1908 Lacey Green School
From Lacey Green History
This report is listed in Social Snapshots 1900-1968 inc. Report from the head teacher's logbook
Edited excepts from the book "A Chiltern Village School" by Joan West
Weather
January 8th. Snow.
March 2nd. Two feet snow.
March 3rd. Snow falling fast.
March 25th. Very Wet.
December 15th. Very wet.
Illness,, (Scarlet Fever, Influenza, Typhoid Fever)
February 7th. Miss Janes is reported as suffering from scarlet fever.
February 10th. Many children have been kept at home as a precautionary measure, owing to the outbreak of scarlet fever in one family.
February 14th. A few cases of influenza have been reported. Charles and John Ede returned after an absence of 10 weeks, due to illness of their sister with Typhoid fever.
June 26th. This morning a little girl, C.Redding, stood upon the stile and impaled her leg upon the iron railings around the playground, causing a nasty wound.
Distractions
January 14th. Allowed the boy’s football team to leave at 3.30pm that they might proceed to the meadow for practice.
January 17th. Instead of drill lesson, took the football team to the field to play a match with the British School from Princes Risborough.
March 20th. The boys’ football team will journey to Princes Risborough to play a match with the boys of Longwick School.
May 22nd. This evening the boys will play their first cricket match this season with the boys of Princes Risborough National School.
May 25th. Devoted the morning to the celebration of Empire Day.
August 7th. Owing to the flower show and other attractions in the neighbourhood, the attendance this week was very low.
November 11th. An entertainment consisting of conjuring will be given at the close of the afternoon session.
December 2nd. School closed this afternoon on account of a concert this evening.
Extra-Curricula
November 9th. This being the King’s birthday, at the close of the morning session, the children sang the National Anthem.
November 10th. After the afternoon interval the master showed the whole school about 60 views of Canada on a magic lantern.
Requisites.
January 6th. Received new door mats, a coal scuttle and a shovel. Also one long handled hair broom, a scrubbing brush and a sieve for sifting cinders, for the cleaner.
November 9th. Hung a framed picture of Ilfracombe Harbour.
December 15th. Received four pictures from the Bucks. Association for the loan of pictures.
Notes.
February 21st. Much interest has been show recently by the older scholars in current events as portrayed in the Daily Mirror. A lesson on England’s “little war” on the Indian Frontier was given during the week.
March 6th. Two boys left being fourteen years of age.
April 1st. Every child is present this morning.
May 15th. Miss Hawes and Miss Janes are attending the classes in clay modelling held at High Wycombe on Tuesday evenings.
June 4th. In the evening the master and the two teachers attended the first lecture on cardboard modelling held at Wycombe.
H.M.I. Report. June. The teaching and control in this school are alike quiet and effective and I am glad to find the children intelligent and keen. Their clear utterance and their power of expression through speech are pleasing features. Arithmetic is well taught and most of the work reaches a good standard. I am glad to hear that the older children are given work to prepare for themselves. Suggestions as to drawing and other subjects will doubtless be carried out. Terminal reports should be fully made out. The infants are in skilful hands. Their progress in reading calls for mention and generally things are on quite the right footing. The managers are unable in view of possible legislation to carry out their intentions of improving the premises at present.
Diocesan Report. November. Thoroughly satisfactory. This school is doing good work on good lines. The only thing that I have to suggest is that the written work of the lower group which was rather below the average should receive special attention this year.