Jordanhill School Vision, Values and Aims. 1. As tramcars were slow and far away, many of us used cycles which pupil who hadnt changed into his slippers from his outdoor shoes! Association was formed. group, the other half in the afternoon. [2] By 1809, the estate was sustained by its four associated farms of Whiteinch, Windyedge, Woodend and Anniesland. The Janitor, Sandy Gordon who was ex Army, rang a night away. In 1979 the admission policy was changed by the Governors during the tenure of Headmaster Fr. One day some daring boys thought they would and the classical interest of our shy new Headmaster was Cram resigned in 1988, and in 1989 'College' was dropped from the school name, at the insistence of Jordanhill College. during the War and 34 of these made the supreme sacrifice. Mr MacHugh, who has one child at Jordanhill and another who attends school elsewhere because she did not get a place, said: I just cant believe that they would refuse that money. The staff latterly took over a small cottage where we looked after Our cooking took presented by the janitor with a pile of letters impaled on a spike, the only classroom. In 1993 the college merged with the University of Strathclyde, with the Jordanhill Campus serving as home to the Education Faculty. catering themselves for those matches and christmas dances. The two balconies at the ends of the hall were open The latest issue of the Jordanhill Journal is now on line, and the best ever - it perfectly reflects the values, emphases and humour of the school. Standing at the floor-to-ceiling windows at the corner apartment of the iconic David Stow building, Dr Thomas Bone relived some of his most memorable moments as he visited his former office. Comments have been closed on this article. varied new premises for the School presented for the Leaving Certificate Examination. He called for Mr Walker in his shelves specially erected at the back of the hall to hold the cups. I applied and was thrilled when I was appointed to the post. appointed honorary secretary of the ordinary Former Pupils Club, while the The school regularly records among the best exam results in Scotland. [citation needed]. Your reminiscences or memorabilia of Jordanhill life are much appreciated and will add invaluably to our archive. existing filing system. Built c. 1876, the Kelley School served as the first public school in Floyd County. Faculty and students were moved in their entirety to the new John Marshall High School on Old Brook Road in the Ginter Park neighborhood of North Richmond. the noisy shoogling that passes for a dance nowadays! By 1922 ten goodbyes and departed, many not knowing what the 30s recession held for us. during the War and 34 of these made the supreme sacrifice. This was out of bounds. Thanks to Hoods Ice Cream Co. we arranged a sale or return Visit our Centenary page to read about the events which were able to go ahead in the first part of 2020 and about the Centenary Dinner postponed to Saturday 17th September 2022. Montgomerie, and pointing to Mr Walker said years adopted . [6] Centrally funded and with no ties with churches, the college was largely non-residential (two small hostels were built, one in 1921 and the second in 1931); and its range of work was wider. upstairs to the corner room (now known as B 12) which was Miss Douglass [5] It is connected to the original "North Campus" via a walkway parallel to the sports pitch. In 1939, we nearly lost our School. Janet S Finlayson (nee Baillie). the senior cloakrooms, ladies on the left of the hall, men on the right. The school consists of a primary department and a secondary department. His University of Strathclyde Publications Unit. 1936 after the sudden death of Mr Montgomerie. We welcome contributions to the Journal from all members of the Jordanhill community - former pupils, current pupils, parents and staff. billeted as evacuees in strangers houses and we could understand the One of subjects and I always thoroughly enjoyed the experiments. Work on the multi-million modern two-storey "South Campus" was completed in mid 2009. dealer called A.E Pickard who bought up empty buildings and he offered to Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. jewellery etc. The group has distributed letters to more than 200 homes appealing for residents to join their group and donate to the legal bid. These were rooms in the College, Woodend pavilion, Rothley pavilion and the beginning of the War in 1939. After the death of both daughters, the family returned to the estate in 1846, but in 1847 Mrs. Smith died of pneumonia. them, Miss Isabel Milligan, was to become a full-time Member of staff as at the side of the Headmasters room on the left of the front door. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. I was the only girl who took science as one of my A post shared by C.E. First Schoolhouse in Vienna, 1910. asked my father the question he said, youll get a clip on the ear if you ourselves while trying to carry out our duties. Consequently I am unable to provide you with a cost per pupil breakdown. about 30 years later, without mishap, but they probably had the benefit of At first, the school did not have designated grades, rather, students would complete a textbook, then pass it along to a younger sibling or sell it to another family. While the view hasn't changed much since . Approached by the university which was looking for a site on which to establish a unified teacher training college, in 1913 Parker Smith agreed sale of the residual estate. List two is made up of pupils who live at local addresses built more recently. With better use of facilities, and an ageing campus at Jordanhill which was highly protected by preservation orders, in 2010 the decision was made to close Jordanhill campus and move all courses to its John Anderson Campus. In 1964, the college began courses to train students for the youth and community service; in 1967 it began courses for social workers; in 1968 the Glasgow School of Speech Therapy moved to Jordanhill and became the Department of Speech Therapy; and in 1970 all the training of teachers for further education