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No. 13. DECEMBER, 1941.

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"UNDER THE SHllDOW OF

CA.IRNG.ORM ';f

R�tbpbridgt llottl

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NETHYBRIDGE

Situat-ecl at the f.oot of the Cairng.():rm& --Ideal flotel f0r Mounta.iaeers. -­Facitrties for River aad 'Loch Fi6kin.g.

Goff -Tennis. --Excellent Centre for Motoring.-· -

Apply A. FOTHERINGHAM,

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GROCER and GENERAL MERCHANT.

A. F. ·MACPHERSON POST 'OFFIC�,

BOAT .OF G�IUEN.

'Phone 201.

00:NFEC"fIONERY.

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, REQUISITES.

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5 6 High Street

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visit

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bur Stocks are a.lwa,ys Fresh and our Prices Keen.

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40 High Street·

Grantown .. on-5pey

Established over

H alf-a-Centur'y. Shoo·ting Lodges

Supplied.

School Outfits School Jumpers, .Jerseys, E.tockings, .. \ nkle Socks, Scarves, 'l'ies and Badges.

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. Grantown-on-Spey

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W ar=time Clothing

In choosi7.1g Tweeds or Suit­ings for w.ar-tz'me wear it pays to select materials 1vhich will last long and keep their good looks. You'll [;81 the'm at Frazers I

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For LADIES' and -GENT.'S

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OUTFlTTING, visit

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No. 13. DECEMBER, 1941.

Editor-Ruth N,\athieson. Advertisements-Sandy Gordon.

- Editorial. A f�w months ago �e were faced· the sincere wish that our articles will

with .a problem of preposterous pro- bring ·a smile to the lips of the reader portions-Should we be able, to Rub- in these dark days of storm which, let I ish for the 1 3 th successive year a us not forget, precede the ea Im ones Grammar School Magazine;:, It seemed . of peace and prosperity cJt the present well-nigh impossible with paper .obscured by the thunder clouds of shortage and lack of subject matter war. from former pl:lpils whose time is If we have been able to recall in­generously being given to the war cidents, comrades, teachers of care­effort; but, with Victory as our watch- free schooldays; if we have �aused you word, and the generous support of our to rid youroelf of worldly cares, to friends, the advertisers, whose aid is dream of the happy hours spent 'neath of primary importance, and for which the school's sturdy roof our work hils we extend our heartfelt th,rnks, we not been in vain, our reyvard not dis­shall triumphantly send this Maga- proportionate.

With thanks to many unmentioned zine, like a ray of sunshine,· tci the friends and a fervent prayer that ends of the earth ohould a Grammarian victory and peace is not so far distant find himself there serving King and as many of us imagine, we commend Country. Along with it we convey this number to your kind attention.

2 GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGA Z I N E

SCHOOL NOTES.

Cor:,sjste:nt wi,th war condit ions and the var. ied c la 'ms which our nat;'ona l .effort makes on young as we l l as adult c it i zens, norma ! school activit ies have be.en we l l maintained during the past year.

l nst,ead of the usua l Con·cert and Pare"ts' Day which have been features of summer terms in previous years, an exh ib i t ion of arts and crafts was held last J1:1ne.

This exh ib i t ion proved to be a popula,r in­novation from ;i l l points · of. v iew. Staff and pupi Is showed great zest in i ts preparation and resu lts were well worth wh i le . The pub l i c turned o u t in !a.rge numbers. Al though there were no art ic les for sale and the i dea of money­making was ent ir€ly absent from the sch.eme, the proceeds of the exh ibi tion--from teas and a door col lection-amounted to· £26. This was har:ided over to the local War Comforts Com:­mi tte·e .

During session 1 940-4 1 , s ix Sen ior and n i ne J u n io r Secore:Jary Certificates, · and s·ix Lower Day School Certif icates were awarded: wh i l·e e i@hteen pup i ls were approved for entra-nce on a secondary ·course.

The Customary Pr ize Day ceremony was held i n J u ly. Mrs Macla ren presented the prizes, a nd Dr , Maclaren, D i rector · of Education, add ressed a large and most appreciat ive assen;,bly of pupi ls and msmbers of the pub I ic.,

Dona ld B. M' I nty.re was Harvey Dux Meda l ! ist . The school capta i n , Jolin M . Cameron, qua l i fied for the ·award o f a Ca i rn ­gdrm Badge.

Add i : ional. attract ion�if that wer.e poss ib le -has been added to the posts of g i r l s ' and boys' school e:apta i ncy thrnugh the generos ity of Mr M'Gregor, Corstorph ine, Ed inburgh, who has g i fte·d s i lver badges for these offices.

The school's Red Cross Penny-a-week Fund col lection has oeen kept: going throughout t l-,e

. year, with Miss Paterson as treasurer. This scheme was begun i n the summer of 1 940 and over £ 1 .00 has been ra ised among staff and pup i l s f,{r the Re;d Cross up to date .

The -scr.ool branch of the N at i onal Savings Association con t i nues 'its useful work under the guida'.nce of i ts t,reasu·rer, Miss Ala'nach. Pupi ls ' cont·r ibut ions dur ing War Weapons Week. €\X­ce,eded £200, w h i l e the total for sess ion 1 940-4 1 was £897 2s 9d.

The senior boys have had a successful season in their war-t ime potato patch. Over f i fty hundredweights of potatoes were l i f, ted this year, approximately twice last year's crop.

Mr Charles Grar-t, taken . the school's supervised operations crop.

Advie, who has under- · be�chwork i nstruction,

i n the gathe.r ing of this

The county scheme, for i mmunis ing ch i ldren

1aga i nst d ip l- !her ia has. met with a r·eady re­sponse here . . Over 90 pe.r cent. of pup i l s under 1 4 years of age have a l ready been immunised .

I n .last year's r.otes it was stated that Mr Cruickshank. our pre-war j an i tor, was repNt-ed m •ssing afte.r the Dunkirk evacuat ion. The very s_ad news off ic ia l ly confi rming h is death i n action was r•ece ived some t ime ago, a n d school m::,urns the los,s of a popula-r offic ia l and valued fr iend. To Mrs Cru ickshank and fa m i ly is ex­tended the s incere sympathy of staff and pup i ls .

1 94 1 EXAM INATION RESULTS.

The. fol lowing pup i ls w.ere awarded, Sen ior Leavi ng Ce,rtif icates :--John M . Cameron, Mar­guerite Cameron. I sabel la Fraser, Donald • B . M ' l n1y,e, Margaret W. M'Andrew, D�v i d D . Reid .

Jun ior Secondary Certif icates :-James C. A_!anach, Dor.ild R . Al lan, J ames Hay, Donald G. M ' Lean, E l izabeth E. Mackintosh, Al ice E . Stuart, Ian M . Ross, W i l l iam Calder, Kather ine Grant.

Day School Ce,rt if :cates ( Lower) :-Mabel Anderson, M ichael G. Rona l dson . Constance M'M i l l an, Evelyn · Runc ie, E l i zabeth ). Smith, Joseph A. Forbes.

GRAMMAR SCHQOL MAGAZ I NE

- 'IMPROV I NG THE H IGHLAN DS.

I n the m idst of this a l most wor ld-wide con­f lagr.af ion of war our thoughts and action; are above everyth ing e.lse h inged on _the unfl i nch ing be l ief that we as a nat ion. though much ex­hausted, w i l i eventua l ly emerge victorious. Accora ingly, as individuals at present engaged ' i n defeat ing the foe by a l l the methods which modern war invo!ves, we sha l l be faced onr the · retElm of peace with. endless problems of utmost i mpdrtance a l l wai t ing to be solv-ed to the mutual advan.tag-e of us a l l ..

It might, therefore·, be a sens ib le gesture to t ry to assess the H igh lands in. which we l ive and see whetl- e,r i t is exp loited to the fu l l or i f i t is· capabl-e of contr i but ing more a n d a im r,e­ta in ing more of the Scottish race so much scattered th.roughout the wor ld .

th-� H igh lands as w itness our depopu lated straths and g!ens. It i _s or. ly reasqnable to say what was accomp l ished in the past · cou ld be greatly •i mproved upon by modem science. G reat a reas of the Spey va l ley a kme, not to mention its many tr ibutaries,. a re wa i t ing for the labour of man to put them in a long ove.r­due state of produci ion . We have, i n- the H igh lands great and ur;t;;pped deposits of the finest l i mestone ·w,h ich cou ld provide an ,n·, dustr:y in i tself, a lso the i ron-a-re, depos its on _ th,e Lecht · H i l l s . . Now, great a,reas are ,und,er dee-r which cou ld be devoted to re-ar i ng sheep in te�s of thousands, thus leaving the a rab le l a'nd nea,rer sea- level for the exclusive purpose of growi ng cereals as nature intended. By abo-1 i sh in.g the u nfortunate syst-em of having, perhaps, se.veral farms or -crof.ts under the one tenant fa rmer who simply cannot manage i t to the best advantage; closer and more un iform

In the · f i rst place, the census records reveal beyond doubt . the large population th_e H ig h ­lands ca-rr ied i n · bygone ye,ars compared with a now a l most de-sert-ed w i l de rness. Perhaps i t might b e wel l t o probe into the matter i n three ph ases, v iz . , the past, th·e _, p re,sent �nd the future. Whereve,r we travel i n the H ighlands, there is abund,ant p roof that a l l a rab le land, much of i t rec l a i med, was t i l led, cropped, manur-ed, l i med and consequently carr, ied a b ig stock ar,d a good ly y ie, ld per. acre. The same appl ied to pasture_ land on which both sheE,p and certa in types of catt le g razed at d iff.erent a l t itudes as at d iffer,ent per iods of the year. L iming and dra inage p layeG! an important part i n keep ing -up the fert i l ity of the so i l as wi tness thesfJ dere l ict h i l l crofts at the present day, w i th their k i l ns, or at least traces of the;m-, a l so the mann�r i n w_h ich the g.rour;d was drained . I n these days, through labour being p len.t iful , la;ge depos i ts of dr ied peat · l i tte.r were covered in layers by l ime and packed and manu- red in yards or fo lds by cattle. This, in turn when sufficiently ro l led, was carte,d · on to the land, the resu lt be i,ng a much bett,e-r y ie ld than wh-at is now obtained, so that we see, in these days they had their_ own system of work­ing. The oenefits thus der ived from fu l l acce,ss to the h (H pasture for g razing as we l l as cattle-

• s ized farm hold ings should be adopted•, a me·thod which paves the way for sett l i ng more fam i l i,es on. the lar,d . Here again employment is s�t in motion in th-e e'recting of. new home­ste,ads, making new roads, ex-tend in·g the 'te le­phone and the end less - ind i rect work wh ich a populated d istr ict .automatica l ly creates. I n thes,e crci t ica l t imes , i t is. brought home in no unce-rta in manne,r that, after a l l , we· are, above eve-ryth i rig e lse dependant on the l;md for our

rear ing cannot be over ,estimated . To-day the who!e scene is changed in the­

shape of a " new o r-der " sport, confined to deer and gr<;>use which truly spe l t the deathkne l l of

· very ex istence. I t i s therefore cr imina l trat the H ig h lands shou ld be so abused instead of used, s ince its latent powers a re beyond ' cha l -! emge.

