Jan.8th The school was re-opened to-day after the New-Year Holidays.
12th Jan. During the week ending at this date 14 pupils were admitted and 4 left. Roll 262:Average 244.6
19th Jan. During the week ending at this date 4 were admitted and none left. Roll 266: Average 245.4.
25th Jan. Checked Register & found correct.
(Signed) John Haldane. Member
26th Jan. During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and two left. Roll 265: Average 247.6
31st Jan. During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and none left. Roll 265: Average 253.6.
2nd Febr. During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and none left. Roll 265: Average 253.7.
9th Febr. During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and one left. Roll 265: Average 243.3.
16th Febr. During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and none left. Number on Roll 268: Average Attendance 248.5.
Febr. 23. During the week ending at this date three pupils were admitted and six left. Number on Roll 265: Average Attendance 248.8
Febr.29th Checked Registers
(Signed) John Haldane Member.
Mar.1st During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and two left. Number on Roll 265: Average Attendance 245.3.
Mar. 4th Dr Skinner, Medical Inspector visited the School.
Mar. 8th During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and four left. Number on Roll 263: Average Attendance 247.5.
Mar.15th During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and nor withdrawn. Number on Roll 263: Average 247.5.
Mar.22nd During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and none left. Number on Roll 264: Average240.9.
Mar.28th Visited School Checked Registers
(Signed) John Haldane Member.
Mar.29th During the week ending at this date there were no admissions or withdrawals. Roll 264: Average 248.8.
April 3rd School visited by H. M. Inspector. N. H. Bell Esq.
April 4th The Medical Inspector of Schools made his examination of the pupils of this School, aged 7yrs, and under 8. The School was closed on this day for the Easter Holidays, extending to Tuesday the 16th April.
During the week ending 5th April 16 pupils were admitted and 5 left. Roll 275: Average 253.1.
Of the pupils beginning school attendance on 1st April, the greater number were found to have delayed enrolment beyond the statuary age.
Schedule of Grants received from the Clerk
Schedule of Grants for the Year ended 3rd Jan. 1912
Claim on average attendance. (a) Under 7
Art. 19 B.1. (Subject to increase No. for payment
or decrease under Art.19B2&3. At 18/- 53
(b) Between 7 and 10
No. for payment
At 20/- 76
(c) Over 10
No. for payment
At 22/- 25
Apr.4th Art.19. (a) Between 7 and 10
B.4. No. for payment
At 1/6 76
(b) Over 10
No. for payment
At 1/9 25
Sent under
Art.19 B.1. (a) £ 47-14- 0
Art.19 B.1. (b) £ 76- 0- 0
Art.19 B.1. (c) £ 27-10- 0
Art.19.B.4. (a) £ 5-14- 0
Art.19 B.4. (b) £ 2- 3- 9
Total Claim £159- 1- 9
Reductions _________
Balance after Reductions £159- 1- 9
Less Contributions to Deferred Annuity Fund £ 5-10-9
Total Amount £153-11-9
April 16th School resumed after the Easter Holidays with a satisfactory attendance.
April 18th A report by H.M. Inspector on this School is as follows.
“The two lower Infant Classes make fairly good progress. The senior class, which is more immediately under the charge of the Infant Mistress, has been taught with much success: reading is creditably fluent, writing is neat, and arithmetic is accurate and covers a wide range of operation. A perusal of the cumstances of the school.
Records of temperature have been kept in all class – rooms throughout the winter and spring. Taking Miss Dunne’s room as representing the others, it may be noted that the temperature at 10 a.m. from 4th March to 3rd April only reached fifty degrees four times, and that on Febr. 5th the temperature was only thirty- four degrees” (Signed I. N. L.)
Apr.19th During the week ending at this date three pupils were admitted and none left. Roll 277: Average 261.1.
Apr.26 During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and none left. Roll 278: Average 261.1.
Apr.29th The following instruction was received from the Clerk, dated 26th April 1912
“At the meeting of the Board it was unanimously agreed to rescind the resolution by which fixed dates were prescribed for commencing and terminating school attendance. The resolution will take effect after the summer Holidays and pupils will thereafter be at liberty to leave school on attaining the age of 14 years.”
