Number 12 Summer 2010 Et The magazine for formercetera pupils and friends of Glasgow Academy and Westbourne School

• Dallachy Lecture, Cargill Hall, Thursday 7 October (see page 6) • Glasgow Academical Club Dinner, Friday 12 November (see page 8) Editorial Contents Why not get connected? 3 The way we used to learn 5 Regular Giving 2009-2010 One of the most satisfying jobs we do in the External Relations offi ce is reconnecting people. 6 The Cargill Ball Dallachy Lecture 2010 Sometimes we ‘reconnect’ people with their past when they come to visit the school. Dates for your diary It’s not unusual for FPs to revisit Glasgow Academy after an absence of 50, 60 or even 70 years - and it’s great to see the memories come fl ooding back. 7 Academical’s new novel - at age 93 The Kelvin Foundation On other occasions we’re just the means of two people who haven’t been in touch for a while getting back together again. On page 20 you can read of two 8 The Glasgow Academicals’ Club Academicals whom we helped to reunite in Australia after 67 years. It’s amazing that 12 The Glasgow Academy War Memorial John Crombie and Allan McNicol recognised each other, but fortunately Glasgow accents are a dead giveaway! 14 Westboune Section Talking of getting in touch, we’ve had a suggestion from Alastair Marr (1974) that 17 Sculling for the elderly we encourage everyone to log on to GA Connected and leave their details. 18 This sporting life Alastair says, ‘you have done such a lot of hard work on GA Connected’ that we 19 Awards should let everyone know that it’s a great way to meet old friends. Moving up, moving on… So here goes... 20 Updates GA Connected - http://glasgowacademy.web-intouch.com - has some great features 24 1959/60/61 Reunion that allow you to: 25 Announcements ● search for school friends 27 Ten years after… ● keep your contact details up to date 28 Obituaries ● view photos of recent events 30 From our own correspondents ● view information on future events In addition, your very own ‘Friends Reunited’ site has been redesigned, updated and improved. GA Connected now has many more great features - in particular our new archive section with hundreds of old school photos of Glasgow Academy and Westbourne School for Girls.

Why not help us build our new online photo archive? We need your help to build Do we have your e-mail address? an even better archive of Academy and Westbourne history. If you have any photos of your school days, we’d love to hear from you. It’s how we communicate best! If you need to a reminder of or don’t have your login/password details to hand, simply e-mail us at [email protected] Keeping in touch So why not take a look? It’s your site - and we’re always delighted to hear your The External Relations offi ce is situated feedback. in Colebrooke Terrace. Former pupils are always welcome to pop in and have a chat. With best wishes JuJust give us a call to arrange a time. Our adaddress is Colebrooke Terrace, Glasgow GG12 8HE and you can contact us on 00141 342 5494 or at [email protected] TThe Glasgow Academical Club 221 Helensburgh Drive, Glasgow G13 1RR PPresident – Lindsay Crawford EE-mail – [email protected] SSecretarye – Kenneth Shand One for the archive: TTel: 0141 248 5011 EE-mail: [email protected] Many congratulations to Seamus McGuigan TThe Academical Club pavilion is available (left) and Oscar Lee fofor functions. Please contact Ken Barron (pictured with Jan at [email protected] for details. Fulton) who - in winning this year’s Law Society AAcademical Club’s London Section of Scotland schools debate held in the Debating SSecretarye – David Hall, 20 Cadogan Place Chamber of the Scottish Parliament - have retained the Donald Dewar LLondon SW1X 9SA Memorial Trophy for the school. Glasgow Academy is the fi rst school ever to win the TTel: 020 7235 9012 competition two years running. EE-mail: [email protected]

2 Etcetera Glasgow Academy appointed CP Kimber as an English teacher and RAF Section offi cer in my days. He was one of the most-travelled individuals I had come across in the late 60s. He often had a story to tell from his past and often recalled his exploits stating, inter alia, ‘When I was in the Antarctic....or in the Amazon....or in the Mekong delta... the Australian outback....’. We groaned at each memory of the latest episode of Kimber’s Travels. (He was on a par with Wicker’s World at the time.) But we groaned in jest and he knew it. We loved to hear of his exploits. I was telling a group about my time working in Ghana, Nigeria and then Pakistan. From the rear of the hall, I heard a groan. I smiled. CP Kimber had taught me to ride these envious sniggers. The Kimber Effect still lives. Meanwhile, I am almost fi nished my eighth book a crime novel entitled Betrayed in the Nith... Miller Caldwell (1969) The way we used to learn... When I was at school, masters had nicknames ‘Bruiser Engledow’, Batchie, With the recent media coverage for big! There were 120 balloon sites round Frankie Parkes, ‘Baggy’ Aston (BG the Battle of Britain’s 70th anniversary, Glasgow and one of the most important Aston), ‘Bobe’ Runcieman and - the I looked again at Andrew Wylie and factories for making them was the Kelvin best of all the masters who tried to get Douglas Anderson’s splendid book A Hall where thousands were produced. me passes despite an almost complete School at War. Yes, I remembered the The RAF also had a ‘soup kitchen’ in lack of success (I did pass both lower early ‘evacuation’ of my class to a house the northern corner of the playground French and German) - ‘Chris’ Varley. in Bearsden, the return to Colebrooke where steaming concoctions were He was the nicest and best master I ever Street, the air raid shelters and the had. I got on well with ‘George’ - GD prepared for distribution to other balloon barrage balloon in the playground but Preston - and was his 1st Sgt in the sites round the city. There was a radio other things also came to mind. One ATC No 1715 fl ight and we spent a in the armoury and I remember the day, in a storm, the balloon broke week on RNAS Macrihanish and fl ew excitement of hearing of the D-day free and there was a worry that its in open cockpit Swordfi shes on dummy landings in June 1944. trailing cable might smash some school torpedo dropping in summer 1941. I windows. It didn’t. Not the one in our We certainly lived in different times. was previously in the OTC - becoming playground, but the photograph gives JTC and got cert ‘A’. This ensured Alan Carlaw (1949) some indication of the balloon’s size - promotion to L/Cpl but I longed to Etcetera 3 get out of it and was delighted when school trip to Paris and the Loire Valley. out to be two places for your feet! You the ATC was formed. Other masters I After a horrendous journey over land can imagine the incredulity and broken remember were ‘Bing’ (What else would with mountainous seas in the English French when we approached Morty to he be called?) Crosbie; Mike Page, my Channel, we eventually made it to our tell him that it looked like someone had Maths teacher who was killed in action; one-star hotel in the student area of stolen the toilet, as the WC was missing Clapton - surely would have been called Paris. Morty had a rule that when in and there was just a gaping hole! Other today ‘Clappers’ - I had him for Maths France we all had to speak French. This brighter boys got carried away with (Geometry) never my best subject on a caused considerable concern when one their French saying, ‘This could not be Monday morning and was terrifi ed of or two of us decided to visit the loo and how General De Gaulle went about his this bad-tempered Lancastrian teacher found that the plumbing wasn’t what business in the Elysee Palace!’ - who was probably very good but had we were used to in the leafy suburbs of Fortunately Morty calmed things down to face people like me early Monday the west of Scotland and they obviously with the French equivalent of ‘I’m afraid morning! hadn’t heard of Shanks of Barrhead! this is as good as it gets’ and ‘have a bash We surveyed various toilets in the hotel When we were at school we were and see how you get on!’ and they just had this great hole in the always called by our surnames - in my ground and what we eventually found John Watson (1965) case ‘Hope’ or my nickname to rhyme - ‘Soapy’. Colin Hope (1943) Memories of Academy Staff 1938-45 There is, to this day, one sound of sum- Miss Wilson Mr J Coleman Smith – the Gym mer, a lark in a clear blue sky, which, for me, always evokes memories of (CCF) Miss Wilson was head of the Prep In Coley’s days the gym was on the Corp camp at Fort George.... memories School. She was known as ‘squeaky’ top fl oor where he reigned supreme. of lying back in the long grass, drowsy - guess why, because of her voice. I Poor souls who could not climb ropes after a taxing day trying to determine discovered years later that, when or hang on to parallel bars incurred where ‘north’ might be by holding up interviewing prospective pupils, she his wrath. Underneath a fearsome one fi nger to see which side the moss would often write the letters S.B. This exterior, however, there was a very would grow on, or discovering the stood for ‘spoilt brat’. warm heart. At Anniesland his voice hard way what ‘dead ground’ meant, by could be heard all over the pitch tumbling head fi rst over the edge of a Mr Page – Room A telling the front row forwards to ‘get disused quarry. Our return to base, after Who can forget ‘Mike’ as he was their bottoms down’. On retirement, being routed by some totally undetected referred to behind his back? Teaching he and Ethel lived fi rstly in a cottage ‘enemy’ forces, was often delayed while mathematics in fi rst year senior school on Inchmurrin, an island in Loch some poor sod was sent back into the to a bunch of thickheads must have Lomond. Later he moved to a most ‘battle zone’ to retrieve his rifl e, hav- been far from easy. He played rugby beautiful house on Rodborough ing failed to pick it up after a ‘comfort for Accies and would often recount Common near Stroud and welcomed stop’... (no names, but has anyone seen some marvellous stories of events on the former pupils warmly. Douglas Anderson recently?). Evenings pitch. I for one will never forget the were spent in a NAAFI nissen hut, Mr RC Wylie – Room L listening to Joe Brown’s ‘Picture of You’, morning the Rector announced that he the only record the juke box would play had been killed at Arnhem serving in the A quiet man who suffered great ill (when rocked hard enough) without parachute regiment. There were many health, ‘Creeper’ Wylie taught English putting money in! tears shed that morning. and it must have been painful for him to try to teach us the virtues of Paradise ‘Duds Army’ certainly, but quite good Mr Varley – Rooms G and K Lost among other things. Years later, fun (when it was all over!). Mr Varley always looked so ferocious on leaving the Academy, he became Jim Shearer (1964) but was a brilliant teacher of French and a curate in the Episcopal Church and eventually became Parish Priest In the rigorous teaching methods of the German. From form 3C and upwards, by sheer force of repetition, French at Challoch near Newton Stewart. early 40s one of my abiding memories On refl ection I wonder whether the is of BG Aston (Baggy) rapping the grammar eventually dawned. Many of ministry could have been his real knuckles, with a ruler, of some miserable his pupils won scholarships to Oxford calling earlier than it was. pupil whilst holding his wrist in a and Cambridge among them Moreton vice-like grip. At the same time the Black who eventually joined the Modern Enough is enough, but I often survivors of the class – all barbarians - Language department, I think, as wonder what occupation or profession would gleefully chant, in what might successor to CV. One famous comment these gentlemen pursued after loosely be described as unison, ‘blood has when occasionally Chris Varley was demobilisation: Messrs Sterne, been shed ere now’. irate was: ‘You will fail with a capital F’. McEwan, Bryden, Vaughan Thomas, ‘Baggy’ was well liked, a good teacher, Discipline was no problem with him. McCloy, Shepherd and Burnett. Does and we all survived – no comment! All he said was ‘Now then’ and silence anybody know? I didn’t realise it at reigned. Years later he became a good Andrew Wylie (1944) the time but now see what an infl uence friend of my parents and my wife and they all had on me and possibly others. I was the wee boy in the front row me. He excelled in making superlative Alan G Diack (1945) (Etcetera, issue 11) when Morty Black puddings when invited as a dinner guest. took the very fi rst Glasgow Academy 4 Etcetera Hi, Regular Giving 2009-2010 I have just today received a copy of this Spring Term’s Etcetera and was This year’s appeal has raised £43,569.91 to put specifi c admissions and bursary interested to read Nick Utechin’s in cash and pledges so far. We are very questions direct to the Rector, Peter memories at GA in the late 60s... I had grateful to all members of the school Brodie. After the reception, donors just been appointed to the Academy community who have helped ensure the enjoyed the opportunity to attend the staff in September 1968 (English success of Regular Giving. Primarily, Art Exhibition. Department and Transitus) and have our focus in ‘09-’10 has been on The 2009-2010 appeal remains open many happy memories (many photos Bursaries; as everyone knows, the credit until 30 September. Thank you again and details) of those days. crunch has made paying for fees harder to everyone who has already supported. for many families. I hope the attached may be of interest If you would like more information on to your magazine and to Nick. On 21 June, all members of the giving to Bursaries or Regular Giving school community who supported the generally, please don’t hesitate to get in With best regards 2009-2010 appeal were invited to a touch. Pat (Paddy) Dorman, special thank you reception on the Prep Mark GA Staff 1968-1980 School Roof Terrace. Champagne Ed - we are sure that Paddy Dorman’s and canapés on a fi ne, sunny, Glasgow [email protected] evening were enjoyed by all those who photograph of the staff during the 1970s 0141 342 5494 will inspire a number of memories of attended. The guests were also able former teachers. If so, please get in touch. We’d be delighted to read them.

