We have just had a 'comment' from Stewart Reynolds, one of the pupils in the procession, who writes:
Yes I was a pupil at the old high school in academy road and was part of the procession walking to Torbrex in 1962.I can also remember getting the strap from Mr Geddes outside the school entrance for being late.Charlie Ross taught “Classical Realion?”at the old school and he was the goalkeeper for Stenhousemuir at the same time .Charlie lived in Bannockburn as I did at the time and occasionally he would pick me up at the bus stop in his new mini when I was late (as usual) -I was also in the Army Cadet Force (Stirling high school) and would practice rifle shooting at Williamfield where Mr Geddes the headmaster was in charge.I went to Cultybraggan with the army cadets several times and still have a certificate signed by Mr Geddes after passing an army “test” .There was also a Russian teacher Mr Johnstone who taught at Stirling High School and was prominent in the cadets.My abiding memory of headmaster Geddes was in Orchard House old people’s hospital in a bed next to my grandfather( who fought in the first world war) and it saddens me to say that few if any former high school pupils visited him towards the end .
Stewart also comments on the transience of the 1963 site at Torbrex. It is ironic that the 18th century school is still in use as the Portcullis Hotel and the mid 19th century site is stil in use as the Highland Hotel. But the Torbrex site has been demolished and redeveloped, a telling comment on our throwaway society?
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Yes I was a pupil at the old high school in academy road and was part of the procession walking to Torbrex in 1962.I can also remember getting the strap from Mr Geddes outside the school entrance for being late.Charlie Ross taught “Classical Realion?”at the old school and he was the goalkeeper for Stenhousemuir at the same time .Charlie lived in Bannockburn as I did at the time and occasionally he would pick me up at the bus stop in his new mini when I was late (as usual) -I was also in the Army Cadet Force (Stirling high school) and would practice rifle shooting at Williamfield where Mr Geddes the headmaster was in charge.I went to Cultybraggan with the army cadets several times and still have a certificate signed by Mr Geddes after passing an army “test” .There was also a Russian teacher Mr Johnstone who taught at Stirling High School and was prominent in the cadets.My abiding memory of headmaster Geddes was in Orchard House old people’s hospital in a bed next to my grandfather( who fought in the first world war) and it saddens me to say that few if any former high school pupils visited him towards the end .
Stewart also comments on the transience of the 1963 site at Torbrex. It is ironic that the 18th century school is still in use as the Portcullis Hotel and the mid 19th century site is stil in use as the Highland Hotel. But the Torbrex site has been demolished and redeveloped, a telling comment on our throwaway society?
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