| Description | 1/9/1914-8/12/1914
• Clementina Esslemont, November 20th, 1914- Inquiry to the school board concerning the provision of scones and cocoa to the wounded soldiers in the cities hospitals, outlining the involvement of school children in making this scheme feasible
• Jemima Anderson, October 23rd, 1914- explains the circumstances in which she hopes to retract her notice, this being due to the fact she was stuck in South Africa during the outbreak of the war therefore accepted a post there but wishes to return to teaching in Aberdeen
• Jemima Anderson, November 25th, 1914- clarifies her resignation from the Transvaal Education Department
• Arabella Brown, Rubislaw Public School, November 11th, 1914- Discusses the case of two children in the school’s care- Elizabeth Ann Maine and William Rinie, who both have begun to suffer from fits and therefore the suggestion is that they are removed from the school
• Arabella Brown, Rubislaw Special School, November 17th, 1914- Suggestion for more teachers at the school, especially those well versed in drawing/sketching and music as this may resonate better with the children
• Arabella Brown, Rubislaw Special School, November 24th, 1914- Request for a change in the ways the pupils are getting to school due to the growing school size, with suggestions and reasons outlined
• Jeanie Bruce, September 4th, 1914- Outlines the situation regarding the request to extend housewifery teachers hours to that of ordinary class teachers
• Helen Cruikshank, Central Higher Grade School, October 6th, 1914- Submission of the school’s timetable with an explanation of certain situations surrounding the decisions
• D. Christie, Commerce Street Public School, November 6th, 1914- explanation of a situation concerning two boys at the school and their defiance to the school rules
• Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, September 7th, 1914- Asks for a solution to recoup the schools’ losses in grants due to the closure of the school, and a suggestion for a substitute for a teacher who was been called to the front lines
• Duncan Clarke, Victoria Road Public School, November 13th, 1914- shows figures for the present accommodation of classrooms and the approximate number of pupils who would fill the places
• N Fyfe, Woodside Public School, September 10th, 1914- highlights the demand for violin classes in the school, with 40 pupils showing interest
• George Fenton, Ruthrieston Public School, September 22nd, 1914- discusses several pupils refusing to purchase several necessary schoolbooks and the reasons given for this
• Mathew Henderson, November 6th, 1914- outlines changes in woodwork classes across several schools
• Mathew Henderson, November 9th, 1914- outlines of the movements of the manual instruction classes in the city
• Gunter Heir, October 2nd, 1914- Is moving out of the city and pausing teaching for a time due to his naturalisation papers not arriving
• Gunter Heir, October 12th, 1914- The home office rejected his papers, no reason given, therefore he is no longer allowed to teach until further notice
• Gunter Heir, October 15th, 1914- In another letter received from the home office it is explained that ‘the rule is, not to neutralise Germans while the war lasts’
• Maggie Stay, October 6th, 1914- requests for an all-girl physical training class to be formed for those who work
• John Rennie, King Street Evening School, November 30th, 1914- A pupil at the school, David B Ross, has enlisted and therefore his fees must be refunded
• Alex Moodie, St Clement Street Public School, November 19th, 1914- discusses a pupil’s perfect attendance for 7 years and his entitlement of an award
• H. Mitchell, September 16th, 1914- Requests the board takes a smaller fraction of the fees for her dancing lessons, bringing the number in line with that of music teachers in the area
• Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, October 16th, 1914- plea for help with staffing due to illness and new starts, draws comparison to the similar situation of woodside school
• Duncan Mackenzie, George Street Public School, November 11th, 1914- discusses a dispute between himself and a Mrs Kennedy that has been put before the board, involving the entering of classrooms whilst there is an inspector conducting their duties
• John McKenzie, Ashley Road Public School, October 23rd, 1914- requests an additional teacher due to an increase in numbers
• John Peters, High Evening School, September 14th, 1914- suggestions of changes that could be made to the cookery school
