tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post1983455995405587433..comments2024-03-27T12:09:07.950+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: 'DUNCANRIG DOUGIE' - A TRIBUTE...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-51107477045845257882020-09-24T17:53:43.499+01:002020-09-24T17:53:43.499+01:00I'm not sure if I remember Mr. McAllan or not ...I'm not sure if I remember Mr. McAllan or not GF. I'd have to see a photo of him to see if his face rang any bells. I started Duncanrig in 1970 and left at the end of '74, so our academic careers at the 'Big D' overlapped by around a year. I wonder how many times we may have passed one another in the corridors or playground in that time, eh? Without knowing it then, and without knowing it now. Thanks for commenting.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-76595624348714545282020-09-24T16:11:14.520+01:002020-09-24T16:11:14.520+01:00Hi Kid
I was a pupil at Duncanrig 1966-71.
Dougie ...Hi Kid<br />I was a pupil at Duncanrig 1966-71.<br />Dougie Smith was my absolutely brilliant Maths teacher.<br />Mr McAllan was my absolutely brilliant English teacher.<br />One lesson he played my class the album Blue by Joni Mitchell.<br /><br />Gary FirthAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768878177561236792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-6787706303012975302013-06-07T23:05:12.449+01:002013-06-07T23:05:12.449+01:00Yes indeed. And let's hope he lives for anothe...Yes indeed. And let's hope he lives for another 70 years. (In fact, let's hope we all do.) Thanks for taking the time to leave your extremely interesting comments.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-69363819097964689642013-06-07T22:43:03.925+01:002013-06-07T22:43:03.925+01:00Sorry, no idea. However, as he will now be in his ...Sorry, no idea. However, as he will now be in his 70s, let's hope that he is in good health and enjoying a happy retirement somewhere out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-66209440359441769752013-06-07T11:38:03.405+01:002013-06-07T11:38:03.405+01:00I saw the photos of Mr McAllan making a 'movie...I saw the photos of Mr McAllan making a 'movie', but I still don't seem to recall him. I started Duncanrig when I was still 11, after the Summer holidays in 1970, so I must've seen him - but it's always possible I was never in his class.<br /><br />I see that one of the science technicians - Anne Mylchreest - has just retired after 42 years. I remember her in my day, and she doesn't seem to look any different from back then.<br /><br />Ah, good ol' Dougie. Do you know what he's up to these days? Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-25993640452835711932013-06-07T10:54:01.398+01:002013-06-07T10:54:01.398+01:00He taught me 2nd year English in 1970/71. If you m...He taught me 2nd year English in 1970/71. If you manage to find the photo, he is the one with the wild hair and beard and oversized glasses, looking a bit like a mad professor. Like Dougie Smith, he was not a stranger to the black master's gown. I don't remember seeing him cutting between the main block and his classroom in the huts in the last couple of years of my time at Duncanrig so I suspect he moved on in the early '70s. Maybe just before your time?<br />Going back to Dougie Smith, I feel that I sold him short in my last post. I think his strength was that, unlike most teachers, he was able to look beyond a pupil's prowess in their specialist subject and see their potential as people in the making. Certainly, I like to think he saw past the bravado that I affected in my school years and realised that I was potentially quite a decent human being. I do owe him a debt of thanks as he gave me that little bit extra support that helped me scrape the pass in Higher Maths (at 2nd attempt) which was mandatory to get onto the university course that I was targetting which, in turn, set me on a career path that has been generally quite kind to me. So cheers Dougie - I owe you one !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-14318666094044560092013-06-07T01:10:46.067+01:002013-06-07T01:10:46.067+01:00The name McAllan doesn't ring a bell, but perh...The name McAllan doesn't ring a bell, but perhaps I'll recognize him from that photo you mention - if I can get into the site to see it. Thanks for commenting. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-46434398720044192192013-06-07T00:58:13.839+01:002013-06-07T00:58:13.839+01:00A very nice tribute, I too remember Dougie Smith w...A very nice tribute, I too remember Dougie Smith with fondness from that period. A thoroughly decent man who seemed genuinely interested in his pupils. He always treated us with respect and earned our respect without trying. My first boss was an old school mate of Dougie's and, from that, I estimate that his age was at the lower end of your spectrum above. There is a photo of Dougie posted on Duncanrig section of Friends Reunited in his shorts on a school trip to Switzerland circa 1970. He is pictured with a group of fellow teachers from that period - including the redoubtable Mr McAllan, another fine teacher from a similar mould as Dougie, IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-52160208383520635422013-05-15T15:19:17.287+01:002013-05-15T15:19:17.287+01:00Funnily enough, I was never punished for drawing t...Funnily enough, I was never punished for drawing teachers on my jotters. They regarded it as an accolade for some reason, and even sometimes requested it. What's more, it wasn't uncommon for the teacher of my current class to ask to see my jotter-drawing of the teacher whose class I'd just come from. You gotta admit - that's some grapevine. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-82649314683265479052013-05-15T14:30:30.008+01:002013-05-15T14:30:30.008+01:00Now then, in MY day they all wore them and they we...Now then, in MY day they all wore them and they were very handy with "the slipper" to pupils like myself who often used to get caught out doodling cartoons of the masters ( a lot of whom were sadists!) - But , it never did me ( or any of the " other 3 yorkshiremen ") any harm! I used to get revenge on one particular master, much to the amazement and ,in some cases, horror of other pupils, by flicking ink on the back of his jacket (where the gown hung down) ! And who says children can't be influenced by comics? Mr. Baxendale -YOU conditioned me to be like that!!John Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29786971006639299882011-09-20T20:57:21.981+01:002011-09-20T20:57:21.981+01:00No doubt there are schools where they're still...No doubt there are schools where they're still worn. I know the new Headmaster at my old school was wearing his in the early '90s. And you can bet they've never been out of fashion at schools like Eton, etc.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-87146129971644296752011-09-20T18:01:10.757+01:002011-09-20T18:01:10.757+01:00I had two teachers at Strathaven Academy who wore ...I had two teachers at Strathaven Academy who wore gowns; that was around 77-78. <br />I'd wear one now myself to protect my clothes from the dust in my school, which was built in 1969. The gown would appeal to my sense of the theatrical.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.com