Frenchay National School.		School Number 4170.
Diary or Log Book kept by the Master.			Page 1

The following extracts record only those events involving people who are named in the Diary.
The Diary Commences on June 19th, 1865..…

June 	20	Monthly examination of school conducted by Rev J CARTER, assisted by ladies and gentlemen.
21	Miss LLOYD visited school & took charge of the first class of girls in Arithmetic.
22	Rev J CARTER visited school.
23	Miss ROBINSON visited school.
July	4	School examined by Rev J CARTER & E W LLOYD Esq, who stated that progress had been made since last examination.
5	Rev J CARTER & E W LLOYD Esq visited school in morning to hear a scripture lesson given to children.
6	Very small attendance in consequence of a wedding in neighbourhood. [Give details of wedding when known].
7	Miss SURTEES called during afternoon.
Aug	31	Rev J CARTER read prayers in the morning.
Sept	6	Miss Robinson visited school.
13	One dozen pairs of scissors & one dozen aprons kindly presented to the girls by Miss SURTEES & Mrs BELFIELD.
14	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning.
15	Miss SURTEES visited school.
1866
March	27	Miss SURTEES called at school.
April	24	Miss SURTEES visited school in afternoon.
16	The school was inspected this day.  Master, Alfred J STOKES, 3rd, 3rd Division.  J R BYRNE, H. M. Inspector.
17	Rev J CARTER visited the school and examined the children in Holy Scripture.  A J STOKES, Master.
May	1	Rev J CARTER visited school, consulted about the ventilation of rooms. A J S.
11	Rev J CARTER called at the school in the morning having received a letter from the Council Office respecting the age of Rhoda LEE.
14	Annie CLARK & Rhoda LEE – monitors, diligent.	A J S.
16	Miss ROBINSON called at school & promised the music of a new school song.
17	Mrs BELFIELD called at school, a shoe club being opened today.	A J S.
18	Mrs HILL complained of her son being punished for fighting.
Alfred FLUX & Charles LUDWELL absent from school – working on farm.
June	8	Rev J CARTER called at school this morning and made an entry in the log book.
18	Rhoda LEE as monitor is punctual & diligent, & teaches effectively considering her inexperience.
Annie CLARKE is not so punctual & regular in attendance as is desirable.
26	Rhoda LEE absent, another girl employed in her place.
July	2	Rhoda LEE – monitor returned to school.	Annie CLARK absent whole day.
25	Cricket match on the Common. The boys school is used for dining room by Cricketers today.
Half holiday in afternoon in consequence of one room being occupied by Cricketers, another room for the usual Thursday Club and most of the school forms being used out of doors.
Aug	1	Rev J CARTER called at school to inform children that the school prizes would be distributed on the morrow.
Examination of school in the morning by the Rev J CARTER – several lady visitors – distribution of prizes in afternoon – school treat etc.
Sept	3	Recommenced school after holidays. Attendance 59. Rev J CARTER visited school & remained in school during
morning. Children first summoned to school by bell.
6	Rev J CARTER visited school and examined 3rd Class in reading.
5	Rev J CARTER visited school & made enquiries concerning a fresh supply of books.
6	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning & afternoon & on 11th & 12th.
7	The weather prevents some children from attending school today; also ploughing match at Fishponds.
Made enquiries respecting Evan SPERRING’s absence in morning.
16	Rev J CARTER visited the school in the morning, a very good attendance at prayers. 
William EDWARDS, an infant, admitted into school.
18	George PARKER 60 min late this morning. Mr PARKER –Parish Clerk, sends his son late to school repeatedly and without a notice of
excuse, notwithstanding that he has been made aware that such is contrary to the rules of the school.
17	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning & in the afternoon & examined the monitors in geography after school.
We feel very much the benefits arising from the recent improvements in the ventilation of the school.
18	Rev J CARTER kindly took charge of the school in order that the master might attend a school treat at Alveston.
19	George PARKER brought a note of excuse for being late today.
24	Rev J CARTER & Rev LATRIDGE visited school. Children cautioned to be regular with their school payments.
25	Annie CLARKE, monitor, late in the morning. Rev W GREENSTREET & Rev _ GREENSTREET visited school.
	Rev J CARTER examined 1st class in writing from dictation.
26	Rev J CARTER & Rev H H LETCHWORTH visited school in morning & examined 1st & 2nd classes in writing from dictation & in Arithmetic.	The Rev LATRIDGE, mentioned in the entry of Monday last, [24th], should have been Rev H H LETCHWORTH.
	27	Rev J CARTER & Rev LETCHWORTH visited school & assisted in teaching.
Oct	3	Rev J CARTER visited school and made enquiries respecting the conduct of certain boys who were charged with breaking windows and
otherwise injuring the new buildings situated behind the school gardens. On investigating the case it was discovered that the guilty parties
did not attend day school.
	4 	Rev J CARTER visited school this morning. Miss SURTEES visited the school in the afternoon and remarked that the small attendance
may be accounted for, as there is a funeral to take place in the village & the Oddfellows club will walk in procession.
[Give details of wedding when known]
5	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning and afternoon.
8	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning and examined 1st class in reading Holy Scripture.
10	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning. The Misses TAYLOR visited school.
11	Rev J CARTER visited the school & spoke of the establishment of a night school for adults.
12	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & examined 1st class in writing from dictation. Miss EVAL, late of Frenchay, called at school
 in the afternoon.
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Oct	14	George PARKER late as usual. Rev J CARTER visited school & examined 1st & 2nd classes in reading & arithmetic.
	16	Rev J CARTER called at school in morning & on 17th.
18	Miss CARTER, Miss GREENSTREET & Miss E CARTER visited school, expressed themselves much pleased with children's singing.
29	The Rev J CARTER being on a visit to the Isle of Man, has been unable to attend school for 5 or 6 days past.
Nov	2	Rev J CARTER visited school & on 12th & 21st.
	6	Rev W H GREENSTREET visited the school and expressed himself much pleased with the children's singing.
	8	Rev J CARTER visited school in the morning - monitors must be careful in delivering up the keys.
	14	Annie CLARK, monitor, is absent from school being laid up with a severe cold.
	19	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & examined 1st class in writing from dictation.
	20	Mrs LLOYD visited the school in the afternoon.
	22	Mrs LLOYD visited school in morning and took charge of the infants until 12 o'clock.
	27	Annie CLARK, monitor, is absent from school in the morning, being an errand to the Doctor for a sick neighbour.
	29	Received a note from Miss LLOYD explaining why she was unable to take the infants this morning.
Dec	4	Rev J CARTER visited the school in the afternoon.
	6	Rev J CARTER visited the school in the afternoon and took charge of a class in arithmetic.
	11	Rev J CARTER visited the school.
	13	Miss SURTEES, Mrs BELFIELD & Miss Alice LLOYD visited the school in the afternoon.
	14	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning and on the 18th.
1867
Jan	7	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning and on the 8th.
	9	Rhoda LEE, monitor, being absent this week, Elizabeth WELCHMAN takes her place.
	10	Rev J CARTER visited the school in the afternoon. Mr VISGER's funeral being at mid-day the children seem to have remained in the
churchyard until very late & so could not get their dinners in time for afternoon school.
[Harman VISGER Esq, born 2.2.1802, died 4.1.1867]
	14	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
	16	One boy, Enos LEE, ran home from school because he was asked to bring a little coal from the coal house to put on the school fire.
	17	Rev J CARTER visited school and on the 24th.
	22	Omitted on Tuesday to state that Miss SURTEES & Miss LLOYD called at the school 2 min before 12 o'clock.
	25	Rev J CARTER & William TANNER Esq visited school in morning.
	28	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & on 30th & 31st.
	29	Mrs BELFIELD Brought a supply of needlework to the school in the afternoon.
	31	Miss SURTEES visited the school.
Feb	1	Rev J CARTER visited school morning & afternoon & cautioned the boys against injuring in any way or playing near the wall around
the quarry, behind the school premises. Visited again on 5th.
	11	Rev J CARTER visited school. Miss C. LLOYD visited the school & took charge of the infants until 12 o'clock.
	13	Rev J CARTER visited school & brought the material for the new curtains. Visited again on 14th.
	15	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & took charge of the IV & V Standards in Arithmetic. The new curtains were put up this morning.
		The Rev JOHNSTONE, Mrs & Miss JOHNSTONE visited the school in the afternoon.
	18	Rev J CARTER visited school.
20	Miss GREENSTREET & Miss HAYWARD visited school & very much enjoyed hearing the children sing their school songs & hymns.
	25	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning and on the 27th, 28th & May 4th.
Mar	6	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent in the morning.
11	Amos LEE returned to school who was sick the whole of last week. Rev J CARTER visited school in afternoon.
13	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning and on the 15th & 20th.
22	Miss Grace LLOYD called at the school to ask if there were any infants present that she might take a class, but they are all at home under
shelter on account of the weather. [Snow lay deep and frozen since the 12th]
	27	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning and on April 2nd.
Apr	4	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & taught a class in the Catechism.
	5	Inspected the school this day. Master:- Alfred J STOKES.  H. M. Inspector:- J. R. BYRNE.
	8	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & afternoon and on the 9th, 10th 11th, 12th & 15th.
	15	Annie CLARKE obtained permission to be absent from school this afternoon.
	16	Mrs LLOYD & Miss Alice LLOYD visited the school in the afternoon.
		Albert CLARK very rude & insubordinate.
Two cases of insubordination have happened within the past few days for the first time since I have been Master of the school.
	17	Miss Grace LLOYD took charge of the infants from 11 o'clock in the morning.
	29	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & distributed tickets for punctuality. Cautioned children not to throw stones.
	30	Rev J CARTER visited school & gave a lesson to 1st & 2nd classes on the Sacraments.
May	6	William TANNER Esq visited the school this morning and left 1/- to be given to the boy or girl who gains most marks this week.
	7	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning, finishing form IX of the Government returns.
	8	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
	9	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning. Miss STOKES gave a lesson to infants this morning, also morning of preceding day.
	20	Albert CLARKE very idle & troublesome this afternoon.
He however expresses his regret at his conduct & promises to be more painstaking & attentive for future.
	21	Rev J CARTER visited school p.m.
	22	The Misses CARTER visited the school in the morning and expressed themselves much pleased with the singing etc.
	28	Yesterday the Misses CARTER took charge of the infants during part of the afternoon & afterwards came to hear the other children sing.
	31	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
June	4	Rev J CARTER visited school today.
	5	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning & copied the above entries of the Inspector's Report into the log book from Government papers.
	7	Annie CLARKE monitor is absent the whole of this week. Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
	19	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
	21	Since the Inspector's last visit nearly three months ago no needlework has been supplied to this school with the exception of a few little articles
		form Mrs SURTEES, the work of a day or two. Progress in needlework cannot be expected until the state of things be changed.

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	24	Received a supply of needlework from Mrs CARTER, also a small portion from Mrs SURTEES.
July	3	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
	5	A girl named Annie SHEPPARD admitted into the school this week, being taken away from British School at Whites Hill - so her Mother
states - in consequence of the very rude behaviour of the boys towards the girls in that school.
	10	Very small attendance today owing to Miss BROWNING's wedding.
	12	Mrs CARTER visited the school in the afternoon.
	11	Miss ROBINSON visited school in morning, both girls for needlework & the boys.
	19	Miss ROBINSON called at the school in the p.m. & spoke about having new banners etc for the school treat.
	26	Miss ROBINSON visited the school & took a class in needlework the whole of the afternoon. Miss ROBINSON's visits have been hitherto
		periodical & regular & great benefits will necessarily accrue to the girls from her painstaking efforts & the kind interest she takes in them.
		It is a great pleasure to us that Miss ROBINSON is kind enough to take this interest in the school (A.J.S.)
	29	Miss ROBINSON visited the school (girls) in the afternoon.
	30	Rev J CARTER visited school in morning.
Aug	1	Miss ROBINSON visited the girls for needlework in the afternoon.
	2	Rev J CARTER visited school to announce that the school festival is postponed.
	6	Rev F. W. GREENSTREET visited school in the afternoon & read prayers at dismissal of school.
	8	Miss CARTER, Miss ROBINSON & Mrs CARTER visited & talked over the preparing of the new flags for the school treat.
	12	Rev J CARTER visited school.
	14	Schoolroom used for Band employed at Flower Show.
	19	Elizabeth WELCHMAN, monitor, twice absent during this week.
	20	Miss ROBINSON visited girls in the afternoon.
	27	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school in the afternoon.
	30	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school in the afternoon.
Sept	2	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school & took charge of the knitting class the whole of the afternoon - remaining 'til after prayers.
	3	Annie CLARKE monitor having obtained leave 'til 10 o'clock a.m. remains away the whole of the morning.
	4	Mrs ROBINSON called at the school in the afternoon.
	11	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school in the afternoon & taught the girls knitting.
	14	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school & took charge of the knitting class.
	16	Annie CLARKE monitor absent from school today.
	17	Mrs BELFIELD very kindly visited the school in the afternoon & examined the Knitting.
	23	A wedding in the village today some of the children did not return after 11 o'clock. Elizabeth WELCHMAN monitor also remaining out.
	24	Elizabeth WELCHMAN monitor stays away from school today without leave and knowing that Annie CLARKE is home ill at the same
time. Must be cautioned not to repeat this in the future.
	21	Annie CLARKE had leave this afternoon to visit her cousin in Kingswood.
	28	Miss Fanny ROBINSON visited the school in the afternoon.
Dec	6	Rev J CARTER visited school at noon. Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent in the morning.
	13	Miss ROBINSON kindly visited the school today.
	16	Annie CLARKE monitor absent without leave after being cautioned not to do so, & being allowed to stay home so frequently & also
indulged in being allowed to go home before time.
	18	Elizabeth WELCHMAN monitor absent all the day.
1868
Jan	16	Expect a new bell rope today. - Mr George HARCOMBE has not brought it yet - it's wanted badly.
	17	Rev J CARTER visited school in afternoon.
	31	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent without leave.
Feb	18	Annie CLARKE absent from school the whole of the day.
	19	Infants seem to be very attentive with George PACKER.
	26	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent in the afternoon without leave.
Mar	3	Mrs HORSMAN threatens to take her children from the school because they are asked to be more regular with their school payments.
		On a previous occasion she sent us a note, the orthography etc of which in a certain sense was quite unique; - certainly ingenious.
	4	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent without leave.
	13	Elizabeth WELCHMAN - improved in Arithmetic.
	19	Annie CLARKE obtained leave of absence in the afternoon.
	23	Mrs HELPS, in fastening the schoolroom door on Saturday last, strained the lock and the carpenter had to force it open this morning.
	27	Albert CLARKE improved in spelling.
Apr	6	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent very irregularly & is constantly late.
	15	Inspected the school this day. Master:- Alfred J STOKES, 3rd degree 3rd division..  H. M. Inspector:- J. R. BYRNE.
	28	Elizabeth WELCHMAN monitor absent.
May	5	Mrs STOKES took charge of school while I went to Bristol to see trustees regarding new schools.
	13	Miss ROBINSON visited the school in the afternoon & took a class in needlework.
	14	The Rev G. W. BENCE, Diocesan Inspector, visited the school today and expressed himself much pleased with the result of his visit
& examination of the children.
	15	Half holiday in the afternoon, given by Mr BENCE on account of the examination.
	21	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent all the day without leave.
	27	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent all the day without leave.
	28	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent again today without leave.
	21	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent as usual.
June	10	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent all the day without leave.
	11	Miss ROBINSON called at the school in the afternoon.
	16	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent in the afternoon.
	17	Elizabeth WELCHMAN absent again as usual without leave - came in very late after the log book had been marked.
	18	Good attendance of infants. M. A. WEBLEY pays great attention to them & keeps them in good order.

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	19	Holiday preparing School House for succeeding master. [Mr Soloman PIPER] One week's vacation.
		The master, Mr Alfred J. STOKES of St Marks Collage, Chelsea, resigned after rendering his services for upwards of three years in order
to take charge of the ...eid Schools at Coalpit Heath. Date of taking charge April 1865. Date of resignation June 1868.
July	7	Mrs BELFIELD visits the school in afternoon.
	14	The Rector accompanied by Mr TANNER visit the school & stay during a lesson to 1st class in Numeration & Arithmetic.
	15	Mr DAVIS, a missionary, & sister visit the school.
	16	The band of the Union School strikes up on the green at 3 p.m., so I dismiss School at once, the elder boys go to cricket.
	22	The sewing girls are improving in their work. Mrs PIPER speaks very favourably of them. Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the p.m.
	23	In the p.m., Miss ROBINSON very kindly superintends the sewing class; Mrs PIPER being in Bristol.
	30	The girls in the sewing class complete their work. Mrs PIPER speaks favourably of their painstaking efforts to improve in needlework.
Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in P.M. Instead of the daily quarter hour for play, the boys are allowed to go on the common from 3
till 4 today to have a game of cricket, in which the master joins.
Sept	21	Miss ROBINSON & friend inspect the work in girls school & afterwards visit the boys.
	24	I take infants for half an hour, Mrs PIPER doing duty meanwhile with he Boys School.
Oct	2	Mr BAKER, an ex schoolmaster calls.
	5	A young man (W. E. ROWE) from Bromley Heath, wishing to pursue his studies daily at the school is admitted - he has much to learn,
but is persevering & painstaking.
	7	Miss ROBINSON assists in the needlework, P.M.
	8	Miss CARTER & Friends come to the school in P.M. & stay while evening Hymn is sung & Prayers read.
Nov	11	Henry CLARK a first class boy is a painstaking lad & making good progress in his studies.
	17	A CLARK works well & though at times somewhat noisy is on the whole a tractable lad.
	18	General Election in Bristol, went with W. LLOYD in afternoon. Cousin Gregory takes Boy's School.
	19	Several ladies visit Girl's School in P.M. and assist Mrs PIPER in their work.
	27	William ROWE amuses the 1st class by a 'Sailor's Yarn'.
Dec	2	The two Misses CARTER visit the Girl's School in P.M.  Albert CLARK takes the 3rd Standard & teaches most energetically.
Such a lad to assist would be beneficial to the school generally.
	3	Jane HOBBS wanted at home all the week.
Every afternoon after day school I give William ROWE his lessons, he is attentive & persevering.
	7	Mrs PIPER unable to take sewing class this P.M.
	9	Miss ROBINSON kindly offers to take sewing class for Mrs PIPER.
	17	Miss ROBINSON has kindly undertaken to collect subscriptions for purchasing a harmonium.
In fact the school is much in debt to this lady for the hearty interest she takes in its behalf.
	21	Mrs SLATER calls in P.M. & expresses her satisfaction at the improvements made in school.
	22	Miss ROBINSON calls in P.M.
	23	Monitor, M. A. WEBLEY, leaves.
1869
Jan	11	Re-opened school with a very good attendance. Admitted one boy from Hambrook, also one from Miss SIMMONDS' establishment!
which I should suppose is materially reduced since last July.
Charlotte PINNELL takes M. A. WEBLEY's place as Monitor in the infant class - she appears active & intelligent.
Miss B ROBINSON visits the school. Through the kind exertions of Miss ROBINSON, a new Harmonium has been bought & placed in
the school & will no doubt prove very useful in teaching & training the vocal powers of the scholars.
	13	The Rector with Miss CARTER and the Misses LLOYD call - they all stay till school is dismissed. the young ladies try the harmonium
& express their approval of its tone etc.
	14	The Rector with Miss SURTEES calls - the latter wishes to hear the harmonium.
	18	The Monitor, C PINNELL has through the kindness of the Rector been placed at the Training College Fishponds for a week to attend
the school so as to gain some idea of the working of an infant school - her sister takes the infants.
	20	Choir children away this a.m., except Albert CLARK.
	28	The Rector takes 1st class girls in arithmetic. And again on 29th.
Feb	1	Miss ROBINSON assists in p.m.
	5	Monitor [C. PINNELL] absent on leave, 1st time.
	11	The Rector calls and expresses his entire satisfaction at the progress made generally in the school.
	17	The Misses ROBINSON visit the school & both assist in the needlework.
	18	The Rector takes 1st class girls in arithmetic, in which branch they are remarkably dull & backward.
	22	The Rector accompanied by Mr TANNER & Mr HAYWARD visited the school & stayed during a lesson in arithmetic to the 1st class.
Each of them thought the boys were remarkably intelligent - very accurate & quite adept at figures.
	25	Monitor [C. PINNELL] absent 1st time without leave.
	26	Miss F ROBINSON assists in the girls department. These kindly visits by the ladies are much appreciated by Mrs PIPER & are
calculated to do much good for the scholars.
Mar	15	Admitted 2 more children from Whites Hill School, also another deserter from Miss SIMMONDS' Acadamy.
		17	with the assistance of A. CLARK - I examine the whole school. Fair report.
	24	Mrs PIPER goes to Bristol.
	25	Lesson to whole school on the Crucifixion - illustrated by pictures kindly lent for the occasion by Miss CARTER.
Apr	1	Miss SLATER calls.
	5	Heard at noon of the sudden & dangerous illness of a friend - went to see him in p.m. Mrs PIPER carries the school.
	8	The school was inspected this day. Master Soloman PIPER, 2nd degree, 3rd division.  J. R. BYRNE, H. M. Inspector.
	13	Miss CARTER & Miss LLOYD call to hear the children sing.
	14	The Rector visits & talks of appointing Albert CLARK as monitor as one is greatly needed in our now full school.
	21	The Monitor, C. PINNELL, is persevering & painstaking with her charge - began teaching the Sol-Fa System.
	26	The Rector calls with Govt papers to fill up which ought to have preceded the examination.
	28	Two boys assisting the Rector filling up Govt papers.
May	3	One more scholar from Miss SIMMONDS' Acadamy finds her way to our Institution.
Miss SLATER calls at the school. A. CLARK appointed Monitor.

