Robert Gordon, 1665-1731; his hospital, 1750-1876; and his college, 1880.

  • Alexander Walker
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Robert Gordon, 1665-1731; his hospital, 1750-1876; and his college, 1880. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the boys as discover a genius for it, shall be taught all, or either of the following branches, viz.: English grammar, book-keeping, French, the ele- ments of geometry, trigonometry, navigation, geography, and drawing. The Proverbs of Solomon and the Shorter Catechism, with regular attendance at the West Kirk, and notes of the sermons heard there, formed for many a day the full course, and surely he is a captious or an ill to please critic, who calls it either bad or defective. The Sillerton Laddies had something more to do in the West Kirk, besides taking notes of the sermons preached. A selection from the best voices formed for many years the chief part of the choir, and forget not that the West Kirk was then, as now, famous for its choir. On Farmer George's Jubilee, in 1810, the boys sang an anthem in the King's honour, their per- formance giving much satisfaction. As an evidence of the easy, kindly ways of these days, it is said that in the afternoon, as the lights grew dim, the preacher. Principal Brown, bent over the pulpit, and asked help from the beadle, in classic doric, Johnnie, snuff the caunles.
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