Gardening taken.

Mr Summerlin absent owing to the death of his mother and it is unlikely that he will return to school until Monday next.  Temporary help for two days only is being rendered by Mr Reginald W Tompkins – Student in training.

Received Mssrs Arnold’s invoice of school supplies but as a considerable quantity of the goods has not yet reached us wrote to Messrs Arnold respecting them.

Mr Tompkins ceased duties.

Received an official notice from the Sanitary Inspector stating that the Wilmott children who have been excluded from school owing to an outbreak of diphtheria in their home may be admitted on the 23^rd inst.

Wrote to Messrs Arnold and Son asking them to send on with as little delay as possible the five copies of ‘As You Like It’ and 1½ stone of grey modelling clay sent short of the number and weight stated on the invoice.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                Manager

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

Gardening taken.

Received the missing copies of ‘AS You Like It’ from messrs Arnold and a satisfactory explanation re the 1½ stone of grey modelling clay mentioned above.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Mr F S F Piper, Sanitary Inspector, visited and inspected the premises.

Holiday granted for Rushden Feast.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited a.m.

A very wet morning – no gardening.

Read out and affixed notice of Diocesan Inspection which is fixed for Tuesday Nov 2^nd.

The Rector visited a.m.

Posted up the new timetable and returned the signed copy to the County Education Office.

The Rev Hanson visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev Hanson visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

Acting on instructions from the District Education Office, the afternoon session today began at 1.10p.m. registers were closed at 1.15p.m. and school was closed at 3.15.

Finding the teacher of Std I teaching Reading by an obsolete method, I suggested to her that it would be much better to continue the method used in the Infants Dept, and with this suggestion the teacher readily agreed to comply.

The Rector visited at 9a.m. and his attention was called to the very unsatisfactory manner in which the school cleaner perforo her duties.  He, as chairman of the Managers, agreed that I should write to the Caretaker on the matter, and, failing any improvement, report further to the Managers.

A deaf and dumb youth named Charles Parker of 1 Dell Place caused considerable annoyance to Std V by coming to the windows of their classroom whilst the class was at work during the afternoon.  I wrote to his father therefore, to the effect, that if his son persisted in such conduct steps would at once be taken to suppress it.

Gardening taken.

From today the afternoon session will commence at 1.30 and terminate at 4.0.

Received an amended notice that Dental Inspection has been fixed for Friday Nov 5^th and not Oct 29^th and Nov 1^st as previously arranged.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

No gardening owing to rain.

The Tuberculosis Office at Wellingborough certified Fred Fathers as being in a fit condition to attend school.  The boy was in consequence allowed to return.

The Rector visited p.m.

Diocesan Inspection.

The school dentist visited and inspected about 35 children.

Gardening taken.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Mrs ballard away from school with the permission of the Managers.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

The Head Teacher left school at 2.50 with the consent of the managers.

No gardening owing to rain.

The Rector visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

On reaching school I found both standards of one of the dual desks broken; presumably the breakage occurred on Saturday evening when the school was used for a Whist Drive and social, s the caretaker informed me the desk was in that condition on Sunday morning, and was not broken in the ordinary course of moving the desks for cleaning purposes.

Mr Steer visited about 2.30p.m. and as he wished to have a talk with me upon certain important matters in connection with the school garden, I accompanied him to the plots in Station Rd where the discussion took place.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

No gardening, the ground being too wet.

Notified the managers of the very perfunctory manner in which the caretaker’s duties are carried out and asked them to deal with the matter.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Head Teacher absent with leave p.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

No gardening.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

A very poor attendance owing to a heavy fall of snow.

The highest temperature recorded in the main room this week has been 50 F on Tuesday afternoon whilst on Monday the temperature ranged between 34° and

40° F.  Furthermore the fires only appear to have been lighted just before the opening of school and it is a common occurrence to find one or more fires quite out; this morning the fire in the main room went quite out.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

Completed the Terminal Examination.

Received notice of medical inspection which is fixed for Wednesday and Thursday Jan 12^th & 13^th next.  As there are approximately 100 children to be presented for medical examination Mrs Ballard has been given Stds VI and VII whilst Mr Summerlin has Std IV Boys in addition to his own class Std V, and Miss Howard has Std IV Girls in addition to Std II.

This arrangement is to allow the Head Teacher to do the sight testing, weighing and measuring as expeditiously as possible.

Completed the sight testing, weighing and measuring of those children to be presented for medical examination.

The Rector visited p.m. and heard the singing.

Mr Summerlin absent with leave.

Closed school at 4p.m. for the Christmas Holidays.

The Rector who visited during the afternoon, as chairman of the Managers, requested the Head Teacher to write a strongly worded letter to the Caretaker respecting the unsatisfactory manner in which the duties are carried out.