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May	6	Already I find A. CLARK a great help in School, & no doubt good results will be attained from his assistance - he is hardly active enough
as yet - but will no doubt improve.
	10	Sol-Fa Concert this evening. [See April 21 last]
	13	C. PINNELL is regular & punctual at school, her charge is improving, she is kind and attentive to them.
		Extract from the Inspector's Report for the year ending March 31st, 1869: The school is beginning to improve under Mr PIPER…..
			John CARTER, Manager.
	27	Mrs BELFIELD & Miss ROBINSON visit the Girls School in the afternoon.
	28	Both Monitors [Charlotte PINNELL & Albert CLARK] work diligently & with success.
	31	Miss ROBINSON & a friend visit the school. he is much interested in the copy books & wishes to obtain some like them.
June	4	The Monitors [Charlotte PINNELL & Albert CLARK] punctual, attentive & obedient.
	8	With Captain BELFIELD from 9 till 9.30. The Rev G. W. BENCE (Diocesan Inspector) inspects the school and expresses his satisfaction
at the increased numbers at the school & the improvements made since his last visit, both as to the discipline & attainments of the children.
	9	Miss ROBINSON calls to say how pleased the Inspector was with the improved condition of the school.
	15	CLARK (Monitor) on sick leave.
	22	C PINNELL goes about her work willingly.
	25	Two boys sweeping and rolling the cricket ground for a match tomorrow. Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the Girls' School in afternoon.
July	2	A. CLARK useful but hardly energetic enough as a teacher.
	5	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in Girls' School.
	7	[Wednesday] a funeral this a.m. I let the children watch the procession, after which work is resumed.
	21	[Wednesday] A Cricket match at Sodbury today. I go to play for the Frenchay eleven. The Rector & Mrs PIPER carry on school till noon.
	28	Mr MESSENGER calls & detains me 10 minutes.
	29	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the Sewing Department.
Aug	4	Business calls me to Bristol. School carried on by Mrs PIPER & monitor.
	5	Miss ROBINSON calls a.m. & p.m.
Sept	15	Equinoctial gales. Trees blown down on the common - children can hardly stand in the wind.
Mistress [Mrs PIPER] too ill to attend to the sewing class in p.m.
	17	The Mistress of sewing class has not been able to take the girls during the last week, on account of excessive weekness.
	23	Somewhat hoarse today, I superintend the school more than teach.
	24	Mrs PIPER is too ill to attend to School duties.
	27	Mrs PIPER attempts to carry on school in p.m. but fails.
	28	Miss ROBINSON kindly undertakes the sewing class for Mrs PIPER.
	30	Infant teacher (C. PINNELL) is still from home. Jane HOBBS acts as substitute.
Oct	1	Miss ROBINSON has kindly superintended the sewing class all the week, Mrs PIPER being ill.
	4	Rector calls for Coal Club Register. Three children sent home for not paying one half of the arrears they owe to the school.
		Miss ROBINSON is at her post again, in the sewing class.
Clara HOBBS behaves badly & is punished.  N.B. C.H. is the first girl punished since I took charge of this school.
	6	The church finished painting today - looks well. Began in July.
	7	Miss ROBINSON in sewing class this p.m.
	8	Miss CARTER takes the sewing class.
	11	Monitor, A CLARK, absent this morning.
	12	Rector calls. Sewing mistress complains of C. HOBBS idle & inattentive habits.
	14	The Misses CARTER & LLOYD take the sewing class.
	15	Mrs PINNELL calls about her daughter, who, she thinks, will leave to go to service.
Mrs LLOYD takes sewing class assisted by her daughter. Emily Hill takes the infants this week.
	19	Two Misses ROBINSON take sewing.
	28	Infants managed very fairly by Emily HILL, C. PINNELL having left for service.
	29	The Misses CARTER & LLOYD have kindly carried on the sewing class all this week for Mrs PIPER.
Nov	3	Mrs PINNELL calls about Charlotte, Monitor; she thinks of sending her to service.
	23	Differences arise between monitors CLARK & PACKER, all kept in after school with a lecture on quarrelling etc.
The Misses CARTER & LLOYD take the needlework.
Dec	3	Monitor CLARK late through sliding on Beck's Pool, for which he is cautioned.
	8	George WEBB complains of some of the boys trespassing in Churchyard. Prohibited for the future, with success I trust.
	9	Mrs BELFIELD opens the library once more.
	17	The Monitor CLARK not much of a disciplinarian.
1870
Jan	13	A report of Hunters on Goreham Hill. Some boys wish to stay till 1 o'clock & then to join the sportsmen.
	18	Clara HOBBS sent down to 2nd class for being inattentive to her lessons.
	24	Charlotte PINNELL reassumes her place as infant teacher, for which she seems to be well fitted.
	27	CLARK teaches too fast.
Feb	3	Library books exchanged this a.m.  Mrs BELFIELD attends in class.
	11	The Misses TAYLOR take the choir children at 11.45.
	22	The Misses TAYLOR call at the school.
	25	Miss TANNER & Mrs JAMES call - they speak very highly of the school.
	28	James HUTTON scolded for being so irregular at school.
Mar	3	CLARK takes 3rd class and works them well.
	9	General examination by self & CLARK. Spelling not so good as I could wish. Writing good.
	11	Miss ROBINSON takes the singing girls from 11.45 to 12.15.
	14	Went to Rectory to see Mr CARTER about National School.
	15	The infant monitor [Charlotte PINNELL] complains of 2 or 3 noisy little ones I I send for them - dismiss them with a caution.
	17	Rector calls - also Mrs BELFIELD & Miss ROBINSON. Monitor (C) unwell - sent home at 3.15.
	18	Mr TANNER calls. Miss MIREHOUSE with other ladies take the girls in Music.
	23	Miss ROBINSON calls in p.m. and assists in needlework. R. NEWMAN anattentive.
	24	Infant monitor at home today on leave. I take her class for quarter of an hour.
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Mar	28	Miss ROBINSON calls.
	29	Monitor CLARK absent.  Archery Meeting in the class room.
April	4	Rector calls before going to Clevedon.
	5	Miss ROBINSON assists in sewing class in p.m.
	11	Miss F. ROBINSON calls to see Mrs PIPER. Several children late in p.m. owing to following an itinerant musician about.
	19	Left school at 11 a.m. in company with a friend Mr W. DAVIS, assistant Master at the Dos Iron Works School, Newport Mon.
Mrs PIPER carries on school till 12. Holiday in afternoon.
	20	The school was inspected this day. Master Soloman PIPER, 2nd d, 3rd div'n.  J. R. BYRNE. H. M. Inspector.
	25	Annie SELMAN takes sewing.
	26	Owing to an unpleasant rumour, the monitor C. PINNELL is sent home for a time.
	27	The girls progress very favourably with their sewing. Miss BOBINSON calls and takes a lively interest in them.
	28	A wedding (grand) takes place this a.m. I let the children out to see it at 11 a.m. till noon (edified!).
May	2	Annie SELMAN with Lizzie takes charge of the infants.
	4	Monitor CLARK absent - sick.
	6	All the monitors want looking after, CLARK amongst the rest. The scholars talk too much.
	16	Emily HILL acts as Monitor.
	17	Miss ROBINSON assists in Girls Class.
	18	Miss ROBINSON at her post again kindly assisting.
	17	The Rector calls and signs the Log Book.
	25	Mrs PIPER at Bristol. A. SELMAN takes sewing class.
June	2	Mr FAWKES of Gloucester visits the school.
	16	Miss ROBINSON assists Mrs PIPER in sewing class.
	20	Miss ROBINSON again at her post ‘of honour’ - would that I could record more ladies doing service in such a humbmle though useful way.
	28	Miss HAYWARD sends ( pays for) a boy to school. The charity appears to be well bestowed.
	30	Monitor CLARK tells me he intends leaving school for a situation next week.
July	4	Sylvia Elizabeth HILL appointed Monitor in infant school - she has a free open look & is very neat & tidy in her dress.
	6	Miss ROBINSON calls.
	7	Mr W. BARRETT calls, & speaks approvingly of the school. Mrs PIPER at New Passage.
	8	A photgrapher on the common taking the church, I engage him to take a view of the school, House etc.
		Mr DAVIS from Zanzibar comes to School.
	11	No Monitors in Boy’s School, CLARK having left.
	13	A Cricket Match takes place on Common in afternoon. Frenchay versus Winterbourne.
	14	Infant Monitor [S. E. HILL] tries her best but the little ones are noisy & somewhat troublesome.
	19	The Rector calls and hears a lesson given to 1st class in Mental Arithmetic.
	22	Caught on of the Monitors eating - found a substitute.
	26	H. SELMAN cutting the laurels.
	27	A Wedding at church: Holiday in afternoon.
	28	Infant Monitor  [S. E. HILL] seems pretty well up to her work. Rector calls.
Aug	2	Mrs PIPER out - A. SELMAN takes charge of girls.
	5	to Sept 5 - School Summer Holiday.
Sept	5	Miss CARTER & Miss LLOYD call at school in p.m.
	6	Rector calls this a.m. & again on 9th.
	15	The Annual School Feast - fine day - but too late in the season. Band did not come till 4 p.m.
	16	Rector calls & wishes to hear children sing. Miss B ROBINSON calls. Miss WOOKEY assists in the Infant School.
	21	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the sewing Class.
	22	The infant Teacher (Sylvia HILL) improves in her duties & is remarkably clean, steady etc.
	26	Rector calls in p.m. & stays for prayers.
	27	Mrs U calls with her truant son & promises his better attendance for the future.
	30	Mrs PIPER out all day.
Oct	3	The Infant Teacher [S. E. HILL....?] is today transfered to the boys school, the upper classes of which require more than a monitor can give.
	5	Cricket Match in p.m. - Frenchay v Thornbury, in which 4 of the celebrated ‘GRACES’ play - Holiday from 11 o’clock.
	6	A few words on the 'War' now raging in France.
	11	I attend a funeral - leave school at 3 p.m.
	12	Miss ROBINSON calls. The Monitor [S. E. HILL....?] is a great assistance in the boys school.
	13	Miss HAYWARD calls to pay a boy's 2rs pence.
	17	Miss SURTEES, Miss ROBINSON & Miss TAYLOR call at the school.
	18	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the sewing Class.
	21	Miss ROBINSON takes the girls for 20 minutes in a.m. - practising tunes for Sunday afternoon.
The interest this lady takes in the school is really very praiseworthy.
Nov	1	Lizzie teaches infants - manages very well.
	3	Miss BOULTON & M. PARKER visit the school. They notice &speak of the happy faces of the Scholars.
	7	Miss ROBINSON calls.
	8	Miss M. A. LOVELL here.
	9	Cricket Dinner this evening - boys preparing class room for it.
	10	Lecture in girls school by Mr MORWOOD entitled 'A Visit to the People of Many Lands'.
	16	Miss Alice LLOYD wishes to assist in the sewing class.
	17	Miss ROBINSON beiong from home is very much missed in the afternoon school.
	21	Miss Alice LLOYD assists in sewing class.
	25	Mr DAVIS calls - has a school near Yatton. The Monitor is not well up to her work yet. I hope she will improve.
	28	Admitted C. CURTIS, a big lad from the school at White's Hill.
Dec	2	Miss TAYLOR takes singing girls. Miss LLOYD not so regular at school as Miss ROBINSON.
	5	The 'ELLIOTTs' return once more having been absent 'months'.
	6	The 50th Regiment passes through Frenchay - the children let out to see them.

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Dec	7	Sylvia HILL not energetic enough - too playsome.
	8	Mr & Miss TANNER call at the school.
	9	Subscriptions for payment of Assistant Teacher in National School:- Rev J CARTER 5/-, E. LLOYD Esq 10/-, F. F. TUCKETT 10/-,
		Mrs SURTEES 5/-, Miss SURTEES 5/-, W BELFIELD 5/-, Mrs BELFIELD 5/-, Col MacKENZIES 5/-.
Total £2/10/-. For 20 weeks, 2/6 per week.
12	Miss CARTER & Miss LLOYD call at the school.
	20	Miss ROBINSON visits the girls school and rewards several children for improving in sewing etc also for regular attendance.
	21	Master from school in p.m., attending a funeral at Pucklechurch of an old & beloved scholar.
	22	The Misses TAYLOR kindly give a treat - cake & oranges to all the children at school - greatly appreciated by all the scholars who give
three hearty cheers for each of the Miss TAYLORs - after which the school closes for the Christmas Vacation.
1871
Jan	9	The Rev F. W. GREENSTREET calls. Annie SELMAN appointed Infant Teacher.
	24	Mr MAGGS complains of some bad boys, all of whom are kept in 1 hour after school.
	27	Mr LLOYD calls.
Feb	2	3rd & 4th Standards worked well by E. CLARK.
	6	The Fox Hunters out.
	8	Miss HARDING here, looks at writing of III standard.
	13	Miss ROBINSON comes (regularly) to the sewing class - would that more ladies followed her worthy example.
	14	No sewing class in p.m. Mrs PIPER in town.
15	S. HILL (assistant teacher) still too easy with her class - no system - no energy.
20	Miss ROBINSON at her post.
Mar	2	A grand wedding in the village today (Miss TUCKETT's) - few at school in a.m. Holiday given to all school p.m. Beautiful day.
	8	Not feeling very well. The Monitor rather more energetic than usual.
	9	Lizzie plays the harmonium at morning prayer for 1st time.
	17	Punished John RICHARDS for bad behaviour during the temporary absence of Master.
	20	Miss ROBINSON at her post in the sewing class.
	24	The Monitors come regularly & very clean.
	30	Infant teacher (A. SELMAN) manages the children very well. Assistant Teacher in Boys school not energetic enough.
April	14	Mr F. VERNON calls - inspects Time Table & is interested with the 'leaving' & 'careless' sticks.
	19	The school was inspected this day. Master Soloman PIPER. J. R. BYRNE. H. M. Inspector.
	24	A large school this a.m., but owing to the death of a friend (Mr PARKER) teaching is anything but pleasant.
	25	R. WILLIAMS - a sharp & intelligent boy leaves school - his parents going to live at Kingswood.
	27	I attend Mr T. PARKER's funeral in the afternoon of this day. The assistant carries on school till 3.30 p.m.
	28	The monitors early as usual - very neat in their person & dress & I think they do their best in teaching.
May 	1-5	From this date - only one entry per week is to be put in the Log Book - which is quite a boon to the Teacher.
		Mrs PIPER ill on 3rd.
	8-12	Mrs PIPER ill all week. One scholar, infant, dies of croup.
	22-26	Miss ROBINSON from home - no ladies call now.
Mrs PIPER still unable to teach the sewing class which is fairly managed by A. SELMAN.
June	5-9	Rector calls 5th. Miss SURTEES 8th. A. SELMAN looks to sewing class, Mrs PIPER being away for her health.
		The school looks beautifully clean, having been washed and painted last week.
	12-16	The Monitors are regular, clean & attentive to their duties - but hardly up to them.
I observe the 3rd class is inclined to be noisy owing to the inefficiency of the teacher (S. HILL).
The Rector being from home, Miss CARTER brings over the Official Report, which is not encouraging to the Teachers.
	19-23	Mrs PIPER is at her post this week.
	26-30	Miss ROBINSON inspects the needlework & pronounces it 'Excellent'.
Kate FOWLES attends the sewing class every afternoon with a view of becoming the Sewing Mistress.
July	3-7	Monitors paid their Quarterly Stipend. Gave 3 month's notice to S. HILL to leave - being unequal to the duties of her post.
	10-14	Miss FOWLES improves as seamstress.
	17-21	School not much visited by Gentry.
	24-28	The Rector & Capt BELFIELD come to see the state of the ventilation of school.
	31-4	Holiday on Wednesday afternoon when all go on Goreham Hill where they amuse themselves till 4.30.
The Monitors S. HILL & A. SELMAN instead of joining in the games stupidly retired into a corner of the field by themselves.
A County game of Cricket being played at Clifton on Aug 3rd to 5th, a holiday was given on the 4th.
Aug	8	[After a meeting held by the Managers of Frenchay Elementary National School, a strongly worded letter was sent to the Privy Council
		Complaining of the unfairness of H. M. Inspector in the last report. It was signed…]
S. J. LLOYD Esq, Q.C. - William BELFIELD, Manager, J.P. for Gloucestershire.
	14-18	The 2nd class want more of my time than |I can give - the Monitor, S. HILL, not being up to the mark.
Sept	18-22	S. HILL, has left school as Monitor - Henry PARKER takes 2nd & 3rd classes.
	25-29	Miss Alice LLOYD calls at school.
Oct	2-6	Henry PARKER appointed Monitor in the room of Sylvia HILL - some classes altered a little, working for the New Code.
	9-13	Miss CARTER & Miss SLATER look in Tues p.m. The Rector calls Friday a.m.
	16-20	Monitor [Henry PARKER] gives promise of becoming a teacher.
	23-27	Miss ROBINSON assists in girls school on Monday afternoon.
	30-3	Miss FOWLES manages the sewing class well - also A. SELMAN the infants.
Nov	27-1	Miss ROBINSON ill & unable to visit the school.
	11-15	The monitor, H. PARKER is of some service in the school.
1872
Jan	8-13	Admitted 2 boys from Miss SIMMOND's school.
15-20	Two Monitors regular etc etc.
Mar	26-1	Not able to attend till 11 a.m., Mrs PIPER & Monitor carry on school.
April	2-5	Mr F. VERNON - also Mr DAVIS visit the school.
	9-12	Monitors attentive & regular.

