1894

02 Jan

School opened this morning.  Attendance bad.

04 Jan

Miss Simpson returned today.

05 Jan

The attendance during the week has been bad.  Average 330.  A great number of the children are absent through illness.

The Rev’d Blathwayt visited and taught on Wednesday the 3^rd.

10 Jan

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited as usual.

12 Jan

The attendance has only slightly improved this week.  Average 342.

During the wk have examined St 5, found them very bad in Arithmetic, Composition and Discipline.

15 Jan

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and brought notice of the Scripture Exam on the 1^st February.

17 Jan

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited and taught as usual.

Miss Burton left school this afternoon at 3 having received a telegram to go home as her aunts were ill.

19 Jan

During the week have examined St 4, 6 and 7 in Dictation, Composition and Arithmetic.

Average attendance 372.

22 Jan

Miss Burton returned to school this morning.

24 Jan

The Rev’d C Blathwayt took class 1 in Scripture.

26 Jan

During the week have taken St 5, 6 and 7 in Drawing and Composition and examined all the classes in Scripture.

Revised the names in the class registers.  End of the 3^rd quarter in school year.

22 Feb

Visited the school.  Very full attendance.  Tested some registers.  Correct.

                                                                                                                C J Gordon, Manager

01 Feb

Scripture Examination, 452 present.  Register not marked today.

09 Feb

Attendance not quite so good.  Still some cases of fever and measles.

16 Feb

School closed today for usual holiday after Scripture Exam.  The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this week.

23 Feb

During this month I have spent much time with St 5.  All the teachers from this standard downwards have been changed in consequence of the inability of the managers to procure an assistant in place of Miss Fairey.

28 Feb

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited and taught as usual.

28 Mar

Tested registers.              C Blathwayt

07 Mar

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited and taught as usual.

08 Mar

No school this afternoon – visit of Sanger’s Circus to Rushden taking away the children.  The attendance is much lower than it should be.  There is still much sickness.

16 Mar

The Rev’d C Blathwayt taught the 1^st class in Scripture.

Received notice that the Drawing Exam will be held on April3rd at 2pm.

The drawing throughout the school has been gradually improving since Christmas. The Upper Standards have voluntarily undertaken to do home lessons and much good has resulted from these.

22 Mar

The school was closed today until Tuesday for Easter holidays.

27 Mar

Attendance poor this morning.  Weather very fine.  Gave a holiday in the afternoon.

30 Mar

The attendance all the week has been low.  The exceedingly bright weather has prolonged the holidays of the parents.

The Rev’d C Blathwayt taught his usual class.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this morning.

03 Apr

The Drawing Examination this afternoon – 265 boys present.

The Rev’d C J Gordon, the Rev’d C Blathwayt and Mr G Skinner assisted the inspector Lieu Colonel Hill.  Only 1 half timer was absent.

The papers of Standards 4 and 5 were exceedingly well done.  The 1^st class has lately taken a wonderful interest in their work.

The following is a copy of the Scripture Report:-

The general results of the examination were very good.  Standards 2 an 3 passed the best examination.  In Standards 6 and 7 the answering was good; in standard 5 it was poor in Old Testament.  These standards consist chiefly of half timers.  The writing from memory of a few students in which they had been specially prepared was good in the case of St 5, Excellent in the case of Standards 6 and 7.  The singing was generally very good and excellent in the case of the highest group.  Discipline and tone excellent.

                                                                                F P Lawson

                                                                                                Dio Inspector

04 Apr

The Revd C Blathwayt visited and taught as usual.

06 Apr

Attendance much better than last wk, average 372.  Have heard of several cases of measles.

11 Apr

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and heard the poetry of the 1^st class.

The Rev’d C Blathwayt did not come today.

13 Apr

The children throughout the school are steadily improving in their work but the illness and consequent bad attendance has considerably hindered the work of the teachers.

Pupil Teachers Exam tomorrow at Wellingboro’.

Attendance for the week lower than last wk; average 367.6 – more sickness.

16 Apr

Miss F A Simpson, Certificated Assistant, absent today having been summoned home by telegram on Saturday on account of the serious illness of her father.

Took St 3 myself.

18 Apr

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited as usual.

20 Apr

Away today at Norwich in consequence of the death of my father-in-law.  Miss Simpson has been absent all wk.

23 Apr

Miss Simpson returned to school this morning and Mrs Vann came as deputy for me.

Miss Simpson and Mrs Vann left school this morning at 11.30 to attend the funerakl of their father at Northampton.

25 Apr

All teachers present this morning.  The Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d C Blathwayt were present on Monday and Tuesday afternoons and examined the children throughout the school for their annual prizes.

Heard of two fresh cases of measles today.

27 Apr

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited this morning.  A number of fresh cases of measles have been reported yesterday and today.

30 Apr

End of school year.

Copy of the Government Report

Mixed School.  There has been an unusual amount of sickness during the year, for which I have made every allowance, but this is not sufficient to account for the serious falling off in the attainments of the children in all the work.  Good results perhaps could hardly be expected in Arithmetic as the alternative scheme has been adopted for the first time, but there is an utter break down in this subject in the second third and fifth standards.  Reading in the first standard is extremely poor and only fair in the second standard, it is good in the upper part of the school.  Handwriting is fairly good on the whole, but spelling is very weak in the second, third and fourth standards.  Mental Arithmetic needs attention throughout.  Of the class subjects a good knowledge was shown of History in the upper standards, but Geography might be much better prepared.  The school is quietly conducted, but in the lower standards there is much listlessness, and attention is seldom fully secured.  Needlework is fairly good but buttonholing needs more attention.  The children sing very nicely.  The conduct of the boys in the playground requires the strict attention of the master.  The ventilation of one classroom is defective. 

