1890 1890 1890 1890 1890

1 January.
New Year's Day, half-holiday.

14 January.

List of Poetry.

St. 1 "This is the Way"
St. 2 "Summer Song"
St. 3 "We are Seven"
St. 4/5/6 Selection from Tennyson.

9 February.
Received Report today of which the following is a copy.
Mixed School - The general condition of this school is satisfactory. Spelling and Written Arithmetic are well done but reading is only pretty fair and the children are slow at mental Arithmetic. Sewing needs more attention. More reading books are wanted in the first and Fourth Standards
Infants' Class - The infant's are taught with much kindness. They are very orderly and have made progress in elementary work and in intelligence.
Some blinds are wanted and also backs to the infant's seats.
M. E. Wright is continued under Article 84.
School Staff.
J. A. Ferrier First Div. Cert. Mr.
M. E. Wright - Art. 84.
C. M. Hutchinson - P.T. Second Year.
F. E. Wright - P.T. Teacher, Second Year.

14 February.
Marked registers at 9 o' clock today and let the children go at 11 o' clock for the usual half-holiday.

20 April.
Received new readers, "Masterman Ready".

18 June.
Lottie Hutchinson away from school this week, ill.

28 July.
L. Hutchinson returned to school today.

26 September.
Many away blackberrying.

3 October.
First meeting of the new Board today.

27 October.
I have put Jane Brown, John W. Foulds, James Rhodes, and Edith Goddard into lower standards as from reasons of health, intellect etc; they are unable to stand the preparation in their present standards. Also G. Dyson, W. Baxter and A. Goddard.

6 November.
Snaith Statutes, many children away.

17 November.
Examined Standards 2 and 3, found them week in Grammar and Mental Arithmetic.

24 December.
Closed school (Wednesday) until Monday.

Number on Books 1890.

October 3 -------125.

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3 January.
Bad attendance on account of New Year's festivities, Average 94 - on books 125.

22 January.

Poetry for 1891.

Standard 1 - "Cradle Song"
Standard 2 - "September"
Standard 3 - "Sea Song" :Mother and Babe" "Harvest Home"
Standard 4/5/6/7 Selection from Ancient Mariner"

26 January.
School Inspection today.

11 February.
Examined Standard 1 who read very badly.
There is regularly about thirty children absent every time the school is opened which is a great hindrance to the progress of new work, the inconvenience being particularly felt in standards 4,5 and 6 where it is impossible to give connective lessons. I am trying a new system of teaching reading in the infant's class as I find the old style is a bad preparation for Standard 1.

16 February.

Received Report today of which the following is a copy.

This school is carefully conducted and the general results of the examination are creditable. I should be glad however to see greater neatness and uniformity of style in the character of the paper work. Grammar is distinctly good throughout the school and recitation deserves praise. The elder children sing with remarkable sweetness of tone and the needlework of the girls' is satisfactory. The knitting in the second standard should be ribbed. The attention of the managers should be called to a defect in the heating apparatus. The main room was filled with smoke during part of the examination and I was obliged to send the children out. Blinds should also be provided for the south windows. A Pupil Teacher must not be allowed to serve more than 25 hours a week as specified in paragraph one of the Memorandum of Agreement.
Infant's Class. These infants are in good order and been suitably instructed. Their attainments are creditable.
F. E. Wright and C. M. Hutchinson have passed fairly but should attend to History and Knowledge of Method.
M. E. Wright is continued under Article 68.

Jas. Alex. Ferrier, First Division C. M.
Maria E. Wright, Article 68.
Charlotte M. Hutchinson, Third Year P.T.
Flora E. Wright, Third Year P.T.

10 April.
Flora Wright away from school ill all this week.

April 21
Gave first drawing lesson today. The delay being caused owing to the Board delaying to provide drawing materials.

24 April.
Flora Wright away today suffering from influenza.

29 April.
Only 40 children came to school this morning so after consulting with the Clerk I closed the school for the remainder of the week. The cause is the epidemic of influenza.

14 May.
Re-opened school today after being closed for a fortnight through influenza.
Mrs. Wright is away this week from pleurisy.

3 June.
Received drawing rulers today which were ordered two months ago, compasses not yet to hand.

15 July.
Thirty-eight children present this morning and as only 25 turned up this afternoon the school was closed till August 10.

(Note - Mr. Ferrier did not indicate that he would not be returning to the school after the holiday.)

10 August.
R. W. Postgate Trained Certificated Teacher took charge of the school.
Commenced drawing in accordance with Form 1294/Art.