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April	22-26	With Mr MATTHEWS from 10.30 till 12 on Friday.
May	13-17	Rector calls with official letter - stays to see the boys drill.
June	3-7	Infant Teacher absent on leave - attending a dying sister. Monitor, PARKER, making up the Register Friday p.m.
	10	School inspected this day & next by C. COLLINS Esq, J. & M. J. and Mr DAVIES.
	12	Monitor examined in Bristol on Friday as Candidate for P. T.
July	1-5	Cricket Match Wednesday p.m., holiday given.
		P. DeBell TUCKETT Esq calls & intimates his intention of becoming a subscriber to the school.
	22-26	Monitor anxious to know if he has passed his examination.
Aug	5-9	Frenchay Flower Show on Wednesday.
		H. PARKER having passed his examination as Candidate for Pupil Teachership takes his place as P.T. dating back to 1st June.
Sept	16-20	Reopened School - Staff:- Master, Pupil Teacher and an infant Mistress.
		The latter appears energetic & evidently wishes to ‘do well’ in her work.
	23-27	I hear the Infant Teacher give an object lesson on the Apple - ‘Fair’ - no illustrations - no blackboard used. P.T. [PARKER] regular etc.
Oct	21	The Infant Mistress, at the suggestion of the Rector and the kind permission of the Rev RICHARDS - visited the Infant Department
		of the Fishponds Training College.
Nov	4	Mrs & Miss SCOTT visit the schools & hear the children singing.
		Miss ROBINSON visits the sewing class and teaches some of the children to darn
	11-15	Pupil Teacher [PARKER] on sick leave three days this week.
	18-22	P.T. [PARKER] still on the sick list.
	25-29	P.T. [PARKER] late twice this week - cautioned.
		School visited by Mrs & Miss MacKENZIE & Lady friend - writing inspected & said to be ‘excellent’.
		Children sang some school songs to the satisfaction of the ladies.
Dec	2-6	The Measles being prevalent in the village, the school suffers in consequence, especially the Infant School.
		Mistress late twice on Monday. P.T. [PARKER] late Monday & Friday, spoken to about it.
	9-13	No school Monday, children all busy with parents picking up wood after a most tremendous storm on Sunday evening (8th).
		Three trees on common blown down.
		32 marked sick in Register, measles & colds.
1873
Jan	20-24	Re-admitted 4 old scholars from White’s Hill (The SYMOND’s).
		Some children in village very irregular. to wit - the GUY’s, HALE’s, PALMER’s.
		I [S. PIPER] am unwell on Thursday morn & leave P.T. [PARKER] in charge of school from 10.15 to 12.
		Miss ROBINSON visits the Sewing Class & takes a lively interest in its progress.
		Mr TANNER inspects the Drill Class & is pleased with it.
Feb	17-21	Mr D. H. FAWKES visits the school & hears a ‘Sol-Fa’ Lesson given.
	25-28	Mrs BUCHANAN visits the school.
Mar	10-14	Mr CARTER gives permission for boys under drill to go to Horfield Barracks one day.
	17-21	Half holiday given on Thursday p.m. on account of Prince of Wales’ visit to Bristol Races.
	24-28	Punished H. SYMONDS for telling a lie etc.
April	7-11	Miss ROBINSON inspects the marking in sewing class & kindly awards presents to best markers.
		Drill boys allowed to go to Horefield Barracks to watch the soldiers on parade.
		P.T. [PARKER] absent on leave Thursday p.m.
	28-2	Miss ROBINSON visits and assists with the sewing class.
May	5-9	School visited by Colonel & Miss MacKENZIE, Col. GORDON etc - they inspected the writing of 1st Class, heard some school songs
& expressed themselves pleased at the state of the school.	Miss ROBINSON teaches some of the girls to darn.
	16	Miss ROBINSON calls.
	21	The Rev Mr LANGLEY visits the school.
	27	Rev J. CARTER visits school. Miss ROBINSON inspects the needlework.
June	9	Schoool inspected this afternoon, by C. COLLINS Esq. Satisfactory, very few failures.
Mrs MacKENZIE, Mrs & Miss ROBINSON  kindly undertake to show the needlework with which H.M.I. seemed highly pleased.
	12	Pupil Teacher [PARKER] has leave to go to Bristol this afternoon.
Miss ROBINSON  reads to the sewing class - & makes suitable presents to those who can mark best.
	23-27	The Rev Mr LANGLEY calls at the school Friday.
	30-4	P.T. [PACKER] late quarter hour. Mr G. WILLS calls at school Friday a.m.
July	14-18	Teachers regular & punctual.
		Staff:- Solomon PIPER, Certified Teacher. Henry PARKER, P.T. 1st year. Mary HARRAP, Assistant Mistress in Infant School.
	21-25	Miss ROBINSON assists two afternoons this week in the sewing class.
	28-1	P.T. [PARKER] carries on school Wed a.m. till 10.30. Holiday in p.m. owing to the Agricultural Show in the Duchess' Park.
Aug	4-8	Miss ROBINSON assists in the sewing class Tuesday p.m. & inspects the Log Book.
		P.T. [PARKER] carries on school Wed p.m. Master at Ashton. 
		Mrs SCOTT sends presents, from the late Mrs SURTEES, for those girls who darn the best. Miss ROBINSON distributes them.
Sept	15-19	One family gone to America (3 scholars).
Oct	1	Feel too unwell to carry on school today. P.T. [PACKER] takes my place.
	2	The Infant Mistress [Mary HARRAP] has leave to go home to see her sick sister. I am unable to work.
	6	I take my place this morning.
Nov	20-22	Left school in charge of H. PARKER on Wednesday at 3.30 to attend the 'Musical Festival' at Bristol.
The Infant Mistress [Mary HARRAP] has leave on Friday to attend her sister's funeral.
	28	Found the Infant Teacher [Mary HARRAP] has before the fire this morning. Children doing no lessons.
	30	P.T. [PARKER] has leave to go to Bristol this afternoon with his sister.
Dec	18- 21	P.T. [PARKER] on sick leave all week.
	24-28	P.T. [PARKER] still on sick leave till Thursday. Infant Teacher [Mary HARRAP] unwell Thursday.
	8-12	Infant Teacher [Mary HARRAP] goes to Fishponds Coll to sit for a Certificate. Pupil Teacher. [PARKER] takes 1st, with infants.
	23	Remarks. Miss ROBINSON is as attentive as ever in the sewing class.
Miss FOWLES resigns her place as seamstress in the girls school, Lizzie will take her place after the Christmas holidays.
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Jan	9-13	Cold Weather. A boy nearly drowned in Beck's Pool - ice thin.
Feb	20	The Hon. R. E. S. PLUNKETT, M. P., paid a visit to the village , to thank the Electors for sending him to Parliament.
He kindly requested the scholars o F. N. S. should have half a holiday on Friday afternoon, which was cheerfully granted.
Mar	2-6	P.T. [PARKER] seems very energetic this morning with the 2 lower Standards. Miss BRITTON assists at sewing class Wednesday.
	19	The Misses BUCHANAN visit the school & hear the children sing.
	24	Miss CARTER & Miss SIMPSON visit the school, pleased with the needlework also the singing.
25	Miss BRITTON visits the girls (Infants School).
30-3	Infant Teacher [Mary HARRAP] hears about Gov't Exam.
April	6-10	The Rev Mr SIMPSON visits the school & addresses the children.
13-17	Miss BRITTON kindly assists, by taking the 1st & 2nd Standards, alternately, in the classroom.
17	An accident occurred to a boy from Stapleton, he was jumping in the quarry with other school boys, when he broke the small bone of his leg.
	Dr CROSSMAN was called in & advised his removal to the Village Hospital.
22	Miss HARRAP (I. T.) has leave to go to Bristol.
24	Miss BRITTON reports favourably of the II Standard. H. PARKER (P. T.) regular etc.
27-1	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the Sewing Class.
May	5-8	I leave at 10 a.m. for the day, Miss BRITTON & the P.T. [PARKER] carrying on the school.
		Miss ROBINSON kindly visits the school & reports very favourably.
	11	Miss HARRAP leaves for a school in Hunts. Miss BRITTON takes her place as Infant Mistress.
	18	Pupil Teacher [H. PARKER] examined tomorrow in Bristol.
June	10	Inspected the School - E. Percival BULMER, [Balmer..?] H. M. I.
	12	Both the Infant Teacher and P.T. have leave today to go to the Agricultural Show at Clifton.
	15	Only one boy absent from the examination - Jerimiah WAIT.
		The Fees (School Pence) raised from 1st June - viz - 2d each for two in a family - 1d each for more than two.
		William WAIT taken from School on account of having to pay the extra 1d & sent to a dame school where he pays 3d per week.
July	3	Lizzie takes all sewing girls on Friday.
	6-10	Mr CHARD calls.
	13-17	Mrs PIPER too unwell to see to the sewing class.
	31	Summoned on Jury on Friday afternoon, at 3 p.m. on body of Charles HUTTON. Left P.T. in charge of school.
Sept	14	The Rev Mr & Mrs SIMPSON visit both schools on Friday, inspect the writing, hear the P.T. give a lesson in mental Arithmetic,
		& wish to hear the children sing. Report sent on Tuesday. [q.v.]
	15	[Extracts from the Inspector’s report for 1873-4.....]
		J. UPTON, J. STRANGE and T. MERRICK were disqualified by attendaces for presetation inder article 19(B).
		Examination of P.T. (Henry PARKER) unsatisfactory in the three subjects - Composition, Geography & Map drawing.
			Soloman PIPER, Certified Teacher 1st Class. Henry PARKER, Pupil Teacher 2nd year. Mary Ann BRITTON, Infant Teacher.
			John CARTER, Manager.
	21-25	Infant school & sewing class visited by Mr & Mrs SIMPSON, who waited till work was put up & scholars dismissed for the day.
Oct	5-9	The Rev Mr SIMPSON visits the school & addresses the children.
	16	The Rev Mr SIMPSON visits the school on Friday and appears to take an interest in its working, which is encouraging to all the teachers.
	23	Mr SIMPSON visits the school, hears a class read. Miss CARTER & friend come to hear the children sing.
		Miss BRITTON unwell on Thursday, absent part of morning.
Nov	9-13	Infant Teacher, Miss BRITTON, unwell, sick all the week, unable to come to her duties. Miss SIMPSON visits the school.
		Simon HOBBS brings me a bunch of raspberries - picked out of doors! (13th Nov).
	16	Infant school managed by the sister of the Mistress - by the kindness of Mrs ROBINSON.
	18	I obtain a holiday for the day. Henry PARKER carries on the school very creditably.
		Infant Teacher, [Miss BRITTON] unwell all this week.
	23-27	Infant Teacher, [Miss BRITTON] still confined to her bed with chronic pneumonia.
	30-4	Miss BRITTON unable to attend to her duties - her sister manages fairly well.
Dec	7-11	Miss BRITTON better, butunable to attend to her duties, the numbers in Infant Class decrease.
1875
Jan	18-22	Left P.T. [Henry PARKER] in charge on Tuesday, went to Bristol. PARKER manages very well.
Feb	1-5	The clock in the girl's school having been cleaned by Mr LEWTON refuses 'to go'.
	8-11	P.T. [Henry PARKER] absent on leave.
	15-19	Infant teacher [Miss BRITTON] on leave Tuesday all day.
	22-26	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the Sewing Class on Monday afternoon.
	29-5	P.T. [Henry PARKER] has leave one afternoon to attend a funeral.
Mar	10	A cousin of Mrs PIPER visits the school and wishes the children to have an extra quarter of an hour this morning.
		Miss SIMPSON kindly assists in the Sewing Class. Went with Mr F. to Bristol on Thursday.
	18	Miss SIMPSON at her post in the sewing class on Thursday afternoon.
	22-24	Mrs BELFIELD's Clothing Club begins today. I leave at 11.45 to take names etc.
Miss SIMPSON attends on Wed afternoon. Mrs PIPER too ill to look to sewing class.
April	5-9	Absent from 10 a.m. Leave. Henry PARKER carries on School.
	26	2nd class examined by Henry PARKER.
	27	Received the sad news of Miss Fanny ROBINSON's death. Wednesday afternoon unwell, not able to stay at school.
		Friday Miss F. ROBINSON buried - her Sunday Class follows her to the grave, also others. The school is let out at 11.20.
May	3-7	Infant teacher [Miss BRITTON] on leave attending a sick mother on Tuesday.
June	1	Henry PALMER absents himself from school on the day of Inspection.
Mrs SIMPSON & another lady visit the school & seem pleased with the singing.
	3	Inspected the school - J. Percival BALMER [Bulmer..?].  H. M. Inspector.
	21-25	Today [?] I have permission from the Managers to play in a Cricket Match at Captain MARSH's, Winterbourne.
		H. PARKER is required at home on Wed, Thurs & Fri afternoon.
28-2	Left P.T. [H. PARKER] in charge of school Friday p.m.
July	12-16	John PHILLIPS returns to this school after giving Mr CURTIS' Acadamy a trial of some months.
		Miss B. SIMPSON visits the school for an hour on Thursday afternoon.

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July	26-31	The Rev Mr SIMPSON visits the school Wednesday afternoon.
	12	[Extracts from the Inspector’s report for 1874-5.....]
		The Infant class which is mainly in the charge of the Assistant Mistress , [Miss BRITTON] is fairly well and carefully instructed.
The admission book should contain the birthdays of all the scholars.
F. BABER having been returned last year as over six was diosqualified by age for further presentation under Article 19(b)1
H. PARKER - Composition & Euclid.
Aug	2-6	H. PARKER has leave to play in a Cricket Match. The Sunday scholars have a Treat at Rev Mr SIMPSON's on Friday afternoon.
	9-12	Left H. PARKER in charge Tuesday afternoon.
School Feast on Wednesday 11th. 136 present. Irregulars allowed to come, but the rule to be enforced next year. (250 attendances)
Sept	13-18	Re-opened school.
Rev S. SIMPSON visits the school,  presents Frank MAULER with a book, on account of the high number of attendances he made in 1874.	H. PARKER - P. T. unwell, on sick leave Friday afternoon.
	20-24	H. PARKER unable to attend all the week.
		Three girls somewhat troublesome on Tuesday in the sewing class - Ada UPTON appears to be the worst.
		Miss ROBINSON assists in Sewing Class.
	27-1	Working with help of the Monitors. H PARKER is now an inmate of the Village Hospital. Miss SIMPSON calls on Wednesday.
Oct	4-8	H. PARKER is better & at his post this morning. Mrs PIPER superintended the sewing class in Lizzie's place.
		Miss ROBINSON kindly assists on Tuesday afternoon. PARKER is in sole charge of school Wednesday afternoon.
	11-15	Miss ROBINSON kindly assists in the sewing class two afternoons this week.
	25-29	Miss ROBINSON assists at sewing class two afternoons this week
Nov	1-5	Mrs TINN distributes her gift. Miss ROBINSON assists in sewing class, also Miss SIMPSON.
	15	P.T. [H. PARKER] unwell.
	17	Confirmation at Stapleton church. Lizzie & P.T. [H. PARKER] confirmed. Holiday given for the day.
	22-26	The Rector [John CARTER] still lies in a precarious state. The Rev E. LANGLEY calls & hears the 1st class read.
Dec	2-5	Miss SIMPSON married, presents given to best sewing girls - also to Sunday class - every child given a bun & an orange (96).
	Holiday in afternoon. Snowy weather.
6-10	The Rev LANGLEY visits the school and takes the 3rd class for one lesson. The Vicar [John CARTER] still lies in a dangerous state.
	Henry SYMONDS behaves badly at Drill under P.T. [H. PARKER]. Infant class taught for 1 hour by H. PARKER.
11	The Rev J. CARTER died this day at 2 p.m.
13-17	A. GARDNER leaves school for work.
Inspected Infant Class - Miss BRITTON works with much energy - but the children work "noisily".
Mr CARTER's funeral takes place on Friday at 11.30 a.m. School children dismissed at 11.15. They behave well.
1876
Jan`	10-15	Re-opened the school with 85 children who all appear ready for work again. The holidays have benefitted all of us.
	17-22	The Rev E. LANGLEY visits the school on Thursday, takes 1st class.
	31-4	The Rev E. LANGLEY takes the 3 upper classes in the Catechism - this is the first time such a lesson has been given here by a clergyman
since I have had charge of this school.
Feb	7-11	The Rev E. LANGLEY works hard in school on Friday from 9.30 till 12.
	21-25	P.T. [H. PARKER] examines 3rd Standard on Tuesday morning - Arithmetic is the weakest subject - see to it.
		The Rev E. LANGLEY takes the upper classes on Thursday Morning.
	28-3	The Rev E. LANGLEY takes the Scripture lesson on Ash Wednesday morning.
		Miss B. ROBINSON assists in the sewing class Tuesday p.m.
March	13-17	The Rev E. LANGLEY gives a Scripture lesson on Monday morning.
	20	Mr LANGLEY teaches in school.
April	5	Miss BRITTON has permission to go home on Wednesday for the day.
	24-28	I am unable to teach but little for 3 days owing to hoarseness, sore throat & severe cold. PARKER manages very well for me.
Miss B ROBINSON & the Misses SURTEES come to hear the children sing.
May	15-19	Lizzie Assists in teaching. The Rev E. LANGLEY takes a classes Friday a.m. - he reports favourably of the reading.
	29-2	The Rev E. LANGLEY takes the 1st class in reading - he reports favourably of the lesson.
June	16	Inspected the school - Walter B. GARDE, [Yarde... ?] H. M. Inspector.
	26-30	I have permission from the Managers to play in a cricket Match at Fishponds. P.T. [H. PARKER] carries on the school.
	10-14	On Wednesday, School assembled at 1.30 to go out to cricket at 3.30.
July	3	On Thursday I had permission to go to a Cricket Match at Tortworth Park.. P.T. [H. PARKER] carried on school.
	7-11	Left school in charge of P.T. [H. PARKER] on Monday afternoon - went with sister & niece to Frampton Cotterell.
Sept	11-15	Re-opened the school with 110 children present. The Rev A. L. MOORE takes the Scripture Lesson on Friday Morning.
	18-22	The Rev A. L. MOORE takes the Scripture Lesson this Morning. P.T. [H. PARKER] not energetic enough with his class, school noisy.
		Friday's Scripture taken by the Rector - [Rev Aubrey Lackington MOORE, M.A.]
	28	School Feast held on Thursday, Fine day - Downend Brass Band - about 140 day & Sunday scholars present.
Oct	13	Charles DENT from Stoke Gifford played truant on Friday.
	16-20	Henry PARKER has leave for the day. The higher payments secure a more regular attendance & a closer attention to studies.
		Miss BRITTON unwell on Thursday - unable to come to duties on Friday - Infant school noisy.
		[Extracts from the Inspector’s report for 1875-6.....]
		The infants who are taught in a separate room under Miss BRITTON are in fair order, and the 1st class is carefully taught but the little
		ones are backward.  ...  Henry PARKER has passed fairly under Act 19, but must attend to Grammar. - Aubrey L. MOORE.
	27	Henry PARKER has leave to go to Bristol on business for his mother on Friday afternoon.
Nov	6	On Monday I tell the the tale of the Gunpowder Plot [again - he tells it every year] the Rev F. W. GREENSTREET calls at the time.
	17	I was unable to conduct the school on Friday after 10 a.m., owing to a severe cold & headache. Henry PARKER manages very well.
Dec	11-15	Some boys irregular at school - viz: F. WALLACE, H. HOBBS, T. WEBB.
	18-22	Mrs PIPER obliged to leave school this week. Lizzie [PIPER.. ?]takes all girls in afternoon.      Both Teachers and scholars need a break...
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Jan	8-12	Began the New Year with 86 scholars. All appear ready for work.
		Needlework Classes for 1877:-
		Stage 1, L. LLOYD, B. DENT, A. COX, G. PALMER, Rose PALMER, M. A. MONK, Gertrude WELCHMAN,
		Bessie NEWMAN, Anne GARDNER, Sophia PHILLIPS.
		Stage 2, Emma HARRIS, Elizabeth LANE, Minnie SPARKS, Anne PHILLIPS, Ellen BABER.
		Stage 3, M. PIERCE, Emma HALLETT, Rose STIDDARD, Alice HAYNES, Ada HILL.
		Stage 4, Clara GUY, Fanny GARDNER, M. GOLDING, Emma HAYNES, Ada UPTON.
	29-2	Lizzie & Fred [PIPER.. ?]assist in working up the lower Standards.
		Miss BRITTON unwell on Tuesday & cannot attend to school duties. She was on sick leave till Friday morning.
Feb	12-16	Miss BRITTON unwell Monday & Tuesday.
	19-23	The Rev A. MOORE takes the upper classes in Scripture on Monday a.m.
		P.T. [H. PARKER] working for his 5th year’s examination on Saturday next.
	26-2	The intended candidate for the office of P.T. fails to obtain a Medical Certificate.
		The Misses PRICE & BARNES visit the schools on Tuesday 27th. Mrs ROBINSON inspects the needlework on the 1st.
Mar	12	Inspected this school - Walter B. GARDE, [Yarde... ?] H.M. Inspector.
	16	The Rev E. LANGLEY visits the school on Friday.
	23	Henry PARKER carries on the school on Friday morning - I have leave. Mrs MOORE & friend come in to hear the singing.
April	9	Just 100 present this morning, several absent now. F. & W. WALLACE idling on the Common.
	13	Punished Charles DENT for playing truant.
16-20	I have permission to leave the school in P.T's [H. PARKER] hands today. He manages very well.
	Miss BRITTON has leave Thursday p.m.
May	4	Mrs MOORE & friends visit the school on Friday morning & hear some school songs.
	7-11	P.T. [H. PARKER] applies for an assistant Mastership at Birmingham but is unsuccessful.
	14-18	Miss BRITTON leaves quarter hour before closing school Friday afternoon.
		Henry PARKER replies to an advertisement for Third Master at Birmingham.
	29	C. DENT absent Tuesday (truant).
June		[Extracts from the Inspector’s report for 1876-7.....]	…the style of the work and the increased quickness in answering questions in Reading
and in the extra subjects are very creditable to Mr PIPER.
The infants are very well managed and taught by Miss BRITTON.
Henry W. PARKER has passed fairly. he is now qualified under both Articles 60 & 79.
H. PARKER, P.T. 5 year end. Miss BRITTON, Infant Teacher. S. PIPER, Master.
	4-8	Henry PARKER absent on leave this p.m. Miss BRITTON leaves school at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
	11-15	Half-holiday today on account of a grand cricket match. On Wednesday, school began at 1.30 & was dismissed for a game of cricket at 3.35.
		Henry PARKER has leave on Friday afternoon.
	18-22	Miss BRITTON ill from Wed till Friday - Lizzie carries on Infant School.
	25-29	Miss BRITTON unable to attend to her duties on Tuesday a.m. - her sister (P.T.) conducts the school.
July	2-6	Miss BRITTON resumes her duties on Tuesday a.m. The boys assemble at 1.30 on Wednesday & go to cricket at 3.30.
		The P.T. [H. PARKER] carries on school Friday as I have permission to go to Gloucester to attend the funeral of a relative.
	9-13	Cricket match with Cheltenham Monday afternoon. Half-holiday.
		P.T. [H. PARKER] of great service now - he carries on school the whole of Wednesday - I attend Mr RICHARD's funeral. (Late
schoolmaster at Oldland Common).
	16-20	H. PARKER leaves at 3 p.m. on Wednesday to go to Bristol.
		The boys come in school on Wednesday at 1.30 & leave at 3.30 for cricket on the common.
	23-27	I have permission to go to Cricket at Tortworth ( Earl DUCIE's Seat). H. PARKER carries on school.
	30-3	On Thursday p.m. eleven 1st class boys were kindly invited to play a cricket match with a team got up by Dr CROSSMAN - White's Hill.
Aug	9-6-10	Several children go to Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday.
Sept	17-21	School re-opens after five weeks holiday - the extra week being given on account of the new flooring not having been finished.
		Children noisy, talkative & some very backward. Miss BRITTON also complains of the same things in her school.
		Frederick PIPER acts as Monitor.
	24-28	Cricket Match on Thursday p.m. - Rector gives the school half a day's holiday.
Oct	8-12	Miss BRITTON punctual & regular. Attendance-Committee-Agent calls & is instrumental in making some irregulars come to school.
	15-19	Great storm of wind - many trees blown down - nearly all the children with parents picking wood no school all day.
	22-26	Mrs MOORE, with friends visit the school. Pleased with the singing.
Nov	5	Miss BRITTON's class examined - 'Fair'.
	19-23	The Rector takes 3 classes in Scripture. Frederick [PIPER] keeps his class well at work.
	26-30	Mrs MOORE & friends hear the children sing Thursday p.m.
	17-21	Miss BRITTON, Infant Teacher, sits for a Certificate at Fishponds Training College from Monday p.m. to Thursday p.m.
		Lizzie manages the Infant School.
		The Attendance Committee comes into operation on Jan 1st, when I trust the attendance of some scholars will improve.
1878
Jan	14-18	The Rector gives a Scripture lesson in a.m.
Mar	5	Inspected the school, G. R. MONCREIFF.
	6	Miss BRITTON is informed that she has gained a Certificate at last Examination. She leaves school at 3 p.m. Friday.
		The Needlework Classes presented in 1878 were, Stage 1, E. UPTON.
Stage 2, B. DENT; G. PALMER; B. NEWMAN; A. GARDNER; Julia GUY.
Stage 3, A. HILL; Rose STIDDARD; E. HALLETT,;F. FERRIS. Stage 5, C. GUY; F. GARDNER; M. GOLDING.
	11-15	Frederick GREENWAY appointed Monitor, with Frederick PIPER. he seems anxious to do his work well.
	18-22	The GUY's are irregular, & as usual very backward.
	25-29	The fresh Monitor (F. GREENWAY) is regular and painstaking.
	1-5	The Infants are not able to work at their ordinary lessons on Monday afternoons owing to disturbing the Mothers' Meeting in the
classroom - this must be remedied.
	8-12	I find several children are 'wanted' at home on Monday afternoons, whilst their mothers go to the Mothers' Meeting - this must be remedied.
		Miss BRITTON has a swollen throat - she is unable to come to duties on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday & Friday.

