| Description | 1/11/1898-31/12/1898
No name given. Woodside Public School. No date given (circa Dec 1898). Percentage of Absentees in each class for the past month.
John Anderson. Ferryhill. 2nd Nov 1898. Notes on Jubilee picture for Diamond Jubilee.
Barnett. Middle Public School. 1st December 1898. Multiple resignations and removals of teachers at the point- arrangements for replacements.
Barnett. Middle Public School. 19th December 1898. Letter of recommendation for Miss Brand.
James Campbell. Walker Road. 11th November 1898. Argues to the Board that a male assistant should replace Mr Smith and not a female one- gives a list of reasons..
Duncan Clarke. 23 Argyll Place. 10th November 1898. Notes on Inspectors visiting the school, especially questions surrounding enrolmne.t
George Fenton. Holburn Street Evening School. 22nd November 1898. Issues surrounding Miss Emslie attending to individual pupils in her class and needs an assistant.
James Findlay. 158 Bon Accord Street. 12th December 1898. Findlay expressed hurt over being sent on a fool’s errand to discuss the transference of another teacher.
Fyfe. Girls’ High Evening School. 14th December 1898. Arrangements for Social Evening in connection to classes at school.
Fyfe. Girls’ High Evening School. 26th December 1898. Arrangements for an assistant teacher in German class.
William Hendry. Causewayend Evening School. 15th Nov 1898. Issues surrounding Accompanist for Musical Drill.
Hynd. King Street. 7th Nov 1898. Case of Mr Murray –details his credentials as a teacher.
Kisbet. Torry Public School. 2nd Nov 1898. Issues surrounding salary as Headteacher.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 29th Nov 1898. Request for Mr Machard to produce a few scenes from the Merchant of Venice for Christmas in aid of his Advanced Class.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 1st Dec 1898. Enclosed list of numbers in infant and higher department with fees- letter gives more details.
John McBain. High School for Girls. 5th December 1898. Complaint on behalf of several teachers about their salary.
John McKenzie. Holburn Street. 29th Dec 1898. List of points of consideration for the Board- Town Council Scholarships, Educational Trust Examinations, Free Places in Grammar School.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 4 Nov 1898. Science and Art Claim.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 30 Nov 1898. Coat Pegs.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 30 Nov 1898. Infectious Ailments.
Simpson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 13 Dec 1898. Science Registers.
Skea. St Paul Street. 9th Nov 1898. Issues with lighting, ventilation and heating through the school.
Skea. St Paul Street. 9th Nov 1898. Conservation on Miss Mathieson leaving and her replacement.
Skea. St Paul Street. 21st Nov 1898. Miss Watson’s leaving and arrangements.
Wakoy. Broomhill. 10th Nov 1898. Request for spare Diamond Jubilee picture.
No sender given- possible missing page. High School. Aberdeen 22nd November 1898. Arrangements surrounding Practical Classes in the school.
Barnett. Middle Public School. 15th December 1898. Discusses the reasons why he prefers Mr Peter to fill Mr Gill’s vacancy at Marywell. He has special training in Elementary Science and understand the expectation of discipline for the school.
J. Carmichael. 9 Margaret Place. Ruthrieston. 3rd November 1898. Letter on class arrangements for Building Construction Classes, with timetable on the back.
J. Carmichael. Grammar School. 1st December 1898. Offer for money (around £40) to be given for the use of prizes for excellent students in the Science and Art Committee.
A. Christe. Cornhill House. 21st December 1898. Agreement to pay over to Morice and Wilson, Advocates, the sum of £6 per month out of his salary until the sum of £200 plus interest has been repaid to them.
Duncan Clarke. Central Evening School. 13th December 1898. Various notes- one, to request Miss Mabel Anderson take up position in Cookery, a note about the work of John Ogg, and request for information from Headmasters about school opening times, attendance and so on.
Cruickshank. Marywell Street Public School. 28th November 1898. Request for a strong teacher to be appointed to Standard V due to the importance of the class.
Agnes Daniel. High School for Girls. 9th December 1898. Request for salary increase- has been with the Board since 1876. Has taught sewing, cooking and dressmaking in various capacities. More details within.
Charles Davidson. Aberdeen Grammar School. 12th December 1898. Request to have his salary raised due to taking up worn in the Upper School.
George Fenton. Holburn Street Evening School. 10th November 1898. Request for a constable to be placed around the school gate around 9.30pm tonight as there have been incidents of boys from other schools preventing the girl pupils from getting home.
George Fenton. Holburn Street Evening School. 15th November 1898. Notes on admission register, absence rate and Arithmetic examination.
George Fenton. Holburn Street Evening School. 14th December 1898. Request for Social Gathering to be held on behalf of Millinery Class on 13th January, in an effort to maintain attendance.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 7th November 1898. Arrangements for moving cooking equipment to the Gymnasium in connection in obtaining grants.
A Green. Skene Square Public School. 13th December 1898. In light of the extension of the school to include a room for Manual Instruction, a request is made for a classroom to be built for the Headmaster to use to teach pupils.
James Hector. School of Design. 18th November 1898. Asks about holding a dance during the Christmas Vacation – partly for the sake of popularising the Evening School.
William Hendry. Causewayend Evening School. 15h November 1898. Issues surrounding the use of [planes? - writing unclear] as they are too small.
William Hendry. Causewayend Evening School (also wrote 22 Union Terrace after signature). 29th December 1898. Request to hold a Burns Night event at the end of January for the girl pupils as per previous years- needs confirmation as early as possible.
Hynd. King Street Public School. 23rd December 1898. Request to begin Gymnastics Classes ahead of the Gymnasium opening and at the request of Senior Pupils.
John Murray. King Street Public School. 7th November 1898. Job application for Second Master application at Marywell. Acted as Pupil Teacher in Ruthrieston for 5 years. Entered Training College and received First Class certificate. Has passed Exams in Mathematics, Mental Philosophy and Natural History. More details within.
James Rennie. 61 Mile End Avenue. 28th November 1898. Letter of apology for his conduct and expresses thank you to Revd Alexander Webster and others of the administration committee for the mercy extended to him.
Skea. 28th December 1898. St Paul Street Public School. Concern expressed to Board about the prohibition of social functions and inquiries whether the Annual Concert and Re-Union of the school falls under the category. Has been a tradition for 22 years and is necessary to help fund the School Library.
Rose. Causewayend Public School. 2nd December 1898. Complaint about the state of the south side entrance door of the school. Since it does not close properly, it keeps that side of the school cold, and it is intolerable during storms. The cloakroom is also not fit for purpose either. A request for a porch to be installed.
A.G. Wallace. Central Public School. 17th November 1898. Arrangements for additional teachers to be placed at the school due to growing attendance. Preference especially for male assistant due to large increase in male pupils. More details within.
A.G. Wallace. Central Public School. 5th December 1898. Details on two teachers not turning up to their classes for the day due to extra work imposed on them. Mr Henry has apologised but Mr Cruickshank has claimed it was a headache. Wishes the Board to reprimand him to recognise the severity of the action. |