3 ALL PROCEEDS TO CHARI T Y SATURDAY 12 APRI L 2014 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 3 Pereat tristitia, pereant osores. Pereat diabolus, quivis antiburschius atque irrisores? Tradition is dened as the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. It inuences the way we speak, dress and behave throughout our lives. Tradition can be conned to a small group of people, like a family, or be upheld by an entire nation, like Burns Night in Scotland. One of The Kate Kennedy Clubs mandates is to uphold the traditions of the University and town of St Andrews. One of these traditions is the annual pageant through the town. This tradition was begun in the fteenth century by the niece of James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews; by Kate Kennedy herself. She would visit her uncle at St Andrews every year, and was so beloved by students and residents alike that her arrival was greeted with a great celebration and a procession through the town. Even after her death the pageant became an annual celebration, until it was banned in 1881 because it was thought to be too raucous and disruptive. The Kate Kennedy Club was founded in 1926, and revived the tradition of the annual procession through the town, as well as working to raise money for local charities and improve relations between the town and the University. While tradition can be a good thing in helping us to remember and uphold the values of the past, it can also be an obstruction to progress. Traditionally, women were not allowed to be members of The Kate Kennedy Club. We must ask how such a tradition beneted the Club, or indeed anyone else. This changed in 2012 and the Club now accepts undergraduates of either gender. We can look forward to the contributions of its new female members; contributions which were, for many years, not permitted because of the Clubs all-male tradition. It is therefore important to examine our traditions and to ask whether or not they serve any purpose today. In many cases, traditions have been established for a reason; things are always done a certain way because that is the best way to do them. Many ancient civilisations had a great oral tradition, whereby histories and stories would be learned and passed down from generation to generation by being performed and spoken aloud. These stories persisted for hundreds or thousands of years without being written down, as the majority of the population could not read or write. However, FOREWORD. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 4 times change, and what was a good idea several hundred years ago may not still be so. Today, a large proportion of the worlds population can read and write, so we write our history and our stories down, and no longer need to commit them all to memory. Advances in science and technology, and changes in the way we think, speak and act can render many traditions redundant. What, then, is the purpose of tradition? Does it still have any place in the rapidly-changing 21st century? Do written letters have any place in a world connected by Facebook and e-mail? When anyone, regardless of rank or position, can be contacted instantly by a 140-character tweet, what need have we of more formal modes of address? The answer is that traditions are echoes of a past on which our present is built, and we need to remember this because the traditions of tomorrow will be built on our today. What traditions will we leave for our children and grandchildren to follow? Will we create traditions that echo down the centuries? And will those echoes reverberate alongside the traditions that we ourselves follow today? We can only hope that we get it right, and create and uphold traditions which will help our heirs survive and understand the world around them, and will not hold them back from making progress, and traditions, of their own. - The Most Honourable Marquess of Ailsa, Head of Clan Kennedy The Kate Kennedy Club 2014 President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Keeper of the Costumes and Shields Keeper of the Coaches Pro-Keeper of the Costumes and Sheilds Marshal of the Procession F.H.C. Walters E. J. Haxby C.T. Larsen C.G.O. Cutting H.C.H. Baylis G.E.H. Herslow D.G. Martin E. Fry Editors of the Annual C.J.A. Perriam A.A. Bowman Published by the Kate Kennedy Club University of St Andrews April, 2014 Printed by Cambrian Printers Cover photograph courtesy of Dawn White Photgraphy (www.dawnwhite- weddings.co.uk) C O L L E G E E C H O E S 6 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 7 CONTENTS Foreword / 3 The Kate Kennedy Club / 5 Presidents Welcome / 7 Editorial / 9 Ode to the Lady Katharine Kennedy / 16 Shooting for the Silver Arrow / 17 Route of the Procession / 20 The Procession / 21 Dramatis Personae / 26 The Charities / 36 Club Pantomime 2014: Greece, The Musical / 38 The Restoration of Archbishop James Sharps Carriage /40 Before the Procession / 42 The Day of the Procession / 43 Courage to Have Some Fun / 45 The Lions Rampant, Where? and the Wardrobe / 47 The Marvellous Merchiston / 48 Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with the utmost pleasure that I wel- come you all to the 2014 Kate Kennedy Procession. For many of you todays Procession will be but one of a number that you have seen. There are others, however, who will not yet have witnessed a Kate Kennedy Spring Procession, and to whom the events of today will seem an eccentric novelty. In a sense, the Procession is about just that: the old and the new together. After a dour and dreary winter we welcome the advent of spring by honouring those who have gone before us those who have made a last- ing impact on this wonderful town and its prestigious University. The Procession is simultaneously a celebration of the past and of the future; unique to St Andrews, and particularly pertinent this year. On Saturday 30th November 2013 the University of St An- drews concluded its 600th Anniversary celebrations. The Ma- dras College Pipe Band led a parade from Holy Trinity to St Salvators Quadrangle, and at the centre of this parade was St Andrew himself. There could not have been a more appropriate conclusion to the anniversary of our Universitys foundation than a procession. At its height St Andrews was the fourth-biggest pilgrimage destination in Europe, attracting over a quarter of a million travellers each year. The three main streets were speci- cally laid out to lead pilgrims to and from St Andrews Cathedral a street plan that eventually brought the wealth and distinc- tion needed for the foundation of a University. For the past 600 years, therefore, we owe a great deal to this towns processional heritage. The very same St Andrew that concluded the 600th Anniversary shall lead the 2014 Kate Kennedy Procession. 600 years are now behind us, and it is with great honour and pride that we carry that past forward today. There are a great many people who make the Kate Kennedy Pro- cession possible every year, and they all deserve thanks and rec- ognition. Firstly, it would be an oversight were I not to mention the inuence of Sir James Irvine on the Processions revival. In 1911 the University of St Andrews celebrated its Quincentenary, and the then Professor Irvine was one of two convenors of the festivities. Guests were delighted by an evening pageant of his- toric characters of St Andrews, and on the following day Profes- Presidents Welcome FRANCI S WALTERS PRESI DENT OF THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB C O L L E G E E C H O E S 8 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 9 sor Irvine led a guided tour of the historic streets. The anniversary must have struck a chord with Irvine; fteen years later he helped form The Kate Kennedy Club, along with students James Doak and Donald Kennedy, in order to reinstate an annual springtime procession. The Procession you see today has evolved and ex- panded over the years, and a great many people have helped it stay true to its essence whilst embracing new histories and char- acters. There are two members of The Kate Kennedy Club who have worked tirelessly over the past year to organise and deliver this years Procession. The Marshal, Edward Fry, and the Keeper of the Costumes and Shields, Henry Baylis, have had their work cut out to follow last years magnicent show, and I ofer them a great many thanks on behalf of The Kate Kennedy Club and The Kate Kennedy Trust. Thanks must also go to the permanent members of The Kate Kennedy Trust the registered charity that owns and maintains all the costumes, shields and coaches that make the Procession what it is. Whether it be organising a facelift for a certain charac- ter, or planning the wholesale renovation of a horse-drawn coach, the Trust is always pursuing measures to improve the Procession for the benet of those watching. For their generous and in- valuable advice to me personally, however, I must give personal thanks to Martin Passmore, the Chairman of the Trust, and to Frank Quinault, its Treasurer. Furthermore, Wendy Quinault de- serves considerable recognition for all that she has done and all that she continues to do for the Kate Kennedy Procession. Wen- dy displays enormous dedication and patience every year when preparing, altering and cleaning the costumes, and I must give her thanks on behalf of everyone involved today the Procession could not happen without you! There are numerous others who are integral to the running of the Procession. Many of them have no formal link to The Kate Kennedy Club or Trust, but they nevertheless ofer their help out of love and dedication to this town and University. To all of those who have helped, whether you are playing a character today, or have worked unnoticed behind the scenes, The Kate Kennedy Club and I are truly indebted to you, and I give you my sincere thanks. Finally, to all those who are watching to those old and new who line our streets that were built for days like today I give thanks for your support and company on this wonderful oc- casion in St Andrews. THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB CHARITY MAY BALL S U N D A Y M A Y 4 , 2 0 1 4 Dear Reader, What is it we think of when we consider the aspect of the past? I found myself pondering this very question one too- early morning late last year as I sat in a medieval poetry tutorial, groggy, gormless and woefully unprepared. Much like a narrator in one of the very dream-visions favoured by those bygone Makars of the fteenth and sixteenth centuries, I found myself slipping into a blissful state of half-sleep when, all at once, I was roused from my reverie by the utterance of three somehow familiar names. William Dunbar Gavin Douglas Sir David Lindsay of the Mount: these were no Edmund Fitz-whats-his-names or Wulfric de Something-or-others. These were people I had heard of before; people I had even seen! The regulars among you will, like me, know that those three dusty poets of a distant age an age of chivalry, of rhetoric, and of tightly-tting trousers are all united by the fact that they were sons of St Andrews whose words once more ring through these streets each year with the passing of the Kate Kennedy Spring Procession. And with this knowledge, I found myself possessed of a newfound interest, born of afnity and proximity, in a literature which had previously seemed remote and archaic. I began to enjoy the minutely observed, raucously funny dialect of Dunbars Two Married Women and the Widow, and to appreciate the dazzling brilliance of his gemlike landscape in The Golden Targe. I discovered that Gavin Douglas had not only produced the rst vernacular, accessible translation of Homers Aeneid, but that it was accompanied by the intelligent, personal commentary of a cultured and witty man. Most of all, I was transxed by Lindsays compelling portrait of the life and gruesome death of the wicked Cardinal Beaton, set down by a man who knew him all too well (I even made notes for that tutorial). What struck me most in my readings of these poets, who I came to regard as so much more than just names in a book, was that they all three operated within a long-established and relatively rigid poetic tradition (inspired, if youre interested, by Geofrey Chaucer & co.) and yet they, true Renaissance men, were equally capable of manipulating and reinventing that tradition. These men considered the poetry EDI TORI AL. