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No. 3.

The " Magazine " is, issued under the auspices of The Former Pupils' Club, in March, June, and November. All communications with regard to the " Magazine " should be addressed to the Editor and Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, THEODORE WATT, M.A., The Rosemount Press, Aberdeen. *** Members of the Club are requested to inform the Secretary of any change in their address.

Resignation of the Rector.

It is just a year ago since, on behalf of present and former , pupils, we offered to Mr. JOHN MACKAY THomsow, M.A. (Edin.), B.A. (Oxon.), a very warm welcome on his appointment as Rector of the School in succession to Dr. H. F. Morland Simpson, and now it is with very deep regret that we record his resignation. This was tendered to the Aberdeen Education Authority at its meeting on Friday, 22nd April, and was accepted. Mr. Thomson wrote as follows :—

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On March 22 I received a letter from Sir John Struthers asking if I had any objection to my name being submitted by him to the Vice-President in connection with a vacant inspectorship of schools, and requesting an early reply. I answered with a request for three weeks in which to think things over, and this he readily granted. On Monday last I replied that I had no objection.

This afternoon I have received a letter from the Secretary for Scotland informing me of my appointment yesterday (Thursday), and a telegram meeting, from Sir John authorising me to notify the Authority, at to-night'ssuccessor of the fact, so that the business connected with the election of myAuthority may be expedited. I must therefore ask you to intimate to the at to-night's meeting what has occurred, and ask them to accept my resignation as from August 31.

I am very anxious you should understand that this offer has come to me unsought, and that I have only accepted it after persuading myself that, the although I am putting the Authority to all the trouble of a fresh election,more interests of the School will suffer less by my leaving now, before the leaving important changes I hoped to make are in operation, than if I had been m a few years' time, when a successor, disapproving, perhaps, what I had done, might have made fresh changes of his own. And you will realise that financial reasons have not influenced me at all in the making of my decision. •

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I have been so supremely happy in my work here and have appreciated so deeply the whole-hearted support of the Authority and the Secondary Schools Committee, as well as the loyal co-operation of my 'staff and the School, that my leaving Aberdeen, where I already have so many friends, will cause me the keenest regret. When I came here last August I looked forward to many years of work at the Grammar School, and the offer of this post came to me as a complete surprise. Nothing save an appointment to what may be considered a higher branch of the service in which I am at present employed would have induced me to give up my post so soon.

Tribute by the Chairman of the Authority.

After reading this letter to the meeting, the Chairman (Mr. George Duncan) said :— " The resignation of Mr. Thomson is, I cannot conceal, a great disappointment to us from our own personal point of view. It means a great loss to the Grammar School and to the city at large. We confidently looked forward to a distinguished career for Mr. Thomson in Aberdeen, and to a long continuance of the splendid work which his fine personal qualities have enabled him to do in the School during the past year. But while, personally, we are deeply disappointed to lose him, we must congratulate him on the recognition of his ability which his new appointment implies, and we must remember that the position to which he has now been advanced by the Scottish Education Department was unsought by him. " He has accepted it at the personal request of Sir John Struthers, and although he has been conspicuously happy and successful in his work here, he does not, I understand, feel justified in refusing to transfer his energies to another branch of the service of Scottish education when the request for the ' transference is made by the head of the Department, and when he has the prospect of a wider sphere of usefulness for which he is entirely and eminently fitted. Mr. Thomson has undoubtedly the qualities of intellect, character, and business capacity which fit him for any official position in the Inspectorate or otherwise. What is our loss will be the gain of a larger area, and, deeply though we deplore his departure from this city, I am sure that our best wishes, our warmest congratula, tions, and our deep interest go with him wherever he goes. " Of Mr. Thomson's personal qualities and the work which he has done in the Grammar School during his period of office it is impossible to speak too highly, and this makes our regret at parting with him all the greater. Personally, I have rarely, if ever, met anyone whose charm of manner and genuine character and ability so readily won the esteem and affection of those with whom he came in contact. In his work he consistently kept before himself, and before the School, a very high ideal of what such a School should be, and happily he has been able to carry many of his ideals into practice. He has all along had the most cordial relations

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with his staff, and indeed with everyone with whom he has had official dealings. His relations with the pupils have been no less happy, and short though his rectorship will have been, I believe that it will leave a lasting impression for the good of the School, for which this Authority and the public of Aberdeen cannot be too grateful. " It will be far from easy to fill Mr. Thomson's place adequately, and I move that the question of filling the vacancy be at once remitted, to the Staffing Committee. At the same time I move that we record in our minutes our high appreciation of Mr. Thomson's fine character and ability, our gratitude for the eminent services he has rendered to the School during his period of office, our warm congratulations on the recognition which his ability has obtained, and our best wishes for his future career."

There is really nothing that we can add to what Mr. Duncan so truly and felicitously said. We can only emphasize the disappointment and regret that all connected in any way with the School feel at Mr. Thomson's entirely unexpected resignation.

The New Rector.

Just as the printing of this issue of the Magazine is being completed, the announcement is made that the Aberdeen Education Authority has appointed Mr. DpuGLAs G. MILLER, M.A. (Oxon.), to be Rector of the School in succession to Mr. Thomson.

Mr. Miller, who is a native of Glasgow, is 40 years of age.

He was educated first at Glasgow Academy, and afterwards at Fettes College, where he remained seven years, becoming Senior Prefect of the School House. Thereafter he went to Oxford, gaining an open Classical Postmastership at Merton College. He took his B.A. degree in 1904, and his M.A. degree two years later, being placed in the Second Class in the Honours School of Classical Moderations and Littera Humaniores. Leaving Oxford, he went to Manchester University, where he worked for a year in educational experiment and research, and took the teaching diploma. For two years he was History and English Master at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and for four years Assistant Master at Uppingham School. Since September, 1913; he has been the notably successful Rector of Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow.

At Oxford he was a member of the University Rugby Football team, and he afterwards played for Scotland,.f or a number of years, in International Rugby Football matches.

We hope to give a fuller account of Mr. Miller's career, accompanied by a portrait, in the next issue of the Magazine.

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Our Oldest F.P. Rev. William Cormack, Rondebosch, South Africa.

Who is the oldest surviving Former Pupil of the School ?

The question has recently been the subject of investigation by the Secretary of the F.P. Club. In the Life of Professor A. B. Davidson, by Professor James Strahan of Londonderry, published in 1917, the names of a remarkable number of F.P.'s are mentioned. Among them is that of William Cormack, " who has spent his life as a preacher to the Dutchmen of South Africa, and who is now over ninety and lives in Rondebosch." Quite recently another F.P. resident in Rondebosch—James Wilson Legge—became a member of the F.P. Club, and it occurred to the Secretary to write to Mr. Legge asking whether Rev. Mr. Cormack was still alive, as, if he were, he would probably be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, surviving F.P. Replying on 27th April, Mr. Legge wrote :— I called on the Rev. W. Cormack, and found him a very hale and hearty old gentleman of 96, who could chat and laugh over his School days like a young 'un. Your message was delivered to him, and he has promised faithfully to write you a few lines.

By the same post came another letter from Mr. Legge enclosing the followtog " few lines " from Mr. Cormack :— As a pupil of the Aberdeen Grammar School in Melvin's time, I have been asked to give some account of my life. I am now far into my 96th year.

Reminiscences looked at through such a long vista of bygone years are apt to be dim. But to start from the beginning, I may state that I was born at Mill of Wartle in the Parish of Rayne, in October, 1825, but my parents removed to Mill of Durno, in the parish of Chapel of Garioch, in 1829. That was the year of the ' Muckle Spate,' the great flood. I have never forgotten the scene. As a mere child I stood in the midst of a group of persons gazing .down in amazement at the raging waters of the Ury, expecting to see the Pitcaple bridge swept away. A nail was knocked into the Mill wall to mark the height of the flood.

Having gained some knowledge of Latin at the parish school, I then went to Aberdeen to get it polished up by Dr. Melvin.

The Schoolhill Brae in Melvin's day Was daily my resort ; I picked up Latin lore from him— I did not find it sport !

I gained the fourth prize that year at the prize distribution. I and five others had sent in sine errore Latin versions.

I pass over the years of study in Marischal College and in the Divinity Hall. I was licensed by the Aberdeen Presbytery in 1857. In .1859 I was missionary in Free St. Paul's Congregation, Edinburgh. Then came a call from South Africa for young ministers to supply vacant congregations of the Dutch Reformed Church. I accepted the call, spent six months in Utrecht learning the Dutch language, and left Scotland for Africa on 1st January, 1862. In July of that year I was inducted minister of Burghersdorp, a parish about the size of Aberdeenshire, 100 miles in length and S.5 in width. My ministry there lasted 33i years. I was also Chairman of the Public Committee

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for 27 years, and Scriba or Secretary of the Ring* for 31 years. These were strenuous years, and no minister's holidays ever came my way.

In the course of these years I laid the foundation stones of five new churches, three in my own parish, two elsewhere. All these have now their own villages, ministers, congregations, and large parishes.

At the end of 1895 I retired on pension. After 40 years in Africa, in 1902, I and my wife—a sister of Dr. John Brebncr,t a former teacher of the Grammar School, and for 25 years Superintendent-General of Education in the Orange Free State—paid a visit to our native land. My first visit in Edinburgh was to the grave of Dr. A. 13. Davidson, a life-long friend from our college days.

He died in the early part of that year. When the news of his death reached me, it was as if the brightness of the African sun were suddenly dimmed. I was cherishing the hope of soon seeing him in life. I saw also at Mill of Dumb the nail placed in the wall in 1829. During all the intervening years the river had never again reached it.

Africa is now my home. In my retirement I have been looking out at the kaleidoscopic changes of this restless world. I am wondering whether, in the midst of war and strikes and strife and turmoil of all kinds, the nations of the earth are learning righteousness ! Most of all I wonder that I am still living !

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The receipt of this charming and most interesting cornmunication, written in a beautiful hand, from an F.P. in his 96th year, naturally led to inquiries as to whether there is any older " Old Boy " still surviving. It is impossible to say with absolute certainty, for the Register kept in the old Grammar School in Schoolhill contains merely the names of pupils, without addresses, names of parents,. ages on entry, or any of the other particulars required nowadays.

Fortunately the records both of King's College and Marischal College are much more complete, and it is possible to identify many entries in them with names in the School Register.

In the case, however, of pupils of the old School who did not go on to one or other of the Colleges, there is at present no record of subsequent careers or means of saying definitely who are living and who are dead. The oldest surviving Alumni and Graduates of the University are known, but it is quite possible that there are older surviving pupils of the School who had no University career.

The Senior Alumnus and Graduate of King's College is believed to be Rev. GEORGE COMPTON SMITH, who graduated M.A. in 1849. He was a pupil in the highest class in the School, under Melvin, in 1845. At the School he had as a class-fellow Mr. Cormack, who, however, came back the following year and attended Marischal College from 1846 to 1850. In order to settle which of these two is the senior in * Ring, a circle of parishes whose ministers held annually a meeting for church business, like the Synods in Scotland. t Portrait in School Hall [Ed. A.G.S. Mag.l.

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age, it was necessary to get into touch with Mr. Smith, who is living in retirement at Rhynie. To a letter asking for certain information, the following reply was received :— Rhynie, 26th May, 1921.

My Dear Sir, , It was a great and quite unexpected pleasure for me to receive your courteous and very interesting letter, taking my thoughts back 76 years to the School work of 1845.

During the quarter of my sitting under Melvin I was still in the fifteenth year of my age, having been born on 19th October, 1830, and, consequently, five years the junior of Rev. Wm. Cormack. I have been regarded as senior surviving graduate of King's College, and not senior of the united Universities— King's and Marischal. My seniority in King's was kindly acknowledged by graduates who presented me with a fine edition of portions of Plato, with an inscription in Greek. But I have not felt proud of any seniority. It was a matter in which I had no merit. I grew insensibly into the position. I competed at King's in October, 1845, and obtained a Bursary of £14. A foolish slip in the last clauses of the English-Latin version brought me down seven or eight stages. Over this slip, so foolish, I have all those 76 intervening years continued to grieve.

I was very thoroughly " grounded " at the [Rhynie] Parish School by the worthiest of teachers—Rev. George Stuart. Every Latin sentence I touched had, before translation, to be parsed and the syntax of its construction repeated in Ruddiman's splendid rules. Any merit I won in the Latin version was easy, as one had a dictionary in the Competition and this compensated for the very limited vocabulary then possessed. Graduating in April, 1849, I became (I) Tutor to Dr. Wright's family at Barrow Hall, Lancashire ; (21 Classical Master and Sub-Principal in Totteridge Park School (130 boarders) in 1857 ; (3) Classical Master assisting one of the Masters in Winchester Public School ; (4) Theological student for three years in Lancashire Independent College, 1854-1857 ; (5) Pastor in Dorset, 1857-69 ; (6) Principal in Bindale College, Southport ; (7) Principal of Athelhampton School, Southport, for 2'j years ; (8) Pastor of Independent Church here for about six years, 1897-1903 ; now retired, and resting by the River waiting for the signal to cross, feeling how good and tender our God is to old age, so that I can still sit and write for three hours at a spell without weariness.

Yours very truly,

G. C. SMITH. From this letter it appears, then, that Mr. Cormack, although he is the junior of Mr. Smith so far as the University is concerned, is five years his senior in age. It is possible that some older F.P. may yet be discovered, but this seems unlikely. Mr. Cormack is definitely the oldest surviving student of the Aberdeen United Free Church College.

Of living F.P.'s, the one who is known to have entered the Grammar School furthest back in last century is Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND, G.C.M.G., LL.D., who came in 1844—the year before Mr. Cormack—and continued until 1848.

He is, however, almost nine years younger than Mr. Cormack, having been born in August, 1834. Sir Thomas is also the Senior Member of the F.P. Club.

The Senior Graduate of Marischal College and of the University, Mr. William Mackray, M.A., 1846, does not appear to have attended the Grammar School.

If any further light can be thrown on this very interesting question of School seniority, it will be welcomed by the Editor of the Magazine.

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It is requested that the Editor be informed of all new appointments or interesting incidents in the careers of Former Pupils.

The dates given in parentheses after names indicate the sessions of attendance at the School.

ANOTHER F.P. KNIGHTED Major-General Andrew Skeen (1881-86), C.M.G., has just been gazetted a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.), on the recommendation of the Government of India, for valuable services rendered in the field with the Waziristan Force. He entered the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers in December, 1891, and was appointed to the Indian Army in October, 1893, being posted to the 24th Punjabis. He served on the North-West Frontier, India, in 1897-98; in China in '1900, and in East Africa and Somaliland, 1902-04. He was promoted Captain in 1901, Brevet Major in 1904, and Major in 1909. Three years later he became a General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, at the Staff College, Quetta, and was promoted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel in 1914. During the War he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, and was on the General Staff of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, first with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and then with the Dardanelles Army. , In February, 1916, he was appointed Director of Military Operations in India, and continued in this capacity until November, 1917, when he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff, India. Later he was placed in command of the operations in Waziristan. In 1916 he was created C.M.G., and on 3rd June, 1918, was gazetted Major-General.

Companions of the Star of India.

Claud Alexander Barron* (1881-87), of the Indian Civil Service, Chief Commissioner at Delhi, was in March appointed a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.). He has been a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) since 1911.

Charles William Profeit (1884-87), C.M.G., D.S.O., of the Army Medical Service, has also been created a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, for • Indicates Member of Former Pupils' Club.

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valuable services in Waziristan. He graduated in medicine at Aberdeen in 1893, and joined the Medical Service of the Army in 1895. When the late War broke out he was placed in command as Major of the 10th Field Ambulance, 4th Division. He was promoted Lieut.-Colonel in 1915 and was appointed an Assistant Director of Medical Services. In 1917 he became Colonel, and from April, 1918, was Deputy Director of Medical Services, 3rd Corps. This position he also held in the Waziristan Force during the operations in 1919-20.

He received the D.S.O. in January, 1917, and was appointed a C.M.G. in January, 1918.

A Companion of Honour.

Sir William Robertson Nicoll* (1866), M.A., LL.D., editor of The British Weekly, was, on the King's Birthday, appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour. This Order consists of one Class only, and carries with it no title or precedence, but ranks after the 1st Class of the Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.). The number of awards is limited, there being at present only between 20 and 30 men and women who can add " C.H." to their names. Sir William will be heartily congratulated on this signal honour that has been so deservedly conferred upon him.

Laurence Milne Anderson (1911-12) is a member of the Winnipeg staff of the Union Bank of Canada. He joined the 79th Cameron Highlanders there during the War, but was too young to get overseas.

Robert John Anderson (1903-09), B.Sc. (Agr.), is now Farm Manager to Sir Archibald Sinclair at Thurso. He was formerly Farm Manager to Lord Lovat at Beaufort Castle, Beauly.

William George Anderson (1899-1900), who came home in 1915 from Brooklyn, New York, where he was engaged in engineering, was employed at Gourock Torpedo Factory during the War. Some months ago he left to take up an engineering position in Johannesburg, South Africa.

James Alexander Angus* (1894-99), who was for some years on the construction staff of the P. Lyall & Sons Construction Co., Ltd., Montreal, last year joined the Superintendent's Department of Messrs. Ross & Macdonald, architects, Montreal.

George Christian Beath (1901-06) and Henry Ross Brodie* (1906-12) are members of the British East Africa Disabled Officers Colony (" Beadoc ") Limited, at Kericho, B.E.A..

Alexander Thomson Begg* (1909-10) is now an Inspector in India for the Northern Assurance Co., Ltd., with headquarters at Calcutta.

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James Henry Swan Benzie* (1906-16) holds the rank of Captain in the 19th Lancers, Indian Cavalry. He was home some months ago, but returned to India in March.

John Elliott Beveridge* (1907-14) has passed the examination for Associate Membership of the Institute of Civil Engineers.

Alexander Middleton Brown* (1894-1904), M.A., M.D., D.P.H., Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Chester, has been appointed Medical Officer of Health and Schools Medical Officer for the City of Hereford.

Alexander Forsyth Buthlay (1900-1909) is now in the service of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., Ltd., Singapore.

John De Castilla (1881-82), who went to Western Australia many years ago and served during the South African War as a member of the Western Australia Mounted Infantry, receiving the D.S.O. and other awards, afterwards joined the South African Constabulary, and then was appointed District Magistrate at Winburg, O.F.S. In the late War he served as a Major in the Nyasa-Rhodesia Field Force, on the 'lines of communication, Central Africa, German East Africa, Nyasaland, and Portuguese East Africa, from July, 1916, to February, 1919. He was mentioned in dispatches, and promoted Lieutenant-Colonel and Inspector of Lines of Communication, 1918. He hopes to visit Aberdeen in the summer of this year, after an absence in the Colonies of 35 years.

Andrew Mayer Chrystall* (1898-1902) has been appointed grain buyer for Messrs. Balfour, Guthrie & Co., at Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. James Stuart Gorham Collie* (1905-10), M.A., B.L., - is now engaged in fruit-farming in Cape Province, South Africa.

Charles Emilius Lowther Cowan (1878- 80), M.A., has been a Church of England Chaplain in the Royal Navy since 1897.1 In this capacity he was present at the Battle of Jutland in H.M.S. Canada. Latterly he has been Chaplain at the Royal Dockyard Church, Devonport.

John Henry Newman Craigen* (1894-1905) has recently become a Sub-Editor on the staff of the Aberdeen Free Press.

Arthur J. Croxford* (1882-83) has become a member of the F.P. Club. On leaving the School he took up a position with the Paddington Borough Council, where he still remains, having completed 37 years' service with it. He is at present one of the Senior Rate Collectors of the Borough. In a recent letter he wrote :—" My association with the School, although not of long duration, is always uppermost in my mind, and I do so often think of the happy times I spent amongst my School churns."

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John Duguid Cruickshank (1899-1904) is now in the service of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in New York City.

Alastair Cumming (1901-05)—son of JoHN A. CummING* (1876-82), I.C.S.—who became a Midshipman in the Royal Navy in 1912 and was present at the Battle of Jutland as 12-inch Spotting Officer in H.M.S. Colossus, is now Lieutenant in command of Submarine L 18.

John Low Dickie (1881), M.B., C.M., who is Medical Superintendent of the Star and Garter Home for totally disabled sailors and soldiers at Richmond, Surrey, is the author of a recently-published volume entitled, "Forty Years of Trout and Salmon Fishing," dealing chiefly with the Aberdeenshire rivers.

William Ogilvie Donald (1896-98), who prior to the War was in Canada, is now in the service, at Auckland, of the Telegraph Department of the New Zealand Government.

As a private in the First Canadian Contingent he was made a prisoner by the Germans during the Second Battle of Ypres (April, .1915) and continued as such until after the Armistice.

Comyn Duthie (1907-08), who returned from the School to the Orange Free State in 1909, is now studying medicine at the University College, Johannesburg. He spent the summer term of 1918 at Aberdeen University.

Robert Morrison Easton* (1894-1904) has recently resigned from the Indian Medical Service, and has bought a medical practice in Erith, Kent.

James Elmsly (1870-72), who retired from the service of the Bank of British North America in 1912, is now General Manager of the Bankers' Trust company, Montreal.

George Forbes Esson (1894-1903) was Chief Officer of the s.s. Queen Adelaide when it was sunk on the homeward voyage by a submarine in June, 1917, and is now Master of the s.s. Queen Margaret (Queen Line, Glasgow).

