| Description | 1/10/1905-30/11/1905
21st October 1905. Causewayend School. Alex Anderson. Requires two assistants for the dressmaking class and wishes to appoint Miss Craik and Miss Fanny C. Cromar.
11th November 1905. Walker Road School. Barbara Anderson. Provides a summary of her employment history and requests a recommendation from the School Board for senior work.
[no date – 1905] Causewayend Public Evening School. Alex Anderson. Provides enrolment details, including the total number of pupils, those enrolled in the dressmaking class, and the numbers enrolled in either one or two subjects.
25th October 1905. Elizabeth O. Abel. Written in reference to a letter from Thomas Hector dated the 21st, offering partial employment as a Cookery teacher in Day Schools. Provides an overview of her present situation and requests to be removed from the list of applicants for this position while awaiting the prospect of full-time employment with the Board.
13th October 1905. Ferryhill Evening School. John C. Anderson. Provides details regarding enrolments, including the number of pupils enrolled in each individual subject.
23rd October 1905. Ferryhill Evening School. John C. Anderson. Notes that 26 pupils have signified a desire to receive instruction in woodwork. Requests that if the School Board Committee does not approve the formation of a second class, he be informed of any similar classes available to the young men.
2nd November 1905. Ferryhill Evening School. John C. Anderson. Reports an absence and provides extensive details about his illness, claiming he has a severe throat condition.
24th October 1905. Ferryhill Public School. J.D. Anderson. Provides reasons for Miss Cameron’s salary raise, employed in the infants department at Ferryhill Public School.
21st November 1905. Middle Public School. James C. Barnett, head teacher. Written in reference to Thomas Hector’s letter of inquiry about children’s dinners. Provides details about the school’s ability to provide free school meals and the number of children who dined.
30th November 1905. Middle Public School. James C. Barnett, head teacher. Requests the appointment of Maggie Sturrock to fill the Fourth Standard vacancy caused by Miss Gilchrist’s transfer to the Central Higher Grade School.
6th October 1905. Hanover Street Public School. Allan J. Brown. Provides a detailed personal perspective on the causes of children’s colds and absences, emphasising that visits to the baths are not a contributing factor and thus should not be cut short.
21st October 1905. Mary W. Brekner. Provides an overview of her employment history and inquires about her chances of being appointed by the School Board due to a strong desire to return to Aberdeen.
11th November 1905. King Street Public School. Alfred H. Burr. Wishes to be granted an exemption from studying “Bible” and sitting examination to devote more time to other studies.
18th October 1905. High School for Girls. C. B. Belcher, assistant to Mrs Wordsworth. Requests the formation of a winter calisthenics and ballroom dancing class and provides a detailed outline of the reasons as well as the costs of these lessons.
31st October 1905. York Street School. Isabella Burgess. Wishes to be considered for the position of a Headmisstresship at York Street School and provides detailed information about her employment history.
11th November 1905. Emma E. Cran [?]. Notes the need to divide the harmony and counterpoint class into two sections – junior and senior – and appoint an assistant. She recommends her student, Agnes Mackintosh, and details her training history.
28th November 1905. Middle School. Barbara L. Cameron. Provides a narrative outlining her preference for junior work over senior work, as well as her desire to avoid permanent placement at Middle School in the hopes of being appointed at the new Sunnyside School.
9th October 1905. Marywell Street Public School. J. Campbell. Wishes to promote M. F. Duncan, a junior teacher at the Walker Road School, to the senior division.
25th October 1905. Jane Clark. Includes her employment history and requests the Board to consider her for the position of Headmisstresship at York Street School.
13th November 1905. Marywell Street Public School. James Campbell. Provides information about class divisions and sizes.
23rd November 1905. Marywell Street Public School. James Campbell. Provides information on the issue of “underfed children,” claiming that students are “generally speaking, well fed and well nourished.” Notes down the number of pupils who receive assistance from the Educational Trust and those who would benefit from free school meals.
6th November 1905. Commerce Street Public School. Duncan Clarke. Includes the number of pupils enrolled in swimming classes, as well as information about their swimming ability and overall feedback from these classes.
12th October 1905. Frederick Street Evening School. L. Christie, head teacher. Provides details regarding enrolments, including the number of pupils enrolled in each individual subject.
29th November 1905. Isabella Cumming. Discusses her illness, claiming that her personal doctor, Dr. Shireffs [?], believes she is able to resume her work.
8th October 1905. Maggie David. Provides an explanation to the Board regarding her resignation, disputing Mr Sutherland’s assertion of her unpopularity among the pupils. She contends that her definition of popularity differs from his and emphasises her successful service under previous headmasters, adding that she has nothing more to say if the “trifling question of popularity is placed before that of competent and successful work.”
12th October 1905. Kittybrewster Evening School. W. B. Duguid. Provides the number of individuals enrolled in each subject at the end of the week.
5th October 1905. Woodside Public School. W. Fyfe, head teacher. Inquires whether the matter regarding parents’ requests for pianoforte instruction at school has been considered.
