Carr Lane School Low Moor: Girls' School Logbook
 

This logbook covers the activities, events and reports of Carr Lane Girls' School Low Moor from December 1872 to November 1888 and provides a fascinating insight to later 19th century School life. The Head Mistress was Martha Barraclough until Dec 1878, then Annie Briggs until March 1884, then Laura M Linfoot. In 1889 the Carr Lane Boys' and Girls' Schools amalgamated to become a Mixed School.

The original is deposited at Bradford Archives ref 19D75/4/2 .

 

Miss Annie Briggs was headmistress of New Works School from 1877 to 1878, when there were 166 children there. She left for Carr Lane School in November 1878 and returned to New Works School in 1886. Miss Briggs was reputed to have been a very popular Headmistress "loved by all", and on her retirement she presented each pupil with this photograph, autographed on the back.

There is an index to all log books here.
 
ID Year Date Comments
1 1873 Dec 29 - Jan. 2 School commenced again Decr. 29th. Loosed a little earlier to prepare for the Christmas Tree.
2 1873 Jan-09 Home lessons not very well prepared.
3 1873 Jan-16 The two lower classes of girls had needlework in the morning instead of the afternoon.
4 1873 Jan-23 Weather rather bad this week therefore the children attend badly.
5 1873 Jan-30 Children examined in the First and Second Standard failure
6 1873 Feb-06 Eighteen hurriers now attend this school and behave very well.
7 1873 Feb-13 The weather very cold. One Teacher taken very ill.
8 1873 Feb-21 This week children behaved rather badly and said their lessons badly.
9 1873 Feb-26 Monitors taken from the first two classes.
10 1873 Mar-03 Teachers place still supplied by Monitors.
11 1873 Mar-10 Children from the Mill first sent to this school.
12 1873 Mar-17 Children attend school very well.
13 1873 Mar-24 A Fifth Class formed in the School. From 9 to 10 writing from 10 to eleven arithmetic and tables from eleven reading and spelling from 12 to ? past scripture. Afternoon ? past one to half past two writing and tables from half past two to half past three spelling and arithmetic from half past three to half past four reading half past four to five scripture.
14 1873 Mar-31 Teacher resumed her duties.
15 1873 Apr-05 Monitors taken from the second class.
16 1873 Apr-12 Good Friday Holiday
17 1873 Apr-19 Easter week two half days Holiday
18 1873 Apr-26 Examination of the First Standard. A little improved.
19 1873 May-03 Children attend a little better
20 1873 May-10 Thursday afternoon the children are taught to sew by Mrs Blain
21 1873 May-17 This week geography is changed for a little more practice in spelling.
22 1873 May-23 Children don't appear to make much improvement in learning.
23 1873 May-30 Friday the children are taught to sew by Mrs Garsed
24 1873 Jun-06 Whitsuntide Holiday
25 1873 Jun-13 Children attend well after the holiday
26 1873 Jun-20 Monitors taken from the Second Class
27 1873 Jun-27 The children have not worked very satisfactorily
28 1873 Jul-04 This has been a fine week and there has been a good attendance.
29 1873 Jul-11 The Second and Third Standard examined . Work done a little better.
30 1873 Jul-18 Teacher taken ill
31 1873 Jul-26 Monitors taken from the first two classes
32 1873 Aug-01 First Standard examined. Work a little better done.
33 1873 Aug-07 School rather thin on account of Wyke Tide.
34 1873 Aug-14 A good attendance of half timers.
35 1873 Aug-30 Children assemble again after one week's vacation and have a treat promised by Mr & Mrs Wickham.
36 1873 Sep-06 Children work a little better
37 1873 Sep-13 A very good attendance
38 1873 Sep-20 Second and Third Standard examined. A little improvement but not much.
39 1873 Sep-27 Mrs Blain teaches the sewing on the Friday afternoon.
40 1873 Oct-04 A very full school.
41 1873 Oct-11 The children have a very nice treat which all enjoyed very much.
42 1873 Oct-18 Children work a little better this week.
43 1873 Oct-25 Two monitors engaged.
44 1873 Oct-31 Home lessons badly prepared.
45 1873 Nov-07 This has been a wet week therefore the children have not attended very well.
46 1873 Nov-15 The floors have all been washed.
47 1873 Nov-22 This week the children have worked well.
48 1873 Nov-28 Examination by W Bailey Esq and Mr Sedgwick.
49 1873 Dec-05 Attendance good.
50 1873 Dec-12 Needlework good.
51 1873 Dec-19 Change of teachers.
52 1873 Dec-24 School broke up for the Xmas Holiday.
53 1874 Jan-09 Loosed the scholars half an hour sooner.
54 1874 Jan-16 Class badly taught by one of the teachers.
55 1874 Jan-23 Children have attended well.
56 1874 Jan-30 Teacher ill.
57 1874 Feb-06 Home lessons better prepared.
58 1874 Feb-13 Standards examined.
59 1874 Feb-20 A very good attendance.
60 1874 Feb-27 Needlework in the morning for second class.
61 1874 Mar-06 Home lessons badly prepared.
62 1874 Mar-13 This week the weather has been very severe so that during the latter part the children have attended badly.
63 1874 Mar-20 Report The work in this school as far as it goes is very well done and the children are orderly. The Infants in the second room are also properly taught. Should the average attendance for the present year again exceed 180 a staff equivalent to four Pupil Teachers in addition to the Principal Teacher will have to be employed throughout the year; in order to save the Grant next year from reduction under article 32(c) the above staff should therefore at once be made up either by engaging Assistant Teachers (article 79) or transferring Pupil Teachers from some other school or schools. The Returns should always be ready for HM Inspector at his annual visit. My Lords understand from HM Inspector that F Taylor and M Kneeshaw have been withdrawn by their parents. They have both passed the Examination for Admission .
64 1874 Mar-27 Teachers this week Fanny Taylor and Mary Kneeshaw.
65 1874 Apr-03 Attendance good.
66 1874 Apr-10 Girls in the first class taught to cut out.
67 1874 Apr-17 Dictation done badly.
68 1874 Apr-24 Standard work done moderately.
69 1874 May-01 Singing a little improved.
70 1874 May-08 Boys in the first class write badly.
71 1874 May-15 Standards examined.
72 1874 May-22 Attendance rather thin
73 1874 Jun-05 Sophia Bower Frances Pyrah and Mary Emma Mortimer have attended an examination.
74 1874 Jun-12 Home lessons badly prepared.
75 1874 Jun-19 Reading in the first class unsatisfactory.
76 1874 Jun-26 This week the arithmetic has been done moderately.
77 1874 Jul-03 Sophia Bower had passed her examination.
78 1874 Jul-10 Attendance rather thin.
79 1874 Jul-17 The First Standard children write badly.
80 1874 Jul-24 This has been a fine week, therefore the children have attended well.
81 1874 Jul-31 Reading improving a little.
82 1874 Aug-07 This week the children have attended badly on account of Wyke Tide.
83 1874 Aug-14 Writing bad in the fourth class.
84 1874 Aug-28 Home lessons badly prepared.
85 1874 Sep-04 Treat given by Mrs Wickham.
86 1874 Sep-11 Needlework good.
87 1874 Sep-18 Arithmetic in the First Standard bad.
88 1874 Sep-26 Teachers Examination.
89 1874 Oct-02 Children a little improved.
90 1874 Oct-09 The weather had been wet this week therefore the children have not attended very well.
91 1874 Oct-16 The standards examined.
92 1874 Oct-23 Dictation bad in the second standard.
93 1874 Oct-30 Children attended well.
94 1874 Nov-06 Learning not satisfactory.
95 1874 Nov-13 Reading good in the Second Standard.
96 1874 Nov-20 Needlework good.
97 1874 Nov-27 This has been a very cold week therefore the children have not attended very well.
98 1874 Dec-04 School examined by W Bailey Esq and Mr Sedgwick. Regular school work done.
99 1874 Dec-11 Severe weather. School attendance rather poor.
100 1874 Dec-18 Mary Emma Mortimer absent for two days. Sarah E Platts absent all the week.
101 1874 Dec-24 Weather very severe attendance extremely thin. Gave one week holiday for Christmas. Regular school work done.
102 1875 Dec-08 This week Mary Emma Mortimer came one day to school. The school work gone through. M Barraclough received her Parchment on the 1st of January during the holiday
103 1875 Jan-14 The following is a copy of the Report received from Government 'The Reading in this school is very good and the writing and spelling are satisfactory but more careful attention should be given to the Arithmetic and especially to the Notation of the Lower Standards. Singing and needlework are properly taught. The desks and the furniture should be arranged with more neatness and regularity. There is at present an appearance of untidiness about the schoolroom which is undesirable. The infants are well managed and read well but they are rather backward in arithmetic and their writing is too large and sprawling, carefully ruled slates should be provided for them.'
104 1875 Jan-14 Teachers for the present year Martha Barraclough Second Class Certificate, Pupil Teachers Sarah E Platts Third Year, Sophia Bower Second Year, Frances Pyrah First Year, Mary Emma Mortimer First Year.
105 1875 Jan-20 This week Sarah E Platts stayed at home because her mother was ill. School attendance thin on account of the weather.
106 1875 Jan-28 Mary Emma Mortimer & Sophia Bower absent all the week. Monitors taken from the first class assisted by Mrs Blain.
107 1875 Feb-05 Mary E Mortimer said no lessons this week. Usual school work done.
108 1875 Feb-12 Children worked satisfactorily. Attendance rather thin. One day holiday for Shrove Tuesday.
109 1875 Feb-19 This week the teachers have come very late to their lessons. Third Standard arithmetic done badly
110 1875 Feb-26 This week Mary E Mortimer could only come two days to school. Obliged to take two monitors from the first class.
111 1875 Mar-05 Miss Mortimer paid a visit to school to say that Mary E Mortimer could not be spared from home as a teacher.
112 1875 Mar-12 Sophia Bower obliged to stop at home for two days. Attendance rather good.
113 1875 Mar-19 The yards are being asphalted. Worked very hard with the III Standard arithmetic.
114 1875 Apr-02 Mary Kneeshaw monitor lessons not satisfactory, though great pains has been taken especially with the arithmetic. Two half days holiday for Easter.
115 1875 Apr-09 Attendance not very good. Frances Pyrah absent for two day.
116 1875 Apr-16 Teachers have come very late this week.
117 1875 Apr-23 Mary E Mortimer learns no lessons. Children rather bad behaved.
118 1875 Apr-30 Frances Pyrah not been to school this week. Monitors appointed.
119 1875 May-07 Great pains taken with the instruction of the third standard arithmetic.
120 1875 May-14 Loosed school a little earlier on Friday for Whitsuntide. Gave one week holiday.
121 1875 May-28 Sarah E Platts has not been to school this week
122 1875 Jun-04 Children do not get on satisfactorily with notation & numeration. Assistance given by Mrs Blain.
123 1875 Jun-11 Home lessons fairly said.
124 1875 Jun-18 Mary E Mortimer obliged to stop at home.
125 1875 Jun-25 Monitors taken from first class.
126 1875 Jul-02 School attendance pretty good. Sarah E Platts came back to school.
127 1875 Jul-09 Lessons moderate.
128 1875 Jul-16 Children should show better progress.
129 1875 Jul-23 Sarah E Platts complains about having to teach 6 hours a day. Mary E Mortimer wanted at home, obliged to leave.
130 1875 Jul-30 Attendance moderate.
131 1875 Aug-06 Great pains taken with the instruction.
132 1875 Aug-13 Loosed a little earlier gave the children one week holiday. Mary Kneeshaw left.
133 1875 Aug-27 Monitors appointed Mrs Blain assisted.
134 1875 Sep-03 Great pains taken with the children's arithmetic. Agnes Allison appointed monitor.
135 1875 Sep-10 Lessons pretty fair progress slow.
136 1875 Sep-17 A little improvement in the standard work.
137 1875 Sep-24 Examined the children in their work.
138 1875 Oct-01 School treat given by Mrs Wickham.
139 1875 Oct-08 School work fair done. Annie Mitchell.
140 1875 Oct-15 Attendance pretty good great pains taken with the instruction.
141 1875 Oct-22 Frances Pyrah absent for one day.
142 1875 Oct-29 Improvement in the arithmetic.
143 1875 Nov-05 Loosed the children a little earlier for the 5th of November.
144 1875 Nov-12 This week the children appear to have made a little improvement.
145 1875 Nov-19 Third standard arithmetic moderate.
146 1875 Nov-26 School work fairly done.
147 1875 Dec-03 Standard work well done. Home lessons not very well prepared. Examination removed most of the children into higher standards.
148 1875 Dec-17 Weather rather cold therefore the children are rather late to school.
149 1875 Dec-24 Closed the school for one week for Christmas.
150 1876 Dec-07 Pupil teachers lessons badly prepared. Attendance of younger children rather thin.
151 1876 Jan-14 Annie Mitchell left the school. Children's work moderately done.
152 1876 Jan-21 Six halftimers from Wrights Mill admitted.
