| Description | 1/1/1903-28/2/1903
J. D. Anderson, Ferryhill Public School. 6th January 1903. Details regarding the potential transfer of a teacher, Miss Mowat. Follow-up letter (25th February 1903) details more about her conduct.
Lizzie M. Booth, Walker Road School. 22nd Jan 1903. Request of transfer from Walker Road school to Rosemont School upon its re-opening.
J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School. Statistics regarding the number of recently refused student admissions to the school.
Duncan Clarke, Central Evening School. 28th January 1903. Request to make use of the Grammar School Gymnasium on behalf of his dressmaking class.
Duncan Clarke, Central Evening School. 30th January 1903. Letter wondering at the removal of a cookery assistant, as the average class attendance does not call for it.
J. F. Cruickshank, Mile-End Public School. 12th January 1903. Class attendance records, and mention of being affected by measles, particularly in the infant department.
John F. Cruickshank, Rosemount Public School. 4th February 1903. Mention of high class numbers. Difficulty with a rejected American student and his mother hoping to transfer him into Rosemount.
Annabelle Cumming, St. Paul Street Public School. February, 1903. Request for promotion to Infant Mistress-ship at next availability, with details of past experience.
J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School. Statistics regarding the number of recently refused student admissions to the school.
Duncan Clarke, Central Evening School. 28th January 1903. Request to make use of the Grammar School Gymnasium on behalf of his dressmaking class.
George Fenton, Holborn Street Evening School. 5th February 1903. Request for requisition on books on millinery and dressmaking for two assistants in preparation to sit the City & Guilds Examination.
W. J. Forrest. 24th January 1903. A written statement of promise from Mr. Forrest, vowing not to drink liquor in the future to avoid being unfit for duty again.
Ellen G[…]wells. 23rd February 1903. A letter thanking Mr. Hector for keeping her updating on the discussions of the possibility of a Deaf Oral School in Aberdeen. She comments on the opinion of advocates of the combined system, and offers her own opinion.
William Hendry, Causewayend Evening School. 26th January 1903. Mention of a Burns’ Concert in order to raise money for the purchase of parallel bats. Further, a request for some small bills from the Board to cover some expenses of the concert. Follow-up letter, 4th February, Mr. Hendry mentions how the bats would be used by the students, and his own unpaid labour on behalf of the Board.
Thomas Hynd, King Street Public School. 7th January 1903. Report indicating number of students reporting to have had measles. Three other letters from Mr. Hyrd regarding students with measles at King Street School, including inviting older students to resume schooling even with measles in the household. Letter from H. T. Morland Simpson, 12th February 1903, Aberdeen Grammar School, having had to send pupils home after having come to school ill; attached both letter from pupil’s family (quoting Mr. Hyrd) and leaflet from Aberdeen School Board to parents and guardians detailing common illnesses and expected behaviour. Letter from J. B. Spalding, York Street Public School, asking for direction regarding older pupils returning to school if there is measles in the household.
Thomas Hyrd, King Street Public School. 5th February 1903. Letter informing Mr. Hector of the school’s first serious accident: that a boy, Mr. Legg, met with an accident that broke his ankle, and was carried home.
William Johnston, Broomhill Evening School. 16th February 1903. Request to make use of the school gymnasium so that the dressmaking and millinery class may have an “At Home” social.
W. H. Kirk[…?], Aberdeen Grammar School. 26th January 1903. Letter seeking approval to purchase specific books for the reference library, letter with titles enclosed.
W Litster. 12th January 1903. An account of the behaviour of one Mr. Forrest for intemperance and failure to arrive for duty. Follow-up statement of promise from Mr. Forrest to the Board, vowing not to drink liquor in the future.
David B. Lothian, King St. Public School. 14th February 1903. Request for promotion to Headmastership, detailing previous experience and qualifications.
W Litster. 12th January 1903. An account of the behaviour of one Mr. Forrest for intemperance and failure to arrive for duty.
John McBain, High School for Girls. 5th January 1903. Details two medals awarded annually to students for academic achievement.
John A. McHardy, Woodside Public School. 2nd February 1903. A note from Mr. McHardy reporting that after a recent touch of influenza he is “only hanging on by his eyelashes”.
John A. McHardy, Woodside Public School. 3rd February 1903. Letter inquiring as to the loss of pay with regards to one teacher, Miss Shand. Three follow-up letters (13th February, 27th February) detailing Miss Shand’s length of service, conduct, her off-duty work with poor children, and requesting the salary issue be amended.
John McKenzie, Holburn Street Public School. 7th January 1903. Details on pupils who left before reaching 14.
John McKenzie, Holburn Street Public School. 16th January 1903. Letter on behalf of the Aberdeen Head Teachers’ Association with their opinions on the “department system”.
William McLeod, Hanover Street School. 13th February 1903. Letter detailing the punishment of one girl, Lottie Wilson, and addressing complaints from her parents sent to Mr. Hector.
Mitchell, Kittybrewster School. 3rd January 1903. Request to transfer three students from the Dressmaking class from Kittybrewster to the Grammar School in order that they could train to pass the City & Guild’s of London Examination.
John W. Murray. 17th February 1903. Request for promotion to Mastership, detailing previous experience and qualifications.
J. S. Skea, St. Paul Street Public School. 26th January 1903. A request that a position be filled with one of her three old teachers: Miss Martha Robertson, Miss Mary Innes, or Jeannie Reaper(?), detailing their experience and qualities.
J. S. Skea, St. Paul Street Public School. 29th January 1903. Letter to the Board appealing for them to intervene in the housing situation of one James W[…].
P. Smart, Frederick Street Public School. 25th February 1903. Letter to Mr. Hector detailing the unsatisfactory conduct of a Mr. Shand.
Edith Stewart, Torry Public School. 16th February 1903. Letter requesting transfer from Torry Public School, citing distance from home.
William Stewart. 20th January 1903. Letter on behalf of the Kittybrewster and Woodside Bowling Club requesting the use of the gymnasium to hold a bazaar to pay off their remaining debt.
E. M. Urquhart, Grammar Evening School. 30th January 1903. Letter requesting use of the school gymnasium on behalf of the dressmaking class for use of a social evening, detailing what they would use the space for.
John Watson, Mile-End Evening School. 21st January 1903. Letter detailing the falling attendance for the dressmaking class.
Elizabeth Whisket, Torry Public School. 29th January 1903. Letter detailing the absence of student, Mary Leiper, and punishment for disobedience; also details difficulty with Miss Leiper’s parents.
Elizabeth Whisket, Torry Public School. 2nd February 1903. Commendation seconding a request for increase of salary for a Miss Sarah Shepherd, and details of her quality of conduct.
Elizabeth Whisket, Torry Public School. 3rd February 1903. Contains enclosed letter from a Mr. Leiper describing the punishment at school of his daughter Mary. Letter from E. Whisket refutes all claims.
12 applications for transfer: 9 specifically mentioning Rosemount School, 6 of these are from St. Clement’s Street Public School, and 3 specifically mention Mr. Findlay by name as motivation for transferring.
Additional Morland Simpson letters to be appraised / listed at a later date.
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