In 1899 when Spring Hill School opened children wore clogs!
In 1899 when Spring Hill School was opened the children were not as well dressed as today. Their clothes were often ragged and they wore clogs on their feet.
The school yards were covered in soil and ashes. In 1906 Mr. Watts, the head teacher had stone flags laid in the rough yards so that the children's clogs would not bring dirt into the school. Mr. Watts was very keen that the children kept themselves as clean as possible. He wrote in the school logbook....
1905
| October 18th | A boy was “…sent home to wash his hands and clean his clogs…” |
1906
| April 5th | "...the yards have been flagged... The rooms are now cleaner and the children smarter in appearance." |
| October 11th | "Very few children - sometimes none at all - come with dirty clogs..." |