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April	12	The clocks in both schools have been out of order some time. Mr PALMER, from Horfield, cleans them etc.
		On Friday 12th an advert is sent to the Bristol Paper for an Assistant Mistress - Mr J. PRICE ( of Long Ashton) writes respecting one.
		Miss BRITTON has permission to leave on the 25th May.
		[Extract from the Inspector’s report for 1877-8.....] George BABER has been struck off the examination schedule under Article 19(B)1.
	15-18	Miss BRITTON sick, unable to come to duties. Lizzie superintends the Infant School. F. GREENWAY, Monitor, also sick Wed & Thurs.
	22-26	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) having warned several parents, respecting the irregular attendance of their children, I find many more
		at school this week.	H. PARKER assists me in School Wednesday
	29	Examined the School in Religious Knowledge during the morning schooltime - Charles H. AWDRY.
	29-3	Miss GREIGNON [Grignon.. ?] & a lady friend visit the schools on Friday morning.
May	13-17	W. PRYOR sent home for his arrears.
	24	Miss Alice DAW (of St Simon’s School, Baptist Mills) visits the Infant School on Thursday.
		Miss BRITTON leaves Frenchay on 24th Inst - after working for four years - in a most satisfactory manner as Infant Teacher in the
		Frenchay National School. She leaves to take entire charge of the Infant school at Olveston.
		This afternoon the children of F.N.S. were photographed in three groups.
	27	Miss Alice DAW ex P.T. of St Simon’s School Bristol succeeds Miss BRITTON as Assistant Infant Mistress.
June	3-7	One boy sent home (Infant School) for his school pence - the Mother, Mrs PRYOR, scolds about it. The infants are improving in order.
	17-21	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls on Thursday - some of the indifferent parents appear to dread his visits.
	24-28	Punished Albert GUY for disobedience to his teacher.
July	1-5	Mrs PRYOR, encourages her children to break the Rules of the school.
		Mr Joseph TINN of Begbrook kindly gives a tea to a class of Miss Tinn’s - in Sunday school, 3rd July.
	12	The Prince of Wales visits the Agricultural show at Clifton - General Holiday.
	15	The three GUYS (irregulars) are once more absent - report says ‘Gone to Whire’s Hill’.
	16	Tuesday afternoon a holiday on account of a grand Cricket Match - Frenchay v an eleven from Cheltenham.
	19	Monitor F. GREENWAY employed one hour Friday p.m.
	24	A great storm broke out over the village on Wednesday noon. No school in p.m.
	29-2	G. PALMER sent home for school pence. The two monitors have leave to play in a cricket match on White’s Hill, Wednesday.
Aug	5	Bank Holiday, Cricket match in afternoon, half holiday given.
	8	Frederick [PIPER.. ?] on leave Thursday afternoon.
Sept	9-13	Monday - School re-opened. The Rector takes a class in Scripture on Friday a.m.
	16-21	Edward STREET meets with a serious accident going home from school.
Oct	7-11	Teachers regular etc. F. GREENWAY noisy.
	18	The Rector & friends call to hear the children sing Friday 12 o’clock.
	23	Wednesday I [S. PIPER] am absent on leave - the monitors carry on school.
	29	F. FERRIS meets with a serious accident from which she dies on 31st.
Nov	4	F. GREENWAY has a noisy class a.m.
	5	The scholars follow F. FERRIS to her grave.
Dec	4	I [S. PIPER] was unable to teach on Wednesday p.m. having a bad sick-head-ache.
1879
Jan	6	School re-opens - weather wintry - deep snow from Tuesday to Thursday.
	22	Holiday Wednesday p.m. - Opening of New Organ.
Feb	3-7	F. GREENWAY rather noisy as a teacher.
	27	Fred [PIPER.. ?] examines the dull ones on Thursday.
	31-7	The Rev Mr GRIGNON calls - asks for Code.
Mar	10	Henry PARKER (ex P.T.) gives the three upper Standards an examination on Monday.
	11	The Rev Mr GRIGNON tests the 1st class in Geography - is pleased with their answers etc.
	28	Inspected the school - Lawrence H. O. WOODDS, H. M. Inspector.
April	1	Miss ROBINSON kindly pays one month’s schooling of Bessie DENT.
		Frederick [PIPER.. ?] unwell Wednesday & Thursday.
	14	Miss DAW has a whole day. Mr LOWICK calls on Friday - several absentees.
May	1	[Extract from the Inspector’s report for 1878-9.....]
		The Infants have been thoroughly well taught, and do credit to Miss DAW.
			[PIPER.. ?] leaves, Certified Master 1st Class.
	6	A Maypole erected on the common, in the afternoon - Mrs ROBINSON kindly treats all the children.
	19	The number of children in the sewing class is so large that the occupation of the class room by the Mothers' meet'g is a serious inconvenience.
		Frederick [PIPER.. ?] leaves school teaching for a clerkship in a solicitor's in Bristol.
	26	F. GREEN takes 2nd class. W. GREENWAY & A. BAWN offer themselves as Monitors.
		Whitsun Week. During the holiday, I heard with unfeigned regret, of the sudden of S. H. O. WOODD Esq, H.M. Inspector of schools
for this district. He reported most favourably of these schools just two months previous to his death. S.PIPER, In Memoriam.
June	11	Holiday given on account of the marriage of Miss HENLEY, Cleeve Wood.
		W. GREENWAY & A. BAWN employed as Monitors.
	18	Wednesday. School assembles at 1.30 today to go out earlier than usual for a game of cricket on the common.
	20	Friday. Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls.
	23	The irregular WALLACES leave school for Downend.
	25	Punished James TILEY for telling a lie.
	31-4	Monitors [W. GREENWAY & A. BAWN] punctual & regular.
July	9	Robert WILLIAMS, an old scholar, visits the school.
	15	I have permission to go to a cricket match at Tortworth. Mrs PIPER and the Monitors carry on school. Children behave well.
	18	Miss ROBINSON kindly carries on the sewing class, as Mrs PIPER is very unwell.
	22	The boys assemble at 1.30 Wednesday to go to cricket at 3.30.
	31	School Feast. Downend Brass Band. Mrs BELFIELD distributed the Prize Cards, for those who passed in the 'Three Rs'.
Aug	5	Lizzie [PIPER.. ?] takes a class in Elementary Drawing. [S. PIPER] rather unwell on Friday.
	13	School under charge of Monitors for an hour. Mr LANGDON & friends visit the school & test the 1st Class in Geography.
	22	School closes for Harvest Holidays (one month).

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Sept	22	School re-opens. Several of the irregular children who left to go to Downend [the WALLACES.. ?] crave permission to be re-admitted
 - I find they are greater dunces, than they were at the time of leaving this school.
	29	The three GUYS re-admitted.!!
Oct	18	Mrs PIPER in town on Tuesday p.m.
	23	he Two PALMERS return to school - also A. HELPS.
Nov	5	The Colston School Band plays on the Common. I allow the children to go out for twenty minutes.
	21	The irregular WALLACES again re-admitted.
Dec	4	Lizzie [PIPER.. ?] takes sewing class.
	12	Mrs Joseph TINN of Begbrook kindly gives 20 girls petticoats.
	18	examined the children in Religious Knowledge during the morning school time - Charles H. AWDRY.
	19	School closes down for Christmas holidays.
1880
Jan	5	School re-opens.
	21	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls at 2 p.m.
23	Mrs PIPER unwell.
4	Sick headache - can't teach, better in afternoon.
20	Albert BAWN absent on leave Wednesday. Mr HUTTON calls about overworking Frank - a little boy in Standard 1.!!
24	Working under a disadvantage today - to wit - a sick headache.
Mar	3	Inspected the school - E. M. FREED, H.M. Inspector.
	12	The GUYs sent home for irregular attendance.
	17	Two GUYs once more re-admitted.
	22	Monitor GREENWAY absent - sick leave.
	25	Col. KINGSCOTE etc expected.
April	12	Albert BAWN leaves school for a clerkship in Bristol.	Minnie PIERCE appointed Monitor in his place.
	16	Minnie PIERCE promises to make a good Teacher.
May	5	The Rector calls - gives a holiday on the 6th.
	24	Fishponds Festival - small school in consequence. Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls.
June	1	Miss DAW unwell this afternoon - a Monitor minds her school - her upper class in boys school.
July	8	The Centenary of Sunday Schools held in Bristol.
	13	I go, on leave, to a cricket match at Kingswood, near Wootton under Edge - Mrs PIPER & Monitors carry on school.
	23	Minnie PIERCE on leave.
	26	The Sunday School goes to Weston-super-Mare - no school in consequence.
Sept	17	Told the children of my tour in Somerset during the holidays.
	20	Punished Thomas STIDDARD ( a bad boy).
	27	Attended G. F. GRACE's funeral at Downend. Mrs PIPER & Monitors carry on school.
Oct	12	Harvest Festival - holiday half day - Rev Mr MOORE complains of some boys round the tent. Be careful for the future in granting a holiday.
	25	Mr TANNER Esq calls at school to make enquiries about a tree.
Nov	19	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls about the irregulars.
	22	Mrs Joseph TINN (Begbrook) Kindly sends flannel for 20 girls petticoates - annual gift.
	29	The highest number yet recorded present this afternoon - 121.!
Dec	10	Mr J. PRICE visits the school and addresses the children.
23	Lizzie teaches some school songs & more Carols to the whole school - on this the last afternoon of school work - after which the garments presented by Mrs J. TINN are given to the deserving children.
1881
Jan	14	George FERRIS - Monitor - unable to attend this week - sick.
	25	Miss DAW, Infant Mistress, asks permission to go home on account of serious illness in the family.
	27	Miss DAW absent on leave - a death in the family.
Feb	2	Miss DAW resumes her duties.
	3	Minnie PIERCE, Monitress - unwell and unable to attend school today.
	9	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls, goes round to parents of irregular scholars.
	15	Suffering all day from a sick headache.
Mar	1	Inspected this school - E. M. FREED, H.M. Inspector.
	11	The GUYs (3), WALLACEs (4) still absent.
April	13	Monitor out with Lizzie [Elizabeth PIPER] in p.m.
	17	Easter Monday. Whole holiday at Rev Mr Arthur's kind suggestion. To become an Annual Holiday.
May	3	The report comes - also Papers respecting Minnie PIERCE's apprenticeship.
	6	Good report & Grant. 'Encouraging'. Mr TUCKETT receives Grant this day.
Mrs PIERCE overjoyed about Minnie's successful examination as a Candidate.
	24	This being the Queen's Birthday, I close the school at 3.30. Boys go to cricket.
June	1	The boys come in at 1.30 and leave at 3.30 for a game of cricket.
	17	Minnie L. PIERCE has been approved & accepted by the education Department as Pupil Teacher in Frenchay National School.
	20	The Pupil Teacher [Minnie L. PIERCE ] has leave today.
July	1	Miss ROBINSON & niece visit the school today to hear the singing.
	29	Georgiana HILL calls this afternoon.
Aug	1	Bank Holiday. The 'Olden Fair' at Fishponds. Holiday in afternoon.
	8	Miss BROWNING & friend from Weston-super-Mare visit the school & hear the children singing.
	10	The Annual School Feast - managed by F. F. TUCKETT Esq & the Misses ROBINSON - a fine day - a thorough success.
Sept	12	Re-opened school. The new Rector calls. [Frederick Edward WARREN, D.D.]
	22	Gave the three upper classes an account of my tour in Kent during the holidays.
		E. ENSOR, H.M. Inspector visits the school and inspects the Registers, etc, etc.
	26	Mr D. H. HAWKES, member of a school Board at Gloucester calls - is pleased with the appearance of the children.
		Mrs PIPER superintends the school till 4.15.
Oct	12	Miss LANGDON married today. School let out from 10.45 till 11.15.

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Oct	14	Rough wind with rain - many trees blown down - most of the scholars are picking up wood. No school today.
	21	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls with Forms.
Nov	9	Miss DAW instructs her upper class in sewing etc afternoons.
	22	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) & Mr REES call. 
Dec	5	Miss DAW, Infant Mistress, has some thought of resigning her post. A meeting of the managers will be held on Saturday next.
	9	Mrs TINN (Begbrook) distributes the gifts to the boys, her yearly kind present.
	16-23	Miss DAW, Infant Mistress, meets the managers about leaving.
		Minnie PIERCE & George FERRIS receive Prizes from the Rector. School closes for Xmas holidays.
1882
Jan	20	Highest average yet recorded in this school -Viz 121.3 !
	23	The classroom is not now used as a Mothers' Meeting room and the hour for the Library is altered from 11 till 12, to 12 till 1.
		So, we can use it as a classroom for the school at all times.
	25	Wednesday. This morning we loose, by death, a little scholar - Viz Frank BLUNSDEN - a good, quiet child.
	26	Scripture lesson on 'Death' - till 9.45. The Rector at school hears a lesson given on the Sol-Fa system - is pleased with the singing.
Feb	2	The Rector calls 3.30 & hears the children sing some of their school songs.
	6	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls 12.30.
	10	The Rector brings a letter from the Diocesan Inspector, stating he intends visiting the school on 27th Inst!! 
Owing to the illness of the sewing mistress, the girls have worked at their ordinary lessons (in the boys' school) all this week.
	17	Miss KABERRY calls (Infant Teacher, Downend). Working under the disadvantage of a sick headache.
	21	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls 12.30.
	23	Two parents complain of the system of 'forcing' their children to do their lessons.
	24	The Vicar calls & kindly offers to take a class in Reading.
	26	Sunday. Miss DAW, Infant Mistress, calls to inform us she intends to resign at once - to be married.
This sudden change causes us very great inconvenience, especially as the examination is so near.
	27	Miss WATTS, late P.T. at S. Simon's National School Bristol temporarily supplies Miss DAW's place.
	28	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls Bout Ch. Bk. returns.
Mar	2	Meeting of Managers.
	3	Miss WATTS appears to be doing her work well in Infant School.
	8	Classes re-arranged - Miss WATTS takes the 1st Standard with the Upper Infants.
	16	P.T. suffering from a severe cold.
	20	Miss WATTS sends in her resignation.  - not recognised by Education Department.
	21	Mrs J. LLOYD applies for the vacancy.
24	The Rector visits the school and wishes me to advertise for an Assistant.
	Minnie L. PIERCE, P.T., absent from school, on sick leave, from Tuesday till Friday (violent cold).
27	Miss WATTS still at her post, but unwell. Minnie L. PIERCE resumes her duties.
31	Miss WATTS leaves after four weeks service.
Apr	3-6	P.T., in the absence of an Assistant Mistress, takes the Ing=fants this week. Managers' meeting - business to elect another Teacher for Infants.
		Good Friday - Miss Lucy BALL, of Bristol, elected Assistant Mistress.
	10	Holiday.
	11	Re-opened school. Miss BALL at her post.
May	12	George FERRIS, Pd Monitor, leaves school for a Clerkship in Bristol.
	22	Monitors from 1st class in G. FERRIS' place.
June	7	The upper classes, boys only, assemble at 1.30 & leave, for a game of cricket, at 3.30.
	17	The fresh Monitor, Harry STEPHENS, promises well - but is rather noisy.
	19	Mr LOWICK (Attendance Officer) calls - also Mr GREENWOOD.
	20	Seigr. BLITZ engages the school for Conjuring.
July	4	The Rector calls - tests all the Registers and finds them correct.
	13	Miss ROBINSON visits the school and addresses the children.
	18	Punished William WELCHMAN & William WALLACE for pl;aying truant.
	26	Monitor has leave to go to a Cricket Match.
	31	Mrs WALLACE brings her two truant boys to school.
Aug	4	I go to Clifton in p.m. to see a great Cricket Match - Glos v Australia - good play - P.T. carries the school.
	11	School closes for Harvest Holidays. The present Monitor, H. STEPHENS, does his best - which is but moderately good.
		The P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] is painstaking and energetic as a teacher, but only fairly so, as a pupil.
		The Infant Teacher [Miss Lucy BALL] appears to do her work well & feels an interest in her young charge.
Sept	11	Re-opened school.
	13	The Rector (Manager) calls & inspects the register, numbers found quite correct.
Oct	2	Admitted W. COOMBES from White's Hill School.
	9	Rector visits Infants School - inspects the Registers & finds them correct.
	12	An epidemic (Scarletina) in the village - a great number of scholars sick. The numbers at school are so limited, that a holiday is given.
	13	Only 36 present! No school in consequence.
	16-20	School closed this week owing to a local epidemic, by order of the managers.
	23-3	A severe epidemic (Measles, Scarlatina & whooping cough) in the village. school closed by Doctor's orders & with the sanction of
		the Education Department.
Nov	6	re-opened school with a very limited attendance - many scholars still ill - whilst others are afraid to venture to school.
	7	H. STEPHENS, Monitor, leaves school for a Clerkship in Bristol.
		The boys, with Band, from Colston School, Stapleton, visit Frenchay - I allow the children to go out for 20 minutes.
	16	Rector calls in p.m. & hears Music Lesson.
	24	Arthur BAKER, Monitor.
	28	Mr REES calls and pays for Charity Scholars.
Dec	1	P.T's [Minnie L. PIERCE] lessons imperfectly learned this week.
	21	Suffering from severe cold etc.
	22	Christmas Tales read, Carols sung & School dismissed for the Christmas Holidays.