Regular Giving Trivia A wee gift can make a BIG difference! If everyone that receives Etcetera Gift-aided just £5 to our Regular Giving Appeal, over £30,000 would be raised for bursaries this year.

Etcetera 5 The Cargill Ball This event, the fi rst of its kind for many years,rs, celebrated over 50 years of the Hall serving The Academy and involved 260 former pupils, current and former parents and friends of the school enjoying a great night on 12 June. En croute provided an excellent meal and the guests danced into the early hours to music from Atlantic Avenue. Over £15,000 was raised for the school Bursaryrsary ffundund anandd the evening’s associated charities - Combat StressStress andand Erskine.Erskine. The Cargill Ball committee are very grateful to all who helped to ensure the event was a success. It is not possible to thank everyone individually here but special thanks to the evening’s main sponsors should be noted: Grant Mitchell (1989) (Rox Jewellers), Brian Gibson (1959) (Gibson Pensions and Investments) and Steven Mcleod (Aurora Hotels). Thanks, too, to David Rae (bigRED Creative) and Nick Thomson (1985) (JThomson Colour Printers) for sponsoring the design and print of all event literature.

Dates for your diary... Dallachy Lecture 2010 We are delighted that Colin Ingram (1987) will give this year’s Dallachy Lecture in the Cargill Hall on Thursday 7 October at 7 p.m. After three years of - as he put it - ‘being a chartered accountant by day’ with a well-known accountancy practice ‘and a director/producer by night’ with his Edinburgh University Footlights in the mid-1990s, Colin got to deliver the resignation letter that he had written months in advance of his departure. The reason? He had been offered the job of his dreams with theatrical impresario Cameron Mackintosh. Colin spent six years learning the ropes with Mackintosh, three years with Disney and two years with the Old Vic working on such shows as Les Miserables, Billy Elliot and The Lion King, before setting up his own company Thursday 19 August Thursday 11 November in 2006. Around that time he started 2010 ‘Gals’ Golf Day Class of 1949/50/51 Reunion working on a musical stage production Friday 17 September Friday 12 November of the Oscar-winning fi lm Ghost which Class of 1990 Reunion Remembrance Service originally starred Demi Moore and GAWMT AGM Patrick Swayze and a stage play version Thursday 23 September of Breakfast At Tiffany’s. With his The Kelvin Foundation Lunch The Glasgow Academical Club Dinner Tiffany’s selling out last year, next year Tuesday 28 September Friday 3 December sees the fruition of this long-held dream ‘Glasgow Academy 100’ Careers Evening Class of 1980 Reunion as Ghost opens in London’s West End early in 2011. Thursday 7 October Friday 17 December The Dallachy Lecture Class of 2000 Reunion ‘It’s going to be the ONE!’ he commented recently. Saturday 16 October Further details of all events are Class of 1978 Westbourne reunion available by contacting 0141 342 5494 Tickets for the Dallachy Lecture - which or [email protected] are free - are available from the External Friday 29 October Relations offi ce on 0141 342 5494 or at GASBAGS Lunch [email protected]

6 Etcetera Academical’s new After the war, Gray enjoyed a successful History of Kilmacolm Golf Club. Gray business career in Glasgow as Managing now lives comfortably at Erskine Home novel - at age 93 Director and Chairman of Kirk Glass and enjoys writing, using his word plc. He retired in 1983 and spent many processor. Gray Laidlaw, Glasgow Academy (1927- happy years in Kilmacolm and Portugal, 1934), aged 93 years and now living in His fi rst novel Past but very Present where he indulged his passion for golf. Erskine Home for ex-Servicemen and was published in 2007. He fondly Women, has just published his second A former Captain of Kilmacolm Golf remembers the infl uence of his former novel Shadow of Treachery. Club, Gray, in 1991, co-authored A English masters, Barradell-Smith and Very Pleasant Golfi ng Place, a Centenary ‘Baggy’ Aston on his literary appreciation Gray was born in 1917 and left the and style, including basic grammar and Academy in 1934. Thereafter he went punctuation! to St Andrews University where he was the University Golf Champion, en route Looking back Gray says, ‘I have been to graduating BSc in Pure Science with very lucky to have had wonderful years First Class Honours in 1939. at school, University and in the RAF, as well as a long and happy marriage to my On graduating, he volunteered dear wife, Margaret, who died in 1998 immediately for War Service with and to whom my novels are dedicated.’ the RAF but was asked to return to St Andrews to pursue further studies Some years ago, Gray returned to that would help the RAF with the St Andrews University and met the introduction of radar. He received Principal at a social occasion. Gray told a three-year Carnegie Scholarship him how in 1939 he had been awarded to pursue this work. In 1940, after a Carnegie Scholarship for three years one year, he was called up to serve for study in physical sciences, relating to in the RAF where he found his fi rst the application of radar but he had been responsibility was to teach recruits called up for Military Service in the RAF semaphore – a task for which he felt after one year. He then said, tongue in rather over-qualifi ed! cheek, to the Principal that he presumed he could come back now, in his eighties, However, he soon became involved to complete the last two years. The with the development and application of Principal asked how much fi nancial radar and eventually, as Squadron Leader support he would have and Gray said Laidlaw, he was posted to HQ RAF £240 a year. Well, said the Principal, Fighter Command in charge of radar you’ll be pretty hard-pressed to survive on all night fi ghter aircraft. It was there for very long on that these days! in 1943 that he met his wife, Margaret, who was a WRAF Section Offi cer. David Mason (1947) The Kelvin Foundation The second formal meeting of the Kelvin Foundation, hosted by the Rector Peter Brodie, will take place on Thursday 23 September at The Academy. Membership of the Foundation is automatically extended to all members of the school community who indicate their intention to bestow a legacy gift on the school. The importance of legacy gifts cannot be overestimated. One bequest to Bursaries by RA (Bob) McMillan (1928-34) has made a Glasgow Academy education possible for many, many pupils. In honour of his generosity, the school chose to name the Art building ‘The Robert A McMillan Design Centre’ when it was opened in 1993.

Etcetera 7 The Glasgow Academicals’ Club The club is generally in good spirits, but The facilities at New Anniesland are Mr Lindsay there are some challenges which need to in good condition and our sporting be addressed. These include broadening sections are well looked after. There are Crawford – the appeal of the club generally a number of new projects that we would particularly to our younger FPs and all like to undertake in due course and we your new Club our lady members, increasing income hope that new fundraising initiatives such - including the numbers paying annual as the launch in September of the 250 President subscriptions (are you still a member?), club will assist this. hosting more events and working Similarly, the clubhouse continues to ever-closer to help the school and its lend itself extremely well to holding excellent External Relations Department. various functions and we are very I am fortunate to have an excellent fortunate to have the school’s Catering board, including our latest addition, Director Kenny Barron’s experience to Marion Brodie, a former Academy hand. My daughter, Sarah, recently had governor and Westbourne FP, who her 21st there and my Vice President, will be launching a new dedicated John Taylor his 50th (although that Westbourne section, which follows on was a few more years ago!). Please from their very successful reunion last consider this venue for any events you year. We are also keen to assist members may be planning. You can be assured to start new sections and currently a the revenue generated for the club is number of these are being considered. essential to us maintaining the quality of these premises. Any enquires about As you will see from the advert on this events should be directed to kenneth. page, that Gavin Hastings, the Scottish [email protected] I was veryvery honoured to have recentlyrecently Rugby Internationalist, and Colin Mair, been appointed President of the Glasgow the Rector of The High School of I would be very pleased to hear from Academical Club. Considering my only Glasgow, have agreed to speak at this any of you who have suggestions you previous appointment was as a milk year’s Annual Dinner on 12 November. feel could further improve our club. I monitor in P3, it also came as a bit of a I am delighted to say that tickets are can be contacted by e-mail on lindsay. surprise! already selling well and with catering [email protected]. provided by en croute, I am sure it is Both The Glasgow Academical Club Best Wishes going to be a great night. Please ensure and Academicals have been very good Lindsay Crawford that you and your friends are able to to me. My fi rst three employers were President all Academicals, but unfortunately my attend by contacting joanna.lennox@tga. ability must have got out and this early org.uk as soon as possible. good slice of fortune quickly came to an end. I played at loose-head prop at Accies’ during the seventies and early The 128th Glasgow Academical Club Dinner 80s. I still enjoy many friendships not Friday 12 November 2010 only with fellow players from this time, Club President, Lindsay Crawford, is delighted to invite you to the 128th but also with other old school friends Annual Dinner in the Cargill Hall, on Friday 12 November. many of whom used to come out to New Anniesland both to socialise and Speakers: Scottish Rugby International Legend, Gavin Hastings and the support the teams. (For various reasons Rector of The High School of Glasgow, Colin Mair. - as is the case with virtually all clubs - Pre-dinner drinks reception at 6.30 p.m. Dinner will be provided and served by this does not happen to anything like the award-winning Glasgow caterers, en croute. www.encroute.co.uk same extent nowadays, with the resultant effect on the club’s income.) Tickets: £40.00 So, I have much to be grateful for and it To book your table in advance, for what will be a highly-entertaining and enjoyable is great to have the opportunity of giving evening, contact Joanna Lennox on 0141 342 5494 or e-mail joanna.lennox@tga. something back. org.uk.