John Knox Ewart (1881-83), who served throughout the War in the Royal Army Service Corps, and was promoted to the rank of Major and awarded the D.S.O., is now District Manager for Scotland of Trust Houses, Ltd. George Neil Farquhar (1903-09), who served in France with the Royal Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross, is now a member of the Ceylon Civil Service and is posted to the Colonial Secretary's Office, Colombo.

James William Ferguson* (1878182) has recently become a member of the F.P. Club. He entered the Army from Sandhurst in 1890 and served with the 3rd Dragoon Guards until 1899, when he exchanged to the 20th Hussars.

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and shortly afterwards was appointed second in command of the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment. In 1917 he was appointed to command the 2/1st Dorset Yeomanry, and served with it in Ireland until demobilized in May, 1919, in which year he was promoted to the substantive rank of Lieutenant-Colonel for services in the War. He now' resides on his estate of Corrachree, near Tarland.

Hamish Forsyth (1884-86) is engaged in ranching in North-Western Rhodesia. He has travelled over a great portion of Central Africa.

Archer Irvine-Fortescue* (1892-97), D.S.O., Major, R.A.M.C., has been unexpectedly detained in Persia by the cutting off of Teheran from the rest of the world by a heavy snowfall, and by the unsettled conditions in that part of the world.

Charles Edward Garland* (1898-1902), barrister-atlaw, who has been attached since 1918 to the Chief Inspectors' Department, Somerset House, has been promoted to the grade of Superintending Inspector.

William Garvie (1883-89), M.A., has, owing to ill-health, retired from active duty as Minister of the U.F. Church, Ballantrae, Ayrshire. It was erroneously stated in the last issue of the Magazine that he was now engaged in the official records of the U.F. Church. His correct designation is Minister-Emeritus of Ballantrae.

William Gilbert Lyon Gilbert (1898-1900 and 1901-05), M.A., is Manager of Light Railways in. Bengal and Behar, in the service of Messrs. Martin & Co., managing agents, Calcutta.

James Stirling Giles (1901-06) has since 1915 been with the Pacific Fruit Express Company at Roseville, California.

H. Valdemar de J. Good (1885- 88) has since May been in the service of the Advance Department of Lloyds Bank in Threadneedle Street, London. He started as an apprentice in the Union Bank of Scotland, Aberdeen.

Thomas Smillie Grieve (1903-06), who served throughout the War as an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, was invalided out in June, 1919, with the rank of Lieutenant, and since then has been abroad as assistant on a rubber estate.

Charles Strachan Hadden* (1903-08) was in March admitted a member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen.

Robert John Harvey-Gibson* (1872-74), C.B.E., M.A., has resigned the Chair of Botany in the University of Liverpool as from the end of the present session, after 38 years' service. He retires to Grasmere, Westmoreland.

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Lane, London, E.C. He returned from the F.M.S. in 1915, and rose to the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery, being latterly D.A.A.G. John W. Henderson* (1885-1891) is Master of one of the Standard Transportation Company's steamers. He served as Master of two oil transports during the period of the War. William John Sivewright Ingram* (1905-06), M.C., M.B., Captain, Indian Medical Service, has received a Bar to his Military Cross for his services in Waziristan. He was awarded the M.C. in November, 1916.

John James Johnston* (1905-06), who • was engaged before the War in sugar planting in Demerara, left home in November last, and is now a rubber planter on Cluny Estate, Slim River, Perak, F.M.S. As a former member of the F.P. Hockey Section he expresses the hope that it has had a successful season. He says that it is too hot for hockey out where he is, but he gets quite a lot of tennis.

Alexander King* (1863-67) has recently become a member of the F.P. Club. He was appointed in 1880 by the London Missionary Society to be its missionary in Tientsin. He is now on the retired list, but continues to live there.

James Gray Kyd* (1891-98) has been appointed chief officer of the Government Actuary's Department in Scotland, with Headquarters in Edinburgh. He became Secretary to the National Health Insurance Commissioners for Ireland in 1912, and in 1919 was transferred to the chief post in Ireland of the Government Actuary's Department.

James Taylor Lawrence (1898-1905), M.A., is now Assistant Judge at Belgaum, Bombay. He passed into the Indian Civil Service in 1911.

James Ledingham* (1885-88) has been appointed Manager of the chief office of the North of Scotland, and Town and County Bank, Limited, in Glasgow. He was , previously assistant manager.

William Elder Levie (1889-93) was in March admitted a member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen.

John William Lindsay (1888-91), M.A., M.B., who served in the later years of the War as an officer in the R.A.M.C., has returned to Bela, Paraguay, where he is the Honorary Medical Missionary of the South American Missionary Society.

He has translated the New Testament into the Indian language Guarani.

David Lyall (1870-75) is engaged in tea-planting at the Tyspane Group, Kotmale, Ceylon.

James M `Allan (1903-08), M.A., B.Sc., M. R.C.V.S., was in April appointed Veterinary Inspector of the City of Aberdeen. He joined the Army in 1914 as a trooper in the Scottish Horse, and reached the rank of Farrier-Major. He was

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gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Gordon Highlanders in 1916, but on War Office instructions relinquished that commission in order to complete his veterinary studies. Upon finishing his course at Edinburgh he rejoined the Army, and was gazetted Lieutenant in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. In September, 1918, he went to North Russia, where he served as Veterinary Officer to a column operating south of Archangel till the evacuation in the autumn of 1919. In December of that year he was given a Veterinary Inspectorship under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Alexander Macdonald (1898-1900) has been a missionary of the United Free Church in Central Africa since 1913, and is at present stationed at Chitambo, Serenje, Northern Rhodesia. He served from 1916 to 1919 in British Nyasaland and German East Africa as a Lieutenant in the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Field Force, and was engaged on carrier transport service.

William Marcus MacGavin (1902-09), who entered the service of Messrs. W. F. Stevenson and Co., Ltd., in 1909, is now in their service at the Cebu branch, Philippine Islands.

William Andrew Mackenzie (1886-87), author of the immortal " Shon Campbell," was associated for some time with the publishing firm of Messrs. Burns & Oates, but is now engaged with the League of Red Cross Societies in Geneva.

Alexander G. Mackie (1872-74), who went out to Queensland in 1883, is now with the Edison Swan Electric Company at Brisbane.

James Mackie (1871-73), who entered the service of the Union Bank of Australia in 1883, retired from the staff of that Bank at Wellington, New Zealand, in August, 1920, having attained the age of 60 years.

Thomas A. McLaren (1886-89) is now with an accounting firm in Dallas, Texas. He served during the War as Orderly Room Clerk, 4th Battalion Highland Light Infantry.

Roderick Ross Forrest McLennan* (1909-18), who is now a pupil at Merchant Taylor's School, London, took part in March in the Public School Boxing Championship. He is reported as being " by far the best of the middle weights, with a good lift and big punch in the right."

Peter McLeod (1884-88), M.A., B.Sc., has recently retired from the post of Mathematical and Science Master at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, to which he was appointed in 1899.

Murdo Mackenzie McRae (1898-1901), M.B., is in general medical practice at Te Kuiti, New Zealand. When recently returning an Inquiry Form in connexion with the " Roll of Pupils," he wrote :—" The matter of filling in the enclosed form has a ring of old days, when we were young

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and proud and always eager to uphold the tradition of the Grammar School, either in the Rugby Field or any field we were tried in. It has come to my ears recently that our respected and capable chief of those days has died, and, with many others of the old School, I sincerely regret this.

I often think his influence for great and noble things was inestimable to all ranks of the institution ; and all F.P.'s will wish the same great results from his successor." Dr. McRae served with the R.A.M.C. from 1915, and received an immediate award of the Military Cross at Vimy Ridge on Easter Monday, 1917.

William Mayer (1875 -80) has been for many years en\j-1 `\ gaged as a stockbroker in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and `, at Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. He is proprietor of the t-z. a cm " Rhodesia Land and Estates Agency.

William May (1899-1900) is assistant manager of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada at Toronto.

James Mearns (1890-93), who will be remembered by many for his attempts to swim across the English Channel, is now chief diver for Messrs. C. J. Wills & Sons, contractors, Westminster.

William Meston* (1879-86), M.A., B.D., Professor of English in the Madras Christian College, Madras (a brother of Lord MESTON*), was, on the King's Birthday, awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, which is a reward founded in 1900 for any person of either sex who shall have rendered service in or for India. Other F.P.'s who have been awarded this Medal are :— In 1914, Rev. James Shepherd* (1859-64), M.B., D.D., Missionary in Rajputana.

In 1919, Rev. George Pittendrigh* (1872-76), M.A., Professor of English Literature, Madras Christian College, Madras.

On New Year's Day, 1921, Rev. William Summers Sutherland (1871-72), M.A., D.D., Missionary, Kalimpong.

Henry Maurice Michie (1901-02) has recently been appointed assistant agent to Viscount Ridley at Blagdon, Northumberland.

Peter Chalmers Mitchell* (1879-80), C.B.E., M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary of the Zoological Society of London, has recently become a Life Member of the Club. It is interesting to note that the head of the sister institution, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, is also an F.P. and a member of the Club—Lt.-Col. Sir DAVID PRAIN*, C.M.G., C.I.E., M.A., M.B., LL.D., F.R.S. Robert Mitchell (1864-66) retired in 1918 from the charge of the Presbyterian Church, Rosedale, Victoria, •

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Australia, to which he was appointed in 1891. For over 21 years he has been clerk of the Presbytery of Gippsland.

Hugh Reid Mollison* (1898-1901) is now assistant to the factor of the Cluny Estates, Aberdeen.

Charles Brown Ogilvie (1902-04) is Managing Director - of the Pertang and Strathisla Rubber Estates, etc., F.M.S. James Nicoll Ogilvie* (1872-76), M.A., D.D., is the author of a profusely illustrated booklet recently published, entitled " Afric's Sunny Fountains," being travel notes of his recent visit to the African Mission Fields of the Church of Scotland. The booklet specially concerns the missions in Nyasaland and Kenya Colony.

George Davenport Philip (1875-78), M.A., who became, in 1901, a missionary in India of the Scottish Episcopal Church, was last year appointed Canon of All Saints' Cathedral, Nagpur, Central Provinces, and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Nagpur.

Hugh Lewis Pirie (1899-1904), who was awarded the Military Cross while serving in the Army Ordnance Department, is now engineer to Messrs. Stein & Atkinson, Ltd., London.

Thomas Gordon Rennie (1908-10) is now Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Black Watch and serving with the Army of Occupation in Germany.

Alexander M. Robertson (1893-94), who was formerly assistant engineer with Messrs. S. Pearson & Sons, contractors, Westminster, on the Royal Albert Dock Extension (South), North Woolwich, and thereafter held a commission in the Inland Waterways and Docks Section of the Royal Engineers, is now in the Chief Engineer's drawing office of the Port of London Authority.

Neil John Robertson (1893-95) is on the staff of the South African Constabulary.

Randal Walker Robertson (1892-94) is Manager in Shanghai of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Ernest Gordon .Russell (1883-85), who was admitted a solicitor in Scotland in 1891 and went to South Africa in the following year, became a " pioneer " of Rhodesia, and had a leading practice as solicitor in Bulawayo until the Boer War, when he joined the Irregular Forces. At the conclusion of that war he established with a partner a practice in Johannesburg, which later became well-known under the name of Hutchinson, Russell, and Bowen. When the Great War broke out he was in Europe and served as an officer successively in the Cavalry, the Infantry, the Machine Gun Corps, and, finally, the Royal Army Service Corps. He rose to the rank

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of Major and was made an O.B.E. He is now a partner in the firm of Barry, Delany, and Russell, solicitors and advocates, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. This Colony, he says, appeals to him very strongly, and is in many ways preferable to South Africa. He confesses to a very warm spot still in his heart for the Grammar School of Aberdeen.

Arthur Leslie Scott* (1908-14), Student Interpreter, Pekin, recently was awarded the first prize (value £100) in the examination for Chinese. His father, the late JAMES Scorr (1864-67), I.S.O., Consul General at Canton, got the same prize in his day, but had to halve it with another.

Ludvig George Stephen Simonsen* (1910-19) has been for the last two years in a shipping office at Kristiania, Norway.

John Taylor Simpson* (1884-89 and 1893-95) was in May admitted a member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen.

Norman Alexander Sinclair* (1913-16) has recently gone out to Rhodesia and is taking up farming near Salisbury.

Andrew A. Smith (1893-97) is now engaged as an agricultural implement maker in Victoria, Australia.

John Lindsay Smith (1889-90) holds the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army. Since May, 1919, he has been Inspector of Animal Transport, and his duties have entailed service in Afghanistan, Waziristan, and East Persia.

Mather Smith (1881-86) is engaged in farming his own land in Barberton District, Transvaal. He served as a trooper in the Imperial Light Horse in the South African War. Robert Smith (1900- 01), who went to United States in 1906, has been since 1913 professional golfer at Terre Haute, Indiana.

Charles Stephen (1867-71), M.A., who was ordained minister of St. John's Church, North-West Territory, Canada, in 1891, and has been minister of St. Mary's Parish, Mahaica, East Coast, British Guiana, since 1910, resigned this charge on 31st December last, and expects to return to Scotland.

William E. Stewart (1890-?) is now head of his father's firm of Stewart, Holl & Company, East India Agents, London.

William Summers Sutherland (1871-72), M.A., D.D., who has been a missionary in India for over forty years, has retired and returned to this country. In 1880 he accepted an appointment as missionary at Kalimpong, 300 miles due north of Calcutta on the slopes of the Himalayas. His district covered a very large area, the extreme points of which were separated by 200 miles ; and in connexion with his work

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he had to go over passes with mule transport 14,000 feet above sea level. He was principal of a school for training native teachers of primary schools in the district.

William Taylor (1881-82) is chief in die Correspondence Department of the National Bank of Scotland, Ltd., London Office.

Alexander A. Thomson (1895-98), B.Sc., who, prior to the War, was Manager of Tanganyika Concessions, Ltd., and Messrs. R. Williams & Co., in. Katanga, Congo-Belge, served as an officer in a Tunnelling Company of the Royal Engineers, 1916-18. Thereafter he returned to his former post in the • Congo, but has now come back to England, and has joined Messrs. R. Williams & Co. as a partner.

Renton Palmer .Walker (1898-1901) is in the service of Lloyds Bank at Lymington, Hants.

Vane Walker (1904-05), assistant priest at St. Margaret's Church, Aberdeen, has accepted the incumbency of St. Luke's, Cuminestown. He served in the War with the R.A.M.C. William Walker (1896), M.C., M.B.,. Ch.B., who was mobilized as Lieut., R.A.M.C. (S.R.), with No. 3 General Hospital in August, 1914, and landed in France in the middle of that month, has held a regular commission in the R.A.M.C. since February, 1918. He has latterly been in command of No. 6 Egyptian Stationary Hospital at Haifa.

George Alexander Williamson (1904-12) has recently been promoted Captain in the Indian Army. He is attached to the 2/23rd Sikh Pioneers, at present stationed at Quetta.

He joined the Indian Army in 1916.

Edward Simon Willox* (1910-17) is now a planter on the Gedong Perak Rubber Estate, F.M.S. Herbert George Macdonald Wilson (1899-1904), M.A., is a partner in the firm of Mantle & Wilson, estate, financial, and insurance agents, Kelowna, British Columbia.

Robert Louis Wilson (1905-11) is in the Stock Mart in Seattle, U.S.A. Arthur Wyllie (1869-70), who entered the service of the New Zealand Government in 1901, retired last year on superannuation.

At the, Spring Graduation of Aberdeen University degrees were conferred on the following Old Boys :— Master of Arts (M.A.)— Ranald Roderick Macdonald* (1907-17), with Second Class Honours in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.

Alexander Catto Simpson* (1909-15), with Second Class Honours in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.

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Alexander Eric Bruce* (1902-15).

George Gordon Bulmer* (1910-16).

Francis McLeod Glennie* (1910-16).

Thomas• Patrick Edward Murray* (1907-18).

Kenneth Mackintosh Robertson* (1907-18).

John Tower Sorley* (1904-17).

Donald Sinclair Stewart (1906-18).

David Landsborough Thomson* (1911-18).

Norman James Wilson* (1905-15).

Bachelor of Science in Forestry (B.Sc. For.)— Hubert James Stewart* (1906-12), B.Sc. Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)-James Black Milne* (1876-80), M.B., C.M. Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.) and Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)-Ian Robert Spark* (1912-14), with Second Class Honours.

Charles Davidson Allan (1913-14).

John James Hall Anderson* (1910-15).

Foong Kong Chen* (1912-14), M.A. Ian Stewart Thomson* (1903-09), M.A. Diploma in Public Health— Alexander Mathieson Dugan (1898-1907), M.B., Ch.B. In the Faculty of Arts, Robert Gordon McKerron (1907-13) shared with another the Liddel Prize for Greek Verse.

In the Faculty of Medicine, Charles Burnett* (1910-17) was awarded the Fife Jamieson Memorial Gold Medal in Anatomy.

F.P. Club Consuls.

At a recent meeting of the Executive of the Club the Secretary outlined a scheme for the appointment of " Consuls," or representatives of the Club, in various places abroad.

Their names would appear regularly in the Magazine, and to them Former Pupils of the School on their first arrival from home could turn with confidence for advice and assistance. The Secretary stated that he had received several offers of such help, and the scheme met with the cordial' approval of the Executive. Any member of the Club who has been resident abroad for some time, knows all the local conditions, and is prepared to undertake the duties of a Club Consul, is requested to communicate with the Secretary of the Club. It is hoped that in course of time such Consuls may be able to form local Sections of the Club, composed of members living within their respective areas.

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Marriages.

Adcock (1901-11).-At St. Paul's, Brixton. on 23rd March, JOHN MALTON ADCOCK,* civil engineer, Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd., Gravesend, to Florence Amelia North (Rene Thorne), of 168 Acre Lane, Brixton, London.

Anderson (1909-12).—At the Parish Church; Strathdon, on 8th June, FRANCIS SHEED ANDERSON,* granite merchant, Aberdeen, to Helen Forbes, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wattie, Gowanbrae, Strathdon.

Byres (1899-1910).—At the Scots Kirk, Colombo, on 2nd March, ARTHUR BERESFORD BYRES,* tea planter, South India, son of the late Mr. D. T. Byres, A.M.I.C.E., and Mrs. Byres, 104 Hamilton Place, to Marion Isobel, elder (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon, Beechhill H,puse, Mannofield.

Courage (1903-11).—At Skene Street Congregational Church, on 29th December, 1920, DAVID COURAGE*, estate manager, Northumberland, to Elsie (Peep), only daughter of D. Graeme Robertson, 87 Fountainhall Road, Aberdeen.

Black (1904-09).—At the North United Free Church, Aberdeen, on 4th May, Rev. PETER DIACK,* M.A., United Free Church, Grantown-on-Spey, to Catherine Swapp, M.A., elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garden H. Swapp, 84 King Street, Aberdeen.

Fraser (1909-11).—At The Bungalow, Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, on 10th June, ERNEST CECIL FRASER,* fourth son of George Fraser, Oakhurst, Culter, to Gertrude, daughter of the late W. R. Aiken, shipowner, and of Mrs. Aiken, The Bungalow, Anderson Drive, Aberdeen.

Gammie (1907-13).—At the Palace Hotel, Aberdeen, on 3rd March, ALEXANDER EDWARD GAIIIMIE,* M.B., Ch.B., Hounslow, Middlesex, to Ethel Mary, eldest daughter of the late William Miller, Trinidad, and Mrs. Miller, 31 Brighton Place, Aberdeen.

Gordon (1905-07).—At John Knox Parish Church, Aberdeen, on 8th June, ALEXANDER FORBES GORDON,* second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon, 26 Grosvenor Place, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late John N. Smith, and stepdaughter of Andrew Gall, 33 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen.

Halliday (1904-07).—At Puertoplata, Dominican Republic, on 3rd March, DAVID HARRY HALLIDAY,* son of the Rev. J. Halliday, Peterhead, to Magdalene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, Hull.

Irvine (1908-10).—At Nairobi, on 6th May, Dr. ARCHIBALD CLIVE IRVINE, of the Church of Scotland Mission, Tumutumu, Kenya, eldest son of the Rev. John A. Irvine and Mrs. Irvine, Aberdeen, to Margaret Joyce Carr, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carr, Woodlands, Nairobi, late of Wigton Hall, Cumberland.

M•Lean (1897-1902).—At the Presbyterian Church, Lisbon, on 23rd February, NORMAN RIDDELL M'LEAN, to Charlotte Milne, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Williamson, Albany Street, Regent's Park, London.

Morrison (1895-1905).-At St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peterhead, on 29th March, REGINALD P. MORRISON,* chartered accountant, London, son of the late John Morrison, accountant, G.N.S.R., and Mrs. Morrison, Edinburgh, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Booth, of Downiehills, Peterhead.

Saunders 14896-1908).-At St. George's Church, Stockport, on 1st June, Dr. BENJAMIN THEODORE SAUNDERS,* to Marjorie, eldest daughter of Mrs. R. H. Nield, Inglewood, Davenport Park, Stockport.

Sharp (1897-1907).—At 1 De Walden Terrace, Kilmarnock, on 28th ' April, DAVID EASTON SHARP,* B.Sc., F.I.C., son of Mr. John Sharp, Aberdeen, to Kara, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scouler, Kilmarnock.

The Morland Simpson Memorial Medal.

