Ingleton National School Logbook Extracts From January 1900 to November 1902

Held at North Yorkshire Record Office at Northallerton

Catalogue reference S/INT3/1

1900

 8^th January Admitted A Barlow and R Preston

16^th March J Parrington suffered a fit in school this morning, sent him home.

2nd April H Tate asked permission if she could stay at home as her mother is not well.

6^th April Sent a note to enquire if E Slinger could not come to school.  Received a certificate from the Doctor to certify that James Nash is at present too ill to come to school.

26^th April Punished Charles King for throwing stones.  Percy Hoson came to school this afternoon at 3.30pm.  Sent a note to inform his mother.

27^th April Sent to enquire reason for absence of S Procter and W Dinsdale.  They were both of them sick.

1^st May H Tate was transferred to the mixed dept. 

4^th May Ten new scholars admitted this week.

7^th May Minnie Briscoe commenced her duties as monitress in this department.  Admitted one boy and five girls.

16^th May Percy Howson came too late to complete his attendance.  Admitted H Birkett.

22^nd May The children had a day’s holiday yesterday to celebrate the Relief of Mafeking.

24^th May Had to send James and George Metcalfe home as they had been caught in a severe hailstorm and were wet through.

11^th June admitted H Monk.

14^th June Minnie Briscoe was away from school this morning ill.

15^th June Sent monitress to bring J Saul.  He would not come with his sister.

20^th June Admiited M Fletcher and Sarah Berry this week.

28^th June Mrs Frankland came to say the Doctor had advised her not to send John to school as he is afraid the boy is developing whooping cough.

6^th July Mr Walling sent sweets to be distributed among the children.

31^st August E and G Hudson are away suffering with whooping cough.

4^th September H Foster coming into collision with E Barker was knocked against the playground wall and had his head badly cut.  Sent him home under the care of the monitress.

5^th September Gave a half days holiday for the Annual West Riding Sheepdog trials which were held here.

7^th September Punished E Slinger for staying away from school when sent.

13^th September Eric Capstick fainted during the Object lesson this morning.  After he had recovered sent him home in charge of E Slinger.

28^th September Had to send Harry Lupton home as he was ill.

15^th October The Revd. J Turner informed the mistress that Esther Barker had left the school.  Admitted Mary and Martin Bell this morning.

24^th October Oscar Boardman came too late to complete his attendance.  Sent Muriel Bentham home as her nose bled very badly.

22^nd November Mrs Kilburn kindly presented a large cushion to the school. 

23^rd November The Revd. J Turner presented Scripture Prizes to Doris Haynes, Violet Fletcher, Charles Metcalfe and John Frankland.  Punished V Hudson for stealing a chair from S Berry.

5^th December HH Robinson was extremely sick in school.  Afterwards he fell asleep.

14^th December A farmer named Metcalfe withdrew his child from school at 3.30 this afternoon without asking permission.

1901

18^th January Received notice that Wm. and Albert Barlow and Jas. Miller have left the district.

22^nd January James Walker slipped on the school floor and cut his open his chin.  Sent him home under the care of his sister.

7^th February J Bell came to school to ask mistress to excuse his little son for being very late.

12^th February Received notice that Ethel and George Hudson have left the district.

22^nd February Have admitted Lily and Elsie Routledge this week.

25^th February Admitted Mary Alice Fletcher.

4^th March Readmitted Bertha Wearing.

3^rd April Sent a note to Mrs Bonnick to enquire as to Mary’s absence.

5^th April C Metcalfe and A Dixon being very late to school were punished.

10^th April Readmitted E and H Hudson this morning.  Gave the children a half days holiday as the new Institute was to be opened.

21^st April Sent to ask reasons for M Bonnick’s absence.  She was suffering with toothache.

26^th April Punished M Marklew for severely punching a girl’s cheek.

3^rd June Admitted T Bingley.

10^th June P Howson, D Boardman and W McKay attended too late to complete attendance.

19^th June T Bingley came too late to complete his attendance.  R Tomlinson being prevented from attending school at present through measles being in the house.

21^st June Punished Wm Preston severely for throwing dirty water at the monitress.

8^th July Kept Vincent Metcalfe in for coming too late to complete his attendance.

19^th August M Briscoe absent from school all day.  An Infant Mistress from Sale asked to look through the school.  She thought the children would never ail anything in this bracing air.

18^th October Admitted MA Singleton this week.

23^rd October Oscar Boardman, during playtime threw a lighted match which alighted onto E Lee’s pinafore and burned a hole in it.  Warned the children not to strike matches.

1^st November Received notice that J Saul has left the district.

6^th November Sent James Wilson home at 3.15 as he had fell ill.

8^th November Had to punish a little girl for throwing stones.

2^nd December Sent J Wilson home as he had fell ill.  

6^th December The Revd J Turner visited, warned Mr Walling that Mrs Heaps said her little boy was covered with a rash.

19^th December Mr Turner distributed prizes for Religious Knowledge to Walter Mackay, Edward Heaps, Annie Marsden and Ellen Kilburn.

1902

29^th January Whilst snowballing before school G Metcalfe chanced to pick up some snow which held a stone.  This he threw at R Brookes and cut his eyebrow with it.

20^th February MA Fletcher bruised her brow severely with rushing against another child in the playground.

7^th March Readmitted J Saul this week.

14^th March Had to send G Metcalfe home as he was very sick in the afternoon.

27^th March Received notice that R and E Tomlinson have left the district.

11^th April Sent J Wadeson home as she was not well.

1^st May Admitted J Fletcher and E Foster.  Monitress Briscoe (candidate) was transferred to the Mixed Department and Gladys Haynes entered upon her duties as Monitress in the Infants Department.

16^th May Have admitted R Lindsey.

2^nd June Peace having been declared between England and The Transvaal the children were given holiday to commemorate the event.

13^th June J and F Walker came too late to complete their attendance.

18^th June A Ayton and T Walker went home again as they could not open the school door.

26^th June Owing to the King’s serious illness the children were not given holiday at morning school, but the other holiday was given as had been arranged.

26^th September Thrashed Joe Fletcher for throwing a girl’s bonnet on the roof.

3^rd October Punished John Wadeson for stealing toffee from the shelf.

16^th October Punished J and T Walker for not coming to school when they were sent.

5^th November James Metcalfe, Richard Preston and Elsie Bradley were given prizes for their proficiency in Religious Knowledge.