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  <dc:title>Aberdeen Town Council Education Committee: Teachers' Letters [194]</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Selection made from original letter binder (see series level for appraisal criteria):
Frederick Street School: fire-watching arrangements and lists; free school meal lists for school dining scheme [DPA]; 
- Applications for posts from Gertrude Allan; John McKenzie; 
- Victoria Road School: absence of named pupils from dinner [DPA]; comments from parent on whether school meals would be beneficial;  fire-watching arrangements; proposal to be listed as a "cold school" for fuel economy purposes; question over whether coastguard's children should be classed as evacuees [DPA]; free meal lists [DPA]; staff volunteering for Emergency Feeding Scheme;
- Torry Junior Secondary School: issues with milk supply and impact of rationing; fire-watching arrangements; free school meals list [DPA]; issuing certificate to pupil starting work at a bank - "the work is of national importance and the post must be filled at once in order to release a man" [DPA]
- Reference for teachers: Constance Davidson; 
- Hilton Junior Secondary School - fire watching arrangements; Technical subjects work; free meals lists [DPA]; book list; comments on mathematics exam performance in the City; 
- Skene Street School: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Grammar School: fire watching arrangements; request for increase in pay from teacher W. Henry; 
- Linksfield School: pupils with malnutrition [DPA] free school meal lists [DPA]
- Causewayend School: fire watching arrangements; emergency feeding list [of volunteers?]; free school meal lists [DPA]; pupil with German-sounding surname being bullied by teacher about his perceived nationality [DPA]; 
- Seaton School:  children with slight malnutrition [DPA]; free school meal lists [DPA]; proposed dining scheme;
- reports on probationer teachers 
- Torry Nursery School: feedback on Emergency Feeding Exercise; 
- Rosemount Junior Secondary: underage employment of pupil at a grocers [DPA]; Red Cross Prisoners of War appeal; requests for clothing and shoe coupons for named pupils [DPA]; 
- Letter from Aberdeen Head Teachers' Association re. handwork scheme of work and boots; 
- King Street School:  fire watching arrangements; free school meal lists [DPA]; prevalence of gas; 
- St Peter's RC School: removal of pupil from school roll whilst in Remand Home [DPA]; free school meal lists [DPA].
- Middle Junior Secondary: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Letter from War Office re. training for potential officers; 
- Rubislaw-Ruthrieston Special School: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Hanover Street School: free school meal lists [DPA]; emergency feeding call out arrangements; fire watching arrangements; reference for teacher Jean Craig; 
- St Margaret's Episcopal School: fire watching arrangements;  free school meal lists [DPA];
- Walker Road School: dining hut heating; reference for teacher Mrs Susanna Davis; early dismissal; fire watching arrangements; free school meals lists [DPA]; 
- Ruthrieston Junior Secondary: denial of accusation of ridiculing a pupil and related correspondence relating to the parent’s complaint and the pupil’s performance [DPA]; arrangements for weighing children for clothing allowance; further info on complaint from parents re treatment of pupil; book  requests; handling of complaint of treatment by staff of English pupil [DPA] with example of her work;
- Westburn Special School: accommodation of Dingwall and Shetland pupils with lists of clothing;
- Skene Square: free school meal lists [DPA]; repairs required to air raid shelters; testimonial for attendance officer Mr Smith; 
- St Peter's Nursery: staff member transferring to Thorngrove [House children's home]; 
- Queen's Cross: nursery equipment list; arrangements for teaching nursery classes; 
- poor quality footwear lists at Woodside and Kittybrewster schools [DPA];
- Woodside School: request to be categorised as a "cold school" for fuel economy measures; statement re. additional work of staff for Salaries committee; : free school meal lists [DPA]; 
- Albyn School: use of buildings by police; 
- Prisoner of War appeal for toys;
- Grammar school: additional help for kindergarten teacher; cases of "retardation"; use of pupils for postmen and sorters; resisting use of playing field for a shelter; requisition list for nursery class; issues with unqualified Art master;
- Central School: issues with system of attendance; 
- High School: broadcasting lessons; equipment for nursery class; firewatching arrangements; medallists; complaint about girl pupil not being allowed to take physics course; 
- Middlefield: free school meal lists [DPA]; 
- Fuel economy measures in schools;
- St Paul St School: complaint of child being assaulted at school (teacher determined girl lying) [DPA];
- Powis Junior Secondary: absences on potato gathering; complaint of excessive punishment against teacher [DPA]; free school meal lists [DPA].

Several topics relate to the Second World War. </dc:description>
  <dc:date>1 Jun 1942-6 Jan 1943</dc:date>
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