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No. 38 December, 1966

Editors-Patrick Grant Advertising Managers­ Ann Stuar, Joan Paterson. Staff Adviser-J. Thomson, M.A. Elaine Davidson.

Editorial

WE should like to extend a welcome to enthusiastic skiers from the school experi­ readers of this, the thirty-eighth number enced the thrill of skimming over long Alpine of the Grammar School. Magazine, and to pistes during the Easter holidays. express our appreciation toth to contributors Leaving Certificate results again reflected and to staff advisers who have made possible favourably on much hard work, while, in the its produc}ion. realms of sport, our skiers competed with I� the ,,,;orld at large, the Vietnam War success in inter-school competitions. Despite cau.ses great concern and unrest, while Ian mixed weather conditions, the Glenmore Smith's refusal to compro!Ylise with tJ1eBritish week-end again proved very popular. Government maintains tension in Africa. Our new school, so long a product of our This, coupled with our present national imaginations, is now fast becoming a concrete financial · difficulties-credit squeeze and pay reality, although the comprehensive system freeze-must indeed make Harold Wilson of education to be followed there is yet a wonder if life at the top is so enviable. subject of controversy. We may feel relieved that, with the exception of the influenza epidemic which In conclusion, we should like to say that was rampant in the school in the spring, ;n this number of the Magazine we have regular school routine continues harmoniously. chosen articles on their merits, while also bearing in mind the necessity for variety, and At Christmas, Grantown was again graced wish all our readers a Very Happy Christmas by a party. of French students who devoted foll<;iwed by good health and prosperity in much of their time to ski�ing, while, as· a the year to come. result of Mr · Corpe's efforts, a party of Happy in their work - Some of the Primary I infants. .

Enjoying themselves at the sanct box in the classroom are some of the Primary I infants. GRA.tMMAR SOHOOL MAGAZINE

SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs Stuart, Primary II, instructed senior Martin Riley, Derek McCulloch, Allan Grant pupils in First Aid for the· Duke of Edinburgh and Patrick Wood, carried off the Boyd Bronze and Silver Awards. Anderson Trophy in the Scottish Schools' Ski Race. The team won by a margin of 1.5 seconds. Moray and Nairn Secondary Schools' Cross-country Championships took place at Grantown on March 16. At the end of last session we lost two valuable members of staff in Mrs Mackfntosh and Mr Corpe. Mrs Mackintosh was retiring A party of 35 pupils and five adults spent after 20 years' service in the Grammar a most enjoyable holiday in Adelboden, School and Mr Corpe was leaving to take up a Switzerland, last Easter. new position in Falkirk High' School. Tributes were paid by Dr Bain, and both teachers were the recip'ients of gifts from the staff and Individual competitors and choirs trained pupils. by Mrs Calder, Music Teacher, were again successful at the Badenoch Musical Festival and at the Provincial Mod. Provost Miller's Cup for all-round achieve­ ment was won by David Macdonald. Former pupil Sandy Macdonald was licensed in April as a preacher of the Church In this year's S.C.E. examinations 21 of Scotland. pupils from Secondary 4 gained 97 0-Level passes. From Secondary 5, 22 pupils recorded 57 Highers and 24 0-Levels. From Secondary Twenty-four pupils and six adults par­ 6, 3 pupils added 3 Highers, one pass in ticipated in the usual week-end at Glenmore Dynamics and one in Analysis to their pre­ in May. vious quota. Two pupils, Susan MacGregor and Fred Anfield, achieved the School's possible of 5 Highers in Class 5, while Patrick The 1966 S.C.E. examinations began on Grant, Murdo Mackenzie, Ann Stuart, Carol April 20. Stuart and Sheri� Sutton each had 4 Highers -a very satisfactory performance indeed. Rosemary MacKinnon was awarded a £30 bursary in the Aberdeen University Oper. Bursary Competition. This year, at Edinburgh, Martin Jackson graduated B.Sc. with Honours in Pharma­ cology; David Davidson, B.Sc in Engineering; Mr Andrew Thompson, County Clerk to and Sandy Macdonald, B.D. (Hons.). Lindsay Moray and Nairn Joint County Council, was Stephen gained the Diploma in ·Social Studies, principal speaker at the prize-giving cere­ and Annette Dignan obtained her· D.A. At mony on June 30. Mrs Thompson presented Aberdeen; Maureen Macaulay completed her the prizes while Dr• Joseph Gr ant again training at the College of Education and Anne presided. Urquhart graduated M.P.S.

Susan P. MacGregor was Harvey Dux School re-opened on August 23 with a roll Medallist for 1966 with Ann G. Stuart runner­ of 476 - 262 Primary and 214 Secondary up. pupils.

Patrick Grant and Brenda Cooke were At the beginning of the session two new awarded Cairngorm Badges. members of staff were welcomed to the school -Mr John Cameron as Head of the Technical Department and Mr Robert Anderson as At the Moray and Nairn Inter-school assistant in the Science Department. Sports, we recorded our best results for several years with seven firsts, five seconds, and seven thirds. Allan Grant set up a new Mr Dugald Strachan, Elgin, took Physical record in the Intermediate Boys' 80 yards Education classes temporarily during the hurdles, slicing .5 seconds off the previous absence of Mr Ma.cArdle. best of 12.8 sees. Susan MacGregor and Sherie Sutton are The school team, consisting of Fred spending· a term in German Schools in the Anfield, Sherie Sutton, Stuart Macdonald, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe areas respectively. 4 GRA!MiiVIAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE

SCOTTISH CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION RESU LTS �1966 Class VI

David W. Grant - Arithmetic, Mathematics, Julia M. Fraser - Higher History, Science Applied Mechanics, Technical Drawing. ( Chemistry and Physics) . Mairi E. Grant-English, Arithmetic, Mathe­ David G. Macdonald - Elementary Analysis, matics, French, German, Homecraft. Valerie A. Grant-English, Geography, Arith­ Dynamics, HighClasser E nvg ineering Drawing. M. Rosemary Mackinnon-Higher Geography. metic, Mathematics, French, Chemistry. Patricia A. J. Gray -English, Arithmetic, French, Chemistry. David J. Anderson -Higher Mathematics, E. Anne M. G. Jack - English, Arithmetic, Higher Science ( Chemistry and Physics) , Mathematics, French, Homecra ft, Higher Engineering Drawing. Chemistry. Frederick J. Anfield-Higher English, Higher David A. MacGilvray - Arithmetic, French, Mathematics, Higher French, Higher WQ.odwork. Science ( Chemistry and Physics) , Higher Neil R. Maclure-English, Geography, Arith­ Engineering Drawing. metic, Mathematics, French, Chemistry. Brenda M. S. Cooke-Higher English, Mathe­ Ann McTavish-English, Arithmetic, Mathe­ matics, Higher French, Higher Homecraft. matics, Homecraft. Hilary C. Corpe - Higher English, Higher Michael J. Moir - Geography, Arithmetic, French, Hi·g · her Homecraft, Chemistry, Mathematics, Latin, Chem< istry. Biology. Beatrice G. P. Oliphant-Ens lish, Geography, Thomas A. Ferguson-Higher English, Higher Homecraft. Geography, French, Art. Joan M. G. Paterson -English, Geography, George A. Foy-History. Arithmetic, Mathematics, Latin, French, Catherine R. Fraser-Higher English, Higher German. French, Higher Homecraft, Biology. Charles D. M. Rennie-Mathematics. Patrick Grant-Higher English, Higher Mathe­ Andrew Smith-Mathematics, Physics. matics, Latin, Higher French, iiigher Alan C. Stuart-English, Geography, Arith­ Science ( Chemistry and Physics). metic, Mathematics, French. Physics, Ronald J. Laing-History, Technical Drawing. Applied Mechanics, Technical Drawing. Susan P. MacGregor-Higher English, Higher Joyce Telfer-Geography, Arithmetic, Mathe­ History, Higher Latin, Higher French, matics, Physics. Higher German. SCHOOL OFF!CIA!.S Murdo Mackenzie - Higher English, Higher Geography, Higher French, Higher Science ( Chemistry and Physics) . Ishbel M. Maclean-Higher English, French, BOYS Higher Homecraft, Chemistry, Biology_ School Captain-Patrick Grant. John E. Mclnnes - Higher English, Mathe­ Vice-Captain-James Stewart. matics, Higher French, Art. Football Captain-Allan Grant. Sheila A. Scally-Higher English, Mathematics, Vice-Captain-Derek Mcculloch. Higher French, Higher German. Athletics Captain-Patrick Grant. James F. N. Stewart-Higher English, Higher Geography, Chemistry, Applied Mechanics. Vice-Captain-Michael MacGruer. Ann G. Stuart-Higher Mathematics, Higher Curator and General Secretary-Michael Moir. Latin. Higher French. Higher German. House Captains: Roy-Patrick Grant; Revoan C. Carol Stuart-Higher English, Higher His­ -Fred Anfield; Revack-Allan Grant. tory, Higher French, Higher Science Vi:e-Captains: Roy-James Btewart; Revoan ( Chemistry and Physics) . -Derek McCulloch; Revack -Michael Sherie L. Sutton - Higher English, Higher MacGruer. Latin, Higher French, Higher German. Prefects-Fred Anfield, Neil MacLure, Alan Margaret M. Terris-Mathematics. Stuart, Grant Cumming, Charles Rennie, H. Anne Urquhart -English, Geography, Allan Grant, Michael MacGruer. French, Higher Homecraft, Chemistry. Donald G. Watt -Higher English, Higher GIRLS Head Girl-Susan MacGregor. Mathematics, HCliassgher IV Sc ience (Chemistry and Physics), Technical Drawing. Deputy Head Girl-Sherie Sutton. Hockey Captain-Ann Stuart. Vice-Captain-Rhona Cameron. Rhona Cameron-English, Arithmetic, Mathe­ matics, French, German, Latin, History. Secretary-Sheila Scally. G. Grant Cumming-English, History, Arith­ Athletics Captain-Judith Collyer. metiJ.c, Mathematics, French, Physics, Vice-Captain-Helen Grant. Chemistry. House Captains: Roy-Carol Stuart; Revoan­ Elaine Davidson -English, Arithmetic, Sheila Scally; Revack-Judith Collyer. Mathematics, German. Vice-Captains: Roy-Joyce Telfer; Revoan­ Sylvia Dimascio-English, Arithmetic, Mathe­ Mairi Grant; Revack-Ann Stuart. matics. Prefects-Ann Urquhart, Ann Stuart, Sheilo. Alistair W. Fraser-Arithmetic, Mathematics, Scally, Carol Stuart, Rhona Cameron, Technical Drawing. Elaine Davidson, Mairi Grant, Valerie Christine Gordon-Arithmetic, Mathematics, c.rrant, Ann Jack, Joan Paterson, Joyce Hotnecraft. Telfer. GRA.lvIMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 5

THOSE WHO SIT IN HIGH PLACES

SUSAN P. MACGREGOR (Head Girll is no while VALERIE GRANT of dwarf-life doubt keeping up the school's honour stature completes our devotees of learning. during her stay in Germany and we hope PATRICK GRANT (School and Athletics she returns sufficiently refreshed to Captain ai:id Joint Editor) has a "go" at practise some new disciplinary methods most school activities, but his classmates on the rowdy occupants of the junior are agreed that he not yet worthy of a cloakroom. place in the junior football team. SHERIE L. SUTTON (Deputy Head Girl) is JAMES STEWART (Vice-Captain) serves as another of our prefects who has departed a general handyman, but he must wonder to Germany. During her absence the if he is a prefect or a zoo-keeper as he cloakroom mirror has begun to show tames the little lions of the junior cloak­ distinct signs of neglect. room. ANN G. STUART (Hockey Captain and Joint ALLAN GRANT (Football · Captain) never Editor) appears to be planning a career beats a retreat either with the "Clan" connected with crime judging by her new beat group or the Clan Grant pipe band. taste in 'maigret' type rainwear. SHEILA A. SCALLY (Girls' Secretary) has DEREK McCULLOCH (Football Vice-Captain) requested us to issue a warning to all defends the goalmouth, takes any hurdle motorists in the Carrbridge area to be­ in his stride, negotiates the ski-slopes and ware of what she calls "the lethal scally­ jives apres-ski with equal ease. wag." MICHAEL MACGRUER (Athletics Vice­ C. CAROL STUART with her recently Captain). We regret his departure but acquired spectacles endeavours to put on wish him success in his new school. the air of a 'school marm' but is respon­ MICHAEL MOIR (General Secretary) is busy sible for some of the 'high jinks' which and bustling. His wit is "top of the pops", occur from time to time even in the but preserve us from his "music". prefects' cloakroom. Would technical expert · FRED ANFIELD RHONA CAMERON (Hockey Vice-Captain) retain his title of tallest boy without his · and her inseparable 'twin', ELAINE ftamboy.int hairstyle, or would his rival DAVIDSON, must be plotting to rob the six-footer, NEIL McLURE, take pride of Bank of Scotland because of their furtive place? communications. ALAN STUART is not a contestant for the Since taking to Saturday employment JOAN title but he may yet challenge Roy Emer­ PATERSON has become our connoisseur son. If Santa Claus does not present in confectionery and reminds us repeat­ CHARLES °RENNIE with a new alarm edly of her addiction to plum duff. clock, we shall have to pass round the hat, Meantime JOYCE TELFER has discovered a but, on his arrival, Charles makes a "titti­ better though less economical means of falarious" job of imitating Dicky Mint transport in her own mo-ped. and his friends. Among our common or garden prefects Completing our Prefectorial Staff is GRANT MARIE GRANT excels in Gaelic singing CUMMING, who does not blow his own and ANNE JACK produces exotic dishes trumpet-his breath is saved for his bag­ from the depths of the cookery... room, pipes.

