| Description | 25/2/1922 - 30/5/1922
Alex S. Balieaves: St Paul Street School: 21 March 1922
Review of pens. “some what taken with the ‘Hughes’ pens
Allan J. Brown: Bathmaster: 27 April 1920
Recommendation for a swim instructor: Allan J Brown Junior. Swimm classes to be resumed during school vacation at the middle school
William Barr: Central Secondary School: 9 May 1922
Application for a vacancy in the Science Department. Giving reasons for wanting to make the switch from Mathematics to Science and experience gain during time at current school
J.L. Baxter: Westfield Public School: 23 May 1922
Requisition for new books in accordance with new curriculum subjects and standards, including Drawing, Arithmetic etc. Includes quantity of books per class
John Brady: St Peter’s R.C. School: 24 May 1922
Attendance records regulation in reference to “deducting two weeks epidemic holiday”
Isabelle Craig: Aberdeen Local Association: 8 April 1922
Scheme of promotions detailed in in points including Qualifications of Teacher by category: Beginners, With Experience, Headships; and regulations for promotions surrounding years of service
Joan H. Calder: 6 May 1922
Attachment of newspaper clippings regarding prejudices towards women for a First Assistant position.
Margaret J. Calder: Sunnybank School: 26 May 1922
Request for fellow teacher to draw salary because they are in the hospital with Scarlet Fever
Marjorie Davidson: 27 May 1922
Resume of particulars of all certificates obtained with dates
Thomas Duncan: 1 May 1922
Accepting a post while laying out 5 points of disappointment in the terms of his appointment. Asking the Authority to rectify them upon his acceptance
Marie Richard: 11 March 1922
Application for a post in Aberdeen trying to make a move from Dundee
Margaret Galbraith: Rubislaw Special School: Feb 1922
Review of teacher Miss Edith Allan and she skills not to teach special children but ordinary subjects and her qualifications
Margaret Galbraith: Rubislaw Special School: 12 May 1922
Review of teacher Miss Alice L. Jones and her lack of experience teaching “mentally defective” children. Lists her qualifications and recommendation that she will be a good fit for the special work
John Gill: 3 May 1922
Asking that before a new math scheme is put before the authority as a whole that they add Geometry to the Scheme. Details what the curriculum should entail and why, per the headmasters in the area
John Gill: 4 May 1922
Addendum to the scheme set before the authority the previous day
William Hendry: Play Centres: 13 Feb 1922
Proposal for exhibition of play centre work for the parents of the students that attend
Matthew Henderson: Central School: 27 Feb 1922
Discussion charges per pupil, number of students in the school, number in qualifying classes, how a change of curriculum effects numbers, suggestions for how to address issues with fees.
Herbert Imray: Woodside School: 9 May 1922
Teachers forming a tennis club and need the use of a school grounds to play. Enquiring about procedure and availability
Alex R. Kemp: 27 Mar 1922
Admitted to Edinburgh Training school to do a course in Music instruction to become a qualified teacher in the subject. Dates and recommended substitute (Mr. Charles Loutar)
Doyle Miller: Grammer School: 7 March 1922
Years and number of pupils taking Spanish
James Murray: Girl’s High Evening School: 10 March 1922
Requesting, per the students, an extension of the Harmony and Counterpoint class. Necessitates a room with a piano. Students willing to pay
Doyle Miller: Grammer School: 10 March 1922
Detailed grade breakdown for student Thomas W. Kemp
J.H. Mitchell: Infant Mistresses Association: 10 May 1922
Discussion of work to be submitted by infant departments for school exhibitions. Thought to be detrimental to the department and the infant work as a whole. Since it seems that the Authority is of the same mind, they are requesting that a formal proclamation be but out to all the schools stating that there is no work to be submitted from the infant departments for the exhibition.
J.H. Mitchell: Infant Mistresses Association: 11 May 1922
Discussion of the association about “Ramblings” of the infants departments to be left to the individual without outside help. At each departments discretion as schools near parks or beach are not an issue but ones where there isn’t easy access will be more difficult to have regular “ramblings”
J.D.Mc : Keith Grammer School: 7 Jan 1922
Regarding the abilities and potential of a Miss Pyper. Highly recommended as a science teacher.
D. Mackenzie: King Street Public School: 18 April 1922
Questioning the risks involved in a student (5 ½) having to cross a busy street to attend school so opting for a different school to avoid it.
William Oqilvie: St, Clement Street Public School: 15 May 1922
Suggesting that they start a “mental sanatorium” at the school to help “mentally sick” students recover. Illustrated the traits a suitable teacher would need and the tasks they would need to carry out in order to be successful and “save much mental wreckage!”
William Ross: Broomhill School: 22 March 1922
Organization of Ramblings and suggestions for how they should be carried out
William Ross: Broomhill School: 8 March 1922
Subject for the competition of Group C
Frank M Robert: High Evening School: 26 April 1922
Names and marks of students in the examination in Theory of Music
A.L. Wallace: Central Secondary School: 8 March 1922
Reflection of the Viennese Art Exhibition at the Art Gallery and the students’ participation and the teachers assistance in the guidance of the visits. Issues that arose and representation and expectations not fulfilled.
L.L. Ward: High School for Girls: 8 March 1922
Review of the Viennese Art Exhibition
L.L. Ward: High School for Girls: 10 May 1922
Complaining about mothers using the tennis courts at Mannofeild to let their babies play and balls are going missing and the babies are not attended to. Suggestion for resolution given
Jane Wallace: Causewayend School: 3 April 1922
Discussion of her transfer to another school and reason for it despite not necessarily wanted to be transferred and asking for justification |