14 August.
Pupil Teachers commenced to have lessons between 7-45 and 8-45.

19 August 19
Received Form 520 for Drawing Aid. Gave the Pupil Teachers a timetable for Private Study and ordinary work.

20 August.
The chances of drawing being taught wit anything like success are very bad. The lessons hitherto given appear to have had no definite object in view.
The Pupil Teachers work with commendable zeal and industry. Mrs. Wright works wisely and well with the infants.

24 September.
Mr. Mollett, Clerk, visited and brought Form 766 (Art) intimating that the Drawing Examination will be held in the month of December.

28 September.
Sent fees to bank by Miss Flora Wright.

30 September.
I gave lesson on the Tonic Solfa method. Also suggested improvements in object lessons for infants.

24 October.
Pupil Teacher's Examination.

30 October.
I have determined to give the Pupil Teachers more opportunity for teaching the upper standards.
Visited by Miss Mann who assists Mrs. Wright on one morning per week in giving object lessons to the infants.
With the consent of the Board I propose forming a "Penny Bank" in connection with the General Post Office.

5 November.
Pontefract Stautes, in consequence a very poor attendance.

2 December.
Miss Mann visited at 11 o' clock and gave the infants an object lesson on the frog.

9 December.
Miss Mann proposes to give a Magic Lantern entertainment this evening to the school children.

11 December.
Drawing Examination commenced at 10-30. Inspector arrived punctually and the work proceeded as is usual on such occasions. Miss Mann was present during a portion of the Drawing Examination. She seems to be the only person who takes a real interest in the school.
I am sorry to report Miss Hutchinson absent.

13 December.
The waters continue to rise and prevent many children in the lower part of the town from attending.

14 December.
Miss Hutchinson resumed her duties, sickness being the cause of absence.
Miss Hutchinson obliged to go home, her condition being such that I have advised her at once to have medical attention.

21 December.
Saint Thomas' Day and a large number of children are kept to go round begging corn from farmers.
Miss F. Wright away this afternoon and I am left in charge of the whole of the upper school.

30 December.
Examined standards 1 to 5 and find a considerable improvement in Arithmetic. But this subject and spelling is far from satisfactory.

Numbers on books 1891.

January 3 ----------------- 125.
March 6 ------------------- 126.
March 24 ----------------- 126.

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4 January.
Miss Hutchinson still under the doctor.

8 January.
Received the report of the Drawing examination, Form 523 Art. The school has been awarded "fair". Drawing was only commenced according to the Regulations of thee Science and Art Department on the tenth of August and hence in so short a period any other award could scarcely be expected.

12 January.
I am left to contend as best as I can with 64 pupils through the absence of teachers.

19 January.
Miss Hutchinson still absent. Received a letter from her mother intimating that her illness has been aggravated by quinces

26 January.

Poetry for Infants "A Sad Story"
Standard 1 "We are Seven"
Standard 2 "Compassion" "The Winter Night"
Standards 4/5/6 "The Ancient Mariner" (continued) or
Trail Scene, (Merchant of Venice)

Geography
Standards 4/5/6 British Isles and the British in America.

1 February.
Coroner's inquest held in the Board Room relative to the death of a boy who had been shot dead near the school.
The first class from the infant's school removed into the school for older children.
Miss Hutchinson still away.

4 February.
There has been a fashionable wedding at Birkin and in consequence all the children are away.
Received the necessary forms for Miss Flora Wright to sit at Ripon Training College for the Scholarship Examination.
I was obliged to be absent from school this day on account of sickness in my family at Daleside.
Called to Daleside on account of serious illness of three of my family.

1 March.
Miss Hutchinson returned to school this morning.

3 March.
Received the Government Report this day.

Mixed School The school is at present in an unsatisfactory state. The present Master has been in charge since August 1891, before that the attendance had suffered from the prevalence of influenza and for a considerable time one member of the staff has been much invalidated. It is very difficult to say what allowance should be made for these circumstances in estimating the responsibility of the present condition of the school. A great improvement will be expected in the coming year. One chimney was smoking on the day of the examination

Infant's Class The children have learned to attend to what is said to them and to read a little with some capacity for taking in the sense of what they read. In arithmetic they are backward. The methods of teaching this subject need consideration. Recitation was decidedly good.

I am directed to state that unless improvement be effected in the instruction of Elementary Subjects in the mixed school it will be necessary to issue formal warning under Article 86 at the next inspection.

F. M. Wright and C. M. Hutchinson have passed fairly but Wright should attend to Handwriting, Geography History and Method. M. E. Wright is continued under Article 68.

Staff
R. W. Posgate, Master.
Mrs. M. E. Wright, Article 68.
Miss F. M. Wright, Fourth Year P. T.
Miss Hutchinson, Fourth Year P. T.

