Infants School 1915-1961

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Enter page number on left or select an event from this list... Page 1 - 30/08/1915 - New Infants school opened with 64 children Page 3 - 28/10/1915 - Miss Pye finished teaching Page 3 - 02/11/1915 - Penny Bank started Page 3 - 01/12/1915 - Miss Alice Webb (Supplementary teacher) started Page 4 - 31/01/1916 - School closed for 4 weeks due to Whooping Cough epidemic Page 8 - 30/06/1916 - School closed for 3 weeks for hay harvest Page 9 - 20/11/1916 - Miss Alice Webb given 4 days holiday to get married. Page 12 - 31/05/1917 - Mrs. Ferriday finished teaching at school Page 13 - 22/06/1917 - ½ day holiday in honour of Graham Balfour being knighted by King George VII Page 13 - 07/08/1917 - Miss G Cotton (Supplementary teacher) started Page 13 - 31/08/1917 - School closed for 2 weeks for potato harvest Page 15 - 20/12/1917 - Miss Lloyd and Miss Cotton as Supplementary teachers Page 15 - 07/*01/1918 - Miss Greenwood started as uncertified assistant teacher Page 16 - 04/02/1918 - Mrs Baker started as Supplementary teacher Page 20 - 14/10/1918 - Dr Steele closed School for 4 weeks due to influenza epidemic Page 21 - 25/11/1918 - Mrs Wood appointed for 1 month as Temporary teacher Page 21 - 11/12/1918 - Mrs Baker finishes teaching Page 21 - 07/01/1919 - Miss Morrey started as assistant teacher Page 21 - 03/02/1919 - Miss Hackman started as Supplementary teacher Page 37 - 28/02/1922 - 1 day holiday for wedding of Princess Mary Page 38 - 05/07/1922 - School closed for fundraising at Audmore House for Parochial School Page 40 - 26/04/1923 - 1 day holiday for wedding of Duke of York Page 44 - 10/01/1924 - Mrs. Ferriday appointed as Temporary teacher due to absence of Miss Hackman Page 45 - 17/03/1924 - Miss Hackman resigns and Mrs. Ferriday appointed as Supplementary teacher Page 47 - 18/12/1924 - Florence Hannah Desgranges (aged 65) retires as Head teacher Page 48 - 05/01/1925 - Winifred R Garrard as Head teacher Page 50 - 26/11/1925 - School closed for 3 weeks due to Measles epidemic Page 57 - 01/02/1927 - Miss Lena Friend commences as Student Teacher Page 58 - 31/03/1927 - 19 children transferred to Parochial School leaving 51 Page 61 - 25/03/1928 - 24 children transferred to Parochial School Page 61 - 02/04/1928 - List of Teachers Page 62 - 11/05/1928 - Miss Friend leaves Page 62 - 16/07/1928 - School closed for 1 week due to Diphtheria epidemic Page 63 - 26/07/1928 - School closed again due to Diphtheria until 3 September Page 63 - 29/09/1928 - School disinfected Page 63 - 25/10/1928 - School closed until 12 November due to Diphtheria Page 64 - 07/01/1929 - Mrs Flello appointed As Caretaker Page 66 - 08/11/1929 - Hilda Lawson fell whilst skipping and broke her arm (later taught at the Junior School) Page 68 - 08/11/1929 - "Minor Ailments" clinic started at the Memorial Institute. Page 68 - 03/12/1929 - Mrs Talbot started as Supply Teacher Page 69 - 17/12/1929 - Mrs Talbot finished as Supply Teacher Page 69 - 29/01/1930 - Miss Felton started as Supply Teacher Page 70 - 01/04/1930 - School closed for 4 days due to Chicken Pox epidemic Page 70 - 14/04/1930 - School closed for 2 days due to Measles epidemic Page 71 - 01/09/1930 - School decorated during holidays Page 72 - 20/11/1930 - Mrs Debney not please about cooking school meals Page 73 - 29/01/1931 - 20 Children taken to Audmore House to see Albrighton hounds Page 75 - 30/03/1931 - Mrs Debney and cooking school meals issue resolved Page 79 - 23/12/1931 - Mrs Ferriday resigns Page 79 - 11/01/1932 - School reopens with only the head teacher and an assistant Page 80 - 16/02/1932 - School closed for 4 days due to Measles epidemic Page 86 - 19/10/1932 - New Boiler installed Page 87 - 08/03/1933 - School closed for 2 weeks due to Whooping Cough epidemic Page 95 - 25/09/1934 - Mr A. J. Yates given permission to