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Reference Number496.5 BA9360/Cab 20/Box 6/1 - 2
Hierarchy Browser Number8001/9/8/2/19
TitleSchool Board Correspondence, 1898
DescriptionLetters from various people and organisations.

Bundle 1 (91 items) covers January to June. Matters discussed include: School Board elections; applications for pupil teacher positions; Religious Studies exams; calendars and term dates; complaint re Attendance Officer failing to visit schools; complaint re cleaning at Cherry Orchard School; enquiries re teachers sending pupils out to find absent pupils in order to obtain attendance grants; adverts and manufacturers' guidance; resignation of staff; and school supplies and furnishings.

Bundle 2 (114 items) covers July to December. Matters discussed include: absences due to pea-picking; Penny Bank; applications and testimonials for jobs; school supplies and furnishings including desks, drawing apparatus and blackboards; problems with water supplied at Hounds Lane School and wasted water at Cherry Orchard School; scholarships; religious education; swimming lessons; school leaving age and standards attained; Labour Certificate exam dates etc; school prize-giving; proposed Deaf & Blind School; caretakers' and teachers' salaries; complaint re Attendance Officer's discourtesy; and Catholic children's exclusion from religious observances.
Date1898
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