11 March.
Suffering from inflammation of the kidneys and slight bronchitis I am unable to be in school

16 March.
Returned to school this afternoon but am unable to do little owing to weakness.

30 March.
The audit at Pontefract today.

5 April.
Criticism lesson of Miss Hutchinson's class and Miss F. Wright's. Method requires a very great deal of attention. The processes of the rules are not grasped by the teachers and as a consequence very poor results are obtained from the children.

8 April.
Half holiday through the school being disarranged on account of a lecture in the school room.

25 April.
Received Form 13 relative to pupil teachers siting at the Scholarship Examination. Miss F E Wright returned her form to the Department and also advised the College Authorities of her intention to sit for the examination. Miss Hutchinson does not intend to present herself for examination.

28 April.
Miss F. E. Wright presents herself this evening for Second Grade Freehand at the Knottingley Science and Art Class.

30 May.
Children had their photographs taken

31 May.
Visited by H M Inspector, F. B. Lott, Esq.

10 June.
Mr. Green a P. T. formerly at this school visited.

15 June.
Obliged to be out of school for a short time on account of receiving from home.

July 15
At Pontefract this afternoon on account of fees.

5 August.
Board meeting, special business.

12 August .
Holiday extended indefinitely until the extra special meeting of the Board to be held next week.

19 August.
Special meeting of the board held this afternoon. Mrs. Mollett (Chairman), Mr. Ed. Poskitt, (Vice), Mr. J. Brears, Mr. T. Beard, Mr. Wm. Poskitt - Birkin, Mr. Wm. Poskitt - Kellington.

22 August.
Miss Hutchinson absent.

1 September.
Funeral of Alice Warner one of the school children. A large number of children absent on that account as was also Miss F. Wright who took part in the funeral.

28 September.
Paid fees to Clerk of Board.

30 September.
The whole school in my charge assisted by a monitor, 121 present.

3 October.
Miss Hutchinson still absent

7 October.
Board meeting. A heron appointed Candidate on probation as from first October. Miss Hutchinson sent me her resignation and terminated her services with the Board.

8 October.
F. E. Wright, P.T. in fourth year, learns that she has passed recent Scholarship Examination in the Third Class.

11 October.
Found two locks had been tampered with this morning.

13 October.
A Heron is working with commendable zeal with the third standard.

17 October.
Beal Feast week. The waters are out, all communication is cut off from Birkin.

28 October.
There is a considerable amount of infantile sickness in the villages which in some degree accounts for the absence of elder scholars who are kept at home to nurse.

4 November.
Board meeting. Appealed to the Board to appoint another Candidate on probation in view of the approaching termination of the apprenticeship of F. E. Wright. They determined to write to Miss Woodcock, Whitley Bridge.

7 November.
Upwards of 40 children are absent this morning wing to chicken pox, measles and bronchitis.

8 November.
The outbreak of chicken pox is spreading rapidly and consequently a large proportion of the children are absent.

10 November.
Wrote to Inspector of Drawing respecting sickness in villages.

11 November.
Drawing Examination conducted at 1-15 by Colonel Rae.

14 November.
James Hood who is desirous of becoming a P.T. has been working in school this week.

24 November.
Altercation with Mrs. Wright relative to her daughter's work in school.

28 November.
Half holiday Monday and Tuesday owing to Kellington Feast and a public tea held in the school room on Tuesday evening.

8 December.
Funeral of John Barnes one of the school children. Very poor attendance.

13 December.
Examined St. 2 in Dictation and revised the work in St 4 and 5. Spelling is the weak subject throughout school.

15 December.
Wrote to the correspondent of Miss F. E. Wright's new employers, - re: her remaining here until after the Inspection.

30 December.
Half-holiday on account of Sunday School tea and other Christmas festivities.

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4 January.
Miss Hutchinson still under the doctor.

8 January.
Received the report of the Drawing examination, Form 523 Art. The school has been awarded "fair". Drawing was only commenced according to the Regulations of thee Science and Art Department on the tenth of August and hence in so short a period any other award could scarcely be expected.

12 January.
I am left to contend as best as I can with 64 pupils through the absence of teachers.

19 January.
Miss Hutchinson still absent. Received a letter from her mother intimating that her illness has been aggravated by quinces

26 January.

Poetry for Infants "A Sad Story"
Standard 1 "We are Seven"
Standard 2 "Compassion" "The Winter Night"
Standards 4/5/6 "The Ancient Mariner" (continued) or
Trail Scene, (Merchant of Venice)

Geography
Standards 4/5/6 British Isles and the British in America.

1 February.
Coroner's inquest held in the Board Room relative to the death of a boy who had been shot dead near the school.
The first class from the infant's school removed into the school for older children.
Miss Hutchinson still away.