SCHOOL DEBATING SOCIETY

The School Debating Society, now in its Matter of Opinion, which was highly success­ third year, resumed on 18th October for ful. This was followed by a full scale debate, session 1965-66 with a satisfactory member­ "Is Sixth Year Worth While?" with two sixth ship of twenty-four pupils from Classes IV, formers, Irene Edwards and Julia Fraser, as V and VI. David G. Macdonald was appointed the mainspeakers. Irene, for the motion, won to the chair and proved himself a reliable and by a margin of five votes. competent President. He was assisted in his Our programme continued with a general duties by Carol Stuart, Vice - President; discussion on the "Colour Bar," ·resulting in Patrick Grant, Treasurer; Ann Stuart, Secre­ a very heated debate, which was perhaps the tary; and Irene Edwards, Sherie Sutton and most entertaining of the whole session. Andrew Smith, three committee members In conclusion, a successful session of representing Classes IV, V and VI, while Mr "Does the Team Think?" was held, the panel Thomson replaces Mr Donaldson as Honorary answering the varied questions put to them President. by the audience. Due to bad weather conditions, exam­ The School Debating Society has thus had inations and an influenza epidemic, meetings an eventful year and with the recent addition of the Debating Society were postponed until of several new · enthusiasts the future of after the New Year. the Society looks very promising indeed. Our first meeting took the form of a ANN G. STUART (Secretary). GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE

6 "A NEAR MISS"

We had picked the particular resort of Val were walking out of the door with our drinks d' Isere in the French Haute Savoie because in our hands, my brother looked in the direc­ of its reputation for being "the experienced tion of the bus stance and exclaimed, "The skiers' paradise." Indeed its countless, long bus! It has gone!" I was quite incredulous ski-pistes packed with snow of varied con­ and scoffed at this remark, since the bus was ditions and its plentiful cable-cars, ski-lifts not due to leave for ten minutes, but, sure and tows, which made the runs so easily enough, as we turned in the opposite direc­ accessible, coupled with the Mediterranean tion and looked along the road to the city, we sunshine, made ski-ing a delight out of this caught a glimpse of the yellow bus disappear­ world. However, at first my brother and I ing round a corner in the distance. had not taken into account the remoteness of With a cry of despair I dropped my bottle the village and the complications of arriving of lemonade and ran up to a nearby police­ there. It was only when all other arrange­ man crying, "Our luggage! Stop the bus for ments were made, that we realised that to Val d' !sere." To speak English, of course, reach our destination involved taking a was my first reaction but I suddenly realised tedious, six-hour bus-trip from Geneva to the he did not understand a word, so, in my panic, mountains. Moreover, and more to the point, I called forth what French I could and ex­ this particular bus only made the journey on plained the sihiation. As soon as he had a Friday and a Sunday. Fortunately our flight grasped our predicament he called a taxi for was reserved for a Sunday, so this did not us and left us. I instructed the driver to daunt us. follow the yellow bus for Val d' !sere. He We duly arrived in Geneva on a glorious wasted no time and, although the bus was day at noon. The plane flew low the length well out of sight, he seemed to know what of the lake, which, a deep colour of blue with direction to go in. We sped along several the snow-covered Alps in the background, streets with me frantic in the back seat, · produced an effectively beautiful landscape. shouting, "Vite! Vite!" If we missed the bus, The bus for Val d'Isere was due to leave at the consequences would be disastrous, for the 3.30 p.m., before which time we intended next one was not till Friday, five days away. seeing some of the city. Much to our dis­ Eventually, however, we spotted the bus appointment, however, the left luggage lockers at the head of the queue at a set of traffic were not designed to hold skis, so we had to lights. No sooner did the traffic begin to wait with these at the airport. move, than the driver accelerated and, sound­ At 3 p.m. we spotted a conspicuous yellow ing his horn, overtook the cars in front, one bus, with 'Val d' !sere' on the front, drawn up after the other. Before we knew it we were at the main entrance. As we approached the passing the bus. I lowered my window and, bus the driver came to meet us and he loaded sticking out my arm, signalled it to stop. My our baggage and skis into the boot. We bought brother handed the driver a couple of notes, our tickets and checked with the driver that which he hoped was adequate. I blurted out the bus departed in half an hour's time. our sincere thanks and we dashed into the Feeling pleased that we at least had half an bus. Never have I been so thankful and hour to walk around, we left the bus and relieved. How near we were to losing our went up the steps to the balcony to view the baggage, our skis, and also our holiday in landing aeroplanes. After twenty minutes we Val d' Iser �! wandered back, stopp.,.ing at a cafe near the main entrance for a coco cola. Just as we SHERIE SUTTON, VI.

HOW HEAVY IS YOUR BRAIN? TOPSY-TURVY

The average brain weighs fifty-nine ounces I woke and from my bed did leap but the biggest brain ever known belonged to To find I'd never been to sleep. Oliver Cromwell. His brain is said to have I went downstairs to the kitchen below, weighed ninety ounces yet, in contrast, one of Then found I lived in a bungalow. the other heaviest brains was that of Ruston, I brushed my hair then, lo and behold! an ignorant labourer. I found I was completely bald. The brain of Byron, the poet. weighed I drank a cup of tea so hot seventy-nine ounces while that of Thackeray, My feet were frozen on the spot. the famous novelist, weighed only three I arrived at school to find it locked; ounces above the average. I walked straight in: I should have knocked. The brains of women are generally ten "Sunday the thirteenth" the calendar read: ounces lighter than those of men, yet many The month was February, or s.o it said. women are more than equal to men in intel­ I glanced at the clock to see the time; lect. This shows that the weight of the brain It waved its hands and began to chime. is irrelevant in deciding who is more intelli­ gent. So you think you're clever or are you Now was I late, or was I early, just a big head? Or had the world gone topsy-turvy? ALISTAIR W. JACK, IV. DOROTHY CARSE, 3a. Glt.A.t\IiMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 7 A VISIT TO A MOTOR SHOW AN EVERLASTING MEM_ORY

Last year, on the nineteenth of November, Tired though we all were after two days my father and I went to a motor show which of travelling, each one of us was struck by the was being held in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. majestic beauty of the snow-covered moun­ After a long, tiring journey we arrived at the tains towering high into the sky, the deep city. We had some trouble finding a suitable blue contrasting strongly with the white of parking place, but after about ten minutes' the snow. It was just like a Christmas card­ searching we found a vacancy about half a the colours, landscape-everything was per­ mile from the hall entrance. fect. I had imagined Switzerland to be similar After ascending the steps and passing to Scotland but I know nothing here that has through the turn-stiles we entered the hall, the same awe-inspiring magnificence which which seemed to be a forest of hi ghly-polished can be compared with those mountains and vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Around the deep ravines. interior walls of the large building I saw at The farther we journeyed into Switzerland least two hundred different stands advertising the more impressed I became. Forests and all sorts of accessories for cars. valleys had given way to white fields and The actual "body" of the show consisted picturesque chalets, many of which had bal­ of many European and most British makes of conies, and pictures engraved in the wood. cars and commercial vehicles. The largest One of the things which struck me most vehicle at the show was the massive "Magirus was that the chalets were dotted anywhere Deutz" tractor-unit, coupled to a fifty-foot­ and everywhere. There were no monotonous long, treble-axle semi-trailer. rows of houses, not even in the towns and The star attraction was Rolls Royce's new villages. Chalets continued all the way up model, the "Silver Shadow." This model has the mountains, in fact, they seemed to become many luxury refinements such as electrically more numerous the higher UJ ) they went. operated window , electrically operated radio As we journeyed on, . I found it was aerials, fully reclining front seats, and, most possible to see that even the chalets were remarkable of all, "booster" springs, which becoming modernised. It was easy to dis­ even up the weight distribution when the boot tinguish new buildings from old, as they were is fully loaded. not made entirely of wood. They seemed to The entry which I found most fascinating lack the homely atmosphere and quaint was a "Morris Mini Cooper S" with every one appearance captured by the wooden build­ of its body panels moulded in perspex. This ings, and we all agreed that the old-fashioned vehicle was accompanied by a model of a chalets were easily the nicest. Mini engine. One could see all the working I will never quite forget my first glimpse parts of the engine through the transparent of Switzerland with its Christmas card - cylinder head and engine block. appearance and friendly people.p I do not Reluctantly, we left the show, and returned think any other country ca. quite be com­ home after a very enjoyable day. pared with it, and I am sure . that each one of DAVID WATT, Illa. the party lucky enough to have been there SUMMER HOLI DAY IN AMERICA, 1965 cherishes the same wish - to return there some day in the not too distant future. * RHONA* *CAMERON, V. Last summer I flew to America to visit a cousin who lived near Chicago. My mother travelled with me to London and put me in charge of the Personnel Officer at London . . . On the last day in Switzerland we Airport. He put me on the 'pl.ane, a T.W.A. went to Berne. I thought Berne was a beauti­ Boeing 707 Jet. During the flight we were ful, clean, well-planned city compared , to entertained by a film, and arrived at Chicago London. First of all we went to see gardens, to a temperature of ·so•. where there was a pond in the middle of The heat continued during my three weeks' which is the statue of a woman whose head stay there and I practised swimming daily. I is imprinted on the back of Swiss coins, played baseball and American football, which Above her was a sphere symbolising the resembles British rugby, with boys who llked world, round which were five . children, hold­ my Scottish accent. I was surprised by the ing hands. These children are supposed to variety of ice-creams and sandwiches avail­ represent the continents. We also saw the able. During a visit to Decca recording studios Parliament buildings, and scratched the I watched my cousin record a record with his wooden bear's feet to bring us luck. The bears clarinet. in the bear pits looked very cute catching the On my return journey, my cousins took me food which was specially prepared for them. to New York, where I visited the World Fair, We then saw the famous clock tower where a saw the Empire State Building, the Statue of robot man strikes the hour with a hammer. Liberty, Broadway, and stayed overnight in a At five to the hour animals go round in a skyscraper hotel. I boarded a B.0.A.C. Boeing circle beside the clock. 707 jet and, during the flight, I had the privi­ After shopping, we caught the train which lege of visiting the cockpit of the 'plane. The took us out of Switzerland into France. Fol­ controls seemed to be very complicated. We lowing a rather choppy Channel crossing we landed at Prestwick, where my mother met caught the night express to Aviemore. me. DAVID MILLAR, la. JOAN NEILSON, IVa. GR1AlVIMAR SOHOOL M.AGAZIN"c:E

L - THE SIGN FOR "LETHAL" DRIVER

Learning to drive can be one of the most As soon as he sees that the pupil can start hair-raising experiences one can enyoucounter­ the car fairly well and can manipulate the especially for the ever-patient driving­ gears with comparative ease, he decides it is instructor. After all, how would feel if time for the pupil to become accustomed to you were sitting beside a novice who had the traffic in the town. Once again in his never even sat behind the. wheel before? This driving career he encounters stalling, especi­ novice, erratic in his approach to driving, ally at traffic-lights and zebra crossings, turns into a demon at the beginning when resulting in a chorus of horns behind him as asked to start the car by himself; instead of the other drivers are not so patient as the having a smooth take-off there follows a instructors. succession of intermittent stalling, better "Now don't panic, you'll be all right; just referred to as "kangarooing." start the car in the usual way and take your "Take it easy," the instructor pleads, "you time." However, the red light has changed to have absolutely nothing to worry about. I am amber and into green, but there is still no quite confident in? your driving so why response from the pupil, half-frightened out shouldn't you be " he adds, wondering of his wits at the confusion, wondering whether to make a hasty exit before it is too whether the tutor would object to his jumping late. out of the car and attempting a quick retreat; As the pupil progresses along the road, the so there is no alternative for the instructor instructor constantly warns him to keep into l but to brake with the help of the dual control, his own lane and not to venture too close to thus preventing an accident, preserving his that ci.r in front. However, the infallible sanity and probably giving him a longer lease beginner has other ideas:- of life. "I wish that slow-coach would speed it up After he has recovered from the initial a . bit, I'm getting impatient following his tail shock of town traffic, he gradually improves all the time." So, with these thoughts racing and thus becomes more confident, but his through his head, he decides to surprise his teaching days are not over yet! What about instructor by demonstrating to 'him how well reversing and three-point turns? This is in­ he can overtake that car in front. Conse-. deed a delicate subject as the · pupil finds it quently, without a sign of warning to any almost impossible at first to fulfil h t e instruc­ other vehicles that might be coming behind, tor's wishes. Instead of reversing slowly in he suddenly branches out over to the other the normal manner, the novice shoots back at lane, ready to overtake. The instructor, by a terrific speed, leaving a cloud of dust and a this time, has realised what his pupil's inten­ speechless instructor in his wake. However, tions are, so, with the aid of the "dual con­ practice makes perfection, so the teacher has trol," he slams on the brakes and tells the to tolerate hours of reversing, hoping that the - pupil to come back into his own lane to prevent pupil will "see the light" one day. an accident. Whatever patience the instructor And so to the driving test! might have had has now completely vanished The moment of "To be or not to be" has -the pupil is immediately told to stop, arrived; the tension indescribable; the pupil before the formerly benevolent instructor fears that his test is a fate worse than death, comes to the end of his far from complimen­ and now feels further instruction would have tary invective. By now, the over-confident been beneficial. Neverthless the tutor's infinite pupil who once thought that ·after a few hours of teaching were not in vain. lessons he was ready for the "ton-up" is wait­ My heartiest congratulations go to the ing for his next instruj'.!tion, anxious to please driving instructor: but, sir, if you don't mind his teacher. However; this is not the end of my saying you have an unenviable pro- reckless driving as every teacher knows full fession! J well;· SHEILA A. SCALLY, VI.

OBITUARY- Mr X. P. Z. GROZZLES, M.A., B.Sc.