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 11 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 10 of Chaucer, of ancient folk tales, and even of Homer, and applied three key concepts to that history: imitatio, variatio and aemulatio, or imitation, variation and emulation. When I came to put together this College Echoes, I knew instinctively that I wanted to focus upon tradition, and our handling thereof. Inspired by my predecessor Leo Thuns edition of last year, the design and content of which harked back to the Annuals of the twenties and thirties, I decided that I should focus once again upon the past but in this case, I wanted not just to imitate, imitatio, that past, but that I wanted to attempt to get to grips with the way in which it exists today: to explore, more specically, how The Kate Kennedy Club deals with tradition, and to get back to the basics of what the Club is about the very reasons why it exists. You will hopefully know that The Kate Kennedy Club was founded, in 1926, by two students inspired by then-Rector Sir J.M. Barries address to the University on Courage. With the enthusiastic support of Principal James Irvine St Andrews Second Founder the Club was, rst and foremost, to ensure the continuation and prosperity unto posterity of the Kate Kennedy Spring Procession, which also served the additional three aims of maintaining Andreapolitan traditions, upholding and improving the relationship between the local populace and the student body, and raising funds for worthy local causes. But why does the Club really exist? Why do a group of young men and women bother to occupy time that should really be spent on that essay worrying about dressing up and parading around town one day a year? Leang through my fathers old copy of Ronald Cants history of the University, I think I can perceive some route to an answer. This slim and yet authoritative volume is full of rich description of the rituals and traditions that you would expect of an institution whose narrative spans some six centuries. Many of these are now lost, consigned to the waste-paper basket of history: the inuence of the Church is perhaps the most obvious to an observer of our town, although the gardens of St Leonards College are also conspicuous by their absence in the University of today, together with the rattle of the early students silver spoons and the austere asceticism of the collegiate pallet. Other traditions, a great many, have changed almost beyond recognition: the medieval Rector, a holy gure invested with great power and dignity, his election accompanied by all the pomp and circumstance of a University-wide congregation, would perhaps frown on the incumbent of our days; matriculation lost much of its status with the Commissions of the nineteenth century, a period which also saw the signicant alteration of the undergraduate gown; degree ceremonies no longer go hand-in-hand with the obligatory provision of a stately banquet and a ne pair of gloves for ones professors (a change universally welcomed by undergraduate pockets) and, perhaps most signicantly, Raisin weekend has become somewhat more debauched (a change universally decried by undergraduate livers). Some things, however, remain the same from the earliest days of the University, and these include the codied system of academic seniority the bejant of today, interestingly, was, until around 1800 more commonly a bajan as well as the inuence of Bishop Kennedy and his niece on the town. This latter can be perceived not only in the physical C O L L E G E E C H O E S 12 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 13 dominance of Kennedys imposing collegiate chapel of St Salvator, along with its tower and quadrangle, from which todays Procession will issue forth; but, indeed, it may also be understood in the name of the bell which ex-tolls the start of that spectacle, and in the face of that personication of youth and vitality who has captivated countless student hearts and imaginations since her rst appearance so many years ago, and continues to do so thanks to the eforts of The Kate Kennedy Club. And what of the KK today, compared to its earlier incarnations? Well, therein is embodied another of our seemingly perennial traditions what Cant calls a fundamental lack of harmony between the two halves of the academic community; between what is today, and perhaps ever was, the sober administrative side of the Di-versity, and the scurrilous students who have at times alternately scufed with bows and arrows and dressed up one of their number for a Victorian rag, but have always and will always defend ferociously and fervently their independence. The Victorian revival of the Spring Procession coincided with a nadir in the fortunes of a University that in 1867 had only one hundred and thirty students enrolled, but also with an exciting sense of undergraduate spirit so gracefully expressed in the poems of Robert Fuller Murray as well as a reinvigoration of the town of St Andrews under the auspices of Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair that saw its star exponentially in the ascendant. Around this same time the University began to engage with the local community in a manner not seen since the days before John Knox and his Reformation, in 1877 establishing a system of examinations in town schools. By the time Principal Irvine went to his well-deserved rest in 1952, both University and Town were ourishing in tandem, and his sponsorship of the revival of a Procession that had become farcical by the 1880s, now overseen by an organisation that was set up specically to safeguard its success, must be understood in the spirit not only of mutual benecence for the two halves of both the University and of St Andrews as a whole, but in the spirit of a unique St Andrews experience. For it is that tradition of the exceptional which the Procession principally celebrates, and that tradition which is central to The Kate Kennedy Clubs existence. The Club of today may be diferent from its forebears, but its changes its variatio, to return to an earlier theme have, I would opine, been overwhelmingly for the better. It always saddens me to hear the same tired accusations leveled against my compatriots and I, whose society only exists for the benet of St Andrews at large. Claims of racism and sexism are today easily sloughed of, the latter it is to be hoped once and for all by the recent integration of our phenomenal female members. Charges of snobbery are equally as ridiculous, although sadly less easy to combat and ignorance is its own sustenance. The Club has, perhaps dogmatically, maintained throughout its evolution the immutable tenet that discretion is the better part of valour, and our PR stock may have sufered as a result; yet I, for one, have a suspicion that some things will never change. I suppose I should at this point crack on with the task in hand and introduce you properly to this years College Echoes. Aiming to examine why The Kate Kennedy Club exists, and to investigate the threefold manner of the treatment of tradition, I have continued the example of last years magazine in presenting a number of articles united by these thematic concerns, whilst simultaneously contributing my own slender share. You will already have noticed the cover image, which recalls that of The Beatles album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Throughout this years Echoes, you may recognise a couple of other classic album covers that have been given a KK twist! I have attempted to not just imitate, but to variegate and emulate these iconic images, which herein all feature Procession characters prominently the eagle-eyed among you should hopefully be able to pinpoint which ones. My inspiration in this was the idea of tradition as being similar to a musical theme a melody which may be transmuted into numerous variations within the context of an entire symphony, or a guitar solo which returns to the same rif, but something that nevertheless retains throughout an unchanged, integral quality. The primacy of orality in the preservation of history was another consideration and this was again recalled by the gures of my three poets. I additionally wanted to stress the contemporary relevance of the gures in the Spring Procession by having them participate in re-creations of several instantly recognisable tableaux of modernity, I hoped that the continued importance of the past in helping us to understand our place in the present especially in present-day St Andrews would be underlined. In this endeavour my wholehearted thanks must go to Emma Raventos, for her graphical expertise and wizardry in all things Photoshop her assistance was invaluable in making my vision a reality. I would also like to thank Aiden Bowman, without whom this College Echoes would not be possible, and who was responsible for the design of the magazine you hold in your hands. My fellow Club members, who devoted their time and energy towards creating the many interesting articles which ll this Annual (and who possessed a great deal of patience in posing for my photographs) also come in for thanks, along with the Marquess of Ailsa, head of the Kennedy family, for providing an exceptional Foreword. Finally you will be relieved to read that I must extend my warmest thanks to you, dear reader. In celebrating todays Kate Kennedy Spring Procession and in purchasing this magazine you not only help to continue the remarkable tradition of a St Andrews experience that belongs to all of us, but you are also directly supporting Home Start, helping to change the lives of families in and around our town for the better. The Kate Kennedy Club and its activities may not always be properly appreciated by everybody, but it is our sincere hope that you enjoy this most special of days and our attempt at aemulatio at continuing the legacy of the past whilst simultaneously improving the prospect of the future with an immanent present. - C.J.A. 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C l u b 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 16 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 17 As serving archivist in The Kate Kennedy Club for 2013-2014, it has been my pleasure to curate and watch over the extensive archives which the Club nds in its possession. The role of the archivist is particularly important when we recall a fundamental aim of the Club - to maintain and uphold the traditions of the town and of the University. With Club record books and consti- tutional documentation spanning back as far as the 1920s, and some articles reaching back further still, the archives contain a wealth of information on such traditions and are truly a gem of the University Librarys Special Collections department. Any comprehensive commentary on the work of an archivist must begin with a look back at the nature of written communica- tion. Throughout human history, orality has been the metaphori- cal rule, and literacy the exception. But since its inception in an- cient neolithic symbols, dating back to the sixth millennium BC, writing has been profoundly legitimised as a form of recording history and establishing legacy in the world. More than any other human invention, writing has transformed human consciousness. Archival spaces exist to document and collect, to symbolise and preserve. They also help us to control the present, give us scale and help us with efciencies. In the context of The Kate Kennedy Club, the scale and wealth of knowledge and tradition is stagger- ing. One demonstrative example of this might be the Silver Ar- row Archery Competition, which represents a prestigious part of the archery world, even today acting as a qualier for the Olym- pics! The competition has its roots in the seventeenth century, where it was introduced in 1618 as an annual event, organised by the Universitys Faculty of Arts, to identify the champion archer of its students. The area of St Andrews where the bandstand lies today, between the Martyrs Memorial and the R&A clubhouse, was for several centuries the site of the University Bow Butts, archery being a popular recreational pursuit of the well-rounded Kate Kennedy Archivist 2014: Shooting for the Silver Arrow TOMMY VERMEI R CLUB ARCHI VI ST Ode to the Lady Katharine Kennedy In time before the lusty Pict fell stricken to his knees Beneath a bloodied azure sky rent by a cloudy cross; Before a box of bones was dredged from torrid, ancient seas When only roamed the boars betwixt the trees and muck and moss In solemn sunlit glades bereft of sound beyond a grunt There dwelt a spirit fair and old that never could be caught. Beheld, perhaps, by one who wandered from the royal hunt But gone before naught but a feeling could to bay be brought. And when the hermit in his cell prayed to his foreign God A rude and rugged Rule which told of death turned back to life The yellow owers bloomed upon the barren blessd sod With heady incensed scent that lingered: Natures fragrant wife. In later days they called her Kate, this spirit of the spring, And many were the toasts they raised to Bishop Jamess niece. They built a tower and a bell so they might hear her sing A song of courage, strength and hope; a song of love and peace. The smiling girl is gone to dust; the palace rooms are dark. The owers of the altar and the church were long ago. No more the tusking boars come crashing through the forest park But still the spirit moves among the ones who would her know. Today she sallies forth once more, and hope is sprung anew: The people, owers and the sun will welcome her at last! And no mere student is this spirit clothed in freshest hue: She is a gure of a future promised in the past. Bishop Perriam Nevis, WI 29.3.14 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 19 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 18 undergraduate (as well as an occasional last resort in collegiate conicts!). Winners of the annual competition including Pro- cession characters James Graham, Alexander Robertson, Tulli- bardine and George Dempster would be entitled to the honour of having their name inscribed on a silver pendant, which was then hung from the eponymous silver arrow several of these arrows and medals can today be seen in MUSA, on the Scores. The competition seems to have died out following the unication of the Colleges of St Salvators and St Leonards in 1747, when the University was in decline. When The Kate Kennedy Club revived the competition in 1970, it was a testament to the love the Club members had for the cultural history of the university, and their commitment to its preservation and organisation going forward into the future. This readily serves to illustrate the dedication that is expected of each Club member, and is typical of one of our aims: the continuation of what is an important part of an ongoing chapter in the history of our University of St Andrews. In 2012 the University of St Andrews Archery Club formally took over the principal management of the planning and running of all archery aspects of the Silver Arrow Competition archers in the KK being few and far between in order to bring it in line with Scottish Archery Association (SAA) rules and regula- tions for the hosting of archery competitions in Scotland. Most recently, the status of the competition has been elevated to a position where its results may now contribute towards Olympic qualication for those participating. The competition is still run in very close partnership with The Kate Kennedy Club, and the event has even acted as a platform for another of the Clubs mis- sions: to raise money for local Fife charities. This is just one of many stories recorded in the Clubs archives. In working to perpetuate this piece of St Andrews history, so deeply intertwined with the lives of many illustrious graduates seen walking again today, one realises that our tenancy in this Club, and indeed at this University, is but a eeting moment, and that the opportunities aforded to us by these institutions also hold with them a responsibility to immerse ourselves in our experiences and to give back to our community, just as the giants of old once did. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 20 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 21 S T A R T B e l l S t r e e t THE PROCESSION 2014 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 22 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 23 THE PRELUDE Saint Andrew - saint of town and university. He bears before him the cross on which he sufered in Greece, and which was to become the saltire of the Scottish national ag. A reminder that St. Andrews was once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. The University Shield - We shall spare you the heraldic analysis thereof. The Three Highland Pipers - Speak for themselves. St Regulus - A Greek of Patras, where St Andrew sufered martyrdom, who is said to have received divine warning to Depart from thine own land, thy kindred, and thy house, and go into the land which I shall show thee. Regulus after long voyaging landed on the coast of Pictland, bringing with him the bones of St. Andrew. This spot became sacred, the goal of pilgrims and the home of the Scottish Church. The Two Culdee Monks - These monks of the ancient Celtic Church in Scotland maintained the Church of Our Lady on the Rock long after the Canons of the Roman Church were established in the Cathedral. The Site of their church maybe be seen on the Kirkheugh, at the head of the path leading down to St. Andrews harbour, although the remains to be seen there now are of a 12th Century Collegiate Church. Queen Margaret (c. 1047 - 1093)- A princess of the Royal Saxon line, she ed the Norman Conquest of England by ship yet was, somewhat fortuitously, blown ashore on the coast of Fife. She met King Malcome III of Scotland, and married him in 1070. With the help Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, she reformed religion in Scotland. Often the altruist, her manners extended to improving the table manners of the knights at court, who one can imagine were more aquatinted with swords than spoons. THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE Bishop William de Lamberton (c. 1265-1328) Lamberton is renowned for his inuential role in the cause for independence. William Wallace made him Bishop of St Andrews, a title he held on to until his death. During his tenure he completed the building of the Cathedral and ofciated at its consecration in 1318. Just 18 days before his death England formally recognized Scotland as a completely independent state. He will have no doubt died a happy man. King Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) The King of Norman stock, who free Scotland from the Sassenach menace, although he rather let the side down by a little preliminary fth-column work and the murder of the Red Comyn in a Dumfries church. He attended the dedication of St Andrews Cathedral by Bishop Lamberton in 1318 where he rode his horse up the Isle. He also could have learnt something from Queen Margaret. THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY Bishop Henry Wardlaw (1372-1423) Amid the bloodshed of the civil war, this Bishop of St Andrews founded the rst University in Scotland, the third in Britain. You may still hear the good people of St Andrews, or a few of the older inhabitants at any rate, talk wistfully of days when all they had to contend with was civil war. He is also responsible for burning the rst heretic in Scotland: Paul Craw on Market Street in 1424. Pedro de Luna, Pope Benedict XIII (1328- 1423) A Spaniard, and the last of the easy going Popes of Avignon. In 1413 he issued 6 Papal Bulls conrming the foundation of the University by Bishop Wardlaw in 1411 of the University of St Andrews. His decision to support St Andrews can be attributed to an act of crafty political manoeuvring by James I of Scotland. He wrote to Benedict on behalf of the Church of St Andrews, himself and the Estates of Scotland. As Benedict did not want to lose his most avid supporters he had no choice but to agree. Henry Ogilvy - A Master of Arts of the University of Paris and a priest of the diocese of St Andrews was sent to Benedicts court in Spain to collect the Papal Bulls, of which only one survives. Leaving on the 28th August 1413 he arrived in St Andrews on the 3rd February 1414 where he was welcomed by the bells and much debauchery. King James I (1394-1437) When his mother died in 1402 James was sent to St Andrews and placed under the care of Bishop Wardlaw where he remained until 1406. The application to Pope Benedict for the recognition of the University bears his name and his emblem, a lion rampant, is a component of the Universitys coat of arms. He placed the University under his personal protection in 1432, exempting its members from all taxation, and drew up a code of discipline for the Faculty of Arts, which seems to have been gleefully forgotten by todays undergraduates. His brave attempts to reform the legislation of Scotland and control the Scottish Nobles led to his murder in 1437 by the rebel Sir Robert Graham. THE MASTER OF ST JOHNS COLLEGE Laurence of Lindores (1373-1437) Appointed Master of the College of St John by Bishop Wardlaw in 1419 and subsequently the rst Rector of the University, Laurence was the most notable scholar of its early days. He must also have been a somewhat sinister gure; for thirty years, as Inquisitor of Heretical Pravity, he persecuted the Lollards, being responsible together with Bishop Wardlaw, for the kindling of the rst martyr re in Scotland. FOUNDERS OF ST LEONARDS COLLEGE Archbishop Stewart (1495-1513) An illegitimate son of James IV. He was made Bishop of St. Andrews in 1505, at the age of 12, but lived only till 1513, being killed along with his father at the Battle of Flodden. We remember him as a brilliant scholar who studied under Erasmus, as one of the founders of St. Leonards College. Prior John Hepburn (1460-1522) The other founder of St Leonards College in 1512. He and his nephew, Prior Patrick Hepburn, saw to the building of the Abbey Wall, much of which still remains today. An excellent administrator, but an ambitious and unscrupulous politician. SCOTTISH POETS William Dunbar (1460-1530) Studied at the University between 1475 and 1479 which after he was to become one of the greatest Scottish poets of all time. (An accolade?). Surviving this initial setback, he later became the ofcial Rhymer in the household of James IV. Gavin Douglas (1472-1522) Third son to the Earl of Angus who studied at St Andrews from 1489 to 1494. He was interestingly the rst person to translate Virgils Aenid into Scots. Sir David Lindsay of the Mount (1490-1555) He studied at St Andrews from 1505 to 1508 and went on to become the personal favourite poet of James V whose loose morals he did not fail to criticise. He was also made Poet Laureate at Scottish Court. MARTYRS OF THE KIRK Patrick Hamilton (1504-1528) Student at St.Andrews in 1523, he was destined to be rst of the Protestant Martyrs in Scotland, and in February, 1528, was burned for heresy outside the gates of St. Salvators College. His initials in the cobbles there mark the place where he died, and it is a student tradition to avoid walking over that spot. His contemporaries estimated that the reik of Maister Patrik Hammyltoun has infected as many as it blew upon. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 24 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 25 George Wishart (1514-1546) Another famous martyr of the Scottish Reformation, accompanied on his preaching journeys by John Knox, who carried the great sword before him. Wishart was burned on 1st March 1546, opposite the gateway to the Castle where Cardinal Beaton was to sufer for this crime soon afterwards. FOUNDERS OF ST MARYS COLLEGE Archbishop James Beaton (1473-1539) Obtained the Bull of Foundation for St. Marys College from Pope Paul III, in 1537. A rather shady character, known by the Sessenach as crafter and dissimulating. Cardinal David Beaton (1494-1546) Abbot of Arbroath 1523, Cardinal 1538, Archbishop of St. Andrews 1546. A skilled diplomatist and statesman with a pro-French and anti-English policy. On the morning of 29th May 1546, the citizens of St. Andrews awoke to nd the body of the Cardinal dangling by a sheet from one of the Castle windows - the work of Wisharts avengers. Archbishop John Hamilton (1511-1571) Completed the foundation of St. Marys College, and made a last futile bid to save Scotland for Catholicism. It was from a window of his house in Linlithgow that the Regent Moray was shot, and in April 1571 Hamilton was hanged for his share in the crime. THE REFORMATION John Knox (1505-1572) The great leader of the Scottish Reformation. During the earlier part of his career was a lecturer in logic in St. Andrews University, itself a breeding ground for the new Protestant ideas. Later accepted the call to the ministry while with the besieged Protestants in St. Andrews Castle following the murder of Beaton. Frequently preached in the parish church of St. Andrews. Abhorred the monstrous regiment of women - but married two of them (consecutively). George Buchanan (1506-1582) Buchanan studied in St Andrews and in Paris. Although he did not declare him-self Protestant until 1560, he attacked the Church in many of his writings and spent time as a prisoner of the Inquisition in Portugal. He was the most notable scholar of the Scottish Reformation: a theologian, a political theorist, a Latin dramatist and the greatest Humanist of his day. He was Principal of St Leonards from 1567-1569, an ofce he left to become tutor to James VI. Andrew Melville (1545-1622) Student at St.Andrews, became Principal of St.Marys College. A strong Calvinist, resenting Episcopacy on the grounds that all ministers should be of equal standing. The bane of James VI.s life. Once, clutching him by the sleeve, called him Gods silly vassal with, perhaps, the addition of a few less theological expressions. CROWN AND COURTIERS Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) The beautiful, brave, tragic gure who backed the losing side in the Scottish Reformation. The house in which she stayed while in St. Andrews is situated at the end of South Street, near the Cathedral. The thorn three which she planted in St. Marys quadrangle has hung like the sword of Damocles over every subsequent age of University gardeners. Pierre de Chastelard (1540-1562) Chastelard was a young French courtier who had accompanied Mary from Calais and who wrote lyrical verses about her in French and Italian. She, in turn, was friendly to him and he boasted that she was his mistress. One night a maid discovered him under Marys bed, and two nights later he hid in her room as she went to bed. He was beheaded a week later in St Andrews. In the Procession he is depicted as Marys Groom. James Crichton of Eliock, The Admirable Crichton (1560- 1583) Student at St. Salvators College, 1570-1575, and the greatest St. Andrews all rounder of all time. Accomplished in almost every art and sport, he was particularly noted for his swordsmanship. Spent much time in Italy, his versatility winning for him great renown in the society of Rome, and assassination in the darkness of a backstreet while returning to his lodgings King James VI (1566-1625) His accession to the throne of England in 1603 allowed him to escape from the domination of Melville and the Scots Kirk, but his eforts at statesmanship earned for him only a reputation as the wisest fool in Christendom Marquis of Montrose (1612-1650) Student in St. Salvators College (1612-1650). Had a disconcerting habit of shooting arrows over the College Tower without calling Fore, but collected several medals for archery, probably by way of tactful suggestion from the Senatus that he might go and practice elsewhere. Supported rst the Covenant, later the King, but a good type from every point of view. King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned for ten years as King of Scotland before his restoration to the English throne in 1660. The ablest of the Stuarts, with an eye for good fruit. EARLY SCIENTISTS Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617) A product of the College of St. Salvator. His hobby was inventing secret weapons, and in 1569 suggested the use of tanks in warfare. His more serious interests lay in philosophy, theology and agriculture, and he is now chiey remembered for his invention of logarithm - which, on the whole, was probably a good thing Sir Robert Moray (c. 1610-1673) Graduate of St. Andrews and founder of the Royal Society. Soldier during the Commonwealth and chemist following the Restoration. James Gregory (1638-1675) Professor of Mathematics in the University of St. Andrews in 1688. He expounded the Newtonian theory while Cambridge was still wondering what it was all about. Cambridge, however, may have been pre- occupied with the Boat Race, which they won that year. THE NATIONAL COVENANT Alexander Henderson (1583-1646) Henderson graduated from St Andrews in 1604 and was inducted into the charge of Leuchars in 1614. This former regent of St Salvators College was one of the Presbyterian leaders who opposed the introduction of the English Prayer Book in 1637. Henderson took the leading role in the Covenant movement in Edinburgh, in the way Samuel Rutherford did in St Andrews. His generous gift of one thousand pounds did much towards the completion of the University Library, which had been sadly neglected for many years. Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600-1661) Rutherford graduated from Edinburgh in 1617 where he spent some years as a regent of Arts, but resigned because of a scandal in the College. Thereafter he took to the study of Theology. He became a minister in Galloway, but because of his refusal to conform to the Royal Will in religious ceremonies was banished for a period to Aberdeen. The reaction to the National Covenant brought Rutherford to the Principalship of St Marys College in 1647, a position he held until his death. He was on several occasions Rector of the University. His greatest literary work, Lex Rex (The Law is King), which he carries, defended the rights of the state against the crown. After the Restoration it was publicly burnt at the gates of his college in 1661. John Graham of Claverhouse (1649-1689), 1 st Viscount Dundee (1649-1689) Graham graduated with a M.A. from St Salvators at the age of fourteen, in 1663. He became a soldier on the continent, was active in suppression of the Covenant on his return, became a Privy Councillor, Provost of Dundee, and nally leader of the Stuart Party in Scotland on the Deposition D R A M A T I S The Prelude St Andrew Jack Merriman The University Arms Mona Tiesler Lion Supporter Becky Bottle St Andrew Supporter Jack Bates 1st, 2nd and 3rd Highland Piper St Andrews Pipe Band The Early Church St Regulus Nathaniel Clark First Culdee Emma MacMaster Second Culdee Shona Miller Shieldbearer to Queen Margaret Nick Cassella Queen Margaret Yousra Elbagir The War of Independence Crossbearer to Lamberton Stanley Lister Bishop William de Lamberton Christofer Markoo Shieldbearer to Lamberton Ariana Brighenti King Robert the Bruce (Mounted) Jamie Perriam The Founding of the University Crossbearer to Wardlaw Lucy Coatman Bishop Henry Wardlaw Chris Kunkler Shieldbearer to Wardlaw Steven Fan Crossbearer to Benedict Sophie Wihlborn Pope Benedict XIII Edward Battle Shieldbearer to Pope Benedict XIII Ashton Squires Henry Ogilvy Ben Conway Shieldbearer to James I Scott Lomas King James I Gino Di Castri Page to James I TBA