4 February.
There has been a fashionable wedding at Birkin and in consequence all the children are away.
Received the necessary forms for Miss Flora Wright to sit at Ripon Training College for the Scholarship Examination.
I was obliged to be absent from school this day on account of sickness in my family at Daleside.
Called to Daleside on account of serious illness of three of my family.

1 March.
Miss Hutchinson returned to school this morning.

3 March.
Received the Government Report this day.

Mixed School The school is at present in an unsatisfactory state. The present Master has been in charge since August 1891, before that the attendance had suffered from the prevalence of influenza and for a considerable time one member of the staff has been much invalidated. It is very difficult to say what allowance should be made for these circumstances in estimating the responsibility of the present condition of the school. A great improvement will be expected in the coming year. One chimney was smoking on the day of the examination

Infant's Class The children have learned to attend to what is said to them and to read a little with some capacity for taking in the sense of what they read. In arithmetic they are backward. The methods of teaching this subject need consideration. Recitation was decidedly good.

I am directed to state that unless improvement be effected in the instruction of Elementary Subjects in the mixed school it will be necessary to issue formal warning under Article 86 at the next inspection.

F. M. Wright and C. M. Hutchinson have passed fairly but Wright should attend to Handwriting, Geography History and Method. M. E. Wright is continued under Article 68.

Staff
R. W. Posgate, Master.
Mrs. M. E. Wright, Article 68.
Miss F. M. Wright, Fourth Year P. T.
Miss Hutchinson, Fourth Year P. T.

11 March.
Suffering from inflammation of the kidneys and slight bronchitis I am unable to be in school

16 March.
Returned to school this afternoon but am unable to do little owing to weakness.

30 March.
The audit at Pontefract today.

5 April.
Criticism lesson of Miss Hutchinson's class and Miss F. Wright's. Method requires a very great deal of attention. The processes of the rules are not grasped by the teachers and as a consequence very poor results are obtained from the children.

8 April.
Half holiday through the school being disarranged on account of a lecture in the school room.

25 April.
Received Form 13 relative to pupil teachers siting at the Scholarship Examination. Miss F E Wright returned her form to the Department and also advised the College Authorities of her intention to sit for the examination. Miss Hutchinson does not intend to present herself for examination.

28 April.
Miss F. E. Wright presents herself this evening for Second Grade Freehand at the Knottingley Science and Art Class.

30 May.
Children had their photographs taken

31 May.
Visited by H M Inspector, F. B. Lott, Esq.

10 June.
Mr. Green a P. T. formerly at this school visited.

15 June.
Obliged to be out of school for a short time on account of receiving from home.

July 15
At Pontefract this afternoon on account of fees.

5 August.
Board meeting, special business.

12 August .
Holiday extended indefinitely until the extra special meeting of the Board to be held next week.

19 August.
Special meeting of the board held this afternoon. Mrs. Mollett (Chairman), Mr. Ed. Poskitt, (Vice), Mr. J. Brears, Mr. T. Beard, Mr. Wm. Poskitt - Birkin, Mr. Wm. Poskitt - Kellington.

22 August.
Miss Hutchinson absent.

1 September.
Funeral of Alice Warner one of the school children. A large number of children absent on that account as was also Miss F. Wright who took part in the funeral.

28 September.
Paid fees to Clerk of Board.

30 September.
The whole school in my charge assisted by a monitor, 121 present.

3 October.
Miss Hutchinson still absent

7 October.
Board meeting. A heron appointed Candidate on probation as from first October. Miss Hutchinson sent me her resignation and terminated her services with the Board.

8 October.
F. E. Wright, P.T. in fourth year, learns that she has passed recent Scholarship Examination in the Third Class.

11 October.
Found two locks had been tampered with this morning.

13 October.
A Heron is working with commendable zeal with the third standard.

17 October.
Beal Feast week. The waters are out, all communication is cut off from Birkin.

28 October.
There is a considerable amount of infantile sickness in the villages which in some degree accounts for the absence of elder scholars who are kept at home to nurse.

4 November.
Board meeting. Appealed to the Board to appoint another Candidate on probation in view of the approaching termination of the apprenticeship of F. E. Wright. They determined to write to Miss Woodcock, Whitley Bridge.

7 November.
Upwards of 40 children are absent this morning wing to chicken pox, measles and bronchitis.

8 November.
The outbreak of chicken pox is spreading rapidly and consequently a large proportion of the children are absent.

