I've been there when it's on, but I got up long before the students, went to work and came back to the hotel so I never saw it. They do seem better there, in not upsetting the Town as much as some universities.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
More tradition - a fresher (first year student) at St Andrews is known as a "bejant"/"bejantine" from the French "bec jaune" = yellow-beak i.e. fledgeling. The corresponding terms at Aberdeen are "bajan"/"bajanella" showing the French influence in the founding of Scottish universities.
Yet more tradition - students dressed formally for the "pier walk" at the start of the academic year http://wmalumnimagazine.com/wp-conte...ws-820x525.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5221/5...c4179268_z.jpg
The lassie on the right is a third-year arts student, the other 2 are fourth-year students - the way the gowns are worn is the clue.
Alan
Last edited by neloon; 20th October 15 at 10:56 AM.
Thanks for the reminder.
My daughter graduated with an Honours Degree in Modern History from St. Andrews University in 2004. I remember she would tell of the antics on Raisin Monday and the Foam Parties.
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