MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 February 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mr King; Mrs King; Mr Mather; Mrs Pilkington; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Miss Gaskell; Mrs Hopkinson
Matters discussed
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The willingness of the Corporations of Manchester and Salford to appoint governors through their Technical Education Committees.
Miss Burstall's wish to lower the age of admission from 6 to 5.
The establishment of pensions for headmistresses.
Arrangements for the Victoria University to inspect Manchester High School and Pendleton School.
North Manchester School
The purchase of furniture.
The North Manchester School Committee to consider the appointment of an additional teacher, the purchase of a piano and the annual examinations.
Manchester School
The resignation of Mrs Hopkinson as a Visitor.
The following to consider changes to housekeeping and improved lighting in the upper hall: Mrs Buller, Mrs Worthington, Dr Wilkins, Mr Donner, Mr Tatham.
The continuation of Miss Mitchell's appointment during the absence of Miss Nona Thring.
The appointment of Miss Bessie Duffield as sewing mistress.
MEETING OF NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
21 February 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mrs Worthington; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
Miss Webb and Miss Tanner to be interviewed.
Request for the Victoria University to undertake the examination.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 March 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mrs Hopkinson; Mr King; Mrs King; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The death of Mrs Edward Behrens.
The re - appointment of Mrs Broadhurst.
The appointment of Miss M L Tanner to the North Manchester School.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Miss Burstall and Dr Wilkins to consider additional fees for extra teaching of pupils.
Manchester School
The resignations of Miss Nona Thring and Miss Celine Walsh.
Miss Hartley's appointment to be made permanent.
Arrangements for an Open Afternoon for the Junior School during the annual conference of the Child Study Association.
Pendleton School
Permission for the following to remain in the school: Alfred Popplewell, Basil Herbert, James O'Grady.
North Manchester School
Permission for Miss Ison to use gym apparatus out of school hours "for the benefit of certain backward pupils."
MEETING OF THE NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
7 March 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mr Worthington; Mrs Worthington; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
After the interviews of Miss Webb and Miss M L Tanner.
The appointment of Miss Tanner.
MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
25 April 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Prof Lamb; Mr Steinthal; Miss Gaskell; Mr Tatham; Miss Burstall
Matters discussed
Interviews of the following for appointment as mathematics mistress: Miss Lucy Ashcroft, Miss Hetty Lee, Miss Ethel Lloyd, Miss Rose Paterson, Miss Elsie Windsor.
The appointment of Miss Rose Paterson.
The extension of the holidays because of an outbreak of measles. [A copy of the printed letter to parents notifying them of the change is included in the minutes of the meeting].
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
2 May 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mrs Hopkinson; Mr King; Prof Lamb; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mr Steinthal; Canon Woodhouse; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
The appointment of Miss Rose Paterson.
The non � attendance at governors' meetings of Mr A A G Tulloch.
The end of the terms of service as governors of Mr Tatham and Canon Woodhouse.
The end of the current system under which the household staff live with the housekeeper because it is uneconomic.
The dismissal of Miss Walsh, the housekeeper.
The appointment of a new housekeeper who will be able to teach cookery.
Salaries and fees.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
The bequest from Miss Annette Micholls for use in the encouragement of art.
Arrangements for the Public Meeting.
Arrangements for inspections by the Royal Drawing Society, the London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework and Dr Ernest Walker.
Manchester School
The resignation of Miss R Perkins.
The School Committee and Mrs Buller and Mrs Worthington to consider physical training in the school.
North Manchester School
The appointment of Miss Edith Webb.
Arrangements for the examinations for the Higher Certificates of the Oxford and Cambridge Board.
Mr Tatham and Mrs Worthington to consider cloakroom accommodation in the school.
MEETING OF MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
16 May 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Prof Lamb; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Miss Burstall
Matters discussed
Continuation of the appointment of Miss Winifred Faraday.
The endowment from Miss Micholls to be used to buy works of art for the school.
The dismissal of Miss K K May and the appointment of a gymnastics teacher who "shall not be pledged to the Swedish system."
Advertisements for a housekeeper and her terms of service.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
23 May [sic] 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Prof Dixon; Mrs Hopkinson; Prof Lamb
Apology
Miss Gaskell
Matters discussed
[A notice of the meeting and the agenda is glued into the volume].
The election of Mrs Mary Tout as a governor.
The re - election of Mr Tatham and Canon Woodhouse as governors.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
23 May [sic] 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mrs Hopkinson; Mr King; Prof Lamb; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apology
Miss Gaskell
Matters discussed
The following to consider applications for appointment as housekeeper:
Mrs Hopkinson, Mrs Worthington, Mrs Buller, Mrs Tout.
Manchester School
Prof Lamb and Prof Tout to report on the award of exhibitions.
The purchase by pupils of a new flag.
