Logbook - 1888

1888 

20th January 

K Dillon cleaned the school 

24th January

 Attendance 9 

27th January 

Mrs Turkington ailing - closed school this afternoon. 

20th February 

Many of the children attending this school are suffering from Hooping [Sic] cough. Attendance 11.

12th March 

The Hooping Cough is remaining with the scholars - attendance 15. 

26th March 

The Owen’s are absent - sent notice to Mrs Owen who stated she “had no one to dress them.” 

29th March 

Mrs Owen’s children all absent - running about the township shoeless. Attendance 10. 

3rd April 

The Nicholl’s are unable to attend as their sister is dangerously ill, and the Algies are away because of their brother’s death 

5th April 

Robert Lee, Inspector of the School wrote. 

Of the 30 children on the books, 25 were present. All the children who could be expected to pass a standard did so. They were 3 in Standard 5, 6 in Standard 4, 5 in standard 2, and 5 in standard 1. 

The writing was well taught, but spelling is a weak subject. The general work is satisfactory, especially that of the lower standards. 

Mr Turkington in charge. The Master’s residence needs attention. All the chimneys smoke badly and the rain comes in, in several rooms. Probably the best thing to do would be to reduce it to a one storey building and rebuild the chimneys. If the School Committee will make a fair and definite proposal to the board. I will support the application. 

27th April

Closed school for children’s fete. 

24th May 

School closed for Queen’s Birthday 

25th May

School 4 hours, attendance one. The other children are attending the Whakataki School Fete.

5th June 

Digby Stilborn’s nose bleeding - allowed to go home at 1.20 

16th June 

Kate Dillon cleaned the school; this is the 5th time. 

17th June 

Received 13 maps of New Zealand and one of Australia from R Lee Esq. inspector. 

6th July 

Opened school with 7/33 

21st August 

Ernest Nicholls while leaving his desk, fell and cut his head slightly.

30th October 

Harry Burling, while running after E Nicholls in the playground, fell and dislocated his arm. 

9th November 

Closed the school for Prince of Wales birthday. 

Mr Bellis paid K Dillon for cleaning the school up to 1st October.

12th November 

School flooded and closets carried away on Saturday night and Sunday morning. 

I left the school house at 1 am when two and a half feet were running in a swift current, so that it was just possible to stand up. The water mark on the trees is 14 feet high. School closed. 

15th November 

Opened school with an attendance of 13. 

22nd November 

F Nicholls while playing with a ball put it through the school window. I ordered him to have it repaired, which he assented to. 

14th December 

School closed to allow the children to attend the funeral of Mr Gange’s [Geange's] drowned child. 

A fatal accident happened to the daughter of Mr A. Grange [sic], Tenui. She was playing with her brother, when his hat blew off into the Tenui river and in trying to save it she fell in and before assistance came was drowned. The father recovered the body about half an hour after. 

Katherine is buried in Tinui Cemetery (CE178).

1887 | 1889