| Description | 12/5/1898-16/8/1898
John Anderson: Ferryhill Evening School: 2 June 1898
Regarding candidates for teachers of shorthand. Mma Stuart and Bella Strewart
Elsie Anderson: Central School: 26 August 1898
Discussing a reward for freehand drawing being made out to the wrong name and inquiring how she might regain points lost on the examination
John Anderson: Feryyhill Evening School: 29 June 1898
Discussing objections to the proposed changes to the continuation classes: point by point with rational
Jas C. Barnett: Middle Public School: 17 August 1898
Requesting a former pupil teacher to fill a vacancy: Miss Brand
Annie Bell: King Street: 13 June 1898
Requesting a salary increase due to additional certificates. Response of NO written at top
Westfield Public School: 24 June 1898
Accounts for the school
G.S. Copland: Westfield Public School: 27 May 1898
Regarding agreement with the school board about free housing in addition to salary and what provisions are to made in lieu of housing
J.N. Carmichael: Broomhill & Walker Road: 16 May 1898
Regarding the promises made upon his employment by the board from Leeds as the Manual Intructor/ instruction coordinator, and his treatment since, in contradiction to the terms of his employment and standard of service
Jas Campbell: Walker Road Public School: 23 May 1898
Trying to acquire a teacher [Miss Maggie Beatie] from another school
Jas Campbell: Walker Road Public School: 20 May 1898
Student fees breakdown
Alex Dunbar: St. Paul Street & Skene Square: June 1898
Giving details per school why attendance in down in manual training classes with suggestions on how to fix the problem
Alex Dunbar: Walker Road & Middle School: 23 May 1898
Discussing inconveniences put upon him by having to teach at multiple schools at close times with decreased attendance. General disgruntled letter and requesting increase in salary
G.F. Duthie: Woodside Public School: 16 June 1898
Discussing the increase in students recently and lack of space. Numbers given for incoming students
G.F. Duthie: Woodside Public School: 31 May 1898
Requisition for exercise books
George Fenton: 25 April 1898
Discussing the rearrangement of students to prepare for Bookkeeping and shorthand classes, and allow for the students able to keep up a better chance of succeeding after communication with other schools. Asking about improvements to the school as well.
Agnes Fallarton: Northfield School: 4 June 1898
Asking to be transferred to a healthier school after claiming to be working in unhealthy conditions for too long and needed weeks off on doctor’s recommendation
Alexander Green: Skene Square Public School: 30 May 1898
Requesting the arrangements be made to teach students manual instructions at their school because currently they are being outsourced to other schools.
Alexander Green: Skene Square Public School: 14 June 1898
Requesting assistance for drawing/models dure to a classing being very behind the others
James Hector: School of Design: 4 July 1898
Prototype of a registration tally.
James Hector: School of Design: June 1898
Suggestions for changes to be made to the Evening Classes.
Alfred: King Street School: 24 May 1898
Requesting an account breakdown to see why a family has been overcharged [McLaren Family]
Georgina Lacaille: 27 June 1898
Letter in French. [possibly discussing a resignation and move to Glasgow]
Jas Mitchell: Aberdeen Harbour Commission Dredging Inspector: 30 June 1898
Confirming the discontinuation of the applied mechanics and steam classes.
Bessie Mints: 31 May 1898
Thanks for an unsolicited raise
John McLachlan: Ashley Road Public School: 27 June 1898
Giving results of fifth and sixth standard exams for Herbert Paul and Charles E. Simpson
John A.M. Hardy: Old Aberdeen Public School: 24 Aug 1898
Trying once again to get another infant teacher. 117 on the roll and more incoming daily with only 1 full time staff and 4 pupil teachers.
