NA 1944 FG 1
Manchester Guardian, 25 September 1944
Professor Fleure's Retirement. A Student's Appreciation
An appreciation of the work in geography of Prof Fleure on his retirement from Manchester University.
NA 1944 H 1
Future of Secondary Schools. Miss M G Clarke's Questions
Report on the speech given Miss M G Clarke to the Soroptimist Club of Manchester. She commented on class divisions in education and the importance of educating all types of children together.
NA 1944 H 2
Manchester Guardian, 25 September 1944
Training of Nurses
Report on Miss M G Clarke's presentation of prizes at Royal Manchester Children�s Hospital, Pendlebury. She commented on the kind of training given to nurses.
NA 1944 H 3
Presentation to Student Nurses
Two photographs of Miss M G Clarke and nurses including K Royle, a gold medal winner, at the annual distribution of awards at the Pendlebury Children's Hospital.
NA 1944 H 4
Buxton Visitor, 22 July 1944
Cavendish High School. First Speech Day since 1942. How Old Girls are Serving their Country
Report of the Speech Day at Cavendish High School for Girls. The guest speaker was Miss M G Clarke. She commented on the importance of finding personal fulfilment in a job.
NA 1944 G 1
Manchester Evening News, 29 November 1944
Photograph of the Lord Mayor, Alderman W P Jackson presenting prizes to the four best secondary school essayists in the country including Dorothy Carlile [sic].
Misc 1944 G 1
26 July 1944
Manchester High School for Girls
Certificate awarding a Hulme scholarship to Dorothy Hughes.
NA 1944 M 1
Daily Dispatch, 12 February 1944
Choir "Education"
Report on a forthcoming performance of the Bach cantata, Sleepers Wake by the school orchestra and choir and other schools. The performance is being organised by Dr A O Warburton.
Misc 1944 B 1
Manchester High School for Girls
Report on the extent of the damage to the school buildings at Grangethorpe caused by the 1940 bomb and of part of a meeting between Prof Fleure and Selwyn Bean, Mr Clegg and J S Beaumont.
Secondary Education "Dilution." Founders' Day Warning
Report on Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Prof Fleure. He commented on the need to maintain high standards in education in the face of the forthcoming changes in secondary education. Dr Frank A Padmore commented on the importance of religious education.
Includes a photograph.
NA 1944 E 2
Manchester Guardian, 4 April 1944
High School for Girls. Rebuilding Grangethorpe
Report on Founders' Day. Dr Frank A Padmore commented on the importance of religious education. Among the guests was F W Harrison. Reference made to Prof Fleure.
NA 1944 E 3
Manchester Guardian, 27 July 1944
Manchester High School for Girls
Report on Speech Day. The guest speaker was Leonard F Behrens. He warned against having conventional attitudes. John Coatman welcomed Miss D L Pilkington as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Miss M G Clarke commented on the large number of applicants to the school. Mrs H J Fleure distributed the prizes.
NA 1944 E 4
26 July 1944
Stage Set for the Prize Giving. The School Cannot Admit another Pupil
Report on Speech Day. The guest speaker was Leonard F Behrens. He warned against losing enthusiasm. John Coatman commented on the rebuilding of Grangethorpe. Miss M G Clarke commented on the large number of applicants to the school. Mrs H J Fleure distributed the prizes. Includes a photograph.
NA 1944 O 1
War-Time Demand for Higher Education
Description of the annual report on the state of the school. Includes details of the present scattered premises in Didsbury, school numbers during World War I, the 1930s and 1940, examination successes and Miss M G Clarke's membership of the Norwood Committee on the Secondary School Curriculum and Examinations and her honorary degree from Aberdeen University.
NA 1944 O 2
Girls' High School Has Overcome War's Test
Description of the annual report on the state of the school. Includes general comments by Prof Fleure on the school's successes in the face of wartime difficulties. Includes details of the amount raised by the school's wartime savings group.