Mr. W. Douglas Simpson, M.A., has intimated his wish to present year by year to the best Greek scholar in the School a Silver Medal in memory of his father, Dr. H. F. Morland Simpson, the late Rector, and the offer has been accepted by the Aberdeen Education Authority. This Medal is to be known as the Morland Simpson Memorial Medal.

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OBITUARY.

Sir John Macdonell, K.C.B., LL.D. The death of Sir John Macdonell (1860-61), which took place in London on 17th March, removes one of the most eminent jurists of the time. His knowledge of law and its growth and development in the great countries of ancient and modern•days won him a reputation which was literally world-wide. On the continent of Europe, in the United States, and even in China and Japan his work was known in some one or more of its aspects and his authority recognized.

In this country his name was not familiar to the public like that of a popular barrister, but in legal circles it carried great weight. The Times, in its memorial notice, says :— " He was never a professional man only. To him the law was a human thing, not a code. He was a teacher, a philosopher, and a reformer. It would be hard to name many men who, as lawyers, had more diversified interests and a

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broader outlook on life "; and again it says, " In the science of law, ancient and modern, he had not many equals ; he was a jurist whose opinions were honoured and revered by every legal institution in the world."

Sir John Macdonell was one of c: distinguished family belonging to the North of Scotland. His father, James Macdonell, was in the excise service, and was stationed at one time at Brechin, subsequently at Inverness, and later at Rhynie. He died at a comparatively early age, and left a widow and a large family, a number of whom have risen to positions of eminence. Born at Brechin in 1845, Sir John passed his. early boyhood at Rhynie, to which his father was shortly afterwards transferred. He spent a year at the Grammar School and took his Arts course at Aberdeen, where he graduated in 1865 with first-class honours in Classics.

Journalism then claimed him, as it had his older brother, and first in Edinburgh arid afterwards in London he became a frequent contributor to various newspapers and periodicals.

He also studied political economy, and his " Survey of Political Economy" attracted the attention of John Stuart Mill and other economists. A book on " The Land Question " revealed his progressive views.

Amid all these activities he was reading for the Bar, and in 1873 he was called at the Middle Temple. In 1884 he was appointed revising barrister for Middlesex. He became one of the counsel to the Board of Trade and the London Chamber of Commerce—appointments due not less to his work in economics and in statistical research, than to his legal reputation. He was appointed a Master of the Supreme Court in 1889, an office which necessitates withdrawal from practice at the Bar. In 1912 he became Senior Master and King's Remembrancer. In 1901 he succeeded Mr. Augustine Birrell as Quain Professor of Comparative Law in University College, London, and it was only recently that he retired from this Chair. He was made a C.S. in 1898, a Knight in 1903, and a K.C.B. in 1914. He received the LL.D. of Aberdeen University in 1892.

He married, in 1873, a daughter of Mr. Daniel Harrison, of Beckenham, and a niece of Mary Howitt, the poetess.

Mr. James Macdonell married her sister. Sir John is survived

by Lady Macdonell and by two daughters, the elder of whom is the wife of Professor R. W. Lee, of Oxford, and lately of McGill University. " For some forty years," says The Times, which recorded his death in a long memorial notice and a leading article, " Sir John Macdonell was a valued member of the staff of The Times, malting his mark alike as leader-writer, reviewer, and contributor of occasional articles. As he had a large fund of general information and an exceptionally sound

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judgment, he was an acceptable writer on topics of widely varied interest. But his principal work lay in dealing with those legal and philosophical subjects with which he was specially familiar. He was a steady and persistent law reformer, without extravagance ; and his philosophical criticism was at once catholic and sane. He was the master of an attractive style, clear without undue insistence, and suggestive of reserve knowledge and power ; and his writing was never disfigured by partisanship or exaggeration. An admirable colleague, he was always ready and resourceful, and he spared no pains with his work for The Times, in spite of his many other associations."

Robert Brown Arthur* (1862-63) died at Guernsey on 11 th May. He was a son of the late Rev. D. F. Arthur of Banchory-Devenick, and was for many years in Ceylon.

Robert Scott Cumming* (1905-10), M.C., M.B., Ch.B., Captain R.A.M.C., elder son of the late Robert Cumming (1875-77), advocate, Aberdeen, and of Mrs. Cumming, Engadine, Croydon, died at the General Hospital, Basra, Mesopotamia, on 14th March, aged 27 years. One who knew him intimately writes :— " Death still gleans where he had already reaped only too well, and in the aftermath of the world struggle our young manhood is still being called upon to give up its best.

Peculiarly tragic, indeed, are those casualties in what we would fain call the hour of victory, and the news of the death of Robert Cumming in Mesopotamia has come as a heavy blow to his many friends. Born in Aberdeen on the 22nd July, 1893, Cumming spent his schooldays at the Grammar, and entered the University as a medical student in 1910. His record there gave promise of a brilliant career in later life ; he gained distinction in all four professional examinations and eventually graduated with Honours, taking also the Matthews Duncan Gold Medal in Obstetrics and the John Murray Gold Medal and Scholarship awarded to the most distinguished medical graduand of the year. Nor were his attainments by any means one-sided, for he had considerable skill in several branches of sport, among other things playing Rugby for the Former Pupils' 2nd XV and afterwards Hockey for their 1st XI. Socially he had a wide and welldeserved popularity and had at the same time endeared himself to a more intimate circle by that capacity for wholehearted comradeship which was one of his most outstanding qualities. " At the beginning of the War Cumming was in his final year, and as the holder of a Special Reserve Commission in the R.A.M.C. he was allowed no opportunity of service

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until he was able to take his degree in July, 1915. December of that year found him on the way to Egypt with a Field Ambulance of the 31st Division, a formation which was soon afterwards engaged in the defence of the Suez Canal. After some months the Division was transferred to France, and it was in the offensive round Arras in the Spring of 1917—at an advanced Aid Post somewhere in the battle-scarred waste about the Point du Jour—that he won the Military Cross for gallantry under very trying conditions. In the words of the London Gazette, ' For 36 hours he worked dontinuously in evacuating and dressing wounded under heavy shell fire.

Throughout he set a magnificent example to those under him.

Previously his ability had gained him a mention in Dispatches.

Soon afterwards, unhappily, a severe illness incapacitated him for many months and he did not see further active service.

As Registrar of a hospital in England, however, he attained the acting rank of Major. " During the War Cumming had transferred to the regular service, always his intended profession, and in the early summer of 1920 he was sent out to Mesopotamia. There can be little doubt that the climate and conditions were too much for a constitution not yet fully recovered from the effects of the earlier illness, and so it was that he died of general septicmia in a Base Hospital at Basra on the 14th March of this year.

He leaves behind him a record of an early promise amply fulfilled in so far as the short span of his years allowed, and many happy memories in the minds of the friends to whom he was always so conspicuously loyal."

Edmund Wilmot Danson (1887-92), Commander, Royal Indian Marine, died as the result of a shooting accident at Moulmein, Burmah, on 23rd May, aged 43 years. He served a sea apprenticeship in the Aberdeen White Star Line, and was attached to the Royal Navy (Channel Squadron) in 1897-98.

He joined the Royal Indian Marine in 1899, and was engaged chiefly on the survey of the coast of the Persian Gulf and South India. He took part in the Somali Expedition, and was awarded the Medal. During the late War he was lent to the Navy from the R.I.M. and was Naval Transport Officer at Bombay. He was promoted Commander in 1917.

John Ewart Deans (1901-03) died at Liverpool on 5th October, 1918. He served his apprenticeship on the sailing ship Arctic Stream, and then was an officer in the Clan Line until 1915, in which year he received a commission as SubLieutenant in the Royal Navy. He first served on the yacht. Eriska, in the Patrol Service, with Sheerness, and later Ardrossan, as base. In the autumn of 1916 he was granted leave to study for his Master's Certificate, which he duly received. He was thereafter promoted to Acting Lieutenant and transferred to minesweeping operations in the Pentland

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and Moray Firths. In June, 1917, he was again transferred, to the cruiser Cumberland, and engaged in Atlantic convoy work, with the rank of full Lieutenant. His last voyage home was in • September, 1918. After a few days' furlough, he returned to the cruiser, but fell sick with influenza, and died of pneumonia.

• Adam Argo Duthie (1861-62), merchant, Tarves, died in Aberdeen on 1st March in his 72nd year. He was a brother of WILLIAM DUTHIE* (1853-55) of Collynie.

Andrew Moir Gray (1908- 09), M.B., Ch.B., died on 13th September, 1920, aged 30 years. After graduating in .medicine at Aberdeen in 1914, he received a commission as a surgeon in the Navy in December of that year, and was invalided out in June, 1917. In the following September he became School Medical Officer at Bromley, Kent, and in June, 1918, was commissioned as Captain in the R.A.F. From this he was invalided out in August, 1919, and his death rather more than a year later was due to the disability which terminated his connexion both with the Navy and the Air Force.

Harry,Alexander Holmes* (1904--08), son of HARRY A. HOLMES* (1881-85), died suddenly at Aberdeen on 22nd May, aged 22 years. On leaving the School he went to Merchiston for four years, and was afterwards employed in his father's business of Messrs. A. & M. Smith, Ltd., Albert Quay, Aberdeen.

When the War broke out, he enlisted as a despatch rider in the R.E. Signals, and served in France with the 51st Division from 1st May, 1915, to 22nd July, 1916, when he was seriously wounded. He was afterwards transferred to the Ministry of Munitions, London, and was discharged in September, 1918, with the rank of corporal, to-which he had been promoted in January, 1915. When the recent call came for men to join the Defence Force, he was given a commission in his former Unit.

Charles James Jamieson (1894-97), C.A., second son of the late Peter Jamieson of Willowbank, Aberdeen, died at Calcutta on 8th May. He was for a considerable time in practice as a Chartered Accountant in. Aberdeen.

Alexander Kilgour (1864-66) died at Aberdeen on 30th March, aged 69 years. He succeeded his father in the ownership of the estates of South Loirston and Cove in the County of Kincardine in 1873.

Charles George Knox (1888- 89) died at Mains of Auchvagatt on 20th March, aged 48 years. He was for some time engaged in tea-planting in Ceylon, and afterwards went to Western Australia. He returned to this country a few years ago, and was engaged latterly in farming at Auchnagatt.

James Moir (1877-831 died at Aberdeen on 15th April.

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John Murray (1864-65), M.A., minister-emeritus of the United Free Church, Dairsie, Fife, died at Leith on 26th February, aged 78 years. He graduated in Arts at Aberdeen in 1869, and thereafter studied for four years at the Aberdeen Free Church College. He was ordained Minister of the Free Church at Dairsie in 1874.

James Spence (1860-61), formerly of Stromness, Orkney, and Aberdeen, died at Weybridge on 27th February in his 77th year. He entered the service of the National Bank of Scotland at Stromness in 1862, and was its agent in Aberdeen from 1893 until 1912. Two of his sons were at the School, namely, PATRICK MAGNUS SPENCE* (1904-06), who served during the War as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards, and WILLIAM KENNETH MACKAY SPESTCE (1904-05 and 1910-12), 2nd Lieut., Royal Scots, who was killed in action in France in April, 1917.

Peter Tytler* (1863-66), M.D., died at Withington, Manchester, on 9th April, aged 70 years. He was a son of the late William Tytler, Milton of Corsindae, Midmar, and graduated in Medicine with highest honours at Aberdeen University in 1872, receiving the degree of M.D. in 1875.

He was for a short time Assistant Medical Officer at the Royal Asylum, Aberdeen, where one of his colleagues on the staff was Dr. William MacGregor (1865-67)—in later .life, the. Rt. Hon. Sir William MacGregor, G.C.M.G., Governor of New Guinea, Lagos, Newfoundland, and Queensland.

He was appointed House Surgeon to the Clinical Hospital, Manchester, in 1873, and later started in general practice at Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He was elected Honorary Surgeon to the Ancoats Hospital, Manchester, in 1876, and held the post for 40 years, being senior surgeon for many years. In 1916, on retiring from the active staff, he was appointed Consulting Surgeon. In a notice of his career, the British Medical Journal states :— " Dr. Tytler continued his general practice, in addition to his heavy surgical hospital work, up to the end of his . professional career. He had an extensive practice, which included a large number of Jews and foreign residents. He was beloved by all classes, British and foreign, and he was gratified to know that, during a serious illness some years ago, his recovery was prayed for by Catholics, Jews, and Protestants alike. " Dr. Tytler was a cheerful, kindly, warm-hearted Scotsman ; fair-minded, sympathetic, and considerate ; particu

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larly good-tempered with patients and colleagues, and deservedly popular with both. He was a well-built, tall, active man, and had a great love for his birth-place in Aberdeenshire, which he usually visited once a year. He worked very hard, and took a keen interest in his profession during his 44 years of active practice. But he remained up to the last young in heart, cheerful, and optimistic ; he was a fine example of the type of energetic, intelligent men sent into the profession from the University of Aberdeen fifty years ago."

William Ellerslie Wallace* (1898-1903), died at Garden City, Kansas, U.S.A., on 19th April, aged 34 years. He was the second son of Mr. John Wallace, Millbank, Aberdeen, and served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Whyte & Williamson, C.A., Aberdeen. Owing to a breakdown in health, he went to Colorado about 11 years ago. He was appointed assistant manager to the Denver Alf-Alfa Milling Co., and in that capacity travelled a good deal over Colorado and Mexico, visiting the different mills of the company. About a year ago his health again gave way, and for several months he had resided at Garden City, Colorado, having been previously at Lamar. While in Aberdeen he was well-known in athletic circles. At the School he was a member of the Rugby team, and he afterwards played with distinction for the 2nd and then for the 1st F.P.'s. He played against the South Africans on their visit to Aberdeen 14 years ago. When the murder of William Smith Benton took place in Mexico in February, 1914, Wallace sent a special dispatch about it from El Paso, Texas, which appeared in the June issue of the Mdgazinc of that year.

The Mount Everest Expedition.

Death of Dr. A. M. Kellas.

In the last issue of the Magazine it was announced that Alexander Mitchell Kellas (1881-84), D.Sc. (Lond.), was to be a member of the Mount Everest Expedition. The Expedition started from Darjeeling in two parties on 18th and 19th nay, and all was believed to be going well when the announcement was made that Dr. Kellas had died at Kampa Dzong, Tibet, on 5th June, from sudden heart failure.

Some time after leaving the School Dr. Kellas continued • his studies, at the Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh, and then entered University College, London, where he graduated B.Sc. Having distinguished himself in physics and chemistry, he was appointed an assistant to Professor Ramsay, and worked in his laboratory during the period of the Argon discovery. Desiring to continue his studies, and at the same time to become acquainted with the German method of train

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ing, he entered the University of Heidelberg, and gained the degree of Ph.D., with special distinction. He then returned to his old post with Professor Ramsay, and later was appointed Lecturer in Chemistry at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. It was mostly in the intervals between his summer and winter lectures that he visited India five times before the War and carried out exploring and mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas. During the ''N'ar he undertook special scientific work in London. Owing to the strain upon his health, he was unable to continue his lectures at Middlesex Hosprtal during the winter of 1919-20, but by the following spring he had sufficiently recovered to set out again for India.

His health rapidly irhproved, and he was able to carry through another season of exploration in the Himalayas. He did not return to this country last winter, but spent it at Darjeeling, conducting preparations for the expedition to Mount Everest.

The following appreciation of Dr. Kellas has been issued by the Mount Everest Committee :-" Dr. Kellas had for many years interested himself in ascertaining how far it is possible, by the use of oxygen, to overcome difficult breathing at high altitudes. He had frequently visited the Himalayas for this purpose, and had made several remarkable ascents in Sikkim. Last year he attempted the ascent of Kamet in Garhwal, and reached an altitude of 23,600 feet. This year he had intended, by climbing the same mountain, to pursue his investigations in the Ilse of oxygen still further. The Mount Everest Committee, however,-invited him to carry out his experiments on Mount Everest instead of on Kamet, and he accepted the invitation. But Dr. Kellas, though he was over 50, was an indefatigable climber, and when he might well have been recuperating after his severe climb last summer, spent the whole winter and spring in climbing in Sikkim. He reached the summit of Narsing, nearly 20,000 feet in height, and last week the Committee received a letter from him stating that he had climbed more than 20,000 feet on Kabru to try and get photographs of Mount Everest. His energy was untiring, and the probability is that by his ceaseless exertions he overstrained himself. The Mount Everest Committee deplore his loss and are greatly indebted to him for having placed his services and experience at their disposal."

Many F.P.'s will learn with regret of the death, on 3rd June, of Mr. Alfred MacLeod, who for many years visited the School as teacher of elocution.

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Some Outstanding F.P.'s.

Who are the outstanding Former Pupils of the present time ? is a question that is sometimes asked. It is certainly a difficult one to answer, and probably no two persons would give the same reply. It is interesting, therefore, to learn what is the opinion of such an impartial body as the editorial board which controls the compilation of Who's Who. The currept issue of that most interesting annual consists of about 3,000 pages and 30;000 biographies. A perusal of the volume has shown that the names of at least 85 Former Pupils of the School are included in it. Probably some names have been overlooked in the examination, as in the case of the older men the School records are incomplete, and identification is consequently difficult. The following is the list, arranged in groups according to profession or occupation (asterisks indicating members of the Former Pupils' Club, of whom there is the highly satisfactory total of 61, about three-quarters of the whole) :— Architecture.

FORREST,* George Topham (1880-89), F.R.I.B.A., F.G.S., F.R.S.E., Architect to the London County Council.

The Army.

BUTCHART, Major James Alexander (1889-95), D.S.O., Royal Artillery.

GILL,* Colonel William Smith (1876-79), C.B., Chairman, Aberdeen City Territorial Army Association.

LYON,* Major Alexander (1893-1902), D.S.O., Gordon Highlanders (T.F.).

MACDONALD,* Major-General Sir James Ronald Leslie (1873-76), K.C.I.E., C.B., LL.D., Royal Engineers.

MATTHEW'S, Lt.-Colonel William Riddell (1881-90), D.S.O., R.A.M.C. (T.F. ).

MILNE, Lieut.-Colonel and lion. Colonel George (1867-72), C.B., Royal Field Artillery.

OGILVIE,* Colonel Thomas (1884-87), C.B., C.M.G., Gordon Highlanders (T.F.).

PROFEIT, Colonel Charles William (1884-87), C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., M B., C.M., Army Medical Service.

RAE,* William (1888-1900), D.S.O., M.A., B.L., late Lieut.-Colonel, Caliadian Expeditionary Force.

REID,* Major Charles (1895-1906), D.S.O., M.A., Gordon Highlanders.

RITCHIE, Major Michael Balfour Hutchison (1897-98), D.S.O., M.B., Ch.B., R.A.M.C. SKEEN, Major-General Sir Andrew (1881-86), K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Deputy Chief of General Staff, India.

SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel Alexander George Nicol (1880-88), D.S.O., R.A .S.C. (T. F. ).

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WEST, David (1883-84), R.S.W.

The Church.

BRUCE, Rev. William Straton (1862-64), M.A., D.D., Banff.

DALBY, Rev. Francis Higgs (1865-66), M.A., Prebendary of Lincoln.

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HANSON,* Rt. Rev. Ernest Denny Logic (1892-94), M.A., D.D., Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak.

FORSYTII,* Rev. Peter Taylor (1859-64), M.A., D.D., Principal of Hackney

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GORDON,* Rev. Alexander Reid (1884-88), M.A., D.Litt., D.D., Professor of Hebrew, McGill University, Montreal.

HARPER,* Rea•. James Walker (1873-77), M.A., Canon of St. Ninian's Cathedral, Perth, and Curator of Dunimanle Castle, Culross.

OGILVIE,* Very Rev. James Nicoll (1872-76), M.A., D.D., late Minister, New Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh.

PITTENDRIGII,* Rev. George (1872-76), M.A., Emeritus Professor in Madras Christian College.

Commerce.

SUTHERLAND,* Sir Thomas (1844-48), G.C.M.G., LL.D., late Chairman, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

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DAVIDSON,* Professor William Leslie (1859-64), M.A., LL.D., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, Aberdeen University.

DUFF,* Professor John Wight (1877-82), M.A., D.Litt., LL.D., Professor of Classics, Armstrong College, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

FINDLAY,* Professor Alexander (1882-91), M.A., D.Sc., Ph.D., F.I.C., Professor of Chemistry, Aberdeen University.

HARVEY GIBSON,* Robert John (1872-76), C.B.E., M.A., Professor of Botany, Liverpool University.

KELLAS, Alexander Mitchell (1881-84), D.Sc., Ph.D., Lecturer in Chemistry, Middlesex Hospital Medical School. [Died 5th June, 1921, see p. 142.]

LAIRD, John (1901-03), M.A., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, Queen's University, Belfast.

LITTLEJOHN,* William Still (1872-75), M.A., Principal of Scotch College, Melbourne.

MILNE,* Christian Royer Millar (1881-87), M.A., Head Master, Daniel Stewart's College, Edinburgh.

MOLLISON, William Loudon (1864-68), M.A., LL.D., Master of Clare College, Cambridge.

PHILIP,* James Charles (1886-89), O.B.E., F. R.S., M.A., D.Sc., Professor of Physical Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, London.

RITCHIE,* Robert Lindsay Grtente (1894-99), M.A., D.Litt., Professor of French Language and Literature, Birmingham University.

WATT, Henry Jackson (1891-96), M.A., D.Phil., Lecturer in Psychology, Glasgow University.

Government Service.

BARRON,* Claud Alexander (1881-87), C.S.L, C.I.E., Chief Commissioner, Delhi.