Intimation given by the Clerk that, in view of the Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme, the Board will in future deduct 4% from all teachers’ salaries.
May 3rd During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and two left. Roll 277, average 260.7.
May 10th During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and three left. Roll 274, average 258.9.
May 24th During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and four left. Roll 273, average 253.9.
May 31st During the week ending at this date nine pupils were admitted and seven left. Roll 274, average 244.7.
Intimation received from the Clerk that the Board have arranged to close the Schools for the Summer Holidays on the afternoon of Thursday 27th of June and reopen them on the morning of Tuesday 13th of August.
June 7th During the week ending at this date four pupils were admitted and two left. Roll 276, average 246.
June 14th During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and two left. Roll 276, average 254.9.
June 18th This being the Linlithgow Marches the School was closed.
June 21st During the week ending at this date two pupils were admitted and one left. Roll 277, average 256.6.
June 27th After the Distribution of Prizes by Miss Stirling of Tarduff, Member of the Board, the School was vacated for the Summer Holidays – 27th June to 13th August.
Aug.13th Following the Summer Holidays the School resumed on this date. There was a satisfactory attendance of pupils, and all of the Staff was present.
Notifications dated 9th Aug 1912 have been received from the Medical Officer of Health respecting cases of Scarlet Fever in the houses of John Bruce, Carron View; Andrew Arthur, 58 Carron View; William Jack, 42 Carron View; Archibald Robertson, 47 Carron View; and Martin Russell 48 Carron View.
Medical Certificates, giving permission to resume school attendance, were received on the 13th Aug. in respect of the cases notified.
Aug. 14th Notification received from the Medical Officer of Health reporting Scarlet Fever in the house of John McNee, 23 Carron View.
The Classes were adjusted for the session by promotion of 34 Infants to Class II and III Jr. : 41 pupils of Junior II and III to Junr.I Class; and 34 pupils of Jr. I Class to Senior II and III Class. Owing to the limited accommodation 36 pupils of Class II and III Sr, had to be asked to attend other schools.
These changes resulted in the Classes being constituted as follows: - Infants 109: Jr.II and III 51: Jr. I 51: Sr II and III 51.
Aug.16th During the week ending at this date 29 pupils were admitted; eight left and 36 were asked to attend other schools, as, without these, the accommodation of the School was completely utilised. Roll 262, average 238.6.
Aug. 21st Notification received from the Medical Officer of Health reporting Scarlet Fever on the house of John McNee, 23 Carron Terrace as no longer necessitating absence from school.
Aug. 23rd During the week ending at this date four pupil were admitted and four left. Roll 262, average 239.
Aug.30th During the week ending at this date three pupils were admitted and none were withdrawn. Roll 265, Average 240.3.
Class I Jr. examined in Dictation, Composition and Arithmetic and papers filed for reference.
Sept.6th During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and one left. Roll 264, Average 242.3.
Sept.13th During the week ending at this date there was no admissions nor witthdrawals. Roll 264, Average 245.5.
Sept.19th Class II and III Jr. examined and papers in Arithmetic and Dictation filed for reference.
Sept. 20th During the week ending at this date five pupils were admitted and six left. Roll 263, Average 242.3.
Sept.23rd Notification received from Medical Officer of Health, reporting Scarlet Fever in the house of Neil Bryson, Brae, Maddiston, and Walter Wilson, Carron View.
Sept.26th Checked Register & found correct.
(Signed) John Haldane. Member
Sept.27th Certificate received from Medical Officer of Health authorising the re- admittance of the children of Neil Bryson, after exclusion on account of Scarlet Fever.
During the week ending at this date four pupils were withdrawn and there were no fresh admissions Roll 259, Average 243.1.
Sept.30th Intimation received from Medical Officer of Health that Diphtheria exists in the house of Robert Jack, Forsyth Buildings, Maddiston.
Intimation received from the Clerk that it had been arranged to close the School on Monday, 7th October, for the Autumn Holiday.
Octr.2nd Miss C. R. Wilson is absent through illness, and Miss Ross is withdrawn from the Infant Department to take charge of her Class.
Octr.3rd Miss Wilson resumes duty.
