| Description | 2/5/1905-1/7/1905
- J. D. Anderson, 19 June 1905, Ferryhill Public School: asking about grounds for admission of child named Kenward/Kennard requested by Board
- J. D. A., 4-10 May [1905?], High Evening School: timetable additional classes, teachers Miss Urquhart and Miss Jemima Milne
- J. D. Anderson, 10 May 1905, Ferryhill Public School: informing Board that 18 children of 50 have left infants’ department as instructed by Board, and that have refused admission to over 50 children that should have been at school already
- J. D. Anderson, 23 June 1905, Ferryhill Public School: informing Board that collected money and donated to F. A. F. (Fresh Air Fortnight) Scheme and Sick Children’s Hospital
- J. D. Anderson, 26 June 1905, Ferryhill Public School: reiterating disapproval of Board’s claim to right to allocate school’s collected money
- J. D. Anderson, 29 June 1905, Ferryhill Public School: explaining practice of donating collected money to Fresh Air Fortnight Scheme, Figaro Scheme and Sick Children’s Hospital, states willingness to change practice at wish of Board
- Rachel Benzie, 5 June 1905: requesting for transfer away from Woodside School to Senior work or Junior Department
- Jeanie C. Barron, 24 May 1905, Beech Lodge School: going away to London to train as a teacher of the deaf and the dumb
- Margaret Birss, 9 May 1905, [Walker Road School]: acknowledging that Doctor found her worse of liquor, explaining that it was to overcome physical pain, accepts continued employment on condition of sobriety
- John H. [Mi?shand], 16 May 1905, Mile-End Public School: statement on behalf of Miss Mutch, music teacher, about new fees
- James Campbell, 5 May 1905, Marywell Street Public School: concerns about lighting at the school in detail
- Annabella Cumming, 19 June 1905, Woodside Public School: asking for leave to apply for position as infant mistress, details about her experience
- James Campbell, 19 June 1905, Marywell Street Public School: informing that 117 infant pupils will be starting next August
- James Campbell, 23 May 1905, Marywell Street Public School: informing that there is room for 50 more infant pupils, thinks that infant pupils should be admitted wherever there is room
- James Campbell, 31 May 1905, Marywell Street Public School: reporting admission of infant pupils Sydney and George Smith residing 150 Wellington Road, formerly pupils in E. C. Practising School
- Isabella B. Cromar, 28 June 1905, Porthill School: requesting a transfer to a school nearer to Aberdeen
- Emmah Cran, 02 May 1905: application to teach Music, Harmony and Counterpoint in the Evening School at the Girls’ High School
- John [H?mi?shand], 15 May 1905, Mile-End Public School: details about Physical Drill arrangements in the playground
- Nellie [Helen] Duthie, 02 May 1905: certificate given by Dr Wills because of nervous breakdown
- Helen H. Duthie, 02 June 1905: request for a transfer to a different school, Dr Wills recommends a school in the west end
- Helen Duthie, 06 June 1905: is not definitely prepared to resume work in St Paul Street School, will be able to inform after seeing what improvement there will be in health during next weeks
- A. L. Dunbar, 10 May 1905: statistics of number of pupils that received Manual Instruction, list includes King Street School, Woodside School, Walker Road School, Torry School, Skene Square School, Holburn Street School, Ferryhill School, Ashley Road School, Marywell Street School, Old Aberdeen School, Kittybrewster School, Frederick Street School, Broomhill School, Hanover Street School, Middle School, Mile End School, Rosemount School, Westfield School, Causewayend School, Central School
- Roye Lawson, 29 June 1905, High School of Stirling: endorsing Mr Courtable for a position of Latin teacher, detail about experience given
- James Findlay, 17 June 1904, Rosemount Public School: informing that will have six junior and seven senior classes, requesting an additional senior teacher as well as promotion for junior teacher Miss Donald to senior division
- Georgina Forbes, 26 June 1905, Porthill School: would like to stay at Porthill School instead of transferring to Skene Square School because she has moved house and would like to transfer instead to a school closer to her new home in Beaconsfield Place
- James Findlay, 12 May 1905, Rosemount Public School: comparison of fee charging methods for pianoforte teachers Annella Gordon, Mary Elder, Jeannie Thomson, Jeannie Mackie, Georgina Forbes, Mary Carr, Maggie King, John Gordon
- James Findlay, 23 May 1905, Rosemount Public School: two occasions of accidents of pupils that were attended by Dr [As/Op?toris], does not agree with charge by Dr because he is the medical attendant of family of girl Ross, Dr had to dress finger of boy Webster that was trampled by another boy, requests the Board to pay for Dr services
