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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



The Great War. 



The Society's Roll of Honour. 



Seventh List.^ 



The following names have been sent in since the publication 



of the Sixth List: — 



Fraser, George M., 13 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh. 



Lieut., R.F.A. (Spec. Res.). (Wounded, June 191 7.) 

 Gordon, Seton, Auchintoil, Aboyne. Lieut., R.N.V.R. 

 Jonas, R. C. 2nd Lieut., Royal Engineers. 

 M'Gran, J., The Gardens, Coodham, Kilmarnock. 

 Sprot, Colonel Sir Alex., Bt. of Garnkirk and Stravithie, C.M.G. 

 RoLLiN, Jacques, France, Legion of Honour, Military Cross. 

 (Killed, 4th May 1918.) 



Casualties Inti.mated. 

 Moultrie, James, Durris (see Third List). Killed, 26th March 



1918. 

 Park, James, Durris (see Third List). Killed, 13th Nov. 1916. 



A Summer School. 



Few children have the privilege of being able, during the 

 summer months, to leave the hot, noisy, dull and dusty school- 

 room and do their tasks in the cool shade of surrounding trees. 

 Such is the privilege of at least one school in Perthshire. 

 Several other schools may be taken out of doors during the 

 heat of the day, but very little work is carried on as the children 

 are able to see and hear everything that goes on around them. 

 The school of which I write, having a summer school ready- 

 made, there are few temptations to let the mind wander. 



The actual school building, like many others, is situated on 

 the edge of a coniferous wood and near the public road. A 

 very short distance behind the school, and almost out of sight 

 of the public highway, is a large rectangular grassy plot, 

 surrounded on all four sides by Douglas firs. This plot is large 

 enough to allow of a class working at either end without 

 disturbing each other. These Douglas firs are planted at such 



' For First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Lists see Vol. xxix. 

 p. 192, Vol. XXX. pp. 47 and 129, Vol. x.xxi. pp. 66 and 168, and Vol. xxxii. 

 p. 97, respectively. 