The Master of St Johns College Laurence of Lindores Pat Mathewson The Founders of St Leonards College Archbishop Alexander Stewart (Mounted) Ollie Cutting Crossbearer to Prior Hepburn Rosie Tasker Prior John Hepburn Andrew Shen Shieldbearer to Prior Hepburn Andrew Van Kralingen Scottish Poets William Dunbar Benoit Grogan- Avignon Gavin Douglas Ally Ferrans Sir David Lindsay of the Mount Scott Schorr
Martyrs of the Kirk Patrick Hamilton Talia Saralovic George Wishart Isla McNaught
Founders of St Marys College Crossbearer to Archbishop Beaton Victoria Bucci-Marconi Archbishop James Beaton Sam Ummat Shieldbearer to Archbishop Beaton Lewis Scott Crossbearer to Cardinal Beaton Jack Hannay Cardinal David Beaton Max Campbell Shieldbearer to Cardinal Beaton Nina Haanes Hessenv Crossbearer to Archbishop Hamilton Will Morris Archbishop John Hamilton Jefrey MacDonald Shieldbearer to Archbishop Hamilton Rachel Hassell The Reformation John Knox Malin Herrstrom George Buchanan Zhanna Tarasko Andrew Melville Emily Swaddle
Crown and Courtiers Shieldbearer to Mary Queen of Scots Sam Schmid Mary Queen of Scots (Mounted) Georgina Church Pierre de Chastelard Stella Schmadl James Crichton of Eliock and Clunie (Mounted) Abhiroop Gupta Shieldbearer to James VI Daniel Green King James VI of Scotland Noah Ohringer Page to James VI TBA James Graham, Marq. Montrose Will Carlough King Charles II (Mounted) Mark Jones
Early Scientists John Napier of Merchiston Andrew Whyte Sir Robert Moray Graeme Scott James Gregory Patrick Sandquist
P E R S O N A E The National Covenant Alexander Henderson David Earnshaw Samuel Rutherford Nick Constantine John Graham,Claverhouse, Vis. Dundee Anthony Perriam Archbishop James Sharp Henry Baylis Isabel, Daughter of Sharp Kate Keohane Groom to Sharp James Goddard David Hackston of Rathillet Jamie-Calder Smith James Balfour of Kinloch Casey Larsen William McKean of Argyle Gustav Herslow
The 15 and the 45 William Murray, Marq of Tullibardine (Mounted) David Martin Alexander Robertson of Struan Matthew Emslie-Smith Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat Morna Spence
Revolution and Reform Benjamin Franklin Spencer Bienvenue George Dempster of Dunnichen Connie Bakker James Wilson Arthur Cohen Jean Paul Marat Akira Watson
18th Century Scholarship Robert Fergusson Thomas Vermeir Andrew Bell Anas Touton Attendant to Bell Tessa Caldwell Thomas Chalmers Marion Caldwell 19th Century Students John Honey David Winokurow Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Amy Heather Andrew Lang Kristofer Gravning Robert Fuller Murray Isobel Carter
Benefactors of the University Mary Ann Baxter of Balgavies Miranda Spencer John Crichton-Stuart, 3 rd Marq. Bute Immanuel Jebsen Page to Bute TBA Andrew Carnegie James Penn
Academia and Research Sir David Brewster Ari Ewig Professor John Burnet Mia Clayton Sir DArcy Wentworth Thompson Vanita Nathwani Sir James Colquhoun Irvine Robin Evetts
Famous Golfers Allan Robertson Ben Pearson-Stuttard Tom Morris Jess Walker David Daw Anderson Ben Conway Tom Morris Jr. Dodes Page Robert Tyre Jones Jr. Jacob Murphy
Prominent Citizens The Town Arms Alexander Lindsay Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair Alexander Heller Joan Clark Mariya Denyer Dr John Adamson Graham Dalton Dame Louisa Lumsden Sarah Clark Alexander Paterson Frank Quinalt
Lords Rector of the University The Students Association Arms Teddy Woodhouse John Stuart Mill Jamie Forlan Sir James Matthew Barrie Alistair MacMahon Field Marshal Earl Haig Mikkel Andreasson Fridtjof Nansen Mikkel Skajem Rudyard Kipling Milla Brydon Frank Muir Hugh McCullogh John Cleese Christy White-Spunner
In Memoriam Joseph Duthie Thomas Whelan
The Equipage of the Lady Katherine Shieldbearer to Bishop Kennedy Patrick Donegan Kates Herald (Mounted) Hendrik Geiger Kates Footman Ted Haxby Kates Page Henrietta Evett Bishop James Kennedy Francis Walters Kates Jester Charles Behan C O L L E G E E C H O E S 28 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 29 of James VII. He was killed at the battle of Killiecrankie in his moment of victory in 1689. Archbishop Sharp (1613-1679) Professor of Philosophy in St. Marys College, later Primate of Scotland. His philosophy was apparently distasteful to some, for he met with a gory end while driving his coach on Magus Muir. A cairn marks the spot. THE 15 AND THE 45 Maruis of Tullibardine (1689-1746) Son of the 1 st Duke of Atholl, Chancellor of the University, William Murray was a student here. One of the rst to join the Chevalier in 1715, he had to ee from Sherrifmuir in 1719, went into exile and was one of the seven who landed with Bonny Prince Charlie at Borodale in 1745. He had the honour of unfurling the standard at Glennnan and of reading a manifesto for James VIII, but was captured at Culloden and eventually died in the Tower of London. Robertson of Struan (1670-1749) A St. Andrews student with a denite partiality towards the old noggin and la vie parisienne. This, however, didnt stop him taking part in the Calcutta Cup matches of 88, 15 and 45. A good type. Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (1726-1782) Another St. Andrews cap in the team of 45. He interrupted his studies to represent his country, but the fact that he later became a general under George III may have disqualied him for a Further Education Grant. REVOLUTION AND REFORM Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) A world-class polymath, Benjamin Franklin was responsible for the invention of the bifocal lens, and the lightning rod. As a prominent statesman and scholar he was also a signatory on the American Constitution. Franklin spent several years in St Andrews on academic business, working with the Department of Chemistry. Whilst in the town he was renowned for ying a kite as he took relaxing walks up and down the West Sands, a place which he treasured and enjoyed spending time when not in a laboratory. Due to his contribution to St Andrean and indeed global academics, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws in February 1759 and the Freedom of the City in October of the same year. St Andrews also remembers this historical gure with a plaque on the railings outside of St Salvators Chapel, where the Procession begins. George Dempster of Dunnichen (1732-1818) George Dempster graduated here, became a member of the Faculty of Advocates, and for 29 years served in the House of Commons. Honest George was one of the most popular men in British public life in the later 18th century; Scottish industry and agriculture owe him a great debt to his reforming energy and vision. His eforts as Provost of St Andrews are commemorated in the name Dempster Terrace. James Wilson (1742-1798) The St. Andrews lawyer who drafted the constitution of the United States of America. Jean Paul Marat (1743-1793) One of the blood-stained revolutionaries of France, but so thin-skinned that he spent most of his time in a bath (Mr. Shinwell please note). The University sold him a medical degree on the strength of his revolutionary research in amputation. 18 TH CENTURY SCHOLARSHIP Robert Fergusson (1750-1774) The forerunner of Burns, who thought so highly of his poetry that he had erected a memorial to him. University life left him with such a taste for dissipation that he died in a madhouse at the age of twenty four. Andrew Bell (1753-1832) The son of a wig maker, Andrew Bell was born in a house on the site of the Citizen Ofce, St Andrews. He matriculated in the United College in 1769 and graduated in 1773. After a spell in the tobacco trade in America, he returned to Scotland and took orders in the Church of England. On the advice of Dempster of Dunnichen he took passage to India where at the Military Male Orphan Asylum he devised the Madras or monitorial system of education, a system that was taken up by many Church of England schools. A large part of his considerable fortune was used to erect Madras College and to endow both Madras College and Bell-Baxter School. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) An Anstruther man. A Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of St. Andrews who became the rst Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland. A great preacher and social worker. 19 TH CENTURY STUDENTS John Honey (c.1781-1814) The student who went to the rescue of the Janet when she was wrecked in St. Andrews Bay. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) She matriculated at St Andrews in 1862, the rst women to do so at any of the old and respectable Universities. However, this was speedily declared void by some reactionary members of staf who decided that, because it was not specially permitted for women to attend the University, her matriculation was invalid and illegal. She was later refused admission to exams by British Colleges of Surgeons and Physicians, and so took her M.D. at Paris in 1870. Becoming the rst women to qualify as a medical practitioner in Britain, she founded the London Medical School for Women in 1883 and remained there as Director until 1903. She also founded a hospital for women in Paddington, London. She was the rst woman to be elected Mayor of an English town Aldeburgh in 1908. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 30 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 31 Andrew Lang (1844-1912) Lang studied at St Andrews, in the old St Leonards Hall, from 1861 to 1863, and published the St Leonards Magazine, whose entire contents he wrote himself. He was the rst Giford Lecturer and the author of a charming history of the Town and Gown. He moved to Oxford where he wrote Almae Matres in the longing for the Little City grey and sere, which now holds his dust. His main interest was in anthropology, but he also produced translations of Homer, collections of poetry, essays, fairy tales and writings on physical research. Robert Fuller Murray (1863-1894) The student poet of The Scarlet Gown, whose songs will preserve for all posterity the unique spirit of student life in St. Andrews. BENEFACTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY Mary Anne Baxter of Balgavies (1801-1884) Miss Baxter was the principal founder of the University College, Dundee in 1881. Her generosity brought to fruition the Dundee Movement, the feeling that felt that Dundee should not be left out of the spread of Higher Education in Britain. In 1953, the College was reconstituted as Queens College and nally, in 1967, it became the University of Dundee in its own right. Alexander Berry (1781-1873) Born on St Andrews Day, 1781 in Cupar, he arrived at St Andrews aged fteen, reading classics and logic. He then moved to Edinburgh to study medicine, qualifying in 1801. Turing to commerce he led an adventurous life. After experiencing major setbacks and great successes he eventually founded the Coolangatta estate in Australia. Berry may be the most generous benefactor in the history of the University. His bequest was in the region of 100,000 which today would equate to around ve and a half million pounds, and helped create the Berry Chair of English Literature. The money arrived at a time when the Universitys fortunes were at a very low ebb, and changed the outlook and prospects of the University greatly. John Patrick Crichton-Sturat , Third Marquess of Bute (1847- 1900) Having been made Mayor of Cardif in 1891, he was elected Rector of the University the year after. Perhaps compelled by a desire to distance himself as much as possible from Wales, he vigorously went about reforming the Rectorship of the University, restoring its powers to their greatest heights since the Middle Ages. He hoped to make St. Andrews a complete University by introducing law, medicine, arts and theology. The medical building in the University is named after him, most likely due to the rather large sums of money he donated for its construction. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) The son of a Dunfermline weaver, Andrew Carnegie emigrated with his parents to the USA at the age of 12. When he retired in 1901, he had become the most prosperous steel manufacturer in the world, with a fortune hardly dented by his vast gifts to charity. In his retirement he set about the creation of twelve millionaire foundations to support and extend his charitable interests in the USA, Britain and the Commonwealth. The endowments amounted in total to three hundred million dollars equivalent to about three billion dollars in todays value. His main interests in Britain were the United Kingdom Trust and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. In 1900 he wrote his book entitled The Gospel of Wealth in which he wrote that he had decided to cease to struggle for more wealth and to take up the more serious and difcult task of wise distribution. Many have beneted from his generosity. ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) He was the Principal of the United College (1838-1859), and was also Rector whilst at St Andrews. His main eld of research was the optics of crystals and the design of optical instruments. Indeed, he is chiey remembered today for his invention of the kaleidoscope. The University Physics department still owns a microscope that he designed and has built a giant kaleidoscope. Within the physics world he is best known for Brewsters Angle. This is now central to the design of lasers, and modern students in photonics have scarcely improved on the data discovered by Sir David so many years ago. Today, St Andrews University proudly boasts a world leading optics research centre in continuation of Brewsters ideas. In 1831 he and some others of like mind, formed the British Association for the Advancement of Science to remedy the depressed state of British science. He has the distinction of being awarded all three principal medals of the Royal Society for his optical researches, an achievement not repeated since. Professor John Burnet (1863-1928) Born in Edinburgh in 1863, John Burnet was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh University and Balliol College Oxford. He gained a fellowship at Merton and taught for a short while at Harrow, before being appointed Professor of Greek at St Andrews in 1892. He remained professor until 1926 and during this time published many books, including a complete edition of Plato, which today is still recognised as standard text. In 1927 Professor Burnet received an honorary LL.D from St Andrews. In the Procession he wears the gown of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, an ofce in which he served two separate terms. Sir Darcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948) Darcy Thompson was born in Edinburgh and was educated at Trinity College Cambridge. In 1884, at the age of 24, with The Fertilisation of Flowers already published, and another book in the press, he was appointed to the chair of Biology at University College, Dundee. He held the position until 1917 when he became professor of Natural History at St Andrews. At the time of his death, he had held these chairs for sixty-four years. He was the most genial of men, a majestic gure with his long beard, and was a well known sight in St Andrews for many years. Sir James Colquhoun Irvine (1877-1952) Hailed by his contemporaries at the University as Little less than its second founder, Irvine held the ofce of Principal here for 32 years, from 1920 until his death. During his his tenure, Parliament Hall, the University Library and St. Leonards Chapel were all restored. He revived the residential character of St Andrews with the building of St Salvators, and he encouraged the revival of the Kate Kennedy procession in 1926. FAMOUS GOLFERS Allan Robertson (1815-1859) Acknowledged as one of the rst professional golfers in the town, if not in Scotland. Allan was nationally acclaimed as The Championship Golfer in the 1840s and 50s, when he was never beaten. Robertson was the rst man to break eighty on the Old Course in 1858, a colossal achievement at the time. In 1860 the members of the Prestwick Golf Club threw out a challenge to see who could take up his mantle as champion - and the Open Championship was born. Tom Morris (1821 - 1908) and David Daw Anderson (1821- 1901) Playing at the above-mentioned Open Championship was Old Tom Morris, and lost out to Willie Park by one stroke. He became champion in 1861 and 1862 and again on two subsequent occasions, but he was eventually surpassed by his son Tom. Greenkeeper at St Andrews from 1863 to 1903, Morris kept the links in the premier position among British golf courses. It was said of him, Never could there be met with a more perfect specimen of what is called Natures Gentlemen. He is accompanied by his trusty caddie David Daw Anderson. Daw carries seven clubs that were used in the eighteen forties and fties a play club, long spoon, short spoon, bafe, cleek, rutting iron and putter. Tom Morris Jr. (1851-1875) Were it not for his untimely death on Christmas day in 1875 aged twenty four, young Tom would surely have become the record Open winner of all time, having won four Opens in a row. On his third consecutive win in 1870 he won by twelve shots. Father and son were winner and runner-up in 1869. His sad demise is one of the most dramatic stories in golf. After one year of marriage his wife died along with his still born son. Tommys grief was insurmountable and within three months he too was dead. Late on in life old Tom C O L L E G E E C H O E S 32 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 33 Morris said, People say Tommy died of a broken heart, but if that was true, I wouldnt be here either. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. (1902-1972) Born in Atlanta in 1902, the son of a lawyer, Bobby Jones rst wielded a golf club when he was six years old as he followed his parents around a local course. He was too shy to take lessons, but a natural mimic, so he copied the lazy swing of the club professional, an immigrant Scot of much wisdom, but few words. Soon Bobby was playing as well as the best. He was the rst player ever to win the British and U.S. Open in the same year. In 1958 the freedom of St Andrews was bestowed upon him, only the second American to receive such honor; the rst being Benjamin Franklin. PROMINENT CITIZENS Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair (1786-1861) He was, for a short time a student at St Andrews University, where his father was Principal. He had a successful and distinguished career serving as an artillery ofcer in the Army of the East India Company. On leave he visited St Helena where he met Napoleon. In 1834 he retired from active service and returned to St Andrews. As Chief Magistrate, and later as Provost, he expended great energy reversing the trend of decay in the town, and the town became an attractive holiday resort. Playfair Terrace is named after him in recognition of his work. Joan Clark (c. 1850-1927) Joan was a familiar gure in St Andrews, spending her entire life in the town as a part of the local shing community. Based in her tiny cottage on South Castle St, an area of town then widely known as the Ladyhead, Joan worked hard six days a week not only repairing lines, nets and creels for the shing boats of the harbour but also preparing and selling the fresh catch to the old towns housewives, seldom without her wooden hand-cart and never without her distinctive sherwomans garb, the traditional outt she favoured until the end of her days. Known for her ready wit and cosy home, Joan married Henry Clark and had one son, also Henry, who became a golf club maker. Dr John Adamson (1808-1870) Dr John Adamson was Medical Ofcer of St Andrews in 1848 the year the plague struck the town. The plague lasted a year and claimed the lives of some 400 people; Adamson was awarded a token payment of 21 for his night and day services to the town during the period. In his lifetime, he was responsible for founding the Cottage Hospital, whilst pioneering the use of photography, taking what was probably the rst camera portrait in Britain a study of his wife in front of Queen Marys House. Ironically, Adamson died in 1870 from blood poisoning caused by a scratch while attending a patient when he was on holiday in the Highlands. Dame Louisa Lumsden (1840-1935) After attending private schools in London and Brussels, Louisa Innes Lumsden continued her education at Girton College, Cambridge. There she passed with honours in the lassical Tripos in 1873. She stayed at Girton for a further two years as a classics tutor. Subsequently, she spent a year as classics mistress at Cheltenham Ladies College before being invited to become the rst headmistress of St Leonards School, a post that she took when the new school opened in the autumn of 1877 at the foot of Queens Gardens. It was not until 1895 that she was invited to become the warden of University Hall, a residence created for female students. The reason for this was that, as warden, Miss Lumsden wanted jurisdiction over female students resident in town. In 1911 she was awarded an LL.D by the University and a national honour was bestowed upon her when she was created Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1925 in recognition of her services to education. It is certainly tting that the extension to University Hall should be named Lumsden Wing in honour of the residences rst warden. Alexander Paterson (1907-1989) When A.B. Paterson died in 1989, the Courier and the Citizen wrote: the end of an era in the annals of the town, for he was without doubt, the St Andrews citizen of the twentieth century. As a journalist for 60 years, he never considered it a creative art, nor even just a form of gainful employment, but as a mission a service to the community. He was the founder of the Byre Theatre in 1933 and ran it single-handedly. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1958 for his services to the theatre. In 1971, the University presented an honorary MA to him. There was hardly an aspect of community life in which Paterson had not been actively involved. He was even called upon by the Kate Kennedy Club, on the revival of the Procession in 1926, to make-up Kate and the other characters in the pageant for many years a duty for which he was recognised when he was presented with honorary Life Membership of the Club in 1958. LORDS RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Born in Pentonville, London, he was a precocious child learning the Greek alphabet at the age of 3. He was educated at home and by the age of twelve had become accomplished in algebra, Latin, Greek and history. At the age of 21 he sufered a nervous breakdown from which he never fully recovered. Renowned as a liberal philosopher he was an MP from 1865 to 1868 and a well regarded journalist. He was installed as Rector in 1865, giving the longest Rectorial Address- nearly three hours. Often regarded as an arrogant and shy man he refused to walk through the Pends for fear they might collapse; he is regularly thought of as having ideas ahead of his time, such as Irish home rule and votes for women. He died in 1873 and is buried in Avignon. Sir James Matthew Barrie (Bart.) (1860-1937) Son of a humble weaver in Kirriemuir, the ninth of ten children, he began writing in 1885 as a freelance journalist. By 1904 he had risen to a position of great acclaim having written Peter Pan as a play. He was elected Rector in 1919 in the rst contested election since the installation of the Marquess of Bute in 1892. On the 3rd ofMay1922,the anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Sharp, Barrie gave his seminal rectorial address, Courage. It was this speech that indirectly led to the re-establishment of the annual Procession and the Kate Kennedy Club. Listening to Barries speech, Donald Kennedy (a descendant of Bishop James Kennedy), with the help of James Doak who read the speech after its publication, approached Principal Sir James Irvine with the idea of re-forming the Procession, in the manner that Barrie had suggested. It is this format in which the Procession still survives to this day. In this way, the Procession that took place in 1926 paid honour to St Andrews rather than discrediting it as it had done in the 1880s. Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861 - 1928) Earl Haig was born a patriotic Scot, and a member of a Fife family. He spent his early days in the St Andrews area; before going on to Clifton, and then Oxford. He then joined the 7th Hussars in 1885, and was made Commander in Chief of the British Army in France in 1915 leading the army in some of the bloodiest battles of the First World War. He achieved victory, but his generalship was much criticised for its loss of life. His rst honour from the University came in 1916 when elected Rector, although he did not come to St Andrews to be installed until 1919. In 1921, Haig was asked to ll the vacant post of Chancellor, his reply was concise - Ill accept anything that will take me back to St Andrews. He was installed on the same day as J.M. Barrie was installed as Rector, due to his characteristic desire to limit unnecessary nancial expense. He was the 30th Chancellor of the University; in the Procession he wears a Field Marshalls Uniform, with a replica of his Chancellors robe. Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) Born near Oslo, Norway, Nansen entered the University of Oslo in 1881 reading zoology. His athletic ability, scientic interest and yearning for adventure resulted in him leading a polar expedition in 1895, getting closer to the North Pole than anyone previously. The resulting prominence within society allowed him to urge Norway in 1905 to seek independence from Sweden. After this success he became his countrys Minister to Great Britain until 1908. He was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work with the League of Nations on behalf of Greek refugees, the winnings of which he devoted to their relief. Nansen became Rector in 1926 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 34 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 35 where he continued his principle qualities of spirit of adventure, courage and self-reliance. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize winning author of The Jungle Book, Kim and Stalky and Co. was elected Rector in 1922. He started his career in India as assistant editor of the Civil and MilitaryGazette. It was on the sub continent that he set many of his tales, be they close observations of day-to-day military life, or the enchanting childrens tales that are still appreciated today. In 1916, Robert Bridges described him as the greatest living genius that we have. A popular writer, exposed to blazes of publicity when he returned to Britain, it could be said that Kipling was the rst of the media rectors who are now synonymous with St Andrews. Frank Muir (1920-1998) Frank Muir was elected Rector in November 1976. During his time as Rector, he gave generously to the University. His gifts included a humorous essay prize, still awarded today, on which the subject must be an aspect of University life. In addition he set up a Rectors fund to aid students through nancial hardship and also to promote student welfare. He also provided a gown for his Assessor on Court. He received an LLD from the University in 1978, one of the rare occasions when this has been conferred on a Rector whilst still in ofce. Undoubtedly this was given for his services to the University and the students, to whom he made himself available in an unprecedented way. A particularly intelligent man who, by sheer ill-fortune of bad timing, had no qualications to his name, he relished the opportunity to be associated with St Andrews. When reporting on his address, the then University newspaper Aien dubbed him the hardest working Rector in St Andrews history a justied title. In the Procession he wears a pink bow tie donated by his wife following his death. John Marwood Otto Cleese (1939 - ) John Cleese was one of the nest Rectors of recent times. He was educated at Clifton College, and went on to Downing College, Cambridge. He started to tell jokes professionally in 1963- best known for his part in the ground breaking Monty Pythons Flying Circus. It is testament to his genius that three decades on from the rst release, it is still enjoyed in many countries around the globe. He was elected Rector in 1970- one of the youngest Rectors in the history of the University- and his rectorial address was on the subject of On Cowardice an interesting reversal on J.M. Barries famous Courage address. Cleese was the rst Rector to appoint a student to the position of Rectors Assessor a move that nally let undergraduates to have some power on Court. It is primarily for this reason that he is honoured in the Procession. In the Procession he is dressed as the man from the Ministry of Silly Walks. IN MEMORIAM Joseph Alistair Duthie (1917-1941) Joe as he was known to all at St Andrews from the Principal to Marie the chipper was born in Dumfries and attended Inverness Academy, where he gained numerous honours in both sporting and academic life. He graduated in 1939 with rst class honours in Classics. Joe joined the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in 1940. He wears the uniform of second lieutenant of this regiment. Sadly he was one of the rst men from St Andrews to be killed in the Second World War on the 4th December 1941, at the Bir El Gubi. And so Joseph Duthie has been included in the Procession as a tribute to the many St Andrews students who lost their lives in the Second World War. THE EQUIPAGE OF THE LADY KATHARINE Kates Attendants The open 19th Century landau in which the Lady Katharine appears is announced by the military bugle of Kates Herald. This gure wears a tabard on which the heraldic arms of the Kennedy family are embroidered; the ag on his bugle shows the same motif. This is followed by the shield bearer of her uncle, Bishop James Kennedy, displaying the Kennedy arms three black crosslets tched and a red chevron, all within a red tressure ory and counter ory, on a silver ground. Kates footman, and the page in blue and white livery, ride on the coach with her. Eight shields of the town and University are carried beside the carriage by bejant standard bearers. A bejant, from the French bec-jeune yearling bird, is a rst year male student. The Six Shields of the University - The Shields represented are St Johns College a red eagle displayed with the motto In Principio within an orgle of red roses all on a silver ground; St Salvators College a gold orb on a red ground; St Marys College Pale; dexter the arms of the Beatons, sinster of Archbishop Hamilton with a centrally open book symbolising learning and a silver Fleurs-de-lys on a purple ground in the colour of Divinity; St Leonards College chevronny; black and red rose, with lions in support on silver, over which the gure of St Leonard; The United College per pale; dexter the arms of St Salvators sinster those of St Leonards; Madras College three silver bells and a chevron on a blue ground; University of Dundee a gold crown on a red chief surmounts per saltire blue and silver; Royal Burgh of St Andrews per pale; dexter St Andrews as a martyr, sinister oak tree and gold nuts and a grey boar. Kates Jester - As for this funny fellow, in his red, yellow and black fools motley, who knows where he may be? Hes loaded with sweeties, so if you can nd him, tell him a joke... Bishop James Kennedy (c.1408-1465) Kennedy studied at St Andrews until 1430 when royal displeasure forced him to leave and continue he studies at Louvain. When the political situation had improved, Kennedy returned to St Andrews and became Bishop in 1440. As Bishop-Chancellor of the University he showed himself to be an able and shrewd administrator. In 1450, to strengthen St Andrews against the pull of its ancient academic rival, the University of Paris, Kennedy founded St Salvators College as a focus of University life. A scion of the royal house and described as the most distinguished Scotsman of his age, Kennedy enjoyed great prestige in national and church afairs, and was a member of the Kings Council (efectively the Supreme Court of Law). In legend the uncle of Lady Katharine, Bishop Kennedy is buried in his College Chapel. The Lady Katharine Kennedy - Katharine is the central gure of the Procession; yet we know very little about her history, and her connection with St Andrews. She was the daughter of Bishop Kennedys brother Gilbert, the 1st Lord Kennedy, and his wife Katharine. There is no documentary evidence that she ever came to St Andrews; but the bell of St Salvators College, cast in Paris for Bishop Kennedy, bears the inscription: That holy man, James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews, and founder of the College of the Holy Saviour, had me cast in the year 1460, giving me the name Katharine. Kates legend, however, has prevailed and the spring Procession has borne her name for centuries. So we ask you to join us to celebrate the new life of spring and the Lady Katharine - ever young in spirit. I was a maid here ere you were man or boy; I shall be maid when who no more shall be; I shall not perish - nay, I shall enjoy While years exist; I am Kate Kennedy. THE LADY KATHARINE KENNEDY is played by the most promising bejant of the nine recently in- vited to join The Kate Kennedy Club. Until the Procession her identity is kept secret even from most members of the Club and Kate Kennedy Trust. Her shieldbearers are played by the other eight. NEW BEJANTS: Cyrus Danesh Maurice (Chaaba) Jangulo William Kesley MacGregor McGehee Ludovic Meaby Vincent Schott Adam Shaw Alasdair Todd Julian Valladares C O L L E G E E C H O E S 36 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 37 One of the three main aims of The Kate Kennedy Club is to sup- port local charities. No doubt this aim is held dear to the Club because of what charity has meant to the history of St Andrews. The town has inspired many a benevolent and altruistic character, in the mould of the eponymous saint himself, and many may be seen today, including Queen Margaret, George Wishart, James Graham, rst Marquess of Montrose, Thomas Chalmers, Andrew Bell, Elizabeth Garret Anderson and Dr. John Adamson, to name but a few. Dr. Adamson, St Andrews Medical Ofcer and a tire- less worker for its public health, founded the Cottage Hospital at Greenhill Villa on Abbotsford Place just around the corner from my own at! in the late 1860s along with a Professor Oswald Home Bell; this hospital was later to move to Abbey Walk, where it would remain for over a century until replaced by the current Largo Road facility. The proceeds from the rst reinstated Procession in 1926 went towards the Cottage Hospital by this time, of course, Dr. Ad- amson was long gone, his house at 127 South St becoming, in 1907, the towns main Post Ofce. In 2012 the building, once stufed with calotypes, ampoules and half-nished museum ex- hibits, was again converted, this time swapping letters and parcels for the more sophisticated fare of the eatery which still bears the good doctors name. Perhaps Adamson would have found it rather amusing that his most readily recognisable legacy today would be a restaurant. While the now-similarly-vanished Cottage Hospital was the rst of the Processions beneciaries, this year, nearly nine decades on, the Procession is supporting two local childrens charities, one of which also resides on South Street. The charitable aims of The Kate Kennedy Club, unlike homes or hospitals, never really change. The echoes of tradition remain the same, as each year we choose to donate to local charities that are especially pertinent in their needs. Our chosen charities have been particularly afected by the past years council funding cuts in Fife, with the threat of a further reduction in charitable donations in the near future. We have also recently donated to miscellaneous local causes in the town which we believe align with the other aims of the Club: up- holding traditions and improving town and gown relations. The Charities GEORGI NA CHURCH - CHARI TI ES CONVENOR Home-Start: Home-Start was set up to help struggling families through practical assistance, support groups and fully trained volunteers that visit homes on a weekly basis, all with the inten- tion of helping to prevent family breakdown and crisis. It is often surprising for students to perceive the poverty that exists in Fife; not your archetypal third world poverty, but rather a Western gamut of issues such as family breakdown, loneliness and parental drug abuse. Members of the Club volunteered at various Home- Start support group sessions throughout the term in Cupar and St Andrews. In this way Club members had the chance to meet some of the families and children, becoming closer to the heart of the charity that we are supporting. In October 2013 we held the Charity Opening Ball on Lower College Lawn, hosting over a thousand students to mark the beginning of the academic year and to raise money for Home-Start. The Kate Kennedy Club also performed a Charity Pantomime in February that raised money for the same cause. We also greatly enjoyed performing a min- iature Panto at the Home-Start Christmas Party at the Cosmos Centre in December! Finally, all proceeds from this years edition of the College Echoes will be given to Home-Start. Children 1st: Children 1st (East Neuk) works with young people, their families, local communities and other organisations to im- prove the lives of vulnerable children and young people in Scot- land. The charity provides services including ParentLine Scot- land, a national helpline; assistance in personal recovery from abuse and trauma; and sending advocates to attend conferences or hearings of those identied as being at risk, in order to ensure that children and teenagers are supported in court and can dis- cuss their future. This year around two thousand students will be attending The Kate Kennedy Club Charity May Ball, the largest student ball in Scotland, to mark the end of the academic year whilst raising thousands of pounds for Children 1st. Furthermore, we shall be engaging more closely with the charity through our Kate Kennedy Club Golf Day, inviting a group of children from the East Neuk group for a day out in St Andrews with some KK members. This will include putting some golf balls on St Andrews Old Course, and a chance to try on some of the costumes of the famous golfers in the Procession names such as Allan Robert- son, Bobby Jones, Tom Morris and Tom Morris Jr. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 39 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 38 Statue of Bishop Henry Wardlaw: In 2013, The Kate Kennedy Club also made a signicant one-of donation towards the cre- ation of a new statue of Bishop Henry Wardlaw the founder of the University of St Andrews (died 1440). The statue, sculpted by David Annand in a likeness based upon the bishops tomb ef- gy, was unveiled by Chancellor Sir Menzies Campbell in the grounds of St Marys College, on the approximate site of Ward- laws rst pedagogy, on Saturday June 29, 2013. The Club thus had a small part to play in the commemoration of this rightfully celebrated gure the dynamically rendered Wardlaw almost seems to proclaim in triumph the words inscribed on his pedes- tal: Founder of this Place. This year, the Clubs Christmas Pantomime, Greece, The Musical, took place in the Buchanan Lecture Theatre on the slightly incon- gruous date of February 6th. Having taken a rather painful leg- breaking fall in the role of John Cleese after stepping on the initials of Patrick Hamilton within mere minutes of the start of last years Procession (yes, really), I decided that further action of any kind that year was to be entirely avoided lest the fates struck again. This, accompanied by a booking mishap, led to the Pantomimes being postponed to February, ghting for its place amongst hard- ened Candlemas term regulars such as May Ball, the Procession and, of course, Gown Day. Fortunately this did not stop the Club from treating the event with the gravity aforded to any other, and they met the consider- able challenge of rehearsing and putting on the show in the one week available to us with unrivalled enthusiasm and determination. This was evident from the rst day back after the Christmas break, when ten of us headed to East Sands in the freezing rain dressed in togas and armed with a video camera to lm the all-important promotional video. I encourage you to search YouTube should you wish to see the very real distress that was so delicately acted upon, and the bemused faces of dog walkers that we could not quite manage to edit out. The Buchanan Lecture Theatre is a fantastic venue. Never before have the theatrically lowly members of The Kate Kennedy Club THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB PANTOMI ME 2014: GREECE, THE MUSI CAL been privy to such a professional setup. I am incredibly grateful to Ed Fry and Mark Jones who knew how to work all the sound and lighting since, without them, I fear the stage would have been the only thing we could have relied upon to be a functioning entity. So, armed with wireless microphones and our very own dressing room, we sought to put on the entirely original Greece, The Musi- cal: a story of heroism, time and heroism, penned by yours truly, in which three Greek heroes are sent back in time by epicene epicist Homer to amend their myths, save their friends and become part- gods, in the process helping Homer to write the greatest story of all one of companionship and compassion. The Live Kennedys, our very own Club band, this year featured alongside the usual guitar, keys, drums and bass the exciting new addition of a cello, which really brought out the pathos of the piece. Greece, The Musical was a great success. We managed to virtually sell out the large-capacity venue, and I am delighted to say that the night generated a healthy prot that formed the nucleus of a signicant donation to Home-Start East Fife. When compared with earlier Club Pantomimes, it is encouraging to see how much the event has grown, as each year the production becomes