153 1876 Jan-28 Extract ' From the Report of W. Bailey Esqr. 'The school continues chiefly of children in the two lower standards, scarcely more than one fifth of those presented being above the second standard. The reading is accurate but without expression and the spelling is of average merit. The writing is fairly done but the second standard only works on slates, next year this standard will have to be examined on paper. Arithmetic is still defective. The infants class is well taught but as the average attendance of children above seven is large it would be advisable to get a certificated teacher for the infants so that Miss Barraclough might give her undivided attention to the upper part of the school. The teachers should have all ready for the inspection by the time appointed. There were on the day of inspection a large number of absentees among the infants, which seemed to show some want of due influence over them. The average attendance during the past year required a staff equivalent to four pupil teachers throughout the year. The vacancy occurred on the 26th March through the departure of S Bower, another on the 29th July through the departure of M E Mortimer, the former works a forfeiture at the rate of ?8 (Article 32(c).1.) the latter at the rate of ?20 (Article 32(c).1.) the total deduction under this article is therefore 7 twelfths of ?8 and 3 twelfths of ?20 i.e. ?9.13.4. An assistant teacher (Article 79) should be engaged at once or two pupil teachers transferred from some other schools. The grant is further reduced by one tenth for the bad examination passed by the children in arithmetic (Article 32 (B). My Lords will expect a much larger proportion of scholars qualified by attendance to be present by examination next year, otherwise the grant may have to be reduced independently of the results actually obtained in the examination. In order to render the school efficient My Lords consider it essential that the infants should be formed into a separate department. A Wales having been returned last year as over six is disqualified by age for a further presentation under Article 19(13).1. I am to state that HM Inspector is unable to approve N Mitchell under Article 32(c)3. She will not therefore count as part of the teaching staff. S E Platts Composition, A Allison Failure
154 1876 Feb-03 Frances Pyrah absent one day. School work pleasantly done.
155 1876 Feb-10 Mary A Smith appointed Monitor. Attendance moderately good.
156 1876 Feb-17 Halftimers from Wrights Mill very backward in their learning, have to work very hard indeed to get them up to the standard.
157 1876 Feb-24 Frances Pyrah finds no time to prepare her lessons. School work very fair.
158 1876 Mar-03 One day holiday for Shrove Tuesday. Attendance thin. Mrs Smith visited the school this week.
159 1876 Mar-10 Edith Pearson monitor. Frances Pyrah absent 2 days.
160 1876 Mar-17 F Pyrah prepares no lessons. Great pains taken with the arithmetic.
161 1876 Mar-24 A very deal of sickness amongst the children. Measles very bad.
162 1876 Apr-01 A circus near the school, the children pay too much attention to it. Measles very bad amongst the children. Attendance rather thin.
163 1876 Apr-07 F Pyrah absent for two days. Attendance thin on account of sickness.
164 1876 Apr-13 No children allowed to come to school who are connected with others having measles. Holiday for Good Friday.
165 1876 Apr-20 Two half days holiday for Easter. Attendance thin sickness very bad amongst the children.
166 1876 Apr-27 Very great pains taken to get the children on. Attendance thin, sickness bad.
167 1876 May-04 One teacher attends very badly. Sickness still prevails. Children work cheerfully.
168 1876 May-09 Obliged to leave the children for half a day on account of an accident and to close the school on Friday for one week.
169 1876 Jun-02 Closed the school one week for Whitsuntide. Great pains taken in teaching the arithmetic and extra subject.
170 1876 Jun-16 Sickness in the district a little better. Home lessons carelessly prepared. Ann Ellen Tordoff Monitor.
171 1876 Jun-23 Second standard shew some improvement in their work. Third Standard rather weak in some things.
172 1876 Jul-07 This week the childrens home lessons are not well done. Teacher absent part of the week.
173 1876 Jul-14 Great pains taken with the children in preparing them for their examination.
174 1876 Jul-20 Some of the children rather idle others work very cheerfully. School work fairly done.
175 1876 Jul-27 School work done satisfactorily.
176 1876 Aug-03 Attendance rather worse on account of tide and the coming holiday.
177 1876 Aug-10 School closed for one week for the summer holiday. School cleaned during that time.
178 1876 Aug-20 Treat given to the children by the Low Moor Co.
179 1876 Aug-29 Attendance pretty good. Edith Pearson discontinues to be a monitor. Loosed a little earlier on Monday.
180 1876 Sep-08 One teacher attends badly. School work fairly done but I should like to see more improvement.
181 1876 Sep-15 Had to keep several children from coming late.
182 1876 Sep-18 Mrs Angles commences teaching in this school. Treat given to aged people.
183 1876 Sep-29 School attendance good work fairly done.
184 1876 Oct-05 Several children go the Wibsey Fair.
185 1876 Oct-13 One teacher absent. The children work pretty well.
186 1876 Oct-20 Elizabeth Walker comes as a teacher. School work satisfactory.
187 1876 Oct-27 Frances Pyrah leaves this school as she cannot attend regularly nor prepare any lessons. School work fairly done.
188 1876 Nov-03 School inspected by Mr Fowler and Mr Sedgwick.
189 1876 Nov-10 Part of the first class scholars have tea at the Vicarage.
190 1876 Nov-24 Ordinary school work done. Progress very fair.
191 1876 Dec-01 Children attend badly towards the close of the week on account of the weather being rather wet.
192 1876 Dec-08 Home lessons better prepared. Ordinary school work fairly done.
193 1876 Dec-15 Received the schedules progress made in arithmetic.
194 1876 Dec-22 Closed the school for one week for Christmas Holidays.
195 1877 Jan-05 Commenced school after the holidays. Attendance good.
196 1877 Jan-12 Received the sewing rules. School work fair.
197 1877 Jan-19 Improvement made in the First Standard.
198 1877 Jan-26 Second Standard do their work well on slates but not well on paper.
199 1877 Feb-02 Home lessons not well prepared this week. Ordinary school work fairly done.
200 1877 Feb-09 Third Standard shews a little improvement in arithmetic.
201 1877 Feb-16 Holiday whole day on Tuesday for the Annual Tea.
202 1877 Mar-02 Attendance not quite so good on account of the weather.
203 1877 Mar-09 One boy ill in the measles. School work satisfactory.
204 1877 Mar-16 Attendance not quite so good as usual. Home lessons not well prepared this week.
205 1877 Mar-23 Had to keep several children in to learn their lessons after the dismissal of the school on Tuesday. Attendance thin on Friday afternoon on account of some shows being near the school. Ordinary school work done.
206 1877 Mar-28 Attendance fair. Ordinary school work. Good Friday Holiday. Sarah E Platts absent all the week.
207 1877 Apr-05 Attendance thin on account of Easter. Sarah E Platts absent. Two half days holiday.
208 1877 Apr-12 Attendance good. Lessons moderately well done.
209 1877 Apr-19 One boy disobedient. Ordinary school work. A woman struck one of the teachers in the face.
210 1877 Apr-26 Progress made in arithmetic in the First and Second Standards. School work on the whole moderate.
211 1877 May-05 A little improvement made in the Fourth Standard.
212 1877 May-12 Arithmetic fairly done in the III Standard but backward in dictation
213 1877 May-19 Attendance fairly good. Ordinary school work done. Broke up for Whitsuntide.
214 1877 May-26 One week holiday.
215 1877 Jun-03 Home lessons done moderately.
216 1877 Jun-10 A little improvement made in the Second Standard.
217 1877 Jun-15 The following is a copy of Her Majesty's report. 'This School is in a very unsatisfactory condition both as regards discipline and attainment of the scholars. Arithmetic of the first standard is almost a complete failure, most of those present being unable to write down simple numbers. It is also bad in the second standard. Elsewhere moderate writing is fair but spelling bad everywhere. Reading is only moderate. The Discipline should be stricter. During the examination there was much talking and several attempts to copy. The Teacher should be careful to see that preparations are made for the inspection that scholars know in what standard they are to be examined and that schedules are completely filled up before the inspection, more care should be taken in transferring the number of attendances from the Registers to the Schedules. In the Infant Department the Reading is fair and the Arithmetic good, writing is bad singing fair. My Lords will expect great improvement in this school next year otherwise a serious deduction may be incurred. S.E. Platts Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography and History. She must improve. A.E. Tordoff and M.A. Smith Failure R A King
218 1877 Jun-22 Ordinary school work done. Attendance good. Third Standard arithmetic very well done.
219 1877 Jun-29 Arithmetic done well by some of the children in Standard One. A little improvement in reading throughout the school.
220 1877 Jul-06 School gate broke by mischievous children.
221 1877 Jul-13 This week the children have been taught some new songs.
222 1877 Jul-20 Girls needlework fairly done. Attendance good.
223 1877 Jul-27 One of the girls had a fit on Tuesday. Attendance good on Friday afternoon.
224 1877 Aug-03 School work very fairly done. Attendance good.
225 1877 Aug-10 Arithmetic good in the second standard. Closed school for one week.
226 1877 Aug-24 Attendance good. Home lessons very fairly done.
227 1877 Aug-31 Two halftimers gone full time. Found some of the First Standard very good in arithmetic others not so good.
228 1877 Sep-07 Attendance thin on Friday afternoon. S.E. Platts absent one day and a half.
229 1877 Sep-14 Ordinary school work done, some of the scholars rather backward.
230 1877 Sep-19 Not working according to the time table this week but examining the children and teaching their weakest subjects more particularly.
231 1877 Sep-26 Attendance thin on Monday on account of Oakenshaw Tide.
232 1877 Oct-05 Attendance very thin today on account of Wibsey Fair.
233 1877 Oct-12 Attendance poor on Friday afternoon. Ordinary school work done.
234 1877 Oct-17 Not working according to the time table this week but more particularly examining the children.
235 1877 Oct-26 Attendance good. Ordinary school work done.
236 1877 Nov-02 Songs: Far, Far Away / Swinging Neath the Old Apple Tree / Lightly Row / Soft Music / The Farewell / Ring the Bell Watchman / Hurrah Hurrah for England / Hearts of Oak Poetry: The Lady of the Lake / Recitation for 1878 Sts. V & VI Lady of the Lake - Canto 1 commencing Stanza XII. 184. 21/11/77 J.B. Haslam
237 1877 Nov-09 Loosed the school a little earlier this week children behaved well. Received ?7 from the Low Moor Co.
238 1877 Nov-16 A mischievous boy threw a mass of dirt through the window breaking the glass and dirtying two registers. Treat given to the children on Friday afternoon.
239 1877 Nov-23 Sam Burnetts name corrected to Samuel Henry Elliott by his mother, having himself given a wrong name.
240 1877 Nov-30 Two halftimers admitted this week viz. Joseph Simpson & Rufus Bottomley
241 1877 Dec-07 Attendance officer paid a visit to this school. Admitted Godfrey Crabtree and George W Crabtree.
242 1877 Dec-14 Admitted William H Bailey & Susan A Chandlers. Managers received the Report from Government.
243 1877 Dec-21 Broke up for Xmas, gave the scholars oranges.
244 1878 Jan-04 Martha Brear commenced teaching in this school.
245 1878 Jan-11 Emma Lightowlers admitted. This week the children have behaved well.
246 1878 Jan-18 Government approved of Martha Brear as teacher. Admitted Emily Barraclough age .... unable to say her letters.
247 1878 Jan-25 Second standard improved in arithmetic. The Revd. R A King paid a visit to this school.
248 1878 Feb-01 Mr. Woodcock paid a visit to this school.
249 1878 Feb-08 Martha Brear leaves this school to take a situation in Bradford.
250 1878 Feb-15 Sophia Bower assists with the teaching this week ' order fair.
251 1878 Feb-22 Mr Hardy & the Revd R A King paid a visit to this school this week.
252 1878 Mar-01 Re-admitted Mary Tommis. Also James Pearson. Attendance good.
253 1878 Mar-08 Admitted Sophia Brayshaw, Elizabeth Ann Boocock, Hannah Dickenson. Readmitted Sarah A. Riley.
254 1878 Mar-18 Received Log Book and Report from Managers
255 1878 Mar-22 Extract of Her Majesty's Inspectors Report Low Moor Carr Lane School 'It is very necessary that efficient means should be at once adopted for the improvement of the state of this school. The results of the instruction are very poor. The large first Standard passed an unsatisfactory examination especially in Arithmetic and among the other classes, reading, while fairly fluent in some Standards, is deficient in intelligence. Spelling is very moderate, writing in many cases is careless and Arithmetic is in need of more attention. Nor are the infants satisfactorily instructed. The Managers have already been informed that a separate department for the Infants is considered essential. The discipline of the Infants is satisfactory but in the other room besides a wasteful want of method and order, proper attention is not paid to cleanliness of other room or children. As in previous years the arrangement had not been made in due time. Nor were the Schedules complete. No Admission Book has been kept. The Attendance Registers are very slovenly and though there appears no evidence whatever of bad faith they show somewhat frequent mistakes. Maps of Yorkshire, Europe, Asia and the World, about three or four more long desks for the older children and a proper supply of desks for the older children of a suitable size for the older infants for whom at present there are none, and materials for Form and Colour lessons are wanted. A Statement of the school staff and the correspondents signature should be appended to the Report in the Log Book. The name of A Tordoff has been struck off the Examination Schedule of the mixed school under Article 19(B) and the name of A Watson has also been struck off the Infants Examination Schedule under Article 19 (B.1). My Lords regret to find this School in so very unsatisfactory condition. General improvement will be expected next year or a heavier deduction than one tenth will be made. The Infants must be taught as a separate department under a certificated teacher in order to earn a grant under Article 19 (B) 1. I am to request your attention to Article 32 (C) The services of four pupil teachers are necessary in your school to avoid a deduction and should be at once procured. S E Platts is not qualified by this examination under Article 60 or 79. She can be qualified for Article 79 only by passing the examination specified in Article 91. L Kershaw and A Sutcliffe Failure R A King Correspd. Martha Barraclough 2nd Class Certificated Teacher Teacher for the year
256 1878 Mar-29 Attendance moderate
257 1878 Apr-05 Admitted Hannah Reid, Annie Smith and Mary A Smith this week.
