| Description | 1/12/1906-12/2/1907
J.D. Anderson. Ferryhill Public School. 31st January 1907. Inquiry into salary issues for Miss Bullock.
J.D. Anderson. 23rd January 1907. Inquiry into substitute for Miss Bullock- important note that the class has 81 pupils.
J.D. Anderson. 5th January 1907. Arrangements for Lantern Demonstrations for a science class in the gymnasium.
Margaret Bowman. 17th Roslin Terrace. 5th February 1907. Job application for the Infant Department in Commerce Street School. Argues that her experience for the past 18 months gives her credence to teach young children.
Barnett. Middle Public School. 9th January 1907. Letter describing details on regularity of attendance for Free Meals.
Ellen Greenwell[surname unsure]. Beech Lodge School. 25th January 1907. Request to enrol a new pupil named Margaret- her father was a mason, and the sender asks whether she will be admitted as a free pupil.
Duncan Clarke. Commerce Street Public School. 10th January 1907. Short letter on lists of defective children.
James Campbell. Marywell Street Public School. 6th December 1906. Letter detailing the serious illness of Miss Johnston and Mrs [name unclear].
James Campbell. Marywell Street Public School. 13th December 1906. Letter detailing how a female pupil- Lizzie Shepherd- was unable to receive the Supplementary Certificate until next April and gives details of her progress.
James Campbell. Marywell Street Public School. 11th December 1906. Details regarding the age of pupils between Supplementary Classes.
Janet Cookes. 1906 Clifton Road, Aberdeen. 29th December 1906. Job application, with details of experience- e.g. assistant teacher at Central School, with a salary of £70 per annum.
E. Bertha Dicteus. 110 Durhall Street, Hull. December 27th 1906. Job application- trained certificated teacher (1st class), aged 24.
Dunbar. Central School. 30th January 1907. Several page report on an accident relating Robert Milne, a pupil of Skene Street School, within the Westfield School Manual Instruction Room.
John Davie. 631 Holburn Street. 13th December 1906. Another letter pertaining to the finger injury of Robert Milne as detailed by Dunbar. The boy was sent to an infirmary as there was no-one home.
Annie Fraser. Weem Central Schoolhouse, Aberfeldy. 22nd January 1907. Request to leave position at Weem Central School due to the country location, as it was inconvenient in terms of travels and affecting her mother’s health, who lived with her.
James Findlay. Rosemount Public School. 4th December 1906. Response to inquiry about a possible bank deficient regarding Bank Books. Threatens to stop business with Penny Savings Bank if the issue is not resolved.
James Findlay. Rosemount Public School. 18th December 1906. Follow up letter about banking issues.
James Findlay. Rosemount Public School. 24th December 1906. Complaint about lack of quality teaching materials for Rosemount Public School, especially in science and natural knowledge.
Alexander Forbes. Holburn Street Public School. 14th January 1907. Request to recognize the stellar attendance of Janine S. Clark, who was due to receive her Merit Certificate the month after the letter.
Alexander Forbes. Holburn Street Public School. 26th February 1907. Letter of complaint about the behaviour of Mary McKenzie- the letter was sent to her family.
W Fyfe. Woodside Public School. 4th December 1906. Letter of concern about Alice, William and George Steele on account of having been neglected- lice, unwashed. Excluded until further notice.
W Fyfe. Woodside Public School. 24th December 1906. A follow-up note regarding the Steele children’s condition. Request for a Medical Certificate to be produced for them.
W Fyfe. Woodside Public School. 27th December 1906. Details regarding the use of a “Map of Europe” and Wall Atlas for Junior Department.
Mary Gillanders. Skene Square Public School. 10th January 1907. Job application for Senior Division within the school.
Jeanine Grant. 257 Union Grove, Aberdeen. 21st January 1907. Teacher transfer request in order to be closer to home. Reasons given include: trying on her health, large expenses in eating outside of the home, and concern for her mother’s health and wellbeing being alone.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 10th December 1906. Letter detailing increase of hygiene and overall health at the school.
