1920

June 7

Wilful damage about the vegetable garden.

July 27

Lily Dickenson is awarded a free place at Easingwold Grammar School.


1921

Apr 8

Eclipse of the sun; excellent observation by the children from the playground. Eclipse begins at 8.30 a.m. and lasts until 11.15 a.m. Seen as a partial eclipse from the school.

Teachers at the school include Miss Carter, Miss G. Rose.

July 21

Whooping cough epidemic.


1922

[M] Mrs. Hohler appointed on to the school managers.

Jan Wintry weather.

Feb 28

Wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles.

May 9

Sam Bell passes exams to the Civil Service Commission, a credit to him.

July 17

Frances Robson and Enid Passman are awarded free places to Easingwold Grammar School.

Oct 23

Mumps epidemic.

Dec 13

Harold Bell and Francis Houlston have been awarded 1st and 2nd prizes in Nature Studies in the North Riding of Yorkshire, awarded by the English Agricultural Society.


1923

June 29

Ivy Spence, Ethel Sargent, Dawson Rymer and Cyril Robinson leave school.

July 24

Irene Grainger, 10½ years old, has been awarded a free place at Easingwold Grammar School.

Aug 1

Annie Wylie, an ex-pupil, commences teaching duties at Coxwold School as a student teacher.

Nov 2

Mrs Hohler, a new manager, visits the school.


1924

Jan 10

Deep snow. Cookery course to be started for girls.

Apr 5

A Miss Robson, an organising mistress, visits the school in the morning to give a demonstration of cutting out material to the senior girls.

July 2

Mr. Oates completes 30 years as Head Teacher at Coxwold School.

July 31

Annie Wylie terminates her teaching duties at this school as a student teacher.

Aug 1

Muriel Bell, aged 11 years, has won a free place at Easingwold Grammar School.

Sept 15

Sir William Worsley visits the school regarding the average distance each pupil travels to school.

Nov 3

Marjorie and Elsie Bell, 5 years old, sisters and pupils at the school, die of typhoid fever. Miss Annie Wylie, now taken on as a full time teacher, a personal family friend of the Bells, requires leave to go to the sisters' funeral.

Dec 19

School closes for Christmas holidays. Will reopen on Jan 5, 1925.


1925

Throughout the year, there are the usual visits of Mrs. Hohler, School inspectorate, medical officers and the vicar.

Jan 5

Moderate attendance.

Feb 9

School attendance low because of colds.

Feb 13

Medical inspection by Dr Wilkinson.

Feb 19

Cleanliness inspection: a family is found with head lice.

Apr 6

E. Andrews off school with influenza.

May 18

Head Teacher absent due to his sister's funeral. Miss Wylie and Miss Burnett in charge.

July 9

Annual Wesleyan Sunday School outing.

Aug 7

School closes for the harvest holiday.

Sept 14

N. Grainger wins a free place to Easingwold Grammar School. Nora Robson leaves to attend Tadcaster Grammar School. Dorothy Langdale has been withdrawn to return to her home at Snainton after one year at Coxwold School.

Sept 15

Diocesan report - infants are a very pleasant class of children and work well. Middle division: Head teacher succeeded in making the children think. First division: children have capability, are keen and responsive. Written work very good.

Sept 30

14 first class girls withdrawn from school to attend Cookery lessons in Van no 3.

Oct 1

Children admitted to school: George Mason, Katie Mason and L Kirk. They are very backward and lazy and careless; their work is deplorable.

Oct 3

School continues in good progress; conduct and needlework very good. Boys' work on gardening education is well taught. Class2: good work in composition but arithmetic is weak. Class 3: progressing but speech training needs more attention. More time in school should be given to singing lesson instruction. (Part of Education Officer report)

Oct 19

Coxwold Feast. Poor attendance because of illness and very wintry weather.

Dec 23

Xmas holiday.


1926

Jan 5

School reopens. Only one child absent. 8 new pupils start school, including 5 sisters from Kilburn School called Cattley, 2 from Welburn and one intelligent boy from Middlesbrough Technical School. The 5 sisters are very backward and need a lot of extra work.

Mar 23

Dental inspection.

Apr 15

Nurse inspects children. 4 children with unclean heads.

May 7

The General Strike has little effect on the school. Very good attendance: 80, out of the 85 on the register.

July 6

Mr. Francis Lacy, a student from York training college, visits the school on work experience in a rural school. He was a former pupil at Coxwold School, where he gained a free place at Easingwold Grammar School.

