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1891 |
![]() Llawr-y-Glyn School Private collection Education Llawr-y-Glyn School This Montgomeryshire primary school had a teaching staff of two: Mr John Roberts, a certificated teacher of the second class, and Margaret Evans, the sewing mistress. Margaret Evans had frequent absences during 1891 due to illness and eventually resigned in April of the following year. Mr Roberts lived as a lodger in a house next to the school:
Mr Roberts' entries in the school log book for 1891 were very brief, consisting mainly of comments about attendances, but on May 29th he noted: ![]() Powys County Archives "I was away on Monday and Tuesday with Mr Jones Esceirieth's consent. Consequently there was no school on these days." The reason for his absence became clear on June 5th: ![]() Powys County Archives
He was replaced on the re-opening of school on 14th September by Mr Percy Jones. One of Mr Jones' first tasks was to assimilate the School Inspector's report for the year, which gave the school mixed results under his predecessor: ![]() Powys County Archives He also found himself dealing with the common problems of children being kept off school to help with harvests:
and various problems with the school building:
And in December:
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