The attendance this week has been very good.

Owing to this very mild weather the average attendance has been very good.

This morning I have altered the working of the classes of the school.  Standard 1 now working in the large classroom under Miss Charity.  Standard 2 in the small classroom under Miss Clarke and Standards 3 to 6 in the large school room to which has been added six new desks.

I think the children under this plan are more equally divided with respect to room.

The average attendance for this week has been 237 being one less than last week.

This has been a very wet and cold week and the average attendance has greatly decreased, it being only --- for the week.

This afternoon the Rev’d Canon J T Barker checked and called on the registers and found them correct.

This week the average attendance has remained below its earlier weeks.

The Rev’d Barker’s Scripture lesson was changed for tomorrow, Wednesday lesson being taken instead.

The average attendance this week has remained low 203.  I presume on account of cold and wet weather.

Today I received some new stock.

This afternoon the Rev’d Canon Barker took Standards 5 and 6 in the Repetition.

This morning the school has opened well in numbers.  I admitted two more children from Wymington.

The registers were not marked today because of the Religious Knowledge exam, this morning by the Diocesan Inspector and holiday in the afternoon.

This afternoon the Rev’d Canon Barker took Standards 5 and 6 in the Repetition.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and Rev’d Disney recommenced their Scripture lessons.

The average attendance this week was good 234.

The hunting meet taking place in the village this morning I dismissed the school at 11am.  This afternoon many children away, only 203 present.

Arthur Ward commenced as paid Monitor in the school but F Denton was absent through illness.

Arthur Ward commenced to assist Miss Charity with Standard ---

F Denton has been away all the week suffering from sore throat but he is better and will probably recommence duty on Monday.

F Denton recommenced work and I have put him to Standard 3 while I try to push on the very dull and backward Standard 4.

Yesterday I examined Standards 4 and 6 in Writing and Arithmetic.  Composition in Standard 6 and Arithmetic in Standard 4 was very poor.

Today I examined Standards 2 and 3 , the results being very fair.

I must mention the dullness of the half timers in Standard 4 to whom it seems impossible to work any interest in their work and whose progress therefore seems hopeless.

This week I have made a thorough [review] in Standard 4 Arith, who make such stupid mistakes in Standard 2 work.  The other classes seem more hopeful.

On Tuesday and Thursday this week we gave secular lessons instead of Scripture.  This week has been one of hard work on the part of the teachers, and steady progress.  The numbers do not show any perceptible increase there being a number of the younger children absent.

This afternoon we broke up for the Easter holiday.

Re-opened school this morning after the Easter holiday with an attendance of 218. 

The Rector this morning checked the registers.

This week we have been compelled to devote extra time to the 3 R’s as they seemed to require extra attention.

Today closed the school year.  The great trouble and anxiety for some time past has been the very great drag of the half timers, keeping backward in their work.

This morning W E Curry Esq H M I and Mr Simpson his assistant commenced examining the school.  Mr Simpson examined 4, 5, 6 in Arithmetic, Writing and Reading.

Yesterday and today the examination was continued and finished today.

The Duplicate Schedule returned this morning and the results shown by this are much as I expected they would be the percentage of passes being only 70.  The result of this will be that the classes will be much better equalised than before in attainments.

This morning I rearranged the classes putting back in the same class most of those who failed in their Standards and thus making them more even in their attainments.  I have received Infants from their schools.

The attendance this week has been fairly regular but still there are many away who I do not expect to see again till after Whitsuntide.  The average attendance for the week has been 250.

This afternoon I closed the school for the Whit week holiday.  The attendance this week has been very slack, owing no doubt to the approaching holiday.  The Factory Inspector called this afternoon and looked up four of the worst cases.

Re-opened school this morning after Whit week holiday with a very fair attendance.

The average attendance for the past week has been 252.  The classes are making steady progress but there are too many absentees which the Attendance Officer does not seem to have any effect upon.

This week the attendance has been a slight falling off upon the previous week.

This week there has again been a falling off in attendance.

The progress in this year’s work seems to show itself in the upper Standards.  Standard 2 seems very dull and heavy to drag forward showing no interest in their work.

I received a copy of the report from the Rev’d Canon Barker, as follows

“The handwriting and spelling in the upper Standards need special attention.  Reading and writing are generally satisfactory.  The order should be firmer.  English and geography are good.  Needlework is very good.”