CARMICHAEL,* Sir George (1876—81), K.C.S.I., LL.D., late Chief

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CHALMERS, Arthur Morison (1881-82), C.M.G., Japan Consular Service (retired).

DUNCAN,* David (1850-55), M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., late Director of • Public Instruction, Madras.

FORBES,* Sir George Stuart (1860-64), K.C.S.I., M.A., late Chief Secretary to the Government of Madras.

GIBB,* Sir George Stegmann (1860-65), LL.B., late Chairman of the Road Board.

GILCHIRIST,* Robert Niven (1901-05), M.A., Principal and Professor of Political Economy, Krishnagar College, Bengal.

HENDERSON,* Robert (1854-56), C.B., H.M. Customs, London.

LACKIE,* William Walker (1885-87), C.B.E., Technical Commissioner under Electricity (Supply) Act. 1919.

MAIR,* George Herbert (1899-1902), C.M.G., Assistant Director on League of Nations Secretariat:

MESTON OF AGRA AND DUNNOTTAR,* The Rt. Hon. Baron (1876-80), K.C.S.I., LL.D.

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MUNRO,* The Rt. Hon. Robert (1884-85), P.C., M.P., M.A., LL.D., Secretary for Scotland.

OGILVIE,* Sir Francis Grant (1872-74), C.B., M.A., B.Sc., LL.D., Principal Assistant Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

SIM, George Gall (1892-93), C.I.E., M.A., Finance Department, Government of India.

THOMSON, Sir James (1863-64), K.C.S.I., M.A., I.L.D., Indian Civil Service (retired).

WATT,* Sir George (1867-69), C.I.E., M.B., C.M.. LL.D.

F.L.S., late

Reporter on Economic Products to Government of India.

Journalism.

ALEXANDER,* Ilenry (1881-91), M.A., Editor, Aberdeen Free l'ress.

BULI.OCH,* John Maleoim (1877-80), M.A., LL.D., Editor, The Graphic.

GRAY,* Howard Alexander (1880-84), M.A., Chief Leader-Writer, Pall Mall Gazette.

KING,* George Falconer (1870-74), Assistant Editor and Leader-Writer, Western Daily Press, Bristol.

NICOLL,* Sir William Robertson (1866), C.H., M.A., LL.D., Editor, British Weekly, Bookman, Expositor, etc.

Law. DUTHIE,* Sir John (1871-73), K.B.E., of Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire, Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn.

MACKAY,* Alexander Morrice (1882-91), M.A., LL.B., K.C., Advocate at Scots Bar.

MURISON,* Alexander Falconer (1860-63), M.A., LL.D., Professor of Roman Law and of Jurisprudence, University College, London.

Literature.

CABLE,* Boyd (1882-83), late R.F.A., and R.A.F. MACKENZIE, William Andrew (1886—87).

Medicine.

BAKER,* Sir John (1875-79), M.D., late Superintendent, Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum.

BERRY,* Hon. Sir William Bisset- (1848-53), M.A., M.D., LL.D., late Speaker of House of Assembly of Cape of Good Hope.

BRUCE,* John Mitchell (1861-62), C.V.O., M.A., M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.P., F.Z.S., London.

BULLOCH,* William (1877-80), M.D., F.R.S., LL.D., Professor of Bacteriology, London Hospital Medical College.

CHEYNE,* Sir William Watson (1863-68), Bart., K.C.M.G., M.P., M.B., C.M., C.B., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., LL.D., D.Sc., Professor of Clinical Surgery, King's College, London.

COLLIE,* Sir John (1873-76), C.M.G., M.D., Medical Examiner to the London County Council.

FAIRBAIRN, John Shields (1876-77), M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Oxon., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.P., Obstetric Physician and Lecturer in Midwifery, St. Thomas's Hospital, London.

FERRIER,* Sir David (1854-58), M.A., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.P., F. R.S., Emeritus Professor of Neuropathology, King's College, London.

GRIFFITH.* Thomas Wardrop (1871-76), C.M.G., M.D., F.R.C.P., Professor of Medicine, Leeds University.

HENDRY,* Alexander (1883-86), M.V.O., 1V1,13., Surgeon Apothecary to H.M.'s Household a t Balmoral.

NICOLSON,* David (1856-60), C.B., M.D., LL.D., Lord Chancellor's Visitor in Lunacy.

OGSTON,* Sir Alexander (1855-58), K.C.V.O., M.D., C.M., LL.D., Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Aberdeen University, and Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the King for Scotland.

REID, George (1865-68), O.B.E., M.D., Medical Officer of Health for Staffordshire.

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REID,* Sir James (1861-65), Bart., G.C.V.O., K.C,B., M.A., M.D., LL.D.,

F. R.C.P., Physician-in-Ordinary to the King.

REID, Robert. William (1865-66), M.D., F.R.C.S., Professor of Anatomy, Aberdeen University.

RIDDELL,* Colonel John Seolt (1876-79), C.B.E., M.V.O., M.A., M.B., C.M., Aberdeen.

ROWELL,* Th s Irvine (1854-55), C.M.G., M.D., late Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements.

WARDROP, Colonel Douglas (1867-69), C.B., C.V.O., M.B., Medical Superintendent, Officers' Convalescent Home, Osborne.

Natural Science.

FORBES, Ilenry Ogg (1863-67 ), LL.D., F.R.G.S., F.Z.S., Explorer, Reader in Ethnography, Liverpool University.

MITCHELL,* Peter Chalmers (1879-80), C.B.E., F.Z.S., F.R.S., M.A., D.Sc., I.I.. D., Secretary of Zoological Society of London.

PRAIN,* Lieut.-Colonel -Sir Dncid (1872-73), C.M.G., C.I.E., M.A., M. B., LL.D., F.R.S.E., F.L.S., F.R.S., F.Z.S., Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The Navy. . SMITH, Surgeon-General James Lawrenee (1877-79), C.B., M.V.O., M

R.N. (retired).

Random Recollections by an F.P. The following are exactly what the title implies—random recollections : there is no ordered sequence of events. It is now more than thirty-five years since I went to the Grammar School and more than thirty-two years' since I left it ; and being in possession neither of notes nor memoranda, I have to rely on memory alone, and memory, like fortune, is a fickle jade. I, therefore, crave the indulgence of the readers of the Magazine. In what mysterious manner the Secretary of the F.P. Club tracked me down after so long a time, during which I had been in communication neither with the old School nor with any individual in Aberdeen, is best known to himself and his Intelligence Department. About six months ago I received a letter from him enclosing a specimen copy of the Magazine and a circular concerning the F.P. Club, and I at once joined the latter. It is naturally pleasing to know that one is not forgotten, and the Magazine revived interest in the School. My mind at once went back to my schooldays in Aberdeen, and many things flashed back upon me. I wrote -a couple of letters to the Secretary, which apparently so interested him that he was good enough to ask me to contribute an article to the Magazine. This I promised to do, but with diffidence. My hand has been trained to the sword and not to the pen, and soldiers are apt to look upon the latter as the more dangerous weapon of the two. I would, therefore, ask my highly cultured and critical readers to be kind -to my literary shortcomings, which are many and manifest. My life has been passed in the camp and not in the study, and multifarious outdoor pursuits have left me little time to devote to cultivation of the mind, except in a professional sense. As the Americans tersely remark, " Nuff

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said," and it is time to " cut the cackle and get to the hosses."

How and in what manner I " blew in " on the Grammar School is as follows. , My people, who were all Highland folk, had migrated to London when I was about two years old. In 1884 or 1885 my late father was elected M.P. for the Northern Burghs (now defunct) in the Liberal interest, and back we came to the North. My father had a seat at Westminster for the Constituency, and no doubt thought it wise to have a seat in the Constituency for himself. In the year 1886, therefore, our family, except for the head, definitely severed its connexion as a family with the South. All the children were to go to Scotch schools. The election decided my school.

Mr. Hugh Fraser Campbell, at that time English master at the Grammar School, is a Dornoch man, and was one of my father's constituents, and I have no doubt that it was by his advice that my brother and myself were sent to Aberdeen ; and all the time we remained in Aberdeen we lived with Mr. Campbell and his sister at 314 Great Western Road, and later in another part of the City, the name of which I have forgotten for the moment. So to the Grammar I came in 1886.

This event changed the course I was intended to pursue through life. I believe that, if I showed any scholastic ability, my course was to take me tp Aberdeen University and the mysteries of learning designated by M.A., then Cambridge, and goodness knows what afterwards. Alas! the ability was not there, or else Aberdeen failed to draw it out ; so instead of a University career I went into the Royal Artillery— slipped in when nobody was looking--and have never regretted it.

The first incident I remember is the manner of my arrival at the Grammar School. Up to the time of our departure from England back to the home of our fathers, I had been attending a minor English public school near London, and when I left I was in the fourth form. Some genie out of the Arabian Nights figuratively picked me up from the fourth form, whisked me, in about two seconds, to Aberdeen, and plumped me down in front of the Rector, Mr. James Moir, and about 400 gasping and incredulous Aberdeen schoolboys.

There was I—Eton jacket and collar, white shirt and cuffs, black tie, grey trousers, and immaculate boots—the whole outfit complete. I won! The Grammar was surprised; so surprised, indeed, that for once, and I am sure this was the only time in all its long history, it was absolutely inarticulate, and to parody Macaulay :— " All my foes in dumb surprise With parted lips and straining eyes Stood gazing at this wondrous prize They could not raise a jeer."

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This disarticulation of the faculties lasted all that day, and, appreciating the situation with an embryonic soldierly eye, I changed my tactics, I mean clothes, and next day appeared garbed more in accordance with young Aberdeen's preconceived ideas of suitable apparel. Of course it was then too late for the School to express its disapproval, and so I won out.

I cannot truthfully say that I was at first at all comfortable at the Grammar. I found it rather turbulent and lacking in discipline. No doubt the change from the more orderly conventional public school in England was, by contrast, responsible for this. Boys after all, whether English, Scotch, or Welsh, are pretty much the same, but their methods of expressing themselves are different, and the modes of expression of the more free and independent young Scotchman are apt to be a little disconcerting to anybody who does not understand them or their ways. Time and propinquity changed all this, and I can say that once I did appreciate my new schoolfellows at their true worth, I could not have spent a more pleasant time at the Grammar than I did. I made many friends, too, who might have continued for life, had not my profession taken me into distant parts of the world from the very commencement of my Army career, and had I not always been an indifferent correspondent.

The contrast between the English school and the Grammar was, of course, very apparent. At Aberdeen there was far less supervision of the boys ; this, I suppose, was a matter for the parents. Provided one did not stay away from classes, did a reasonable amount of work fairly respectably, and got through about one-third of Charles Sleigh's enormous quota of quadratics set for home work, then one could do as one pleased. In England, one was always under the eye of the school, both during school hours and even at home. (I was a day-boy.) If a monitor or master or prefect caught one doing anything not considered up to the school standard, such as not wearing the right clothes or talking to any person not regarded as a desirable acquaintance, judgment was delivered in no uncertain manner. This may appear snobbish and interfering, perhaps: it depends upon the point of view. The school had its standard of conduct and it was quite right to maintain that standard, right or wrong, amongst its pupils ; and, moreover, it was doing a sound thing in taking an interest in its boys.

Not so at the Grammar. Such a course would have been considered an unpardonable infringement of the liberty of the yOung subject. Be this as it may, it would, to my mind, have been better if the Grammar had taken more interest in its pupils, and helped in the formation of Character (cap., please, Mr. Printer), which is worth more to a man than all the school-learning and text-books and copybook maxims

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ever devised. I understand that the late Rector, Dr. Simpson, did inculcate this idea, but it was different 30 years ago. I hope it is not impertinent to express the hope that his successors will follow up the good work.

Here is an instance of the lack of interest. I, at anyrate, was not aware until quite recently that the Grammar School is a very ancient institution. I first became aware of the antiquity of the School on perusing the copy of the Magazine sent to me last November. How proud one would have been to know that the School was really very old, and very stable, and very wise. Besides this, it would have helped me in my many and often heated controversies with my young contemporaries in the Army on the question of Scottish v.

English education. I could have knocked out Winchester or Cheltenham, or any other public school, with a broadside over 600 years old.

The masters at the Grammar had practically unlimited powers of corporal punishment, which was not a good thing.

It allowed the heat of the moment to override judgment.

Corporal punishment, I hold, should be reserved for the Head only. I once saw an instance at the Grammar in which a certain master so allowed his temper to overcome his sense of justice that he gave a very sorry exhibition of himself, and he degenerated on this occasion to a common bully.

This was a disgusting display of bald ferocity. The victim went into the Army about the same time as myself, and was killed very early in the late War, holding his position with the remnant of his Company against overwhelming odds.

This master was an exception, and this was an exceptional instance on his part, but he never gave less than twenty, and one extra for every miss he made. Once, also, I saw a stand-up fight in the Middle School between the master (lately deceased) and a big, hulking boy whose brains were all in his arms and legs. The Dominie won, but it was an unedifying spectacle. They were afterwards, however, the best of friends, and when the late Mr. Rankine left, the class made him a presentation, and I was picked to make the speech, and a sorry exhibition I made of myself ; but as the late Lord Beaconsfield's first speech in the House was equally rotten, there is hope for me yet. If a master at the Grammar could not hold his class down by personality and force of character, or sheer equability of temperament, he had a very bad time.

I remember one master who came to us from another school whose dwindling course of life and usefulness had drawn to an inglorious close. His class was Bedlam let looseshoutings and catcalls and rhythmical stamping of the feet, which began piano, then gradually rose to forte, until the

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very floor might have given way, but fortunately we were situated on the ground floor. It was in this class that I first learned to roll cigarettes, and my cronie, John Heddle, and myself practised assiduously and became quite expert.

I wonder where John is now. He and his three brothers were at the School at the same time. I lost sight of them when I left, but I heard that Robert Heddle, the second brother, had .entered the Mercantile Marine.

The above-recorded incidents took place towards the close of my term at the Grammar, and John and myself took to playing truant during this class hour. We got rather " fed up," but we were never caught, or else the authorities did not think us worth while, as we were never punished. The aforesaid master was once pelted with turves, etc., when going from the side entrance to the gate in Esslemont Avenue (I think), and his eat was knocked off. I believe his offence was a caustic tongue and an ultra-gentlemanly appearance.

Another master who interested me greatly was Charles Sleigh, the maths. master.

What boy who ever sat under him can ever forget Charles Sleigh—grim, gruff, and dour, to whom the tawse was a delight. Malicious rumour said he had his pickled. Sleigh was a character, and the most outstanding personality at the School from the pupils' point of view. To some of us, no doubt, he was an ogre. Sleigh kept discipline all right, no stamping or catcalls in his class. He loved the tawse as a means of correction and applied it freely. It was his rod of Solomon. I can see him now sitting on his chair, his waistcoat brown with snuff, of which he consumed prodigious quantities, dictating, at breathless speed, sums for home work. You had to take them down—nobody dared ask for a repetition of any item—and if you missed it, and did not do it in consequence, you had it to do twice next time as a reward.

Sometimes he would punish a boy by an imposition, telling him to do five sums. The boy would expostulate, and all the satisfaction he got from Sleigh would be : " Tak' ten' ; and if the expostulation was unwisely continued, Sleigh would merely say in his rasping voice: "Tak' twenty."

That was usually enough.

As I mentioned before, Sleigh was yery fond of snuff.

Sticking flamboyant out of his lower right-hand coat-pocket, exactly half in and half out, never more and never less, was a red bandanna handkerchief. This would be plucked abstractedly forth from time to time, waved slowly twice up and down, and then applied to its proper nasal position to muffle a stentorian blast. This handkerchief was Sleigh's oriflamme, his red flag, symbolical of the man, his methods, and his character. He seldom smiled and seldom joked, but when he did joke, it was the sort that leaves behind it a

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silence that could be felt. Yet beneath this rough and ruthless exterior, I think Sleigh had a kind heart. He was at anyrate respected, and he kept discipline, and a master who kept discipline in his class at the Grammar in my time was somebody.

Another master whom I remember very well was Mr. Lothian, who presided over the theoretical and practical manufacture of " stinks." I wonder if Cockie Ronald remembers getting his face splashed rather badly through upsetting a bottle of nitric acid at his stink bench. Lothian took him in hand, and by his promptitude probably saved Ronald from being badly scarred for the rest of his life. This master was good at games, and did his best to encourage them at the School ; but organised games were discountenanced by both the authorities and the scholars. An Eton boy once delivered the following judgment on Dr. Warre, the then Head Master :—" Warre is a beast, but he is a just beast." The term " beast " may by no manner of means be applied to Mr. Lothian, but he was just ; and any boy who received punishment at his hands was quite sure that it was thoroughly merited.. Lothian was a bachelor and a very good-looking man, and I feel sure that there was great disappointment amongst some of Aberdeen's fair daughters because one summer he returned with a foreign bride, from Glasgow or some outlandish place which was unknown to Aberdeen.

There was one University Rectorial Election during my sojourn in the Granite City. Who the respective candidates were I do not, after this lapse of time, remember. What I do remember was an orgy of disorder on the part of the students of the rival factions concerned. There was a free fight in the Quad. of Marischal College (not the new place, which I have never seen), blows were freely exchanged, peaserneal and ochre of various colours were distributed with absolute and beautiful impartiality amongst contestants and spectators alike. There were processions and visits to the various professorial residences, where the crowd expressed free and unbiassed opinions concerning the various holders of the Chairs in the University, the nature of the remarks depending upon the personal popularity of the professor. I think many in the crowd from the safe vantage of numbers and impossibility of detection took the opportunity to get their own back. The late Professor Minto appeared to be particularly popular, and he had to come out and make a speech, although one could see that he hated having to do it. He would have been dragged out else, quite good-humouredly, of course. So he made a virtue of necessity. The presiding Greek Lexicon of the day was not quite so popular, and a gentleman who was described in the University song as

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being locked in a Bramah press, still less so. The torchlight procession was really interesting and spectacular, and always drew a large crowd. I suppose Rectorial Elections still provide a convenient outlet for misdirected energies on the part of the students.

What undoubtedly was the most popular conflagration of the century in the City of Aberdeen was the destruction by fire of a large distillery, the Bon-Accord, I think, but am not sure. It was not very far from Union Place., The whisky flowed free and fiery down the Mill Burn, and I believe it was much appreciated by certain members of the community. Unfortunately the proceedings were marred by the burning of some horses which could not be got away, and I Well remember the horror this incident excited in my mind. I think this fire took place in 1887 or 1888.

I well remember the acquisition by the City of a carillon of bells. These were paraded round and about and through the City with great pomp and circumstance by the City Fathers —loaded on lorries (the bells, not the fathers) belonging to a gentleman named Wordie. They looked rather comic (the bells again), carefully sized, the procession headed by the big bell Victoria, and tailing away to the smallest bell, which brought up the rear of the show and to my mind looked rather lonesome. The Chief Magistrate and the Baillies were proud of these bells, but I very much doubt if the citizens shared their satisfaction, and if I mistake not, Bon-Accord made many pungent and facetious remarks on the subject. When the peal was hung in the steeple of St. Nicholas, it remained for the most part silent, as it was found that the steeple would not stand the vibration, and some of the bells were out of tune. I suppose they are in working order now, or do they remain as they did, a reminder that even an Aberdonian can sometimes make a bad bargain ?

The erection of the gigantic Wallace Statue was another event of prime importance. The great Scottish National Hero was a very real and living personage to me. He stands there at the Schoolhill in bronze, the embodiment of Scottish Independence. Of the ceremony of unveiling I do not remember anything now, nor who it was that performed the ceremony, but I do remember feeling it little less than an insult that the site selected should be nearer to Gordon's College than to the Grammar. In my time Gordon's was pressing the Grammar very closely in the matter of scholastic honours, and the rivalry between them was very great, particularly in the Bursary Competition. Gordon's were led then by a really great educationist, and under his inspiring leadership I think that Gordon's were showing us a clean pair of heels, although no doubt Grammarians will stoutly deny this. Gordon's did not, however, have it entirely

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their own way. We had three stout and worthy champions in the persons of Alexander R. Gordon, now Professor of Hebrew at McGill University ; and Alexander R. Cumming and Claud A. Barron, of the Indian Civil Service. Barron is the only contemporary of mine who, to my knowledge, has attained eminence as a public servant of the Empire: there may be others, but I have not heard of them. This is a matter for speculation. There were so many really sound and brilliant boys at the Grammar that it is rather surprising that many more did not enter the service of the Empire for which their talents so eminently suited them. I remember one boy particularly who was very sound and very brilliant, but he ended up as a schoolmaster in some obscure part of the Highlands. After all, who shall deny that he might be doing just as good work there as he might have done in a more exalted position ?

The Puck of the Grammar School of my day was the late David White, " Spes " White. He was so small that he was nicknamed " Specimen." David was the very personification of impish mischief, but always good-natured, and so comical and lovable a personality that it was impossible to be angry with his pranks for any length of time. " Spes " specialized . in weird noises. If during class-hours some dreadful, strident, harsh noise broke upon the silence, one could be certain that White was the originator and producer. Never before, nor since, have I come across anyone who had such a genius for producing startling and novel noises wherewith to annoy masters. " Spes " enjoyed his own noises to the full, and his laugh, which was a loud, impish chuckle, could always be heard above everything else. His favourite victim vas Mr. Morison (otherwise " Nosey "). Morison was kindly but ineffectual.