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Jan	8	Re-opened school. The school working hard to make up lost time.
	19	The managers make a present of a Sovereign to Miss BALL.
	29	Captain BELFIELD signs form 8.M.
Feb	15	The Rector kindly takes 1st class in reading.
Mar	2	Rector visits the school. Mr JARRETT, the Attendance Officer, visits the school & inspects the Registers.
	13	Inspected the school -  G. R. MONCREIFF.
	19	Arthur BAKER, Monitor, unwell - sickleave.
Apr	5	Mr JARRETT, the Attendance Officer, calls 11.45.
	10	Mrs ROBINSON kindly pays for DENT's two children.
	17	The Rector begins a course of Bible Lessons to first class. Mrs T. MOORE brings her spoilt child to school.
	20	P.T's [Minnie L. PIERCE] lessons done imperfectly this week.
	23	Three Stapleton boys admitted - The school at Stapleton is being enlarged.
May	2	School children all photographed this afternoon in six groups - good.
		The report for 1882-83 names the following…..
		M. L. PIERCE - Grammar & History.		S. PIPER, Certified teacher 1st Class.
	21	Re-opened school. The Attendance Officer calls.
	22	Mr REES calls & pays for Pauper Scholars.
	25	P.T's [Minnie L. PIERCE] lessons said well this week.
June	6	Minnie L. PIERCE (P.T.) has leave for day.
	8	Arthur BAKER, Monitor, leaves school.
	12	Mrs Knowland, formerly Assistant Mistress, [Miss DAW] visits the Infant School.
	18	Mrs DENT fetches her boy Tom from school at 12.15, he having to stay in till 12.30 to finish his work!!
	20	Emmeline PIERCE took Arthur BAKER's place as Monitor on the 11th, & at present promises well.
July	3	Holiday in afternoon on account of Master playing in a Cricket Match v Thornbury.
	6	Punished Alfred GARDNER & William WELCHMAN for calling a stranger names etc.
	10	The Rector at school from 9 till 9.30. John NELMES plays the truant all day.
	13	Two of my biggest scholars leave this afternoon. Rose HAWKINS, a girl of 14, height 5ft 6in, & John ROGERS, 13 yrs, height 5ft 4in.
	16	My ex P.T. [?  Henry PARKER  ?]- now an officer in Scotland Yard, London - takes the 1st class for an hour on the lawn.
	17	A scholar broke his arm last evening, swinging on the trees on the common. (Henry PARKER).
	25	Our ex P.T. visits the schools.
Aug	1	Yesterday the Pupil Teacher had leave for the day to go to Weston-super-Mare.
	6	Monday. Bank Holiday. Temperance Fete in Mr DERHAM's Park. 40 scholars present - no school.
	9	School closes for Harvest Holidays - four weeks.
	10	School Feast - fine weather.
		The school, in both depts has worked steadily on during the summer. Object & Subject lessons have been given by the Infant Mistress & P.T.
Sept	10	Re-opened school. One boy, John ROGERS, has walked from Doynton to attend this school.!!
	11	I heard an object lesson given to infants by Assistant - Blackboard not used enough.
	14	P.T. & Monitor working in sewing class, p.m.
	20	Thursday. Grand Cricket Match on Common - school let out at 3.30.
	21	Mrs BELFIELD visits school & hears lesson given to Standard II.
Oct	2	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] gives 1st class a lesson on British North America.
	4	Infant Teacher [Miss Lucy BALL] gives a lesson on Form & Colour before Pupil Teacher to infants.
	5	Visist without notice - All in good order, Eric FREED. H.M., Inspector.
	8	Two Red Maids visit the school.
	11	A bad boy, Frank POWELL, runs out of school.!!
	12	F. POWELL presents himself, but is dismissed.
	18	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] gives a lesson, Form & Colour, to Infants.
	19	Left school at 3.30, P.T. carries on School. Urgent business calls me to Stroud & Cheltenham till Monday evening.
	22-24	Absent on leave till Wednesday evening, but the school, goes on satisfactorily with P.T. assisted by Rev F.E. WARREN.
	29	Frank POWELL is permitted to come to school again upon promise to behave well.
	31	John ROGERS marked ‘present’ but is working at home (school work), his parents live at Doynton, 6 miles away. (See entry Sept 10th).
Nov	26	The Rev Mr TAYLOR calls & makes enquiries as to a Diocesan Inspection of school.
	30	John ROGERS does his ‘home work’ well.
Dec	5	Miss PIERS [Pierse.. ?] & friend visit the school to hear the children sing - both are pleased & hope to come again.
		Their kind remarks as to discipline are encouraging.
		The Managers raise Infant Teacher’s Salary to £35.
	17	Monitor improves in Teaching.
	20	Mrs TINN (of Begbrook) kindly gives thirty deserving boys a shirt each. A few kind remarks being made by her and me.
	21	School closes for Christmas holidays.... welcomed by both Teachers & scholars.
1884
Jan	7	Re-opened school.
	9	Half holiday on account of Sunday School Tea Party.
	11	M. H. TILEY put in a lower Standard, being quite unable to do her the work of Standard III.
	18	Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls.
Feb	14	Rev F.E. WARREN hears 1st Class read. Some parents comlpain of ‘over-pressure’.
	15	The P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] looks worn & fagged - shortened her own lessons & sent her out in the fresh air.
	19	Mr REES calls and settles Quarterly Account.
		Just found out B. ATTWOOD has passed Standard V.
Feb	29	I find the requirements of singing by note are too arduous & must be given up.
Mar	14	I hear P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] give a Lesson to whole of Infants - pointed out several things as - more use of blackboard, more actiom,
		less information about trifles, more geb=neral information, to have the whole class in view, etc.
	20	Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls.
	21	James BARTER (Std III boy) leaves school - family removing to Wiltshire. Note received from a parent requesting ‘No pressure’.

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Mar	27	Inspected the school - W. T. MEGGS, Sub-Inspector.
Apr	15	Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls.
	25	An irate parent calls to complain of severe punishment to her child by Assistant Teacher [Miss Lucy BALL]
	28	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] unwell, on sick leave till afternoon of 29th.
May	5	Grand Cricket Match on Common today - Frenchay v Dr  E.M.’s team. I let out a good school at 3.30 & join in game myself.
	16	Rector brings a Lady to see the schools. Inspects the Registers & finds them quite correct.
	23	Unavoidably late this morning. P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] begins & carries on school in a very praiseworthy manner.
		She also superintends the sewing class all this week.
		[The Inspector's Report is signed…..] F. E. WARREN, Correspondent of the Managers. [Rev. Frederick Edward WARREN, Rector]
June	19	Left the school in charge of P.T. (at 3pm) to inspect the Kinder Garten work at Downend.
	20	Infant Teacher [Miss Lucy BALL]leaves school at 2.45 pm to visit some friends in Bristol.
	23	Examination in Religious Knowledge during the morning school time - C. S. TAYLOR, Diocesan Inspector.
	26	Mrs WARREN & friend visit the school in Music Lesson.
July	8	Lesson to Class 1 on the 'Spanish Armada'.
	9	The Kinder Garten System is now taught in the Infant School for the first time.
	10	Emmeline PIERCE (Monitor) has leave for the afternoon.
	15	This afternoon a little scholar, James STRANGE, was drowned in the river Frome - accidently.
	18	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE]& Monitor [Emmeline PIERCE ] working with 1st class in pm.
	25	Sydney POOLE meets with an accident at noon.
	28	Mrs DENT is grieved to think her boy Thomas is kept in to finish his work.
Hester KING unwell - weakly. I call to see another sick child - A. WELCHMAN.
	29	At Mrs GRACE's funeral. P.T. carries on school. [Mother of W.G.?]
	30	Miss TAYLOR's wedding. School out at 11.30.
Aug	7	Both P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE]& Monitor [Emmeline PIERCE ] sick.
	14	Mrs WARREN & lady-friend visit the school. We close at 3.30 for the usual holidays.
	15	School Feast. Fine day. About 180 present. The past summer has been very hot - most oppressive in the pm - classes taken out of doors.
Sept	15	Re-opened school.
Oct	1	A parent complains of Infant Teacher striking a child on the head with a stick - I caution Miss Lucy BALL.
	7	Miss WEBB complains of the boys playing in the Churchyard - I caution them.
	10	Henry SIMMONDS burried today.
	22	This week Mrs Joseph TINN of Begbrook has very kindly sent a present of flannel for garments to the most deserving girls.
Nov	11	School closed at 4pm - Bristol Exhibition visited.
	19	Miss Knowland, formerly Infant Mistress here, Miss DAW, pays us a visit.
	25	Mrs TINN gives her presents to the girls.
Dec	2	Mr REES calls with payment of Pauper children.
	5	A policeman, in disguise, calls on me to caution any of the teachers against relieving some strolling persons, who may have already
		imposed on the benevolent at Winterbourne.
	12	John ROGERS (of Doynton) leaves home for school at 7.10 am, & reaches home again at 5.30 pm.!
	18	I go to Bath with two friends - P.T. carries on school in my absence.
	19	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] gives a very good report of the children yesterday.
		School closes today for the Christmas holidays - a fortnight.
1885
Jan	5	Re-opened school.
	8	Alfred MAPSTONE behaves badly with P.T. in class room - his mother comes to apologise.
	30	The Rector visits the school - inspects the Registers and finds all correct.
Feb	6	The P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] is suffering from Neuralgia.
	10	This week Emmeline PIERCE has an examination during the dinner hour.
	16	A mother sends her child for a holiday just previous to the annual examination.!
	24	Mr TUCKETT calls respecting boundary walls.
Mar	2	A 7th std boy has unfortunately sprained his ankle.
	10	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT.
	19	Working under a difficulty - a sick headache.
	24	Note received from a parent requesting Infant Teacher [Miss Lucy BALL] not to strike the children on the head.
	27	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] absent on sick leave for past two days.
April	1	Telegram from Clifton - I leave school at 10 o'clock - P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] goes on with lessons.
	10	Bothe teachers (P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE]  & Monitor [Emmeline PIERCE] ) with sewing class.
15	Leon GAGE taken from school.
20	John ROGERS works well and is let out at 4pm.
23	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE]  unwell - sore throat.
May	1	Emmeline C. PIERCE has passed her examination and is recognised as a Candidate on probation. (Article 40).
	8	Lesson on my late Tour into Witshire.
	19	The attendance officer, Mr JARRETT and the Relieving officer, Mr BEER, call.
June	4	Examination in Religious Knowledge during the morning school-time - C. J. TAYLOR, Diocesan Inspector.
	5	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] takes the sewing class.
	19	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] hears that she has passed her exam & completed her Apprenticeship.
22	Attendance influenced by a Band of Hope going to Weston-super-Mare.
24	An idle and disobedient boy, Alfred MAPSTONE, leaves school this morning after being punished.
25	Mrs TINN calls & pays schooling of W. TANNER.
July	3	Ada PULLIN (Std VII) leaves school today.
		Report on P.T.'s [Minnie L. PIERCE] needlework is - Tape, fair; Button, fair; Button Hole, moderate; Stitching, fair; Summary, fair.
	10	Mr PRICE & Mr FRY visit the school in afternoon.
		This week Minnie L. PIERCE, P.T., has been sitting for a scholarship at the Fishponds Training School.
	27	A Band near school takes children's attention - I allow them to go out 10.00 to 10.15.

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Aug	3	School closed at 3.45 - Cricket match on Common.
	5	I have leave for the day - P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] manages the school.
	7	School closes at noon for Harvest Holidays - four weeks. 
[Among remarks…] One boy, John ROGERS comes all the way from Doynton and is both regular & attentive.
Sept	7	Re-opened school.
	16	Harvest Festival - two teachers wanted in tent at 3.15. School out at 3.45.
	18	P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] wanted at home all day - illness.
	28	Began work but was obliged to retire owing to a sick headache. P.T.s carry school.
Oct	5	Miss MORRIS visits both schools & remarks on the happy looks of the children.
	7	At Managers’ Meeting it was decided to have a paid Monitor for Infant School.
	9	John ROGERS says he started from home this morning at 6.30.!!
	12	Heard today that P.T. [Minnie L. PIERCE] had passed her exam in Religious Knowledge at Fishponds College.
	16	The Assistant Mistress [Lucy BALL] applies for a Monitor. Managers grant her request.
		Alice ANGELL appointed on 12th Inst at 1/6 per week.
	19	In afternoon Rev F. E. WARREN visits schools, calls each Register in both schools & finds them correct.
	26	Good school - hardly ever any late scholars.
	27	Infant Teacher [Lucy BALL] working well.
Nov	6	18 Boys have Calico given by Mrs TINN.
	13	Many children away picking up wood from trees cut down in Duchess’ Park.
		The P.T. Minnie PIERCE hears from College that she has gained a Scholarship at Training College.
	27	Mr KEELING from Staple Hill calls about admitting his son.
Dec	9	A scholar, H. BABER broke his arm today by a fall on a slide.
	17	Mrs J. TINN of Begbrook, kindly gives shirts to 16 boys. Mrs TILEY not sent her boy’s shirt back according to Regulations.
	18	Miss BALL, Infant Teacher, has been sitting for Certificate at Fishpond’s Training College all this week up to this afternoon.
		Minnie L. PIERCE has taken her place in school - she reports only fairly of order, tone & general behaviour of Infant Department.
	24	School closes for Christmas Holidays.
		Minnie L. PIERCE, ex P.T. leaves the school now to enter as Student in the Fishponds Training College.
		Her conduct etc throughout the whole of her Apprenticeship has been ‘Good’.
1886
Jan	11	Re-opened school.
	15	We miss the Ex P.T. and must employ paid Monitors next week.
	22	Visit without notice, C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M. Inspector.
		Annie HALE has been appointed Monitor up to the Examination.
	27	Received a Telegram from Kent requesting my immediate presence - I communicate with the Manager & obtain leave of absence next week.
	29	P.T. does the chief part of the work today, assisted by Monitors.
Feb	1-4	The Pupil Teacher carries on school this week & satisfactorily, during my absence - the children work well & willingly.
	17	A mother irate on account of her child being ‘kept in’.
	18	Register inspected by Rector [Rev F. E. WARREN] found ‘correct’.
Mar	1	Inspected the school - E. M. FREED.
	4	Miss BALL hears from Govt she has gained a Certificate.
	5	Minnie UPTON leaves school having been a pupil for several years.
	8	The classes are differently arranged to what they were last year. One new Register required.
		Boys & girls in Infant School kept in proper places on respective Registers - suggested by Mr ELLIOTT.
	12	Duplicate Schedule comes - the Rector [Rev F. E. WARREN] goes carefully through the list.
		We also hear today that Emmeline PIERCE, P.T., has passed her late examination - she promises to be a great help in school.
	17	Found the infants ‘singing their spelling’.
		On the occasion of a visit without notice made by Mr ELLIOTT on Jan 22 last, he complained of this method of teaching spelling and
		said he would speak to the Assistant Mistress about it - having heard the infants doing it before entering the schools.
	19	One class of infants still have a sing-song style of spelling. Spoke to Miss BALL about it.
	26	Miss BALL at home this afternoon suffering from Neuralgia. Rose HAM begins as paid Monitor.
	30	P.T. has a headache.
April	1	Thursday. Funeral at 2pm.
	2	No school today owing to domestic bereavement in Master’s family.
	5-6	Master on leave - school carried on by P.T.
	7	At my post. I find the school has gone on very satisfactorily in my absence.
	22	[Report received]
		The chief part of the Report is not very encouraging - although hard and conscientious work has been done throughout the year.!!
	27	Easter Tuesday - opened school. Miss BALL away on leave. I gave a lesson to infant school on the ‘Cuckoo’.
May	14	Monitor, Rose HAM, has more life in her teaching than she had a few weeks ago.
	28	Two big boys, J. ROGERS & J. MAYBEE leave school to go to work. Both good boys.
June	1	Mr H. PARKER visits the school.
	4	Alice LLOYD acting as Monitor.
	21	Diocesan Examination - afternoon, Charles H. AWDRY, D.I.
July	2	Alice ANGELL has leave for the day.
	8	Mr MORGAN calls. Also Mrs KNOWLAND, formerly Infant Mistress here - [Miss DAW] she hears Infants sing.
	14	Monitors not up to their work - too easy.
	15	Miss [Lucy] BALL has leave this afternoon - her Monitor [Alice ANGELL] also has leave to visit a sick friend.
		Rose HAM manages the sewing class well.
	26	Bad boy - Thomas MOORE - in Infant School.
	27	Alice 'HEAVEN' brings Frank 'ANGELL' to school.
	28	Half holiday today - on account of the 'Band of Hope' Anniversary.
	30	The Rector calls the Register (2.45) and finds them correct.
Aug	2	Punished F. PACKER for behaving badly on Sunday.

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Aug	5	School closes for Harvest Holidays.
	6	School Feast - under the able superintendence of the Misses ROBINSON. 247 children present. - weather beautifully fine.
Sept	6	Re-opened school. Fred visits the school and recognises several children. Mrs MOORE's boy noisy in Infant School.
	16	William TANNER & Henry WALLACE - two truants.
	20	Tom MOORE requires 'help' in Infant School.
	21	William TANNER & Henry WALLACE - two truants. A wedding this morning lessens the attendance at school.
	24	Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls.
Oct	1	William TANNER & Henry WALLACE - playing truant.
	4	Punished TANNER & Co.
	12	P.T. gives 1st class a geography lesson.
	19	Alice LLOYD not energetic enough as a Teacher.
		The boy TANNER - see above - sent to the 'Formidable' for five years.
	21	Mr RICKARDS - ex Schoolmaster - calls on me, hears a Music lesson given & says the school gives me great credit.
	22	The P.T. works at her lessons all this afternoon.
	25	Longer Scripture lesson than usual, owing to the recent death of a little scholar - E. HIGGS.
	27	Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls 4.15.
	29	Several late this morning - some foreign gipsies being in the village.
		A. ANGELL on sick leave this afternoon. Kate HALE, K. PULLIN & E. GUY not up to Standard work.
Nov	8	Miss Lucy BALL has permission to go to London for the day - respecting a situation.
	9	Miss Lucy BALL is present this afternoon - unable to come in morning.
She has obtained the appointment as a Infant Teacher in the Anerley Schools, North Surrey.
19	II Std Monitor wants more energy. Rose HAM, Std III works very energetically.
Dec	2	Oral lessons after 4 o'clock - too dark for any other lessons.
	15	Miss WESTON was elected 'Infant Teacher' - duties to begin after Christmas holidays.
	23	School closes for Christmas holidays. Two weeks.
1887 - Jubilee year.
Jan	10	Re-opened school.
		Miss WESTON begins her duties today - Miss BALL kindly assists in the morning.
	12	Miss T. WAKELEY visits the school & is pleased with the appearance of scholars & tone of school.
	19	Mr G. STEPHENS visits the school.
	24	The parents of Alice HUTTON do not wish her to take the Arithmetic of her Standard V.
Edgar GUY in Standard II is mentally deficient.
	28	P.T. takes sewing class this afternoon.
	31	Edwin COOMBES - the best sixth Standard boy in the school - tells me he is going to leave school on Friday next.!
Feb	4	Severe sick headache all day.
	7	Monday. E. COOMBES leaves school.! This is to be regretted as he was the best scholar in the school.
	14	W. G. STRATTON Esq of Newton St Loe calls at the school.
		The parents of Fanny KING protest under the Doctor's orders against pressure in her learning.
	18	W. RICHARDSON, an old pupil, visits the school.
Mar	2	Suffering from sick headache.
	3	One of the Monitors - Rose HAM - ill all day.
	8	William LOWLE the best scholar in Std IV unwell - will be unable to attend the Govt Exam.!
		Mr JARRETT, Attendance Officer, calls today at 5.30.
	10	Mr HUTTON does not wish his child, Alice, to be examined this year.
		Pupil Teacher suffering from a severe cold.
	11	The Managers recommend that the following children should be withheld from examination on the grounds stated in the 'Exception
Schedule' dated 11 March 1887.  Edgar GUY - Alice HUTTON - William PERRY - Walter PERRY - Alfred PERRY - Frank PERRY - William FAUX - Mabel PIERCE - Florence PACKER and William LOWLE.
	14	Examination of school. C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M. Inspector.
	15	Inspection of School, C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector.
	16	A severe snowstorm - few children - no school.
	17	Only 27 scholars present this morning - no school.
	18	,,       25	,,	,,	,,	,,	,,	The snow is very deep & travelling dangerous.
Apr	1	Report good on the whole - Grant very satisfactory, the highest the school has yet gained - £100.18s.4d.
Great encouragement for teachers as well as for scholars.
'E. C. PIERCE has passed fairly'. 'C. H. WESTON is recognised under Article 50'.
	20	Theatrical Performance in School, evening.
	25	Punished Gilbert POWELL for impertinence to pupil teacher.
	26	Alice LLOYD, Monitor, does not keep her class - Std II - in order, must keep an eye on it.
May	4	Alice ANGELL has leave of absence.
	12	Evening Concert in school: boys fetching chairs. Mr ANGER comes to school to complain of a disobedient chorister, Gilbert POWELL.
	19	Ascension Day. The Rector wishes the school to have a half holiday on this day for the future.
June  	6	Alice LLOYD has leave this afternoon. Mrs BROTHERTON calls with her boy.
	13	Admitted George BROTHERTON from Stapleton.
	15	Numbers small. Jubilee at Downend.
	21	The Queen's Jubilee. Holiday. Celebrated on the Common by a Dinner to the men & women & a tea to the young children - games etc.
		Band of Music - Dancing - Huge Bonfire - and a good display of fireworks. (Queen's Weather).
	25	Good school though weather still very hot. Mrs WALLER calls - does not wish her child forced (Infant School).
July	7	Examination in religious knowledge 2.15. C. J. TAYLOR, Diocesan Inspector.
	8	School in good order except in Infant School - where Tom MOORE gives some trouble.
	15	Mrs BIRD complains about a severe flogging of her little girl in Infant School - must see to it.
	18	Mrs WALLACE brings her truant boy to school.

