Iain Scott

The teachers I remember I fondly and who had an influence in my life were from various subjects. Not just the subjects I enjoyed.

 

French, Mrs. Harkness . I was rotten at it but I liked that lady’s style. I think I had my 1st crush on her but let’s not go there.

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Maths. Geordie Allan. Great guy. About 6ft 3 . Handsome and not to be trifled with. He was also coach to the Seniors football team so I needed to keep in his good books to get picked.

 

History. My favourite subject, I ended up with a History and English degree. To this day I read a lot about world History. The man responsible for that was Mr, Hutchison . He made it real. I was captivated by him . Great Teacher. Thank you, Sir.

 

PE. Like my big brother Jim Scott, I loved Sport. There were some scary teachers in the PE Dept. Paw Brown was one but the scariest was without doubt Johnny Watson. He was a bit of a bully. He never picked on me but I used to feel sorry for the boys he did pick on. If they weren’t athletic or coordinated, he could make those four periods a week a nightmare. I remember boys had to go topless in PE. I hated that. I was a little belfry in my 1st year. I was also terrified of jumping over the Horse. A ‘Flying Angel’ they called it. I just never trusted the poor wee fellow who was on the other side waiting to catch me. I always thought I was going to flatten him.

 

I was into football and volleyball. For some reason I was always picked to be team Captain. What happened to those leadership skills?

 

I loved playing for the school. Saturday morning on the ‘Big Grass’. (it was like playing footy in the Trenches ) Or on the Ash pitch. Mitre Mouldmaster hitting you from close range would sting on a frosty winter morning.