Students who were at StA in the 1910s
Esther Hunter [1913-UC1-033] was born in Lundin Links, Fife, and received her school education there, before moving to the Leven Higher Grade School, and then to Waid Academy. In 1913, aged 18, she matriculated in the…
Elizabeth Blyth Peacock [1913-UC1-055] was born in 1895, in the St Peter’s district of Dundee. She was the third daughter of Andrew L. Peacock, a heating engineer, and Mary W. Proctor. By 1901, the family was living in…
From 1905, would-be teachers in Scotland were trained under the auspices of the Provincial Committees for the Training of Teachers. In this article, I explore St Andrews’ role in teacher-training, through a study of…
On the 22nd April 1915, chlorine gas was first released in a small village in Belgium. Its impact would be felt in St Andrews, where its use would change the trajectory of countless lives, including those of Walter…
Edmund Langley Hirst arrived at St Andrews with ambitions of a degree in Classics. His experience in St Andrews’ chemistry laboratories during the First World War would shape his life as a scientific pioneer. There,…
The story of Maud Baden-Powell remains shrouded in the shadow of the mighty legacies of her family members and the “Baden-Powell” name. However, her life can be uncovered through the stories of those she was closest…