Hadow (1928)

Notes on the text
Preliminary pages Membership, Analysis, Preface, Introduction
Chapter 1 Books in schools 1810 to 1928
Chapter 2 Place and function of books
Chapter 3 Provision of books by LEAs
Chapter 4 School and public libraries
Chapter 5 Guidance for teachers, production of books
Chapter 6 Cost and use of books
Chapter 7 Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix I List of witnesses
Appendix II Practice of sample LEAs
Appendix III Provision of books in London
Appendix IV Expenditure on books
Appendix V Provision of books in Scotland
Appendix VI Publication of new books
Index

Appendix I
[pages 121 - 129]

(a) LIST OF WITNESSES

(i) Board of Education

Mr H Allsopp, HM Inspector.
Mr RH Crowley, MD, Senior Medical Officer.
Miss EA Ford, HM Woman Staff Inspector.
Mr JE Hales, HM Staff Inspector.
Mr FT Howard, HM Divisional Inspector.
Mr FO Mann, OBE, HM Inspector.
Mr HM Richards, CB, Senior Chief Inspector and Chief Inspector of Public Elementary Schools.
Mr JB Russell, HM Inspector.
Miss H Brown Smith, HM Inspector.
Mr GP Williams, HM Divisional Inspector for Wales.

(ii) Associations representing members and officials of local education authorities

Association of Directors and Secretaries for Education:
Sir Benjamin Gott, FCS, Secretary to the Middlesex Education Committee.
Mr FF Potter, Director of Education for Cheshire.

Association of Education Committees:
Alderman SW Bush, JP, Chairman of the Bath Education Committee.
Mr Thomas Walling, Director of Education for Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Association of Municipal Corporations:
Mr FP Armitage, Director of Education for Leicester.
Mr CF Mott, Director of Education for Liverpool.

County Councils Association:
Sir Mark Collet, Bart., JP, DL, Chairman of the Kent Education Committee.
Mr E Salter Davies, Director of Education for Kent.
Mr JW Home, Chief Officer for Elementary Education under the Yorkshire (West Riding) Education Committee.

National Association of Inspectors of Schools and Educational Organisers:
Mr PB Ballard, DLitt, Divisional Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.
Mr L Brooks, District Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.
Mr R Sopwith, Inspector of Schools under the Sheffield Education Committee.

(iii) Organisations representing teachers

Association of Assistant Mistresses:
Miss G. Bracken, The County Secondary School, Fulham.
Miss EC Latham, The County School, Sittingbourne.
Miss M. Wilson, The County High School, Braintree.

Association of Head Mistresses:
Miss Borthwick, Head Mistress of the County Girls' School, Wimbledon.
Miss Mickleburgh, Head Mistress of the High School for Girls, Oswestry.

Incorporated Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools:
Mr JH Arnold, St. Dunstan's College, Catford, London.
Mr JH Jenkinson, Central Secondary School, Sheffield.

Incorporated Association of Head Masters:
Mr CW Bailey, Head Master of Holt Secondary School, Liverpool.
Mr WA Knight, Head Master of Sexey's School, Bruton, Somersetshire.

London Association of Head Teachers of Central Schools:
Miss Agutter, Head Mistress of the Girls' Central Council School, Bermondsey.
Mr B Dumville, Head Master of the Central Council School, North Kensington.
Mr H Millward, Head Master of Fleet Road Central Council School, Hampstead.
Mr AE Roberts, Head Master of the Boys' Central Council School, Fulham.

London Teachers' Association:
Miss FG Chamings.
Miss AE Phillips.
Mr JW Samuel.
Mr A Tasker, MBE, Hon. Treasurer of the Association.

National Association of Head Teachers:
Miss AJ Dawes, Fentham Road Council School, Birmingham.
Mr HJ Jackson, The People's College, Nottingham.
Mr HF Lee, Dowdon Council School, Seaham Harbour, Co. Durham.

National Federation of Class Teachers:
Mr TR Evans.
Mr WH Robinson.

National Union of Teachers:
Mr F Barraclough, President of the Union.
Mr GSN Ellis, Secretary to the Education Committee of the Union.
Mr JH Lumby.
Mr F Mander.
Mrs L Manning, JP.
Mr W Merrick, Chairman of the Education Committee of the Union.
Mr HT Morgan.

National Union of Teachers - Central Schools Section:
Mr HS Barker.
Mr H Player.
Alderman EJ Sainsbury, CBE, Chairman of the Section.
Miss AA Scorrer.

National Union of Women Teachers:
Miss EE Crosby, Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Union.
Miss EE Froud, General Secretary.

