A chronicle from St Martin's monastery in Cologne states that the monastery had been pillaged by the Saxons in 778, but that it was rebuilt by an "Olgerus, dux Dani" (who may have been the historical person around whom the myth of Ogier the Dane formed), with the help of Charlemagne. Boys only were enrolled at the age of eight, although six is mentioned in various local edicts prohibiting private rival seminaries. House points were awarded each week throughout the session and the fortunes of each House were eagerly followed as they were recorded on the House Boards in the School Hall, until the climax was reached at the Annual Prize Giving when the Banner for the champion House was triumphantly carried from the platform by the two captains. His high personal values and first rate character are shinning examples of all that is great about the folks in Scotland. The legacy of 20,000 was lodged in a high interest account with the Bank of Scotland in February 1997. it has been agreed with the executors of Mr McNaughtons estate that the interest from the capital sum will be used to provide prizes for all our senior school prizewinners and also provide an additional award for the Dux of the school in accordance with Mr McNaughtons wishes. Only some schools continue with the tradition which usually also features a pupils name inscribed on a varnished wooden board in gold lettering and displayed prominently in the school along with names of previous winners. STRATHAVEN Academy were delighted to accept the return of one of their dux medals from the daughter of a former pupil. As with the governors, the vicarius was assisted by a dux. A small group of staff and young people met to look over the suggestions and draw up a short list based on the suggestions. In the Byzantine navy, doukes of the fleet appear in the 1070s, and the office of megas doux ("grand duke") was created in the 1090s as the commander-in-chief of the entire navy. Elderpark asked its community to share its memories of the Hills Trust School which is to become new offices for the Association. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. School, Kildonan. The Merchant Service is represented by the trident issuing from a wave, symbol of the service which maintained our life-line throughout the seven seas at such high cost. dux ( pl. The Russell Group represents leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining high-quality research, outstanding teaching and education, and excellent links with business and the public sector. Some of our gift and deposit collections are of particular interest to education researchers. These break-aways moved from one lodging to another, until, in 1787, the Merchant Guildry, along with their old rivals, the Seven Incorporated Trades of the Burgh, jointly paid for erecting a two-storey school on the former Greyfriars Yaird (where the High School now stands. Last Name First Name Description of Article Year . Prize winners will then come together to discuss how the science, technology and engineering activities they have been working with can help deal with climate change and energy sustainability. Classes take place from 10.00am until 12.00 noon; followed by lunch (young people make their own arrangements) from 12.00 until 1.00 pm; followed by afternoon classes from 1.00pm until 3.00 pm. , ranging, within the 20th century, from Major General Sir David Bruce, K.C.B. It has long been the desire of those who wish the School to maintain the high position it has held in past years, to develop the athletic side of school life in common with the purely educational side, and thereby to attain the goal of a liberal education, namely a healthy mind in a healthy body. some other schools present it after hsc results come out. The entrance was for many years graced, on either side, by trees growing in swards of green grass, all of them, with their protective railings, victims of the Second World War. These may include items specifically relating to education, or may have references to the provision of a school, schoolmaster and schoolhouse within the general heritors minutes. At the heart of the community each year a dux boy and girl are chosen from the P7 class to represent St Ronan and his consort to partake in the festival of the Cleikum and St Ronan's Games ceremonies. Previous debate. Various suggestions were put forward for House names, the most favoured of which were Snowdon, Kings, Abbey and Cowane. (1921 35), the most dynamic of Mathematics teachers, were the first non-classical headmasters. School records - Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results The coat-of-arms shows Queen Margaret, richly habited and crowned bearing in her right hand a sceptre and in her left a book all proper between two trees of knowledge, to remind us of the remote 12th century, when a bishop of St. Andrews, in whose diocese Stirling was, gave to Queen Margarets Church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline the churches of Perth and Stirling and their schools. We are delighted to be offering bright prospective students the opportunity to come and meet our students and lecturers and have taster sessions. M. The Dick Bequest, whose records begin in 1727 and end in 1990, provided grants to augment the salaries of schoolmasters in the north east of Scotland (reference GD1/4). Sandra Walls. As we debate the issue of support for the Associations continuing existence, it is interesting to read that even in earlier pre-war days, support was being sought using similar memory stirring descriptions which we make use of today. 