10 November.
Wrote to Inspector of Drawing respecting sickness in villages.

11 November.
Drawing Examination conducted at 1-15 by Colonel Rae.

14 November.
James Hood who is desirous of becoming a P.T. has been working in school this week.

24 November.
Altercation with Mrs. Wright relative to her daughter's work in school.

28 November.
Half holiday Monday and Tuesday owing to Kellington Feast and a public tea held in the school room on Tuesday evening.

8 December.
Funeral of John Barnes one of the school children. Very poor attendance.

13 December.
Examined St. 2 in Dictation and revised the work in St 4 and 5. Spelling is the weak subject throughout school.

15 December.
Wrote to the correspondent of Miss F. E. Wright's new employers, - re: her remaining here until after the Inspection.

30 December.
Half-holiday on account of Sunday School tea and other Christmas festivities.

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2 January.
The new school year commences with a most wretched attendance. The weather is very severe but still I am of the opinion that many are absent without legitimate cause.

23 January.
Mr. Firth, attendance officer, called.

26 January.
The chimneys smoke today and are a source of annoyance.

30 January.

Poetry
Standard 1 and 2 "The Sale of the of Pet Lamb"
Standard 3 "The Inch Cape Bell"
Standards 4/5/6 Goldsmith's "Deserted Village"

30 January.

Infant's Poetry
"The Cat's Tea-Party" "Dolly"

16 February.
Standards 4 and 5 commenced map drawing this afternoon.

1 March.
Receives Government Report for 1892

Mixed School None of the work is good. The handwriting is fair. The children in the third and fourth standards have learned to work easy sums fairly. Needlework is fair. In other respects the work is very poor. There is a great want of accuracy and intelligence in the reading. The children have not learned Arithmetic intelligently. The instruction in Grammar and Geography has been inefficient. During the past year there has been illness both among the teachers and among the children but even if allowance be made for special difficulties the standard of intelligence in the instruction must be considered unsatisfactory.

Infants' Class The infants have suffered lately from chicken pox and this may to some extent account for the results of the instruction being somewhat unsatisfactory. The children are treated with kindness but are somewhat wanting in habits of attention and prompt obedience. In recommending the Grant under Article 98b, some allowance has been made on account of the illness which lately affected the children

H. M. Inspector reports the mixed school inefficient. I am therefore directed to give the Board formal warning under Article 86 that the grant may be with held under that Article at the next annual inspection if he again reports the school to be inefficient.

He specially reports - The grounds on which I think that I ought to report this school inefficient in order that formal warning under Article 86(1) may be sent to the Board are that the reading is inaccurate and that the Arithmetic is poorly taught. After 31 August 1893 a school will not be regarded as efficient unless at least one class subject is satisfactory taught to the older scholars throughout the school, (Article 86).

F. E. Wright should be informed that she is now qualified under Article 50 but not under Article 52.
M. E. Wright is continued under Article 68.

Staff
R. W. Postgate, Certificated Master.
Mrs. M E Wright, (Article 68).
C. A. Heron, Candidate First Year.
C. H. Hood, Candidate First Year.

3 March.
Board meeting, tendered my resignation which according to the agreement terminates 31 March.
10 April.
Henry Smith, late Master of Whitley and Eggboro' Board School, took charge of school for three weeks till the newly appointed Master comes. Found children orderly throughout the week.

28 April.
Good order during my three weeks charge here and the Pupil teachers received lessons at 8 o' clock every morning, Mondays excepted.

2 May.
A. J. Page, late master of the Glaisdale End School, Yorks, took charge of this school this morning as permanent Master.

4 May.
Jane Brown was punished this morning by the Master. She was repeatedly warned first and as a first punishment the Master stood her on the form for a short time. She, however, became worse and assumed a very impudent manner. The master then punished her and stood her out from the class. While out there she deliberately made several scratches on the blackboard with her pencil.

5 May.
Registers marked at 1-35 this afternoon and children dismissed at 3-40. This order will observed every Friday afternoon.

11 May.
The Pupil Teachers have hardly had a lesson for six months. They have not, as yet, got any books to work from though their examination takes place in October next. They are receiving lessons daily.

19 May.
Registers marked at 1-30. Children dismissed at 3-30. This order will be observed every Friday afternoon.
The Master has found it necessary to make out a new timetable as the present one is unworkable and has never been signed by an inspector.
Warned Hood about playing with the children.

23 May.
The Pupil teachers will, for the future, have lessons on two nights of the week from 5-30 to 7-30 in addition to the ordinary daily lessons. On the night when this order is observed they will not have the usual half hour after school.

