Back to School! Entries from Forgue Episcopal School Log Book
As the schools have begun their new school year, we wanted to share some of the wonderful entries from our collection of school log books. It was mandatory for head teachers to complete these log books from the early 1870s and some of the provide incredible detail about the school, pupils, staff and general area. The below entries are from Forgue Episcopal School Log Book dated 1926-1946 (reference ED/AC5/173/1/3) and show the changing environment in education at this school, from the supply of pencil sharpeners and world maps, to celebrating Sir Walter Scott (below), scarlet fever outbreaks and World War 2. This school operated from c. 1868 to 1947. School Inspectors visited schools regularly. Unfortunately, their findings were not always positive. The two entries below are very scathing. The first blames 'the home life', whilst the latter describes the children as 'slow and unresponsive' and 'lacking imagination'. In this case, the reports (dutifully copied...