8 Etcetera Glasgow has started preparing for the been related to William Maclagan who Championships in 1983. When you 2014 Commonwealth Games thus captained the fi rst British Isles rugby tour consider that the fi rst Britain home in interest in sport in general - and athletics to South Africa in 1890-91. this year’s London Marathon, Andrew in particular - is likely to increase over He also represented Scotland at the Lemoncello, recorded 2hr 13min it the next few years as our city gears up to World Cross-country Championships in puts these performances of yesteryear in act as host. 1967, a feat that was later emulated by perspective. another Victoria Park Accie, Dr Alastair A contemporary of Alan Wilson at The early 1970s was a time of great Douglas, in 1981-82. Alistair had Colebrooke Street was Alan Currie who interest in athletics in Scotland with the previously represented Scotland on three ran for Dumbarton AAC. He won the 1970 Commonwealth Games being a occasions in the World Junior Cross Glasgow Schools 800m and recorded high water mark of athletic achievement. Country Championships in 1977, 1978 an impressive 3min 46s over 1500m Out of that era came a Glasgow Accie and 1979. when at University - performances Patrick Maclagen who proved himself that should have won him a GB Junior in the ‘long run’, running in the famous With the advent of the running boom representation had politics not come into colours of Victoria Park AAC. In 1970 in the 1980s, many Accies have since play. He did, however, get his Scottish he gained a British vest whilst running in tackled the classic distance but not many Junior vest. Our picture shows Alan the Toronto International Marathon and have approached Patrick Maclagen’s leading Lord Coe in a heat of the 1984 the following year he won the Scottish best time of 2hr 20min 49s. However Olympic Trials at Crystal Palace, the Marathon Title over the Commonwealth one Accie did surpass the time, namely prelude to him winning Olympic Gold Games course starting and fi nishing at Alan Wilson also of Victoria Park AAC in Los Angeles. Meadowbank in 2hr 21min 18s. Patrick who recorded 2hr 17min 40s in 1984 lived in the quadrangle at Glasgow and, like Patrick, this earned him a All in all the performances of all the University, his father holding the seat British vest. Alan also recorded good above would hold up in Scotland today; of Moral Philosophy and this scribe times of 3min 49s for 1500 metres in fact they would all still be right up remembers doing interval sessions round and 14min 7s for 5000 metres running there - a sobering thought as Scotland the famous Gilmorehill Campus with in the colours of Westbury Harriers prepares to host the Commonwealth in him under the cover of darkness. He Bristol. Alan represented Scotland four years’ time. had a good sporting pedigree, having in the World Junior Cross Country Hugh Barrow (1962) It’s certainly cricket - but is it a record? The fi rst half of the summer has worthy of a mention. It’s also likely cheering his decision when his bowlers produced wonderful weather for cricket that their total of 358 for 3 was the had reduced ‘Alps’ to 29 for 7 wickets and records seem to have been falling highest ever score by Accies at New after only 16 of our allotted 50 overs. like wickets in the heat… Anniesland - although those with very His team mates were obviously thinking long memories may beg to differ. of getting home to watch Germany Congratulations to Richard Andrew crushing Argentina and took their focus who scored 177 runs against Meikleriggs On the subject of records, Colin off the ball. Our 8th wicket partnership in the Western District Cricket Union Dawson adds: ‘I can’t think of a better between Graham Revie and Ronnie Division 1 league on Saturday, 22 May statistic than that recorded by Accies Singh added 135 to the score with at New Anniesland. Richard batted 3rd XI (‘Alps’) on Saturday 3 July in the Graham scoring a patient 67 not out and throughout almost the entire 50-over WDCU Div 5 league against ‘Garscube’ Ronnie a massive 84 batting at No 9! A innings being dismissed with only four (Glasgow Uni Staff 2nd XI). Our guys fi nal total of 190 for 9 was far too many balls remaining. His third wicket stand ‘Alps’ batted fi rst having been inserted by for a distraught opposition that realised it with Euan Sheridan of 254 was defi nitely Garscube and the skipper must have been would not see any of Germany’s 4 goals!’ Etcetera 9 presence thereafter was sorely missed. Stewart has been elected captain for next season, a position his brother Alastair held a few years ago. Accies played in the Scottish Shield this year, a knock-out competition for sides in the National Leagues and, after a bye in the fi rst round, beat RHC Cougars from the league above before going out to Dalziel, the league leaders from National Division 1, in a re-arranged fi xture, when sadly some of our key players were unavailable. Accies’ Rugby Season 2009-2010 The 2nd XV had an excellent season winning 16 out of 18 games and were If the season that fi nally ended in May the previous season, after a horrifi c promoted as champions. They were was the subject of a school report it pre-season knee injury kept him out all coached and managed by Nigel Cambell would probably say ‘showed considerable season, was fi t and able to return this and well captained by Richard Taylor. improvement after a shaky start’. season to captain the side. He showed Two of their young players - Andrew However, a considerable improvement great leadership qualities, and was bitterly Smart and Kenneth Beattie - were was achieved, and by the end of the disappointed to miss out on promotion playing regularly for the 1st XV by the season the backs had become a potent by only two points. The pack looked end of the season. force, and were probably the best back solid and if the three-quarters could division in the league. Accies fi nished in click, all would be well. A number of Donald Reid and Chas Afuakwah ably third place in the league, losing out on new players arrived at the Club, the most coached the 1st XV, and great credit promotion to Greenock Wanderers and notable being Brad Bell an American has to go to them for the improvements Lasswade. In the fi nal analysis, this was from Raleigh, North Carolina. He they brought about during the season. probably a fair refl ection as Accies had played outstandingly well at full-back Chas is stepping down and the Club lost to those sides both home and away. and was totally secure under the high wishes to acknowledge his outstanding ball, and his dynamic running made him commitment, and thank him for his It was a pity that both these sides were a potent force in transferring defence many years of dedicated service both as in the league this year, as the remainder into attack. a player and a coach. We hope he will of the teams were not in the same class return. as the three of us. Both Greenock Unfortunately there was an Achilles Wanderers and Lasswade went on to John Beattie has agreed to coach the heel that took a long time to resolve. contest the Shield fi nal at Murrayfi eld, 1st XV next season with Donald Reid At standoff there was no one who was having beaten in the semi-fi nals both taking on the role of Director of Rugby. a natural for the position. Numerous Whitecraigs and Dalziel, the top two players were tried but the back The ground at New Anniesland has been sides who went on to win promotion division was being starved of quick in excellent condition and was greatly from the league above ours. ball. Eventually Ali McLaren made the admired by many of our opponents. Sadly the damage for Accies was done position his own and from that time on Credit for this must go to Robert at the start of the season when they lost the side averaged over 40 points a game Cheape the Head Groundsman and his four of their fi rst fi ve games. It is hard and played some of the best handling hard-working team. to identify the reason for the poor start, rugby seen at Anniesland for some years. The Club is in very good heart. Playing as pre-season, it appeared, on paper Stewart Smith, a large and powerful numbers have increased, as has the anyway, that there was the potential for centre, with experience of playing in quality of the players. Training and a good season. A number of key players New Zealand, with Glasgow Hawks, and strength-conditioning sessions, ably led had returned to the fold, notably, the for the Scottish Amateur International by Duncan Beattie in the Fitness Gym giant pairing of Steve Begley and Sandy side, proved to be the key player of the at New Anniesland, are well-attended, Fitzpatrick in the second row, fl ying side. His crunching defence and forceful and there is a good social and friendly left wing three-quarter Dougie Horne, running gave the backs a different atmosphere around the Club. and the hard-hitting Andy Jackson back dynamic. Unfortunately he missed the from Hawks, to play open side fl anker. away game at Lasswade due to injury and Despite the harsh winter and the Also centre Jamie Doig who had had had to leave the fi eld after one minute disruption to fi xtures, attendances grew to relinquish his captaincy of the team of the game at Greenock, where his steadily as the season progressed, and the side now has a substantial support to cheer them on. Season 2010-2011 League Matches SHE National League Division 2 is being looked forward to with real Season Played Won Lost Drawn Points Points League Position anticipation. For Against Points The League statistics comparisons table 2009-10 22 16 6 0 651 330 80 3rd th - showing both last season’s and this 2008-09 22 11 10 1 377 313 55 5 season’s results - clearly illustrates the progress the team has made. 10 Etcetera Glasgow Accies Ladies’ Hockey Club Season 2009-10 It has been an exciting and very different and tournaments in and around the winter months we hope to have a Pupils season for the Glasgow Academicals west end of Glasgow and it’s a great v Ladies match in a bid to attract more Ladies’ Hockey Club. opportunity for players to come along Academy pupils and establish a stronger and play some informal games before link with the school. Our 1st XI competing in National they commit to joining the main teams. League 3 missed promotion by only one All in all it has been a great year for We have a number of pupils from The point, a fantastic achievement for being the Ladies’ side. By getting ourselves Glasgow Academy who thoroughly National League new-comers. Next established in new leagues, improving enjoy the summer team and we season the girls will be setting their sights our play with increased competition and encourage other pupils to come along higher for a fi rm promotion to NL2. attracting new players we have achieved and participate during this season or more than we thought possible. Our 2nd XI, having made the move up next. to West District 1 (taking over from our If you are interested in coming along Our annual pre-season tournament will 1st XI’s position) fi nished in fi fth place – to training sessions or fi nding out more be hosted on Saturday 2 August when a very commendable position in a league about Glasgow Accies Ladies’ Hockey we have invited a number of NL3 and full of 1st XI teams. please contact stephaniebarnet@ WD1 teams from Glasgow along with hotmail.com. We are always looking for We had two indoor hockey teams an Edinburgh side for a bit of different new players; all ages, skills and abilities competing at district level. Indoor competition. Accies are entering both welcome. hockey has been a fantastic way of 1st XI and 2nd XI teams this year. improving stick skills and fi tness. Both Updates on results will be posted on our Pre Season Training starts back teams did very well coming in third and website. on Tuesday 10 August at Upper fi fth places in what can only be described Windyedge. Our website www.glasgow-hockey.com as a very competitive league. was launched last year and has been a Training Tuesday Nights 6.30 - 8.30 Mixed Hockey is running throughout fantastic way of promoting the club p.m. at Windyedge the summer months between May to potential hockey players, especially Saturday games - optional attendance and August. Our team, ‘WhiteStix’, school and university leavers. As a club, Contact Tricia Haughney by is a combination of the men and ladies we have become far more attractive e-mail: [email protected] for Glasgow Accies players. We play games since entry into National League. In the further details.

Glasgow Accies Ladies Hockey Club is looking for a new coach. Mens’ Hockey Want to become part of the new, ambitious Men’s Hockey If you have the skills, we’d love to hear from you. Section? Please e-mail [email protected] for further details. Contact Stuart Ward at [email protected]