Pendleton School
The School Committee to report on teaching needs for the following year.
North Manchester School
The resignations of Miss Houlston and Miss Ross.
The purchase of equipment.
Gifts to the school from Mr W B Worthington and Miss A M Philips.
Authorisation for Mr Tatham and Mrs Worthington to improve cloakroom facilities and lighting in the school.
MEETING OF THE PENDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
13 June 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Canon Hicks; Mrs Pilkington; Mr King
Matters discussed
Changes in the terms of service of the following: Miss McAulay, Miss Wroe, Miss Ward, Miss Ison.
Renewal of the appointment of Miss Neild [sic].
MEETING OF THE NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
20 June 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Mrs Worthington; Miss Clarke
Matters discussed
Interviews of the following for appointment as assistant mistress: Miss Annie Bullifant [sic], Miss A M Cholmeley, Miss M Gridley, Miss O Trewly.
The appointments of Miss Cholmeley and Miss Gridley.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
4 July 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Broadfield; Mrs Buller; Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell; Mrs Hopkinson; Mrs King; Mr Mather; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Dean of Manchester; Mr Worthington; Mr Steinthal
Matters discussed
The appointment of Mr E J Broadfield as a governor.
Changes in the terms of service of the following: Miss McAulay, Miss Wroe, Miss Ward, Miss Ison.
The renewal of Miss Neild's probationary year.
The appointments of Miss Cholmeley and Miss Gridley.
Mrs C P Scott's acceptance of the invitation to be the guest at the Public Meeting.
The need to end the tenancy of rooms by the women students of Owens College.
The resignation of Miss May.
Prof Henry Wither's reports on the schools.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Salaries and fees.
An estimate for a new boiler.
Miss Walsh to buy the furniture of the house in Grafton St.
The award of exhibitions to the following: Elizabeth Edwards, Agnes Collier, Lilian Grey, Irene Knowles, Constance Taylor.
The appointment of Miss Blanche Henry as housekeeper.
Term dates.
The circulation of the exam reports.
Manchester School
The appointment of Miss Hetty Lee as a mathematics teacher.
An application from Miss Helena Bourne for appointment as a teacher of drill and gymnastics.
The appointment of Miss Adelaide G MacGowan during Miss Bruhn's absence.
The appointment of an additional teacher if the number of pupils in the junior school increases.
Miss Duffield's salary.
Equipment for the cookery and housewifery classes.
The fee for outside pupils attending the orchestral class.
Pendleton School
Lilian Gray's inability to accept the exhibition awarded to her.
North Manchester School
The organisation of an additional drawing class.
Permission for Leonard Lupton to remain in the school.
The organisation of an orchestral class to be taken by Miss Burrows.
MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
11 July 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Mr Donner; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Miss Burstall
Matters discussed
The appointment of Miss Helena Bourne to teach drill and gymnastics.
The charge for girls taking the cookery class.
Miss Beatrice Shaw to be allowed to attend language and shorthand classes in return for giving secretarial help to Miss Pollard.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
26 July 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Buller; Mr Donner; Canon Hicks; Mr Mather
Matters discussed
The purchase of science equipment.
The award of scholarships at Manchester High School to the following:
Ethel Harvey, Sarah Stenhouse, Louise Chaffers, Dorothy Lamb, Ethel Bailey.
The award of scholarships at Pendleton School to the following: Winifred Alice Stocks, Gladys Mary Rowe, Mary Emmeline Nauson.
The award of scholarships at North Manchester High School to the following: Constance Mary Watson, Emily Kaye, Nancy Maud Stelling.
Pendleton School
Permission for Henry Carlisle to be admitted to the school.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
3 October 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Broadhurst; Prof Dixon; Mr Donner; Mr King; Prof Lamb; Mr Mather ; Mrs Mather; Mrs Schwann; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Mrs Tout; Canon Woodhouse; Mr Worthington; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Mr Broadfield; Dean of Manchester; Miss Gaskell
Matters discussed
The appointment of the following officers:
Dr Wilkins: Chairman
Mr Donner: Vice - Chairman
Mr Tatham: Treasurer
The appointment of Mrs Buller and Mrs Tout as Visitors at Manchester High School.
The appointment of Mrs King and Mrs Pilkington as Visitors at Pendleton High School.
The appointment of Mrs Mather and Mrs Worthington as Visitors at Manchester High School.
The appointment of the following to the Manchester Committee: Mrs Buller, Prof Dixon, Miss Gaskell, Prof Lamb, Mr Steinthal, Prof Tout.
The appointment of the following to the Pendleton Committee: Prof Dixon, Canon Hicks, Mr King, Mrs King, Mrs Pilkington.
The appointment of the following to the North Manchester Committee:
Mr Broadfield, Mrs Broadhurst, Dean of Manchester, Mrs W Mather, John Mather, Mr Worthington, Mrs Worthington.