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July	25	The Sick & Burial Club has tea in Infant School, by permission of Managers, at 3pm. Half holiday on account of it.
Aug	2	Visited school without notice, C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M. Inspector.
	3	Inspector's impression - as to tone etc of Infant School conveyed to Mistress - Alice LLOYD has leave for the day.
	5	School closes for Harvest Holidays.
Sept	5	Re-opened school.
	9	Two Monitors give notice to leave school at end of present quarter.
	16	Heard the infants sing - fair. Gave 1st class a lesson on 'Hops & Malt'.
	21	Alice LLOYD, Monitor, unwell - on sick leave.
	23	Mary WALLACE seriously burnt - playing with fire at home. [See Nov 7]
	27	Maud HOLIDAY ordered not to work too hard at her lessons - Dr EADEN.
	28	Monitor in Infant School on sick leave this p.m.
	30	Friday. Alice LLOYD at home ill all this week.
Oct	11	Mr JARRETT calls about absentees.
	14	P.T. working hard for exam tomorrow.
	20	Rose HAM, Monitor, sick - absent two days.
		W. TANNER Esq, formerly a Manager of F.N.S. & always a liberal subscriber to it - died today - aged 83 years.
	24	Miss WESTON has leave till 11am.
Nov	1	P.T., Emmeline PIERCE, unwell - sick leave.
	4	P.T. too unwell for any of her own lessons this week.
	5	Saturday. Little Mary WALLACE died today. [See Sept 23]
	7	Lesson to whole school about 'The Next World'. The P.T. is still on the sick list.
	8	Two girls playing with fireworks in school during the dinner hour - cautioned etc.
	16	Albert HIGGS in Infant School runs home - too soon.!
	18	Lesson to 1st & 2nd classes on 'Temperance'.
	21	The Rector calls today 10am - calls all Registers in Mixed school & class room - finds all of them correct.
	23	Three applicants here in afternoon seeking Assistant Mistress' place.
	25	Several children sick - whooping cough. Miss MORRIS from Swansea appointed Assistant Mistress.
	28	Lecture in school this evening - Mr BRUNNER.
Dec	2	59 applications have been made for 'Assistant-ship'. Many of the children still under the Doctor's hand.
	5	Re-admitted Lucy HOPTON from Stapleton.
	6	The scholars tell me of an accident resulting in the death of an old scholar - Samuel HOBBS.
	12	Both Monitors on sick leave at home.
	13	Alice ANGELL has leave today.
	19	We are still working without Monitors. A Magic Lantern Entertainment in School this evening.
	20	School visited by an ex P.T., H. W. PARKER.
	23	School closes for Christmas holidays - two weeks. Miss WESTON's term expires today.
1888
Jan	9	Re-opened school. Miss MORRIS, the new Infant Mistress enters on her duties and promises well.
		Alice LLOYD, by Doctor's orders, gives up teaching.
	16	Admitted P. RICHARDS from Fishponds.
		Mrs PIPER ill - under Doctor's care - Rose HAM takes charge of sewing class.
		I am requested to attend an Inquest of a man found dead in the quarry near school. P.T. carries on school - rather noisy I hear.
	19	A theatrical performance this evening in school.
20	A book hawker calls 7 'touts' the Infant Teacher & Pupil Teacher.
23	Admitted four non pauper children (MONKS)
Feb	6	The Rector calls today 11am - goes through all Registers both schools - finds them quite correct.
	10	Miss MORRIS makes progress in her school.
		Jane MAGGS is mentally deficient - put in 1st class of Infant School - from Std I.
		Mrs CHAMBERLAIN does not wish her child (Lily) to be presented in Std II this year (illness).
	14	A severe snow storm this morning prevents any attendance - P.T. bravely ventures out.
	17	Deep snow still - no school [till 22nd].
		Unfortunate weather for schools whose examination takes place in March - however, we cannot contend against the elements.
	22	80 scholars present this morning so we resolve to commence school.
	24	This has been a trying week just prior to the Govt Examination.
Mar	2	Alice ANGELL, Monitor, gives notice to leave.
	6	Inspection of school - C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector. [A ‘Very good’ report is received on the 13th and read out to the school.]
	21	Percy NEWPORT accidentally off the school step & breaks his arm in two places.!
	30	Working under the disadvantage of a sick headache. Alice ANGELL leaves school for Service.
		[Extract from Report...] Emmeline C. PIERCE has passed fairly, but should attend to Geography & History.
		Absent without excuse: George NEWMAN, Charles FISHER, Herbert NIXON & Edward CLARK.
		Grant was £96.18s.4d. S. PIPER. Head Master.
April	3	School re-opens. The Infant Teacher [Miss MORRIS] has written for a little extension of holiday - will return from Swansea tomorrow.
	4	P.T. superintends the infants. Dora DENT & Fanny KING are being tested as teachers. H.WALLACE Std III a truant.!
	12	Miss GOUGH gives a Concert at school.
	20	DENT & KING - Monitors.
	23	A Sale at French Place attracts a few scholars.
	14	Miss T. WAKLEY & friend visit the schools - they speak highly of the tone pervading both schools.
	17	Two more Kindergarten desks come ‘per FORD’.
	29	A great show of ‘oak apples’ etc this morning. Henry WALLACE leaves school without permission.
June	1	Two new Kindergarten desks in Infant School.
	7	Henry POWELL, Infant School, dies from inflammation of the lungs.
	19	Diocesan Examination in afternoon - Charles H. AWDRY, D.I.
	21	‘The longest day’. The P.T. takes the singing for the first time.

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July	4	Punished impertinent boy - Percy NEWPORT.
	6	P.T. has leave for the day.
	11	Half holiday ‘Frenchay Band of Hope’.
	13	Visit without notice - C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector.
	16	Holiday in afternoon - owing to Infant Room being wanted for a Tea - Rational Sick & Burial Association.
	19	Lesson given to Upper Standards on ‘The Spanish Armada’ - the defeat of which took place 300 years ago this month.
	23	A mother threatens to tell Mr WARREN [Rector] that the Infant Teacher [Miss MORRIS] struck her child.
	26	A conjuring entertainment after school today.
	31	P.T. has leave for the day - Weston-super-Mare.
Aug	6	An Agricultural Show & Fete at Fishponds attract several of the scholars today - B.H.
	8	I give a lesson to 1st class on Chief Events in English History.
	10	School closes for Harvest Holidays. Miss MORRIS, Infant Teacher, leaves today.
Sept	10	Re-opened school. Miss HOOKINS the new Infant Teacher begins her work today.
	17	The 2nd Std requires more teaching than the Monitor can give it.
	20	P.T. takes the singing lesson. The children were photographed on the front lawn - came out well.
	21	The new Mistress [Miss HOOKINS] takes an interest in her work and is making improvements in her department.
	28	Std II taken by P.T. all the morning. The Monitor is not bright enough with her charge - will see to it personally.
Oct	5	The Infant School is much quieter than it was a month ago. [No doubt a reference to the new teacher, Miss HOOKINS].
	11	This afternoon I give some interesting incidents in my holiday tour of North Wales.
		The boy H. WALLACE fell from a tree & seriously injured his wrist.
	15	P.T. working hard for next Saturday’s examination.
	19	The Infant Teacher [Miss HOOKINS] appears to suffer mentally at threats from mothers who tell her they will report her to Mr WARREN.
	Rose HAM, Monitor, gives in her resignation.!!
23	A Parent indignant because his child was slightly punished for carelessness.!!
25	P.T. ill at home today, [has sick leave next morning].
30	I miss Rose HAM, late Monitor with Std III.
Nov	1	John ROGERS, an old scholar, visits the school & wishes to hear the children sing.
	5	The annual lesson about 'Gunpowder Plot' is given this afternoon, much to the interest of the whole school.
	16	Measles prevalent in the village - 45 sick.
	23	One of my brightest girls, Laura LUDWELL, in Std VI is now lying dangerously ill - she was at school last Friday. [See 26th]
	26	News bit this morning of Dear Laura's death. [See 23rd]
	29	Scripture lesson to upper classes on Death & the Resurrection.
Dec	3	The Rector visits the school at 2.45pm - calls over the Registers - finds them all correct.
	6	Mr SOPER mends the cupboard door.
	12	P.T. [Dora DENT]has leave for the day.
	14	The stove nearly topples over - man has to see to it at once.
	21	Monitor has leave this morning. School closes at noon for Christmas holidays - two weeks.
		A Monitor has been wanted at Std III, which is of large dimensions this year.
		The Monitor [Dora DENT] at Std II is a poor teacher & her class is often noisy owing to her inability.
		The infants have made much progress in order etc since Miss HOOKINS has had charge of them.
1889
Jan	7	School re-opens.
	8	Holiday in afternoon on account of the Sunday School tea.
	11	The halfpenny prize discontinued this week.
	17	P.T. has Stds III & IV - hard work. I have V, VI & VII - quite sufficient.
	25	Three idle boys in Std III - WALLACE, BABER & TAYLOR.
	28	Dora DENT, Monitor - at home sick.
	31	Owing to a severe cold & hoarseness I take the 1st class in the house in pm.
Feb	7-8	Still too unwell to work well. Hoarseness continues. Stds IV, V & VI are working with me in-doors.
	11	Severe weather - snowstorm - no school in morning.
Mar	5	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT.
	11	The little WRIGHTS leave school. I am sorry to loose them - intelligent & painstaking children - all 3 in M.S. have passed in their stds.
		[Extracts from the Report…..] Miss HOOKINS clearly has more under her than she can satisfactorily manage…
		[It is strongly recommended that the school building be increased in size.] E. C. PIERCE has passed fairly. You are requested to state at
your earliest convenience whether the managers were satisfied with the conduct of  M. B. MORRIS up to the date of her leaving.
		Grant £93.3s.2d. S. PIPER, 25.3.1889.
	22	The P.T. [E. C. PIERCE] has leave for the day.
	27	The Rector calls 3.15 - inspects and calls the Registers of both schools - finds them all correct.
April	8	Infant Teacher [Miss HOOKINS] has a bad cold.
	9	Infant Teacher [Miss HOOKINS] unable to attend school.
	10	Miss HOOKINS no better - I have a sick headache.
	12	Miss HOOKINS at her post but unwell.
	16	Teachers in good health.
May	1	Several children absent - carrying 'Garlands'.
	14	Mr JARRETT calls - visits parents about irregulars.
	17	The new Assistant for lower classes begins her work this week - chiefly with Std I.
	30	Miss HARRIMAN, on sick leave - toothache.
June	7	Two policemen call for some boys who have been cutting down a fir tree.
	21	Mrs PIPER's illness prevents her taking the sewing class this week. P.T. [E. C. PIERCE] superintends it.
	28	Miss HARRIMAN works well with Standard I.
July	2	Std IV not in good order under P.T. [E. C. PIERCE]
	5	Note from Rector to say that the children are not to have their usual holiday on Wednesday next - Frenchay Band of Hope Demonstration.
	10	Frenchay Band of Hope - Anniversary. Many children away in afternoon. Rector gives 1d to every one present in mixed school (32).

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July	15	Sick & Burial Club Anniversary. I hear B. TILEY has a fainting fit at home.
	30	The P.T. [E. C. PIERCE]has leave today to go to Weston-super-Mare.
	31	[The Assistant Mistress [Miss HOOKINS] is accused in a letter signed by F. E. WARREN of erasing and altering entries in the register.]
		Ernest RYE runs out of school & is admitted only by a Pass from the Managers.
Aug	8	School closes for Harvest Holidays.
Sept	9	Re-opened school.
	18	James KIRK leaves school at 10.45.
	19	Mr HOLLINGWORTH visits the school and is struck with its tone & discipline.
	27	Dora DENT has been very unwell this week.
Oct	9	Miss HOOKINS [Infant Teacher] is suffering from Neuralgia. Unable to attend to her duties in afternoon or on the 10th & 11th.
	11	Miss HARRIMAN kindly undertakes to superintend the Infant school.
	14	The Rector [F. E. WARREN]& Mr TUCKETT visit the school with the Builder of the new classroom.
	15	New classroom commenced building.
	21	The collection made by the scholars for the Children's Hospital amounts to 8/-.
	22	Mr H. W. PARKER calls - visits each Department.
	25	The noise caused by building the classroom greatly interferes with the work & order of the school.
Nov	1	Fanny KING - Infant Monitor - is away this week. Her sister takes her place in school and seems very energetic.
	15	[The classroom.] The work of the school has been hindered by the noise of the workmen all this week.
	20	Miss HARRIMAN has leave for one hour.
	25	Dora DENT has leave for the day.
	26	Mr BEER, Relieving Officer calls to pay bills.
	29	Mrs PIPER finishes with the sewing girls.
Dec	4	Furniture removed. Emmeline [PIERCE] carries on school.
	12	I give a lesson to 1st class boys on 'The Aurora Borealis' - they are much interested.
	13	Friday. I leave F.N.S. after 21 years service.
1890
Jan	6	Minnie MAYELL & Ellen WELLS act as Monitresses.
	I took charge of this school this morning and have spent most of the day in an examination of the Stds V, VI & VII.
			John HOLLINGWORTH, St Mark's, Chelsea, 86-87.
	30	Miss HOOKINS ill with influenza - away.
	31	Miss HOOKINS still away - her Monitor Minnie MAYELL also ill - attendance very bad - sickness.
Feb	7	Miss HARRIMAN away ill - severe cold.
	12	Miss HARRIMAN absent from school yesterday & today - ill. Mrs HOLLIGWORTH assists.
	17	The Rector examines Registers - all correct.
Mar	5	Inspection of school - C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector.
	11	I am unwell - Miss HARRIMAN takes charge.
	26	School Report received. Grant £90.2s.6d. John HOLLINGWORTH, Head Master.
		Emmeline PIERCE has passed fairly but should attend to Geography. She is now qualified under Article 50 but not under Article 52.
	18	I propose to withhold the following from Examination:- 
		Fred BABER (dullness), Ernest KEELING (week intellect), Bessie WALLER (bad health).
	25	Samuel TAYLOR and the HIBBERTs family extremely irregular and dull.
May	1	Minnie MAYELL, Monitor, away ill.
	8	Many children ill with mumps.
	9	Infants Register examined by Rector - all correct.
	21	Miss Emmeline PIERCE away from school - sick.
	22	Miss PIERCE leaves to go to Bristol.
	9	Commence school at 1.30 & finish at 3.35 - grand Cricket Match on Common.
	24	Registers examined by Rector - all correct.
	25	Examination in Religious Knowledge - C. S. TAYLOR, Diocesan Inspector.
July	30	School closes for Midsummer Holidays. Recommences Aug 8.
Sept	2	Freehand drawing is now taken by boys when girls are at sewing.
	9	Visited the school - J. R. RIDDELL, Assistant to H. M. Inspector.
	30	Monitress Ellen WELLS away ill all day.
Oct	1	Miss HOOKINS, Infant Teacher, away ill.
	28	Drawing is now taken two hours weekly.
	29	Miss HARRIMAN away to Bristol on leave.
Nov	4	Number on Books - Infants 48, Mixed 110 = 158. I write to Mr CROOK to come & test the Register.
	6	Mr CROOK calls to inspect & test the Register.
	8	Miss HOOKINS, Infant Teacher, sends in her Resignation.
	11	Backward Std I children given to Miss HARRIMAN.
	17	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH appointed Infant Teacher Certified Mistress - commence after examination.
Dec	1	Rector Mr DEANE tests Registers - correct.
	5	Miss HARRIMAN away ill, till 15th.
	7	Nellie [Ellen] WELLS away ill for two days.
	18	Children’s Concert very successful - took £3.10s. School closes for Christmas Holidays.
1891
Jan	School opens in very cold weather. Miss HARRIMAN away ill.
	12	Miss HARRIMAN returns after being away sick for a week & a day.
	22	Miss HARRIMAN away ill last three days - Anaemia. Nellie [Ellen] WELLS away ill yesterday - bad cold.
	29	Rector [Mr DEANE] tests Registers - correct.
Feb	6	Miss HARRIMAN away ill all day.
	11	Children noted Nov 11th 1890 to be presented in Std 0,
		viz - Gilbert E. FLETCHER, Ernest ANN, Frederick WOOLES, Albert SHEPHERD, Edward MAPSTONE.

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Feb	20	Commence school 1.45 out 3.55 as the elder boys play a football match v Downend.
Mar	10-11	Heavy snowstorm - no school as all the roads were drifted with snow.
	17	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH succeeds Miss HOOKINS as Infant Mistress.
		Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT.
April	10	Find several children in Infant School suffering from sore heads - Rector sends two of them home.
	17	Report.	Signed H. DEANE. Grant £99.18s.0d.
	29	Number on books - 116 mixed, 38 infants = 154. very good average, 133 - highest, 138.
	13	Concert 1.30 till 3.35.
May	7	Rector examines & tests all Registers.
June	18	Attendance improving - 144 present.
	25	Ellen WELLS finishes her engagement as Monitor in the Infant School.
	26	Rector examines & tests Registers all correct.
July	8	Jane BARROW, Std VI, acts as Monitress.
	15	Many children are away with ringworm.
	28	Diocesan Inspection in morning - Charles H. AWDRY, D.I.
	29	Visited, found the school closed for a day's holiday - C. H. B. ELLIOTT.
		School closed for a day's holiday as many children are away at Weston-super-Mare.
	30	School closes for Midsummer Holidays. 4 weeks.
Aug	31	Commence school.
Sept	7	I receive a telegram announcing my sister's death and a notice to attend the funeral. Mrs HOLLINGWORTH takes school in my absence.
	14	The Rector tests Registers & signs them - correct.
	25	Average attendance for week 141. This is due to the infants' very good attendance.
Oct	2	Miss HARRIMAN has permission to be absent this afternoon.
	9	School begins at 1.30 - closes 3.45 for the boys to have a football match.
		I find this improves attendance, which has been rather bad on Friday afternoons.
	19	Florence BULLOCK begins as Monitress. Three new desks placed in Gallery for Infants.
26	Ringworm has appeared on two children, they remain at home. ALLSOP's children are very dirty - sent one home with bad head.
28	New desks for Infants arrive today.
30	Mr DEANE visits the school with friends.
Nov	3	Std I comes into the mixed school out of the Infants as Mrs HOLLINGWORTH has more than she can manage.
		Four new desks put in Infant's Room.
	10	Ringworm bad - lowers average considerably.
	17	Miss HARRIMAN away today - sick headache.
	20	Attendance begins to fall off - some children suffering from 'Influenza', others unfit for school through Ringworm.
Dec	8	Attendance bad. Influenza. One third away in 1st class.
	18	School closes for two week's holiday.
		Children's Concert - was a great success - room crowded out.
1892
Jan	9	Mr HOLLINGWORTH broke his collar bone - is confined to his room. I take charge of school. Shall not be able to work to time table.
	20	I [Mr HOLLINGWORTH] take duty in school again today.
	27	Miss HARRIMAN away ill - Influenza.
Feb	1	Miss HARRIMAN returns to duty - there is much sickness - bronchitis etc.
	8	Very bad attendance - 50 absent out of 145. Two cases of Scarlatina, whooping cough is spreading and many scholars with bad heads.
	12	Mr CROOK inspects and initials Registers.
	16	Heavy snowstorm - I close the school as half the scholars are away.
	19	School closed since Tuesday - three and a half days - sickness & snowstorm.
	22	Open school - 89 present. Sickness seems to be on the increase.
March	1	School closed by Sanitary Authority owing to whooping cough & scarlet fever. Florence BULLOCK ceases to act as Monitress.
		There was no Govt Inspection this year on account of school being closed.
	29	School re-opens after being closed three weeks & four days. Total present 66 - many children are still sick.
April	4	Attendance 103.
	11	TAYLORs (junior) & H. DURBIN suffering from fever.
	22	Visited the school - C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector.
	29	I punish a boy LAVIS for bad behaviour - calling names - he runs out of school!
May	6	The KING family leave school and go to Downend.
	13	Rector tests all registers & signs them - correct.
	20	The FLETCHERs (4) leave the village - sorry to loose them as they are very regular scholars.
	27	The BIRD family return to school after Scarlet Fever.
June	16	….no sewing as Miss HARRIMAN is ill.
	24	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH ill. M. MAYELL takes Infants.
	30	I am suffering from severe cold - Mrs HOLLINGWORTH superintends work in school.
July	4	Total on Books: Mixed School 49 boys 44 girls = 93. Infants 43. Total 136.
	6	Diocesan Inspection - morning. [Canon] Charles H. AWDRY, D.I.
13	Model drawing commenced this week from new set of models - boys much interested.
	19	Report on Examination on Religious Knowledge - signed by William BROOKE, Correspondent.
July	27	Visited the school - J. R. RIDDELL, Assistant to H. M. I.
		School closes for Midsummer Holidays.
Aug	22	School Commences.
Sept	13	Rector tests Registers - all correct.
	19	Emily BREDDY is appointed Monitress on Probation.
	29	Rev F. E. WARREN, former Rector, visits the school.
Oct	5	Albert SHEPHERD falls on Common and breaks his arm. I caution boys about rough playing.
	12	The Masons building the front porch disturb school.