Amount of grant £207.0.2

Arthur Ward is recognised as a Probationer.

Fred Denton as P T from 1^st May 1884

John T Barker
                Manager

The attendance this week has again declined, the average attendance being 233.

The school was closed today on account of the great number of children going for the Band of Hope excursion to Mablethorpe and the number of feasts around.

Opened school this morning with but poor attendance.

The average attendance for this week has been far below the averages for former weeks owing to band of Hope and Temperance excursions and the number of village feasts around.  The average attendance was 214.

The average attendance this week has been 231, being an advance of 17.  There are several children absent altogether, some away, and others obliged to be kept away because of measles in their houses.  Mr Ellis is making a great effort to improve the spelling of the First class, but the stupid blunders of some are abominable.

Still continue to make progress.  The attendance keeps up well in spite of some families keeping their children away on account of measles.  The average attendance for the week was 234.

The attendance keeps well up although the weather is extremely hot and the harvest is just starting.

The attendance has fallen very much this week owing to the prevalence of measles and the harvest operations.

Closed school this morning for the harvest holidays.  This afternoon promises a very enjoyable day for the treat, sports and prize giving.

Re-opened school this morning after 6 weeks holiday.  All the teachers have returned and we began with an attendance of 232.  Re-admitted Louise Clayton and Lily Stokes

The results shown from this week’s work testify to the amount of work forgotten during the long holidays.  I have found it necessary to recommence again in Arithmetic and pay more attention to Spelling.

The Rev’d Canon Barker has gone to Germany for eight weeks.

The average attendance for this week is exactly the same as last week 227.

Sent Mr Clarke a list of half timers who have not returned to school.

The attendance has fallen this week to 222.  I have sent a long list to the Attendance Officer but he seems unable to improve the worst cases.

This week the work has steadily gone on.

Today I have examined Standards 4 to 6 in the 3 R’s.  Arithmetic was very fairly done in all Standards but Spelling seems almost hopeless, particularly the half timers.

This afternoon Miss Clark had leave from school therefore no needlework.

Yesterday I was away from school having gone to London.  Left the school in charge of Mr Ellis.

I have sent a long list of absentees to the Attendance Officer but he seems unable to cope with the worst cases.

Miss Charity has been unable to attend school this week, suffering from quinsy.

Miss Charity commenced school but is evidently hardly strong enough.

The attendance this week has risen considerably, it being higher than at all since the harvest holiday.  Average 235.

The school has this week done good work and progressed.  The attendance too has been an improvement upon last week.

The weather this morning is very bad.  There has been a heavy fall of snow, the attendance this morning is low.  Arthur Ward is unable to attend school.

The attendance this week, owing to bad weather, has fallen 25 on the average. 

Arthur Ward has been away ill all the week.

I have returned to school this morning after a fortnight absence, having been compelled to keep my bed, in consequence of a very bad throat.  The school has gone on very satisfactorily under the supervision of Mr Ellis.

I A G C Vann took charge of the Mixed School.  198 were marked present in the morning and 222 in the afternoon.

All children who came to school punctually were marked in red ink.  Late children were marked in black.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the morning.  In the afternoon I found that Standard 4 had not commenced their poetry.

In the afternoon I took Standard 1 in Arithmetic and found them very backward.

From what I had observed during Monday and Tuesday I concluded that the school was not in so satisfactory condition as the managers believed so I determined to give an examination to each Standard.

Commenced examining Standard 1.

Divided the Standard into three groups and examined each group separately.

Gave the following sums and words – words taken from their reading books.

Standard 2

The following sums were given to Standard 2

The sums I gave out from dictation and the faults were not in taking them down.

Five lines from their reading books were given out by their teacher.  28 children had more than 5 mistakes.  Average number of mistakes 8.

Standard 3

Gave Standard 3 4 sums from dictation, 2 long division, 1 addition of money and 1 subtraction

Writing

Six lines were dictated from their reading book.  26 children had more than 4 mistakes – the average mistakes was 8.

The writing was bad & papers not neatly done.

Standard 4

29 were present – four sums were given out

In dictation 17 had less than 5 mistakes and 12 more than 4.  Average number of mistakes 4.