It was with deep regret that we learned any misbehaving pupil. (The death of thirteen of the tragic death of Mr Grozzles, a well pupils one morning was not, as was rumoured, loved and deeply respected member of Gran­ due to Mr Grozzles' increasing the voltage, town Grammar School. We cannot feel but but to an electric fault.) Other members of horrified at the brutal means by which Mr staff have followed Mr Grozzles' example, and Grozzles was murdered by a member of Clas� this may be the cause of the increased number IVa and his head placed on top of the school of truancies in Grantown School. gates. Mr Grozzles is survived by his eleventh Mr Grozzles will be remembered as the wife (and probably by most of the other ten) first member of staff to put into practice the and by three grown-up sons now residing in "Electric Desk." This was a system devised a well know establishment in Peterhead. by certain members of staff by which the -A Mourning Pupil. teacher could press a switch on his desk which would give a small electric shock to SIMON MACAULAY, IVa. 9

GToAMIMAR SOHOOL MAGAZINE PICNICS

Picnicking is not a subject about which meat outside his cave with his family on a one often speaks or writes but it is none the sunny afternoon! Since then numerous types less an interesting one. Rather surprisingly a of picnics have evolved-beach picnics, farm lot can be said about it and it is difficult to picnics, spur-of-the-moment picnics, lunch know where to begin in classifying the various picnics, tea picnics, elaborate picnics, simple types of picnics. Probably the most common picnics, and barbecues. There is something is the family picnic. This is the type whereby about good food, beautiful scenery and fresh one sunny Sunday afternoon someone, usually air which is irresistible to. almost everyone. a young son or daughter, annoys his or her Some things may change but picnics go en father so much that he is glad to emerge from for ever' the once peaceful sanctuary of the Sunday SUSAN MACGREGOR, Sec. VI. paper and drive the whole family, complete with tea and sandwiches, into the countryside, AN EXCITING HOLI DAY where a suitable place is selected for the picnic to be devoured, usually by the "some­ one" who first suggested it. Perhaps this is This year, during the summer holidays J an unfair representation of the family picnic went to visit my father in Nigeria. Finally which is often a genuinely happy affair but the great day arrived and at· four o'clock I it has to be admitted, there can be compli­ rushed home because we had to be in Inver­ cations, such as wasps falling in the jam, ness at five o'clock to catch the 'plane ·to bread and butter being brought without a London. When we arrived we found that the knife, the baby refusing to sit on prickly 'plane was cancelled. My mother was ve·ry heather and squealing loudly for his high upset because it was not the first time that chair, and, perhaps most maddening of all, sort of thing had happened. But we took the finding an idyllically peaceful spot only to night train to catch the V.C. 10 to Lagos the have it invaded a few moments later by next day. another family with the same idea. Everything worked out well and we arrived The "outing" type of picnic suffers other in Sapele after a good trip. Sapele is situated hazards. This is the type of picnic at which on the Niger Delta in the Midwest regiort of for some reason, unknown even to meteor­ which Benin is the capital. Sapele is quite a ologicat· officers, it always seems to rain. large town and there are -quite a few Euro­ Wisely the organisers usually provide some peans, many of whom work in the Timber or mean of shelter at the destination "just in in the Plastics factory_ case it rains." As it usually does, the entire I was shown round the Plywood factory company huddle in a dusty barn munching where my dad works as an engineer. It was the allocated number of buns and chocolate a very interesting experience and it taught biscuits, drinking lemonade and generally me a lot about the making of plywood. Firstly enjoying themselves, for, despite the hazards, the logs are floated down the river on huge this type of picnic is frequently a success. rafts, usually a hundred yards or more long. Still it has to be admitted, the picnic is not Then_ they are taken into the mill to be sawn in its heyday. up into strips. These strips are ·then glued In the Victorian era it had a much more together and heated to a high temperature to romantic role. The · idea was that any young stick. They are then packed and shipped on lady who had marriage in her eye should ocean-going vessels which come right up the dress up most beguilingly in a demure white river. frock, lavishly pack a wicker picnic basket, if I spent most of my time at the Sapele club possible with cold chicken and.-·chilled wine, where most of us met. Really it is the only and sit under a shady tree (preferably in place to go. There one _finds . a· nine-hole golf June - more chance of the weather and course, tennis and badminton courts, table scenery being just right) . After a delicious tennis, a swimming -pool and a cinema. meal the unsuspecting young man was sup­ Quite a lot of people used to go to Abraca. posed not to lie back in the sun and fall asleep Abraca was a small township on the banks but to propose. Unfortunately there are no of a river not more than twenty feet across, records as to whether or not this method was but very deep and crystal clear. It was also successful. suitable for swimming in, but very cold. Nowadays the picnic is certainly less It is amazing how quickly one's holidays romantic and has in many cases been pass and, before I knew it. it was time to go modernised but equipment for this super up­ home. My journey took me to Benin; the to-date type of picnic can cost a fortune. The nearest airport. From there i · flew to l.agos. true addicts will, however, go all out to get it. At Lagos we were escorted off the 'plane by She (picnic planners are invariably women) armed guards arid on arrival at· the ·airport will acquire folding chairs and tables, a large lounge all our suitcases were opened and matching range of plates, cups and saucers searched by soldiers. We heard later that (unbreakable, of course!) , cutlery down to three Africans had been arrested and locked the last tea spoon, a kettle and small stove, up. Seemingly this happened every day. But and even a tea pot, before she is satisfied that we left without trouble the next day, and I she is picnicking "properly," although, in fact, arrived at Aberdeen the same day. she is destroying the essence of the picnic Now I have started school after a most which probably goes back to the days of enjoyable holiday which passed too quickly, primitive man, munching away at his raw SANDY SMITH, Ila. 10

AN AFTERNOON'S OUTINGGR.A.1 '1,MARIN THE SCHOOL MAGAZI:NETHE TAY ROAD BRIDGE 21st CENTURY

h h h h T e latest building projecth in Scotland­ As it was a fineclay, I t oug t I would go T e Tay Road Bridge- as now been com­ for a walk in my amphibian, so called because pleted and is open to the public. h · it floats along the road and swims in the sky. The bridge, which was started t ree and a h I started up and drove along the clothes line, half years ago and cost a total of six million h h w ich acted as a runway, and took off. As I pounds, crosses the broad hTay from Dundeeh h descended into t e sky, I could seel t e land to Newport, in Fife, a lengt of one and a alf 'spread out above me. I sudden y braked be­ miles. T e bridge is sixty feet wide,l has cause a traffic warden waved a foot at me forty-two spans and the deck is four-h aned h and told me to stop. A herd of flying-fish with a central pavement between t e dual crossed t e road behind me. I started up carriageways for pedestrians. h h h again and soon I passed a Zebra fish-crossing. The building of the bridge involved t e After t at t e road went up steeply and I knocking down of many buildings in Dundeeh soon submerged above the clouds. in order to build new roads leading onto t e h h When it started raining I put on some sun­ bridge. One of theseh mahny buildings - a tan lotion. A bit furt er along t e road I saw famous structure, w ich t e peopleh of Dundeeh h h l an Air Force Subm9.rine, which was camou­ unwil ingly parted with-was t e Royal Arc , h . flaged wit ' red and w ite stripes. It looked built to commemorate Queen Victoria's visit h l "more like a signal t an a submarine. A man to Dundeeh in 1844. Now instead of the Royah h h was sitting on t e deck beside an air-gun, Arc and other very old buildings along t e fis ing'for birds wit l a piece of cord. He shot banks of the Tay, one sees very modern roads h a blood-hound missi e at us from his gun. It and flyovers. l wen't wide· but it soon smelt us out, coming To make t e bui ding of the bridge easier, up in· our rear and smashing us intoh a temporary structure was built. The tem­ smithereens. The amphibian dived up to Eart porary bridge was erectedh in two parts. oneh h and ,C,,e dlci a perfect kangaroo· landing. When part starting from t e Dundeeh h end and t e h i' arrived nome I put er into bed with some other from Newport. W en t e two parts h Cast.or-oil (I use t at instead of Castro]). I clicked into positionh on Februaryh 15, 1965, the · think s e stilt· feels some bad effects from provosts of bot towns met on t e centre. h �hat day'. . . . There were several mishaps during t e IAN DUNLOP, 3a. building.h Five men were killed while workingh h ON DRESSIN,G A . on t e bridge. One man went overll wit a locomotive, anot er slippedh and fe into the deep,h ice-cold water and t ree were drowned w en a section ofh the temporary bridge col­h Rea'ct this' 'first: h h l lapsed. Probably t e biggest set-back was t e "w'otk carefu ly and patiently. death of Mr William Logan, the ead of t e _Handle ·mod�l ge�tly but firmly. firm building the bridge. h h L·ay 'out ailh' parts be,�ore assembling. On August 18, a large crowd assembled on th e banks of the Tay and hat t e entranceh to .. Note:· Subject s ould be suitably secured h h h ; a( this stage: t e bridge to welcome t e Queen Mot er, '.Do· not• ·R'use . .cement. ,. ·,, at any time. w o opened the bridge. .In er opening speec the Queen Mother spoke of the great import­ ' h iiistructions ance this bridge was to play, not only for ,1. �ath ,.sub. Jec;t c

"DOORS"

According to the dictionary, a door is "a a prospective e mployer. In this case the hinged barrier for closing the entrance to a nervous, irresolute s tudent awajts, sick wi th building," and as we pass a row of houses, apprehension, while he s tares vacantly at the each door appearing to resemble perfectly its glass - p anelled door marked "Personnel-._. neighbour, we are inclined to contemplate no Officer," unlil he is summoned. H e rri;i. y be · aspect of a door other than its composition. fortunate and secure a remunerative posifion, We may see small doors, large doors, plain or he may not be offered any post, but, if he doors or ostentatiously ornamented doors is not, he may find consolation anp. regain guarding humble dwellings or great mansions, courage from the old quotation, "where one but unless the subject of this dissertation has door closes another opens." ... , any particularly unusual characteristic we Like the young child w hose ho·me is are apt never to recall to mind any specific deserted, or the youth who, remains une.m­ door we see. Those we do remember, we see ployed, we all find "locked' doors" throughout merely as cumbersome blocks of inanimate li.fe's journey, and seeing no solutipn to our wood, perhaps painted red, or green. Yet t o immediate p roblems, we are .inclined to feel the inhabitants of the domain to which this somewhat depressed. But let, us retain our door belongs, it holds the key to their comfort faith a nd almost invariably we shali discover and inward satisfaction of home life. Does a that hard w ork or piirseve:rance or a recip�· nervous infant who has only recently begun comprising both these ing redients, �µrmc;,unts his organised education not experience a each hurdle as i t approac:'nes, a ilq siii;iplies the wonderful sensation of reg ained security on correct combination ·to release the · intricate crossing the threshold of his own home? But lock and allow p assage through the f ormerly should he instead encounter a locked door. "closed entrance." how great is his distress. Such is the power PATRICK GRANT, VI . of a lock. Each summer thousands of young adults­ HIS SWEETEST B IT E the· school le avers-shake loose the bonds of their former life to pursue their vocation. They, like the fox cub on first venturing from In 1651 a skirmish was f ought at Inver­ the door of its e arth, tread very warily and lochy, n ow Fort-William, between Cameron cautiously. The wider horizons of their new of Lochiel with thirty of his followers and environment cannot but at least be a little about two hundred of General Monk's soldiers, frightening to · these ine xperienced youths. who had come to Inverlochy to carry off cattle They are the members of society who benefit and cut down trees for wood. In the ensuing most by ·having an acquaintance, however skirmish many o f the English troops were -·· unfamiliar, in their new habitat, for in this killed whereas Lochiei and ,:most o f his context it may t ruly be said that "one open followers escaped. door leads to another." However, there is a stor;Y that, w hile Another occasion in which the juvenile in pursuing some fleeingE nglish soldiers, Lochiel particular is extremely preoccupied with was jumped upon b y o ne of the s trongest and doors is the ordeal of his first interview with MY V I LLAGE bravest o f the English officers, who had observed Lochiel's pursuit o f the s oldiers and had retired behind a bush until h e came up. The combat was f ast and furious, the When I had to depart from Grantown-on-Spey himEng lishman having the advantage in weight To the village of Nethy I c ame• .. to stay. and strength but t he young Lochiel exceeded How dull life would be was my speculation in ni mbleness and agility. They closed But how very far wrong was my anticipation. ll'Jon e ach other and at close grips rolled upon In local history it abounds the gr ound, all the time fighting despera�ely Indeed within a castle's grounds to attain the upper hand. At last the English­ 'Tis said that N ethybridge can boast man w as on top but, while stretching out to Of having in i ts midst a ghost! grasp his sword, which had f allen upon the ground he e xtended his neck ove'r the f ace of . ·where I live in a crescent t here are lots of the chi�f. Lochiel promptly took " his sweetest people bite" and the b rave officer fell back dead. And over the river we can view the c hurch blood gushing from h is throat. steeple. The s tory goes that some mont_hs later There's an old rustic bridge where we have Lochiel, w hile down in London, entered a lots of fun barber's shop f or a shave. On finding olit 'Cos it shivers and shakes when across it we that he w as f rom the Highlands the b arber run. began a tale of w oe about his son, who had been p osted up north with h is regiment. One But t he e vent for which Nethybridge is well day while engaged in combat with a small renowned band of Highlanders he had his throat bitten Takes place every y ear in the football pitch by some wild Highlander, "and," finished the ground. barber, b randishing his razor threateningly, There's athletics and dancing and lots of side­ "if I had that wild man in the p osition you shows. are in now I w ould slit his throat from ear to To the Nethybridge Games everyone goes. ear." SHEILA MILLAR. l a. GRANT CUMMING, V a. GRAJ.viiMAR soiiooi, MAGAZI�

