Holwell

School Log Book 1875-1902

Extracts transcribed by Caryl Parsons

Notes from ‘Holwell Village School 1778-1987’ by Annette Sandison:

Holwell School began in 1846 with 26 boys and 14 girls who attended on weekdays and Sundays, and 15 boys and 8 girls who came only on Sundays. They met in a building attached to the Rectory, taught by a master and mistress and 2 paid monitors. The school was still going in 1870 when Foster’s Education Act recognised the Government’s responsibility to provide schools for all children up to the age of 13 yrs. In 1871 the then Rector, the Rev H.H. WOOD (1858-1882) proposed the building of a new school and teacher’s residence to meet the new requirements. The new school was a brick built building with a porch containing a bell to summon pupils to work. Inside there was a large classroom 28’x18’ for a ‘mixed department’ and a classroom 12’x18’ for the Infants. This last was built instead of the teacher’s residence originally planned, and was fitted with a gallery. [These were a series of steps or tiers holding the children’s desks. They were introduces in the 1840s to make possible oral lessons for a large number of children at the same time. The galleries at Holwell were removed in 1907.] Outside there were 2 playgrounds, one for the boys and one for the girls, and 2 sheds with earth closets [the Offices]. The first head-teacher was Sarah BARTER who had held the post previously at the Rectory School, salary £20 per year. Sarah BARTER, aged 31, married Matthew Henry WALDEN, aged 36, on 29th January 1880, and continued to work at the school until January 1884. She was assisted by a paid monitor, Sarah CROMBIE, who was probably aged at least 13 yrs, and paid £12 per year. The pupil teacher/monitor system allowed boys and girls aged 13 or over to enter a 5 year apprenticeship. Head-teachers were paid to instruct them daily for 1 ½ hours, with 1 pupil teacher for 25 children. The pupil teachers then competed to enter training college for a further 3 years before becoming certificated. The new National School opened in March 1874 with 64 pupils, 33 boys and 31 girls. They paid either 1d or 2d per week. All education became free in 1891. The Rector usually visited 2 or 3 times a week to teach Scripture and sometimes Arithmetic. In 1902 an Education Act decreed that the School Boards should be abolished and Local Education Authorities took over management of schools.

Headteachers 1874-1981:
January 1875 Miss Sarah BARTER
April 1880 Miss Sarah BARTER married, becoming Mrs WALDEN
January 1884 Miss Rosa HULL
April 1890 Miss Edith BANNERMAN
May 1892 Miss Lucy M. DENNY
March 1893 Miss Martha A. HAMES
March 1900 Miss BERMINGHAM
August 1900 Miss HACKER
July 1901 Miss M. HARE
July 1903 Mr J. VEALE [Mrs VEALE acted as Assistant Mistress]
December 1913 Miss S.E. ROGERS
August 1920 (Temporary) Miss M. GIBSON
November 1920 Miss A. TAYLOR
July 1922 (Temporary) Miss E.B. HULL
September 1922 Miss J. RYALL
May 1956 Mrs J. PICKETT
September 1959 (Temporary) Mr T.L. IRVING
January 1960 Miss E. DILLEY
September 1969 (Temporary) Mr L. ROCHE
January 1970 Mr R.W.G. GENTRY
January 1973 (Temporary) Mr D. WESTALL
July 1974 - 1981 Mr D. WESTALL

The School was formally closed in July 1981 after having served the village for 107 years. It re-opened as a co-operative with a new Board of Governors appointed by Deed of Trust. The building now [2011] functions as a pre-school/nursery.

Holwell School Log Books: 1875-1902; 1903-1921; 1922-1944; 1945-1955 missing; 1956-1981 when the school closed. The Log Books are currently in the care of the group using the school buildings as a nursery/pre-school, and I have been given kind permission by the present Committee to work on this material. Some entries are repetitive, for example visits by the Rector, and not all will be transcribed.

1875
4 Jan - Sarah BARTER Schoolmistress commenced school after a fortnight’s holiday.
5 Jan - Mr WOOD [Rector] visited the School and took the 1st Class.
12 Jan - Several absent through illness.
13 Jan - Admitted George STOKES.
22 Jan - Several absent through illness. Mr WOOD visited the School and took II Standard in Arithmetic. Home Needlework finished.
25 Jan - Admitted George OSMOND, Mary OSMOND, and Re-admitted Thomas JEANS.
28 Jan - School examined by the Rev W.F. TREGARTHEN H.M. Inspector. [Annual inspections took place, usually in January, with other inspections without notice during the year.] Number present 33 boys, 31 girls. Presented I Standard BARTER Alfred; PHILIPS Christopher; MULLETT Albert; YOUNG Charles; BARTER Charles; YOUNG Harry; [BARTLETT Philip crossed out]; GILLINGHAM Mary; WHITE Martha; DOWNTON Martha: II Standard BARTER Eli; BARTER Jesse; TAYLOR Claude; OLD William; KENDALL Thos; WHITE James; CROMBIE Alice; GRAY Jane; MILLER Thirza; START Bessie; JONES Kate; GAWLER Jane; WHITE Mary; WHITE Isabella; MITCHELL Agnes; GAWLER Kate: III Standard BARTER Albert; BURTON Fred; MULLETT Thomas; STRANGE Thos; RIDOUT Philip; GAWLER Tom; MILLER Tabitha; CROMBIE Jane.
1 Feb - Re-admitted Christana PHILIPS.
2 Feb - Frederick BURTON gone to work without asking leave.

Feb 1875 - Communication from the education Dept:
Examination of Scholars -
No: presented 33; passed Reading 33; passed Writing 33; passed Arithmetic 24
The School is in a fair state as regards general efficiency.
Also has been received Circular No 86 ‘Stone throwing at telegraph Wires’ of Nov 1874. There are no such wires in the neighbourhood.

8 Feb - Major WARRY sent his gardener and planted more laurels outside the School.
10 Feb - Dictation nicely written, children very attentive.
16 Feb - G.D.W. DIGBY Esqr visited the School.
18 Feb - Charles YOUNG absent through illness.
23 Feb - Re-admitted Jane WHITE.
2 Mar - Charles YOUNG very careless at lessons.
4 Mar - Jesse WHITE home with a bad foot.
8 Mar - Re-admitted Bessie DOWNTON
9 Mar - Re-admitted Albert BARTER and Marwood PHILIPS
10 Mar - Albert MULLETT absent through illness
11 Mar - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to go to Sherborne
12 Mar - Home lessons nicely learnt
16 Mar - Charles YOUNG asked leave to go to Sherborne
17 Mar - Thomas JEANS gone bird scaring
18 Mar - Christopher PHILIPS left school without asking leave
22 Mar - Thomas GAWLER gone bird scaring for Mr ENGLISH
23 Mar - Admitted Fanny OSMOND
24 Mar - Kate GAWLER absent through illness
25 Mar - Jesse BARTER wanted at home to work for his mother
29 Mar - Mr WOOD visited the School and gave the children a half holiday being Easter Monday
30 Mar - Ernest ROGERS absent through illness
31 Mar - Sarah CROMBIE (the Monitor) came late, in the morning and afternoon
5 Apr - Re-admitted Jesse BARTLETT
7 Apr - Sarah BARTER received her Certificate
8 Apr - Claude TAYLOR left School in the afternoon without asking leave
9 Apr - Hubert ROGERS absent through illness
15 Apr - Kate JONES absent through illness
19 Apr - Sarah CROMBIE (the Monitor) came late in the morning
20 Apr - James WHITE gone bird scaring for Mr TRIM
21 Apr - Charles YOUNG absent through illness
22 Apr - Harry YOUNG asked leave to stay at home
26 Apr - Admitted Mary JEANS and Annie FOX
27 Apr - Several boys absent potato planting
29 Apr - Bessie START absent through illness
5 May - Jane CROMBIE asked leave to stay at home, to help her mother
11 May - Bessie DOWNTON asked leave to stay at home
13 May - Charles YOUNG very careless at lessons
25 May Admitted William LOADER, Frederick LOADER, James LOADER, Emily LOADER and Harriet SWAIN. Re-admitted Charles MULLETT
3 June - Claude TAYLOR very careless at lessons
9 June - Charles YOUNG came late in the morning
15 June - Eliza BARTER absent through illness
17 June - Jane CROMBIE asked leave to stay at home
21 June - Albert BARTER left School, and is gone to live with his Uncle at Herringstone, near Dorchester.
22 June - Mrs WOOD gave the children a holiday, being the wedding day of Miss Edith Brooke PAUL, who was married at Holwell Church to Lieut.-Colonel Conway SMITH
Conway Wm SMITH, age 41, bach:, Lieut Col:, of Buckshaw House, fa: Edward James SMITH, gentleman
Edith Brooke PAUL, age 27, spinster, of Holwell, fa: Charles PAUL, Clerk in Holy Orders
24 June - Bessie DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
28 June - Colonel Conway SMITH gave the children a tea in remembrance of his wedding day
29 June - Charles ENGLISH absent through illness
6 Jul - Admitted Albert MARSH
7 Jul - Several absent, haymaking. Charles BARTER left School in the afternoon without leave
12 Jul - Admitted Annie START
14 Jul - Admitted Henry GAWLER
19 Jul - Admitted Leah MILLER
20 Jul - Several absent, haymaking
23 Jul - Harry YOUNG came late in the morning
28 Jul - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home
29 Jul - Tom KENDALL absent through illness
4 Aug - Thirza MILLER absent through illness
10 Aug - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
12 Aug - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
6 Sept - Commenced School after 3 weeks holiday
7 Sept - James WHITE gone to work for Mr TRIM
8 Sept- Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
13 Sept - Re-admitted Charles MULLETT
14 Sept - Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay hole
15 Sept - Albert MULLETT absent through illness
20 Sept - Thomas SARGENT came late in the morning
21 Sept - Charles YOUNG very careless at Lessons
22 Sept - Several absent, potato picking
27 Sept - Ernest ROGERS absent through illness
29 Sept - Charles YOUNG came late in the afternoon
30 Sept - Claude TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
5 Oct - Re-admitted Thomas JEANS
6 Oct - Thirza MILLER absent through illness
7 Oct - Thomas JEANS asked leave to stay home
12 Oct - Frederick LOADER left School in the afternoon, without asking leave
13 Oct - Charles YOUNG very careless at lessons
19 Oct - Home needlework finished
26 Oct - Tabitha MILLER absent through illness
27 Oct - A wet day, few attendance
29 Oct - Mary WHITE wanted at home to help her mother
2 Nov - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home
3 Nov - Harry YOUNG came late in the morning
8 Nov - Tabitha MILLER asked leave to stay home
10 Nov - Eliza BARTER absent through illness
11 Nov - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
16 Nov - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home
18 Nov - Bessie START asked leave to stay home
23 Nov - Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay home
24 Nov - Charles YOUNG came late in the afternoon
25 Nov - Charles JEANS absent through illness. Re-admitted Christopher PHILIPS
29 Nov - Re-admitted Tom GAWLER
2 Dec - Bessie START absent through illness
7 Dec - Thomas SARGENT came late in the morning
9 Dec - Claude TAYLOR left School without asking leave
15 Dec - The Monitor asked leave to stay home for a few weeks, and her sister to take her place. Major WARRY and Mr, Mrs, WARRY visited the School
16 Dec - Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay home. William OLD gone to work for Mr COOMBS
20 Dec - Alice YOUNG absent through illness
21 Dec - Charles YOUNG very careless at lessons
22 Dec - Philip BARTLETT absent through illness
27 Dec - School examined in Scripture by Rev H.H. WOOD, and the children passed a satisfactory examination
28 Dec - Mrs WARRY visited the School
30 Dec - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home. Thirza MILLER absent through illness

1876
3 Jan - Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
4 Jan - Charles YOUNG and Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
5 Jan - Admitted Arthur MITCHELL
10 Jan - Bessie START asked leave to stay home
11 Jan - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
14 Jan - Albert MULLETT absent through illness
17 Jan - Re-admitted Eli BARTER
18 Jan - Arthur FOX came late in the afternoon
19 Jan - Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay home
20 Jan - Charles TAYLOR absent through illness
26 Jan - School inspected and examined by H.M.I.
7 Feb - Commenced School after a weeks holiday. George OSMOND gone bird scaring. Emily LOADER, Frederick LOADER and William LOADER left the Parish.
8 Feb - Albert MULLET absent through illness
9 Feb - James START came late in the morning
10 Feb - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay at home
17 Feb - Charles JEANS absent through illness
21 Feb - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
22 feb - Jane GAWLER asked to stay at home
23 Feb - James START came late in the morning
1 Mar - Jane, Alice CROMBIE asked leave to stay home
2 Mar - Mrs WARRY visited the School
8 Mar - Edeth YOUNG absent through illness
9 Mar - Jane GAWLER asked leave to stay home
13 Mar - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon. Re-admitted Fred BURTON
14 Mar - Charles ENGLISH absent through illness
15 mar - Miss WARRY and Miss MILLER visited the School. Thomas STRANGE, Charles BARTER and William OLD left School in the afternoon without asking leave and went after the hounds.
18 Mar - Governess [Miss BARTER] sick! Unable to open School
20 Mar - Ernest ROGERS came late in the afternoon
21 Mar - Charles BARTER gone to work for Mr TRIM, William OLD for Mr COOMBS and Eli BARTER for Mr WALDEN
22 Mar - Mrs WOOD visited the School in the afternoon and took a class
25 Mar - Mr KINGMAN came and put up a New Bell rope
27 Mar - George, Mary and Fanny OSMOND left the Parish
28 Mar - The Governess’ [Miss BARTER] sister-law dead! School closed two days
3 Apr - Sarah CROMBIE (Monitor) left School. Admitted Tabitha MILLER as Monitor. James WHITE gone bird scaring for Mr TRIM
5 Apr - The Governess’ sister-law buried. (School closed)
6 Apr - Mary Ann GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home
10 Apr - Re-admitted Isabella WHITE. Charles CABELL gone bird scaring
11 Apr - Bessie DOWNTON asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
13 Apr - James STOKES came late in the morning
17 Apr - Re-admitted Harriet SWAIN
18 Apr - James YOUNG and Arthur FOX came late in the afternoon
19 Apr - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
20 Apr - Bessie COOMBS absent through illness
25 Apr - Jane CROMBIE came late in the afternoon
26 Apr - Isabella WHITE asked leave to stay home
1 May - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
2 May Ernest ROGERS very careless at lessons
4 May - Mr WOOD gave S. BARTER leave to go to Sherborne (School closed)
5 May - Mr JAMES came and cleaned the School clock
9 May - Bessie START absent through illness
10 May - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
11 May - Florence Mary DRAKE wanted home
16 May - Hubert ROGERS absent through illness
18 May - harry YOUNG very careless at lessons
23 May - Ernest ROGERS absent through illness
25 May - Re-admitted Jesse BARTER
30 May - Concert in the School (holiday)
31 May - Home needlework finished
1 June - Miss TAYLOR visited the School
2 June - Thomas Jeans gone to work for Mr ENGLISH
13 June - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
15 June - Mary JEANS absent through illness
19 June - Admitted Ella TURNER
20 June - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
21 June - Bessie COOMBS came late in the afternoon
26 June - Admitted Frederick TURNER
27 June - James START came late in the morning
4 July - Alfred BARTER absent through illness
5 July - Mrs LITTLEHALES and Miss E. PAUL visited the School
6 July - Theresa ROGERS and Eliza BARTER absent through illness
7 July - Admitted Lucy HANN, William HANN
10 July - Re-admitted Albert MULLETT
11 July - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
12 July - Louisa ENGLISH absent through illness
14 July - Admitted Charles RABBETS
17 July - Mrs WOOD gave S. BARTER holiday to go to the Camp
18 July - Mary A. GILLINGHAM absent through illness
20 July - Charles JEANS absent through illness
24 July - Admitted Frederick PHILIPS and re-admitted Charles BARTER
25 July - Several absent through illness
26 July - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
27 July Frederick BURTON left School without asking leave
31 July - Harry WOOD came late in the afternoon
1 Aug - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
2 Aug - Mr and Mrs LITTLEHALES and Miss LITTLEHALES visited the School
3 Aug - Charles ENGLISH and Charles TAYLOR absent through a fever!
4 Aug - Broke up for three weeks holiday. James WHITE gone to work for Mr TRIM
28 Aug - Commenced School after 3 weeks holiday. Re-admitted Agnes MITCHELL
30 Aug - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
31 Aug - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
5 Sept - Re-admitted William OLD
7 Sept - Claude TAYLOR very careless at lessons. Mr and Mrs ISAAC visited the School
12 Sept - Tabitha MILLER began knitting a pair of stockings for her father
13 Sept - Charles RABBETTS absent through illness
19 Sept - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
20 Sept - Louisa MILLER absent through illness
27 Sept - S. BARTER attended Mrs LAWRENCE’s Funeral - (half holiday)
2 Oct - Mr BLACK visited the School
3 Oct - Alfred BARTER left School at 11 o’clock through illness
4 Oct - Thomas KENDALL came late in the afternoon
5 Oct - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon. Thomas STRANGE gone to work with his father
12 Oct - Albert MULLETT absent through illness
16 Oct - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
17 Oct - Charles ENGLISH left School in the afternoon without asking leave
23 Oct - Admitted John, Priscilla and Elizabeth SIMMONDS
24 Oct - Several absent picking apples
26 Oct - Philip RIDOUT went to Sherborne
27 Oct - Claude TAYLOR wanted, to help his father
31 Oct - Kate JONES asked leave to stay home
2 Nov - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
3 Nov - Harry YOUNG asked leave to stay home
7 Nov - Elizabeth SIMMONDS absent through illness
8 Nov - Mrs WARRY visited the School
13 Nov - Isabella WHITE began knitting a pair of stockings
14 Nov - Mr WHITE brought 25 cwts of Coal for School
15 Nov - Ernest MULLETT absent through illness
21 Nov - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
23 Nov - Theresa ROGERS absent through illness
28 Nov - Ernest ROGERS very careless at lessons
29 Nov - Alice, ?& Jane CROMBIE came late in the afternoon
6 Dec - Concert at the School (holiday)
13 Dec - Martha WHITE absent through illness
14 Dec - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home in the morning
15 Dec - Re-admitted Charles BARTER and James WHITE
16 Dec - Mrs WARRY visited the School
19 Dec - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
20 Dec - The School examined in Scripture by the Revd H.H. WOOD, and the children passed, satisfactory examination
21 Dec - Charles CABELL came late in the morning
26 Dec - Mr WOOD visited the School
27 Dec - A wet day - few attendance
28 Dec - Harry YOUNG asked leave to stay home in the afternoon

