Waterford Church of England (Mixed) School, 1878
Buns and apples to celebrate the marriage of the Rev. Deedes
By Geoffrey Cordingley
Waterford School behind the War Memorial
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
January, 1878
7th | Re-opened School after the holidays. A very good attendance. |
30th | Several children kept in to work sums done wrongly in the Horne Lessons. |
February, 1878
5th | The Rev. J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell visited in the morning, looked at the Dictation books of Class II. |
6th | Examined the elder children in Class iv in Reading, found them much improved. The monitor E. Potterill takes great pains with her class. |
20th | Gave monitor A. Lambert leave to go to London. |
22nd | Emily Potterill, monitor, absent through illness. |
March, 1878
1st | A small attendance all the week owing to illness in the village. |
8th | The children attended better this week. |
20th | Classes III and IV had a lesson on “Paper” |
22nd | Several children of Class I attended very irregularly during this week. |
25th | A better attendance to-day. |
April, 1878
15th | The Registers were marked at 9.10 instead of at 9.50. The two hours’ secular instruction was given from 9.15 to 11.15. Children attended Church at 11.15. to 12.0. |
16th | The Registers were again marked at 9.10 and children attended Church at 11.15. |
17th | Registers were marked and lessons given according to the Time Table. |
18th | The children attended Church at 11.15 – the Registers were marked at 9.10. The school closed for the Easter holidays. |
29th | Re-opened school after the holidays. Admitted four children. |
May, 1878
7th | Notice of the Examination in Religious Knowledge put up in the school-room. |
15th | Division I had a lesson on “Gold”. |
21st | The Holy Scripture Examination was held in the morning by Rev. G. Fisher. The Rev. G.R. Thornton visited. A holiday in the afternoon. |
27th | Several children kept in for being late for school in the morning. |
29th | Division II had a lesson on “the Fox”. |
June, 1878
10th | Whit Monday – a holiday. |
11th | School as usual. The Registers were marked at 9.10 instead of at 9.50 the two hours’ secular instruction was given from 9.20 to 11.20. The children attended Church from 11.30 to 12.0. |
July, 1878
1st | The school was inspected in the morning by H.M.I. the Rev. C.J. Robinson and his assistant Mrs Baldrey. The Rev. J.C. M-Pleydell and Mrs R. Smith visited. The Rev. C.J. Robinson approved of the first part of Scott’s Lay of the last minstrel for Standards V. and VI. For the year ending May 31st/79. |
2nd | Re-arranged classes and worked according to the New Time Table. |
3rd | Three children absent because of Hay-making. |
12th | The monitor Emily Potterill left school. |
15th | Mary Aldridge taken from Class I to be monitor. |
18th | A holiday. Children belonging to the Choir went to AlexandraPalace. |
22nd | Three children absent with whooping cough. |
23rd | Attendance of children not good. |
29th | Miss B. Smith visited and gave to each child, who had attended 400 times during the previous year, a new half-crown. Twenty children received them. |
August, 1878
1st | A holiday. Children had their school treat. |
9th | School closed in the morning for the Harvest holidays. |
10th | Summary of Inspector’s Report on the School and Remarks “The condition of this School is in all respects remarkably good. M. Pearce’s name has been removed from the Register of Pupil Teachers serving in this school. Principal Teacher, Martha Cordell – certificated Teacher of the 2nd class. Signed J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell For School Managers |
September, 1878
16th | Re-opened school after the holidays. |
17th | The attendance of the children not good. |
23rd | A much better attendance – three children absent. |
October, 1878
8th | The Rev, J.C. M-Pleydell visited in the morning. The children had buns and apples given to them on account of the marriage of the Rev. Philip Deedes. A holiday in the afternoon. |
November, 1878
4th | Two children absent with measles – two others kept at home to help their mothers. |
15th | A very wet day consequently a small school. A holiday in the afternoon. |
22nd | Miss Platt and the Misses Smith visited. A small attendance all the week owing to measles being in the village. |
26th | A holiday in the afternoon to give children an opportunity to spend their club money. |
27th | School as usual. The Rev. J.C. Mansel-Pleydell superintended the working of the school, because I was unable to take charge of it through illness. |
December, 1878
2nd | A great many children absent on account of measles. |
6th | The attendance of children very small all the week. |
10th | Only 31 children present. |
16th | A very small school on account of measles and cold weather. |
20th | A very small school on account of measles and cold weather. |
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