E J Strachan has passed fairly but should attend to Music (skill).

A E Dames is continued under article 68.

The terms of Article 42 prevents the recognition of K M Fountain as a pupil teacher or S Hollis under article 33.  The latter teacher failed to qualify herself for apprenticeship.

M A Burton,       Grammar*, Composition*, Geography*, History*, Reading and                                                 Knowledge of Method.

E M Colson,        Spelling*, Geography*, History*, and Needlework at examination.

01 May

Examination commenced this morning at 9.15 by W Varnon Esq

The Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d C Blathwayt visited.

02 May

Exam continued

03 & 04 May

A Cartwright Esq H M I commenced and continued the Inspection. 

The children were completely muddled on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Arithmetic.  The method of examination and the ½ timers helped considerably to increase if not cause the muddle.

04 May

School closed this afternoon.

07 May

The children from the infants school were admitted and the other part of the school re-organised.

The attendance is bad owing to the prevalence of measles.

08 May

I took charge of the school this morning during Mr Vann’s absence          H E Vann

To allow of ¼ hr vacation during mornings and 10 minutes in afternoons several lessons have been shortened 5 mins each viz:-

On Mon Tues Wed and Frid mornings – Reading, Class Subject and Writing

On Thursday mornings – Writing, Class Subject and Needlework or Drawing

On every afternoon – the two first lessons.  To avoid unnecessary changing of classes the Writing lesson on Mon, Tues, Wed and Friday mornings has been placed after Class subj (10 – 10.25);Mental Arithmetic and Mus. Drill following instead of preceding it as heretofore

09 May

The Rev’d C Blathwayt took his usual Script class.  The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.

10 May

Received Schedules of proficiency for scholars recently examined.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.  Sent 12 garments from each standard to Mrs Gordon to be examined for Sewing prizes.

Many children away through measles.  Broke up school for Whitsuntide holiday.

10 – 18 May

Whitsuntide holiday.

21 May

Re-assembled school, heard of five fresh families who had measles.

23 May

The Rev’ds C J Gordon and C Blathwayt visited, the former conducting afternoon closing prayers and consulting with the teachers about the awarding of the prizes for previous year.  Decided to present them for successful scholars on Friday June 1^st.  Admitted a family this week of the name of Jackson, formerly living at Higham Ferrers and attending that Board School.

25 May

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and conducted closing prayers.  Attendance this week poor, owing to the prevalence of measles, many families away.

30 May

The Rev’d C Blathwayt taught as usual.

01 Jun

Mr Bayes visited with list of absentees.  The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited.

Attendance still poor but improved.  Av 385.

The annual Prize Distribution took place this afternoon.  The Rev’ds C J Gordon and C Blathwayt were present, and the former gave the prizes to the successful scholars, with some good advice to all concerning regularity and good conduct.

06 Jun

The Rev’d C Blathwayt took his Script class.

08 Jun

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.

Attendance not so good as last week, Av 379.

13 Jun

The Rev’ds C J Gordon and C Blathwayt visited.

15 Jun

Several children back in St 1 but a few fresh cases of measles.  Attendance better,

Av 389.

18 Jun

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.

20 Jun

Received Government Report.

22 Jun

Miss L Clark, formerly assistant in this school, visited.

21 & 22 Jun

Miss Howard absent through sickness.

25 Jun

Returned to school this morning (Mr Vann).  All the teachers were present.  Mrs Betts brought her son who had been absent 2 wks owing to having crushed his finger which is still bad.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon and took prayers.

27 Jun

Absent this afternoon and tomorrow – Thursday – Mrs Vann present.

The Rev’d C Blathwayt gave his usual lesson on Wednesday morning.

29 Jun

Closed school today – Friday until Tuesday at 9.30am in consequence of the Band of Hope Trip to Clackton-on-the-sea.

30 Jun

P T Diocesan Examination today conducted by the Rev’d C J Gordon in the small classroom.

03 Jul

Miss M Fountain absent this week attending the scholarship exam at Whitelands Training College.

06 Jul

The attendance has been poor this wk, average 360.

09 Jul

Half holiday – Top meeting Sunday Sch Treat.

13 Jul

Miss F A Simpson ceased duty as Certificated Assistant, having been appointed Head Mistress of Le...oden School near Watford.

01 Aug

Visited school and tested registers.

                                                                C Blathwayt

16 Jul

Given Standard 3 in charge of Miss Dames assisted by Lizzie Strachan.  I have divided Standard 1 into two groups giving Division 1 to Lily Hollis and Division 2 to Lizzie Colson.

18 Jul

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited and taught.

20 Jul

Average attendance 396.

23 Jul

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited in the afternoon.

24 Jul

Sunday School Treat.  Half holiday.

27 Jul

Completed the exam of the whole school in Reading.

End of 1^st Quarter of school year.  Re-arranged the classes.

31 Jul

The Rev’d C J Gordon and Miss Cornish visited the school.

01 Aug

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited and taught.

03 Aug

Closed school today until Wednesday in consequence of Bank Holiday.

08 Aug

Attendance bad today.  162 present in the morning and 199 in the afternoon.

09 Aug

248 present this morning, 239 in the afternoon.  The Rev’d C J Gordon visited in the afternoon.

10 Aug

250 present this morning.

13 Aug

Received 400 Hymn bks A & M and 8 ditto with tunes.  Distributed them as follows

Sts 6 & 7 – 43,  St 5 – 65, St 4 – 72, St 3 – 75, St 2 – 85, St1 – 60.

