Waterford Church of England (Mixed) School, 1884

January, 1884

15th	Children of Standard IV showed a little more intelligence than usual in working their sums.
21st	Four girls of Class I had to work some sums after school hours for being very late in the morning.

February, 1884

20th

Called over the Registers on behalf of the Managers of the School, & found them correctly marked.

H.L. Wright

27th

Children of class I were much interested with their lesson on “Scandinavia.” Mrs Robert Smith and Mrs Mansel-Playdell visited.

March, 1884

4th	The pupil-teacher M. Wallis took charge of school as I was unable to attend through illness.
5th	School as usual.
6th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited and examined the Registers.
7th	Attendance good all the week.
10th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.
12th	Attendance good.
14th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.
17th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited
19th	The Rev. J.C.M. Mansel-Playdell visited in the afternoon.
20th	A holiday in the afternoon.
21st	School as usual.
24th	Children of Standard IV worked their sums very inaccurately.
25th	Ordinary progress.
28th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.

April, 1884

1st	Reproved monitress for not keeping her class in better order.

May, 1884

2nd	The Examination in Religious Knowledge was held from 2 to 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
7th	Class I repeated Poetry very inaccurately this morning.
13th	Copy of Diocesan Inspector’s Report on the Religious Teaching. “It is two years since I last visited this school. I find that the religious teaching continues to be as it has always been thoroughly satisfactory. The answering was very intelligent and the children seem thoroughly interested in their work and are in excellent order. I need not enter into details of the examination, it shews that all the work has been thoroughly and faithfully done. The children in the Lower Divisions have been well taught also and their answering was decided good. Some of the Repetition of this Division needs to be carefully watched.”
16th	Attendance very good all week.
19th	Admitted a new scholar eleven years of age. examined her in reading & found she did not know her letters.
27th	Children of Class IV enjoyed their Kindergarten lesson “Mat Maiding.”

June, 1884

13th	The school was inspected in the morning by H.M.I. J.W. Danby, esq. and Mr. Ladd. A holiday in the afternoon.

Poetry for 1885

St: I. “The boy who could not lie.”

“ II. Tit for Tat.

“ III. The Inchcape Rock.

“ iv, v vi Wolsey & Cromwell (Shakespeare)

Approved

J.W. Danby

June 1884

List of School Songs and Poetry.

I. For Elder Scholars.

(a.) Songs. The fisherman.

Lullerby.

Spring.

On the water.

The Wish

(b) Recitation.

Standards IV. V. VI. Selections from King John. (Shakespeare)

“ III The wreck of the Hesperus.

“ II. Meddlesome Matty.

“ I. “Good night”

II For Infants.

Songs. “Hold the right hand up.”

“Now we are happy.”

“A little bird built a warm nest.”

“ The shoemaker.

Poetry The clocking-hen.

The little Kitty.

Prose The Mole trap

The Lost dog.

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16th	School as usual.
17th	Re-arranged classes.
23rd	Several children absent with “Mumps.”
26th	Attendance much better.

July, 1884

9th

Summary of Inspector’s Report and Remarks

Mixed School. “The discipline and general tone of this school are excellent. The only weak point in the instruction is the Arithmetic of the Higher Standards.

The intelligence of the Scholars in Reading, Recitation and Geography is very commendable.”

Infant Class. “Both discipline and Instruction were thoroughly commendable.”

M. Wallis has passed well

Principal Teacher – Martha Cordell (Certified Teacher of the 1st Class)

Pupil Teacher – Martha Wallis , of the fourth year

Signed on behalf of the School managers

H.L. Wright

15th

Attendance very good and children were very diligent.

31st

A holiday. School-treat in the afternoon.

August, 1884

4th	The children were very sleepy over their lessons owing to the great heat.
8th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited in the morning and examined Registers. School closed in the afternoon for the Harvest Holidays.

September, 1884

15th	Re-opened School. Attendance good. The Rev. H.L. Wright visited. Also Miss Emmeline Smith.
17th	Miss Emmeline Smith visited and gave money-prizes to those children who had attended over 410 times during the year ended May 31st /84
18th	Examined Registers &c. Thoroughly satisfactory. A.H. Ladd.
22nd	Punished two boys for continued naughtiness. Two children absent through illness.
24th	Classes III & IV very much enjoyed their lesson given by Pupil teacher on the “Making of Butter.”

October, 1884

2nd	One child absent through illness.
3rd	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.
6th	Three children absent through illness.
8th	Attendance good.
10th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited
13th	Miss Emmeline Smith visited.
15th	Mrs. R. Smith visited.
16th	School in charge of Martha Wallis, part of the afternoon because I was unable to attend through illness.
17th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited in the morning, and examined the Registers. Praised children for their good behaviour yesterday during my illness.
20th	Two children absent through illness.
22nd	Ordinary progress.
24th	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.
27th	Mrs. R. Smith visited.
29th	Children of Class I much interested in their lesson in Geography.
31st	The Rev. H.L. Wright visited.

November, 1884

7th	Children very diligent all the week. Several children absent on account of Scarlet Fever.
10th	Nine children absent through illness.
21st	Several absent with Scarlet Fever.
28th	In consequence of the spread of scarlet fever among the children, and the low attendance the school was closed in the morning, by orders of the managers, for one week.

December, 1884

8th	Re-opened school. Fourteen children still absent.
15th	Many children still absent.
23rd	Average still low. School closed for the Christmas holidays.