- Last Updated: 22 February 2014
Transcribed by: John Dunning
The school head was Benjamin Swann
In 1863, Queen Victoria had been queen for 26 years and Lord Palmerston was prime minister. Abraham Lincoln was the US President. The rugby and football associations of England split. The first section of the London underground between Paddington and Farringdon opened. Yorkshire County Cricket club was formed.
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Log entry |
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1-Jun-1863 |
Holiday during this week instead of Easter and Whitsuntide |
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8-Jun-1863 |
Admitted Alfred Deighton from Walkington. The attendance much below average owing to 12 boys weeding for Mr Ouston |
I think that pupils had to pay for schooling and Bishop Burton was cheaper than Walkington |
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9-Jun-1863 |
Promoted Annie Watson and Jane Ellerington from the 4th to the 3rd class |
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10-Jun-1863 |
On hearing the 1st and 2nd classes their home lessons this morning I found that many had learnt them very indifferently. I used corporal punishment. |
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11-Jun-1863 |
Found the home lessons complained of yesterday much better learnt. Learnt the tune "Worcester." |
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12-Jun-1863 |
Examined the third class. I found the children who I promoted on the 9th sufficiently advanced not to be a hindrance or drawback to the other children In the class. Practised the tunes for the 2nd Sunday in Trinity to be sung in the Church. The Rev. Winstanley worked the scholars and closed with a prayer. |
It was a Church of England School so there was a close relationship between the two. |
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15-Jun-1863 |
Admitted James Watson a little boy who had never been at any school before. Admitted Alice Janer who was staying with some friends, consequently she is not to remain in school long |
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16-Jun-1863 |
Admitted Mary Botterill a little girl who has never been at any school before |
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17-Jun-1863 |
The attendance today very small on account of children being taken to Beverley Races. |
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18-Jun-1863 |
For the same reason as yesterday the attendance is very small. The school yard has been newly gravelled. I cautioned and desired the children not to throw it off the yard. |
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19-Jun-1863 |
Received an application from Mr. R. Child of Methley near Leeds to give a Scientific Entertainment. Copy of reply "Dear Sir, I am sorry to inform you that the school in this place is not allowed to any party for any kind of .......(unreadable) |
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22-Jun-1863 |
Admitted Jane Elizabeth Witty, formally a pupil in this school, for only six weeks. |
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23-Jun-1863 |
Promoted George Ranson from the 3rd to the 2nd class. Many children absent this afternoon on account of the Rural Sports on Beverley Westwood. |
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24-Jun-1863 |
Received notice of School Examination. |
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25-Jun-1863 |
The Rev.C.B.Winstanley and Miss Winstanley visited the school. |
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26-Jun-1863 |
The Rev. H. Sandford H.M.I. visited the school |
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29-Jun-1863 |
Holiday this afternoon. In recognition of excellent examination. |
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30-Jun-1863 |
The 1st. and 2nd. Classes have worked examples in simple subtraction ............. |
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1-Jul-1863 |
I cautioned the children against throwing stones over the nearby....... |
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2-Jul-1863 |
Had occasion to make example of Henry Berridge, boy in the 2nd.class on account of his wilful and deliberate lies he told me in connection with a penny found by Elizabeth Richardson. |
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3-Jul-1863 |
Punished the same boy as yesterday for his indecency to Elizabeth Witty. |
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6-Jul-1863 |
Owing to the midsummer fair held at Beverley today the attendance is unusually small, only 27 pupils. |
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7-Jul-1863 |
Promoted Mary Lee From the 4th. To the 3rd. class. |
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8-Jul-1863 |
Have found it necessary to give much of my time to the 3rd.class, today I have worked the children in arithmetic required by the ????........ |
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9-Jul-1863 |
Robert Gray has today finished all the examples in Hunters Arithmetic. He works the sums remarkably well. |
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10-Jul-1863 |
Practised the tunes for Sunday |
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13-Jul-1863 |
June Bailey a little girl in the 4th. Class whose name had been taken off the Register for bad attendance and who has not been at school for several months, returned this morning. |
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14-Jul-1863 |
I found it to be absolutely necessary to punish William Harrison for his stupidity and surliness:- his parents bring from home the servant girl, took upon herself to detain him in the afternoon:- as soon as I learnt the cause for his absence I sent for him and he returned with the boy whom I sent. |