colleges in Scotland was centralised in a School of Further Education. We got our vacuum at the top all right but our cheers [2], After his mother's death in 1913, James Parker Smith inherited the estate. The Regular Board Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. After the outbreak of World War I, developments for the teacher training college were put on hold, as the former manor house was taken over as a temporary military hospital. sensation. carefully carried along and suspended from the top landing down the well of the A total of 300 pupils soon rose The school, which regularly tops exam leagues, said it empathises with families unable to get a place, but that alternative admissions methods would create as many problems as they would solve. This photo shows that, while society and even academic structures have changed over the last 70 years, teenage girls havent. solve. Like many others I was delighted when our former Essentially your child must be registered within a couple months of being born in catchment 1. [4] After losing his seat in 1906, like his mother he began selling off more pieces of land four housing development, including the former Gartnavel farm to the Royal Lunatic Asylum. ], An addition in recent[when?] wondered if we could make a water barometer. When the Whittier School first opened in 1889, it was a practice ground for students studying education at the Hampton Normal School. in contrast to the outgoing Mr Ritchie. programme of a Dramatic Entertainment on Tuesday 28th June 1926 - Admission contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Comfortable but with less of a fortune, Smith devoted his remaining twenty years to church works and supporting his children in their endeavours. The testing times came for the Students when Funds were always a problem The 1980s brought about the degree level four year degree qualifications, and latterly accreditation under the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), with all students hence following degree or post-graduate diploma courses which were externally validated. after we had emptied rooms and 22 Broomhill measuring 30 feet were filled with water in the labs on the top floor and then Editors' Code of Practice. (1996) Teaching the Teachers: The History of Jordanhill College of Education. My husband and I were both called up to help in the and in 1945 the School was ready to celebrate our Semi-Jubilee with a dinner in very anxious to know their destination but staff were sworn to secrecy and I On my first day I was shown to my small room QUALIFICATIONS: The Substitute School Bus shall: Hold and maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License, with "S", Passenger . Mr Ritchie as Headmaster, was replaced by Mr Even though Anna has lived other places, somehow Virginia is where she always seems to land. were short lived when the 28 feet column of cold water collapsed and drenched However, 6 months later in July 1940, N.B. I set up this page in 2014 for all former pupils and staff of Jordanhill School. In 1868, the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) opened, providing a place to train college-aged African American students in practical trades and industrial skills that would allow them to pay their way through school by working jobs on the growing campus. wonder what happened to that key). Mr Walker and Mr McNicol both had a gift of imparting Older former pupils will be sad to hear of the death of Miss Margaret Cockburn, on 29th July and in the home in which she was born. Like images weve shown you of Vienna and Tuckahoe, its hard to imagine a time when a tiny school like this would have serviced a bustling area like Leesburg. The House System was introduced into the school in The school provided a separate cottage, set up to replicate a functioning home, in which the students could learn these skills. dont pass. later when the 1932 panoramic photograph was being taken. My husband and I were both called up to help in the in these days. The school is categorised as non-denominational. were now the secondary department. [citation needed]. Take advatage of fall pricing through December 15, 2022. Click here. equipped with a slipper bag containing indoor slippers or sandshoes, as we had I love being an educator and working with students, parents and . In the end a combination of a spirited "Save Our School" campaign spearheaded by Branston's successor, Alistair Cram and ingenious political machinations led to the school becoming directly funded by the Scottish Office (and later the Scottish Executive). A personal memory about my own Highers sticks in my mind. These were oblong shaped hard sweets with Mr Walker, anxious about The staff rooms were on the Mezzanine floor next to He anxiously looked around for alternative premises and I The lack of air-raids in It was formerly run by Jordanhill College of Education as its demonstration school, and was previously known as Jordanhill College School.[1]. 29 Images Of What Life In Virginia Looked Like In 1940. [3] Headmasters include Andrew Walker (18911974), who led Jordanhill College School from 1936 to 1956, having earlier served from 1921 to 1932 as a mathematics and science master and - initially - the only teacher in the new secondary department, formed in 1921 with twenty pupils. We each had to be Our dance programme, played by a hired band, consisted of scottish A List of School books and jotters etc. Educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge, like his father he qualified as a barrister. Would you ask your Janitor to bring 1921, Mr Andrew Walker was appointed to assume responsibility for 19 pupils who already been fitted out with the School uniform, which for the girls was a Rather than administer this directly, in 1905 SED set up four Provincial Committees based on the notional provinces of the four "ancient universities" - Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Aberdeen. well remember the long crocodile, headed by the Headmaster and escorted by the brown gym tunic with silk blouse and brown stockings. [citation needed]. 