- N. Fyfe, 12 May 1905, Woodside Public School: informing that has refused admission to 8 infants, would like to admit them, expects number of infants to go up at end of the month due to “the flittings”
- N. Fyfe, 6 June 1905, Woodside Public School: requesting appointment of male teacher for position of Miss Rachel Benzie who is transferring
- James Findlay, 19 May 1905, Rosemount Public School: requesting information about “flitting day”, suggesting closing the school on that day as not many pupils will attend
- James B. [T?otheringham], 9 May 1905: application for assistant teacher position, details about certificates and experience
- A. Green, 10 May 1905, Skene Square Public School: complaining about the very defective lighting at the school, suggesting installation of electric lighting
- Margaret M. Grant, 21 June 1905, Denmore Public School: informing of possession of Elementary Freehand Drawing Certificate
- A. Green, 26 May 1905, Skene Square Public School: informing of intention to have a holiday on flitting day as absence will likely be higher than 35%
- Thomas C. Hynd, 17 May 1905, King Street Public School: informing of complaints concerning ventilation in the gymnasium, suggests installation of a window to the east to allow for a current
- Thomas Hynd, 22 May 1905, King Street Public School: practice that when a younger sibling seeks admission, all family members must go or admission is refused
- Jane Johnston, 23 June 1905, Marywell Public School: asking for promotion as has extensive experience at Rubislaw School and was not promoted at Marywell Public School
- John R. Jack, 02 May 1905, Walker Road Public School: asking if school is allowed to require doctor’s certificate after pupils’ ringworm infection
- Alexander Keir, 12 June 1905: application for a position as teacher, lots of detail about his education at the University of Aberdeen and experience
- Isabella Leask, 21 June 1905, Causewayend School: application for promotion to Infants’ Mistress, enclosed: testimonial in her favour by headmaster James Rose
- Mabel Ligertwood, 02 May 1905, [Skene Street School]: recognising reports of her unsatisfactory work, requesting to teach a different class to prove her fitness, enclosed: testimonial in her favour by James Reaich, headmaster of The Schoolhouse in New Aberdour, Fraserburgh from 16 April 1904
- Maxwell H. Mackie, Charles McLeod, George Middleton, J. M. Morrison, William Morrison, James [?]ope, 29 June 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: expressing disagreement of the senior staff members with an intended examination of the school’s work which the board intends to hold due to questions by a deputation of citizens
- W. L. Marr [no date or school referenced]: informing about resolving a disagreement with Mr Robertson, who had written to the board on behalf of his daughter who did not pass in school
- W. L. Marr [no date or school referenced]: statement regarding Miss Nellie Robertson, detailing her backwardness in school, that her parents engaged a tutor to help her go to university and explaining why she was not admitted to the Leaving Certificate Examination
- Jessie H. Mitchell, 22 June 1905, Ashley Road School: application for position of Infant Mistress, enclosed: parchment entries from H. M. Inspector T. A. Stewart 1893-99 and favourable testimonials from Margaret M. Anderson, Infant Mistress, and John McKenzie, head master at Ashley Road School
- John M. Kenzie, 12 May 1905, Ashley Road Public School: expressing dislike for new fee rates for pianoforte, fear of decrease in number of pupils
- W. Keith Macgregor, 31 May 1905: application for headmastership at an evening school, transference from current position with constabulary classes due to health issues
- Lilias McKenzie, 20 May 1905, York Street School: application for transference to a school closer to home at Holburn Street
- John M Kenzie, [01 April?] 1905, Ashley Road Public School: informing that the girl Munro has made herself objectionable in a disturbance and is not likely to be admitted
- C. McLeod, 09 June 1905, [Grammar School]: informing that members of staff are not in agreement with sending a written statement in regard to the Deputation of citizens criticising the school, enclosed: matters that a potential written statement would include
- Charles M. Leod, 05 June 1905, Grammar School: requesting an interview with the committee of the School Board to express the views of members of staff in regards to a proposed examination
- William D. McLeod, 03 May 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: requesting permission for immediate admission, a boy Alex Stewart, 36 Bedford Road, 6 years 2 months old, as he has never been to school
- J. M. Gregor, 24 May 1905, Old Aberdeen Public School: request for teachers to be paid at school instead of at the bank so that less class time would be lost on pay days.
