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This message was updated on 1/26/2008 11:05:15 PM by suzard

Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 1/26/2008 10:04:37 PM

Just come across this, which thought may be of interest.

Ripley and Heanor News
Friday Oct 6 1893
East Derbyshire Technical School

This new school, which is situated at Heanor,is likely to be of great service. The local Technical Committee have taken the old Heanor Hall, which fortunately happened to be at liberty, and have for several weeks past been making the necessary alterations for the carrying on of the various technical classes under the County Council. During the week the schools have commenced under the mastership of Mr R Stoddart BSc. There are already 40 free County Council Scholarships, the students coming fron Ripley, Riddings, Alfreton, Codnor Park, Somercotes &c. Night schools have also been started, and are well attended. On Wednesday evening Miss Lewis (Nottingham), from the Scientific Dressmaking Association, gave a lecture in the large room, which was very well attended. The school stands upon about three acres of ground and is in every respect suitable. A chemical laboratory has been fixed at great cost.Work Shops and engine rooms are in course of erection, and it is expected that a public Reading Room and Library will shortly be opened. it is proposed to have the formal opening after Christmas, when a Bazaar and Sale of Work on a large scale will take place.

Just a little query, Robert
I couldn't tell whether this newspaper report was 1898 or 1893- but think it is 1893

I was given the information Ralph Stoddard (although Stoddart in above report) was heamaster from 1898

However-I also have found another report -and although can't tell (yet again) whether date is 1893-or 8 -there are letters on the same page re engagement of HRH Duke of York and her Serene Highness Princess May - dated 3rd July 1893-so am assuming the date of the paper is 1893
Ripley and heanor News 7 July 1893
Appointment of headmaster at Heanor Technical School
In response to an advertisement for a headmaster for this school, the secretary (Mr H Grassby) received about forty applications. The sub-technical committee met on Friday evening and carefully read over each application, when three were selected as being the most suitable candidates. Two of these gentlemen were interviewed by the general committee on Tuesday night in the Public offices, Heanor, and mr Stoddard, B Sc, of the People's College, Nottingham, was unanimously appointed. Mr Hawkridge M.A., organising secretary to the County Council, atteneded both meetings, and rendered valuable service to the committee in making their selections.

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