John McLachlan: Ashley Road Public School: 29 June 1898
Seemingly unfavourable review of a Miss Walker, for the second time
John A.M Hardy: Old Aberdeen Public School: 9 June 1898
Requesting additional support for the infant department, stating the difficulties with the current arrangement and teaching staff
John McKenzie: Holburn Street Public School: 30 May 1898
Regarding Miss Annie C Wood, pupil teacher, with brief yet favourable recommendation
John McKenzie: Holburn Street School: Head Teachers Association: 26 May, 2 June 1898
Two letters talking about points maid by Mr. Marland Simpson in regards to free scholarship examinations and “history being the one other essential required to enable a boy to profit”. A mutiny ensued at the meeting and they are leaving in the hands of the board to deal with Mr. Simpson
W.H. Kiwiland [surname unclear]. Grammar School. Letter requesting money to be sent to school in relation to the Games Fund.
Hugh Manners. Rector. Airdrie Academy. 20th June 1898. Letter of recommendation on behalf Mr Francis Gray as Maths teacher.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 31st May 1898. Request for £35 to put toward school prizes.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 13thJune 1898. Letter of recommendation for Miss Armand.
John McGregor. Dr Bell’s Public School. 19th May 1898. Letter expresses disappointment that Miss Thomson did not come to see school as arranged, with attached letter from Miss Thomson (sent 17th May 1898, from Elgin)
John McKenzie. Holburn Street Public School. 2nd June 1898. Discussion around Reading Books and a change of Readers to be made within the school.
John Peter. Porthill Public School. 27th May 1898. Has to close school for the day due to large absence in attendance- 114 absent.
John Bentley Phillip. 8 Belvidere Crescent. 16th May 1898. Very detailed letter- Request to be promoted to Senior Classical Master in Grammar School- gives many details on his teaching experience, including teaching Latin and Greek at Stranraer Academy.
James Pope. 28 Victoria Street. 10th May 1898. Regrets absence( due to illness) in order to superintendent the Model Drawing Examination in Grammar School. However, his daughter, also a teacher, was able to attend, and adds notes on the outcome.
James Pope. 28 Victoria Street. 25th May 1898. Letter of apology to Board for misunderstanding surrounding absence for Model Drawing Examination.
Mary Reith. St Paul Street Public School. 23rd June 1898. Details on Brushwork classes at the school as per Mrs Skea’s request.
Rose. Causewayend Public School.18th May 1898. Request to introduce Brushwork class into classes where there is no Manual Occupation. More details within.
Rose. Causewayend Public School. 3rd June 1898. Request for additional teacher in Infants’ Class after the holidays- more details within.
Jane Helen Ross. 169 Skene Street West. 26th August 1898. Requests name to be sent to Department for forms to be filled for Queen’s Scholarship Examination.
James Scott. Banchory Lodge, Banchory. 16th August 1898. Job application for teaching in Evenings Classes during winter session. Has been a Pupil Teacher at Middle Public School. Left as first-class student in 1897 and is currently finishing Arts course at King’s College. More details within.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 25th May 1898. Free Scholarship Examination, with enclosed typed note with exam questions.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 27th May 1898. Library Fund.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 5th June 1898. State-aided School.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 8th June 1898. Suggested Renumeration for Scholarship Examination.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 9th June 1898. Salaries.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 14th June 1898. Anderson Scholarship.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 24th June 1898. Amounts due to Examinants in Scholarship Examination.
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 26th May 1898. Letter regarding a book on Plastic Method and teaching pupils Cardboard Modelling in classes. More details within.
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 13th June 1898. Notes that Mr Wallace sent her a letter over an issue with the treatment of both teachers and pupils regarding supervision of classes. Says she has nothing more to say on the matter other than she is much more angry than her letter shows- attached original letter from Wallace to Skea (dated 11th November 1898) and another from Skea to Wallace in response (13th June 1898).
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 25th July 1898. Requests Board for the services on Miss Eleanor Christie at the school- even puts it as asking for a personal favour due to her strong desire to have her as a teacher.
Skea. St Paul Street Public School. 23rd August 1898. Requests to have Miss Emily Makassar’s apprenticeship prolonged to help with increasing numbers in Infant Department.
Mary Taylor. King Street Public School. 9th June 1898. Request for increase in salary, especially as she has no increase in two years.
Lucy Ward. Belgrave House, near Leicester. Note about her name being omitted from the School Prospectus. |