The Head Teacher called the Rector’s attention to the Log Book entries of Oct 21^st and Nov 30^th last and wrote a letter of which the following is a copy:-

Madam,

I am again instructed by the Managers of the above school, who have been to inspect the premises, to write to you respecting the very unsatisfactory manner in which your duties are performed.

The condition of the floor throughout the school is deplorable, very little dusting appears to be done, the offices do not appear to be thoroughly cleaned and the teachers report it is a common occurrence to find at least one or more of the fires out upon their arrival at school in the morning.

The Managers view the matter very seriously and therefore inform you that unless avery considerable improvement takes place when the school meets in the New Year further measures must be at once taken.

                                                                                I am
                                                                                Yours faithfully
                                                                                                B M Jones
                                                                                                (Head Master)

Re-opened school.

No gardening.

Admitted six children from Std I from the Infants Department.

The Rector visited p.m.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Medical inspection by Dr Newton assisted by Nurse Mason.

No gardening, the weather being too wet.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited a.m.

Mr Summerlin absent owing to bereavement.

Gardening taken.

Sister mason, the school nurse, visited and examined a number of children p.m.

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

No gardening, the weather being too wet.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev W Hanson visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

On reaching school the Head Teacher found three fires out and the wing room and offices apparently uncleaned during the weekend.  A letter, of which the following is a copy, was therefore sent to the Correspondent of the Managers and the Head Teacher reported the matter verbally to the chairman.

Copy

Dear Sir

                I again respectfully beg to report to the Managers the very unsatisfactory manner in which the caretaker’s duties are performed.  On reaching school this morning I found three fires out, and these the teachers were obliged to light before the children could be admitted.  The wing room had apparently not been swept since Friday, whilst the offices go uncleaned from week to week.

                As the caretaker appears to take no notice of requests for an improvement, I trust the Managers will deal with the matter.

                                                                                I am
                                                                                Your obedient servant
                                                                                                B M Jones
G S Mason Esq
Rushden

9.15a.m. – before school could be opened the teachers again being obliged to attend to the fires.  The Head Teacher therefore interviewed the chairman and also the Correspondent to the Managers upon the matter and they promised to act immediately.

T. Millican, HMI, visited.

Gardening taken.

Mr Rattan absent through illness.

The Rev R H Hanson visited a.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Mr Rattan resumed duty.

Gardening was not taken as Mr Rattan did not feel strong enough to take the lesson.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited.

Gardening taken.

The Head Teacher left school at 10.0a.m. with leave; he returned during the afternoon (2.30).

The Rector visited a.m.

Miss Howard who was unwell during the weekend reached school at 10.15.

Gardening was not taken.

As the result of an accident this afternoon the head of Eric Dickens was split open.  Sister Mason who happened to be on the premises at the time rendered First-Aid and advised that the boy should receive medical attention.  The Head Teacher therefore sent him in charge of Mr Summerlin to Dr Greenfield but he being away from home the boy was at once taken to Dr Davies who attended to the wound.

The accident was caused in the following way:- Two boys, Harry Smith and Reginald Brown were playing with a ball when Smith accidentally caused Brown to stumble.  Brown, in stumbling, came into contact with Dickens, causing him to fall against the railings in the yard with the result before stated.

Two teachers, Mrs Ballard and Miss Wilde were in the yard at the time but neither of them saw the accident actually take place.

The time was 2.40p.m.

Notified the County Education Secretary of the foregoing matter immediately.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                               Manager

Finding Mr Rattan marking composition books whilst a Reading lesson was in progress and the children of his class very inattentive, I advised him that it would be better to leave the marking of the composition until some other time.

Mr Cheshire of the National Union of Teachers visited p.m.

Mr Summerlin and Mr Rattan absent through illness.  No gardening.

The Rector visited a.m.

Closed school at noon for the remainder of the week to enable the teachers to visit the Educational Exhibition at Northampton.

Mr Summerlin resumed duties.

Mr Rattan has not yet returned.  Std III will be taken for the time being by Mr Summerlin and Stds V-VII by the Head Teacher.

Mr Rattan returned to school.

Closed school at 4p.m. for the Easter Holiday.

Re-opened school.

Gardening taken.

The afternoon session now commences at 2 o’clock.

The Rector visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

No gardening owing to rain.

In accordance with instructions received from the County Education Office the following eleven children attending the Annual Schools Examination at Alfred St Centre were marked present,

Std VI    Ronald Fox, Harry Ginns

Std V     Derrick Hollis, Herbert Nicholls, Frank Willmott, Marjery Cox, Emily Lyne,                 Ruby Barwick, Violet Green, Alice Bailey

Std IV    Frederick Brown

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited p.m.

No gardening, the soil being too wet.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Rev R A Hanson visited a.m.

Mr Mantle visited p.m.

Gardening taken.

Ascension Day – Holiday.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited a.m.