When the time comes to reshape the worl-d., l e•t each look in rhe fi rst p lace to what can be accompl ished under ' h i s very eye,s . Fyrthe,r­more let us hope· that ic',eas such as this, even i f th�y be m�o-ted by common peop le, sha l l be honest ly examined and put into operation in ­stead of j-e,ered at .

C. J . S . , V.

MY DOG.

He's j ust a l i tt le dog, But oh, he lov-e$ me well,

And not a waggle of his -ta i l Wou ld I be hired to _!;e l l . ' MAY MACDONALD, Prima,ry I I .

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'.' -Do te l l-- me," urged _ M iss Shuffe lbojtom, a t i re.d - l ooking membe,r, as she la id a mu l t i tude

• of parce ls down upon the tattered couch a�d flopped bes ide them w i th an a i r of fatigu,e, ' ' why is it t hat .when you go shopp)ng every­th ing you nee·d ·_ i s never- to be got? If .. a cotton re.e ! is needed the r,urnbe,r is out of stock, . i f i t 's a matter o f a ro l l o f tape someone- h.as j us t l:iought the last le,ngth i n that pa, rt icu l a r· w idth. The shoernake.r has every s ize but th-e one you want and the draper eve-ry s-hape of hat :e:xcept o ne which s u i ts . Who i n heaven's name, in.­vented the myth, women enjoy_ shopp ing? Te l l m e that . "

No o n e seemed able to offer _a reasonably good solut ion, for th� s i mp l e- reason no on.e knew, but a l l probably thought some d is­g-runt led 'husband must ·have _been to b lame.

" ·W e l l , " cont i nu ed, Miss Splayfeet, a wim old maid with a sort of combina,t ion of feathers l i ke a bird's nest· on top of hN head, two stee ly-grey eyes · pe,er,ing from underneath, " I f w e don't actu� l ly enjoy shopping, w e d o l ike a barga in . Whrn you come to th ink of it , i t's not ve-ry often a man is heard to congratulate h imseH on, having secured something ve,ry c heaply, though ce.rta in women a re ce,rta in ly bor i ng with their rec ita l of next-to - no t h i ng purchases. I don't suppose any women in. th is c lub hasn't stowed away · i n some drawer or cupboard a co l l ection of art ic les that she, has bought at a 'sacr ifice and1 never brought i nto use aherwa, rds. N·o,v, isn't tbat so?" '

" Oh, for shame, M iss Gadabo�t," i nt-e-r­r.ipted M iss Shuffe.lbottom, "remove that- fi lthy

- dr ipp i ng umbre l l a ·,from t he table . But that, of course, is on ly a sma l l t h i ng compared w i th unt id iness in publ ic p l aces, which, I take i t, has been i ntensif i-ed by the advent of the motor car."

" And pray, how do ·you make that out?" i n­q u i red Miss Gadabout, · who was a motor ist hers.elf and proud of ·i t.

" By occasion a l l y mak ing an excursion i nto tbe countryside," retorted M iss. Splayfe,e.t, spe,aking for _Miss ShuffelbottOI"(', and smooth­i ng her ruffled · feathers a b i t. " Y_ou'v_e only to wander a l;ng the s idewa lk of any country road, wher,e motors mostly congregate, to observe �he untidy tra i l they !eave behi nd them, a tra i l

o f e�(vshel ls,� ·sandwkh · wrappings, · b"oH1es and pape,r bags . "

" That i s noth i n g · to what occu·rs w h e n one happens to be rather w e l l. known," argued Mrs B igbug. " Th-en t h e me,rry_ motorist, petrol per­mitt ing, makes i t' an. oµt ing · to come- ahd pro-spect round about your home. He make,s, i t · an obj ective ( l ca l l h i m ' he ' because as - w e are a l l women he,re i t se.ems t h e compl i menta-r-y th i r19 to do) ; it becomes h i s · 'som2whe,re-to­make-for, ' and having duly made i t, he, s-ettles h i m,;e l f down to enjoy the s ight of i t and a good mea l at the same t ime . Hav ing ea.ten h i s f i l l , he1 prnceeds to ! eave ,evid.en.ce of h i s v i s i t i n ev,e,ry shape and· form. This no-t being sufficient to please h i m, he decides to# take home a souve•ri. i r i n, the form _of a bunch · of flow-ers or a- branch of a tree . I know · that you ' l l say that su_ch p,r.oc_eed' i ngs can, on ly come from a low type of i nd iv idua l , but, be l i eve me, i f this is the case, i nferior ,individuals are par­t icular ly common round our way."

M i ss Str.a i ghtshank, who I seoetly be l i eve had a g i nger beer bott'le or two upon f-,er con­science, was looking a . t r i f le s e l f-conscious . But just as s he was about to unburden. herse lf someon,e e l se burst in with the suggestion t,hat we m igh,t a l ! do our bit i n the cause o f t id i ­r,ess by endeavour ing, as far as .poss i b l e, to organise' w i t h ne ighbours in m a i nt a i n i ng some sort of un i ty with regard to the appear,ances of our houses i n our stree•t. We ' can't of course

• force peop l e in �ny way to conform with othe,; fo l k's ideas as to _how they should trea, t thei r curta ins, ga,rdens, e_tc . , l:iut, on t_he, otheir hand, p lenty ot publ ic-sp i r ited women wou l d g l ad l y fa l l i n w i t h t h e notion. I t o n l y needs a l i tt l e org:anisation a n d enterprise t o set t h e t h i ng go ing .

" I must get · back to my off ice," sa id Mrs Busybody, a membe-r who happens to be rather a b ig. nois-e i r> the adve,r' t i s i�g world, " but, somehow I fe.e l qu ite st imulated by our l i t t le discussion. · I t has made_ me fee l that I have a l i tt le c ivic work of my own to do, and tGat , I rea l. ly can make · myse lf count a b i_t i n the scheme of th ings. Chatter l i ke · th is needn't prove a l l ta l k aft-er a ! I . "

So tongues may occasiona ! ly wag not to such poor purpo_se·.

A. I'.·, V.

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'VICTORY.' THE WIND.

I t's. two years s ince · the w a r began, Who started i t but ·the w icked Hun. Le t the whole world pray that th is New Ye·ar W i ! I br ing us Victory aqd good· ch,e.er .

MARGARET G RASS iCK, , Pr i�ary 1 1 1 .

Santa C laus comes to g i rls and boys, To f i l l the ir stocki ngs with love !y toys; On Chr istmas Eve they'r,e asl.eep : You, must not watch or even . peep .

F IONA MACK I NTOSH, P r i mary i I .

THE SOLD I E RS OUT I N TOBRUK.

There are so l d i ers guard i ng out i n Tobruk The fortress Musso's I ta l ians forsook; Men in turri guard it each day, And don't let the Ge-rmans have the i r own way,

BETTY AN DERSON, Pr imary V.

A SAILOR.

· when I become a sa i lor I ' l l sa i l the oceaA far and wide . I . w i l l s a i l i n a b i g sh ip t o South Afr ica and a l l other co lon ies so far and wide . Whi lst I w i l l l ie i n the cabin be low the d,eck I ' ! I hear the bombs· go ·by i n 'the a i r' w i th a wh ist l e and a wh i r l and a splash i nto th,e bottom of tl-e, cJ.eep blue sea .

W I LL I E M'GREGOR, Pr i�ary 1 1 1 .

JUDITH.

J u d i t h i s a f ly lass. She is a lways making up to somebody. She is a lways there at meal t im�s and ohen has something i n between. · She has a . g re.at side for ma le f r iends, a l though she does h;ive a nodd_ing ;acquaintance with a few of the other sex_ She is de l ighted w i t h wal ks, i n fact the longer the better. You see ,she bel ie·ves in· the · . latest craze, " s l i rYl m i n g . " She l i kes v is i t i ng , and some morn i _ngs is very e,a r Ly on the job . Everybody l i kes J udith . , Sh.i. hi.is the knack of keeping her f r i ends, which fs one ·· g re,at tr• i ng in these d istressing t i mes. Yes, Jud i th cer.ta in ly gets · a k ick out of l i fe . You se·e Judith i s our doggie

\f., M. , I .

I t was so windy yesterday, The l eaves scur�i�d. past me i n.the i r play, The s l i m trees bent be�e.ath t:h'e gale, And up�above the c louds, so pale,

. F lew by me l i ke a s i lvery vei l : These are the works o f the wir,d .

J OY KNOX, Pr imary V.

· A TRIP TO FAI RYLAN D.

went a tr i/l--- to fa i ryland upon a summer day; In every fa i ry garden tl-e f lowers sprang br ight

and gay; I heard the t ink !e , t i n k l e of a fa i ry cobbler too, As. he hammered, hammered, hammered a l i tt le

fa i ry shoe. BETTY BAXTER, Pr imary I V .

A N IGH'T IN THE LIFE OF A ·SQUADRON LEADER

. The men we,re lounging about i n the re- , creation room ta l k ing about the' poss ib i l i.ty of_ London being the target for .enemy � i rcraft tha t ,. r. ight when suddenly t_he door burst op�n and . the operat ion officer rushed i nto, the room, fol lowed by the Wing Commander , . The forme r _ ye l l ed to the men, " Man the 'p lanes ! " Enemy attacking -town 57 2 1 " " Town 572?" ·echoed my f l ight l ieutenant. " Heavens ! that's- Glas­gow I "

W e boarded our 'p lanes, a n d soon were he,ad- . ing ing northwards at o-.er 400 m i les per hou r . When w e werie st i l l l o·o m i l es away we saw a d u l ! red g low on . the hor izon. I heard the i) i lot of 'p lane No. 3 cry , " The d i rty dogs I " I laughed i nward ly and . shouted, " T>hat's the spi r i t, g ive them the works 1 " We d ived to the attack and brought aown five enemy 'p lanes·.

