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| Description | Papers regarding a visit made to Germany in June 1948 to investigate the work of the BFES. File comprises:
The Cavalier: The Chronicle of Prince Rupert School Wilhelmshaven. Vol. 1, No. 2, Spring Term 1948. Includes staff names, a school calendar for spring term, names of pupils who have joined and left the school, notes on each of the houses, brief reports on sports and societies, creative writing and reports written by pupils.
British Families Education Service booklet: Hamberg and Schleswig-Holstein. November 1947. Marking the one year anniversary of the BFES. For parents, contains information about accommodation, boy scouts, cleaning, the German staff, school meals, policy (including time tables, attendance, schemes of work), school supplies (towels, soap) and transport.
Notebook dated from 8/06/1948 onwards, including handwritten schedules, maths equations and notes about various German schools, including King Alfred School at Plon, Prince Rupert School and Spandau School.
Two pages of handwritten notes, on the reverse of a hymn sheet. Dated 8/06/1948. Notes for a Report of Inspection to BFES in the British Zone with Dr A.F. Alford. Includes additional pencil annotations reading: 'JBL (John Lumsden) visited all these places during National Service 1953/55'.
Typed Report of Visit to the BFES in the British Zone of Germany 15/08/1948 by Dr. A. F. Alford, Medical Officer, Ministry of Education, and Mr. J. Lumsden, H.M. Staff Inspector of schools, from 8-18/06/1948. Includes itinerary, divided into three parts, Part I. (by Dr. A. F. Alford) Medical Arrangements, including observations, School Health Service, Free Meals, Psychiatric Service, Medical Officers, Boarding Schools, conclusion. Part II (by J. Lumsden) Backwardsness, including Conditions in the schools, Enquiry into backwardness, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Prevention of backwardness, conclusion. Part III (jointly authored) Maladjusted Children.
Various receipts from June 1948, including a room receipt from the Naafi Residential Club (12/06/1948), two receipts from the Naafi Residential Club (09/06/1948 and 13/06/1948), a Capitation Card valid from 08/06/1948-18/06/1948, receipt from the Hotel Savoy, Berlin from 15/06/1948-17/06/1948, meal vouchers from Married Families Hotel, Kiel for 11/06/1948-12/06/1948, two Officers' Mess Bills from the Control Commission for Germany (BE), one from 09.06.1948, the other undated, receipt for spirits from 18/06/1948, two Movement Orders in Russian, dated 08/06/1948 and 16/06/1948.
Soldier: The British Army Magazine, January 1948 Vol.3 No.11. Includes the articles: 'The king's company mounts the Windsor guard', 'A seaport is seized (in Buckinghamshire)' 'Soldiers on the equator', 'The drum makers' and 'Co-Ed Boarding School in Germany' written by E.J. Grove, which is about the opening of Prince Rupert school in Wilhelmshaven, including information about the pupils, the structure of the days and the emphasis on sport and hobbies, this article includes several black and white images of the school, pupils and staff.
Eleven sides of handwritten notes entitled 'The British in Germany: Rounday Pheonix Society, 03/01/1949. BFES Gazette No.11 June 1948. Articles include: 'Opportunity of Environment', 'Play and Poetry with German Children and Teachers', 'School journeys', 'Anglo-German developments', 'Recapitulation'. BFES Gazette No.13 August 1948. Articles include: 'British Teachers' Association', 'Teachers in Germany', 'BFES Spotlight on Guttersloh', 'Films and Education'. The notes were prepared for a talk to a Leeds church discussion group, Roundhay Phoenix Society
Three postcards of sports venues in Frohnau, Berlin, a stadium, a swimming pool and a sportsfield. Two postcards of Hamburg; Binnenalster and Steckelhornfle und Nikolaikirche.
12 small photographs in paper wallet. Numbered. Lubeck in der Tute. 1. Holstentor (1470), 2. Alte Lunburger Salzspeicher (1600), 3. Marktplatz mit Rathaus (1251), 4. Renaissancetrepp Rathaus (1251), 5. Geibel-Platz, Geibel-Denkmal, Heil. Geist-Hospital (1300), 6. Haus der Schiffer-Gesellschaft (1535), 7. Gerichtsgebaude, Burgtor (1300), 8. Dom (1173), Museum (1891), 9. Obertrave, Petri-Kirche (1251), 10. Seefahrtschule mit Kaisertor (1494), 11. Untertrave mit Hansa-Kogge (1500), 12. Puppenbruke mit Merkur (1778). |