A GLOWING SCHOOL REPORT.

NEWLANDS SCHOOL REPORT

Here is a copy of an early hand written Newlands school report that was sent to me by the owner "Helen Cater". As you can see, the report is dated 8th January 1953.

Does anybody remember the infant mistress who wrote it "Miss Howie" ?

Helen was born in 1947 and only attended Newlands for a short time before her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. She now lives in Australia.

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Helen lived in Burgher St. in Parkhead she had a sister called Shirley and her father was "Eric Cater" and he was a Polis in the area. He was English and was known locally as the Sassenach Polis. This is a picture of him in his uniform.

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Helen Said:

"One memory I have is of my mother sending me out in the freezing cold to get biscuits and cigarettes for my father when he came off duty at 11 oclock. Things were tough we could only afford a wee packet of choc biscuits and if my memory is correct a pack of 2 or 3 cigarettes. How times have changed could you imagine now the uproar sending a toddler up the road at that time to buy cigarettes ? but as my mother said, she could see me all the time and the neighbours were always protective."

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Does anybody remember Helen or her Dad ?