1919 Lacey Green School
From Lacey Green History
This report is listed in Social Snapshots 1900-1968 inc. Report taken from the head teacher's logbook.
Edited excepts from the book "A Chiltern Village School" by Joan West
2 Photos for year 1919. Names for photographs researched by Dennis Claydon. See photos below.
Top Photo
Top row L-R. Frank Lacey. Jessie Smith. Arch Dormer. Violet Snozwell. Fred Baker. Nellie Parslow. Arthur Lacey. Gladys Brown.
Middle L-R. Miss Nancy Hawes. Tony Adams. Vera Gomme. Reg Hickman. Dorothy Smith. Harold Smith. Rose Matthews. Bertha Baker. Edward Brown. May Parslow. Reg Dormer.
Standing on left of bench L-R. Stanley Dormer. Willie Matthews. Olive Rixon. Standing to right of bench L-R. ? Tilbury. Harry Parslow.
Reg Dormer. Harry Parslow.
Front on bench.L-R. Madge Dormer. Eileen Saunders. Beth Dell. Madge Dell? Gladys Hickman. May Baker. Frances Dormer. Rene Brown. Alice Brown.
Front on ground.L-R. Sidney Parslow. Wilfred Brown. Alfred Baker.
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Bottom Photo L-R. Top row L-R. Cecil Gomme. Freda Lacey. Connie Gomme. Harold Janes. Nellie Rixon. Gladys Ing. William Adams. George Oakford.
2nd row from back L-R. Miss Mabel Janes. Elsie Rixon. Frank Hussey. Harry Floyd. Ivy Dormer. Gladys Rixon. Louise Rixon. Rose Adams. Frank Dean. Mabel Tilbury. Arthur 'Ted' Williams.
Row on Bench L-R. Nelson Rixon. John Rixon. Harry Claydon. William Dean. Len Oakford. Clara Stevens. Ivy Janes. Ivy Hickman. Reg Hickman. Fred Oakford. Fred Weller. Albert Stevens. Ernest Oakford.
On ground L-R. Percy Dormer. George Claydon. Cecil Weller. Albert Claydon.
Weather.
January 13th. Weather very severe.
January 20th. Very stormy. Road unfit for children to stand about in, so kept all the children that were remaining for dinner in school to take their meal.
January 22nd. Weather very severe. Children cannot work well.
January 24th.Weather very severe.
January 27th. Severely cold.
January 28th. Heavy snow in the night has rendered the roads almost impassable. Only 11 attended.
January 29th. Weather very severe. All the children are wearing their coats, arranged to be as near the fire as possible.
January 30th. Weather very severe.
January 31st. Weather still very severe. Children wearing coats and jackets. Drill taken frequently to keep warm. February 3rd. Weather still severe.
February 4th. Thawing slightly.
February 5th. Snowing heavily all day. Allowed children living in outlying districts to leave early as the snow was deep, notwithstanding the plough had cleared the first fall. Attendance good considering the severity of the
weather, the long distance many had to come and the cold of the main room.
February 7th. Weather still unusually severe.
February 12th. Weather very severe. Thermometer 32 degrees at opening of school.
February 18th. Attendance very reduced owing to a heavy fall of snow and continuing at the hour of assembly.
March 4th. Very wet, impossible to go out to play.
March 6th. Continual rain. March 11th. Raining heavily. March 12. Heavy rain. Roads in a very muddy state.
March 18th. Snowing heavily.
March 20th. Heavy snowstorm, raining, more snow. Roads in very bad condition, almost impossible for children coming long distances.
March 24th Weather severe.
March 31st. Weather very severe.
April 8th. Rained heavily in the afternoon.
April 10th Raining this morning and continuous all day.
April 14th. Raining very heavily.
April 28th. After Easter. Very cold. 37 degrees at 9am. Showers of snow and hail at intervals during the day.
May 5th. Weather good. May 29th. A great heat this afternoon.
June 17th. Again a great heat. Very little rain has fallen since Easter
Ilnessess (Severe Colds)
March 12th. Many children have severe colds
Distracions from school
February 7th. Mrs Cameron kindly presented the gardening prizes. A prize as offered for the best carrot, turnip and onion grown this year.
March 5th. Being Ash Wednesday the children went to church.
May 1st. Attendance bad. Children kept at home to carry round their garlands.
May 12th. School was closed this afternoon to enable the children to attend the anniversary tea of the Primitive Methodist .Sunday School treat.
May 23rd. Empire Day. Vicar invited the scholars into his garden where they sang songs, recited and listened to the piano which he kindly played to them. After a few remarks on patriotism, they assembled in front of the house, sang the national Anthem and gave cheers for the King and the vicar. In the afternoon the children went to the field at the back of the school, kindly lent by Mr Saunders of Stocken Farm, and played National Games with their teachers. Returned to school for prayers and dismissal.
July 14th Owing to a Sunday school treat at Speen several children were absent.
September 12th. Several children still working in the harvest fields.
September 22nd. Only 45 present this afternoon owing to a bazaar at the chapel.
November 20th. Several children have gone to a wedding today.
Extra-Curricula
February 25th. Went to the gardens this afternoon. Dug up a good quantity of parsnips. The amount realised by the sale will be divided equally amongst the gardening boys.
June 17th Went to the gardens this morning instead of the afternoon on account of the great heat. The produce is suffering from the drought.
July 9th. This afternoon the boys played cricket from 2.30 to 3.30 in Mr Hickman’s field (Lane Farm).
July 18th. The children today were practising concert items for tomorrow’s Peace Day Celebrations. F. Brown sent to the school gardens to dig up half a peck of potatoes.
August 1st. The children played games in Mr Hickman’s field for an hour this afternoon.
September 17th. The boys and girls of the upper classes played a cricket match today.
September 18th. Miss Hawes and Miss Janes with the girls of the upper class have been practising country dances.
Requisites
January 20th. Half ton of coals came today.
February 12th. Half ton of coal received.
March 6th. Received half ton of coal.
March 17th. Had two loads of farm yard manure from Mr. Hickman of Lane Farm, price 15 shillings (75p). Boys spread it over the plots. Too wet for digging. April 1st. Mrs Duckworth sent a beautiful collection of old Christmas cards for the children.
April 28th. No coal, very cold, so closed.
April 29th. Received 5cwt coal. Returned half cwt loaned from Mr Saunders to light fires, prior to the arrival of coal.
Notes.
March 5th. Medical inspection by Dr Spencer Watson.
June 20th. I, Fanny Palmer, head teacher on supply, resign my duties here, as Mr Avery, the head master is returning on Monday June 23rd.
June 23rd. I took charge of the school again today after three years absence on military duty. A.C. Avery.
July 23rd. Kathleen Brown has been awarded a scholarship at High Wycombe Girls’ Grammar School.
September 29th. I sent in my resignation today, giving three calendar months’ notice. H.C. Avery.
November 11th. We carried out his Majesty’s wishes in regard to the Anniversary of Armistice Day.
November 28th. The children had their photograph taken this afternoon.