July 26

Mr. Oates, Head Teacher, receives a letter from County Hall:

"Dear Sir, Now that you will shortly cease your duty as head teacher at Coxwold C of E School and I am to express my appreciation of the excellent manner in which you have discharged your duties as Head Teacher of the School, and I hope that you will enjoy many years of retirement.
Yours faithfully, J. G. Wrigby."

July 20

Usual reports by the diocesan inspectorate.

July 28

Mr. J. W. Sanderson, the newly appointed Head teacher, visits the school. George Weightman has won one of five free places at Easingwold Grammar School.

July 29

"It is with sorrow I part from these nice children and teachers. I have been very happy here for 32 years but I feel now that it is time for a younger man. I leave the School in its usual order and feel sure that Mr. Sanderson with the capable help of the 2 assistant mistresses will carry on doing good work in a very satisfactory manner. I wish the pupils and teachers alike the very best of luck and happiness. W. Oates, headmaster 1894-1926."

July 30

School closes for harvest holidays.

Sept 6

New Headmaster takes charge of Coxwold C of E School.

Sept 26

Weather very inclement. Dr. Wilkinson visits school. A visit also from Harry Houlston and Muriel Passman.

Oct 18

Coxwold Feast.

Oct 21

School visit by Nurse Richardson. All the 77 children inspected.

Oct 25

Heavy snowstorm. 56% attendance.

Nov 12

School is closed in the afternoon. Merit holiday.

Dec 10

Nurse Richardson's inspection. One child had head lice.

Dec 20

Head teacher does not take P.T. owing to illness.


1927

[M] Capt. Wombwell, Dr. Henry and Rev. G. Black appointed on to the school managers.
[M] Land is made available to build a Village Hall by the side of the school.

Jan 20

Owing to bad weather and influenza, attendance has varied from 76% to 45%. Number of pupils on register 75.

Jan 26

School closes because of influenza. Reopened February 7th.

Mar 2

Miss Annie Wylie ill with influenza.

Mar 3

On advice from the Medical Officer, the school closes again because of the flu epidemic. It reopened on March 14th.

Apr 4

Nurse Richardson's regular inspection. 3 families infected with head lice.

May 9

Cookery Van no 3 arrives. 8 senior girls receive instruction in cookery for 3 weeks.

May 30

2nd course of cookery lessons. 12 senior girls attend.

June 8

Mr. Boddy brings to the Head master's attention that the diocesan inspection is due.

June 9

Mary Bell sprains her ankle getting over the railings at playtime; seen by Nurse Richardson and sent home.

June 22

Wesleyan anniversary at Oulston. Very poor attendance at school.

June 23

Cookery lessons finish. No. 3 Van goes to Raskelf.

June 24

Weather very bad. 30 children absent.

July 6

Poor attendance at school due to Oulston Wesleyan Chapel children's annual outing to Scarborough. 45 pupils in school.

July 7

Very stormy weather. 44 children present, 23 absent. Rev. Gibson Black attends school.

Sept 7

Violent rainstorm. Poor school attendance - only 36 pupils present.

Oct 13

School closed. Teachers and pupils visit Rural Exhibition at Whitby.

Oct 17

School closed for potato picking holidays.

Nov 11

Very heavy snowstorm. Attendance only 45.7%.

Dec 14

School closed for the day due to the opening of Coxwold Village Institute.

Dec 22

Violent rainstorm. Attendance a.m. 37%, p.m. 42%.


1928

Mar 2

Polling day. School closed.

Mar 12

Violent snowstorm.

Apr 16

Headmaster absent from school attending his mother's funeral at Bishop Auckland.


Apr until Dec the normal reports and inspections. [It seems as though the new Headmaster does not put in a lot of daily records.]




1929

[M] Mr. H.H. Graves appointed on to the school managers.
[M] External painting of the school by Mr G Harrison cost a grand total of £14.

Jan 15

Owing to the heavy snowfalls, roads are very deep in snow. Oulston children are absent. 64% attendance.

Jan 29

Poor attendance due to snow. Very bad conditions for walking.

Feb 10

North Riding County Council exams. 3 candidates from the school. Rev. G. Black is in attendance.

Feb 12

Cookery Van No 3 comes for a 3-week course. 11 senior girls take lessons.

Feb 15

Heavy snowstorms. 58% attendance in school.

Mar 4

Miss Wylie has flu. Off work.

Mar 5

Head Teacher absent due to illness.

Mar 29

Head Teacher absent due to the sudden death of his father at Coxwold, the funeral to take place at Bishop Auckland.

Mar 30

School closed. General election.

Aug 29

Dentist's visit to the school.

Oct 10

School closed. Pupils and staff at exhibition at Whitby.

Oct 28

Very stormy. Many of Oulston pupils absent. 66% present.