George Morrison. 1708 Patrick Morrison. 1710 William Simpson. 1712 Alexander Davidson. 1718 George Reid. 1742 George Robertson. [1756 Richard Birnie, teacher of Music.] [1762 Mr. Thomson, teacher of English.] [1763 Mrs. Jannet Innes, schoolmistress.] [1765 Andrew Stevenson, teacher of Dancing.] [1766 Mrs. Grant, schoolmistress.] [ John Ritchie, teacher of Mathematics.] 1773 Robert Alves. 1780 Alexander Johnston. [ Alexander Wilson, second master.] [1781 Andrew Lachlan, teacher of Dancing.] 1782 James Morrice. 1786 George Chapman. 1792 John Cruickshank. [1805 Mr. Peterkin and William Allardyce, teachers of English.] [1809 James Simpson, teacher of Writing.] [1822 Miss Buchanan, mistress of the Boarding and Day School.] [1827-33 James Robertson, teacher of English.] [1828 Misses Dunbar, mistresses of Boarding and Day School.] [1829 Alex. Murdoch (teacher of Pirie's School) appointed teacher of Writing and Arithmetic in room of Mr. Gow, dismissed.] 1830 James Smith. [1830 S. Leith, teacher of Drawing.] [1833 Alexander Riach, teacher of English.] [1836 Mr. Dewars, substitute for Mr. Murdoch, who obtained leave of absence.] [1837 C. W. Connon, teacher of Madras School. Salary £50, and to be subject to the rector of the Academy. Wilson's Trustees to receive the fees.] [1837 Mr. and Mrs. Bairnsfather appointed to the Infant School. Salary £50, with a house. Fees go to the Trust.] [1838-9 Mr. Connon, teacher of English and Arithmetic.] [1838-41 John Ogilvie (from Keith), teacher of Arithmetic.] [1839-43 Hugh MacIntosh (Nairn), teacher of English, then of Arithmetic.] [1842-44 H.G.L. Smith (teacher of the Madras School), teacher of English. 1843 William McDowall. [1844 Mr. Marr, teacher of Mathematics.] [ " James Milne, teacher of English.] [ Charles H. Hay, teacher of English.] [1846-7 W. B. Carruth (Broughty Ferry), teacher of English.] [1846 Archibald McDiarmid (Callander), teacher of Mathematics.] [ "John Peattie (Leuchars), teacher of Mathematics.] 1847 John Leask. [1847-8 D. Williamson (Bell's Institution, Edinburgh), teacher of English.] [1849-50 John Scott (Edinburgh), teacher of Mathematics.] [1849-51 John E. Rae (Edinburgh), teacher of English.] 1850 George Weir. [ "Mr. Sim, teacher of the Madras School.] [1851-2 George Stewart (tutor in the family of Sir Robert Abercromby), teacher of English.] [1852 Charles Peters, teacher of the Madras School.] [1853-5 Mr. Burns (Circus Place Academy, Edinburgh), teacher of English. Salary £50.] [1854 Mr. Bairnsfather appointed to the Infant and Madras Schools.] 1855 David H. Paton promoted from classical teacher to Rector. Salary £75. [1855 James Spence (Watson's Hospital, Edinburgh), teacher of English. Salary £35.] 1857 James Hunter. [1866 John M. Grant, teacher of junior classes in the English and Commercial Departments. Salary £44, and his Government Grant.] [1872 Miss Andrew resigns for a situation in Dumfries, and Miss Jessie Paterson, Portsoy, appointed.] 1873 James Moir.* 1875 John Wilson.† James Moir, LL.D., is now Rector of the Grammar School, Aberdeen. He was for two years Parochial Schoolmaster of Tough, and was for a year Assistant Professor of Greek in Aberdeen University. At the period of his appointment to Banff he was Senior Classical Master in Daniel Stewart's Institution." + Formerly Parochial Schoolmaster of Insch. THE HARBOUR. THE PEEL-HEife.--ContraCT FOR WORK at Guthrie's HAVEN.-ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND CONVENTION OF BURGHS IN FAVOUR OF THE HARBOUR.-CONSTRUCTION OF HARBOUR AT GUTHRIE.-MEMORIAL ANENT THE HARBOUR.-MR. SMEATON'S PLAN FOR A NEW HARBOUR.-GRANT BY COMMISSIONERS FOR HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGES.-TRADE OF THE PORT IN RECENT YEARS. CC |