Ari Krishna Rama Chandra [1921-UCD-013, sometimes written Ramachandra] was born 11th July 1896. He was from Singapore, but his family was Indian. At some point, he travelled to Britain. On census day in 1921, he was in…
Malcom McGibbon [1913-UC1-041] was born in 1894, in Inchture. He may have been educated at Harris Academy, Dundee. He arrived at St Andrews in 1913, at the age of 19, intending to study under the St Andrews Provincial…
Agnes Sinclair Ferguson [1913-UC1-024] came from Auchtermuchty, in Fife. She arrived at the University of St Andrews in 1913 at the age of 18, to study under the St Andrews provincial committee for the training of…
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…