• John Ritchie, Old Aberdeen Public School, November 9th, 1914- list of staff in the junior and senior departments of the school
• J. Rose, King Street Public School, November 23rd, 1914- Urgent plea for more suitable quarters for the school’s pupils, as the current ones become nearly unliveable in winter
• William Ross, St. Paul Street Public School, September 29th, 1914- report of a burglary at the school over the weekend, where the perpetrator gained entrance to the school, smashed the glass to the key case and stole money
• William Ross, St. Paul Street Public School, October 2nd, 1914- Lists the outcomes of the recent Head Teachers Association meeting
• William Ross, St. Paul Street Public School, October 13th, 1914- Discusses the inspector’s opinion that the supplementary columns should not be asked from primary schools
• William Ross, Broomhill Public School, November 4th, 1914- Appeals for the Boards opinion on an organised collection for the Belgian Relief Fund
• William Ross, Broomhill Public School, November 6th, 1914- appeals for an extra piano for the school to help with entering, dismissing etc, therefore preventing any misbehaviour to creep in
• F. Roble, School Board Offices, October 4th, 1914- letter concerning an application made by 14 girls to be enrolled in a gymnastics class
• Frank Roble, Old Aberdeen Public School, October 2nd, 1914- debates the admittance of a pupil- Evelyn Wilson- to Sunnybank School, despite living within the bounds of admittance for Old Aberdeen
• John Sutherland, September 29th, 1914- request for a move of schools
• James Sutherland, Rosemount Public School, September 4th, 1914- Enclosed letter of a parent requesting to move their pupils from this school to Skene Square School and the reasons behind the request
• H. Simpson, Grammar School, November 24th, 1914- Inquiry over the date of the Christmas holiday
• H. Simpson, Grammar School, November 25th, 1914- Letter about the letter received from Mr. Stewart, clerk of the Edinburgh School Board
• Charles Stewart, Robert Gordons Technical College, September 25th, 1914- Advisal to the board that due to the recommendation of the Finance committee all accommodation available in the college buildings should be places at the services of Aberdeen school board
• Charles Stewart, Robert Gordons Technical College, September 25th, 1914- letter regarding the resolution of the governors regarding assistance to be provided by them to the board concerning the dislocation of the board’s accommodation due to military necessity
• H. Thompson, Middle Public School, August 15th, 1914- identifies the need for an extra swim class due to an increase in the number of qualifying and supplementary class pupils
• H. Thompson, Middle Public School, October 2nd, 1914- request for a teaching experienced candidate to be chosen as third master for the school due to the school being of ‘special difficulty’
• R. Valentine, Skene Street Public School, September 29th, 1914- request for a substitute due to a teacher’s accident
• A.G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, September 24th, 1914- Encloses a letter from a mother of a boy at the Grammer School raising concern about the new proposed school hours due to the merging of schools
• A.G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, November 3rd, 1914- discusses a pupil whose mother desires they attend the school, however this does not seem a good idea due to how much of the school’s term they have missed
• A.G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, November 27th, 1914- provides class sizes across all subjects for the school, along with the number of periods per week dedicated to each subject
• A.G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School- Report on three different pupils who have remained absent from the school and their circumstances
• A.G Wallace, Central Higher Grade School, December 4th, 1914- covers information over the leaving certificate exam, including candidate numbers
• L. Ward, High School for Girls, September 23rd, 1914- includes class size for the post- intermediate music course
• L. Ward, High School for Girls, September 29th, 1914- Inquires as to why a pupil at the school did not receive the intermediate certificate by passing every subject, unlike the two who did receive the award
• L. Ward, High School for Girls, November 20th,1914- Request for two girls to be recognised as grant earning pupils in the post-intermediate department, despite not holding the intermediate certificate- due to personal circumstance
• L. Ward, High School for Girls, November 30th, 1914- List of subjects which contain fewer than 10 pupils |