A Green. Skene Square School. (date at top of page, sent from School Board Offices- 20th December 1906). Letter request from School Board about issues with requisitioning Wall Map of Scotland with reply from Mr Green.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 11th January 1907. Letter of Recommendation for Miss Gillanders to be promoted from Junior to Senior Division.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 11th February 1907. Request to not promote Mis Mary McGregor from Standard I to Standard V to her lack of suitability.
Alexander Hay. 65 Bonnymuir Place. 11th December 1906. Letter requesting permission to accompany inspectors from [Arbank?] Industrial School to Mars Training Ship in Dundee.
William Hendry. St Clement Street Public School. 5th December 1906. Request to hang plates on the wall procured by teachers, as well portrairs provided by donors.
William Hendry. St Clement Street Public School. 15th December 1906. Cover Letter and Original Letter as a follow-up to previous request for frames for pictures. Includes details about costs and revenue for the activity.
William Hendry. St Clement Street Public School. 29th December 1906. Complaint about the lack of wall maps for classrooms.
William Hendry. St Clement Street Public School. 7th December 1907. Details about holding a Children’s Concert to raise money for Picture, Library and Museum Fund.
Catherine Howie. Viewfield, Kilsyth. 15th January 1907. Letter asking whether she should apply for a position with Aberdeen School Board- says she taught there for 2.5 years after leaving College.
Robert High. 454 King Street, Aberdeen. 4th December 1906. Letter of application as an interim relief-teacher, with enclosed copies of recommendation from Robert Somers, Minister of Moffat, Mr Duncan of The Academy in Moffat, and John Ewen of a public school in Cullen.
George Huton. Grammar Evening School. 3rd December 1906. Request to appeal to employers on behalf of male students being asked to work overtime, to the detriment of their studies.
Alice Hunter. 32 Miles-End Avenue, Aberdeen.. 29th January 1907. Letter detailing issues around deferred annuity Fund for November 1905 during time at Walker Road School.
Mr Hynd.. King Street Public School. 26th December 1906. List of number of absent pupils in each division this week, with a claim they may be skating.
Mr Hynd. King Street Public School. 14th January 1907. Cover letter with enclosed list of children asking for admission to the school.
Mr Hynd. King Street Public School. 24th January 1907. Letter with staff consideration list, with enclosed letter about the health of Miss Robertson (sent from 184 Mid Stocket Road, 17th December 1906).
J. B. Joiner. 112 Desswood Road. 4th December 1906. Request for sister to sign for salary as she cannot come out due to illness.
D.B. Lothian. Sunnybank Public School. 14th January 1907. Request for 150 maps for the school.
D.B. Lothian. Sunnkybank Public School. 21st January 1907. Claim by Miss Brown, Cookery Teacher for remuneration for home correction. Lothian points it may open for the door for many more claims for remuneration as well.
D.B. Lothian. Two page letter. Sunnybank Public School. 1st February 1907. Details about two major questions from Head Teachers; Association- the first on Lectures given by the Lecturer of the Peace Society, and the second on the use of First Aid in the schools of Aberdeen.
Maggie Milne. Newton, Pitfodels, Aberdeen. 5th January 1907. Resignation letter from Causewayend Evening School due to her declining health.
C.E. Murray. The Schoolhouse. Dyce. 24th January 1907. Letter lamenting multiple absences due to influenza and cold, but states he should be able to resume duties as normal now.
Maggie Mathieson. 75 Blenheim Place, Aberdeen. 4th December 1906. Request for transfer to different school due to her moving house.
Georgiana [unknown surname]. 18 Sunnybank Road, Banff. 2nd January 1907. Letter apologising for being unable to call at bank for payment due to her sister’s health, and must now leave her position at the school.
Jessie Milne. 25 Brighton Place, Aberdeen. 12th February, 1907. Letter requesting to resign a month earlier due to her increasingly poor health.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 11th January 1907. Letter detailing payments due from Mary, Anne and Dorothy Chalmers.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 15th January 1907. Follow-up letter regarding the education of Anne Chalmers.
Mary McGregor. 18 Watson Street, Aberdeen. 9th January 1907. Declines offer to work in the Senior Division as she feels suited both professionally and personally to the infants and juniors.
William McClean. Kittybrewster Public School. 24th January 1907. Letter explaining the reasons behind needing an extra supplementary class- for instance, many of them are nearly at the qualifying stage. Requests the present teaching arrangements go undisturbed.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 24th January 1907. Letter detailing a visit from Miss Donald, and Green writes that he prefers her for the vacancy at the school.
