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PRESENTATION OF PIPE BANNER
The Pipe Banner presented by the Canadian Branch of the Old Victorians' Association will be handed over by a representative of the Branch.
It will be carried on the pipes of the Boy Pipe Major during the Beating of Retreat.

PRESENTATION OF OLD VICTORIANS
Old Victorians have come from all over the world to celebrate the 75th Anniversary. Representatives from Branches of the Old Victorians' Association at home and abroad will be presented to the Inspecting Officer.

MARCH OFF
The Senior Monitor requests permission to march off from the Inspecting Officer.
The Parade reforms line and marches off, preceded by the Pipes and Drums playing Highland Laddie.
(Spectators stand during the March Off until Colours have left the Parade Ground.)

TEA
Tea will be served in the Tea Tents immediately after the Parade has left the Parade Ground.

PIPES AND DRUMS AND HIGHLAND DANCERS

PROGRAMME

RETREAT CALL (During the Retreat Call the Union Flag will be lowered. Guests are        requested to rise and gentlemen to take off their hats.)

DRUMMERS SALUTE

 

RETREAT MARCHES

The Green Hills of Tyrol

 

The Battle's O'er

DANCERS

Victorians' Broadswords

SLOW MARCH

Loch Duich

MARCH

Major Moir

STRATHSPEY

The Keel Row

REEL

Captain Lachlan Macphail

MARCHES

The Crags of Tumbledown

 

Highland Laddie

Queen Victoria School Pipes and Drums (Pipe Major Instructor Mr J. McKenzie, late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Drum Major Instructor Mr R. Brown) and Highland Dancers (Instructor Miss M. G. Anderson, M.A., M.S.D.T.A.. M.B.A.T.D.).

 

EXHIBITIONS
An exhibition of Memorabilia, arranged by Miss Diana M. Henderson, LL.B., N.P., is on display in the Trenchard Day Room off the Central Hall.
A display of arts, crafts and hobbies done by the boys during the year is arranged in the Playhall on the South edge of the Parade Ground. There is a display in the Model Railway Room, to which any QVS boy will direct guests. The Pipe Room and Drum Room, behind the main row of seats, contains pictures and badges which have been presented to the School by the three Fighting Services, including every Regiment and Corps normally represented by sons at the School.
All guests are cordially invited to visit these displays.
Souvenirs of the 75th Anniversary are on sale in the tent on the Playing Field
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