Thank you to Bill Duncan for sharing his school photo here. Bill told me recently, “This is my class photo from High Blantyre Primary School, the year, not sure, but circa 1950. I left primary school in 1952, this was my historical moment of fame year as I was presented with the Dux (top pupil) award. In the photo your uncle John is in the back row. I can put a name to some of the pupils.”

Reading left to right.
Back row
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. Peggy Best
5. ?
6. ?
7. John Duncan
8. ?
9. ?
10. Irene Barrie
11. John McGregor

2nd row from back
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. Helen Houldsworth.
5?
6. Ina Jenkins
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?

3rd row from back
1.?
2.?
3. John Muir
4. ?
5. Ian Gibson
6. Jim Gibson
7. ?
8. ?
9. Peter Cornfield

Foreground row
1. ?
2. Robert Robertson
3. ?
4. ?
5. William Duncan (me)

Ian and Jim Gibson are twins, they stayed in Larkfield in the building directly opposite the Larkfield bar.” Bill was presented with Dux for 1951/1952 season, the prize coming from Blantyre Co-operative Society.

1951 Dux High Blantyre Primary, William Duncan

1950 HIgh Blantyre Primary School

So knowing this is either 1949 or 1950, can you help Bill identify the missing boys and girls in this High Blantyre class?

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The Blantyre Project i’d love to hear of any other Blantyre DUX pupils, no matter what the year. There is an entry for dux pupils in a future book i’m writing, and it would be great to list as many as possible.

Pamela McKeown Ann McKeown show jim this?

Margaret Nimmo Lehmann Not sure Paul, but it might have been Alan Whiteford (who became a Veterinarian) Class of 1962/63, his family owned the farm on Main Street – Priestfield Farm, I think, I asked you about that name not too long ago – still remember the big old tree and stone wall