Training College Association:
Mr HEJ Curzon, DSc, Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, London.
Miss Mercier, Principal of Whitelands College, Chelsea, London.
Mr WP Welpton, The University, Leeds.

(iv) Other Organisations

The Associated Booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland:
Mr Basil Blackwell.
Mr F Brown.
Mr JG Wilson.
Mr Charles Young (President).

Association of Publishers' Educational Representatives:
Mr D Donaldson (McDougall's Educational Co. Ltd)
Mr OG Meredith (Macmillan & Co. Ltd).

English Association:
Miss GH Bracken, Hon. Secretary of the Association.
Mr George Sampson, District Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.

Geographical Association:
Mrs W. Katz, Chairman of the Committee for Primary School Teachers.

Historical Association:
Miss H. M. Madeley, Assistant Director of Education for Warwick- shire.
Miss E. E. Monk, Head Teacher of the Girls' Dept., Woodlands Park School, Tottenham.
Miss RR Reid, DLit, District Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.

Mathematical Association:
Mr AL Atkin, District Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.

Parents' National Educational Union:
Hon. Mrs Franklin, Hon. Secretary to the Union.
Mr H Household, Director of Education for Gloucestershire.

Publishers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland:
Mr JW Allen (Longman's, Green & Co. Ltd).
Mr GH Bickers (G. Bell & Sons, Ltd).
Mr GV Carey (Cambridge University Press).
Mr AJ McDougall (McDougall's Educational Co. Ltd).
Mr HS Milford, DLitt (Oxford University Press), Chairman of the Educational Group of the Association.
Mr H Scheurmier (Thos. Nelson & Sons, Ltd).
Mr J Tothill (George Philip & Son, Ltd).
Mr HG Wood (Nisbet & Co. Ltd).

(v) Individual witnesses

Mr C Birchenough, Chief Inspector under the Kent Local Education Authority.
The Hon. WN Bruce, CB, LLD, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales.
Mr Duncan Forbes, MBE, MD, Medical Officer of Health for Brighton.
Mr WJ Gruffydd, Professor of Celtic, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff.
Miss EM Hill, Assistant Education Officer to the Wiltshire Education Committee.
Mr Rufus H Mallinson, Head Teacher of Fordham Church of England School, Cambridgeshire.
Sir Henry Newbolt, CH, LittD, Netherhampton House, Salisbury.
Mr C Nowell, Borough Librarian, Coventry.
Mr AE Palfery, Principal Assistant, Education Officer's Department, London County Council.
The late Mr James Wheatley, MD, County Medical Officer of Health for Shropshire.