Hymns with tunes – No 1 Miss Burton, No 2 Miss Fountain,  No 3 Miss Howard,

No 4 Miss Dames, No 5 Miss carter, No 6 Miss Bull, no 7 Mary Burton.

17 Aug

Sch closed this morning for six weeks.

01 Oct

School opened this morning.  All the teachers were present.  No one has been appointed in the place of Miss Simpson who left on Jul13th.  No one either having been appointed in Miss Fairey’s place makes the efficient working of the school exceedingly difficult.  During the holidays the walls of the rooms were coloured and the woodwork in the roofs of the large room and wing room was varnished.

05 Oct

Received this week a quantity of school apparatus from the Educational Supply Association.

Gave the following Arithmetic books to teachers

St 1 – 75, St 2 – 101, St 3 – 93, St 4 – 88, St 5 – 68, St 6 – 36, St 7 – 19.

6 answer books to each of St 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 4 books to St 6 and 7.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited on Thursday.

08 Oct

Miss Dames absent unwell.

12 Oct

The attendance during the week has been better than usual but there is always a bad attendance on Friday afternoons.

15 Oct

The weather is very cold but the large stoves have not yet been put up, having been taken away for repairs.

16 Oct

Spoke to the children about going into Mrs Curry’s gounds after Chestnuts and Walnuts.

Miss Dames still absent.

18 Oct

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this morning.

22 Oct

Miss Dames returned to school this morning.

28 Nov

Visited the school.  Tested some of the registers.  Correct.

                                                                                                C J Gordon

                                                                                                                Manager

26 Oct

End of 2^nd quarter of Sch Year.  Re-arranged the names on the registers.

02 Nov

The new Arithmetic books are proving a great help to the teachers.

07 Nov

A Temperance Lecture was given by W Finnemore Esq instead of the usual Scripture lesson.  The Rev’ds C J Gordon C Blathwayt and W J Tomkins were present..

16 Nov

The weather has been exceedingly wet this week and the attendance consequently bad.  Miss ... formerly Miss Emily Waller commenced duty as Assistant Mistress in this department on the 19^th inst.  She has charge of part of St 3.

20 Nov

The new Board School in Newton Road opened this morning.  A number of children living in that neighbourhood have gone there, many asking my permission before doing so.

23 Nov

Not so many children have left as expected.  Two have already come back, a little girl  in St 1 and a boy in St 5.

26 Nov

Mr Bayes, the attendance officer, called this morning respecting some absentees.

28 Nov

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

Left school this afternoon until the end of week in charge of Mrs Vann.

03 Dec

Mr Bayes, the attendance officer, called this morning.

06 & 07 Dec

The school in charge of Mrs Vann.  During the week I have started a football club for St 5, 6 and 7.

10 Dec

Mr Knight has kindly allowed me the use of the field at the back of the school for the Football Club.  We have now about 60 members.  Have allowed them to play during physical drill and playtime in the morning.  There is great enthusiasm among the boys.

The Rev’d C Blathwayt did not attend this morning.

Have re-admitted three children this week who had left to attend the new Board School.  Five have now returned, their parents having pleaded very hard for them to be accepted here.

12 Dec

During the week I have examined St 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Writing, Composition and Arithmetic.

18 Dec

Examined Standards 2 and 3 in Writing and Arithmetic.

20 Dec

The attendance has been very poor this week.  The weather was very wet at the beginning and this no doubt made it worse than it would have been.

21 Dec

School closed for a week.

31 Dec

School opened today.  Misses Dames and Carter absent with leave this morning.  Miss Howard returned at 11am.

1895

04 Jan

Weather frosty attendance poor this week.

18 Jan

Visited school.  Tested registers.  Correct

                                                                C J Gordon          Manager                                             

11 Jan

Examined the whole school this week in their paper and elementary work.  Stand 4 did the best in Arithmetic but their spelling is poor. 

Mary Burton absent ill on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

17 Jan

Completed the hanging of the new drawing copies round the walls of the different rooms.

18 Jan

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.

21 Jan

Lily Hollis went home ill this morning.  Absent in the afternoon.

24 Jan

School closed this afternoon in consequence of the opening of the New Church

(St Peter’s) by the Bishop of Peterborough.

25 Jan

Attendance lower this week – the weather has been very bad.

29 Jan

Heard this morning that Lizzie Elsom a 6^th standard girl died yesterday about 12 midnight.  She was at school on Friday afternoon and seemed quite well and happy.  She was a nice, regular and painstaking girl and a favourite with teachers and scholars.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon and read the notice of the Scripture exam..

30 Jan

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this morning and brought Miss Munday an applicant for one of the vacant assistantships..

01 Feb

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited this afternoon.  I allowed Miss F C M Burton and the 1^st class girls to leave school this afternoon at 3.20 to attend the funeral of Lizzie Elsom.

04 Feb

Miss Clara Lizzie Munday from Cranfield mixed school commenced duty as assistant mistress under Art 68 in place of Miss E M Packwood who leaves on the 10^th owing to bad health.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and questioned the 5^th standard in Scripture.

07/08/11 Feb

Miss M E Packwood absent these afternoons with leave.

11 Feb

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this morning and questioned several classes in Scripture.

12 Feb

The Scripture Examination today.  No registers marked.  The Rev’d F P Lawson and the Rev’d Croome were the examiners.  The Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d C Blathwayt visited. The number of children present was 399 of whom 137 were in standard 5, 6 and 7.

Miss M E Packwood ceased duty today as Assistant Mistress.  I am very sorry indeed to lose her services.

15 Feb

The usual day’s holiday today after the Scripture Examination.