George Buton. Grammar Evening School. 18th December 1906. Details about lack of payment- advised a couple of staff to visit J &Co. Bank Mile-End branch to investigate.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 6th January 1907. Letter explaining that the Distress Committee cannot make any further contributions to current issue due to high influx of calls.
R. M. Littlejohn. Causewayend Evening School. 31st January 1907. Brief letter with notes of payments of students in Fees Book.
H. Fyfe. Woodside Public School. 16th January 1907. Rejection of request to increase hours for correction in relation to Miss Brown in Cookery. Explanation given is that the workload is the same as predecessor.
John McKenzie. Ashley Road Public School. 5th December 1906. Request about installing raised platform for gymnasium.
John McKenzie. Ashley Road Public School. 24th December 1906. H.M. Inspectors request that classrooms must become mixed for boys and girls and advancing more pupils to supplementary classes.
John McKenzie. Ashley Road Public School. 29th January 1907. A certain Bailie Milnes complained to the Board in relation to books. Details given as to the reason for confusion.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 10th January 1907. Objection to changes in study methods to the school- reiterating his point from previous letters as he indicates.
Charles McLeod. 120 Hamilton Place. 28th December 1906. Notes on back of letter potentially regarding expenditure.
J Mcintosh. Post Office Telegram sent from Brechin. 19th January 1907. Brief letter asking for statement of salary.
Annie McIntosh. Fry Cottage. Brechin. 15th January 1907. Job application for Aberdeen High School. Graduate from Aberdeen University. Went to High School herself. Speciality in English and Mathematics, as well as knowledge in German. Current salary is £120 in Brechin.
A Nicholson. High School for Girls. 16th January 1906. Transfer request to a Higher Grade or an Elementary School. Salary would continue as normal.
Kisket. Torry Public School. 3rd December 1906. Details about Military Drill for Senior Division classes.
Elizabeth Kisket. Victoria Road Public School. 14th December 1906. Response to allegations from janitor that cleaners were being hindered from doing their job. Sender argues he could have complained to her before.
No given sender. Victoria Road Public School. 14th December 1906. Response to previous letter on Janitor’s complaint. Includes evidence contrary to the complaint.
Elizabeth Kisket. Torry Public School. 6th February 1907. Letter explaining neither staff nor herself are unable to contribute to the Fund for the Unemployed.
John Peter. Hanover Street Public School. 9th January 1907. Details about free school dinners. Includes request to revise dinner list due to absences from pupils.
John Peter. Hanover Street Public School. 11th January 1907. Request to receive £7 for dinner accounts as they need urgent payment.
Charles Reid. 16 Fountainhall Road, Aberdeen. 3rd December 1906. Formal typed job application for promotion. Credits include: Graduate of Aberdeen University, Assistant Teacher in Greenock and Stonehaven, Head Master of Cove Public School, and more.
Rose. Causewayend Public School. 10th December 1906. Suggestions to release school kids early during winter months to avoid the dark.
Rose. Causewayend Public School. 4th February 1907. Appeal on behalf of a James Henderson, as his claim for a Merit Certificate has been denied due to his age.
Will Robertson. Skene Square Public School. 14th December 1906. Letter giving more details about Manual Instruction accident to a boy “Milne” [full name- Robert Milne]. Robertson states Milne had no reason to be near the equipment and has himself to blame.
Will Robertson. Skene Square Public School. 15th January 1907. More witness evidence to the Robert Milne injury incident- restates he had no right to be near the grindstone.
Will Robertson. Skene Square Public School. 17th January 1906. Detailed letter with long statistics list on other side about income per head, as well details about books for each class.
Will Robertson. Skene Square Public School. 25th January 1907. More corroborating evidence against Robert Milne for his injury in the Manual Instruction class- thirteen out of eighteen boys agree the teacher was at his desk at time of the incident.
Helen Robertson. 184 Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen. 19th January 1907. Transfer request to school nearer her residence due to the distance.
Jessie Reid. Private School. 118 Rosemount Viaduct. 1st February 1907. Details given about her class size situation. Includes some negative comments about pupils being “backward” and “dull”.
