User:Hamishrobertson7/sandbox

Born in Balshagrie Nursing Home in Glasgow Scotland on February 17, 1943. Attended Hillhead High School from 1948 until 1953 when he emigrated to Canada on the Maiden voyage of the TSS Olympia. Enrolled in Regal Road public school in grade 5 (the grade for his age) since the Principal believed that the records brought from British schools could not be trusted. In January of 1954, he transferred to Huron Street PS in Mr Moses grade 5 class where he was placed at the rear of the class to copy the notebooks of Melvin Cooper in every subject since the beginning of the school year in Sept. of 1953. He was not permitted to join the rest of the classes activities ubtil that task was completed. In Sept of 1954 he moved with his classmates to grade 6. this class was chosen to participate in testing the use of Television in the classroom.