Education for the masses
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St Cuthbert’s School
Build 1861 for 860 children
The year is 1881 the month is March
The teacher is J Jeffrey
(Tyne and Wear archives Blandford House, Newcastle).
Build in 1861 by Lord Durham for 860 children the average attendance was 265 boys and 222 girls and 250 infants.
The school have picked eight songs for the year to be song throughout the year.
We begin by looking at the daily logs for Herrington school.
1881. March 1st - A severe snowstorm that day and the attendance were nil.
7th - the roads are flooded the children cannot come to school.
29th - there are 209 boys and 152 girls registered spilt into 3 groups
1881. April 4th New Herrington boys school
Summary of report from the school inspector. I am glad the new wing is now ready as the crowded state of the room rendered the air foul considering the large increase in numbers the results are gratifying. more care is needed with hand writing and as the arranging work neatly. The extra grants are credibly earned with the exception of the passing of the fourth standard, the scholar numbered eight on the examination schedule is disqualified under article 19(b) and the one numbered 143 under article 19(g).6.
The average attendance must not exceed 245 article 17(c), your attention is requested to article 32(c). J.F Jeffery has passed fairly, but should attend his arithmetic.
Mrs Lords regrets that the state of S.E.Stephenson's health renders it necessary to remove her name from the register of pupil teachers serving this school.
signed Alfred J.Blagdon.
Correspondence Manager
1882 May 10th
Mr Malcolm Mccullough had to appear at Houghton -Le- Spring on a charge of "teaching a boy without cause", the monitor William Bolmes went as a witness. Both returned to school this afternoon after the case was dropped.
1883. November 11th
Mr W .Lishman paid a visit to the school (pit engineer)
1886 August 13th
A complaint from a Mr Herdman that his son had been thrashed, this is not true. three days later the complaint was brought before the managers.
Between the 6th and 10th August the master missed school due to a serous attack of English Cholera.
1888 August 9th.
The school was kept back so that the teachers and pupils could attend the consecration of the new burial ground in St Cuthbert's grave yard
1889 May10th to May24th
The whole school was closed due to a account of fever.
1889 August 1st
A warning letter to the teachers from the Rev J. J. Paterson regarding excessive punishment handed out to the pupils. It was pointed out that only the headmaster could administer corporal punishment.
1899 April 6th - Thomas Potts started this morning as the new headmaster, the new teacher was Mr John Dixon. Mr Potts was disappointed because there was a lack of books, slates and there was no times tables, he would be informing the Rev J.F. Paterson when he paid a visit.
Records are kept for poor attendees
The Attendance officer is John James Grey
1890 May 16th
Two boys Forster and Hays were required to see the attendance officer because of the failure to reach standard IV since the age of five years.
1890 August 4th
John Panter only managed 40 out of 204 days his parents were called to the petty sessions
John Anderson on the other hand had not missed school for the 204 days
1891 July 8th
Mrs Todd and Mrs Tate have been found guilty of telling lies to the master concerning their boys in failing to attend school.
1904 February 26th George Sheriffe never missed school in six years.
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