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	25	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH confined to her room - severe cold.
	26	The building of new porch causes much dirt & inconvenience.
Nov	4	Miss HARRIMAN away with severe cold.
	25	Examined Registers & found them correct - William BROOKE, Corr, Manager.
Dec	16	Minnie MAYELL away sick.
	21	A children’s Concert was given this afternoon to the gentry of the neighbourhood.
	22	Concert repeated at 7.30 to crowded audience. Christmas Holidays commence.
1893
Feb	15	Being Ash Wednesday, the children attend church at 9.15 in place of religious instruction in school.
		Examined Registers & found them correct - William BROOKE, Corr, Man.
Mar	7	Lily SHERLOCK bit by a dog today - ordered by doctor to remain at home.
	9	Inspection of school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
	14	Drawing Report received - ‘Excellent’.
	24	Report of H.M.Is. received - Unsatisfactory & discouraging.
		M. MAYELL has passed fairly but should attend to Composition, History and Music (Theory).
		Mrs HOLLINGWORTH will receive her Certificate in due course. Its issue has been allowed with very great hesitation.
		Signed, William BROOKE, Correspondent.
	30	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away ill - Influenza.
April	19	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH visits St John’s N.S. Bedminster today in order to study their Kindergarten work.
	28	Masons getting on well with new closets etc begun a fortnight ago.
May	10	Registers examined & found correct - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	19	The prizes were distributed this morning by Mrs BROOKE. Several ladies & Gentlemen present.
	30	Church of England Temperance Society excursion to Weston-super-Mare - whole day’s holiday.
June	12	Number on books - Infants 58, Mixed 93 = 151.
	19	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away today at Cookery Class.
	26	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away at Cookery Class.
July	3	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away today at Cookery Examination.
	6	Half holiday in afternoon - Royal Wedding.
	12	Visited the school. The platform in the Infants Room should be removed & a few more desks provided. C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
	13	Diocesan Examination in morning - C. H. AWDRY. D.I.
	17	Examined the Registers & found them correct - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	27	Miss HARRIMAN, Assistant Mistress, left her and was presented with a travelling bag by teachers & scholars as a token of their esteem.
Aug	28	School re-opened after Summer Holidays. Minnie GOW commences duty as Monitress.
		Good Report of Diocesan Inspection.
		Minnie MAYELL was placed high in the second class at the examination in Religious Knowledge of P.Ts., being 11th out of 120 P.Ts
		in 1st year in whole Diocese.
Sept	8	...settled staff as follows: Std I & II, Minnie MAYELL. Std III, Minnie GOW. Stds IV - VII, Head Master.
		All drawing & Grammar taken by the Head Master.
	25	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away - ill with severe cold.
Oct	27	Minnie MAYELL excused lessons this week - not well. Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away from school in afternoon.
Nov	1	Visited school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
	3	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away ill - severe cold.
	8	Examined Registers & found correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	24	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away this week - neuralgia - confined to bed.
Dec	1	Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away ill.
	8	Minnie MAYELL unable to attend lessons this week - suffering from headache.
		Mrs HOLLINGWORTH away ill.
		Minnie GOW rather weak in discipline but works hard.
	11-12	School closed two days - room used for Bazaar in aid of Funds.
	15	Influenza & sickness increasing among children - Av for week 105 - lowest this year.
	18	Minnie MAYELL away this morning - ill.
	21	School closes for Christmas Holidays.
1894
Jan	8	School re-opens.
		Miss ROSKILLY - ex P.T. - commences her work as Infant Mistress vice Mrs HOLLINGWORTH, who has been obliged to resign,
		through ill health.
	19	Was absent from school after 2pm - Mrs HOLLINGWORTH in charge.
		Annie HOLWAY, Std III, suffering from some eye disease - parents unable to pay a doctor so she sits in school unable to work at all.
Feb	2	Minnie GOW away today - sick.
	9	Commenced school 1.30pm - closed 3.40 - boys wish to go to a football match.
	21	Examined Registers & found correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	23	Commenced school 1.30pm - closed 3.45 - as boys wish to play a football match.
	26	Canon BOWERS, Gloucester Cathedral, questions and addresses scholars.
		He expresses his pleasure at the brightness & good behaviour of the children.
	5	H.M.I. (Assistant) arrives 2.45pm and examines Mental Arithmetic - leaves 4.10.
	6	Inspection - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
	16	Commenced school 1.30pm - closed 3.45 - boys for football.
	22	I leave F.N.S. after 4 years 3 months service.
		Teachers, children & friends make Mrs HOLLINGWORTH and myself a present of a handsome clock.
[Extracts from report]  Minnie MAYELL has passed fairly, but should attend to Geography and History.
E. ROSKILLY is recognised under Article 50 of the Code.
Total Grant £114.7s.6d.

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April	2	I took charge of the school this morning. Henry John WADLOW.
		The Rev William BROOKE visited this morning.
	4	The Rev William BROOKE visited this morning.
	6	The Rev William BROOKE visited this morning & this afternoon
	9	The Rev William BROOKE visited this morning.
	13	The Rev William BROOKE visited on Tuesday & Friday.
	16	Examined Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
20	Miss ROSKILLY taken unwell at 11am - had to leave school. Minnie MAYELL went into Infant Room.
	Miss ROSKILLY resumed work this afternoon.
	25	The Rev WARREN, late rector of Frenchay, visited yesterday morning & this morning.
May	1	Minnie GOW absent this morning (grandmother very ill).
	2	Minnie MAYELL absent this afternoon with bad cold & sore throat.
	3	Minnie MAYELL absent this afternoon, throat rather worse. Mr MIREHOUSE of Hambrook visited this afternoon.
	4	The Rev William BROOKE visited on Wednesday afternoon.
	10	Holiday this afternoon - Choral Festival at Thornbury.
	11	I was present at the Instruction of the Pupil Teacher by the Head Master & found it was given according to the Code - William BROOKE.
		The Rev William BROOKE visited this afternoon at 3.30 & remained till School closed at 4.15.
Criticesed the Singing & the Pupil Teacher's private study.
	24	Mrs BROOKE (Senior) visited this afternoon and inspected the sewing.
June	4	The Rev William BROOKE visited on Thursday afternoon.
	11	The Rev William BROOKE visited this morning. Minnie MAYELL absent with leave all day. Mrs WADLOW assisted during her absence.
	12	Holiday all day, Band of Hope excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
	22	The Rev William BROOKE visited on Wednesday morning.
	26	Minnie MAYELL absent unwell yesterday and today. Mrs WADLOW assisted during her absence.
The Rev William BROOKE visited yesterday morning.
28	School closed at 3.45 for the children to be photographed.
July	2	Visit without notice - Inspection of school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
	5	Minnie GOW absent all day unwell.
	9	The Rev William BROOKE visited this afternoon and examined the children's work.
	12	Diocesan Examination - morning. C. H. AWDRY, D.I. [Canon]
		The Rev William BROOKE, Mrs BROOKE and F. F. TUCKETT, Esq, (School Manager) were present at the Diocesan Examination.
	19	Examined Registers & found correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
		No drawing this afternoon, master having received an injury to his right hand.
		The Managers met at the school this evening to consider the question of providing more desk accommodation & the arrangement of them.
	26	School closed at 11.45, breaking up for the Summer Holidays. School Treat in afternoon.
Aug	20	Began school again. Miss ROSKILLY absent all day with injured eye. Minnie MAYELL went into the Infant Room.
	24	Miss HARRIMAN, formerly Assistant Mistress here, called in on Wednesday afternoon.
		The Rev J. C. BUTTERWORTH (Locum Tenens) visited on Thursday afternoon.
	31	Four new desks, each 7ft long, were fixed up & placed in position on Thursday.
Sept	6	The Rev William BROOKE visited this afternoon.
	7	Three Assistant Mistresses from Bristol called to see the school this afternoon.
	14	The Rev William BROOKE visited on Monday morning.
	21	The Rev William BROOKE visited yesterday morning. Minnie MAYELL left school at 10am feeling unwell - absent the rest of the day.
	28	School closed at 3.45 this afternoon, as the boys wish to play a Football match against Downend School boys.
		A collection for the Children's Hospital, Bristol, was made in the school during the week, amounting to 8/-.
Oct	3	Miss ROSKILLY ill - Minnie MAYELL takes charge of Infant School.
	8	Girls in Stds V, VI & VII begin today taking Practical Cookery Lessons. The lessons will be given by Miss Marie LLOYD, of the
Gloucester School of Cookery, in a room specially prepared in the village, on Mondays & Tuesdays, from 10.30 to 12.30, for ten weeks.
	9	Minnie MAYELL (P.T.) has leave of absence from this morning to the end of the week.
Mrs WADLOW (an Ex P.T.) will take her place during her absence.
	11	Examined Registers & found correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	19	From the beginning of September, every child who has made every attendance during a week will be presented with a small card. 
A certain number of cards will qualify for a prize at the end of the school year.
Nov	2	F. F. TUCKETT, Esq, presented a Globe to the school on Thursday.
	23	15 families in the village have measles.
By order of the medical Officer of Health, all children attending school & belonging to those families were not received at school today.
	26	Schools closed for a fortnight by order of the Local Sanitary Authority to prevent the spread of Measles. Cookery classes go on as usual.
Dec	10	The Schools will continue to be closed till after Christmas, because of Measles.
	31	School began again after 5 weeks holiday.
1895
Jan	1	Holiday this afternoon because of the Old-Folk's Dinner held in Schoolroom.
	2	Holiday this afternoon. Sunday School treat.
	17	The Rev William BROOKE visited this afternoon.
	25	School closed at 3.50 to enable boys to play a Football match against Fishponds N.S.
Feb	1	Miss ROSKILLY away all day unwell - Minnie MAYELL took the Infants.
	5	Registers examined & found correct - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	8	Miss ROSKILLY left school at 2.45 - Mrs WADLOW managed her class till closing time.
	12	Drawing Examination - H. E. T. STONE, Esq, Assistant Local Inspector.
	15	Minnie MAYELL (P.T.) absent this afternoon unwell.
	19	The Rev J. L. FULLER took lower Division in Religious Knowledge this morning - The Rev William BROOKE being away from home
on a Mission for a few days.

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Mar	1	Sewing was managed by Minnie MAYELL on Tuesday & Thursday - Mrs WADLOW being indisposed.
		Annie HOLWAY was unable to do any work in school this week, her eyes being bad.
		Herbert ORGAN & Robert RAWLINS have done no written work for many weeks, the former having broken the forefinger of his
right hand & the latter having suffered much from chilblains on the hands.
		The Rev William BROOKE visited on Tuesday & Thursday.
	5	Inspected the school - C. LEWIS, Sub Inspector.
	7	No sewing this afternoon - Mrs WADLOW being still indisposed.
	8	School closed at 3.40 the boys wishing to play a Football Match.
	14	No sewing this afternoon - Mrs WADLOW being still unable to take the class.
	18	Minnie MAYELL absent all day unwell.
	19	Minnie MAYELL still unwell & Mrs WADLOW still unable to take the sewing class.
	29	Minnie MAYELL absent all week, still unwell. Maud BIRD (Std VII) acted as Monitress & took Standard II.
April	5	Minnie MAYELL returned to work on Monday, after a fortnight's absence.
		May SHERLOCK, yesterday afternoon, on being sent pout of her class by Mrs WADLOW, went home, having been told by her mother
previously to do so, if she was sent out for punishment. Reported it to the Rev W. BROOKE this morning.
	11	[Extracts from the report…]
The children are orderly and well behaved, and the attainments will, I think, improve under Mr WADLOW, who took chjarge in April last.
The Infants are…taught pleasantly and upon the whole with creditable success. Miss ROSKILLY has evidently taken great pains with the
Object Lessons, in which the children shew considerable interest.
		M. MAYELL has passed fairly. M. GOW - Spelling.		Signed William BROOKE, Correspondent.
	22	Miss ROSKILLY absent.
The Children's Concert was held on Wed Evening & Thur afternoon and was a success. The proceeds to be devoted to Attendance Prizes.
	23	Minnie MAYELL absent with leave this afternoon.
May	3	Prizes for regular attendance, punctuality and needlework were distributed by Mrs BELFIELD.
A prize was also given by Mrs BELFIELD to the best girl, Celia GOW and the best boy, Arthur Coombes, in the school.
The latter award was determined by a ballot of the children. Needlework prizes were presented by Mrs ROBINSON, Mrs BROOKES,
Miss ROBINSON & Mrs WADLOW. Mrs BELFIELD kindly gave 5/- towards some Cricket materials for the use of the school boys.
	15	Examined Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Correspondence Manager.
	27	Minnie MAYELL absent - ill. Minnie GOW takes Stds II & III.
	28	Minnie MAYELL still absent.
	29	Minnie MAYELL returns to work feeling better.
June	12	Minnie MAYELL absent - her father being seriously ill.
	17	Minnie MAYELL will be absent for a few more days, owing to her father's death.
	24	Minnie MAYELL resumed her duties this morning.
	28	Minnie MAYELL absent today with the toothache.
July	3	Holiday this pm to enable Master to attend a meeting at Frampton Cotterell.
	19	The Rev W. BROOKE resumed his Religious Knowledge lessons this morning after a five week trip to Quebec.
	26	The Rev W. BROOKE visited yesterday and inspected the children's work for a short time.
	29	Diocesan Examination - am. C. H. AWDRY, D.I.
Aug	1	School Treat. Broke up for Summer Holidays.
Sept	2	Owing to illness Minnie MAYELL will be unable to resume duties as P.T. for some time.
Meanwhile, Mrs WADLOW (Ex P.T.) will take her place.
	6	Examine & tested the Registers. Rev W. BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	10	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this afternoon.
	17	Minnie GOW assisted with the drawing this afternoon.
	26	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
		The Rev W. BROOKE was present nearly the whole of the time opf the Inspection, which lasted from 9.45 to 12.15.
Oct	4	I was present during the instruction of the Pupil Teacher between 8 & 9 am. W. BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	11	The girls in Std IV & upwards began a Course of Cookery lessons on Monday morning, under the same teacher as last year, Miss LLOYD.
	14	Miss STINCHCOMBE commenced duties as Assistant Mistress this morning, taking Stds I & II.
		Minnie GOW (P.T.) will now take Standard III.
	18	Received new Blank Map of England, new easel for Infant Room. New Cupboard put up.
	24	Received new easel for this room. The Rev W. BROOKE visited yesterday afternoon.
Nov	15	Miss ROSKILLY was absent on Monday Morning. Minnie GOW (P.T.) took charge of the Infants.
	21	Miss STINCHCOMBE was absent all day unwell.
Dec	13	School closed at 3.35 to prepare for a Concert to be held this evening in the Infant Room.
	17	Miss STINCHCOMBE absent this morning.
		Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	19	Broke up this afternoon for Christmas Holidays.
1896
Jan	6	Miss STINCHCOMBE ill - will be absent all week. Stds I & II taken by Minnie GOW all week.
	10	Miss STINCHCOMBE's notice expired today.
	17	No answers received to advertisement for Assistant Mistress. Classes taken as last week.
24	Mrs WADLOW (Ex P.T.) took charge of Stds I & II on Tuesday, Minnie GOW resuming charge of Std III.
27	the Rev E. W. PLACE gave an address to the children on Temperance this afternoon from 3.45 to 4.15.
Feb	14	Mrs WADLOW absent on Thursday morning unwell.
		Mr J CHESHIRE gave a short address on Temperance and a selection on the Fairy Bells to the children on Thursday morning.
	19	Miss ROSKILLY absent this afternoon unwell.
	20	Drawing Examination - 2pm - Col J. W. ARCHER. [Result reported as ‘Good’ on march 18th.]
	21	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	24	Visited the school (Art 84b) J. R. RIDDELL, Sub Inspector.
	28	End of School Year. The above Inspection lasted all day. Mabel PIERCE was examined as a Candidate yesterday at Winterbourne.

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March	6	Mabel PIERCE (Monitor in Infant School) absent since Monday unwell.  Emily POWELL took her place.
		Mrs WADLOW ends her temporary engagement today.
	13	I was present during the instruction of the Pupil Teacher - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
		Minnie MAYELL resumed her duties on Monday morning.
	20	The needlework was superintended this week by the P.Ts. - Mrs WADLOW being unwell.
	27	Mrs WADLOW still unwell.
April	2	Mrs WADLOW still unwell.
	9	[Extracts from Report.....] M. GOW has passed fairly. L. L. WADLOW is recognised under Article 50. M. A. PIERCE, failure.
		Total Grant, £118.15s.0d. - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	15	I was present during the instruction of the Pupil Teachers between 8 & 9am - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	17	No sewing class on Tusday pm, Mrs WADLOW being unwell. The Rev W. BROOKE visited yesterday afternoon.
April	24	Received and put up 4 new pictures for the upper room, viz: Houses of Parliament, The Colosseum, The Needles, A Glacier.
May	1	Minnie MAYELL absent on Monday unwell.
	4	Minnie MAYELL was absent most of the day unwell.
	5	Miss ROSKILLY will be absent from work for a few days, owing to her sister’s death.
		Mrs WADLOW is ill. Minnie MAYELL will take charge of the Infants.
	7	Holiday all day for school Concert.
	15	Miss ROSKILLY resumed work on Monday morning.
June	2	Prizes for regular & punctual attendance, Needlework, Drawing, were distributed to the children by MRS DEEDES.
		A. DEEDES, Esq, The Rev W. & Mrs BROOKES, F. F. TUCKETT, Esq, Mrs TUCKETT, Miss ROBINSON, Miss HANCOCK,
		Miss GOOD, Misses PIERCE and Mrs PERRY were also present.
	9	Holiday all day - Band of Hope excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
	12	Mabel PIERCE (Monitor) absent this afternoon unwell.
	16	Examined Registers & found correct - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	21	Good manners chart, kindly presented to the School by Mrs BELFIELD, was hung up.
	26	Received three new pictures (small) of birds & hung them up.
July	3	Holiday on Monday - School Staff Trip to Chepstow & Tintern.
	10	The Rector being away from home did not give his usual Scripture lessons this week.
	17	A Sham Fight at Stoke on Monday and Tuesday, and the Chapel Band of Hope trip to Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday, interfered with
		the attendances a good deal.
	24	Miss ROSKILLY absent on Monday morning. Minnie GOW absent ill on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
	30	Diocesan Inspection - morning. C. H. AWDRY, D.I.
		Broke up for summer holidays, 4 weeks, this morning.
Aug	31	Opened school after holidays. The Rev W. BROOKES visited this morning & distributed Religious Knowledge prizes to Cecelia GOW,
		Alex FORD, Joseph MAYELL & Louise TILEY.
Sept	11	Lillie BALL (Infant) taken ill in school on Tuesday. Proved to be diptheria.
		Two children of another family kept from school beacause of this outbreak.
	18	Miss ROSKILLY resigned charge of Infants this afternoon. Received a small cruet as a present from the children on leaving.
		Presentation made by the Rev W. BROOKE.
	21	Miss Mary CROUCH (Certificated) commenced duties as Assistant Mistress (Infants) this morning.
	25	Florence COOMBES ceased to act as Monitress this afternoon.
Oct	2	Florence SAGE commenced duties as Monitress in the Infant rooms, Mabel PIERCE being moved to the upper room.
	9	Minnie GOW received a Bishop’s Prize (Conybeare & Howson’s ‘Life & Epistles of St Paul) for obtaining a 1st Class (9th place) at
		Pupil Teacher’s Religious Knowledge Examination.
	12	Cookery Classes began this morning. [Ten weeks, Mondays & Tuesdays]
	23	Minnie GOW absent ill Wednesday afternoon. Mabel PIERCE absent unwell on Thursday & Friday.
	30	Examined Registers & found correct - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
Nov	13	Florence SAGE (Infants Monitress) absent all week unwell.
	17	Miss CROUCH & Minnie GOW absent unwell this afternoon.
	19	Minnie GOW absent all day unwell.
27	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I.
Dec	5	Minnie MAYELL, not feeling very strong, and having to be presented at the Scholarship Examination on the 15th, has been allowed leave
of absence every afternoon this week and next week.
	12	The diamond shaped panes from one of the windows in the main room were removed & replaced by plain glass this week.
	15	Minnie MAYELL having to sit for the Scholarship Examination this week.
	23	Mabel PIERCE fainted in school yesterday morning. Absent in the afternoon. Broke up for Christmas holidays this afternoon.
1897
Jan	15	Commenced school. Two families in the village have Scarlatina.
	22	Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, absent Wed, Thurs, Friday. Minnie MAYELL, P.T., Wed a.m. and Thursday. Minnie GOW, P.T., absent
		Thursday afternoon - all unwell.
	29	Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, absent all week, still unwell. Many children unwell with colds, sore throats, mumps & whooping cough.
Feb	1	Drawing Examination at 2pm by Lt Col ARCHER, R.E. Rev W. BROOKE & H. W. WARD, Esq, visited.
	5	Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, still too unwell to attend school. Attendance still suffers from sickness & fever scare.
	8	Inspection (Art 84b) J. BOULD [BOWD… ?], Sub Inspector.
	12	Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, still unwell.
	19	Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, still unwell. Mr H. W. WARD (Manager) called in on Thursday morning.
	26	Examined & tested the Registers & found correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
		Mabel PIERCE, Monitress, still unwell.
Minnie MAYELL (P.T.) left this school on Friday 19th to become Assistant Mistress at Fishponds Practising School (Infants).
March	12	Florence SAGE (Infant Mistress) absent unwell the last three days.
Mabel PIERCE examined as a Candidate at Whites Hill School on Monday.
	26	Florence SAGE resigned as Monitress in the Infant Room. Cecilia Gow will take her place from this date.

