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A History of New Broughton School
The following are extracts from the log books of New Broughton School, New Broughton Infant and Junior Schools, Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton and Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton CP:
4th April 1910 Official opening.
5th April The school was open for work with 226 scholars on the books. Mr. Henry W Jones was the headmaster.
3rd May The Board of Education recognise the school as accommodating 360 children.
6th May The death of King Edward VII.
19th May Normal lessons were suspended so that the children could have lessons on the life and character of King Edward the Seventh.
20th May The funeral of King Edward the Seventh The Peacemaker.
24th May First exam week in treading, composition, dictation and arithmetic.
1st June This afternoon after closing school I had a Roundtable Conference on the work of the school which I regret to say is in a deplorable state.
21st June The strike at the local colliery is now beginning to affect the attendance. Several children are absent through want of boots.
27th June Information received as to increased in the teachers salaries. Mr. Phennar (Cert: assistant) £5; Mr. Warne and Miss Summoner (Uncert: assistants) £2.10.0
29th June Chas Richardson a boy in Sta VI is constantly coming late & this afternoon I sent him back home.
11th July The attendance officer called at 1.30pm with regard to the children who absent themselves to pick coal.
1st September Extra time is being given to gardening, to relieve the crowded state of Classroom No 1.
6th October Standard VII is now accommodated in the corridor.
16th December The partition in the corridor was finished this morning. This will enable the headteacher to take one of the top classes in the corridor
15th February 1911 In consequences of a circular received from the Education Offices, a lesson will be given to each class this afternoon on the dangers of stone throwing.
7th April The attendance this week has been very poor and the lowest since the school has been opened so far. The pleasure fair in Wrexham has had some influence
12th April Complaint from a parent re ……… punishment of a girl
22nd June Coronation Day
13th July Investiture of HRH The Prince of Wales. Headmaster present at Carnarvon Castle.
8th March 1912 The attendance dropped considerably this week. Owing to the strike in the coal trade, a number of children are absent picking coal at the pit banks.
20th March The managers and a few ladies met at 10.00am to consider the feeding of needy children. It was ultimately decided to open a soup kitchen for the necessitous school children.
25th March The poverty and distress has become so acute that it has become imperative to take charge of all children under 14 years of age as well as two or three mental defectives over the age. The managers and ladies decided today to supply milk and husks or bread at the schools between 9 and 10 in the morning to all the younger children.
24th July A school treat makes it imperative that school should be closed for the afternoon.
20th 21st 22nd October 1913 School inspected.
21st January 1914 After school this afternoon some youths entered the school and broke a drinking cup in the girls porch. The police were informed of the trespass.
24th January 1916 Mr. ….. one of our assistants left here this afternoon to join the army.
31st March 1916 The headmistress of the infant department severed her connection with the school.
29th May Mr. ……….. absent today to attend military Tribunal at Wrexham having a conscientious objection to military service.
27th May 1918 School opened but Miss ……… will be absent for three days by permission on account of a serious display of insubordination together with the more serious crime of attempting to strike a teacher, a severe chastisement was inflicted upon …….. a boy nearly 11 years of age and in Std. V Undoubtedly this is the worst case of insubordination, impertinence and impudence since the opening of the school.
15th June Calling up notice received by headmaster for military service.
11th November Armistice signed.
2nd December School reopened after a month’s closure owing to the influenza epidemic.
9th December School again closed by order of MO
7th January 1919 After a closure of nine weeks from October 30th the school was opened with a much better attendance.
28th June Peace signed at Versailles by the Allies and Germany at 3.00pm today.
19th July Peace celebration day.
25th August By command of His Majesty the school is closed for a week to celebrate peace.
1920’s During this year the school was closed on a number of occasions for long periods because of outbreaks of diphtheria, fever, whooping cough.
10th May 1921 Owing to a coal strike it has been decided to adopt the provision of meals Act and a daily meal will be supplied necessitous children from today.
17th June A very serious accident happened in the bottom porch this dinnertime at about 12.45. The girls had been repeatedly warned about playing with the taps and today there was a crowded and rowdy porch. The headmaster with a birch rod in his hand went down and in the push a little boy was knocked against a hat peg and very seriously injured his eye. So badly as to need attention at the Infirmary.
26th July The feeding of necessitous children will cease from today.
31st August Official termination of the Great War.
28th October Owing to the Wrexham Water Co. shutting off the supply from New Broughton over 50 children were kept at home in the afternoon to carry water for domestic use.
9th November Today at 3pm the managers met with a deputation from the Education Authority in preference to the need for additional accommodation. The headmaster explained the position from a teaching point of view and after much discussion it was decided to ask the LEA to erect a hut to temporarily remedy matters, until such time as the LEA could proceed with the erection of a new infant school and training centre. The managers requested the headmaster to seek a tender as to the cost of purchasing and erecting a good hut 60 feet by 20 feet. The county architect to make all the necessary internal arrangements. The hut is to be built on the west side contiguous to the headmaster’s room.
12th November The headmaster went to Park Hall Camp Oswestry in search of a suitable hut; the best huts have all been disposed of.
27th January 1922 This has been a wretched week – the weather has been very rough, stormy and wet and much sickness prevails among the children – but the worst feature is the poor shoes of the great number of children making it dangerous for them to walk to and remain in school.
1st, 2nd, 3rd February School inspected.
12th January 1923 A serious accident happened this evening. While the managers were holding a meeting in the headteacher’s room of the infant department one of the large 80 candle power oil lamps fell on the table. The headmaster was present and managed to throw the blazing lamp into the playground. Owing to the nature of the building some other means of artificial lighting is required. The accident is being reported.
19th February Headmaster late!
20th February Headmaster absent this morning through a severe cold – the first whole session he has been absent in 13 years.
27th August Furniture required for new hut arrived, but the hut has not been built
24th September The contractors began to build the hut.
5th December Intimation from the architect that the hut can now be occupied.
7th December At 9am this day Miss Moss the Hon. Correspondent to the managers opened the new hut for educational purposes
26th and 27th February 1925 School inspected.
21st December 1927 After 17 ½ years’ service here, the headmaster (H W Jones) severed his connection with the school this afternoon when the school closed for the Xmas Holiday.
10th January 1928 J H Jones certified headteacher commenced duties as the headmaster.
15th February 1929 Distress in mining areas. Lord Mayor’s Mansion Fund 40 pairs of boots issued to the children
1st March Another 36 pairs of boots distributed.
25th June A further 20 pairs of boots issued to the children
Apart from many staff absences, delivery of coke and visits by the attendance officer there is little in the log book until
24th September 1934 The Gresford Mine Disaster Saturday September 22nd 1934. Everything is overshadowed by the disaster and there is quite a subdued atmosphere in the whole district. Children related to six bereaved families attend the school.
4th October The sum of five pounds and ten shillings was collected by the children and the staff of both departments and forwarded to the relief fund.