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SDSandySS3/1
Title
Sandy Infant School log book.
Date free text
August 1874 - December 1904
Production date
From: 1874 To: 1904
Scope and Content
Index at front used for recording teachers and monitoresses details only.
Typical log book recording: weather, teacher and pupil absence, truancy, disease, school closures for feasts, holidays etc., inspections, syllabus and arrangement of classes. Children are very rarely named (usually only on admittance or if ill or punished). Most entries are about the lessons taught. One unusual entry is from 23 Oct 1899 when 'a circus visited the village this dinner hour & a large number of children were absent in the afternoon in consequence.' The circus visited again in Oct 1900.
The school opened on 3rd August 1874 with Janet Simpson as mistress, Emily A Maddox as teacher and Fanny Stott as monitress. Mary Beaumont took over from Miss Simpson in October 1878, resigned December 1880. Elizabeth Ann Garrett took over until August 1883 followed by M Gray (1883-1885), Elizabeth Fryer (1886-April 1887), Louisa L Lawrence (1887-Aug 1889), Eliza M A Tipler (Sept 1889 - Jan 1892), Louisa Burden Standen (1892 - 1895), Emily Parker (1895- March 1898), Martha Annie Phoenix (May 1898 - Feb 1902), Marie C Macleod (Mar 1902- Dec 1902), Annie Hirst (Feb 1903 - June 1903), Sarah A Dews (Sept 1903 - to end of log book)
The government report for 1895 reports that 'great allowance must be made for the grave disadvantages under which the school has been worked in very crowded and unsuitable premises. An excellent building has just been erected for the infants. If much improvement is not effectd, My Lords will be unable to continue the intermediate Grant under Article 98b of the Code...'
14 April 1896 'reopened school in new building after being closed nearly six weeks owing to an epidemic of measles.' however a week later it was reported that 'the routine of school work is very much affected, as there is no screen provided yet to divide the babies from the older children.' [a screen was fitted at the beginning of May]. 29th April 'the floor has been painted for marching and drill. The children used the lines this afternoon for drill for the first time.' 12th May 'new furniture arrived today, desk table, chairs, swing slates & museum.' The report for 1896 says 'This school, which is now conducted in new premises, admirably planned & equipped, is carefully taught and greatly improved.' By 1901 the school is described as crowded. This seems to be partly because children could not be transferred the boys and girls schools due to lack of space there.
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