Awards. Jack Su came top, followed Scotland & National Children’s Choir of Great Scotland U17 team included playing at Castle Stuart GC closely by Desmond Dong, Matthew West and Britain Rafe Houston and Angus Fitzpatrick: selected for Caledonia U18 this summer; Farkie Weir and The U15 team were runners up in the National Alex Wallace, scoring 111, 107, 105 and 101 Angus Grierson: National Youth Brass Band of Toby Adamson for Caledonia U16 U15 Cricket Cup respectively. Arina Kobeletska, Hilda Ma and Luis Scotland & Edinburgh Youth Orchestra Walther were the other 3 Golds, all 3 scoring in the high 90s Ellie Ridley: National Youth Recorder Orchestra of Great Britain British Mathematical Olympiad and Senior Kangaroo: in the follow-on rounds to the Senior Charlie Bradshaw: National Youth Orchestra of Scotland

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