Database : Newspaper Articles and Miscellaneous, 1818 - 1952
1914 NA 1914 G 1 Manchester Schools' Scholarships Details of the scholarships awarded to Irene Pike, Susan Brooks, Agnes Mills. NA 1914 G 2 University of Manchester. Examination Lists, June 1914 Details of the successes at Manchester University of Ada Stevens, Primrose McNicol, Constance Lightbrown, Judith Jacobs, Florence Simmonds, Amy Williamson, Gertrude Mielziner, Mary Blackledge, Mary Bradley, Elsie Hancock, Emma Manton, Mary Riley, Doris Walker, Alice Aldous, Phyllis Brown, Margaret Race. NA 1914 G 3 March 1914 Career for Girls. Better Opportunities Abroad. Domestic Training a Necessity Comments on the references in the School Magazine for December 1913 to girls who are working abroad. Long quotation of an article urging girls should be aware of the difficulties of working in countries such as Canada. NA 1914 G 4 4 July 1914, Manchester City News Comparison between the Manchester Grammar School Magazine and the Manchester High School Magazine. The author believes that "literary tastes are more frequent in girls than in boys." Comments on an article by Florence Grier Evans. NA 1914 G 5 November 1914 School [sic] Description of war work undertaken by girls [not specifically of the school] and the formation of the Girls' Patriotic Union. Misc 1914 G 1 Entrance Examination Regulations for taking the entrance examinations for the Junior School [defined as 12 years and under], the Middle School [defined as 12 - 14 years] and the Upper School [defined as over 14 years]. This is attached to an Application for Admission form. Misc 1914 B 1i Drawing of the school buidlings at Dover St with a union jack flying from a flagpole. This drawing was first used in the 1914 School Reports. NA 1914 E 1 Manchester Guardian High School for Girls. Founders' Day Commemoration Description of Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Prof Bompas Smith. He paid tribute to the work of Miss Gaskell. References made to Prof Tout, Mrs Tout, Mrs C J Spence, Miss Gaskell, Mr Ogilvie Duthie, Prof Weiss, Margaret Duthie, Miss Burstall, Miss Day. NA 1914 E 2 Prof Bompas Smith?s Advice to Manchester Girls Description of Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Prof Bompas Smith. He commented the importance of doing one's best. Prof Tout paid tribute to Miss Gaskell. Reference made to Prof Weiss. NA 1914 E 3 30 July 1914, Daily News Education of Our Girls. Given Short Measure in the Past. Secretariat and Housecraft Certificates Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool University. He commented on the neglect of girls' education in the past. Miss Burstall commented on the increasing awareness of the importance of girls' education including the introduction of certificates for housecraft and secretarial work and the need to avoid outside distractions. Prof Tout commented that more girls were wearing their hair "up" to make them look more mature. Comments on the success in sport of Irene Challenor. References to Sir Alfred Dale, Miss Burstall. NA 1914 E 4 30 July 1914, Daily Dispatch Overwrought Girls. Too Many Charity Fetes and Entertainments. Miss Burstall's Plea. To Avoid Excitement of the Pier and Streets Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool University. Prof Tout and Miss Burstall commented on the need for more money to be invested in education. Miss Burstall commented on the need for girls to avoid outside distractions. Reference made to Sir Joseph Whitworth. NA 1914 E 5 Manchester High School for Girls. Some Hints by Sir Alfred Dale. Questions to be Studied Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool. He commented on the neglect of girls' education in the past. Miss Burstall commented on the increasing awareness of the importance of girls' education including the introduction of certificates for housecraft and secretarial work and the need to avoid outside distractions. Prof Tout paid tribute to Miss Gaskell. References made to Prof Tout, Sir Edward Donner, Bishop Welldon, Prof Hickson, Alderman Turnbull, Mr H Teague, Rev J W Challenor, Rev H Anson, Mrs Tout, Lady Dale, Sir Joseph Whitworth, Colonel Clapham. NA 1914 E 6 30 July 1914 High School Girls. Miss Burstall on their Social Life. Street Flower Selling Condemned Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool. He commented on the neglect of girls' education in the past. Miss Burstall commented on the increasing awareness of the importance of girls' education including the introduction of certificates for housecraft and secretarial work and the need to avoid outside distractions. Prof Tout paid tribute to Miss Gaskell. References made to Edward Donner, Bishop Welldon, Rev H Anson, Prof Hickson, Mrs Tout, Lady Dale, Sir Alfred Dale, J W Challenor, S Fogg, Colonel Chapham, W J Chatterton, F A Bruton, H Wilkinson, W Hancock, H A Johnston, Mrs Spence, Mrs Fogg. NA 1914 E 7 20 March 1914 Simplified Spelling Society Description of a visit to the school of Walter Rippmann who gave a talk on simplified spelling References made to Alderman Turnbull, Miss Burstall, Mrs M Garnett, Caroline Herford, Mlle Prost.
