Infant School – Log Book, 1916

A selection of school log books – photo by Jane Roberts

10.1.16
Miss O’Carroll unable to return this week.

19.1.16
Medical Inspection

21.1.16
Attendance much improved this week

24.1.16
Miss O’Carroll returned to her duties this morning.

28.1.16
Attendance still improving

28.1.16
Checked the Registers. J. J. Lea

11.2.16
Attendance poor this afternoon on account of the snow storm.

21.2.1916
There is much sickness in the district, and a number of children are unable to return, though absent for many weeks.

21.2.16
Miss Phillips absent this morning, sick. Returned to her duties in the afternoon.

24.2.16
Absent to-day with a severe cold.

29.2.16
Is still unable to return.

3.3.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby.

7.3.16
Miss Phillips returned this morning.
This being Shrove Tuesday, holiday is given in the afternoon.

10.3.16
The Religious Inspection will take place in the school on Tuesday March 14, 1916.

16.3.16
Miss Ryder absent to-day, with a cold.

20.3.16
Miss Ryder returned to her duties this morning

29/3/16
Examined the Registers John J Lea

31.3./16
This is the last day of the school year. Class I will go into the Mixed Department on Monday, April 3rd. Sixty five children are being transferred.

7.4./16
Attendance improved this week.

14.4./16
Twelve children have been admitted since April 3rd, 1916. Attendance fairly good during the week.

19.4./16
Easter holidays from Thursday, April, 20th, to Monday, May 1st, 1916.

1.5./16
School re-opened this morning.

3.5./16
The time table will not be strictly kept to-day, on account of this being Shakespeare’s Tercentenary Celebration.

5.5./16
Attendance very low this morning on account of the rain.

15.5.16
Holiday has been given for to-morrow, Tuesday, May 16th, 1916.

19.5./16
There are ten children absent all the week, on account of sickness.

22.5./16
The attendance this morning is very bad, there are fifty four absent.

24.5./16
Holiday given this afternoon, for Empire Day.

26.5./16
The attendance of children, under five, in the mornings of this week, has been very bad indeed. There are 37 on Register and the number present has been under 20 each morning.

29.5.16
Checked the Register. J J Lea

31.5.16
Thursday, June 1st, being Ascension Day holiday is given.

2.6.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby

8.6.16
Miss Phillips absent, has a very bad cold.

9.6.16
The school closes to-day at 12.0, to Monday, June 19.

19.6.16
Miss Phillips returned to her duties this morning.

21.6.16
Absent, not sufficiently recovered after Influenza.

26.6.16
Returned this morning.
Attendance very bad, ninety one present, Monday morning.
Medical Inspection, on Tuesday afternoon, at 2.30 p.m., June 27th, 1916

30.6.16
Holiday on Thursday, June 29th, 1916

3.7.16.
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby

7.7.16
The attendance of children, under five, especially in the mornings, has been very bad for the last two months.

14.7.16
Very little improvement in the attendance this week

20.7.16
Miss Maher unable to attend school to-day.
The school closes to-morrow, Friday, July 21st, until Wednesday, August 16th, for the Summer holidays.

16.8.16
School re-opened this morning, all the Staff are present. Attendance fairly good.

25.8.16
Attendance of children since the holidays, very low, especially those under five.

Sept. 1st./16
Attendance improving.

8.9.16
Examined the Registers & found them correct. John J Lea

11.9.16
The attendance this afternoon is the highest we have had since April 1st./16.
The Holidays for Batley Feast, are from Thursday, September 14, at 12.0, to Monday, September 25th, 1916

25.9.16
Miss Phillips has received orders to go to the Town Hall, for Register work, and will not attend School to-day.

26.9.16
Returned to her duties this morning

2.10.16
Two new Registers have been begun to-day, for children over five, in Class III.

6.10.16
It was very wet two days, this week, consequently the attendance suffered.

13.10.16
A little improvement in the attendance.

17.10./16
H. M. Inspectors visited the School this morning 17.10./16.

31.10.16
November 1st, being the feast of All Saints, holiday is given.

3.11.16
Holiday is also given on Monday, November 6th, 1916.

10.11.16
Attendance improved this week.

15.11.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby.

24.11.16
The attendance on Monday morning very bad.

4.12.16
The piano was tuned on Saturday, December 2nd, 1916

8.12.16
Examined the Registers & found them correct. J. J Lea.

11.12.16
Miss Phillips absent this morning on account of sickness.

13.12.16
Mistress absent today through sickness.

14.12.16
Miss Phillips returned to her duties on Thursday, December 14th, 1916.

21.12.16
Christmas Holidays from December 21st, 1916 to Monday, January 8th, 1917.

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