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15-Jul-1863 |
The boy A.Deighton who I admitted on the 8th. June not having been at school since, I took his name off the register. this morning |
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16-Jul-1863 |
Promoted Washington Jex from the 4th. To the 3rd. class. |
This boy became a game keeper on the estate and lost his life trying to apprehend poachers near Brogdale Cottage. |
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17-Jul-1863 |
Holiday this afternoon. |
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19-Jul-1863 |
Elizabeth Witty who came to the school pro temp has discontinued this morning. Robert Gray commenced working examples in book keeping. |
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20-Jul-1863 |
Promoted Arthur Quest from the 4th. To the 3rd. class. |
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21-Jul-1863 |
I examined the 3rd. class in Arithmetic in connection with standard 1 of the ........ |
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23-Jul-1863 |
Instructed R. Gray in connection with book-keeping. Punished Annie Watson for the lesson. |
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24-Jul-1863 |
Practised the 1st and 2nd.classes in singing with harmonium accompaniment |
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27-Jul-1863 |
Examined the 3rd and 4th Classes in reading the 3rd. according to the requirements of R. G. |
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28-Jul-1863 |
Devoted some of the afternoon to R. Gray's book-keeping. |
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29-Jul-1863 |
Promoted George Ranson, a big lad from the 3rd. to the 2nd. Class. |
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30-Jul-1863 |
Punished John Downs for swearing, cautioned the children and exhorted them to refrain from this wicked habit. Received the following report on the School "The children are very neat , clean and well behaved, they have been carefully taught on the whole. The Religious Knowledge of the younger children should improve, the Religious instruction is good for the older children." signed C.B. Winstanley. |
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3-Aug-1863 |
Practised the 1st. and 2nd. Classes in singing with harmonium accompaniment |
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3-Aug-1863 |
Received Gov. Capitation fees. The Rev. C. B. Winstanley kindly sent a large quantity of gooseberries for distribution among the children. |
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4-Aug-1863 |
Mrs and Miss Winstanley visited the school |
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5-Aug-1863 |
Cautioned the children against quarrelling in the playground. Had to detain H. Jex and A. Lee after school closing as a punishment for quarrelling. |
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6-Aug-1863 |
Mr Powell, a gentleman connected with the York Sunday School examined the 3rd. class in reading. |
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7-Aug-1863 |
Practised church music with harmonium accompaniment. |
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10-Aug-1863 |
Awarded prizes to John Witty and Charlotte Berridge for best learners of poetry |
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11-Aug-1863 |
Allowed half a dozen boys to weed and clean the girls playground |
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12-Aug-1863 |
Examined the 4th. Class in reading, with the exception of two , knew their letters well. and could read and spell words of one syllable moderately well. |
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13-Aug-1863 |
Learnt the words of the song "Rosalie" instead of recreation in the yard. |
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14-Aug-1863 |
Examined the 1st and 2nd. Class in the simple rules of arithmetic, in subtraction found some deficiencies |
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17-Aug-1863 |
Learnt the tune to the words learnt on the 14th. |
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18-Aug-1863 |
Examined the 1st class in all the subjects required by the R.C. previous to the vacation |
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19-Aug-1863 |
Examined the 2nd. Class similarly to the 1st. |
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20-Aug-1863 |
Examined the 3rd. class similarly to the 1st. |
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HARVEST VACATION. |
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21-Sep-1863 |
Re-opened the school this morning with an attendance of 41 children. Promoted Elizabeth Richardson and John Witty from the 2nd. class to the 1st. class |
Several children could be helping with the harvest or gleaning. |
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22-Sep-1863 |
The Rev. C.B. Winstanley visited the school and closed with a prayer. |
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23-Sep-1863 |
Worked the simple rules of Arithmetic in the 1st. and 2nd. classes, the holidays having caused a retrogression |
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24-Sep-1863 |
Found the dictation of the 1st. and 2nd. classes has suffered much by the vacation. The Rev. C.B. Winstanley visited the school. |
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25-Sep-1863 |
Practised the children in singing with the harmonium accompaniment |
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28-Sep-1863 |
The Rev. C.B. Winstanley visited the school |
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29-Sep-1863 |
