| Description | 31/6/1904-8/10/1904
JD Anderson, Ferryhill Public, Figures showing the numerical strength of the classes but still feel they are understaffed, 28/9/1904
Elizabeth Bruce, Application as teacher in any public school until the reopening of College in October, 19/7/1904
Jas C Barnett, Middle Public School, The testing of sight of each school would require the ordinary card of different sizes of printed letters and for hearing the distance at which a child should be able to hear a ticking watch and such records would prove of great interest, 21/9/1904
Ellen Crassweller, Oral School for Deaf & dumb, School opened last Tuesday with attendance of 8 children(names & addresses enclosed), 20/8/1904
James Campbell, Walker Road Public School, Enclosed Medical Certificate have caused “very greatest anxiety”. Without any definite proof he is not satisfied with the Medical Certificate but would be willing to state his reasons for taking this step (in confidence) to the committee, 6/10/1904
Gertrude Cheyne, Application Form stating grounds on which applicant refrains from entering a training college as “Want of Means”, 2/8/1904
A Green, Skene Sq Public School, Special arrangements for“Children of Weak Intellect” training for a boy who is subject to sudden outbursts of fury including physical assaults, 24/8/1904.
A Green, Skene Sq Public School, A lack of shelter in the boys’ playground and the consequent hardship during stormy weather, 16/9/1904.
A Green, Skene Sq Public School, Steps to get promising boys with speech defects enrolled as pupils of Professor Bernard at Ashley Road School, 12/9/1904.
Thom Hynd, King St School, Average number of teachers for pupils in comparison to other schools, 23/9/1904.
Elizabeth Hodge, Application for Assistant Mistress at Girls’ High School, 19/7/1904.
Thom Hynd, King St School, Measles outbreak but did not see necessity to close the department, 22/9/1904.
Robert Jack, Skene St Public School, Necessity to provide accommodation for a class in Standard I and combined with another class the number of pupils in 90 in a space for 75, 30/9/1904.
DB Lothian, St Clements St Public School, Mr David Gillian school bookseller can only give 25% discounts for books for school library. Mr Bisset, Broad St , says the same. They are bound by the terms of their trade association, 14/9/1904.
J McGregor, Old Aberdeen Public School, Application for position of Headmaster of Woodside Primary School, 5/10/1904.
John McKenzie, Ashley Road Public School, The Head Teachers’ Association would like to report that the annual collection for the Children’s Clothing Association and the Fresh Air Fortnight Scheme was £86.00, 28/6/1904.
Frances Mawmier, Application for position of Assistant Mistress to teach English, Mathematics & German, 2/07/1904.
Annie G McIntosh, Application for Assistant Mistress at Aberdeen High School for Girls’, 13/07/1904.
John AW Hardy, Woodside Public School, Response to previous letter stating “we have had a number of complaints from this party for dealing with the boy for smoking and making other mistakes. He also confessed to the ill-treatment of a smaller boy. Discipline was imposed but report of striking by hand and calling the boy a liar were denied, 5/09/1904.
Jeanie G Neil, Application for vacancy at Aberdeen High School for Girls from teacher from Greenock, 28/07/1904.
Geo Pickford, Application from the Aberdeen branch of the Scottish Class Teachers’ Association for use of its gymnasium for the Annual
Assembly of the Association bearing in mind that previous requests have been refused, 6/10/1904.
James Pope, From the Directors of the Royal Horticultural Society asking the Board to inform Head Teachers of the intention to offer prizes
for the best collections of pressed leaves at their annual show. Admission for children would be 1d and free for teachers, 24/06/1904.
Isabella M Riddell, Application for position of Assistant Mistress at Aberdeen High School for Girls from a former pupil of the school, 20/07/1904.
Jas Rose, Causewayend Public School, Bet to inform the board that there is no adequate shelter for Infants & girls from wet or stormy weather in the playground. Also it would be a great practical utility of having a small window in the end of the Janitor’s lodge, 5/10/1904.
Lizzie Spence, Application for position of Assistant Mistress at Aberdeen High School for Girls from advert in the “Scotsman”, 11/07/1904.
William Stewart, Porthill Public School, Request to admit Thomas Cooper to the Deaf & Dumb School although he is not “stonedeaf”, 12/09/1904.
A G Wallace, Central School, In the event of the School Board expressing a desire to assist the Admiralty in their new scheme for the selection of Boy Artificers, 3/10/1904.
RW Watson, Broomhill Public School, Miss Grant states she has no recollection of punishing the girl and if she had surely she would remember, 16/9/1904.
A G Wallace, Central School, There are 650 pupils on the register in addition to the pupil teachers, 167 boys & 483 girls. The figures for 1902 and 1903 were 594 & 501, 5/09/1904.
A G Wallace, Central School, He understands from the Janitor that the manual instruction room in Belmont St is being got ready for use next session as classrooms. It would not be suitable for ordinary classwork as there is a joiner’s shop above and the noise would be incessant, 8/08/1904.
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