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P0012 · Person · 1889-1983

Andrew McCance was born in 1889 at Cadder, Dunbartonshire and educated at Morrison's Academy, Crieff and Allan Glen's School, Glasgow. He graduated in metallurgy from the Royal School of Mines in 1910. He then worked for William Beardmore initially as an assistant chemist and later as assistant armour manager. He carried out experimental work at Beardmores and also at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow and at Glasgow University, and published a number of papers on the physical chemistry of steelmaking. He received a DSc from London University in 1916 for this research. In 1919, in partnership with T M Service and with support from Colvilles, McCance established a new company, Clyde Alloy, to manufacture alloy and special steels. He was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal by the Iron and Steel Institute in 1940, and elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943. In 1944, he was appointed deputy chairman and joint managing director of Colvilles, and chairman from 1956. He was knighted in 1947. From 1950 onwards, McCance was chairman of the governors of the Royal Technical College, later the Royal College of Science and Technology. During his chairmanship, the College engaged in strenuous negotiations on university status with the University Grants Committee and the University of Glasgow, and succeeded in winning an independent charter as the University of Strathclyde.

C055 · Corporate body · late 19th century

D. McGregor & Company was one of a number of companies in Glasgow making and repairing nautical instruments in the late 19th century. They were based in Clyde Place, Glasgow and also had premises in Greenock and Liverpool.

C0095 · Corporate body · 1796-1887

The Secretary was responsible for keeping the minutes of the meetings of the Trustees and the Managers and carrying out the administration of the institution in accordance with the instructions of the Managers. The Secretary was elected annually by the Managers.

P0017 · Person · ? 1801-1833

Thomas Atkinson was a radical bookseller in Glasgow and Lecturer in Craniology at Anderson's Institution. By his will, he founded Atkinson's Institution 'for the instruction of artisans and all members of the middle classes in literature and languages'.

C0291 · Corporate body · Established 1907

The Literary Committee was responsible for producing the Training College Magazine, 1907 - c 1923, and arranging debates and talks on literary subjects.

C0277 · Corporate body · fl 1930-1993

The Former Students' Club at Jordanhill College of Education established a popular dramatic section upon its foundation in 1922. Twelve years later, its organisation passed to the Training College Club. During term-time, the Training College Dramatic Club met weekly. Plays were read, rehearsals held and a programme of plays performed throughout the year. Members also had the opportunity to explore dramatic literature, attend a series of talks on various aspects of dramatics and share fellowship with club members.

C0278 · Corporate body · fl 1925-1959

The Athletic Club at Jordanhill College of Education took part in regular competitions and had access to gymnasia, equipment, coaching staff and plenty of outside space in which to train.

C0281 · Corporate body · fl 1907-1993

The Training College Football Club was funded by membership subscription and managed by two committees: the juniors and the seniors. Traditionally, the junior and senior teams faced each other in a yearly match, whilst both also played competitive league matches each Saturday afternoon during the season. Initially the exclusive preserve of men of the Scottish School of Physical Education, from 1959 this extremely popular club began to attract men from the wider student and graduate bodies. In the 1950s, the college football team achieved one of its greatest success: winning the Amateur Scottish Cup.

C0282 · Corporate body · 1912-1959

Initially, all members of the Hockey Club were drawn from the Scottish School of Physical Education, although its membership later expanded to include individuals from the wider student body of Jordanhill College of Education. In 1949, an important development took place in the club's history when the Men's Hockey Club became affiliated with the Scottish Hockey Association.

C0285 · Corporate body · fl 1952-1993

For many years, members of the club were drawn exclusively from the Scottish School of Physical Education. In 1959 the club was reconvened, after a brief closure, and in the same year won promotion from the Second to the First Division of the West District League. From 1961 onwards, with an increased membership of twenty-two, the club was able for the first time to field both First and Second Division teams. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the club played in both the Strathclyde Premier League Division One and the Scottish National League (Premier or Division Two), as well as participating in numerous external tournaments including the Dublin-Blackrock Inter-Nation Tournament, the Scottish Cup and the British Colleges Tournament. Match days were Wednesdays and Sundays, training sessions held twice weekly and matches played in the Scottish School of Physical Education Games Hall.

C0283 · Corporate body · fl 1930-1959

The Netball Club was one of the most popular clubs for female students at Jordanhill College of Education. Providing enjoyment and exercise, it also facilitated practice in coaching, essential for teachers who would be required to teach the sport in schools. Boasting a large membership of enthusiastic players, the club organised inter-section tournaments for both A and B graduates, in which all sections took part and, in the summer term, a final tournament was arranged between all graduate and non-graduate sections. External fixtures were also arranged yearly with external clubs, such as the Dundee Training College, Notre Dame, St. Andrews, Edinburgh and Bathgate. Training sessions and matches, supported by staff of the Physical Training Department, took place outside, whenever possible, but inclement weather was no deterrent to play: sessions were simply transferred into the College gymnasia.

C0286 · Corporate body · fl 1933-1959

The club fielded a 1st XI and a 2nd XI from the 1930s and played regular matches against other teams including Edinburgh University and the Royal Technical College, an antecedent of the University of Strathclyde. In season 1935-1936 the club was deemed to be the most promising Junior Club in the Western Union.

C0289 · Corporate body · 1907-1984

The Christian Union of Jordanhill College of Education reported that its aim was 'to present the claims of Jesus Christ, to help all those who are sincerely seeking God to find Him, and to unite those who want to be more efficient in His Service'. It also enabled Christian fellowship and membership was open to all who accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour, although all were made welcome. The Union held main meetings, prayer meetings, bible studies and missionary prayer meetings weekly, and sent representatives to attend external Christian Union conferences.