19 & 20 Feb

Mrs Fiander away ill.  Miss Carter away ill the latter afternoon.

21 Feb

Mary Burton left school this morning at 11.30 to have a tooth drawn and was absent in the afternoon.

20 Feb

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon and heard the 1^st class sing.

22 Feb

During the week I have examined St 3 and upwards in their paperwork and taken St 5 in Arithmetic.

27 Feb

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon.

01 Mar

The children in most classes do their drawing very well the “lining in” being the weakest part.

05 Mar

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and brought the Scripture Diocesan Report – the following is a copy:-

“All the five groups of the large school showed a very satisfactory knowledge of Scripture and the good impression made by the oral examination was quite confirmed by the abstracts which showed how very carefully and thoroughly the Bible stories, of which the number was large, had been taught.  Considering that the large upper group consisted for the most part of half timers, the results of the examination in their case demand special commendation.”

                                                F P Lawson          Diocesan Inspector

Discipline and tone “Excellent”

School in regard to Religious Education as a whole “Excellent”

                                                F P Lawson          Diocesan Inspector

05 Mar

Received notice that the Drawing Examination will be on April 2^nd at 2pm by

H Wilkinson Esq Inspector.

13 Mar

Miss Munday left school at 10.45 this morning to attend the funeral of her Grandfather.

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon.

15 Mar

Attendance for the week 319.

18 Mar

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon.  Attendance poor today probably owing to the shoe operatives ”strike”.

22 Mar

The attendance has been better this week than for many weeks, average 301.  Many of the children do their drawing very nicely and all of them seem interested in their work.

25 Mar

Examined the children in Drawing.

29 Mar

The attendance still keeps bad.  The children are making satisfactory progress in their work.  St 5 are very careless in their Arithmetic and the spelling in Standards 2, 3 and 4 seems their weakest subject.

02 Apr

The Drawing Examination took place this afternoon at 2pm and was conducted by

H Wilkinson Esq H M I assisted by the Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d C Blathwayt.

The work of the Standards 4 to 6 seemed well done I did not see the other papers.

05 Apr

Have heard all the poetry this week.  It is said very nicely collectively but attention is now required to individual repetition of it.

08 & 09 Apr

Gave lesson to St 5 on Complex Fractions.  Miss Packwood’s absence is a drawback to this standard.

11 Apr

School closed today for Easter holidays until April 16^th.

16 Apr

School opened with a poor attendance, gave a holiday in the afternoon.

17 Apr

Attendance better today.

19 Apr

Received notice that the Gov Exam would be on the 1^st and 2^nd of May and the Inspection on the 3^rd conducted by A Cartwright Esq and W Varnon Esq.

20 Apr

The Pupil Teachers’ Exam was held today at Wellingborough All Saints School at 9.15am

23 Apr

Visited schools.  Tested registers.  Correct.

                                                                C Blathwayt

24 Apr

Miss Carter away ill this afternoon with a bad throat.

25 & 26 Apr

Miss Carter away ill.

29 Apr

Miss Carter returned to school.

30 Apr

End of the school year.

Copy of the Government Report –

Mixed School - In spite of a somewhat crowded room and large classes the school is carried on very quietly and the tone is thoroughly good.  In the upper standards are many half timers and the teachers have to contend against very irregular attendances, yet much good work has evidently been done during the year.  The weakest points in the instruction are the Spelling in the second standard and Arithmetic in the second and third standards.  The latter subject, although only fair, is steadily improving; it is good in the seventh standard.  A very fair knowledge of History was shown, but the children speak very indistinctly and are allowed to answer simultaneously, which may account for some listlessness which is noticeable in several of the standards.  Musical Drill is very satisfactory and the children especially in the upper division sing very nicely.  The first class did very fairly on the whole in Geography, but here is much weakness in the lower part of the school in this subject.  A globe is required.  History too is very little above fair, and it is only by making some allowances that I recommend the higher grant.  Needlework is good throughout.

M A Burton, E J Strachan, E M Colson have passed fairly; but Burton should attend to Writing and Music (Theory*), Strachan to Music (Theory and skill), Colson to History and Knowledge of Method*.

E L Munday is recognised under Article 68, and A E Dames is continued under that Article.  L Hollis – Failure – Spelling*, Writing*, and Needlework at Examination.

01 May

Commenced new registers.

Examination began this morning by W Varnon Esq.  A Cartwright Esq visited as the children were assembling in the yard.

The Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d C Blathwayt visited during the morning.

02 May

Exam continued.

03 May

A Cartwright Esq H M I commenced the inspection this morning.  W Varnon Esq was also present and took the singing throughout and part of the class subject.

06 May

Re-arranged the classes.  Put Miss Fountain assisted by Miss Strachan in charge of St 5.  Miss Howard and Miss Munday to St 4.  Miss Dames and Mrs Fiander to St 3.  Miss Carter to St 2. Miss M Burton and Miss L Hollis to St 1 and Miss Colson to assist Miss Burton with St 6 and 7.

08 May

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited and brought the Duplicate Schedules.

10 May

Holiday given today.

14 May

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited.

17 May

Received the Drawing Report “Good” with a PS as follows:-

The examiner reports that in Standard 4 the Freehand Drawing was a little weak.

Alfred Vann and Frank Andrews each obtained a card of merit for good work in St 6.

23 May

Mrs Fiander away today owing to her sister’s illness

24 May

Therre have been many children away since the examination.  Average attendance is diminishing, parents will not realise the importance of regular attendance immediately after the Gov Exam.

27 May

Received 47 certificates from the United Band of Hope Union “for excellence in reporting a Temperance Lecture on Alcohol and the Human Body”

29 May

The Rev’d C J Gordon distributed the Temperance Certificates to the successful children.

