• Reference
    BD1259
  • Title
    Caroline Fitzpatrick of Kempston Hoo to T.B. - - - Answers his questions on Kempston School. (i) The schoolmaster, Mr. Brooks, gets £20 p.a., & the children pay 2d. a week on Monday mornings. (ii) 38 boys attending. Average attendance of 26 over the past year. (iii) There are no printed rules. Boys must pay for the whole week if they attend any part of it. Names are not taken off the books for 3 months after the last attendance. (iv) Farmers' sons etc. pay 4d. a week & expect to receive more attention. (v) Unlike Cople, all children are over 8 yrs. old, the younger ones going to the Infants, where they only pay 1d. . Also infant girls & girls attending 2 days a week only pay 1d. . Thinks 1d. a week is enough except for the older boys.
  • Date free text
    23 Feb. (1860's)
  • Production date
    From: 1860 To: 1869
  • Exent
    No. of pieces: 1
  • Level of description
    item