Examined the school in tables, Found many below the requirement of the R. ? |
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30-Sep-1863 |
Learnt the tune "Mount Blanc".Awarded prizes to Elizabeth Pexton and Henry Robinson for their studious industry during the Harvest Vacation |
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1-Oct-1863 |
The 2nd. class, not having learnt their home lessons satisfactorily, I detained them in school during the time allowed for recreation.. |
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2-Oct-1863 |
Practised sing with harmonium accompaniment.Rev C.B. Winstanley at school with prayers |
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5-Oct-1863 |
The attendance today as compared with the 21st. the day of opening after the harvest vacation shows an increase of 5. |
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6-Oct-1863 |
Promoted Robert Barrow from the 4th.to the 3rd. class. |
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7-Oct-1863 |
Commenced a course of religious instruction on the 29th September but omitted entering it. The first week I devoted to the Creation, last week to the life of Noah and the present week to the live of Abraham |
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8-Oct-1863 |
Explained the 1st. part of the Catechism to the whole school |
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9-Oct-1863 |
Practised singing with Harmonium accompaniment |
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12-Oct-1863 |
George Bratten returned to school after being away all the summer months. In consequence of which I had taken his name off the Register. The 1st. and 2nd classes wrote as a home lesson the life of Abraham. |
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13-Oct-1863 |
Commenced learning the words of "The Chain Upraise" ?? The 1st. class writing it as a dictation lesson. |
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14-Oct-1863 |
The 1st and 2nd classes examined in "Tables, weights and measures" three fourths of the class attained the required standard. |
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15-Oct-1863 |
I gave the third class a simple dictation lesson and most of the children in the class equal to the lesson |
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16-Oct-1863 |
Practised the children of the 1st and 2nd classes in singing. |
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19-Oct-1863 |
The scripture lesson for the whole school this morning was the life of Jacob which will be continued until finished
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20-Oct-1863 |
Admitted Mary Brookes, a little girl who has not been at any school before. George Watson and George Bratten returned to school for the winter months having been engaged the summer months "bird minding" |
They would have been scaring crows that caused great damage to the turnip crop by pulling up the plants looking for wire worms. |
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21-Oct-1863 |
Punished Valentine Berridge and Sarah ?? for lying. Cautioned all the children against such sinful habits |
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22-Oct-1863 |
The 1st and 2nd classes finished Tables, weights and measures which they had been learning as home lessons. |
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23-Oct-1863 |
The Rev. C.B. Winstanley visited the school this morning and solicited a half holiday for the children on account of the Confirmation by the Archbishop of York held in Beverley today. |
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26-Oct-1863 |
Miss Gertrude Watt visited the school today |
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27-Oct-1863 |
Three fourths of the third class....... a dictation lesson of money tables but not one fourth can form letters on the black board. I cannot account for it unless it be that they have not practised sufficiently. |
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28-Oct-1863 |
Promoted Clara Witty from the 4th.class to the 3rd.class |
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29-Oct-1863 |
Three boys John and George Senior and Robert Taylor absented themselves from school without their parents leave for the purpose of following the fox hounds. I cautioned the whole school against such irregularities and threatened the next like offenders with punishment. |
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30-Oct-1863 |
Owing to very inclement weather the attendance at school this week has been below average. |
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2-Nov-1863 |
Commenced "The history of Joseph" as the scripture lesson for the whole school. The school fires lighted for the first time this season. |
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3-Nov-1863 |
Practised the 3rd class in making Capital letters (manuscriptly) on the blk bd. |
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4-Nov-1863 |
Holiday on account of the Bishop Burton Clothing Club held in the Schoolroom. |
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5-Nov-1863 |
Half an hour late in commencing school this morning. The person who cleans the school having mistook the time. |
No mention of Guy Fawkes or bonfire on the Green |
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6-Nov-1863 |
Thin attendance today owing to the..... and fair at Beverley. Practised the tunes for. Sunday.. |
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7-Nov-1863 |
Admitted John Simpson a little boy of 3 years of age. This case is an exception to the general rules. Hannah, James and Robert Blackstone, of Walkington returned to school after an absence of three months. Miss G. Hall kindly pays their school fees |