258 1878 Apr-12 Attendance thin on Friday afternoon
259 1878 Apr-19 Emily Teare commenced duties in the Infant Department ' Sarah Jane Teare in the mixed room.
260 1878 Apr-26 Emily Greenough commenced teaching this week.
261 1878 May-03 Admitted Joanna Pollard and Aurelia Thornton this week.
262 1878 May-10 Attendance thin on Friday afternoon.
263 1878 May-17 Admitted Lavinea & Polly Hudson this week
264 1878 May-24 Arithmetic well done in Standard IV this week
265 1878 May-31 Sarah Jane Teare left this school to take a situation in South Cape School Isle of Man
266 1878 Jun-07 Loosed school a little earlier, given one week holiday for Whitsuntide.
267 1878 Jun-22 The Revd. R A King paid a visit to this school this week.
268 1878 Jun-29 Children come late to school.
269 1878 Jul-05 E Greenough absent on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
270 1878 Jul-12 The Revd R A King and Loughman paid a visit to this school
271 1878 Jul-19 Received ?5 from the Revd R A King for the children's treat. Examined Standard II found them bad in dictation.
272 1878 Jul-26 Holiday on Friday for the children's treat.
273 1878 Aug-02 Emmeline Greenough absent all the week.
274 1878 Aug-09 Emmeline Greenough absent. Attendance not very good on Monday & Tuesday on account of Wyke Feast.
275 1878 Aug-16 Arithmetic very fairly done in Standard III this week. Closed the school on Friday dinner time for one week. Emmeline Greenough leaves this school to take a permanent situation.
276 1878 Aug-30 Re-entered Susan Ann Chandliers this week. Ordinary school work fairly done.
277 1878 Sep-06 Admitted Joseph Haycock, Samuel Haycock and Mary Ann Mallinson this week. Ordinary school work done.
278 1878 Sep 8 to 13 Admitted Samuel Hemingway. Attendance thin on Friday afternoon.
279 1878 Sep 16 to 20 Admitted Minnie and Jane Murrain this week. Home lessons badly done.
280 1878 Sep-27 Attendance thin on Friday afternoon, received the Schedules
281 1878 Oct-04 This week the half timers have come very late.
282 1878 Oct 7 to 11 Attendance thin on Monday on account of Wibsey Fair. Mrs Lomas commenced teaching in this school and Mrs Boyes.
283 1878 Oct 14 to 18 Mary Tatnoll commenced teaching in the Infant School but had to go home on account of sickness in the family.
284 1878 Oct 21 to 25 Got new desks for this school. Ordinary school work done
285 1878 Oct 28 to Nov 1 Examined the scholars in arithmetic found it very fairly done, mistakes mostly from carelessness. Admitted Mary Ann Lauless this week.
286 1878 Nov 4 to 8 Lessons very fairly done. Ordinary school work gone through. Materials for Form & Colour brought into this room.
287 1878 Nov 10 to 15 Attendance thin in the early part of the week on account of sickness and severe weather. Ordinary school work done.
288 1878 Nov-22 The Revd. R A King paid a visit to this school this week. Ordinary school work done. List of Songs: The Snow Flakes / Hurrah For Merry England / The Fairy Ring / Swinging Neath The Old Apple Tree / Cold The Blast May Blow / Ring The Bell Watchman / Suppose The Little Cow slip / The Gay Rider Recitations for 1879: The pieces selected for recitation for the ensuing year should be submitted to me for approval as soon as possible. J.B. Haslam 27/11/78
289 1878 Nov-27 Martha Barraclough resigns the charge of the Low Moor Carr Lane School. Received the school pence from Wrights Mill.
290 1878 Dec-02 I Anne Briggs commenced duties as Mistress of the Carr Lane Low Moor Girls School.
291 1878 Dec-06 Average attendance this week 243.
292 1878 Dec-12 Received the duplicate schedule. Received a visit from the Rev. R A King & the Rev. L King
293 1878 Dec-20 Closed school for Christmas.
294 1878 Dec-30 Opened school after the holidays. Found the alterations not commenced. Communication still between girls and infants. Boys transferred to new Boys' School under the superintendence of Mr. Laycock.
295 1879 Jan-01 Gave half day holiday.
296 1879 Jan-09 Received a visit from school warden who brought picture for local board.
297 1879 Jan-10 Taught a new school song.
298 1879 Jan-17 Received a visit from the Rev R A King accompanied by the Hon Harold Hardy and Mr Nugent Smythe Esq.
299 1879 Jan-23 School warden visited the school.
300 1879 Jan-28 Copy of report. 'The organisation of this School remains the same as last year but there is, I am glad to say, to be an immediate and thorough change. There has been some improvement during the past year. The children and the room were cleaner and the order is somewhat better. The results of the examinations are less unsatisfactory than last year in the elementary subjects, but they still leave very much to be desired. Grammar was very poor and geography almost a complete failure, very few indeed of the child's books are properly filled up according to the requirements of the circular of the 11th January 1878. An unusually large proportion of children were absent from examination. The scholar numbered 65 in the third examination schedule is disqualified (Art 19 b). In pursuance of last year's warning the grant under Article 19 (b) l (a) has been withdrawn. I am to inform you that considerable further improvement will be required next year in order to escape a heavy deduction under Article 32 (b) 1.' Richard Ash King Signed Correspondent School staff for the year A Briggs Mistress Lavinia Tennant Assistant Mistress Elizabeth Angless Assistant Mistress
301 1879 Jan-29 Rev R A King and the Hon Lawrence Hardy visited the school and heard the children sing.
302 1879 Feb-07 Rev R A King & Rev T Flinn & lady visited school today.
303 1879 Feb-14 Taught children new piece, a round.
304 1879 Feb-18 Got a new teachers desk today.
305 1879 Feb-19 Board Officer came to school today wanted dimensions of school.
306 1879 Feb-20 Examined school this week on the whole arithmetic was best.
307 1879 Feb-27 Had day holiday on Tuesday, being Shrove Tide. Average low this week. Lavinia Tennant commenced duties as assistant mistress here this week.
308 1879 Mar-07 Received a visit from the Rev R A King and Rev L King. Taught a new school song this afternoon. Average this week 144.
309 1879 Mar-14 Lavinia Tennant went down to New Works School on Monday last to give her lesson & recitation. Average attendance this week 147.
310 1879 Mar-17 Admitted some from New Works School. Lesson according to Time Table.
311 1879 Mar-28 Gave a thorough examination this week, found writing best in the lower standards and reading best in the upper standards.
312 1879 Apr-04 Made up the Mill Book & Registers. Children had singing in the yard this afternoon.
313 1879 Apr-08 Mrs Nugent Smyth visited the school this afternoon.
314 1879 Apr-10 Closed school for Good Friday.
315 1879 Apr-18 Had holiday for Good Friday, Easter Monday & Tuesday, opened again on Wednesday. Average low this week.
316 1879 Apr-22 Children having had their photographs taken today have been very restless.
317 1879 Apr-25 Average this week 159.
318 1879 May-01 The girls commenced their sewing.
319 1879 May-02 Received a visit from Lawrence Hardy Esq & the Rev R A King, who heard the children read.
320 1879 May-09 The workmen are enlarging the lavatory so that the work of the school is very much interrupted with the noise.
321 1879 May-15 Received payment for Alice Worsnop from Mr Priestley Relieving Officer.
322 1879 May-16 Examined 2nd Standard today. The class taught by Mrs Angless.
323 1879 May-22 Received a visit from Rev R A King.
324 1879 May-23 Examined 3rd & 4th Standards. Average attendance this week 143.
325 1879 May-27 Rev R A King & Rev L King visited the School this morning. Rev L King heard the first class read.
326 1879 May-30 Closed school today for a week for Whitsuntide.
327 1879 Jun-09 Opened school after Holidays.
328 1879 Jun-10 Rev R A King visited school.
329 1879 Jun-13 Examined the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Standards this morning.
330 1879 Jun-19 Gave monitors an examination in the questions that had been given at the May Examination at Bradford.
331 1879 Jun-21 Rev R A King visited the School.
332 1879 Jun-27 Many children away from School this week.
333 1879 Jul-03 Rev R A King visited the School and heard a class read.
334 1879 Jul-04 Average attendance better this week than last 156.
335 1879 Jul-10 Rev R A King heard a class read.
336 1879 Jul-11 Average attendance this week 160.
337 1879 Jul-16 Gave a full examination this morning.
338 1879 Jul-21 Admitted Clara Patchett.
339 1879 Aug-01 Ordinary progress this week. Average attendance 160.
340 1879 Aug-04 Holiday this afternoon for Wyke Feast.
341 1879 Aug-08 Closed school for a fortnight.
342 1879 Aug-23 Opened School after vacation. Arrangement of classes. Fifth, fourth and third standards taken by myself, assisted by Annie Seed, second standard taken by Mrs Angless and Annie Lumb first standard taken by L Tennant.
343 1879 Aug-29 Made up the time books.
344 1879 Sep-02 School visited by Rev R A King and Rev L King.
345 1879 Sep-03 Board Officer visited School.
346 1879 Sep-11 Rev R A King & Rev Mr Ashe visited the School this morning. Gave an examination this morning.
347 1879 Sep-17 Ordinary progress.
348 1879 Sep-22 Found on looking in the Register that Susanna Best had made 243 attendances. She is now attending Oakenshaw School which having holiday this week. She has come here to make up 250 times.
349 1879 Sep-23 Received a visit from Rev R A King, Mr Lawrence Hardy & Mr Patchett.
350 1879 Sep-25 Gave an examination this morning.
351 1879 Sep-26 Board Officer visited School.
352 1879 Oct-01 Away this afternoon on account of my brother's death.
353 1879 Oct-06 Holiday this afternoon for Wibsey Fair.
354 1879 Oct-10 Average only 131. Most of the Mills playing consequently the half timers not at School.
355 1879 Oct-14 Rev R A King examined first class in dictation today.
356 1879 Oct-22 Received a visit from Rev R A King and Rev Mr Jute who examined the first class in reading and dictation.
357 1879 Oct-23 Received notice of the Inspection.
358 1879 Oct-30 Examined the children in all the standards.
359 1879 Oct-31 School year ends today. List of Songs: Rounds / Minstrel Boy / Men of Harlech / Blue Bells of Scotland / Dawn of Day / Love to all at home / Oh! The sports of childhood / Hail! All Hail!
360 1879 Nov-05 Mr Smith examined the first standard today
361 1879 Nov-07 HMI Mr Haslam assisted by Mr Smith inspected the school. Poetry chosen for the Candidate Lady of the Lake
362 1879 Nov-14 Children commenced work in a higher standard this week.
363 1879 Nov-21 School very thin this morning, a very bitter day.
364 1879 Nov-29 Had a thin school this week. A great many of the children ill with scarletina.
365 1879 Dec-03 Rev R A King accompanied by Hon Harold & Mr Lawrence Hardy visited School this morning.
366 1879 Dec-05 A great number of children at home sick again this week.
367 1879 Dec-11 Rev R A King visited School.
368 1879 Dec-17 Received my parchment this morning
369 1879 Dec-19 Closed School for Christmas Vacation.
370 1880 Jan-05 Opened school after holidays.
371 1880 Jan-16 Average attendance this week 165.
372 1880 Jan-21 Received a visit from Board Officer.
373 1880 Jan-29 Received a visit from Rev R A King.
374 1880 Feb-03 Taught children a new School Song this afternoon.
375 1880 Feb-13 Holiday on Tuesday the 10th for Shrove Tide. The school has been very thin in consequence. Average attendance this week 145. Lavinia Tennant been at home ill this week.
376 1880 Feb-19 Rev R A King visited the School.
377 1880 Feb-27 Rev R A King brought the report. 'There has been a considerable improvement in the discipline here and allowing for the very much smaller proportion of absentees, a slight apparent improvement in the results. But, regarding the quality of the work as well as the proportion of passes, I think there has been more improvement than appears on the Schedules and I anticipate that this will show itself more decidedly next year. A map of Yorkshire and another blackboard and easel are wanted and the floor needs mending in some parts. Sewing was well done.'
School Staff for the year: A Briggs Mistress, Lavinia Tennant Assistant Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant Mistress, Richard A King Correspondent
378 1880 Mar-02 Rev R A King & Lawrence Hardy Esq visited the school. Heard a class read and gave first class composition.
379 1880 Mar-10 Rev R A King & Rev T Flinn visited school this morning.
380 1880 Mar-18 Rev R A King & Rev L King visited school this morning.