more and more ambitious. I look forward to the Club sustaining this ef- fort when (if) I graduate, so that it may continue to develop and once again become as established an event as some of those that are integral to the Clubs workings. My profuse thanks go to Mark Jones, Henry Baylis and Ted Haxby, who took on the main roles; Frazer Hadeld, for musically directing once again; Ed Fry, whose eforts as a producer were unmatched; and to all those who came along to watch and in doing so helped to raise money for a good cause. For those of you who missed out and are interested in seeing the nished product, or who simply want to relive the magic of our Attic antics, the Club is selling DVDs of the performance for 5 to raise further money for Home-Start East Fife. If you would like to purchase one, please email cws@st-andrews.ac.uk. - Christy White-Spunner, Writer + Director of the Club Pantomime C O L L E G E E C H O E S 41 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 40 The Restoration of Archbishop James Sharps Carriage GUSTAF HERSLOW THE KEEPER OF THE COACHES This year has seen the refurbishment of Archbishop James Sharps carriage, in which Sharp himself, along with his faugh- ter, rides during the Procession when he isnt being butchered by Covenanters, that is. At the beginning of last year, The Kate Kennedy Club had been looking with increasing desperation for someone who could help us with the long-overdue restoration of Sharps coach; it was not until September that we found, right under our noses, Ian Grants farm-based workshop near Pitscot- tie. In fact, that unholy spot at which Archbishop Sharp was murdered in 1679, Magus Muir, is, curiously, not too far down the road. The murder was an assassination led by David Hackston of Rathillet, a forsworn of the Covenanters, who sought revenge for Sharps betrayal of his erstwhile Presbyterian associates. The historical proximity of Magus Muir and Mr. Grants workshop was an added bonus for the Club in seeking Mr. Grants services, if secondary to his evidently skilled workmanship. Discussing the history of wheelwrights in the United Kingdom, Mr. Grant described the steep decline in their unique eld. Whilst previously as many as 30,000 were actively practising their craft before the First World War, there are now less than twenty wheelwrights, of whom Mr. Grant is the sole remaining in all of Scotland. Thankfully, Mr. Grant accepted the request from The Kate Kennedy Club to refurbish Sharps carriage and to have it ready for use in time for this years Spring Procession. Ben- eting from local expertise was not something the Club could have imagined, and with Mr. Grants lifelong experience we were extremely condent of a spectacular end result. During what Mr. Grant called the most challenging task of the refurbishment, the transportation of the carriage from St An- drews to his workshop in October of last year, he challenged the Clubs President, Francis Walters, to help him tie a knot strong enough to support the weight of the carriage and to ensure that it remained in a sturdy position during its journey to the work- shop. Francis did not do the best of jobs, but luckily Mr. Grant was there to show him how it was done. Four months later the carriage will be returned to its coach-house home on North Street, imbued with a new lease of life. The carriage has, until this year, been unaltered from its original state in the rst reinstated Procession of 1926, and it has been a labour of love ensuring its refurbishment. Mr. Grant, who has worked in the wheelwright business ever since he started as an apprentice at the age of six- teen, estimated that the carriage is 170 years old. The main work that has been undertaken in the refurbishment of the carriage is the painting of the exterior in a striking and more historically accurate colour combination. The lower part of the bodywork is dark blue and the upper part burgundy. Sharps arms, including a mitre and crosiers, have also been painted onto both doors of the carriage. Moreover, not only did Mr. Grant help us with the refurbishment of the carriage, but he also com- pleted from scratch another addition to this years Procession, in the form of Joan Clarks, the last shwife of the St Andrews community, wheelbarrow! In my role as Keeper of the Coaches, I am extremely proud to have been part of the refurbishment of Archbishop James Sharps carriage and the creation of Joan Clarks wheelbarrow. With an appreciation of how truly unique the Procession is, and having observed the admirable acts of selessness carried out by such dedicated people of our community, I fully embrace the opportunity to ensure this great tradition survives. It is also with expert help, such as that of Mr. Grant, that the Procession will continue to evolve and stand the test of time. It leaves me now only to thank all of you, visitors, citizens of the town, and stu- dents of the University, for coming out to celebrate with us. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 42 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 43 While the day of the Procession is one showered with joy and sunshine (hopefully!), the lead up to the day is often not so glamorous. When lling in applications for street closure, ling risk assessment forms and organising yering rotas, the Pro- cession couldnt seem much further away. However, the num- ber of people willing to voluntarily put their time and efort into this historic pageant is always a sure reminder of why this event is at the very centre of our towns history. Rather than boring you, therefore, with the ins and outs of council permissions, I thought I might focus instead on one of the more rewarding aspects of the lead up to the big day the community side of the Processions build up. While to some it may seem that the Procession is conned to a single Saturday, in reality it extends far beyond the sec- ond weekend of April and provides a vital and long-lasting link between the town and University, joining them through the mutual goal of keeping this historic spectacle alive. This joint efort manifests itself in many forms throughout the year, and I would be extremely hard pressed to outline it fully in this ar- ticle. However, I hope to give you some small idea of how town and gown work together. Hoping to raise interest and enthusiasm for the Procession among local children from an early age, each year several Club members often those fresh-faced bejants! pay a visit to local schools including Madras College, Canongate Primary School and St Leonards School. It is quite the sight to behold as key gures in the Universitys founding (Ogilvy, Wardlaw and Pope Benedict XIII) parade through a school assembly and outline their roles in character, of course! Or perhaps Robert Fuller Murray reciting his Come Back to St Andrews; J. M. Barrie his rectorial address on Courage; or Benjamin Franklin the Declaration of Independence. No matter which characters arrive in the assembly hall it is amazing to see how quickly they capture the imagination of the children, who are often stunned at just how much history calls St Andrews its home. I can only hope that this might inspire them to go on to further engage with that history and relish their time in this awe-inspiring town. All this would not be possible without the kind help of the respective representatives of the schools Mrs Linda Birtwistle, Dr Jackson-Hutt and Mr Jones. Similarly at the Cosmos Community Centre each year numer- ous children get a chance to sit on Victoria, the Lady Katha- rines carriage, as well as that of Archbishop Sharp. Just like at the schools, at the same time they can meet and interact with some of the characters of the Procession in full costume. Again, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone at Cos- mos who makes these visits possible, and to Mr Peter Adamson and Douglas Miller who always support our community work by publicising it in the local newspapers. I hope that these two examples give some idea of how town and gown work together in order to create a fantastic atmosphere on the day of the Procession. These community projects act as a real reminder of the fantastic link between the Univer- sity and the town, a link which is perfectly encapsulated by the Kate Kennedy Procession. While there are certainly ups and downs when organising the event just like any other this link makes it all worthwhile and is what makes the Procession truly special. BEFORE THE PROCESSI ON TED HAXBY - VI CE-PRESI DENT OF THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus! (Therefore, let us rejoice, while we are young!) EDWARD BATTLE SOCI AL CONVENOR T HE DAY OF T HE PROCES S I ON C O L L E G E E C H O E S 44 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 45 As a fourth year or, as we are ceremoniously known here, a Magis- trand there is little else presently on my mind than the looming fact of my imminent departure. Being the theme of my every thought, it is therefore unlikely that any attempt to translate these greyish penses onto the page will be coloured any diferently. In drawing to a close, an events retrospective is most often sketched with snip- pets of ill-remembered stories and woolly anecdotes. Its the reason that quotes are such efective vessels of wisdom, the fates of which are either a steady dissolution into clich or a fted and otherwise irony-free persistence through the ages. This years Echoes seeks to emphasise thematic integrity; the idea that without a central refrain, lifes countless melodies simply descend into cacophony. So I tried to think of whats characterised my time here but could think of nothing. Friendship? Certainly; but clichd. Tradition? Perhaps, but its been done before, if youll excuse the unintended pun. In fact I nd the unltered nature of my memoirs somewhat consoling. So Ive chosen to write a piece without a theme, about what it feels like to be leaving the Club, the university, the town but without this being my theme, and in the hope that an article be capable of merely echoing a muddled sentiment instead of spelling it out. Call me post- modern. t may itself be a clich to draw on J. M. Barries famous rectorial ad- dress On Courage for inspiration here, but only because it contains so many timeless sayings that cant themselves fall foul of the accusa- tion; all the more so because no other text so ttingly embodies the Echoes of Tradition. Theres much to take from Barries words in pre- paring our goodbyes. It starts with the one we all know: God gave us memory so that we may have roses in December. When asked what our own roses are, we most often remember times that were, quite simply, the most fun. This year, the very rst yearbook committee has asked us to do precisely this, and there are many stories to choose from. Tough call, because its often only after something is over that we can properly judge its signicance. This was Barries thought on Courage to Have Some Fun CASEY L ARSEN SECRETARY OF THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB After playing Kate in 2011, I found myself bestowed with the task of organising The Kate Kennedy Clubs 86th Procession. Following a year of tinkering and preparation, I woke from a restless nights sleep on 14th April 2012 with everything in place for the days events everything apart from the weather. As every Marshal will tell you, Springs temperamental weather plays a pivotal role in the Procession and judges whether it shall take place inside the Younger Hall (mercifully extremely rare) or on the historical streets of our town, the latter being innitely preferable. In the week leading up to 14th, I religiously followed the Met Ofces ever-changing weather reports and now stared bleary-eyed at a computer screen. The hopeful symbol of a sun poking its head out from behind a dark cloud and accompanied with a smattering of hail and rain greeted me excellent! Needless to say, this is exactly what happened on the day, but thankfully not to the extent that the Procession was shut away inside something that miraculously has not happened since the 1990s. So, with the sun shining at 8am, I rallied the fresh-faced and wide-eyed bejants of the Club to help push the carriages up North Street and into St Salvators Quadrangle. Every year this is where Kates carriage, Victoria, is adorned with dafodils that the Marshal and new nine bejants pick for it the night before. If I were to pick a favourite moment in the day of the Proces- sion, it would have to be the decoration of Kates carriage. If you are up on the morning of the Procession, I can only encourage you to go to the Quad, take a seat on a bench in the sun, and watch the fastidious preparation take place. An air of suspense surrounds the empty Quad, the historic heart and almost the oldest remaining part of our University. The rst years deco- rate the carriage unaware of who will be chosen to ride in it as the Lady Katharine Kennedy. With the carriages awaiting their horses amongst the rare and beautiful backdrop of Jacobean and Late Gothic architecture, this is an occasion in which the spirit of the Lady Kate is truly manifest and fused with the town and University of St Andrews. Following the preparation of the carriages, the rst years were sent of for lunch where it was to be announced which one of them has been chosen to play Kate in the recently garlanded Victoria. The quad simultaneously began to hum as the char- acters from the Procession started to ood and swell within its four sides in anticipation of the Lady Kates arrival. The found- ing fathers of the University and town, golfers, academics, kings, queens and war heroes emerged in costume and assembled in a line behind the closed doors of St Salvators. Just as the mur- derers, horses, poets and clerics alike lined up ready to process through the streets, the nal character was revealed to the crowd the Lady Kate herself! The other eight bejants broke from their tortoise formation of University shields to reveal Kate as she promptly stepped into her carriage, surrounded by her eq- uipage. With the Processions honourable character ready (and his/her sex remaining questionable) we were nally ready to go. The doors opened and the celebrations of our town began once again! C O L L E G E E C H O E S 46 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 47 A very wise former Keeper of the Costumes once