Etcetera 11 The Glasgow Academy War Memorial

The Glasgow Academy, founded in 1845. They include all those that served in and part of the Highland Light Infantry that Reconstituted in 1923 by The Glasgow survived the confl ict as well as those who recruited in Glasgow and the West of Academy War Memorial Trust as a living died. Scotland. They trained twice a week and enduring memorial of those former That the school took the sacrifi ce of its and attended a fortnight’s camp once members of the school who served in the war sons seriously can be seen in the decision a year. Regular soldiers tended to see of 1914-1918 and in the confi dent hope to turn the school into a War Memorial them as people who preferred organising that the memory of their sacrifi ces will be an Trust in the post-war years on the dinner to military tactics. However, inspiration to all who come after. suggestion of Peter Rintoul, a former this view was misguided as the Glasgow pupil who had subsequently served as Highlanders were going to show. It When I travelled to The Glasgow Secretary, Treasurer and President of the is diffi cult to accurately calculate how Academy for a job interview over seven Academical Club. As commented on many Academicals served in the 9th HLI years ago I read these words on the in Iain MacLeod’s history of the school, as, during the war, soldiers routinely War Memorial that faces onto Great ‘he explained in a letter to the Chronicle moved between Regiments as well as Western Road. As a historian, they are that he felt that the best memorial Battalions. To give one example, John of great interest to me. I was fortunate would be to place the Academy on a Richmond Innes joined up as a Private to succeed in the job interview and was more permanent foundation and to and ended the war as a Captain. He also lucky that Iain MacLeod was then enable it to devote all its energies to served in the 9th (GH) Battn. Highland the Deputy Rector, as his passionate the education of the boys of the future, Light Infantry, the 8th Battn. The interest in the school’s past encouraged untrammelled by any consideration Cameronians (Scottish Rifl es) and the me to investigate further the links as to possible benefi t or otherwise to Royal Engineers. Serving in France between the First World War and The its shareholders.’ Shareholders were between 1916 and 1918, he survived the Glasgow Academy. Crucially, he gave bought out and the Glasgow Academy war and was mentioned in Despatches me a copy of the Roll of Honour that Company was liquidated. The War for bravery. The Roll of Honour shows lists former members of the school who Memorial Trust received the assets of that one hundred and four Academicals served in the Great War of 1914-1918. the Company in September 1922 and served in the Glasgow Highlanders at In the preface to the contents of the the fi rst Commemoration Service took some point during the war. Many others book is a dedication that states, ‘to the place on Friday 16 June 1922. The served in the Highland Light Infantry memory of those former members of Commemoration Service to the fallen and may at some point have been in this school who left all that was dear to continues to this day, but in the words the 9th. No fewer than 1200 Glasgow them, endured hardship, faced danger of the Convenor of the roll of Honour Highlanders died during the war. and fi nally passed out of the sight of man Committee, ‘their real memorial is the Academicals were there throughout. For by the path or duty and self-sacrifi ce, School itself under its new endowment.’ example, Donald Carruthers was killed giving up their own lives that others in action, at the battle of Loos (known as But what of the Academicals who joined might live in freedom. Let those who a Scottish battle owing to the very high up and fought? It is clear that there was come after see to it that their names number of Scottish units in action) in already a tradition of military service in be not forgotten.’ Such words stir September of 1915. At the Somme in the school. Many Academicals joined the emotion and are reinforced by the 1916, ties of school were clear. the local Territorial Army. The Glasgow physical memorial within the main Highlanders was a Glasgow institution On 20 August 1916 as part of the building of the school. On the memorial which attracted high-quality recruits. Somme offensive The Glasgow the 327 Academicals who made the From 1908, when the Territorial Army Highlanders along with the 2nd ultimate sacrifi ce are named. In the was created, they were known as the Worcesters made a successful attack on Roll of Honour, 1469 names are listed. ‘9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion HLI’, German trenches. The following night, 12 Etcetera orders came that again the Glasgow Highlanders should make a night attack at short notice. ‘D’ company led by Lt Kenneth Lees Duckett, an Academical, crept out into no-man’s land ready for the attack. ‘B’ company led by Captain Matthew Anderson, another Academical, was similarly deployed to the right. Just before midnight Anderson got a message that the attack was to be called off. Duckett never received the message in time and had already begun the attack. Anderson had a choice to make: to allow ‘D’ company to make the attack on their own or to support them, knowing that the rest of the attack was not happening. Anderson made his decision: he attacked. reality, however, was that the industrial of men from the business houses and After the attack - which failed - it was slaughter of the Western Front was different trades in the city and district.’ said that, being Matthew Anderson, it devastating to the ‘pals’ and thus to the The commander of ‘B’ Company was was inevitable that he chose to attack – local communities from which they Major John R Young, an Academical. even though he knew that honour and came. In fact the ‘pals’ did not catch on At least forty-four Academicals served guts triumphed over common sense. in Scotland in the same way it did in the in the 17th. Twenty-two died, with north of England for example, but in the eleven of these dying on 1 July 1916, Anderson himself was killed during the cities some formations emerged - and the fi rst day of the Battle of the Somme. attack. He led his men forward not this is of importance for The Glasgow Their bodies are buried in a variety taking the trouble even to duck in order Academy. of cemeteries that scatter that part of to escape the German bullets and was last France. For those whose bodies were seen by the light of fl ares and bursting In Glasgow three recognisable ‘Pals’ never found, the magnifi cent memorial shells at the enemy’s wire. Aged 30, he battalions emerged. The 1st Glasgow, at Thiepval records their names. This is was educated here at Glasgow Academy mainly drawn from the Tramway appropriate as it was up the hill before and had gained a degree at Glasgow employees of the city; the 2nd Glasgow, Theipval that the 17th attacked on that University. Lt Kenneth Lees Duckett, which was recruited from former fateful morning. aged 24, was seriously wounded. He members of the Boys’ Brigade and died at the fi eld hospital where he was the 3rd Glasgow, which was formed The importance of remembering the taken. He left a widow, Isabelle, and through Glasgow’s Chamber of fallen and the fact that the school owes a brother, Harold Duckett. Both the Commerce. These three battalions were its more recent origins to the First World Duckett brothers were educated at The to be renamed the 15th (Tramways), War refl ects a broader need for society Academy. They had volunteered at the Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, to recognise the sacrifi ce of those who beginning of the war to serve in the the 16th (Boys Brigade) Battalion enabled Britain to have a prosperous Glasgow Highlanders. HLI and the 17th (Glasgow Chamber future. We are fortunate to work and of Commerce) Battalion, HLI The be educated at Glasgow Academy. It Remembrance takes many forms: 17th even recruited its Companies as is therefore up to us to remember. As Duckett is buried at Dernancourt ‘Pals’. The battalion record of War I have begun scratching the surface of Cemetery. Six years ago we were Service states, ‘Colonel R C Mackenzie this topic all I get are more questions fortunate to visit the cemetery during a did much for “B” Company, enlisting that need answering and research that visit to the First World War Battlefi elds in its ranks former pupils of the city I want to do. For example, how did of Belgium and France with pupils schools, the High School, Glasgow Academical William Kennedy Lean from the school. We remembered Academy and others. “C” and “D” end up driving ambulances for the both Kenneth and Matthew in a private Companies were composed principally French Red Cross? We know he won wreath-laying ceremony. a French War Cross and served between In the fi rst months of the war many 1915 and 1918, but little else at the Academicals volunteered to join the moment. The article above refl ects armed forces. One of the best-known just a little piece of what I am working features of this was the formation of on. As such I am very interested in any what were called, ‘pals battalions’. These anecdotes and other information about were volunteers from the same cities, those that served during the war. If towns, workplaces or sporting clubs who any Academical has further information joined together and were kept together. that they would like to pass on, I am The rationale must have seemed always contactable through the External sensible – keep pals together as they Relations offi ce. already had strong bonds of friendship Simon Wood, and would fi ght well as a result. The Head of History and Modern Studies

Etcetera 13 Westbourne Section Class of 1978 Reunion instigated and led by the Jewellery the Glasgow Hilton Hotel on 20 March Department at Cardonald College. and was won by Westbourne girl, Fiona. After the success of last year’s ‘We were given three months to practise Westbourne Grand Reunion, which saw Susanne (MacCallum) McNaught for our chosen dance. The event was so over 400 ‘Old Girls’ meet in the Hilton (1987) successful they are doing it again next Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel and reach a year, so I have the privilege of doing a I have recently been made an Associate decibel level no one thought possible, a show dance. Can’t wait to start training of the Glasgow based Architectural smaller year-group reunion for the Class for it; I should have done this years ago.’ of 1978 is planned. The proposed date practice IDP Architects. is Saturday 16 October, so there will be Fiona (Howie) Malcolm (1978) Elizabeth (Clarke) Hadcroft a year of news to catch up on - not that (former staff) there would ever be a shortage of chat, I Six professionals and six non-dancing am sure! The plan is to meet for dinner celebrities met for a charity dance off in a city-centre hotel. Gill Sinclair is in aid of The Prince and Princess of heading this up, however please contact Wales Hospice in Glasgow. ‘A Little Joanna Lennox at joanna.lennox@tga. Less Strictly Come Dancing’ was held at org.uk in the fi rst instance if you are interested. Further details will be sent out later in the summer. Updates Susan (Dugmore) Bulleid (1974) In September 09, I moved back to Glasgow with my husband. He was taking up a new Chair in the Department of Cell Biology at Glasgow University. We have lived south of Manchester for 19 years where our son grew up. I was involved in Museum Education for 15 years, fi nishing as Curator of Learning (Primary) at The Manchester Museum. I am not working at present and would love with meet up with other ex-Westbourne girls from my Proud grandma Elizabeth Clarke, a year. former teacher at Westbourne and The Academy, with Charlotte who was born Anne Graham (1972) on 21 June - and, of course, her son As a former Westbourne pupil and Graeme. former Academy parent, we were delighted that Anne opened The Glasgow Academy Art Exhibition for us on June 21 2010. Gals Golf 2010 Anne is a graduate of Duncan of Yet another year has passed and it’s almost time for Jordanstone College of Art. She now our next outing! Last year we once again had one works as a professional jewellery maker, of the very few lovely summer days and so we hope lectures at Cardonald College, takes for the sun to once again shine on us, this time at evening and summer school classes Clydebank & District Golf Club at Glasgow School of Art, and has On Thursday 19 August been a visiting lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Glasgow Last year’s group was again of varied golf ability, School of Art. Through her work in including a couple of ‘holiday’ golfers, and we all education, Anne has been instrumental had a very enjoyable time. It would be lovely to in developing international links and see all of last year’s GALS again and some new faces. projects for staff and students with Won’t you please join us? companies such as Niessing, Germany and through her role as Project For any further information, please e-mail: [email protected] Coordinator for the British Council Elaine at or phone Carole at Comenius Project ‘Open Circle’ 01360 860 453 14 Etcetera Melissa (Gilchrist) Higgins ((1993)1993) Melissa who lives in Dubai with her husbandhusband Iain - a former pupil of Glasgow Academyademy - recently gave up her job in beauty andand fashion PR to volunteer to work in HaitiHaiti forfor a month, as part of the earthquake disastersaster relief mission. During her trip, amongstngst other things, she helped to rebuild a schoolschool - attempting to improve on its primitivetive facilities. Later she had the chance too teateachch children within the same school goingng on to help care for patients and administerter medical care at hospitals, orphanages anandd in the local community. Back at home, Melissa said: ‘I found it very diffi cult to leave Haiti and know that this is now an on-going commitment that I have to the countrytry and its people. I will most defi nitely be visiting again in the future and willll continue to raise awareness and seek donations in order to support this partnership. I have actually handed inn my notice (I was the communicationsns director for brands such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino and Boss) but I will endeavour to use my media contacts to continue my commitment to Haiti. The fi rst project that I am about to start on is a gallery exhibition of profi le shots of refugees in one of the ‘tent-cities’ in Port-au-Prince alongside some of the shocking destruction shots which I was able to capture during my time there.’ As part of her raising-awareness campaign,paign, MelissaMelissa was featured in Grazia magazine over in Dubai.Dubai.

Etcetera 15 Atholl Preparatory Staff: Miss Smith, Miss Macdonald, Miss Davidson Back row: Raphael Wittenberg, Dinah Cowper, David Guthrie, William Spowart, School 1963 Kenneth Caldwell, Rosemary Fraser (me!), Catherine Smart, Christine Morrison, Neil The photograph above of pupils at Ogilvy, David Hutchinson, John Stevenson, Tom McCubbin, Lee Johnson, Keith? Atholl Prep School (now part of Third row: Jane Naismith?, David Hunter, Laurie Mill, ?, ?, Gillian Duff, Mary Glasgow Academy) was taken in Macgregor, Rosalind or Catherine Galbraith, ?, Carol Carpenter, Caroline Homfray, ?, summer term 1963 and was sent to us by Elizabeth Philips Rosemary (Fraser) Wallace (1972). Atholl was - and continued for many Second row: Jean Smith, ?, Richard Philips? , Elizabeth Maclaurin, ? Wittenberg, years to be - a feeder for Westbourne, as Sandra Morrison, ?, Lesley Mill, Glynis Morgan, John McCubbin, ?, Jane Garvie, it was for Glasgow Academy. Rosemary Michael or David Homfray, ? has listed the names of those she can Front Row: Christine Macgregor, ?, David or Michael Homfray, ?, Ian Patrick?, Lorraine remember, but will delighted if anyone Paul, Tom Johnson, ?, ? can supply the missing names. Those highlighted in black went on to Westbourne or Glasgow Academy.