Called the Rector’s attention to the fact that the coping stones of the wall behind the boys’ urinal required re-fixing and he suggested that I should write to Mr Marriott asking him to replace them.  This was done.

The Rev R H Hanson visited a.m..

Closed school at noon for the Whitsuntide Holiday.

Re-opened school.  Gardening taken.

The singing of National Airs and a display of Country Dancing in the school yard took the place of the last lesson for the afternoon session today being Empire Day.

The Rector visited a.m.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

No gardening, the weather being too wet.

Commenced the Terminal Examination.

Gardening taken.

Dr Newton and Sister mason visited and examined a number of special cases.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Gardening taken.

The Head Teacher reached school in the afternoon at 3p.m. he having been to represent the school at the funeral of the late Mr J Claridge, for very many years a Manager of the school and also amember of the County Education and Local District Education Committees.

Gardening taken.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                Manager

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Gardening taken.

In connection with the Annual School Exam Harry N Ginns and Ronald Fox have been called up for the oral test at Northampton on July 2^nd.

The Rector visited a.m.

The Head Teacher, with the consent of the Managers, left school at 3p.m. to go to Wellingborough on urgent school business.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited a.m.

Wrote to Mr Marriott asking him to send men at once to clear adrain which had become blocked. 

Mr Hanson visited a.m..

Gardening taken.

Upon reaching school found that a number of the iron railings leading into the girls’ yard had been damaged during the weekend and reported the matter to the chairman of the Managers.

Mr F J Thorpe of Wellingborough visited p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

The School Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

Holiday – Annual School Treat.

Sister mason visited for routine inspection of the school children.

Ronald Fox and Harry Ginns have each been awarded a County Council ‘Junior’ Scholarship.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited p.m.

Mr Rattan absent.

Gardening taken.

Closed school for the summer holiday - ... Mr Rattans engagement terminated.

Re-opened school.

Miss Louise Moyra Simmons commenced duties as an Uncertified Teacher, her appointment dating from the 1^st inst.

Mr Ronald Faulkner Billingham – Certified Teacher sent on supply duty for 1 month by the County Education Committee.

Gardening taken.

Mrs Ballard’s engagement as Uncertified Teacher terminated.

No gardening owing to rain.

The Rector visited p.m.

Gardening taken.

A telegram was received from the School Medical Officer postponing the inspection arranged for tomorrow.

Gardening taken.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

Mr Billingham ceased duties.

Feast holiday.

Mr H J Byrom – Uncertified came to render temporary assistance.

Mr Byrom ceased duties.

Sent out amended notices of the postponed Medical Inspection now fixed for tomorrow Oct 4^th.

Medical Inspection.

Mr Summerlin absent through illness. 

Miss Simmons obliged to go home through illness.

Mrs Hensman of Newton Rd School came to render temporary help. 

Phyllis Smith (13½ yrs) excluded from school by the School Medical Officer who also instructed the Head Teacher not to re-admit her until requested to do so by Sister Mason.

Miss Simmons returned to school.

Miss Hilda Lamerton ... Date of birth 17/11/90 a Trained Certificated Teacher commenced temporary duties.

The Rector visited a.m.

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

Gardening taken.

The Head Teacher’s attention having been drawn by Mr Walker of the County Architect’s Office to the very dangerous condition of the wall at the rear of the girls’ offices he at once reported the matter to the chairman and to the correspondent of the Managers.

The Rector visited and inspected the wall complained of yesterday.  He furthermore instructed the Head Teacher to write to Mr Marriott – Builder – asking him to inspect the wall so that the necessary steps may at once be taken to make it secure.  These instructions were at once complied with.

The defective wall referred to on the 10^th and 11^th inst was made secure.

The Rector visited a.m.

Gardening taken.

The Rector visited and at a later period in the morning Mr Abbott the Demonstrator in Physical Training called and discussed certain matters in connection with the Physical Training of the various classes.

W J Hands Esq, HMI, visited during the afternoon and inspected the school premises.

Copy of letter to County Education Secretary

Dear Sir 

               I beg to thank you for the help you have sent in the persons of Mr Billingham and Miss Lamerton to fill the vacancy temporarily on the staff of the above school.  The former of the two previously named gave me the impression of being a highly efficient teacher whom I was extremely sorry to lose.

The lady, Miss Lamerton, I regret to say does not show the necessary vitality and power of control in handling her class with the result that the work and discipline alike are suffering.

Having always charge of a class of 40 children myself in addition to the duties of supervision I find it impossible to render much personal help to a weak teacher and should be very grateful if you would send me a teacher of proved worth whenever you have such an one available.

                                                                I am
                                                                Your obedient servant
                                                                                B M Jones
The Secretary
County Educ Comm
Northampton

The Head Teacher left school at noon and did not return owing to personal indisposition.

The Head Teacher resumed duty.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

The afternoon session now begins at 1.45 and ends at 4.15.

