DATE | DIARY TRANSCRIPTION |
2nd May 1864 | School thinner owing to the old custom of carrying “garlands” from house to house. Better attendance in the afternoon. School working well. |
3rd May 1864 | Received notice that “smallpox” is about, must inform the Rev. R.E. Wyatt. Heard that Chas Newnham played truant yesterday afternoon: spoke to him about it; found his sister as bad as himself. |
4th May 1864 | John Bailey 2/3 mr. Geo. L. Bailey asst mr. R.L. Koe H.M.I Number on register 145, present 118. No. presented for exam 59. Infants under 6. 25. |
5th May 1864 | Progress as usual. Ascension Day: Service in the Evening. |
6th May 1864 | Gave notice of no Practice of choir this evening. Returned 3/0 for regularity. |
9th May 1864 | Very wet; poor attendance – no school pence, the children being allowed to come for one week because they attended last Wednesday. |
10th May 1864 | 114 present, placed several a class higher in the school and admitted two new scholars. Second class and part of first busy at tables. |
11th May 1864 | Wet day; but few present. Kept Second busy at tables – rest work as usual. |
12th May 1864 | Present 108. Very noisy – especially in lower classes. Work as usual. |
13th May 1864 | 104 present. Hannah Harmes absent on acct. of brother’s death – no pence returned (Vide 9th) |
16th May 1864 | Admitted three new scholars. School pence 13/0 about: 108 present. ½ Holiday being Whit Monday. |
17th May 1864 | Heat oppressive; send small children out into the playground for ½ an hour. |
18th May 1864 | Hot; and children troublesome, sent children out in afternoon. Progress as usuall. (sic) |
19th May 1864 | Harriet Maynard punished for idleness during Arithmetic Lesson. Assistant Master allowed to go out 1 hour earlier; school quiet in the afternoon. |
20th May 1864 | Much talking with 2nd C. girls; both morning and afternoon. Find a decided improvement in 3rd C. writing. Returned 3/0 for regularity. |
23rd May 1864 | 124 present; 16/0 school pence. Little ones very noisy |
24th May 1864 | Pick out four boys to join the Choir as Probationers. Dick Walters very troublesome. |
25th May 1864 | Punished C Newnham for running about on the school wall. School door key broken; sent to Mr Baker. Wrote to Nat. Socy. Dept. for “Ink”. |
26th May 1864 | Progress as usual |
27th May 1864 | Returned for regular attendance 2/8. Great noise in lower classes. |
30th May 1864 | 127 present. Work as usual but great noise with it. |
31st May 1864 | Very quiet this morning. Fred Upton & John Gaston behaved badly. |
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St Wilfrid's School Logbook, Haywards Heath, May 1864
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