Alma Mater

I have blipped one of my Uncle George's pen drawings before.

Dumfries

This one is of Dumfries Academy.

Former pupils include:

Sir J.M.Barrie - writer of Peter Pan attended the school from 1873
Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan, founder of the first savings bank
Sir James Anderson, who captained the SS Great Eastern on the Transatlantic telegraph cable laying voyages in 1865 and 1866
Sir James Crichton-Browne, eminent psychiatrist and President of the Medico-Psychological Association
James Oswald Dykes, ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1859
Jane Haining, Church of Scotland missionary who ultimately lost her life to the Nazis rather than betray her convictions
Sir Alexander Knox Helm, civil servant who held several important diplomatic posts
Dave Halliday, one of the highest goalscorers in UK football history and manager of Aberdeen to the Scottish League championship
John Laurie, actor famous for Dad's Army
Robin Philipson, artist
John Hanson, singer

AND ME!