1877
1 Jan - Thomas KENDALL came late in the morning
4 Jan - Mary SIMMONDS asked leave to stay home in the morning
8 Jan - Thirza MILLER left the village
9 Jan - Re-admitted Thomas JEANS
10 Jan - Mary Ann GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home
11 Jan - Thomas JEANS came late in the morning
22 Jan - Jesse and Alfred BARTER left the village. Admitted George DYKE. Bessie DOWNTON left School.
24 Jan - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home
31 Jan - Claude TAYLOR came late in the afternoon
6 Feb - Edeth JEANS absent through illness
7 Feb - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home
9 Feb - Mr WOOD visited the School [One of his regular visits]
12 Feb - Mary, Priscilla, Elizabeth and John SIMMONDS left the Parish
13 Feb - Admitted Albert ENGLISH

16 Feb - The following Report of H.M. Inspector was recieved this day from the Education Department:
The School is fairly taught on the whole and the Mistress seems anxious to do her best. The extra subjects must be more thoroughly known another year.
The teaching staff of the School for the ensuing year is as follows-
Mistress: Sarah BARTER, Prov Certif, III Class
Paid Monitor: Tabitha MILLER
Signed: H.H. WOOD, Correspondent for School

19 Feb - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
20 Feb - Re-admitted Rosetta BARTER
21 Feb - Charles BARTER gone to work for Mr TRIM
22 Feb - Claude TAYLOR came late in the afternoon
3 Mar - Earle DOWNTON absent through illness.
5 Mar - Charles CABELL bird scaring for Mr ENGLISH
6 Mar - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home
10 Mar - Philip BARTLETT absent through illness
11 Mar - Isabella WHITE absent through illness
13 Mar - Several absent through illness
17 Mar - Mrs WARRY visited the School in the afternoon, and heard the III Standard read
18 Mar - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
20 Mar - Thomas JEANS gone to work for Mr ENGLISH
25 Mar - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home in the morning
26 Mar - Louisa ENGLISH absent through illness
16 Apr - Commenced School after a fortnights holiday (few attendance)
17 Apr - Re-admitted Charles YOUNG
18 Apr - Bessie START asked leave to stay home
20 Apr - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
23 Apr - Admitted Rose CABELL and Eli JEANS
24 Apr - Selina MITCHELL asked leave to stay at home
26 Apr - Claude TAYLOR absent through illness
1 May - Jane CROMBIE absent through illness
3 May - Band of Hope tea in the village; several absent in the afternoon
8 May - Albert BARTER gone to work for Mr WALDEN
9 May - Philip BARTLETT gone to work for Mr WALDEN
10 May - Admitted James GILLINGHAM
15 May - Concert at the School - half holiday
16 May - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
18 May - Charles ENGLISH gone bird scaring for Mr LONGMAN
22 May - Kate JONES asked leave to stay home
24 May - Bessie START asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
28 May - Bessie START asked leave to stay at home in the afternoon
29 May - Isabella WHITE asked leave to stay home
30 May - Claude TAYLOR came in late in the afternoon
5 June - Isabella WHITE asked leave to stay home
11 June - Admitted Ellen MITCHELL, Amila BARTLETT, Anna SWAIN and Eliza CRIBB
13 June - Jane GRAY asked leave to stay home. Re-admitted Christopher PHILIPS
14 June Thomas JEANS came late in the morning. Re-admitted William OLD
19 June - Christopher PHILIPS left School without asking leave
22 June - Mr ENGLISH visited the School
25 June - Bessie START asked leave to stay home in the morning
26 June - Mary Ann GILLINGHAM came late in the afternoon
27 June - Lucy HANN absent through illness
28 June - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home in the morning
2 July - Isabella WHITE asked leave to stay home Monday and Tuesday
5 July Thomas and James SARGENT left the Parish
9 July William HANN absent through a fever
10 July - Admitted Henry COFFIN. Charles BARTER and Christopher PHILIPS left School in the afternoon without asking leave
12 July - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
13 July - Lucy HANN absent through a fever
16 July - Re-admitted Jane GAWLER. A wet day. Isabella WHITE asked leave to stay home.
19 July - Kate JONES left School
20 July - Ernest ROGERS asked leave to stay home
23 July - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
25 July - Mary Ann GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home
26 July - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
30 July - Mrs WOOD buried! School closed
31 July - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
1 Aug - Band of Hope tea in the village, half holiday
3 Aug - James GILLINGHAM came late in the morning
6 Aug - Mr WOOD visited the School
7 Aug - Re-admitted Frederick PHILIPS
8 Aug - Philip BARTLETT absent through illness
9 Aug - James STOKES came late in the afternoon
14 Aug Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
15 Aug - Christopher PHILIPS left School in the afternoon without asking leave
17 Aug - William and Jesse BARTLETT absent through illness. Broke up for three weeks holiday
11 Sept - Commenced School after three weeks holiday
12 Sept - Admitted Henry YOUNG. Wet day - few attendance
14 Sept - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
18 Sept - Admitted Florence DOWNTON
19 Sept - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
21 Sept - Mr WOOD visited the School and took the VI Standard for Arithmetic. Mr WOOD brought 20 cwts of Coal for the School
25 Sept - Alice CROMBIE absent through illness
26 Sept - Leah MILLER asked leave to stay home
1 Oct - Isabella WHITE absent through illness
3 Oct - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
9 Oct - Thomas KENDALL asked leave to stay home
10 Oct - Admitted Bertie KEEVELL
11 Oct - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
15 Oct - Louisa MILLER absent through illness
16 Oct - Miss Emma PAUL visited the School
18 Oct - Bertie KEEVEL left the village
23 Oct - Lucy HANN absent through illness
30 Oct - Mary DRAKE absent through illness
1 Nov - James START asked leave to stay home
8 Nov - Home needlework finished
12 Nov - Bessie START asked leave to stay home
13 Nov - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
16 Nov - Jane GAWLER asked leave to stay home
20 Nov - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
21 Nov - Alice GAWLER asked leave to stay home
22 Nov - Louisa ENGLISH absent through illness
27 Nov - Florence DOWNTON absent through illness
28 Nov - Ernest ROGERS came late in the morning
29 Nov - Harry GAWLER absent through illness
4 Dec - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
5 Dec - Mrs WARRY visited the School
11 Dec - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
17 Dec - Ellen MITCHELL left the village
18 Dec - Harry GAWLER absent through illness
19 Dec - James START came late in the afternoon
20 Dec - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
24 Dec - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
N.B. Only Christmas day as holiday.
26 Dec - Mr WOOD visited the School
27 Dec - Miss WOOD visited the School

1878
1 Jan - Admitted Kate MITCHELL
3 Jan - William ANTELL brought 6 Faggots for the School
8 Jan - Thomas STRANGE asked leave to stay home
10 Jan - Mrs WARRY asked leave to stay home
15 Jan - Miss WOOD visited the School
16 Jan - Re-admitted Agnes MITCHELL. Re-admitted Alice YOUNG
21 Jan - Annie FOX absent through illness
22 Jan - Hubert ROGERS asked leave to stay home
25 Jan - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
5 Feb - James STOKES came late in the afternoon
6 Feb - Ernest ROGERS asked leave to stay home in the morning
11 feb - Theresa ROGERS asked leave to stay home
18 Feb - Thomas JEANS gone to work for Mr ENGLISH, James WHITE for Mr TRIM and Thomas STRANGE for Mr MILES
20 Feb - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
21 Feb - Hubert ROGERS wanted home in the mornings to help his mother
22 Feb - Charles ENGLISH asked leave to stay home

Copy of Inspector’s Report for 1877:
The progress made during the year is somewhat disappointing and better results must be hoped for another year. Last year the Special Subjects were moderate, this year they are decidedly poor and undeserving of a grant.
Teaching staff:
Mistress - Sarah BARTER, Prov. Cert. III Class
Paid Monitor - Tabitha MILLER

25 Feb - Lucy HANN absent through illness
26 Feb - Miss WOOD visited the School
27 Feb - Alice YOUNG asked leave to stay home
28 Feb - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
4 Mar - Isabella WHITE left School and gone to service at Mrs W. SENIOR’s at bishops Caundle. Jane GRAY left School
5 Mar - William BARTLETT absent through illness
7 Mar - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
12 Mar - Miss WOOD visited the School
13 Feb - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home in the morning. Admitted Bertie KEEVEL, Henry COFFE/IN, and Frederick PHILIPS
18 Mar - Admitted Caroline KEVIEL [checked], Bertha TRIM
19 Mar - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home. Arthur FOX bird scaring for Mr B. BARTER
25 Mar - Admitted Florence TRIM
26 Mar - Albert BARTER gone bird scaring for Mr TRIM
27 Mar - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
29 Mar - A very snowy day - few attendance
1 Apr - Martha WHITE asked leave to stay home
2 Apr - Leah MILLER absent through illness
4 Apr - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
8 Apr - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
9 Apr - Re-admitted Charles YOUNG and Harry YOUNG
10 Apr - A very wet day - few attendance
11 Apr - Admitted James JEANS and Lilly Jane GILBERT
12 Apr - Many absent through illness
15 Apr - Charles ENGLISH bird scaring for Mr KEEVEL
16 Apr - Admitted Simeon COOMBS
18 Apr - Major WARRY visited the School. A fortnight’s holiday; being Easter
7 May - Admitted Kate GRAY and Alice JEANS
13 May - Admitted Arthur FRIZZEL and Edward ROGERS
14 May - Selina MITCHELL asked leave to stay home
15 May - Philip BARTLETT gone to work for Mr WALDEN
16 May - Mrs WEBBER and Misses WOOD visited the School in the afternoon
20 May - Claude TAYLOR left the village
22 May - Annie SWAIN absent through illness
23 May - Earle DOWNTON asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
28 May - Charles TAYLOR absent through illness
3 Jun - Admitted Rosa CABELL and re-admitted Amelia BARTLETT
5 Jun - Arthur FRIZZEL absent through illness
10 Jun - Admitted Levi BARTLETT
13 Jun - Edeth JEANS asked leave to stay home
18 Jun - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
19 Jun - Martha WHITE wanted home to help her mother
21 Jun - James STOKES came late in the morning
26 Jun - Louisa ENGLISH absent through illness
27 Jun - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home
2 Jul - Lucy HANN absent through illness
4 Jul - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
8 Jul - Hubert ROGERS asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
9 Jul - Mrs BURRY visited the School
11 Jul - Edward ROGERS absent through illness
16 Jul - Ada TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
17 Jul - Jane GAWLER asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
23 Jul - Jane GAWLER asked leave to stay home in the morning
26 Jul - Ada TAYLOR stayed home without asking leave
30 Jul - Band of Hope Tea in the village, half holiday
31 Jul - James YOUNG left School in the afternoon without asking leave. Mjor WARRY visited the School
5 Aug - Admitted Minnie RIDOUT
7 Aug - Ada TAYLOR absent through illness
8 Aug - B. LITTLEHALES Esqr, Buckshaw House, gave the Sunday and Day scholars a Tea (half holiday)
9 Sep - Commenced School after a month’s holiday
10 Sep - Major WARRY visited the School
13 Sep - Albert BARTER asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
18 Sep - Mrs BERRY and Miss WOOD visited the School
20 Sep - Hubert ROGERS came late in the afternoon
21 sep - Mrs WEBBER, Mrs LITTLEHALES, Miss LITTLEHALES and Miss PAUL visited the School in the afternoon
23 Sep - Ada TAYLOR asked leave to stay home through the week
24 Sep - Major WARRY visited the School
25 Sep - Theresa ROGERS asked leave to stay home. Mr WHITE brought Coals for the School
26 Sep - Miss WOOd visited the School
3 Oct - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
4 Oct - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
8 Oct - Theresa ROGERS asked leave to stay home
10 Oct - Hubert ROGERS asked leave to stay home
15 Oct - Philip RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
16 Oct - Major WARRY visited the School
18 Oct - Jesse WHITE picking up acorns
22 Oct - Albert ENGLISH and Eli JEANS absent through illness
23 Oct - Charles ENGLISH gone to work for Mr KEVEL
26 Oct - Eliza BARTER absent through illness
1 Nov - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
5 Nov - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
11 Nov - Philip BARTLETT bird scaring for Mr KEVIEL
12 Nov - Albert BARTER came late in the afternoon
18 Nov - Jesse WHITE absent through illness
19 Nov - William ANTELL brought some fagots for the School. Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon. Admitted Steven GILBERT
27 Nov - Miss WOOD visited the School
28 Nov - Selina MITCHELL asked leave to stay home
4 Dec - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness. Admitted John GRAY
6 Dec - Lilly GILBERT absent through illness
11 Dec - Harry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
12 Dec - Thirza ROGERS absent in the afternoon through illness
19 Dec - William BARTLETT absent through illness
24 Dec - Thomas STRANGE came late in the afternoon
25 Dec - Xmas holiday

1879
8 Jan - Deep snow, few attendance
14 Jan - Very wet day - few attendance.
21 Jan - School inspected and children examined. Signed: G.H. GORDON, H.M. Inspector of Schools
27 Jan - Charles ENGLISH gone to work for Mr KEEVIL
28 Jan - Albert BARTER asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
31 Jan - The teacher absent through illness
3 Feb - Admitted Robert and Agnes ANDREWS
4 Feb - John GRAY came late in the afternoon
5 Feb - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
10 Feb - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home
11 Feb - Arthur FRIZZEL asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
12 Feb - Mrs WARRY visited the School and sent some needlework

Copy of Inspector’s Report for 1878:
The School has hardly improved as much as might be wished. The Arithmetic is still weak and the Geography is not known at all. The behaviour of the children and the general tone of the School are very pleasing. My Lords will look for decided improvement in Arithmetic next year.
Mistress: Sarah BARTER
Paid Monitor: Tabitha MILLER

19 Feb - Frances GRAY asked leave to stay home
24 Feb - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home
26 Feb - Mr WHITE sent 1 cwt of Coals for the School
27 Feb - Philip BARTLETT asked leave to stay home
3 Mar - Selina MITCHELL absent through illness
4 Mar - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
5 Mar - Miss WOOD visited the School
10 Mar - Frederick MITCHELL absent through illness
12 Mar - Hubert ROGERS absent through illness
17 Mar - Lilly and Stephen GILBERT left the village
18 Mar - Jane GAWLER left School
19 Mar - Charles CABELL Bird scaring for Mr ENGLISH
20 Mar - Philip BARTLETT Bird scaring for Mr KEEVIL
24 Mar - Several absent through illness
25 Mar - Mr WHITE sent 1 cwt of Coals for the School
26 Mar - Had 6 fagots from Willm ANTELL
27 Mar - Admitted Bertrice [checked] HANN
2 Apr - Thriza MILLER asked leave to stay home
4 Apr - Arthur FOX Bird scaring for Mr B. BARTER
7 Apr - Miss WOOD visited the School
8 Apr - Robert ANDREWS Bird scaring for Mr MILES
9 Apr - Charles JEANS wanted at home
29 Apr - Arthur FRIZZEL absent through illness
1 May - Henry YOUNG absent through illness
2 May - Temperance tea in the School
6 May - Admitted Benjamin MILLER and Richard DRAKE
7 May - Thirza and Louisa MILLER wanted at home
13 May - Frances GRAY absent through illness
14 May - Admitted Sidney ENGLISH
15 May - Henry YOUNG absent through illness
22 may - Frederick and Harry PHILIPS came late to school in the afternoon
23 May - Arthur BARTER asked leave to stay home
27 May - Admitted Charles COFFIN
30 May - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
31 May - Miss WOOD visited the School
3 June - Louisa and Leah MILLER asked leave to stay home
4 June - Alice GAWLER asked leave to stay home
9 June - Edeth JEANS absent through illness
10 June - Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home
16 June - Thirza MILLER asked leave to stay home
18 June - Mr and Mrs Conway SMITH/CONWAY-SMITH visited the School
19 June - Frederick MITCHELL absent through illness
24 June - Hubert ROGERS came late in the morning
26 June - A wet day. Five children present in the morning, and twenty three in the afternoon
1 Jul - A very wet day - only five attendance in the morning
3 Jul - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
8 Jul - Charles ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
14 Jul - Sidney ENGLISH absent through illness
15 Jul - Admitted George SHINER
22 Jul - Charles JEANS asked leave to stay home to help his father
23 Jul - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
25 Jul - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
28 Jul - Charles JEANS asked leave to stay home
29 Jul - Mary CABELL absent through illness
5 Aug - Martha DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
6 Aug - A Band of Hope Fete in the village (Holiday)
7 Aug - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
8 Aug - Broke up for three weeks holiday
1 Sept - Commenced School after three weeks holiday
2 Sept - Mary DRAKE absent through illness
4 Sept - Thirza and Louisa MILLER asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
5 Sept - Martha DOWNTON gone to Yovel [sic] on a visit
8 Sept - Ella TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
9 Sept - A half holiday - (Concert being in the evening)
16 Sept - James YOUNG very careless at lessons
23 Sept - Kate GAWLER asked leave to stay home
24 Sept - Charles ENGLISH came late in the morning
1 Oct - Philip BARTLETT asked leave to stay home
4 Oct - Mr WHITE brought some Coals for the School
8 Oct - Several home with measels [sic]
9 Oct - Ella TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
13 Oct - Admitted Mabel ROSS and Effy MULLETT
14 Oct - Henry YOUNG absent through illness
20 Oct - Jesse BARTLETT absent through illness
21 Oct - Frances GRAY asked leave to stay home
3 Nov - Several home through illness
4 Nov - James YOUNG left School without asking leave
5 Nov - Opened School at ½ past one. Closed at ½ past three. S. BARTER went to Sherborne
6 Nov - Erle DOWNTON absent through illness
12 Nov - Miss WOOD visited the School
13 Nov - Kate GAWLER asked leave to stay home
18 Nov - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
19 Nov - Miss Rachel WOOD visited the School.
20 Nov - Revd H.H. WOOD gave S. BARTER a holiday to go to Sherborne
21 Nov - A Band of Hope Tea in the School in the afternoon
26 Nov - Frances GRAY asked leave to stay home
1 Dec - Admitted William ROGERS
2 Dec - Frederick PHILIPS left School in the afternoon without asking leave
3 Dec - Miss WOOD visited the School
10 Dec - Hubert ROGERS came late in the afternoon
11 Dec - William ROGERS absent through illness
17 Dec - Louisa ENGLISH asked leave to stay home
18 Dec - John GREY absent through illness
22 Dec - Miss WOOD visited the School
24 Dec - Mr WOOD visited the School
25 Dec - Holiday

