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Evening Continuation School 1900 - 1904
Log Book
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1900 Rushden National School
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Oct 01 |
An Evening Continuation School was opened here tonight – myself, W H Brown and Miss Howard being the teachers present. 39 boys and 30 girls were enrolled and work was proceeded with. Some very good drawings were done by the boys.
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02 |
Admitted 9 boys and 2 girls.
Science was begun by the boys and afterwards almost all took singing – 8 boys and 1 girl began Shorthand, under Mr Parnell. |
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04 |
Ambulance was begun by the combined classes, and great interest was shown in it.
Average for the week 75. |
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08 |
Mr Goodyear began work tonight as Certificated Assistant.
Sic new scholars admitted. Owing to the General Election school will not open tomorrow night. |
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11 |
Visited the School and tested the register which I found to be correct [signed] W R Morse
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18 |
Work is proceeding steadily in all the subjects and the classes have note books for the oral lessons.
The average attendance for the week is 69 |
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25 |
The attendance is keeping up well and altho’ some are away ill, and others miss the first lesson on account of overtime, the average is 67.
School visited tonight by Rev H K Fry. |
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Nov 05 |
The attendance among the boys is somewhat smaller tonight on account of firework displays.
The average for the two lessons is 61. |
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06 |
Visited the School & tested the registers & found them correct [signed] W R Morse John Claridge
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08 |
Average for the week 64. The ambulance classes have completed Fractures and their treatment, while in Science – Air – its Comp. & properties, barometer, syringe & siphon & Common pump have been taken.
Compound Practice has been begun by the Arithmetic Classes. Two 2 part songs have been learnt by the Singing Class.Art 11E I1 W H J Salt 12Nov 1900 |
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15 |
Work proceeding satisfactorily. Average for the week 67.
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20 |
Owing to attractions at the Public Hall the attendance is smaller tonight.
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29 |
The ambulance class – males – had the assistance of a St John’s Ambulance man with all his splints and bandages. Practical work was taken. Average for the week 64.6
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Dec 06 |
The attendance still keeps up well – averaging 63. The girls are doing well in both plain & fancy needlework, some of it being very good indeed.
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10 |
Owing to a play at the Public Hall, the attendance of the boys was smaller.
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13 |
The average attendance is 61.5
Two St John’s Ambulance men gave a practical lesson to one Section. |
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Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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18 |
I was unable to be present last night owing to ill health.
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20 |
Very bad weather tonight. Average for the week 58.1 Average fort the 12 weeks of this session 66.School closed tonight for the Christmas Holidays – 2 weeks. Mr Goodyear ceased duties tonight as Certificated Assistant.
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1901 |
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Jan 07 |
School recommenced tonight, Miss Howard, myself and 62 scholars present.
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The attendance on Tuesday was poor owing to the very bad weather.
The average for the week is 61.6Art 11E I2 W H J Salt 17 Jan 1901 |
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Average 63.5
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24 |
The classes are keeping up well and the average for the week is 64Mr Parker – St John’s Ambulance member attended tonight and gave a practical demonstration to the girls. Every girl was present and great attention was paid. Good progress is being made in all the subjects.
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31 |
The weather on Tuesday was bad, and the attendance fell. It is again somewhat low owing to many lads working overtime to make up for the time lost through the Queen’s funeral. Average for week 56. Mr Parker and another ambulance man gave a practical exposition to the boys.
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Feb 07 |
Average for week 59.
Two ambulance men again attended and gave lesson to girls. |
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Tested registers & found them correct[signed[] John ClaridgeArt 11E I3W H J Salt
12 Feb 1901 |
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19 |
School will be closed on Thursday owing to Confirmation Service.
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Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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Mr Parker attended for practical work with ambulance. The attendance is keeping up well – averaging 59 for the past fortnight.
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Mar 07 |
Average 60 for the week. The work set out in the syllabuses is now almost completed. Drawing has been a favourite subject with the boys, needlework with the girls.Two ambulance men assisted with the classes again tonight.
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14 |
School closed for the Session tonight. Average for the 64 nights is 63.4
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Report of H M Inspector:
The School is ably controlled. Greater proficiency should have been attained by the small classes in Book-keeping and Shorthand. In the other classes, the instruction has been very successfully given.W R Morse Correspondent |
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Session 1901-02
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Sep 30 |
Opened school tonight at 7.15. Miss Fountain and myself present. Enrolled the scholars and arranged Classes.
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Oct 01 |
To suit Convenience of scholars time of Commencing has been altered to 7.30.74 present. Boys had first lessons in Coml Correspondence and Ambulance & began note books. Girls had first lessons in Ambulance and Singing.