gave me some very wise, if slightly specic advice for life, or rather life in a dark cupboard apparently full of parts of costumes you dont need and eternally be- reft of bits you desperately do. The general gist of this was Any idiot can keep costumes safe for a year without losing anything, but you should make sure that when you pass on the staf of ofce, you have made a distinct and permanent diference. Whilst I cant imagine this man ever uttering the words distinct and permanent, that was, at least, the overriding idea. As Spring tentatively approached St Andrews, I had failed utterly in fullling this advice. It was task enough to get to grips with over 120 costumes, many of which, as Im sure you can see, are far from minimalist or understated, and to try to put names and stories to the colours and fabrics. It was a delight just to get into that little room and try and keep this most tangible historical tradition alive. From the bible of photographs of the costumes when they were rst made, many of which featuring The Kate Kennedy Trusts own Col. Martin Passmore, who is responsible for so many of the splendid costumes you see before you today; from learning how to dress a Bishop (not as easy as it may appear), to putting my rudimentary carpentry skills to the test in the name of the Bruce and Archbishop Stewart, my year as Keeper has been enlightening and rewarding. Quite why it is perennially so difcult to locate the costume you are after no matter how systematically you order them will always be a mystery to me, however. It was again Mr Mark Dennis who came to the rescue of the otherwise quiet year of 2013-14 for the Costume Cupboard. Procession acio- nados amongst you may have noticed that the somewhat threadbare shields on the arms of Archbishop Alexander Stewart and King Rob- ert the Bruce that have borne the Lions Rampant in previous years have been replaced by two brand new models. My thanks must go to Mr Ian Grant (of whom more information can be found in Mr Her- slows article in this publication), Mr Ferguson of G.A. Ferguson on South Street, and of course Mr Dennis for their help in producing these splendid shields. It was whilst once again soliciting the help of Mr Dennis and his encyclopaedic knowledge of heraldry (see New Shields for the Kate Kennedy Procession, another superbly written piece of prose by yours truly in last years College Echoes) in facing the shields that he proposed the further changes you see today. Mr Dennis approached The Kate Kennedy Club and Trust with the idea of rejuvenating the costumes of the shields bearers to keep up with the facelift their arms had received. The old costumes were in- The Lions Rampant, Where? and the Wardrobe HENRY BAYLIS - KEEPER OF THE COSTUMES AND SHIELDS the First World War: that only after a continent had been shaken to its feet could it start to reect on its fall, and to ask what it is that they meant in 1914 and afterwards. Commemorating traditions to whose founding we were not privy, following in the footsteps of those weve not met, meeting with people whose futures are all equally uncertain, we similarly dont quite yet know what our time here means. So we try to summarise our time here, and cant help but lapse into clich. I might as well just say that the time has own by, or even as- sert the corollary proposition that time really does y when youre having fun. The universitys illustrious line of Rectors have certainty been no strangers to fun. John Cleese could sure have a laugh, and knowing that the best means of impugning a persons seriousness is to question their sense of humour, encouraged students not to let your degree get in the way of your education. While our classroom pre- cepts might point the way out of town, only our experiences can es- cort whatever untarnished innocence well drag kicking and scream- ing into the real world. Courage ordinarily presupposes an active initiative, but it can feel as though graduating, though (hopefully) an inevitable process, is go- ing to require a superhuman feat of the will. Over the course of four years, it is just as easy to breed complacency as it is to form bonds or build friendships. The comfort of our auld grey toun shields us from the horizon that lies beyond it. Barrie was under no illusions as to what students priorities were likely to be while locked in the bubble. Another of his well-known sayings appealed to a prospect us Magistrands are beginning to envisage ourselves, that of returning as graduated students. Barrie asked, were an old student given an hour in which to revisit the St. Andrews of his day, would he spend more than half of it at lectures? He is more likely to be heard clattering up bare stairs in search of old companions. We must look to memories in calculating our future steps, in a likely nostalgic but never sentimental spirit. For Barrie knew that as pro- gressive beings, fun comes in many varieties and necessarily evolves by our side. His address not only foreshadowed a second war but also the many personal battles that graduates are always to face, and that we are about to confront. He wrote of how the greatest glory that has ever come to me was to be swallowed up in London, not know- ing a soul, with no means of subsistence, and the fun of working till the stars went out. Every student knows from carefully calibrated experience that fun is a steadily crafted ritual, a relationship of equals in which each must pull his own weight in order to gain the others favour. In St Andrews Ive burnt the candle at both ends but found that it often still gives of a lovely light. It might be a hard pill to swal- low, but having fun is going to require some deal of courage from now on. One might say that our task is to redene its parameters without losing sight of the blueprint weve traced during our time here. Our yearbook questionnaire asked each of us for a favourite quote. Fishing for something suitably pretentious, I found some resonance in Claude Levi-Strauss reection that events without any apparent connection, and originating from incongruous periods and places often crystallize into a sort of edice conceived by an architect. But perhaps too abstract a quote, and better summon a clich to provide some real meaning. For many of us its now possible to have exhaust- ed one unique variety of fun, and we must humbly saunter forth to become what we ought to be. The process wont be smooth, nor the fun easy to come by, but given time and strength enough to pen a few more chapters and armed with numerous apparently unrelated anecdotes the broken stories that now spring to mind might later merge into a narrative that all makes perfect sense. Something that isnt clear isnt necessarily insignicant. Having forgotten when we did it last, we should on one occasion clatter back up bare stairs and know exactly what it meant, and perhaps even discern some meaningful (if only because recurring) theme. C O L L E G E E C H O E S 49 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 48 dabbled in mathematics, philosophy, theology, agriculture, and, most intriguingly, inventing. In terms of his discoveries in the numeric eld, Napiers inuence is so widespread that every single person watching todays Proces- sion will have been inuenced by his inventions. His most famous discovery was logarithms, the process of multiplying a number by a constant factor from the previous number (i.e. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc.), which opened up new areas of physics, such as astronomy, as well as revolutionising calculations. It even served in the discovery of New- tons theory of gravitation. Napier also discovered crucial factors in trigonometry, and created a tool for multiplying and dividing num- bers before the invention of the slide rule a tool rather morbidly named Napiers Bones. Mathematics, however, was a hobby rather than a primary concern: as with most people during this period, religion and theology factored heavily in the life of John Napier. When his leisure time was not taken up with devising new methods of doing sums, his keen interest in the Book of Revelation, one developed whilst a student, served to keep him busy. He was also a strong anti-papist, and predicted the end of the world to be either 1688 or 1700. (Like every other prediction so far thankfully he was wrong.) An unrelentingly strong Protes- tant, he famously urged King James VI to purge [your house, fam- ily, and court] of all suspicion of Papists and Atheists and Newtrals although his religious intolerance did not extend to trying to burn anyone. Due to his rather eccentric tastes of allegedly wandering around in his pyjamas and nightcap with a cockerel covered in soot, and carrying with him a small black spider in a box, Napier was suspected by many to have been in league with the powers of darkness. Contemporary rumour had it that he dabbled in alchemy and necromancy as well as maths and theology, and that his scientic breakthroughs were the results of a deal with the Devil it was, of course, more likely that his habit of locking himself away in his study made him seem rather strange in such a superstitious age, but even so, it adds another layer of intrigue to our protagonist. He did, however, believe in magic enough to tempt him to go in search of treasure supposed to lie in Sir Robert Logans Fast Castle. He was, unfortunately, unsuccessful. By far his most interesting trait, though, was his habit of inventing weapons in his spare time. A document dated the 7th of June 1596 gives Napiers account of some of his secret inventions for warfare. Probably as a result of the general fear that Philip of Spain would at- tempt to invade Britain, Napier showed inspiration in a similar vein to Leonardo: despite the fact that the Romans had thought to sur- round themselves with shielding metal before the birth of Christ, it took John Napiers brilliant scheming to transfer this into the rst suggestion of a unied body to protect soldiers or, at least, a metal chariot with small holes in, allowing those inside to move fast, and, themselves protected, shoot freely at those around them. Slightly more eccentric, though still the stuf of dreams for most children, he also came up with the idea of mirrors used to burn enemies ships at any distance, and a piece of artillery to destroy everything in a circular radius. It would certainly be justiable to call him ahead of his time he appears to the imagination as the sixteenth-century equivalent of James Bonds Q. As far as notable alumni go, I feel the marvellous Napier is distinctly under-rated. He may not have founded the United States as Frank- lin did, outwitted the academics of Italy like the Admirable Crichton, or butchered French aristocrats in the manner of Jean-Paul Marat, but I know who would provide the best entertainment at the dinner table. Any man who suggests the use of burning mirrors in warfare and pioneers the rst incarnation of tanks most denitely appeals to me just as long as he doesnt start talking about algebra. disputably ne, especially Bruces remarkable knitted mail coat, but were showing their considerable age. This year marks the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, and so it seemed tting to reward Scotlands favourite arachnophile and St Andrews Ca- thedrals sole mounted member of the congregation for his eforts there. However, it didnt seem fair to leave Archbishop Stewart in his present state, and so he too was issued a new tin cassock to match his robust crozier. So, the ne people of various battle re-enactment societies were contacted and the marvellous mounted warrior-king and -bishop that ride before you came into being. I can take next to no credit for these reforms and must again point all potential plaudits to Mr Dennis and the members of The Kate Ken- nedy Trust. However, this does not take away from the fact that I am hugely proud of the way that both are now represented in the Procession. As, indeed, I am of all the characters who I have done my best to respect by ensuring they are turned out as smartly and accurately as possible. Thanks must go, as they must from every Keeper, to Mrs Wendy Quinault for her invaluable help with the costumes as a whole, espe- cially with the Bruces renovated surcoat, and for her knowledgeable advice. As mentioned, the work done on the Bruce and Stewart are in great part due to the eforts of Mr Dennis, so yet more thanks must be piled upon him. I hope you will agree that two of the Processions most striking characters have been done justice this year and will con- tinue to make an impact many years after I have graduated. Having been given free rein to choose to write about any character from the Procession I wished, it was distinctly odd that, as a con- rmed Arts student whose mathematical ability is probably rivalled by those still in short trousers, I found John Napier, the old St An- drean student who went on to invent the logarithm and the decimal point, the most intriguing character by far. John Napier of Merchis- ton (the eighth Laird; the Marvellous Merchiston he was a man of many names) was certainly one of the most notable alumni ever to have gone through St Andrews even if it was without completing his degree. Born in 1550 to Sir Archibald Napier (who was the ripe old age of sixteen at the time), John arrived at St Andrews in 1563 and took up his studies at the College of St. Salvator. He stayed for a very short period of time before leaving again probably to travel abroad, as was the custom of the landed gentry at the time. On returning in 1571, he The Marvellous Merchiston AL ASDAI R TODD C O L L E G E E C H O E S 50 C O L L E G E E C H O E S 51 TORCHLI GHT PROCESSI ON ON THE PI ER I N HONOR OF JOHN HONEY THE KATE KENNEDY CLUB 2013/14 Bejants: Cyrus Danesh Maurice Jangulo Will Kesley Macgregor McGehee Ludo Meaby Vincent Schott Adam Shaw Alasdair Todd Julian Valladares Semi-Bejants: Mikkel Andreasen Charlie Behan Will Carlough Ed Fry Chris Kunkler David Martin Mikkel Skajem Tommy Vermeir David Winokurow Tertians: Henry Baylis Arthur Cohen Ollie Cutting Ivan Damgov Yousra Elbagir Hendrik Geiger Ted Haxby Alex Heller Mark Jones Christy White-Spunner Magistrands: Edward Battle James Calder-Smith Georgina Church Abhiroop Gupta Gustaf Herslow Casey Larsen Jack Merriman Jamie Perriam Francis Walters THE GAUDIE WEDNESDAY 30 TH APRIL - 8:00 PM