He was big, and White was very small, and thus we had an almost daily repetition of David and Goliath. Mr. Morison was a keen and enthusiastic fisherman, but he, nevertheless, on no occasion failed to rise to White's bait, and swallowed hook, line, and sinker. Once the Grammar gave an assaultat-arms at Cooke's Circus, in which I took part. White had an extra irritating noise on hand for the occasion, which he let go at intervals during the proceedings, much to everybody's annoyance. If I remember rightly this infernal machine was made by passing a piece of catgut, well resined, through a small wooden box, containing a tin or parchment diaphragm. The catgut, of course, passed through the diaphragm. When the fiddle-string was rubbed between fingers and thumb a most excruciating and nerve-racking sound was called forth, the stridency depending upon the amount of friction applied. I think it is well within the mark to say that White nearly caused a riot. He once or twice tried his little games on Mr. Sleigh, but here he met his match.

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As a general rule " Spes " got the best of it, and I have seen Morison actually have to laugh, put away his tawse, and send White back to his seat.

If one got bored with Gardiner's History of England in " Nosey's " class, one had only to mention two words, " Salmon " and " Ythan," and Morison was off at once. Any outsider who might have looked in upon that history class would have been visibly impressed by its rapt attention and silence. Only we were enjoying a full ten or fifteen minutes of salmon stories. I believe Mr. Morison claimed to have landed the biggest salmon ever hooked in the Ythan, a 54-pounder. I cannot say—who am I that I should cast doubt upon any fishing story ? Everybody knows that the angler is the very soul of truth and candour.

I mentioned Cooke's Circus. Its annual visit was eagerly looked forward to by most young Aberdonians, and by a great many more elderly ones. Cooke's always struck me as being a great deal above the usual run of such shows. In fact, it is not too much to say that Cooke's Circus was an institution. Who does not remember the handsome and graceful Ernestine Rosa and her brother, both fine exponents of horsemanship? There was also the agile gentleman who turned a complete somersault over a line of volunteers in fours, at the shoulder, with bayonets fixed. That was a thrilling feat. I suppose Cooke's has gone the way of all the good things we loved in our youth.

It is time to end: I fear " cacoethes scribendi." One recollection raises another, and so it continues. The old Grammar, in the stress of a new and larger life, rather faded from my mind, but I am most grateful for having interest revived. One sits and thinks and remembers how much one really owes to our old School.

The F.P. Club is doing a good work : may it grow stronger and flourish exceeding abundantly, and gather into its fold all old Grammarians scattered over the world, and unite them closely in the Common Brotherhood of Man. Fuimus et sumus. Vale !

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This is a very readable little book, and, in the hands of well-read teachers, should prove most instructive and interesting, when the origin or translation of the familiar old phrases can be added by the teacher from his own reading. Some, of course, of these tags are so old as to defy location and research, and even in the days of Cicero and Virgil many of them had become integral parts of life and literature. Who first said pan/ passu, or multum in parvo ? Who first enjoyed his otium cum dignitate? Of course some of the longer phrases and mottoes have history attached to them. Who ever remembers or knows that the words on the iron gates of St. Peter's Cemetery in King Street, Non sibi sed cunctis are based on Lucan's famous line on Cato, with his supposed belief that he was born, not for himself, but for all mankind : Non sibi sed toti genitum se credere mundo? " A Latin quotation," said Dr. Johnson, " is the common parole of scholars all over the world," but I fear that many who use the privilege of that parole would be hard put to it if they were pulled up and asked for the location. How many old and young hands who fire off a Latin tag in the Aberdeen Sheriff Court, a favourite head-centre for pretentiousness, have the least knowledge of the original meaning, not to say the actual source, of the words they employ !

The origin of the collection is this. Mr. Robertson informs me that fifteen years ago he was strolling down Hardweird, striving to re-create a vanished Aberdeen, when he came on the Latin inscription of St. John's Well, and felt a curious thrill at the Latin phrases. So up and down he walked and gathered fresh specimens. The little volume is intended as an off-throw, and from the encouragement he has received, the author thinks he may yet venture on " The Latin Mottoes and Inscriptions of Aberdeen." He believes, and I think justly, " there has been too much Mensa in our teaching of Latin, too little Mensce Secunda,. One need not elaborate the point, but may simply state that the present collection of Latin Mottoes and Memorabilia has two aims. In the first place, it offers pupils, even in the early stages of Latin, some taste of literature, on however modest and simple a scale ; in the second place, it helps to vindicate Latin as a living language, living still in countless phrases and abbreviations in our language, literature, and life. It is a mistake to suppose that the literature of a foreign tongue cannot be tasted, still less enjoyed, till after a long and strenuous study of grammar. Certainly the great classics of any literature require such study. But how many of those who begin Latin •

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ever reach the literary masterpieces ? How many are surfeited with gerund-grinding? How many look up wistfully and are not fed ? For these, our Syro-Phoenicians of the Higher Grade Schools, are there no literary crumbs from the rich feast on the Latin table ? Here, at least, is one basketful. . . . Every teacher will use his own discretion in developing the background of a particular motto. Even without the concomitant story, there is bound to be a rather useful revision of facts of history, geography, and general knowledge, which the teachers of these subjects may come to appreciate."

I hope these words may sink into the minds of many teachers in the North. The only fear is that so many are ignorant of both Latin and English, and have so little imagination for the grasping of the human element in history. Though Bon-accord is not Latin, how few of the teachers and citizens could give a satisfactory explanation of the origin, real or legendary, of the city motto ? And this is but one case out of a host of similar words and phrases calling for discussion. " They pre-suppose no Roman background of life, literature, or history. They present Latin in a home environment."

In fact, they show that Latin is truly a living language, a fact which, once learned, would go far to revolutionize the teaching of to-day.

As I say, it would be impossible for any one man, or even for a Royal Commission of experts, to trace the source of many of the phrases, which all have heard, have used, and are unable to locate. I have noted some not in this collection, many with a long history that could, in a right hand, hold the attention of any class. I am glad to see the author knows that Old Aberdeen has a motto, and twenty years ago, I believe, I was the first to point this out. It is taken from Sallust's " Jugurtha " (Ch. x) : Concordici res Marva? crescent.

I did not know till I saw it in this collection that the motto has now become known, and that it is also the motto of Merchant Taylor's School, London. It adds a piquancy to the fact that George Sinclair, the last Provost of the burgh, was a member of the old tailors' corporation there, and lamented to me forty years ago that we should be represented one day as a Ward in the Town Council. A standard phrase is " A great book is a great evil," rarely, if ever, correctly taken.

It was the saying of Callimachus, the Keeper (B.c. 260-240) of the Alexandrine Library. It is almost certain that he was not thinking, with Solomon, about much study being a weariness of the flesh, but was troubled practically as a librarian about finding space on his shelves for a bulky manuscript. What a space must have been taken up by a complete Livy, comprising the history of Rome from its foundation to B.C. 9, in 142 books, in Augustus' library !

Serva jugum, the motto of the Earls of Errol, was also the motto of the old Red Lion Inn in the Spital, with the student

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interpretation of " Pass the Jug." The translation of avend tenui musas meditamur as " cultivating the muses on a little oatmeal," was not, however, as Mr. Robertson says, the invention of practical northern students, but was that of Sydney Smith in the frugal days of the founders of the Edinburgh Review. Casus belli is not a cause of war, but means that a set of circumstances has arisen that presents a case of war. But the general teacher will find many phrases that he uses daily, and should try and find where they occur or who first used them.

I add a few notes on some famous tags I have noticed to be frequently used and misused. It is Nicolas Borbonius who gives the quotation, often doubly mangled: correct scansion and quotation are Omnia mutanlur, nos et mutamur in illis. Esse quam videri is Sallust, based on Aeschylus' allusion, in the Septem contra Thebas, to Aristides the Just, who preferred to be actually just rather than to seem so.

Medicus curat, natura sanat was Melvin's distinction of the two operations of man and nature. Forty years ago the late Principal Sir William Geddes asked me if I knew the source, as he had tried Munro and both the Mayors in vain. I knew the School tradition, but not the source. I applied to Professor Robinson Ellis, who told me he knew them in two different contexts in a fragment of Celsus, who wrote under Augustus and Tiberius. He also added that he believed the standard cum grano salis had originally been a medical aphorism in the school of medicine at Salerno, quite divorced in its present-day use of accepting a statement with some little reservation. It was Mayor who showed that in purls naturalibus did not mean a state of nudity, but was a Latin patristic usage for man in a state of nature as opposed to a state of grace.

The Apocrypha is the source of much trouble. Dr. Morland Simpson told me how, during the War, on some memorable occasion, he had read from Ecclesiasticus the great passage, " Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us," and enjoyed the sight of the boys hunting their Bibles to find the place ! The standard motto for the parish war memorial is a few verses down in the same passage, and is generally misquoted : " Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name (not ' names') liveth for evermore." The motto of the town of Oxford, I am certain, is not known in any form to any Vice-Chancellor, or to the present members.

Mr. Asquith is very expert in these things, but I question if even he could tell. When Dean Stanley, in 1856, gave his introductory lecture as Professor of Ecclesiastical History, he quoted " Magna est veritas et praevalebit," which is doubly wrong. John Richard Green, a native of the city, was there as a lad, and pulled Stanley's gown as he passed out. " Do

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you know, sir," he said nervously, " that that is the motto of this city ? " Stanley had to admit that he did not. The motto is from Esdras in the Apocrypha, and Scott, in The Talisman, is the only man known to me who quotes correctly.

Mrs. Green, in a special edition of the Short History, tells the story. I notice the names of great men who are mentioned for help in revision, and not one of them, I think Professor Bryce was one, had known the quotation and its wrong form !

The man who claps you on the back and boisterously assures you that he is " always the same," and a true Semper eadem, should be under police surveillance. How many have either seen or known " the glorious semper eadem, the banner of our pride," in Macaulay's Armada ? I think I once saw it in an old edition of Nisbet's Heraldry, and I have never heard the real source, but should be glad to know the actual construction of the Latin. While on that line, I take the opportunity of saying that even Lord Macaulay tripped a few lines before about " the tall Pinta." Palgrave says that the complete list of the Spanish ships is accurately known from existing sources, and that there never was a Pinta in the whole Armada, adding that the thing is inexplicable. I venture a suggestion. The standard book known to Macaulay, as to Keats in his sonnet on Chapman's Homer, was quite certainly Robertson's History of America (1777). Macaulay, in his mind, had a ship leading a fleet, and mixed up a passage in Robertson where he describes how Columbus first saw land, and communicated his assurance to Pedro Guttierez and Salcedo. " A little later after midnight the joyful sound of land ! land ! was heard from the Pinta, which kept always ahead of the other ships."

Palmam qui meruit feral is known from Southey's Nelson (1813). But about twenty years ago, passing through the Green, I noticed a large engraving framed and hung out on a nail in the wall of a shop some six doors above Rennie's Wynd.

It was the Battle of the Nile, with the engraver's flourish of " This plate is humbly inscribed to Horatio Nelson," etc., and in the right hand corner, in minute lettering, was the long-sought quotation with " Jortin, Ode to the Winds." So in Jortin's Latin verse, Lusus Poetici: it will be found. Southey had taken the words from the plate, and, of course, not the other way about.

How about Deus quos vult perdere prius dementat ? It is not in that form classical, but is certainly based on Publilius Syrus' Stultum facit fortuna quem vult perdere. " My venerable friend, Dr: Fisher of the Charterhouse, informs me," Croker wrote in his edition of Boswell, " that he was one of the party who dined with Dr. Johnson at University College, Oxford, in March, 1776. . . . He recollects one passage of the conversation :—Boswell quoted Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat. After a pause, Dr. Chandler said, ' in Horace ' ;

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then Fisher remarked that he knew no metre in Horace to which the words could be reduced ; upon which Dr. Johnson said dictatorially, ' the young man is right.' " But they were all ignorant of the source. I remember Jebb pointed out the correct quotation is Deus quos vult perdere dementat Arius. Of course "dementat" is unclassical. The words occur as a translation by Joshua Barnes of a fragment of Euripides, in his edition, Index i. Barnes was the man described by Bentley as a man who knew no more Greek than an Athenian cobbler.

Alas ! Some of us would be, glad to know as much. " To add insult to injury " is a school tag from Phxdrus, as hinc atm lacrima is from Terence. Virgil, Horace, Juvenal are the great source of quotations for ages. " Virtue is its own reward " is from Silius Italicus'13, 663-1psa quidem virtus sibimet pulcherrima coerces. The attitude of the odi et amo of the moment is Catullus. For mottoes of Insurance Societies, Mr. Robertson can add that of the Scottish Widows—famous all through the ages—of " taking time by the forelock." It is Fronte capillata, post est Occasio calva, from Dionysius Cato's Disticha de moribus ad Filium, possibly under the Antonines, long used in mediaeval schools, and regarded even by Erasmus as the veritable work of the Censor himself ! Who that hears the " Not lost but gone before " knows it is from Cyprian -(De Mortalitate, 15), who consoled the Christians of his day with the assurance that their dead non amitti sed pramitti. Sic transit gloria mundi is Thomas a Kempis (I, iii, 6). Thackeray's Omnia Vanitas is Ecclesiastes (ii, 11). Tertullian has given three standard things: " A mind naturally Christian "—anima naturaliter Christiana—is Apol. 17 ; "The blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Christians " not of " the Church " as universally quoted, is Apol. 50. His certum quia impossible (De Came Christi) is first twisted into Credo quia impossibile and then confidently assigned to Augustine.

Cui bono is the wreck of millions. Cicero explained " the tag of Cassius," and probably even in his time it had come to be wrongly used. To the end of time Utilitarians will quote and translate " For wfiat good is it ? " But the construction is with two non-related datives. Cassius was a praetor, who, when a crime was committed, put the question, " To whom is it for a good ? " Then such a one, so benefited, is the presumptive criminal. The modern novelist, male, and especially female, is the hapless victim here. Enipuit cal°fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis is the great phrase of Turgot, the French statist, about Benjamin Franklin, referring to his electric experiment with the kite and his struggle with George III. (Mum cecidere fortes is the ejaculatory comment of thousands ignorant of the following et fracta sunt arma bellica, taken from the Vulgate lament for Saul and Jonathan, on the tomb of the

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Cid in Burgos Cathedral. " Many shall run to and fro and knowledge be increased " is the Vulgate Latin motto (Daniel, xii, *4) of Bacon's Novum Organon. Habent sua fata libelli is from Terentianus Matirus, Carmen de Syllabis, 1. 1286, inaccessible to most without a great Latin Corpus at hand.

Dr. Grub's translation of the words at the Dunecht Observatory, Hic corpus sidera mentem, " here a body minds the stars," is truly witty. I should be very pleased if any one could tell me the source of the Latin, and the governing verb : apparently a truncated hexameter.

The great source of mediwval quotations was the book of Psalms. No book, naturally, has given more. How many know that xxii, 21— " Out of the roaring lion's mouth do thou me shield and save : For from the horns of unicorns an ear to me thou gave "—

gave the supporters of the lion and unicorn for the national arms? The Beauchamps took (xvi, 7) their Fortuna in bello campo from the lines fallen in pleasant places. Edinburgh took its motto from cxxvii, 1 ; and the Canongate its Sic itur ad astra from Virgil. The University of Oxford derives Dominus illuminatio mea from the Psalms (xxvii, 1). The Eddystone Lighthouse was reared on cxxvii, 1. But the list would be never-ending.

The motto of Aberdeen University has a history. It was given at the Fusion of 1860 by the then Principal, Peter Colin Campbell, either from Psalm cxi, 10, or from Proverbs i, 7, ix, 10, which shews that in the original itself the quotation had become standard, older than either source. Campbell apparently did not know it had been the motto of the University of Padua, .founded in 1222. Originally, and up to 1860, Marischal College had no motto or arms, apart from the armorial arms of Bon-accord on its prize books. King's College had arms, as seen on the heraldic ceiling of St. Machar's in Old Aberdeen, which seem a compound of the arms of the Burgh and of the College. In the first quarter of the shield is the book, the lilies in the bough pot, and the three fishes in fret. The hand from above with the book is a common emblem: e.g. Prague and Vienna Universities shew them.

The lilies in the pot are the emblem of the Virgin, to whom the founder dedicated his building, while the fishes are either a symbol of the Trinity or a reference to the original fishing rights in the Don as a benefaction. The arms of the town of Aberdeen are first seen on the seal of 1430.

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Conscious as I have long been of the great expenditure of time and patience on the part of the public in reading, I have become increasingly convinced that nothing is more required to-day than the concentration of English literature. From its present preposterous bulk I suggest that it should be reduced and compressed to manageable dimensions. With a view to showing how this may be done in practice, I have accordingly to lay the results of a preliminary experiment which I have just made, before the readers of the Grammar School Magazine. The idea is, on the one hand, to get English literature so reduced in bulk as to be readable within a reasonable time ; and on the other hand, from the point of view of the public interest, to pump doses of good literature into the reading masses unnoticed by themselves. The problem is no doubt a formidable one, but the resources of our modern age should be equal to, the task. For the preliminary experiment I have selected eight representative authors of note, ranging from Bacon to Blake, the latter not being the poet of that name, but the far more widely-known Sexton Blake, while a specimen passage is included, written by an author who, for obvious reasons I am unable to name ; he has no name yet, because he is only going to be at work about the year 2000 A.D. Readers will appreciate, I hope, the opportunity of reading an advance instalment of this author of the future. *

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BEGIN TO-DAY "THE TALE OF A PAMPHLET" OR "WAS MCGROWTHER SPOOFING ? " FEATURING THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. McGrowther was not a remarkable man in any way, a comparatively harmless individual with no known vices.

But he became an intolerable nuisance to his friends when he started what he called a " Back to the Bowler League." It was then that he kept calling upon his acquaintances, asking them to allow their names to be put down. He had just looked in, he would say, about " this little movement of mine," as he called it. In brief, what he wanted you to do was to join a league, the members of which were pledged to wear bowler hats, and to do their best to persuade other people to do so. The need for such a league consisted, he said, in the far too sloppy habits that people were falling into. We all needed to be toned up, and to make everyone wear a hard hat would have this desirable result. The whole idea was fully set forth in a printed paper which McGrowther dealt out to his friends with a free hand.

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(Arnold Bennett.) Upon the occasion upon which I first received one of these documents, I remember taking it to the window to read. Evening was falling rapidly outside. Along the garden wall a row of hollyhocks, growing ever more ghostly in the gathering gloom, swayed gently from side to side in the wind. Further off, in the row of houses opposite, a window here and there was suddenly illuminated, and almost as suddenly darkened again, with the dropping of a Venetian blind. A late but energetic sparrow lit upon the garden walk as if in search of something left behind ; the clothes rope was extended between the clothes-poles, and was dimly discernible, like a bright thread against the dark background of the ivy-covered wall behind. From a lighted upper window in the adjoining house a shaft of light suddenly shone over the garden. One by one the objects there became visible. Familiar enough they were, but taking on a new quality and a new value under the soft illumination from next door. There they were—the lawn mower, the rake leaning against the laurel bush, the handle of the spade which since the week before had been sticking in the lettuce bed. At the foot of the garden a dark object passed slowly, as it were, along the top of the wall. My eye caught a metallic glint ; it was the helmet of the policeman on the beat.

(H. G. Wells.) It was then that there was borne in upon me the true meaning of the document which I held in my hand. It was a printed octavo slip ; and from its opening shriek—" This means you—yes, you with the soft felt hat !

—I became aware for the first time of the superb dynamism that lay concealed within the everyday organism which I was accustomed to call McGrowther. This, then, was a message ; a communication blown at you as through a trombone. It was as if a carter had arrived at your door and dumped a load of bricks on your front steps, bringing you out at a bound into the open air asking the question " Well, now ; what's this ? " It was this feeling that the document created within me. With its " This means you "—I felt as if I had been challenged, as if someone had filled the tank of my Ford with soup, or as if my slippers had been laid outside upon the lawn. I read on--" Are you one of those who slope about in a soft hat ? Remember, a soft hat is a thing which may clothe a soft head." No, it would not do. The testing time had arrived. This was evidently that crisis, long postponed, but always foreseen, which had never escaped my mind. I felt an unutterable sense of weariness, but also of triumph. I lit my pipe and went out into the garden. I had often lit my pipe before ; often, in fact, in circumstances much like these. But never before had I had such a consciousness of things rushing, as it were, to a given point, concentrating themselves, so to speak, willy-nilly, like the sun's rays under a magnifying glass. I was glad to find myself

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quite calm and collected ; able, as I thought, to estimate and value at their true worth the various considerations which now presented themselves to my mind. My pipe went out and I lit it again ; that is the worst of smoking plug. " Here, Tootles ! " I cried, and the little spaniel came running to meet me.

(Sir Walter Scott.) If, for the present moment, I postponed the further perusal of the document in my hand, it was for a cause which will be appreciated and sympathised with by all lovers of the dumb animals. The intimacy and affection which had subsisted for some years between Tootles and myself was beyond that which is ordinarily found between a dog, and his master. It had been the subject of remark upon the part of my friends and acquaintances, and had not passed unnoticed by those who lived within my own domestic establishment. Upon this occasion I leant down, as was my habit, and, placing my hand upon the head of the little dog, addressed it in the manner usually adopted by those perforMing such an action. I would have continued to caress the animal for some time, had not I became aware, from the tension which was becoming observable in its ears, that it was, at the moment, arousing itself to a condition of expectancy, if not of alarm. My suspicions in this matter were destined to be amply confirmed ; the raising of the ears which I had observed on the part of the animal was suddenly changed to frantic and prolonged ululation. Without delay I sought the cause of thi.ns demonstration, and found it to lie in the arrival at my door of a youthful emissary from a neighbouring purveyor of household provender. This young fellow uttered the brusque demand—" Empty siphons for Wilkins, the grocer." " Deuce take your insolence ! "—was my internal meditation. I promptly reflected, however, that the demand just made upon me was couched in a form not to be regarded as surprising in view of the lad's calling and station ; and, charging my domestic with the fulfilment of the messenger's requirements, I returned to the garden, and forthwith resumed the interrupted study of the missive in my hands.

