Aberdeen School Board Teachers' Letters (114) 8/12/1914 - 29/4/1915 • Jeannie Barrow, Oral School for the deaf, February 2nd, 1915- asks if pupil Rose Anderson should be admitted as a fee paying or free pupil • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, December 10th, 1914- a behavioural report of Charlotte Guidestone that claims she is a subject in need of ‘institutional cane’ • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, December 11th, 1914- encloses the birthday of Charlotte Guidestone and others • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, December 18th, 1914- Behavioural reports on John Keith, George Norval and Alexander Tough • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, December 23rd, 1914- Behavioural report on Mary A. Watson • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, March 10th, 1915- Introduces an idea of focussing primarily on manual work, due to the pupil’s lack of interest in traditional subjects and provides ideas on how to conduct this • Arabella Brown, Rubislaw (Special) School, May 27th, 1915- shows distain for the boards plan to relieve her of charge of the school in favour of dual control for the school • Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, February 25th, 1915- provides a negative report of a song written, names ‘Kiddies o’ Flow’rs’ • Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, April 13th, 1915- speaks highly of the scheme of vacation classes that will be useful for the supplementary teachers at the school • D. Christie, Commerce Street Public School, March 1st, 1915- Call for training for drivers of motors due to several accidents occurring outside the school • Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, March 23rd, 1915- suggests a course in navigation and seacraft for boys • Mary Cruikshank, Woodside Public School, March 1915- explains the reasons for the excess of pupils over the age of 7 within the school’s infant department • Isabella Donald, Rubislaw Public School, March 24th, 1915- raises points in connection to feeding the children, due to the large addition of pupils about to be made to the Rubislaw (special) School • Isabella Donald, Rubislaw Public School, March 6th, 1915- Lays out points before the board for their consideration concerning the moving of the physically defective children from their classroom to the darker side of the playground • Isabella Donald, Rubislaw Public School, April 16th, 1915- Tells the board of the progress the older pupils in the Physical Defectives department have made in their reading, including new links with the library • N. Fyfe, Woodside Public School, March 18th, 1915- encloses a perfect attendance award for Annie F Greig • Mathew Henderson, Grammar School, December 13th, 1915- requests a substitute to hold Mr Arthur Blacks teaching position during his enlistment in the army • William Henderson, Kitty Brewster Public School, March 9th, 1915- report of a traffic accident involving one of the schools’ pupils • Alexander Knowles, Aberdeen School Board Caretakers Association, April 6th, 1915- request for a pay rise due to increasing cost of living • D.B Lothian, Sunnybank School, March 10th, 1915- informs the board of a double attendance taken and the special circumstances surrounding this decision • John Mennie, King Street Evening School, September 4th, 1915- shares that Albert Pittendrigh will no longer be attending the school • HeadMaster, Holburn Street School, February 5th, 1915- informs of a delay in the socks being knitted for the soldiers • Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, March 9th, 1915- request a complaint be forwarded onwards concerning two men in military uniform repeatedly attempting to access the school grounds • Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, April 14th, 1915- questions the board’s decision to reprimand a teacher in the school without informing him first • Jessie Mackie, written from 21 Hamilton Place, December 23rd, 1914- Praises Miss Mackie, a new addition to the team • Alex Moodie, St. Clement Street Public School, March 8th, 1915- reports a plan of action following an inspector’s advice to relieve congestion in the infant department • Archibald McKenzie, Archibald McKenzie Limited, February 25th, 1915- response to a complaint made by Ruthrieston School on the size of coal received • John Peter, 3 Rosebery Street, March 12th, 1915- informs of difficulty contacting pupils who have left school to enlist to return fees • J. Rose, King Street public School, April 16th, 1915- talks of a visit from a Lance Corporal who claims he has been given use of the school’s gymnasium during specified hours • Margaret Riddel, 94 Bonnymuir Place, January 21st, 1915- requests a follow up on a request to move schools due to worsening health • Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, January 13th, 1915- inquires on approval for allowing a boy, John McCallion, to leave the school at Christmas time • R. M. Littlejohn, Causewayend Public School, March 26th, 1915- asks the boards permission to partake in actions in conjunction with the volunteer training corps, with names of those involved enclosed • Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, March 24th, 1915- explains refusal to admit a pupil due to overcrowding • Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, April 11th, 1915- responds to a complaint regarding damage to boundary walls by pupils, does not agree with the allegations made • William Ross, Broomhill Public School, April 30th, 1915- reports of a mother refusing to let her children, Arthur and Elizabeth Douglas, attend school due to imminent punishment for Arthur • John Ritchie, Old Aberdeen Public School, March 5th, 1915- covers the ‘true facts’ regarding a complaint made by The Bells, to do with punishments made by a teacher • George Rose, Rubislaw (Special) School, April 26th, 1915- Report on Thomas Ross of 150 South Esplanade • John Ritchie, Old Aberdeen Public School, April 13th, 1915- follow up on the Bell complaint • Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, April 5th, 1915- encloses the average age entering and leaving the supplementary level • William Ross, Broomhill Public School, April 22nd, 1915- describes the Robertson case of stone throwing and the parents’ refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing on the children’s part • William Ross, Broomhill Public School, April 21st, 1915- talks of many complaints regarding stone throwing and the consequences enforced, however one culprits, Robertson, father refuses to allow him to be punished • William Ross, Broomhill Public School, April 26th, 1915- Discusses the insistence from the Robertsons that their son Alexander should be readmitted into the school following problems with stone throwing despite no concrete confirmation from the board • H. Simpson, Grammar School, December 14th, 1915- encloses a list of names concerning a lapse in bursaries • H. Simpson, Grammar School, April 23rd, 1915- suggests changes to the school year’s schedule following conference with Miss Ward and outlines the reasons this conclusion has been reached • Gordon Stewart, S.C.T.A, March 25th, 1915- the committee met at vehemently objects to the extension of Mr McKenzie’s tenure as headmaster as he has hit the age of 65, with other objections outlines • William Thompson, Middle Public School, January 12th, 1915- includes numbers within the school’s supplementary class • L. Ward, High School for Girls, February 8th, 1915- notes two complaints made by a Mr Wright concerning stone throwing at their property • L. Ward, High School for Girls, April 23rd, 1915- proposes changes to the school year’s schedule and outlines the reasons this conclusion has been reached • John Watson, St Paul Street Public School, March 22nd, 1915- request for a pay raise for a female teacher, Miss Lyon, due to her pay not reflecting her contributions to the school 1914 - 1915