31 May

Broke up this morning for the Whitsuntide Holidays.

10 Jun

Commenced school.  Mrs Fiander absent today.

14 Jun

The attendance is much lower than it should be, the fine weather being very attractive.

17 & 20 Jun

Absent from school today.  Mrs Vann present.

20 Jun

Lizzie Colson left school this afternoon at playtime.  Mrs Fiander absent on Monday the 17^th unwell.

24 Jun

Miss F C M Burton absent, attending the certificate examination at Leicester.  Lily Hollis away in the afternoon owing to her mother’s illness.

Miss Munday went home ill this morning at playtime and was absent in the afternoon.

26 Jun

Mrs Fiander went home at playtime this morning as she had neuralgia.  She was absent in the afternoon.

28 Jun

The attendance has been somewhat better during this week – compared with corresponding wk of last year.

01 Jul

School closed today – Band of Hope trip and general holiday.

02 Jul

Miss Burton returned to school today.

03 Jul

Mary Burton left school soon after 3 pm this afternoon.

04 Jul

Gave a Spelling lesson to Standard 3 and showed the teachers how to make spellings interesting to the children.

05 Jul

The attendance has been somewhat better than the corresponding week of last year.

11 Jul

School closed this afternoon in consequence of the opening of the Church Bazaar.

15 Jul

Mrs Fiander away unwell.

School closed this afternoon in consequence of the Baptist Sunday School Treat.

17 Jul

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited this afternoon.  Mary Burton away with leave this afternoon.

22 Jul

Sent after all absentees.  A great many children are away.

The Rev’d C Blathwayt visited.

25 Jul

School closed this afternoon – Sunday School Annual Festival.

26 Jul

End of 1^st quarter of sch year.

29 Jul

Mrs Fiander away unwell.

01 Aug

I was only present a short time today owing to ill health.  School in charge of Miss Burton

02 Aug

Away from school today.  In the afternoon the Annual sch prizes were distributed by the Rev’d C Blathwayt who also on behalf of the Managers, teachers and scholars presented Miss E M Packwood with a Drawing Room Clock and Barometer as a memento of her work as assistant in this school.

The school was closed for a month’s holiday.  Mrs Fiander ceased her duties as Assistant.

02 Sep

School opened today.  Attendance only fair for a first opening.  All the teachers present.  The Rev’d C J Gordon visited in the morning.

04 Sep

W Wilkinson Esq H M I Science and Art Department visited this morning and stayed during the drawing lesson and inspected the work of all the standards.  All was going on satisfactorily.

06 Sep

Mary Burton has been assisting Miss Danes withstand 3.

09 Sep

Lizzie Colson placed in charge of St 1.

13 Sep

The attendance is poor, many children have not yet returned to school “gleaning” being given as an excuse.

16 Sep

The Rev’d C J Gordon and the Rev’d Morse, the new rector, visited the school this morning.

20 Sep

The Inspectors of Factories visited this morning and examined the “half time” books.  The Rev’d C J Gordon also visited.

Closed school for a week.  Miss Dames ceased duty today as Art 68.

30 Sep

School opened today.  No assistant in Miss Dames’ place.  Placed Miss Carter from St 2 to St 3, Mary Burton to St 2 and Lily Hollis to assist with St 3.

01 Oct

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited.

02 Oct

--- B...ling Esq organising visitor for the Archdeanary of Leicester visited in the afternoon accompanied by the Rev’d C J Gordon.

04 Oct

Miss Burton took charge of St 4 for singing and 5, 6 and 7 for drawing.

Miss Fountain St 3 for drawing.

Miss Munday took charge of Sts 1 and 2 for Needlework.

07 Oct

Sent after all absentees.

11 Oct

Have spent much time this week with Sts 1 and 2.

16 Oct

The Rev’d C J Gordon visited this afternoon.

18 Oct

Elizabeth Strachan absent this week, unwell.

The attendance is still very poor.

21 Oct

Elizabeth Strachan returned this morning.

22 Oct

Miss Bull, an applicant for assistantship under article 51, visited the school.

25 Oct

Visited the school with Mrs Gordon who gave some Needlework Rewards.  Tested registers.  Correct.

                                                C J Gordon
                                                          Manager

31 Oct

The Rev’d J Blunt visited school this morning.

01 Nov

During the week I have given spelling lessons to St 1.  This standard is very deficient in intelligence.

04 Nov

Miss Howard away unwell.

06 Nov

Miss Howard returned this afternoon.

08 Nov

Miss Howard away unwell.

04 Nov

Miss Annette D Bull commenced as assistant mistress Art 51 having passed the London Matriculation Exam.  She has had no experience whatsoever in Elementary Schools and so I have put her for a time with Standards 6 and 7 so that she may learn from Miss Burton some methods of teaching and class management.  I hope to put her to St 2 afterwards.

11 Nov

Miss Howard returned to school.

The Rev’d W R Morse, the rector, and the Rev’d C J Gordon visited the school.  I introduced him to all the teachers.

15 Nov

A great many children are away with colds.

22 Nov

Re-arranged classes.  Put Miss Bull in charge of St 2 in middle classroom.  

Miss M Burton to assist Miss Carter in wing room and Lizzie Colson and Lily Hollis in charge of St 1.

The Rev’d W R Morse visited in the afternoon.

During this week we have assembled 15 minutes earlier in the afternoons and lessons have consequently run earlier.  This will continue during the winter.

25 Nov

A number of children away this afternoon owing to the presence of a circus in the town.

26 Nov

The Rev’d W R More visited this afternoon and took prayers.