gather apples from the school yard Page 96 - 31/10/1934 - Mr. H. Moulton approved as school milk supplier Page 97 - 29/04/1934 - School closed for wedding of Duke of Kent Page 100 - 28/01/1935 - School closed on occasion of death of King George V Page 102 - 01/09/1935 - School closed due to Measles and Whooping Cough epidemic Page 105 - 12/05/1937 - School closed for coronation of King George VI Page 107 - 15/09/1937 - Head Teacher allowed 3 months leave of absence to attend refresher course Page 107 - 13/10/1937 - School closed for afternoon on occasion of funeral of J Bocking (late vicar of parish) Page 108 - 20/12/1937 - Head Teacher resumes duties (see Page 107) Page 116 - 11/09/1939 - Opening of school delayed owing to outbreak of war Page 117 - 27/11/1939 - School closed for 4days due to Measles and Whooping Cough epidemic Page 120 - 03/06/1940 - 66 evacuated children from Hereson Road School, Ramsgate joined school. Page 121 - 10/06/1940 - Teachers and children numbers including evacuees Page 127 - 12/11/1940 - "Pink" ration books distributed (520). Issued to babies and toddlers up to 4 years of age Page 129 - 26/05/1942 - More ration books distributed Page 131 - 18/02/1943 - School closed due to Measles and Influenza epidemic Page 133 - 14/09/1943 - School closed due to Measles and Whooping Cough epidemic Page 133 - 13/12/1943 - School closed due to Influenza epidemic Page 135 - 23/08/1944 - School dinners provided by British Restaurant, Stafford Page 138 - 08/05/1945 - School closed for 2 days - VE day Page 139 - 05/06/1945 - All children aged 7 and over to be sent to C of E school from 1 September Page 140 - 30/11/1945 - Miss Morrey leaves after teaching at the school for 27 years Page 140 - 21/12/1945 - Winifred R Garrard (head teacher) leaves after teaching at the school for 21years Page 141 - 01/02/1946 - New boiler Page 141 - 01/05/1946 - Miss Mabel Law starts as head teacher Page 144 - 10/12/1946 - Record player bought with proceeds of jumble sale Page 145 - 03/02/1947 - Start of much disruption to school due to snow Page 150 - 24/01/1947 - School closed on occasion of wedding of Princess Elizabeth Page 152 - 26/04/1948 - School closed on occasion of silver wedding of King & Queen Page 156 - 07/03/1949 - Two children were admitted from the new housing estate "Greenfields" Page 162 - 18/07/1950 - Radio set installed Page 166 - 12/12/1950 - Miss Mabel Law resigns as head teacher Page 166 - 09/01/1951 - Patricia P Brearley starts as head teacher Page 167 - 02/03/1951 - Workmen remove dead rat from behind cupboard in cookery Page 169 - 04/05/1951 - Mrs F Palmer engaged as canteen helper Page 172 - 11/07/1951 - Sports day on Vicarage Field Page 182 - 12/05/1952 - 2 x new washbasins installed Page 184 - 16/07/1952 - Sports day on Vicarage Field Page 187 - 15/09/1952 - Photographer visited school Page 188 - 03/10/1952 - Mr Tew appointed as chairman of managers. Mr Henn as Vice Chairman Page 196 - 13/02/1953 - Mr Grattage asked to repair boiler Page 199 - 25/03/1953 - New boiler installed Page 202 - 30/05/1953 - Mr Tew distributed Coronation Spoons and sweets Page 205 - 29/09/1953 - Received "John Broadwood" upright piano Page 207 - 08/12/1953 - Workmen started to level the playground Page 208 - 05/02/1954 - School dinners provided by Corporation Street School Canteen Page 211 - 29/03/1954 - Electric gramophone received Page 211 - 27/04/1954 - Mrs F. Palmer became caretaker Page 220 - 10/12/1954 - Work begun to convert Domestic Science room to classroom Page 224 - 02/03/1955 - Telephone installed Page 231 - 21/07/1955 - Mrs Clewes and Mrs Balding both leave the school Page 244 - 03/12/1956 - Works started on new building Page 250 - 23/05/1957 - New Hall completed Page 276 - 01/09/1959 - Evidence that the Post Office adjacent to school has been demolished Page 290 - 06/05/1960 - School closed for wedding of Princess Margaret