381 1880 Mar-25 Closed school for a week for Easter.
382 1880 Apr-05 Opened School after holiday. Found the school floor mended. Children very excited, it being the Election today.
383 1880 Apr-16 Children commenced their examination work this week.
384 1880 Apr-22 Rev R A King & Rev L King visited school.
385 1880 Apr-29 Received fees from Wright's Mill for week ending March 19th 1880.
386 1880 May-05 Received a visit from Miss Hughes.
387 1880 May-14 Closed school for Whitsuntide.
388 1880 May-24 Opened school after holiday.
389 1880 May-26 Gave an examination today.
390 1880 Jun-01 Mrs Smyth from Royds Hall visited School this afternoon & heard the children sing & read.
391 1880 Jun-11 Admitted Alice Turner, Hannah Bateman and Emily Patchett this week. Mrs Margaret Smith sent down a dozen books to lend to the children to read.
392 1880 Jun-17 Examined the Second Standard.
393 1880 Jun-25 Average attendance this week 159.
394 1880 Jul-01 Rev R A King visited school this morning.
395 1880 Jul-09 Average attendance this week 6 less than last.
396 1880 Jul-15 Rev R A King visited School. Took first class for composition .
397 1880 Jul-23 Several of the half timers been at home this week in consequence of there being no work at Firths Mill.
398 1880 Jul-30 Many of the half timers at home again this week.
399 1880 Aug-05 Received a visit from Rev R A King and Mr Dawson.
400 1880 Aug-06 Closed School today for three weeks.
401 1880 Aug-30 Opened School after holidays, found it nicely cleaned.
402 1880 Sep-02 Received money from Wrights Mill for week ending July 30th 1880 ?2.2.8
403 1880 Sep-07 Board Officer called to enquire after Ruth Hannah Reid's attendances.
404 1880 Sep-20 Taught children a new School Song.
405 1880 Sep-15 Lavinia Tennant married today. Away from school the rest of the week, now Mrs Barraclough.
406 1880 Sep-22 Rev R A King visited school & heard a class read.
407 1880 Sep-24 Taught a new School Song.
408 1880 Sep-30 Gave an examination throughout the school on paper.
409 1880 Oct-01 Many of the children away this week with sickness.
410 1880 Oct-08 School very thin on Tuesday & Wednesday, it being Wibsey Fair.
411 1880 Oct-13 Gave an examination in sewing.
412 1880 Oct-22 Gave an examination throughout the school.
413 1880 Oct-25 Got notice that the examination is to take place on the 17th and 18th of November.
414 1880 Oct-29 Received money from Wrights Mill for week ending October 29th 1880 ?1.4s.6d.
415 1880 Nov-04 Received a visit from Rev R A King who took the first class for dictation.
416 1880 Nov-11 Rev R A King gave Standard 3 dictation this morning. List of Songs: 1. Rounds, 2. Glee, Come brothers Tune the lay, 3. List, Tis music stealing, 4. When up the Mountain Climbing, 5. May is come, 6. Gipsies, 7. The Air-baloon / Cold the blast may blow Recitations for 1881: P.T. (new 2nd year) - Pleasures of Knowledge by S Smith (new 1st year) - from "Lady of the Lake"
Class subject - (Art 19 (.)-(1) Needlework - code Scheme (2) nil J B Haslam 18/11/80
417 1880 Nov-24 Rev R A King & Mr Lawrence Hardy visited school this morning.
418 1880 Nov-29 Received the Schedules this morning.
419 1880 Dec-07 Mrs Kellett Mrs Hodgson and Mrs Breaks visited school and heard children sing.
420 1880 Dec-17 Average only 122.9 this week. There is a great deal of fever in the neighbourhood, consequently sisters of those suffering not allowed to attend school.
421 1880 Dec-23 Closed school for Christmas.
422 1881 Jan-10 Opened school after Holidays. Admitted twenty-eight children from the Infant School.
423 1881 Jan-21 Attendance less this week than last, fever very bad in the village.
424 1881 Jan-26 School officer visited school. Infant School closed yesterday for a month on account of fever in the neighbourhood, several of my scholars at home ill, average very low.
Copy of Report: 'The Girls are in good order, I am glad to find a considerable fulfilment of the anticipations of improvement which I expressed in last year's report. Reading is now generally good and intelligent. Writing carefully taught with good results and spelling satisfactory, except some weakness in the third and fourth standards. Arithmetic is satisfactory in the first standard, but needs special attention above that standard. The exercises in sewing were well done.'
School staff for the year: A Briggs Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant Mistress;
Annie Lumb, Annie Seed and Elizabeth Ann Tennant all P T First Year. R A King
425 1881 Feb-04 Several children at home yet with fever.
426 1881 Feb-10 Rev R A King took a class this morning. Average low again this week. 66 children absent this week.
427 1881 Feb-18 Average this week 131.
428 1881 Feb-21 A few of the children came back this week.
429 1881 Feb-25 Lavinia Barraclough left school today.
430 1881 Mar-02 Holiday yesterday for Shrove Tuesday.
431 1881 Mar-11 Several of the children came back this week, average attendance 165. Received a visit from Mrs Wilson and Miss Smith from Oakenshaw School, Miss Turner and Miss Butler from Woodlands School and from Miss Priestly and Mrs Wright.
432 1881 Mar-15 Rev R A King and Rev L King visited the school this morning.
433 1881 Mar-22 Taught children a new School Song.
434 1881 Mar-30 Gave an examination in sewing.
435 1881 Apr-07 Examined Standards II and III.
436 1881 Apr-11 Teachers came late to lessons.
437 1881 Apr-14 Closed school for Easter Holiday.
438 1881 Apr-25 Opened school after holidays, attendance good.
439 1881 May-06 Marked Sarah Ann Tate & Sarah J Wilson absent in mistake have put 1 present besides the a absent.
440 1881 May-10 Received school sees from Wrights Mill ?1.2.8
441 1881 May-12 Mrs Breaks Mrs Harrison and Mrs Hoyle visited school.
442 1881 May-20 Commenced examination work (sewing and knitting) this week.
443 1881 May-23 Heard with regret that Rev R A King is leaving this parish.
444 1881 May-27 Children attending school badly one third in lower standards attending not nearly so well as they ought, some not so regularly as half timers.
445 1881 May-31 Taking some of the girls for sewing today instead of lessons as I wish them to finish their examination sewing this week. Harriet Holden lost her mark this morning, not answered her name.
446 1881 Jun-02 Rev R A King took the third standard this morning for dictation. Closed school for Whitsuntide.
447 1881 Jun-13 Opened school after holiday. Attendance thin, gave an examination on paper throughout the school.
448 1881 Jun-20 Admitted 5 children this morning. Workmen in school putting in the heating apparatus.
449 1881 Jun-27 Workmen still in school which greatly interferes with the school work as we can scarcely hear for the noise.
450 1881 Jul-01 Rev R A King visited the school this morning for the last time as Vicar of this Parish. Children are exceedingly sorry to part with him on account of his kindness to them.
451 1881 Jul-08 Average attendance good this week but many of the lower standards attend very badly indeed.
452 1881 Jul-13 Finished a good lot of the examination sewing today.
453 1881 Jul-21 Workmen still in school.
454 1881 Jul-28 Received a visit from Mr L Hardy one of the Managers who heard Standard 3 read & gave dictation to Standards 4 and 5.
455 1881 Aug-02 Rev Mr Cook, the vicar appointed to this parish visited the school today accompanied by Mr Woodcock.
456 1881 Aug-04 Closed school for a fortnight for Carr Lane Tide. Received the money (18.6) from Wrights Mill.
457 1881 Aug-22 Opened school after holidays. Received a visit from Rev R A King and Rev L King.
458 1881 Aug-23 Mr Joseph Woodcock and Mr Sutcliffe at school this afternoon trying the new warming apparatus.
459 1881 Aug-24 Rev R A King and Rev H L Cook (our new Vicar) visited the school.
460 1881 Aug-31 Rev R A King and Rev H L Cook came to school this morning.
461 1881 Sep-02 Rev R A King & Rev L King visited the school this morning. Average attendance 184 this week.
462 1881 Sep-09 Workmen still in school working at the heating apparatus which interferes very much with the work.
463 1881 Sep-16 Gave a full examination yesterday. Sorry to say that arithmetic is very deficient, it seems beyond the power of the children to understand problems.
464 1881 Sep-23 Average attendance lower this week on account of the damp weather, some cases of fever in the neighbourhood.
465 1881 Sep-26 Received a visit from Rev H L Cook and Miss Cook.
466 1881 Sep-27 Rev H L Cook took first class for scripture this morning.
467 1881 Oct-03 Received the Examination Schedules.
468 1881 Oct-04 Rev H L Cook took first class.
469 1881 Oct-05 Holiday this afternoon for Wibsey Fair.
470 1881 Oct-06 School very thin this afternoon, a great many of the children gone to the fair & many of the mill are not working, consequently the half timers are not present.
471 1881 Oct-13 Rev H L Cook & Rev W Priestley visited School.
472 1881 Oct-21 Decided to take Standard II on slate instead of paper as they work much more correctly on slate than paper.
473 1881 Oct-24 Received notice this morning that the Pupil Teachers' examination takes place on Saturday the 29th and the scholars' examination on the 21st of November.
474 1881 Nov-01 Commenced new register this morning beginning new school year.
475 1881 Nov-02 Miss Cook visited school this morning.
476 1881 Nov-08 Let the children sing over their pieces chosen for examination.
477 1881 Nov-10 Gave a full examination on paper in the upper standards, on slate in the lower standards, feel rather doubtful about their arithmetic in Standards 2 and 3.
478 1881 Nov-17 Miss Cook & Miss Woodcock came to School this afternoon and heard children sing. List of Songs: 1. The Minstrel Boy, 2. Speak softly, 3. Hope will banish sorrow, 4. Strawberries, 5. Mountain Boy, 6. Catch the Sunshine, 7. Fancy, 8. Rounds P.T. Recitations for 1882: "The St George" - 40 lines S.R. Wilson 22/11/81
479 1881 Nov-28 Commenced work again this morning. Had holiday last week after the examination was over.
480 1881 Dec-09 Average attendance low this week a great many of the children suffering from colds.
481 1881 Dec-12 Rev H L Cook brought notice that a scripture examination will take place in this school on the 21st of this month.
482 1881 Dec-16 Average attendance low this week.
483 1881 Dec-22 Rev H l Cook gave certificates to the children who have passed the examination. Closed school for two weeks for Christmas Vacation.
484 1882 Jan-09 Commenced school again after vacation. Admitted 18 children mostly from Infant School.
485 1882 Jan-10 Rev H l Cook took first class for scripture this morning.
486 1882 Jan-19 Taught children to sing 'Now pray we for our country'.
487 1882 Jan-27 Miss Cook took standard three this morning for scripture. Commenced a course of lesson on St Luke.
Copy of Report. 'The school is in good order and is very fairly taught. The needlework is well done. The Grant for grammar is only just lost this year.'
School staff for the year: A Briggs Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant; Annie Lumb,
Annie Seed and Elizabeth A Tennant all P T Second Year.
488 1882 Feb-01 Mr & Mrs Briggs visited the school this morning. Let the teachers commence keeping their own class register this quarter. Elizabeth A Tennant Class 4 Mrs Angless & Annie Seed Class 3 Annie Lumb Class 2.
489 1882 Feb-10 Miss Cook not been to school this week for scripture.
490 1882 Feb-14 R L Cook took first class for scripture this morning as usual.
491 1882 Feb-17 Received notice this morning that corporal punishment is not to be inflicted by the pupil teachers. The notice signed by the three managers.
492 1882 Feb-23 Holiday on Tuesday for the annual tea party here also for its being Shrove Tuesday.
493 1882 Feb-24 Many of the children left the school having changed mills consequently gone to other schools. Many at home with sore eyes.
494 1882 Feb-28 Rev H L Cook did not take his class as usual this morning.
495 1882 Mar-01 Rev H L Cook & Rev Mr Robinson visited the school this morning.
496 1882 Mar-03 Miss Cook visited school. Average attendance low a great many of the children ill.
497 1882 Mar-06 Several of the girls (halftimers) left school, had to change schools on account of changing mills.
498 1882 Mar-10 Elizabeth A Tennant erased a figure in her class register on Friday afternoon. Mrs Angless marked Frances Bellfield absent in mistake, put 1 present over a absent.
499 1882 Mar-17 Five more of the children left this week to go to Buttershaw Mill. Average attendance 170 this week. Rev H L Cook did not take his class as usual this week for scripture. Visited the school this morning also Miss Cook who took scripture.
500 1882 Mar-24 More children left for Buttershaw Mill this week making in all 30 within the last few weeks.
501 1882 Mar-31 Mr Bland, Board Officer, called to enquire for the attendances of Lucy Thornton, Martha M Jones and Betty Chapman.
502 1882 Apr-06 Closed school for Good Friday & Easter Holiday.
503 1882 Apr-17 Opened school, a very good attendance. Rev R A King visited school this morning also Rev H L Cook.
504 1882 Apr-21 Taught children a new school song.
505 1882 Apr-28 Attendance not good this week, several children ill in the measles.