The appointment of the following to the Library Committee: Dr Wilkins, Mr King, Miss Gaskell, Mrs Hopkinson, Prof Tout.
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.
Grants to the libraries.
The purchase of science equipment.
The inclusion of a new pension clause into the Scheme for the Administration of the Schools.
The problem of awarding exhibitions and scholarships to those who cannot accept them.
Manchester School
Miss May's salary on her resignation.
The appointments of the following: Miss Helena Bourne, Miss Nancy Graveson, Miss K Montgomery.
Miss Burstall's report and timetables.
An increase in Miss Isa Hile's salary.
Permission for Agnes Taylor to attend the honours chemistry class at Owens College.
Authorisation for Miss Burstall to receive donations for the games club.
The purchase of equipment.
The slippery state of the floor of the big playroom in the basement.
The fees of assistant mistresses attending the classes for teachers at Owens College to be paid by the school.
Circulation of copies of Mrs C P Scott's address at the Public Meeting.
The charge for girls taking the cookery class.
Miss Beatrice Shaw to be allowed to attend language and shorthand classes in return for giving secretarial help to Miss Pollard.
Postponement of Mary Taplen's exhibition so that she can remain in the school.
Pendleton School
Miss Butcher's report and timetables.
North Manchester School
Miss Clarke's report and timetables.
Permission for Jack Lee to remain in the school.
The problems of dry rot and poor lighting.
MANCHESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
17 October 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Prof Dixon; Miss Gaskell; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Miss Burstall
Matters discussed
The erection of honours boards.
The scientific and gymnastic apparatus to be taken from Owens College.
The purchase of equipment.
Refurbishment.
An increase in the porter's wages.
The rule that the front door to be locked after school hours.
An estimate for covering the big playroom floor with wood.
PENDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
17 October 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Prof Dixon; Mr Tatham; Miss Butcher
Matters discussed
The purchase of science equipment.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
7 November 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mrs Broadhurst; Prof Dixon; Mrs Hopkinson; Mr King; Mrs King; Mr Mather; Mr Steinthal; Mr Tatham; Mr Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apologies
Mr Donner; Miss Gaskell
Matters discussed
The payment by Miss Anna M Philips for the scholarship she has endowed at North Manchester School.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Payments to North Manchester and Pendleton School for the rent of their playing fields.
Manchester School
The appointment of Miss Adamson as deputy headmistress.
Increases in the salaries of the following: Miss Leach, Miss Adamson, Miss Tafel, Miss Slater, Miss Moakes, Miss Drummond, Miss Hartley.
The appointment of Miss Dendy as librarian.
An estimate for covering the big playroom floor with wood.
Permission for the Teachers' Guild, the Old Girls' Association, the Child Study Association and the teachers attending the evening lectures at Owens College to use the school for meetings.
Permission for Mrs Ryland to hold an exhibition of toys and dolls for workhouse children.
The purchase of equipment.
The sale to Owens College of a clipboard.
Arrangements for meetings between Miss Burstall and parents.
Pendleton School
The appointment of Miss Lowe as deputy headmistress.
Increases in the salaries of Miss Hickson and Miss Nield [recte Neild].
The purchase of science equipment.
Permission for the Old Girls' Association to hold their meetings in the school.
The appointment of Miss Sarah Potts during Miss Wroe's absence.
North Manchester School
The appointment of Miss Dawson as deputy headmistress.
Increases in the salaries of the following: Miss Turing, Miss Sutcliffe, Miss Dawson.
Permission for Olive Palmer to attend Miss Wilkinson's afternoon drawing class.
Permission for the Old Girls' Association to hold their meetings in the school.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
5 December 1900
From the volume: Minutes of Governors' Meetings, December 1897 - January 1901
Present
Dr Wilkins; Mr Broadfield; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Buller; Prof Dixon; Miss Gaskell; Mrs Hopkinson; Mr King; Mr Mather; Mr Steinthal; Mrs Pilkington; Mr Tatham; Prof Tout; Mrs Tout; Mrs Worthington; Miss Burstall; Miss Butcher; Miss Clarke
Apology
Mr Donner
Matters discussed
The end of the term of office of the Dean of Manchester as a governor.
The re - appointment of John King as a governor.
Accounts including those of the Pendleton School and the North Manchester School.
Salaries and fees.
Unpaid fees.
Manchester School
The dismissal of Miss Graveson.
The appointment of Miss K Moore.
The inclusion of Miss A G MacGowan and Miss Webster on the list of music teachers.
Estimates for covering the floor of the large playroom.
The Christmas party.
The appointment of Miss May Hartley to teach Latin.
Change in the terms of service of Miss Winifred Faraday.
Pendleton School
The Christmas party.
The erection of an honours board.
North Manchester School
The Christmas party.
Permission for Miss Clarke to hold an At Home for parents.