The Rector visited a.m.

Mr G L Higgins of the National Savings Committee visited p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

The school was visited during the afternoon by W J Hands Esq, HMI, Capt Cameron – Assistant Secretary to the Education Committee and also by Mr F J Thorpe of Wellingborough.

Attendance Officer visited.

Sister Mason visited and held a routine inspection.

Mr Abbott, Demonstrator of Physical Training, visited but found the condition of the yard so deplorable owing to the previous night’s rain that he considered it impossible to take drill at all today.

The following is a copy of a letter forwarded today to the County Education Secretary

Copy

                                                                                Rushden CE Mixed School
                                                                                15^th Dec 1921

Dear Sir

                I feel the interests of the school demand I should write to you respecting Miss Lamerton asking that an exchange of teacher might be made.  Miss Lamerton came to me on October 6^th last and so far has made little or no headway.  As I am personally responsible for one of the largest classes in the school comprising two standards, I do not get the opportunity of rendering Miss Lamerton the assistance and guidance which I feel she requires.  Trusting you may be in a position to accede to my request.

                                                                                I am
                                                                                Your obedient servant
                                                                                                Benjamin M Jones
The Secretary
Education Committee
County Hall
Northampton

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson

Owing to loss of voice the Head Teacher was unable to complete the oral part of the Terminal Examination.

Miss Lamerton ceased duties.

The Rector and Mr Hanson visited just before school closed for the Christmas Holiday.

Re-opened school.

Miss Louise Moyra Simmons Registered no. 22/1218 was notified that she was recognised as an Uncertified Teacher as from the 29^th August 1921.

Mr H J Byrom commenced temporary duties.

Mr Mantle visited p.m.

Mr Byrom relinquished his duties.

Miss Ada Mantle Date of birth 25/11/03 commenced duties as an Uncertified Teacher.

The Head Teacher did not return to school in the afternoon owing to illness.

The Head Teacher returned to school.

The Rector visited a.m. and distributed a number of prizes.

Miss Mantle absent through illness.

Miss mantle resumed duty and has been placed in charge of Std II, Miss Wilde having been moved to Std III.

Sister Mason visited and inspected the girls’ heads.  Dollie Childs was excluded for the remainder of the week.

The Head Teacher who is unwell did not arrive at school until 10.0a.m.

Miss Simmons was officially notified by the County Education Secretary and also by the Secretary to the Board of Education that her recognition as Uncertificated Teacher dates from the 29^th August 1921.

Mr Summerlinj is unable to attend school as he is suffering from influenza.

Miss Norman came to render temporary help.

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

Miss mantle was notified that her recognition as Uncertificated teacher dates from 16 Jan 1922.

Holiday for the Royal Wedding.

Holiday – school used as a polling station for the County Council Election.

I Millican, HMI, visited.

Mr Walker from the Architect’s branch of the County Education Committee’s office visited and his attention was called to the dangerous condition of the boundary fence.

The caretaker reported that at 11.15 last night he was called up by the police as the woodwork in the boys offices was alight, and he assures me that when he left the premises at 9.30 everything was in proper order.

The matter was at once reported to the Managers and also to the County Education Committee.

School opened at 1.30 to enable the teachers to visit Alfred St CP School where a practical demonstration in the teaching of English is to be given.

Mr Turnbull of the Northants and Bucks Temperance and Band of Hope Union gave the first of a series of three temperance lectures on this and the following two Thursday afternoons.

The County Education Secretary accompanied by the Assistant Secretary visited during the afternoon and inspected the premises.

Mr Walker of the Architect’s office visited.

Mr J Turnbull gave his second lecture.

The Head Teacher away from school a/m/ having gone to act as invigilator at the Annual Schools Examination at Newton Bromswold. 

The following children attended Alfred St School for the purpose of the Annual Schools Examination;_ Alice Bailey, Winnie Bland, Harriet Fisher, Albert Westley, Leonard Childs, George Tew, Fred Parker, Reginald Desborough, Edith Church, Harry Brown and E Smith.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Mr Turnbull gave the last of the series of lectures on Temperance and Hygiene.

Thirteen children were admitted to Std I from the infants Department.  Promotions also took place in all the other classes.

The Rector, Mr Vorley and Mr Clarke visited for the purpose of distributing the prizes and certificates gained by the children in writing essays on Mr Turnbull’s Hygiene and Temperance lectures.

School closes at 4.15 for the usual Easter Holiday.

Miss Mantle’s registered no. is 22/2572.

Re-opened school.  Miss Wilde absent through personal illness.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

A double session in gardening was registered.

Another double session in gardening was taken.

Gardening taken during the afternoon instead of the morning session.

Received a medical certificate on behalf of Miss Wilde who will be unable to resume duty before the 29^th inst.

Gardening taken p.m.

Ascension Day - Holiday

Miss Wilde resumed duty. ... 24^th April.