[Our narrative, as you will see, is not advancing very rapidly. In fact, it is not advancing at all. This the experienced reader is probably not surprised at, because a great part of the literary art consists in adroitly side-tracking the narrative ; and the mastery of the art consists in being able to prevent the reader from looking at the last chapter to see how the thing is going to end. Let us entrust our story to brisker hands and see what luck it has there.]

(Sexton Blake.) The printed paper was safe for the present in my hands ; but I knew that I must at once look out for my own safety. Whether I would be able or not to shake off

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[This is a man of action, who, it might be thought, would have got our story pushed on. But he is no better, rather worse, than the others in the matter of progress with the tale.

Besides he is altogether too rough ; let us try a gentler touch.]

(Ethel M. Dell.) Coming to myself, the first thing that caught my ears was a light step upon the gravel walk. Then I heard a smothered laugh, and a melodious woman's voice said, " Do you really like lying there in the evenings ? " I was dumbfounded, and hurriedly jumped to my feet. " Miss Montmorency ! " I exclaimed. " Yes," she said simply and delightfully, " that is my name." " But tell me," she went on, " what were you doing lying on the ground behind that

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bush ? " " Oh," I said, " I was just pruning some of these leaves, don't you know." " Oh what a fib ! " exclaimed Miss Montmorency, gently poking me with the point of her umbrella, " I heard a crash of something breaking ; I suppose that was the sort of sound people make when they are doing pruning." It was decidedly humiliating, I thought, to have to stand and listen passively to remarks of that kind. And my tormentor would not release me. " I always understood," she continued, " that men have very strange habits, but I never thought that one of them was to lie behind a bush on a damp evening. I suppose some men prefer that, while others prefer fox-trotting. It's all a question of taste. But tell me, are you hurt ? your face is all black." " No, no," said I, " that is only some earth," and I wiped it off as well as I could. " Are you really sure you are not hurt ? " she repeated. " Quite sure " I answered. " Not a little bit ? " she asked again. " No, not a teeny little bit," I answered reassuringly. Her eyes darted to the garden walk. " What's this bit of paper under a stone ? " she enquired. " That, oh that," I answered in embarrassment, " is only some stuff about hats." " Hats ! " she exclaimed, " oh how delicious !

Do let me look at it—and, of course, if you care to look at it along with me, I shan't object." " Really, Miss Montmorency, you " I stammered. Then I was quickly interrupted. " Don't you think," she remarked, " that you might stop calling me Miss Montmorency ? " " What will I call you. then ? " " I think you know me well enough to call me ' Flo,' " " Righto " I replied as cheerfully as I could. And we read the document together.

[If we are to continue with the moderns, it seems plain that we shall never get our story finished. After passing through five different hands the narrative stands exactly where it did at the beginning. We must fall back upon the old heavyweights.]

(Edward Gibbon.) To summarise in my own mind the contents of the document which I had just read with my companion was a task to which I addressed myself with the zeal of a historian and the enthusiasm of an amateur. It argued with force for a general resumption on the part of the male sex of a form of headgear which, it alleged, was in imminent danger of passing into desuetude. In the reign of the Emperor Georgius Quintus the male portion of the population affected three chief forms of capital covering. The first, black in colour, formed a hard dome on the head of the wearer, and was the form of covering most frequently to be seen upon gentlemen engaged in commerce and in mercantile affairs. The second; of a more loose and nondescript character, was formed of soft felt, of light or dull hue according to the fancy of the wearer, while by turning down the rims

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of this headgear, the young men of lesser quality were able to adopt in their appearance a note of abandon and bravura.

The third was a loose covering of cloth, which was the universal headgear of the lower orders, but was also worn even by the aristocracy, when engaged in the chase or other diversions.

All of these three forms of head-covering were regarded by the elegant with equal attention, by the generality with equal indifference, and by the cynical with equal contempt. The older covering, of cylindrical form, which a generation previously had been the .symbol of elegance and good taste had almost entirely disappeared. It was still to be seen at the celebration of marriage and at the obsequies of the dead, but otherwise was relegated by the citizens to the remoter of the domestic repositories. Even the practitioners of the art of medicine, who so recently as the last days of Victoria, had esteemed this covering to be one of their distinguishing characteristics, had entirely discarded it, compensating, it was hoped by their patients, by a superior skill in healing the maladies of the people, for the loss of an ornament that had formerly embellished the profession. The general decline of the old customs and practices which was specially noticeable in relation to headgear, was accepted as natural by the inobservant, but did not escape the discerning eye of the philosopher. To the Platonist the incessant change in style and shape which had always characterised male headgear•suggested the mutability of mundane things in relation to such ideal hats as might be conjured up by the system of philosophy which he followed. To the Aristotelian the excessive employment of felt suggested further study in the department of natural history, till a more penetrating examination of the component materials employed in the manufacture of felt hats caused him to transfer his attention to the department of botany. The Stoics alone faced these constant changes and fluctuations of fashion with the fortitude and elevated resolution proper to their own particular school of thought and the cry of " Old hat ! " heard now and then from the lips of the vulgar was wont to resound behind any of the followers of Zeno should business or pleasure direct his passage through any of the meaner streets.

(Bacon.) Wherefore it was a wise saying of Machiavel that " any prince can rule any people if he do but wear the appropriate hat " ; and what is here said holdeth good also for those of lesser condition. Or, according to the saying of the learned jocundus, " it mattereth not what a man put into his head, but it mattereth greatly what he put upon it."

For be his cranium never so incapable of containing knowledge and wisdom, yet will his hat, as being the external decoration of his head, remedy the defect. So clearly is this truth known that no man is now accustomed to go without a hat ; unless, indeed, he do so in conformance with principle, as do vege-

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tarians and wearers of none but all-wool apparel, The covering of the head resembleth the covering of the feet, in that both are needful. For none are seen without boots or other protection for the• feet, all men, except the barbarians, being, like Achilles of old, somewhat tender in that quarter ; and none would willingly go abroad with his head uncovered, unless it be, as I have said, from principle. But with a difference ; because the boots are double, or two in number, conform to the limbs, whereas the hat or other headcovering is but single. Not even much pride in a man will persuade him to wear more than one hat at a time ; for he hath but one head. Wherefore, as being his supreme or roof-covering, he is accustomed to call it by sundry witty names ; as tile, or lid. But he that esteems himself amongst the elegant is at pains to see that his hat be of recent fashion. Some, indeed, are wont to carry this principle. to the extreme, as when they visit one of the frequented eating-houses ; at such times they are known, if opportunity offers when they come to make their exit, to place upon their heads the newest and best of the hats which they can find ; and they leave their former headgear behind with no more distaste for the dishonour of the act than fear for the wrath of the dispossessed owner. Whence came the celebrated exclamation, " oh my hat ! " which was first uttered by Pliny the Elder upon such an occasion.

[The old authors, it is evident, cannot advance our story any further than the moderns. Gibbon wants to make another decline and fall out of it, in fifteen volumes ; as for Bacon, he is, as usual, concise and logical, but these qualities are out of place in telling a story. We have tried the past and the present. What of the future.? Perhaps a writer of 2000 A.D. will serve our purpose. Let us see. But we must understand the conditions of that future time. In the first place literature will have been nationalised ; in the second place printing will have fallen into disuse because everyone will be fitted with a wireless telephone installation and will receive his literature through that vehicle. You have to imagine fiction made and supplied by Government compulsorily, plentifully interspread with advertisements of government-made articles. Think it over. The result, presumably, will be something as follows.]

(Instalment of Story supplied over the wireless telephone by the State Fiction Office in 2000 A.D.). Hullo ; are you there ?

Well, here's your to-day's ration of story. What's that you say ? Don't feel like taking it to-day ? Nonsense. You've got to take it. The Compulsory Story Order is being strictly enforced ; penalty for failing to take the day's ration of • fiction, forty shillings, with a double daily ration during nonpayment. You'll take it will you ? All right. Begin here.

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I was not long in reading that pamphlet about hats Stop I first thought that the author of it must be off his nut, but from personal acquaintance I knew that this was not the case.

(Advertisement—All the best people wear government-made hats all the time.) If I thought there was any chance of the movement advocated in the pamphlet being a success I would at once have joined it Stop I had to consider this because it is all-important 'to be in the swim. (Advertisement—All channel swimmers wear the government-made bathing suits ; they are the best.) To a man in my position, as I have said, it is essential to keep in the running, and there was just the chance that the Back to the Bowler League might become a good thing to join up with Stop Unfortunately the author of it did not give any list of patrons, so I was unable to see if any of the nobs were joining it. (Advertisement—All the nobby people are now eating the government-made bon-bons after dinner. Try them and you won't need to be advised again to do so.) That was the real point which weighed with me, whether or not the people that count were going in for the thing ; of course I didn't care twopence about the merits of the movement Stop All my time is taken up keeping pace with modern progress ; I have no time to bother about the rights and the wrongs of anything Stop No, Exchange, we're not finished yet ; another three minutes, please.

So the next thing I did was to fold the pamphlet up carefully and put it in my pocket Stop As soon as I had done this —Here, that's the end of the fiction ration for to-day. The amalgamated society of authors and fictioneers has struck work. Exchange, disconnect, please. * * * Such, then, is our preliminary experiment in the concentration of English literature. This is the first time that anyone has attempted such a condensation and the first time that a complete conspectus of our literature has been offered to any reader. You see how our prose literature started, with the wisdom and dignity of a Bacon, and you see how it will be finally extinguished, in a riot of vulgarity and stupidity, somewhere about the end of the present century. Literature, like the hat, is a thing that is always changing in style. The book that is popular to-day will be found to-morrow in the sale-room ; the hat that to-day hangs discreetly on the peg may before long be decorating a scarecrow . . .

Meantime the Editor of the Grammar School Magazine, I foresee, is about to remark, with his customary diplomatic politeness, that paper is very dear. If he does so, I shall have to apologise for using so much of it. In any case I can scarcely encroach further on his good nature ; so, without more ado, I shall stop now, and remove the wet towel from W. M. A. my steaming brow.

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Brilliant sunshine and cooling breezes are all very nice when one can get outside to enjoy them. But when one is expected to sit down and try to be, if not funny, at least interesting, their attractions are of a negative order. We think Wordswor,th's " Ode to Duty " particularly applicable to ourself. * * * It was with great regret that we learnt a short time ago of the resignation of our Rector, Mr. John Mackay Thomson.

When, in the first issue of the Magazine for the session, we had the pleasure of welcoming him, we looked forward with great expectations for the future of the School under his management. These expectations have been wonderfully realized during the short time he has been with us, and Mr. Thomson has left a lasting impression on the School. He has shown great interest in its various activities, and in games especially has made many improvements. Though sorry to lose him, we give him our best wishes for success in his new post. We also desire to congratulate him on his " engagement." Although he leaves the School, he will not be severing his connexion with Aberdeen, and it will be a pleasure to him to know that as well as carrying our best wishes away with him, he will be taking something else, still more valuable, from the city. * * * One of the improvements, let us venture to say, which Mr. Thomson has made in the School, is the institution of prefects. These majestic officials may now be seen stalking up and down the corridors to the great awe and terror of the small boy. Their presence is certainly having considerable effect, for there is much less rowdiness and disorder prevalent during the interval and the lunch hour. It is now considered almost safe to walk along the main corridor without danger of being flattened against the wall by some of the juniors who happen to be engaged in a quiet discussion of some point or other. * * * Former Pupils will join with the School in congratulating Mr. Middleton, our classical master, on the high distinction which the University of Aberdeen ha,5 conferred on him, by

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awarding him the degree of Doctor of Letters. All who have passed through his hands know that he, if anyone, merits this honour, for he is not one to spare himself in the performance of his work. His high scholarship is the fruit of many years' patient study of his beloved subject. We desire, in, his own words, to " offer him our heartiest felicitation.s." * * * The Rugby season closed with a visit of the First XV to Edinburgh on the day of the International Match. In the morning the team played against a XV from Fettes College, in which match, though conquered, they gave a very good account of themselves. In the afternoon they saw the great match, and, after a very heavy day, caught the last train home. Apart from this journey, perhaps the most important event towards the end of the season was the match against a select team from all the Junior Clubs in the city. After a most gruelling game the School emerged victors by three points to nil. In the League matches the School had a splendid run of successes, and finished Joint Junior Champions, after defeating the team equal with them in the final match. * * * The Cricket Season is now in full swing, and the First XI has, so far, been quite successful. Out of ten matches played, six have been won, one drawn, and three lost, which is very satisfactory. The team is lucky in having J. R. L. Cruickshank again as Captain and A. J. M. Edwards as Secretary, both of whom are most enthusiastic cricketers and such as are sure to lead the team to victory on many occasions.

The new members are also showing great promise, and turning up regularly for practice. We wish the team a most successful • season. * * * The meetings of the Literary and Debating Society were fairly well attended towards the close. The course of lectures has been a most interesting one, and the debates have been ably carried on by the members of the Society. Special thanks are due to E. J. Wood, the President, and to J. R. L. Cruickshank, the hard-working Secretary. * * * The Coal Strike has had its effect even on the activities of the School. The Swimming Sports, one of the most popular entertainments in connexion with the School, have had to be abandoned owing to the closing of the Corporation Baths. This is particularly unfortunate, as the swimming of the School has not reached so high a standard for many years.

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spirits, however, not to be done out of their weekly swim, are making excursions to the River Dee, where they may be seen disporting themselves every Friday afternoon. * * * The prospects of the Athletic Sports are very rosy, however, and a good display should be witnessed. The ground will be in fine condition and all that remains to be hoped for is that the weather will be good. The Sports have been rather unfortunate of late as regards this essential, but everything poirtts to their success on this occasion. * * * On Empire Day the School assembled in the morning to hear an address by Sheriff Dallas. The speaker gave a most interesting address, which was listened to with keen interest by the boys. After this the School was dismissed for the day. In the afternoon a cricket match took place between the masters and the boys. Last year the masters beat the boys badly, but this time the boys succeeded in reversing the result. Tea was afterwards served by the lady teachers, and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent. In the evening teachers and boys joined in games of tennis. * * * The Tennis Club has a large membership this session and the courts are nearly always full. No matches have been played as yet, but members of the Club joined with the High School for Girls and held an American Tournament.

The games were closely contested and considerable interest was manifested in them by members of both schools. Prizes were distributed to the winners at the end. * * * On Wednesday, the 15th of June, the Annual Gymnastic Assault was held in the School Hall. The attendance was the largest seen for many years, and all who turned out witnessed a most enjoyable programme. All who took part in the many displays are to be congratulated on their convincing performance. One of the most noticeable features was the obvious enjoyment which all the performers exhibited in their work.

The " Comic Horse " was, perhaps, the most popular item on the programme, some of the " make-ups " being of a most grotesque and amusing nature. The whole performance reflected the greatest credit on our popular gymnastic instructor, Mr. Summers. Mr. Summers has a way with him which makes the poorest gymnast feel that there is some hope for him after all in that line. We congratulate him heartily on his excellent " show," which enabled a sum of £18. Is. 6d. to be handed to the Treasurer of the F.P. War Memorial Fund. * * * Several weeks ago a collection was taken in the School to provide a flag to be presented to the principal school in the •

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town of Rethel, in the Ardennes, which Aberdeen has adopted.

This collection was so well responded to that it was possible to purchase not only a very fine flag, but also a silver cup with an ebony stand. These gifts were taken across by Mr. Mackie and formally presented to the Mayor of Rethel. In an account of his experiences which he gave us on his return, Mr. Mackie graphically described the state of the town, which had been .often bombarded during the War, and said that the officials of Rethel appreciated highly and were very much affected by the School's gift. " From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad."

* * * The Bursary Competition is now over. In the words of Shakespeare, " For this relief much thanks." We fail to see why this most terrible of ordeals should be held when we desire most to be outside. Probably to increase its horrors by contrast. However, we trust that all who entered have done their best to take a high place and uphold the traditions of the School in this direction. * * * A few days ago the Annual Flannel Dance was held in Kennaway's 1O0I1ls. About forty couples were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The organisers must be coniplimented on the success of the junction. * * * And now we have come to the' end of our last School Notes. Our feelings at this time are of a very mixed nature.

We are relieved at having completed our task, but we are also filled with regret that in a few weeks we shall leave the School which we have attended for over a dozen years. It is difficult to believe that all this time has gone past since we were first ushered, a trembling infant, into the lowest classroom ; but this is a. sure sign that our stay has been a happy one. In holding the position of School Editor of the Magazine we feel that a great .honour has been conferred on us, and we desire to thank our colleagues for their wholehearted assistance. Though now we formally sever our connexion with the School, it will always be present in our mind, awl to no one will the tidings of its successes be more welcome.

Rubislaw Field.

At a recent meeting of the School. Recreation Ground Committee it was unanimously decided that the new playfield adjoining Anderson Drive, for .which the name Newfield seemed to be coming into use, should be known in future as P.ubislaw Field.

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Notes on the School XV. The Season 1920-21 was a most successful one for the School XV. After a very unpromising opening, the team showed rapid improvement until finally they had a splendid series of victories, broken only by a defeat in the match with Fettes College. Chief credit for their improvement and success lies with the team themselves. Extreme keenness led them to attend all extra practices with absolute regularity, and ensured that attention which makes coaching so easy and successful. The forwards were outstanding and could safely be said to compare favourably with those of any school team in Scotland. Their knowledge of the game, their speed, their determination, and their "esprit de pack," combined to make them first class. Lack of pace was the bar between the • back division and complete success. Once moving, the backs had quite a fair turn of sheer pace, but these more important qualities, speed of brain and nippiness of limb, were in most cases lacking. The backs did improve greatly, especially in their handling of the ball, but though one or two (notably J. R. L. Cruickshank and K. Matthew) showed sound and speedy conception and execution, as a whole the division was of a lower standard than the forwards.

Of all matches played by the School, the most creditable and worthy of special mention was their return League match with 2nd Gordonians. On that occasion not only was the ground covered with snow, but snow driven by a biting easterly wind fell throughout the game. The School were strongly averse to playing, but Gordonians wished to go on with the match. During the first half the School faced the blizzard, and playing with wonderful pluck, established a lead of 3 points to nil. It was Gordonians turn to face the elements in the second half, and after ten minutes' play, during which the School confined them to their own territory, they decided to leave the field, School being winners by 3 points to nil.

The grit displayed by the School in playing on undaunted by the appalling weather conditions cannot be too highly commended.

Features of the Season were the number of good reserves available for the 1st XV and the greatly improved form of the 2nd XV. The prospects for Season 1921-22 seem bright.

Characters of First XV. J. R. L. Cruickshank (1918-19-20, Captain 1920-21).—As Captain and stand-off half he was the mainstay of the team. Very stylish and sound in all his play, he at times achieved brilliance. With more experience, and so more confidence, a yard or two extra speed, and an improvement in his kicking, he should make a great player. His fault is a tendency towards " stunting " when straightforward play would pay better, e.g. short punting when he could run round an opponent.

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C. Walker (1918-19-20, Secretary 1920-21).--As an outside threequarter a determined and latterly rather more elusive runner. Good in defence.

Takes passes and picks up well, but erratic in giving passes. Needs unlimited practice in kicking with either foot.

J. C. Spark (1919-20-21).—The best all-round forward in the team.

Revels in work both in the tight and the loose. Good with his feet and his hands, and uses his head. His fault is a tendency to forget his backs, both when controlling the ball in the tight and when handling in the loose. Will probably gain the little extra pace needed.

J. Stirrat (1919-20-21).—A most successful forward with a thorough knowledge of the game and the necessary brain and nervous system to put it into action. At his best in the loose. An extremely hard worker, ever ready to co-operate with his backs. Needs unlimited practice in kicking with either foot. Must curb an occasional tendency to avoid the tight and wait for the ball coming out.

A. Margach (1919-20-21).—A very useful and hard-working forward.

At his best in the tight. Good with his feet, but needs practice in handling the ball and in kicking with either foot. Extremely keen.

W. Lawrence (I920-21).—A hard-working forward with a sound knowledge of the game. A very useful hooker. Good in defence. Judicious in touch kicking, lacks pace. .1. I. C. Crombie (1919-20-21).—Formerly a back, but played last season as a wing forward, in which position he displayed unsuspected energy and aptitude for the game. Sound in defence and speedy in attack. Needs practice in handling and kicking.

K. Matthew (1920-21).--An inside three-quarter of great possibilities.

A fast and determined runner. Takes and gives passes well. Strong in attack and defence. Wants to cultivate dummy passing and touch-kicking.

Must, by running straight, stop a tendency to crowd his outside man before he passes out.

A. Henderson (1920-21).—One of the hardest workers in the team, at his best in the tight and when using his feet in the loose. Needs practice in handling and'kicking. Lacks pace.

A. Grafton (1920-21).-A fast and hard-working forward of considerable promise. Good in tight and in the loose. Wants practice in passing and kicking.

