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Not only did the First World War
(which had only a little effect on the school) start in the year
1914, but the only existing Log Book also starts in the same
year. It’s first entry dated 12th October reads ‘Report from
the Diocesan Inspector – H.J. Powell, very good.’
That there was a previous log-book to this is
proved without a doubt, Miss. Wright gave several examples of
entries and also said that it was in the school when she left in
March 1940. Three months later, when Miss Davies arrived, it had
disappeared, and she wrote to say that she believed it had been
burnt. Miss Hodges, who, as supply during these three months,
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onto the whereabouts of the Log, died in
1954. It is not in any of the Archive Offices, nor is it at the
National Society or the Ministry of Education. So one can only
assume that it has in fact been destroyed. This is unfortunate,
especially when Miss Wright said it was so interesting. However,
although she read it through when she was Headmistress, she
cannot remember when it started.1
Miss Wright, according to her report in the Log
Book, found it very hard to get the school settled. Her time as
Headmistress is a succession of new assistant
1 Miss Wright’s
complete letter on this and other subjects
concerned with the school
at this time can be read in
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