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Reference NoCA/25/2/11/131
TitleAberdeen School Board Teachers' Letters [110]
Description15/11/1913 - 10/3/1914

o Jemima Anderson, Old Aberdeen School, February 6th, 1914- request for a year abroad to learn about the colonies
o Arabella brown, Rubislaw Public School, February 5th, 1914- Letter concerning the ‘mental defectives’ in how many are at the school and the improvements that have been made to the school
o W. Bowie, Central Higher Grade school, March 2nd, 1914- request for an increase of salary and the reasons behind this
o Jane Clark, York Street Public School, January 19th, 1914- request for another teacher due to growing class sizes
o J. Cruickshank, Mile-end public School, February 2nd, 1914- Report on the schools overcrowding
o J. Cruickshank, Mile-end public School, March 5th, 1914, Discusses class sizes of the supplementary
o Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, January 13th,1914- requests couches in every corridor in case of an emergency
o Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, January 15th,1914- Encloses the monthly attendance returns
o Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, January 27th,1914- Encloses remarks on the inspector’s school report
o George Fenton, Commerce Street Public School, January 5th, 1914- addresses two main concerns with the ‘perfect attendance card’
o Alexander Forbes, Ruthrieston Public School, February 2nd, 1914- Response to the inspector’s school report
o N. Fyfe, Woodside Public School, February 2nd, 1914- Discusses a teacher contracting Diphtheria and pupils contracting it as well
o Mathew Henderson, Grammar School, January 5th, 1914- letter concerning arrangements for additional class at Westfield School
o William Hendry, Old Aberdeen Public School, January 13th, 1914- letter concerning the enrolling of a boy named McRobb
o William Hendry, Old Aberdeen Public School, January 23rd, 1914- letter concerning the enrolling of a boy named McRobb, who has now been accepted to sunnybank
o William Hendry, Old Aberdeen Public School, January 23rd, 1914- letter concerning the admission of the Gibb family
o William Johnston, Kittybrewster Public School, January 28th, 1914- Response to the H.M Inspectors report
o John Jack, Walker Road Public School, January 28th, 1914- Response to the H.M Inspectors report
o John Jack, Walker Road Public School, February 13th, 1914- Outlines improvements made following the H.M Inspectors visit
o R. Littlejohn, St Paul Street Evening School, January 5th, 1914- submission to the Evening Schools committee
o D. B Lothian, Sunnybank Public School, January 14th, 1914- Discusses factors in the admission of Thomas McRobb
o Elizabeth McQueen, 16 Beaconsfield Place, December 10th, 1913- Discusses the rising want for German to be taught at the Central School
o Unknown- Letter regarding the infants’ department room 5 and the issues with over crowding
o Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, November 17th, 1913- Request to admit a boy named George Jones who is staying in Aberdeen over the winter and originally went to school in Cleveland, Ohio
o John Mackenzie, Ashley Road Public School, January 28th, 1914- Response to the H.M Inspectors report
o John Peter, Rosemount Public School, December 17th, 1913- letter concerning a visit from the inspector to discuss the organisation of the school
o Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, November 28th, 1913- Letter combating the suggesting of banning towels for pupils use in schools
o Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, March 3rd, 1914- Expresses concern over the overcrowding of the supplementary classes at the school which will only worsen
o Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, November 28th, 1913- Schedule of the Health Exhibition
o Head Teachers Association, St Paul Street School, February 13th, 1914- consideration of the matter of house lessons and exercises
o Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, February 27th, 1914- letter regarding the problems caused by the water being shut off five or six months ago
o Will Robertson, Causewayend Public School, December 5th,1913- Shows class sizes of numerous schools across the city to distribute free pantomime admission
o Charles Soutar, December 8th, 1913- Letter concerning the number of female teachers at the school who consider themselves qualified to teach singing
o H. Simpson, Grammar School, November 20th, 1913- Letter concerning the red cross and National Health Exhibition
o H. Simpson, Grammar School, January 7th, 1914- Letter concerning a vacant town community scholarship
o H. Simpson, Grammar School, February 13TH, 1914- Letter concerning temperature lectures
o James Sutherland, Porthill Public School, January 5th, 1913- Request for an electric bell system
o R. Valentine, Skene Street Public School, January 12th, 1914- Response to a letter from Mr Alex Silver
o R. Valentine, Skene Street Public School, February 19th, 1914- remarks on the H. M. Inspectors report
o L. Ward, High School for Girls, February 25th, 1914- Proposal for numerous named magazines to be discounted
o L. Ward, High School for Girls, December 5th, 1913- discussion over junior students and entrance exams for bursaries offered at Aberdeen Universities
o A. G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, January 22nd, 1914- Concerns higher grade drawing
o A. G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, January 29th, 1914- Discusses a girl who is deemed unsuitable for admission at the school due to her age and fathers inability to pay fees
Date1913 - 1914
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