2nd October 1905. Ann R. Duncan. Wishes to be transferred from Westfield School to Ruthrieston School and discloses the reason for this transfer as well as her training history.
3rd November 1905. Woodside Public School. W. Fyfe. Requests to make extra payments to Margaret L. Clark and Mary Reid by way of remuneration for their special services.
- M. Fyfe, 15 November 1905, Woodside Public School: giving information about free meals for poor pupils
- Alexander Forbes, 16 October 1905, Holburn Street Public School: informing that a pupil, Mary Walker, was given more advanced work at insistence of the parents and did not perform well
- Alexander Forbes, 19 October 1905, Holburn Street Public School: explaining the case of pupil Mary Walker in more detail, child wanted to knit a vest instead of cuffs and failed the trial. Suggests that parents are upset because another child in the class successfully making a petticoat
- Alexander Forbes, 26 October 1905, Holburn Street Public School: referring to a letter of Mary Walker’s father insulting the knitting teachers, assurance that knitting teachers gave fair trial and that child in below average in class
- Alexander Forbes, 20 November 1905, Holburn Street Public School: requesting books for a blind pupil
- James Findlay, 21 November 1905, Rosemount Public School: protesting the change of teacher proposed by the board because the class has only had this teacher for a month
- Bessie K. Falconer, 10 October 1905, St Paul Street School: request for a transfer to a school nearer home due to a recent nervous breakdown
- William Grant, 30 October 1905: application for position of evening school teacher, details about experience and education
- Thomas Hynd, 02 October 1905, King Street Public School: informing about a delay in payments to piano teacher Mrs Sutherland
- Thomas C. Hynd, 03 October 1905, King Street School: informing of the case of a pupil named Harry Forsyth, who was disobedient in class, left school when sent to the head teacher and returned with a letter from parents saying he should not be punished. Requesting the board to put a stop to this practise
- Thomas C. Hynd, 25 October 1905, King Street Public School: expressing opinions on why report cards should be continued
- Thomas C. Hynd, 27 October 1905, King Street Public School: about the admission of a boy Harper
- John R. Jack, 09 November 1905, Walker Road Public School: informing about the success of swimming lessons and how large the interest was
- John R. Jack, 14 November 1905, Walker Road Public School: expressing that believes there to be no underfed children in the school’s district
- D. B. Lothian, 20 October 1905, St Clement Street Public School: expressing dissent as to Mr Bruce not having asked proper permission to access Park St Hall during school hours
- D. B. Lothian, 15 November 1905, St Clement Street Public School: numbers of underfed children in the school
- John Lumsden, 05 October 1905, King Street School: request for transfer to Central School for the health of his family
- Maggie Menzies, 09 October 1905, Holburn Street Public School: request for transfer to Senior Division at a different school
- John M. Kenzie, 24 October 1905, Ashley Road Public School: reassuring that there is no danger due to knives ordered as has experience with handling knives for teaching purposes
- John M. Kenzie, 09 November 1905, Ashley Road Public School: asking for instructions regarding the size of Music Teachers’ classes as has lost a pupil who requested a certain teacher but said teacher refused to take on one more
- J. M. Gregor, 01 November 1905, Old Aberdeen Public School: asking whether head teachers are responsible for information given to the Children’s Clothing Association about needy children, if so then would decline information
- John M. Gregor, 27 October 1905, Old Aberdeen Public School: expressing that finds report cards unnecessary, but enclosed suggested format for report cards
- James C. MacLeod, 15 November 1905, Westfield Public School: information regarding underfed children
- William D. M. Lear, 20 November 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: explanation for complaint by parent, Mr. Cheyne, against a teacher, Mr. Black. Incident was that pupil Robert Cheyne felt shamed by teacher due to comment about brother Willie’s shoes, thinks that Robert misunderstood comment
- William D. M. Lear, 22 November 1905, Kittybrewster Public School: regarding the matter with Mr. Cheyne, informing that he wrote to Mr. Cheyne expressing that the matter is not that serious but his reply had renewed impertinence
- John M. Bain, 09 October 1905, High School for Girls Aberdeen: list of free-place pupils and their performance, pupils named Alice Law, Edith Law, Mary C. Ross, Daisy Sim, Muriel Collie
- John M. Bain, 10 October 1905, High School for Girls Aberdeen: list of when free-place pupils in the previous letter joined the school
- Elizabeth D. Nisbet, 14 November 1905, Torry Public School: information regarding underfed children
- John Peter, 03 November 1905, Hanover Street Public School: requesting a permanent replacement for Miss Gibbs due to her frequent absences and lack of vigour
- John Peter, 14 November 1905, Hanover Street Public School: information regarding underfed children
- James Rose, 10 October 1905, Causewayend Public School: asking the board to keep in mind Mrs McHardy who has lost her husband for any future vacancies
- James Rose, 01 November 1905, Causewayend Public School: requesting to retain Miss Morrice because she will do less harm there than if sent to Primrose School
- James Rose, 16 November 1905, Causewayend Public School: information regarding underfed children
