Manchester High School for Girls, 121 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester 20
Governors
Chairman: Prof H J Fleure
Mrs C Bacon, Miss F Barlow JP, the Venerable A Selwyn Bean, Prof H B Charlton, C Clegg, J Coatman, S Fairfoull, Councillor Mrs K Fletcher, A Gibson, Alderman G Grindley, Councillor C F Howarth, Prof E Jacob, H L Joseland, Councillor J Kershaw, Miss E F Knott, Mrs J Mather, Miss D L Pilkington, Miss Dorothy Porter, Alderman Wright Robinson, Canon W Rowe, A P Simon, Prof John Stopford, Prof T B Webster, Mrs T M Young, W H Zimmern
Treasurer: C Clegg
Auditors: Messrs Halliday, Pearson and Co
Clerk to the Governors: Miss A E Kemlo
Medical Inspector and Referee: Miss C Chisholm
Report
Numbers are increasing. Thanks to the managers of St Aiden's Presbyterian Church, the governors of Withington School and Mr Behrens for their help with accommodation.
Founders' Day was held in the Whitworth Hall and the speaker was Alderman Wright Robinson.
Speech Day was held for the first time in the Albert Hall and the speaker was Mrs Stocks, the Principal of Westfield College.
Details given about the following staff: Dr Warburton, Miss Dunkeley, Miss Strange, Miss White, Miss Williamson, Miss Joan Spencer.
Details given of academic successes.
Attempts to economise on heating were counter productive as the health of staff and pupils suffered.
Games continued to be played at Fogg Lane. Details given of sporting activities. Thanks to Miss Langton, Margaret Crawford and Miss Pettigrew for their help with the guides' activities [details given].
For five weeks in October and November the girls helped with potato picking "on municipal fields."
There has been an increase in music staff to cope with the increase in the activities of the music department [details given].
There were lectures [details given] by Prof Ritchie, M Derome and others [unnamed].
Details given of fund raising and other community activities.
A meeting of the Manchester branch of the Old Girls' Federation was held at which the President, Mrs Hope presented Miss Clarke with academic robes as a token of her impending honorary degree.
The parents of Nora Cutter gave the school two armchairs for the Prefects' Room in memory of Nora.
Mr H Stevenson, the father of Marjorie Stevenson and Doreen Stevenson gave a silver cup in memory of his wife.
Thanks to the following for other gifts [details given]: Dr Taylor, Noreen Dobson, H Dobson, Mrs Knowles, Flora Thomason, Miss Brocklehurst, Miss Callinan, Miss Knight, Miss Law, Miss McKean, Mr H Stevenson, Miss Straub, Mrs L Behrens.
The Goodwin Memorial, "a special bookshelf and books", was installed at Central Rd.
The Marion Hewitt Scholarship, established in 1941, was awarded for the first time.
Congratulations to Miss Clarke on her appointment to the Norwood Committee and her honorary degree [details given].
Staff
[The academic qualifications of the staff are given]
Head Mistress: Miss Clarke
Deputy Head Mistress, 1943: Mrs Herbert
School Secretary: Miss A Kemlo
School Housekeeper: Miss R Heald
Departmental Staff:
Miss E Andrew, Miss S Avis, Miss G Bentley, Miss D Brassington, Miss M Callinan, Miss M Cartwright, Miss M Cashin, Miss A Ellis, Miss D Ellison, Miss M Hampson, Miss R Hazell, Miss E Herbert, Miss E Holman, Miss E Jamieson, Miss E Law, Miss J Leese, Miss M Leigh, Miss M Lever, Mrs London, Miss J McClymont, Miss T Mellor, Miss B Norcott, Mrs Perry, Miss J Pettigrew, Miss K Rattray, Miss H Ritchie, Miss D Saunders, Miss D Scott, Miss A Smith, Miss I Steel, Miss P Thomas, Miss S Turner, Miss I Watkins, Miss A Warburton, Miss E Webster, Miss D Whiteley, Mr H Bowden, Miss C Brossa, Miss K Forster, Miss G Holt, Miss H Sargisson, Miss A Shaw, Miss S Spencer.
Former Pupils
Details given of the successes of the following:
University of Manchester: Kathleen Barnes, Sarah Davies, Hilda Elam, Margaret Hall, Barbara Moor, Joan Spencer, Eileen Walker, Rosetta Levy.
Oxford University: Sheila Davies.
Liverpool University: Brenda Mills.
London University: Eva Feinmann.
Prefects, 1942 - 1943
Head Prefect: Dorothy Brandrick
Deputies: Elizabeth Bridgen, Olive Woods, Beryl Attwood, Sheila Bellhouse, Jean Brown, Theresa Chadwick, Barbara Hall, Dorothy Holmes, Nora Page, Betty Petch, Sheila Talbot.
Present Pupils
Details given of the successes of the following:
External Awards: Nora Page, Janice Rhodes, Jean Geary, Sheila Talbot, Patricia Nicholson, Jean Warburton.
