sentences:  His Trustees allowed the investments to accumulate for more than 25 years before they decided that with £166,000, there was enough capital with which to acquire the land, to found the school, and to fund scholarships.The main school building was designed by David Bryce, nearly 20 years after Fettes’ death, and it opened in 1870, 34 years after his death.Fettes College thus opened with 53 pupils (40 were Foundation Scholars with 11 others boarding and two day pupils).