Standards 5 and 6

The following sums were given to Standard 5

A piece of dictation was given and 10 had less than 5 mistakes and 16 had more than 4 mistakes.

Average number of mistakes 5^21/26

The following sums were given to Standard 6

The dictation was better, 7 having less than 5 mistakes and 3 more than four.

Three boys present in Standard 7 had a letter to write but failed completely.

The Grammar and Geography had scarcely been commenced.

Only the upper division 5, 6 and 7 had commenced their poetry.

Taking into consideration the great number of half timers in the upper Standards it will now be a difficult task to get all the children to learn their repetition before the end of the school year.

I showed the papers and results of the examination to the Rev’d Canon Barker and asked him to examine the children as soon as he could conveniently do so and he has promised to come.  He said he would select the pieces of poetry for Standards 1, 2, 3 and 4.

I only partially examined the school in reading but found the children in upper standards very careless over little words.

Standard 1 had been taught to add and subtract by means of strokes.  I told the teacher that a better method must at once be adopted and the children must be carefully watched to prevent its continuation.

Admitted Henry Mead

The Rev’d Canon Barker and Rev’d A E Disney gave their usual Scriptural Instruction.

Took Standard 2 in the afternoon and gave them a writing lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and A E Disney attended in the morning.

Gave a lesson to Standard 1 in the afternoon on putting down figures and simple addition.

Weekly average 221.3.

Mr Ellis had leave of absence today owing to his grandmother’s death.

Took Standards 4 and 5 together.  In the afternoon gave Standards 5 and upwards an exercise in composition, very few were able to pass.

Took Standard 1 in the afternoon and gave them lessons on putting down and adding up figures, also a reading and writing lesson.

Mr Ellis away to attend a funeral.

The school has gone on very satisfactorily – attendance improved average being 225.

Received notice that the Diocesan Examination by the Rev’d P Lawson would commence on Feb 10/85 at 10 am.  The usual notice was posted up in the school.

Standard 4 commenced their poetry “The May Queen”

Poetry selected for Standard 3 “May Queen”

for Standard 2 “Psalm of Life”

for Standard 1 “The Reaper and the Flowers”

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his Scripture lesson as did also the

Rev’d D Disney.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and A E Disney gave their usual lessons.

Took Standard 1 in the afternoon.  The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and checked the registers.

End of 3^rd quarter of school year.

                Names revised.

Weekly average 218, the falling off being due to the bad weather.

Commencement of the 4^th quarter of school year.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and the Rev’d A E D Disney decided not to attend after February for Scripture until after the Government Examination.  Resolved to spend that time teaching class subjects.

Attendance better, average being 224.

Diocesan Examination today by the Rev’d Lawson, 252 children present.  Canon Barker and the Rev’d Disney were present.

Holiday in the afternoon.

Standard 4 show great improvement in Reduction of Weights and Measures.

Paper work is also more neatly done, there is still room for very great improvement, some children making their books very dirty.

Took Standard 1 in the afternoon, the children are now beginning to do their sums better without using strokes.

Canon Barker visited and checked the registers.

Attendance a little lower this week – average 217.  Registers only marked 8 times owing to Scripture Examination.

Mr Ellis had leave of absence today.  Took Standards 4-7 together.

Mr Ellis returned today and informed me that he had been appointed Assistant Master in the Surry County Industrial School, Byfleet, Weybridge under Mr Ridpath, my predecessor and that he wanted to commence duties on March 1^st next.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and A E D Disney attend for Scripture on alternate days instead of together as formerly – the former taking Old Testament on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the latter New Testament on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Re-arranged the school for Scripture, dividing into four instead of three groups as formerly.

The school has done good work; the attendance has diminished owing to a great many children being away with colds – average 209.

Received Diocesan report “The school on the whole passed a creditable examination in Scripture.  The answering was best in Group 2.  In Group 3 it was good in the case of the Elder one but poor in the part of the rest probably because so many of the children are half timers.”

                                                                F P Lawson Dio Inspector

Miss Charity away ill today.

I took Standard 1 and endeavoured to get them to improve in style of work generally.

Miss Charity returned to school in the afternoon though still very poorly.

During the week I examined all of the Standards in Arithmetic and Writing.  Standard 1 showed great improvement in Arithmetic passing more than 60pc but the spelling was very bad.