The p i l ot office,r who p i loted 'p lane No. 6 uttered a c ry over the rad io- 'phone, then gasped " -Che.eir io . " Down he went i n a fa l l i ng" l eaf sp ir,. I f e l t a lump r ise in my thro;3t as_ I watched him go down, and made up my mind to avenge 'h i m. I d ived · on . the nearest Jerry ' andl gav:e hi m a ten-second burst. · My e·ng ine begal'l - to splutt'er . - I man.aged to f latten OeJ> a nd l a.nd i.n a f ie ld . The next' th i rig I kr,ew I was l y i ng in our base hosp ita ! and being ·- in -formed I had won the D. F.C .

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' GEORGE.CU R R I E , Pr imary V.

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CHEEKY CHAT CORNER

The probliims, d i ff icult ies a n d worri'es with · which th€ schoolboy and g i,r l of to-day 1s face

to face a-re i'ndeed formidab le . We ther , fc ce propose to cfrsc lose tr.em in · the fo l lowing d is­course to that i nterest-ed spectator, the Puo! i<::', whi le at the same t ime we w i l l try to poin1· o u t to that h.igh ly est,e,emed body that there a , e some cons id€rab le benefits to be reaped (strange though i t may seem) by g.iv ing the days of your youth to int�l lectual purs·u i ts .

I n t h e, abode of t h e local i nte l l igentsia we are not, as is the common throng, t�oubled by ration i ng . L iberal he l p i ngs of bacon and lamb are d ished out by a generous staff. A lthough · many f i n d th is a tr if le unpalatable it is on· tf-.e whole fa i rly w e l l c' i ;:iested .

The number o f tarts ava i lab le i s , liowever, def i n i te ly l i mited owing :o the g.reat dema1 1d from H .M. forces. Ne,edless to say we w i l l never war,t for a p i , and · should the- worst come to the worst an honest to goodness root wou ld not go amiss a l though a No. have f lown off at a tangent .bcos of this sug­gest ion which ad.m i tte'd ly i s not a ·good ·s i r.re . The fru it s i tu'at ion is a l so wel l in nand. Dates are frequently to be found among the o l c,er pupi l s , and wh i le the-re are pea.rs and pears of peache.s few gooseberries are noticeable. A certa i n ma l e e lement is a lways w i l l i ng to supply an u n l im i ted quan,t i ty of raspberr ies . We must c•oubtless watc:h our prunes and pr isms for, should th-i s krowledge leek out, certa in ly no or. e. w i l l l ettuse a lone .

The M in istry 6f Mis i nforma t ion, of which - every pup i l i s an· a·ct ive member,. once aga in

l ives up to its name . They suggest a g.aso l ine shortag,e·. There i s no scarc i ty_ of gas i n· the. · g i-r ls ' c loakroom. Matches too may · .be ob-1·a i ned on demand as each g i 1 l . i s an efficient _matchmake,r .

Some lanky you'ths prot,est tf-at the i r long legs a,re a never ending · source of worry. We suggest a tuck be i ng taken at their kne,es or try e l egantly d raping the umuly members round a correspon0ing · neck should the pup i l have omitted to wash same. · It i s rumoured that s lates · (the famous or ig i nators of that splendid expression " spit a nd pol ish " ) w i l l soon be i n un ive,rsa.l use . in the c lass rooms. A supply shoul d be eas i ly ob.ta inab le1 there be, i ng an

i nf i n i t,e number of loose ones among the pup i l s . S i nce cdr l,ers a n d " k i rb ies " ; o coyly d i s ­

appeared f.r9m t h e market we note t h a t 90 per cent. of th-e g i r l s wear the i r golde,n (gen·u i n e or othe,rwise) locks i n capes a round the i r shou ld.e, rs -probab ly to add warmth .to the i r· -rag-covered forms and make them worth of the name

· " g lamou r " school g i r l s ! As yet no apparent charge ·i s v i s i ble i n the

ga,rb of pup i l s , but we see. i r1 the i mmediate futur-e, the, . appearance of dainty ensembles of sack c l oth a nd ashes, snappy s heepsk i n shorts, c l umsy c logs, g i r l ish g rass s k i rts and sens ib le su i ts of armour, wh i le ,the staff w i l l doubt less i ntroduce " .z ippers " to the i r gowns and keep us guess ing 1

Of our staff we must be proud . Though eager to re.d.uce the hours of a chi ld's d a i ly m i sery owing to war condit ions in our gay i n ­dust i a l metropo l i s and t o r-educe n ight ly home­work from 6 .hours to 5 hours 57{ m inutes, they have with steady fortitude and inc_reas ing energy i ,:icreased output of home prepar<3tion by· 50 per cent. i n the last montf. . V for v ictory !

Someone, i t seems, is desi- rous of knowi ng how to mak,e a black board. Our br ight boy sugg:ests read i r;,g Chaucer to h im I

We hea·r that there has been an i ncreasing demand for V (approx . ) shaped gas mask con­tai ners s i nce the same br ight boy substi tuted one for his sporran.

An interest ing appe.ar.ance on the cheeks of our young men · i s a growth of something between, featrers and fur. This· i s splend i d tobacco substi tute, · and, rnixed with peat shag ·a nd ro l l e·d i n o ld jotter pages, makes exce l lent I I o'c lock smokes.

Rumour makes it knc,wn that a!I our senio·r boys have been asked by the B . B .C. Men's C ho i r to augment that worthy body from I 00 to 1 00.00 1 vo ices.

The · L i t,erary has at present ceased to function as, for some of our more fr ivolous members, it was be ing taken too l i tera ( l l )y . I nde.ed school :· home of thwarted hope.s, scene­of wor.k and worry i s , i r. rea l i ty, a spot dear to the hearts of a l l of us. Thus we g r i n, g igg le , gr imace and go to i t 1

R. A. M . , V I .

A j oke· that lasts tfiree wee ks shou ld be worth shar i ng, I an .

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L I F� I N A PUBL I C SCHOOL

Lif,e i .fi a publ ic scf-ool r.esembles t!,e l i fe of - an.y board i ng school · i n many ways; but nea r ly

a l l of the larg e Eng ! i sh pub l ic schools have ce.r­ta i n customs and trad i t ions which •seem ve,ry pe,cu l i a r and extreme ly comp l icat€d to an out­s i der and i nc i denta l ly to · the rather r,e,;_,ous new boy when he f i rst arr ives ther-e. 1 ·n most­of these school_s there is an _ average of five hundred to s ix h u ndred boys, and . the on,e I have in ,m i nd has about s ix hundred. This school i s . s i tuated on the . outsk i rts of a large i ndustr.i a l town, so that i t i s obviously im­poss ib le to h'ave on,e, b ig bu i ld ing w l'l ich cou ld house the whol e schoo l . Thus we f ir,d that the, scho.o! is scatt-ernd ov-er an a re a of about a mi le squar:e . The pupi l s l i ve i n d i fferrnt hoos-es which are each named aft-er some famous mast-er__:::or benefactor'--of the school . There are ten d ifferent houses, a nd there is consider­abl,e � ival ry between these house_s as to wh ich__ one shaH come out f i rst . in games and sports for the year.

On his a r r iva l , the new boy is a l lotted, a study which he shares w ith h is " study-mat-e ." Th is study, i n which he f i nds · h i mself , i s h i s refuge, a n d no or,e, except_ h i s " study mate " may enter i t w i thout fi rst knock i ng a nd asking perm iss ion to ent·er . Many are the1 11 rags " which take p lace i n ·- these sma l l but che,e,ry rooms. .Near ly every study has i ts own wire­less, a n d on a Saturday n ight , when ther-e is QO

. p reparation to be done, these wi r-e lesses afford the most popular form of gmusemer,t , Each study is equipped in w i hter w i th a rad iato,r and e!ectr ic l ight. I t was on o ne such wi nte.r night, ;ren I "/.as l i stening to " Band Waggon,, " that the t,rouble started

We had turned the radiator on its back and we were dr i n k i ng soup aft-er heat ing it, but u n ­fortur.at,ely we'"·· h a d forgott-en t o s e t the radi ato,r on i ts leg s aga in . Shortly afte-rwards a f ight began and a cush ion f ly ing through the air came- to re?t on top o-f the r-ed ho-t rad· iator. Great clouds of smoke and a strong smel I o-f s i nge i ng f i l red t h e a i r, and we hast i l y pul l ed the cusr. ion off. Having ( as we though-t) success­fu l ly put out the s moulde,ring sparks, we thought no ·more of \,he- _matter. At 6 a . m . next _mornir,g we · were rudely awaker,ed by a " s ixth " (or p refe�t) to hear tl:-:e f i re be ! I

c langing . Anoth�r ---'--,- pract ice -a larm growled $-::-,--,,...-= in th·e· next bed, when; just at tha-t moment, M-. --.-, ,-, i n th� bed oppos i te, let out a ye l l , and on loo.k i ng' out of th-e w indow we, saw that the study to which I had paid my v is i t was b laz ing merr i ly . Luck i l y w e h a d been issued w i th st i rrup pumps, a n d the fi re�figh ters soon had the blaze u r d,er contro l , but_ t h e study was n o longer th�r.e a n d a l l the books and furniture had l i kewise

, d isapp{ared.

We pret,en.c'.ed not to know how the · f i re had start-ed (as if we cou l d oot guess I ) ., and there the m,atter _ ended, the insurance, I be l i,eve, paying for most of the ·damage.

Most pub!ic sch:iols have the i r own O.T.C. i n wh i-ch eve ryone . must enl ist . at ,the ·age- of fi ftee,r,. I n i t they learn · to dr i l l and onoe or twice du r i ng the term a ." f ie ld ' d·;Y " takes p i.ace , . This is a mock battle · i n which the O.T.C. is d iv id-ed into two s i CJ_es a nd they have a g lorious but bloodless batt le . Those younger boys who are no-t of ag·e to jo in , stay i n- the i r houses a mus ing themselves i n · many · lawless ways, s ince a l l the p-refects -are busy murde,ring each otf-. e r many m i les away. Du:°r ing these " amusements " wind·ows a re often broken. by a t in can s l i ced by so� careless golfe-r. I m ­mediately · a l l hands help t o -repa i r t h e damage before the p refects' return. Some dash to the town for putty and a new w indow p_an.e, others knock out the broke.n g l;:;ss anp soon the new winc';ow i_s in p lace.

