| Description | 1/9/1903 - 31/10/1903
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John C. Anderson, Ferryhill Evening School – 26 October 1903 – A letter about not changing the instructions of Geometry and Mathematics, making it difficult to split the classes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John C. Anderson, Ferryhill Evening School – 06 October 1903 – A letter requesting additional assistance for several classes, listing class sizes as the reasoning.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. D. Anderson, Ferryhill Public School – 07 September 1903 – A letter requesting additional assistance for several classes, listing class sizes as the reasoning.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John C. Anderson, Ferryhill Evening School – September 1903 – John C. Anderson’s cover letter and “summary of training and record” for application to headmaster at a school in the district.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.D. Anderson, Ferryhill Public School – 08 September 1903 – A mysterious disappearance of gallon ink bottles.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: R. Bain – 30 October 1903 – A professor starting early because his other appointment school had an outbreak of measles and had to close early for the semester.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School – 27 October 1903 – Asking to hold an “At Home” for the teachers and their friends in the gymnasium.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Annie J. Carmack – A teacher starting in Aberdeen, including a letter of recommendation from a former employer.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.N. Carmichael, Grammar School – 07 September 1903 – A teacher who took a metalworking class in Germany.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Duncan Clarke, Argyll Place – 24 October 1903 – List of evening classes and the amount of students, includes Photography, Handwriting, German, First Aid and Typewriting.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School – 23 October 1903 – About the discipline of a boy “Carroll” and his father’s interference with school discipline.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School – 2 October 1903 – Another letter about Matthew Carroll.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Duncan Clarke, Evening School – 7 September 1903 – Concerning inspections and equipment in buildings and classrooms.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Duncan Clarke, Evening School – 7 October 1903 – A collection of 4 letters with number of students enrolled in several evening classes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. Campbell, Walker Road Public School – 7 September 1903 – Report of a complaint of discipline, but no real details.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Duncan Clarke – 29 September 1903 – Wanting more appointments to cover the work needing to be done, as people are doing jobs they weren’t employed originally for.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Nellie Dawson – 23, 17, 9 September 1903 – A collection of notes concerning salary.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: G.F Duthie, Kittybrewster Public School – 14 September 1903 – Referring someone to a doctor, as well as a note about “Form 40.”
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Alexander Forbes, Skene Street Public School – 16 October 1903 – Saying that a teacher Miss Mowat is doing a good job but not as good as her predecessor.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: James Findlay, Rosemount Public School – 22 October 1903 – A list of 25 pupils who have been placed according to attainments in the Infant Department but are too old to associate with infants.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: George Fruton, Skene Square Evening School – 26 October 1903 – Schedules for the evening classes minus those for the preparatory department.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: George Fruton, Skene Square Evening School – 19 October 1903 – A little unpleasantness between Mr. Fruton and Miss G. Taylor, concerning reducing her hours.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: George Fruton, Skene Square Evening School – 28 October 1903 – A note about changing around teachers schedules including class sizes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: George Fruton, Skene Square Evening School – 2 October 1903 – A request for a new sewing machine for the school with a note about the class sizes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: James Findlay, Rosemount Public School – 15 September 1903 – A long note detailing issues with the timetables that need to be reconciled.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: George Fruton, Skene Square Evening School – 15 September 1903 – The names of teachers for the various classes to be held at the school, including why he is recommending them.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: W. Fyfe, Marywell Street Public School – 23 September 1903 – “The annual convention of the Scottish National S. S. Union has come around again and I am again a delegate.” He took leave to attend the conference.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: James Findlay, Rosemount Public School – 29 September 1903 – A note about books being issued to students who couldn’t afford them.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: A. Green, Skene Square Public School – 16 October 1903 – Talking about a teachers lack of musical ability in teaching music.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: A. Green, Skene Square Public School – 9 September 1903 – Discussing of the new curriculum and the enthusiasm that it has brough.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.C. Hynd, King Street Public School – 29 October 1903 – Discussion of some books needed for classes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.C. Hynd, King Street Public School – 22 October 1903 – A note about wires in the school building that were cause of some concern for safety.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: ?? Hein, High School for Girls Aberdeen – 1903 – Wanting to use a classroom of the high school for the purpose of conducting private classes for country teachers.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.C. Hynd, King Street Public School – 1 October 1903 – About wanting new maps for the classrooms of British Isles, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. C. Hynd, King Street Public School – 10 September 1903 – Telegraph Wires again hanging down and causing a safety concern.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: William Hendry, Causewayend Evening School – 14 September 1903 – Approval list of teachers for different classes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: William Hendry, Causewayend Evening School – 12 September 1903 – A plea against closing the Wood class.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.C. Hynd, King Street Public School – 7 September 1903 – A note about class sizes and school sizes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: W. M. Johnston, Broomhill Evening School – 30 October 1903 – Numbers in Millinery and difficulties in staffing.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: W. M. Johnston, Broomhill Evening School – 14 September 1903 – Suggestions for evening school staff with notes about the teachers.