Standard 2 passed very little better than when previously examined.

Standard 4 did best both in Arithmetic and Writing, their style being better.

Mr Ellis left to become Assistant in Surrey County Industrial School.

Weekly average 208.

Mary Williamson commenced as monitress.  Sent her to help Miss Charity with Standard 1.

Canon Barker visited in the afternoon and arranged that my wife should come and take Mr Ellis’s place until a substitute was obtained.

My wife H E Vann commenced duty this morning in place of Mr Ellis.

School closed a few minutes after 11 this morning to enable the children to see the fox hounds meet.

No Scripture this week, the “class subjects” taken instead.

Weekly average 211.

Discovered that several boys who ought to be attending school at least half time were at work full time.  Visited and explained the law to their parents.  All promised to send their children.

Canon Barker examined Standard 1 in Writing and Arithmetic – found them very backward and expressed his surprise at their utter deficiency of intelligence.

Weekly average 215.

Better accommodation for hats has been provided for the boys and increased for girls.

The Rev’d Canon Barker during the week examined Standards 2 and upwards in Arithmetic and Writing on paper.  He expressed his surprise at the backwardness of the children.  He also checked the registers and found them correct.

Examined the school during the week giving them a full code exam.  The arithmetic was better but spelling very bad throughout the school.  Spelling requires very serious attention.

All the boys, Wm Warner excepted, who have been working instead of attending school have returned.

Average attendance 217.

Visited Wm Warner’s parents and explained to them what the result would be if Wm was not sent to school.  They said he should attend.

W Wood Esq. the Factory Inspector called; this being his second visit since I came here.  Informed him respecting Warner and he left me to visit him.

Attendance very low this week.

Closed school until April 13^th inst.

Mary Williamson left today having been 5 weeks on trial.  She appeared totally unfit for office of teacher.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and the Rector of Kimbolton visited in the afternoon.

Commenced school after Easter holidays.  Attendance very bad, 196 present in the morning, 195 in the afternoon.  Sent after absentees.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Attendance a little better, a great many of the elder ones away owing to “Horse Racing” at Northampton.

Examined Standard 1 in the afternoon.  46 passed in Arithmetic and 22 failed.  32 passed in Writing and 36 failed.

Examined Standards 4 and upwards in Arithmetic and Writing.  Standard 4 did best.  Standard 3 did much better than when last examined.

Standard 2 examined in the afternoon, the results were very unsatisfactory.

Received notice that the examination would take place on June 8^th, 9^th and 10^th.

Examined Standard 1 in the afternoon.  Writing was better but arithmetic not quite so accurately done.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Examined Standard 2.  26 passed in Arithmetic, 29 failed.  20 passed in Writing and 35 failed.

Pupil Teachers’ examination at Northampton.

Miss Charity, who obtained her certificate at Christmas, was away today to attend a meeting of the Maxey School Board she being one of two selected candidates for a school under that Board.

Informed by Miss C that she was appointed mistress of Maxey School Board and that she would like to leave at the end of the present week.

End of school year.

Copy of the Government Report for the year ending April 30^th/85

Mixed School  “The general results of the examination are fair both in Elementary and class subjects but attention must be given to Spelling and knowledge of the meanings of the words.  Needlework is barely passable under article 199 (c)”

Infants No 1  “The object lessons and other occupations are excellent, and the Elementary work in the upper part of the school is very good.  The lower part is not so well taught in Elementary work and Sewing.  Singing should be more generally taught”.

Infants No 2  “The school is very well conducted.  E Walker has passed well and F Denton fairly.  G E Whittemore – failure.  F Margett’s age precludes his recognition under article 40”.

A L Clarke and G Wagstaffe are continued under article 84.

John T Barker

Commencement of school year and consequently new registers.

Attendance rather poor, many children having gone round with garlands.

Miss Charity left today.  The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Miss Rose Gare from Wappenham commenced duties as assistant mistress and took Standard 1 vacated by Miss Charity.

Dismissed Charles Bollard, a very unruly and disobedient boy, from the school.

A complaint made that Fred Denton has kicked a boy; this was the second time I heard of him kicking children – told him very distinctly that under no circumstances was he to strike or kick a child.

The children through the school have done good work and a steady improvement seems to be going on particularly in Arithmetic.  Spelling is very bad particularly in the lower standards.