The school beg i ns at 7 . 1 5 a . m . , when the f i rst be l l r ing s . Bre_akfast i s at 7 .45 a .m . , and be­twe,en 7. 1 5 and bre.akfast t i me there a re- two other bel ls, at 7 . 3 0 and 7 .40 respe,ctively. Everyone sleep·s sour:,d ly through the f i rst two, but at the th,i ,rd, five mi nutes before breakfast, the wro!e dor,mitory wakes up i n a hurry, for in the ,rema i n i ng f ive mi nutes a "·tosh" (co l d bath ) has to be taken, beds have to b e made a nd shoes have to be c le:aned . Owing to lack of t ime, t he bed mak i ng is usua l ly very skefchi ly done .

• School con.ti nu,es unti l one o'clock when there i s d inner, . afte.-r which, if i t i s � ha lf- 1,o l i ciay (Tues-days, Tr ursdays and Satu rdays) , games are p layed-rugby or c ricket, accord ing to the, se,a­son. After games there i s tea at s ix o'clock and then preparation unt i l 9 . 1 5 p.m. when the,r-e are p rayers-, and so to bed but not to s leep . The l i grfts a re switched o.ff at , 9 . 30 p .m. , and .aft-er that there i s suppose-d to be no -

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ta l l<j ng, . but. ty1any. are the w"11spered conver­sat)ons carr i ed. on between .• Qe.'.g�J,o.urmg beds, an .. a., man'/ are · the cani ngs g iven to i ncautious· ".'h rsp'erers · by rh'e··prefects · who· are ' in charge of fhe dorm:itories. . ·· ·

Each h.ouse has a housemaster who is re­spons ib le for h is own boys; the housemaster of School House is th.e headmaster. The school sanator ium is a very up-to-date bui ld ing , equipped with wire less, a l i brarl' and a b i ! l ia rd· table1. Many people a re tempted to be i l l j ust be.fore the examinat ions I The classrooms are scattered amongst the houses . so that you · may have to wa lk a quarter of a m i l e to reach the class,room for you r next lesson. For th is reason thene is a five-minute break between lessons.

Dur ing the year ,there .are, onE, o-r two out­stand i ng , events . . The g reatest . . and most looked forward tG> i s Speech Day when pa rents come .down to the school , the headmaster makes a speech, p·rizes· are presented, and a wate.r­polo .. match · is pl·ayed between the school and i ts ". Old Boys . " Another po'pu !ar event is the " Crick," which is a cross-country r,ace run over a course twelve mi les in length.

The " stodge " (tuck shop) conj ures up many p leasant memories. After a l ive ly game of " rugger," hot . hor l icks with wh ipped cream goes down well i f i t is, a cold winte-r's day. I n summer, 'afte.r a vigorous game o f squash., a long ·iced d rink assuages that burn ing th i rst.

Many '!ind var ied are the act iv it ies of publ ic ·school l i fe, but a l l a re di rected towards .the one goa l , name!y, to the formation of cha.racte-r, which, after a l l ; is the most important asset in the strugg le bf l i fe .

K. B . , V.

REAPERS.

They to i l ' in the i r f ields_:._the i r l abour holy, They spin at the i r thesholds-thei r work the worsh ip of the i r .honest •sou l s . And· they reap. Yea, they r,eap the fru i ts of l ove: and care and sweat; of fruga l i ty and faith, and the i �s is the peace that passeth a l l understanding . In that

,peace, the earth is the i rs to t i l l . T o sow tre tender seedl ings in . . the k ind ly , so i l is the i r joy and privi lege: To wonder . at the goodness of the season's yi ,e ld is to them the ful lest rea l i s­at ion of the, i r s imple sp i r i ts . Thek lands ar.e spang led pr i nts of golden pattern, and i n the i r faces grow reflections' o f sun a n d wind and generou� thoughts. What .a happy harvest th i s ! What s,ecur i ty l What peace !

But lo I What breaks the qu ietude of the i r morning's to i l ? . What are these th ings that dare to v io lat,e the i r solemn skies · and in­t,errupt the i r sa int ly · services? They lay . down sheaves in supB l i cations at the i r eager feet .. and • turn to stare upwards w i th a ! I the cur ious con­tempt of thei r c lass,

Far to the north whe,r.e the sea. and. sky meet and .the su'i,'s ' rays t ip the wavelets and the burst ing g ra i n a l ike, ·-ther·come-those bri l l iant th i ngs of . .sheerest stee l . . and. scier,tifk . sk i l l . W h a t ar,e tr.es·e ru'de invaders · o f t h i s · runal scene? Whence come they? Wh i ther do they go? Wrat beauty this of g l·e.am ing' w ing-t ip 'or of s i lvery s i l liol<ette? .They too a re reapers in a. de,ath less sky. For. the i rs•, i s a sad but nob le task. fhei r banner s_houts of freedom,' brothe rhood, goodw i l l .

T o a l l m e n i t was said-"Never was s o much owed by so many to so few."

I . M'G, , IV.

THE FAI RY GLEN.

O n t h e m a i n road ' between I nverness and K i rkhd l is a ve.ry sma l l v i l lage, cons ist ing of about· ha lf-a-dozen cottages, a shop and a hote l . This v i l lage is ca l led Bogroy, and if you continue on your way (coming from I nverness) for rough ly two mi les you a rrive at the Reel ig estate. Now, th is estate can· boast a very beautiful g len, the fa i ry g len, which is named thus . because of the ve•ry i nter.est ing le9end I am about to relate. ·

Long, long ago, the people on an,d a ro.,md Ree l ig e·state were l iv ing in a state of poverty. There was no work for the men. Some peop!e cou l d earn a few pence by se·l l i ng ga rden prq­d.uce in I nverness, but only a very few pence. The gentle,me.n, seeing this state of poverty, took p i ty on the serfs, and ordered them to bu i ld a castle in the middle of the g len . Every day the men toi led carting stones and plac ing

· th,em in th,e exact position, and the next day -when ti:,e men returned to work they found that a l l the i r work had been in va i n . · The stones, which they had wor�ed so hard to' put into pos it ion, had 'been ·pu l l ed down ! Day by c,a<y the men we111t on working, _and n ight by n ight the stones. we re pu! le_d down. The fa i r i es cou ld not be p !eased, they could not want th is cast le to be b u i l t 1 Then s lowly the· men got othe,r work, ard s lowly they began Jo prospe, r aga i n . When ev,ery man, woman and ch i ld hod the i r I i tt l,e luxu,r_i.es aga i n the truth was told. The gent lemen had gone to the cast l e, and pu lled down the stones, so as to ensure the men having work I

If you ever go to . Re€l i g and ask the manage.r to take you to the Fa i ry G l en, he w i l l 'ta ke you by a path which fo l lows a stream, P,.gist some very beaut ifu l pools and waterfa l l s to the fai ry br idge, which is crossing the stream, and con­s ists of stones cov,ered by the g reenest moss and g rass in the g l e n. · You w i l l cross . the b r idge and perhaps stay ·on the mid.d ie. of i t for a wh i l e to watch tre water flow between two g reat rocks furthe,r up the str·eam to pass under the b r idge, wh,ich is so low that i f you kneel on it

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you can let your hand dr i ft for a wh i le i n the cool water. ·

On _the other s ide of the bridge is the· cast!e, the fa 1,ry_ cast_le. You w i l l not ice· its funny shape_ 1 t consists of thr-ee round p i l lars of stone for the front, two sol id wa l ls for the sides and the back o f i t i s sheer rock. In sum me� the floor ' is green moss and grass, carpefed by flowers of eve-ry hue. When it is at last t ime to go home_ a nd leave this tru ly fa i ry p lace, you w i l l take with you just as I d id , I am sur,e, the memory of one of -the most beautiful wa lks you have ever been.

M . C . C . , 1 1 .

D ISAPPOI NTMENT.

O!d Ebenezar Smith put down the walch he was repa i ri ng with a s igh, placed h is g lasses more f irmly on the bridge of his nose and -rose to serve the customer who had j ust entered the shop: Mr Smith thought, as he weakly smi led a g-reeting and peer,ed out of h is wat-ery mi I d eyes at h is c l ient , that surely i t was just a I i t t le w_arm for an overcoat co l lar to be turned up a nd a -hat pul led so far down. At the same t ime he wondered i f the man hadn't mistaken his j ewel l,e-r's shop for that of the gunsm ith's round _the corne·r; but no, perhaps not, and Mr Smith g,ri-nnedl even ·mor,e pathet i e<J l l y as the joyous thought amb!ed through h is head that probably_ some of that missing mother of pearl mount ing had to be replaced on that neat l i tt le revolver which the man held i n h is hand, for,e-­f inge,r on the trigger. Ebenezar was thus rathe·r hurt and a l i tt le surprised when the stranger w i th the overcoat told him i n no un­certa in fash ion a n d ·extremely vivid terms that as M,r Smith i nterpreted i t he was not to move or spe,ik. By now· Mr Smith r.ather suspect,ed that this was to render h imself help less whi le the muffled stranger absconded with the shop's stock. It was then that M r Smith did a very s i mp le th i ng. He exc la imed with as much vigour as he cou ! d muster the s ing l e word

· " look," and when the man looked Mr Smith bent down be low the counte·r and ga�e a ·mighty tug at the legs he saw there. The man lurched, the rnvolver bqrked and clattered to the ground, and whi le the· butcher next door (a long with i nnumerabl,e others) arrived in t ime to prevent a get-a-way. Of cours·e pol ice arr ived, fcillowea· by pr-ess, and Mr Smith was congratu l ­ated a n d treated as a hero. I t took M r Smith, however, at least a week to get over the dis­appoi ntment of not remount ing that neat l i tt le revolver.·

R. A. M . , V I .

T H E ARTS A N D CRAFTS EXHI B IT I ON.