Eliza Smith. Torry Public School. 4th December 1906. Complaint from teacher about not being included in Superannuation scheme. She claims she has missed out on £6 in the last three years.
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 7th December 1906. Details about Mr Webster requesting to leave by New Year’s. Skea requests he stay on as his departure would put the new teacher in difficulty trying to adjust to the scheme.
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 16th January 1907. Letter detailing Miss Wilson being absent due to severe influenza, and she needs an extension of leave as her whole household is ill, especially her father who had pneumonia.
William Stewart. Porthill Public School. 9th January 1907. Details regarding the number of Free Dinners supplied by the end of December.
William Stewart. Porthill Public School. 6th February 1907. Response to request for donation to “Fund for the Unemployed”- Stewart argues that the teachers at his school already look after children of unemployed parents through their studies.
Charles Stewart. Gordon’s College, Aberdeen. 28th January 1907. Detailed letter explaining the arrangements around moving the date of Leaving Certificate Examination, with postscript note inside.
P. Smart. Frederick Street Public School. 12th December 1906. Request to keep Miss Ironside on as Miss Fyfe is making “very slow progress”.
P. Smart. Frederick Street Public School. 17th January 1907. Follow-up letter on Miss Fyfe. Smart describes her conduct as “disgraceful” and asks she can be requested to resign, or else she will receive “the harsher method”.
A Allan Simpson. Stewarthill. Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. 31st December 1906. Request to receive payment of £5”9 for teaching at Central School for five weeks. Asks to receive money on Friday when he is in Aberdeen.
H.J MS. 31st January 1907. Titled: For the Board’s Annual Census.
W. Graham Walker. [address unclear] 2nd February 1907. Cover letter for census- this might be the cover letter for the 31st January 1907 census?
H. Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 30th January 1907. Details about Town Council Scholarships being available. There is list inside the letter of different scholarships, with prices and durations, and recommended names of receipients on right side.
[Name unclear]. City Chamberlain. Town house. 11th March 1907. Letter of request to inform successful candidates for Grammar School Scholarships they will receive payment due from December soon.
R. Valentine. High Evening School. 22nd November 1906. Note about broken cast, which hung on the wall, was accidentally knocked by one of the janitors. Details about replacement given.
A G Wallace. Central H.G. School. 10th December 1906. Department’s Letter- 20th November 1906. Details about class times for each subjects.
No given sender. Central H.G. School. 15th January 1907. Details about change of date to Leaving Certificate Examination.
A G Wallace. Central H.G. School. 30th January 1907. Vacancy at Watt Bursars, with note of number of candidates. Details given about Edgar W. Grant, who is an older candidate, and Allan C Walker, whose mother is now a widow.
Scholarship Results- December 1906.List of male and female candidates, both 1st and 2nd class.
A G Wallace. Central Higher Grade School. 1st February 1907. Follow-up letter discussing issues around class hours. Includes complaint about suggestion for increased hours for English and French. Includes other details about Pupil-Teacher meetings and Latin classes.
Alberta Watkins. Job application- currently teaching Juniors and Infants under Kirkmaiden School Board (Wigtownshire) in Southern Public School, at £65 a year, with furnished room in the Schoolhouse.
Elizabeth Kisket. Victoria Road Public School. 24th December 1906. Details about issues relating to Maps of the World for Senior Divisions.
Ross. Causewayend Public School. 14th December 1906. List of birthdays and enrolments days of pupils who stayed on until their birthday regarding Merit Certificate.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. [No date given]. Letter detailing situation around a Museum (writing unclear).
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 5th February 1907. Letter passing on complaint from Miss Davison about humming noise from piano
Helen Wakoy. Ruthrieston Public School. 11th December 1906. Letter discussing issues surrounding her attendance as teacher relating to the measles.
Annie Wilson. 19 Albert Terrace, Aberdeen. 7th January 1907. Letter of absence owing to her illness, and also that of her father’s illness- he suffered a relapse after having influenza and is in critical condition.
Annie Wilson. 19 Albert Terrace, Aberdeen. 8th February 1907. States she is now recovered from her illness, but as her father is still ill, she cannot come back until 18th March.
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