Reference
P45/29/28
Title
Clophill National School Managers minute book
Date free text
14 Oct 1903 - 20 Jan 1953
Production date
From: 1903 To: 1953
Scope and Content
Meeting to consider surveyor's unfavourable report on school and houses belonging. 1904.
Enlargements to master's house. 1904-5.
Glebe cottage let by managers after one of the two teachers living there had left. 1908.
Discussion re ownership of Glebe Cottage and final resolution that managers had no claim to it. Rector's decision to live there. Sale of furniture by managers. Aug.-Sept. 1910.
Meetings without Rector, absent in forces. 1915-18.
Managers' protest to County Council re attempt to dismiss Miss Stimson after 25 yrs. and subsequent dismissal. 1922.
Retirement of Mr Cunnington, headmaster, 1924.
Acceptance of offer by Mr. Russell headmaster of a wireless for school. Nov. 1924.
Completion of renovations. Feb. 1929.
Acceptance of estimates for installing electric light. 1929.
Discussion re proposed central School at Clophill. Oct.-Nov. 1929.
Discussion re possible Church Senior School and reorganisation. 1935-37.
Laying on of water to school house and school. 1937-38.
No full minutes, but brief notes of decisions taken during war. 1939 - Jan. 1943.
Meeting re Educ. Act by which Clophill would become a 3 class school. 10 Jan. 1946.
Discussion of necessary alterations to school. April 1946.
Appointment of headmistress as school not large enough to have a headmaster. Oct. 1950.
Meeting arranged with Dean and P.C.C. re diocesan scheme to help schools meet obligations. Jan. 1952.
Protest re County's failure to advertise a teacher's job. Decision for further meeting with P.C.C.
Application for aided status already made. May 1952.
Decision to surrender aided status and apply for controlled status. Jan. 1953.
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