1880
5 Jan - Admitted Harry DRAKE, Edward COOMBS and Louisa GILLINGHAM
8 Jan - Charles JEANS and Arthur FRIZELL absent through illness
9 Jan - Miss Rachel WOOD visited the School
19 Jan - Admitted Louisa GILLINGHAM [checked]
22 Jan - Philip BARTLETT left School and gone to work for Mr HANN
26 Jan - Ella TAYLOR absent through illness
28 Jan - Bertha TRIM absent through illness
2 Feb - Richard DRAKE left School and gone to Gilfold [?Guildford]
3 Feb - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
6 Feb - Miss WEBBERS visited the School

Copy of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1879:
The discipline of this School is of the most unimpeachable character, and the attainments to judge from the two last Reports have considerably improved. Composition is good throughout and the Arithmetic very creditable in the lower Standards.
Mistress: Sarah BARTER
Paid Monitor: Tabitha MILLER

10 Feb - Admitted Henry CABELL
12 Feb - Charles ENGLISH asked leave to go to Sherborne
13 Feb - Miss Emma PAUL visited the School
18 Feb - Miss WOOD visited the School
19 Feb - Major WARRY visited the School
20 Feb - Kate COOMBS asked leave to stay home
24 Feb - Miss WEBBERS and Miss WOOD visited the School
25 Feb - James YOUNG and Jesse WHITE left School without leave
26 Feb - William ROGERS absent through illness
2 Mar - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
4 Mar - Eli JEANS absent through illness
8 Mar - Edeth JEANS absent through illness
9 Mar - Leah MILLER absent through illness
10 Mar - Albert ENGLISH asked leave to stay home
12 Mar - Charles TAYLOR absent through illness
16 Mar - Mary CABELL absent through illness
18 Mar - Edward ROGERS absent through illness
22 Mar - Admitted Walter ANTELL
23 Mar - Charles JEANS gone bird-scaring for Mr DAMPANY
25 Mar - Alfred DRAKE absent through illness
13 Apr - Charles JEANS bird scaring for Mr MULLETT
14 Apr - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
19 Apr - Albert ENGLISH gone Bird scaring
21 Apr - Major WARRY visited the School
27 Apr - Frederick MITCHELL left School in the afternoon without asking leave
28, 29 & 30 Apr - Holidays. (Governess married) [Sarah Barter refers to herself as ‘Governess’]

Parish register entry 29th April 1880, marriage:
Matthew Henry WALDEN, age 25, Farmer, of Holwell, father Josiah WALDEN, basket maker
Sarah BARTER, age 36, of Holwell, father James BARTER, yeoman
Witnesses: Josiah WALDEN, Dorcas Sarah WALDEN
Two bapts listed to 1888:
6.11.1881 Thomas Henry WALDEN Matthew/Sarah Holwell
5.8.1883 Edward James WALDEN Matthew/Sarah Quaker’s Farm, Holwell

7 May - Commenced School. Mr WOOD visited the School
8 May - Fred MITCHELL gone Bird-scaring for Mr TRIM
9 May - Admitted Julia BARTLETT
17 May - Bertha and Florence TRIM absent through illness
18 May - Alfred DRAKE asked leave to stay home
24 May - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
1 June - Charles JEANS asked leave to stay home
4 June -Kate GAWLER wanted at home. Mrs BERRY visited the School
10 June - Major WARRY visited the School
12 June - Kate GAWLER asked leave to stay home
15 June - William HANN absent through illness
16 June - Miss WOOD visited the School. [Miss WOOD continues to visit regularly, as does Mr WOOD] James YOUNG came late. William BARTLETT asked leave to stay home
23 June - Arthur FOX gone to work for Mr WALDEN
24 June - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
25 June - Major WARRY visited the School
30 June - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the afternoon. Charles COFFEN absent through illness
5 Jul - Louisa and Sidney ENGLISH came late in the morning
6 Jul - Admitted Lilly MEAD
8 Jul - William BARTLETT wanted home
13 Jul - Florence DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
14 Jul - Edward COOMBS came late in the afternoon
15 Jul - William BARTLETT absent through illness
19 Jul - Kate and Alice GAWLER asked leave to stay home
20 Jul - Henry CABELL absent through illness
22 Jul - Kate GAWLER asked leave to stay home
29 Jul - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
30 Jul - A months holiday
31 Aug - Re-admitted Agnes ANDREWS
1 Sept - James STOKES absent through illness
2 Sept - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
8 Sept - Ella TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
10 Sept - Ella TAYLOR absent through illness
13 Sept - Sidney ENGLISH absent through illness
14 Sept - A very wet day - few attendance
15 Sept - Kate GAWLER asked leave to stay home
16 Sept - Kate COOMBS came late in the morning
20 Sept - Admitted Charles ANTELL
21 Sept - William FRIZELL wanted home to help his father
27 Sept - Jesse WHITE bird-scaring for Mrs BARTER
28 Sept - Mary DRAKE wanted at home
29 Sept - Harry GAWLER asked leave to stay home
4 Oct - James YOUNG came late in the morning
5 Oct - Arthur FRIZELL asked leave to stay home
7 Oct - V Standard Geography nicely said. Attended B. LITTLEHALES Esqr funeral in the afternoon
25 Oct - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
28 Oct - Alice GAWLER began knitting a pair of stockings
2 Nov - Harriet SWAIN absent through illness
3 Nov - Mary DRAKE asked leave to stay home
4 Nov - Mr WHITE brought some Coals for the School
9 Nov - A Missionary meeting in the School
10 Nov - William BARTLETT asked leave to stay home
16 Nov - James STOKES absent through illness in the morning
18 Nov - Mary JEANS came late in the morning
19 Nov - Beatrice HANN absent through illness
23 Nov - Miss WARRY visited the School
25 Nov - William BARTLETT absent through illness
29 Nov - Florence DOWNTON absent through illness
30 Nov - Eliza BARTER absent through illness
1 Dec - Misses WOOD and Miss MELMOTH visited the School
2 Dec - Major and Mrs WARRY visited the School
6 Dec - Inspected and examined the School. [H.M.I.]
15 Dec - The School examined in Scripture by Revd H.H. WOOD - passed a very satisfactory examination

Copy of Inspector’s Report for 1880:
The School is in good order and has passed a very fair examination.
Mistress: Sarah WALDEN
Paid monitor: Tabitha MILLER

1881
11 Jan - William BARTLETT gone to work for Mr PONTING
12 Jan - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
31 Jan - The School has been closed for a fortnight! Being very deep snow
2 Feb - Eliza BARTER absent through illness
4 Feb - Admitted Thomas EDWARDS
5 Feb - Mrs and Major WARRY visited the School
8 Feb - Rosetta BARTER wanted home to help her mother
9 Feb - Bertha TRIM absent through illness
15 Feb - Harriet SWAIN asked leave to stay home
22 Feb - Eli JEANS absent through illness
24 Feb - Jesse WHITE gone to work for Mrs BARTER, Hill Street
8 Mar - Arthur FRIZELL came late in the morning
10 Mar - Charles TAYLOR came late in the afternoon
14 Mar - Frederick MITCHELL asked leave to stay home
15 Mar - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
22 Mar - Eli JEANS asked leave to stay home in the morning
24 Mar - Frederick MITCHELL asked leave to stay home in the morning
29 Mar - Agnes ANDREWS asked leave to stay home
30 Mar - Major WARRY visited the School
31 Mar - Louisa GILLINGHAM absent through illness
5 Apr - Bertha TRIM absent through illness
6 Apr - Mary JEANS wanted at home to help her mother
7 Apr - Leah MILLER absent through illness
14 Apr - The monitor - Tabitha MILLER left School
2 May - Commenced School after a fortnight holiday. Admitted Martha DOWNTON monitor
3 May - Agnes ANDREWS absent through illness
9 May - Bessie GAWLER absent through illness
10 May - Jesse WHITE to work for Mrs BARTER, Hill Street
18 May - Minnie RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
23 May - Admitted Bessie CABELL, Annie JEANS, Frederick FOX and Sidnet WHITE
24 May - Albert ENGLISH left School without leave
25 May - Jesse BARTLETT came late in the morning
30 May - Admitted Ellas CABELL
31 May - Bertha TRIM wanted home
1 June - Mary JEANS asked leave to stay home
2 June - Harriet SWAIN asked leave to stay home in the morning
6 June - Bessie GAWLER absent through illness
7 June - Arthur BARTER gone to Sherborne
14 June - Jesse BARTLETT asked leave to stay home in the morning
16 June - Minnie RIDOUT absent through illness
24 June - Erle DOWNTON absent through illness
30 June - Minnie RIDOUT absent through illness
31 June - Ella TAYLOR asked leave to stay home haymaking
5 Jul - Arthur BARTER home hay-making
7 Jul - Major WARRY visited the School
12 Jul - Rosie CABELL absent through illness
13 Jul - Mary JEANS asked leave to stay home
14 Jul - Ella TAYLOR wanted home to help her mother
18 Jul - Admitted Mary GAWLER
19 Jul - Admitted Bessie SWAIN and Ida ROGERS
21 Jul - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
24 Jul - Rosie CABELL absent through illness
26 Jul - Minnie RIDOUT absent through illness
27 Jul - Henry COFFEN wanted home haymaking
1 Aug - Kate COOMBS asked leave to stay home
2 Aug - Henry CABELL absent through illness
3 Aug - Selina MITCHELL wanted home
5 Aug - Jesse, Amelia, Levi and Julia BARTLETT came in at ½ past 9
10 Aug - Alice GAWLER asked leave to stay home
11 Aug - A Band of Hope Fete in the village (Holiday)
13 Aug - Kate COOMBS asked leave to stay home
16 Aug - Admitted Walter TRIM
19 Aug - Louisa and James GILLINGHAM came late in the morning
22 Aug - Frederick PHILIPS wanted home
23 Aug - Arthur BARTER absent through illness
30 Aug - Minnie RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
6 Sept - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
8 Sept - Admitted James ROSS
9 Sept - Fred MITCHELL came late in the afternoon
11 Sept - Charles TAYLOR absent through illness
12 Sept - Frederick MITCHELL wanted home to help his mother
13 Sept - The Committee met, and examined the Registers
14 Sept - Effield MULLETT went to Sherborne
20 Sept - James GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
21 Sept - Harriet SWAIN asked leave to stay home
27 Sept - Wrote out a new Time Table
28 Sept - Fred FOX absent through illness
29 Sept - Bessie CABELL absent through illness
3 Oct - Admitted Bessie LEGG and Thos KING
4 Oct - Admitted Charles LEGG
5 Oct - Fred MITCHELL asked leave to stay home
7 Oct - Schoolmistress ill - School closed a month
[Could this be the birth of her son Thomas Henry, bapt 6.11.1881?]
6 Nov - James STOKES asked leave to stay home
7 Nov - Charles TAYLOR asked leave to stay home
8 Nov - Harry PHILIPS left School without leave
13 Nov - Benjamin MILLER absent through illness
18 Nov - Walter ANTELL home with measels [sic]
19 Nov - Harry GAWLER absent through illness
22 Nov - Fred PHILIPS left School without leave
5 Dec - Florence DOWNTON absent through illness
6 Dec - Eli JEANS came late in the morning
7 Dec - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning
8 Dec - Leah MILLER asked leave to stay home
13 Dec - Admitted Bessie STOKES
14 Dec - Louisa ENGLISH home through illness
16 Dec - Note by Revd H.H. WOOD - ‘Henry COFFIN dismissed from the School for disobedience and insolence to the Mistress’
20 Dec - Henry YOUNG absent through illness
21 Dec - Albert ENGLISH left School in the afternoon without leave
22 Dec - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the morning

1882
10 Jan - Minnie RIDOUT home with measels [sic]
12 Jan - Charles TAYLOR left School without leave
13 Jan - Tom YOUNG absent through illness

Copy of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1881:
The results of the Examination are fairly satisfactory. Admission and Summary registers are wanted, also a better supply of Reading Books. There is need of improvement in the Singing.
Mistress: Sarah WALDEN
Paid Monitor: Martha DOWNTON

17 Jan - Kate YOUNG came late in the afternoon
19 Jan - Alice JEANS gone to the Hospital
23 Jan - Henry CABELL absent through illness
25 Jan - Louisa ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
26 Jan - Eli JEANS came late in the morning
31 Jan - Mary CABELL absent through illness
1 Feb - Eli JEANS came late in the morning
3 Feb - Charles TAYLOR, Fred MITCHELL and James GILLINGHAM came late in the afternoon - went after the hounds
7 Feb - Admitted Annie BISHOP
8 Feb - Bessie SWAIN absent through illness
9 Feb - Major and Mrs WARRY visited the School
14 Feb - Albert ENGLISH came late in the morning
15 Feb - Harriet SWAIN asked leave to stay home
16 Feb - Henry COFFIN and James GILLINGHAM left School before time
20 Feb - S. WALDEN attended Mrs RYALL’s funeral (School closed)
21 Feb - Admitted Laura HOUSE
27 Feb - Albert ENGLISH left School without leave
28 Feb - Harriet SWAIN wanted home to help her mother
2 Mar - Henry CABELL absent through illness
3 Mar - Temperance Tea at the School 5 o’clock (Several absent)
8 Mar - Several absent through illness. The Monitor and Bertha TRIM came late in the afternoon
13 Mar - Kate COOMBS asked leave to stay home
14 Mar - James YOUNG came late in the morning
16 Mar - Albert ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
20 Mar - Florence COFFEN left School before time, through illness
21 Mar - Louisa HOUSE absent through illness
23 Mar - Effield MULLETT left School before time
27 Mar - Louisa HOUSE absent through illness
28 Mar - Erle DOWNTON wanted home
30 Mar - Girls took Needlework instead of Domestic Economy
3 Apr - James GILLINGHAM came late in the morning
17 Apr - Major and Mrs WARRY visited the School
18 Apr - Henry CABELL absent through illness
19 Apr - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon. The IV, V and VI Standard girls took needlework instead of Domestic Economy
24 Apr - The Monitor came late in the afternoon
25 Apr - Henry YOUNG came late in the morning
26 Apr - Mary JEANS asked leave to stay home
27 Apr - Annie SWAIN fell into the water, absent in the afternoon
2 May - James YOUNG came late in the afternoon
3 May Florence DOWNTON absent through illness
4 May - Mrs WARRY visited the School
5 May - James YOUNG left School at ½ past 11
9 May Minnie RIDOUT absent through illness
11 May - Eli JEANS wanted home to help his father
15 May - Admitted Lucy and Ada WARREN
16 May - Erle WARREN wanted home
18 May - Henry YOUNG asked leave to stay home
23 May - Eli JEANS absent through illness
24 May - Albert ENGLISH asked leave to stay home
6 June - Albert ENGLISH came late in the morning
7 June - Erle DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
8 June - Eli JEANS absent through illness
12 June - Misses WOOD visited the School
13 June - The Monitor came late in the afternoon
14 June - Rosetta BARTER asked leave to stay home
20 June - Mary JEANS asked leave to stay home
21 June - Frederick PHILIPS gone to work for Mr WALDEN
26 June - Albert ENGLISH gone to work for Mr WALDEN
27 June - Florence TRIM left School before time
28 June - Harry GAWLER absent through illness
29 June - Admitted Emily COFFEN
3 Jul - Albert ENGLISH gone to work for Mr WALDEN
4 Jul - Walter ANTELL haymaking for his father
5 Jul - Mary JEANS wanted home to help her mother
10 Jul - Minnie RIDOUT absent through illness
11 Jul - Arthur BARTER asked leave to stay home haymaking
12 Jul - Mary JEANS asked leave to stay home in the morning
13 Jul - Jesse BARTLETT gone to work for Mr DYKE
18 Jul - Charles COFFEN came late in the afternoon
19 Jul - Albert ENGLISH and Harry PHILIPS left School at 3 o’clock
24 Jul - Albert ENGLISH came late in the morning
26 Jul - James ROSS absent through illness
27 Aug - Commenced School after a months holiday
29 Aug - Mary JEANS wanted home to help her mother
30 Aug - Bertha TRIM came late in the morning
3 Sept - Eli JEANS gone to work for Mr ENGLISH
4 Sept - Jesse BARTLETT asked leave to stay home
6 Sept - Bertha TRIM asked leave to stay home
7 Sept - Admitted Alice GAWLER, Monitor Martha DOWNTON left
10 Sept - Henry CABELL absent through illness
11 Sept - Harry GAWLER wanted home
12 Sept - Benjamin MILLER asked leave to stay home
13 Sept - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
18 Sept - Major WARRY visited the School
19 Sept - Kate ROSS asked leave to stay home
20 Sept - Albert ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
21 Sept - Walter TRIM absent through illness
25 Sept - Admitted Kate CAINS
26 Sept - Henry YOUNG came late in the afternoon
27 Sept - Beatrice HANN wanted home
28 Sept - Henry YOUNG came late in the morning
2 Oct - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness

Next entry:
Oct 20th 1882 - Visit without notice.
1. I find that summary and admission registers have been procured; but, although it is more than ten months since the beginning of the school year, no entries have yet been made in them.
2. In the class registers no weekly totals for boys and girls have yet been made up. There are mistakes (apparently numerous) in the weekly totals of individual children; and these, in consequence, have remained undiscovered.
3. The classes to which the children belong are not shown.
4. There are two children of the name Annie JEANS, without any mark to distinguish between them. Both were marked present this morning, but only one of them was at school.
5. The approaches to the offices [lavatories] are in a very wet condition; so that it is impossible for the children to get to them without wetting their feet.
Signed: H. HUGHES

23 Oct - Admitted John MITCHELL and George GILLINGHAM
25 Oct - Major WARRY visited the School
26 Oct - Harry GAWLER asked leave to stay home
31 Oct - Arthur BARTER absent through illness in the morning
1 Nov - Florence TRIM came late in the afternoon
2 Nov - Florence DOWNTON asked leave to stay home
3 Nov - Sidney ENGLISH ran away from School. Revd H.H. WOOD died at Cumberland
6 Nov - Rosetta BARTER absent through illness
8 Nov - Mr ENGLISH visited the School and looked over the Registers
14 Nov - Rosie CABELL asked leave to stay home
15 Nov - Kate CAINS asked leave to stay home
17 Nov - Mr WOODMAN visited the School
20 Nov - Harry PHILIPS came late in the afternoon
21 Nov - Rosie CABELL wanted home
22 Nov - Laura HOUSE left School (afternoon) without leave
24 Nov - Florence DOWNTON came late in the afternoon
27 Nov - Kate CAINS went to Haselbury. James GILLINGHAM left School in the afternoon without leave. Mr ENGLISH sent his men and cleaned the Playground
4 Dec - Harry GAWLER absent through illness
7 Dec - Major WARRY visited the School
12 Dec - Alice JEANS absent through illness
13 Dec - Alice JEANS died (Only ill 2 days)
14 Dec - Mr ENGLISH visited the School
18 Dec - Alice JEANS buried
19 Dec - Ellas CABELL absent through illness
21 Dec - Several scholars home with measels [sic]