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11-Nov-1863 |
Commenced the history of Moses as the Scripture lesson for the whole school. |
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12-Nov-1863 |
Examined the 1st. and 2nd. classes in tables, weights and measures, found four boys deficient . |
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13-Nov-1863 |
Practised the tunes for Sunday Service with harmonium accompaniment |
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16-Nov-1863 |
The first and second classed commenced learning "The Miracle of our Saviour" as home lessons |
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17-Nov-1863 |
Examined The 3rd class in reading and found I could advantageously make two divisions as having progressed so favourably as to cause me to promote two of them to the second on trial today. |
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19-Nov-1863 |
Some of the younger children sick with colds, coughs and measles |
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20-Nov-1863 |
Practised two tunes for Sunday Service with harmonium accompaniment. |
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23-Nov-1863 |
William Newlove and Thomas Ellerington, two second class boys returned to school for the winter months. |
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24-Nov-1863 |
George Newlove, a persevering, though only moderate as regards to attainments, lad , gone apprenticed to a shoe maker in the village. During the last two years his attendance at school was very irregular. |
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25-Nov-1863 |
Finished the History of Moses with a succinct history of the wanderings of the Israelites. Commenced a new course of New Testament instruction especially St.Luke's Gospel. |
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26-Nov-1863 |
James and Robert Blakstone, after eating their dinner in the School-room at noon absented themselves without leave in the afternoon. These children are an endless source of trouble And grievance to me on account of their bad conduct, they have an unwholesome infection to the whole school. |
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27-Nov-1863 |
Blakston's again absent; practised the tunes for Sunday Service. Learnt the tune "St. Georges" as in Bridgemaker's "Responses to the Commandments" |
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30-Nov-1863 |
The Blakstons' returned to school this morning and finding their Father had severely punished them I let them off with a caution as to their future conduct. |
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1-Dec-1863 |
I examined the whole school in the Catechism, principally the text, which I found well remembered. |
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2-Dec-1863 |
Learnt suitable prayers to be said on entering and leaving Church. |
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3-Dec-1863 |
Commenced the "History of the Wanderings of the Children of Israel" |
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4-Dec-1863 |
Practised the tunes for Sunday Service. |
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7-Dec-1863 |
Admitted two boys from Walkington, who appear sharp but very deficient in learning. |
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8-Dec-1863 |
On account of the increase in numbers of Scholars I have been obliged to make two divisions in the 2nd. and 3rd. classes, for Reading, Writing and Arithmetic |
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9-Dec-1863 |
Cautioned the children against the mischievous act of stopping the passage of water in the "Was Dyke" as requested |
Where sheep were washed. See V. Hall photo. |
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10-Dec-1863 |
Punished several children for misconduct in the playground. |
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11-Dec-1863 |
Practiced tunes for Sunday Service. |
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14-Dec-1863 |
Admitted James Lythe Thompson, a boy from Walkington, a boy very deficient in attainments. |
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15-Dec-1863 |
The 1st and 2nd classes wrote, as a Christmas piece "For onto us a child is born". |
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16-Dec-1863 |
Examined the whole school in Catechism, particularly the 3rd. Commandment |
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17-Dec-1863 |
Practised the 4th. Class in numeration and notation. |
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18-Dec-1863 |
The Rev. C.B. Winstanley visited the school. I practised the tunes for Sunday Service. |
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21-Dec-1863 |
Commenced examination of school work since the vacation; this morning Scripture for the whole school which well remembered especially by the elder children. |
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22-Dec-1863 |
The 1st and 2nd. classes engaged most of the day in writing their Christmas letters to their parents. Miss G. Watt visited the school. |
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23-Dec-1863 |
Prizes awarded to the most deserving children for attendance, good conduct and improvement by the Rev. and Mrs Winstanley and Miss G. Watt. |
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24-Dec-1863 |
Finished my examination commenced on the 21st. and on the whole I was well pleased and satisfied with the way in which the instruction I have imparted has been remembered. The school closed today for the Christmas vacation. |
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