Historical information
The school exercise book belonged to Florence Tyler who was born in 1884 and died in 1914 at 30 years of age. Two letters within the exercise book are dated 1898 so it is presumed this is the year Florence compiled the book. The school was Warrnambool State School No. 1743 which opened in 1876 after the earlier Warrnambool Common School closed.
Significance
This exercise book is of interest as an example of school subjects and standards covered at a 6th grade level in the late 19th century.
Physical description
A school exercise book of 50 pages. The hard cover of the book has a blue pattern and a label to identify the school and student. The pages are ruled with handwriting in black ink and ruled dividing lines in red ink. Each page covers a different subject - English (grammar, parsing, writing, spelling, syntax, poetry), Arithmetic, Geography, History, Science and Music. Each page has been stamped with a purple oval stamp containing the words CREDIT MARK and the initials W.W.
Inscriptions & markings
Front Cover - VICTORIA. WARRNAMBOOL. STATE SCHOOL No. 1743. Florrie Tyler. 6th Class
Subjects
References
- Website - Victorian Government, 150 Years Warrnambool State School Dates of the early schools in Warrnambool
- Website - Making Futures: History of Schooling in Warrnambool