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03 |
Admitted 7 girls and 1 boy. Average for the week 76
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07 |
Admitted 3 boys. Boys had first lesson in History and Girls in Domestic Economy.
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08 |
Mr Parker – member of St John’s Ambulance Assocn – visited and assisted both classes in Ambulance work – bandaging with triangular bandage.
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14 |
Owing to a play at the Public Hall the attendance is about a dozen lower than usual.
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15 |
Mr Parker & friend – Ambulance men – gave assistance in practical work.
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21 |
Mr Goodyear is taking charge of the School after 8 o’clock as I am called away.
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Visited the school and tested the registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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Mr Parker attended during the first lesson.
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30 |
Attendance during the week has been very good. Tonight 68 present out of 70 on the books.Inspection
W H J Salt 7 Nov 1901 |
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Nov 12 |
Very good attendance tonight – all but one present.Work in proceeding steadily. In the ambulance class, fractures and methods of treatment have been completed. Some very good work has been done in Coml Correspondence books.
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The drawing class began Geometry tonight.
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21 |
The attendance keeps up well but F Wills will not be able to come for some weeks, having broken his leg by Climbing over the school gate.
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Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct. [signed] W R MorseTwo ambulance men visited to assist in the bandaging &c. Several scholars away at the last of the Gilchrist lectures.
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Dec 12 |
Good progress is being made with the work especially in Coml Correspondence – some of this being excellently done.Official intimation has been received that the school has been sanctioned for the current year.
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17 |
Visited the School, checked the Registers which were correct – found all working satisfactory. [signed] Geo Miller, Treasurer
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19 |
School closed tonight for a fortnight.Average for the 12 weeks is 64.5
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1902 |
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Jan 06 |
School re-opened tonight 56 present.
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Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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16 |
Rather small class of boys tonight – 25 – several being at the Bible Class Tea.On Tuesday night Mr Parker came and assisted with the Ambulance for the last time as he has joined the Navy.
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21 |
Mr Millard – St John’s Ambulance assisted with Ambulance in the girls’ class.
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Mr Roulston - Certifd Assistant took charge in my place at 8 o’clock.
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28 |
Mr Millard again assisted with Ambulance work.There will be no school on Thursday evening this week.
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Feb 06 |
The work set for Ambulance, Domc Economy and Coml Correspondence has now been almost completed.
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Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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Mr Millard assisted with the ambulance classes.Inspection
W H J Salt 25 Feb ‘02 |
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Mar 06 |
The syllabuses of work have all been Completed and the session closes tonight.
The average attendance has been 59.3Report of H M Inspector: The teaching is earnest and methodical. Satisfactory progress has been made during the session, though the exercises in Drawing should have been more varied and the instruction in Domestic Economy might have included practical work. Order is good. The lighting may be improved.W R Morse Correspondent |
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Session 1902-03
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Sep 29 |
Opened school tonight at 7.30. Mr Arnott C and Miss Fountain Art 50 – were present to assist me in the work of enrolling scholars and arranging classes. A large number wished to learn Shorthand.
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30 |
Time-table slightly altered to allow of those who wished it to take Shorthand instead of the short lesson in Drawing. There will therefore be a lesson in Shorthand from 7.30 to 8 each evening the school meets.
79 (Children) pupils present. Boys began Coml Correspondence and the Girls – Singing and Ambulance. Afterwards admitted 5 boys and 1 girl. |
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Oct 02 |
Arithc & Shorthand classes commenced work in Ex books.
Geomc design taken with Class 1, freehand with Class 2. |
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The classes are now in good working order and satisfactory progress is being made.
The attendance continues good – average for the week being 81. |
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Visited the School, and tested the registers and found correct.
Geo Miller HM Treasurer |
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Steady progress is being made. Av Attendance 78.
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Visited the School and tested the Registers which were correct.
[signed] W R Morse |
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29 |
The attendance tonight – 70 – is smaller than usual owing to a singing contest.
In spite of the sickness of several pupils, the average has been 75 for the past fortnight. Good progress is being made with the various subjects, and the girls have shown much interest in the experimental work of Dom. Economy. |
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Nov 04 |
Mr Millard – St John’s Ambulance Corps. Visited the school tonight and spent and hours with the girls teaching them practical bandaging.
The attendance this week is exceedingly good – 78 last night and 79 tonight. |
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11 |
School did not meet last night on account of the Church mission. For the same reason the attendance is not so good as usual tonight.Inspection
W J H Salt 13 Nov 1902 |
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The school did not meet on Tuesday owing to the mission.
In drawing the boys had a first lesson in sketching from nature tonight. |
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Average keeps up well, being 70 for the past week.
