Aberdeen School Board Teachers' Letters (60) 1/3/1903-20/5/1903 o Annie Adams, May 26th, 1913- Request for a contribution from the Brebner fund to spend some time in France to increase fluency o Caroline Bruce,14 Braemar Place, June 3rd, 1912- Resignation from Rubislaw Special School o Lizzie Begg, 2 Boddie Place, June 18th, 1913- informing of a new address whilst conducting interim work at Drumoak o Arabella K. Brown, Rubislaw Public School, June 25th, 1913- Request for new equipment for the school to arrive before reopening in august o Allan Brown, Middle School, May 12th, 1913- Request for funding from the board towards the annual swimming gala o Duncan Clarke, Victoria road Public School, April 25th, 1913- Request for funding from the board towards the library o Duncan Clarke, Victoria road Public School, May 30th, 1913- Discusses class arrangements following a teacher’s resignation o A Johns, Mile-end Public School, May 1st, 1913- Letter concerning the library and funding o Helen Cruickshank, Central Intermediate Public School, June 23rd, 1913- Requests a second teacher for the advanced gymnastics class due to growing class size o J.H.S Copper, 42 Osborne Place, July 1st, 1913- Enquiry concerning the revised scheme of salaries for teachers o Isabelle Dufon, 36 Gray Street, May 5th, 1913- request for an increase in salary with numerous reasons as to why this is requested o A. Robertson, Causewayend public school, May 29th, 1913- request for the senior pupils in woodwork to create photo frames for the school, with a response from A Dunbar attached o A. Dunbar, Grammar School, April 25th, 1913- Letter concerning the organisation of the 1913-14 session o Grammar School, June 19th, 1913- Report on the organisation and work of manual instruction classes across the city, with class sizes and material costs attached o Thomas Duncan, Central Evening School, June 10th, 1913- Information on the School’s football championship and where the final tie will be played o George Fenton, Commerce Street public School, April 23rd, 1913- Raises concern over the not yet verified registers at the school o George Fenton, Commerce Street public School, April 29th, 1913- Raises concern over growing numbers for the high Supplementary class (over 40) and suggests ways to aid in this o George Fenton, Commerce Street public School, May 1st, 1913- Follow up on the above letter, retracting the need for accommodation in Room 10 as numbers have decreased o Alexander Forbes, Ruthrieston Public School, June 3rd, 1913- Underlines that a prospective candidate for a vacancy is not willing to take it due to the class’s difficulty o W. Fyfe, Woodside Public School, June 13th, 1913- requests for extra help due to growing class sizes o John Gill, 45 Beaconsfield Place, April 23rd, 1913- Enquiry concerning the revised scheme of salaries for teachers o William Hendry, Old Aberdeen Public School, April 25th, 1913- Request for a donation to the school library o John Loch, Walker Road Public School, June 9th, 1913- Request for further help due to growing numbers in the supplementary classes o William Johnstone, Kitty Brewster Public School, May 1st, 1913- Request for a donation to the school library o D.B Lothian, Sunnybank public school, June 17th, 1913- inquiry into a potential oversight on a pay raise for miss Effie Milne o John Mennie, George Street Public School, March 24th, 1913- Application for a headmastership in one of the Boards evening schools o Margaret Middleton, 20 Watson Street, May 20th, 1913- request for a transfer of schools o Alexandra Milne, May 10th, 1913- request for a transfer of schools o Helen Milne, 108 Clifton Road, May 10th, 1913- request for a transfer of schools o Margaret Mathieson, Ruthrieston Public School, May 30th, 1913- Request for a leave of absence to visit her brother in south Africa o Isabel Morton, June 18th, 1913- Letter regarding a music governess vacancy at the High School for Girls o John McKenzie, Ashley Road Public School, June 18th, 1913- Raises concern over the inability to form a senior department class due to many pupils leaving o J. McGregor, Hanover Street Public School, April 4th, 1913- encloses a list of library books the school desires o Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, April 30th, 1913- Request for a library grant o Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, May 2nd, 1913- Information on changes made to numerous rooms o Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, May 15th, 1913- Outlines the reason why numerous pupils where not admitted into the school o Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, June 19th, 1913- Letter regarding an accident involving Hilda A. Mitchell and the parents’ complaints in response to the actions taken after the incident o John Peter, Rosemount public School, June 9th, 1913- Informing the board on impending staff changes o Will Robertson, Causewayend public school, May 5th, 1913- A teacher is leaving to move to Canada o J. Rose, King Street Public School, March 30th, 1913- Application for boards grant for the library o William Ross, Aberdeen Head Teachers’ Association, May 2nd, 1913- Response to the Boards decision to discontinue all payments for work done by teachers in supervising the training of senior student s o William Ross, Aberdeen Head Teachers’ Association, June 11th, 1913- Encloses the amount made by schools in their fundraising for the children’s hospital o W. Stromonth, Frederick Street Public School, May 2nd, 1913- Considers action to be taken in response to the inspectors’ comments that the supplementary department was too small o Mary Sutherland, Duthie Terrace, May 29th, 1913- Request to transfer schools o Lizzie McConnachie, Holburn Street Public School, May 29th, 1913- Request for an extension on her summer holidays to visit her family in Vancouver o H. Simpson, Grammar School, May 6th, 1913- Letter regarding the arts bursary competition and his views on approving five subjects instead of four o H. Simpson, Grammar School, June 3rd, 1913- Includes the number of pupils who will be paid a grant o P. Smart, Broomhill Public School, March 25th, 1913- Letter concerning the change of age in connection with Grammar School bursaries o William Stromouth, Frederich Street Public School, June 28th, 1913- Request for a grant from the Board for the library o William Thompson, Middle Public School, April 26th, 1913- Request for an installation of a system of electric bells to aid for better communication o William Thompson, Middle Public School, June 27th, 1913- Request to use Room 6 for a full class of 60 pupils o A. G Wallace, Central Grade Higher School, May 6th, 1913- Letter regarding the number of entrants the school can take in August (200 pupils) o A. G Wallace, Central Grade Higher School, June 3rd, 1913- Letter regarding School grants o A. G Wallace, Central Grade Higher School, June 5th, 1913- Discusses the fact that no complaint was made to any member of staff regarding the medical inspection of Annie Clarke o A. G Wallace, Central Grade Higher School- Letter concerning the attendance of the Watt Bursars at the school o A. G Wallace, Central Grade Higher School, June 23rd, 1913- Letter regarding the pupils who have qualified for the return of the money deposited on their behalf o L. Ward, High School for Girls, May 1st, 1913- Request for more bike accommodation o L. Ward, High School for Girls, May 27th, 1913- Letter concerning Mary E. Sutherland and her inability to attend certain exams o Headteachers and the new salary scheme, June 1913- Letter regarding the new scheme for teachers’ salaries o L. Ward, High School for Girls, June 19th, 1913- Letter in response to the new regulations issued for the town council scholarship examination o John Watson, St. Clement Street Public School, April 28th, 1913- Asking for a grant for the library o John Watson, St. Clement Street Public School, June 4th, 1913- Calls attention to the difficulty that lies in accommodating all those enrolled in the supplementary class 1903