506 1882 May-04 Added up the Registers for quarter found an error in St. 2 (kept by Mrs Angless) in week ending March 24th & in week ending April 28th.
507 1882 May-12 Emma Craven present on Tuesday morning, marked absent in mistake changed turns at the mill.
508 1882 May-20 Average attendance low this week partly with Infant School being closed and partly with the girls being in the measles. Holiday yesterday.
509 1882 May-25 Closed school for Whitsuntide. Average attendance only 127.
510 1882 Jun-05 Opened school after holidays. Many of the children still at home in the measles.
511 1882 Jun-16 Taught children a new school song. Rev H L Cook visited school this morning. Attendance higher this week.
512 1882 Jun-22 Eva Sugden marked present this morning. Holiday tomorrow for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Bradford.
513 1882 Jun-30 Average higher this week. Still many children away.
514 1882 Jul-04 Received a visit from Mrs Breaks and Mrs Hoyle.
515 1882 Jul-11 Miss Cook and friends visited the school and heard the children sing.
516 1882 Jul-18 Took the second standard and examined them in dictation. Rev H L Cook took first class in scripture.
517 1882 Jul-27 Mary A Boocock present making up her time for last week.
518 1882 Aug-03 Rev H L Cook came to school this morning and brought the scripture report. Closed school for a fortnight.
519 1882 Aug-08 Taught children two round to sing. Gave an examination yesterday throughout the school.
520 1882 Aug-21 Opened school after holidays found the schools nicely cleaned and painted. Rev H L Cook visited the school.
521 1882 Aug-23 Rev R A King visited the school. Miss Cook & Miss Oakley visited school this afternoon.
522 1882 Aug-24 Examined the children in grammar.
523 1882 Aug-25 Taught children a new song.
524 1882 Aug-28 Rev R A King & Rev T Flynn visited school this morning.
525 1882 Aug-29 Rev H L Cook took first class for scripture this morning.
526 1882 Sep-07 Examined the school in arithmetic found the children had difficulty in the question sums.
527 1882 Sep-15 Taught a new school song.
528 1882 Sep-20 Rev H L Cook & friend visited the school. Gave an examination in sewing.
529 1882 Sep-27 Had to send children home almost as soon as school assembled for they were very wet so could not mark registers.
530 1882 Sep-29 Received the schedules.
531 1882 Oct-05 Had to give holiday for Wibsey Fair as we had scarcely any of the children this afternoon.
532 1882 Oct-06 Gave teachers an examination today. Taught a new school song & round.
533 1882 Oct-12 At home most of the day through serious illness of my sister.
534 1882 Oct-13 At home again this morning through death of my sister.
535 1882 Oct-18 At home this afternoon attending funeral of my sister.
536 1882 Oct-18 Sent Elizabeth Ann Tennant home this morning very ill.
537 1882 Oct 19/20 Elizabeth A Tennant at home today and yesterday through illness.
538 1882 Oct-22 Rev H L Cook took a class today.
539 1882 Oct-23 Gave an examination throughout the school.
540 1882 Oct-27 Several of the children absent from school with sore heads and several with continued colds.
541 1882 Nov-01 Commenced with new registers today.
542 1882 Nov-10 Heard the songs for examination.
543 1882 Nov-15 Miss Cook visited school, heard children sing. List of Songs:
1. Now pray we for our country, 2. Once again we are doom to part, 3. Cherry ripe, 4. When up the mountain climbing, 5. Star of Peace, 6. Far Away, 7. Spring, beautiful spring, 8. Rounds.
PT Recitations for 1883: Shakespear
Scholars Chevy Chase S R Wilson 23/11/82
544 1882 Nov-30 Received the Schedules.
545 1882 Dec-07 Had no school today owing to the weather, only 30 children came, sent them home again.
546 1882 Dec-15 Attendance very poor this week, the weather being very severe.
547 1882 Dec-20 Closed school for Christmas.
Copy of Report for 1882 'The girls are in good order & very nicely taught. The work has improved. Grammar especially; the needlework is very good, except in the Third Stage.'
School staff for the year: A Briggs Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant;
Annie Lumb, Annie Seed and Elizabeth Ann Tennant all PT Third Year,
Susan Chapman Monitor Signed H L Cook Correspondent
548 1883 Jan-08 Opened school after holiday. A good number of children but still several away from illness.
549 1883 Jan-09 Rev H L Cook took first class for scripture.
550 1883 Jan-11 Rev J A L Fellowes visited school today & took a class.
551 1883 Jan-16 Examined the Registers H L Cook
552 1883 Jan-18 Rev J A L Fellows visited school.
553 1883 Jan-19 Received this week Geographical Readers for Standards I & II and Historical Readers by Miss Young for Standards III, IV, V & VI, also new reading books for every standard, also tonic sol fa sheets.
554 1883 Jan-26 Holiday for bad weather.
555 1883 Jan-29 Commenced a new quarter, the half timers being in a separate register.
556 1883 Feb-06 Holiday for Shrove Tide.
557 1883 Feb-08 Rev J A L Fellowes visited school and took a class.
558 1883 Feb-12 Received from the Low Moor Co. through Rev H L Cook my share of surplus grant ?2.6.1.
559 1883 Feb-13 Marked Eliza Pickles absent she being present & did not answer marked her thus 1a present.
560 1883 Feb-21 Esther A Bailey marked present this afternoon.
561 1883 Feb-22 Rev J A L Fellows visited school. Gave an examination this afternoon in arithmetic. Taught a new rhythm to Standards 3, 4, 5 & 6 from tonic notation.
562 1883 Mar-01 Annie Seed and Eliz A Tennant gone to church to the confirmation. Emily Patchett and Ellen Thornton present this morning.
563 1883 Mar-02 Average attendance less than last week. The teachers gave an oral lesson on 'What we wear & from what made'.
564 1883 Mar-05 Teachers gave a lesson on The Square.
565 1883 Mar-08 Very poor school owing to the bad weather. Rev J A L Fellows visited school.
566 1883 Mar-09 Teachers had private study in school while I took their classes for reading.
567 1883 Mar-12 Teachers gave a lesson on the Tree.
568 1883 Mar-13 Teachers private study in school during scripture.
Monday=Geography, Tuesday=Arithmetic, Wednesday=Grammar, Thursday=History, Friday=Miscellaneous Lessons
569 1883 Mar-22 Had a very thin school this week partly owing to bad weather and partly owing to sickness. Closed school for a week.
570 1883 Apr-02 Opened school after holidays. Margaret Jagger & Edith Benn away from school with protracted illness. Elizabeth Ann Tenant gave a criticism lesson on Cork to St 3.
571 1883 Apr-03 Rev H L Cook took a class for scripture.
572 1883 Apr-05 Rev A J L Fellowes visited school.
573 1883 Apr-09 A Lumb gave a criticism lesson to Standard II on a 'River'.
574 1883 Apr-10 Rev H L Cook took first class for scripture.
575 1883 Apr-16 Annie Seed gave a lesson on 'Cotton'.
576 1883 Apr-23 Susan Chapman gave a lesson on 'Things to write with'. Received a map on Elementary Geography also pictures of cotton & silk plants. Rev H L Cook & Rev A J L Fellowes visited school this morning.
577 1883 Apr 30 to May 1 Elizabeth A Wainwright present this morning & Alice Lumb, Mary A Pyrah & Florence Rawlin present this afternoon.
578 1883 May-01 Rev H L Cook took first class this morning.
579 1883 May-03 Holiday this afternoon.
580 1883 May 4 to 7 Fanny Crompton & Laura Huntern present, they answered for the next girls' name. Emily Woodhead left to go to Oakenshaw Mill so had to go to Oakenshaw School. Hannah Tordoff Sarah E Woodhead Annie Best gone to work at the Mill. Maria Horsfield been at home ill 15 weeks. Annie Seed gave a lesson on Reduction to Standard 3. Charlotte Patchett gone to Low Moor School.
581 1883 May-10 Closed school for Whitsuntide vacation.
582 1883 May-21 Opened school after holiday. Florence Haley gone to work at Oakenshaw Mill. Charlotte A Durdy gone to work at Buttershaw Mill. Mary A Sugden left school only come a few weeks to work for labour certificate sat at Low Moor School and passed. Elizabeth Oddy gone to the Infant School to learn her letters.
583 1883 May-28 Mary A Briggs left school over 13 years old. Sarah H Harker left gone to New Road Side. Annie Bywater removed to Sheffield.
584 1883 May-29 Elizabeth A Tennant gave a reading lesson to Standard III.
585 1883 Jun-07 Lydia Pickles & Hannah Benn present this afternoon. Come to make up time for last week. Sarah A Burnett left gone to work at Saltaire.
586 1883 Jun-11 Serenna Parker gone to work at Oakenshaw Mill.
587 1883 Jun-11 Admitted several children today from Miss Collom Hill Top Infant School. Ellen Hatfield gone into service.
588 1883 Jun-18 Emily Scott gone to Low Moor School.
589 1883 Jun-22 Annie A Ellis gone to Oakenshaw Mill. Annie Sykes gone to Private School. Gave a full examination today throughout the school.
590 1883 Jun-29 Rose A Crowther gone to place as nurse girl. Frances M Reid left. Does not attend anywhere. Miss Cook visited school.
591 1883 Jul-06 Gave an examination today.
592 1883 Jul-10 Scripture examination today.
593 1883 Jul-11 Fanny Crampton present this morning.
594 1883 Jul-12 Rev R A King visited school this morning.
595 1883 Jul-13 F M Barraclough left, gone to Low Moor School, Annie Priestley St. 5 left school over 13 years old.
596 1883 Jul-16 Esther A Hanson gone to work at Buttershaw Mills. Alice turner gone to Low Moor School. Emma Lockwood left school over 13 years old. Emily Bailey gone to Low Moor School.
597 1883 Jul-17 Rev H L Cook took first class this morning.
598 1883 Jul-19 Received a certificate from Doctor Dearden for Emily Slicer who is not able to attend school regularly. Fanny Haycock present this afternoon.
599 1883 Jul-20 Mary Wilkinson and Eliz. Ann Wainwright present this morning. Changed turns at the mill and did not inform the teacher before the names were called. Laura H? and Emily Patchett both leaving school this week over 14 years old. Gave a full examination today found reading & writing best arithmetic worst.
600 1883 Jul-20 Alice Turner gone to Low Moor School.
601 1883 Jul-24 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
602 1883 Jul-27 Martha A Crompton, Emma Brook, Selina Birkby, Flora Kellett, Adelaide Cordingly, at home with protracted illness.
603 1883 Aug-02 Closed school for holiday.
604 1883 Aug-20 Opened School. Miss Cook, Miss Lucy Cook & Mrs Sinclair visited school.
605 1883 Aug-23 Taught new song.
606 1883 Aug-24 Gave an examination found reading the best throughout the school, mental arithmetic the worst. Commenced this week with new time-table. Gave an examination in singing tonic sol fa.
607 1883 Aug-31 At the examination this morning found an improvement in mental arithmetic. Eliz. Riley left. Does not attend any school. Emma Lockwood left over 13. Florence Rawling gone to Oakenshaw Mill. Mary A Bartle left, does not attend anywhere. Sarah A Sherwin gone to Oakenshaw Mill.
608 1883 Sep-03 Susy Thornton came again this afternoon been to Oakenshaw Mill a few weeks.
609 1883 Sep-14 Given the weekly examination.
610 1883 Sep-18 Miss Cook visited the school.
611 1883 Sep-21 Gave the weekly examination. Arithmetic still the most difficult subject. Susy Thornton missed her mark yesterday.
612 1883 Sep-28 Received the examination schedules. Gave an examination. Grammar the worst today. Esther Ann Bailey at home still forbidden by doctor to attend school has a very bad head.
613 1883 Oct-01 Examined registers & found them correct. H L Cook
614 1883 Oct-05 Holiday today for Wibsey Fair.
615 1883 Oct-08 Emma Lee, Lily Jones, Leah Lightowler and Betty Bartle present this morning were in the class room when their names were called by the teacher.
616 1883 Oct-09 Alicia Ardern commenced teaching this morning.
617 1883 Oct-16 Received notice this morning that our examination will take place on the 7th of next month.
618 1883 Oct-19 Examined standards three, four and five in recitation and grammar this morning.
619 1883 Oct-23 Rev H L Cook visited school this morning.
620 1883 Oct-27 Teachers examination today.
621 1883 Nov-01 Commenced the new registers today. List of Songs: 1. Departure, 2. The Sea, 3. Lullaby (St. 2 & 3), 4. Bird of the Wilderness (St. 4 & 5), 5. The Snow (St. 1), 6. The Minstrel Boy, 7. The Open Air
622 1883 Nov-07 XI.83 Inspected & examined this school. T G Rooper HMI
623 1883 Nov-16 Received the Schedules.
624 1883 Nov-19 Admitted six children from New Works School into 2nd Standard.
625 1883 Nov-23 Elizabeth Ann Tennant been at home ill this week. Emma Hodgson commenced teaching in this school this week. Admitted twenty three children from the Infant School. Taught a new school song.
626 1883 Nov-27 Alice Bailey present this morning.
