In the presence of ladies and gentlemen both great and small. That the University College was opened in Dundee,Īnd the opening procedures were conducted in the College Hall, 'Twas on the 5th day of October, in the year of 1883, A possible relocation to Perth was rejected and at the same time, plans and developments in Dundee were watched with interest. During the next 100 years however, student numbers fell to an almost unsustainable level partly because of its isolated and rural position and it faced the threat of closure. The University's heyday was during the seventeeth and eighteenth centuries. Founded in the second decade of the fifteenth century it is the oldest in Scotland and the third oldest in the English speaking world. It is also home to the University of St Andrews. It is home to a ruined eponymously named cathedral. St Andrews is a small town on the North Sea coast of the county of Fife, Scotland which these days is synonymous with the game of golf. Two authors (AC, CM) are alumni of Queen's College, Dundee and we will be concentrating on their implementation there rather than variations which may have occurred in St Andrews. This article describes some of the customs and traditions which members of the Class of 69 experienced during their time at University and how these customs have fared over the last forty years.
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