1977 : Ian King / Jacqueline Thomson. By Thomas Griffen. Hamilton Crescent was renamed Fortrose Street in 1931 and at the beginning of the 21st century the school is Hyndland Primary. In 1757 he bequeathed 200 for the purchase of land around Govan parish. Hearing the memories first hand from Alex about his time attending the primary school reminds us the importance of the Hills Trust building within the area for our tenants, the community and its former pupils. Lookup searches - Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. A similar scheme, also called Dux, already exists in schools in Scotland. A useful preliminary to research is to consult the entries for the relevant area in the Old and New Statistical Accounts of Scotland (1790s and 1840s respectively). The Dux of the School is the awarded to the student who has achieved the highest ATAR score across in 2020, as determined by QTAC. The Committee, in February 1995, agreed to contribute 100 to their cleaning and restoration. The only thing we ask of our young . All of our universities look forward to welcoming the winners and their teachers and helping to build long term working relationships so that all young people - whatever their background or school type - know that a Russell Group university could be within their grasp. Many of our universities run successful summer schools and work with local schools - including those where there is little history of pupils progressing to research-intensive universities. You can find out about current fees and how to apply on theScottish Qualifications Authority website. A Dux Medal is a traditional academic award given to a pupil whose achievements are the highest in a class, subject or school. Beside it, stretched the former tournament ground of the Castle, a rough but ready playing field for primitive games of footba and club (shinty) which were gladly abandoned when the equally primitive circuses and their fules (clowns) paid their annual visit, along with the Horse Fair, and filled the Valley with sound and fury. The organisation which gave the School the long-cherished names of Randolph, Snowdon, Stewart and Douglas sprang from their existence of the Athletic Union, and it might be interesting and valuable at this time to look back to October 1919, when a letter stating the aims of this newly-created body was sent to parents and friends :-. , buttheTown Council assumed other practical responsibilities, and about 1450, built a thatched single storey school, on the south-east of the Castle Hill, where the school remained until 1856. The Education (Scotland) Act 1872 opened formal education to all children, and placed local control and funding of schools in the hands of school boards. ) (see Doukas). This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, Inspections and performance of education providers. The wolf, couchant gardant, at the Queens feet is taken from the Small Burgh seal, and reflects the early interest in education taken by the magistrates of the Royal Burgh, for later charters speak of scholam de Striuelin, and Scholam ejusdam ville, which suggest that the Church school fairly soon became the towns school. Were ready to offer all top achievers - whether or not they win the Dux - the chance of a place: we need their teachers or advisors to persuade them to apply. . 1937 : Walter S Marshall / Mary M Muir. In conclusion, it should, perhaps, be recalled that from 1934 until it was closed down, the Primary High School applied the House system to normal school work. We desire to bring before your notice the institution of an Athletic Union at the High School of Stirling, and to request the favour of your patronage and support. Registration will then open immediately after the Easter break on Monday 16 April 2012. Two types of reports exist: We also hold reports on independent and grant-maintained schools (ED32). Similar awards already exist in a number of other countries, including Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and the US. By great good fortune, the Education Committee secured a site at Torbrex, almost adjoining the Sports Field and Pavilion, and there, in the most modern architectural idiom, arose the new High School. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PANORA LINKS -THE LINK NOW GOES THROUGH TO THE MANCHESTER ARCHIVES - JUST PUT YOUR SCHOOL NAME IN THE ANY TEXT . During the Roman Republic and for the first centuries of the Roman Empire, dux could refer to anyone who commanded troops, both Roman generals and foreign leaders, but was not a formal military rank. The Russell Groups current 20 members are Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Imperial College London, Kings College London, Leeds, Liverpool, London School of Economics & Political Science, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Queens University Belfast, Sheffield, Southampton, University College London and Warwick. PERTHSHIRE, Dunblane, Dunblane Public School, Dux Medal, 1899-1901, an oval engraved silver award. Sep 7, 2011. In keeping with the Schools ancient history and traditions, it is fitting that the mediaeval language of Chivalry and Heraldry should be used in the design. We have over 65,000 old school photographs from over 7,000 uk schools - search for your old school photo here. The coat of arms and the motto, Tempori parendum , were not adopted until the early twentieth century, but they well illustrate the origin of the school, and its adaptability. In 1788, the Council built the third, and last grammar school on the Castle Hill site, where it remains, having been, in turn, an army store and school. He spent the next ten years at the School where his love for the old cloistered building developed still further, together with many friendships formed in the staffroom at the foot of the Observatory Tower. Born in Stirling in 1809, Charles Randolph became a great engineer, and founded the firm which became the famous Fairfield Shipbuilding Company. Thus four official burgh schools were by then in existence, all controlled by the Town Council. Even from the outset of this particular rejuvenation of the Association, Members appeared to be difficult to find ! These could include children whose families may traditionally not have gone to higher education. James VI and I returned to Scotland in 1617, and took part in a great scholastic disputation at Stirling. Such schools were established slowly, but by the end of the 18th century most parishes in Scotland had at least one school. However, the military authority of a dux was not necessarily confined to a single province and they do not seem to have been subject to the authority of the governor of the province in which they happened to be operating.