Copy of Inspector’s Report for 1882:
The results of the Examination are on the whole fairly satisfactory. The singing needs further improvement. The Arithmetic and the Needlework of the Infants are poor. The Children show a disposition to copy from one another which requires to be firmly checked. The Registers have not been properly kept. The warming of the Schoolroom is not good.
The Registers must be kept strictly in accordance with the Official Regularations [sic]. A continued disregard of them will entail a reduction of the Grant.
Signed: R. ENGLISH, Chairman of the School Committee
Teaching Staff: Mrs Sarah WALDEN, Prov: Cert: 3rd Class
Paid Monitor Alice GAWLER

1883
9 Jan - Mary JEANS left School. Passed Standard V
10 Jan - Eli JEANS absent through illness
15 Jan - Leah MILLER left School
16 Jan - Charles COFFEN came late in the morning
17 Jan - Bertha TRIM absent through illness
18 Jan Major WARRY and Mr ENGLISH visited the School. Mr JAMES cleaned the clock
22 Jan - Benjamin MILLER left School
23 Jan - Florence TRIM absent through illness
24 Jan - the School kindly lent for a [?]Bazaar
25 Jan - Levi BARTLETT came late in the morning
29 Jan - A very wet day - Girls no attendance. Mr ENGLISH visited the School in the morning
30 Jan - Albert ENGLISH gone Bird-scaring for Major WARRY
31 Jan - Rosie CABELL wanted home
1 Feb - Sidney ENGLISH came late in the morning
5 Feb - Laura HOUSE absent through illness
6 Feb - Levi BARTLETT came late in the morning
7 Feb - Harry PHILIPS broke the window in the Passage
12 Feb - A very wet day, 1 girl in the morning and three in the afternoon. 4 boys in the morning and 9 in the afternoon
13 Feb - Admitted Thomas ANTELL
19 Feb - Mrs WARRY visited the School
20 Feb - Amelia BARTLETT wanted home
21 Feb - Harry GAWLER asked leave to stay home
23 Feb - Mrs English visited the School and brought five sets of new books
26 Feb - James GILLINGHAM went to Haselbury for Mr DYKE
27 Feb - Thomas ANTELL left School in the afternoon without leave
28 Feb - William ANTELL brought 1 cwt Coal. Infants Attendances brought new Register
5 Mar - Admitted Kate ANTELL
6 Mar - Levi BARTLETT absent through illness
7 Mar - Rose CABELL wanted home
8 Mar - William ANTELL sent 1 cwt Coal
9 Mar - James GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home in the morning. Infants brought into new Register
12 Mar - Thomas ANTELL left without leave
13 Mar - Mr ENGLISH visited the School and examined the Registers
14 Mar - Jesse BARTLETT at work for Mr MULLETT
15 Mar - William ANTELL sent 1 cwt Coal
19 Mar - Thomas ANTELL came late in the afternoon. Admitted Rosie and Ernest HUNT
21 Mar - Annie BISHOP absent through illness in the afternoon
3 Apr - Mrs WARRY visited the School
4 Apr - Sidney ENGLISH and Walter ANTELL came late in the afternoon
5 Apr - Sidney WHITE and Ernest HUNT absent through illness
9 Apr - Admitted Bertha ROSS
10 Apr - Bessie CABELL absent through illness
11 Apr - Henry YOUNG Bird-scaring for Mr BARTER
13 Apr - Thomas KING broke a slate (1/2d)
16 Apr - Sidney WHITE absent through illness
17 Apr - Eli JEANS came late in the morning
18 Apr - Levi BARTLETT Bird-scaring
19 Apr - Several scholars absent through illness
24 Apr - Admitted Emily JEANS
26 Apr - Thomas ANTELL came late in the morning
27 Apr - Annie SWAIN broke a slate (1/2d)
1 May - Mr EATON visited the School
2 May - Mrs WARRY visited the School
3 May - Ascension Day - Holiday
7 May - Fred FOX absent through illness
9 May - Mr ENGLISH visited the School and inspected the Registers
11 May - Henry YOUNG gone to work for Mr R. BARTER, Hill Street
14 May - Bessie SWAIN absent through illness
15 May - Bessie GAWLER wanted home
17 May - Admitted Beatrice YOUNG
18 May - Amelia BARTLETT absent through illness
21 May - Re-admitted Jesse BARTLETT
23 May - Thomas ANTELL left School in the afternoon without leave
24 May - Harry GAWLER wanted by his father
25 May - Mr EATON visited the School and took the IV and V Standards
28 May - Eli JEANS absent through bad eyes
29 May - Re-admitted Lucy and Ada WARREN
30 May - Henry YOUNG at work for Mr WALDEN, Hill Street
31 May - Bessie GAWLER absent through bad eyes
4 June - Sidney ENGLISH absent through illness
5 June - Florence COFFEN asked leave to stay home
7 June - Ellas CABELL absent through illness
11 June - Kate ANTELL came late in the afternoon
12 June - Admitted Fanny FOX
14 June - I Standard began writing in Copy Books
18 June - Admitted Bessie and Charles SPARKS
19 June - Arthur BARTER wanted hone
20 June - Mr EATON visited the School. Eli JEANS came late in the afternoon
21 June - Thomas ANTELL left School and gone to Haselbury
25 June - Standard II began their work on paper
27 June - The Schoolmistress taken ill. School closed for a month
[Could this be the birth of her son Edward/Edwin James, bapt 5.8.1883?]
30 Jul - Commenced School after a months holiday
31 Jul - Sidney ENGLISH absent through illness
1 Aug - Band of Hope Fete - no attendance
2 Aug - Eli JEANS came late in the morning. James GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home in the afternoon
6 Aug - James GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home
7 Aug - Thomas KING wanted home
8 Aug - James GILLINGHAM left School in the afternoon without leave
9 Aug - Kate YOUNG absent through illness
13 Aug - Revd H.A. REDPATH visited the School
14 Aug - George GILLINGHAM came late in the afternoon
15 Aug - Albert ENGLISH absent through illness
20 Aug - George GILLINGHAM came late in the morning. Admitted Frederick HOUSE
22 Aug - Charles COFFEN came late in the afternoon
23 Aug - Henry CABELL asked leave to stay home
24 Aug - Mr ENGLISH sent 1 bottle Ink and Slates
27 Aug - Kate CAINS came late in the morning and Levi Bartlett in the afternoon
28 Aug - Thomas KING wanted home
30 Aug - Commenced School at ¼ 2. Dismissed at 4
31 Aug - Revd H.A. REDPATH visited the School [a regular visitor]
3 Sept - Kate CAINS ASKED LEAVE TO STAY HOME
10 Sept - GAWLER Harry absent through illness
11 Sept - James GILLINGHAM asked leave to stay home
14 Sept - Thomas KING absent through illness. Miss REDPATH visited the School and took the Needlework
17 Sept - 22 Scholars absent through coughs
24 Sept - Twenty four absent through coughs
27 Sept - Kate CAINS came late in the morning
17 Oct - Albert ENGLISH came late in the afternoon
18 Oct - George GILLINGHAM left this morning 10 ½
19 Oct - Henry CABELL absent through illness
22 Oct - Mr ANTELL brought Coal and Wood for the School
23 Oct - Levi BARTLETT broke a slate
24 Oct - Mary CABELL asked leave to stay home
25 Oct - Minnie RIDOUT asked leave to stay home
30 Oct - Rosie CABELL’s mother ill, asked leave to stay home
31 Oct - Edwin PHILIP’s name answered when not here
5 Nov - Mistake made in the girls Register, leaf not turned back :- attendances for the 8th week copied instead of the 9th week
6 Nov - Eli JEANS wanted home
9 Nov - Miss REDPATH visited the School and took the Needlework

Western Gazette 9.11.1883 - The Wesleyans in this village commenced a weeks’ mission services on Sunday last. Miss WARNE, the blind singer, has drawn crowded audience to hear her singing and speaking.

12 Nov - Lillie MEAD came late this afternoon
14 Nov - Charles COFFEN came late this afternoon
16 Nov - Miss REDPATH took the Needlework this afternoon
19 Nov - George and Charles SYEAMER came late this afternoon
26 Nov - Harry PHILIPS gone to work for Mr DRAKE, Buckshaw Farm
27 Nov - Levi BARTLETT broke a slate
28 Nov - Levi BARTLETT came late this afternoon
3 Dec - Mary GAWLER absent through illness
5 Dec - Miss REDPATH visited the School
7 Dec - Miss REDPATH visited the School this afternoon
10 Dec - Albert ENGLISH left School this afternoon without leave
11 Dec - Bessie CABELL absent through illness
14 Dec - School inspected. Signed: George H. GORDON, H.M.I.
17 Dec - Mr REDPATH visited this morning and placed the Standards for 1884
20 Dec - Amelia and Levi BARTLETT came late this morning
Mrs Walden leaves the school

1884
7 Jan - I, Rosa J. HULL, commenced duties as mistress of this school after the Christmas Vacation.
10 Jan - The Revd H.A. REDPATH visited the school.
15 Jan - Major WARRY visited the school. The Revd H.A. REDPATH visited the school and distributed some books as prizes to some of the children.
[Regular visits by Revd and Miss REDPATH. Not all will be transcribed.]

16 Jan - Summary of Inspector’s report for year ending Nov 30th 1883
Too much has been attempted for the teaching power at command, and good results in Elementary Work are consequently out of the question. As to Class Subjects, Geography is quite worthless, and the English is only just worthy of any Grant. I would suggest that the new Mistress should, for this year, devote herself to Reading, Writing and Arithmetic only, and strive to develop the intelligence of the Children. The Infant Class is backward and will require special attention.

25 Jan - Louisa ENGLISH comes very irregularly to school. The average for this week is 57.3. Annie BISHOP has left school.
28 Jan - I am now working according to a new Time Table which has not yet been signed by H.M. Inspector, but which will be presented to him for his approval at his promised visit.
The Revd H.A. REDPATH sent new Reading Books this afternoon (English History) 8 for Standards V and VI, 1 ½ doz for Standard IV, and 1 doz for Standard III, 3 dozen new slates, pencils, pens, exercise books, foolscap paper and ½ dozen IV and II Standard Royal Readers were sent at the same time.
31 Jan - A very wet day. The attendance very small, only 24 children present.
5 Feb - The Revd H.A. REDPATH examined the 1st Standard in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic this morning. They are very backward in all lessons. The children learnt a new song this afternoon.
7 Feb - 2nd Standard very backward in their Arithmetic.
11 Feb - Kate CAINS returned to school after an absence of five weeks. Admitted Edwin CABELL.
12 Feb - Admitted Edwin CABELL.
14 Feb - Revd H.A. REDPATH examined the III Standard this morning and the result was more satisfactory than either of the other Standards previously examined. Miss REDPATH sent some dusters and towels for the school.
15 Feb - Miss REDPATH and Miss HOLLY visited the school this afternoon and took the girls for needlework.
18 Feb - The V Standard had their first lesson in Simple Proportion by the ‘Method of Unity’ this morning. Minnie RIDOUT has left school having passed the V Standard. Charles SEYMOUR has been absent from school for seven weeks through illness.
21 Feb - Miss REDPATH sent some thimbles, cotton and needles this afternoon.
22 Feb - The VI Standard began to learn decimal fractions this morning.
26 Feb - Revd H.A. REDPATH sent a new easel, reading sheets, and picture cards for the infants; and a mental Arithmetic book this morning.
29 Feb - James GILLINGHAM, Bessie SPARKS and Charles SPARKS have left school owing to their parents leaving the village. The average for the quarter ending February 29th is 54.5.
3 Mar - The attendance was very small today owing to the wet weather. There were 39 present in the morning and 35 in the afternoon.
4 Mar - A very wet day, only 6 boys and 5 girls present in the morning and 20 boys and 11 girls in the afternoon.
14 Mar - Miss REDPATH sent some needlework for the girls this afternoon.
18 Mar - Harry GAWLER absent through illness. James JEANS, Albert ENGLISH and Sidney ENGLISH absent from school having gone to work for some of the farmers. William DUNNING absent this week through illness.
24 Mar - Admitted John and Fred GREENING and Annie GILLINGHAM. Harry PHILIPS, Edwin PHILIPS and Henry YOUNG gone to work.
27 Mar - Major WARRY visited the school.
28 Mar - Mrs YEATMAN visited the school this afternoon and distributed some books among the children. Miss REDPATH took the girls for needlework this afternoon.
28 Apr - Percy and Stanley PONTING and Louisa ENGLISH left School. Many of the 1st Class boys are absent being at work.
2 May - Miss REDPATH sent some needlework for the girls this afternoon.
6 May - Mr and Miss REDPATH visited the school this morning.
9 May - Miss HEXT took the girls for needlework this afternoon. Mrs YEATMAN visited the school. Kate CAINS left school.
12 May - The 1st class boys who have been to work since the Easter holidays have returned to school this week.
26 May - Harry GAWLER returned to school this week, having been absent since the Easter vacation. Admitted Albert GAWLER, Walter YOUNG, Edwin ANTELL and Bessie WAYGOOD.
27 May - Revd REDPATH examined Standards V and VI this morning, and the result of Standard V was very satisfactory, but Standard VI are very backward in their Arithmetic, owing chiefly to their irregular attendance at school.
30 May - The average attendance for the quarter ending May 30th is 57.1.
6 June - Miss J. REDPATH visited the school.
9 June - Henry YOUNG and Harry PHILLIPS are at work again this week.
Log Book entries tend to be concerned with visits by Rend REDPATH to examine Standards.
9 Jul - Miss HEXT and Mrs YEATMAN visited the school this afternoon.
16 Jul - Bessie GAWLER absent from school through illness. Harry PHILLIPS attends school very irregularly.
23 Jul - Mrs YEATMAN gave the children a treat. The registers were not marked in the afternoon.
25 Jul - School closed this morning for a month’s holiday.
1 Sept - The 5th and 6th Standard boys have been absent from school during the last week.
9 Sept - Rosie CABELL and Harry GAWLER have been absent from school since the summer vacation.
10 Sept - Revd H. REDPATH sent a dozen slates this morning and some pens and paper.
12 Sept - Major and Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon.
22 Sept - Admitted William and Catherine ROBERTS this morning.
19 Sept - Major WARRY visited the school this afternoon. Rosie CABELL and Harry GAWLER left school.
20 Oct - Admitted Ellen COFFIN and re-admitted Walter COFFIN. George SEYMOUR absent from school through illness. The boys of Standard II have attended very irregularly this week, many of them being engaged in gathering acorns.

Western Gazette 24.10.1884 - First visit by the Salvation Army to the village.

27 Oct - Kate YOUNG has been absent from school a fortnight with ringworm. George SEYMOUR still absent through illness. Very few children at school today; many of them are gathering acorns.
3 Nov - George SEYMOUR and Kate YOUNG returned to school. Annie GILLINGHAM absent from school through illness.
10 Nov - Annie GILLINGHAM, Florence LAKE and Beatrice YOUNG absent from school through illness.
17 Nov - Annie GILLINGHAM, Florence LAKE and Beatrice YOUNG still absent from school through illness.
24 Nov - George SEYMOUR, Annie GILLINGHAM and Florence LAKE absent from school through illness.
23 Dec - Very few children at school this week.
24 Dec - Closed school for a fortnight’s holiday.

1885
19 Jan - School closed from January 12th to 19th as nearly all the children were ill with measles.

Summary of Inspector’s Report for Year ending Nov 30th 1884:
This school has advanced in many respects not the least satisfactory of which is the increase from 43 to 57 in the average attendance while the percentage of passes has risen from 72 to 92.9 during the year. The greatest improvement appears to have taken place in the Arithmetic in which subject the Upper Standards totally failed in 1883, but now there are only three failures throughout the school. The Merit Mark GOOD is well deserved.

29 Jan - The Revd H.A. REDPATH visited the school this afternoon, and sent the poetry books for the different Standards. Admitted Thomas George ANTELL.
30 Jan - The attendance has been very small during the fortnight, many of the children not yet recovered from the measles.
2 Feb - Admitted Samuel TRIM. The attendances still very small many children ill with coughs.
3 Mar - Henry YOUNG, Eli JEANS and Kate ROSS, children of the 5th Standard have left school.
18 Mar - Admitted Ernest PARSONS.
20 Mar - Miss REDPATH [a regular visitor] visited the school this afternoon and took the girls for needlework.
24 Mar - Major WARRY visited the school this morning.
27 Mar - The boys of the Upper Standards (especially the IV) attended school very irregular, many of them being now employed by the farmers in bird-scaring.
13 Apr - Admitted Florence HANN. The boys of the 3rd and 4th Standards attend very irregularly.
24 Apr - Major WARRY visited the school this afternoon. Miss REDPATH visited the school this afternoon and took the girls for needlework.
27 Apr - Admitted Jessie SEYMOUR.
4 May - William G. HANN attends very irregularly.
5 May - Admitted Edith and Harry GIBBLETT and Ethel WARRE. The boys of the 3rd Standard attend very irregularly.
6 May - Standard III Girls have commenced their knitting for the examination.
12 May - Thomas and Walter ANTEL absent from school with ringworm.
20 May - Very few children present today owing chiefly to the wet weather.
22 May - Mary GAWLER has been absent from school this week through illness.
1 June - William HANN has been absent from school during the last month. Thomas and Walter ANTELL still absent from school with ringworm.
5 June - Miss REDPATH and Miss CLAY visited the school this afternoon.
9 June - Walter ANTELL returned to school this week after an absence of three weeks, with ringworm.
16 June - Annie GILLINGHAM attends school very irregularly.
19 June - William G. HANN left school.
19 June - Miss REDPATH and Miss CLAY visited the school this afternoon and assisted with the needlework.
22 June - Tom YOUNG and Harry PHILLIPS of the Fourth Standard has [sic] been absent for a fortnight. Thomas ANTELL still absent from school with ringworm.
26 June - The Revd H.A. REDPATH and The Revd the Provost of Queen’s College Oxford visited the school this morning.
1 Jul - Harry PHILLIPS has been absent from school for the last three weeks.
3 Jul - Several children have been absent from school this week, having been employed in haymaking. Bessie WAYGOOD has left school.
13 Jul - The boys of the 4th and 5th Standards attend school very irregularly. Annie GILLINGHAM and Ethel WARRE absent through illness.
14 Jul - Thomas ANTELL has been absent from school 9 weeks with ringworm.
24 Jul - Many children absent from school this week through illness.
29 Jul - Several children absent through illness this week. The children of the 4th Standard attend very irregularly.
31 Jul - Closed school this afternoon for a month’s holiday.
1 Sept - Annie SWAIN has returned to school this week after an absence of nine weeks. Thomas ANTELL has returned to school this week having been absent 3 months with ringworm. Edith Harry and Hubert GIBLETT left school, having left the parish.
11 Sept - Bessie GAWLER has been absent from school this week through illness. Annie GILLINGHAM attends very irregularly.
15 Sept - Several children absent this week through illness.
17 Sept - Bessie GAWLER still absent through illness.
25 Sept - Ellen COFFIN absent from school this last fortnight with rheumatic fever.
2 Oct - Bessie GAWLER and Ellen COFFIN still absent from school through illness.
5 Oct - Bessie GAWLER has returned to school this week after an absence of nearly six weeks.
13 Oct - Walter TRIM and Harry PHILLIPS (of the Fourth Standard) attend school very irregularly.
16 Oct - Annie GILLINGHAM absent from school this week through illness.
19 Oct - Admitted Mabel WINKWORTH.
23 Oct - Ethel WARRE left school.
26 Oct - Ellen COFFIN still absent from school through illness.
2 Nov - Ernest PARSONS left school. A wet day - attendance small. The Boys of the 4th and 5th Standards attend school very irregularly. Benjamin MILLER has been absent during the last month.
4 Nov - Miss J. REDPATH visited the school this afternoon.
13 Nov - Miss REDPATH visited the school this afternoon and gave the girls and examination in needlework.
18 Nov - Many of the infants attend very irregularly.
23 Nov - Walter COFFIN left school.
1 Dec - George SEYMOUR absent through illness.
11 Dec - Very few ‘Infant Girls’ at school this week.
23 Dec - Very few children present this week. School closed this afternoon for the Xmas holidays.

