| Administrative History | Old Deer Civil Parish and Ardallie School Board, Aberdeenshire
School History as reported to Director June 1935: "Ardallie Public School opened 11th June 1877, was the enlargement of the existing female school previous to that date and consisted of 2 rooms. On 8th October 1900, 6ft. was added to the Infant room and 2 porches were built."
10th February 1905:- "The larger room was divided into two rooms by the erection of a glass partition."
May 1915:- "Gravitation water was put into both porches."
(from back of Log Book Sept 1931 - 30 Mar 1972" (GR6S/B3/1/2)
The school's final pupils left in 2012, and the school was closed in 2014 (the catchment area was then covered by Arnage and Hatton schools).
Head Teachers:
John Campbell 11 June 1877 - 25 Aug 1915
W.L.Borland, M.A. 19 Oct 1915 -19Nov 1920
Miss Eleanor L. Robertson 4 Jan 1921 - 18 Dec 1925
Mabel Halt, M.A. (interim) 21 Dec 1925 - 19 Feb 1926
Miss. Christina Leonard, M.A. (went to West Lothian) 28 Feb 1926 - 12 Mar 1926
Miss. Annie J. Pirie (Interim) 15 Mar 1926 - 25 June 1926
Miss Elizabeth P. Watson 20 Aug 1926 - 21 Aug 1936
Miss. A. Stuart, M.A. (Interim) 6 Jan 1931 -27 Feb 1931
Miss. Isabel A. Law 24 Aug 1936 - 30 June 1944
Castella M. Robertson 1 Aug 1944 -27 June 1952
Mrs. M.J. Fowlie (Interim) (Aulton of Auquharney) 31 May 1948 -10 Nov 1948
Mrs. Ann Clarke (Interim) 9 June 1949 - 9 Sept 1949
Miss Alice Gray 19 Aug 1952 - 1 June 1965
Mrs. Noble (interim) 1 June 1965 - 29 Sept 1967
Mrs. T. Mutch (Interim) 2 Oct 1967 - 3 July 1970
Mrs. Winifred Anderson (Interim) (Balmacassie, Ellon) 25 Aug 1970 - 22 Dec 1970
Officially appointed Head Teacher 2 Jan 1971 -
Mrs Evelyn Smith 1975 -1987
Alan L Baxter, BEd ACE (went to Longside) 1987 -1990
Alistair A Beaton BEd 12 Mar 1990 -
Extracts from Log Books:
30 November 1906:
"A stand has now been made for the bookcase which has been set up and the books presented by Mr.Coats of Ferguslie arranged therein ready for use".
5 July 1907:
"Yesterday the scholars got a holiday on the occasion of the coming of age of Cosmo Gordon Jnr. of Ellon. Mr. Gordon of Ellon is the Lord of the manor."
16 August 1907:
"Yesterday the scholars got a holiday on the occasion of the coming of age of James Ferguson jnr. of Kinmundy. the late William Ferguson of Kinmundy was the Chairman of Ardallie School Board from its inception in 1873 to the date of his death 11 Sept 1904."
9 August 1911:
"Robert S. wallace, formerly a pupil of this school has been appointed Professor of English language and literature in the university of Melborne."
18 aug 1911:
"Sheriff Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson called at the school with the framed portrait of the King which the latter has been presented to the school."
7 August 1914:
"There has now commenced a great European War. On the one side Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium and Servia; on the other Germany and Austria. The war was commenced by Germany."
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