| Description | 18/12/1916 - 20/2/1917
List of contents, organised alphabetically by sender:
• Copy petition of school teachers of Aberdeen requesting a War Bonus from the School Board – undated, list of signatories removed.
• Letter of Duncan Clarke to Thomas Hector sending contribution of £305 to the War Loan fund from the staff of Victoria Road School, 14th February 1917.
• Letter of J. Cooke to the School Attendance Committee informing them that Fred Welham of 57 Wales Street broke into three teachers’ desks while in St Andrew’s Cathedral School at Sunday School and stole nine shillings which he spent in ice cream shops, and in doing so had lost his school books; he intends to bar the child from attending until his books are replaced, and the child’s mother intends to send him to another school, bringing the matter into dispute. Undated.
• Letter of Rosa Dawson to Thomas Hector requesting that her pay not be reduced during her current illness as she has had a breakdown and been confined to bed following the death of her sister, 1st February 1917.
• Letter of W. Fyfe to Thomas Hector extending the thanks of the children of Woodside Public School to the board for their free dinner of Christmas Fare on Wednesday 20th December; letter sent 27th December 1916.
• Letter of George Fenton to the School Board informing that a boy has met with a very serious accident in the playground of Ruthrieston Public School and had to be sent home in a cab, 15th February 1917.
• Letter of J. Hyslop to Thomas Hector concerning annual costs of cookery and laundry utensils, 1st February 1917.
• Letter of J. Hyslop to Thomas Hector concerning supply of utensils in the face of probable compulsory rationing, 5th February 1917.
• Letter of John Henderson, tendering resignation as a teacher following “recent unfortunate circumstances”, 2nd February 1917.
• Letter of DB Lothian requesting authorisation for Miss Duncan to purchase wool for girls in the dressmaking class who are unable to purchase their own materials, 24th January 1917.
• Letter of Jessie Mackie to Thomas Hector concerning over-long singing lessons by Mr Souttar at the Grammar School and ways in which he might be encouraged to finish promptly at 10:45; letter of 13th February 1917.
• Letter of Jessie Mackie to Thomas Hector concerning violence in the playground at the Grammar School when the younger boys build snowmen which the older boys damage before engaging in fights, 13th February 1917.
• Letter of Alex Moodie to Thomas Hector intimating that Helen Taylor is to be removed from Standard III in St. Clement Street School as she is unable to manage the class, 3rd February 1917.
• Letter of James Martin of the Scottish Class Teachers’ Association conveying thanks to the school board for implementing a war bonus for assistant teachers in service to the Board, 22nd January 1917.
• Letter of Jessie Mackie to Thomas Hector submitting a report on the work of the Lower School, classes 1 to 4, at the Grammar School, 20th February 1917.
• Letter of D. Mackenzie to Thomas Hector inquiring as to whether the proposed new timetables will schedule a period for the activity of making sand-bags, 1st February 1917.
• Letter of Duncan Mackenzie informing the school board that a misunderstanding involving the Housewifery Teacher is responsible for the girls at George Street Public School missing the recent “health talk” 8th January 1917.
• Letter of Duncan Mackenzie concerning dispute as to the availability of supply teachers for George Street Public School, 8th February 1917.
• Letter of M M McDonald containing report on Agnes Law, enrolled at Rubislaw Special School and “slowly deteriorating over the past two years”, 31st January 1917.
• Letter of Nellie Pyper to Thomas Hector applying for the post of a trained teacher in the oral method of instruction of the deaf of any class in Aberdeen, 18th December 1916.
• Letter of Nellie Pyper to Thomas Hector accepting position of teacher of the Deaf, 20th January 1917.
• Letter of William Ross assessing relative qualities of the American Pencil Company’s “Forum” pencil and Lewis Smith’s “King Edward” pencil, 9th January 1917.
• Letter of William Ross pointing out that he has admitted to Broomhill Public School nine pupils outwith his district who were refused admission to Ashley Road School, 22nd December 1916.
• Letter of John Ritchie of Old Aberdeen Public School on the deterioration of the quality of needlework since lessons were cut in half per week on account of school days shortening because of the War, 30th January 1917.
• Letter of HJ Morland Simpson to the School Board submitting list of pupils to be affected by the proclamation calling up youths at 18 years of age for military service, marking both those who are already eligible for service and those who will come of age in the near future, 13th February.
• Letter of HJ Morland Simpson to Thomas Hector concerning the work of volunteers in Aberdeen Grammar School in making sandbags for the front, 15th February 1917.
• Letter of Williamina Smith, resigning as a member of staff of Kittybrewster School following her marriage after her fiancé’s unexpected return from the army, 13th January 1917.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector regarding a form to be filled out by a Mr Law on his staff concerning conditional or absolute exemption from military service, 20th December 1916.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector requesting absolute exemption from military service for Mr Thompson, outlining conditions for exemption, 27th December 1916.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector concerning admission of Enid Lindley, a pupil recently arrived from Manchester and enrolled at Rosemount, to the Central Higher Grade School, 1st January 1917.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector concerning awarding of the third year Watt Bursaries, 29th December 1916.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector concerning medical reports on three junior students to whom exception was taken on the grounds of their not being successfully vaccinated, 22nd January 1917.
• Letter of AG Wallace to Thomas Hector listing male pupils in attendance at the Central Higher Grade School who are eligible for military service before the end of the school year, 13th February 1917.
• Letter of LL Ward to Thomas Hector apologising for being unable to undertake the manufacture of sacks as ordered by the officer in charge of the sack depot in Yorkshire, 16th January 1917.
• Letter of Lucy L Ward to Mr Swanson regarding his failure to give an organ lesson to Miss Nora Davidson, 16th December 1916.
• Letter of LL Ward to Thomas Hector informing that Grace Emslie has been enrolled as a pupil of the High School for Girls transferring from the China Inland Mission School in Chafoow [Yantai, formerly Chefoo], 23rd January 1917.
• Letter of LL Ward to Thomas Hector stating that Mr Swainson has done no work since Christmas, 24th January 1917.
• Letter of LL Ward to the School Board requesting the supply of a Singer Sewing Machine to the High School for Girls, 6th February 1917.
• Letter of LL Ward to the school board proposing changes to a two year scheme of work involving domestic science as a staple subject with a leaving certificate, 24th February 1917.
• Letter of John Watson to Thomas Hector concerning rearrangement of classes at St Paul Street School due to more pupils passing the qualifying exam than can fit in the supplementary classes, and thus being convened in the school library, 26th December 1916.
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