(b) LIST OF ORGANISATIONS AND PERSONS WHO SENT MEMORANDA, STATISTICS AND OTHER DATA FOR THE USE OF THE COMMITTEE

Accrington, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Acton, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Mr AB Adams, OBE, HM Inspector.
Mr H Alderton, Borough Librarian, Bromley. Kent.
Mr EG Allard, Head Teacher, North Hackney Central Council School, Clapton, London.
The American Library Association, 86 East Randolph Street, Chicago, USA.
Mr W Attlee, MD, MRCS, MRCP, Chairman of the Medical Board of Eton College.
Mr John Ballinger, CBE, Librarian, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Miss R. Barker, Head Teacher of the Girls' Department, Coventry Street School, Kidderminster.
Barnstaple, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Mr WH Barraclough, Chief Librarian of the Bradford Public Libraries.
Mr PH Alder-Barrett, Head Master, St. Owen's Council School, Hereford.
Bath, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Beckenham, The Education Committee for the Urban District of.
Mr TH Bentley, Head Teacher, Lovell Road Council School, Leeds.
Mr EH Betts, Head Teacher,t 'Blackfriars' Council School, London.
Birmingham, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Blackburn, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Blackpool, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr GH Bland, FRGS, Borough Librarian and Curator, Lancaster.
Mr EFD Bloom, HM Inspector.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Bradford, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr JT Bridge, Head Teacher, Watt Close Council School, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Mr AS Bright, HM Inspector.
Brighton, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr JAH Brincker, MB, MRCS, Principal Assistant Medical Officer, Public Health Department, London County Council.
Bristol, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
The British and Foreign Bible Society.
The British Psychological Society (Education Section).
Miss G Brunton, Head Teacher of Marlborough Girls' School.
Buckinghamshire, The Education Committee for.
Mr GW Buckle, HM Inspector.
Mr Cyril L Burt, DSc, Psychologist to the London County Council, and Professor of Education in the University of London.
Mr J Buxton, late Head Master of Gipton Council School, Leeds.
Dame Janet Campbell, DBE, MD, Chief Woman Medical Adviser to Board of Education.
Cardiff, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Cardiganshire, The Education Committee for.
Carlisle, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Carnarvonshire, The Education Committee for.
Mr EH Carter, OBE, HM Inspector.
The Catholic Education Council.
Mr AH Cherrill, HM Inspector.
Cheshire, The Education Committee for.
Mr W Clayton, Head Teacher, Appleton Roebuck Council School, Yorkshire.
Mr PB Coles, HM Inspector.
Miss DI Collins, Head Teacher, Ledbury Girls' and Infants' Council School, Herefordshire.
Mr FN Cook, Education Department, Yorkshire (West Riding).
Cumberland, The Education Committee for the County of.
The Dalton Association.
Miss IE Davies, Head Teacher, Orchard Lane Council Girls' School, Lye, Stourbridge.
Mr HJ Dean, HM Divisional Inspector.
Derby, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Devon, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr RJ Done, Head Teacher, ('Wakeneld' Central School, East Ham.
Dorset, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr WE Doubleday, Chief Librarian, Borough of Hampstead Public Libraries.
Durham, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr A Eastwood, MD, Ministry of Health Pathological Laboratory.
The Educational Handwork Association.
Mr C Eldred, Head Teacher, Hadleigh Council School, West Suffolk.
Essex, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr KBD Forbes, HM Inspector.
Mr GE Friend, MRCS, LRCP. Medical Officer, Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Sussex.
The Froebel Society and Junior Schools Association.
Miss A Garratt, Head Teacher, Little Waldingfield Council School, Sudbury, Suffolk.
Mr E Glasgow, HM Inspector.
Mr Duncan Gray, Borough Librarian, St. Marylebone, London.
Glamorganshire, The Education Committee for.
Gloucestershire, The Education Committee for.
Mr E Green, Chief Librarian of the Halifax Municipal Libraries.
Mr RH Green, HM Assistant Inspector.
Capt. FH Grenfell, DSO, HM Staff Inspector of Physical Exercises.
Mr CTC Hall, Head Teacher, Central Boys' Council School, Weymouth.
Mr SE Halman, HM Assistant Inspector.
Miss EE Harris, Head Teacher, St. Peter's Council School, Hereford.
Miss A Harrison, Head Teacher, Harkstead Council School, Ipswich.
Mr HR Havart, Reay Central Council School, Hackford Road, London.
Mr FH Hinton, Head Teacher, Ivy Lane Council School, Chippenham, Wilts.
Mr R Holland, Secretary to the National Society.
Mr HC Hooper, Head Teacher, The Boys' Council School, Ledbury, Herefordshire.
Hornsey, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Incorporated Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools - Welsh Branch.
The Institute of Handicraft Teachers.
Mr Marshall Jackman, Secretary of the National Association of Inspectors of Schools and Educational Organisers.
Mr WJ Jenkin, Head Teacher, East Soham Council School, East Suffolk.
Miss EM Jones, Head Teacher, Much Birch Church of England School, Herefordshire.
Mr TO Jones, Head Teacher, The Council School, Saxmundham, Suffolk.
Mr A Kahn, HM Staff Inspector.
Miss EE Kemble, late HM Inspector.
Kent, The Education Committee for the County of.
Sir Frederic Kenyon, GBE, KCB, DLitt, Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum.
Mr A King, Head Teacher, Tophill Council School, Portland, Dorset.
Lancashire, The Education Committee for.
Mr A Law, The School House, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.
Leeds, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Leicestershire, The Education Committee for.
