Reference
SDSandySS2/2
Title
Girl's School Log Book 1911-1920, Mixed junior school from 1920
Date free text
September 1911 - June 1924
Production date
From: 1911 To: 1924
Scope and Content
Index at front mainly used to record teachers details but with a few other references.
On the first page are details of the dimensions of the accommodation.
Typical log book entries i.e. weather, illness, reports on the school, syllabus, staff shortages, etc. There is reference to the girl's playing cricket, tennis and other games e.g. 2 April 1912 'the potato peeling race this afternoon was won by Eva Brawn in Class Ib.'
Children are rarely named unless they are ill, sent home (usually because of headlice), transferred between classes, absent from school etc. e.g. 1st May 1912 'Violet Springle & Winnie Bennett were sent into school by the school attendance officer whilst garlanding at 9.25. Florence & Nellie Jeeves, Ada & Eva Usher were also sent in & Annie Francis too was sent in whilst selling vegetables at 9.40.' Entries become less detailed from about 1917 onwards.
During the war the children brought vegetables and fruit for the soldiers and sailors (21 Oct 1915) and knitted socks and mittens, they also had collections for the Belgian and Serbian Relief Funds. Some girls worked in agriculture. In September and October 1917 they collected blackberries and when these were 'nearly over some picked up the horsechestnuts which are also being collected.' (p70, 73)
13 April 1920 'School now junior mixed number on roll 170 boys 86 girls 84.'
15 April 1920 'The arithmetic of the boys admitted to this department is on an extremely low level. No standard 4 or 5 boy can do a simple long division sum.'
12 July 1920 'School closed for Miss Farley's wedding as large number of Girl Guides attended.'
The report of the inspection in October 1923 speaks of the formation of the mixed school and says 'The condition of the Boys Department at that time was throughly unsatisfactory hence several of the older boys were not sufficiently advanced to be placed in the Senior Department. There are therefore in the top class, 2 children of 14 years, 7 of 13; 10 of 12.5; 3 of 12 and 3 of 11.5. The majority of them boys, who by their ages should be in the Senior Deprtment now, but whose attainments make this impossible. The school is owing to this not normal; and the presence of the boys makes discipline difficult and causes great anxiety to the Head mistress...'
At the back are notes on teaching staff and war work.
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Level of description
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Closed until
2024