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16093 — Education Daily or weekly handwritten reports in many hands on a school in Kent from the years 1863-1939. The logs chronicle the school's development from single gender instruction to a "mixed school" with classes of boys and girls learning together. The final pages of the log detail WWII-era preparations to train students in gas mask procedures and to prepare the school and community to begin receiving the children evacuated from London and other major cities. 9.5 x 8 in. Quarter morocco. 3 volumes each 500 pages. Original cloth boards. Marbled end papers. 2 entries from 1939: "Aug. 30. Time was spent today with fitting gas masks and gas-mask drill. The time table was to a certain extent disorganized particularly in Gps. I & III." "Sept. 1. The evacuation of London children commenced today. The school was hurriedly closed in view of the arrival of parties of children with their Teachers." In the first four days of September 1939 nearly 3000000 people were transported from places identified as vulnerable to quieter more rural sites. <br/><br/>There were opportunities for women to each and girls to learn as the school became "mixed" at the behest of teachers who believed it would be better for their students' academics. 1885: New teacher "Examined Boys in Arithmetic - about 3 passed in standards I to VII. Reading fair but "sing song" manner. Spelling bad except few boys in 1st class. My conviction is that a "mixed school" would bring better results as practically one teacher has 7 standards to teach--which cannot be well done. Average for the week 52 Boys. Discipline is bad." Includes many entries from women teachers such as this entry from July 15 1872. "Entered upon my new duties as School Mistress of the Wrotham National Infant School having been provisionally certificated on the recommendation of my late Inspector.Found the children to be very backward indeed their being several . years of age and knowing only the alphabet; and not one able to read words of one syllable without spelling. The average attendance of the Infants for the week 28.6. The elder girls from the boy's school attending the Infants school . of an afternoon to receive instruction in needlework and cutting out."<br/><br/>Depending on the principal teacher there are daily or weekly handwritten entries on school business including attendance students' progress with academic material such as spelling and Arithmetic and other notes such as interesting lessons. "School Diary or Log-Book. In every school receiving annual grants the managers must provide out of the school funds besides registers of attendance Article 17h-- a A Diary or Log-Book.The Diary or Log-book bust be stoutle bound and contain not less than 500 ruled pages.The principal teacher must maake at least once a week in the Log-book an entry which will specify ordinary progres and the facts concerning the school or its teachers such as the dates of withdrawals commencements of duty cautions illness.No reflections or opinions of a general character are to be entered in the Log-book." Includes several reports from visiting district supervisors on the progress of students. "The Mixed School.Writing-the best taught subject-is good all through the school and the papers are neat and clean generally."<br/><br/>Many issues related to attendance for holidays and seasonal harvests and notes of outbreaks of diseases and illness such as measles whooping cough and scarlet fever. 1863: "P.J. punctual. First Class commenced writing from dictation on paper. School tin as usual at this season of Hay-making. School year commended. Girls visited by Mrs. Gowland." 1877: "Many students have been migratory this quarter roaming from school to school. Leaflets of New Education Act Laws been supplied to the parents of every child attending school." Many new teachers complained on the educational level of students who attended the school. 1887: "Admitted Thos. Skinner 7 yrs old does not know his letter nor can make one average attendance.Admitted John Broad aged 6 ½ not know his letters.Many infants absent through sickness and also being a very cold stormy week of frost and snow." Covers worn on all volumes at extremities. Spine missing and worn extremities on 1901-1939 volume. Missing front end page boards detached on 1863-1901 volume. Generally clean interior. Good condition. unknown books