1886

13 Jan Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for year ending Nov 30, 1885:
The School must be highly commended for its year’s work. The percentage of passes is a shade higher than last year, whilst a Class subject has been taken in addition and with fair success. Taking the circumstances of the children attending this school into consideration I think the mark Excellent may be awarded.
Miss HILL will shortly receive her certificate.

29 Jan - The attendance has been very small this week owing chiefly to the snowy and wet weather.
1 Feb - Re-admitted Mary CABELL.
12 Feb - Charles ANTELL attends school very irregularly.
22 Feb - Benjamin MILLER absent from school through illness. The boys of the 5th Standard have left school.
1 Mar - Very few children present today - a deep snow.
5 Mar - Few children present today in consequence of the weather.
8 Mar - Thomas KING has returned to school after an absence of 10 weeks.
15 Mar - Commenced afternoon school at 2 o’clock instead of 1.30 to continue until the winter months.
22 Mar - Re-admitted Laura PHILLIPS.
25 Mar - The boys of the 5th and 6th Standards absent this week.
26 Mar - several children absent with coughs.
29 Mar - Several children still absent with coughs. Albert ENGLISH attends school very irregularly.
1 Apr - Benjamin MILLER absent this week through illness.
5 Apr - Benjamin MILLER, George SEYMOUR and Mary GAWLER still absent through illness.
7 Apr - Thomas ANTELL left school.
9 Apr - Miss REDPATH and Miss HARDY visited the school this afternoon.
12 Apr - Admitted Colin WARRE and Mabel MITCHELL. Re-admitted Ethel WARRE. George GILLINGHAM absent through illness - scarlet fever.
16 Apr - Benjamin MILLER, Mary GAWLER and George SEYMOUR still absent through illness. Several children absent this week on account of ‘scarlet fever’ in the parish.
19 Apr - Several children absent this week.
10 May - Admitted Frank DUNNING and Tom WALDON. Several children absent through illness.
14 May - Alice GAWLER the monitress absent this week through illness. Bessie GAWLER of the 7th Standard assisted with the younger children.
19 May - The attendance at the School during the last few weeks has not been as good as usual owing
1) to a panic about a case of scarletina which occurred near the school; and
2) to several cases of mumps which are now prevalent in the parish.
Signed: Henry A. REDPATH, Manager - Correspondent
21 May - Alice GAWLER still absent with mumps.
24 May - Alice GAWLER returned to school this morning.
25 May - Admitted Clara YOUNG.
26 May - Very few children present today.
9 June - Several children absent with mumps.
10 June - Admitted Kate and William DUTHIE and John FOX.
14 June - Albert ENGLISH attends school very irregularly. Many children still absent with mumps.
21 June - Several children away from school - engaged in haymaking.
22 June - Benjamin MILLER and Alvion LAKE absent through illness.
2 Jul - Several children away from school - haymaking.
6 Jul - The boys of the upper Standards attend very irregularly.
12 Jul - Several children absent from school with mumps.
26 Jul - Ellen COFFIN absent from school through illness. Several boys away from school engaged in haymaking.
30 Jul - School closed this afternoon for the summer holidays.
31 Aug - Commenced school after a month’s holiday.
1 Sept - Kate YOUNG absent from school with mumps. Benjamin MILLER and Sidney ENGLISH away from school - at work.
2 Sept - Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent some slates, pens and Infant Primers this morning.
14 Sept - Charles ANTELL absent from school through illness. Edwin PHILLIPS absent from school with mumps.
17 Sept - Henry CABELL of the 6th Standard at work.
27 Sept - Ethel and Colin WARRE left school owing to parents leaving the village. Henry CABELL returned to school after an absence of three weeks.
1 Oct - Several of the 4th Standard absent.
6 Oct - Admitted Albert STOKES.
12 Oct - A very wet day, few children present. The boys of the 4th Standard attend very irregularly.
20 Oct - Miss REDPATH and Miss CLAY visited the school this morning.
25 Oct - Admitted Mary CABELL (b).
29 Oct - Henry CABELL and Albert ENGLISH absent from school this week - at work.
3 Nov - Albert STOKES left school. The boys of the Fourth Standard attend school very irregularly especially Charles COFFIN and Albert ENGLISH.
22 Nov - Albert ENGLISH absent through illness. Sidney ENGLISH at work. Mrs REDPATH visited the school this afternoon.
24 Nov - Henry CABELL at work.
10 Dec - Henry CABELL still absent from school.
23 Dec - School closed this afternoon for the Xmas vacation. Alice GAWLER (the monitor) left.

1887

10 Jan - Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report:
The School has passed an extremely good Examination. The paper-work might be a trifle neater, but the results were decidedly admirable and creditable to all parties concerned.

10 Jan - Bessie GAWLER left school having passed the 7th Standard. Annie SWAIN commenced teaching this morning.
18 Jan - The Revd: H.A. and Mrs REDPATH visited the school this morning and distributed the prizes to the children. Beatrice HANN commenced teaching.
21 Jan - Mrs REDPATH assisted with the needlework this afternoon.
26 Jan - Mrs REDPATH sent some needlework this afternoon. Admitted Arthur ENGLISH.
1 Feb - The first class girls attend school very irregularly.
8 Feb - Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent a new set of Reading Books (Blackie’s) for Standard V and Poetry Books (The Jubilee Series) for Standards V, VI and VII.
10 Feb - Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent ½ dozen Standard III Revised National Readers and ½ dozen Standard I revised National Readers.
11 Feb - Few children present this afternoon.
28 Feb - Admitted Kate HARRIS. Several boys of the 4th and 5th Standards absent this week - at work.
7 Mar - Sidney ENGLISH and Edwin PHILLIPS absent from school - at work.
15 Mar - Very few children present today owing to the inclemency of the weather.
16 Mar - Only 15 children present this morning.
18 Mar - The average for the week is only 26.1 against 48.1 for the week ending March 11th.
31 Mar - All the 5th Standard boys absent this week.
25 Apr - Admitted Joseph DUNNING, Robert BARTLETT and Mary CABELL.
27 Apr - Sidney ENGLISH attends school very irregularly.
17 May - Admitted Agnes MITCHELL.
23 May - Admitted Albert COFFIN.
30 May - Admitted Mary Jane DOWNTON.
21 June - Very few children present today.
27 June - Admitted Elise ROWE. Several children absent from school - haymaking.
4 Jul - Nearly all the children of the 5th Standard absent from school. Sidney ENGLISH of the 4th Standard attends very irregularly.
11 Jul - Many children absent from school through illness. The children of the Upper Standards attend very irregularly. Annie SWAIN (monitor) absent today through illness.
22 Jul - Beatrice HANN (monitor) absent from school this afternoon, with leave.
25 Jul - Several children absent from school at work.
29 Aug - Commenced school after a month’s holiday. Admitted William HARRIS and re-admitted George GILLINGHAM.
12 Sept - Charles ANTELL attends school very irregularly.
13 Sept - Benjamin MILLER absent since the holidays.
26 Sept - Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon.
10 Oct - Henry CABELL and Benjamin MILLER returned to school this morning after an absence of three months. Several children absent this week, apple and acorn gathering.
17 Oct - George GILLINGHAM left school.
18 Oct - Mr AUBER and Miss REDPATH visited the school this afternoon.
26 Oct - Revd: and Mrs REDPATH visited the school this afternoon and examined the children in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.
27 Oct - A very wet day - the attendance small. Miss E.M. REDPATH visited the school.
1 Nov - A very wet day, no children present in the morning, and very few in the afternoon. Sidney ENGLISH still attends very irregularly.
8 Nov - Mr R. ENGLISH visited the school this afternoon.
14 Nov - Many children absent from school this week through illness.
21 Nov - Annie GILLINGHAM and Fred FOX absent through illness.
28 Nov - Annie GILLINGHAM still absent through illness.
8 Dec - A wet and stormy morning, several infants absent. Bessie MAYGOOD attends school very irregularly.
19 Dec - Alvion LAKE, Reginald LAKE and Florence LAKE left the school having left the parish.

1888

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1887:
The results are first rate, and the highest Merit Grant is well earned.

23 Jan - Annie GILLINGHAM left school. Nearly all of the Standard V boys absent this week.
30 Jan - Bessie WAYGOOD and Benjamin MILLER left school.
31 Jan - Holiday given this afternoon, school-room lent for concert.
1 Feb - Deep snow - very few children present.
3 Feb - the attendance has been small since Wednesday.
6 Feb - Admitted Agnes and Clarence ORCHARD.
14 & 15 Feb - Deep snow - no children at school.
16 Feb - Only 16 children present this morning and 18 in the afternoon.
20 Feb - The children of the 5th and 6th Standards attend very irregularly.
24 Feb - Several of the Infants absent this week owing to the inclemency of the weather.
2 Mar - Miss REDPATH and Miss KNAPMAN visited the school this afternoon.
8 Mar - A very wet day. No infants at school in the morning and only 1 in the afternoon.
9 Mar - Very few children present today on account of the weather.
13 Mar - Several children away from school with colds.
16 Mar - Several boys absent today.
20 Mar - Very few infants present today.
23 Mar - Several children still absent with bad colds.
26 Mar - Several children still absent through illness.
16 Apr - Several children absent from school with whooping cough.
23 Apr - Elise ROWE left school - Parents left the parish.
24 Apr - Admitted Elizabeth, Louisa and George TAYLOR.
1 May - The boys of the 5th Standard attend very irregularly.
8 May - Admitted Kate GREY. All the 5th Standard boys absent this week.
17 May - A very wet day - no children present.
24 May - The Revd: H.A. RedPath and the Revd: E.C. Dermer visited the school this morning.
8 June - A very wet day - attendance small.
12 June - Attendance much better this week.
25 June - Sidney WHITE returned to school after an absence of three weeks. John MITCHELL attends school very irregularly.
2 Jul - A wet day - few children present, only two infants.
9 Jul - William DUNNING absent haymaking.
16 Jul - Admitted May PRENTICE, George PRENTICE and Harry BARTLETT. Walter ANTELL and William DUNNING absent from school haymaking.
29 Aug - Annie SWAIN (monitress) absent this afternoon with leave. All the 5th Standard except F. HANN absent this week.
3 Sept - Several children absent with colds. Laura HOUSE absent since the holidays - at work. Agnes and Clarence ORCHARD and William LIPPETT left school having left the parish.
14 Sept - Many children away today - gleaning. Judith JEANS and Laura PHILLIPS absent through illness. Mrs REDPATH visited the school this afternoon and assisted with the needlework.
17 Sept - Laura PHILLIPS and Judith JEANS absent through illness.
21 Sept - Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon. Mrs REDPATH visited the school this afternoon.
24 Sept - Laura PHILLIPS absent through illness.
2 Oct - Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon.
8 Oct - Laura PHILLIPS still absent.
15 Oct - Attendance small today, several children absent on account of a ‘Fair’ held at Sherborne.
25 Oct - Laura PHILLIPS still absent through illness.
5 Nov - Laura PHILLIPS still absent through illness.
6 Nov - Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent 1 dozen slates this morning.
12 Nov - Admitted Nora PRENTOCE and Susan RING.
16 Nov - Judith JEANS absent this week through illness. Laura PHILLIPS still absent through illness.
19 Nov - Laura PHILLIPS absent from school since September 7th through illness.
27 Nov - A wet day - few children present.
11 Dec - Laura PHILLIPS still absent through illness.
14 Dec - Kate GREY absent through illness.

1889
7 Jan - Fred, Lillie, Mabel and Agnes MITCHELL left school having left the parish. Admitted Mary and Edward CADIE.
8 Jan - Re-admitted Laura HOUSE.

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1888:
Except in English, where the Grammar might be better, the results are excellent. The discipline too is very good.

14 Jan - Nearly all the 3rd, 5th and 7th Standard children absent this week.
21 Jan - Admitted Edwin WALDEN.
22 Jan - Admitted Alfred TRIM.
23 Jan - Beatrice HANN (monitor) absent today.
31 Jan - Fanny FOX attends very irregularly.
1 Feb - Albert STOKES and Bertha ROSS absent since the Christmas holidays.
4 Feb - Bessie DUNNING and Bertha ROSS left school.
7 Feb - Tom WALDEN attends very irregularly.
11 Feb - Albert STOKES returned to school this morning after an absence of 6 weeks. William DUNNING and Walter ANTELL (Standard 5 Boys) absent this week.
15 Feb - The average for the week only 35.1. Lower on account of the deep snow on Monday and Tuesday.
18 Feb - Admitted Benjamin PETERS. Walter ANTELL absent this week.
20 Feb - Walter YOUNG attends very irregularly.
22 Feb - Annie SWAIN (Monitor) left school.
25 Feb - Fanny FOX and Walter YOUNG are very backward with their lessons.
4 Mar - Deep snow very few children at school.
5 Mar - Deep snow.
7 Mar - Very few children at school.
8 Mar - The average for the week only 23.1. Only 18 children present today.
12 Mar - Admitted Arthur and Emma LEGG. Walter YOUNG is very backward with his lessons, he attends school very irregularly.
18 Mar - Re-admitted Ethel and Colin WARRE. Louisa TAYLOR is very backward with her lessons.
22 Mar - Arthur ENGLISH absent this week.
26 Mar - Fanny FOX attends very irregularly.
1 Apr - Admitted William Hubert COFFIN. Fred HOUSE returned to school after an absence of four weeks.
3 Apr - Beatrice HANN (monitor) absent today.
9 Apr - Walter COFFIN absent through illness.
15 Apr - Admitted Mabel LEGG. Walter YOUNG still very irregular at school.
18 Apr - Beatrice HANN (monitor) left.
30 Apr - Admitted George and Fred PERRIS.
1 May - Admitted Lydia PETERS and Emma DYKE. Walter ANTELL left school.
2 May - Admitted Kate CABELL.
3 May - Mrs REDPATH visited the school this afternoon and sent the needlework materials for the Examination.
6 May - Admitted Arthur BARTER.
14 May - Mrs and Miss REDPATH visited the school this morning.
17 May - Fanny FOX has been absent from school since March 28th.
20 May - Tom BARTLETT absent from school - at work.
5 June - Walter YOUNG is very backward with his lessons.
17 June - Admitted Lillie PRENTICE and William BAKER. Walter YOUNG attends school very irregularly.
21 June - Several boys absent from school this week - haymaking.
24 June - Re-admitted William DUTHIE.
28 June - Walter YOUNG absent all the week.
5 Jul - Several children still absent from school - haymaking.
8 Jul - Nora, May, George and Lily PRENTICE absent this week.
15 Jul - Re-admitted Kate DUTHIE. Lily PEARCE left. Edwin ANTELL absent this week hay-making. William DUNNING still absent hay-making.
22 Jul - William DUNNING still absent from school - hay-making.
30 Jul - Many children absent from school today on account of a Fete at Caundle Bishop.
1 Aug - Afternoon school commenced at 1 o’clock, children dismissed at 3. Mrs METCALFE of Buckshaw House gave the children a treat in the afternoon.
Western Gazette 16.6.1889 - The Holwell School children, sixty-six in number, had their summer treat recently in the grounds of Buckshaw House. The weather was very pleasant.
2 Sept - Re-admitted Mary and Edward CADIE. Admitted Lily DUNNING, Dotheral WARRE, Eliza LOADER, Albert LOADER and Bessie COFFIN. Laura PHILLIPS and Walter YOUNG attend the school very irregularly.
10 Sept - Admitted John TAYLOR.
16 Sept - William and Kate DUTHIE absent since the holidays.
Western Gazette 20.9.1889 - Rev Henry A. REDPATH, rector of Holwell, has been offered by Queen’s College, Oxford, and accepted the living of Sparsholt with Kingstone Lisle, Berks.
24 Sept - Mary GAWLER absent this week through illness. William and Kate DUTHIE still absent.
30 Sept - Admitted George FRY. Albert STOKES left school, having left the parish. Kate DUTHIE absent since the holidays.
7 Oct - Laura PHILLIPS attends school very irregularly.
8 Oct - Kate DUTHIE still absent from school.
14 Oct - Nora, May, George and Lily PRETICE left school, having left the parish. Mrs REDPATH sent some needlework this afternoon. Albert GAWLER absent this week through illness.
18 Oct - Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent some new slates today.
25 Oct - Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon.
28 Oct - Re-admitted Bessie DUNNING.
4 Nov - Rosetta HUNT and Mary CADIE absent through illness. Several children absent with colds.
11 Nov - Mrs METCALFE and Miss BAILEY visited the school this morning, and heard the First Class read. Mary CADIE and Sarah ROGERS absent through illness.
18 Nov - Laura PHILLIPS attends school very irregularly.
2 Dec - Emma LEGG and Jane DOWNTON absent from school through illness.
6 Dec - C.?T. METCALFE Esqr: and the Revd: H.A. REDPATH visited the school this morning.
9 Dec - Emma LEGG, Jane DOWNTON, Mary CADIE and Albert GAWLER absent through illness.
11 Dec - Arthur LEGG absent through illness.

1890

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1889:
The discipline is excellent and the instruction in Standard Subjects and English is very effective. This is a very good specimen of a rural school.

