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THE YPRES TIMES
Christmas.
A children's party has been arranged for. The children will give a play for the
parents' benefit, programmes for this play are made by the children. They also have
a School Stall at the Annual Church Bazaar, where Christmas Cards made by the
children are sold.
Prizes.
Prize Day will be at the end of the first School year, just before next Easter the
prizes will consist of book prizes, colour boxes, mathematical instruments, work and
needle cases for girls, tool boxes for boys, etc. Lady Plumer has had a book plate made
for the books. Already many kind offers of prizes have been received.
Finance.
The situation is much more satisfactory. Two munificent gifts of £500 each have
been received and invested, one from H.R.H. The Prince of Wales from A Friend
who desires to remain Anonymous and the other from Sir Charles Wakefield, Bt.
more Public Schools have subscribed, also some of the City Companies, while the
donations from the Army Garrison Churches have been very generous. Annual
subscribers and donations have increased in a most satisfactory manner, but to complete
the scheme and educate the whole 120 children, we shall require still further support.
General Remarks.
The most satisfactory reports from those who have interests in the Salient and
have visited the School have been received all testify to the benefit conferred on the
children, and the general salutary effects on the family life of those engaged in tending
our Cemeteries in the Salient.
Our thanks are due for the excellent work of Mr. and Mrs. Morris, the School Staff,
and the local School Committee at Ypres.
W. P. Pulteney,
Lieut-General.
9, Baker Street, London.
is2 December, 1929.
REPORT BY THE SCHOOLMASTER.
During the past two terms the parents have shown a very keen interest in the
progress of their children and given every possible help to the teachers,
while the children have worked eagerly and the results have been most encouraging.
Some are now able to read quite fluently and understand the English books with
ease. They are also beginning to write simple English, though the spelling is
often startlingly originala mixture of English, French, and Flemish.
The first social activity in which the school has shared took place on
December 7th, when the St. George's Church Bazaar was held in the schoolroom.
The School organized a stall, on which were displayed specimens of needlework-
done by the girls, and handwork, and originally designed Christmas cards made by
boys and girls. The School was also responsible for a Fish Pond," the fish
being gifts of toys from the children themselves. The stall and fish pond were
extremely well patronized, and the profit made goes towards providing a School
party which is being held on the last day of the term.
A parent writes "My children are doing well at the British School under the good tuition of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris who are excellent teachers and a godsend to Ypres."