NA 1914 G 1
Manchester Schools' Scholarships
Details of the scholarships awarded to Irene Pike, Susan Brooks, Agnes Mills.
NA 1914 G 2
University of Manchester. Examination Lists, June 1914
Details of the successes at Manchester University of Ada Stevens, Primrose McNicol, Constance Lightbrown, Judith Jacobs, Florence Simmonds, Amy Williamson, Gertrude Mielziner, Mary Blackledge, Mary Bradley, Elsie Hancock, Emma Manton, Mary Riley, Doris Walker, Alice Aldous, Phyllis Brown, Margaret Race.
NA 1914 G 3
March 1914
Career for Girls. Better Opportunities Abroad. Domestic Training a Necessity
Comments on the references in the School Magazine for December 1913 to girls who are working abroad. Long quotation of an article urging girls should be aware of the difficulties of working in countries such as Canada.
NA 1914 G 4
4 July 1914, Manchester City News
Comparison between the Manchester Grammar School Magazine and the Manchester High School Magazine. The author believes that "literary tastes are more frequent in girls than in boys." Comments on an article by Florence Grier Evans.
NA 1914 G 5
November 1914
School [sic]
Description of war work undertaken by girls [not specifically of the school] and the formation of the Girls' Patriotic Union.
Misc 1914 G 1
Entrance Examination
Regulations for taking the entrance examinations for the Junior School [defined as 12 years and under], the Middle School [defined as 12 - 14 years] and the Upper School [defined as over 14 years]. This is attached to an Application for Admission form.
Misc 1914 B 1i
Drawing of the school buidlings at Dover St with a union jack flying from a flagpole. This drawing was first used in the 1914 School Reports.
NA 1914 E 1
Manchester Guardian
High School for Girls. Founders' Day Commemoration
Description of Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Prof Bompas Smith. He paid tribute to the work of Miss Gaskell.
References made to Prof Tout, Mrs Tout, Mrs C J Spence, Miss Gaskell, Mr Ogilvie Duthie, Prof Weiss, Margaret Duthie, Miss Burstall, Miss Day.
NA 1914 E 2
Prof Bompas Smith?s Advice to Manchester Girls
Description of Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Prof Bompas Smith. He commented the importance of doing one's best. Prof Tout paid tribute to Miss Gaskell.
Reference made to Prof Weiss.
NA 1914 E 3
30 July 1914, Daily News
Education of Our Girls. Given Short Measure in the Past. Secretariat and Housecraft Certificates
Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool University. He commented on the neglect of girls' education in the past. Miss Burstall commented on the increasing awareness of the importance of girls' education including the introduction of certificates for housecraft and secretarial work and the need to avoid outside distractions. Prof Tout commented that more girls were wearing their hair "up" to make them look more mature.
Comments on the success in sport of Irene Challenor.
References to Sir Alfred Dale, Miss Burstall.
NA 1914 E 4
30 July 1914, Daily Dispatch
Overwrought Girls. Too Many Charity Fetes and Entertainments. Miss Burstall's Plea. To Avoid Excitement of the Pier and Streets
Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool University. Prof Tout and Miss Burstall commented on the need for more money to be invested in education. Miss Burstall commented on the need for girls to avoid outside distractions.
Reference made to Sir Joseph Whitworth.
NA 1914 E 5
Manchester High School for Girls. Some Hints by Sir Alfred Dale. Questions to be Studied
Description of Speech Day. The guest speaker was Sir Alfred Dale, Vice Chancellor of Liverpool. He commented on the neglect of girls' education in the past. Miss Burstall commented on the increasing awareness of the importance of girls' education including the introduction of certificates for housecraft and secretarial work and the need to avoid outside distractions. Prof Tout paid tribute to Miss Gaskell.
References made to Prof Tout, Sir Edward Donner, Bishop Welldon, Prof Hickson, Alderman Turnbull, Mr H Teague, Rev J W Challenor, Rev H Anson, Mrs Tout, Lady Dale, Sir Joseph Whitworth, Colonel Clapham.
NA 1914 E 6
30 July 1914
High School Girls. Miss Burstall on their Social Life. Street Flower Selling Condemned
References made to Edward Donner, Bishop Welldon, Rev H Anson, Prof Hickson, Mrs Tout, Lady Dale, Sir Alfred Dale, J W Challenor, S Fogg, Colonel Chapham, W J Chatterton, F A Bruton, H Wilkinson, W Hancock, H A Johnston, Mrs Spence, Mrs Fogg.
NA 1914 E 7
20 March 1914
Simplified Spelling Society
Description of a visit to the school of Walter Rippmann who gave a talk on simplified spelling
References made to Alderman Turnbull, Miss Burstall, Mrs M Garnett, Caroline Herford, Mlle Prost.