The Rector visited a.m.

Closed school at noon for the Whitsuntide holiday.

Re-opened school.

Gardening taken.

Miss Wilde having witnessed an accident on the Bedford Rd some time ago was summoned to attend the Wellingborough County Court today.  She left school therefore at 10.15a.m. and returned at 3.30p.m.

Mr F S Thorpe of the Wellingborough Technical Institute visited.

The Rector accompanied by the Rev Smith visited a.m.

A boy who had been standing about in the street broke a pane of glass in one of the windows between 11.30a.m. and noon.

The shattered glass fell over Miss Wilde who with the children was considerably startled at the occurrence.  The Head Teacher who was at the school garden at the time reported the matter to the managers on his return to school in the afternoon.

Freda M Kilby and Grace M Nichols two of the County probationer candidates commenced their month’s teaching test.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

The Head Teacher left school at 11.20 a.m. for the remainder of the morning session to meet Mr Wyles, the Assistant Horticultural Superintendent, at the school garden in Station Rd.

Mr Vorley visited p.m.

I Millican Esq visited.

Mr Abbott, Demonstrator of Physical Exercises visited a.m. and took Stds V, VI & VII in Drill.

Mr Corby and Mr Sanders visited p.m.

Holiday for Sunday School Treats.

Miss Mantle who is unwell is away from school.

Dental Inspection by Mr Ballard, School Dentist, assisted by Sister mason a.m.

Miss mantle returned to school but was not well enough to take Drill.

The month’s Teaching Test of Freda M Kilby and Grace m Nichols terminated and a report on this work was forwarded to the County Education Secretary.

The School Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The school Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Closed school at 4.15 for the summer holiday.

Miss Mantle’s engagement as temporary Uncertificated Teacher terminated.

Re-opened school.

A boy named Thomas Cross (Std II), whilst at play in the school yard during yesterday’s dinner hour, happened to fall down and fracture his left arm.  The only children who witnessed the occurrence were George Green 8 yrs and Hugh Wilmott 6 yrs, and from their statements and that of the boy himself it appears that Cross either slipped or stumbled whilst in the act of running.  The Head Teacher only learned of the accident by seeing the boy’s arm in a sling as he was passing through the boy’s classroom this morning.  The matter was at once reported to the County Education Secretary at Northampton.

By mistake Miss Howard closed Std VI Girls’ register at 1.45 instead of 2 o’clock and nos 33 and 34 who reached school at 2.48 were thus marked absent.  Miss Howard at once called the Head Teacher’s attention to the matter and he at once corrected the error and here recorded the matter.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Received, completed and despatched to County Educ Sec form M I 28 on behalf of Thomas Cross.

The Rector visited p.m.

A number of children visited Alfred St Clinic for dental treatment.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Feast holiday.

The Head Teacher absent with leave.  Mr Summerlin in charge.

The Rector visited a.m.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Miss Simmons absent through illness ( 1 day).

Miss Simmons returned to school.

Gardening taken p.m.

Gardening taken p.m.

For today the afternoon session commenced at 1.20 and ended at 3.40 to enable the children to visit the Royal Theatre at which place ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’ was being shown.

The Rector visited a.m.

Registers checked and quite correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss Dunn, HMI, visited p.m.

School medical inspection by Dr Newton.

Miss Dunn, HMI, visited a.m. and p.m.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Miss Dunn, HMI, visited a.m. and p.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

A holiday was granted on Wednesday last the 15^th for the Parliamentary Election.

Messrs Saunders and Corby visited p.m.

The Head Teacher left school at 2.45p.m. having previously obtained permission of the managers.

During the afternoon session the gardening boys accompanied by the Head Teacher attended a demonstration in Fruit Pruning given by Mr Wyles at Rushden Lodge Farm, the sanction of H M Inspector having been obtained through the County Education Secretary.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

The Rev Stephen Walwyn gave an address to the children on ‘Magnets’ 9.10-9.40a.m.

Reported to the Managers that a note of warning has been sent to the parents of each of the following youths who during the dinner-hour are in the habit of playing football in the school yard:- Leonard Westly, Cyril Wykes, Arthur Richardson,
G. Okey, Sidney Daniels, Walter Line, Victor Childs, William Jolley and
Herbert Smith.

Miss Simmons absent through illness.

The Rector visited and distributed a number of prizes.

Closed school at noon for the Christmas vacation.

Re-opened school, all the teachers present.

No gardening owing to rain.

Received the report of H M Inspector a copy of which is to be found on page 39.

W J Hands Esq, HMI, visited and inspected the premises in connection with the proposed alterations.

Sister Mason visited and inspected most of the girls.

Report of HM Inspector Miss B M Dunn after visits on 6^th and 9^th Nov 1922:-

Mixed Department

                The school has profited very decidedly by the strengthening in staff effected last year.  The classes are constituted without Standard I (which has been retained in the Infants Department), and the Headmaster has disposed both his staff and his own supervisory and teaching work among the different divisions to considerable advantage.

