Waterford Church of England (Mixed) School, 1879
"The discipline of this school is excellent, ..." H M Inspector
By Geoffrey Cordingley
Waterford School behind the War Memorial
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
January, 1879
6th | Re-opened school after the holidays. |
7th | Many children absent on account of the snow. |
10th | Attendance rather bad all the week. |
13th | Still a small attendance owing to children having bad coughs. |
17th | Only 8 children present in Class iv. |
24th | The average for the week only 31. |
28th | Several children kept in to learn their Home lessons. |
February, 1879
7th | Attendance slightly improved. |
18th | All children in Class iv present except one. |
March, 1879
10th | A monitor absent on account of chilled feet. |
21st | All children present except one, and two who are in London {since 29/1}. |
28th | Several children absent all the week owing to the severity of the weather. |
April, 1879
3rd | Attendance very fair. |
7th | Ada Lambert a monitor absent. |
11th | A holiday – Good Friday. |
14th | School as usual in the morning – a holiday in the afternoon. |
28th | Attendance very good. |
May, 1879
2nd | School closed for a week’s holiday. |
12th | Re-opened school. Admitted three children. 48 children present. |
16th | Monitors left school at 3.30 p.m. to attend the Rev. G.R. Thornton’s Confirmation Class at Bengeo. |
23rd | Monitors left school at 3.30 p.m. to attend the Confirmation Class. |
27th | The Rev. G. Fisher examined the children in Holy Scripture in the morning – a holiday in the afternoon. |
30th | A holiday in the morning because of a Confirmation at Hertford. |
June, 1879
4th | Punished a child for copying. |
25th | A very small number of Class I attended. |
28th | Children in Class III read very nicely in the afternoon. |
July, 1879
3rd | The school was inspected in the morning by H.M.I. G. Dauby Esq: and his assistant Mr Heyward. A holiday in the afternoon. Mrs R. Smith, the Rev. G.R. Thornton and the Rev. J.C. M-Pleydell visited in the morning. |
4th | H.M.I.’s Assistant visited in the morning. |
7th | Sent two boys to Bengeo Boys’ School. |
9th | Children attended very well to-day. |
11th | Ordinary progress. |
15th | Miss Beatrice Smith visited and gave to each child, who had attended 400 times during the previous year, a half-crown. |
18th | A holiday. Children belonging to the Church Choir went to the Crystal Palace. |
29th | A holiday because of the school-treat. |
August, 1879
8th | Summary of Inspector’s Report on the School and Remarks “The discipline of this school is excellent; the instruction of the Infants and the elder Scholars is most praiseworthy. Singing is good. If Boys above seven are retained there must be separate and distinct offices for Boys and Girls” Principal Teacher Martha Cordell – certificated Teacher of the 2nd Class. Signed, J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell For School Managers |
22nd | School closed for the Harvest holidays. |
September, 1879
29th | Re-opened school after the vacation. Ten children absent because of the gleaning not being finished. |
30th | Attendance slightly improved. |
October, 1879
6th | The Rev. F. Dean visited in the morning. All children on the books present except one. |
13th | Miss Pratt, Fraulein Pape and Miss E. Smith visited. |
22nd | Holidays in honour of the marriage |
23rd | of the Rev. J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell |
24th | to Miss B.M. Smith. |
November, 1879
10th | Miss Pratt, Fraulein Pape and the Misses Smith visited to hear children sing. Also the Rev. F.J. Deane visited in the afternoon. |
12th | Attendance very good – 47 children present. |
20th | Several children absent because of the snow. The Rev. F. J. Deane visited. |
26th | A holiday in the afternoon – for the children to spend their Sunday School Club money. |
December, 1879
16th | Taught compound addition to children in Standard III. |
18th | Several children absent because of the cold damp weather. |
24th | School closed for the Christmas vacation. |
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