Held o n Thursday, June 1 9th, the Arts and Crafts Exhibit ion was a g re9t success. · Although many pupi ls were just a l i t t le d i sappo,i nted at the thought of having no school concert the r,esu l t .of the Exhib it ion con�oled th:.,m '

On -the morning of the Exhib it;on' the exh i bits of the pr ima.ry ch i ldren were l a i d out i n the Hal I and those of the secondary depa.rt­ment · in the Art Room. During the Exhi b i tion on the epid iascope were show� s l i des, man; coloured by the pupi !s themselves, of the Lake Distr i�t, the Scottish H igh lands and natural h istory. I n the midd le of the H a l l woodwork exh ib its wer� shown as w e l l as :ork i ng models . Most of th is was done by the C lass 1 1 1, boys.

The work of some of the youngest ch i ldren was very good ind·eed . and admi red by a l l . The lower section of the Primary Depa,rtmrnt had worked hard and had very good results to show. Th-air exhi b i ts _consisted of knitt ing, s-ewi ng, raffia-work and exampl-es of hand­writ ing. The older ch i ldren in the Pr imary Department s�owed more orig i n a ! i ty bo_th · i n handwork a n d writ ing. Many pretty designs were done by th,e,m i!S we l l as book-binding and . embroidery.

The Secon;dary Department showed much more. advar,ced work, and a great attraction was · the fact that pupi ls demonstrated the work. Two g i r l s d isplayed weaving , and ma;,,y · pr-etty scarves we, re exhi b ited. .D ifferent types of !eather-work were shown, such as ca l·encfars, bookmarks and wr it ing -cases. The younger g ir ls had made belts of felt, wh i le the older ones showed embroidered · belts, handkerch,ief sachets and tray-cloths. There were, some kni tted j umpe, rs, made by the g i r l s of C lass 1 1 . , as well' a s ga i l y coloured maps o f a l most -eve,ry country in the wor ld . Drawings by C lasses 1 . , 1 1 . and 1 1 1 . were p inned up on the wa! ls a l l round t h e ,room.

Tea, for which most of the food was g iven by the pupi ls themselves. was prov ided, S'Ome of the m istresses and senior g i r ls prepar i ng i t. The senior gi rls d isplayed some cakes, which they had baked, as wel l as some other eatables. I n the science room various experiments, a l l of which were very i nterest ing were set up.

I th ink everyone enj oyed the afternoon very much , and was d i!;appointed when it was over.

E . :\ , 1 1 1 .

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ODE TO 4 O'CLOCK.

(With 'apolog ies to Cha�le.s K i ngsley. )

Welcom"! 4 o' c lock, Shame i t is to see !

Odes ·to every subject, f'J e:er a verse to thee.

W h i l e we're c'oing Lat in , · And feel ing very g lum, We hea.r the be-l l 's loud summons.,

And fee l so glad you've come 1

· 1 t makes us feel so happy, To k,'.,ow that you are nigh;

·we put ou r boo ks i"nto our bags, With many a g,atefui l s igh.

I .would write a sonnet, " 1 o'clock " by name,

Were it not I a in 't a poet Of renown or fame.

OUR DEFENCE.

C. T., I l l .

The sold i e rs keep guard ing the peoples, The a irmen fly ove,r the steeples, 1 The sa i lors take goods from our friends, The A.T.S . and the W.A.A.F .S . and the

W.R.E .N.S . Are seeing the forces satisfied With the th ings wh ich are bo i led, stewed and

fried. ELMA M I TCHELL, Pr imary V.

Th.ere was once a man named Gorse, Who smoked big c igars on his horse,

W i t h tobacco o n. ration: He soon stopped this fashion

And passed' h is spare t ime ;ead ing m�rse. W. M ' l . , J .

----------- ·--My first is in l�st but not in found, My se.cond is i n, i n k but. not in pen, My t h i rd is in l in e but no t in round, My fourth is in yol k but not in egg, My whole is a flower which bl ooms every spring.

M. P., I . Answer--LI LY.

SH INTY.

A club that was cut f.rom a young b i rch t,ree ·Made me keen ·on shinty, as keen as can be, And on Saturday morn' I 'm up w i th the lark, For a j ·o l l y good game, in the old! B l ack Park.

COASTAL PATROL.

-,- - -I n a dark and foggy sky, ' A Br it ish p i lot's eye

.W. T., I .

Tries to penetrate the g loom i n search o f friend or foe.

Patro l l ing off the coast Of the land he loves the most, Suddenly he_ s,ees a dark shape flit below . To h is exper ienced eye,

· :rhe 'plane- that has passed by I s a s l i nk ing German ra ider, come to damage

and to k i l l . He sw i ft ly turns h is 'p lane, To f i nd the Hun aga in, And he �and l es h is contrnls w ith conf idence

and sk i l l . The 'plane appears aga i n Through t h e fog a n d dr iv ing ra in, And the Br i t ish p i lot d ives down on i ts ta i l , The Hun turns round t o f!e,e, But its nose po i nts to- the s-ea, And down it dives am idst a metal ha_iJ , " Th a t's another b l ink i n' Hun," Says the p i lot, at h is gun, " Who w i l l never see the dawn break th rough

the sk i-es ! " Then, wheel ing round h is 'p l ane, He s tarts h is vig i l once aga i n, And , as if noth ing gr im had happened, on h e

fl ies. M. M . , 1 1 1 .

H. MACPHAIL

H I G H -CLASS PA I NT E R & DECO RATO RS.

H I G H STREET GRANTOWN.

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SPARE A COPPER.

Wa rships Week begi ns to-day, We ·have a l l a part to p lay, That w e may i.n peace again Our freedom, r ights and truth mai ntain. We· w i l l w i t h .our pen nies buy A fighte,r f it to man the sky, A d i nghy that may save a I ife, A gun, to end' .th i s fearful str ife. To Russia we a re p l edged to send, Free l y, g lad ly l ease or l end, Our a l l , in c lothing, food a n d tanks And he• l p to close the Cossack ranks.

A SLEEPLESS N ICHT.

'Twas efter ten o r thereaboot · When I cam' tae ma bed,

An' tho' I bad ly need a rest I l ie awake i nstea d .

S . C. , I .

I toss a n ' tun, frae s i d e t a e s ide, An' wh i le i''ve t, r ied an' tr ied

I canna get tae s leep. '

The 'p lanes are work ing overtime, An' that's no' he lp in' me;

They're mebbe efter Messerschmitts, Or convoys oot a t sea.

They aye keep buzz in' overhea·d I wish they'd try Ber l i n instead:

I canna get tae s leep. An' noo I �ome tae th ink, perhaps

My sup'p-er wisna wise, For hungry- l i ke, I started aff

Wi ' twa o' Thingurnmy's pies, An' then some lobster frae a tin

I next put oot o' s ight, But e,ven t.hese were not enough

Tae curp ma appeti te. I then went pee<r in ' in the press,

An' fund a p late o ' stew Left ower frae, the mid-d·ay mea l ,

An' that went westwards too. Twa cups o' coffee, then I had

Tae help the meal a long, An' i t was. guid an' i t was hot,

An' i t was kine o' strong, An' then tae finish i f ye p lease I had a p late o' toasted cheese :

I canna get tae s leep. The weary oors drag on an' on,

An' sti l l 'am wide awake, Oh ! slee'i' ! I wish you'd come tae me,

Oh come for gu idness 's .. ke ! Ah-ha ! At last ye're unc:.> rfcar,

Begosh ! i t's strik in ' seeven o'clock, I t's t ime a wisna here.

A. R., H .

SCHOOL ATHLET ICS, 1 941 -42.

This promises to f;,e ·a good year from the sports point of view. Although, i n the h igher classe·s, the numbe.r. of boys is sma l l , th.ere is conside-ra-b l e enthusiasm and some talent.

Jack .Cameron from Boat of Ga,rten i s School Capta in a nd ·Sports Capt� in . U nd.er his leader-· s-h ip, Revoan carr ied off t he House Cup last year. He is ably backed by Alasta i r Jack and Kenneth B enrnn, who capta in Revack and Roy.

With some assistance from F . P . 's, the Soccer X I . p t'ay,ed an army te,am from Boat o-f Garten. Al though rath e r unsteady i n the f i rst game, they had . no d ifficu l ty in, winnm,J the r-eplay. Unfortunately_ J ack Came-ron, afte,r scoring \ ·he hat-tr ick, received an in j ury which w i l l keep h i m off 'the f ie ld unt i l aft.er New Year.

The jun;iors have had a fa i r measure of success at sh inty. They went under at N ethy­bridge by 3-2, but succeeded in reversing the score in the return match. _Other schools i_n the d istr ict f ind it d i fficult at ·p-resent to ca,rry on the game, and, i n Grantown, too, f inding a team is qu ite\ a problem.

Edward I l l i ngworth and Alexander C lark deserve spec ia l . mention. They p!ayed ex­t-remely we l l both in senior socce-r and junior sh inty.

In d iff icu l t t imes the i nter- house events make a good stand by, and this year has be.e n no �xception. Sh inty, mixed hockey, ,cricket and other events are sti l l in prospect.

The- cross-country run was favoured with the usua l good weather, and attracted a f ie ld of 28 runners. The course was the same. In future some a, lte-rat ions w i l l be made in i t to avo i d mai n roads and' crossings. Even w i thout their capta·i n Revoan won comfortably. Roy were runne,rs 0 up. The f in ish was as good at i t is eve,r l i kely to be. Alasta i r J ack, the Revack capta in., and Gordon Smith, Revoan, dead­heated for f i rst place, after a neck and neck spu-rt down the straight . It was unfortuniate that Jack ' co l l i ded with an obtruding b icycle, before he cou l d p u l l up, but on ly a few bruises

. were sust.a,ined. The next four p laces were taken by Alexande·r _Gordon, Fsank Ca l der, Kennetr. Benson and Doug las Gibson .

The " soccer ,,. seven-a-s id-es we,re good and close games. Revack and Revoan e.ach beat Roy by l -0. Revoan were rather l ucky as they

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had only seconds t o SJ?are, and the Roy goa l ­keeper s1oemed t o b e under t h e impression that the ba l l was going past'. Revoan be.at Revack decisively 3 -eO. By some fine combinat ion Revoan kept the i r opponents . guess,ing and, a l though Revack held on gr im!y, the' issue was p la in after the sc�ring of the fi-rst goa l .

W e sha l l n o doubt have t h e usual bad weather next term, but there is every prospect

of some good compet it ion when actiyit ies can be resumed. in the spring. W i th his knowledge of cricket, Kenneth ·Benson ought to be· ab le to get together a pretty sound XJ . i n summe,r.

