Anna Chiesa shared a photo from 1951, featuring her mother, Elizabeth Kellas, who cannot recall the primary school’s name. The children in the image, born at the end of World War II, would now be around 80 years old. The post invites recognition of any individuals or the school’s location.
In March 1893, the Hamilton Advertiser reported that the Blantyre School Board revoked a rule limiting corporal punishment to headmasters. Now, all certified teachers can administer penalties under headmaster supervision. This decision aims to enhance teacher-student relationships, aiming to reduce unnecessary interference from a Board member claiming excessive authority over discipline.
In June 1893, Blantyre man Mr Robert Beveridge handed in his notice, resigning from Blantyre School Board. The other men on the board are recorded in the minutes of meeting as thanking him for his service and seemed somewhat taken aback that Robert was no longer wanting to be part of the School Board which […]
When Major Ness died in 1908, the schoolmaster who had served Blantyre for over 5 decades was of course highly respected and very well known. On 30th May 1908, the Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly Newspaper made a confident prediction, which deserves a worthy mention here, if only for its incredible foresight and accuracy. The […]
I noticed a couple of interesting remarks in the meeting notes for Blantyre School Board in January 1916. The first related to Auchentibber School which had 125 scholars taking exams that year of which 113 had passed. 34 of them with merit. The grant for Auchentibber School that previous year had been £54, 17s and […]
Pictures being sent in just seem to be getting better! Until recently, I thought the earliest Blantyre School photo was from 1886, but this one is a whole load earlier! Seen exclusively online here, it was shared by John Campbell, a direct descendent of the boy marked in the circle. This photo is from 1878 […]
Schools out for Summer! Today, as Blantyre children end their school term and look forward to summer holidays, we look back exactly 100 years ago. This remarkably clear photo was shared to Blantyre Project by Kim Simmons who lives abroad. Pictured are the girls of Calder Street School along with principal teacher Mr Welsh on […]