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1910 · Page 21 (39 / 319) Transcript Pages
Logbook 1 page 39
17 December 1909

The children had holiday this afternoon, owing to alterations to stoves.

21 December 1909

Broke up school for Christmas Holidays.

10 January 1910

School resumed this morning; six new children were admitted.

25 January 1910

Severe snow-storm. Attendance very considerably affected in consequence. Only 86 children present out of 141 this morning. This afternoon there are 98 children present.

26 January 1910

School did not meet today. There were no coals to hand, & the temperature of the rooms being one or two degrees below freezing point, it was decided to send the children home for the day.

27 January 1910

The attendance is still very poor; many children have bad coughs & colds. A number of children, who did not come to school this morning lest there should be no fires, have returned this afternoon; their parents having been assured that the premises were quite warm.