MONTMATRE

While sight-seeing in Paris this summer I inquisitive tourists but continue with their was fortunate enough to visit many famous task. Parisien buildings and monuments. I was In the background rises the greenish-white greatly impressed by the old quarters, and spire of 'La Basilique de Sacre Couer,' which like most tourists I was particularly attracted had really been the main object of our visit to Montmatre, characterised by its world­ to these quarters. Therefore we betook our­ famous artists, inspired by its picturesque and selves, perhaps somewhat reluctantly, to gaze quaint setting. From the centre of Paris we at the paintings inside this church and climb took the Metro in the direction of Montmatre the dome in the inside to view Paris. and afterwards continued on foot through the ANN STUART, VI. streets of the less desirable district of Paris, 'La PigaJ1e,'. which comes alive at night with A GIRL'S VIEW OF FOOTBALL its numerous cafes and night-clubs. In order to reach the well known 'Place au Tetre' situated on the summit of 'La Butte de Football! I've ·never seen such a stupid Montmatre'-the knoll on which Paris was and worthless sport. I honestly don't see how founded-one must climb the steep, narrow 50,000 football-crazy men, boys and some streets and countless stairs of Montmatre. ladies and girls can stand in the rain and Everywhere the ancient houses are sadly in a watch such antics: If only they would stop state of dilapidation and disrepair. and consider for a while what clowns they are As we climbed higher we glimpsed, be­ making of themselve·s. They are all dressed up tween ,the houses on our left, the old windmill in the hats and scarves of the team's colours, in the Rue tepic of Montmatre which gives not to mention the · rattle they take just to a somewhat rustic appearance to the quarter. make a noise when a goal has been scored Many famous artists who were brought up or their team has had some kind of advantage. and spent their lives in Montmatre featured Each one is like an overgrown baby in a thi_s windmill in their paintings and even to­ pram with its rattle making a noise to amuse day its beauty .is a source of inspiration for itself. the .modern artists. What a noise they make! . . . "Shoot! Suddenly the narrow street opens out onto Foul! Penalty! Ref." Instead· of having one the 'Place au Tetre' where artists have set up referee there are 50,000 of them refereeing their easels .around the open-air or rather the one game of football. When a goal is terrace cafe and produced palettes and paint­ scored the stadium simply erupts, the hats go brushes to sketch or paint portraits of any flying into the air, scarves and banner_s are willing customers. waved about as if a hurricane had hit them. Although I did not have my portrait Then the crowd burst out singing the team's painted it was fascinating -to watch the artists song. The Church choir · is nothing to their at .work, who are in no way embarrassed by singing, or so they think. HOCKEY DISASTER As a non-fanatic of this meaningless game to try to win cups and to be at the top of the league, I strongly object to men being paid After the ball was centred, £100 per week or more. Worse still, the foot­ After the whistle blew, ball club has to pay thousands, just to have a The Fochabers team got started, so-called footballer in the team. All they do And after the ball they flew. is kick a ball back and fore for ninety minutes on a Saturday afternoon. I also object on It went from one to another behalf of many girls who have to sit on a At such a terrific speed Saturday afternoon for at reast the· n.inety And before we realised, 0 brother, minutes during which a game of football is They were one goal in the lead. being played which our brothers would like to see. This is true especially when Celtic play Our forwards they were hopeless, e They simply could not score, Rangers, for these teams are supposed to b the best in Scotland. Our half-backs were no better, The general opinion of this game is that . Our defence was worse than poor. footballers themselves are ruining it because The goals came in quick succession, they are no longer playing- football for the Our keeper was amazed, love of sport, but for the money only. This There was a really deep depression, attitude of footballers is keeping many sup­ And all our team seemed dazed. porters away so I suppose that is the only good thing about it. At half-time we were five behind, CAROL JAMIESON, 2b. By the end that score was doubled, Our opponents were anything but kind, And we were sorely troubled. There was a young fellow called Max, At last the full-time whistle came, Who filled his pocket with tacks. We all were so relieved, He thought he was clever Fochabers had played a glorious game Although he could never And we were sorely grieved. Sit down on a chair and relax. MARGARET MACGREGOR, IVa. IAN GRANT, Ia. GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 13

SW ISS HOLIDAY STONE AGE GIRL

At last! After many months of eager wait­ If I'd a chance I'd go right back _ ing our big day arrived when thirty pupils Ten thousand years B.C. and five grown-ups departed from Grantown I'd like to be a Stone Age girl by bus to the railway junction at A viemore, Wild, untamed little me. the only station which is still open in this area. We boarded the London train in which I wouldn't have to rise from bed; we all had sleepers. The attendant did not There wouldn't be a school, cherish the idea of having thirty school And I've been thinking over things, children aboard his section of the train, as we I'd do - be - a - utiful. soon all found out. Despite our hushed whis­ pers I am sure very few of the passengers To start with I would have a pet, within a radius of two carriages had much Dmosaur if you please, sleep that night, thanks to a record-player I'd teach it how to wag its tail which was constantly in use during the twelve Among the apple trees. hours we were on board. On arrival at Euston Station, London, the Instead of banisters, its back next morning we were all beginning to feel Would be a special treat. the worse of a rather tedious journey. We I'd wear out of my animal skins went sight-seeing in London. The one famous The part they call the seat. place which everybody makes a point of going to see is Buckingham Palace. Among the I"d make a point of leaving other places we visited were 10 Downing Some future booby-traps Street, Houses of Parliament, The Old Bailey, To catch those archceologists, The Cenotaph, Trafalgar Square with its Those ancient history chaps. famous pigeons. We were given several guides to show us over the printing works and offices In time my carvings on the wall of "The Evening Standard." We were shown Would lead them foot by foot how to use teleprinters, and in the time we To where I'd left a whacking load were being shown around, there were two Of pre-historic soot. editions of "The Evening Standard" printed. We were all supplied free of charge with a Yes, I could have a super time copy of each edition. As a little Stone Age nipper. The one thing that would worry me But however long we would have liked to Would be the Stone Age slipper. stay in London, it was Switzerland we were bound for. Once more we boarded the train, MARY McINNES, IVa. this time for Folkestone from where we were to take the boat to Calais. Despite the fore­ "THE SPACE gone conclusion that everybody would be sea­ ,. sick, the Channel was very calm and, luckily, :_; AGE ' nobody was. On arrival at Calais we had a little time to spend before boarding the train Although 'twas only recently for Basle. For this stage of the journey we The clever human race had couchettes, after which I will never again Thought of sending people criticise the British Railways' services. There Into outer space, were six to a compartment. Each bunk had one blanket, one sheet and .a very small They have made great progress pillow, but we were all very giad to get some And many rockets fly sleep .... Among the stars and' planets ANNE JACK, V. Far teyond the sky. The astronauts need courage SCHOOL And plenty patience too, For it is quite a long time Before their ordeal's through. School is such a boring place, They travel at terrific speeds Learning every day; And need a head for heights And lessons in the evening As they fly above the Earth So I can't get out to play. Through many days and nights.

I wish we had five days off Some people find it thrilling And only two in school, To fly among the stars But then I'd not learn anything Seeing other planets- And I'd only be a fool. Like Jupiter and Mars. So maybe it is just as well But in the mystic future, That we are taught to learn, Maybe late or soon, Because when we are older People will be moving We have to work to earn. To live upon the moon. JAMES FRASER, Ia. MAIRI FRASER, IVa. 14 GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE

THE SIX WEEK INVASION LIFE ON THE MOORS

They were first spotted on the seventeenth have been brought up in Dava, a little day of July-six of them in all, clothed all in wonderland about six miles from Grantown. black with patches of white here and there. Dava, like many places in Moray, is rich in Each looked very mysterious and it was a Nature. A walk across the ocean of purple wonder to everybody how they had arrived. heather will bring you u pon hares, rabbits, To begin with they just lay there listlessly grouse, partridges, deer, the rare sight of a and of course they were the centre of attrac­ fox or a wild cat, and many birds. tion. Almost everybody in the village came to If you bother to walk over the .moor and to find out what exactly these invaders were like. the tops of the hills, a tremendous panoramic Every day they were inspected by someone view of Lochindorb can be achieved. Lochin­ to see if any change had taken place over­ dorb is a beauty spot which g leams in a night. Naturally they were kept apart from summer's day like a diamond set in rich the rest of the population almost as if they green. There are the r uins of a castle in the were in quarantine. It seemed to be instinctive middle of the loch, which can be reached by a to the people in the village to do this-some rowing boat. Lochinelin, a little loch near the strange power seemed to govern everybody, roadside, has a small floating island in it, compelling them to . take care of the intruders. which proves to be a breath-taking sight for Then, miraculoti'sly, they began to grow passing motorists. and their faces began to straighten out so One of the most moving experiences I. have that they didn't lo.ok quite such freaks. had is to walk to a p lace where you get a The days passed and still they didn't move good view; then to stop in absolute wonder_ at around much until one day the people woke the sight of everything-the hills, the burns, up to find all the flowers and plants in their the small woods, the few houses and farms, • gardens ruined and the newcomers wandering and the winding road which is moving with· around the village. traffic. . Then slowly their minds began to form. If I think a person benefits in three ways if anyone tried to annoy them in any way the he or she lives close to Nature. They have oddities attacked-apparently without feeling good health, peace of mind, and are able to for any of the human race. Anything they appreciate the simple things of life. The could get their hands on they ruined­ humming of bees, the croaking of frogs, the cushions, old slippers, clothes, all were chewed cries of wild cats and foxes are a sort of and bedraggled by the time these st range music to the country man. It is only in the creatures had finished with them. The people wilds you can see and admire God's work. · in the village looked on helplessly as if In winter Dava is often cut off from mthe entranced. outside world by snow blizzards which so. e­ Four weeks passed, and five, and still times leave drifts ten feet high on the road. nothing happened. At last, when they were It is then you are awakened through the night six weeks old they were separated and each by someone who is wanting to borrow a one went to a different family where it would spade, a p lace to shelter, or a telephone, _and be well looked after. S oon all six puppies to give their car a p ush. were house-trained and seemed quite grown­ Dava to me is a better place to live than up. any city or town. It is like a paradise to the ELAINE DAVIDSON, Va. ... honest, hard-working country fellow. BONNIE STRATHSP EY DAVID McDONALD, 3b . M Y O PINION

The heather is p urple, the pines are dark green, And far in the distance the Cairngorms are There is a farmer in the glen, seen. Black cattle are his hobby, I gaze at the hills and the moors and I say, When I went down to lend a hand "Oh, this is my home, in Bonnie Strathspey." He fed me in the lobby. The curlew is calling, the eagle soars high, The deer wander free and the startled grouse He asked me to come back again, cry. But I to him did say, A hawk, hovering high, is watching his prey Oh, no!-You are the meanest man While I wander ever in Bonnie Strathspey. In all the length of Spey. JANE MACAULAY, Ila. COLIN FINLAYSON, lb. GTuAMiMAR S(IBOOL MAGAZINE 15 A New School for Grantown

With the founding of the village of Gran­ children and necessary Attendants, but t his town two hundred years ago, a serious educa­ last cannot be supposed to produce anything tional problem was· created, as the nearest for the first year. school l ay at Cromdale, three miles away on The whole is under Mr Grant's Inspection the other bank of the Spey. Sir James Grant, and Direction. the founder, could not be ignorant that the It is expected the d ifferent Boards for the void required filling, for two years earlier Encouragement o f Industry will think this his close friend and adviser, William Lorimer, Scheme worth promoting. had written to him on the necessity of Children at t his Assylum will likewise be education in the following terms:- taught reading a nd writing as far as is neces­ [Sir James] ... 'should desire the Ministers sary for Business - There will be a prize to look out for ingenious Boys in their contended for annually - Those who come Parishes, t hat they may be bred for School­ off victorious to have a Badge o f Honour, and masters and Teachers, of which Profession a strong recommendation f rorr'i Mr Grant there's a great want in the Country, owing to when they a re fit for Business. the great Encouragement that young men This Assylum to be confined to Strathspey, have of going abroad - Th o' the Country with this exception that any neighbouring should not be overstock'd with Scholars, t he County or Parish subscribing to such a n other Extreme will bring us back again to· Extent as to make it practicable, may send Ignorance and Barbarism and i s equally to be Children accordingly - The Foundation w ill avoided.' be enlarged as it is found to answer.- That Lorimer's advice did n ot go unheeded This is a rough Draught o f a Scheme t hat is shown by a d ocument written a y ear after it is hoped will be of great Benefit to this the first settlements. Country. The sooner the Subscriptions a re Sea field Papers: B ox 25 ( Castle Grant), begun the e arlier it can be put in practice and every y ear lost in the proper Education Bundle 2. of youth is an infinite prejudice to Society. Castle Grant. Ju ly 25th, 1767. This Scheme is only i ntended for the There is to be erected at Grantown in benefit o f t hose who have not Opportunity Strathspey a n A ssylum where all healthy nor Ab ility to educate their Children. children to [--]Exte nt are to be received But t he most substantial are equally from the t ime t hey a re Six years old, and interested in the bringing-up an Honest prepared for the Linen and Woollen Manu­ Industrial set o f Inhabitants, and will, it is factures. Those who have a Turn f or Agri­ hoped, s ubscribe accordingly, culture are likewise to be instructed in the This plan, a rchaic in m'any ways, yet Theory of that Science. modern in its s tress on vocational training, A Proper decent person is to be provided was not fully a dhered to. Within· a few years, who shall t ake care of the Houses, their however, G rantown had not only a s chool for Cloaths, Victuals, etc.-Everyone who sends boys (presided over by a master who�e salary his Child is to send Beding with hi m or her of £30 was partly paid b y Sir James a nd or to be provided at the Expence o f the P arish partly by the p arish) , but also a 'dame's he resides i n, according to the Circumstances. school.' There a s choolmistress began the Every child may continue t ill Eleven or teaching of younger pupils a nd trained older fourteen years old according to the A ge t hey girls in reading, w riting, sewing a nd knitting. enter at.- In a time when it was abnormal to educate This Assylum to be mainta,ined in M asters, g;rls, G rantown provided one o f the best Schoolmistresses, etc., by Voluntary Subscrip­ educations a vailable. We ma,y .hope the school tion; Three Collections a t t he d ifferent now un der construction m ay make it possible Churches i n the E state, a nd t he work of the to continue to do so. ,,. R R lti G AJ.VL1"1 A S(IDOOL MAGAZINE

