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Old Photograph High School Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland
Old photograph of the High School in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The school was established in 1582 as Kirkcaldy Burgh School; the " High School " name dates from the middle part of the 19th century. The school's motto is Usque conabor, " I will strive to my utmost ". The pupils of Kirkcaldy High School are organised into four different houses. Originally the House system was named after areas of Kirkcaldy, Balwearie, Raith, Ravenscraig, and St. Serfs. Now the houses are named after famous persons of the town. Oswald, named after an old Kirkcaldy family, at one time associated with the Dunnikier estate, on which the school is now sited. Adam Smith, named after the famous economist who wrote " The Wealth of Nations " and attended the school in the eighteenth century. Carlyle, named after the famous writer Thomas Carlyle who famously wrote " The French Revolution, A History " and taught at the school between 1816 and 1818.
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