1901 Lacey Green School

Edited excepts from the book "A Chiltern Village School" by Joan West

WEATHER

January 7^th.Very rough weather and a fall of snow.   February 5^th. Deep snow so no school.  February 8^th. Very bad weather.

ILLNESS   (SCARLET FEVER, DIPTHERIA & MEASLES)

January 7^th.  A great many absent due to illness.   February 8^th. Many ill.   February 19^th. 20 children marked sick.   May 6^th. The school will be closed for a fortnight through the outbreak of scarlet fever.   July 5^th. Fred Rutland returned after 9 weeks with scarlet fever.   July 8^th. Alfred Barefoot is not allowed to attend by order of the Medical Officer of Health, as Alf Lacey who lives next door is down with scarlet fever.   July 19^th. Harry

Photo above. Top Row L-R. first, ? Cissie Janes. Ruth Currell. Nellie Janes. Mabel Janes. Minnie Brown. Ruth Darvil.

Middle Row. L-R. Mrs Brown. Ralph Janes. Alice Baker. Connie Hawes. George Parslow. Alfred Janes. Fred Janes. Elsie Currell. Daisy Baker. Arch Janes.

Front Row. L-R. John Currell. Albert Baker. Sarah Baker. ? Baker. George Maunders. Ethel Darvil. Annie Stevens. Gertrude Hawes. Maggie Janes.

---cont----Harry Burrows is not allowed to attend school as his sister is suffering from diphtheria.   October 25^th.  3 children absent through diphtheria.   November 25^th. School closed on account of an outbreak of measles.

DISTRACTIONS FROM SCHOOL

February 4^th.   The school will be closed this afternoon as the scholars are giving a concert this evening.   March 11^th.   The workmen started pulling the slates from the roof of the main building this afternoon.  March 13^th. It was impossible to give an oral lesson owing to the noise made by the continual tapping of the slaters.   May 31^st.    A low average due to the children, with their parents, attending the many attractions in the neighbourhood during the Whit week.   June 3^rd.  Many absentees celebrating the anniversary of Loosley Row Chapel.   July 22^nd.  A holiday was given owing to a tea at Loosley Row Chapel.  September 23^rd.  No school this afternoon owing to a tea at Lacey Green Chapel.    September 25^th.  As the Sunday School treat takes place here this afternoon, no school will be held.    September 30^th. A tea at Loosley Row has caused the attendance to drop to 58 this afternoon.

REQUISITES

February 8^th. 14 dozen exercise books, 1 box of pens, one and a half quires of blotting paper, foolscap and kinder-maps.    February 20^th. The vicar brought a pint and a half of ink.  July 12^th.  14 dozen various exercise books, 3 dozen boys drawing books, 2 poetry books, 4 examination books, I pint ink, 1 box pens, 1 dozen compass pencils, 5 packets kindergarten geography, 3 dozen pieces chalk, 3 dozen lead pencils.

HAYMAKING & HARVEST

June 21^st. Several boys away haymaking.   July 26^th.. Several children have been with their parents into the harvest field.   August 2^nd.School closed for four weeks holiday.   September 2^nd. School reopened, low attendance, harvest not yet finished.   October 28^th Attendance only 28 as the children went nutting.

H.M.I. SCHOOL REPORT  

Master, A. Brown, assistant, Mrs L. Brown, monitress, L. Saunders.   81 on the books

JUNE.   A successful year’s work has been done and the school is going on very well.   The seats of the infants should be fitted with backs.

DIOCESAN REPORT.  

October.   This school passed a uniformly excellent examination in all subjects and the greatest credit is due to the teacher for this result.   The general tone of the school seemed admirable.