627 1883 Nov-28 A Seed gave a lesson on 'Cyprus'. E Hodgson gave a lesson on the 'Noun'.
628 1883 Nov-29 Harriet Boughen present, was hoarse and could not speak out.
629 1883 Nov-30 E A Tennant absent this week.
630 1883 Dec-05 Gave an examination in drawing.
631 1883 Dec-07 E A Tennant absent this week.
632 1883 Dec-10 E A Tennant came to school this morning. The girls examined in drawing this morning at 10 o'clock.
633 1883 Dec-11 Miss Cook visited the school.
634 1883 Dec-12 Teaching in the Boys School.
635 1883 Dec-17 Rev H L Cook visited school accompanied by Mr Nutter and Mr Nightingale.
636 1883 Dec-18 Rev H L Cook & Rev Rawden Briggs visited the school today.
637 1883 Dec-20 Rev E F Forrest Miss Forrest Mrs Sinclair and Miss Cook visited school this morning. The vicar gave the certificates to those who passed and books for good attendance. Closed school for Christmas.
638 1884 Jan-09 Examined registers & found them correct. H L Cook ' Correspondent
639 1884 Jan-09 Clara Sutcliffe present this afternoon. A Lumb gave a lesson to Standards 4, 5 & 6 on the Silkworm. E A Tennant gave a lesson to Standards 1, 2 & 3 on the Circle and Circumference. Harriet Holden present on Monday the 7th. A Seed and A Lumb gone to Alice A Maloney's funeral this afternoon.
640 1884 Jan-16 Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on Courtesy to Standards 4, 5, 6 & 7. Annie Seed gave a lesson on Cleanliness to Standards 1, 2 & 3.
641 1884 Jan-21 Frances Worsnop and Sarah Ann Binns present this morning. Received a visit from HMI S N Wilson Esq this morning.
642 1884 Jan-23 Annie Lumb gave a lesson on a Balloon to Standards 4, 5, 6. Elizabeth Ann Tennant gave a lesson on a Balloon to St. 1, 2, 3.
643 1884 Jan-25 Average attendance lower this week than last, the weather has been very severe.
644 1884 Jan-30 Hannah Lightowlers gave a lesson on Latitude and Longitude.
645 1884 Jan-31 Mary Ann Bartle present, had her name entered this morning.
646 1884 Feb-07 Examined registers & found them correct. H L Cook,
Copy of Report for 1883 'The girls passed a fair examination in the three elementary subjects. The results are as good as can be expected where the attendance is so irregular, about 60 children seem to be absent every day without excuse. The results cannot be good however hard the teacher works while this irregularity continues. The reading was good in the first standard, very fair in the second and third standards, fairly good in the fifth and sixth standards, it was poor in the third standard. The spelling was good in the first standard and fair in the second and fourth standards but was weak in the third standard. The composition of the fifth and sixth standards was weak. The handwriting was good in the first standard, fairly good in the second standard and very fair above. The arithmetic was good in the first standard and very fair in the second standard but it was weak in the higher standards. The mental arithmetic was weak. The singing was good and the modulator and time exercises were well done; very few girls could manage the ear tests. The order of the school was very good. Under Article 109(f) the recitation was fairly good on the whole but the scholars were not always properly prepared to answer questions on the passage learnt. The grammar was fairly good. The higher standards (fifth and sixth) should understand the voices of verbs. The needlework was good but the teaching should be corrected in certain points as suggested. The good tone of the school leads one to expect better results than fair but the third standard did badly and the irregular attendance accounts for short coming in other standards.'
School staff for the year: A Briggs Head Mistress, Eliz Angless Assistant Mistress, Emma Hodgson Assistant Mistress
Annie Seed and Eliz A Tennant both Teachers Fourth Year, Mary Cook and Annie Green Monitors, H L Cook Correspondent
647 1884 Feb-07 Annie Seed gave a lesson on the Camel to Standards 4, 5, 6. Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on the Ostrich to standards 2, 3 yesterday morning.
648 1884 Feb-15 Examined Standard II, an improvement since last week in arithmetic.
649 1884 Feb-18 Cannon Pelham visited the school.
650 1884 Feb-21 Received 8s10d from the relieving officer for school money for Minnie & Frances Priestley for 22 weeks ending July 19th 1883.
651 1884 Feb-27 Had holiday yesterday.
652 1884 Feb-28 Annie Lumb gave a lesson on Tea to Standards 4, 5, 6. Elizabeth A Tennant gave a lesson on Tea to Standards 1, 2, 3.
653 1884 Feb-29 Rev H L Cook & Rev Rawdon Briggs visited the school this afternoon. Laura Womersley and Margaret Jagger present this afternoon, came in while I was calling the last register.
654 1884 Mar-05 Miss Cook & Miss L Cook called.
655 1884 Mar-07 Gave the weekly examination this morning. Reading the best.
656 1884 Mar-12 Selina Dean & Mary A Wilson present this morning, changed turns at the mill. Elizabeth A Tennant gave a lesson on 'Sweeping and Dusting a room'. Annie Seed gave a lesson on 'What remedies to apply when a person is apparently dead.' Hannah Lightowlers gave a lesson last Wednesday the 5th on 'Day and Night'. Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on last Wednesday on 'Coffee'.
657 1884 Mar-19 Annie Lumb gave a lesson on Cork. Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on the Camel.
658 1884 Mar-24 Rev H L Cook & Canon Murchison visited school this morning. Rose Huntern present this afternoon. Many of the children leaving to go to Oakenshaw Mill or to Oakenshaw School.
659 1884 Apr-02 Hannah Lightowler gave a lesson on Land and Water.
660 1884 Apr-04 Holiday for Confirmation.
661 1884 Apr-09 Catherine Holiday present this morning, changed turns at the mill.
662 1884 Apr-21 Opened school after Easter Holiday. Catherine Holiday present, changed turns at the mill this morning.
663 1884 Apr-28 Mr Hardy visited the school this afternoon.
664 1884 Apr-30 Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on Climate & Annie Lumb gave a lesson on the Orange.
665 1884 May-07 Mr Woodcock visited the school to see where the new class room for the Infant School should be.
666 1884 May-08 Several children ill this week. Emma Hodgson gave a lesson this week on Reduction & Hannah Lightowlers on Area.
667 1884 May-14 Frances Bentley present this morning.
668 1884 May-19 Maud Hepworth, Mary Barraclough and Emma Lee present this morning, did not answer their names.
669 1884 May-22 Emma Hodgson & Hannah Lightowlers gave a history lesson to the first class.
670 1884 May-23 Holiday yesterday afternoon.
671 1884 May-30 Many of the girls have left these last few weeks, having gone to Oakenshaw and Buttershaw Mills. Closed school this morning for Whitsuntide.
672 1884 Jun-09 Opened school after holidays.
673 1884 Jun-11 Annie Seed gave a lesson on 'Soap'. Elizabeth Ann Tennant one on the 'Eagle'.
674 1884 Jun-16 Martha Brook left last week to go the Wyke Mill, was examined last at Wyke and failed in one subject came back here this morning.
675 1884 Jun-24 Amelia Britton & Harriet Greenwood came back this afternoon. Amelia Britton left the mill and is staying at home half time. Harriet Greenwood had sore head.
676 1884 Jun-27 Examined Registers & found them correct. H L Cook
677 1884 Jun-30 Elizabeth Charnock came back to school this afternoon, left Oakenshaw Mill & gone to Hill Top. Rosie Huntern, Annie Holroyd, Sarah E Tordoff, Eliza Best, Mary H Garside, Ada Bowring to stay at home for continued sickness by Doctor's order.
678 1884 Jul-08 Minnie Wilson present making up time at the mill for last week.
679 1884 Jul-10 I visited the school. G Sedgwick
680 1884 Jul-11 Emma Hodgson & Annie Seed been at Ripon College this week for Scholarship examination.
681 1884 Jul-15 Rev H L Cook visited the school.
682 1884 Jul-23 The scripture examination been held in this school this morning by the Rev Daniels-Bainbridge consequently the registers have not been marked. Lily McLane present yesterday.
683 1884 Jul-25 Alice Bailey present this morning changed turns at the mill.
684 1884 Jul-28 Rev H L Cook & Rev Philips visited the school this morning.
685 1884 Aug ?31 Gave the children a tea this afternoon most of the half timers changed turns to be present at the tea.
686 1884 Sep ?1 Closed school today for three weeks.
687 1884 Aug-25 Opened school after holidays, found the school beautifully clean having been repaired whitewashed and painted.
688 1884 Aug-27 Rev H L Cook & Rev R A King visited the school this morning.
689 1884 Sep-01 Bertha Hepworth present this afternoon, did not answer till she had received a absent.
690 1884 Sep-04 Received 10s. 6d. For school fees for Minnie and Frances Priestley. Annie Lumb gave a lesson yesterday to Standards 3, 4, 5 on Clothing and Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on Glass Blowing to Sts. 1, 2.
691 1884 Sep-10 E A Tennant gave a lesson on An Oven to Standards 3, 4, 5. A Seed gave a lesson on Paper to Standards 1, 2.
692 1884 Sep-11 Rev H L Cook took a class this morning for scripture.
693 1884 Sep-15 Examined the register & found them correct. H L Cook
694 1884 Sep-15 Received a Mill Book for Buttershaw Mill so have received some of the girls back at school who had left for Buttershaw. Sarah Kneeshaw, Louisa Greenough, Ellen Hill, Maria Speight, Emily Thomis, Mary Wilson.
695 1884 Sep-16 Sarah Ann Mounsey came back this morning. Emma J Greenough and Hannah Chapman this afternoon from Buttershaw School.
696 1884 Sep-17 Emma Hodgon gave a lesson on Priviting. Annie Lumb a lesson on the Crocodile, Annie Seed a lesson on a Flat Iron, Eliz A Tennant on Priviting.
697 1884 Sep-24 Emma Hodgson gave a lesson on Sewing Apparatus. Annie Lumb gave a lesson on Home Etiquette.
698 1884 Sep-29 Examined Standard II boys this afternoon. Mr Sedgwick visited the school. 183 children present.
699 1884 Oct-06 Holiday this afternoon for Wibsey Fair.
700 1884 Oct-07 Took the upper standards for an examination in sewing this morning.
701 1884 Oct-16 Taught a new school song.
702 1884 Oct-17 Given the usual weekly examination.
703 1884 Oct-20 Admitted several children today. Laura Jagger present this afternoon did not answer to her name.
704 1884 Oct-24 Emma Briggs present this afternoon making up time for last week.
705 1884 Oct-29 Emma Hall present, changed turns at the mill this morning.
706 1884 Oct-31 Closed the registers for the year 1884.
707 1884 Nov-03 Commenced the registers for the new year.
708 1884 Nov-04 Gave an examination in sewing.
709 1884 Nov-07 Gave the usual weekly examination.
710 1884 Nov-14 Measles are very bad in the district, several of our children away ill. Minnie Wainwright had her hand very badly hurt at the mill yesterday, came to school today but could not do anything. Edith Greenough has the fever.
List of Songs: 1. The fairies St. 4 & 5, 2. When winter winds St. 3, 3. The winter is over St. 1 & 2, 4. Lullaby Round, 5. Where the bee sucks, 6. Oh! Forest deep and gloomy, 7. See our ?
19.XI.24 Inspected this school T G Rooper HMI
711 1884 Nov-27 Bethina Burgoine and Bertha Smith both present this afternoon.
712 1884 Dec-03 Received the schedules.
713 1884 Dec-08 Classified the children for the coming year.
714 1884 Dec-12 Many children away from school from sickness.
715 1884 Dec-16 Rev J F Philips visited the school.
716 1884 Dec-19 Rev H L Cook gave out the prizes for good attendance and also gave out the Certificates. Closed school for a fortnight for Christmas Holidays.
717 1885 Jan-05 Opened school after the holidays. Admitted several children from New Works School. Miss Cook and Mrs Sinclair visited the school this morning.
718 1885 Jan-14 Many children away this week, the weather being very cold and many of the children suffering from colds.
719 1885 Jan-20 Rev H L Cook visited the school. Gave the children a test in sewing.
720 1885 Jan-22 Edna Sharp present this morning. Martha Dalby present this afternoon.
721 1885 Jan-29 Left the school for an hour this afternoon to attend the funeral of Mary Ellen Briggs.
722 1885 Feb-04 Louisa Hodgson & Emily Wilson present this morning.
723 1885 Feb-09 Rev H L Cook & Rev J Philips visited the school.
724 1885 Feb-13 Emma Hodgson been away from school this week on account of ill health.
725 1885 Feb-16 Received 6s. 4d. School fees for Minnie and Frances Priestley for the week ending Jan 30th.
726 1885 Feb-18 Holiday yesterday for Shrove Tuesday.