Admitted Charles Spencer from Irchester and Alice Curtis from Hargrave.

Gertrude Whittemore commenced duty as monitress.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.

During the week I have given a series of examinations, the results bear a favourable comparison with preceding ones.  Papers were neater and better.

Minnie Whittemore admitted on Monday.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.  Mrs Clayton called to say her daughter was ill with scarletina.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon and brought a list of children ill with scarletina and wished me to send home all children who lived in houses where the disease existed.

The Rev’d A E D Disney visited in the afternoon

Examined Standards 3, 4 and 5 on paper in Writing and Arithmetic.

There was a great improvement in style, accuracy and neatness.

Very wet day, attendance very bad.

Whitsuntide holiday one week.

School opened today, attendance fair, several away ill with scarletina.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Sent after absentees.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Mrs Elsdown called and paid 5/- for arrears in school fees, she has promised to pay regularly every week and to send some more for arrears in a month.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.

During the week the children have written their names on the exam papers.

W T H Simpson commenced the examination at 10.30am.  W E Curry Esq was present and examined Standard 1 in the afternoon.

W E Curry Esq and W T H Simpson continued the examination.  All was completely finished by 4.15pm.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and the Rev’d A E D Disney were present at intervals during the examination.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

The Rev’d Canon Barker commenced his Scripture lessons this morning.

Holiday today. 

Hannah E Vann ceased duty as temporary assistant mistress.

The infants from Mrs Wagstaffe’s and Miss Fisk’s Departments came up this morning.

The Rev’d A E Disney gave his Scripture lesson this morning.

The Rev’d A E Disney visited and gave his lesson.

Registers marked at 1.30 and school closed at 4 in the afternoon.

Rev’d A E D Disney called today.  He was unable to come on Tuesday.

Rev’d A E Disney gave his Scripture lesson this morning.

Received the Duplicate Examination Schedules.

292 Names were on the schedules

28 were cancelled by the inspector having been allowed as “exceptions”

Respecting the remaining 264

14 failed in 3 subjects

38 failed in 2 subjects

73 failed in 1 subject

212 passed in Reading, 202 in Writing and 187 in Arithmetic

Percentage of passes

Re-arranged the classes, putting up those who had passed.

Rev’d A E Disney did not attend this morning.  The Rev’d Canon Barker came and gave his Scripture lesson.

Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave a Scripture lesson.

Rev’d A E Disney gave a Scripture lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker and the Rev’d A E Disney and another gentleman visited in the afternoon.

The attendance during the week has been rather poor.

School closed today owing to Band of Hope trip to Skegness.

Attendance very bad this morning.

The Rev’d Canon Barker attended and gave his Scripture lesson.  Attendance very bad all the week.

Mrs J T Barker and Mrs Currie visited in the afternoon and distributed the sewing prizes.

Attendance bad in the morning, school closed in the afternoon.

Commenced teaching Rule of … to upper standards.

Rev’d A E Disney visited and gave his Scripture lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his usual lesson.

The Rev’d A E Disney visited and gave his Scripture lesson.

Called register 27B.

Miss Gare returned to school having been away ill for 3 weeks.  Miss Day from the infant room assisted during that time.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave a Scripture lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave a Scripture lesson.

Received a note from Mrs Ward saying that Arthur was unwell and not able to attend school.

Miss Day from the infant room took Arthur’s class.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave a Scripture lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his usual lesson.

A great many children away in the afternoon owing to a Bazaar and garden Party in the Rectory grounds.

Had the children in at 1.40 and dismissed them at 4pm.

Bank Holiday, school closed.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave a Scripture lesson.  The attendance was poor.

Miss Gare informed me that she wished to leave as she was going to be married.  She should not be able to return after the holidays.

The attendance during the week has been poor owing to the numerous holidays in the district.  Average 236.

Arthur Ward returned to his duties after an absence of two weeks (from July 27^th).

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited to make arrangements respecting the … on the Treat day (Thursday).

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited to make final arrangements about order of procession.

The annual treat took place this afternoon in delightful weather.

Everything passed off satisfactorily.  377 children were present from this department.

The school closed for 6 weeks.  Miss Gare ceased duty as assistant mistress.

Average for week 255.