T_her,e was only one awa, rd of the Cairngorm Medal last year-to Jack Cameron. There are, however, four l i ke, l y candidates for the honour th is year-Alasta i r Jack, Hugh Tu l loch, Ken- 1

neth Benson and Gor_don Smith .

THE OLD GUARD.

OLD GUARD MEMBERS 1 94 1 -42.

Office- Bearers. Honorary Pres iden.t-Majo_r Frank C. Hendry,

M.C. , O . B . E . Honorary Vice- President - Thomas Hunter,

M.A. , B .Sc. President-James Temp leton, M.A. Vice- President-Angus Mackintosh . Secretary and Treasurer-Robert Wi !son, M.A.

WITH THE FORCES.

J ames A l lan, M . B . , Ch. B . , B a l l i ntomb, l ieu-tenant, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Aloert Anderson, High Street, Royal Air Force. Gregor Cameron, Mondhuie, Royal Air Force. J.ames Came,ron, The Square, Royal Naval

Volunteer Reserve. W i l l iam Cruickshank, Cromda le , Royal Air

Force. W i l l ia m Cruickshank, Grant Road , Royal Naval

· Vol unte,er Reserve. Duncan Davidson, M.A., H igh Stre<et, sub­

l i e·utenant, Roy,a l Naval Volunteer Reserve. W i l l iam Fothe,r i rgham, B .A. , Nethybr idge, 2nd

l i eutenant, Royal Art i l lery. Donald Fraser, Dulna in- Bridge, Royal Corps of

S igna ls . Pat. r ick Garrow, Advi-e, sergeant. Royal Ai r

. Force. Martin Grant, High Street, Royal Air Force. Dona!d Gunn, Castle Road, Seaforth High­

landers. John Holmes, Craggan, Royal Navy. George I l l i ngworth, Castle Road, Royal Naval

Volunteer Reserve..

Lawson I l l i ngworth, Castle· Road, Royal A i r Force.

Alexander Ledingham, High Street, Roya l A i r Force.

W i ll iam Ledingham, High Street, Fleet Ai· r Arm. W i l l ia m Macaulay, B .Sc . , Lettoch, Green

Howards. , Donal d M'Beath; Station Cottages, Royal Corps

of · S igna.ls'. Kenneth M'Cabe, Cromdale, sergeant, Scots

Guards. Kenneth M'Conne l l , Stat ion Cottages, Seaforth

H i g h landers. 1 A l exand�r M ' l ntyre, M.A. , Boat of Garten,

Roy<l l A i r Force. Angus Mack intosh, Dulnain- Br idge, sergeant­

p i lot. Royal Air Force. Don a l d Mackintosh, Dulna in-Bridge, Seaforth

H i g h landers. Evan Mackintosh, Dulna i n - B r idge, Royal Corps

of Signa, l s . Ian Mackenzie, Spey Bridge, Roya! Army

Meclical Corps. John Macki ntosh, Cromdale, Royal Air Force. Alasfai,r M'N ico l , H igh Street, F leet A i r Arm. Peter M'N icol, H igh Street, Royal Navy. Harry Macphe.rso�, Castle Road, sergeant, Roya,I

A ir Force. I an Macphersor.. Cast le Road, Seiaforth H igh-

l a nders. Peter Macpherson, Grant Road, Scots Guards. W i l l iam M'W i l l iam, South Street, Seaforth

Highlanders . Edw i n Munro, B.Com., Station Road, sergeant,

Royal Army Ordnance Corps. John Paterson, High St·reet, Roya! Eng ineers. Roder ick Rattray, South Street·, Royal Marines. John Re.id . Station House, Royal Corps of ·

S ignals.

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Frank_ Roberts, _Bilptist, Manse, .Royal Arti l lery . . Victo r Ross, Dulna insBrldge, . sub�fieutenant,

Roya.I . Naval Volunteer : .Reserve. · ···

Alexandier Smith, H i gh -�t.reet, 80\ia1 N�vV. Angus Stuart, H igh_ Str_eiet, Roya l Art i l le ry . Dona-Id Stuart, Ma,rket Road, Royal Army

Medica l Corps. John Stuart, H igh Street, sergeant a i r -gunner,

Royal A i r Force, Lachlan Stuart, H igh Street, Royal A i r Force . Gordon Templ·eton, The Lodge, Seaforth H igh­

landers. Jame,s Templeton, M.A., The Lodge, Royal

Art i l lery. W i l l ia m .Thomson, H igh Street, Navy, Army and

A i r Force I nstitute. David Winchester, Castle Road, Royal Corps of

S ignals . . Ewan Wood, Cromdale, Royal A i r Force.

Wounded, George Cameron, Thii Square, Camernn H igh­

landers.

Pris'oners of War, Ernest Cooke, Cromdale, Cameron -High!andie,rs.

. Frank Maca"ulay, Lettoch, Cameron High lande.rs. Dona ld Mackin.tosh, Cromdale, Royal Army

Se.rvice Corps, Alexand.e,r Phimister, S-outh Street, Seaforth

H igh landers. Robert Ross, Du lna in-Br idge, Royal Army Grd-

. nance Corps. ·

Exiles. Alexander Calder, Tombain, telephone enginee.r,

Post Off.ice, Aberdeen. Jac k Cooke, Cromdale, Pol ice Force, C lydebank. Harry Fraser, B .Sc., Mondhuie, c ivi l ·eriginee-r,

Co!on ia l Service, Johore, Malaya. John Grant, B .Sc., Rothiemoon., executive

officeir, Department of, Agricultu re, Dun-• ferml in,e.

Thomas Hunter, M . B . , Ch .B . , Wooo.side Avenue, house surgeon, Royal I nfi rmary,

·Aberdeen . . Gordon Jack, Cast l e Road, sort ing c le,rk and

te legraphist, Post Office, K i rkwa l l . Harnish Jack, H i g h Street, telephone l inesman,

E lg in .. James Macdonald; lJppe-r · Port, Moraysh i r,e

Constabulary, Loss iemouth . Evat1 Macki r,tosh, ' Dulna i n - Br idge, surveyor,

Messrs- Hard ie & Co., Dunfermline. Co l i n M'l nto�h, H igh Street, draughtsman,

S inger Manufactur ing Co. , . Clydebank.

Donald M' l ntosh, . . H igh Street, ,dr;:iug.htsman, Messrs Tul l i s & - Sbn·s, . enginee rs,. ·Clyde-��-

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Lewis . M' l �to;i-,,: . H igh . . Street, oper·a tor, N A.A.F . 1 . Trave i l ing F i lm Un i t .

John M i lne, · M .A . , H igh St reet, Auxi l iary Fi re Se,rvice, London.

Wisha rt Mi lne, H igh St re-et, te lephone er,g inee r, Post Office, Glasgow. .

Bruce· Mun ro, H igh St reet, 3 rd yea r medic i ne , G lasgow Un ive r"s i ty.

G re,gor Ross, Dulna in- Bridge, el-ect r ica l eng i n ­eer , a i rcraft factory, London.

John Ross, A..M . 1 .E . , Dulna in-Bridge·, e lectr ical eng ineer; Mess rs Keith & B lackman, Lon­don.

R icha rd Su rtees, H igh Street, Dulw1ch D1v 1s 1on, • Metropo! 1 tan Pol ice Force London •

Herbert Wright , H igh Street, i st yea r .scienc;,

Abe,rdeen Un ivers i ty ..

Local Members. Alastai r G rant, B .Sc . , Ba l l in lu ig . Ma"rr 1 1 1 ingworth, Post Office, G rantown. Fraser I nnes, Messrs Thomson g rocers Gran-

town. . ' '

Pat r ick M'Lean , M.A. , C roft A l lan Netny-br idge .

Roy Ph imister, ·Post Office, Gran.town. Michae l Ron;i ldS;On Post Office G rantown. Robert W i lson, M .. A. , Gramma; _Schoo,I , G ran-

town.

I N MEMOR IAM.

�ONALD W . SCOTT, Advie, · Roya l Corps of S igna ls , 20th May, 1 93 7 , aged 1 9, at J ubblepore, I nd ia .

JOHN M. LA I NG, M.A. , H igh St reet, Seaforth H

ighland,e rs, 30th May, 1 940, aged 2.6, at

Z 1 1 !ebeke, Be lg ium.. .

FORMER PUPI LS' CLUB

MEMBERS.

Miss J . Alanach, Faebuie , Cromda l e . Miss J ean. Burgess, I O Cast le Road . James Bel l (CronJda l e ) , Hudson Bely Coy.,

Canada. • Mrs B rooki (May Smith), West Ha rt lepoo l .

''' John B . Burge•ss, The La rches. ''' M rs J. B , Burgess (Winni� .Pyper) , The

La,rches. '''M rs Mackenz ie (J, M. Campbe l l ) , Aber lou r .

A. J . Cameron., Forest Road-Royal 1-'us i l iers .

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'''Wa l ter (:ru ickshank, _<;:ra igdhu . H . G . Cumming , Pa is ley . M rs H . G. Cumming (Ma is ie F i nd !ay ) , Pais ley . M iss Vera Campbe l l ( Norwood ) , N ethybr id'ge .

'''And•rew Cru ickshank, Germiston, South Africa . R. Campbe l l ( Norwood ) , l nve.rgordon .

''' M i ss M . Cameron ( late Badned in ) , London . M i ss Margaret Cru ickshank, Haze l Bank . · M iss C . Cameron , Dun i ra . Hamish D ixon, Mhqr i le . Mrs H . D ixon, Mh or i l e . M iss J . S . Duncan, Dundonnact' i-e .

''' Wm , -Duncan, 28 H i g h Street . ''' )as . Duncan, Aberde,en .

Mrs Dunsmore• (L . Ph i l i p ) , Perth . ''"I an Forbes (Connage) , R .A .S .C . ''' Duncan Frase,r, Aberdeen .

M iss M . Fraser _ (Mordhu ie ) . E l g in. M iss J . F r.aser (Mondhu ie') , Ke lso . tv\ is,s H . G ray, Boat of Ga rten. M iss H . (; i l l ies, P i t loch ry.

'''W. A. G lass, Revoan . M iss I sobe l Gunn, Castle Road . M i ss D . Geddes, H ig h Street . M iss Ann Grant, N ethybridge . Miss M . Grant, _ I s la Cottage_ .

