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From: George Smith <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] Education
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:06:33 +0100
In-Reply-To: <d0f.307ac689.35a10a41@aol.com>


I remember the "Boardman" when I was at school in the 20's. Mother used to
say "You'll have the Boardman after you" if I said I didn't want to go to
school.

I know Grandma used to go to school, she was born 1875. but I thought she
said they had to pay threepence a week. I may be remembering wrong tho'

Just in case this was England



At 13:32 05/07/2008 EDT, wrote:
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>Just wish I could find the age
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>Looks like it was five years old (as of the Education Act of 1870)
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>They had to guarantee attendance for all children in their respective
>districts between the ages of 5 and 13. The School Board could appoint
officers to
>enforce attendance. These officers or "Board Men", as they were commonly
>known, became one of those terribly menacing figures firmly implanted in
the
>minds of young schoolboys. This figure was an effective deterrent in
playing
>truant. All the more menacing because the child could only picture him in
his
>imagination (if he faithfully attended school, that is!!). He was also
known as
>the School Attendance Officer.
>
>_http://www.know-britain.com/general/education_in_england_2.html_
>(http://www.know-britain.com/general/education_in_england_2.html)
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Regards

George.


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