A. J. M. Edwards (1920-21).—Served the team well as full back. Safe fielder and an improving kick. Fast but only a moderate tackle. The ease and certainty with which he picked up ground balls while running full speed was invaluable. Needs kicking and tackling practice.

E. Yule (1919-20-21).—A greatly improved inside three-quarter with a useful dummy pass. Erratic both in giving and taking passes. Needs kicking, handling, and tackling practice, also needs more confidence and to take the game less casually.

G. Cochran (1920-21).—Fairly successful as scrum half. Safe in passing, but rather slow. Wants to go on his own occasionally instead of always passing.

Needs to cultivate touch kicking.

M. S. Campbell (1920-21).—A very fast and elusive forward who, with only a few months' knowledge of the game, performed very creditably. Chief faults were winging far too much and not passing when running with the ball. Must learn not to talk so much when the game is in progress. Should practice until he can kick a ball with reasonable efficiency. A player of great possibilities.

J. Middleton (1920-21).—A wing three-quarter of promise. Quite fast when once moving, but very slow in starting. Unreliable in giving and taking passes. Sound in defence. Must learn to kick a ball with reasonable efficiency.

The School XV has this season been very successful. In the Junior League it came out at the top of the list along with 2nd Gordonians, both teams suffering one defeat. In League matches the School scored 152 points, while only 14 points were registered against it. In all matches this season 227 points have been scored by the XV against 56 points by its opponents.

We were beaten by a strong Fettes XV, which included the entire three-quarter line of the 1st XV along with one or two first forwards. To compensate for this defeat we beat Glenalmond 1st XV by 6 points to 3.

19th February.—School v. 2nd 'Shire (League)—In this game the School played very well together, the threes combining splendidly with the forwards.

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In the first half School played against the wind, but nevertheless crossed the 'Shire line five times. Four of the tries were converted by Spark. In the second half School had matters all their own way, scoring repeatedly.

Among the forwards Spark, Grafton, and Stirrat were conspicuous, while Walker played well at three-quarter. Result : School, 51 points ; 2nd 'Shire, nil.

26th February—School v. 2nd Gordonians (League)—Throughout this game it snowed heavily, while there was an inch or two of slush on the pitch.

It was thus impossible to handle the ball. In the first half, School playing against the wind, scored a penalty goal. In the second half School played with two threes and a full-back, everyone else going forward. With 15 minutes to go, Gordonians gave up the points, and the game was stopped Result—School, 3 points •, 2nd Gordonians, nil.

9th March.—School v. Gordon's College (friendly)—In this game Gordon's fared no better than in the previous one. Their forwards were as heavy as the School forwards, but their threes were weak. The School threes had one or two beautiful runs towards the beginning of the game, but finding the opposition weak, engaged in individualism. Walker (2) and Grafton scored in the first half. Spark converting two of the tries. In the second half the School added to their score through Lawrence, Walker, and Middleton. The forwards played well, but the combination of the threes,towards the end of the game was weak.

12th March.—School v. Select XV (friendly)—On this date School opposed a XV selected from the teams in the Junior League. The Select forwards were very heavy and frequently pushed the School in the scrum. The defence of the School threes, was, however, good. In the second half, after a scrum in mid-field, the ball went right out to Walker at wing " three," who scored far out. Spark failed with the difficult kick. The Select rallied after this and were frequently on the point of scoring. The School defence endured, however, to the last. Among the forwards Spark, Stirrat, and Crombie worked very hard, while Walker and Matthew played well at " three." Edwards was safe at back. Result : School, 3 points ; Select XV, nil.

19th March.—School v. A Fettes XV (friendly)--School travelled to Edinburgh to play this game. Fettes kicked off and immediately their threes started. Walker tackled, however, on the line. After another three run, Fettes scored their first try, which was converted. After a good forward rush Grafton touched down for School. The kick failed. After this play ranged in mid-field for a time. Fettes again attacked and their threes broke through a few times, mainly owing to the weak tackling of the School threes. Spark, Grafton, and Lawrence played well among the forwards, but the threes were not up to their usual standard. Result : School, 3 points ; Fettes XV, 26 points.

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Only three of last year's XI have returned to School, and the team is thus mostly composed of new players. So far ten matches have been played, six of which have been won. Among those who have beaten the School are a University XI, which contained six of the first team, and an Aberdeenshire XI. '23rd April.—School v. F.P.'s XI—The F.P.'s batted first and compiled 52 runs in a little over half-an-hour. The School replied with the meagre total of 32. Pine was the only batsman to make any stand against the bowling of Gordon and Stewart. In a carefully-played innings he scored 22 not out.

Bowling for the School, Edwards had 3 wickets for 12 runs.

4th May.—School v. 'Varsity XI—School, batting first, were all out for 43. The 'Varsity quickly passed the School's total, and reached the hundred with the loss of only 4 wickets. 'Varsity won by 6 wickets and 60 runs.

Grafton was top scorer for School with 10 runs.

I 1 th May.--School v. 2nd Bahnoral—Balmoral, winning the toss, batted first, and were all out for 54, no one reaching double figures. Edwards, bowling for School, had I wicket for 6 runs, and Margoch 2r for 5. School scored 71 (Fide 18, Edwards 16).

17th May.—School v. St. Clement's—The School lost the toss, but the St. Clement's captain decided to field. The School were quickly disposed of for 34 owing to the excellent bowling of Murray and Middleton. St. Clement's, with about an hour and a half to bat, scored 89 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

Bowling for School, line had 3 wickets for 8 runs.

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no better and were all out for 35 runs, School thus won by 11 runs. Pirie had 3 wickets for 15 runs.

24th May.—School v. Staff XI-School fielded first and had all the Staff out for 41 runs. Of this Mr. Henry played a good innings for 22. The School then batted and scored 50 runs for 4 wickets. After this came a collapse, the next 4 wickets falling for the addition of only 3 runs. The match ended in a win for the School by 2 wickets and 12 runs. Mr. Henry took all the School wickets for the small total of 7 runs.

25th May.—School v. Salisbury—Batting first School, by lively cricket, scored 107 runs for the loss of 5 wickets (Edwards 28). At this point the closure was applied. Salisbury, who were not at full strength, then batted, and chiefly owing to the bowling of Pirie, who had 5 wickets for 5 runs, were all opt for 39.

2Rth May.—School v. 2nd F.P.'s XI—The F.P.'s winning the toss elected to field. School opened against the bowling of Hervey and Mr. Henry. Runs came slowly at first, but School gradually found their feet and had scored 79 before they were all out. Against the bowling of Edwards and Pirie, Moir • was the only one of the F.P.'s to make a stand, and the whole side were out for 46 runs.

1st June.—School v. Aberdeenshire XI—The 'Shire had out a strong team, including several County players. The wicket was very good and 'Shire scored 100 for 3 wickets (McBain 39 not out, Bremner 21 not out). School, on going to the wicket, were equally fortunate, and scored 94 for 3 wickets.

This was very creditable, since they were against a County bowler.

Scout Notes.

The School has every reason to feel proud of the results of the recent County Flag Competition, in which the 9th and 1st Troops took first and second places respectively. The Platform Displays of both Troops were very good, the 1st's Signalling and Ambulance work being particularly worthy of mention. The 9th's superiority in Scoutcraft exhibits gained them the FIng. It was gratifying to note that so many of the articles entered by both Troops were on the general lines of Scouting and not merely accomplishments acquired for the occasion.

Other successes at the Jamboree were the second place in the Wolf Cub Totem Pole Competition, which fell to the 1st Pack, and Mr. W. Todd Moffatt's special prize for photographers, won by Scout R. Wills of the 9th Troop.

Since the last Scout Notes were published, Mr. A. A. Walker, owing to the pressure of University work, has resigned the Scoutmastership of the 9th Troop. Before his departure he was presented with a Thanks Badge in grateful recognition of the devotion and enthusiasm he showed in the service of the Troop. His successor is A. G. Hutchison, with G. M. Cochran as Asst. Scoutmaster. K. S. Brown is in charge of the Cubs.

During tte winter the 1st Troop has built an extension to its Headquarters. The official opening ceremony was performed on a stormy March evening in presence of a large attendance of parents and Scouts. Mr. George Davidson was in the chair. Mr. W. D. Simpson, County Secretary, gave a most interesting lecture with limelight views on the 1919 Excavation Camp at Kildrummy Castle. The aftermath of the extension will come in the autumn, when the Troop hopes, by means of a Café Chantant or other entertainment, to pay off the debt incurred.

Early in the year the 9th Troop invited all parents and friends of the Troop to visit the Headquarters and see the Patrols at work. .A large number were able to accept the invitation, which was intended in some way to mark the gratitude of the Troop for the help it had received at its highly successful Café Chantant in November. On this occasion, also, the Troop Roll of Honour was unveiled by Mr. W. Todd Moffatt, County Commissioner. The Roll, a beautifully executed document, now hangs in the place of honour in the Headquarters. Mr. C. H. Leslie Millar, Art Master of the Grammar School, was presented with a fountain pen in appreciation of his kindness in preparing a work that must have cost much labour and care.

Mr. J. Bentley Philip, ever a good friend to the School Scouts, is again holding this summer a Surveyors' Class, which twenty Scouts are attending.

Through the winter he held a class for Photographers, in connexion with which there was a most enjoyable excursion to Muchalls in the month of April, when several landscape photographs were taken, some of which were exhibited at the Jamboree. Mr. W. D. Simpson still continues his series of

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classes for Prospectors. The present class camped at Pitfichie over the Easter week-end and is now contemplating a cycle tour to Edinburgh in August.

Mr. Gordon Grant of the 1st Troop and Mr. Hugh Wilson of the 9th are instructing in Naturalist work.

The camping season opened at Easter, both Troops occupying in turn the Outpost Hut at Clinterty. Almost every week-end now Patrol camps are being held there. But the main topic of conversation is the Summer Camp. The 9th Troop, thanks to the kindness of Lord Haddo, is returning to Haddo House Grounds, an ideal camping site. Already more than fifty Scouts and Cubs have entered their names. The 1st Troop has not yet fixed on a site, but it is assured of a large camp, wherever it goes.

During the spring, the 9th Troop revived the Troop Magazine, the Nona, which has been dormant for several years. The latest number, quite a bulky production, owed its existence mainly to Patrol Leaders Grafton and Savidge, who spent much time and hard work in cyclostyling both reading matter and illustrations. The magazine contained not only the full notes on all the 'Troop activities, but also an article by a former member of the Troop suggesting new lines in Scout Naturalist Study, and a first-hand account of a bull-fight by a present member of the Troop. The number was sold out within a few hours of publication.

Members of the Troop who are going forward to the University are strongly advised to join the University Scout Club. This body meets once a month in a more or less informal way, and discusses problems that arise in the Scout Movement. Mr. A. A. Walker, the present Secretary, will give intending members all information they require.

Before this number of the Magazine appears, it is hoped that the proposal to reconstitute the lapsed Local Association for the administration and assistance of the School Troops will have taken definite shape.

The Literary and Debating Society.

18th February.--Dr.Levack delivered a lecture entitled " Mountaineering, with beautiful lantern illustrations. Dr. Levack first showed some of the Scottish mountains, including Lochnagar, the Cairngorms, and the mountains of Skye. Some views of the Alps, with the majestic Matterhorn, were also shown.

25th February.—" Humorous Parodies on English Poetry."—This lecture was delivered by Mr. Henry. Explaining what parody was, he went on to say it was very easy to write. He read examples from J. C. Squire and other famous modern parodists.

4th March.—Mr. Munson presided over the Society on this evening, when the Rector delivered a paper on " The Appin Murder.' He described graphically how the murder had been committed. He then passed on to the trial of James of the Glens before a jury consisting entirely of Campbells.

11th March.—The concluding meeting of the Society for the Session was held on this evening, when Mr. J. Mackenzie Forbes delivered a short lecture on " The Poetry of Sir Walter Scott, with Original Musical Illustrations."

Mr. Forbes discussed closely the poems for which he had composed music.

The pieces were then sung by talented artistes. Among the pieces were, " Hail to 'the Chief," " Jock of Hazeldean " and " Soldier Rest."

Our Contemporaries.

We acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of the following :—The Edinburgh Academy Chronicle (March), Edinburgh Institution Chronicle (April), The Fettesian (March and April), The Herioter (April), The Merchistonian (April), Schola Regia (Easter), Stewart's College Magazine (April), The Watsonian (Spring), Glasgow Academy Chronicle (March), Glasgow High School Magazine (March), Glenalmond Chronicle (March), The Bo/Ionian (March), The Edward Alleyn Magazine (February), The Erasmian (March), Royal Belfast Academical Institution School News (Easter), Our School Times (Foyle College, Londonderry—March).

Back Numbers of the " Magazine " Wanted.

A member of the F.P. Club is very anxious to complete and bind his set of the Magazine, but lacks Vol. 10, No. 3, and Vol. 15, No. 3. If any reader of the Magazine possesses these numbers and is willing to part with them, he might kindly communicate with the Secretary of the F.P. Club.

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Games Committee.

President, - THE RECTOR. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, - Mr. DUNCAN M`GREGOR. Mr. JAMES DAVIDSON, J. R. L. CRUICKSHANK. M.A. C. WALKER. Mr. J. C. KNOX, M.A. J. I. C. CROMBIE. Mr. R. MACRAE, M.A. J. A. SPARK.

A. J. M. EDWARDS. J. STIRRAT.

A. J. MARGACH. H. A. MUNRO.

Football.

Captain, J. R. L. CRUICKSHANK. I Secretary,

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E. J. WOOD. I Secretary, - J. R . L. CRUICKSHANK. Swimming.

J. I. C. CROMBIE. I Vice-Captain, - J. STIRRAT. Secretary, - A. J. M. EDWARDS.

Committee.

I J. M`LEoD. I J. B. WATT. I E. MUNRO. Literary and Debating Society.

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Prefects.

J. I. C. CROMBIE, Senior Prefect.

E. J. WOOD.

J. R. L. CRUICKSHANK.

J. STIRRAT.

J. B. WATT. A. J. M. EDWARDS.

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The Annual Meeting of the Club.

The Annual General Meeting was held in the Palace Hotel on Tuesday, 17th May, Dr. H. Edgar Smith presiding.

The Annual Report by the Executive for the year 1920-21 was submitted, as follows :— REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 15th APRIL, 1921.

The Executive submits with pleasure the Report of the Club for the year ended 15th April, 1921.

Membership and Subscriptions. , • The membership of the Club continues to grow steadily.

At the close of the year the number on the Register was 1,646, compared with 1,573 at the close of the previous year, an increase of 73. The detailed figures are as follows :— Life Members Ordinary Members Honorary Members

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During the year 29 Life Members and 107 Ordinary Members were enrolled, compared with 46 and 87 respectively in 1919-20.

The Executive notes with satisfaction that of the 67 boys of not less than sixteen years of age who left the School during or at the end of the' session 1919-20, 31 have already joined the Club. In the last ten years the Ordinary and Life Membership has increased by exactly 600.

The number of subscriptions unpaid on 15th April, 1921, was 147. Of these, 99 were due for one year and 48 for two years. The total value of subscriptions outstanding was £47.

The " Magazine."

The Executive is glad to record its appreciation of the very helpful influence exerted by the School Magazine on the general prosperity of the Club.

Losses by Death.

The Club lost 23 members by death in 1920-21, compared with 16 in the previous year. Among those who passed away were Sir John Macdonell, K.C.B., LL.D., one of the Honorary Vice—Presidents, and several whose deaths were due to illness contracted on War Service.

The Club and the School.

As in former years, the Club presented to the School three Silver Medals, which were awarded for English, Mathematics, and Science. The Club All-Round Trophy was awarded to James R. L. Cruickshank, the presentation of the Medal being made by the President of the Club at the Annual Distribution of Prizes.

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Visitors' Register.

In response to a suggestion made by a member of the Club, a Register has been provided wherein members of the Club not resident in Aberdeen may enter their names and addresses while visiting the City. They are thus enabled to report themselves, and can, if they desire, be brought into touch with old class-fellows and other members of the Club living in Aberdeen. The Register is kept at the office of the Aberdeen Free Press, 28 Union Street, and the Executive would urge all members when visiting Aberdeen to make a special point of registering their names.

Social Activities.

On the occasion of his visit to the School on Empire Day (24th May), 1920, Lord Meston was the guest of the Club at luncheon. This was the first gathering of the kind in the

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history of the Club, and was remarkable on account of the large attendance of Former Pupils of all ages. The Executive of the Club has in view the arranging of a similar luncheon whenever a distinguished guest is available.

The Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 30th October, the chief guest being Mr. J. Mackay Thomson, M.A., the Rector of the School.

A Cinderella Dance was held in November, and the Annual Ball on Christmas Eve. ' The Dramatic Section.

This Section, which did so much for the Club in pre-War days, was revived in the autumn, and on three consecutive nights in December gave performances of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's play, " The Speckled Band." The production was most successful in every way, and as a result the substantial sum of £43. 8s. was handed over to the.Treasurer of the School War Memorial Fund.

The Athletic Sections.

The Cricket, Rugby Football, and Hockey Sections have each increased in membership, and have had successful seasons.

The Cricket Section played a record number of matches, with most satisfactory results ; and, amongst other ventures, undertook a week's tour, mainly against County teams in the Midlands.

The Rugby 1st XV were only twice beaten during the season, and finished up by reaching the final of the North and Midlands Cup. They were rather unfortunate in losing to Rosyth in the replay, after very nearly winning the first game.

Last summer a Tennis Section was formed, and was well supported.

The London Section.

The outstanding feature of the year has been the resuscitation of the London Section, due in very large measure to the enthusiastic efforts of its Secretary, Mr. T. J. Wilson, C.A. Under the Presidency of Lord Meston the Section has held three monthly meetings, each preceded by an informal dinner.

At these .meetings lectures or " talks " have been given by prominent F.P.'s, and the proceedings have been of a most enjoyable character, and have served a very useful purpose in bringing the London F.P.'s together. All members of the Club resident in London or within a radius of 50 miles are ipso facto members of the London Section. At present these number 163.

The " Roll of Pupils."

Great progress has been made with the work of revising and completing the " Roll," the publication of which forms

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a part of the School War Memorial Scheme. It is expected that the volume will appear in 1922.

The Club's Finances.

The revenue and expenditure account for the year shows a surplus of £1. 13s. 4d. as against a deficit of £13. 4s. 8d. for 1919-20. The main item of expenditure is the cost of printing and distributing the Magazine, which works out at 2/10d. per member, compared with 2/7d. in the previous year. The Executive believes, however, that the cost of printing has now reached the " peak," and confidently expects a considerable reduction in the Club's printing bill for 1921-22. The capital of the Club has increased during the year by £216. 6s. 4d.

This sum includes £62. 7s. 6d. received from members who have paid the difference of £3. 3s. between the old rate and the new rate of subscription for Life Membership. The total funds of the Club at 15th April, 1921, amounted to £1,324. 18s. 10d., compared with £1,102. 15s. 2d. at 15th April, 1920.

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the Report, said the Club was now in its twenty-eighth year, and it was very gratifying that it mustered a total membership of 1646.

The Magazine was the lock to the chain that bound F.P.'s, and the Club had to thank Mr. Watt for his generous voluntary service as Editor. (Applause). He congratulated the Dramatic Section, one of the oldest Sections of the Club, on its performances. Thanks were due to the Secretaries of the Annual Dinner, the Cinderella, and the Annual Ball— Messrs. Craigen, Charles Watt, and Sangster. (Applause).

Of the Athletic Sections, Rugby, the oldest Section, was coming into its own again, and Cricket was advancing by leaps and bounds. The resuscitation of the London Section was really the point in the whole Report, and he congratulated Mr. Wilson on his energy in getting the members together.

(Applause). As to finance, it was nice in these days to have a surplus.

Mr. W. G. Jameson seconded, and the Report was adopted.

The next item of business was the election of the various Office-Bearers for the year 1921 -22. A full list of these appears on page 190. In the case of the Honorary Auditors, a special vote of thanks was awarded to Messrs. Bower and Smith, C.A., for their services during the past ,year. The following were elected Honorary Members of the Club for the year 1921-22 :—The present staff of the School ; Mr. A. V. Lothian and Rev. W. H. K. Ward--two former members of the School staff ; Mr. R. Hay Fenton, London ; and Lieut.Colonel James Dawson, D.S.O., Director of Education, Aberdeen.

The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding.

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Balance Sheet a CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES. I. CAPITAL-

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Revenue Account..

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£25Q Scottish Northern Investment Trust, Ltd., £165 0 0 Debenture Stock ® £66 % Aberdeen Trust Company, Ltd., Deposit Receipt .. 100 0 0 .. 100 0 0 Registered 5} % Exchequer Bond (1925) .. 100 0 0 Registered 5 % Exchequer Bond (1922) .. 100 0 0 5 % National War Bonds (1923) Registered 5% National War Bond (1924) at 285 15 0 .. £954 % (cost) .. 218 6 2 ..

Aberdeen Savings Bank North of Scotland and Town & County Bank Ltd., .. 154 8 3 Deposit Receipt .. ..

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1,216 13 4

ABERDEEN, 16th May 1921.—We have examined the foregoing evenue and Expenditure Account for the year ended 15th April ;21, and relative Balance Sheet as at that date, compared the figures tth the vouchers, and found the Accounts correct. We are of opinion at the above Balance Sheet correctly states the position of the Club at 15th April 1921. We have had exhibited to us the various ;curities supporting the Funds at the close of the Account. The ;curities are entered in the Balance Sheet at cost prices with the ception of the first item, which has been written down to £86 %.