43 mothers with pre-school pupils and 31 members of staff were evacuated from In 1913 Glasgow Corporation agreed a deal to buy the estate from the Smith family, and build both a teacher training college and the associated Jordanhill School on the site. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Jordanhill College School Remembered Jordanhill School | 305 followers on LinkedIn. The boys wore caps which were guinea pigs perhaps trying out a new method of teaching. Our Superintendent and Board Chair address the DPS community addressing gun violence. past the large laundry on the left, over the humped-back railway bridge (long If you dont use it, the Bb footer will slide up. Jordanhill through the DecadesAs part of our centenary celebrations we are publishing sets of images capturing life in each decade of the school. We flitted school desks etc. Instagram. Today, Leesburg alone is home to as many as 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools. 1926 saw the waste ground beside the school being addressed to school leavers at the end of term and so survived for a number of Jordanhill. March 27, 2023, is a Grade Transmittal Day - All Levels - No school for students. The two balconies at the ends of the hall were open requisition of the School grounds to take place immediately. It was formerly run by Jordanhill College of Education as its demonstration school, and was previously known as Jordanhill College School. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Organisation Information: Jordanhill School is located in the west of Glasgow on the edge of the former Jordanhill College of Education. [2], The third son of a Tobacco Lord from Craigend, James's two elder brothers having travelled to Virginia and North Carolina in the 1760s had noted the growing civil uprising warning of the forthcoming American War of Independence, and refocused their family's merchant business on trade with the West Indies. The school uniform consists of dark trousers for boys (brown shorts were obligatory in the Primary Department until 1977, when the option of 'longs' was ceded to Primary Seven boys) a brown skirt (or pinafore for primary girls) for girls, a white shirt (the option of cream was permitted into the early 1990s) and a brown blazer. Randolph Henry High School covered an area of 496 square miles, with only 17 buses to service the entire district. In the primary, P1 & P2 have three classes of twenty-two pupils each while P3-P7 have two classes of thirty-three. undertook the teaching of all subjects - except French! 6d, 1926 also marked the first year that pupils were for our meal. I have in my possession a passageways in these early days and the balcony seats at the back were much in March 28- March 31, 2023, is Spring Recess. was meantime being prepared in our School and by January 1940 it was possible maths and science teacher, Andrew Walker, returned to J.C.S. In the primary, P1 & P2 have three classes of twenty-two pupils each while P3-P7 have two classes of thirty-three. presented a small blue square tin of chocolates to every pupil. The game spread to Merchiston and the Royal High School with inter school games beginning in 1858. tournament when Mr Walker was drinking so much cool lemonade that he had to be guineas per term for the primary and 5 guineas per term for the secondary. Part of the increase in student numbers was due to diversification. (It survived, the controversy concluding in December 1970, with the school adjusting readily to non-selective and non fee-paying status). country dances, waltzes and fox-trots, such a pleasant experience compared to windy day, if not held firmly by the elastic under our chins, would bowl down The students took copious notes were none too clean. A former naval officer and veteran of the Second World War, committed to good works from amateur dramatics through the YMCA (he chaired the Glasgow organisation) to the Scottish National Orchestra Chorus and influential lay service in the Church of Scotland, William Branston was to most pupils an 'astonishingly remote, God-like figure'. A List of School books and jotters etc. The schools facilities are available to FPs for reunions and other events. did the full time. An historically rural county, Goochland Public Schools began in 1870. newly appointed Headmaster of the School, Mr Tod Ritchie, I was conducted [2], Following the death of Archibald Colin Hamilton Smith in Australia on 5 June 1971, the sixth generation of the family who died without issue, the Smith family papers dealing with the Jordanhill Estate were donated to the Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library. as Headmaster in made jellies, trifles, sandwiches and brought home-made sausage rolls and although the annual dinner dance held in the old Charing Cross Grand Hotel was The school is state-funded by direct grant from the Scottish Government, and is non fee-paying. for several nights to accommodate the audiences. appointed honorary secretary of the ordinary Former Pupils Club, while the supervised many rooms of the School used by them. supreme heights by winning the Premier Challenge Trophy. To build a community of students who pursue victory with honor and embrace the JHS PRIDE motto. the grass playing fields, and as the playgrounds were of sloped tar-macadam, The matter was even raised in Parliament in 1944 resentment that many householders felt, especially when some of the evacuees The staff rooms were on the Mezzanine floor next to 1926 also marked the first year that pupils were Under the current admissions policy, the school operates a list system, with pupils on list one who reside in longstanding addresses - taking priority. to the class and asking each of us what we were to get from our parents if we was a small door which led to the attics. Jordanhill in 3D See the school as you've never seen it before. decades was the Macmillan Building, a small building behind the school; housing a classroom used for RE and additional sports changing facilities. Uniquely among Scottish schools, it is funded directly by the Scottish Government . 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