29 Nov

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited and took the 1^st class in Scripture.

27 Nov

Miss Howard absent this afternoon, unwell.

02 Dec

The Rev’d W R Morse visited and took prayers in the afternoon.

04 Dec

School closed this afternoon owing to Co-operative demonstration.

05 Dec

Miss Munday very ill this afternoon.

06 Dec

During the week I have examined Sts 3 – 7 in their elementary subjects.

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited and taught.

09 Dec

Miss bull came to school at 10.30 having been home in consequence of her grandfather’s death.

10 Dec

Miss Munday away ill.

11 Dec

The Rev’d J R Blunt took the 1^st class this morning for Scripture.

19 Dec

Visited school and attested registers correct.

                                                                John Claridge

                                                                George Miller

20 Dec

School closed this morning for a fortnight.

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

Miss Howard absent, unwell.

1896

06 Jan

School opened this morning.  All the teachers present.  Attendance poor.

07 Jan

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

09 Jan

The Rev’d W R Morse visited and took prayers.

10 Jan

The Rev’d J R Blunt was prevented by a bad cold from attending this week.

During the week I have taken the 1^st class every day in Scripture.  I have also examined St 4 in Old Testament.

27 Jan

The attendance has improved but is still poor.  The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

Friday afternoons are always bad for attendance.

24 Jan

The children especially in Standard 4 and upwards are taking a great interest in their Scripture.

The Rev’d J R Blunt took his class as usual.

31 Jan

End of the 3^rd quarter of the school year.  Names in the registers have been revised.

St 5 have been removed to their old classroom.  Miss Bull has charge of part of St 1 instead of St 2.  E Strachan and E Colson have each half of St 2 in the large room.

05 Feb

Mr G Miller visited and brought the cheques for salaries.  The Rev J R Blunt did not attend this morning.

13 Feb

The Diocesan Examination today.  No registers were marked.  The Rev’d W R Morse and the Rev’d J R Blunt visited.  The examiners were the Rev’d F P Lawson who took Standards 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 and the Rev’d C Croome Sts 2 and 4.

14 Feb

The school was closed today.

18 Feb

Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct.

                                                                                W R Morse

21 Feb

The school has made good progress under the new arrangement.  Standards 1 and 2 are better and St 5 has the advantage of the classroom.

24 Feb

The Rev’d W R Morse and the Rev’d W Dewar visited this morning.  The latter gentleman is the Diocesan Secretary of the Church of England Temperance Society and has promised to give a lecture tomorrow morning.

Received the Scripture Report from the Diocesan Inspector:-

“The school is in admirable order and the results of the examination confirmed in a great measure to Scripture was very satisfactory.  Especial praise is due to the teachers who have had charge of St 5 – 7.  Though the scholars here are for the most part half timers the abstracts written by them confirmed the impression made by the oral exam that the Bible stories had been taught with great thoroughness and skill”

Discipline and Tone:- “Excellent”

                                                F P Lawson
                                                         Diocesan Inspector

25 Feb

The Rev’d D Dewar gave a Temperance Lecture this morning to the children instead of the usual Scripture lesson.

28 Feb

The Arithmetic should be much better this year especially in Standards 4 – 7.

The lower part of the school is the weaker in all their work.  The writing of St 3 is bad but is improving.  I have given special attention to this throughout the week.

The class has suffered through changes of teachers.

06 Mar

Have given a great deal of time this week to the lower standards, they are improving in their work but the arithmetic is weak in St 2.

Notice of the Drawing Exam on 7^th April at 2pm received.

13 Mar

Holiday this afternoon owing to visit of Sanger’s Circus to Rushden.

The results of the exam in Drawing are fairly satisfactory.  The “lining in” is weak in the upper standards in comparison to their sketching.  There are many children among them who have no natural gift for drawing.

Sts 3 and 4 are fairly good.

19 Mar

Mary Burton left school early this afternoon owing to her mother’s illness.

20 Mar

Mary Burton absent today.

Standard 3 have shown considerable improvement in the quality of their paperwork.  I am exceedingly pleased with their Arithmetic.  The papers were very neat.  The spelling now seems the weakest part of their work.

The Rev’d W R Morse visited on Wednesday afternoon.

27 Mar

Mary Burton absent this morning owing to her mother’s illness.  During the week I examined and re-arranged St 2 for Arithmetic.

The Drawing Exam has been altered to Thursday the 2^nd of April at 1.45pm

30 Maar

Examined the school in Drawing this afternoon.  The work was very well done in Sts 3 to 6.

06 Apr

Drawing Exam today by H Wilkinson Esq.  The Rev’d J R Blunt and G Miller Esq assisted in the supervision.

School closed for Easter holiday until Tuesday morning.

07 Apr

Only a few children presented themselves at school this morning so I did not open but closed until tomorrow morning.

10 Apr

The Rev’d W R Morse visited this afternoon.  The attendance has been bad all the week.  The factories have been closed longer than usual this year for Easter, and the weather has been very fine.

Maary Burton absent this morning.

17 Apr

The Rev’d W R Morse visited this afternoon and took prayers.

I have examined all the school this week.  St 2 seems most backward although they are showing great signs of improvement.  They have had no less than five different teachers this year.  St 5 are very careless in their arithmetic but they know how to do their sums.  St 3 have improved very much in the character of their work.

22 Apr

Mr Parker of East Haddon visited the school.  He was an old scholar 20 years ago and wished to see “the old place” again.

The Rev’d W R Morse visited – Received notice that the Government Exam will be on the 5^th, 6^th and 7^th of May conducted by J Gill Esq and --- ... Esq

27 Apr

Sent after absentees, there are several away through illness.

