Infant School – Log Book, 1919

A selection of school log books – photo by Jane Roberts

6.1.19
Monday, January 6th, 1919, Feast of the Church, holiday is given.

7.1.1919
Miss Annie O’Kane has resigned her duties on account of severe illness following Influenza.

9.1.19
Checked the Registers. John J Lea

24.1.19
The Medical Inspection took place on Monday and Wednesday, in the afternoon, of this week.

31.1.19
The School year ends to-day, and the average for the year is 133. There has been a great loss in the attendance on account of Influenza. For eight months in this year, we have been without an Uncertificated Teacher for Class II.

10.2.19
Head Teacher absent on Monday and Tuesday, February 10th & 11th, 1919, on account of sickness.

12.2.19
Returned to duties to-day.

14.2.19
The Religious Inspection will be held, in this school, on Monday, February 24th.

24.2.19
Miss Phillips absent on account of sickness.

3.3.19
Unable to return to her duties this week.

4.3.19
Holiday in the afternoon, March 4th, 1919.

10.3.19
Miss Phillips returned to her duties this morning.

14.3.19
The attendance is still very bad, especially in Class II, twelve in this class alone have been abesent the whole week, sick.

17.3.19
Holiday is given on St Patrick’s Day.

20.3.19
Agnes F Harrington H.M.I.
20.3.19
G. R. H. Danby. Checked registers.

1.4.19
Sixty six children have been sent to the Mixed Department, for Standard I.

11.4.19
Many children are absent on account of sickness, this week.

14.4.19
Miss Ryder is unable to attend school on account of sickness.

17.4.19
Returned to her duties this morning.
Easter Holidays from Thursday, April 17, at 12.0, to Monday, April 28th, 1919.

28.4.19
School re-opened this morning, after the holidays, only eighty five are present.

1.5.19
The Teacher, who accepted the appointment in March, to begin duties on May 1st, sent word on April 26th, that she had given up the appointment.
This kind of thing has been going on since December. Three Teachers have acted in this way.

9.5.19
The attendance during the week has been very bad.

19.5.19
Miss Maher absent this morning.

20.5.19
Returned to her duties to-day.

21.5.19
Miss Phillips absent this morning.

26.5.19
Returned to School to-day.

28.5.19
Holiday for the Feast of the Ascension, May 29th, 1919.

30.5.19
The attendance still continues very poor.

4.6.19
Miss Phillips absent this afternoon.

5.6.19
Whitsuntide Holidays from, Thursday, at 12.0, June 5, to Monday, June 16, 1919.

5.6.19
Miss Phillips returned to her duties.

16.6.19
Attendance very bad this morning, first opening after the holidays.

18.6.19
Thursday, June 19th, the Feast of Corpus Christi, holiday is given.

25.6.1919
The attendance during this first quarter, has been most irregular. Between twenty and thirty have been absent every day.

29.6.1919
Examined registers. Arthur S. Elliott

30.6.19
Miss Phillips absent this morning.

2.7.19
Returned to her duties to-day.

4.7.19
Attendance improved this week.

11.7.19
Miss Phillips absent to-day.

14.7.19
Returned, Monday afternoon, she has been unfit for School duties.

15/7/19
Checked the Registers. John J Lea.

17.7.19
School closed for the Summer Holidays from Thursday, July 17, at 12.0, to Monday, August 11th, 1919.
Holidays extended to Thursday, August 14th, 1919.

14.8.19
School re-opened this morning.

15.8.19
This being a Feast of the Church, holiday is given.

18.8.19
Miss Coleman, an Uncert[ified] A[ssistant], from the Girls’ Department, has come to supply until the Staff is settled. She commenced her duties here this morning, August 18th, 1919.

22.8.19
The Medical Inspection will be held in this School, on Monday & Tuesday morning, August 25 & 26, 1919.

29.8.19
The attendance has been very bad in the mornings of this week.

10.9.19
The September Holidays begin on Thursday, the 11th, at 12.0, and continue until Monday, September 22nd, 1919.

22.9.19
The School re-opened this morning with a fair attendance,

29 Sept 1919
Checked registers. Arthur S Elliott.

6 Oct
Miss Phillips absent this morning.

10.10.19
Attendance improving, though several children are sick.

15.10.19
Miss Phillips returned to her duties this morning. Certificate sent to the Office.

24.10.19
The attendance is very bad this morning, on account of the heavy rain.

31.10.19
All the week the attendance has been very bad.
On Monday, November 3rd, there is a holiday.

31.10.9 [sic]
Checked the Registers John J Lea

14.11.19
Many children are sick & attendance continues to decrease each week.

21.11.19
The attendance is rather better this week.

24.11.19
E. E. Roberts Esq., H.M.I., visited the school this morning.

27.11.19
Checked registers. Arthur S. Elliott.

5.12.19
The children were examined this week. The work, for the II Term, is satisfactory in all the classes.

11.12.19
Miss Ryder & Miss Maher absent, with permission, on Thursday & Friday the 11th & 12th, December, 1919.

19.12.19
The School will close for the Christmas Holdiays at 4.0.p.m. on Friday, 19th December, and re-open at 9.0.a.m. on Wednesday the 7th January, 1920.

Miss Coleman resigned her duties here, on Friday, 19th December, 1919.

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