School opened with very good number.  The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.  Called his attention to deficiency in staff there being no assistant master and no substitute for Miss Gare.

The Rev’d Horwood visited and gave his Scripture lesson.

The Rev’d Canon Barker took 1^st class in Scripture.

The Rev’d Horwood took 1^st class in New Testament.

The attendance has been very good this week and the staff very short ( two assistants).

Mr H Hewitt from St Edmund’s National School Northampton commenced duty as assistant master in this school.  Mr Hewitt was a former pupil of mine.

Fred Denton 2^nd yr PT away ill (bad throat).

The Rev’d Canon Barker did not give his usual lesson this week.  The Rev’d Horwood gave lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Fred Denton still ill.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.  Spoke to him respecting the staff difficulty.

Received a quantity of school books etc. from the Education Supply Assoc viz -

An outbreak of fever has caused the attendance to decrease, the average being 251.

Admitted Fanny Barker from a private school (Miss Smith’s).  Fred still ill and there being no substitute for Miss Gare make it very hard work.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited the school and made inquiries respecting children ill with fever.

Average 245 a decrease of 6.

Inspected registers, found correct

                                                J T B

The Rev’d Canon Barker gave his usual Scripture lesson.

End of second quarter of school year.  Re-arranged the class registers.  There are several children away with fever.

William Brown sent home Oct 23^rdfor a pencil case he had stolen from school.  He did not return until Nov 2^nd and then without the pencil case.  I again sent him home and then he returned with his mother who seemed very reasonable and promised to punish him.

Mrs Burfield called to say Richard was ill.

The Rev’d Horwood gave his Scripture lesson.

Mrs Burfield informed me that Richard had fever.  I told her to keep all her children from school until he was better.

The Rev’d Canon Barker gave his lesson.

The Rev’d Horwood gave his Scripture lesson.

 An advertisement for an assistant mistress was published in the Schoolmaster Oct 31^st.  Several applications were received.

The attendance has suffered owing to prevalence of fever in the village.

Milly and Lizzie Fountain away owing to a sister being ill with fever.

Mr Clarke, the attendance officer, called at my request respecting the attendance of several children.  I gave him a list of boys who were working “whole time” contrary to Factory Act.

The Rev’d Canon Barker called in this morning and asked that the children might be sent out early to see the Hunters meet at the Oakley.  A great many children away in the afternoon.

AAttendance much better 250 present in the morning, 265 in afternoon.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his usual lesson to the upper Standards.

The Rev’d Horwood attended this morning as usual.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited.

Mrs Berridge came and asked that her two children might be admitted.  Allice Elizabeth and Frederick.

Attendance very poor, a considerable number being away ill.  238 present in the morning and 239 in the afternoon.

The Rev’d Horwood gave his Scripture lesson this morning..

The Rev’d Horwood attended this morning instead of the Rev’d Canon Barker.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his lesson.  Attendance better this morning 248 present.

Miss G Day from the Infant Dept commenced duty as assistant mistress.

Admitted William Whittemore.

Attendance a little better – several children who had been away through illness returned to school.  242 present in the morning, 261 in the afternoon.

Attendance not so good this morning 230 present, a little better in the afternoon 250 present.

The Rev’d Horwood attended and took the 1^st class in Scripture.

238 present in the morning and 260 in the afternoon. The Rev’d Canon Barker attended in the morning and took his usual class in Scripture and announced his intention of giving them a paper examination at Christmas and prizes for the best.

Attendance bad today 232 present in the morning and 231 in afternoon.

The Rev’d Horwood attended and took the 1^st class as usual.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and took his usual class.

The school has gone on very satisfactorily this week during which I have had full staff, the first time since last examination.  I have always been one and sometimes two assistants short.  This must have had a great effect on the school.

During the week standards 3, 4, 5 have had Geography for Home Lessons.

I was very unwell today, suffering great pain in the face which was much swollen.  Arthur Ward away ill.

Still unwell today but remained in school until 4 when, owing to continued excessive pain, I was obliged to leave.

Away from school today having an abscess in cheek and doctor’s orders to remain at home.

Visited the school in the morning, found attendance bad owing to Parliamentary General Election.

Visited again in the afternoon, attendance very bad so dismissed school.  There appears to be a great deal of excitement in the village.