THE FOUNiliNGOF GRANTOWNPRIMAR·ON·SPEYY MAGAZINECRAIGTON PARK

In 1765, over two hundred years ago, Sir Last summer my family and I went to Ludovic Grant and Mr James Grant founded Craigton Park near St Andrews. We decided a new town. It was to be the centre of all to go to the 'Dutch Village' and when we agricultural marketing in the countryside were finally there we all wanted to explore. around. We walked across the small square and_ Before it had been a "castle-town" built opened a door, which led. to a small boat­ around Castle Grant, the home of the Sea­ house. Then we went to the 'Fairy Green­ fields. The older settlement was removed and house.' Inside I threw some pennies into the its place taken by the new "Grant-Town.'' wishing well and made a wish. I was very Grantown is situated on a small hill above sorry to leave the greenhouse, but when I the Spey, a mile south of the castle, and is saw the Italian Gardens I cheered up. There the same plan as most of the 'new-towns' of were flowers of all kinds and the paving that period. it has a long High Street stones were blue, white and red. Finally we broadening into a picturesque square. There went to the Fairy Station and Bill, my cousin, are also two smaller back roads running and I had five rides to Fairy-land on the train. parallel to the High Street and a few lanes Soon it was time to go back to our caravan joining the main street with them. in St Andrews, but I shall never forget the Some of the earlier houses in Grantown lovely time I had at Craigton Park. still remain. Such are the Freemasons' Hall ALISON HENDRY, P.V. and the Orphanage, situated in the middle of The Square, formerly the Charity School, THE NEW SCHOOL founded in 1824. This year to mark the bi­ centenary of Grantown the Countess of Sea­ field handed over The Square to the people of Grantown. I often sit and wonder What the new school will be like, ELIZABETH STUART, P.VII. It's far away, so every day I'll ride there on my bike. Will there be lots and lots of stairs, While I was on holiday at the Isle of And lovely polished floors, Sheppey in Kent, some of our friends took And will our teachers have ?their names us out for the day to visit Margate and Rams­ Upon the classroom doors gate. At Margate we went to Dreamland, which What fun and games we're sure to have is a large fair-ground beside the beach. In our new shiny gym, Then we went on to Ramsgate, which is And then there is the swimming pool further down the coast. We had our tea and Where I must learn to swim. then went to the Hovercraft Station, where the next pleasure trip was due in ten minutes. hope they make the Music Room, Only two of us went on. Colin and myself. The finest one of all, The tickets cost 12/6 and it lasted twenty Where girls can sing so sweetly minutes. We wenf round the coast for a few And boys can shout and bawl. miles and were travelling at a speed of fifty miles an hour. And as we pass 'The Old School,' Afterwards we went to the model village, Our thoughts will backward fly which was very well made and set up. It had To the happy times we had there boats which were attached to wires under­ In the days gone by. water and they went up and down the river. It had model cricket matches and tennis JANETTE MACDONALD, P.VII. matches, windmills, shops, small bridges MY SUNFLOWER which you could walk over, and many other things, including an airport with large passenger 'planes and helicopters. It was all very interesting. One day, as I was giving my hamster food, I found some black seeds in it. I asked and ALISTAIR MACDONALD, P.VII. was told that they were sunflower seeds. THIE YOUNG CAVALIER Thinking it over I decided to plant one to see if it would grow. After some time it did, to about six inches in a pot in the garden. It grew many green leaves but without any There was once a young cavalier flowers. Then it began to wither and die. I Whose saddle was pierced by a spear. was disappointed that it had died but I was When he sat on his horse, very glad that it had grown at all, as I had He said, "But, of course, never expected it to. I will never sit down for fear . . .." Perhaps I'll have better luck next time. JOHN CRUICKSHANK, P.VII. JANE MARSHALL, P.Vla. · GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 17

MY CAT THE HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS

I have a cat called Tiger. He is brown, In the house I can see, black and white. He likes cooked sole with Tables, lights and a Christmas tree. warm milk. He has a basket with 'Tiger' on Up above the window srll the side of it. When he is sleeping he curls Thr.ee balloons stand quite still. himself into a large ball. If the tap is drip­ Coloured ones, red, green and white, Hanging round the shining light. ping and he is thirsty he will catch the drips So we have a happy day, in his mouth. Lots of fun and games to play. STANLEY COOKE, P.V. DAVID McINTOSH, P.V. GOD

There was a young man of Redmyre, God is always beside you, Had a puncture in his spare tyre, No matter where you go, He looked at his mum, And if you do anything bad Who just twitched h�r thumb God is sure to know. To beckon a car for a hfre. JOHN SMITH, P.V. BILL JOHNSTON, P.V!a.

MY SISTERS !!! Henry went to have a bath and took the newspaper with him to read. He started to run the bath and while doing so sat on the My sisters are a terrible ' pair, chair and began to read. He did not realise They fight and pull each\ other's hair. when the bath was full One is called Ann, the other Rita, . And both try to slim by eating Ryvita! Henry's wife called, ''What are you doing Editor's Note: in there?" ELIZABETH STUART, P.VII. "Nothing, dear-just having an overflow!" This young lady has a very REGlNALD CROFT, P.V!a. vivid imagination like most young sisters!

Obviously happy at their lessons are these Primary I pupils of Grantown Grammar School. GRAJ.-W:MAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE

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FOOTBALLSPO RTS SECTION Hsll to inspect the activities in Moray for the Adverse weather conditions again curtailed Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The out­ this year's football fixtures, only half the co:>:ne was that ski-ing was introduced in this matches being played. As in previous years area by way of an experiment as one of the there was a shortage of experienced players, pursuits for the badge. and several juniors were tried. The highlight of the ski-season was the The season kicked off with a home game trip to Adelboden, Switzerland·, 'in:the Easter against Forres. The smaller Grantown team holidays, A party of thirty-five pupils and were not daunted by their bigger, heavier five adults left on March 3rd and returned on opponents, and had ari equal share of the April 1st, with a day in London on the out­ pressure; but in the erid we lost by the only ward journey for sight-seeing. Despite the goal of the game. Defeats in the next two stormy weather, the long steep pistes and the games, against Fochabers and Nairn, away, variety of snow conditions were appreciated were not serious and it showed that with a by all. bit of luck and some training our team could It is thanks to Mr Corpe for his excellent be successful. organisation that this trip was so .�uccessful. In the last match of the season against Due to his enthusiasm and encouragement Nairn, at Grantown, the school team did not during his years at Grantown a high standard take the chances offered to them, and we had of ski-ing was reache·d and the school was to settle for a 1-1 draw, our goal being scored able to produce a team which won the Boyd by D. McGillivray. A happy note to end on! Anderson Trophy. We skiers are very sorry to ThDefence-A.e team throughout the season was see Mr Corpe go, and we are very grateful for all he has done to encourage ski-ing in the selected from the following:- • • • ·· Forwards Smith, G. Green, G. Foy, A. school. Grant, D. Macdonald, D. Robertson. GOLF - H. Robertson, J. Oakes, J. Mcinnes, D. McGillivray, D. Grant, I. Cum­ ming, D. Watt. Numbers continued to increase and this Our First Year team, however, enjoyed year saw keen competition in both the 18-hole much more success, with a 4-0 win against and 9-hole sections. Nairn, and a 3-0• victory• ov•e r Forres. We are again indebted to Mr Hendry for SK I · I NG devoting so much time to school golf and for arranging competitions. Our thanks are also due to Gregor Mackintosh,, the. Nairn pro­ The interest shown amongst the pupils fessional, for giving twice-w· eekly lessons during the summer term. last season. was keener than the previous year. Almost every week-end between December In the medal competitions held throughout 12th and the Easter holidays the ski-bus was the term, the standard of play was high and filled with about thirty pupils, accompanied prizes were evenly distributed. The annual usually by two members of staff. Grantown, mat�h-play championships were also held. N. as well as other schools in Moray and Nairn, McKinley beat:ng N. McLure in .. the fim. l of took advantage of the ten weeks of instruction the 9-hole section. and R. Laing winning the and equipment offered by the Moray and 18_-hole section with a victory over I. Cum­ Nairn Education Commit\ee. Eight of our best m1ng. skiers, along with other promising young skiers In inter-school matches the school did not from Speyside, received special racing train­ have ·much success with double defeats at the ing from the pick of the ski-instructors in the hands of Inverness, Forres and Gordonstoun. area. In the last home match of the season, how­ A team of twelve: F. Anfield, S. Sutton, T. ever, we regained some glory with a well­ Ferguson, D. McCulloch, D. Ross, J. Stewart, deserved draw against Elgin. S. McDonald, M. Riley, F. Henderson, P. Wood, Our team throughout the season consisted A. Grant, V. Corpe, succeeded in winning the of s:x of the following players: - David Boyd Anderson Trophy. This race was held Anderson, David G. Macdonald, Ronald Laing, for the first time between the schools of Grant Cumming, Derek Mcculloch, James Moray. Nairn and Banff. Two boys from Stewart, Ian Cumm:ng and Donald Ross. Secondary II, S. McDonald and M. Rlley, dis­ In the Doig Shield, seven schools played tinguished themselves in several competitions. two medal rounds over the Moray Golf They finished first and second respectively in Course, Lossiemouth. The Grammar School th;e Falkirk Bairns Race. M. Riley also won team consisting of D. Anderson. D. G. Mac­ the Highland Ski Club Kelly Cup. and S. donald and R. Laing finished .fourth behind McDonald was first overall in the Cairngorm Nairn, who retained the trophy, Forres ·and Race sponsored by the Winter Sports Develoi;i­ Elgin. Special mention should be given to ment Board. D. Anderson, who gained a handicap prize in An exhibition of pre-ski exercises and dry­ his age group in this competition. slope ski-ing was. given by twelve pupils to Highlight of the year was a hole in one the Duke of Edinburgh and Sir John Hunt in by First Year pupil Colin Clark at the November when they came to the Elgin Town 143-yard 16th during a school competition. 19 SCHOOL SPORTSGIUMMAR scBoot MAGAZINE leg of the Senior Boys' relay· race provided a We were favoured by excellent weather s::i2c'.:1cular grandQ finale. CII conditions for the school sports which, again under the competent organisation of Mr INTER -SCHOOL SPORTS Liggat, provided a p�easant afternoon's entertainment. Inter - house rivalry again proved an added stimulus to maintain high standards, with Revack capturing toth Boys' Our primary team competed in the Bade­ and at the Moray and and Girls' House Cups. :1:ich and Stra,hspey Three records were broken and one 'Nairn primary school sports. equalled. Allan Grant's time of 13.1 seconds At the Moray and Nairn secondary school in the Inter: Boys' 80 yards hurdles bettered s;:iorts our senior team produced better results any previous effort, while Sarah Couesland th:m any other school team in recent years. The highlight of our athletic activities at raised the Inter. Girls' high jump record to 1 4 ft. ll ins. The Revack Junior Girls' relay Fo:-res was Allan Grant's record-breaking run time produced a new improvement in stand­ in the Inter. Boys' 80 yards hurdles. In this ard, wh:le Lynnda Robertson eoualled the event, Al an set up a ,new county record of 1965 record of 22 seconds in the In ter. Girls' 12.3 seconds, slicing .5 seconds offthe previous 150 yards. test. John Mcinnes, the 1965 runner-up, was First pbces were gained ty Sheila Scally Senior Boys' champion with Patrick Grant ( Sen:or Girls' discus) , Doreen McLean (Inter. second. The Inter. Boys' title went to Stuart Girls' discus ), Sarah C:puesland (Inter. Girls' McDonald while Johnnny Grant and Billy high jump), Patrick . Grant (Youth Boys' McLeod were joint runners-up. Charles discus), David McKenzie (Inter. Boys' shot Smith had a clear lead over his nearest rival, an:! discus), and Allan Grant (Inter. Boys' John Rennie, .in the Jun:or Boys' section. In hurdles). Other school pupils who gained the Primary over-10 section Michael Cruick­ places were:-Seniors-Anne Urquhart. Youth shank and Robert Wilson tied for the cham­ -Beatrice Oliphant, Helen Grant, Relay team pionship while Robert Morren and Geoffrey compr:sing Beatrice Oliphant, Mairi and , Philips were first and second respectively in Helen Grant and_ Joan Paterson, Andrew the under-lO's group. Smith, David McGillivray. Junior - Eric Anne Urquhart and Helen Grant shared Matthew, Stephen Philips. the Senior Girls' title, while the Inter. Girls' Of these, four pupils helped Moray and champion and runner-up were Judy Collyer Nairn on to victory in a triangular contest and Barbara Alexander. Leader in the Senior between Banff, Aberdeenshire, and Moray primary section was Yvonne Grant with and Nairn at Huntly. At this meeting, Sarah Eileen Johnstone, half a point behind. To Couesland in the Inter. Girls' high jump and complete our list, under-10 girls' champion Patrick Grant in the Youth Boys' discus was Alison Hendry ., who triumphed over r;:i:ned first pla:es. Sheila Scally was awarded Maureen Duncan, the runner-up. a second in the Senior Girls' discus, s:milar . In the last event of the day. Andrew pl::ic'.ngs 1::eing cap'.ured by David McKenzie Smith's supreme effort for victory in'.the final :n the Intermediate Boys' shot and discus .

.... ' -1 Boy prefects for the 1966-67 session. Standing (left to right)-A llan Grant, Alan Stu:art, Grant Cumming, Charles Rennie, Michael Moir; seated - Michael McGruer, James Stewart (vic�-captain>, Patrick Grant (captain), Fred Anfield, Neil Mac Lure.