Mr LR Lempriere, OBE, MB, Medical Officer, Haileybury College, Hertford.
Rev. J Scott-Lidgett, DD.
Mr G Lilley, District Inspector under the Education Department of the London County Council.
Liverpool, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Llanelly, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
London, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr TRL Ludlan, Head Master, Huntsman's Gardens Council School, Sheffield.
Mr LR McColvin, Chief Librarian of the Ipswich Public Libraries.
Miss L Malcolm, Head Teacher, Church of England Girls' School, Icen Way, Dorchester.
Manchester, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr J Mauer, Comenius Educational Institute, Prague.
Middlesex, The Education Committee for the County of.
Lieut. Colonel JM Mitchell. OBE, Secretary to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.
Miss G Morris, Librarian, National Union of Teachers, Hamilton House, WC1.
Mr MC Morris, HM Inspector.
Miss M Munroe, Bishop Otter College, Chichester, Sussex.
Mr HJR Murray, HM Divisional Inspector.
The National Book Council.
The National Home Reading Union.
The National Union of School Teachers.
The National Union of Teachers - Welsh Committee.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Sir George Newman, KCB, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education.
Norfolk, The Education Committee for the County of.
Northumberland, The Education Committee for the County of.
Nottingham, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Nuneaton, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Mr T Percy Nunn, DSc, Principal of the Day Training College, and Professor of Education in the University of London.
Ontario, Canada, The Department of Education for.
Mr WM Page, CBE, HM Inspector.
Mr CD Pawle, HM Inspector.
Mr DB Peacock, Head Teacher, Saltash Council School, Cornwall.
Miss AG Philip, HM Chief Woman Inspector.
Mr CJ Phillips, HM Divisional Inspector.
Plymouth, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr AS Pratt, Chief Mathematical Master, Whitgift Grammar School, Croydon.
Miss L Prouty, Vice Librarian, The Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Mr JH Quinn, Borough Librarian, Chelsea, London.
Rhondda, The Education Committee for the Urban District of.
Mr OHT Rishbeth, FRGS, Professor of Geography, University College, Southampton.
Rev. JH Ritson, DD, Sec. to the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Mr Frank Roscoe, Secretary of the Teachers Registration Council.
Miss DW Rowell, Head Teacher, St. George's Intermediate Council School, Northampton.
Mr AH Russell, Head Master, East Bristol Central School, St. George, Bristol.
Miss E Russell, HM Inspector.
Rutland, The Education Committee for the County of.
Sir Michael Sadler, KCSI, CMG, LLD, Master of University College, Oxford.
Mr JW Samuel, late Head Teacher of West Square Central Council School, Southwark, London.
The School Nature Study Union.
The Science Masters Association.
Mr JS Scott, HM Inspector.
The Scottish Education Department.
Mr W Scutt, late HM Inspector.
Mr EF Sewter, Head Teacher, Halesworth Council School, East Suffolk.
Miss EP Sharp, Head Teacher, Weymouth Central Girls' School.
Mr GT Shaw, HM Staff Inspector.
Shipley, The Education Committee for the Urban District of.
Shropshire, The Education Committee for.
The Society of Friends - Central Education Committee.
Somerset, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr A Somervell, MusDoc, HM Principal Inspector of Music.
Southampton, The Education Committee for the County of (Hampshire).
Southampton, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr WK Spencer, DSc, HM Inspector.
Mr Ferdinand Spisek, DPhil, Ministry of Education, Prague.
Staffordshire, The Education Committee for.
Mr WJ Stanton, Head Teacher, The Boys Council School, Wimborne, Dorset.
Stoke-on-Trent, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr FC Stone, HM Inspector.
Suffolk (West), The Education Committee for.
Sunderland, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Surrey, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr J Susta, DPhil. Professor of History in the Charles University of Prague, late Minister of Education.
Mr GK Sutherland, DSc, HM Inspector.
Swansea, The Education Committee for the County Borough of.
Mr A Tasker, MBE, Head Master, Reay Central Council School, Hackford Road, London.
Mr W Tatley, Head Teacher, Chisledon Church of England School, Wilts.
Taunton, The Education Committee for the Borough of.
Mr L Acland Taylor, City Librarian, Bristol.
Mr AL Thornton, HM Divisional Inspector.
Mr JR Till, District Inspector for Commercial Subjects under the London County Council.
Mr CJR. Tipper, Director of Education for Westmorland.
Tottenham, The Education Committee for the Urban District of.
The Trades Union Congress General Council (Education Committee).
Transvaal, South Africa, The Education Department for.
The Union of Welsh Teachers (Undeb Athrawon Cymreig).
The Council of the University of Wales.
Mr JE Walker, Borough Librarian, Fulham, London.
Walthamstow, The Education Committee for the Urban District of.
Warwickshire, The Education Committee for.
Miss M Watson, Head Teacher, Chitterne Church of England School, Wilts.
Mr AF Watts, HM Inspector.
Miss MJ Wellock, Head Teacher, The Infants' Department, Medburn School, St. Pancras, London.
Mr RA Wesley, Head Teacher, Southbroom Council School, Devizes, Wilts.
Mrs Jessie White, DSc.
Isle of Wight, The Education Committee for the County of.
Mr CE Winn, HM Assistant Inspector.
The Workers' Educational Association.
Mr R Wright, County Librarian for Middlesex.
Mr JC Wyatt, Head Teacher, Sturminster Newton CE Senior School, Dorset.
Mr AN Bonaparte Wyse, CBE, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education for Northern Ireland.
Yorkshire (West Riding), The Education Committee for.