Historical information

This is a typical exercise book used by students throughout the 20th century. Students often had a book for each subject . This one has samples. The work is written in fountain pen and contains examples of handwriting , arithmetic, spelling and English. Jack French was from the Panmure district.

Significance

This exercise book is a good example of school work from the 1930's. It provides an insight into the type of work undertaken on a daily basis by students.

Physical description

Dark brown and navy blue marbled pattern exercise book with cream label inset on the front cover and lightly stained pink above the label . Back cover is patterned all over.The pages contain school exercises in various subjects.

Inscriptions & markings

Jack French Work Book.The Latrobe Exercise Book. Some of the work is dated 1931.