Football 1st XI.-Standing (left to right)-B rian Morrison, Billy McLeod, Ian Cumming, Graham Grant, William Laing, lain Grant; seated-Stuart Macdonald, Derek Macdonald, Kenneth Edwards, Allan Grant (captain>, Derek Irvine, Alan Cameron. Girl prefects for the 1!166-67 session. Standing (left to right)-Elaine Davidson, Joan Paterson, Rhona Cameron, Valerie Grant and Joyce Telfer; seated-Ann Jack, Sheila Scally, Ann Stuart, Carol Stuart, Ann Urquhart and Mairi Grant..

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Hockey 1st XI. Standing {left to right) Jennife·r Macgregor, Doreen Maclean, Margaret Macgregor, Mary Mcinnes, Helen Grant, Brenda Telfer; seated - Rhona Cameron, Shirley Stewart, Ann Stuart (captai n), Margaret Oakes, Judy Collyer. GRAMMAR sciioojJ MAGAZINE

NEWS FROM THE OUTPOSTS

EDITORIAL OF EXH.ES

Once again we greet all members and ° Most of our exiles, I am glad to say, remain friends with best wishes from the Old School fairly static; tut I shall try to record below We were pleased to have about 140 forms some of the changes. I begin with the senior returned, along with some oral replies, and club. also to receive over 60 orders for magaz:nes. Mrs Balfour (Dorothy Smith) spent a holi­ We have also been gladdened by many day in· Scotland this summer from distant messages of appreciation of the news this Zambia. F.P. Section conveys. We congratulate Mrs Berry (Elizabeth We again welcome a number of student McWilliam) and her husband on his pro­ recruits to our Club ranks. Their var:ed motion to Forres. studies illustrate the complexity of modern We appreciated kind notes from Stanley life. Bruce Bain is now studying with an Buchan, now one of our most senior members, actuarial firm in Edinburgh. Elspeth Gow has and from Mrs Cowan (Wilma Irving), who made a promising beginning in Arts at Aber­ now resides in Wiltshire. deen. We regret that the Gow family is leaving Grantown; tut we hope to keep in We congratulate Valerie Dewar on pro­ touch with Elspeth. ,Jill Hepburn is studying motion at the High Range Hotel. business and administra1ion at Strathclyde Janet Dixon, back from Aden, is also to Univers:ty. Margaret Williamson commences be congratulated on promotion. the study of Medicine in Aberdeen. We also Margaret Donnld has a responsible post in welcome George •Coutts • as a• Life Member. the splendidly equipped Middlesex Hospital. We congratulate Mr and Mrs Drummond OF STUDENTS AND LEAVERS (Kay Hepburn) on a first family event. Tom Edwards has gone places in a double sense with his firm. This summer he was Of the students who have completed flying out to supervise work in Italy. At presen his job entails visits to France. courses this year, a number seem to have t broken new ground. There is great local Mrs Gardiner (Wilma Watt) is embarking interest in the career of Sandy Macdonald, of on a course of training for teachers. They Dulnain Bridge, who has achieved the degree are all needed. of B.D. with Honours this year, and is now Mrs Gordon (Ann Paton) has moved to an ordained minister. Martin Jackson, leaving Elgin, her hus':Jand having been promoted his medical studies for a year. is our first to f::-om Huntly. have achieved a B.Sc. with Honours in We send our- best wishes to Mrs Gray Pharmacology. Annette Dignan is the first for (BnrbaraGeoree Heoburn) in her new milieu in many years to have won the D.A. at the Cumbernauld: Edinburgh School of Art. Lindsay Stephen Mrs Johnson (May Mackenzle) , has also blazed a trail by comole' ing a course now with n h.mily of three. has temporarily in Soc:al Stud:es in Edinburgh. dropped teaching; tut she still hns the interest. In addition to thest pioneer performanc<::s, We extend our l:est wishes to David Joy we have to congratulate David Davidson on on his marriage. his B.Sc. in Engineering, Anne Urauhart on We congratulate Mabel Lawson on yet qualifying in Pharmacy, Maureen Macaulay 2.,10ther honour in a career of long distinction. on completing a College of Education course Mrs Littlejohn (Elizal:eth Young) resumes leading to teaching, and Seonaid McClure teach:ng after a break of nine years. and Gill Ross on completing Atholl Crescent courses. Mrs Lugg (Jean Burgess) dispenses hos­ pitality in her new home in Stranraer. Among Elsewhere we have recorded the progress her visitors ih:s summer was Mrs Mccurdy of students in the mid-stream of their studies. (Alice King), along with husband, son and This year - a most successful one for· the n::phew, ·on holiday from the U.S.A. Grammar School-again sees a considerab:e We congratulate Mr and Mrs Johnny Mac­ inflow of students to University and College. Gregor on a happy event-followed, sadly, by A number of our lads have entered engineer­ bereavement when Pat's father died in Al:er­ ing firms, where, as noted elsewhere, some of deen. our young recruits to industry have done very well. Th;s year, again, at least a couple of our Gilbert Mackay has crowned his studies boys have entered the Services. There was a with an Honours Degree in Psychology. He time when we could find space to enumerate now practices Clinical Psychology in a Dum­ details of all our senior leavers; but it be­ fries hospital, in quest of a diploma. comes increasingly difficult to keep track of We express our condolences to Alex. them all. We do feel, however, that school life Mackintosh on the loss of his wife. in Grantown can open many gates; and that Mrs McLaren (Sheila MacDougall) again is the main thing. spent a leave in Strathspey from S. America. GRA:M :l\U R SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Isabel MacLean now receives in the Angus Just lately, Mr and Mrs · Vickerman Hotel, Dundee, while Nancy McLean still exer­ (Seonaicl Grant) have welcomed a second cises her nursing skill in New Britain. daughter. We extend our good wishes to Mrs McLen­ Another returning exile was Mrs White nan (Louise Dixon) on her marriage. (Marjory Mackintosh), who is settled in a Sandy MacLure has gone to a forestry ne-.v house in Basingstoke. post in Sierra Leone. This ass'gnment, under. We were pleased to hear of Percy Wil­ Voluntary Service Overseas, is adventurous liams, who is still active, in h:s retirement, rather than lucratlve. All praise to modern as a director in several companies. youth! Finally, we note that Herbert and Shona We congratulate Bill and Judy Mitchell Wright were on holiday in Britain this sum­ on a family event. mer, re-visiting familiar haunts. Jeannette Munro should now be in her new home in Aberdeen. We heard from * Jeannette-and also from Mr Hunter, who Now for some OLD GUARD gleanings. spent some time with the party-of a small F.P. re-union in Aberdeen organised by Vl e were pleased to hear from Mr Hunter Donnie McBeath in the Queen's Hotel. Also in Al: erdeen, and also from Mr Wilson, who at the party were the three McCurdys, Mrs still, it seems, responds to the lure of the McBeath, Mrs Spalding (Isobel Gunn), Mrs hills. Ewen (Betty Robertson) and Inspector John We saw Billy Templeton on holiday from McDonald. It sounded a charming re-union Portree, where, characteristically, he has had of old school friends. :n uch of the burden of supplying Skye with Returning from a spell in Australia, Mrs a new golf course. Naughton (Marie Shaw) re-v:sited Strathspey, Alan Anfield is now an acting corporal, but found the time all too short. perhaps a full one. Last winter he was ski­ Another returned exile, looking as fresh as h't � i'l St Mortiz and Austria, and later, in ever, was Mrs O'Connor (Dorothy Cameron) M,rch, he was one of a team of four-includ­ from Seattle. ing Jimmy and John Neufeld-to win th.e Mrs Parrott (Catherine Douglas) has now .Tunior Ski-ing Slalom Championship in the set up home in the U.S.A. Cairngorms. We congratulate Margaret G. Ross on John Clark. after a prom:sing junior promotion in her nursing career in Dundee. career in the Army, is now a corporal in the Mrs Scott (Alison Stuart), like her two R.E., married and with family responsibilities. sisters, can boast a happy event. We are pleased to note that Brian McKer­ We note a slight change of adcress in the ron is now an R.A.F. corporal. Since his form case of Mrs Speer (Morna Mackenzie) and of c:une in, I hear he has been posted to Aden. appointment in the case of Mrs Springall We were pleased to hear from David Ross, (Jessie Stewart) . who i3 now a parachute jumping instructor in Mrs Sc;:uires (Isa Moyes) writes to inquire Wiltshire-quite an exciting form of P.T. of Father Robertson who, we telieve, still hn.- V,Valker had a cecis10n to make this functions as a par:sh priest. When Montreal sprhg. whether or not to sign on agairi. He holds a World Fa'r in 1967, she hopes to i, siill in 1he Scots Guards. participate officially. We had lost track of George Coutts for a Lin:'say Stephen has now comuleted r,er ye'.lr or two; l:.ut we find he has been with Social Welfare course in Edinturgh and starts the Rov,ca Research Institute in Aberdeen. wo:-k in London, where her sister LJrn:i still Vi e had a friendly note from Walter works at B.B.C. ,f De-npster, still in Echt. Rita Stewart, after two su:cessful years at Aterdeen Universit.y, spencs a resident:al Kti'ih Donaldson, following liis·.lmarr:age, ye'lr near Paris. has had a remarkable year. He is now a Mrs Sutherland (Kspit Mcb:osh) :s no·:.-; lec'urer in ihe Department of Medicine at :Co.in·:urgh University, has performed the overs·e:is ·with her R.A.F. husband at Khor­ m3.kS3.r. very unusual feat of gaining an M.R.C.P. of Edin': urgh and of Loridon in the same year, We congratulate Kather:ne Templeton on and has won two research prizes. He recently co:npletin::; her nursing course. She· is_ _ now ::i :-e:noved 1o a new home. staff nurse at the City Ho:pital. Dorothy, b:'r sister, who shares her flat in Edinbuq�h, has Another O.G. doctor, Douglas Gibson, was bken up a post with a tu:lding firm. ag,in on holiday in Grantown this summer We wish Mr and Mrs Tetley (Ma'ry Hogg) -3.way from the pressure of a busy Bradford joy in their new ho:'Ile, and co::-igratulatc them practice. o:-: e1h b:r�h of a son. Our doctor of letters, Sandy Gordon, Davis Thomson. after a succe3sful seccnd teaches in the University of Manitoba. He year and a working holiday, resumes her Art h'.l3 a namesake. from Cromdale, a doctor of studies in Aterdeen. rced:cine, who got his degree of M.D. this Jimmy Thomson, along with his wife and y::ar. two children, re-visited Grantown th:s sum­ Ji;n Hair, transferred to Edinburgh, will mer. Jimmy ln s achieved promotion in the not regret the long journeys of London days. business world; but he had the curious ex­ This family has also had Hs happy event. nerience of not J: eing recognised by several We w:sh Albert Hastings prosperity in his former acqu'lintances in his native town. re-named ho�el. .24 GIMiMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZLNIE

Andrew Howlett is to be congratulated on We were pleased to meet Tommy Stuart, business promotion, and also on a pass in the home on leave from Cyprus, where he is due Part One of the Final Examinations of the to spend another three years. Chartered Institute of Secretaries. His We were also pleased to hear from Alistair brother Duncan is still battling towards full Surtees who also re-visited Grantown earlier recuperation. in the year. Among our 0.G. reminders is a very distant We must finally congratulate Stanley one-from Marr Illingworth in the U.S.A. Wright on a family event. Stanley's link with We congratulate John Irving on his Grantown is now more tenuous, since his marriage. parents moved to Bicester;* but* we expect to General sympathy is felt for Laurence Jack see him back by and by. in the loss of a child. We note that Kenneth McCabe pursues his LOCAL firm's business in the expanding town of Cumbernauld. Donald McIntosh has been appointed to Prior to the restrictive measures on the management of the Esplanade Hotel, spending money abroad, continental travel Whitley Bay. has attracted many of our F.P.s. Vera Camp­ Professor Donald McIntyre, we hear, has bell, for example, must feel almost as much been back in the Old Country. at home in Norway as in Scotland. Alexandra Cameron has fared widely in Middle Europe . . We congratulate Dr Sandy Mackenzie, Mariel Grant and Margaret Legge-the latter ri·ow a popular medical practitioner in Banff, now a fully fledged motorist-must find the on his operatic debut in "The Mikado," where Swiss roads very familiar. Elsie Keith has he played the major part of Ko-Ko. lately succumbed to the lure and, with Ailie Angus Mackintosh has been promoted to Keith, recently holidayed in the Bernese the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. Angus, Oberland. Majorca attracted Mr and Mrs from Arbroath, is a fairly frequent visitor to Martin Grant last fall, and Dr and Mrs Bain Grantown. this summer. Mr and Mrs David Ross plan to Louis Mackintosh can also rejoice over a holiday in Malta. Even your editor caught the happy family event. bug in his first year of retirement; and my We welcomed a note from Bert Mackintosh, wife and myself did a round tour with Venice who always seems to find occupation for an the furthest point. active disposition. It was no surprise when the supreme Pat Maclean is another who finds relaxation honour in the cross cattle section at Gran­ town Show again went to Mr Walter Cruik­ in a holiday home, near Nethy Bridge. shank, with a fine black stot calf. We had a few words recently with Peter We express our sympathy to the Misses Macpherson. He now has his own business in Fraser, Zealandia, in their bereavement. Auchinblae, and his family are doing well in the educational world. Grantown has lost its nonagenarian motorist with the departure of Mr William After misdating a birth last year, we hope Glass, so long a visible exponent of the art of we have Neil McTaggart's second daughter keeping fresh and fit. right. Neil is now with another law firm. Mrs Hamilton (Margaret Hogg) has also Wishart Milne has been promoted to had a happy family event. Lanarkshire area, where, we gather, his Mrs Edith Mackintosh has retired after a parents are now also ,r..e sident. spell of varied and conscientious teaching Shaw Mortimer-a useful scout with an service in Grantown. We wish her a happy axe in the old days-is now head forester in retirement. the Argyll Estates. Miss Isa MacPhail presides over a new and Raymond and Bob Philip have a change of most attractive gift shop. premises in St Andrews, where they continue Missr Flora Marshall is now employed in to boost the export trade in sportswear. Some Lossienouth, in consequence of the R.E.M.E. day, we hope, there will be a success story dispersal. about what Raymond began as a sideline. Anne Munro is presently a dental recep­ . Ron Philip was based recently at Craigtoun tionist; but may spread her wings again now H;ospital in St Andrews as a Senior House that her family duty has been done. Her Officer. grandmother died this summer. The Ross lads -Alex. and Walter - are Mr and Mrs George Watt (Pearl McMillan) doing well in the London police. Walter's are now settled in Grantown. We trust their early promotion to sergeant in the Metro­ stay here may be happy. politan Police seems phenomenal. Jimmy Bruce has shed one of his many Dr Billy Sellar, still. practising in Edin­ activities by selling his coal business. Though ,, ,. butgb, where his home is near that of Keith he has been off delivery for some time, Gran­ Donaldson, recently became a member of the townians will remember Jimmy's cheery and College of G.P.s. obliging way of getting around. Nicholas Spence has to do with Guided We note changes of occupation with Donnie .- ; �Veaoons in a: new firm in«Bristol. Rather Calder, Willie Dunbar and John Duncan. ·.1 . v,: '1,,··ppr- ehensively we read that Nicholas is a Ian Kennedy, aided by a sense of humour \'. ...'rrlE!tnber of the British Interplanetary Society. and a good tenor voice, features regularly in "Showpiece," the annual entertainment by the historical accuracy; and, as his former teacher, Clachan Players. we should dearly wish to see George in some Alistair McLeod now has a son to care for, sort of historiographer post where his talents in addition to business and badminton. could be suitably• used.• • Ian MacPherson, one of the props of the OBITUARY live Nethy Bridge community, still finds a subject to provide us with a nostalgic article. We congratulate Angus Shand on the We in Grantown have always been proud Colours tie awarded him for services in small that one of our former pupils, Dr Duncan bore rifle shooting. Fraser, held, for some years, the post of Ian Smith (Auchernack) is another happy Lord Provost of Aberdeen. Duncan Fraser father of the past year. ·exemplified one of the best traditions in Scot­ Jim Winchester has added bowling skill to tish life: he began as a grocer's message boy his shooting and curling proficiency. in Grantown, and he eventually established, In Strathspey, generally, tourist develop­ by diligence and integrity, his own draper's ments go on apace. The Rank Coylum Bridge business in Aberdeen. In civic life in Aber­ Hotel was opened last December by the Duke deen, he was widely respected simply because of Edinburgh. At present the shape of Avie­ of his character. He was fond of this area, more is being modified by another huge hotel and visited it frequently. He valued his con­ development. We gather, however, that it has nection with the Grantown Grammar School, been a busy tourist season for all. and was Honorary President of our F.P. Club. In his later life many honours caine his way; In June, Grantown celebrated its bi­ but he remained very approachable and un­ centenary with a minimum of fuss. On June assuming. Perhaps needless. to say, he was 17, at a function in The Square, the title also a deeply religious man. We mourn his deeds of The Square were handed over by loss. the Countess of Seafield to the Town Council; There are two deaths of individuals who and the provost, Sir Thomas Shankla�d, made were not F.P. Club members but who were suitable reference to the rather vague historic closely associated with the school. Mr A. B. information as to the foundation of Grantown. Simpson, once English Master here, and later In a matter about which so little seems to Recto,r of Forres Academy, died at sea on his be known and about which sources o.f infor­ way to New Zealand last December. A. B. mation seem to differ, we owe a debt to our Simpson had a touch of literary genius about local historian and antiquarian, George Dixon, him, and a personality that endeared him to who has spent much time in checking statis­ all. His many pupils will long remember him. tical sources of information. One salient fact The other death was that of Norman Breckin­ seems to be that the first advertisement of ridge, another with a character that endeared the project of founding Grantown appeared him to all, who was cut off in his early youth. in the Aterdeen Journal of April 15, 1765; His classmates and• teachers• • will remember , and another seems to be that the actual him al�o. founder was Sir James Grant, whose father, IN CONCLUSION Sir Ludovic, was still alive but had handed over the management of his estates to his son. We have no sure record as to when the first houses were built, and we can understand We wish all our members and readers joy the difficulties of the city fathers in deciding in the year to come. We hope you have found on a bicentary date. something of interest in these pages. One final word-NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME. George Dixon, by the way, l:ias already done much good service in the interests of G. E. DONA'.LDSON. 26 JUSTGRAMM EARLYAR SCH OOLIS MAGAZIN'TOO LATE.E '

There is fascination and magic in a summer are almost over and the trout are beginning to dawn, and utter stillness. Trees, grass and resume their normal characteristics. flowers .stand motionless in their sleep. No­ Rising in the middle of a warm June night thing stirs. Not a leaf, not a blade of grass, entails no hardship and the rewards are great not the slenderest stem of the most delicate -so great that having once taken the plunge flower. It is as if, during the brief summer you will never again look upon early rising as night, all living things had been petrified. a symptom of insanity. But it is an illusion. They are very much alive. You will be ridiculed, of course, and accused of having a bad conscience, and there When the morning breeze comes whisper­ will be times when you will be sorely tempted ing through the fir tops it is the signal for to turn over and have a few more hours in which they had been waiting. Soon bird-song your comfortable bed. But, ignore the ridicule rings through the woods, daylight creatures and resist the temptation, and you will never take over from their nocturnal kin; and trees, regret it. grasses and flowers tremble and sway cease­ 6 lessly. Unfortunately you will be unable to enjoy dawn expeditions on the Spey. The Association But not just yet. Stillness and silence still rules forbid fishing before a.m., which is a reign. Only the irrepressible stream rushing great pity and a mistake, I believe, for by over its granite bed has movement and sound. then the sun has already been shining for And 'softly though it sings on its way to join hours and the best of the fishing is long since the wide waters of Spey·, its voice carries far over. Let us hope that in view of the ever in the· infinite silence of nature's last moments increasing congestion on the river, and the of sleep. · meagre catches in relation to the number of It is a mystic time when even the most fishers, the Association will soon amend their familiar places seem different and unreal. It rules to allow fishing from dawn. In addition is a time for solitude and reflection. It is a to the pleasure provided and the easing of time to go · fishing. congestion, this change would have another To fish a stream like the Nethy on a June important effect in that it would greatly cur­ morning is to experience a joy which might tail the activities of poachers, as every legiti­ possiblyreally be equalled but which could mate fisher is an unpaid 6 watcher. The never be excelled. Provided you are early­ knowledge that there are no fishers on the early. Earlier than the proverbial water between midnight and a.m. must be early bird. Earlier than the first shaft of very comforting to the poaching fraternity. sunlight. Earlier than dawn itself. However, although the Spey is out of 6 Two o'clock a.m. is the deadline. So many bounds, there are burns galore, and to be on fishers leave it too late. They believe that the banks of a Highland stream at dawn is a.m. is quite early enough. But they are surely one of this life's most enchanting wrong. By then they have missed the boat experiences. and the day is over so far as really good But remember this-to be merely early is fishing is concerned. to be too late! If dawn has already arrived It is surprising how many life-long anglers by the time you awaken, you have overslept have never experienced the thrill of this first and the opportunity is gone, for that day at half hour of near-daylight when the trout are least. before really "on." No need,· to lure them from their You must be in position at the water's halts. They are already out in the streams, edge, with everything prepared, the dashing about frenziedly in search of food; first grey light of dawn creeps into the sky. and when they spot your fly or worm they And this I promise-that the experience are upon it in a flash, utterly devoid of their will be a revelation to you. You will rejoice legendary caution. at the realisation that a new world has been Can those impetuous creatures be the same opened up to you. A world which, mercifully, trout that torment us later in the day with will never be overcrowded. For wise provi­ their extreme caution and fastidiousness? dence has seen fit to bestow upon mankind There is one snag. The mood of reckless a gratifying reluctance to "get up early"! abandon does not last long. By the time the first cock has crowed the golden moments IAN D. MACPHERSON liRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE ·.27 THE OLD GUARD

OLD GUARD MEMBERS, 1966/67 Office-Bearers "lain C. Burgess (1946-52), B.Sc. (Hons. Geology), F.G.S., The Lar�hes; Geological Survey Office, Rin,g Road, Halton, Leeds, *Honorary President-Thomas Hunter, 0.B.E. . 15; geologist. M.A., B.Sc. (Glasgow), 185 Forest Avenue *D. James Cameron (1935-38), 37 The Square; Aberdeen; Rector (retired), Grantown first assistant county officer, Cowden.heath. Grammar School. *George M. Catto (1935-38), 16 Ladeside Road, • Honorary Vice-President-Robert Wilson, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeen­ M.A. (Aberdeen), 37 Braeside Terrace, shire; storekeeper, Aberdeen County Aberdeen; classics master, Aberdeen Council. Grammar School. *Donald C. Collie (1934-39), B.Sc. Agriculture President- (Aberdeen), Tullochgruie, Aviemore; 4 A. M. Grant (193 1-35), Dreggie View, High Carden Terrace Aberdeen; assistant in­ Street; proprietor, Grant's Service Depot. spector, Department of Agriculture for Scotl:and. Vice-Presidents- William G. Templeton (1942-48) , 7 Boswell "George S. Coutts (1951-57), Bank Cottage, Terrace, Portree; accountant, Nat.-Comm. Dava; 7 Devanha Terrace, Aberdeen; Bank of Scotland, J>ortree, Isle of Skye. laboratory technician, Rowatt Research Institute, Aberdeen. . �r,ap.k Calder (1941-43), Elmgrove; forester. . Seafield Estates. W. J. Cruickshank (1933-35), 61 Park Avenue South, Hornsey, London, N.8; sorting Secretary- clerk, Western District, G.P.O.,' Wimpole Gordon W. C. Jack (1935-37) , Silverdale, Street, London, W.l. postal officer, G.P.O. ''Duncan Davidson . (1931-37), M.A., B.Sc. Treasurer-A. M. Grant (1931-35), Dreggie (Edinburgh), 33 High Street; Stonebyres, View. Fairlie, Ayrshire; physicist, . Imperial Committee-Messrs J. G. Bru.ce, J. Duncan, Chemical Industries, 0 Nobel Division, Ardeer. A. Ledingham,WITH J.TH Macleod,E FORCE I. SMacPherson. *Walter Dempster (1949 55), M.A., Allt Druidh, Aviemore; 1 Fareview ·cottages, B. Echt, Aberdeenshire; schoolmaster. Alan Anfield (1959-62), Aldersyde, Nethy­ "G. W. K. Donaldson (1949-54), B.Sc. (Hons.), bridge, 63 C., Coy., A.A.S., Beachley, M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.P. (E), M.R.C.P. (L) , Chepstow, Monmouthshire; A/T. Morven, Grant Road; 112 Clerwood Park, John S. Clark (1956-59), 130 High Street, Edinburgh, 12; lecturer, Department of Grantown-on-Spey; 9b Shaw Close, Wey­ Medicine, Edinburgh University. hill Road, Andover, Hants., England; *David D. Fraser (1948-53), 74 Grigor Drive, corporal, R.E. Inverness; Inspector of Taxes, Inland 'P. McNicol (1933-35), 85 High Street; chief Revenue. petty officer, R.N. *Robin J. Fraser (1951-57), M.P.S., -Ph.C., Bel­ Brian McKerron (1955-59), Iv°§bank, High ville Cottage, Boat of Garten; Glenfinnan, Street; S.S.F., R.A.F., Kinloss; corporal, 17 Donview Road, Woodside, Ab.erdeen; R.A.F. relief manager, Boots Chemists, Aberdeen •David Ross (1948-53), 4 Station Cottages. area. Dava ; 51 Spey Road, Abingdon, Berk­ ''R. J. Douglas Gibson (1940-45), M.B., Ch.B., shire; sergeant parachute jumping in­ Glen,whern; Victoria Villa. . Allerton, structor, No. 1 Parachute Training School, Bradford, 9 medical practitioner. R.A.F., Abingdon. ; *Alexander Gordon (1947-53), M.A. (Hons .. •John H. Stuart 0954-57), Aird House, High Modern Languages), Docteur d'Universite Street; R.A.F. Station, W·atton, near (Paris) Achnahannet, Dulnaii:i-Bridge; Norwich, Norfolk; corporal technkian. , 4-C, Pasadena Court, 220 Hugo Street, Ian Walker (1950-54), 1 Kylintra Crescent; Winnipeg 9, Canada; Assistant Professor, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, Caterham Exiles French Dept., University of Manitoba. Barracks, Surrey; sergeant, Scots Guards. *John Grant (1928-33), B.Sc. (Agriculture), 14 Victoria Drive, Inverness; North of Scot- land College of Agriculture. Albert Anderson (1932-34) (93 High Street), Stores Supervisor, Command Ordnance ''Donald Gunn (1933-36), 6 Castle Road E.;· 13 Depot, Stirling. Fingal Road, Dingwall; Assistant Account-· John L. Beaton (1944-49), Schoolhouse, ant, Mackay's Garage and Agric. Co., Ltd. Dulnain-Bridge; "Hove To," 10 Wayside, William J. M. Hair (1943-48), 10 The Square; Mendip View, Worle, Weston-Super-Mare; 12 Woodhall Terrace, Juniper.. Green, Mid­ Education Officer, R.A.F. lothian; Customs and Excise . GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZI,NE