25 May.
This morning the Master told Hood, one of the Pupil Teachers, to mark some sums in Standard 4. When the lesson was nearly finished the Master found that Hood had marked some of the sums right when they were wrong and had also told several of the other children the answers to theirs. At recreation time when the children had gone out to play the Master spoke to Hood about it and Hood repeatedly gave back impudent answers. At last the Master told him if he acted in that manner he (the Master) could have no confidence in him. Hood turned round to the Master and said, "And I have got no confidence in you." The Master then told him to leave the school and told him he should not teach again till he gave a promise to act differently in the future. Shortly afterwards Hood came back and said that he was going to teach. The Master told him he should not do so. His mother then came to the school and the Master told her he should not teach until he gave the required promise. In the afternoon Hood returned, promised he would do better for the future and work was resumed as normal.
The Master has repeatedly warned Hood about several bad points in his work, such as putting the clock on when the Master was outside, chewing and spitting in school, winking and laughing at the children, careless and imperfect teaching and his home lessons either only half done or not done at all. Whenever the Master has had occasion to speak to him of misconduct he has made it a practice of answering the Master back in a very sullen manner.
This afternoon Mrs. Wright told Jane Brown who was unable to sew on account of having a bad hand to go into the big room and work sums. Instead of doing so she ran home. She is a very bad girl and her influence over the other children is decidedly bad. She is hardly ever at school more than four or five times a week.

26 May.
This morning the Master punished Jane Brown for leaving the school yesterday without permission. While being punished she became very abusive using very foul and impudent language. She also bit the Master's arm very severely.
At a quarter past eleven Mrs. Coward came to school and asked the Master to allow Thomas Coward to leave the school. As she had already kept one child from school the Master refused her request and she became very excited. Though repeatedly asked by the Master to leave the room she refused to do so but at length after being in the room for half an hour she left in a great passion. Many of the parents have been very abusive and troublesome during the whole week.

29 May.
Thomas and Olive Coward have been sent by their mother to Knottingley School.

5 June.
Examined the children in Standard 2 in Reading. Three weeks ago many of them could not read some of the simplest words but this morning's examination showed they had made remarkable progress. A. Heron is in charge of this standard.

6 June.
Examined infants in reading. Most of them read very fluently now that Mrs. Wright has been able to give her whole time to them. This she was unable to do during the time occupied by the change of masters as she often had charge of the whole school.
In accordance with a previous agreement with the Board the Master goes today to take charge of the Glaisdale School for a fortnight before the examination of that school. Mr. Little from Glaisdale takes charge of this school tomorrow if he can get here in time. Till then it is in charge of Mrs. Wright.

7 June.
Mr. Little took temporary charge of this school during the absence of the Master.
Resumed my duties here today.

21 June.
Attendance fast going down owing to the peapulling operation in the district.

26 June.
Several cases of measles reported this morning. The Master sent Bertha Cheeseborough and Gertrude, Harold and Lily Brown home as their parents reported measles in the family. Doctor Percival, Medical Officer, visited the school this morning to enquire into the case of measles.
Warned Hood about his lessons being unfinished.

26 June.
The larger number of families in the district are afflicted with the measles. In consequence of the epidemic the children were dismissed this morning at 9-30. It was intended to break up on Thursday for the usual peapulling holiday. The school will meet again on Monday, July 4.
Hood has brought his book again this morning with the greater part of his lessons not done. The Master spoke to him about it.

27 June.
Doctor Percival has ordered the school to be closed for three weeks.

28 June.
The Master has given the Pupil teachers extra lessons yesterday and today. They have been at school during both morning and afternoon.

31 July.
Dr. Percival, Medical Officer, ordered the school to be closed for another week from July 24. In consequence of this order the school was opened again this morning.
The greater part of Henry Hood's holiday task is very badly done.

1 August.
Henry Hood has come to school this morning with only part of his lessons done. Arithmetic and History were untouched. He was 10 minutes late when he arrived at school.

3 August.
School closed today for the School Board Election. The Master took the Pupil Teachers for lessons during the forenoon.
The Master has twice told Henry Hood to bring the answers to two History questions this week and each time he has come without them.

7 August.
H. J. Hood was twenty minutes late for lessons this morning. None of his History questions were answered.

9 August.
Dr. Percival visited the school to enquire about two cases of whooping cough reported to him by the Master. The Master had advised all the children belonging to this family (Mrs Foster's) not to come to school till all fear of infection had gone. The doctor commended this course.

10 August.
H. J. Hood's lessons again unfinished.

11 August.
The Master has today warned Hood that if he persists in coming with his lessons undone he will be compelled to report the matter to the Board.

14 August.
The attendance has greatly declined today on account of a large number of children being employed in the harvest field.

15 August.
Registers marked at 9-10 this morning so that the children can be dismissed at 11-30 as many will be going to the Kellington Sunday School outing for which a holiday will be given.

