Friends of HSD

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The Subscribers

On 1 October 1834 the Main Building, most popularly known as the Boys’ School or the Pillars, opened its doors to pupils, thanks to contributions to a building fund from an organisation formed in 1830, known as The Subscribers.

The Subscribers subsequently gave way to The Patrons in 1988, and then in 2008 a new name was adopted – the Friends of the High School of Dundee.

The principal purpose of the Friends is to provide support to the School in whatever way that they can, predominantly through fundraising. Fundraising events have included golf tournaments, concerts, gin tastings and pub quizzes.

Membership to the Friends is subject to Committee approval but is free and open to anyone with a vested interest in the School.

Interested in joining the Friends?

For more information, please contact Chairman, Ken Andrew kga@scot-int.com

Ken Andrew

Chair of the Friends

Ken left the school in 1959 to become a boarder at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. Following on from this, he went on to study Chemistry & Maths at University which subsequently led to careers in the chemical and textile industries. Some years later, Ken was appointed Managing Director of J T Inglis, a Dundee based textile processing company and latterly Production Manager for The Whisky Sauce Co Ltd. Ken now chairs a new body, the Discovery Rugby Charitable Trust. In his spare time, Ken enjoys a variety of sport including golf, he is also a keen choral singer and has served 40 years on the Committee for the DHS FP Rugby Club, being President for 8 of these years.

Brian Cram

Treasurer to The Friends

Attending the High School of Dundee from 1953 until 1966, Brian very much enjoyed his time at school. He was an active player of rugby and cricket, and a member of the CCF. Going on to study Economics at the University of Edinburgh saw Brian gain a BSc before coming back to Dundee and joining Moody Stuart & Robertson CA, whose offices were coincidentally situated directly across from the school. Brian was a participant in the FP Rugby Team for many years and married his childhood sweetheart and fellow classmate, Patricia. They have one daughter, Zoe and a granddaughter Lucy. Brian has been a part of the school's Board of Directors and a member of the Friends for some 18 years now. In his spare time, Brian enjoys fishing, rotary and spending quality time with his family

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