To: Rev. Gordon Murray, From: M.E. Lippe – 3 September 1903 – A note about qualifications for teaching, recommended by Mr. Hector to contact the Reverend.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: D.B. Lothian, St. Clement Street Public School – 14 September 1903 – A request and case for a new sewing machine.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: R.M. Littlejohn – 2 October 1903 – A application for teaching with specifics about the applicant.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: D.B. Lothian, St. Clement Street Public School – 4 September 1903 – Number of pupils who were exempted from further attendance of the school.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Alex Moodie, Woodside Evening School – 16 September 1903 – List of teachers and the classes that they teach.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: G. F. Duthie, Kittybrewster Public School – 22 September 1903 – A teacher who has been absent and that they are unable to spare anyone.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: William McLear, Hanover Street Public School – 19 October 1903 – A report of Miss Walker and Miss Sylvia Cook’s work.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McLachlan, Ashley Road Public School – 16 October 1903 – Views as to the desirability or otherwise of confirming the appointments to the staff of the school.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McBain, High School for Girls Aberdeen –17 September 1903 – Schemes with timetables for the classes concerned.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McHardy, Woodside Public School – 22 October 1903 – Teachers complaining of bad ventilation and narrow accommodation of some classrooms leading to poor health.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McBain, High School for Girls Aberdeen – 18 September 1903 – New buildings are about to be completed and a reminder about some wants the school has.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McKenzie, Holburn Street Public School – 5 October 1903 – With regard to the necessity for placing a class in the gymnasium, finding it unnecessary. Mentions class sizes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McLachlan, Ashley Road Public School – 26 October 1903 – Dropping the words “Advanced Department” from the Code and if that is true and what to do about it.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McBain, High School for Girls Aberdeen – 8 September 1903 – Reasons for the requisition vote for asking for a sewing machine.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: William McLean, Hanover Public Street – 21 September 1903 – Meeting of the head teacher’s association and some questions for the committee.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: William McLean, Hanover Public Street – 22 September 1903 – 20th Company Boy’s Brigade wanting to use the gymnasium for their meeting.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John McLachlan, Ashley Road Public School – 8 September 1903 – Students refused admittance because there were too many students and they were full to capacity.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.B. Philip, Aberdeen Grammar School – 7 September 1903 – Teacher is upset with the duties given to him by the headmaster.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Peters, St. Paul Street Evening School – 15 October 1903 – Class size needing to be broken up into several sessions for Book keeping and Arithmetic.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Peter – 2 September 1903 – A full application for a headmaster position.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.A. Rose, Causewayend Public School – 16 October 1903 – A note about Miss Elphinstone’s work ethic and her struggles.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.A. Rose, Causewayend Public School – 26 October 1903 – A complaint about stationary.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.A. Rose, Causewayend Public School – 16 October 1903 – Outline of courses.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Robertson, Westfield Public School – 7 September 1903 – A note about women assistants as a rule.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Ritchie, King Street Evening Public School – 5 October 1903 – Mr. Murray being put up for an appointment.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.A. Rose, Causewayend Public School – 7 September 1903 – Request for a sewing machines.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Robertson, Westfield Public School – 7 September 1903 – A teacher cannot teach the Cookery classes and they really want someone teaching the cookery classes because they don’t want to lose having it.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Ritchie, King Street School – 14 September 1903 – Evening school prospectus edits from the headmaster.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Ritchie, King Street School – 16 September 1903 – Nominating some teachers for new staffing of the evening school.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.A. Rose, Causewayend Public School – 7 September 1903 – A review of several teachers at the school and their abilities.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 4 September 1903 – Letters about increasing teacher’s salaries (and complaints about them not increasing.)