Pipes & Drums A special Regular Giving thanks to John Watson OBE (1965) for his support for the Pipe Band uniforms appeal. This was one of the Regular Giving areas we focused on in 2009-10. A most generous personal gift from John means the Pipe Band has the new uniforms they need. Three of John’s sons have been members of the band: Fergus was a drummer while Sandy and Findlay have both played the pipes. The Academy – Members of the Pipe Band with Margaret Thatcher, and the Pipe Band members former Prime Minister, on a recent visit to Glasgow in particular – are very grateful. 16 Etcetera Readers of my generation (left school was 40 so we were in the 50 age group). kids and hopefully enjoy the sunshine. in 1965) who would like to see their Although the race was over inside three Rowing brings together all ages and feet again over their midriff may be minutes, it felt great. Crowds cheered. abilities and tries to equalise them by interested in the joys of sculling either We won. I got a prize. The clock handicapping. For instance I am a Vet competitively or otherwise. It’s a sport I seemed to have been wound back 40 ‘F’ which means the 60-65 age group. took up 5 years ago and became hooked years or so. The sport was easy peasy. on. There is a pun in there based on the If I race a Vet ‘E’ (55-60) he has to give The feeling didn’t last. I took my amount of time I spent in (rather than me a start. In larger boats the crew’s single scull to the Regatta at York last on) the river Nith in my early days but ages are averaged. The bigger the age September for a Veteran scull race and fortunately times have changed for the difference, the bigger the handicap. Also lost comfortably. Not only did I lose, better. when you start you’re a ‘Novice’ and I didn’t even see my opponent after the enter Novice races which means that you For a start, I’ve become a bore of start. I had a brief glimpse of a trail of shouldn’t fi nd yourself up against Steve Olympic standards on the theory of bubbles and then even that disappeared. Redgrave in the handicap sculls. There the thing and I’ve also become less He must have been miles ahead at the aren’t many Vet Novices of my age self-conscious by being able to ignore fi nish. (You can’t see because in rowing group because, unlike me, most older how ridiculous I look in spandex. you’re facing backwards.) Because you rowers have been in the sport for years. Spandex ‘one pieces’ are de rigueur for can’t see, they honk a horn to let you Unfortunately I’ve now lost my Novice competitions and in fact are the best know you’ve crossed the fi nish line. I status through winning a couple of races clobber for rowing anyway because heard them honk for him somewhere and am now in trouble up against people there’s no loose bits to catch the oars and in the distance and, by the time I got who can really scull. tip you in. Regattas are consequently honked, everyone was packing up to go full of young men strutting their stuff in home. Back to earth with a bang... So there it is. A new and exciting front of athletic-looking young ladies, chapter in my sporting life which However now that I’m semi-retired and old men like me - who would like hopefully I can keep going at and and have time to spare, I’ve spent a to be young men strutting their stuff in improving until my creaking bones lot of it trying to improve, done more front of athletic-looking young ladies. eventually give out. It’s a wonderful competitions and won twice so far this sport – great non-impact exercise, I fi rst ventured into competition last year. But beyond that I’ve really begun good for teambuilding, days away to spring at the Clydesdale Regatta at to enjoy the camaraderie of the sport - nice places etc. There are plenty of Glasgow Green on the Clyde – defi nitely not only in my own club (Nithsdale in clubs around Glasgow and if anyone’s not a river to fall into. Because I was Dumfries) but also at meetings and races suffi ciently interested they should have a in a boat with the Club Captain (pound generally. Regattas are big events. Our look at the Scottish Rowing website for for pound one of the best club rowers own in June ran about 130 races for age details. I gather that the school now has around) I was able to go through the groups between 10 and my own age rowers, so the sport is defi nitely catching motions and leave him to paddle the and attracted clubs from as far away as – no pun intended this time. boat like an outboard motor. My Inverness and Durham. They are also contribution was to put us into an easier regarded as a family day out where the Fred Coulthard (1965) category of competition (I was 60, he various clubs bring along the dogs and Etcetera 17 This sporting life

Esme Cooke (2007) Conference) based in Dubai. ICC is the governing body for International Congratulations to Esme who won her Cricket, so it was no surprise that The fi rst Cricket cap for Scotland on 31 May Academy’s cricket professional, Vedam against Wales. She plans to return to play Hariharan (or ‘Hari’ as he is universally for Accies again this season after fi nishing known) called in on his summer university in Edinburgh. migration back to Glasgow.

Suzanne Howie (1999) Graham Leitch (2002) captained Waverley Inveresk Trinity Ladies to Scottish Hockey’s National In October 2007 Graham bought a bike Indoor League Division II title this and decided to try a triathlon. His fi rst season. Although beset by a serious knee race was the Edinburgh New Year event; injury, Suzanne led from the sidelines even through the rain and cold Graham during the winter campaign which saw was hooked. He then decided to focus 78 goals over 14 hard-fought games. his efforts on training. He entered the Suzanne has been playing for the club London standard (Olympic) distance since moving to Edinburgh in 1999 and triathlon in August 2008 and fi nished was proud to collect the tiniest piece of in a very creditable time of 2 hours 10 silverware known to the sporting world minutes. Since then Graham’s career at Scottish Hockey’s glamorous Awards as a triathlete has gone from strength to Dinner in June. The club would like to strength. During 2009 he trained hard welcome any Academicals who make the and his times got better and better. In move East and are looking to continue July of 2009 Graham qualifi ed for the their hockey career and make new Age Group World Championships in friends. Suzanne put in a special plea for Gold Coast, Australia. Graham came talented girls who like to play indoor as twenty third in his age group in an she expects that next season in Division excellent time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and I is going to prove quite a challenge. 24 seconds. Not a bad time considering Further information on the club can be that this was Graham’s third race at this found at www.wit-hockey.co.uk distance and that, despite starting at 8 a.m., the temperature was above 30 Iain Higgins (1994) degrees!

Iain has recently been appointed Legal Although he qualifi ed as a Chartered that life was too short to be tied to Offi cer of ICC (International Cricket Accountant last August, Graham decided the desk and decided to take a career break. Since then he has concentrated ‘Harry’ (left) with Ian Higgins in Dubai on full-time triathlon training and feels that he has made good gains in his fi tness. This year to date all his races have resulted in podium positions and he has once again qualifi ed for the Age Group World Championships this year in Budapest. Graham has a number of big races this year in addition to the’ Worlds’. In July he competed in the European Championships in Athlone, Ireland, winning a silver medal. In terms of ‘big’ races he is also competing in a Half-Ironman in Antwerp in July and a full Ironman in Barcelona in October. If anyone wished to experience triathlon for themselves, Graham is organising a mini triathlon on 7 August at Bellahouston. This comprises a 125m swim followed by 4km cycle and a 1.5km run. For further information please go to: www.entrycentral.com/ index.php?raceID=100787

18 Etcetera Awards David Cockburn FRIN (1966) David was recently awarded the Air League’s Scott-Farnie Medal for work in the fi eld of aviation education by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at St James’ Palace. The award was in recognition of the programme of evening aviation safety events he has organised and presented across the country over the last 10 years while working for the Civil Aviation Authority.

Alistair Gillespie (1961) Alistair was awarded an Honorary DSc by Heriot-Watt University on 24 June. The citation said that the award was ‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international research in the fi eld of mathematics and, Alistair proudly displays his honorary degree through leadership and infl uence from Heriot-Watt University within the academic community, to the photograph: www.beaumont-photography.co.uk advancement of mathematics in the UK’.

Moving up, moving on...

Iain G Breckenridge (1984) Friends of old will hopefully be relieved the BBC for 16 years, latterly as Social to know that I can still start an argument Affairs Editor. I fi nish my current job as the submarine in an empty room and am something programmer in December and then of a sceptic on the theory of man-made Philip Gilchrist (2004) conduct a four month pre-command global warming alone informing climate I have recently graduated from University refresher course prior to assuming change policy. Would be delighted of Strathclyde in Aero-Mechanical command of HMS Astute which is to hear from anyone at this e-mail based in Faslane. Astute is the Royal Engineering MEng with Distinction. In address - Jackson.Carlaw.MSP@scottish. August I start work with Wood Group Navy’s newest submarine and a huge parliament.uk technological bound ahead of the GTS on the Graduate Engineering Programme. previous Trafalgar class (which included Derek Dempsey (1999) HMS Tireless, my previous command). Another big challenge awaits to take her I’m going to Shanghai, China at the end Neil Keddie (2000) from trials through sea training and onto of the month to manage a campaign Just one piece of news to share at the full operational status – this will keep me for the Scottish Government at The moment is that I’ve been awarded my very busy, but it is a huge honour to be World Expo. I work for a marketing PhD from the University of St Andrews selected to command her. agency which uses unique wearable for research into ‘The synthesis and medias called PixAngels and NomadiX biological evaluation of D-myo-inositol Jack Campbell (2003) – both of which are being utilised by 1,4,5- trisphosphate receptor ligands’ (or the Government to help raise awareness I qualifi ed as a chartered surveyor Carbohydrate chemistry for short!). I’m of all things Scottish amongst Chinese now working as a Postdoctoral researcher with Savills Commercial Ltd in residents. The Right Honorable Alex with another group at the University, London in May 2010. However I Salmond will attend the Expo to help looking into organofl uroine chemistry. have decided to pursue a career in the raise awareness of Scotland’s profi le and British Army and have been accepted to support Scottish activities taking place AG (Sandy) Rodger (1979) commence training at Sandhurst including Kommando’s media. this September. After 20 years with Unilever and six Niall Dickson (1970) with Diageo, latterly as Global Technical Jackson Carlaw MSP (1977) Director, Sandy is now living in East I took over as Chief Executive and Sussex and building a freelance consulting I have been appointed to take over Registrar of the General Medical business helping companies with the as Shadow Conservative Minister in Council in January of this year, having leadership and strategic challenges of the Scottish Parliament for Transport, been Chief Executive of The King’s environmental sustainability. Infrastructure and Climate Change. Fund from 2004. Before that I was at

Etcetera 19 Munro Stewart (2004) Updates I graduated from Medicine at The University of Dundee (MB ChB) on June 25 and will start working as a doctor in the Glasgow Royal Infi rmary in July.