Away from school today, not being quite so well as the previous day.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and gave his usual lessons on Wednesday and Friday and the Rev’d                  on Tuesday and Thursday.

Arthur Ward away ill during the week.

Returned to school.  Attendance poor, 228 present.  The Rev’d Canon Barker visited at close of morning lessons and conferred us to the advisability of closing the school owing to the prevalence of fever and measles in the village.  He informed me that the sanitary committee would meet during the week when the question would be discussed.

Attendance a little better in the afternoon, 254 present.

Arthur Ward still absent.

Only 218 present this morning.

The Rev’d Horwood visited and took the 1^st class in Scripture as usual.

This afternoon commenced school 15 minutes earlier so as to dismiss 15 minutes earlier.  I propose doing this during the winter as many of the children have a long distance to go home after school and the days being short it has been dark and unpleasant for them.

243 present in the afternoon.

222 present this morning, weather very cold.  The Rev’d Horwood took the first class in Scripture instead of the Rev’d Canon Barker.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the morning and took the 1^st class in Scripture. 

211 present.

Mrs Ward called in the afternoon to say Arthur was still very weak and the doctor had ordered him to remain away until after Christmas.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon and announced his intention of closing the Infant Schools until after Christmas their averages not being one half they were the first week after the harvest holidays and the fever seems to be getting worse.  Doctor Owen too has strongly advised him to close the schools.

Attendance very bad today – 201 present in the morning, 209 in the afternoon.  The average for the week 223 is 7 lower than last week and 20 lower than the preceding week.

Frank, Harry and Annie Tassell away today their sister having the fever.  William, Harry and Nellie Gross away through fever.

The Rev --- visited the school this morning and took Standards 5 and 6 in Scripture.

During this week have had great difficulty with several children in Upper Standards respecting their Home Lessons.  I have been obliged to send them home for their books and keep them in after school to learn them.

Miss Day away from school to attend the Examination for Certificates.  Her class is taken by Miss White from the Infant Department.

Attendance very bad this morning – only 194m present in the whole school.

Arthur Ward away ill.  Several fresh cases of fever.

The Rev’d Canon Barker visited in the afternoon.

209 present in the morning – Lizzie Barwick said her sister has fever.  I told her she must not come in until her sister is better.

221 present in the afternoon.  Several children who were too late to receive their attendance mark were sent home.

199 present in the morning. The Rev’d Canon Barker visited and brought the following set of questions for the 1^st class to answer on paper.

(1)    Mention one particular action or event in the lives of Gideon, … and Samson.

(2)    “Out of the spring came sweetness” who spoke these words and on what occasion?

(3)    Who was Ruth?  Write what you know of her history.

(4)    When was the Ark taken and why restored?

(5)    What is the meaning of the word “Ichabod”?

(6)    Who spake these words and when?  “To obey is better than sacrifice”

214 present in the afternoon.

203 present in the morning.  The Rev’d  --- visited and said he would write out a set of questions on St Matthew.

Satndards 4 and 6 examined on paper in Old Testament.

Sent Mrs Wagstaffe 2 doz unframed slates and two doz pencil cases.

The upper standards examined in New Testament – the following were the questions

(1)    Who were the parents of John the Baptist?  What relation was he to our Lord and what was he doing before our Lord commenced his ministry?

(2)    How did our Lord begin his ministry?

(3)    Relate and explain the parable of the Sower.

(4)    What is a miracle?  Does St Matthew mention the restoring of a little child to life?

(5)    What do these words mean – Emmanuel, proselyte, phylactery, hypocrite?
Of what are the following expressions spoken:
“Out of Egypt have I called my son” – “Wheresoever the carcase there will the eagles be gathered together”
“Abomination of desolation”
“Seventy times seven”

(6)    Give a list of all the Apostles and mention any special thing you know about them or their parents.
On what three great occasions were only Peter, James and John permitted to be with our Lord?

(7)    Write down any two of the Beatitudes.  Relate any parable bearing on the 2^nd Advent.

Attendance 193 in the morning, 197 in the afternoon.

Miss Day away this week attending certificate examination.  Her class has been taken by Miss White from the Infant Department.

Average for the week 208, a decrease of 15 from last week.

Miss L Clarke ceased duty as assistant mistress (Art84).