24 August.
School opened again today with a very bad attendance. 46 in the morning and 51 in the afternoon. The larger part of the children are running about the streets, very few being engaged in the harvest operations. The attendance has been so very bad for some weeks that it has been impossible to do any teaching properly. The school throughout is in a very unsatisfactory state. The Master has not, as yet, been able to satisfy himself as to the attainments of he children as many of them have been absent for weeks. The parents seem to be determined to defy all authority.

25 August.
Attendance today, 48 and 38.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Thomas and Eliza Smith, called at the school this afternoon in an abusive manner, accused the Master of punishing Thomas Smith by striking him on the head. This, she asserted, caused the boy to be sick several times yesterday afternoon. She also accused the Master of kicking Eliza Smith on the leg thereby causing a bruise. The Master denied any knowledge of the assaults mentioned and upon enquiry it turned out that Thomas Smith had been chewing tobacco which had caused him to vomit. On hearing this Mrs. Smith left the school quietly. She had been in the school three quarters of an hour.

Joseph Asquith's grandmother sent a threatening message to the Master for laying her grandson across the stool to punish him this morning. She kept Asquith off for the same cause. The Master absolutely denied that the boy had been punished at all.

The interference of parents with the Master's authority has become so serious that hardly a day passes without some parent coming into school on some frivolous pretext. The language that some of them use is abominable and the work of the school has been continually upset by their intrusion.

1 September.
George Smith ran out of school yesterday afternoon without permission. When he came to school this morning he was again punished by the Master for leaving school yesterday.

4 September.
Ernest Barnes was punished this afternoon for swearing at the Master.
This dinnertime when the Master had kept a few of Standard 1 children in, Brayshaw Wright in a furious passion rushed into school and told his girl to leave the school. The Master ordered him to go outside and he swore most filthily and refused to go. He caught hold of the child and the Master tried to detain her. Wright managed to get her away and then after threatening the Master and using more very foul language he left. Twice before Wright has abused the Master in the street for complaining of the attendance of his children.

26 September.
The Arithmetic rules are now nearly taught; but the teaching has been done under great difficulties. When the Master was appointed none of the children knew their tables and their knowledge of Arithmetic throughout seemed to be very imperfect. The master has thoroughly overhauled the whole of the work and re-classified the school as the classification was very badly carried out and in some cases was quite ridiculous. Many of the children in Standard 1 could not count at all nor read words of two or three letters. Reading and Spelling throughout the school was decidedly bad. Everything now seems to be improving fast, especially the grammar. This subject the Master has had to teach to all the standards as if they were just taking it for the first time, Standards 4 and 5 not being able to pick out nouns. Drawing has made rapid strides but here also the classification was very imperfectly carried out.

16 October.
Beal Feast today. Registers marked at 8-50 am so that the children might be dismissed at 11 am. Half holiday this afternoon. Good attendance this morning, better than has ever been known on Beal Feast Monday. 120 present.

17 October.
The sanitary Inspector called and informed the Master that he believed Olive Coward was suffering from scarlet fever and that her brothers and sisters were to be kept from school.

20 October.
Punished Mary Burns this morning for disobedience.
The Medical Officer has examined the Cowards and finds them to be suffering from scarlet fever. The children in the house should not attend school for six weeks.

23 October.
Several children are reported to be suffering from sore throat and swollen faces.
Henry James Hood has improved very much lately in attention to his duties.

October 26
Six parents were fined by the Snaith Magistrates today for the irregular attendance of their children.

21 November.
Registers marked at 1-25 this afternoon and children dismissed at 3-30. This order will be observed until further notice on account of the afternoons becoming dark so soon.

7 December.
Several cases of influenza have broken out among the children.

11 December.
Received the Drawing report today. Notwithstanding the many difficulties the school has had to contend with this year, it has obtained the mark "Good" which it has never done before.

20 December.
Sent H. J. Hood to Knottingley today.

21 December.
Sent H. J. Hood to Ferrybridge today.
School broke up this week for a week's holiday.

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1 January.
School was opened again today after the Christmas Holidays.

5 January.
The Board held their usual meeting today. The Master was congratulated by the Board on the improved result in the Drawing Examination.

