Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School: Notes, assignments, syllabuses, letters, etc.

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Accession[1965.0008] PAPERS OF GWENDA LLOYDIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965000800047Scope and ContentFolder regarding Miss D J Ross, most of contents (if not all) collected by Mrs Lloyd when writing an article for New Horizons on Miss Ross and her application of New Education Fellowship ideas to the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. Letters to Mrs Lloyd from Donald McLean, Department of Education, NSW: 1. Condolence on death of husband, would like to publish article on Dorothy Ross, Autumn edition of New Horizons, 23 September 1964, 2. Replies to letter from Mrs Lloyd in which she asked how much material he would require for the article, refers to thesis on Miss Ross by Mrs Alston, 3. Concerning article, 27 October 1964, 4. Concerning article, 22 February 1965; Letter to Mrs Lloyd from Miss Lesley Cunningham, Kew, answering Mrs Lloyd's question about tape recorders and Miss Ross's film, 6 September 196 (4?); To Mrs Lloyd from Steve (Miss Stephens?), answering her questions about what happened to third years at the School who failed in French or Maths, stay down, drop subject, or go on to fourth year, difficulty in keeping children in same form for two years; To Mrs Lloyd, memorandum from Olive Russell concerning courses taken by 1st and 2nd years; Headmistress's Reports, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1953; Circulars to staff: For Form Mistresses from 1st to 5th Years - Fitting in to School, Resident Staff Duties, Suggestions to Staff, Standards and Marks, Staff Handbook, Staff Handbook (different to previous example); Circulars to parents: Evacuation - instructions for School Certificate Group leaving for Marysville, 14 March 1942, Recommendations to Parents of Fourth Year Girls, School Dances and other Social Activities; Handbook for Parents of New Girls as at November 1956; School Magazine, December 1950; School Diary 1954; Notes on the film Learning and Living Together, 1955; Newsletter: 24 August 1954, 29 March 1955 (contains notes by Miss Ross); Memorandum for Councillors, addressed to girls elected to the School Executive Council; The Trend Towards the Comprehensive School, The John Smyth Memorial Lecture delivered at the University on 17 August 1954 by Miss Dorothy Ross, reprinted from Circular to Schools, No.85, contains notes by Miss Ross; Notes by Mrs Lloyd from the minutes of the Executive Council, 1948 - 1958; Notes made by Mrs Lloyd for article: On Miss Ross's contribution, her method of introducing new ideas, On John Smyth Memorial, General, On the Plan, Her own words (list of addresses etc.), A reference to article in New Era, January 1965, Relations with parents, List of Appreciations, Relations with Staff, During Evacuation, General Policy, Relations with girls, Attitude to work, Self discipline, Training teachers, Managing own affairs, Tolerance, Health and Education Conference, Principles from Staff Handbook, Two small pages of notes on Miss Ross; Summaries of girls recollections of school life, things remembered with pleasure.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1965.0008 Unit 0005

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CreatorLloyd, Gwendolen (Gwenda) K.RoleProvenance

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Date1942-1965

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Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School: Notes, assignments, syllabuses, letters, etc.