Tag: Career: Asia

Malcolm McGibbon (1894- 1970), BSc 1922

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 Ferguson (later, Ingle) (c1895-after 1965)

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…

Handwritten illuminated address from the Chairman and members of St. Andrews provincial committee for the training of teachers to the University of St. Andrews with decorative border and heading featuring laurel leaf, thistle medallion, and oil lamp illustrations. Address congratulates the University on its 500th anniversary and expresses well wishes and a desire to maintain a relationship between the provincial committee and university. Signed by the chairman and director of studies.

St Andrews’ role in the training of teachers

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…