MEETING OF GOVERNORS
3 February 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Behrens; Mrs Darbishire; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mr King; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Dr Ward; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher
Apology
Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The establishment by Mrs Broadhurst and Mr E Tootal Broadhurst of two scholarships at North Manchester School for the following five years and to be known as the Tootal Broadhurst Scholarships.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The payment of all fees.
Arrangements for the examination by the Cambridge Syndicate.
Manchester School
The suspension of Louise Horkheimer's exhibition during her illness.
Permission for the Assistant Mistresses' Association and the Teachers� Guild to use the school for meetings.
Rejection of an application by the Women's Peace Society to use the school for a lecture.
Permission for the following to remain the in the school: Bertha Smith, Mary Barnes, Mary Beatty, Hilda Matthews, Grace Wigglesworth
Remission of the fees of the following: Eva Schuberth, Florence Schuberth, Gladys Pike, Margaret Lockwood, Hildd [sic] de Mouilpied, Constance Hobdey [sic].
Pendleton School
The erection of a name plate in Eccles Old Rd.
The change in the boiler after it had burst.
Permission for the students of the Cambridge Training College and the Manchester Association of Schoolmistresses to use the school for meetings.
Remission of the fees of the following: Adrienne Goulden, Violet Goulden, Winifred Brooks.
The resignation of Miss Nancy Wilkinson.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
3 March 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Behrens; Mr Broadfield; Mrs Cunliffe; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Principal Ward; Mr Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apology
Mr Worthington
Matters discussed
A letter to the Delegacy of Local Examinations, Oxford rejecting their request that student teachers work in the school to gain experience because the school is already taking such students from the Victoria University.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Erecting a board with the name of the school on the top of the tower and a direction board to the wall of the Owens College refectory garden in Dover St.
Holiday dates.
Manchester School
Reply to Mrs Tout giving permission for the British Association for Children's Study to use the school for meetings.
Request from Mrs Williamson to give a lecture on women and birds.
Permission for Norman Studd to remain the in the school.
Pendleton School
The appointment of Mrs Hahn.
Permission for Miss Ison to give a gymnastic class for former pupils.
North Manchester School
Report on the regulations for the award of the Tootal Broadhurst Scholarships. [A printed copy of the report appears after the minutes of the meeting].
The terms of service of Miss Mary B Ellam.
The resignation of Miss S Alcock.
Remission of the fees of G Stonestreet.
Leave of absence for L Sarantis.
Permission for R Waterhouse to attend the school for one term.
Increase in the salary of Miss Cameron.
MEETING OF NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
24 March 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Broadhurst; Mr Tatham; Dr Ward; Mrs Worthington; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
Applications from Miss B M Burney and Miss Marian Churley and the appointment of Miss B M Burney.
Request for increases in the salaries of Miss J E Houlston and Miss M Mellin.
The erection of a board at the end of Northumberland Rd with the name of the school.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 April 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Mr Tatham; Mrs Behrens; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Cunliffe; Mrs Darbishire; Mrs Mather; Dr Ward; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Canon Hicks; Dr Wilkins
Matters discussed
Increases in the salaries of Miss J E Houlston and Miss M Mellin.
The following to consider a request from Owens College that ground floor rooms be used for the Women's Department: Prof Wilkins, Mr Donner, Mr Tatham, Mrs Darbishire, Prof Dixon, Dr Ward.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Unpaid fees.
Request that Miss Young examine certain classes in the three schools.
Request that the London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework and John Farmer and Miss Cameron to undertake examinations in the schools.
Manchester School
Permission for Ernest Hope to remain in the school.
Remission of the fees of Theresa Adam.
Pendleton School
Permission for the son of Mrs Farr to attend the school.
Remission of the fees of Madge Warner.
North Manchester School
The donation of £100 from Mrs Broadhurst for the Tootal Broadhurst Scholarships.
The decline by Miss Burney of an appointment.
The appointment of Miss Ashworth.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
5 May 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Broadhurst; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mrs Schwann; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Dr Ward; Mr Worthington; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The resignation of Canon Hicks as a governor.
The non - attendance at governors' meetings of Canon Scott.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The payment of all fees.
The appointment of Mr Wilson as temporary under - porter.
Arrangements for the examinations by Miss Young and Mr Farmer.
Manchester School
The appointment of Miss Nona Thring as mathematics mistress.
Leave of absence for Miss Welch.
Remission of the fees of the following: Esther Bowers, Jessie Boon, Agnes Renny, Kathleen Renny.
Miss Heape's salary.
North Manchester School
Permission for Rennie Waterhouse to attend the school for the first half of the term.
Remission of the fees of Nancy Stelling and Kithy [sic] Stelling.
Increases in the salaries of Miss J E Houlston and Miss M Mellin.