- James [C./D.?] MacLeod, 04 May 1905, Westfield Public School: informing that a boy names John Rae, who had recently been diagnosed with a stutter and sent to join a class by Professor [Berquand?], has since left school as he turned 14 years old
- List of music teachers and their fees [school not listed]: Miss Jobberns, Rae, Grassick, Sutherland, Cran, M. L. Christie, Mister Dawson, Harrison, Brumlen
- William D. McLeod, 03 May 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: expressing his regret and disagreement with the transfer of Miss Bruce from the Infant’s Department, expressing the feeling that the Board regards the school as less important than St Pauls School, stating that the Infant’s Department is severely understaffed and suffering from frequent transfers by the Board
- William D. McLeod, 05 May 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: clarifying that in his letter of the 03 May he did not mean to insult the Board’s decision but only regrets the loss of Miss Bruce in the understaffed Infants’ Department and that in this instance it seems that St Pauls School’s interests seemed to have been more important
- William D. McLeod, 02 May 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: in face of the proposed withdrawal of Miss Bruce by the Board, expressing that he regards Miss Bruce as a talented teacher and would prefer if she was allowed to remain at the school
- George Tenton, 23 June 1905, Kittybrewster Evening School: making a statement regarding Miss Nellie Smith’s marks and attendance and that several teachers believe she deserves a first class certificate, reference to a complaint regarding certifications
- J. M. [Nisbet?], 07 May 1905: informing about a meeting of music teachers regarding the proposal of fee changes
- Will Robertson, 17 May 1905, Skene Street Public School: details about staffing arrangements
- Will Robertson, 30 June 1905, Skene Street Public School: list of class sizes for Senior Division class 1-6 and Junior Division class 1-5
- William Ross, 29 June 1905, Ashley Road Public School: expressing his intention to make the stammerers/stutterers under his supervision practice a method once a fortnight
- William Ross, 29 May 1905, Ashley Road Public School: informing that his 3-week class of stammerers/stutterers has ended successfully, stating that fewer answers in classes should be expected from stammerers but that they should be encouraged to speak
- James Rose, 12 June 1905, Causewayend Public School: expressing support for Junior Division teacher Miss [Lanig/Laing?]’s application for a vacant Senior Division position, detail about applicant’s past experience
- William Ross, 11 May 1905, Ashley Road Public School: requesting permission to add three pupils, two from Ashley Road and one from Mile End School who was with Professor [Berquand?], to his Class for Stammerers
- P. Smart, 30 June 1905, Frederick Street Public School: requesting a vigorous teacher for a vacant class as there are a few backward pupils, recommending Junior teachers who want to stay at the school
- Mary Jane Shepherd, Mary Cruickshank, Margaret K. Bain, Mary E. Torrie, Lily Mutch C. R. A. M., Isabella C. C. Nisbet, Jane B. T. Davidson, Alice H. Mortimer, 16 May 1905: music teachers requesting that the Board reinstate the old scale of fees as they are worried that the higher fees of the new scale will scare off younger pupils
- H. F. M S. [Morland Simpson], 23 June 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: Fees of 3 pupils, namely Ian R. G. Galloway, Harold Iv. Galloway, Alexander G. McNeill, details of enrolment, class, father and address
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 19 June 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: about candidates for scholarship
- Elsie A. Simon, 16 June 1905: detailed application for a vacancy in an Infant School, enclosed testimonials
- [D.?] S. Skea, 29 June 1905, St. Paul Street Public School: attempt to explain apparent negligence in distributing prospectuses, expressing annoyance that was not informed of arrival of prospectuses which resulted in distribution without knowledge
- Maggie Sturrock, 07 June 1905, Middle School: requesting transfer to Senior Division in a different school closer to her home
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 10 May 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: complains about an ink-drought
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 19 June 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: in regard to Mr Philips’ complaint about Inspectors which he thinks unwarranted
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 16 May 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: in regard to the advertisement of Town Scholarships and the risk of needless crowds of undesirables applying
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 20 June 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: in regard to Town Council Scholarships, with enclosed response from Mr Munro
- R. Smart, 05 May 1905, Frederick Street Public School: informing that two infant pupils, William Whyte of 34 Frederick Street and William Watson of 2 Park Road, were sent for by Mr Hynd, expressing that finds this unfair and injurious to the school
- [Robert Watson?], 16 May 1905, Broomhill Public School: expressing his preference for the present scale of fees for pianoforte instead of the new proposed one
- Charles Stewart, 05 May 1905, Gordon’s College Aberdeen: requesting materials for upcoming Plumbing Examination, enclosed: Letter from City and Guilds of London Institute specifying materials needed
- Helen Jane Wilson, 31 May 1905, Walker Road School: request for transfer/for senior work as she was temporarily demoted to junior work after an illness and then not promoted to senior when a vacancy arose even though this was promised before by Mr Campbell
- A. H. Wallace, 22 June 1905, Central School: List of 12 Watt Bursars with addresses, Rose Kemp, Jessie Davie, Barbara Scott, Maggie Shivas, Helen Scorgie, Charles Christie, William Law, Alfred Eddie, David Johnstone, Alfred Paul, Charles Anderson, Andrew Davidson
- Janet Walker L.L.A., 19 June 1905, King Street Public School: application for appointment as Infant Mistress, enclosed testimonials |