ier ▁mem orial s ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁Kirk ▁in ▁Be ith ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁large ▁statue ▁of ▁John ▁Sp ier ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁stand ▁outside ▁the ▁re ctor ' s ▁office ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Gar no ck ▁Academy . ▁The ▁gate ▁pi ers ▁are ▁C - List ed ▁and ▁the ▁' top s ' ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' D un ces ' ▁C aps ' ▁by ▁the ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁' Jan itor ' s ▁or ▁Care t aker ' s ' ▁house ▁existed ; ▁last ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁Mrs . R ae . ▁ ▁School ▁sports ▁▁ ▁Sp ier ' s ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁reputation ▁for ▁playing ▁sports ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁in ▁A yr shire ▁to ▁play ▁rugby ▁football , ▁as ▁R . ▁Bruce ▁Lock hart , ▁the ▁first ▁head master , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Rugby ▁Union . ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Marshall and ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁As ▁stated , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁a ▁house ▁system , ▁with ▁C uff , ▁Marshall and ▁and ▁Sp ier ; ▁providing ▁competition ▁on ▁the ▁school ▁sports ▁days ▁held ▁in ▁June ▁on ▁the ▁Marshall and ▁playing ▁fields . ▁Tennis ▁( g irls ▁only ), ▁cr icket , ▁hockey , ▁net ▁ball ▁and ▁golf ▁were ▁played ▁and ▁a ▁qu aint ▁game ▁called ▁target te ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁Sp ier ian ▁Football ▁Club ,