28 Apr

I have heard the poetry in all the standards.  It is very difficult to get some of the girls to speak out distinctly.  Many children recite very nicely.

30 Apr

Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct. W R Morse

18 May

I took temporary charge of the school this week during Mr Vann’s absence.

Children came from Infant Schools and those in standards here were advanced to higher ones.  Miss Thompson, from Infant School 2 was appointed here as Assistant Mistress.

I find many of the children from Inf Sch No. 1 quite unfit for proceeding with St 1 work so I have divided St 1 into two parts; division 1 consisting of children from 1^st class (Infant School)and division 2 for children who have been working in 2^nd class (Inf School).  The first div are proceeding to learn St 1 work, but the 2^nd div I have put in charge of Miss Thompson to be taught the requirements of 1^st class Infants; it being impossible to teach both divisions according to the same standard.

Copy of the Government Report.

Mixed School – “The order and tone are good.  History and Needlework throughout the school are generally satisfactory, and the carefully chosen and well learnt poetry deserves commendation.  Many of the children in the first, third and fourth standards read very indifferently and show a very imperfect acquaintance even with ordinary words; and except in the sixth and seventh standards, few read with fluency and expression.  Spelling is weak in the third and fourth standards, and Spelling and Composition need attention in the fifth standard.  Arithmetic is inaccurate and lacking in intelligence in the third, fourth and fifth standards and not very strong in the sixth and seventh standards.  Geography needs more thorough teaching especially in the third and fourth standards; but the children in the fifth standard showed a very fair knowledge of the map of Europe.  The large number of children in the third standard renders the task of instructing them very difficult and the teaching staff generally should be strengthened.  The exercises of the Musical Drill are creditably performed”

E J Strachan and E M Colson have passed fairly but Strachan should attend to Geography and Colson to Geography and History*.

Lily Hollis – Arithmetic*.

C Munday is continued under Article 68.

Infant School No. 1. – “The inconvenient and often overcrowded rooms, and the insufficiency and general insufficiency of the teaching staff render the task of conducting this school very difficult, and good organisation is nearly impossible.  The infants are much too talkative and inattentive, and until habits of ready obedience prevail, no real progress can be expected.  The classes are large and require efficient teachers who take a keen interest in their work.  The medium grant under Article 98 (b) of the Code has been leniently recommended but greater improvement will be expected next year in all classes.”

Infants School No. 2. – “The school is conducted in a very quiet and orderly manner and the children are creditably proficient in the elements of Reading, Writing and Numbers.  Needlework, Drawing, Object lessons and varied occupations are satisfactory.  Singing, Recitation and Musical Drill have evidently received due attention”

Your attention is requested to the small print of Article 78 of the Code.  H M Inspector reports that the first and second classes in the Infants School No. 1. are habitually too large.

Care must be taken to prevent the occasional overcrowding in the Infants School No. 1.

The staff of the Infant School No. 1. Should be at once strengthened so as to meet the requirements of Article 78 which are not at present satisfied.  Art 108.

M Fountain has passed fairly but must attend to History and Teaching (Practical skill and knowledge of method).  B A ... and L Bird are continued under Article 68.  E A Swann is recognised under Art 68 subject to her furnishing a satisfactory Medical Certificate on the enclosed form.  Miss Bull’s Certificate should be forwarded and the enclosed form duly completed and returned to this office.

15 May

Admitted several children from the Board Schools.

Received the Schedules for Proficiency from Education Department.

22 May

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

Miss Bull’s engagement as Assistant terminated. 

Present at school today AGCV

Broke up school for one week’s holiday Whitsuntide.

05 Jun

Mr Bayes visited and enquired about irregular children.  Received a few half time certificates and filled them up for children qualified to be half timers,

04 Jun

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

Sent an order for materials for Needlework to E S A and another to Mr E Hayward for Wools.

Several children have now begun their Examination Needlework and Knitting, others are learning the new stitches prescribed by the Code for their respective standards.

12 Jun

Having received the wool from Mr Hayward most of the knitting is now commenced.

10 -12 Jun

Miss Howard, Assistant, absent with leave.

15 Jun

Several children absent this afternoon owing to a Wesleyan Sunday School Treat.

16 Jun

Half holiday given this afternoon owing to a Co-operative children’s Tea.

19 Jun

Returned to school today.  Everything going on satisfactorily.  A G C V

22 Jun

Attendance rather poor today.  There are two Sunday School Treats this afternoon.

24 Jun

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited this morning and brought the paper containing the numbers for the Pupil Teachers whose Diocesan Exam is on Saturday next 27 inst. at 9.30am.

25 Jun

Elizabeth Colson left school this afternoon at playtime.

26 Jun

Absent from school today.  Mrs Vann present. 

The attendance has been somewhat better this week but it varies very much during the same week often there is more than 20 difference.

29 Jun

Received some apparatus from the Rectory Road Infant School, now closed.

02 Jul

School closed this afternoon in consequence of the Church Sunday School Treat.

03 Jul

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited this morning.  Government Report received see page 81 (23).

06 Jul

School closed today for the Band of Hope trip to Yarmouth.

07 Jul

Attendance poor this morning.  There are numerable “Feasts” in the neighbourhood and much holiday making this week.

13 Jul

Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct. W R Morse

School closed this afternoon – Baptist Sunday School Treat.

17 Jul

Miss Thompson absent this week attending the Government Certificate Exam.

20 Jul

The Rev’d W R Morse visited today.

21 Jul

Mr W Finnemore gave a Temperance Lecture to Standards 4 to 7 in the large room instead of Reading and class subject lessons.

