Whitehill Former Pupils’ Club

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We had a very successful Spring Lunch at The House for an Art Lover, in Glasgow on Thursday 25th April. Some 33 F.P.s and guests attended and we enjoyed a good lunch following up with activities including the presentation of the achievement award, the installation of the new president and the raffle.

The Former Pupil achievement award was made to Professor Joe Clarke recognising his contributions to tertiary education at Strathclyde University, his research achievements and his long association with Whitehill School, F.P. Rugby and on the F.P. committee. The citation is included on the following page.

Joe accepted the award and spoke of his years at the school and the impact that many of his teachers had in forming his character and enthusiasm for learning.

Just before the close of proceedings, our president for the past 5 years, Iain McLean (our longest serving president), spoke briefly of his tenure. It had been an honour, some fun, and to reassure the new president, not at all taxing. Iain introduced Tom Rowlands who has taken on the role.

Tom spoke of his years at school and his career as a chartered accountant and company secretary with an international, Scotland based, company. There is no doubt that Tom will bring some new ideas to our committee meetings.

Autumn Lunch

And finally, we had an excellent Autumn Lunch at the House for an Art Lover. We were joined by the headteacher and two senior pupils and we were delighted to welcome, Christine Campbell (Thomson) all the way from  Mississauga Ontario, who just happened to be in Scotland on holiday. Thanks to Christine for her support in drawing the raffle.

 At the end of November we enjoyed a visit to the National Film Archives at the Kelvin Hall.  This was arranged by John, just before he left for Paris, and the talk was presented by his daughter, Dr Emily Munro, Moving Image Curator at the archive.  Emily had put together an entertaining and informative presentation mainly of the east end of Glasgow, but also included many film clips from the wider collection covering the industry and culture of the city.

The moving image archive is extensive.  Emily indicated that there are years of work ahead to digitise what they have in storage.

However there is a scarcity of footage of the Dennistoun area and she has asked the following:   If you could spread the word that we are short of Dennistoun footage, that would be marvellous.  Who knows what might be lurking in lofts and cupboards?  If anyone wishes to enquire about donating footage, the information is here:  Help us collect | National Library of Scotland