MEETING OF SUB - COMMITTEE
12 May 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Donner; Mr Tatham; Dr Ward; Miss Day
Matters discussed
The terms on which Owens College will be permitted to use ground floor rooms for the Women's Department.
The removal of a cooking gas stove from one of the classrooms.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
2 June 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Behrens; Mrs Anson; Mr Broadfield; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Prof Lamb; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Principal Ward; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The continuation of Canon Hick's service as a governor.
The end of Mr W B Worthington's term of office as a governor.
The resignation of Mrs Heelis from the governing body.
Approval for the omission of cookery from the curriculum for the coming year.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The satisfactory conduct and work of those who hold exhibitions.
Permission for Owens College to use the school for an exam on behalf of London University.
The agreement of Owens College to the terms for their use of the school. [A transcript of the letter from Owens Colege is appended to the minutes].
Manchester School
Permission for the use of the school for Cambridge Higher Local Examinations and the Froebel Examination.
Remission of the fees of Alexander Moodie.
The return of Miss Welch.
Leave of absence for Miss Harrison.
Arrangements for the award of exhibitions and scholarships.
Pendleton School
The absence of pupils from the exams because of the Whitsuntide holidays.
North Manchester School
Remission of the fees of H Horsfield and J Raife.
The fee paid by the school by the Oxford and Cambridge School Examinations.
MEETING OF NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
5 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Tatham; Mrs Broadhurst; Mr Worthington; Mrs Worthington; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The appointment of Miss Edith Dawson and Miss Catherine [sic] Hartley.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Anson; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Cunliffe; Mrs Darbishire; Mr King; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mrs Worthington; Principal Ward; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Miss Gaskell; Mr Worthington
Matters discussed
The appointment of Miss Edith Dawson and Miss Katharine [sic] Hartley to the North Manchester School.
The appointment of Mr John Mather to the North Manchester School Committee.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Unpaid fees.
The report on the exams.
The Annual Report.
Term dates.
Manchester School
Miss Day's report on the exams.
The award of scholarships or exhibitions to the following: Constance Taylor, Mary Barnes, Mary Higgs, Isa Craig.
The award of leaving gifts to Mary Barnes and Bertha Smith.
Pendleton School
Miss Butcher's report on the exams.
The award of a scholarship to Lilian Gray.
The resignation of Miss Skues.
North Manchester School
Remission of the fees of Grace Horsfield.
SPECIAL MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Anson; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Darbishire; Mr King; Principal Ward; Mrs Worthington
Matters discussed
[A notice of the meeting and the agenda is glued into the volume].
The appointment of Mrs Mary Temple King as a governor in place of Mrs Heelis.
PENDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
13 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Cunliffe; Mr Tatham; Miss Butcher
Matters discussed
Interviews of Miss Booty and Miss Nora Wenham and the appointment of Miss Wenham.
PENDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
21 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr King; Mrs King; Mr Tatham
Matters discussed
The appointment of Miss Marie Jones to teach drawing.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF GOVERNORS
21 July 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Darbishire; Mr King; Mrs King; Mr Mather; Miss Day
Apology
Dean of Manchester
Matters discussed
Miss Day's report on the exam for the entrance scholarships.
The award of entrance scholarships to the following: Amy Harvey, Winifred Stocks, Dora Griffiths, Alice Myers, Christina Hicks.
The appointment of Mr R B Worthington as a governor.
The appointment of Miss Wenham and Miss Marie Jones to Pendleton School.
The addition of Mrs J E King to the Pendleton School Committee.
Manchester School
Remission of the fees of Mary Carse and Ellen Carse.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
6 October 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Darbishire; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mr King; Mrs King; Dean of Manchester ; Mr Mather; Mrs Schwann; Prof Tout; Canon Woodhouse; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Miss Gaskell; Mrs Cunliffe; Mr Tatham; Mrs Anson; Mrs Behrens; Dr Ward
Matters discussed
The deletion by Miss Clarke of parts of the report on the Oxford and Cambridge School Examinations at North Manchester School without Prof Wilkins' sanction.
The appointment of the following officers:
Dr Wilkins: Chairman
Mr Donner: Vice - Chairman
Mr Tatham: Treasurer
The appointment of the following as Visitors: Mrs Anson, Mrs Broadhurst, Mrs Cunliffe, Mrs Darbishire, Mrs King, Mrs Worthington.
The appointment of the following to the Library Committee: Dr Willkins, Mr King, Miss Gaskell, Mrs Broadhurst.
The appointment of the following to the Manchester Committee: Mrs Behrens, Mrs Darbishire , Prof Dixon, Miss Gaskell, Dr Ward.
The appointment of the following to the Pendleton Committee: Mrs Cunliffe, Prof Dixon, Canon Hicks, Mr King, Mrs King.
The appointment of the following to the North Manchester Committee:
Mrs Broadhurst, Mr Broadfield, Mrs Mather, John Mather, Mr Worthington, Mrs Worthington.
