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 ?
2 comments:
Margaret Davis Young again FINALLY. Miss Howie was my Headmistress when I started school. I remember crying for my mammy to take me home to my granny's on Malcolm st. and Miss Howie took me into her office and sat me on her knee and convinced me to stay. She was a very large woman and very cuddly. I just loved. Miss McKilip became my teacher. I was born in 1948. I remember the bakery across the st. from the school. My Granny and Pa would walk from Malcolm st to see me at all play times and get me a wee cream cookie to eat so I would'nt cry. My Pa had a stroke and the Granny would almost carry him up the st. to visit me. Remember the good old days when we kept our old loved ones at home with us. The Granny nursed Pa back to health over two yrs, from his stroke. I know someone must remember seeing them visit me twice a day for TWO yrs. I walked to their house at 18 Malcolm st. a dinner time..............and what about that dinner school. I went ONCE and only once....to scary
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love Margaret
my dad william (billy) mcmurray stayed in the top flat 89 burgher street and eric lived on the bottom. would love to hear any stories. daddy left burgher street in 1963. he had two brothers colin and kenneth. this is such a blast from the past. thank you so much for the memories as my dad is now 73 this is just sooo good for him
love janet
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