The monthly meeting of Blantyre School Board took place on the evening of Tuesday 17th October 1893 where the subject was whether to let various local groups have use of the school in evenings for the use of dance classes. Now, this may not seem a particularly big decision these days given schools are empty […]
At a time when the men of local School Boards managed all aspects of School life, (rather than the County), decisions could be drawn out, taking a long time or require the need for protracted debates. The spending of public rates money was rightly considered worthy of ensuring the correct decisions were made. Even the […]
The monthly meeting of Blantyre School Board took place in mid November 1899, a meeting where debate arose about an important matter. A letter was read from local clergymen and teachers asking for permission to allow Blantyre’s schoolchildren to collect subscriptions towards the erection of a monument to David Livingstone. However, this wasn’t to be […]
Changes were afoot in 1873 in Blantyre. Just 2 years earlier the Free Church on Stonefield Road had burned down and had just been rebuilt. Changes were also taking place as to how Schools would be run in the Parish, with the creation of a School Board. On the evening of Saturday 22nd February 1873, […]
Tuesday 23rd February 1915 saw Blantyre woman Mary Borden (or Duffy) up in Hamilton Sheriff Court upon the insistence of Blantyre School Board. Mary, of 37 Hall Street, Blantyre was facing an attendance order for her 4 children not attending school. It was stated that as her husband was currently serving in the army, she […]
In 1900, the School Board also had to get to grips immediately with the reclassification of elementary schools now to be divided into 3 parts – infants (embracing all scholars up to the age of 7), junior division (comprising from Standard I to Standard III) and the senior division (comprising Standard IV to VI). […]
Over the next few days I’ll be posting about Blantyre School Board. This was an elected Committee, renewed every 3 years by public election. The purpose was to govern Blantyre’s Schools both at High Blantyre and at Low Blantyre. It was an important year, for 1900 saw many changes to the Education Act, especially […]