25 January.
Inspection this morning, holiday in the afternoon.

26 January.
Registers not marked today. Examination Holiday this afternoon.

29 January.
This afternoon the Master told H. J. Hood to set the Infant's room clock right. Hood thereupon informed the Master that he would not do so as his father had told him not to. The Master then told Hood that, as he refused to obey his orders, he could not allow him to teach again till the Board met on Friday when he would be reported and that he had better go home. This Hood refused to do but stayed in the school passing all kinds of impudent and insulting remarks before the children during the remainder of the afternoon. When Standard 3 commenced their Arithmetic lesson, Hood, In defiance of the Master's orders started to mark the children's sums. He was ordered to put a slate down which he held in his hand but refused to do so and after he had refused several times the Master took the slate from him. Hood, however , took up another which was taken from him as before. The Master took six slates from him in succession and was then compelled to send the children into the classroom to prevent further disturbances. After the school was closed Hood went but shortly afterwards appeared with his father and mother. The three were all most abusive and insulting in their language and several times Mrs. Hood attempted to strike the Master because he refused to answer the questions which were put to him. She also shook her fist in a threatening manner at Heron, the other Pupil Teacher, who stood near. The Master several times ordered them to leave but notwithstanding that Mr. Hood is the police constable, they all refused to do so. After having spent about a quarter of an hour in this manner they left, but shortly after Mrs. Hood returned, rushed towards the Master in a furious manner and scratched his face in several places with both hands after which she left.

30 January.
H. J. Hood came to school this morning but shortly after Mr. Birks, Chairman of the Board, visited the school and told him to leave which he did do straight away.

2 February.
H. J. Hood was dismissed by the Board for his conduct on Monday last.

9 February.
Punished N. Dawson and G. Smith for smoking in the closets and for telling falsehoods.

15 February.
The Master has been absent part of today. He has been to Snaith to take out a summons against Mrs. Hood.

19 February.
Charles F. Watson, who was on Friday last appointed Monitor by the Board, commenced duties today.

H..M..Inspector's Report received today of which the following is a copy.

Mixed School Notwithstanding much sickness among the children during the past year the school has made creditable progress in order and efficiency.
The Master has evidently worked diligently. Much thought is necessary to make the lessons, especially
those in Reading and Arithmetic exercises for the intelligence of the children.
The managers should have the chimneys carefully examined by a competent person to ascertain whether some alteration at the top or at the lower end is needed to prevent them from smoking.
There is no thermometer in the school. In severe weather the temperature of the rooms should be carefully noted.

Infant's Class The children are kindly taught. Their general intelligence is fair.
Additional cloakroom accommodation would be an advantage (Article 85a of the Code).

M. E. Wright is continued under Article 68.
H. J. Hood, Failure.

Staff
A. J. Page, First Div. Certif. Master.
M. E. Wright, Assist. (Art 68).
A. Heron, P.T. First Year.
C. F. Watson, Monitor.

22 February.
School closed today as three members of the teachers have to attend the court at Snaith.

28 February.
The Master warned the children about carrying home tales from school which were untrue.

16 March.
The boys improve in military drill and seem to like the exercises.

9 April.
William Hall commenced duties as monitor today

5 June.
A. Heron gave Standard 2 the first lesson on division today.

14 June.
The Master has reported two cases of suspected epidemic diseases to Dr. Percival.

18 June.
Punished J. Coney for acting indecently to one of the girls.

19 June.
J. Coney had induced several of the bigger boys to stay out of school till 9-40 this morning. When the Master was going to punish him for being late Coney assumed a threatening attitude and tried to entice the other boys to attack the Master. He was severely punished by the Master as were also the other boys.

20 June.
Half holiday this afternoon for Kellington Sunday School Treat

26 June.
After warning John Dunning several times about playing and talking in school the Master proceeded to punish him. Dunning then tried to scratch and bite the Master and also used foul language. The Master then punished him and kept him in after school. His mother came twice and demanded that he should be sent home but the Master refused to do so. The second time the mother left she used some very foul language outside the gates. The boy was dismissed at 4-50 p.m.
G. Hall has not done his composition..

11 July.
G. Hall has again neglected his composition.

11 October.
Punished John Dunning for idleness after repeatedly warning him.

19 October.
J. Dawson was punished this afternoon for committing an indecency.

13 November.
Punished H. Ranby for disobedience.

14 November.
Children's photos taken this morning.

27 November.
I have several times lately warned G. Hall about the way in which his lessons were done. This morning he came without having done them and gave as his excuse that he had been at the Feast (Kellington). I made him do them after 11-15 am and told him that I must consider about reporting to his parents and to the Board.

5 December.
Warned N. Wright about taking hats home which did not belong to him. Also warned the whole school of this.
Drawing Report received. Awarded, "Excellent"

18 December.
Polly Rhodes confessed to having taken another girl's jacket home and having kept it for some days. I sent the police constable for the jacket and after many untruths had been told the jacket was returned.

21 December.
The school closed today for the usual Christmas Holiday. Opens again on Monday December 31.

31 December.
School opened again today. Whooping cough still prevalent.