Waterford Church of England (Mixed) School, 1874
"The School is making satisfactory progress. The order is very good, and the attainments greatly improved." HMI
By Geoffrey Cordingley
Waterford School behind the War Memorial
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
January, 1874
5th | Commenced school after the holidays. |
6th | Harriett Clapman made monitor instead of Mary A. Phipps. Re-admitted a scholar. Miss Dorrington and three nieces visited in the afternoon whilst children singing, Miss Dorrington was very much pleased with the singing and remarked that the children kept very good time. |
19th | The Rev. P. Deedes visited. Commenced marking the registers in the new way. |
23rd | Rev. P. Deedes gave a lesson to the first class. Gave Home Lessons to classes I and II. Most of the children were pleased to have them. |
27th | Children did their Home Lessons very well. |
February, 1874
2nd | Two children absent because of chill-blains. |
4th | Departure from Time Table: in the morning by mistake I gave an Abstract for Class I to write, and Dictation to Class II instead of their usual lessons – Dictation and Transcribing. Rev. P. Deedes visited both morning and afternoon. |
9th | Rev. P. Deedes collected club money. Departure from Time Table in the afternoon – The Rev. P. Deedes examined Classes I, II, and III in Arithmetic, Dictation and Reading. |
11th | The Rev. P. Deedes examined the Copy books. |
13th | Two prizes given in the afternoon by the Rev. P. Deedes to the two children who gained the greatest number of marks during the examination – he said he was pleased with the progress they had made during the last fourteen months. |
18th | Children attended Church at 11.30 a.m. because it was Ash Wednesday. |
19th | Ellen Norman reproved because she had very bad order in class IV in the afternoon. |
23rd | Three children away because of scarletina. |
24th | Four children told by Rev. P. Deedes to absent themselves from school for a time because they live next door to the children having scarletina. |
26th | A very wet day consequently a small school. |
27th | About 30 children present. |
March, 1874
2nd | 8 children still absent because of sickness. |
5th | Fourth class managed better than usual by Harriet Clapham. |
10th | The registers were not marked in the afternoon because of the very small attendance. |
11th | A very small school owing to the snow storm. Registers not marked in the morning. |
12th | Children attended better than yesterday. |
16th | Club collected by the Rev. P. Deedes. Ellen Norman absent through illness. |
25th | Ellen Norman returned to school. |
27th | Ellen Norman left school because the six months notice given to her on September 29th 1873 expired on Wednesday last. |
30th | The Rev. P. Deedes visited. Children attended Church from 11.30 to 12.0. |
31st | Children again attended Church |
April, 1874
2nd | School closed for Easter holidays. |
13th | Commenced school after the holidays. Several children absent from |
May, 1874
1st | Children attended Church from 11.30 to 12.0. The Rev. P. Deedes and a gentleman visited. |
6th | Jane Craft taken from Class I to be monitor. |
7th | The Religious examination took place in the morning. |
15th | A holiday – Ascension Day. |
20th | One child removed from school before the expiration of the two hours’ secular instruction. |
June, 1874
9th | The monitor Jane Craft had very bad order in Class IV this afternoon |
10th | Fourth class in little better order today. |
11th | The monitor obliged to go home through illness. |
30th | Harriet Claphan kept Class IV in better order than Jane Craft did yesterday. |
July, 1874
1st | One of the girls in Class I removed from school to assist her mother at home. |
8th | School inspected by the Rev. C.J. Robinson in the morning. Mrs. Smith, Rev. C. Deedes, Rev. P. Deedes and Rev. – Erskine visited. Holiday in the afternoon. |
9th | School as usual. Taught Class I Reduction of Avoirdupois Weight. |
10th | Commenced teaching Simple Long division to Class II. Three children from Class IV placed in Class III. |
14th | The monitor Jane Craft managed class IV much better than usual. |
15th | Mrs. R. Smith, Rev A. and Mrs. Smith, Rev. L. and Lady Catherine Bassington and Rev. P. Deedes visited. |
23rd | Holiday in the afternoon – children had their school-treat. |
27th | Mrs. R. Smith and Rev. P. Deedes visited. New maps put up in school. |
28th | One child still away with scarlet fever. |
August, 1874
4th | A holiday. Three children belonging to the Church Choir visited the CrystalPalace. |
7th | School closed for Harvest Holidays, |
10th | Summary of Inspectors’ Report and Remarks. “The School is making satisfactory progress. The order is very good, and the attainments greatly improved.” “Miss Cordell will shortly receive her Certificate.” Signed Philip Deedes For School Managers Principal Teacher. Martha Cordell Certificated Teacher of the 2nd Class. |
September, 1874
14th | Commenced school after holidays. Harriet Clapham left school during the vacation. Admitted four children. Rev. C. Deedes visited in the morning. |
21st | Rev. P. Deedes collected club money. Children attended church from 11.30 to 12.0. |
23rd | Class IV not kept in good order by the monitor Jan Craft. |
29th | Miriam Pearce commenced being monitor in place of H. Chapman. |
30th | Mrs. Smith visited in the afternoon – looked at children’s needlework. Rev. P. Deedes visited. Worked from the new Time Table. |
October, 1874
6th | Began to teach children anew song “The Nightingale.” Charlotte Chalkley taken for a monitor instead of Jane Craft who left yesterday to go to Service. |
7th | Three children absent on account of having scarlet fever in the house. |
15th | Miss G. Deedes visited in the afternoon. Two other children absent with scarlet fever. |
16th | Some children absent picking up acorns. |
20th | A very small school owing to scarlet fever still being in the village. |
21st | The Rev. P. Deedes visited and took Class I to Mental Arithmetic. |
November, 1874
9th | The Rev. P. Deedes collected club money. Two children still absent because of scarlet fever. |
12th | Two more children absent with fever. |
13th | Class II did their Horne Lessons very well. |
16th | A very small school. |
19th | Still a very poor attendance owing to fever. |
23rd | Several children who come from a distance kept from school because of the Scarlet fever being in the village. |
26th | Only one child present in the First class in the morning – The Rev. P. Deedes visited. |
30th | Several children still absent. |
December, 1874
2nd | Still a small school. |
8th | 31 children present in the morning. |
10th | Several children absent owing to the weather. |
16th | One child removed from school before the expiration of the two hours’ secular instruction. |
21st | A very small attendance because of the snow. |
23rd | School closed for the Christmas vacation. |
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