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Albert was a great school with many fine and dedicated teachers, Mr Neilsen and Mr Griffiths (English), Mr “Dan” McMillan (French), Mr ? McMillan (Geography), Messrs Jarvie and McCracken (P.E.), Mr Thomas Reid (Maths) (who died suddenly in about 1957), and many others
I have class photos for 2BF (1954), VI (1958) and school prefects (1958), and school certificates for 3rd year (1955) and Highers (1957/8),
In 1955, the school produced “The Mikado” by Gilbert and Sullivan, in the Springburn Public Halls. The Fifth and Sixth years put on a great performance. Such talent.
In 1958, Seth Sykes and I became unofficial Promotion Managers for the school magazine, posting daily posters in the classrooms. If I remember correctly, we achieved our target of 800 magazines sold.
The previous year, Seth and I responded to a mock magazine issued by “dissident elements” in the ranks, called the Belsen Bugle, lamenting the ‘cruel’ treatment they received from the “Gestapo” in charge of their “camp”. Seth and I created “The Gestapo Gazette” using a typewriter, the school office duplicator and coloured inks. I kept copies of the very-well done “Bugle” for many years; I wonder if any copies of it, or the “Gazette” survive?
Long afterwards, the two “sides” would get together and compare the two magazines, and get a good laugh. I hope the hand drawn “Bugle” creators went on to prove their magnificent talent in more productive fields.
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