Dick

Dick, JAMES, a West Indian and London merchant, who was born at Forres, Morayshire, in November 1743, died 24th May 1828, and left over £113,000 to promote higher learning among the parish schoolmasters of Elgin, Banff, and Aberdeen shires. Examinations were instituted, and those schoolmasters who showed a satisfactory knowledge were awarded from the bequest a sum of money and an annual stipend as long as they remained efficient. The annual value of the bequest exceeds £4000, allowing a payment of about £30 to each teacher participating.