                The school still remains, for obvious reasons, one of some special difficulty, and it is the more credit to all concerned that substantial progress can be reported in a good many directions.

                Among these are History, Drawing and oral English including Reading all of which show steady work bearing fruit.  Sensible teaching is also being given in Arithmetic and Composition, though with a greater diversity of results.  The weak points in these are well known to the Headmaster, who recognises the fact that the written exercises show somewhat slower advance.  In the first class, however, this work too is developing, and many of the test answers, notes, and Compositions seen here were creditable.

                An extension of independent work by the children in Geography is under consideration.

                Some good associated Handwork is done by the older boys; but the scheme for Needlework requires further organisation, leading in some divisions to more comprehensive output.

                Attention should continue to be paid to the question of classification, which though much improved is not yet wholly satisfactory.

                The school leaves an impression of unity and cheerful co-operation, and the staff work loyally in response to the Headmaster’s lead.  Their influence over the children is undoubted, and in no class did the tone and discipline appear to be other than good.

                                                                B Vorley

Sister Mason completed routine inspection.

Sister Mason visited and again excluded May Twelftree, and also excluded Edith M Cox for the first time.

Sister Mason visited and again excluded May Twelftree and Edith Cox; Florence Green and Florence Burdett also were excluded for one week.

Mr Summerlin inadvertently marked Herbert Moon absent, No. 9 on register. 
Mr Summerlin at once called the Headmaster’s attention to the matter and the attendance was included in the morning’s total number present.

Sister Mason visited a.m.

Mr Vorley visited p.m.

The Rector visited and took the whole school for Scripture – the day being Ash Wednesday.

Sister Mason visited p.m. and excluded the following four children until the 26^th inst:- Elsie Hilson, Ivy Childs, Dorothy Smith and Florence Burdett.

Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Miss Howard who is suffering from influenza is unable to attend school.

Sister Mason visited.

The Rector visited; and the Supt Att Officer also called.

Sister Mason visited and again excluded Elsie Hilson, Florence Burdett and Dorothy Smith.

The Rector visited a.m.

Sister mason visited a.m. and as Dorothy Smith did not present herself for inspection Sister Mason gave instructions for the child’s exclusion from school until she herself authorised her return.

The child was in attendance at the commencement of the afternoon session but was immediately sent home.

Miss Howard resumed duty. 

Supt Att Officer visited.

Sister Mason visited.

Sister Mason visited and excluded Enid Hardwick.

Supt Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                Manager

The following sixteen children attended Alfred St Centre for the Annual Schools Examination:- Ivy Allen, Thomas E Bird, Reginald Francis, Winnie Freeman,
Sidney Hilson, Jesse Lyne, Vernon Magee, Herbert Moon, Ivy Neville, Albert Nichols, Gladys Sargent, Harry Underwood, Ruth Wrighton, Dennis W Ginns, Willie Parker and harry Swingler.

Closed school at 4.15 for the Easter vacation.

Re-opened school.  As the floors had not been scrubbed by the caretaker during the holidays the matter was reported to the Managers.

Miss Simmons who did not appear to be very well during the morning session was absent during the afternoon.

Admitted nineteen children from the Infants Dept and promoted a considerable number of children to higher classes.

Miss Simmons resumed duty.

Gardening taken during the afternoon the ground being too wet in the morning.

Supt Attendance Officer visited.

Mr Perkins of the Architect’s office also visited and brought with him the plans of the proposed alterations to the school premises.

Reported the following five youths to the Managers for repeating the offence of Dec 18^th last, namely playing football in the school yard during the dinner-hour and asked the Managers to take the necessary steps to put a stop to avery dangerous practice.

Mr Vorley visited and gave instructions for the school to be closed on Thursday next – the day fixed for the marriage of the Duke of York.

Holiday.

Mr Summerlin too unwell to attend school.

Mr Vorley visited p.m.

Mr Summerlin returned to school.

Gardening taken.

Ascension Day – holiday.

Supt Attendance Officer visited a.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Closed school at noon for the Whitsuntide holiday.

Re-opened school.

Gardening could not be taken owing to rain.

Empire Day was celebrated in the usual manner.  Mr Vorley, chairman of Managers, the Rector and Mr Clarke being present.

The Head Teacher requested Miss Wilde to exercise more care in registration; Dennis Ward, Std IV, this afternoon being inadvertently marked absent by her although present when the roll was called.  The attendance was added to the afternoon total.

Supt Att Officer visited p.m.

Mr Vorley visited p.m.

Supt Att Officer visited a.m.

Violet A L Allen of Wellingborough High School and Albert R West of Alfred St Council School commence a four week practical teaching test.

Supt Att Officer visited a.m. and p.m.