The children apparently were much interested in the Lecture.  The Rev’d W R Morse and Mr John Claridge were present.

Lizzie Strachan absent today “with leave”

23 Jul

Absent myself today after 10am.  Mrs Vann in charge.

24 Jul

End of the 1^st quarter of sch year.  Re-arranged the names in the registers

29 Jul

Leave of absence given to Miss Fountain for Thursday and Friday.

The attendance is poor this week.

31 Jul

School closed today for one month for summer holidays.  Miss Thompson left today.

31 Aug

School re-opened today.  I was absent, unwell.  Attendance fairly good for 1^st day.

01 Sep

Miss E G Watson formerly a Pupil Teacher in this school and lately an assistant in Frampton Sch commenced duty here as Assistant Mistress, taking charge of St 1.

I was absent again today.  I have been unwell the latter part of the holidays.

02 Sep

Came to school this morning at 11 and stayed till the close.  Present in the afternoon. A large number of children were absent yesterday afternoon owing to the presence of a circus in the town.

06 Sep

Miss Lizzie Drake formerly Pupil Teacher in Uppingham Inf School and lately employed in Newbury Workhouse School commenced engagement as Assistant Mistress Art 50.  I placed her in charge of ½ of St 4 and Miss Munday in charge of the Preparatory class.

This morning the school commenced under a new timetable.

10 Sep

Very wet this afternoon, attendance poor.

11 Sep

I have been very pleased with the working of the new timetable.  It seems a great improvement.  The staff too is much better than it has been for a long time.

17 Sep

G S Mason visited the school this afternoon.

18 Sep

School closed this afternoon for a week’s holiday (Feast Week)

28 Sep

School opened this morning.  All the teachers present.  The Rev’d W R Morse visited this afternoon.

02 Oct

During the week I have heard St 2 to 7 read.  The boys are much worse readers than the girls.  I think the Reading under the new timetable will improve.

08 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse visited this afternoon and brought Form 190A giving notice that “My Lords have sanctioned the omission of the annual inspection of the school due in May 1897.”  Art 84 (b) of the Code.

12 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse visited this morning.

14 Oct

Miss Fountain away with leave this afternoon until 3.15pm.

15 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse and Paul Pettitt the secretary of the Additional Curate Society visited this morning.

16 Oct

This afternoon being the funeral of the late Archbishop of Canterbury the Sewing and Drawing lessons were stopped at 3.45.  I then assembled the children and gave them a life of the Archbishop and the circumstances connected with his death.  The hymns “What our Father doth is will” and “Now the labourer’s work is o’er” were sung by the children and after the prayers of dismissal the scholars all stood while the “Dead March” in Saul was played by one of the scholars.  I was particularly pleased with the earnest attention of the children.

20 Oct

Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct. W R Morse

23 Oct

The school is going on very satisfactorily.

26 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse visited this afternoon.

27 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

28 Oct

The Rev’d W R Morse and the Rev’d A Ellis visited this afternoon and heard the 1^st class sing, the latter gentleman was so pleased with the school that he gave 5/- to the funds.

29 Oct

The Rev’d A Ellis visited again this morning.

30 Oct

Miss E G Watson resigned her duty as Assistant Mistress.  She is about to get married.

06 Nov

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.  The school is making good progress.  No teacher in Miss Watson’s place.

13 Nov

The Rev’d W R Morse visited twice this week.

20 Nov

Visit Art 84(b1)

                                W Varnon

16 Nov

The Rev’d W R Morse visited.

20 Nov

W Varnon Esq inspected today, both morning and afternoon.  The Rev’d W R Morse visited in the morning.

23 Nov

New store in wing room.

The Rev’d W R Morse and [Smalley Law] Vicar of St Michael’s Belgrave visited this morning.

24 Nov

Miss Howard left at 9.45 this morning to attend Miss Watson’s wedding.

--- Bryling Esq and the Rev’d W R Morse visited this morning.

27 Nov

Absent this afternoon with an abscess in cheek.

30 Nov

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited in the morning and The Rev’d W R Morse in the afternoon.  I was absent unwell.  Lizzie Strachan also away ill.

01 Dec

The Rev’d J R Blunt visited in the morning and examined the 1^st class in Scrip.

03 Dec

The Rev’d J R Blunt examined St 5 in Scrip. 

I returned to school this afternoon.

The Rev’d W R Morse visited in the afternoon.

04 Dec

Several cases of measles have been reported this week.  The Inspector (Sanitary) called and reported several cases.

07 Dec

Absent today, Mrs Vann in charge.

08/10/11 Dec

The Rev’s J R Blunt visited and examined classes in Scripture.

11 Dec

Returned to school.  Measles seems on the increase.  The average has decreased 21 this week.

Lizzie Strachan is still away, unwell.

G S Mason Esq and Dr Owen visited on the 10^th.

14 Dec

Lizzie Strachan and Lizzie Colson absent attending Scholarship Exam at Lincoln Training Coll.

15 Dec

I was absent, Mrs Vann in charge.

15 & 16 Dec

The Rev’d J R Blunt attended and examined St 1, 5, 6 and 7 in Scripture.

18 Dec

Returned to school today.  The Rev’d W R Morse visited in the afternoon.

The attendance has been very bad, most of the children being absent through measles.  The average has now fallen to 286, a decrease of 27 from last wk.

21 Dec

Lizzie Strachan and Lizzie Colson returned to school.  Attendance very bad indeed, weather and illness being the causes.

23 Dec

School closed this afternoon for Xmas holidays.  Instead of the usual lessons the children gave a concert which was very successful.  Some good songs, recitations and pianoforte solos were given.  The children have prepared everything themselves and quite a good programme was gone through.