- Alexander Reid, 16 October 1905, Causewayend Public School: requesting for transfer to any other school as not enough pupils signed up for Continuation Classes, details of abilities and experience
- Will Robertson, 14 November 1905, Skene Street Public School: information regarding underfed children
- Jemima Robertson, 20 November 1905, St Clement School: withdrawing her application for senior work at Rosemount School because of having to compete with a, in her opinion, significantly less qualified colleague
- Margaret C. Quin, 16 October 1905, St Clement School: request to transfer to Kittybrewster School as it is closer to home
- Agnes Shepherd, 08 November 1905, York Street School: application for position of headmistress, details of experience
- Marjory Rose Smith, 25 November 1905, Old Aberdeen School: application for senior work in the same school, details of education
- Nelly Scott, 04 November 1905, Walker Road School: request for transfer to a school nearer her home due to health reasons
- William Stewart, 21 November 1905, Porthill Public School: information regarding pupils not paying in correlation to the employment of their mothers
- Agnes Shepherd, 12 October 1905: protesting assignment to Woodside as it is too far from her home
- Agnes Shepherd, 16 October 1905, Woodside School: accepting assignment to Woodside school, trusting that the board will transfer to a nearer school as soon as possible
- W. A. Stromonth, 09 November 1905, Walker Road Evening School: requesting the appointment of a fully qualified assistant for Dressmaking as the current one, Miss Hogg, is only a machinist
- J. B. Spalding, 02 November 1905, York Street Public School: reporting success of swimming lessons, were highly appreciated by most pupils but some indifferent
- J. B. Spalding, 10 November 1905, York Street Public School: explaining that the low attendance in the Infants Department was due to an epidemic of Mumps
- J. B. Spalding, 13 November 1905, York Street Public School: information regarding underfed children
- P. Smart, 03 November 1905, Frederick Street Public School: reporting success of swimming classes, recommending starting them again in April as March would be too cold
- P. Smart, 06 November 1905, Frederick Street Public School: informing that the barbells [bluebells?] received are dissatisfactory, asking to withhold payment
- P. Smart, 14 November 1905, Frederick Street Public School: information regarding underfed children
- P. Smart, 21 November 1905, Frederick Street Public School: requesting information on what to do with condemned barbells, requesting for them to be replaced without delay
- I. L. Skea, 07 November 1905, St Paul Street Public School: informing that has written Mr Wallace, received reply in usual sarcastic style and will re-admit child
- A. G. Adams, 06 November 1905, Central Higher Grade Public School: Absence form for Sophia Harvey, signed by parent Mrs J. Harvey with reason that child is unable to come because she is nervous at classes
- I. L. Skea, 16 November 1905, St Paul Street Public School: information regarding underfed children, not recommending distribution of penny dinners in the school, observations of employment status of parents
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 11 October 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: about Mr George Middleton who was the first schoolmaster to be appointed examiner in classics
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 17 October 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: recommending Robert D. Lawrence, son of Mr Thomas Lawrence, 8 Rubislaw Drive, for Town Council Scholarship
- H. F. Morland Simpson, 21 October 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: proposing that a neighbouring property, Glenburnie House, should be bought after Mr Sutherland’s death
- H. F. Morland Simpsin, 29 November 1905, Aberdeen Grammar School: giving opinions and suggestions on how classes of the term should be run
- [Reosa?] Salesses, 31 October 1905: application for position of French teacher, details of education and experience in both France and Aberdeen
- [Reasa?] Salesses, 15 October 1905: application for position of French teacher, letter in French and English, reference to earlier letter that did not arrive
- Alica Cox and Mary Travers, 13 November 1905, St John’s School and Skene Square School: asking for earlier resignation as to obtain a Kingergarten certificate in London
- Stanley H. Furne, 11 October 1905: suggesting an explanation for why only very few people enrolled in his evening class
- Robert Valentine, 13 October 1905, High Evening School: requesting authorisation to re-organise the needlework department as he sees fit, against Miss Milne’s wishes
- Robert Valentine, 12 October 1905, High Evening School: asking whether young men will be allowed to enrol in Miss Cran’s class
- Robert Valentine, 12 October 1905, Girls’ High School Evening Classes: suggesting and outlining a re-organisation of the needlework department
- A. G. Wallace, 06 November 1905, Central Higher Grade School and Pupil Teachers’ Institute: expressing pity over case of Sophia Harvey who cannot attend to school work because she is helping in her father’s shop, advocates for re-admitting her to Central School instead of St Paul Street School. Also mentioning pupil Grace McIntosh, 78 Hutcheon Street, who left for Causewayend School
- [Robert Watson?], 23 October 1905, Broomhill Public School: expressing dislike for introducing report cards, requesting permission to continue the old way
- Rosemount Evening School 1905-1906: List of teachers for Continuation Classes, Dressmaking, Neddlework, Millinery, Cookery |