Ephemera - Dumfries Banknote

The attached article carries the following commentary: "A RARE BANK-NOTE.--An article published in "The Post" recently referred to the rarity of on-guinea bank-notes, of which, it stated, only three are known to exist. Mr. E. Irving Roberts, of Khandallah, owns such a note, apparently of an issue different from those referred to in the article. The photograph is a slightly enlarged reproduction of this probably valuable curiosity."

Ephemera - The Spittal Hotel

A charming receipt from the 1960s here. The Spittal Hotel is a beautiful log cabin at the foot of the Cairngorm mountains on the A93 enroute to Glenshee and Braemar. The receipt is made out to one Mr Gorski, which ammusingly means something like 'mountaneous' in Polish. It is particularly charming to note pay that guests were expected to pay extra for baths, which Mr. Gorski failed to avail himself during the course of his four-day stay.

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[1]
THE SPITTAL OF GLENSHEE
HOTEL LTD. - GLENSHEE

8th Jan 1966

Received from
Mr Gorski
£13 . 7 . 0
Sig. S. McLeod

[1b]

2852
The sum of
£ s d
10%
£ 1 . 6 . 0

[2]

6156

THE SPITTAL HOTEL
Proprietor: THE SPITTAL OF GLENSHEE HOTEL LTD.
GLENSHEE, PERTHSHIRE
SKI-ING - FISHING - PONY-TREKKING

Mr Gorski

Jan 1965 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Brought forward - 3.15.- 7.10.- 11.5.-
Room & Breakfast
Board £ 3.15.0 £3.15.0 £3.15.0
Apartments
Room Service
Morning Tea
Baths
Breakfast
Luncheon
Afternoon Tea
High Tea
Dinner/Supper
Tea & Coffee 2.-
Beers, WInes, etc.
Laundry/Dry cleaning
Telephone
Garage Transport 2.0.0
Sundries
Pony Trekking
Ski Hire
Ski Instruction

Carried forward - £ 3.15 - 7.10.- 11.5.- 13.7.0

NEAREST STATION, COUPAR ANGUS

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Questions, question. Who was Mr. Gorski one wonders. Why one cup of tea in four days? Anyone know anything about the hotel at this time? Who worked there? Who was it run by?

Flower

This came out of a fourth impression of Isobel Cameron's 'The Street of the Spinners'. Ideas, anyone?

Ephemera: Moray House College of Education

A reading list now, this one from 1965, we are guessing. Recognise any of the titles, or the course? If so, as ever, please feel free to leave a comment and/or insight with the comment function below.

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MORAY HOUSE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
SESSION 1965/66
FINAL YEAR COLLEGE DIPLOMA STUDENTS
METHODS AND PRESCRIBED BOOKS EXAMINATION

Students in this class will be examined during the week beginning 30th May, 1966 on their reading of certain prescribed books concerned with methods of teaching Arithmetic, Mathematics, Reading and Spelling, and on other subjects no dealt with in the normal examination timetable, e.g. school broadcasting, visual aids, infant methods, group and individual methods, teaching of handwriting, rural school methods.

The examination will be of two hours' duration.

Students will be expected to answer four questions, viz., one on Prescribed and Recommended Reading in Arithmetic and Mathematics, one on Prescribed Books in Reading and Spelling, and two from the rest of the paper (General Methods).

ARITHMETIC AND MATHEMATICS

Prescribed Reading

Keith & Robertson "Principles of Arithmetic",
pp. 72-131; 157-246, and 254-162

OR

Burmiston: "Real Arithmetic" (Junior Series),
Teachers' Books 0 - 4 (Parts dealing with
multiplication, short and long division,
compound quantities (i.e., weights and
measures), vulgar fractions and decimal
fractions).

OR

Monteith: "Teaching Arithmetic"
pp. 90-104; 126-185, and 192-213.
(N.B. Not suitable for answering a question
on decimals.)

OR

Downes & Paling "The Teaching of Arithmetic in Primary Schools",
pp. 169-452

Recommended Reading
Schonnel: "Diagnosis and Remedial Teaching in Arithmetic"
OR
Flavell & Wakeham: "Primary Mathematics", Teacher's Book 1 and
Pupils' Books 1, 2 & 3
OR
Gattegno: "A Teacher's Introduction to the Cuisenaire-Gattegno
Method of Teaching Arithmetic"
OR
Law, Margaret L.F.: "Number Building", Teacher's Book on the Cuisenaire
Method.

READING AND SPELLING/-

[verso]

-2-

READING AND SPELLING

Prescribed Reading

Schonell: "Essentials in Teaching and Testing Spelling"
Schonell: "The Psychology and Teaching of Reading"
(4th Edition)

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD READ "PRIMARY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND" (H.M.S.O, 1965).

Ephemera: James Burt, Bookseller & Stationer

Burts were until their demise in the 1970s, something of a Kirkcaldy institution. A number of our regulars have memories of buying their first titles there. To all intents and purposes, it was a fairly austere institution, but not uncommercial or unwelcoming. One customer, S., remembers parking up for hours reading books without so much as a murmur of disapproval from the staff.

The above 'Advice Card' gives an ideas of their classier side. A customer who had ordered a title was notified of its arrival at the shop by an 'advice card'.

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From JAMES BURT, Bookseller & Stationer
Tel. 3489 184-186 High Street, Kirkcaldy
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Order No. ... Date 10/12/58[55?]
With reference to your order for Landfall at Sunset
18/-

I would advise you that this is now available. Kindly collect at your earliest
convenience. JAMES BURT.
THIS ADVICE CARD TO BE PRODUCED WHEN MAKING ENQUIRIES REGARDING
THE ABOVE.

[verso]

If undelivered please retun to senter.
PRINTED PAPER
KIRKCALDY
10 DEC
1955
FIFE
Mr J. Reid
1 Southerton Cres
Kirkcaldy

Ephemera: James Thin

More ephemera now, and apologies to fans of the blog for the long delay in publishing the little notes, scribbles and curiosities that have tumbled out of the books here at the shop.

The following is a James Thin Booksellers receipt from 1963. Not a classic. The bookshop was beloved of Edinburgers until its sad demise in 2002. Any background, stories or memories of the bookshop are welcome.

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Telephone: Wav 6743 (3 lines)
ames Thin
New and Second-hand Bookseller
53-59 South Bridge, Edinburgh, 1
M....

Assistant M Date 14/10/63
M. H. [various prices]
Lamson Paragon
00473-15