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some extent. Picked in the earlier stages for his usual Club place of centre-forward, he was transferred in the Final Trial to the left-wing, and was afterwards selected as reserve kir both the left forward places in the Scottish XI. In this capacity he was called upon to play in the match at Belfast, a game in itself unhappily rather a disastrous one for the side, and so won his cap.

As already hinted, Forgan also became prominent as a runner, his best distance being the half-mile. At the University Sports in 1913 he carried all before him, and after coming in a very good third in the half-mile at the subsequent InterUniversity Sports, he was awarded a half-blue. Golf and swimming have been his other principal sports, and he has also done some strenuous climbing in the High Alps.

The Tennis Section.

At a meeting of the Section held recently in the Palace Hotel, the following Office-Bearers were elected for the season 1921 :— Captain Douglas P. Cochran.

Secretary and Treasurer . George T. Simpson, 6 King's Gate.

Committee—The above with W. M. Henry, D. Gourlay, and C. G. Graham.

All members of the F.P. Club who are interested in tennis are invited to join the Section now, as the season continues 'until September, and should forward their names to the Secretary as soon as possible.

Members can play at the courts at Rubislaw Field every night during the week, after 6 p.m., and on Saturdays from 1 p.m. onwards.

The subscription for the season is 12s.

The Cricket Section.

This year C. H. Webster captains the team, and so far quite successful results have been attained. Perhaps the best performances were the following:30th April.—F.P.'s, 93 ; 'Varsity, 74.

7th May.—F.P.'s, 125 for 5 ; Aberdeenshire, 115.

14th May.—F.P.'s, 101 ; Huntly, 98.

2nd June.—F.P.'s, 236; Balmoral, 72 (Cup-Tie). In this match the team amply avenged their last year's defeat by Balmoral, who, perhaps the strongest bowling side in the county, found the F.P.'s batsmen too good for them. A record ninth wicket partnership was put up by A. McBain and J. L. Riddell, who, becoming associated after the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wickets had fallen for 125, carried the score to 226 before they were separated.

McBain scored 87 (the highest individual score of the season so far) and Riddell 33. G. N. Gordon, F. R. Sleigh and J. T. Sorley also had double figures41, 26, and 22 respectively.

Other good performances with the bat are :—C. H. Webster, 50 not out, v. 'Varsity, in an evening match ; W. K. Moir, 33 not out, v. 'Shire (7th May) ; and P. J. M. Walker, 32 for the 2nd XI v. 2nd Crescent.

The most successful bowler as yet is G. N. Gordon, who, bowling fast and keeping a good length, has dismissed many good batsmen and had very few runs scored off him.

Everything points to a very successful season, and we trust that all who go on the tour will acquit themselves well. Certain it is that they will be up against some good cricketers, as Arbroath United, Perthshire, Fifeshire, Stirling County, Clackmannan County, and Sunnyside Asylum are their opponents.

'After such an auspicious start, it is hoped that this year the F.P.'s will go right on and win the Cup. The best of wishes from all F.P.'s will go with them in their endeavours.

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The London Section.

There was a large gathering of the London Section of the Club at dinner at the Dean Hotel, Oxford Street, on the evening of 31st March, when Mr. G. Topham Forrest, F.R.I.B.A., Superintending Architect of the London County Council, read a paper giving a " few peeps at old London." In the absence of the President, Lord Meston, who had had a severe attack of influenva.

1>r Chalmers Mitchell, of the " Zoo," occupied the Chair. He was supported by Sir John Collie, C.M.G. Congratulatory reference was made by the Chairman, amid applause, to the bestowal of the honour of LL.D. by the University of Aberdeen on Mr. John Malcolm Bulloch, and the election of Dr. J. C. Philip, Professor of Physical Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, as a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Chairman also congratulated Mr. Topham Forrest on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, in recognition of his literary work on architectural, archxological, and historical subjects.

Mr. Forrest's lecture was heard with great interest, and he was heartily thanked for it.

At the Annual Meeting of the Section held on 28th April, Lord Meston presided and gave same very interesting reminiscences of his life in India.

One usually heard, he said, of the " unchanging East," but there had been very many changes since he himself went to India in 1885. For one thing the political agitator of those days was looked upon as a-dark and mysterious and dangerous character. Now Home Rule was the breath of the nostrils of the whole educated community. One striking example of change in India was in the economic sphere. In the 'eighties the Englishman of the up-country stations used to dress in the coarsest cotton " duster cloth " of weird and wonderful colours and patterns. "The whole suit of one of the young officers," remarked Lord Meston, " who was dressed in his best to go a-courting the belle of the up-country station, would have been worth, perhaps, 7s." When he himself started bachelor house-keeping, his cook charged him only 3d. for fowls.

This he learned afterwards was outrageous profiteering. The price should have been only 24d. Another cook took a contract to give him all the food he wished himself and entertain his guests for about £2 a month. Nowadays India was the most expensive country in the world. In spite of all the political agitation, continued Lord Meston, the very great mass of the rural population were quite unaffected by propaganda, and remained as he had always found them, the nicest people in the world.

At the business part of the Meeting, Lord Meston was, on the motion of Dr. J. M. Bulloch, seconded by Professor J. C. Philip, unanimously re-elected President for the ensuing year. Mr. T. J. Wilson, C.A., was also unanimously re-elected Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, and the Committee, consisting of the following, was re-elected en bloc :—Brigadier-General Magnus Mowat, Sir John Collie, C.M.G. ; Mr. G. Topham Forrest, F.R.S.E. ; Dr. J. Burnett Rae, Dr. R. W. A. Salmond, Dr. A. Landsborough Thomson, Messrs. Wm. Hutcheon, C. E. Garland, Chas. Reid, C.A. ;. E. B. Boyd, J. Drummond Smith, F. Wishart, F. P. Morton, and J. Murray Easton.

List of New Members of the Club.

LIFE MLIIHEIRS. Leith, George S. S. (1903-11), 4 Carden Place, Aberdeen.

Mitchell, P. Chalmers (1879-80), C.B.E., M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, N.W. 8.

Melvin, James (1904-10), M.B., Newbold Hall, Rochdale.

Holmes, Colonel R. B. W. (1895), General Manager, Palestine Railways, Haifa Station, Palestine.

Baker, Sir John (1875-79), M.D., 18 Nettlecombe Avenue, Southsea, Hants.

Reid, Alan (1911-12), Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, Sannomiya Post Office, Box No. 352, Kobe, Japan.

Additional Subscriptions from Life Members.

The. following, who became Life Members of the Club when the subscription was £2. 2s., have remitted the additional sum of £3. 3s. in order to bring their subscriptions up to the new rate of £5. 5s. :— Souttar, Alexander (1864-67), Arden meads, Meads Road, Eastbourne.

Urquhart, J. M. (1878-83), c/o The Anglo-Ceylon & General Estates Co., 20 Eastcheap, London, E.C. Gordon, Rev. Professor Alexander R. (1884-88), D.Litt., D.D., Presbyterian College, Montreal, Canada.

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Kerr, Rev. Colin M. (1892-98), M.A., B.Sc., B.D., Manse of Kettins, Coupar-Angus.

Anderson, Charles C. K. (1900-05), P.O., Banket, South Rhodesia.

Gurner, Victor T. (1902-04), " Le Chalet," Hill Road, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

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Ferguson, Lieut.-Colonel J. W. (1878-82), Corrachree, Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

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Marr, Thomas M. D. (1887-90), 2 ' Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen.

Croxford, Arthur J. (1882-83), 19 Westbourne Terrace Road, Hyde Park, London, W. 2.

Innes, John Bremner (1862-64), M.A., Parkmount, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen.

Alexander, Robert D. (1917-20), 88 Salisbury Place, Aberdeen.

Marr, Cadet Thomas O. (1917-20), H.M.S. Conway, Rockferry, Liverpool.

Ogilvie, Sir Francis Grant (1872-74), C.B., LL.D., 15 Evelyn Gardens, London, S.W. 7.

Macpherson, Andrew (1919-20), 15 North Road. Berkhamsted, Herts.

Curr, Thomas Thisleton (1908-18), 17 Rubislaw Den South, Aberdeen.

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N.B.—The College has been transferred to the new buildings at Summerhall, East Meadows.

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F.P. Club Office-Bearers, 19211=1922.

Honorary President— Honorary Vice-Presidents— Sir JOHN BAKER, M.D. (1875-79).

Hon. Sir WM. BISSET-BERRY, M.A., M.D., LL.D. (1 848-53).

Sir GEORGE.: CARMICHAEL, K.C.S.I., LL.D. (1876-81).

Sir WM. WATSON CHEYNE, Bart., M.P., K.C.M.G., C.B., M.B., C.M., F.R.C.S., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S. (1863-68).

Sir JOHN COLLIE, C.M.G., M.D., C.M. (1873-76).

Professor WILLIAM LESLIE DAVIDSON, M.A., LL.D. (1859-64).

ALEXANDER DUFFUS, Advocate (1871-76).

Sir JOHN DUTHIE, K.B.E. (1871-73).

Sir DAVID FERRIER, M.A., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.S. (1854-58).

Sir GEORGE STUART FORBES, K.C.S.I., M.A. (1860-64).

Sir GEORGE STEGMANN GIBB, LL.B. (186o-65).

Major-General Sir JAMES R. L. MACDONALD, K.C.I.E., C.B., LL.D. (1873-76).

The Right Hon. Baron MESTON, K.C.S.I., LL.D. (1876-8o).

The Right Hon. ROBERT MUNRO, P.C., M.P., M.A., LL.D., Secretary for Scotland (1884-85).

Sir WILLIAM ROBERTSON NICOLL, C.H., M.A., LL.D. (1866).

Sir FRANCIS GRANT OGILVIE, C.B., M.A., B.Sc., LL.D. (1872-74).

Sir ALEXANDER OGSTON, K.C.V.O., M.D., C.M., LLD. (1855-58).

Lieut-Col. Sir DAVID PRAIN, C.M.G., C.I.E., M.A., M.B., LL.D., F.R.S. (1872-73).

Sir JAMES REID, Bart., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., M.A., M.D., LL.D. (1861-65).

Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND, G.C.M.G., LL.D. (1844-48).

Sir GEORGE WATT, C.I.E., M.B., C.M., LL.D. (1867-69).

The LORD PROVOST OF ABERDEEN. The CHAIRMAN OF ABERDEEN EDUCATION AUTHORITY. President—Rev. Professor GEORGE PITTENDRIGH, M.A. (1872-76).

Vice-President-HAROLD EDGAR SMITH, M.A., M.B. (1889-97).

Secretary and Treasurer— THEODORE WATT, M.A. (1889-1901), The Rosemount Press, Aberdeen.

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Second-hand Furniture of good quality.

Upholsterers.

Carpet and Linoleum Factors.

Fine Art Dealers visit our Art Saloon.

Auctioneers and Valuators.

NOTE.—Our Carpet Stock is extensive and well worth a visit.

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WAREHOUSES-

419 UNION STREET, ABERDEEN. •

Goods Entrance-6 Justice Mill Lane.

Wires—" Assets, Aberdeen."

'Phones I168—Private Branch Exchange.

Hours-9 to 6; Sat., 9 to 1.

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These Rooms arc complete with the very best of modern comfort and convenience, and an experienced Staff use every endeavour to please all tastes.

• " British and Continental Cooking. . . .

Table d'Hote and a la Carte Menus.

Meats, etc., selected from display are grilled in view of Customers.

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Light Refreshments and dainty Afternoon Teas, at which arc served Pastries, etc., made by our own Chefs. . . .

Private Luncheons, Dinners, Wcdd• ings, Dances, Meetings, Celebrations, etc., specially catered for in hand• some apartments reserved for the occasion.

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MANAGER, PALACE HOTEL.

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Established 1859.

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Telephone 1750.

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MILK and CREAM, BUTTER, EGGS, TEA CAKES, SCONES, & OATCAKES, TRY . .

FINDLAY'S DAIRY, 457 Union Street, and Branches, ABERDEEN; Also, THE SQUARE, CULTS, And 6 EVAN STREET, STONEHAVEN.

Telephone No. 1891.

ARCHIBALD NITELLAR, Family Grocer and Wine Merchant,

456 Union Street, ABERDEEN. . . We Specialise in . .

Cooked Gammons, " Sinclair's" Belfast Smoked Hams, " Harris's " Wiltshire Bacon.

Medicinal Wines—Vibrona, Hall's, Wincarnis, Glendenning's.

ELLIS & M`HARDY 18 REGENT QUAY & 1304 UNION STREET. -

Importers of Household and Steam Coals.

A Delivered by Careful and Experienced Drivers.

Telephone 2889.

George Bisset, Complete Vutfittev and Hatter,

5 fs' I5 UNION ST., ABERDEEN.

Highland Outfits a Speciality-FOR BOYS, YOUTHS, AND GENTLEMEN.

THE ROSEMOUNT PRESS PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS FARMERS' HALL LANE, ABERDEEN

TELEPHONE 1035

Telephone No. 1524.

Telegrams : " Bruce, Cycles, Aberdeen."

Established 1884.

GEORGE BRUCE & SONS, g";;;;;;;i:Z:=7;teen4e}:ts Blacksmiths, Engineers, Motor and Cycle Agents.

—:o:— Agencies : Reading Standard, Williamson, Wilkins, Ivy, Radco, and the G. N. Cycle Cars.

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THE DE LUXE IVY TWO.STROKE. Isle or Man Sporting Model.

'Phone 1624

Works, 1 Alford Lane.

Get your Photographic Requirements at

D. Souter Allan's Pharmacy 35 HOLBURN STREET (Near Holburn Junction),

Photographic Department.

A Large Stock of Cameras, Plates, Films, Papers, and Accessories.

DON for Kodaks and Kodak .S.uhSlits.

Developing and Printing executed by an Expert and delivered in 24 hours.

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THE ABERDEEN

JAS. FYFE & SON,

SCHOOL OF SHORTHAN D,

PAINTERS

TYPEWRITING

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11 DEE STREET

19 & 21 Crown Street Established 1884.

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'Phone 875.

Telephone 304.

Telegrams—" Fyfe, Painters."

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TAYLOR CORONA PORTABLE FOLDING

For Drawing Instruments & Materials PICTURE FRAMER AND ARTISTS' COLOURMAN.

TYPEWRITER. This wonderful Typewriter has every modern improvement, Standard Keyboard of 84 keys, Back Spacer, Two-Colour Ribbon, etc., and at the same time weighs only 9 lbs. in its case, and can be carried about anywhere. Above all it is reliable. Thousands went through the VVar, often in front line trenches.

Price only 15 Guineas.

SGHOOLHILL,

ABERDEEN Telephone 2870.

Sole Agent for North of Scotland—

CHAS. H. WEBSTER 446 Union Street, Aberdeen

SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS

FRED HARDIE, Photographic A rtist, 416 Union Street,

Microscopes and Microscopical Apparatus.

Students' Requisites Micro. and Dissecting.

Slide Rules.

Mathematical Instruments.

ABERDEEN •

For every style of In- and Out-Door

PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

Group, Composite Groups & General Portraiture, Etc.,

Chemical, Physical, Bacteriological Glassware.

Thermometers, Hydrometers, etc., etc.

Acids. Filter and Test Papers.

NICOL SMITH CO.,

AT POPULAR PRICES.

t31. Nicholas St., ABERDEEN. TELEPHONE 851.

Telephone 1315.

D. Wyllie & Son 247 Union Street, Aberdeen.

J. GEDDES, High Class Tobacconist and Cigar Importer.

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• Agents for Ordnance Survey Maps.

Booksellers, Army and Navy Stationers.

Circulating Library in connection with Mudie's, of London.

Engraving, Bookbinding, and Printing of every description.

Fountain Pen Emporium.

Premier House in the North of Scotland for the sale of Scottish Publications.

Publishers and Proprietors of " The Aberdeen Book-Lover."

Established 1814.

Telephone 402.

Telegraphic Address: "Wylie, Booksellers, Aberdeen."

Telephone— No. SM. All kinds of Smokers' Requisites.

Varied Stock of Walking Sticks by best London Makers.

Agent for the FAMOUS DUNHILL PIPES.

478 Union St., Aberdeen

ABERDEEN

ABERDEEN Rector

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EDUCATION

AUTHORITY.

GRAMMAR

SCHOOL.

(POUNDED PREVIOUS TO 1256.)

J. MACKAY THOMSON, M.A. (Edin.), B.A. (Oxon.)

(Late Scholar of Oriel College. Oxford.)

HE GRAMMAR SCHOOL provides for Boys a complete course of Study, both Elementary and Secondary, Classical and Modern.

The School, which is organized in three Departments—Lower, Intermediate, and Upper Schools—contains excellent laboratories handsomely furnished and equipped, including a Chemical Laboratory, Science Theatre with Physical Laboratory attached, Natural Science Laboratory, Art Room, Gymnasium, Workshop, Botanical Garden, Library, Reading Room, and Museum.

Pupils in the Lower School are prepared for the Qualifying Examination, while the Senior Classes are examined for the Intermediate and Leaving Certificates of the Scottish Education Department, which are accepted in place of the Preliminary Examinations for the Universities, etc.

The situation of the School in the West end of the City is open and healthy. The Class-rooms are large, and the Grounds for Recreation include separate Play-grounds for Juniors and Seniors and a field for Cricket and Football.

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ABERDEEN Headmistress

HIGH

SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

(ALBYN PLACE.) Miss LUCY L. WARD, B.A. (Lond.)

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HE HIGH SCHOOL provides a liberal education for Girls from 5 or 6 to 18 or rg years of age, and aims at fitting them for home life and for professions open to women.

The School is organized in three Departments—a Junior, an Intermediate, and a Secondary.

The curriculum in the Junior and Intermediate Departments embraces the ordinary branches of an English Education, and in the Secondary or Higher Department, pupils receive advanced instruction in English Literature, Latin, Mathematics, French, German, Natural Science, Drawing and Painting, Artistic Needlework, Domestic Economy, Cookery, etc. The course in the Secondary Department also includes preparation for the Leaving Certificate of the Scottish Education Department and for the Entrance Examinations to the Universities.

Pupils whose parents desire it are taught Theory and Practice of Music (Pianoforte, Violin, and Organ) in preparation for the Examinations of Trinity College of Music, London, and of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music. Advanced pupils are prepared for the Licentiate of the Royal Academy.

The School buildings occupy an excellent and spacious site in the West end of the City. The furnishing and equipment of the School comprise, in addition to numerous Class-rooms fitted up with many modern conveniences for teaching purposes, an Assembly Hall, Art Rooms, a Lantern Room, a School Library of 2,000 volumes, spacious Cookery and Laundry Rooms, and a suite of Laboratories of the most approved description for the teaching of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

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Information as to Fees, Scholarships, Courses of Study, etc., at the Grammar School and High School for Girls is given in the School Prospectus which may be had free on application to the Director of Education, Education Offices, 22 Union Terrace, or to the Rector or Headmistress . respectively.

Established 1864.

Ask your Grocer for

John E. Esslemont Blends select from suit all tastes TEA toMany

In Large Variety to TILE SIGN OF GOOD TEA.

Including the Super Tea for the Household

Lists on application.

Read Nes., Booklet "The Scandal of the Tea Table" (gratis).

Good as Gold 1.17,ap'y' Tea

JOHN E. ESSLEMONT, Ltd., 16-22 King St., ABERDEEN, SPeCialiSi in Fine Teas and Coffees.

The House for Qua lity

ESTAIILhI I PD IE i "".

Quality

J. Williamson & Son MEAT PURVEYORS,

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1, 2, and 3 MARKET BUILDINGS ('Phone 452),

ABERDEEN.

Service.

Branches :

35 FOUNTAINHALL ROAD (*phone 1724).

THE SQUARE, CULTS ('Phone, Cults 2).

Garden tad Farm Seeds and Plants.

Forest and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs.

Fruit Trees and Bushes.

Bedding and Border Plants and Bulbs.

Herbaceous and Rock Plants.

Stove and Greenhouse Plants, etc., etc.

W. SMITH

Catalogues, descriptive of all the newest and best varieties, post free on application.

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Exchange Seed Warehouses, ABERDEEN. If you want a treat in

HOME-MADE

CHOCOLATES

get our Crown Assortment.

SPECIAL CENTRES.

From

SPECIAL COVERING.

Manufacturing Confectioner, 402 and 404 UNION STREET.

THOMSON,

1 13-1 19 Union Street, Aberdeen,

OU naturally do not wish to pay more for your clothes than is necessary. At the same time you want to be correctly fitted and get a suit that will hold its shape for months to come.

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R. K. SMITH'S service of READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING is so well-known that we have no hesitation in asking you to call and see the big variety of styles and fittings we offer at prices that enable you to dress with economy and good taste.

Our name on your suit is a dependable guarantee of quality and style—and there is no guess work about the workmanship either.

Telephone No. 315.

Telegrams—"Clothing, A berdeen.

1)UNN'S SHOES -

DUNN'S H123-25/-

FOR LADIES.

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ALWAYS DRESSY. ALWAYS COMFORTABLE. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WEAR.

PRICES LOWEST

POSSIBLE.

John A. Dunn 26 and 175

UNION STREET, ABERDEEN. 'PHONE 158.

DUNN'S No. 7142-34/6 1 HINTE , , AT Till,. t:

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