30 sr· Stanley Wright (1950-53), 33 The Square; 'James McLeod (1927-28), The Beachan; Mawes, 56 Whitstone Rise, Shepton master builder. Mallet, Somerset;Local Medevelopmentmbers technician. Ian D. Macpherson (1930-35), Lynstock Crescent, Nethybridge; foreman in charge. R.A.0.C. *James G. Bruce (1924-30), Holmhill Hotel: * Alan McTaggart (1952-56), S.D.A., Easter hotelier and coal merchant, Grantown. Gallovie, Dulnain-Bridge. • Ale:i:ander Calder (1940-43), 18 Castle James B. Marshall (1941-47), . Homefield; Road E.; telephone linesman, G.P.O. clerk, Post Office, Nethy-bridge. Donald · Calder (1941-43), 17 Castle Road: Ian R. Mortimer (1932-35), Ettrian, Grant storeman, Bovis, Aviemore. Road; plumber. George Cameron 0930-32), 38 The Square; *Edwin M. Munro (1928-33), B.E.M., B.Com. district clerk and burgh treasurer. (Edinburg,h); proprietor, Coppice Hotel, Grant Road. William Dunbar (1937-39), Castle Road; porter, Craiglynne Hotel. John L. Paterson (1927-29) , Parkburn, High Street; master plasterer. "John Duncan (1942-47), Dunallan, Woodside Avenue; bus driver. *George J. P1aton (1943-45) , 19 South Street; insurance agent, Pearl Assurance Com­ Angus Gordon (1943-45), Aohnahannet; pany. fiarmer. *Charles E. Ross (1924-26), Ivy Cottage, Herbert Grant (1942-45), Topperfettle; Dulnain-Bridge; partner, Messrs J. Ross farmer. & Co., Electrical and Mechankal Hugh J. B. Hogg (1944-49), Burnfield; coa!­ Engineers, Dulnain-Bridge. man, Messrs James Bruce & Sons, David Ross (1936-37), Benmhor Hotel; Grantown. hotelier. . Tohnstqn Innes (1945-46), Heathbank; Mohar Robert Ross (1928-32), Monadhliath, Spey Cottage, Boat of Garten; Automobile Bridge; partner, Messrs John Ross & Co .. Association patrol. Dulnain-Bridge. Gordon W. C. Jack (1935-37), Silverdale; Angus Shand (1940-42), Mackay's Hotel; postal officer, G.P.O. storem:m, R.E.M.E. John A. Kennedy (1945-48), The Dell Farm, ''' Lan Grant Smith (1943-46) , Auchernack; Nethybridge; farmer. farmer. William Kerr (1943-45), Kylintra Crescent: James Angus Shaw (1951-54), Lochindorb, telephone linesman. Dava; gamekeeper, Seafield Estate. *Ale:rander Ledingham (1936-39), The John R. Stuart (1933-38), 1 Spey Avenue; Clachan; photographer. bookseller, Messrs Angus Stuiart, High Street. R.Peter McGregor (1942-43), Castle Road; blacksmith. Alan Taylor 0942-43), 8 Castle Road; Grant Ma,cGregor (1949-52), Grange telephonist, G.P.O., Grantown. Cottage; motor mechanic, Grantown-on­ ''Roderick J. D. Thomson (1934-36), 8 Kylintra Spey. Crescent. Alistair McLeod (1956-59), Ivybank, High *J:ames Winchester 0924-26) , Glengyle: Street; partner, M�ssrs James McLeod & manager, local Ministry of Labour and Sons, building contractors. N,ational Insuranc� Office, Grantown.

* Life Members.

OLD GUARD NOTES

The Old Guard held its Annual General visitors to Grantown had shown great interest Meeting along with the F.P. Club on the 9th in it. The 1966 competition had been very of November. All the office-bearers were re­ successful, the only snag being that it seemed elected en bloc. to be difficult to oust Ian Macpherson as the Mr A. M. Grant, President, reported on annual winner. . Perhaps, he suggested the main Old Guard activity, the Angling facetiously, they would have to frame the Competition. This event, he said, had taken rules differently. on even more in recent years, and some 0-RAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE . 31

FORMER PUPILS' CLUB MEM,BE.RS, 1966-67 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE GRANTOWN GRAMMAR SCHOOL FORMER PUPILS' CLUB. Vice-Presidents-Mr W. F. Cruikshank, Mr H. W. Dixon, Mr J. G. Bruce, Mr J. D. Archibald. Secretary and Treasurer-Mr G. E. Donald­ The Club's Annual General Meetincr was son, M.A., B.A. held in the Grammar School on Wedn:sday ' Committee-Miss J. D. Ronaldson, Messrs 9th November, 1966, at 7.30 p.m. F. Calder, J. Duncan, A. M. Grant, J. J. Dr Bain, who presided paid the followincr Grant, G. Jack, A. Ledingham and J. A. tribute to three distingui�hed Club memter: Templeton, J.P., M.A. who had died during the year:- It was agreed to have the same arrange­ "Each year our membership is being ments as before for Magazines and F.P. Club depleted by deaths; and this year I regret Prizes. that the Club has sustained very great loss by Mr A. Martin Grant reported that the the deaths of Dr Duncan Fraser Mrs Hunter and Mr Herbert Cummin·g. Annual Christmas Re-Union would be held in foe P�lace Hotel on Tuesday, 27th December, "Dr Fraser was our only Honorary Presi­ with ,he same band and a charge of 17/6. dent and the first Prize Day speaker in my term as Rector. I always remember his great It was unanimously decided to hold THE affection for the School and his emph'.lsis in BIENNIAL RE-UNION DINNER IN MARCH -on FRIDAY, 17th MARCH-and a committee his address on loyalty to the old school and the upholding of its traditions. A distinguishefromd consisEng of Dr Bain (chairman) and Mrs Former Pupil who became one of Aberdeen's Archibald, Mrs A. M. Grant, Mr Bruce, .Mr Donaldson, Mr J. J. Grant and Miss Paterson· best-known provosts, he will be missed was appointed. our list of office-bearers. His vvidow has donated to the School a very fin� painting in The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ops of Dr . Fraser, and this will have a place of honour m our new school to be opened next G. E. DONALDSON, year. ExilesHonorary Secretary. "Mrs Hunter, wife of my predecess�r, died early )ast month; and her ashes were laid to rest in the place she loved best, Grantown­ on-Spey. I can still see her at our F.P. re­ 'Mrs John Allan (J. Evelyne Geddes), Dip­ unions, surrounded by her F.P.s, for that is loma of Domestic Science (Edinburgh) how she looked on them. She loved the School (67 High Street) ; Stornoway. as much as did her husband. We will miss her. *Mrs Thomas D. Allan (Mona M. McLean), N.D.D.. N.D.P. (Aberdeen), Croftallan. "Mr Herbet Cumming, one of our four Nethybridge; Parkhouse Thankerton Honorary . Vice-Presidents was an active Biggar, Lanarkshire. ' octogenarian up to the day of his sudden death in Inverness. He took a very great *Mrs Adam Anderson (Shona G. Ma,:Dougall) , interest in all things pertaining to Grantown Monaliadh Bungalow, Boat of Garten; on-Spey, and was an authority on Grantown Dunira, Cuninghill Road, Inverurie. Grammar School. I often had occasion to tap "Mrs George Angus (Ella A. Wood), Bai­ his unlimited knowledge of the old school. menaoh, Cromcliale; Dalrannoch, Fleurs Place, Elgin. UntH a few years ago, when h4i- sight became 1mpa1red, he was a constant help to me in the *Mrs Howard Aston (Kathleen· Mutch) , R.G.N, Mathematics Department in the absence of ( Edinburgh) , D.N. (Lon'doil.), 28 High members of my staff. Others have paid tribute Street; 50 Hayes Road, Bromley, Kent. to his service to his country and his home '' R. W. Bruce Bain, Moylich; 9 Mentone Terr. , town: his death is a great loss to the F.P. Edinburgh, 9; actuarial student. association." *Mrs Robert Balfour ( Dorothea M. Smith) (30 Dr Bain also paid tribute to Mr A. B. Kylintra Crescent) ; P.O. Box 170' Ndola ' Simpson, a former English Master in the �mhla. Grammar School, who died last December. *Mrs Robert W. Bass (Christine A. Tulloch) , and to Mrs Phyllis Thomson, who gave valued Dallas Br.ae, Grant Road; U.S.A. service for years on the Canteen Staff. ''Mrs George J. Beaton (Sheena S. R. Mr Donaldson, secretary, then read the McIntosh) , 8 Castle Road East·' Ness minutes of the 1965 meeting, and gave the Castle, Inverness. financ:al report, which showed a talance of *Mrs Douglas A. Berry (Elizabeth M. £75 4s 4d. These were approved. McWilliam ), M.A. (Edinburgh), Silverdale. South Street; Morlich, Forres. The following office-bearers were then *Mrs Arohibald A. Beveridge (Elizabeth A. appointed:- G'.lrdon) , M.A. (Aberdeen), Lower Dellie­ Honorary President-Mr T. Hunter, O.B.E., fure; 240 Old Castle Road, Cathcart. M.A., B.Sc. Glasgow, S.4. Honorary Vice-Presidents-Mr W. A. Glass, *Mrs Robert Birrell (Jean I. Donald) , Silver­ Miss J. M. Paterson, Miss J. I. Munro. dale, South Street; 75 Wester Road, North President-Dr J. Bain, B.Sc., Ph.D. Mount Vernon, Glasgow. GR.A.J.vIMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE

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SMITH.-At Grantown-on-Spey, on Decem­ CALDER-At Inverness, on November 13, ber 15, 1965, to Mr and Mrs I. G. Smith, a son. 1965, to Mr and Mrs Frank Calder, Elm­ .TETLEY.-At Inverness, on November 19, grove, a daughter. 1965, to Mr and Mrs Tetley (Mary Hogg) , DRUMMOND.-At Sheffield, on February 17, Kingussie, a son. 1966, to Mr and Mrs Craig Drummond (Kay VICKERMAN.-At Edinburgh; on September Hepburn), a daughter. 29, 1966, to Mr and Mrs W. Vickerman HAIR.-At Edinburgh, on May 7, 1966, to Mr (Seonaidh Grant), a daughter. and Mrs W." J. Hair, a daughter. WRIGHT.-At Shepton Mallet, Somerset, on HAMILTON.-At Inverness, on November 10, January 29, 19MARRI66, to AGEMr Sand Mrs Stanley 1965, to Mr and N!rs Hamilton (Margaret Wright, a son. Hogg) , a daughter. JOHNSON.-At Aberfoyle, on June 9, 1966, to IRVING-WISE.-At St Andrew's Presby­ Mr and Mrs George Johnson (May ·Mac­ terian Church, Bolton, on March -26, · 1966; kenzie), a son. John Irving, Kirkton, to Sheila Hill Wise: MACGREGOR. - At Romford, Essex, on Bolton. March 23, 1966, to Mr and Mrs A. J. Mac­ JOY-MACKA Y.-At Inverness; on September gregor, a daughter. 3. 1966, David J. G. Joy, Grantown-bn-Spey; MACKINTOSH. -At Inverness, on May 13, to Isobel Ross MacKay, Fearn. 1966, to Mr and Mrs L. W. Mackintosh, McLENNAN - DIXON. - At South Church; Onich, a son. Grantown-on-Spey, on March · 19, 1966, McLEOD.-.f\.t Grantown-on-Spey, on Septem­ Edward McLennan,DEATHS Elgin, to Louise Dixon, ber 16, 1966, to Mr and Mrs Alistair McLeod, Mhorile. a son. l\llcTAGGART.-At Edinburgh, on September CUMMING.-Died suddenly, in Inverness, on 20, 1966, to Mr and Mrs Neil McTaggart, a the 24th of October, 1966, Herbert Grant daughter. Cumming, M.A., B.Sc., M.M., beloved hus­ McTAGGART.-At Ian Charles Hospital, on l:and of Mary Findlay. September 28, 1966, to Mr and Mrs Alan FRASER-At 6 Woodburn Avenue, Aberdeen, McTaggart, Easter Gallovie, a son. on February 18, 1966, Duncan Fraser, MITCHELL.-At Harwich, Essex, on ·March 4, C.B.E., LL.D., Chevalier de la Legion d' 1966, to Mr and Mrs W. Mitchell, a son. Honneur. SCOTT.-At Edinburgh, on June 20, 1966, to HUNTER-At Romford, Essex, on October 6, Mr and Mrs James Scott (Alison Stuart), a 1966, Janet Wilson Lawrie, dearly loved son. wife of Thomas Hunter. LATE OBITUARIES

fl!M !MEMORIAM Mrs HUNTER It was with very deep regret that we learned of t)1e death, during the summer holi­ days, at the early age of 20, of former school vice-captain, Norman Breckenridge. Early in October. we learned with regret · We remember him from his earliest days of the death of Mrs Hunter, wife of the Gram­ at the Grammar School as a bright cheerful mar School's former rector. During his young lad, always willing te· do anything for twenty-five years in Grantown Mr Hunter the good of the school, whether it was on the was well supported l:y his' wHe; and Former football or athletics field, on the golf course, Pupils and Granton(ans in general will re� or playing a part in a school play. He was a member the gentle and engaging personality founder member and vice-president of the of the Rector's wife. Mrs Hunter played her debating society in 1963-64, and from Class I own part in a number of good causes-the to Class VI contributed annually to the Guides, Soldiers' Comforts, the R.S.S.P.C.C., School Magazine. His articles showed his love the Church. We extend our sympatpy to her of his native heath and his most appreciative husband in the loss of his life's partner, and nature. His "Word of Thanks" in the 1963 to her son and daughter in the loss of a Magazine, after the school trip to Switzerland, devotedMr parent.HERBE RT GRANT CUMMING was typical. Banking claimed him after he left school, and there he showed enthusiasm in all things pertaining to his work. His transfer from There was a general sense of loss in Gran­ Edinburgh to the Grantown branch of his town when, late in October, Mr Cumming bank gave him great pleasure for he was diC2d suddenly. His career had been a remark­ among his friends again. able one, and he was a sort of Grand Old Man His illness came as a great shock to us, in his native town. but his courage and cheerfulness during the He had been school dux in the early years weeks in hospital were an example for all. of the century; and thereafter had taken the His passing was a great loss to the community degrees of M.A., B.Sc., at Edinburgh Univer­ -we will remember him. sity. Before and after the First World War he (Contributed by Dr J. Bain.) taught in Australia. During that war he , A life of opportunity and adventure

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