'''Mrs Grant (M . Cummi ng ) , Co-rnh i l l . '' John S . Grant, Rockmount . ''' ) . A. .Gran:t ( Re i dhaven ) , M idd l esex.

Mrs A l l an Grant (M . J. G i l l i es ) , H ig her Tu,1 -lochg•r ibbar .

Miss Margaret C. Grant . H igher Tu l l ochgrib-ban .

James Gran,t, Dr. i l l Ha l l House-R.A. F . Mrs J . Grant ( N . Duffner ) , D r i l l Ha l ! House. T. Hu nte r . Rosem ·ount . Mrs T . Hunter, Rosemd'unt .

'''Mrs N . Tod (M. Hasti low ) , Madderty·, Perth­sh i re.

'''Wa ite., Hasti low, Pa l ace Hote l-R . A. M iss Isobe l Jack ( I s la Cottage) , I nverness . M iss Meta, K ing (Woodburn P lace ) , Abe rdeen. M iss A l i ce K ing (Wood.bu rn P lace) , Abe,rdee,n . M iss E ls ie Ke ith , B i rchview Terrace . M i ss M i na Ke i th, B i·rchview Terrace . Miss E . 'Lawson, B l an.tyre .

''' Dr Mabe l G. Lawsqn, London . Miss Dor is Laing ( Benmore ) , K i rkwa l l .

,:, Mr-s -Mutch (L . Duncan ) , 28 H igh Stre,et . ''' M iss E l iz. Mutch , 28 High Street . ''' Peter Mo i r · ( Royal Bank ) , Na i rn . ''' Mrs Geo . Morr iscin ( Rachae l Campbe l l ) , Lon-

don . ·

''' Mrs Fred Munro (Ge rtie Lawson ) , Ven-ezuela·: '''Ch·as . Mun ro, Pa lace Hote l . ' -''' M i ss M. Scott M'-Gregor, H igh Street . ''S idney .Macgregor, Fort W i l l i am . '' Mrs MacDougal I ( J . Madennan ) , Dunol ly. ''A . Macph a i l , H igh -Street-R .A . F. '''M iss I sa Macpha i l , Hig la- Street.

Mrs M'Dona l d ( Be-ssie M' l ntosh ) , Arbroa th . , Miss Da isy M'Phe rson, Cast le Road . '''Wm . R. MacDouga ! I , Sheffield . ''' Mrs M'Artt'u r (M. J . Grant ) , Transva� I .

M iss Mabe l 'M'W i l l iam (S i lverda le ) , E lgi n . Dona l d M'G i l l ivray , Is la - Cottage-R . E .

'''Mrs Mackay ( 1 . B . G rant ) , Cra ig lynne . ''M iss C. M. Mackay, C rai g lynne . ''' Wm . Macgregor , 46 High Street .

M iss Mona Macle,an ( N ethybridge ) , I nverness .. M iss Mary Macdona ld , Aviemor,e . M iss Sarah Macdona jd ( Avi,emore ) , l n.verness . M iss Beatr ice M' l ntosh (Achosn ich ) , Sou th-

ampton . ''' M iss H . Maclaren, Strathyre, Pe·rthsh i re­

WR. N S. M. iss Marga,ret M'F'he-rson, B r iar Cottage .

' '·' M iss M. M . Pyper, R iversda le.• ''M iss E . M . Pype,r, Dundee .

M iss J ean M. Pater.son, Parkbu rn. Miss M . Paterson, Parkburn .

''' Ja� . Ph i l i p, Strathspey Hote l . ''W . A. Robertson, Broughty Ferry . '''W . R. Stuart, News Office .

Mrs \V. R. Stuart , News Office . ''' Mrs Schleppie, l 00 H igh Street . .

M iss W. Shaw, 1 Chape l Road. Misi C . Sm i th ( Bena lde r ) , G lasgow .

'''W . Templeton, 'G lenwhe-rn. T. Templeton, G lenwhe rn . Miss N . Temp l eton, Glenwhe-rn . M iss M, Templeton (The Lodge ) , R ichmond ,

Yor ks. M i ss J . Temp leton, The Lodge__-W.A .A . F .

''Dr James Wi l l i ams, Stonef ie l d . Mi ss C. Wi nchester, Castle Road .

''' M rs Wood ( J . Cru ickshank ) , Seaf ie l d Lodge . Miss Mar ie Grant, H ighe,r Tu ! lochg r i bban . Miss Netta Hunter, Ros-emount .

'' Ha.raid G. La ing, U lverston, Lanes . Mrs Squ i res . ( ! . Moyes, Li lac Cottage ) .

''Mrs Maclaren (S . MacDouga l l ) , Duro l l y . M iss Be.atr ice Shand , Castle. Road . . M iss E l i zabeth Webste: -·(Castle Road ) , I nver­

ness. M rs Angus ( E . "Wood ) , Ba lmenach.

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Mrs Gray ( B . Hepburn, Squa re ) , Thornh.i l l , St i r l i ng . .

• Jam€s S. Mackenzie, The Cott., Spey. Br idge -R.A.F .

Mr!· J . S . Mackenz ie (B . ·Robertson ) , . The Cott. , Spey B r idge.

M i ss· Margaret Davidson (Tombreck) ,. Aber­foyle, Perths.h i re .

Mrs Davidson ( H . Surtees . Tombreck") , Da l na­spida l .

'''. Life Membe,rs.

f.P.'S BALANCE SHEET 1 940-4 1 .

I NCOME. Cash in Bank 1 / 1 1 /40 . . . . . . · . £49 0 0 Cash on Hand l / 1 1 /40 . . . . . 0 0 5

Subscr iptior-s'-l Life Membe, . . . . £0 1 2 6 3 3 Ord i nary at 2 / - 3 6 0

---·-- 3 1 8 6 Bank I nte.r,est 1 940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Barik l nte,rest· 1 94 1 . . . . . . . . . 5 5

------£55 9 6

EXPE N D I T U RE . Magazines 2 2 3 Postage.s on Magazi nes 0 9· 4-} P rint ing ·a·nd Advert is ing . . . Pr izes ( 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash in Bank 24/ l J /4 1 Cash on Hi!nd 24 / 1 1 /4 i

0 3 0

49 0

6 l H , 3 0 2 0 0 7

· 5 4

£55 9 6 J EAN M. PATERSON; Treasure,r .

Examined and found correct. W. R. STUA.RT.

Why is te lephone. exchange so- busy on Tuesday n ights?

Too bad the percentage of g i r l s · in the c lass · is. so l ittle, Al ister ..

NOTES ON ANN UAL GENERAL

MEETI NG, ETC.

A wh·ist dr ive and dance, in aid of the loca! Comforts Fund, was held in the School on 27.th December, 1 940. The sum of £ I l l 5s Od w;s handled ove,r to the Fund.

.Owing to war cond i t i ons, the Commi ttee have dec ided that there w i l l b.e no Annual Geri.era! Meeting ar,d no Reunion this yea r .

The School Maga z i ne wi l l be sent, as last year , to membeirs of the. F . P . and Old Guard Cl ubs who are w i tf:> H )v\. Forces, and a lso to l i fe-membe.rs resident abroad.

Subscript ions from civi I ian membe·rs of both c lubs are now· due . and should be ·sent to the treasurer, Miss Jean M. Pi!terson; Parkburn, Grantown-on-Spey.

J. ·M. P

Overheard in a c lassroom :-." A sw i neherd gets his name because he heard the swine g runt irg . "

"· What a re H ., T. 's d rawing objects at French?

Does J . C . ' s German coin·c i Je w i th the gu i tar?

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NE.WS I N BRI EF.

The S,trathspey Company of the Home Guar.d is commanded by Major Hendry. Hon. pres i ­dent of the Old Gua,rd, M r Hunter i s second­i,:i-command, and Mr Wi lson commands a p latoon.

Ja;,,.es A l lan, l i eu ienant i n the R .A.M.C. , has been serving i n Northern I re land.

James Cameron is act ing as coder on a sloop opera t i ng in the Far East.

Duncan Davidson gr.ad.uated M .A. at Ed in­burgh U niversity , w i th l st c lass honours i n Mathematics and Natural Phi losophy. N o w a sub- l i eµtenant i n the R . N . V . R . , he spec'ia l ises i n rad i o- locat ion.

Ian Forbes, who is with the R .A .S .C . , has received h, is commission.

W i l l i a m Fothe,r ing ham, after being com­m issioned to the R .A. , served with an ant i ­a i· rcraft battery' i n the North.

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Harry Fraser is . engaged i n m i l i ta ry work near S i ngapore.

DonaJd Frase,, and John Paterson are serv ing i n l ce lard.

Patr ick Garrow, after return ing home from . the Middle East, where he has been s i nce the

outbreak of war, is now stationed at a northern aerodrome.

Martin Grant, who i s attached to R.A. F . transport, h a s been posted t o t h e M i d d l e East.

Jorn Holmes was on board H .M.S. K ing George V. dur ing -her encounte,r w i th the B is­marck.

Thomas Hunter g raduated M . B . , Ch . B . at Aberdeen Un ivers ity. H e is act ing as house­S�·rgeon in the orthopaedic ward at Aberde.en Royal I nf i rmary .

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Lawson I l l i ngworth i's tra i n i n1, as a p i lot. He has passed al l tests sat isfactor i ly to date, and hopes to go to Canada.

W i l l iam Led ir;igham has returned from Canada . Bad l uck, i n the shape of i l l ness, de'­barre.d h i m from complet ing the few rema in ing f ly ing hours which wou l d have assured h i m of h is I I w ings. "

W i l l i a m Macaulay is serving i n the East w i th an Eng l i sh reg i ment.

Angus Ma�kintosh had tl;ie m isfortune to crash w h i l e p i lot ing . a B lenheim . of Coasta l Comma nd, but escaped w i th mino·r in jurie,s.

Donald Mackintosh ((romda l e ) fell i nto enemy hands dur ing the evacuation of GrE·ece: and is now . in an Austrian prison-camp.

Col i n and Don_a l d 'lv\ ' l ntosh were ·fortunate in coming off u nscathed · when Clydebank W�S heav i l y " b l i tzed " last sumr11e_r.

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· .· Al�xanqer , M�phail, serge9nt.-9bse;rver i n the R .i\. 'F_ , . is, acc;;ording· to I ta l i a n sources,. a pr isoner of. war. Posted · to a · squa.dron ini the Midd le East i n August. 1 94 1 , he was reported missir,g afte,r an operational fl ight in October.

