IN plumping for a 750-roll academy at Portlethen, rather than the Scottish Education Department's "borrowing consent" for a 500-roll unit only, the education committee were influenced by a stern warning.
It came from Mr James Graham, Grampian Region's senior depute director of education.
House building in the area could result in the roll rising above the 700 mark by 1991, he cautioned.
And he reminded members that recent similar projects elsewhe
re in the Region had to be almost immediately extended to cater for expanding populations.
It would therefore be logical to build a bigger school from the start he suggested.
That observation was backed by the representative for the division, councillor Roddy Kinghorn, who said that a 750-pupil school would certainly be welcomed by the local community.
And councillor Harry Sim, depute regional convener, added that it had been made abundantly clear at meetings with local residents that it was a 750-place school they wanted.
50 Years Ago
Friday, January 31, 1958
THE Works Committee of Stonehaven Harbour Trust will investigate the possibility of providing electric lighting on the piers in place of the existing gas lighting.
Provost Christie, who was re-elected chairman of the Trust, brought the matter up at Tuesday's meeting.
The Provost said that everyone would agree that the lighting was extremely poor in that area, and he felt in this day and age gas was outmoded for harbour lighting.
Harbour revenue showed a slight decrease from the previous year.
Dues on vessels fell from £47 1/3 to £32 6/3, dues on exports from £75 to nil and dues on imports from £434 5/11 to £427 13/6.
100 Years Ago
Thursday, January 30, 1908
THE 25th of January has come and gone and with the exception of Fetteresso Guild no notice has been taken of Burns's Anniversary.
What has become of our Burns Club, which started with such a flourish of trumpets, and through whose agency the public were to be educated in Burns's life and works?
It may be said to be in a state of suspended animation at present, but may be quickened into life at the next wave of enthusiasm that passes over the community.
Our townsman Mr J. Crabb Watt, K.C., is a great admirer of the poet, and some years ago delivered an able eulogy at one of our Burns Club suppers.
The other day he was the principal speaker at the Dunfermline Burns Club festival and referring to Burns's connection with the Mearns showed that the small holdings then prevalent that kept his father in poverty and ultimately caused the family to leave Kincardineshire.
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