This graphic is the cover of a teacher's "roll" book, wherein she entered the daily attendance of her students, recorded marks, and other minutia in order for her to keep a close record of each class. The Bellevue Avenue school was constructed around 1857. Looking closely at the graphic and your can just see the faded ink inscription, "First Class," First Grade," "Primary Department'" an "Bellevue Avenue Public School." The teacher who kept this book was Clara Briscoe, a great aunt of former Hamilton High teacher, Carl "Ace" Abbott. A note accompanying the book indicated that Ms. Briscoe was a teacher during the time of Grace Dunn.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
1891: Trenton's Bellevue Avenue Schoolhouse
This graphic is the cover of a teacher's "roll" book, wherein she entered the daily attendance of her students, recorded marks, and other minutia in order for her to keep a close record of each class. The Bellevue Avenue school was constructed around 1857. Looking closely at the graphic and your can just see the faded ink inscription, "First Class," First Grade," "Primary Department'" an "Bellevue Avenue Public School." The teacher who kept this book was Clara Briscoe, a great aunt of former Hamilton High teacher, Carl "Ace" Abbott. A note accompanying the book indicated that Ms. Briscoe was a teacher during the time of Grace Dunn.
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