20 Jan - Commenced school after a month’s holiday. Ida ROGERS and Bessie CABELL are now monitors having passed Standard VII. Emily JEANS having passed the 5th Standard.
23 Jan - A wet day, few children at school.
27 Jan - Benjamin and Lydia PETERS left school, having left the parish.
3 Feb - Eliza and Albert LOADER absent from school with influenza.
10 Feb - Walter COFFIN, William COFFIN and Ethel WARRE absent through illness.
21 Feb - Several children absent from school this week.
24 Feb - Several children absent this week through illness.
3 Mar - A great number of the children absent from school on account of illness.
7 Mar - Only two of the infants present at all this week. The average for the week is only 20.9.
10 Mar - Only one infant present today.
11 Mar - Ida ROGERS (monitress) absent today through illness.
18 Mar - Rosetta and Charles HUNT absent through illness.
21 Mar - Thomas BARTLETT and George ROSS absent this week - at work.
24 Mar - Elizabeth, Louisa, George and John TAYLOR left school - having left the parish. All the 1st Class boys (except E. HUNT) absent from school - at work.
25 Mar - Laura PHILLIPS attends school very irregularly.
26 Mar - The Revd: H.A. REDPATH sent some new ‘National Readers’ (Standard II) and ‘Blackies’ (Standard IV) this morning.
14 Apr - I, Edith BANNERMAN, commenced duties as mistress of this school after Easter holidays. Eleanor Rose JEANS admitted. Several infants re-admitted.
18 Apr - The average for this week is 36.5. The V Standard boys all absent.
21 Apr - George DYKE admitted.
28 Apr - Admitted Leah ROSS.
5 May - Edwin CABELL returned to school after an absence of five weeks.
7 May - Rose DOWNTON admitted.
12 May - Mr METCALF and Mr ENGLISH visited the school this morning.
14 May - The Revd: W.E. LONG visited the school this afternoon.
16 May - Attendance better this week average 50.
20 May - A wet day only 26 children present.
2 June - William DUTHIE re-admitted.
5 June - Ida ROGERS (monitress) absent through illness. Colin WARRE came too late to be marked.
6 June - Ernest HUNT still absent from school, has been away seven weeks.
9 June - Admitted Edwin CHAFFEY. Tom Bartlett and Edwin ANTELL played truant this afternoon.
11 June - 18 children absent this afternoon that were present this morning, on account of a Chapel tea meeting.
19 June - Edwin ANTELL, ?T. BARTLETT, G. ANTELL, Robert BARTLETT marked absent, came in school at ¼ to 3.
20 June - Mr ENGLISH came to school this morning to warn the boys about destroying the roof of the school and offices. The average attendance for this week is 48.5.
24 June - Edwin ANTELL, T. BARTLETT, G. ANTELL absent this afternoon.
25 June - Walter YOUNG attends school very irregularly.
26 June - A wet morning only 10 children present.
1 Jul - Only eight children present, a very wet morning. Mrs METCALF visited the school this afternoon.
4 Jul - Bessie CABELL (monitress) left school.
7 Jul - Revd: W. HULBERT visited the school this morning.
11 Jul - William DUTHIE has left school, having left the parish.
14 Jul - Several children away hay-making.
21 Aug - Beatrice LYNES admitted. Left Aug 22nd.
25 Aug - Beatrice LYNES left having come from the next parish school.
28 Aug - Half holiday on account of school treat.
29 Aug - Revd: W.E. LONG visited the school this morning.
10 Sept - Mrs LONG visited the school this afternoon.
12 Sept - Dotheral WARRE has been absent a fortnight through illness. Walter YOUNG attends very irregularly.
15 Sept - William DUNNING returned to school after an absence of 27 weeks, had been marked ‘left’. Admitted Frank, Jessie and Percy MOGG.
19 Sept - Eight Infant children absent with coughs.
22 Sept - Judith and Rose JEANS absent on account of Rose having whooping cough. George and Emma DYKE absent with whooping cough.
29 Sept - Admitted Minnie MITCHELL.
7 Oct - Walter YOUNG came too late to be marked present in the afternoon.
17 Oct - Many children away with coughs.
21 Oct - Walter YOUNG came too late to be marked present in the afternoon.
27 Oct - Frank, Jessie and Percy MOGG left school, having left the neighbourhood. Admitted Mary Ann, Edward and Lily LAMBERT.
5 Nov - Received some new books, slates, Reading Sheets, object lesson cards, Arithmetic cards and rulers.
7 Nov - Attendance rather better lately. Judith JEANS returned to school this week after an absence of six weeks.
14 Nov - Mary CADIE absent through illness. George and Emma DYKE still absent with whooping cough.
21 Nov - Mary CADIE still absent. Laura PHILLIPS and Walter YOUNG attend very irregularly, also Albert COFFIN. Average for the week 53.6.
28 Nov - Small attendance owing to the weather. Only 4 Infants present.

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1890:
The order is very fairly kept and on the whole a successful examination has been passed by the older scholars. Spelling, however, is weak in the second Standard and Grammar in the fourth Standard. The Infants class is rather backward, but there has been much sickness amongst these children of late. Needlework is good.

8 Dec - William BAKER came too late to be marked present. All the Standard VI and VII boys absent in the afternoon.
19 Dec - Only 4 children present owing to the deep snow. Registers not marked. School dismissed and closed for Christmas holidays.

1891
Western Gazette 2.1.1891 - Entertainment held in the school - The Rev C.H. MAYO gave a magic lantern exhibition, which was followed by some excellent vocal and instrumental music.

5 Jan - Rosetta HUNT and Mary GAWLER left school having passed the Seventh Standard. Only a few children present on account of the severe weather.
6 Jan - Registers closed at 1.15pm. School dismissed at 3.15pm on account of several scholars going to receive their prizes for attendance and good conduct given by Mrs WARRY.
9 Jan - Attendance very poor this week, weather severe. Registers not marked this afternoon. Children dismissed. Many absent on account of a chapel tea meeting.
13 Jan - Arthur LEGG, Edwin ANTELL, Tom BARTLETT and John FOX absent in the afternoon.
21 Jan - Ida ROGERS monitress absent in the afternoon not well.
23 Jan - Average for the week 24.6.
30 Jan - Frances HANN monitress absent this week with a sore throat.
2 Feb - Rosetta HUNT appointed monitress in place of Frances HANN.
3 Feb - All the boys above Standard V absent in the afternoon. Mrs LONG visited the school and examined the girls in Needlework for prizes.

Western Gazette 6.2.1891 - Walter ANTELL, son of Thomas ANTELL, was taken to the Yeatman Hospital, having been kicked by a horse from which he had been thrown.

13 Feb - Emma and Mabel LEGG left school having gone to another parish.
18 Feb - Edwin CABELL absent to go bird-keeping. Mr and Mrs A. SPICER of Bishop’s Caundle visited the school this afternoon and heard the children sing some action songs.
20 Feb - The Fifth Stand: boys all absent but Frank DUNNING this afternoon. Average for the week 43.9 against 45.8 last week.
23 Feb - Edwin ANTELL, T. WALDEN, R. BARTLETT, G. ANTELL and E. WALDEN came in at 2 p.m. all marked absent in the afternoon.
6 Mar - Rosetta HUNT (monitress) left.
9 Mar - No school this week after Monday on account of very deep snow - roads impassable.
19 Mar - George and Emma DYKE marked absent this morning, came in at 10.30a.m.
20 Mar - Frank, Joseph and Lily DUNNING left
23 Mar - R. ENGLISH Esqr: visited the school this morning.
6 Apr - Bessie SWAIN appointed monitress. Revd: W.E. LONG and Mrs LONG visited the school this afternoon. Received the materials for Drawing. Infant boys commenced needlework. Drawing to be taken on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week from 2.55 to 3.25 p.m. Rosa COFFIN returned to school again.
10 Apr - Edwin CABELL, Arthur CHAFFEY and Thomas BARTLETT still absent from school - bird-keeping. Ernest HUNT away at work.
14 Apr - George and Emma DYKE marked absent came in at 10.15.
15 Apr
George and Emma DYKE came in at 11.10a.m. marked absent.
21 Apr - William Stanley DYKE admitted.
22 Apr - Arthur ENGLISH came too late to be marked present.
24 Apr - Mrs LONG and Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon and assisted with the knitting.
27 Apr - Admitted Lily FOX and re-admitted Mary, George and Lillie PRENTICE. Arthur CHAFFEY returned to school after an absence of six weeks.
28 Apr - Edwin CABELL returned to school having been away 7 weeks.

Western Gazette 29.4.1891 - Miss MILLER, teacher at the National School for 5 years, was presented with farewell gifts by the other teachers and the scholars.

4 May - Wilfred PRENTICE admitted. Laura PHILIPS attends very irregularly.
11 May - Admitted Kate BARTER.
13 May - Maggie WARRE came too late to be marked present in the afternoon.
14 May - William DUTHIE returned to school this afternoon, having come out of Sherborne Union. Mary CADIE and Edwin CABELL absent this week through illness.
15 May - Kate ANTELL and Rosa COFFIN left school.
18 May - A wet morning only 21 children present. Received some drawing slates, infant slates, pens and paper.
25 May - Attendance small on account of sickness.
26 May - Sarah ROGERS had her attendance cancelled leaving school soon after the registers were marked.
5 June - Arthur ENGLISH came too late to be marked present this afternoon.
8 June - Admitted Rosa CAINES. Three boys came in too late to be marked present this afternoon.
23 June - The Revd: W.E. LONG visited the school and gave Certificates to those who did best at the Diocesan Examination.
26 June - The monitresses Ida ROGERS and Bessie SWAIN absent with leave.
3 Jul - Ethel WARRE returned to school this week after being absent a month.
7 Jul - George and Stanley DYKE came too late to be marked present this morning.
10 Jul - Laura PHILLIPS absent through illness. George FRY came too late in the afternoon to be marked present.
17 Aug - William DUTHIE returned.
19 Aug - many children away this week.
27 Aug - Registers not marked children dismissed on account of a very wet morning about 8 came.
2 Sept - School Fees not taken from Sept 1st.
7 Sept - Edwin CABELL still absent at work for Mr ENGLISH. May PRENTICE has not attended since the holidays.
9 Sept - Laura PHILIPS returned to school after an absence of 6 weeks.
11 Sept - Several children away in the afternoon that were present in the morning both Thursday and Friday.
14 Sept - Children dismissed at 12 a.m., only 11 present on account of the weather. Edwin CABELL returned to school.
16 Sept - Admitted Ethel Florence MOGG.
18 Sept - Thomas WALDEN came too late to be marked present in the afternoon.
25 Sept - John FOX, Colin WARRE, William DUTHIE played truant in the afternoon.
5 Oct - Admitted Harry LOADER and Harry COFFIN.
6 Oct - A very wet day only 9 present in the morning. Children dismissed at 12 a.m.
12 Oct - Willie DUTHIE was expelled for gross misconduct and insubordination, by order of the Managers. All the V Standard boys absent this afternoon.
13 Oct - Admitted Rose Mary TITE.
16 Oct - Walter YOUNG and Samuel TRIM only made 1 attendance each this week.
19 Oct - Mary CADIE and Charles HUNT absent through illness. Received some new slates and other materials for the school.
27 Oct - Ida ROGERS absent in the afternoon with leave.
29 Oct - Edwin CABELL and Albert GAWLER very inattentive to their work.
30 Oct - Ida ROGERS monitress absent with a swollen face.
2 Nov - Walter COFFIN returned to school after 5 weeks absence.
6 Nov - Walter YOUNG attends very irregularly. Edwin CABELL absent at work.
9 Nov - Emma, George, Stanley DYKE came at 10.30 marked absent.
17 Nov - Mary, Edward and lily LAMBERT left. George and Frederick PERRIS left having left the parish on Tuesday.
8 Dec - George and Emma DYKE came at 10.40 marked absent. Arthur CHAFFEY away at work. Mary CADIE still away from illness.
11 Dec - Walter COFFIN and Arthur CHAFFEY absent and Mary CADIE in Stand: V.
16 Dec - Mary CADIE returned to school. George and Emma DYKE came at 10.30 marked absent.
18 Dec - Ida ROGERS and Bessie SWAIN left.

1892
4 Jan - Ada CHURCHILL appointed monitress.
8 Jan - Half holiday this afternoon for School Treat.
11 Jan - Re-admitted Frank, Jessie and Percy MOGG.
13 Jan - Albert GAWLER, Ethel WARR, May PRENTICE and Bessie ROGERS left school.
29 Jan - The MOGGs left having gone away from the Parish.
?26 Jan [dates mixed] - Re-admitted Mary and Edward LAMBERT.
5 Feb - Walter COFFIN and Walter YOUNG left school.
9 Feb - Arthur CHAFFEY returned to school after an absence of ten weeks. Samuel TRIM left school.
12 Feb - George ANTELL went home without leave at recreation time.
15 Feb - Admitted Ella WARR.
16 Feb - 14 children absent in the afternoon that were present in the morning on account of a Chapel tea.

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1891:
The attendance appears to require looking up. The results of the examination are not more than fair.
Miss BATEMAN will receive her Certificate in due course.
Notice as to Drawing.

19 Feb - School not opened on account of a deep snow.
23 Feb - Received some new dusters for school use.
7 Mar - George and Emma DYKE came too late to be marked present in the morning.
18 Mar - Arthur ENGLISH away from school bird-keeping for Mr DRAKE.
21 Mar - Received some new catechism books.
22 Mar - Several of the IV Standard boys away bird-keeping this week. The girls did sample needlework this afternoon for their prizes given by Mrs LONG.
24 Mar - George and Emma DYKE came too late to be marked present.
26 Mar - Revd: W.E. LONG distributed the prizes to the girls for needlework.
29 Mar - Edwin WALDEN returned to school after an absence of four weeks. Edwin CABELL, Arthur CHAFFEY, Thomas WALDEN, Arthur ENGLISH, Colin WARR and William COFFIN all absent.
11 Apr - Colin WARR and Arthur ENGLISH returned to school.
2 May - I, Lucy Marie DENNEY, commenced my duties as Mistress of this school today.
6 May - The attendance has not been very good this week. The work for the year seems to be in a backward state. Discipline too is very unsatisfactory. I caned three of the boys on Wednesday for their constant disobedience and impudence.
20 May - Have received a Parcel of materials fro School use from the National Society’s Depot also some Bells for the younger children. Commenced teaching ‘Musical Drill’ this week.
3 June - Ada CHURCHILL, Monitress, absent the whole of this week through illness.
10 June - Attendance much improved (Average 52).
24 June - I caned Robert BARTLETT today, for constant disobedience, and for using indecent language in the School. Ada CHURCHILL (monitress) was absent through illness part of the week.
8 Jul - The attendance is now good and most of the children are improving in their work. Average for the week 54.
15 Jul - The school closes today for Summer holidays.
15 Aug - School re-opened after 4 weeks holiday.
2 Sept - The attendance this week is not nearly so good; owing to the heavy rain this morning, only 22 children were present.
13 Sept - I have punished 14 Boys today for misconduct in the Play-ground.
16 Sept - Received notice that the PRENTICE family will be leaving Holwell next week.
23 Sept - Arthur CHAFFEY returned to School this week after 9 weeks absence.
11 Oct - Walter YOUNG returned to School this morning after an absence of nearly 10 months.
14 Oct - School closed for the week at 12 a.m. An Entertainment was given by the children in the evening.
21 Oct - Several of the younger children have left School till the winter is over as they live too far away to attend in the cold weather.
14 Nov - Several children are away from school, some suffering with severe colds, others with Boils etc on their faces and hands.
2 Dec - The attendance is still very unsatisfactory owing to illness.
7 Dec - Only 25 children were present this afternoon; 12 scholars away ill.
9 Dec - Florence HANN has been very impertinent today and I strictly punished her.
12 Dec - A very wet morning - only 17 children present. 14 scholars absent through illness.
16 Dec - Attendance still very poor. Average 34.
21 Dec - I have allowed several scholars to leave a little earlier than usual in the afternoons this week as they have a long distance to walk.

1893
9 Jan - School re-opened this morning only 16 children present.
16 Jan - School closed the weather being so severe that the children could not possibly attend.

Summary of H.M. Inspector’s Report for 1892:
The school, which is in good order, has done fairly in Reading, Writing and Spelling, but very badly in Arithmetic, except in the Second Standard where this subject was good. English is but moderately known, but Singing, Needlework and Recitation are successfully taught.
S.E. ROGERS - Failure

21 Feb - I, Lucy Marie DENNEY, this day resign the charge of Holwell School.
6 Mar - Commenced my duties as Mistress of this School today.
Signed: Martha Ann HAMES
10 Mar - Mrs WARRY distributed Prizes to most of the children for regular attendance and discipline during the past year. Mr WARRY and Mr and Mrs LONG were also present at the distribution.
17 Mar - The attendance of some of the elder boys has been most irregular.
24 Mar - Attendance slightly better this week, still there are several elder boys away - ‘bean-dropping’ - ‘birdkeeping’ etc. The classes have been rearranged and a new Time Table tried.
14 Apr - The children have commenced new Copy Books in all the classes. Absence Enquiry Forms have been sent to all parents whose children have been at any time absent during the week.
21 Apr - Several boys have returned to school from birdkeeping etc.
27 Apr - The school has been closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday owing to the illness of Mistress.
19 May - Admitted Joseph WARR and Ernest COFFIN.
29 May - To enable many of the children to attend a Club held at Stourton Caundle today Registers were marked at 9 o’clock and Secular work taken until 11. 11.20 Registers again marked for afternoon work, school children being dismissed at 1.30.
9 June - Mrs WARRY visited the school on Tuesday afternoon and expressed herself pleased with the Girls Needlework. The average for the past week has been 53.
14 June - A very small attendance today from no apparent cause. There is a great difficulty in getting parents to give a satisfactory reason why the children are kept at home.
21 June - Holiday given today on account of a Fete held at Bishop’s Caundle. Received Diocesan Inspector’s report which is very satisfactory.
30 June - The Girls have taken Needlework in the mornings this week as the heat has been so very great, and will continue to do so for a few weeks.
6 Jul - A whole holiday given today in honour of the Marriage of the Duke of York (Prince George) to Princess May. Every child in the School has been presented with a Medal commemorative of the event.
25 Aug - Reopened school on the 21st. Having had several stormy days the attendance has been poor. On Wednesday Mrs LONG distributed the Scripture Prizes, the Revd: W.E. LONG and Mrs WARRY being also present. On Thursday (24th) the children were invited to the Manor House where an excellent Tea was given them by Mrs YEATMAN, who also provided most generously for their amusement.
31 Aug - The attendance is better but still several boys away ‘hay making’ or ‘potatoe [sic] picking’. Av: 51.2.
29 Sept - Attendance very poor today a great many of the children being absent ‘gathering acorns’. Average for the week only 44.6.
6 Oct - Four children (DYKEs) have left this week owing to their leaving the village. Several children absent ‘acorn picking’.
27 Oct - All who has attended 10 times were allowed to leave school to leave school at 3.30 this afternoon.
2 Nov - Drawing examination took place today. Mrs WARRY was present on behalf of Managers.
10 Nov - two children absent this week through illness, otherwise the attendance has been fairly good.
15 Nov - Every child whose name is on the School register was in attendance today both morning and afternoon (No: 53).
24 Nov - Two or three Infants absent this week suffering from colds or broken chilblains.
28 Nov - Report on Drawing examination received today. The award ‘Good’ has been obtained.
30 Nov - There are 53 childrens [sic] names on the school registers. The most regular children during the past year are Eliza LOADER, Albert LOADER, Harry LOADER and Rose JEANES each having made 400 or more attendances.
7 Dec - Colin WARR and Edwin WALDEN came in school this afternoon too late for their attendance mark. They were sent home again.
12 Dec - Attendance today only 34.Afternoon lessons were begun about 12.50 and children dismissed at 3 o’clock as I considered it unsafe for the children to remain the ceiling in both rooms having in part given way owing to the dreadful storm and boisterous wind which has been raging all day.
20 Dec - Very small attendance today owing to the heavy rain in the early morning.