I a n Macpherson and Gordon Te.:nple•ton are s,erv ing with the Seaforths. The fofmer is playing ,outs ide- left for the Batta l ion X I . , which won the Br igade champ ionsh ip .

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Peter M'N icol is serving o n · board H .M.S . Ne!son.

George M'W i l l iam, an F .P . of the Grammar School, has d ied in a German pr ison-camp. To h is w ife and pa,rents h i s fel low F .P . 's convey the i r deepest sympathy.

· Bruce Munro passed the second profess ional exarnir,ations (Anatomy arid Phys io logy) of . the medical course a t G lasgow Univers i ty.

Edw i n Munrp e·scaped with one of the last units from France. He i s now stationed in the London a-rea, and has been promoted sergeant.

Roder ick Rattray, who is now spec ia l is ing i n phys ical tra i n i ng, took part i n operations i n Afr ica.

Victor Ross, bas,ed at a west coast port, i s engaged in the det,ection and. d isposal of mines.

A l exander Smith is serving as a s ick be.rth attendant with the Navy in the Middle East.

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Donald Stuart, w i th the R.A.M.C. in England, has for many ·weeks been grave.ly i l l with pn.eu-

monia . · . . L�ave is ·be ing gra:n.t�� riir<n �s, �oo.n ·as he is fit to tr�ve l .

Lach l a n Stuart w i l l probably be . s,en.t to Canada i n the nea·r futu(e to complete h is tra in ing w ith· the R.A.F .

John Stuart is attached for ground dut ies to an aerodrome' i n the North of Scotland. As an a i r-gunn.e•r, h e took part i n many operat iona l fl.ights ove,r Germaniy.

Ewan Wood is comp let ing a p i,lot's course in South Afr ica .

Several members of the Old Guard are now in ,enemy pr ison camps-Ernest Cooke, ' Frank Macaulay, Dona ld Mackintosh; Alexander Ph im.iste r and Robert Ross. Letters are be.ing received by the i r relat ives qu i te frequently, which indicate that they a re in good health and sp i r i ts . We trust that their patience w i l l -be rewarded by a speedy and happy release.

In the cours,e of the· year many members of the . Old Guard and F .P . C l ubs ·have married­Albert Ande·rson, A lexander Cameron, John Ross, W i l ! iam Thomson, Miss Joan Cruickshank

. (Mrs Woo d ) , Barbara Hepburn (Mrs Gray), Miss She i la MacDouga l l (Mrs M'Lare n ) , Miss I sobel Moy,es (Mrs Squ i nes) and Miss E l la Wood (Mrs Angus) . To these we offer our heartiest con­g,ratu lat ions and best w ishes .

Two prominent members of the F .P . Club, Miss Ed -i th Lawson and Mr W. R. Stuart, have be·en long �nd s.e r iously i l l . It i s a p le,asure to hear that both a,re. now recovering, ., ,d we hope that before long they wi 1 1 be able to take thei .r norma! part in the affairs of the com­munity.

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'5e-kra l · ·ladies hav� jo ined the teach ingi pro­fession of late. M iss Margaret Davidson; ·M.A. , has obf;i i ned a new post .at Aberfoyle, Perth ­sbi re; a n d Miss Win ifred Shaw is teach ing domestic sci ence at schools i n Lower Strathspey ar1d Avonside. '

Miss Margaret C. Grant completed her course at Aberdeen Tr.a i n i ng Centre. last summe.r, and has been posted to. Carron . M iss Mansel Stuart, who tra i ned · at Moray House, is now in Cra ige l l ach ie .

Qui te a number are at Aberdeen Tra in ing Centre--Miss Sophia Smith, who graduated M.A. at Aberdeen Un ivers i ty; Miss D iana Mac­k intosh, who has compl eted her course at the School of Dome·st ic Science; Miss Netta Hunte,· and Miss Mar ie Grant.

. M iss Kathleen Mutch ·has ga ined the D ip [<;)ma of, Nursing· (Lonqon), Part A, and Miss Mary Macdonal d has taken the Dip loma of Art at the G lasgow School of Art.

This year we have r. ot i nv iteo art ic!es for the magaz i ne . I t is assumed that members of both Ciubs a re devot ing the ir ene,rgies, in thes-e years of cr is is, to fhe pub l i c cause . We hope, how­ever, that the varied expmiences of war w i l l f ind t h e i r record' in future edit ions.

To a l l members of, the Old Guard and F .P . Oubs, at home and beyond the seas, we send our Chr istmas greeti ngs and best wishes for tre New Year

R. W.

Save your way to Victory

· The War wil l be won by the power of our money as well as by the valour , of our fighting forces, so every loyal citizen must save all he can and lend his savings to his country. To save for your country is no less important· than to fight for it.

You Serve

by Saving and making regular . contributions of s ixpence or more week by week to your Schc.,ol Savings Association. You wil l . be doing your duty to your country and at the same time build. ing up a fund which will be valuable to you in the future. Your savings· wil l be invested in National Savings Certificates costing 1 5/- which wil l grow to 20/6 in ten years.

Join the ,

SCHOOL SAVINGS

ASSOCIATION Ask y@ur teacher how to begin .

ROBERT- ·c . BURGESS Grantown-on�Spey

LADIES,' and GENT. 'S TAILORING,

HIGHLAND DRESS O.UTFITTER.

We specialise. in

TARTANS

in th�ir Orilgi,na,l Setts and

Ancient, Oo1ourings.

Ch<;>ice of ornr 40 Ancient· Ta.rtans.

Inquiries Invit�d.

E. C. Stephe:n . Ladies' and .Gent.'s Hair'dressing.

C igareHes and To,bacco.

39 HI G l:I STREET.

'Phone 114 .

. For PROVISIONS,

GROCERIES and FRUIT

WM. F'RASER

85 H IGH STREET. -:---

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M . D . C . MACKENZI E Shop af ·

STlACHAN'S · Family Grocer and Coniectioner

, POST OFFICE

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NETHY BRIDGE Licensed Grocer

All Best Makes of Chocolates In Spite of Unavoidable

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Difficulties We Still Give Agent for Fullers Cakes

Quality, Value, Service

and Satisfaction.

Se afield Lodge

Private Hotel LAING WEST ENO DAIRY,

Centrri.l ai1cl convenient

on fringe of pinewoods . 1 1 1 H I G H STREET. ]'ive minutes' walk from

GOLF TENNIS BOWLING

TROU T & S,AL MON

LAING ,,

FIS•H ING

I CONTRACTOR,

l GARAGE. ' - . l l l H I G H STRE ET. E xcellent Cu·isine•. Personal Supervision.

P roprie.trix-J , CRUICKSHANK.

C O N F E CT I O N E R and

TOBACC O N I ST.,

THE SQUARE ,

GRANTOWN-ON·SPEY

QUALITY TE LLS . Our Mo,tto:---Quality and Service •

. Wm. G .. M 'GlEGOR SA D D L E R , H A R N ESS and C O L L A R

M A K E R ,

1 7 HIGH STREET, G RANTOWN=ON=SPEY.

Travelling Requisites and Presents. Fancy Leather Goods in great variety.

Golf Clubs, Ba.lls and Sund,ries. Tennis Rackets, Balls and' Sundri1is. Badminton, Racke·ts• and Sh:u;tt lecocks. ·

Repairs in every Departtrien.t done on the, Premises.

P H O N E 66,

The Leading Shop in Town

For FRUIT and PROVISIONS

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M'lntosh Bros� AT

Van Travels all C,ountry Districts.

MILNE'S

WEST END

:G:roce:ry

Sto:res

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C. H. WRIGHT Strathspey's Leading Tobacconist and Fishing T ackJe M alkeir . :

32 High Street .

GRANTOWN .. QN .. SPEY.

-.Wholesale. · 'Phone 96. _ RetaH.

0 RAIGLYNN E PRIVATE HOTEL . GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY.

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Newly Enlarged and Renovated.

BADMINTON, PUTTING. DANCING.

'1 'Phone 97, Proprj.etrb,�MRS MACKAY,

34 The Square, Grantown-on-Spey�

BYERS & · SMITH, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY.

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Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors and General Drapers .

Phene 1 2 .

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SHAW BROTHERS . C-Che f;lgality

E N G I N E E RS,

M OT O R a.nd C Y C L E

M E C H A N I CS,

69 H I G H STRE ET ,

GRANTOWN-OH-SPE.Y

' Phone 23.

/Baker

' Phone 1 22.

1 0 High Street

Grantown-on-Spey

. B U Y Y O U R

C H J U S T M A S P O U L T R Y

AT Cameron & Templeton . P roprietor-W. F . C R U l q K S H A N K . M:. Campbell BUTCH ERS GAME DEALE RS

POU LTERERS

PRiivill. HOME-FED CATTLE,, SHEEP and LAMBS direct off

our own I1"'ar111

Sho,o,t ing Lodges and H o,tels supplied. · Personal A ttenUon Given;

OUR MOTOR VANS

Travel Cou!1try Districts Daily.

. ,1, THE FISHMONGER -

Boat of Garten

HEATH BANK B O A R D R ES I D E NC E .

" Open a,ll the; year round."

Mrs MARSHMAN.

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\. '' D.E.',' · FOOTWEAR· · ·

SHOWS FASHION IN ALL CHANGING ASPECTS For

TOWN and COUNTRY WEAR . . ' . . . ·. . .

·Nowhere else will you find such a· larg·e and ·comprehensive · selection at keen price·s . . . · · · ·

. · A " D.E." customer is always satisfied !

- '' o· E: '' , TH-E � . . • • 48 KIGH STREET

(Duadee Equitable)

.. .. GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY.

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'' D.E.'' FOOTWEAR SHOWS FASHION IN ALL CHANGING ASPECTS

For

TOWN and COUNTRY WEAR � Nowhere else will you find such a large and

comprehensive selection at keen prices.

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A " D.E." customer is a lways satisfied !

THE H D.E." 48 HIGH STREET

(Dundee Equitable)

. . . . GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY

0 RAIGLYNNE PRIVATE HOTEL GRANTOWN·ON-SPEY.

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Newly Enlarged and Renovated.

'BADMINTON. PUTTING. DANCING,

'Phone:97. Proprietrix-MRS MACKAY.

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