The appointment of Messrs Halliday, Pearson and Co as auditors.
Governors� attendance. [A printed copy of the table of attendance appears after the minutes of the meeting].
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School. [A transcript of the accounts for the Savings Fund for Assistant Mistresses appears after the minutes of the meeting].
Manchester School
Postponement of Miss Day's annual report and her submission of the timetables.
Grants to the libraries.
Miss Day's report on the fall in the number of pupils and the possible reduction in the number of teaching staff.
Permission for the Manchester Teachers' Touring Club, the Manchester Schoolmistresses� Association, the Old Girls' Association, the Assistant Mistresses' Association and the Child's Study Association to use the school for meetings.
Remission of the fees of the following: Dorothy Sutcliffe, Dorothy Scott, Frank Sloman, Lizzie Edwards, Alexander Moodie, Dorothy Lodge, Maurice Lodge, Ethelwyn Harrison, Leave of absence for the following:
May Holmes, Mary Darwin, Christabel Pankhurst, Sylvia Pankhurst, Adela Pankhurst.
Admission to the school of Richard Moore and Harold Heathcote.
Permission for Maurice Lodge to remain in the school.
Pendleton School
Miss Butcher's report and timetables.
The purchase of equipment.
The removal of Lilian Munroe.
Admission to the school of the following: Cedric Moore, James O'Grady, Margery Ashby.
Remission of the fees of the following: Mabel Alexander, Annie Hahn, Beatrice Noyes, Richard Scott.
Permission for Miss Ratcliffe to hold a dancing class.
The appointment of Miss Rowton during Miss Wroe's absence.
North Manchester School
Miss Clarke's report and timetables.
The award of a scholarship to Charlotte Coates.
Permission for Miss Ratcliffe to hold a dancing class and Miss Shawcross to hold a wood carving class.
Permission for Miss Wilkinson to give a lecture on Norway.
Admission to the school of Gladys Whithead.
Change in the terms of service of Miss Ison and Miss Grace Mellin.
Miss Clarke's explanation that she had deleted parts of the report on the Oxford and Cambridge School Examinations at North Manchester School which were not part of the normal curriculum but had been taken voluntarily by pupils for scholarships.
The decision that the full report should be published.
MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
11 October 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Darbishire; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Miss Day
Matters discussed
Miss Day's report on the fall in the number of pupils especially in the Lower School and the dismissal of Miss Heap.
Increases in the salaries of the following: Miss Leach, Miss Shannon, Miss Harrison, Miss Walsh, Miss Rhys.
Enquiry through Dr Ward if the College of Music would be prepared to appoint a permanent examiner in music.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
3 November 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Behrens; Mr Broadfield; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Darbishire; Prof Dixon; Dean of Manchester; Miss Gaskell; Mr Mather; Mrs Mather; Mr Tatham; Dr Ward; Mrs Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apology
Mr Worthington
Matters discussed
The re - appointment of Canon Hicks as a governor.
The addition of the Dean of Manchester to the Manchester School Committee.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Manchester School
Increases in the salaries of the following: Miss Leach, Miss Shannon, Miss Harrison, Miss Walsh, Miss Rhys.
Miss Day's report and timetables for the Lower School.
The appointment of Miss Lawton as deputy headmistress.
Remission of the fees of Margaret Lettice and Dorothy Lamb.
Pendleton School
The re - appointment of Miss Lowe as deputy headmistress.
Permission for Richard Scott to remain in the school.
Permission for Miss Butcher to ask for contributions of money and books for the library.
North Manchester School
The re - appointment of Miss Houlston as deputy headmistress.
Permission for William Lille and Roland Singleton to remain in the school.
MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
23 November 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1894 - November 1897
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Darbishire; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Dr Ward; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
Arrangements for the annual examinations at Manchester High School, Pendleton School and North Manchester School.
Request to Mr Farmer to undertake the music exam.
The Royal Drawing Society to undertake the drawing exam.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
1 December 1897
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Behrens; Mr Broadfield; Mrs Darbishire; Mr King; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Mr Worthington; Miss Day; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
Arrangements for the annual examinations at Manchester High School, Pendleton School and North Manchester School.
The appointment of Mr Farmer to undertake the music exam.
The Royal Drawing Society to undertake the drawing exam.
Receipt of money from Mr C E Schwann for the Schwann Scholarship.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The arrangement of an overdraft.
Manchester School
Changes in the terms of service of Miss Amy Welch and Miss Lilian Beard.
The absence of Miss Simpson.
The grant for the publication of the Art for Schools Association.
The Christmas party.
Pendleton School
Increase in the salary of Miss Hickson.
Miss Wroe's salary.
The grant for the publication of the Art for Schools Association.
The Christmas party.
North Manchester School
The need for an additional member of the teaching staff.
Remission of the fees of Elsie Lees.
The Christmas party.