Octr.4th During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and none left. Roll 260, Average 236.7.
Octr.8th The School resumed to-day after observing yesterday as the Autumn Holiday.
Octr.11th During the week ending at this date no pupils were enrolled or withdrawn. Roll 264, Average 238.7.
Octr.15th Miss Annie Shanks began her duties to-day as an assistant teacher in this School. Miss Shanks will assist the Headmaster so as to give him more time for clerical work and the general supervision of the Classes.
Clearance Certificate received in the case of Diphtheria in the house of Robert Jack, Maddiston.
Octr.18th During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and one withdrawn. Roll 266, Average 242.
Octr.25th Notification received from Medical Officer of Health, of the existence of Scarlet Fever in the house of Francis Spears, Manuelrigg.
During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted and four were withdrawn. Roll 256: average 241.8.
Novr.1st The attendance this forenoon has been reduced by the abstention of twenty – five Roman Catholic pupils, owing to the rumour being spread around that the school was to be closed in respect of All Saints Day.
During the week ending at this date no pupils were no admissions nor withdrawals. Roll 256, Average 235.0.
Class I Jr. examined and the papers in Arithmetic Dictation and Composition filed for reference.
Novr.8th Classes II and III examined and the exercises in Dictation and Arithmetic filed for reference.
During the week ending at this date one pupil left and there were no fresh admissions. Roll 255; average 237.1 : percentage attendance 92.9.
Novr.11th Notification received from Medical Officer of Health, of the existence of Scarlet Fever in the house of James Hunter, Maddiston.
Novr.15th During the week ending at this date nine pupils were admitted and one withdrawn. Roll 264, Average 236.2. The attendance of the Infant Department is very bad.
Novr.21st School visited by H. M. Inspector. N. H. Bell Esq.
Novr.22nd During the week ending at this date one pupils was admitted and none left. Roll 264; Average 241.4; Percentage 91.4.
The attendance of the Infant Department continues very much below the average, the percentage of attendance for that Department being 88.2, and for the other Divisions of the School 93.8.
Novr.29th During the week ending at this date no pupils were admitted or withdrawn Roll 264; Average 232.2; Percentage of attendance 87.9.
The attendance of the Infant Department is most unsatisfactory, and is in a very large measure, due to the continuous absence of children, whom the medical attendant declares to be unfit for school. The Percentage of attendance for the Infant Department was 81.7 and for the other Divisions of the School 92.7.
Decr.2nd Intimation, received from the Clerk of the Board, that the School would close in the afternoon of the 27th Decr. And reopen on the morning of the 7th Jan. for the New – Year Holidays.
The Clerk also intimates that at a meeting of the Board on the 28th inst the following regulations were adopted regarding exemptions:-
· Applications must be in the hands of the Clerk the week before the meeting:
· Parents must attend the Board meeting in person in support of the application.
· Pupils exempted must attend a full and complete session at a Continuation Class, failing which the Certificate will be withdrawn.
· Applications applying for exemption papers must be informed of the requirements.
Decr.4th H.M.Inspector reports on the School as follows: - “The heating arrangements which proved to be so unsatisfactory last winter, are unaltered”.
Decr.6th During the week ending at this date one pupil was admitted and one left. Roll 263; Average 241.2; Percentage of attendance 91.7.
The Percentage attendance in the Infant Department has risen to 88.2, while that of the other Division is 94.4.
Decr.13th During the week ending at this date three pupils were admitted and one left. Roll 265; Average 241.7; Percentage 91.2. The Percentage of attendance in the Infant Department has increased to 89.5; while that of the other division is 92.5.
Decr.20th During the week ending at this date five pupils were withdrawn and there were no admissions. Roll 260; Average 239.1; Percentage 91.9..
The percentage of attendance of the Infant Department has risen to 91.2; while that of the other division is 92.5.
Decr.23rd Visited School and found everything satisfactory
(Signed) John Haldane Member.
Decr.25th The attendance to-day is exceptionally bad as, being Christmas, the Roman Catholic pupils are almost all absent.
Decr.27th The School was closed this afternoon for the New – Year Holidays which extended to the 7th Jan.