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March	26	[Extracts from Report.....] Total Grant - £113.2s.0d.
Mabel A. PIERCE has qualified for the office of Pupil Teacher, her engagement to commence from January 1st, 1897.
		William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	31	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
April	2	Attendance still affected by mumps.
	9	Mabel PIERCE, P.T., absent unwell this afternoon.
	15	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this afternoon.
May	7	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday afternoon.
	14	Mabel PIERCE, P.T., absent with bad cold and soe throat on Wednesday.
June	3	Prizes for regular & punctual attendance, Needlework, Drawing, & general proficiency were distributed this afternoon by Mrs Hugh COLES.
		The Rev W. BROOKE, Mrs BROOKE, Miss WARD, Mrs WILSON, Miss WARNER, Misses LEWIS, were also present.
	23	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	22-23	Holiday on Tuesday & Wednesday for Jubilee Celebration. On Tuesday the children attending school attended Church at 3pm and afterwards
had Tea on the lawn being presented with a Jubilee mug. Games on the Common afterwards. Winterbourne Down Drum & Fife Band played
for a short time.
July	2	Attendance rather small on Tuesday & Wednesday, owing to the village Fete on Whites Hill Common in celebration of the Jubilee.
	9	Rev G. M. CLIBBORN visited on Wednesday morning.
	14	Examined this school in Religious Knowledge. Charles J. PARKER, D.I.
	16	The Rev G. M. CLIBBORN was present at the Diocesan Examination.
23	The attendance was affected on Monday by the Adult Bible Class Trip to Clevedon.
28	Broke up this afternoon for School Treat to be held tomorrow, and for the Summer Holidays.
Aug	30	Commenced school on Monday morning.
Sept	3	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this afternoon.
	10	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday afternoon. Address on Temperance at 3.40 by the Rev H. N. BURDEN.
	17	The Rev W. BROOKE will in future give Scripture lessons on Tues, Wed & Friday mornings, instead of Tues & Fridays only.
Oct	2	Miss Martha GAY commenced duties as Assistant Mistress on Monday, September 27th and will take charge of Standards I, II.
		Collection made this week for the Children's Hospital, Bristol
	8	Minnie GOW went to help with the Infants on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 3.30. During the remainder of the week she helped with
the upper Standards & took Object lessons with Std III.
	15	Visited, Art 84b, J. R. RIDDELL, sub Inspector.
	22	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this afternoon.
Nov	15	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	19	Minnie GOW absent all day today, unwell.
	26	Holiday on Thursday on account of the Confirmation Service at church.
Dec	3	Minnie GOW absent yesterday and today with neuralgia.
	10	Leave of absence given to Minnie GOW all week to prepare for Scholarship Examination.
She has gained a 1st Class in the Religious Knowledge examination.
	13	I was present during the instruction of the Pupil Teacher, 8.30 am.
Minnie GOW has had several French lessons from me. William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
17	Minnie GOW is attending the Scholarship Examination this week atFishponds Training School.
23	Miss GAY had leave had leave of absence this afternoon, Broke up for the Christmas holidays.
1898
Jan		The sum of £15,11s,9d. has been received from the Education Department by the treasurer, under the Voluntary Schools Act, under the
scheme arranged by the Bristol Diocesan association. This grant is made for the purpose of paying an Assistant Teachers Salary, and my
Lords will require to be satisfied that it has been so expended. W. BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	14	Began School on Monday morning. The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday morning.
	21	Mabel PIERCE will, leave school every Tuesday at 3pm to receive lessons in French from the Rector at the Rectory.
Feb	5	The drawing examination was held on Tuesday morning by Col G. W. ARCHER. The Rev W. BROOKE was present.
	11	Mabel PIERCE absent all week except Monday with sore throat & severe cold.
		The Rev W. BROOKE being away from home did not give the usual Scripture lessons.
	18	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Tuesday afternoon.
	21	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
22	Visited the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	25	Inspection on Tuesday morning by C. H. B. ELLIOTT, Esq, and J. R. RIDDELL, Esq.
The Rev W. BROOKE & A. H. WILSON, Esq, also present.
March	4	Minnie GOW absent this afternoon unwell.
	11	Minnie GOW absent all week with Influenza.
	18	Mabel PIERCE absent all week except Monday with neuralgia. Permission was obtained from H.M. Inspector for Cecilia GOW
(Monitress) in Infant Room) to serve a 3 year apprenticeship as P.T. from January 1st, 1899, if she passes successfully next October as a
Candidate taking 1st year's papers.
		Grant received - £111.1s.0d. - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	25	Mabel PIERCE resumed work on Thursday morning. Minnie GOW has obtained a 2nd Class at the Scholarship Examination.
		Result of Drawing exam - Good. Albert RYE (Std II) received a Card of Merit.
April	7	Minnie GOW terminates her engagement here this afternoon - has obtained an appointment as Article 50 at Bracknell, near Reading.	21	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	22	Cissie GOW came up from the Infant Room to take charge of Std III under my supervision.
		Bessie WHALE began to act as Monitress in the Infant Room.May	16	Visited - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
June	17	Staff for 1898-9:	H. J. WADLOW 	Certified 	Stds V, VI, VII.
					M. CROUCH 		Certified	Infants
					M. GAY 		Article 50 	Stds I & II.
					M. A. PIERCE	P.T. 2nd yr	Std IV.
					C. GOW		Monitress	Std III.

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June	24	Holiday on Monday. C. of E. Temperance Society & School Staff Trip to Limpley Stoke & Bath.
		Time table slightly deviated from today - Master being lame.
July	1	Master [H. J. WADLOW] absent all week with an injured leg. Mrs WADLOW took charge.
		Holiday on Thursday. Band of Hope Excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
	8	Master [H. J. WADLOW] resumed work on Monday though still very lame.
	12	Examined this school in Religious Knowledge. Charles J. PARKER, D.I.
	15	The Rev W. BROOKE & Mrs BROOKE were present at the Diocesan Inspection.
	20	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	28	Master [H. J. WADLOW] absent all day yesterday. Mrs WADLOW took charge.
		Broke up this morning for Summer Holidays. School Treat in pm.
Aug	29	Opened school after Holidays.
Sept	2	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this afternoon.
	9-30	Measles reported in several families.
	30	An object lesson on ‘Pottery’ was given to the whole school on Wednesday by Mr VERRINDER.
Oct	14	Measles spreading.
	19	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	21-28	Measles still affects attendance.
Nov	4	Mabel PIERCE absent Monday to Wednesday unwell. Many children away with measles.
	11	Attendance improved.
15	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	18	C. H. B. ELLIOTT, Esq, completed his Inspection on Thursday afternoon accompanied by Mrs FORBES.
		At the Inspection on Tuesday morning, F. F. TUCKETT, Esq, was present & J. F. CURRY, Esq, H.M.I. for the Bath district.
Dec	2	Mabel PIERCE absent all week with neuralgia. Read and explained the new bye-laws regarding the Common.
	9	On Tuesday morning the Rev E. C. WEST, Curate of St Mary Redcliffe, gave the children an address on Missionary Work in China.
	22	Cissie GOW had leave of absence this afternoon to go to the Chapter House, Bristol, to receive Diocesan Prize.
		Broke up this pm for Christmas Holidays.
1899
Jan	9	Began school.
	17	‘Aid Grant’ of £15 received from the Education Dept for the purpose of maintaining & Staff. William BROOKE, Treasurer.
	27	Mabel PIERCE (P.T.) absent today unwell. Miss CROUCH absent on Thursday afternoon unwell.
Feb	10	The Rev W. BROOKE being away from home did not give the usual Scripture lessons.
17	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
		Miss CROUCH absent on Wednesday a.m. unwell.
		The Rev W. BROOKE & H. W. WARD, Esq, were present at the Inspection this morning.
	22	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
March	3	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Wednesday a.m. and Thursday afternoon.
	17	The Rev W. BROOKE took Scripture with the Infants on Tuesday a.m., instead of Stds I & II.
		[Extract from the Report for 1899] M. GOW has obtained a 2nd Class in the Queen’s Scholarship Examination.
		Grant - £117.3s.9d. + £61.10s.0d.
	30	Staff for 1899-1900:
		H. J. WADLOW 	Certified 	Stds V, VI, VII.
		M. CROUCH 		Certified	Infants
		M. GAY 		Article 50 	Stds I & II.
		M. A. PIERCE	P.T. 3rd yr	Std IV.
		C. GOW		P.T. 2nd yr	Std III.
April	14	Miss GAY absent on Friday p.m., her father being ill.
	21	Miss GAY absent on Monday & Tuesday, her father being ill.
	28	The attendance was largely interfered with on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday by Barnum & Bailey’s Show at Bristol.
May	12	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	19	Prizes for Regular Attendance, Needlework, Drawing & Neat Exercise Books distributed this afternoon by Mrs ELLIOTT.
		The Rev W. BROOKE, Mrs BROOKE & the Misses LEWIS also present.
June	9	Holiday all day Tuesday for Band of Hope Excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
	23	Holiday yesterday pm, the choir boys having to attend a Choral Festival at Henbury.
	30	Holiday on Tuesday. C. of E. Temperance Society & School Staff Trip to Clevedon.
July	4	Examined this school in Religious Knowledge. Charles J. PARKER, D.I.
	7	Miss GAY 	absent all week sitting for Certificate. The Rev W. & Mrs BROOKE present at Diocesan Inspection on Tuesday pm.
	14	Holiday on Wednesday pm because of Band of Hope Fete at Cleve Hill, Downend.
	27	Broke up today at noon for Summer Holidays. (Four Weeks). Monday, 31st, School Treat.
Aug	28	Monday. Began school again.
Sept	1	The Rev J. PORTER visited and opened school yesterday.
	8	The Rev W. BROOKE, resumed his Scripture lessons this week.
Miss GAY absent all week except Monday, her father being ill and dying yesterday.
	15	Owing to her father's death, Miss GAY has been absent all week.
	22	Miss GAY resumed her duties on Monday morning.
		Mabel PIERCE (7th on list in her year) and Cecilia GOW (3rd on list in her year) have both obtained 1st Classes in Religious Knowledge.
Oct	6	Visited - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
		At the Inspection this morning, Mr ELLIOTT was accompanied by Mr RIDDELL.
	13	Mabel PIERCE absent on Wednesday with sore throat.
		The two P.Ts. [Mabel PIERCE & Cecilia GOW] had holiday this afternoon in view of their Examination tomorrow.
20	The REVS J. O. NASH and G. H. BOWN (Missioners) called in with the Rev W. BROOKE on Monday am.
Nov	10	Cissie GOW absent on Friday unwell.
	13	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.

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Nov	17	Holiday on Tuesday pm, the Choir boys being required for Miss WARNER's wedding.
		Holiday on Wednesday for the Queen's visit to Bristol. Miss GAY absent all day with face-ache.
Dec	1	The Rev J. PORTER visited on Tuesday am.
	8	Punished George UPTON severely on Tuesday for continually playing truant.
	15	Holiday on Monday pm, because of the confirmation at Church.
Dec	21	Broke up this pm for the Christmas Holidays (a fortnight).
		Aid Grant £10.12s.4d. received from Education dept towards additional Teacher's Salary.
1900
Jan	12	Commenced School on Monday am. There was Holiday on Tuesday and Thursday pm's because of the Sunday School Treats.
	22	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
Feb	2	The Rev W. BROOKE was unable to take his usual classes this week through illness.
	14	Small attendance (38) owing to deep snow. Children were therefore sent home for the day, as some of them had wet feet.
	16	Mabel PIERCE absent on Thursday and Miss GAY today unwell. Heavy rain and thaw.
	21	Visited - C. LEWIS, S.I.
	23	Inspection am & pm, Mr LEWIS in am, Mr ELLIOTT and Mr LEWIS in pm.
Mar	2	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Friday am.
	9	Miss CROUCH absent unwell on Wednesday pm. Sent C. GOW into the Infant Room.
	16	The Rev W. BROOKE called on Thursday pm. The P.Ts. go to the Rectory on Friday pms till 2.50 for scripture lessons.
	23	Mabel PIERCE absent since Monday with a bad foot.
	27	Grant for 1900 - £111.6s.0d. - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
April	6	Bessie WHALE (Monitress from Infant Room) has been given a trial in the upper Room every am this week.
		Cecilia GOW took her place in the Infant Room.
	12	Bessie WHALE again worked in the upper room in the a.m.'s.
	25	Register Examined, Art 85(d) - William BROOKE, Manager.
	27	Holiday on Monday pm & all day Tuesday because of School Concert. Miss GAY absent on Wednesday & Thursday with a bad cold.
May	5	Holiday all day, in honour of the Queen's Birthday, and the relief of Mafeking.
June	1	The Prizes for Regular Attendance, Needlework, Drawing & Neat Exercise Books were distributed by Mrs BELFIELD.
		The following were also present:- The Rev W. BROOKE, Captain BELFIELD, Mrs BROOKE, Mrs GOODERE & Miss WARD.
		Six children attended every time school was open last year,
viz: Arthur RAWLINS, Annie RAWLINS, Albert HUGHES, Stanley AYCLIFFE, Ethel AYCLIFFE & Harry WADLOW.
	22	Mabel PIERCE absent on Monday pm with neuralgia.
		Holiday on Wednesday for Band of Hope Excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
	29	Miss GAY was granted leave of absence today in view of her sitting for the Certificate exam next week.
July	3	Examined this school in Religious Knowledge. Charles J. PARKER, D.I.
	6	Miss GAY absent all the week, sitting at the Certificate examination.
	10	Examined & tested the registers - William BROOKE, Manager.
	13	Holiday on Monday - School Staff Excursion to Cheddar & Wells in conjunction with the C.E.T.S.
		Holiday on Thursday pm for Choral Festival at Bishopston.
18	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	20	Cecilia GOW absent all day today unwell.
	27	Broke up at noon for Summer Holidays.
Miss Mary CROUCH relinquished her duties as assistant Mistress in charge of the Infant Class today.
Aug	31	Resumed work on Monday morning. Miss Emily B. YATES took charge of the Infant Class on that day as Assistant Mistress.
Sept	7	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday am.
	14	The Rev FISHER, Rector of Ashton, Ontario, visited on Monday am.
		The attendance was affected on Wednesday am by the ceremony of beating the City bounds.
	21	The Rev W. BROOKE visited this am.
	28	The Rev W. BROOKE resumed his Scripture Lessons on Wednesday and friday Mornings.
		Miss Mabel PIERCE had leave of absence on Wednesday and Miss YATES this morning.
Oct	5	Bessie WHALE ceased to act as Monitress in the Infant Room last Friday.
		The Master [H. J. WADLOW] had leave of absence  on Thursday. Mrs WADLOW took charge.
	12	Miss GAY absent on Monday pm on leave, and Cecilia GOW on Thursday & Friday to prepare for her P.T.'s Examination.
	19	The CARPENTER family of Hambrook are prevented from attending by some of them having Scarlatina.
	29	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
Nov	2	Cecilia GOW has obtained a 1st Class and Mabel PIERCE a 2nd, in the Religious Knowledge Exam for P.T.s, held last June.
	16	Cecilia GOW assisted in the Infant Room on several occasions this week.
	23	The CARPENTER family returned this week after recovering from Scarlet Fever.
Dec	6	Mabel PIERCE had leave of absence from Wed a.m. to end of week in preparation of her Scholarship Examination next week.
	13	Mabel PIERCE absent all week sitting at the Scholarship Examination.
	20	Broke up this pm for the Christmas Holidays.
		Miss Martha GAY relinquished duties as Assistant Mistress, and Mabel PIERCE as Pupil Teacher today.
1901
Jan	7	Commenced school. Mrs WADLOW commenced duties as Assistant Mistress (Article 50), taking charge of Stds I & II.
		Holiday Tuesday & Wednesday pm, because of the Sunday School Treats.
	17	Stds V, VI & VII under the charge of the Rector [Rev W. BROOKE]and Cecilia GOW, went to the Missionary
		Exhibition at the Victoria Rooms.
		Mabel SHARPE commenced duties as Monitress on Tuesday morning.
	22	Aid Grant of £20 received towards additional Assistant Teacher’s salary.
Jan	29	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
Feb	1	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Tuesday pm.
	8	Miss YATES absent unwell on Thursday pm. C. GOW took charge of Infants.
	15	On Thursday evening, met upper Class boys on Common to point out constellations described in School Newspaper.

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Feb	22	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday am, and resumed his Scripture lessons on Wed, after being away from home a fortnight.
	25	Visited - F. H. DALE, H.M.I.
March	1	The Inspection on Monday was conducted by C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. and F. H. DALE, Esq, H.M.I.
		W. Scott COWARD, Esq, H.M.I. of Training Colleges was also present for a short time.
		The Rev W. BROOKE & H. W. WARD, Esq, were also present.
	8	Mrs WADLOW absent unwell on Wed pm.
	15	Circular received from Board of Education respecting the coming Census.
	22	Tudor TREVOR, Esq, (Sec. Diocesan C.E.T.S.) gave an address to the children on Monday.
	29	Gave upper classes instruction as to how to fill up the Census Schedule this a.m.
April	3	Grant £110.8s.9d. - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
		H. J. WADLOW	Head Teacher.
		L. L. WADLOW	Article 50.
		E. B. YATES		Article 50.
		C. GOW		P.T. 4th year.
April	19	No school on Monday p.m. or Tuesday because of the Children’s Concert.
	23	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	25	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Tuesday p.m. and Thursday p.m.
May	17	Mr ELLIOTT visited the Infant Department this afternoon.
	24	Prizes distributed by Mrs TUCKETT for Regular Attendance, Drawing & Needlework.
		Four children attended every time the school was open last year,
		viz: Ethel AYCLIFFE, Hilda LEWIS, John RAWLINS & Harry WADLOW.
June	11	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	13	Holiday - Band of Hope Trip to Weston-super-Mare.
July	5	Diocesan Inspection by the Rev Canon PARKER. The Rev E. H. GRAIN was present for a time, also A. DEEDES, Esq.
		Miss YATES absent at Certificate Examination on Tues, Wed & Thursday - Cecilia GOW took charge of the Infants.
	12	Mrs WADLOW absent today unwell. Cecilia Gow took charge of Stds I & II.
		Attendance was affected slightly on Tuesday by Chapel Excursion to Weston-super-Mare.
18	Visited - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	19	Holiday in Monday because of Choir Excursion to Bournemouth.
		Mrs WADLOW absent ill all week. Cecilia Gow took charge of Stds I & II.
	20	School closed by order of the Barton Regis Authority... ‘in consequence of the existence of a case of Scarlatina at the
		School House..... Yours truly, H. T. Henley LANCASTER, Clerk of Barton Regis R.D. Council.
	25	Mrs WADLOW, who has had charge of Standards I & II since January 7th, died this morning.
Sept	6	School opened after the closure and Holidays on Monday a.m.
		Miss Mabel BROWNING commenced duties as Assistant Mistress on September 2nd, taking charge of stds II & III, and
the needlework. Miss YATES, owing to the illness of her father, had leave of absence this week.
Cecilia GOW took charge of the Infants.
	13	Miss YATES returned to duty on Monday a.m. Cecilia GOW obtained 1st Class in Religious Knowledge.
Oct	4	The new Attendance Officer, Mr LUDWELL, called on Wednesday a.m.
		Received a circular from the Board of Education on 'Petroleum Lamps'.
	18	Mabel SHARPE absent all week unwell.
	24	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	25	Miss BROWNING had leave of absence today to prepare for a Religious Knowledge Examination. tomorrow.
Nov	15	Cecilia GOW absent today unwell.
Nov	22	Cecilia GOW absent on Monday still unwell.
	25	Aid Grant £13.17s.0d. received to maintain the present charge for Salaries.
	29	Cecilia GOW had leave of absent all week in order to rest in preparation for the Scholarship Examination.
		Holiday on Thursday p.m. for Confirmation at Winterbourne Down.
Dec	6	Cecilia GOW was granted leave of absence all week in view of the Scholarship Examination next week.
		A Small tablet to the memory of the late Mrs WADLOW, subscribed for by the children, was unveiled in the class room on Monday a.m.
		(2nd) by Mrs BROOKE. A short ceremony was conducted by the Rector 
	13	Cecilia GOW absent all week attending the Scholarship Examination.
	19	Broke up this p.m. (Thursday) for the Christmas Holidays.
		Cecilia GOW's apprenticeship expired.
1902
Jan	17	Began School on Monday.
	24	The Rev W. BROOKE being away from home for a short time was unable to pay his usual visits.
29	Visited to Inspect the Infant's class - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	31	Since the above visit, have sent Mabel SHARPE or Cecilia GOW into the Infant room oftener to help Miss YATES as recommended.
Feb	7	The Rev W. BROOKE visited on Monday a.m. Received new Log Book and Registers this week.
11	Inspected the school - C. H. B. ELLIOTT, H.M.I. of Schools.
	14	The Rev W. BROOKE, Captain BELFIELD and Mr DEEDES were present at the Inspection on Tuesday morning.
		Mr ELLIOTT was assisted by Dr H. W. IRVINE.
Cecilia GOW was absent on Thursday unwell.
	21	Examined the Registers & found them correctly marked - William BROOKE, Corr Manager.
	28	School year ends today.

[Log Ends]

[Page 500 of the log gives a list of subjects for Standards I, II & III.  Page 501 has faint writing in pencil - Rev Carter is mentioned, Miss Surtees and then a list of children's names with numbers after them. It is not clear what is meant by it all, so is not recorded here.]