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March 9th: Mrs Rich absent from school this afternoon owing to the serious illness of her second daughter…
March 10th: Mrs Rich absent all day owing to the death of her daughter.
June 28th: Many of the boys have been hay-making this week consequently the attendance has been bad, only 30 children…
September 14th: from inquiries I have made I find a great many are still gleaning, some are pig-keeping, others sheep-keeping: the employment of little boys from six years and upwards is becoming more general…
October 4th: many are now picking up potatoes and sheep-keeping.
When going out to play on Wednesday morning John Taylor, behaving very roughly to one of the other boys, was reproved by the schoolmistress [Mrs Rhees]. He answered her very impertinently and even swore at her. On my going out to him, he ran away and did not come back till the afternoon. I should have punished him severely had he not begged her pardon and promised to behave better in future.
July 13th: Holiday for Church Choir and Young Ringers’ outing. Many school children went; a most successful and enjoyable day was spent at Margate. This was for most of them the first long journey and the first view of the sea.