Copy of Report for 1884 'The girls passed a very fair examination in the three elementary subjects. The quality of the passes is not equal to the quantity. The tone & order of the school appear to be remarkably good. The reading was fairly good in the first & second standards, the book used in the latter standard was exceedingly easy; in the third standard the style of the reading was better than the answering. The upper standards read fairly well but the power to answer questions should improve. Handwriting needs attention; it is often ill formed and the letters are badly joined; the children should be taught to hold their pens properly & the subject should be more systematically treated. Spelling was fair although rather week in the second, third & fourth standards. Composition needs attention in the fifth & sixth standards. Arithmetic was good in the first standard & excellently good in the second standard, it was fair in the higher standards; in the third standard however not one of the 57 girls worked the problem. Mental arithmetic was fair. Under Article 109 (f) the Recitation was nicely said. The knowledge of grammar was fair; in the fourth standard the papers showed many gross errors; the sixth and seventh standards did fairly well. The favourable impression left by the tone of the school might have been allowed to compensate for weakness in the elementary work had the pupil teachers been better prepared for their examination. As it is I can only recommend the fair merit grant.' Signed H L Cook Correspondent
School staff for the year: Annie Briggs Head Mistress, Elizabeth Angless, Emma Hodgson, Annie Seed all three Assistant Mistress, Annie T Green and Mary A Cook Teachers First Year. Signed H L Cook
727 1885 Feb-19 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
728 1885 Feb-26 Rev H L Cook took a class for scripture this morning.
729 1885 Mar-06 Gave the usual examination.
730 1885 Mar-10 Miss Cook and Miss Rosenburga visited the school this afternoon.
731 1885 Mar-20 Children busy with their examination knitting this week. Average attendance 200.
732 1885 Mar-25 Edith Harker & Annie Travis present this afternoon. A Travis making up time.
733 1885 Mar-27 Changed the time table this week so as to finish off the examination knitting.
734 1885 Apr-02 Closed school for Easter Holiday.
735 1885 Apr-13 Opened school after holidays.
736 1885 Apr-23 Miss and Mrs Cook visited the school.
737 1885 Apr-24 Changed the time table to finish off some of the sewing.
738 1885 Apr-30 Maud Hepworth present all day.
739 1885 May-08 Average attendance only 192. Many more of the children going half time.
740 1885 May-14 Holiday this afternoon.
741 1885 May-15 Gave the usual weekly examination this morning.
742 1885 May-20 Mr Hardy visited the school
743 1885 May-21 Closed school for Whitsuntide.
744 1885 Jun-01 Opened school after holidays. Number of scholars present 205. Rose Illingworth present this morning did not answer her name. Rev H L Cook and Rev J F Phillips visited the school this morning.
745 1885 Jun-03 Emma Lee present this morning and Rachel Ann Binns present this afternoon.
746 1885 Jun-12 Average attendance only 188 this week. Many of the children sick.
747 1885 Jun-19 Gave the usual weekly examination.
748 1885 Jun-24 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
749 1885 Jun-26 Annie Roberts present this afternoon. Many children still away sick.
750 1885 Jun-30 Elizabeth Lightowlers present this afternoon.
751 1885 Jul-10 Gave the usual examination. Many children away sick.
752 1885 Jul-17 Miss Cook visited the school.
753 1885 Jul-22 Scripture examination this afternoon.
754 1885 Jul-27 Lily McLane present all day making up time for previous week.
755 1885 Jul-27 Rev J F Phillips visited the school. May of the children sick, away from school, received doctors' certificates for (1) Annie Barraclough who has St Vitus dance (2) Ada Bowring suffering from general weakness (3) Mary Ann Sugden suffering from general weakness (4) Helen Kershaw suffering from inflammation (5) Sarah Ann Patchett suffering from consumption and general decline (6) Annie Holroyd sore eyes.
756 1885 Jul-28 Many of the half timers working all day so as to be at school on Wednesday all day to attend the annual tea given to them by the managers.
757 1885 Jul-30 Closed school for three weeks.
758 1885 Aug-24 Opened school after holidays.
759 1885 Aug-27 Received 7s. 0d. For school fees for Minnie & Frances Priestley for week ending July 31st.
760 1885 Sep-03 Received 1s. 6d. Fees for S Willowly from Mr Priestley Relieving Officer. Went to Mary Kershaw's funeral this afternoon.
761 1885 Sep-04 Gave the usual weekly examination.
762 1885 Sep-09 Rev H L Cook visited the school.
763 1885 Sep-10 Mr Taylor visited the school this dinner time at 12.20.
764 1885 Sep-14 Have been to see Sarah A Patchett she is full of sores, Annie Barraclough she has St Vitus Dance again, Ada Bowring who is suffering from general debility. Mary Dalby St 4 has been to the Infirmary for her eyes. Dr Bronnor says on no account is she to use them as her sight is leaving her.
765 1885 Sep-22 Received Doctor's Certificate for Helen Kershaw.
766 1885 Sep-28 Bertha Wood present this afternoon.
767 1885 Sep-29 Martha A Dalby present this afternoon did not answer her name. Gave an examination in sewing.
768 1885 Oct-05 Half day holiday for Wibsey Fair.
769 1885 Oct-06 School thinner today owing to Wibsey Fair, many of the mills having holiday. Holiday half day.
770 1885 Oct-09 Examined registers & found them correct. H L Cook
12.X.85 T G Rooper HMI
771 1885 Oct-13 HMI Mr Rooper informed me yesterday that I might take 120 pages only in the three reading books for the upper standards. I went to see Harriet Greenwood last evening, has still bad head, but much better, also E Barraclough and Helen Kershaw, the latter has not to attend school this winter.
772 1885 Oct-20 Gave a full examination in sewing.
773 1885 Oct-23 Gave an examination.
774 1885 Oct-30 Closed the registers for the year.
9.XI.85 T G Rooper HMI
775 1885 Nov-04 Standards I IV V & VI examined this morning by Mr Neville.
776 1885 Nov-06 Standards II & III examined by Mr Sedgwick.
777 1885 Nov-09 HMI Mr Rooper examined the sewing today.
778 1885 Nov-18 Received the schedules today.
779 1885 Nov-26 A very wet day consequently many of the children away.
780 1885 Nov-27 Classified the children for the year.
781 1885 Nov-30 Admitted six new scholars today.
782 1885 Dec-01 Attendance good this afternoon. 271 present.
783 1885 Dec-10 Attendance very poor this morning I suppose owing to the severe weather. 29 children not been this week at all, sickness amongst them.
784 1885 Dec-15 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook Correspondent
785 1885 Dec-16 Emma Hodgson away this week at the Certificate Examination. Sewing report excellent both sewing and knitting.
786 1885 Dec-18 Rev H L Cook & Rev J F Phillips visited the school.
787 1885 Dec-23 Closed school for Christmas.
788 1886 Jan-11 Opened school after Christmas Holidays. Annie Seed Assistant left for Oakenshaw School. Susan Chapman Fourth Year Teacher commenced teaching in Girls' School today. Received 5s 10d school fees for Minnie & Frances Priestley for week ending Dec. 25th.
789 1886 Jan-20 Rev H L Cook & Mr Hardy visited the school to see about the alterations to be made.
Copy of Report 'The girls have passed a fairly good examination in the three elementary subjects. The reading was good in the second sixth and seventh standards, in the other there was hesitation repetition of words and want of animation. Handwriting was fair. Spelling was fairly good except in the fourth standard. Arithmetic was weak in the first standard in the rest of the school it was fairly good and the six and seventh standards worked good papers, figures should be more carefully made. Under Article 109 (b) the recitation was fairly good. The knowledge of grammar was weak. Music was good. The school is crowded. The desks have to be arranged six deep when the room was not built for such an arrangement it interferes with the instruction. The class rooms are over crowded, sixty children have to work in a room which is not large enough for that number. No porch is provided for cloaks and hats and all the children sit with their backs to the light.'
School staff for the year: Annie Briggs Head Mistress, Elizabeth Angless and Emma Hodgson Assistant Mistress, Annie T Green and Mary A Cook Teachers Second Year, Susan Chapman Teacher Fourth Year, Signed H L Cook Correspondent
790 1886 Jan-29 Had a very poor attendance this week, the weather been so bad the children could not get to school.
791 1886 Feb-04 Have today been appointed mistress of new Works School which is to be opened in March.
792 1886 Feb-05 Many children away this week again suffering from cold.
793 1886 Feb-11 Frances Wright & Sarah A Hadfield present this morning, changed turns at the mill.
794 1886 Feb-12 Susan Chapman altered a figure in the class register on Tuesday afternoon number present in that register for the afternoon 23.
795 1886 Feb-16 The Head Teacher appointed for this school called this morning.
796 1886 Feb-19 Emma Hodgson left this school today having been appointed to a school at Cleckheaton. Gave the usual weekly examination today. Many children away sick.
797 1886 Feb-26 I Annie Briggs resign charge of this school.
798 1886 Mar-01 L M Linfoot took charge of the school.
799 1886 Mar-02 School closed on account of snow storm.
800 1886 Mar-03 School opened but through small attendance was again closed; not to be opened until following Monday.
801 1886 Mar-08 School opened. Attendance Morn. 110 Aft. 122. Rev H L Cook and Rev J F Phillips visited the school.
802 1886 Mar-09 Miss Cook & Miss L Cook visited the school. Registers closed before half past nine. School closed half past eleven. Half holiday for Shrove Tuesday.
803 1886 Mar-22 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
804 1886 Mar-29 The Rev H L Cook & Rev J F Phillips visited the school.
805 1886 Mar-29 Mary Cook left the school to commence duties at New Works.
806 1886 Apr-05 Rachel A Binns commenced as Monitor assisting St I.
807 1886 Apr-12 Sarah E Holdsworth (Monitor) took charge of St III.
808 1886 Apr-19 Usual lessons changed for needlework.
809 1886 Apr-22 School closed for Easter Holiday.
810 1886 May-03 School opened after the holidays.
811 1886 May-13 Arithmetic taken as first lesson.
812 1886 May 24 to 25 S Chapman from school on account of a severe cold.
813 1886 May-26 S Chapman returned to school duties.
814 1886 Jun-03 Half day holiday.
815 1886 Jun-10 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook, School closed for Whitsuntide Holiday.
816 1886 Jun-21 The Rev H L Cook & Rev J F Phillips visited the school. Attendance after the holidays improved 146 being present in the morning.
817 1886 Jul-07 Time table changed for 1st class in order to finish of some of the needlework.
818 1886 Jul-22 Scripture examination. Half day holiday.
819 1886 Jul-29 Annual tea given to children.
820 1886 Jul-30 Closed school for 3 weeks.
821 1886 Aug-23 Opened school after holidays.
822 1886 Sep 2/3 Examination given in standard work throughout the school. Children improved in neatness.
823 1886 Sep-17 The Rev H L Cook visited the school. Annie Green from school through sickness at home.
824 1886 Oct-05 Half day holiday. Attendance low during the whole week through bad weather and fair in neighbourhood.
825 1886 Oct 15 to 18 S Chapman from school owing to illness.
826 1886 Oct-19 Examined registers & found them correct. H L Cook
827 1886 Oct-21 Received 12/10 from the relieving officer Mr Priestly for school pence.
828 1886 Oct-25 The Reverend H L Cook & the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
829 1886 Oct-29 Closed the registers for the year.
830 1886 Nov-09 Miss Cook visited the school.
831 1886 Nov-16 Standards IV, V & VI examined this morning by Mr Sedgwick. St I examined. List of Songs: St. IV, V & VI: The Skylark / The Huntsman's Chorus / Laughing Song / The Alpine Herdsman. St. III: Whistling Farmer-boy / Care not for the morrow / Merrily over the snow / Moonlight sail / Little Eva. St. I & II: School and work / The Skaters / Night has speed /Poor little fisher boy / Come out dear dolly. Recitation: St. IV, V: "The May Queen" St. VI: "Arthur and Hubert" St. III: "Alice Fell" St. II: "Casablanca" St. I: "Wee Things"
832 1886 Nov-17 St III & II examined by Mr Sedgwick.
833 1886 Nov-22 Needlework & grammar examined by HMI Mr Rooper.
834 1886 Nov-29 Received the Schedules.
835 1886 Dec-02 Examined the registers & found them correct. H. L. Cook
836 1886 Dec-23 The Reverend H L Cook and the Reverend J F Phillips gave out certificates and prizes. Closed school for Christmas.
837 1887 1887Jan 10 Opened school after Christmas holiday.
838 1887 Jan-11 Annie Green from school during the morning owing to sickness.
839 1887 Jan-12 The Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
840 1887 Jan-17 Attendance low.
841 1887 Jan-25 A Green gave a lesson on 'Nails' to St III.
842 1887 Jan-27 Received 10/10 from Mr Priestley for school pence.
843 1887 Jan-31 The Reverend H L Cook & Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
844 1887 Jan-28 Mrs Angless left the school.
845 1887 Feb-01 Annie Seed commenced teaching as Assistant Mistress. A Green gave a lesson on 'Coffee' to St III.
846 1887 Feb-02 L Holdsworth gave a lesson on 'Coffee' to St I and II
847 1887 Feb-04 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
848 1887 Feb-09 Monthly examination held for St I & II.
849 1887 Feb-10 Monthly examination held for St III, IV, V & VI.
850 1887 Feb-15 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
851 1887 Feb-22 Holiday for Shrove Tuesday.
852 1887 Feb-25 The Reverend H L Cook & the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school. A Green gave an object lesson on 'A knife & fork'. L Hodgson & S Holdsworth gave a lesson on 'Sugar'.
853 1887 Mar-03 Annie Green from school owing to sickness.