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.S. Skea, St. Paul Street Public School – 15 October 1903 – A complimentary letter speaking about the specific achievements of a teacher at the school, Miss Jane Bain.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 15 October 1903 – The boys from the grammar school keep climbing the fences into the man’s garden who lives near the school.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Alex M. Shand, Frederick St. Public School – 19 October 1903 – A teacher requesting consideration for a change of position because their current one blocks them from being promoted.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Charles Stewart, Gordon’s College, Aberdeen – 27 October 1903 – The number of students (106) in the Machine Construction class and a request for splitting it into 3 classes instead of two.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: P. Smart, Frederick Street Public School – 23 October 1903 – A request for “Big Scribbling Books”, forgotten from another order of school supplies.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: W. A. Stromonth, Walker Road Evening School – 8 October 1903 – “Thirty three pupils have intimated their intention of attending a Class in Gymnastics, to be held here on Thursday evenings.”
To: The High School Committee, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 5 October 1903 – A list of some improvements to the current school’s accommodations, including new classrooms, improved library, a school museum, a pavilion removed, a cycle shed, new lavatories, etc.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 15 September 1903 – A few different complaints in one letter.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 6 October 1903 – A note about the Free Scholars.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 10 September 1903 – Requesting information about Learning Certificate Results.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 26 October 1903 – Following up on a request for materials to conduct eyesight tests.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: H.F. Morland Simpson, Aberdeen Grammar School – 2 October 1903 – A note about an exhibition on St. Louis, including a note about some objects.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Geo. L. Smith, Union Street Aberdeen – 24 October 1903 – A request at the girl’s High School for an assistant for photography.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: P. Smart, Frederick Street Public School – 16 October 1903 – “In connection with the Board’s resolution to supply free books to those in the supplementary course, what am I to do with those on the Education Trust and Parish Council?”
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: L.B. Spalding, York Street Public School – 16 October 1903 – Libraries got an annual allowance from the Board? (Questioning if this is true.)
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: L.B. Spalding, York Street Public School – 12 October 1903 – Two notes about a wood merchant piling wood, one to say he was doing it, one to say that he had stopped.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Jessie R. Stewart, 6 Rosemount Terrace – 7 October 1903 – A mistake was made where a teacher was not communicated with about being wanted back for the new school year and apologizing for the misunderstanding.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.S. Skea, St. Paul Street Public School – 9 September 1903 – “May I be permitted to remind you of your promise to have the boy Jas Berier(?) medically examined. I have heard no more of it, and this teacher finds him exceedingly troublesome.”
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J.S. Skea, St. Paul Street Public School – 7 September 1903 – Sewing machines are useful for girls to learn about and is “one of the most practical and useful of the subjects.”
“Town Council and Free Scholarships Examination” table and notes.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: P. Smart, Frederick Street Public School – 10 September 1903 – Brush drawing books are needed but they have had difficulty getting them and if they don’t get them, they won’t be able to have the class.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Robert Valentine, Hanover St Evening School – 16 September 1903 – A list of teacher recommendations for different classes with details about teachers.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: Robert Valentine, Hanover St Evening School – 18 September 1903 – Headmaster’s Evening School had questions about a few administrative things. Mr. Hector’s reply included!!!
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: A. Wallace, Belvidere Cres. – 29 October 1903 – A request to attend a complimentary dinner to be given to an old pupil teacher he knew.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: A. Mercer Watson, Evening School (specific one not mentioned) – 1 October 1903 – An appointment of a teacher for the winter, but worried about if there will be enough students and that the fee isn’t worth it for twice the work.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: John Watson, Mile End Evening School – 14 September 1903 -- A list of teacher recommendations for different classes with details about teachers.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: R. Watson, Broomhill Public School – 8 September 1903 – “Bella and William Angus were both refused admission for want of room.”
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: A. Wallace, Central Public School – 7 September 1903 – 136 boys and 362 girls enrolled at the school.
To: Thomas Hector, Esq/Aberdeen School Board, From: J. Wyornyson – 12 October 1903 – Complaining about an assistant teacher appointed to them.
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