5 May 1915, Manchester City News
Obituary. Mrs Bryon Cooper
Obituary of Mrs Byron Cooper.
References made to Miss Burstall, Dr Hecht, John Hullah, Clara Novello, Frances Mary Buss.
NA 1915 G 1
30 April 1915, Manchester Guardian
To Protect British Soldiers from the German use of Asphyxiating Gas
Photograph of staff and girls making respirators in response to an appeal from the War Office.
Sitting in the foreground on the far left is Miss Burstall. Beside her are 3 others. Hand written at the foot of the page are the names [from left to right]: Miss Willis, Miss McNicol, Miss Mellor.
NA 1915 G 2
Appeal for fruit with which girls at the school will make jam for “poor children’s dinners.” Reference to Florence Lunn.
Misc 1915 G 1
In Memory of Private Wilfred Barrow
Report issued by the Commonwealth Graves Commission of the death of Private Wilfred Barrow , former pupil of the school. Details of his death and parents. Also includes a photograph of the Helles Memorial.
Misc 1915 G 2
In Memory of Lieutenant Harold Darling Thewlis
Report issued by the Commonwealth Graves Commission of the death of Lieutenant Harold Darling Thewlis, former pupil of the school. Details of his death and parents. Also includes a photograph of the Helles Memorial
Misc 1915 G 3
Description of the Gallipoli campaign 1915 and map of the Gallipoli Peninsula issued by the Commonwealth Graves Commission.
Misc 1915 G 4
Note to parents from Miss Burstall recommending that older girls following the secretarial course should do war work at the Recruiting Office, Wood Street for a week
References made to Miss McClymont, Miss Moore.
Misc 1915 G 5
1915
Junior Scholarship Examination
Geography examin paper.
Misc 1915 G 6
1915 Junior Scholarship Examination
English grammar and composition exam paper.
Misc 1915 G 7
1915 Junior Scholarship Examination
History exam paper.
Misc 1915 G 8
1915
Manchester Education Committee. Scholarships, Bursaries and Exhibitions
Certificate awarding a scholarship to Jessie Hutchinson.
Misc 1915 G 9
21 December 1915
Manchester High School for Girls
School report of Jessie Hutchinson for the Autumn term.
NA 1915 M 1
18 June 1915
Mendelessohn Matinee Musicale
Description of a concert given at the school in aid of the War Relief Funds.
Details given of pieces performed by Miss Webster, Miss Dill, Mrs Byron Cooper, Miss Dendy, Miss Pollard, Miss Caress, Mrs Dymond, G Hawkins, Enid Bridge, Helen Anderton, Mr Graham, Mrs Graham.
Includes references to Miss Harrison, Miss Burstall.
NA 1915 M 2
Manchester High School for Girls
Description [incomplete] of two concerts. Details given of pieces played by Miss Webster, Miss Arthan, Madame Alice Lamb, Miss A Dill, Mrs Byron Cooper, Miss Noakes, Kate Scott, Phyllis Rylands, Ruth Lowe, Mabel Poyser, Dorothy Bowman, Peggy Fulton, Elsie Wright, Lydia Pilkington, Marie Harstead, Mary Morton, Nancy Conway, Gipsy Levin, Winifred Scotson, Vivian Saul, Olive Davey, Kathleen Smith.
Includes reference to Miss Harrison.
NA 1915 E 1
19 January 1915, Evening News
Day for Sacrifice. Mr Spurley Hey and Trials of Education
Description of Founders’ Day. The guest speaker was Mr Spurley Hey, Director of Education in Manchester. He commented on the prolonged nature of the war, the duty of self – sacrifice and said that education prepared one for dying for one’s country.
Reference made to Prof Tout.
NA 1915 E 2
19 January 1915, Chronicle
Duty of Sacrifice. Lessons of a Momentous Period in History. Education on Trial. What Britons may have to face before the War Ends
Description of Founders’ Day. The guest speaker was Mr Spurley Hey, Director of Education in Manchester. He commented on the prolonged nature of the war, the duty of self – sacrifice and said that education prepared one for dying for one’s country.
Reference made to Prof Tout.
NA 1915 E 3
19 January 1915
Reference to Founders’ Day. The guest speaker was Mr Spurley Hey
References made to Prof Tout, Sir Thomas Shann, Sir Alexander Porter, Margaret Ashton, Prof Alexander, Miss Burstall, Prof Findlay, Captain Moore Mumford.
NA 1915 E 4
19 January 1915
Time for Sacrifice. Education Director and Duty of Public
Description of Founders’ Day. The guest speaker was Mr Spurley Hey, Director of Education in Manchester. He called for a “spirit of sacrifice.
Prof Tout commented on the prolonged nature of the war.
NA 1915 O 1
Manchester Education Committee. Evening Schools
Notice that classes of the Central Evening School of Domestic Economy will be held temporarily at the school.
Misc 1915 O 1
August 1915
Fylde Lodge School, Heaton Mersey.
Prospectus and application form for admission to the Fylde Lodge School, Heaton Mersey.