Dennis W Ginns and Harry Swingler have been called up for the Oral Test in the Annual Schools examination to be held in Northampton on Saturday next, June 16^th.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                Manager

T Millican Esq, HMI, visited and interviewed the candidates undergoing their practical teaching test.

F J Thorpe Esq visited p.m.

The Head Teacher attended the Imperial Education Exhibition in London having previously obtained the permission of the Managers and also of the Local Education Authority for this purpose.  Mr Summerlin in charge for the day.

The Rector and Mr Hanson visited.

Dennis W Ginns was notified that he has been awarded a ‘Junior’ County Council Scholarship.

Holiday – Sunday School Treats.

Sister Mason commenced routine inspection.

Sister Mason completed routine inspection 11a.m.

The Rector and the Rev R H Hanson visited a.m.

Supt Att Officer visited p.m.

Sister Mason visited a.m.

The Rector visited a.m.

Harry Swingler was informed that he had been awarded a free place at kettering Grammar School.

Closed school at 4p.m. for the summer holidays.

Re-opened school.

The boys of the woodwork class were sent to the manual Training Centre at Newton Rd as usual this afternoon but on arrival found the instructor was absent owing to illness.  They at once returned to school for ordinary lessons but in the meantime the registers had been closed and the usual woodwork registration mark was therefore entered against each name.

Reported the damaged fence to the Managers.

Visited the school, checked the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

Feast holiday.

Routine inspection by Sister Mason.

I Millican, HMI, visited.

Phyllis Neville and Ivy Childs excluded by Sister Mason, their heads being verminous.

The Head Teacher absent through personal illness.

Refused admittance to ada Mackness this afternoon who was excluded by Sister Mason on the 16^th inst.  I informed the child she could not be re-admitted until the school nurse certified her to be in a fit condition.

Sister Mason visited p.m.

The Head Teacher absent owing to personal illness.

The Head Teacher resumed duties.

The Rector and the Rev R H Hanson visited a.m.

Miss Dunn, HMI, called.

Sister mason visited a.m.

Medical inspection by Dr Perry Walker assisted by Sister Mason.

Mr Summerlin absent through personal illness.

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

General Election holiday.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

The afternoon session commenced at 1.10 and the registers were closed at 1.15 to enable the children to leave school at 3.20 for the purpose of visiting the Palace Theatre where the film ‘Hunting Big Game in Africa’ is being exhibited.

The Rector, Mr Vorley and a number of parents visited for the Prize Distribution.

Closed school at noon for the Christmas Holiday.

The alterations to the school buildings insufficiently advanced for the school to be opened, the children were informed to this effect and asked to return on the 10^th inst.

The workmen having failed to put the school stores in order and the weather being extremely cold, the chairman of the Managers authorised the Head Teacher to keep school closed for the remainder of the week.

Re-opened school.

Miss Wilde is unwell and therefore unable to attend school wrote to say she hoped to resume duty on Wednesday the 16^th inst.

The school now consists of four classrooms and has consequently been re-organised to meet the changed conditions.

Mr Vorley, chairman of Managers, and the Rector visited at different times during the afternoon.

Miss Wilde resumed duty.

Sister mason visited a.m.

Miss Simmons absent through personal illness.

Intimated to Miss Wilde the advisability of displaying rather more loyalty than was shown by her this afternoon.

Mr Summerlin being unwell is unable to be present.

Sister Mason visited and held a routine inspection.

Sister Mason completed her routine inspection.

Miss Howard’s engagement as Assistant Mistress in this school terminated.

Miss Simmons resumed duty.

Miss Mabel Winifred Wooding commenced duties as Certificated assistant Mistress, Registration no. 19/41835; Date of birth 7.3.99.

Sister Mason visited a.m. and the chairman of the Managers p.m.

Miss Wooding inadvertently marked George Green, No.7 ... absent this afternoon; although the boy was present.  The Register was therefore corrected and this note made at the same time 1.55p.m.

Mr Vorley, chairman of Managers, accompanied by the School Attendance Officer visited p.m.

The Head Teacher absent with the permission of the Managers.

I Millican Esq visited p.m.

Gardening taken.

Mr F J Thorpe visited p.m.

Mr Vorley and the School Attendance Officer visited a.m.

Annual Schools Examination: the following candidates from this school were examined at the Alfred St C School:-

I J Allen. S Bass. R Cooper, A Denton, D Brumwell, R Neville, S Brown, W Faulkner, R J Perkins, W Parker, A Underwood, N Lamford, L Westly, L Green, S Pollard, E Hilson, H Wrighton, D Knight, M Dickens.

Sister Mason visited a.m.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Mr Summerlin absent owing to personal illness.

Mr Summerlin resumed duty.

Closed school at 4.15 for the Easter Holiday.

Re-opened school.

Mr Abbott, demonstrator of physical exercises, visited and took the different classes in drill.