1894
8 Jan - re-opened the school today. Only 38 present on account of the snow, many little ones absent. Mary CADIE - monitress - absent, suffering from influenza.
19 Jan - Several children absent suffering from colds. Although as large a fire as possible has been kept the temperature of the large schoolroom has not once this week reached 50º. Both teachers and children have felt the cold very much.
26 Jan - The Rector (Revd: W.E. LONG) has supplied a small oil stove for use in the school; as a means of raising the temperature however it is of very little use, if any.

Copy of School Report for 1893:
The tone, discipline and style of work have made great strides in this school during the year. With some improvement in the Writing and Spelling it will be quite excellent in every respect.
The approaches to the Offices must be made separate for each sex from the schoolroom itself, or the grant will be endangered under Article 85(a) of the Code.
The Staff has not been sufficient during the past year to qualify the school for a grant under Article 105.

2 Feb - There are nine children absent suffering from severe coughs and colds.
23 Feb - There are now 50 children on the registers George FRY, Florence HANN and Colin WARRE having left during the Quarter.
16 Mar - A half holiday was given on Monday afternoon on account of the Mistress not being well.
6 Apr - Several boys absent this week being illegally employed, ‘bean dropping’, ‘bird scaring’ etc. Admitted three infants.
13 Apr - Children dismissed at 3 today to allow Room to be prepared for a Concert this evening.
27 Apr - Only 26 present on Tuesday morning owing to the heavy rain.
11 May - Attendance has been fairly good though the weather has been stormy.
31 May - Twelve children have made full attendances during the past quarter this being a great increase on last quarter when only three attended every time the school was opened. There are 56 names on the Registers and the average for the past quarter is 46.5.
8 June - A whole holiday was given on Monday to enable several children to go to Bournemouth.
29 June - Several boys away today ‘hay making’.
17 Aug - ‘Several boys absent ‘hay making’.
24 Aug - Still some absences owing to ‘hay making operations’ not yet completed.
31 Aug - 15 children attended school every time during the past quarter.
28 Sept - Re-admitted Arthur ENGLISH on Monday.
12 Oct - Mary CADIE who has been employed as Monitress during the year has today left partly owing to delicate health. Rosa COFFIN has been appointed in her place.
19 Oct - There was a rather poor attendance on Monday several boys being absent - Sherborne Fair.
26 Oct - Only 27 children present on Wednesday morning owing to the very wet weather. In the afternoon the rain having abated there were 40 present.
16 Nov - In consequence of the roads being flooded and impassable from the heavy rain the children were quite unable to attend school on Wednesday. On Monday the attendance was very poor, heavy rain being the cause.
30 Nov - End os school year. 18 children have attended more than 400 times. Rose DOWNTON and Arthur BARTER has [sic] not been absent once during the year. Average percentage of attendance is 87.5. Number on Registers 52. Average for the past year 46.6.
14 Dec - The school closed today for the Xmas Holidays
31 Dec - School reopened today.

1895

Copy of Report:
The children are in admirable order, and have passed an exceedingly good examination. Mrs HAMES is doing excellent work in this school. A good supply of large Object Lesson pictures should be provided for the infants’ room, and the gallery fitted up with suitable desks.
S.E. ROGERS has passed well - no payment can be made under Article 102 of the Code as she is not required to make up the minimum staff of the School (Article 73).
Signed: William Edward LONG, Correspondent

7 Jan - Admitted Herbert and Richard SHIPTON this week. 55 children now on Roll. Average for past week 44.8. Bad weather prevented many of the younger children from attending.
11 Jan - The attendance has not been quite so good this week owing to so many children suffering from cold and chilblains. Aver: 39.7. The snow has prevented many Infants from attending.

School closed two weeks owing to illness of Mistress.

28 Jan - re-opened school today.
1 Feb - Attendance still poor the aver: being only 36.6. The children present have suffered very much from the cold. Although as large a fire as possible in the small grate has been kept up and an oil stove kept burning in the larger room the temperature has not once this week exceeded 40 degrees.
8 Feb - Broken chilblains still prevent many children from attending school.
14 Feb - A stove has today been placed in the school-room which when lighted rendered the room warm and comfortable.
1 Mar - The Revd: W.E. LONG gave an interesting lesson on ‘Alcohol’ to the upper standards this afternoon.
15 Mar - New desks have been fitted on the Gallery in the Infant room which is a great improvement. Still many children away suffering from colds.
5 Apr - Four new Scholars admitted this week and the attendance improved the average being 55.4 highest since the commencement of present school year.
11 Apr - Four scholars left owing to parents removal from the village.
26 Apr - Re-opened School on Tuesday morning a holiday being given on Monday on account of a Concert being held in the School-room in aid of School Funds. The registers were not marked on Thursday morning as in consequence of the heavy rain the roads were flooded and the children were unable to come to school. 29 present in the afternoon.
17 May - Mrs LONG visited the school on Monday afternoon and brought the children some oranges which she kindly distributed at ‘Playtime’.
31 May - A whole holiday was given on Monday 27th instant on account of a great many children being taken for the day to Bournemouth. During the warm weather Arithmetic will be taken instead of Drill on Tuesday afternoon.
7 June - two children Dotheral WARRE and Edward LAMBERT are absent through sickness.
21 June - The attendance has improved this week the average reaching 60. No visitors during the past week except the Sanitary Surveyor to enquire into the state of the water.
28 June - Admitted two children this week. A whole holiday was given on account of teachers going to Bournemouth - Choir excursion.
5 Jul - Several elder boys absent ‘haymaking’.
19 Jul - Mrs WARRY visited the school, very kindly bringing a parcel of handkerchiefs to be distributed among the children.
26 Jul - Nellie FOLLETT and Tom WALDEN left school.
Summer Holidays
Western Gazette 16.8.1895 - Miss S.E. ROGERS awarded a 1st Class Certificate in the Diocesan Scripture Examination, together with a prize of books.
30 Aug - Re-opened school on the 26th. The Rector visited the school on Tuesday and Friday mornings and gave Religious Instruction to the IV, V, and VI Standards. Lady Emily DIGBY visited the school on Friday afternoon. S.E. ROGERS (2nd year P.T. [Pupil Teacher]) has gained a First Class Prize for Scripture Examination held May 4th. A tea was given to the children during the holidays by Mr and Mrs E.H. GADESTON of the Manor House.
20 Sept - The attendance of the boys has not been so good this week especially in the afternoons. Average 59.1.
27 Sept - the attendance has been very good this week the average being 63.6, the highest on record.
4 Oct - Owing to stormy weather the attendance of the smaller children has been much less this week the average falling to 58.9. We are working to a new Time-Table with one exception, that instead of Paper folding etc on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Colour Work is taken and will continue to be taken until Nov 30th.
11 Oct - Five children are absent suffering from chicken pox.
18 Oct - One or two more cases of Chicken pox has developed among the younger children.
25 Oct - There are now fifteen cases of Chicken pox. The attendance of the elder boys has not been good - ‘apple picking’ and ‘acorn gathering’ being the chief reasons.
8 Nov - A very stormy wet week. Thursday morning the children were unable to reach school in time the roads in many places being flooded with water. Several more children are suffering from Chicken pox.
15 Nov - Only 44 children present Monday morning owing to the roads being flooded and in places impassable.
22 Nov - A whole holiday was given on Tuesday. Wednesday being extremely wet the attendance numbered only 45. The children who had made full attendances during the week were allowed to leave at 3.30 this afternoon. The Drawing report ‘Good’ has been received this week on examination held on Oct 30th.
30 Nov - Two children only made full attendances during past year viz: Bessie COFFIN and Alfred TRIM. Number on registers 68. Average for the year 52.3, an increase of 5 on last year. Seventeen children have made full attendances during last quarter.
6 Dec - The classes have been re-arranged and the school is now divided into two divisions according to Schedule S. Both subdivisions are subdivided into three classes for Arithmetic.
Dec 20 - Xmas Holidays

Western Gazette 20/26.12.1895 - Day School: It would appear, from a calculation recently made, that every absence of a scholar costs the school funds about one penny.

1896
10 Jan - School reopened on Monday 6th Jan. Tuesday afternoon the scholars were invited to ‘Westrow’ an excellent tea and Christmas tree laden with gifts were provided for their enjoyment by Mrs WARRY, who has also given prizes for best attendance. The boys received Books, the girls material for dresses.
17 Jan - Admitted George TREVIS. William COFFIN left school. Work proceeding briskly in all classes.

Copy of Report:
It is a very pleasing well taught school. The registers must be tested by the Managers at least once a quarter, at irregular intervals, as required by Paragraph 6 of Appendix II of Instructions to Inspectors.
S.E. ROGERS has passed fairly.

24 Jan - Several children absent suffering from colds.
7 Feb - Edward and lily LAMBERT left school today as they are removing from the village.

Western Gazette 31.1.1896 - A course of 12 practical sessions in dressmaking now being given in the school by Miss M.E. WILLIS, the County Council Instructor. 12 pupils the largest number allowed.

14 Feb - The average for the past week 65.2. This is the highest average gained for some years. Minnie MITCHELL left school today owing to her parents removing from the village.
21 Feb - Admitted Frank and Alfred RICHARDS.
28 Feb - Number on Roll 74. 24 children made full attendances during past quarter. Rosa COFFIN - monitor - leaves today.
6 Mar - Miss Bessie CABELL entered on her duties as Assistant (Art: 68) subject to H.M. Inspectors’ approval. Several children absent suffering from severe colds.
17 Mar - The Mistress has been absent from school duties during the past week through ill health. Resumed work today.
27 Mar - Mistress absent again, during early part of week.
2 Apr - Easter Holidays
20 Apr - Admitted four new scholars.
24 Apr - Several boys absent illegally employed ‘bird keeping’.

Western Gazette 24.4.1896 - Two performances of a doll’s opera, entitled Daisy’s Dream, given by the school children in aid of church expenses. Solos were sung by Mrs SAUNDERS, Mrs/Miss TYRWHITT-DRAKE and Miss Janet KEBLE.

1 May - Arthur BARTER still absent ‘bird keeping’.
8 May - Charles HUNT absent ‘bird keeping’.
15 May - The elder children attended Divine Service on Thursday (Ascension Day) the smaller children taking Scripture lessons.
22 May - A May-pole has been kindly lent for the children’s use during the summer by Mr T. MILES.
28 May - School will be closed tomorrow May 29th on account of a Club Fete held at Stourton Caundle to which many of the children are going.
19 June - There are 80 names now on the school Registers. Eli SHORTO and Thomas YOUNG came in too late to receive their attendance.
29 June - Mistress absent from school on the 25th and 26th June through ill-health. 74 children present.
3 Jul - Several children absent ‘hay-making’ Aver: 66.7.
10 Jul - Mrs WARRY and Mrs LONG visited the school.

Western Gazette 13.7.1896 - Edwin J. WALDEN [see bapt 5.8.1883] son of Mr M.H. WALDEN [ and his wife Sarah, who as Sarah BARTER was the Mistress of the school at the beginning of this Log Book] of this parish, has gained the scholarship offered in the Longburton Electoral Division of the annual value of ?£30 and tenable for at least 2 years.

17 Jul - A whole holiday was given on Wednesday on account of a Primrose League fete being held in Westrow Park.
24 Jul - School closed today at noon for one month the usual summer vacation. No visitors during the week. Information has been received that Edwin WALDEN - a scholar - has been successful in obtaining a Scholarship from Dorset County Council.

Western Gazette 21.8.1896 - Day School: Miss Bessie CABELL and Miss S.E. ROGERS each obtained a first-class certificate in the Diocesan Scripture Examination with a prize of books.

28 Aug - Re-opened school on 24th ins:. Number present 78. Average for the week 74.6 - highest on record for many years.
4 Sept - A very stormy week many infants away through the weather. Mr and Mrs A. SPICER, with some friends, visited the school on Tuesday.
18 Sept - Average highest on record - this past week 77.1. New desks ordered to provide seats for 8 children.
25 Sept - New desks arrived. A very wet stormy week.
2 Oct - George TRIM has been absent all the week ‘acorn picking’. Mary PHILLIPS has gone away to stay with an aunt for a month or two.
9 Oct - Lady Emily DIGBY visited the school this morning. The Rector as usual gave Religious instruction to the Upper Class on Tuesday and Friday morning.
20 Nov - Readmitted George TREVIS.
27 Nov - Average for the past quarter 69.1, past year 66. There are eleven children who have made full attendances during the past year and thirty who have attended every time during this quarter. 78 children’s names on the Registers at the end of the school year.
4 Dec - An extremely wet morning notwithstanding 59 children were present.
18 Dec - Christmas holidays

1897
5 Jan - The school reassembled yesterday. A very poor attendance. A great number of children suffering from ‘Mumps’. It has been decided to close the school until the 18th inst:
13 Jan - The following summary of the Report of H.M. Inspector was received this day: ‘Everything is going most satisfactorily. S.E. ROGERS has passed well. B. CABELL is recognised under Article 68 of the Code.’
22 Jan - Attendance this week very poor indeed, the average only 40.7. No less than 28 children absent suffering from colds and swollen faces.
29 Jan - Colds and chilblains are the chief reasons for absence.
5 Feb - Fifteen children still absent through illness. On Tuesday (2nd) only a few children were able to reach school, the roads being flooded.
19 Feb - The attendance very slowly increasing. Several children still absent through sickness. Average 53. H.M. Inspector G. GORDON Esqr: has approved the scheme of work for the year, submitted to him.
26 Feb - Number on roll 72.Average [1st Quarter] only 55 as against 61 in the first quarter of last year. This falling off in attendance partly due to many of the scholars having ‘Mumps’, and also to the extremely wet weather which has prevailed. 16 children made full attendance.
5 Mar - The attendance was better the beginning of the week but the violent storm on Wednesday morning prevented many children from attending. Only 37 present.
12 Mar - Except one child who is ill, all the scholars whose names are on the Registers were present on Monday morning - 72. Six children attended Pulham School on Tuesday morning to be examined for labour certificates.
19 Mar - A stormy wet week. The six children who were examined for labour certificates last week passed the examination successfully.
2 Apr - Although 76 children have attended school this week the average only reaches 64.5. This is partly owing to a storm of snow and rain on Thursday morning when only 47 scholars were present. Three new scholars admitted.
9 Apr - Stormy weather still prevents many children from attending school regularly. Richard ROSS absent through illness.
23 Apr - Admitted Winifred CORNICK.
30 Apr - Five children absent through illness.
18 June Lady Emily DIGBY visited the school on Monday morning.
25 June - A whole holiday was given on 22nd ins: (Jubilee Day). No visitors during the week. Average 66.3.
2 Jul - Holidays yesterday and today on account of Jubilee festivities.
16 Jul - Several boys absent this week ‘haymaking’.
23 Jul - Summer Holidays.
3 Sept - A half holiday given this afternoon to enable the children to attend the School treat kindly given by Mrs GADESDEN at the Manor.
10 Sept - William PHILLIPS sent home this morning for ‘impertinence’.
17 Sept - Attendance improved chiefly owing perhaps to the bright weather.
24 Sept - Re-admitted William PHILLIPS, he having expressed sorrow for his rude behaviour and promised amendment in the future. Six children have been absent all the week from sickness.
1 Oct - There are eight children away suffering from colds and bad throats.
22 Oct - Charles JEANES left school without permission at ‘Playtime’. His conduct for some time past has been most unsatisfactory.
5 Nov - Five children absent today suffering from colds.
12 Nov - Several children suffering from colds and sore throats.
19 Nov - Three children absent suffering from ‘Measles’. Attendance during the past week not quite so good many children being unwell. Mrs WARRY visited the school.
26 Nov - Eight children absent through ‘measles’.
30 Nov - Miss Rosa COFFIN commenced her duties as Assistant (Article 68) subject to H.M. Inspector’s approval.
1 Dec - Miss S.E. ROGERS has completed her apprenticeship as P.T. [Pupil Teacher]. During the past year six scholars have gained medals for unbroken attendance. Alfred TRIM and Bessie COFFIN have both made full attendance during the past 3 years. Twenty-two children made full attendance during past quarter. There are 76 children’s names on the school register to begin the new school year.
17 Dec - A very wet stormy week. Aver: 56 only. Frank RICHARDS left school to go to work. Registers not marked on Monday as owing to the rain only two or three children attended.
22 Dec - School closes today until Jan 10th. Mrs WARRY, Revd: W.E. LONG, Mrs LONG and Masters LONG visited the school this afternoon to distribute Prizes and Medals. Miss S.E. ROGERS (late P.T.) was presented with a writing case from the children.

1898
14 Jan - Re-opened school 10th instant. 65 present. A half holiday was given on Wednesday (12th) Sunday School treat. During the Xmas holidays two cases of Oranges were sent to the school by Col. Hon. E. DIGBY for distribution amongst the children. They have been distributed at intervals during the week. Average 63.5 present.

Copy of H.M. Inspector’s report:
An extremely good little school. Writing and Arithmetic deserve a special word of praise.
B. CABELL is continued under Article 68 of the Code.
J.B. COFFIN and A. CABELL do not appear to have been presented to H.M. Inspector for examination.