Reunited clearly a case of right person, right time, right place. The strong development Allan McNicol (above left) and John market of the 80s and 90s gave John Crombie (both 1946) met up in full reign to his architectural skills and Australia, where John now lives. They he found himself designing many of hadn’t seen each other for 67 years. John Cayman’s most notable buildings - commented, ‘We recognised each other among them the FJ Harquail Theatre, immediately by our Glasgow accents and Cayman National Bank HQ, UBS my running nose which hasn’t stopped House and many others. running since I left Glasgow!’ James Klinge (2001) In 2001 John established his own John Doak (1972) fi rm, John Doak Architecture, and has Since graduating from art college in continued to produce an impressive Dundee I have been forging a career ‘Quick. Name a Cayman architect.’ body of work including the Flagship as an artist with some success. I have Fire this question at just about anyone Building and Island Plaza, Cruise exhibited my work in several solo and in the Cayman Islands and, chances are, Passenger Arrival Terminals, resort and group shows across the UK and have the response you get is, ‘John Doak’. commercial projects in Cayman and had the opportunity to exhibit my Having worked there for 30 years, John across the Caribbean region. John is also work as far away as Australia. (1972) can arguably be called ‘venerable’ working on an eagerly-awaited book: Recently I have exhibited a painting in - although he would certainly cringe at ‘It’s probably the longest gestation period the Paisley Art Gallery and Museum. I the word. He arrived in Grand Cayman for any book on architecture, ever,’ he have been invited to contribute work in 1979 when the island was, by today’s jokes. ‘Some of the material goes back for exhibitions in partnership with standards, a sleepy backwater. to my fi rst days in the Caribbean.’ To commemorate his 30 years of Caribbean Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres and Starting as a junior architect fresh out practice, the publishing date is scheduled Macmillan Cancer Support as well of Glasgow’s Mackintosh School of for late 2010. Watch this space for more as working in collaboration with an Architecture, he joined the fi rm of details. Edinburgh-based furniture company Onions, Bouchard McCulloch. It was combining beautifully-crafted furniture www.johndoak.com with vibrant artwork. My art work John Doak in front of one of the buildings he designed - UBS House can be viewed via my website: www. Harjeev Dhillon (2004) klingatron.com I was a student at the Glasgow Academy I have released a limited edition print from 1990 to 2004 when I went on to of The Glasgow Academy with the Dundee University to do medicine. I original commissioned by former pupil will be graduating on 25 June this year Derry Allen. These limited edition and have my foundation year posts Giclee prints are available through an at the Royal Alexandria Hospital in online store exclusively. If interested, Paisley starting in August. My older please visit: brother, Sanjeev (1997), went on to study medicine at Glasgow University, http://glasgowacademyprints.bigcartel. spent some time doing surgery and is com/ now training to be a GP. Meanwhile Parvinder Dhillon (2000), my cousin, 20 Etcetera is now a GP and his brother, Manraj (2002), is an accountant; they also both Ian Moar (1969) new challenges, I gave up teaching went to the Glasgow Academy. To me and obtained a full scholarship to it feels like four brothers have come I was at Glasgow Academy from 1964 to Columbia University in New York through the same school and gone on 1969. I was eighteen when I left and the City to study for a JD degree in to higher education and graduated in school was probably glad to see me go. law. During this time, I became their respective fi elds of medicine and True to the late 60s, I was a rebellious the editor-in-chief of the Columbia accountancy. teenager anxious to rid myself of all the Human Rights Law Review. I gained school’s meaningless demands, traditions, my JD in 1989. and rules, or so it seemed to me at Alan Fulton (1992) After Columbia, I moved to the time. It was only years later that I Washington, DC, and worked as a Having spent fi ve years at University realised how lucky I had been to attend lawyer in several large law fi rms and in Aberdeen, I moved to Edinburgh Glasgow Academy. I now know the also became the executive director of in 1997 where I have been ever since, school gave me an excellent education, an international organisation involved save for a couple of years in London. including a love of learning, the in environmental issues. I next took I married Joanna Elliot in 2008 and discipline to study, the ability to analyse a job with the US government as we had a beautiful daughter, Amy, last and question, and the skills to work well an attorney working to improve the year. I’m with Dundas & Wilson CS with others. conditions of miners. I now work and looking forward to the class of 1992 I remember the Rector often telling us at the US Department of Labor in reunion being organised... during morning assemblies that we were Washington, DC. I am the senior privileged to attend Glasgow Academy attorney at the Department involved Charles Lewis (1973) but that our privilege also brought with in creating regulations to protect the On June 30, 2010 I took early retirement it the responsibility to give back to safety and health of workers in the US. after 15 years as a Partner with Pricewa- society, to do something useful with our My job is very demanding but also terhouseCoopers. My wife will also be future lives. At the time, I didn’t pay very interesting and fulfi lling. At the retiring from PricewaterhouseCoopers him much attention but I now think moment, my projects include health where she has been a partner for 23 he had a profound infl uence on me. issues of workers dealing with the oil years. While we intend to live in the Somewhere in my stubborn teenage cleanup in the Gulf, infectious diseases house we built in Sedona, Arizona, we head, I stored away his message and since among health care workers, pandemic do plan to travel extensively including then I have tried to live by it. infl uenza, workplace reproductive hazards, popcorn lung disease, many trips to Europe where we hope to After switching universities a couple of ergonomic injuries, nanotechnology, completely spoil our grandson. times, I eventually graduated in 1975 national biosecurity, integrating a with a BA degree in psychology from United Nations’ system for classifying The Reid Brothers Stirling University. I then went on chemicals into the US regulatory to Cambridge University with a full Few families can boast fi ve brothers as system, and many more. former pupils of The Academy. This scholarship and worked at the MRC’s photograph was taken in the 1990s on Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. I have been lucky to have had the one of the last occasions that the Reid I gained my PhD in experimental chance to do many different things in Brothers could all be together. Many psychology in 1978. After Cambridge, my life. However, these opportunities I worked as a research scientist at the FPs of The Academy will know of the would not have occurred without University of California and at Stanford family and so here is a brief update, the excellent education I received at University. I then taught psychology provided by AM Reid, of their lives after Glasgow Academy. So thank you, at Sussex University followed by Glasgow Academy. I am very grateful school: Bucknell University in the US. Seeking - and keep up the good work. ‘RJT Reid (1943) went to Glasgow University after serving in the RNVR (l to r) AM (Andrew), AMB (Barclay), DT (David), during the war. He graduated MB GDM (Graham) and RJT (Ronald) ChB, was a GP in Greenock and then emigrated to Australia. He now lives in Canberra. DT Reid (1944) went to Oxford and then St Andrews. He became a Minister and had parishes in Falkirk, Helensburgh and Cleish, Kinross-shire. AM Reid (1947) went to Oxford and then joined Imperial Tobacco Ltd, eventually becoming Chairman and Chief executive. AMB Reid (1949) was fi rstly in the textile industry and then in agricultural chemicals. GDM Reid (1953), now deceased, was a partner in Tindal Oats and Rogers - the law fi rm founded by our Grandfather.’

Etcetera 21 create an 8-foot sculpture - a conceptual art piece depicting the welder within the fi lm. The degree show was a success after which I received Bachelor of Arts fi rst class Honours within my animation degree. I have accepted a job offer from The Mill in London – a world-leading visual effects company with bases in the globe’s three most important adverting centres – London, New York and Los Angeles. I started on 15 July. http://stuartturnbull.wordpress.com

Doris (Johnston) Vaughan (Former staff) Those who are old enough to remember me may like to know that I have now been retired for 27 years - two years longer than my quarter century Gaynor Simpson (current parent) Scott and I would like to wish Douglas teaching in the Prep School of Glasgow and Fiona Aitken a very happy Golden It was a huge pleasure to read the article Academy. I am 87 years old and my Wedding anniversary and many more by Douglas Aitken (1950) in the last beloved husband, Bob, is 91. I still years ahead on their journey together. issue of Etcetera. My husband Scott play golf (very badly). We have been We must call in to see them again at Simpson (1987) and I had the privilege married for 26 years, which considering some point, so that our two boys, now of being married by Douglas on 13 July we were both in our sixties when at The Academy themselves, can enjoy 2002 at Solsgirth House in Dollar and he we got married is quite something. I some of Douglas’ fi ne stories – there delivered a very warm, personal - and at have three wonderful step-children must be at least one book’s worth in times very amusing - marriage service. and their spouses, seven grandchildren there! and seven great-grandchildren. Last We subsequently visited Douglas and his year we celebrated Bob’s 90th birthday wife Fiona on a couple of occasions after Stuart Turnbull (2006) with three parties, the last being in the wedding and he had no shortage After Glasgow Academy of stories to tell us about his Academy I went on to Duncan days. He was particularly pleased to of Jordanstone College discover that Scott was educated at The of Art and Design in Academy and that we hoped to do the Dundee. After being same for our own children, should we able to create my own be fortunate enough to have a family of sculptures in Sixth Year, our own. I wanted to test the During our wedding service, Douglas sculpture department read a passage from the Walt Whitman in the art school. I was poem, Song of the Open Road, which I able to create a metal now have on the wall at home and it welded Bengal eagle takes pride of place as a special reminder owl, one of my most of our wedding day (funnily enough, detailed pieces. Soon, Scott doesn’t linger very often in front of however, I realised I it, I can’t imagine why!). wanted to bring my sculpture to life and It occurred to me after reading Douglas’ decided to change article that Walt Whitman’s sentiments in medium and create Song of the Open Road are as applicable my sculpture using 3D to those on the journey of married life animation software as to the lucky school leavers, now packages. departing Glasgow Academy and starting out on their own exciting life journeys. In four years at art school I learned a lot, Afoot and light hearted, I take to the open and for my degree road, show I managed to Healthy, free, the world before me complete my 3D The long brown path before me animation fi lm that Leading wherever I choose. is about a welder and

22 Etcetera Kilmacolm where we had my nephews and their children, and our kind hosts, Rosemary and Andy Hammond. As I looked round at these long-known and much-loved faces, my cup of happiness was full. I had a wonderful day with Margaret Tindall when she came to Kilmacolm and took me to Glasgow to see the new Prep School at The Academy. Malcolm McNaught showed us round. I was amazed at the difference between the modern classroom with all its fantastic equipment, compared with the one I used to teach in. (It is still there. I saw it too.) They even have an elevator to take them up to the next fl oor!! Then we met Rachel Teggart and had lunch with her. What a day! (L to r) Joff Finlay, Dave Ogle, Sandy Fitzpatrick and Alasdair Burns That’s it. I may never get back to Sandy Fitzpatrick (1988) scenery! Unfortunately due to injury Scotland, though I hope I will, but my preparations were far from adequate I have a good life here in a great A group of former pupils from 1988 to take this event on but I gave it a go retirement community. There is plenty took part in the Tennents Caledonian nevertheless. With only three long to do and I am always trying to catch up Challenge, 2010. The walkers were training runs since March under my with myself and never succeeding - so Joff Finlay, Dave Ogle, Al Burns and belt, I knew it was going to be tough. what has changed? I remember many of me. The idea to take part seemed a I changed my approach and forgot my former pupils and colleagues, and all great (alcohol-induced) plan at the time about a time and aimed for a fi nish. It with great affection. involving a degree of coercion and the certainly took the pressure off and I was need for a challenge in our 40th year. really looking forward to this event. It Our support team consisted of Graeme was a beautiful night as we lined up at Challenge Academy... MacLean and Lincoln Browning. We the start. As we headed for Drymen Shona Ambrose (2006) managed to raise over £3000 for the and Loch Lomond it never really got Scottish Community Foundation, the dark. Coming over Conic Hill at 4 a.m. Last August I organised two expeditions central charity of the event. For a looking up the Loch was breathtaking. I at St Andrews University to Tanzania few old timers, we managed a (fairly managed to keep going all the way up to to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The respectable) time of 20 hrs 30 mins. This Glencoe some 71 miles into the race but two expedition teams fundraised included a few stops and 18 hours of my heel had swollen enough to bring my throughout the year and managed to constant walking. race to a halt. I was thoroughly pleased raise a fantastic £97,850 for Childreach It was great event, well-organised and with my efforts and had no regrets about International. 35 St Andrews students simply put together. We were probably stopping. With little or no training, I reached the summit of the mountain. not the fi rst Accies to complete the event had surpassed my expectations. I will be Following the success of this expedition, and we should not be the last. It had its back next year and with proper training I am organising another – this time to highs, lows, frictions, midges and blisters, look forward to completing one of Nepal. So in September I will be fl ying but we really enjoyed it and - while Scotland’s epic events.’ to Kathmandu with 20 other students we might not immediately volunteer to from St Andrews to trek to Everest do it again - we recommend you all to Base Camp. So far this year we have give it a bash. Thank you to those who raised £30,000 for Childreach and by sponsored us and, more importantly, a September I hope that will be more like huge thank you Graeme MacLean and £40,000. Lincoln Browning for the great support, Alongside this group fundraiser, I have maintenance of morale and catering they set myself a solo challenge which I provided to keep us all on the road. have entitled the ‘Childreach Challenge’. This involves me cycling from Land’s Adrian Louden (1989) End to John O’Groats via ten specifi c Adrian took part in the West Highland hills, the names of which will spell Way Race, 2010. out CHILDREACH. The (not quite fi nalised!) route is around 1300 miles and ‘The object of this race is simple. - with my limited cycling experience - I Run, walk or crawl from Milngavie am expecting it to be pretty tough! I to Fort William in 35 hours starting set off on this trip at the beginning of at 1 a.m. on 19 June. 95 miles with August. some of Scotland’s most beautiful

Etcetera 23 1959/60/61 Reunion – 30 April 2010

The Glasgow Academy today is a wonderful place to learn. It was Friday, Square. No agenda or formal speeches very curious place. Apart from the but the writer wasn’t able to enquire of had actually been organised to follow introduction of the defi nite article (yes, the current residents if they still had to the excellent meal, but then Sherriff Kenny Miles, I can remember), the place overcome the agony of Miss Turnbull’s Principal Bruce Lockhart was there. He, is full of curious contrasts. At least, that Friday morning poetry lesson. Judging as might be expected, took charge and is how it seemed through the eyes of by the calm atmosphere, he suspects not. set the tone of the evening by saying some 24 of us who gathered in late April, the grace in luxurious Latin. Later he Then our group suddenly felt more at as part of the 1959/60/61 Reunion. insisted on everyone in turn standing home as we entered the playground and up and giving his own take on life We were made very welcome by went to the Physics Block and then to at the Academy in the 1950s. This Mark and Joanna from The Academy’s the Gym and Rifl e Range. Same old initiative sparked off an almost endless External Relations team (External laboratory benches, same gloom, same series of toasts – ‘The Academy’, ‘The Relations? – the only ones we ever had wall bars to fall off, probably the same Academical Club’, ‘Absent Friends’, were with the young ladies of Laurel rifl es! The Music block does, however, ‘Lost friends’, etc, well into the ‘wee Bank). make a magnifi cent replacement for the small Hours’, until we all reluctantly Naval and RAF Sections’ Nissen hut. The Rector, Peter Brodie, joined us and weaved our way homeward. The gave an excellent précis of the Academy’s Returning to the Main Building we writer is not certain whether the alcohol achievements. What was stunning was were again met by the contrast – the (sorry, delightful fi ne wine) is a cure for the much wider range of areas in which same old stairs (Oh how naughty it incipient Alzheimer’s, but we certainly today’s pupils make their mark. Can was to be allowed to walk in front of had many a tale of the past coming to anyone imagine Jimmy Scoular’s reaction the Memorial), same old balustrade light. if we had suggested rowing? The whistle on the fi rst fl oor for support whilst For those unable to attend, and who would have been in full fl ight. And waiting for the Rector to administer wish to keep in touch, please get in as for Samira Rudig-Sotomayor being the punishment. Then there were the touch with Joanna from External allowed to sit 7 Highers – Baggy Aston radical alterations and improvements to Relations, [email protected]. would have had a fi t. No seriously, some of the classrooms. But, then we it made us very proud to realise how had taken the drastic action in 1954 of If you are in the 1961/62 group of much the school was developing the having the fi re break out to encourage leavers, I strongly recommend that you generations after us. the redecorations. Much has been set aside the time for next year’s event. improved since. A large number of school photographs Then we were taken out onto the of the 1950s were produced at the pedestrianised (what, no kerb to trip up So the afternoon was a curious mixture Reunion, but it is amazing how many of on?) Colebrooke Street, and allowed to of real blasts from the past, with some our classmates are out of contact. If you walk right up to the River Kelvin end things exactly the same as 50 years ago, know where they are, please let Joanna – with no complaints about noise from and very modern and exciting facilities know in time for next year. See you the householders (there aren’t any now; for the education of today’s youngsters. there. it is all The Academy). There, we were In the evening, we repaired to the shown over the brand new Preparatory David Fleming (1961) distinguished surroundings of the School. Very impressive, and clearly a Western Club in Royal Exchange Alexander Pollock fi nally lifts the Indian trophy nearly 40 years after he won it

