Difference between revisions of "Grace Plains School"
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
Teachers at Grace Plains were: | Teachers at Grace Plains were: | ||
| − | + | <br> | |
| + | |||
*Alexander Lawson 1866 to 1875 | *Alexander Lawson 1866 to 1875 | ||
*Thomas Adams 1873 to 1883 | *Thomas Adams 1873 to 1883 | ||
| + | *Margaret Manning 1886 | ||
*Miss Elizabeth M. Morgan from 1894 to 1899 | *Miss Elizabeth M. Morgan from 1894 to 1899 | ||
*Miss Blanche Olave St Barbe Ayliffe (1900-1908) | *Miss Blanche Olave St Barbe Ayliffe (1900-1908) | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 18 August 2010
| Type of organisation: | Government |
| Street number: | Part Sec 483 |
| Street name: | Hundred of Grace (now lot 677) |
| Town or locality: | Grace Plains |
| Date established: | "{{{Date approximate}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value. 1894
|
| Ceased operation: |
|
| Established by: | Methodist Church |
| Business or purpose: | School education |
- "{{{Date approximate2}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value.
- "{{{Date approximate}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value.
Contents
Grace Plains School is recorded to have originated in the Methodist church when it opened in 1868.
One source states that about 1872 a day school was opened with about 60 children attending, and the first teacher was Mr Adams who owned a block of land in the area, while another asserts that the first teacher was Elizabeth Morgan who commenced duties in 1894 with an average attendance of 56.
From 1919 to 1928 the schoolteacher was Mr Frank W. Ray and about 25-30 students attended.
Subjects taught were reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling, drawing, sewing for the girls and woodwork for the boys. Children would walk to school or ride or drive ponies. For morning assembly a whistle was blown, the children lined up, and the teacher checked for clean hands and fingernails. The flag was raised and the children saluted the flag. The children were seated in long desks seating six to eight pupils, and any child who misbehaved had to stand out in front with his or her back to the class.
Children attended until they were 14, some repeating grade 7 to bring them to this age while others attended colleges in Adelaide. A few attended the newly established Balaklava High School, boarding in Balaklava during the week. Miss Nell Tiller was the first Grace Plains girl to attend the new high school.
In 1969 Grace Plains School closed down, the last teacher being Miss Patricia Beinke.
There were 10 students at the school who continued their education at the Mallala school.
Teachers at Grace Plains were:
- Alexander Lawson 1866 to 1875
- Thomas Adams 1873 to 1883
- Margaret Manning 1886
- Miss Elizabeth M. Morgan from 1894 to 1899
- Miss Blanche Olave St Barbe Ayliffe (1900-1908)
- Jane Kennedy (1909)
- Miss Jessie I. Bowden (1910 -1913)
- Jack James (1914-1915)
- Victor J. Mazzarol (1916-1917)
- Thomas M.G. Cameron (1918)
- Frank W. Ray (1919-1928)
- May D. James (1929)
- Walter E.R. Tiller (1930-1932)
- Harold E. Schultz (1933-1944)
- Murray A. Penna. (part-time 1944 and 1945)
- Walter J. Dunlop (1945-1949)
- Clifford G. Jarvis (1950-1964)
- Christopher Keyes (1965-1968)
and in 1969 at time of closure the teacher was Miss Patricia Beinke.
Related Articles
- Barabba School
- Dublin School
- Feltwell School
- Korunye School
- Lewiston School
- Long Plains School
- Lower Light School
- Mallala School
- New Two Wells School Opening
- Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School
- Redbanks School
- Reeves Plains School
- Stony Point School
- Wild Horse Plains School
- Windsor School
External Links
References
- Mallala Museum research notes
- Life around the Light: A history of the Mallala District Council area, compiled by Two Wells, Mallala and District History Book Committee, Community Development Board of the District Council of Mallala, [Mallala, S. Aust.], 1985.
Flickr Error ( Not a valid ID ): PhotoID not numeric
Flickr Error ( Not a valid ID ): PhotoID not numeric
Print
Subscribe by RSS
