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1st February 1918 the school
attended the funeral of the Ash post-master, who was a Mons
Hero. They were also given a half- holiday. H.M. King George
awarded a weeks holiday in 1919 in honour of peace year.
On 24th October 1916 a diocesan report is received
which considers the school to be one of the best in the Diocese,
and Miss Wright congratulates the staff on their earnest and
faithful work and the parish on its school. This report is
quickly followed in 1917 by an outbreak of diphtheria, which
disrupts the school for some months.
The success of the school is shown not only in the
reports, which come in annually every October, but also in the
scholarships and other achievements of the school. The personal
achievement of Amy |
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Fowler is shown on the two
certificates, (fig 6 and
fig 7). In 1918 there were six
scholarships or prizes, one of which resulted in a half-holiday
for the school. To finish 1918 the school had another epidemic,
this time influenza, which closed the school from 29th October
to 6th January 1919!
In 1919 the school choir won the Challenge Banner
at a Folk Song competition in Maidstone, and the school went on
an outing to Margate – a new departure in the school’s
activity.
By 1920 though the school had two more scholarships
and another good Diocesan report. In this year the managers
report that the school staff is proving too expensive and they
hold an enquiry into the necessity of two qualified teachers.5
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