Veera Krishna Samy [1921-UCD-063] was probably born on 26 July 1899. He was from Singapore, and was the son of a well-respected medical practitioner. Samy had family connections in India, and a letter he later wrote to…
Blema Rosen [1921-UCD-062] was born 30 September 1903, in Dundee. Her father was Jacob Rosen. Blema went to school locally, at Morgan Academy, and in 1921, she matriculated at University College Dundee. She studied…
Susan Helen Bisset [1921-UCD-008] was born on 28 September 1902, in Dundee. Her father was Christopher Bisset. She was educated at Harris academy and then at the High School of Dundee. In 1921, she matriculated at…
James Christie Ross [1914-UCD-027] may have been born in Nigg, in 1895, though he was later living in Arbroath. He matriculated at University College Dundee in 1914 at the age of 19, to study under the Provincial…
Madge Turnbull was educated at the High School of Dundee. She matriculated at University College Dundee in 1913, studying under the committee for the training of teachers; but later transferred to St Andrews and…
It is 1901, and you are going to university. What do you imagine you will study? Greek and Latin were the traditional basis of much education, or you might choose something like medicine, so you can work in a…
John Hardie Wilson devoted his life to botany. He studied botany, taught botany, worked in botany, travelled to see botany, travelled to study botany, and travelled to see how other people studied botany. Wilson was a…
Margaret Mary Black [1913-UCD-004], of Dundee, entered University College Dundee in 1913. She was in training under the Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers. In her second year, she received the…
Margaret Martin Wilson Owler [1914-UCD-025] was born 13 September, 1895 in Dysart, near Kirkcaldy, Fife, and educated at the local high school until 1912. She attended University College Dundee from 1914 to 1918,…
John Donald Steward Menzies [1913-UC1-047] was born in Dundee, in 1894. He studied at St Andrews under the provincial committee for the training of teachers for at least two years, before joining the 5th (provincial…