28 Jan - Three children absent this week through sickness.
4 Feb - Admitted Harold GATEHOUSE.
11 Feb - Eva MITCHELL returned after an absence of three months (measles).
25 Feb - Owing to the fall of snow school was closed on 22nd and 23rd instant.
28 Feb - Twenty-one children made full attendance during the past quarter. 26 handkerchiefs, kindly given by Lady Emily DIGBY, were distributed to those children who had been most regular.
4 Mar - Charles JEANES and Eli ANTELL absent ‘bean-dropping’ for Mr E. DRAKE, Buckshaw.
11 Mar - Lady Emily DIGBY visited the school on Wednesday afternoon and kindly brought more handkerchiefs to be given to regular scholars. Many little children are absent suffering from coughs and colds. Aver: 57.8.
18 Mar - William PHILLIPS absent, illegally employed ‘bean dropping’ for Mr MULLET, farmer. Twelve children absent the whole week suffering from bad coughs and colds. Aver: 57.4.
25 Mar - Mrs GADESTON has visited the school twice this week and taken the girls for physical exercises.
1 Apr - A holiday given on March 31st to enable the elder children to attend the Confirmation Service at Bishop’s Caundle.
20 May - A new May Pole has been obtained for school (subscriptions from kind friends). Several new infants admitted.
27 May - A half holiday was given today as several children wished to attend Stourton Caundle Club.
24 June - Mrs WARRY visited the school yesterday and watched the children dance round the May pole. Canon MAYO examined the school in Religious Knowledge.
22 Jul - Summer Holidays
26 Aug - Admitted Edwin MOGG, Horace BAKER and Winifred BOW.
9 Sept - The mistress has been absent from school during part of the week.
16 Sept - The school has again been left in the care of Assistant Teachers. Work appears to have gone on fairly well.
23 Sept - Several children admitted from Kingstag, the school there being closed.
28 Sept - School closed for the day - on the occasion of the Funeral of the Head Mistress’s mother.
7 Oct - 87 names on the Registers.
21 Oct - Agnes CABELL and Bessie COFF 4 Nov - New Historical Readers received.
11 Nov - An intimation has been received from the Education Department that an Aid grant of £10 has been assigned to the school, for the purpose of increasing the teaching power.
18 Nov - Mr and Mrs WARRY of Westrow visited the school on Wednesday (16th) and gave sixpence to each child whose name appeared on the school Registers (83).
25 Nov - Registers not marked on Wednesday, the downpour of rain and the roads being flooded in many places prevented the children from attending the school.
30 Nov - End of the school year. Eleven children have gained medals for full attendance during past year. Twenty-two children made full attendance during the past quarter. The average for the past year is 67.3. There are 80 names on the Registers.
9 Dec - The weather has been very rough and stormy during the week.
21 Dec - Prizes and medals distributed, also sale and exhibition of the children’s work.
22 Dec - Christmas holidays

1899
13 Jan - A very stormy wet week. Tuesday morning registers not marked only a few children put in an appearance and they were in a very soaked condition.
26 Jan - H.M. Inspector’s Report:
A very healthy specimen of a country school. All the work is exceptionally good.
3 Feb - Lady Emily DIGBY distributed pots of jam to the children as they left school this afternoon.
10 Feb - A very stormy week. The floods prevented some of the children from reaching school.
17 Feb - Admitted Daisy TRIM.
28 Feb - Miss Rosa COFFIN, Assistant (Article 68), terminated her engagement today. The staff now consists of Miss CABELL (Article 68) who now takes charge of Infants and 1st Standard with the help of Probationer, and Mistress Standards II to VI.
3 Mar - Twenty-seven children made full attendances during past quarter.
30 Mar - Easter holiday
10 Apr - Admitted two children. Miss Alice POUND commenced her duties as Assistant (Article 68).
10 May - Harry COFFIN and Ernest COFFIN has [sic] been today punished for insolent behaviour. Two stripes of the cane each.
16 June - Edward DRAKE and Ernest MOGG absent ‘haymaking’.

Western Gazette 16.6.1899 - Reports the return of Mr WARRY from Burma - His carriage, on reaching Barne’s Cross, was dragged by willing hands the whole distance to Westrow, where triumphal arches spanned the [road].

30 June - Several boys absent ‘haymaking’. A half holiday was given on Wednesday 28th to allow the children to attend the Flower Service in the Church. On Thursday a whole holiday was given on the occasion of School treat given by Lady Emily DIGBY, Buckshaw House.
7 Jul - Holidays
14 Aug - Reopened school today. 88 children present. Susannah TREVIS and Charles JEANES have both left school - over 13 years of age. Admitted Margery, Archibald and Irene COOMBES also Daisy MITCHELL.
23 Aug - Holiday to allow children to attend Temperance Fete.
25 Aug - Several children absent at intervals on account of headache possibly due to the heat.
1 Sept - There are now 91 children’s names on the school registers. Douglas GATEHOUSE is absent through illness. The doctor advises his absence from school for some weeks.
22 sept - Notice was received from the Education Department that an Aid Grant of £20 would be paid to the school for the increase of the Salaries of the Assistants.
6 Oct - Walter ROSS absent suffering from ‘low-fever’. Eva GREY fell whilst playing in the play-ground and broke her collar-bone. 13 Oct - Five children absent the whole week from sickness.
20 Oct - Several boys absent owing to Sherborne Fair on Monday.
Western Gazette 20.10.1899 - Report of the marriage of Mr WARRY, of Westrow (who is very popular in the village) to Miss Edith ?GRABHAM. The marriage took place at Bedford.
27 Oct - Thomas YOUNG, Joseph WARR and Bertie BARTER were punished for disobedience.

Western Gazette 31.10.1899 - Mr WARRY, of Westrow, Holwell, was given a handsome solid silver ?waiter by a committee of 6 parishioners, Messrs CADIE, DRAKE, GODDARD, ?HANN, ?HUNT and T. MILES.

10 Nov - Walter ROSS returned to school after being absent for five weeks suffering from ‘low-fever’.
24 Nov - Several children absent suffering from severe colds. Half holiday given today, Mistress went home ill.
30 Nov - Attendance very poor in consequence of illness amongst the children. Mistress away, school in charge of Assistants.
Western Gazette 1.12.1899 - Welcome home to Mr and Mrs WARRY, Holwell, returned home from their honeymoon, which has been spent in Italy, on Wednesday evening, and were met by about - parishioners who took the horse out and drew the conveyance to the house.
8 Dec - The Mistress resumed work after an absence of four days. Seventeen children gained medals for full attendance during the past year while thirty-six children made 400 or more attendance. Admitted Beatrice JEANES. There are now 91 names on registers.
15 Dec - A half holiday was given to enable the elder children and teachers to attend the Funeral of George FRY - a former scholar.
21 Dec - Mrs LONG and Masters Edward and Harry LONG visited the school today and brought some prizes for the children. The school closes today, for two weeks, until Jan 8th 1900.

1900

Report of H.M. Inspector:
Mixed School - The instruction is certainly most successful.
Infants Class - An efficient class.

19 Jan - Extremely wet weather. A half holiday was given this afternoon - the girls having been kindly invited by Mrs W.E. GADESTON, Holwell Manor, to a tea and dance.
26 Jan - Half holiday given today, the boys having been invited to the Manor House.
2 Feb - A fall of snow prevented children from attending school today. Albert TOLLEY has left owing to removal from the village.
9 Feb - Several children absent suffering from colds and chilled feet. Admitted three new scholars (GROVES). Alfred RICHARDS sent home for impertinent behaviour.
16 Feb - The school met on Monday and Tuesday only during this week, owing to snow, rain and floods which rendered the roads in many places quite impassable.
2 Mar - Mrs W. WARRY visited the school on Monday afternoon and expressed herself much interested in the children and their work. Lady Emily DIGBY came in on Thursday afternoon and distributed fruit and sweets to the children in honour of the relief of Ladysmith. The National Anthem was sung.

Western Gazette 9.3.1900 - Mr Alfred PHILLIP, of Holwell, has recived a letter from his son Frederick, serving in the 19th Battery of The Royal Field Artillery dated from Springfield on 1st February. [Frederick PHILLIP first admitted to the school 21.7.1876. Left to work for Mr WALDEN 21.6.1882.]

12 Mar - I, Mary E. BERMINGHAM, commenced as Mistress of this school for a term of four months.
23 Mar - Several children away through the severity of the weather.
Western Gazette 23.3.1900 - A case of silver teaspoons and sugar tongs were presented to Mrs HARVEY on her retirement from the school.
30 Mar - three children leave school this week.
6 Apr - Mrs GADESDEN visited the school this afternoon.
12 Apr - Easter Holidays.
23 Apr - Admitted five infants. Average during the week 81.
3 May - Four boys absent, having followed otter hounds and arrived at school too late to be marked.
21 May - The National Anthem sung and the children given a half-holiday in honour of the relief of Mafeking.
5 June - Mrs WARRY visited the school this afternoon.
21 June - Very poor attendance on account of the heavy rain.
29 June - Several children away haymaking. Average 73.
6 Jul - My duties this day terminate as temporary Mistress of Holwell School.
Signed: M.E. BERMINGHAM
School closes today for five weeks.
13 Aug - Commenced duties this day as mistress of Holwell School.
Signed: E.V. Maud HOCKER, (Cert: Trained Teacher)
17 Aug - Mrs LONG and Masters Harry and Edward visited school this morning.
27 Aug - Admitted Cyril GODDARD and Wilfred LEACH.
28 Aug - Half holiday given on account of a fete at ‘Kingstagg’.
29 Aug - ?Ella WARR came too late to receive her mark this afternoon.
3 Sept - Admitted Harold MOGG.
12 Sept - Eli ANTELL (1st Class boy) had to sit with the Infants this morning on account of ‘babyish’ behaviour. Florence JEANES also caned for disobedience.
14 Sept - Margery, Archie and Irene COOMBES absent this week on account of the death of their father.
9 Oct - Head mistress away from school on Oct: 4th, 5th and 8th through illness.
12 Oct - Children allowed a longer play in the afternoon as a reward for good behaviour while the mistress was away.
16 Oct - Attendance this morning only 69 on account of Sherborne fair. Bessie COFFIN sat for her candidate’s examination on Saturday last at Yeovil.
18 Oct - Harry COFFIN’s behaviour has lately been very bad.
24 Oct - Cyril GODDARD away through illness.
30 Oct - Admitted Cecil LEACH.
1 Nov - holiday granted by the managers on account of the Festival of All Saints.
14 Nov - Harry COFFIN caned today for continued disobedience.
15 Nov - As the morning was so wet and the children’s clothes were exceedingly damp, the Managers thought it desirable to send the children home.
30 Nov - The school received yesterday intimation from The Board of Education that an Aid Grant of fifteen pounds (£15) had been made; such grant to be devoted to the maintenance of the salaries of two assistant teachers viz: £10 and £5.
5 Dec - School closed this morning on account of the rain.
20 Dec - School closed for Xmas Holidays.

1901
8 Jan - School reopened.
9 Jan - School closed on account of a heavy fall of snow.
15 Jan - Five new children admitted.
29 Jan - The following report was received yesterday from The Board of Education: ‘The efficiency of the school has been well maintained.’
30 Jan - Heavy fall of snow in the morning. School closed by order of the Rector.
1 Feb - Lady Emily DIGBY kindly gave away sweets and presents to the children.
8 Feb - Gertie BROWN and Edith BROWN away through illness.
The school received on the 5th instant an intimation from The Board of Education that an Aid Grant of seven pounds (£7) has been made; such grant to be devoted to the increase of the salaries of the Assistant Teachers.
15 Feb - Beatie CADIE has been away all week through illness - also Gertie and Edith BROWN.
22 Feb - School closed this afternoon to enable Teacher to attend the funeral of a relative. Mistress away all week through illness.
11 Mar - Miss POND away through illness.
13 Mar - Miss POND still away, therefore Drawing not taken.
23 Apr - Miss CABELL absent today through illness.
29 Apr - Admitted Edith DRAKE.
24 Apr - The children are beginning to take an interest in the Museum lately started in school, several of them having contributed towards it.

Western Gazette 24.5.1901 - Miss HACKER, head-mistress of the school here, has been appointed to a similar position in the girls’ school under the Wincanton School Board.

3 June - Mistress away last week with Managers’ permission. School carried on and registers etc made up by assistants. Miss CABELL (Infant Teacher) concluded her duties on Friday; her place being taken temporarily by Bessie COFFIN.
28 June - Five children have gone to Sherborne for the Labour certificate examination this afternoon.
5 Jul - My duties as mistress of Holwell School terminate today.
Signed: E.V.M. HACKER
The school today closes for the summer holidays.
5 Aug - I begin my duties as Mistress today. Two new children were admitted in the Infant Class, Mary TRIM and Eli WHITE.
Signed: Mary Ada HARE.
Admitted Elsie CORNICK.
13 Aug - Re-admitted Cyril GODDARD.
26 Aug - Admitted Edwin MITCHELL.
29 Aug - Bessie COFFIN absent with leave today.

Western Gazette 6.9.1901 - Choir excursion to Seaton, presentation to Miss Bessie CABELL of a gold watch and chain.

13 Sept - William GROVES left school to go to work.
23 Sept - Owing to the bad weather the attendance was below fifty, both in the morning and afternoon. The registers were not marked, but work was taken as usual.
23 Sept - Aid Grant £15 for salaries
4 Oct - A very wet day. The attendance in the morning being only 38 and in the afternoon 39, the registers were not marked. Special attention was given to reading this week.
11 Oct - I gave a lesson this afternoon to all the children on the subject of ‘Lamps and the dangers connected with their use.’
18 Oct - Very bad weather. Attendance in the morning 23, in the afternoon 37. The registers were not marked but the work was taken as usual.
1 Nov - Today being All Saints Day, the managers granted a whole holiday.
Many entries just give average attendance figures.
6 Dec - Margery COOMBES began her duties as monitress this week.
12 Dec - A very wet day, many of the roads and fields flooded, a few children who lived near were sent home.
18 Dec - We break up today for the Christmas holidays.

1902
13 Jan - Lady Emily DIGBY examined the Girls’ Knitting.
21 Jan - Miss HANCOCK, Assistant, and Margery COOMBES, Monitress, both absent with bad colds.
22 Jan - The Managers granted a whole holiday today being the first anniversary of the King’s Accession.
27 Jan - Report from Board of Education:
The School has been well taught in the Standards, but the Infants’ teacher wants more experience.
7 Feb - The infants’ writing and Arithmetic is very fair, but they are very backward in reading, and great attention will have to be given to this subject.

Summary of Syllabus 1901-2

Upper Division
Reading - Queen Victoria and Her People, Europe and The School Newspaper
Recitation - Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight, The Norman Baron
Composition - on subjects dealt with in History, Geography and Science lessons, with Letter Writing
Arithmetic - As Schedule 1 Scheme A
Geography - Europe, Map drawing
History - Queen Victoria’s reign, Biographies
Science - (boys) Lessons on Soils, Manures, English Trees, Cereals, Garden Pests, Domestic Animals etc; (girls) The Care of Our Bodies, Food, Drink, Clothing, Care of the Sick etc
Needlework, Drawing and Singing as in previous Codes
Drill - Girls ‘Swedish’, Boys ‘Military’

Lower Division
Recitation - The Wreck of the Hesperus
Composition - Formation of Sentences orally and in writing, dealing with the subjects of Object Lessons
Arithmetic - Schedule 1 Scheme B
Geography - Geography of Holwell and neighbourhood, Outlines of England and Wales
Story Lessons - Grimm’s Household Tales
Object Lessons - The Snail, Bee, Wasp, Wasps’ Nest, Hen’s Egg, Salt, Primrose, Oak Tree, Ear of Wheat, Robin, Herring, Milk, Butter, Bread, Crow, Tails of Animals, Leaves, Apples, Flour, Violet, Grass, Hair, Sheep, Slate, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Harvest, Holly, Snow.
Occupations - Embroidery, Clay Modelling, Card work (cutting out)
 

Infants
Reading, Object Lessons, Reader - Fairy Tale Reader
Object Lessons - as for Lower Division
Occupations - Embroidery, Mat Weaving, Bead Threading, Stick laying and paper folding
Story Lessons - Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Singing - as in former Codes
Games

14 Feb - The School Library has received a welcome addition of sixteen new books from Lady Emily DIGBY. Thirty five children borrowed books this afternoon.
21 Feb - Monday was wet and no school was held or attendance taken.
26 Feb - Mrs WARRY visited the school in the afternoon and presented three attendance medals for 1901 to Rosa FOX, Florence JEANES and Beatrice JEANES respectively.
5 Mar - Colonel DIGBY sent 90 buns, which were given to the children at play time.
25 Mar - Lady Emily DIGBY visited the School and gave oranges to the children.
15 Apr - A very wet day. No registers marked.
2 Apr - School was closed all day, as, owing to the heavy rain, there was no attendance.

Copy of Drawing Report:
Inspection 18th December 1901
Equipment - New dividers, a 2’ rule, new examples scale and freehand, dotted kindergarten books, short plain rulers, and a book of examples for Kindergarten Drawing should be provided.
Observation - The drawing has evidently not received proper attention in the first part of the year. It had fallen off much under the late teacher. It has, however, improved under the present Teacher, and may now be classed as fair. The use of paper in Std: I and Infant’s Drawing is a step in the right direction.

 2 May - I have written to Mr TULK, the Attendance Officer, calling his attention to the irregular attendance of Walter ROSS, Ernest COFFIN, and Violet HOWARD. Bessie COFFIN had a half holiday this afternoon.
16 May - Mr TULK called in the afternoon and left ‘Irregular Attendance’ Forms.
2 June - Children were given a half holiday this afternoon, in honour of Peace having been proclaimed.
13 June - Another wet day, attendance in the morning 28, in the afternoon 12. Registers were not marked. Average attendance this week is 71. There are now 83 children on the books.
20 June - Ernest COFFIN was sent home for ‘impertinence’ and his attendance mark cancelled. Paper has been substituted for slates in the Infant Class, for both Arithmetic and Writing lessons, so far with encouraging results.
30 June - The children had a half holiday, that they might attend Markham’s Show.
9 Jul - Attendance very poor this week, as many children have been helping with the hay-making; average attendance only 58.8. School closes today for the Summer Holidays.
5 Aug - reopened school.
18 Aug - A holiday was given today, in accordance with the request of Mr GORDON [H.M.I.], as a reward to the children for the improvement shown in their written work.
20 Aug - Due notice having been given, the children has a whole holiday for the Coronation Fête.
26 Sept - Archie and Irene COOMBES came to school too late to be marked this morning.
30 Sept - Grant Aid £12 for salaries
17 Oct - Mrs LONG visited the school this morning and bought some of the garments and knitting worked by the girls during the year.
24 Oct - Infant boys are attending very well.
24 Nov - Heavy rain, no registers marked.
25 Nov - Another day of heavy rain.
10 Dec - Tom, Daisy and Edgar TRIM came in too late to be marked present this morning.
19 Dec - The average attendance for the week is 66. School closes today for the Christmas Holidays.

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