High School of Glasgow Totally Explained

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The High School of Glasgow is a private School in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. The current rector of the school is Colin Mair. Mrs Karen Waugh is headmistress of the Junior School.

History

The original school was founded as the Choir School of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and changed its name to The High School of Glasgow in 1834.
   For centuries it was an integral part of the city's educational system, but in 1976 it was abolished when education in Glasgow was reorganised along 'comprehensive' lines by the Glasgow Corporation (subsequently Glasgow City Council). The Glasgow High School for Girls was founded in 1894 and closed in 1970's.
   The day after the closure of the Boys' High School, the new, independent, co-educational High School came into being, following a merger involving the Glasgow High School Club and Drewsteignton School in Bearsden.
   The new, purpose-built Senior School is now set among the playing-fields of Old Anniesland, while the Junior School is in Bearsden. Many of the extensions to the school have been made possible through the generous funding of former pupils and parents.

School Song

The text of the school song is presented here:
I ť O, Alma Mater, glorious,

   So great, so grave, so good, ť We hail thy name victorious

   With joy, with gratitude. ť To those who trustful founded'

   Thy walls beloved be ť Renown and love unbounded,

   Unbounded love to thee. II ť To those who follow after,

   To fill the place we fill, ť Who come with shout and laughter,

   For ours that'll be still, ť We trust this sacred mission,

   Pray God when we're gone, ť They raise the high tradition,

   And pass it gloriously on and on

Houses

Pupils at the School are divided into the following Houses:

Bannerman, for Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Clyde, for Lord Clyde
Law, for Andrew Bonar Law
Moore, for Sir John Moore

The School operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through activities such as sports and Burns singing. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboats: Broughtyferry (red), Campbeltown (blue), Lizard (green) and Longhope (yellow).

Notable Alumni

William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn, Industrialist

James Bryce, Politician, British Ambassador to the United States

Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, General

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister

Thomas Campbell, poet

Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Senator of the College of Justice

Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Advocate

David Fleming, Lord Fleming, Senator of the College of Justice, Solicitor General for Scotland

Muriel Gray, Journalist and Broadcaster

Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session

Jimmie Ireland, Scotland rugby player

David Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 2005

Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister

Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, Industrialist, Life Peer and Knight of the Order of the Thistle

Sir John Moore, British Soldier and General

Edwin Morgan, Poet, The Scots Makar

Sir Muir Russell, Principal of The University of Glasgow

Sir Teddy Taylor, former MP

David Lunan, Moderator-Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Notable staff

Thomas Muir, mathematicianFurther Information

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