24 Etcetera Announcements

Graeme and Louisa Clarke and their Births daughter, Charlotte Imran Alam (1997) My wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in Glasgow on 16 January 2010. Noor Imaan Alam weighed 7lbs 13oz!

Graeme Clarke (1996) Graeme and his wife Louisa are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Anne Clarke, on 21 June in Edinburgh.

Greg MacDougall (1997)

Greg MacDougall with Greg and his wife, Helen, became Thomas proud parents of Thomas Alexander MacDougall on 23 March 2010. Here are Greg and little Tom (aged 31 and 3 months respectively). We are pleased to report that Tom has taken his mother’s good looks.

Leonard Tam (1993) Birth of Sofi a Astrid, May 2010 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Engagements Christian Bruce (1990) I have got engaged to Catriona McCracken of Markinch, Fife. I left the Academy in 1985 from S1 to go to Loretto School, Musselburgh. We are due to marry in Fife on Friday October 15. I am working in the family business, Redpath Bruce. Catriona owns a bridal Sofi a Astrid Tam wear shop in Perth called ‘Ivory Whites’ and is also a locum orthotist.

Douglas Horner (1999) David and Elaine are delighted to announce that our younger son, Douglas Andrew, has become engaged to Natalie Craig. Happy days!

Andrew Smith and Holly Ivins (both 2002) Andrew and Holly are delighted to announce their engagement on 7 July in St Andrews. Ed - congratulations to Joanna Lennox (External Relations) who has recently announced her engagement to Andrew. Look out for e-mails from the new Mrs Wallace in about a year’s time.

Etcetera 25 Brian and Kirsty Deas Fraser and Claire Lundie Ewan and Claire Lovett-Turner Weddings Brian Deas (1993) On 20 February 2010 to Kristie Yager on the Isle of Arran. Brian and Kristie met while holidaying in Fiji. Presently they live in Glasgow but will shortly be making their home in Australia, where Kristie comes from.

Fraser Lundie (1998) I got married on Saturday 19 June to Claire Hutchinson at Foulden Parish Church.

Claire McAslan (2000) Claire married Ewan Lovett-Turner on 19 December 2009 in St Salvators Chapel, St Andrews. Having met at University in St Andrews, we returned to the East Neuk, where my parents now live, to exchange marriage vows. We were joined by family and friends and in cold, snowy conditions enjoyed a perfect white wedding! We live and work in London and I have been teaching there for four years. In September I begin a new job as Upper School Leader at Park Walk Primary School in South Kensington. Anniversary Colin Hope (1943) I recently celebrated my diamond wedding with a party of 45.

26 Etcetera surprised that the teaching profession had been admitting individuals with third Ten years after... class degrees in the fi rst place because, for many of us who attended university, Let me introduce myself. I arrived at The audience was a mixture: some a third class degree shows a substandard The Glasgow Academy in August/ were extremely bright children with knowledge of the subject. Moreover, it September 1994 as a quivering eleven budding scientifi c careers ahead of is certainly not to a standard where we year old in his fi rst year of senior school. them accompanied by parents with should be comfortable in entrusting the I remember the day well as it was the concerns over fi nance. Some children young minds of future generations. one and only time that my mother had dragged their parents along to would drop me off and collect me from convince them that university was a In my opinion therefore, every single school, for I would be fending for myself serious option. Some parents came alone. one of us former pupils has a debt of on the ‘Clockwork Orange’ from that Some children came alone, and some gratitude to our parents for choosing the day on. Sixth Year was completed in just came because we were offering free private school option. The Glasgow a wholly unremarkable fashion in 2000 wine afterwards (or at least that’s how Academy was a school where the - slightly above average grades and a it seemed). As the evening progressed teachers were motivated, intelligent, sporting performance to match. - and I increasingly interacted with the and - for the most part - able to audience - I began to realise something communicate their knowledge to us in Today, I write this article sitting at my that all of us who attended The Glasgow an effective and absorbing manner. Yes, laptop by the window of my house Academy merely took for granted. there are fabulous state schools out there, on the banks of the Leeds - Liverpool but with them comes a degree of risk. Canal in the leafy town of Silsden, It occurred to me that the school stories Therefore, if you have the resources West Yorkshire. The last ten years have dominating the media tend to focus on then private school should always be taken me to Aberdeen for a degree in classroom overcrowding, poor sporting the fi rst option. There are many of us International Relations; on a journey of facilities, teachers being assaulted by who have achieved or even superseded cultural and self discovery backpacking pupils, teachers assaulting pupils, drugs, our potential, and a large portion of the around the world; to North Manchester and so on. However, perhaps the root credit must go to the school teachers as a travelling sales rep for an IT cause of this is the lack of ability of who helped us do it. company; and to Leeds for a Masters the teacher to teach and so to engage Degree in International Journalism, effectively with the pupils. Colin Alexander (2000) where I continue to work as a part-time In my time at The Glasgow Academy, PhD Researcher and part-time teacher to it was taken for granted, and I am sure the undergraduates. Various people can still is, that whatever teacher, teaching take credit for getting me to the modest whatever subject, would approach each living I have today, but one group that lesson with a degree of enthusiasm and Guess who’s I for one had largely overlooked until dedication channelled from a lifetime recently are the teachers of The Glasgow of fascination with their subject. This Academy. coming to occurred no matter the opposing level A few months ago I had a debate with of enthusiasm from the pupil. Most dinner? a senior colleague who was deliberating signifi cantly, however, it was taken for Gavin Hastings will be the guest of whether to send his children to private granted that the teacher in question honour at this year’s Academical Dinner school or to the local comprehensive. could deliver a pass of ‘A’ standard to on 12 November. Please turn to page 8 Most of you will be familiar with the the pupil who had the application and for details. pros and cons of this debate already and intelligence to gain such a grade. I suspect that, for most, the pros will The argument, however, from parent outweigh the cons. However, until very and child alike on that evening in Leeds recently, the jury had still been out for me. was that a number of teachers did not That was until I was approached by have the ability to teach the pupils to the Schools Relations Offi cer at Leeds ‘A’ standard, possibly not even to ‘B’ University towards the end of 2009 standard, particularly when the pupil who asked if I would be interested in entered the fi nal years of schooling. Add presenting a talk to ‘underprivileged’ to this equation the potential problems of school children and their parents from classroom disruption and poor facilities the Leeds Bradford area about the and the worst-case scenario is a daunting benefi ts of university. I agreed to do it, outcome of unfulfi lled potential. admittedly more out of self-interest as What is more, I recently read that David to what the reaction would be from the Cameron wants to change the entrance audience to a privately-educated, aspiring requirements for individuals enrolling career academic with a posh voice, in postgraduate teacher training. Under standing in front of them telling them the proposed new requirements, a what they should and should not think. person leaving university with a third Needless to say, the day was to have class degree will no longer be eligible profound effect on me. to enter teacher training. I for one was Etcetera 27 Obituaries quickly burned his forged documentation After the war, Gordon continued in in the stove and changed his clothing the army for two years before resuming John M Boyd (1948) from that of a Siemens engineer back to his earlier career with a practice on a POW. A total of 76 prisoners escaped the Isle of Wight. Twenty years later, 23 August 1930 - 27 January 2010 from the camp but only three reached Gordon was appointed to the Scottish John joined Glasgow Academy as a safety. Agricultural College’s animal heath pupil in Prep 1 in 1935 and left in the laboratory and moved with his wife, After the war Jack returned to his VI Form in 1948. After school, he Betty, and three children to settle in wife, Jean, in Glasgow and resumed pursued a successful career as a Chartered Thurso. This post gave him the chance his career in education at Glasgow Accountant. John retired to Strone to undertake investigative work, the Academy. In 1958 the family moved in Argyll and passed away after a short aspect of his profession he enjoyed to Rothesay, where Mr Harrison was illness in January aged 79. An adored most. He was involved in research, appointed Director of Education for husband of Evelyn, father of Michael and among other things, on the metabolism the isle of Bute. Mr Harrison spent his Susi, grandfather of Taylor and Megan, of North Ronaldsay sheep; establishing last years at Erskine veterans’ home in he will be greatly missed. scrapie-free fl ocks and developing a Renfrewshire. Erskine’s chief executive, blood database of deer on the estates. He Major Jim Panton, said Mr Harrison Frank H Cameron (1940) carried on working doing locum stints would be greatly missed by all and that across the UK until the age of 80, when 23 April 1922 - 21 June 2010 it had been a privilege and an honour to his regular employers began retiring! care for him. Jack’s son and daughter, Frank Hugh Cameron attended Glasgow Chris and Jane, have said: ‘To others he Beyond his work, Gordon maintained Academy between 1929 and 1940. He was considered a war hero, but to us he a lifelong passion for sailing, continued passed away peacefully at Ninewells was much more than that. He was a his skills with the sabre, had a long Hospital, Dundee in June. Frank, aged family man fi rst and foremost as well as a association with Rotary, became a 88 years and of Kilconquhar, Fife was church elder, Rotarian, scholar, traveller founder member of Clan Lachlan and of a most dearly loved husband of Herriot and athlete.’ the Society of Antiquaries, was actively (née Tillotson) and a loving father to his involved with the Caithness Field Club four children and nine grandchildren. *Jack Harrison featured in a previous and Caithness Archaeological Trust and A service of thanksgiving was held at edition of Etcetera (Number 8, pages generally championed the heritage of Kilconquhar Parish Church on 29 June. 20-21): http://www.theglasgowacademy. Caithness. org.uk/ntga/community/etc.html Jack E Harrison (Academy Staff) Gordon K Maclachlan (1938) Alexander C Rutherford (1936) 18 December 1912 - 4 June 2010 3 August 1918 - 29 May 2010 12 July 1921 - 27 April 2010 Jack, or JE Harrison as he was known at Alexander (‘Sandy’) Rutherford attended Glasgow Academy, has died aged 97. A Gordon grew up in Helensburgh within Glasgow Academy from 1929 to1933. teacher of Classics at the school between an infl uential family of master bakers and He was a businessman, entrepreneur, 1945 and 1950, he was most-widely attended Glasgow Academy between and town councillor who enjoyed a known as one of the last survivors of the 1934-1938. In his youth he represented successful career in the concrete industry ‘Great Escape’. Scotland as a champion fencer and then and became a prominent fi gure in saw extensive service in the Indo-Burma Jack took part in the famous breakout Kirkintilloch and St Andrews. During theatre before a long and successful from Stalag Luft III in 1944, an event his lifetime he also gained a reputation career in veterinary practice and research. later immortalised on fi lm. He missed as an inventor and pioneered everything his chance to fl ee the camp when the Gordon qualifi ed BSc, MRVS from the from surface water drainage systems and German guards discovered the escape ‘Dick Vet’ (Edinburgh) in 1943. After refl ective road signs to wide-wheeled plot. Of those who broke out, only enlisting with the RAVC, he spent time caddy carts for golfers. three reached safety and – of the 73 on military farms in Lahore and carried Born in Kilmacolm, Sandy moved as recaptured – 50 were shot. Jack was out research on the respiratory disease a young child to Lenzie and after four working as a Latin teacher at Dornoch surra in Lucknow. He also saw active years at The Academy completed his Academy in Sutherland when he joined service in Arakan and at the Battle of secondary schooling at Merchiston. the Royal Air Force as a pilot. His fi rst Kohima. Gordon’s prime responsibility On the outbreak of WWII, he was mission, in November 1942, was to was to care for the mules, crucial to commissioned into the 54th Queen’s bomb German supply ships at the Dutch carrying artillery and equipment over Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry and port of Den Helder. But his aircraft mountainous terrain. On the way served in France, before later joining crashed under fi re from the ground and to supporting troops in Kohima, he the 13th Anti-Tank Regiment. On he was captured before being transferred developed giardiasis and was hospitalised his return to civilian life, his business to Stalag Luft III on the Polish border. in Dimapur, where he was visited by ingenuity and judgement saw him going Vera Lynn. He later noted: ‘She must On the night of 24 March 1944, about into partnership with a friend to form have heard I was coming; a slim, rather 200 prisoners prepared to escape through two new companies, Safeticurb, which nervous waif of a girl in a sweat-soaked a tunnel codenamed ‘Harry’. Jack, pioneered surface water drainage systems, bush jacket’. After the battle of Kohima, who was number 98 on the escape list, and Solway Products, both of which he Gordon caught malaria. This time, was in hut 104 waiting to go down the eventually bought over. Lady Mountbatten’s visit brightened his tunnel when the escape was noticed. He memories. Sandy also took a keen interest in local