Copy of Report 'The school is in an unsatisfactory condition in respect both of moral tone and attainments. Whilst the work was being carried on in what appeared an orderly manner, there were several cases of copying and even after warning certain girls persisted in asking and giving assistance in a very deceitful manner. The first standard is badly taught in all subjects and I do not think the teacher in charge of it is capable of doing the work she undertakes. As to the rest of the work, the reading even where clear and fluent was quite unintelligent and the children could not tell what they were reading about. Handwriting is taught on no system; shape, joining, slant are all poor. Arithmetic is bad in the higher standards and oral practice has been quite neglected. Composition and spelling are both weak in the higher standards. The present mistress has not been many months in charge of the school, but she is neither working upon good methods nor inculcating a good tone.
School staff for the year:
From Nov/85 to March/86: Annie Briggs Head Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant Mistress, Emma Hodgson Assistant Mistress left Feb 19th/86, Annie Seed Assistant Mistress left Jan 17th/86, Susan Chapman Teach Fourth Year, Mary A Cook Teacher 2nd year left March 29th, Annie T Green Teacher 2nd year.
From March 1st to October 31st: Laura M Linfoot Head Mistress, Elizabeth Angless Assistant Mistress, Susan Chapman Teacher Fourth Year, Annie T Green Teach 2nd Year, Louisa Hodgson Teacher 1st Year, Sarah Holdsworth Teacher 1st Year, Rachel A Binns Candidate on Probation. Signed H L Cook Correspondent
854 1887 Mar-04 A Green from school owing to sickness.
855 1887 Mar-15 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
856 1887 Mar 18/19 Gave the usual monthly examination.
857 1887 Apr-04 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
858 1887 Apr-06 Changed lessons for St IV V & VI to needlework.
859 1887 Apr-07 Closed school for Easter Holiday.
860 1887 Apr-18 Opened school after the holidays.
861 1887 Apr-26 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
862 1887 May 5/6 Gave the usual monthly examination.
863 1887 May-24 Miss L Cook visited the school.
864 1887 May-27 Closed school for Whitsuntide Holiday.
865 1887 Jun-06 Opened school after the holidays.
866 1887 Jun-20 School closed for Workmen's Tea.
867 1887 Jun-22 Half holiday for Children's Treat. Attendance low throughout the week.
868 1887 Jul-04 Examined St I. The Reverend H L Cook and the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
869 1887 Jul 5 to 8 Sarah Holdsworth and Louisa Hodgson gave assistance in the Boy's School.
870 1887 Jul-12 S Holdsworth gave a lesson on 'Bread' to St II.
871 1887 Jul-14 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
872 1887 Jul-18 The Reverend H L Cook & the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
873 1887 Jul-20 Scripture examination.
874 1887 Jul-26 Held the monthly examination.
875 1887 Jul-28 Closed school for 3 weeks.
876 1887 Aug-22 Opened school after the holidays. The Reverend H L Cook visited the school. School thoroughly cleaned during the holidays.
877 1887 Aug-29 Finished several garments in Standard III.
878 1887 Sep-02 Miss L Cook visited the school.
879 1887 Sep-08 Examined St I & II.
880 1887 Sep-12 Examined St I.
881 1887 Sep-13 Examined St. III.
882 1887 Sep-14 Examined St. IV & V.
883 1887 Sep-16 A Green gave a lesson on 'The hen's egg'. The Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
884 1887 Sep 20 to 23 Examined school throughout in standard and other subjects.
885 1887 Sep-26 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
886 1887 Sep-27 Rachel A Binns from school.
887 1887 Sep-28 Susan Chapman from school owing to sickness.
888 1887 Oct-05 Half holiday for Wibsey Fair.
889 1887 Oct-11 Examined the registers & found them correct. H L Cook
890 1887 Oct-18 Examined school throughout in standard work.
891 1887 Oct-24 Received notice of the examination to be held Nov. 18th, 21st & 22nd.
892 1887 Oct-28 Closed the registers for the year.
893 1887 Oct-31 The Reverend H L Cook and the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
894 1887 Nov-03 Examination throughout the school.
List of songs:
St IV, V & VI: Gone away / Hope will banish sorrow / Long ago / Old Father Christman / Oh Come Maiden Come.
St III: Little Eva / Spring is on the mountain / Goodnight / We are sailing / Old Father Christmas
St I & II: Maying /Blackberrying / Trancadillo / Little fairy / Old Father Christmas
Recitation:
St V & VI: Mary Queen of Scots
St IV: Execution of Montrose
St III: The Wreck of the Hesperus
St II: Father is coming
St I: The lost thimble
895 1887 Nov-18 All the children examined in standard work by Mr Smith.
896 1887 Nov-21 Examination in singing by Mr N
897 1887 Nov-22 Examination in Needlework by T G Rooper Esq. Recitation and grammar by Mr N.
898 1887 Nov 24/25 Day and half holiday after the examination.
899 1887 Dec-01 Received the Schedules.
900 1887 Dec 1 to 7 From school owing to sickness. School in charge of Miss Seed. Examined registers H L Cook
901 1887 Dec-22 The Reverend H L Cook & the Reverend J F Phillips gave out Certificates and Prizes. Closed the school for Christmas holidays.
902 1888 Jan-09 Opened school after the holiday. Attendance morning 135 afternoon 144. Admitted several children from Hill top and New Works School. Louisa Hodgson from school through sickness. The Reverend H L Cook and the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
903 1888 Jan-16 Louisa Hodgson returned to school. Attendance this morning 145.
904 1888 Jan 22 to 24 Susan Chapman from school suffering from a severe cold.
905 1888 Jan-27 Susan Chapman left the school to commence duties at Oakenshaw.
906 1888 Feb-02 The Reverend H L Cook took Group I for scripture.
907 1888 Feb-14 Holiday for Shrove Tuesday.
908 1888 Feb-20 Louisa Hodgson gave a lesson on 'Sugar' to St II
909 1888 Feb-23 Examined St II
910 1888 Mar-05 Examined registers. H L Cook
911 1888 Mar-12 Sarah Holdsworth gave a lesson on the River Thames to St III
912 1888 Mar-19 Louisa Hodgson gave a lesson on 'Temperance'.
913 1888 Mar-26 Took Needlework in St V Knitting in St IV.
914 1888 Mar-29 Closed school for Easter Holiday (1 week).
Copy of Report - A marked improvement has taken place in the discipline of this school since the last examination and the attainments have advanced with it. The best work was in the first and second Standards which promises well for the future. In the rest of the school the mechanical part of the work is better done than that part which requires thought. Reading, for instance, is fluent and mostly clear, but the children do not gather the sense; sums, again, that need no reflection are correctly worked, but those which do are attempted with poor success. The teachers should aim at cultivating the reason as well as the memory. Spelling was very fair. Handwriting is improving. Needlework is now fairly good, and shows signs of careful teaching. Recitation was well said, but not well understood. The knowledge of grammar was only fair and should improve to earn the double grant next year. The Good Merit Grant is recommended in consequence of the highly satisfactory advance upon last year's results. A porch in which to hand cloaks and hats would do much to promote order, besides adding to the comfort of the children.
Staff for 1888: Laura Margaret Linfoot Head Teacher, Annie Seed - Assistant Mistress, Susan Chapman - Assistant Mistress (Left Jan. 27/88), Annie T Green - Fourth Year Pupil Teacher, Sarah Holdsworth & Louisa Hodgson - Second Year Pupil Teachers, Rachel Ann Binns. Signed H L Cook Correspondent
915 1888 Apr-09 Opened school after Easter Holiday. The Reverend H L Cook and the Reverend J F Phillips visited the school.
916 1888 Apr-16 Louisa Hodgson gave a lesson on 'Bread' to Standard II.
917 1888 Apr-23 Sarah Holdsworth gave a lesson on 'Timber Trees'.
918 1888 May-08 S Holdsworth from school through sickness.
919 1888 May-11 Changed the lessons in St V to needlework.
920 1888 May-18 Closed school for Whitsuntide holiday.
921 1888 May-28 Opened school after the Whitsuntide holiday.
922 1888 Jun-01 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
923 1888 Jun-07 Examined St V.
924 1888 Jun-15 Visited this school. Standards IV V & VI taking scripture during the time for secular instruction. The Time Table should be adhered to. Standard I also was taking spelling instead of mental arithmetic. (signed) Chas. Neville.
925 1888 Jun-12 Mr Carr visited and examined the school throughout in standard work.
926 1888 Jun-18 Changed the lesson to needlework in St II. The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
927 1888 Jun-21 Examined the registers. H L Cook
928 1888 Jul 2 to 5 A Green from school attending the Scholarship Examination.
929 1888 Jul-12 Scripture Examination.
930 1888 Jun-15 In the Girls' Department Mr Neville found that Standards V and VI were engaged in scripture at half past ten in the morning when according to the Time Table they should be engaged in secular work. Signed H L Cook Correspondent
931 1888 Jul-26 Closed the school for the midsummer holiday.
932 1888 Aug-20 Opened the school after the holiday.
933 1888 Aug-23 The Reverend H L Cook visited the school.
934 1888 Sep-04 Examined register. H L Cook
935 1888 Sep-13 Examined the children.
936 1888 Sep-26 Took needlework during the afternoon for St V.
937 1888 Oct-04 Mr Carr visited and examined the school.
938 1888 Oct-05 Half holiday for Wibsey Fair.
939 1888 Oct-11 Examined the children.
940 1888 Oct-22 Received notice of the Government Inspection to be held Nov. 19th 20th & 22nd.
941 1888 Oct-30 Examined the children.
942 1888 Nov-07 St I and II examined by Mr Linfoot.
943 1888 Nov-13 St III, IV, V & VI examined by Mr Linfoot. The Reverend H L Cook examined the registers for the year. Exceptions ' Violetta Emmett ' dullness, Emma Dickenson ' suffers from deafness, Ada Healey ' dullness, Annie Lightowlers ' delicate health, Lavinia Ainsworth ' delicate health, Sarah Dean ' dullness and previous neglect, Mary Downs ' suffers from weak eyes.
Recitation for 1888:
St IV, V & VI - Marmion
St III - A Snowstorm
St II - The Wreck of the Orpheus
St I - The Robin
List of Songs: 1. Now Autumn has come, 2. Tell me where the fairies dwell, 3. Come boys come, 4. Away away the track is white, 5. Rounds
1. Trip, trip fairy, 2. Ring, ring, ring, 3. Warble for us.
944 1888 Nov-19 St I, IV, V & VI examined by Mr Watkins
945 1888 Nov-20 St II & III examined by Mr Watkins.
946 1888 Nov-22 School visited & examined by HMI Mr Rooper
947 1888 Dec-12 Examined the Registers - H.L. Cook
948 1888 Dec-12 Copy of Report - The girls passed a fair examination. Reading was fairly good in points of style in the first and second standards, but above them the girls understood next to nothing of what they read: The teachers do not seem to see that the object of teaching Reading is to enable the children to gather the sense of what they read, and express it in their own language.
949 1888 Dec-12 Handwriting is weak in the first class, and fair in the others. Spelling was good in the three first standards, but it fell off in the first class. Arithmetic was good (written) in the three first standards, but in the fourth, fifth and sixth standards it was very poor; it was wanting in accuracy, method, and intelligence. Oral arithmetic was also a universal failure. The Knowledge of Grammar was insuficient to earn any grant. The Needlework was not so good in the higher as in the lower standards. An earnest effort should be made to improve the work of the first class next year. The order was good. Staff for 1899. Laura Margaret Linfoot (Head Teacher) Annie Seed Assistant Mistress Annie T Green Assistant Mistress (left Jan 21st /89) Sarah Holdsworth Third Year p.t. Louisa Hodgson - Third Year p.t. Tachel A Binns - First Year. Signed H.L. Cook correspondent
950 1888 Dec-20 Closed the School for the Christmas Holiday
951 1889 Jan-07 Opened School after the Christmas Holiday
952 1889 Jan-21 Annie T Green left this school previous to entering Norwich Training College
953 1889 Jan-24 Examined St V & VI
954 1889 Jan-31 Examined St III
955 1889 Feb-11 Rachel Varndell entered upon duties in this school, as a Assistant Mistress, taking charge of St V & VI
956 1889 Feb-19 Took knitting during the afternoon for St IV, V, &VI
957 1889 Feb-28 Resigned charge of the school L. M. Linfoot
958 1889 Mar-01 A Seed took charge of the school
959 1889 Mar-05 Holiday for Shrove Tuesday
960 1889 Mar-12 Took knitting instead of lesson on fixing
961 1889 Mar-15 Hannah Milnes present this morning
962 1889 Mar-18 The Reverend H.L. Cook and the Rev H. Humble visited the school this morning
963 1889 Mar-21 Examined St II
964 1889 Mar-22 Examined St III & IV
965 1889 Mar-25 Examined Registers H.L. Cook
966 1889 Mar-27 Standards I, II and III commenced examination needlework
967 1889 Mar-29 St IV commenced examination needlework
968 1889 Apr-03 Jane Dalby present this morning
969 1889 Apr-12 Examined St III. IV. V. & VI
970 1889 Apr-16 Took needlework during the morning for St III
971 1889 Apr-18 Closed school for Easter Holiday

 

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