Mrs Vorley visited during the afternoon.

Empire Day was celebrated by Saluting the flag, singing the National Anthem, a special address by the Head Teacher and the singing of national songs.

Ascension Day – Holiday.

Gardening taken p.m.

Closed school at noon for the Whitsuntide Holiday.

Re-opened school.

A special gardening lesson was taken this afternoon during which the County Horticultural Superintendent, Mr C F Lawrence, accompanied by his assistant, Mr Wyles, visited.  The Head Teacher drew Mr Lawrence’s attention to the very inadequate supply of gardening tools, particularly of hoes, and also to the very unsatisfactory state of affairs caused by three different schools using the one lot of tools and the one tool-shed.

He agreed that it would be much better if each school had its own set of tools and separate shed, and asked the Head Teacher to obtain an estimate of the cost from Mr Swindall of dividing the present tool shed into two separate sheds  and providing an additional tool shed near the present one.  Both Mr Lawrence and Mr Wyles expressed their great pleasure at the general appearance of the South End School garden and the promise of the crops.

Wrote to the County Education Secretary asking that a number of books obtained under the National Home Reading Union and forwarded to the County Education Office just over four months ago be replaced by others as the books forwarded formed a valuable source of Reading Matter for the Upper Standards.

Holiday – 35 children visited Wembley accompanied by the Head and three Assistant Teachers.

The Rector visited a.m and F J Thorpe visited p.m.

Visited the school, examined the Registers and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

Attendance Officer visited p.m.

Mr Vorley, chairman of managers, visited p.m.

Mr Freeman, school manager, accompanied by a friend visited p.m.

F Corby Esq, school manager, visited p.m.

No cookery for the girls owing to the illness of the instructress.  A special gardening lesson was taken as certain produce was fully ready for gathering.

Holiday – Annual Sunday School Treat.

Too wet for gardening.

Gardening taken.

Closed school at 4.15 for the summer holiday.

Re-opened school.  The new Standard II - 24 children came up from the Infants Dept.  There being three classes Stds Ex VII and vii, Std V and Std IV in the main room; the work in that room is rendered exceptionally difficult.

No gardening taken.

Gardening taken.

Mr Vorley accompanied by Mr Spriggs visited a.m.

The Rector visited p.m.

Freda m Kilby commenced duties as a Pupil Teacher.

W J Hands Esq, HMI visited p.m.

Mr Summerlin took advantage of circular 922 and attended the Conference of Teachers of Science at Wellingborough Technical Institute during the afternoon.

Feast Holiday.

Visited the school, examined the Registers, and found them correct.

                                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager

Mr Vorley, chairman of managers, visited accompanied by the Attendance Officer p.m.

The school nurse visited for routine inspection.

Miss Wilde who is unwell absent from school.

The Rector and Mr Hanson visited a.m.

The afternoon session began at 1.25p.m., registers closed at 1.30p.m. and school closed at 3.30p.m. to enable the children to go to the theatre to see the film ‘ The Great White Silence’ – Captn Scott to the South Pole.

Miss Wilde resumed duty.

Acting under instructions from the managers, we took possession of an additional classroom.  Std 5 were at once moved into this room whilst Std IV took that part of the main room vacated by Std 5.

Miss Wooding absent having obtained permission of the managers to attend her sister’s marriage.

That the Board of Education’s regulations with reference to the number of children on roll for which a teacher shall be responsible may be punctually observed, a section of Std III was yesterday handed over to the care of Std IV teacher to be taught as a Std III section.

I Millican, HMI, visited.

Mr Vorley and the Attendance Officer also called during the afternoon.

Mr Vorley, chairman of managers, visited  p.m.

Parliamentary Election – Holiday.

The Rector, the Rev P Robson and the Rev Hanson visited a.m.

J L Holland Esq and the following managers, Messrs Freeman, F Green, C Claridge, and Sugars visited during the afternoon.

Miss Wooding who is unwell away from school.

Messrs Corby and Sanders, managers, visited p.m.

Attendance Officer called p.m.

Miss Wooding resumed duty.

Miss Kilby unable to be present as she is unwell.

Miss Simmons absent owing to personal illness.

Miss Simmons and Miss Kilby both returned to school.

This week being observed as Health Week, special lessons on Hygiene and the Laws of Health will take the place of the ordinary Science lessons in Stds 6, 7 and 8.

The Rector and Mr C Claridge visited and checked the Registers.

Nurse Pitherick visited a.m.

Notified the County Education Secretary by telephone the school is without fires the contractor having failed to make the necessary deliveries of coal and coke and has informed the necessary supply would be forthcoming tomorrow.

The Rector visited at 3.30p.m. and distributed a number of prizes and also two medals for Perfect Attendance one for Five Years and the other for Four Years Perfect Attendance.

Closed school at noon for the usual Christmas Holiday.