28 Etcetera government and served on Kirkintilloch Town Council and Dunbartonshire County Council and later, when he moved to St Andrews with his wife, Wilma (the couple married in 1951), he became a member of St Andrews Town Council. Sandy was very involved in drawing up the 1974 St Andrews Links Act of Parliament which authorised the town council to hand over control of the courses to the St Andrews Links Trust and Management Committee - of which he became a founder member. His contribution to golf in general – and St Andrews in particular – was recognised by the R&A at a special presentation ceremony.

John M Terris (1964) 21 November 1948 - 31 January 2010 The Perfect Venue The Glasgow Accies’ Pavilion at Anniesland is a great venue John was the only son of Dr John (Jack) for weddings, birthday parties, meetings or any other family and Edith Terris and attended Glasgow celebration or business event. The Clubhouse is ideally-located Academy between 1956 and 1964. At with excellent road and rail transport links and there is ample school John enjoyed rugby, playing as private parking available on site. hooker throughout his career and was particularly proud of his place-kicking The facilities at Anniesland are free* for hire to all members of record against Hutchesons’ – apparently The Glasgow Academical Club. Prices for two-, three- (or more) his Peter Brown style rarely failed! course lunches, dinners and banquets are very competitive. Buffet banquets and suppers can also be arranged. The GAC Clubhouse John worked for a number of fi rms in also has a fully-stocked and very reasonably priced bar. what was to be a very successful career in the advertising industry. He worked Ken Barron and his team will be delighted to cater for your for the London Evening News, Wasey event’s needs. For any enquiries please contact Ken on: Financial, Foster Turner & Benson before joining Universal McCann 0141 342 5498 / 07939 551587. as Media Manager in 1975. Further promotion within the industry led to [email protected] an appointment as Media Director with *A small donation towards upkeep of facilities is always welcome! Dorland in 1981. His last appointment as Vice-Chairman at Chris Ingram Associates proved to be most lucrative due to his involvement in the company’s fl otation on the London stock market in 1989. He retired from CIA and spent a year working in New York followed, on his return to Britain, by various consultancy positions. In 1996 John and his wife, Mandy, moved to Cornwall where he continued to work on many diverse projects. This was followed by a move to the south of France in 2001. He embraced the life there in every way and was much involved with the local community, including their passion for rugby. Sadly, in the last few years John’s health failed and he died suddenly this year aged only 61. He leaves his wife and two sons, Andrew and James.

Etcetera 29 Dear Mark, specialised in churches and built many in Glasgow in the Victorian period, of various My 13-year old grandson Robbie’s denominations. birthday was on 12 May. I sent him a gift, a card and this letter. I have In 1943, Roydon Richards our school had stony silence in return. What do rector (head master) threw me out. He said you think? What would your GA I could sit my Final Examinations, but it 13-year-olds think? Was I too brutal, would be a waste of time as he would not too frank to compare Glasgow in 1941 pass me anyway. So I left and became with his careefree affl uence? Am I an apprentice Marine Engineer at J & G suffering from senile dementia? Weir’s who built ships’ boilers and marine pumps. They were very busy as hundreds Robbie, of ships were being torpedoed and sunk by It might interest you to know what I was German U-Boats, and the losses had to be doing at your age in Glasgow, Scotland. It made good. was 1941 and in the spring of that year In 1946 I was ‘called up’ to do my two Adolf Hitler’s Luftwaffe bombers were years National Service in the British Army. From our own targeting Clydeside. In March 14-15 It was fortunate for me that the army found 1083 people were killed and 1602 seriously correspondents qualities in me that Roydon Richards injured. In April 7-8 64 were killed and had not. I was sent to Mons Lines in 71 seriously injured. May 5-6, 7-8, 341 Aldershot, Hampshire, England where they The following letter accompanied a were killed and 312 seriously injured. package which arrived at the External trained me to be a Commissioned Offi cer. Relations offi ce at the end of April... The area where I lived (Queens Park) was I ‘passed out’ as a 2nd Lieutenant in the not a target area, but stray incendiary bombs RACV and was posted to Bielefeld on Dear Mr McNaught did fall in the area. My friends and I as the Rhine in Germany. At that time the schoolboys used to foray out on our bicycles Berlin Airlift began after Stalin closed down I live a couple of miles from Portavadie after the raids looking for shrapnel (parts of all entry to Berlin, by Britain, France or on Loch Fyne. This was the site for anti-aircraft shells) which fell to the ground. America. To prevent the population of Polphail Village, which was built in the We heard on the news or read in the papers Berlin freezing and starving to death, the 1980s to accommodate 500 workers who where houses were hit and sought them Allied Aircraft fl ew in fuel and food and were going to build oil rig platforms. out! To us boys it was exciting, but it could clothing. Mr Wedgewood Benn committed £20 not have been to my mum and dad, or my I worked with the Royal Air Force, and million of our money to construct this little sister June. We had had an area of American Air Force to fl y in bagged coal. white elephant, which was doomed the house strengthened so that if part of it German labour tied in 12-tons of coal from the start. No platforms were ever collapsed, we would be relatively safe. We into four-engined Skymaster aeroplanes. constructed, and the village which was would sleep there on air-raid nights. We The British Army acted as the aerodrome fully furnished and fi tted out in the most never went to the air-raid shelters in Queens controllers at Fassberg which had originally luxurious style had remained empty and Park because they were cold and cheerless, been a Luftwaffe fi ghter airstrip. unused to this date. The only residents smelling of urine and faeces! have been curious sheep whose corpses When I’d done my two years in the army, I The very last air-raid on Glasgow was made can be found in various sections of was demobilised. With my self-esteem and on the night of 23 March, 1943 when the building. As you can imagine, the confi dence restored, I sat my matriculation loss of life was small, but one of ‘Greek’ village has been vandalised and the harsh exams and started my fi ve year course, Thomson’s most admired churches was weather has taken its toll. qualifying on 7 July, 1956 MB ChB. In destroyed. My mum and dad’s bedroom 1958 I worked my way to Australia as the A couple of days ago, I was exploring looked out on this church and, as I watched ship’s doctor on MS ‘Rhexenor’ of the Blue this fascinating place with my grandson. it burn, the window glass in their room was Funnel Line. I worked for 50 years as a In the middle of what would have been too hot to touch! a vast refectory was a solitary brick. General Practitioner in Australia. Alexander Thomson (‘Greek’ Thomson) On top of this brick lay a book. As I Hope I haven’t bored you too much! enjoy reading Ray Bradbury, I brought was an architect who was greatly interested the book back home. On closer in ‘bizarre arrangements of Greek and Uncle John Egyptian ornament’, and used them in examination, I was amazed to discover John M Crombie (1944) that the book belonged to the GA a novel and highly personal way. He Library and should have been returned by 14/05/1992. Dear Sirs If you can trace the borrower, the Browsing through Etcetera No 11 and the article on Allan Alstead brought back a resulting fi ne should help towards the memory. It was Allan’s fi rst day and all boys from Morrison house were in the form refurbishment of the terraces that have room. The form master was GD Preston (the master in photograph on page 20). been purchased in Colebrooke Street! Mr Preston fl ung open the door a said loudly ‘ALSTEAD!’ - whereupon every boy Yours sincerely, stood up. Peter Bannatyne (1960) Harold S Couts (1953) 30 Etcetera To the Alumnus Team You asked, on page 20, who are the others in the photograph of the upper sixth. The answers are: Back row (l to r): CN Randell, PD Silvey (school vice captain and subsequently a master at GA), KE Aeberli, AJ Kerr Front row (l to r): NR Utechin (house captain, Albany), DM Dow (house captain, Morrison), MP Harper (school captain), Mr GD Preston, IM Begg (school vice captain), ANM Sinclair, CGG Aitken Thanks for another interesting edition of Etcetera! David Dow (1969) Dear Malcolm More happy memories were stirred when I turned to page 18 in Etcetera 11. The piper in the middle rank is Angus McDonald. By the early 50s he was appointed Pipe Major and I was a classmate. I remember when he was ‘made up’ he had to come to school on a Corps day with only the stripes of his rank sewn on his sleeves. The crowns were out of stock, I seem to remember, and he was a bit concerned that people might think he was a very long-serving cadet! The two pipers marching behind the sergeant on the near side are I think Lightbody and Belch. Other faces are a blank, I’m sorry to say. Many thanks for sending me another excellent issue. Peter Lyon (1953) Tax-free giving from the USA and Canada It is now possible to donate to Glasgow Academy from the United States with tax deductible benefi ts. The school was granted membership of the British Schools and Universities Foundation in December. The BSUF is classed by the United States Treasury Department as an exempt charitable organisation We are grateful to all those who contacted us in response to the photograph of Miss Walker’s class 1a of 1932/33 meaning all gifts from members of the school community from the USA are tax Names from photograph of Miss Walker’s class in last issue (page 23), courtesy of Stuart deductible. It is also hoped that in the McAlpine - ably assisted by Dan MacQuarrie and Grant Buchanan next few months, further to specifi c Back row (l to r) Marshall Gibson, Stanley Lindsay, Roy Crystal, Miss Walker, Kenneth Lockhart, requests from members of the school Charles Kelly, Kenneth MacDonald community in Canada, we will be able to offer equivalent tax deductible donor 3rd row (l to r) Ian Winning, Ian Macnaughton, Ronald MacLeod, Eric Campbell, Hugh Paton, benefi ts through The Glasgow Academy Robert Harrington Trust (Canada). 2nd row (l to r) David Galbraith (twin), Moffat??, Forbes Runciman, Bobby Jones, Kenneth For more information, contact Mark Cameron, Iain Orimston, Douglas Alexander, Hamish Galbraith (twin), Stuart McAlpine Taylor at [email protected] Front row l to r ?Johnstone, Bill Parks, Neilson Herbertson, Iain Gillies, Dan MacQuarrie

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