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Warmley C of E School
log extracts 1868 - 1895
Conversion
from hard copy record by Ian Cuming of Oldland.
1868
School log extracts:
March. 16th. At the Night school none present.
March.
30th. At the Night school males and females attended
together to work up for the examination.
Apri1
3rd. Attendance at Night School good.
May 1st.
Today we took the children to pick cowslips for
a treat. They were conveyed to the field in two
waggons, and enjoyed the trip much.
Nov 16th.
Four of the Williamses (Griffin Inn) returned to
our school again. For many months they had been
going to Siston School. This is the second time
they have returned in the last two years. They have
made no progress whatever. A General N. friend of
the Vicars visited the school and left l/- (5p)
to be divided between the best boy and girl.
(What
was the value of 5d in those days?)
1872
School log extracts:
Feb. 2nd. The Laceys returned to us on Monday
last. I have begun to teach Stands. 4 and 5 the
Metric System of Arithmetic. They like it much and
are getting on nicely.
June 7th. The Station
Master's children from Mangotsfield have left. Since
the accident which happened on Whit Monday May 20th,
by which two children were killed, Mrs. Martin is
afraid to send them to our school.
Nov. 22nd.
The whole family of "Fews" have left school
and now go to Siston School. No reason for their
leaving has been assigned. They owed upwards of
10/- (50p) for schooling. The children have
learnt a pretty little song called “The Crystal
Spring" from notes and are now learning “The
Jolly Little Clacker".
1873
School log extracts:
Jan. lOth. This week I admitted three boys (colliers)
as “Half-timers" One of them, nearly 14 years
old, scarcely knows the alphabet and both the others
are very backward.
Jan. 31st. I find several
of the younger children have left for the winter
season, and are now going to a Dame’s school nearer
their homes.
Oct. 21st. New Master, Isaac Weston
takes over.
1874
School log extract:
April. 17th. The school was closed in consequence
of Miss Lucy Howard’s funeral, the Vicar’s daughter.
1875
School log extracts:
March. 25th.Isaac Walton bids farewell to the
School. "For the unknown future - success to
the School, etc. etc."
July 26th. Many children
have taken an excursion to Weston-super-Mare M.J.
Morse has spent a penny of her school money, the
last fortnight.
July 30th. Jon Phillips spent
his penny this week. I punished him.
Oct. 29th.
Most of the children have now their own slates so
that the difficulty of Home lessons is somewhat
overcome.
Nov. 5th. The family of “Kings” (3)
have been removed to Keynsham Union. Apparently
James Samson is the new master from July.
Dec.7th.
No less than 8 scholars came in after marking of
registers this afternoon. They had been sliding.
I punished.
1876
School log extracts:
May 15th. The Haskins are away from school owing
to bereavement. Mr. Haskins was killed last Saturday
at Siston Hill Pit owing to the breaking of the
rope which was employed to draw him up the shaft.
May
23rd. Several children absent today owing to Bath
Races The children were sent home earlier owing
to the dangerous traffic.
Aug 11th. Average dropped
20 owing to harvest operations: the children are
kept away to glean the corn.
1877
School log extracts:
Feb. 2nd. Several half-timers came yesterday
from Crown Colliery.
Feb. 9th. Granted a certificate
to Henry Woodington allowing him to work, being
over 11 years old at commencement of the year.
March.
2nd. The half-timers from Crown Colliery attend
badly.
June 22nd. Attendance irregular owing
to hay-harvest. Scarcely a boy stays at school after
he is eleven years old. Several boys eligible for
examination lave “left” because “they are of age”
to go to work.
Nov. 26th. I had occasion to
punish George Tippett this morning in the classroom
for inattention to reading, for which his mother
sent to fetch them home although they had brought
their dinners.
Nov. 30th. Mrs. Selman has just
called to tell me that her boy can not attend school
because she cannot afford to buy him any shoes.
Dec.
20th. Each child had an orange and to the girls
a suitable article was given each by Miss Howard.
1878
School log extracts:
Jan 18th. Annie L not paid money. Says cannot
afford owing to father's death.
May 24th. Owing
to the coal miners having little or no work I find
a difficulty in getting school fees paid.
1893
School log extracts:
March. 20th. Since H.M.I. called last I have
been paying special attention to the neat and clean
appearance of the scholars. Two parents have removed
their children as they refused to send them clean,
and objected to their being set apart from other
children.
May 11th. I received notice of a case
of smallpox in the village. The children, Albert,
Cissy & Ruth Bryant cannot attend School at
present in consequence.
Oct. 30th. I commenced
duties as Head Mistress this morning. S.J.
Eardley.
1894
School log extracts:
Among the proposed selections for work in 1894
was the note “Geography. Standard IV and upwards.
British Colonies and Dependencies”
April
24th. Joe Clarke Standard VI was punished by being
caned on the hand for shouting from his class to
the other children not to hold out their hands.
The boy has left the school, and the case has been
reported to the Vicar who admitted that such a breach
of discipline could not be tolerated.
Oct. 23rd.
Fearful storms of wind and rain. More than half
the children absent.
Nov. 12th. Severe storms
and heavy floods. Roads were impassable and the
few children here at 10 o'clock were sent home for
the day.
Nov. 14th. Heavy rain and another flood.
School closed for the day.
1895
School log extracts:
Jan. 31st. We have been unable to mark registers
several times this week owing to the small number
of children at school, the heavy snow and severe
cold preventing many from attending.
Feb. 14th.
May Churchill has today gone into the Infant Room
in the place of Carrie Temple.
April. ? Minnie
Fussell started on the 8th put. in charge of the
babies in Inf. Room. Am giving her lessons in the
dinnertime with May Churchill.
April. 29th. Received
notice from Mrs. Churchill that May, who is taking
2nd. Section in the Infant Room is leaving for a
similar post at Two Mile Hill school near or in
Kingswood. I am sorry as she is just making good
progress both in her own work and in that of her
class.
1895
School log extract:
June 30th. My duties in this school terminate
today. S.J. Eardley.
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