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Dec 11 |
Work is going on steadily, the numbers keeping to about 70 each evening.
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Several boys away thro’ illness. I am leaving School at 8 o’clock – Mr Arnott in Charge. Mr S R Thomas is taking my class.
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School closed tonight for the usual Xmas holidays – two weeks. Mr Thomas in charge of my Class.
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1903 |
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Jan 05 |
School re-opened – 71 present.
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Eleven scholars left at end of 1st lesson, to attend service in Church.
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Visited the School and tested the Registers which were correct – I found the Classes working very satisfactory.[signed] John Claridge
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15 |
The severe weather this week has lowered the attendance, some being away thro’ Colds, others sliding and skating.
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I left school at 7.40 – Mr Arnott in charge with Mr Thomas assisting with the boys.
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Poor attendance owing to dense fog. The school will not meet on Thursday this week.
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Feb 05 |
Work is proceeding steadily and the attendance keeps satisfactory. Many scholars have begun a second note book for Coml Correspce and also for Arithc.
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Very good attendance on Monday & Tuesday – small tonight owing to a Sunday School Social.
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Visited the School and tested the Registers which were correct [signed] W R Morse
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Visited the School and tested the registers & found them correct [signed] John Claridge
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School did not meet on Tuesday owing to a Bazaar.
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Mar 03 |
Visited the School and tested the registers 7 found them correct [signed] S Miller & John Claridge
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The work in ambulance has all been revised and the last lesson with the boys was taken tonight. The attendance is very good, 68 being present.Inspection
W H J Salt 10 March 1903 |
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The session closes tonight. The attendance has kept up well and the average attendance for the whole session is 71.
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Form 566a States the amount of grant awarded Literary & Commercial Subjects (Arithc, Drawg, Coml Corrce, S’hand, Needlework & Vocal Music) 3/6 for 20 hours.
Ambulance & Dom Economy @ 4/- |
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Session 1903-4
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Sep 28 |
Opened school tonight. Present W H Brown Head Teacher, Mr A M Arnott and Mr O Woodman Certifd Assistants, and Miss Fountain Art 50. Scholars were enrolled and Classes arranged.
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More scholars admitted. Number present tonight 139. Lessons taken throughout as arranged on Time-table. Class of girls is much too large for 1 Teacher.
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Oct 01 |
Miss Strachan Cerifd Assistant began tonight having Charge of the older girls.
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Work has been proceeding satisfactorily in all Classes. The average attendance for the week is 141.
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Visited the School, tested the Registers which were correct 138 present. [signed] S Miller
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Steady progress is being made. The experiments in Domc Economy and practical work in Ambulance are much enjoyed by the Pupils. The average attendance for the week is 139.
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Although the weather has been very inclement lately, the attendance keeps up well, averaging 132.
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Nov 02 |
Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct. 133 present. [signed] W R Morse
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Owing to fireworks &c the attendance tonight has fallen to 119.
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Thos Harrison HM Inspector
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I have subdivided the Arithc classes, taking one section myself in advance of the others. Tonight they began proportion.
Owing to some acting on the Green, many scholars, Chiefly boys, were away from the 1st lesson. This has reduced the average for the week to 116. |
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Permission having been received from H M Inspector, the half-hour lesson in Needlework on Tuesday has been discontinued and Vocal Music has taken its place. A very good attendance tonight 124 being present out of 128 on the registers.
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Dec 01 |
I began Simple Interest with the upper class and afterwards gave a lesson on the Heart.
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Gave a lesson on Circulation to Class 2.
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During the week the advanced Class in Arithc have been working sums finding rate % & Time.Tonight we finish half the session, and the average attendance to date is 124.
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School closed tonight for the Xmas holidays.
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1904 |
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Jan 11 |
School re-opened – 113 scholars present.
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Commenced Average in Arithc with the Advance Class.
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Began percentages in Arithc.
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Visited the School and tested the Registers which were correct. [signed] W R Morse
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Feb 16 |
Gave a final lesson on stocks & shares to the advanced arithc class.
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Class 2 had practice in Stretcher Drill. The average attendance keeps about 108.
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Mar 01 |
Visited the School and tested the registers which were correct 107 present. [signed] W R Morse
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Visit of Inspection – [signed] Thos Harrison – 113 present
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School closed the session the Evening.
The average throughout is 110. |
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July 27 |
The following is a Copy of the Government Report.The order is good, and the teaching generally is skilful and painstaking. Drawing appears to have been confined too much to reproduction from flat copies. More attention should be paid in Needlework to Cutting out.
Total grant 10300 hours @ 3/6 per 20 + £90. 2. 6. |
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