Higher School Certificate: Beryl Attwood, Dorothy Brandrick, Jean Brown, Theresa Chadwick, Hilary Chew, Brenda Copp, Jean Geary, Dorothy Howe, Mildred Johnson, Gwen Jones, Patricia Nicholson, Nora Page, Betty Petch, Janice Rhodes, Sheila Talbot, Olive Woods.
School Certificate: Patricia Brassington, Lore [sic] Bravmann, Felicity Bridgen, Millicent Brown, Grace Chadwick, Betty Cooke, Edith Davies, Odette Faulkner, Sheila Finnemore [recte Finniemore], Valerie Hanna, Betty Henstock, Betty Adin, Barbara Booth, Lucy Dobbins, Joy Downs, Joyce Fairbrother, Jean Higham, Sheila Hughes, Betty Jackson, Betty Horne, Margery Jackson, Joan Marland, Patricia Murch [sic], Sheila Quarmby, Alwyn Rowlinson, Vivienne Samuels, Clare Smith, Sheila Stelfox, Heather Trotter, Mavis Turner, Mary Wood, Joyce Maddocks, Sheila Ridgway, Patricia Robinson, Sonia Robinson, Katherine Warhurst, Barbara Waring, Helen Wells, Beatrice Wynn.
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: Margery Jackson, Heather Bentley, Felicity Bridgen, Alwyn Rowlinson, Freda Lee, Patricia Bramhall, Nancy Clegg, Grace Perfect [sic], Diana Bridgford, Jean Kershaw, Madeline Orrell, Jean Hooper, Jean Brown, Helen Davies.
Lady Whitworth Scholarships: Patricia Nicholson, Nora Page.
Marion Hewitt Scholarship: Janice Rhodes.
Mary Bradford Exhibition: Jean Geary.
Lena Peacock Exhibition: Mildred Johnson.
Adamson Memorial Travelling Scholarships: Jean Brown, Margaret Collinge, Janice Rhodes.
Chairman's Prize: Dorothy Bradrick.
Prize for Art: Gene Robinson.
Coignou Prize for Botany: Olive Woods.
Margaret Hogg Prize for English: Jean Geary.
Lena Peacock Prize for History: Mavis Turner.
Finburgh Prize for Mathematics: Nora Page.
Prize for Needlework: Margaret Isherwood.
Secretarial Course Diplomas: Mary Barlow, Elinor [sic] Newton.
Kamberian Speech Cup: Upper III A
Laski Cup for General Excellence in the Preparatory Department: Brenda Clark, Bridget Gordon.
First Class Gymnastic Certificates: Beryl Attwood, Heather Bentley, Dorothy Brandrick, Elizabeth Bridgen, Jean Brown, Brenda Copp, Barbara Hall, Dorothy Holmes, Cristine [sic] Parish, Betty Petch, Catherine Roberts, Olive Woods.
Thring Memorial Cup: Dorothy Brandrick.
Stevenson Cup awarded for Hockey: Elizabeth Bridgen.
Form Hockey Cups
Ashworth Cup, Upper School: Senior VI.
Lawson Cup, Middle School: V Y.
Lower School Cup: IV A.
Threlkald Netball Cup: Beryl Attwood
Form Netball Cups
Upper School: Senior VI.
Middle School: V X.
Lower School : IV A.
Fletcher Cricket Cup: Barbara Hall.
Form Cricket Cups
Upper School: Senior VI.
Mellor Cup, Middle School: V X.
Hodgson Cup, Lower School: IV A.
Form Tennis Doubles Cup Upper School: Senior VI.
Tennis Singles Cup Upper School: Jean Brown.
Form Rounders Cup: IV A.
Hulme Trust Leaving Exhibitions: Beryl Attwood, Dorothy Brandrick, Olive Woods.
Hulme Trust Junior Scholarships: Judith Bean, Barbara Chorley, Mary Gilchrist, Gwynne Lee, Janet MacGregor, Sara Mills, Margaret Smith, Brenda Walker.
Free Place Entrance Scholarships: Patricia Akehurst, Jean Barnes, Anne Bowden, Jean Britton, Deryn [sic] Buckley, Dorothy Bustin, Elma Butterworth, Gillian Butterworth, Kathleen Callaghan, Margaret Carter, Maureen Coltart, Pauline Corrie, Eileen Croft, Christine Degroote, Eileen Derbyshire [sic], Norma Fesel, Beryl Fish, Beryl Galvin, Norma Heaton, Muriel Hibbert, Patricia Howell, Jean Hyslop, Barbara Jackson, Hylda [sic] Jackson, Margaret Lee, Anne McGrail, Jean MacClachan, Margaret Mawdsley, Joan Morris, Janet Nicholls, Margaret Patrick, Muriel Roberts, Moira Russell, Barbara Taylor, Beryl Whitehouse, Margaret Whitnall, Marise [sic] Wiseman.
Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ending 31 March 1943
Details of income and expenditure and schedule of investments
Alphabetical Class Lists for the Year 1942-1943
Senior VI, Junior VI, Upper V X, Upper V Y, V X, V Y, V Z, Upper IV A, Upper IV Alpha, IV A, IV Alpha, Upper III A, Upper III Alpha, Upper III Transitus, Upper II A, Upper II B, II, I, Primary, Lower Primary