Queen's College
[formerly Prescot House, Chawn Hill]
PROSPECTUS
[formerly Prescot House, Chawn Hill]
PROSPECTUS
Finis Coronat Opus
AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES
(Tel. No.: Stourbridge 5097)
Principal: Johnson Ball,
B.Sc., Lond.(lst Class Hons.), A.M.I.Mech.E., F.R.S.A., A.M.C.T., etc.
Chartered Mechanical Engineer. Formerly Principal of Halesowen Technical College. Sometime Head of Engineering Departments at ;Warrington and St. Helens Technical Colleges.
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Senior Mistress MISS D. 1. FLETCHER, M.A.( Oxon. ),
Cambridge Certificate of Education (Class I). Formerly Head of Modem Languages Department at Runton Hill School, Norfolk, and Lecturer in French and English at the Diocesan Training College, Salisbury.
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Prospectus
Queen's College is the only all-age Independent Day School for pupils of both sexes in a large area and is ideally situated for its purpose. It is easy of access to pupils from wide areas of North Worcestershire and South Staffordshire, including, besides Stourbridge itself, Hagley, Brornsgrove, Kidderminster and Bewdley, Halesowen, Quinton, Blackheath and Rowley Regis, Dudley, Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Wombourn, and Wolverhampton.
Special 'buses travel between the College and the main 'bus terminus in Stourbridge, making the College easy of access from all parts. Midland Red 'buses S.37 and 239 pass within a few yards and the Stourbridge Junction railway station is only five minutes walk from the College .
The College is housed in a Georgian residence in beautiful surroundings, excellently adapted for teaching purposes, the premises being spacious, light, and airy, so that there is no overcrowding. Class numbers are limited so that the needs of individual pupils can be met. An adequate, experienced and efficient staff of permanent and visiting teachers, both men and women, ensures the progress of each pupil according to his capacity. An individual report is forwarded periodically to the parent or guardian of each pupil.
COLLEGE AIMS AND CURRICULA
The harmonious development of the ability and personality of each child is the principal aim of the College. Discipline is firm but no child is punished without good cause, every effort being made to convince the child that his own behaviour must be such as to secure the general good and promote his own advancement.
The Infants and Junior classrooms are furnished and equipped with all requisites for ensuring a sound training in a happy environment. At the primary stage, in addition to a proper emphasis on the teaching of the basic school subjects-s-arithmetlc, English in all its branches (reading, writing, spelling, grammar, composition), history, geography and scripture, attention is also given to art, handwork, needlework, nature study, and music, including percussion training and singing (and, where desired, individual extra teaching in singing, pianoforte, recorder, or violin), as well as physical training and games.
For the senior pupils great importance is attached to securing the best conditions conducive to study, including a well-stocked library of reference and other books. The College is provided with a Drawing Office where boys who show an aptitude.for technical drawing receive expert tuition, whilst the Science Laboratory affords opportunities for demonstrating fundamental scientific truths. There are pianos in several classrooms so that music pupils have facilities for daily practice if they should so desire.
Although it is recognised that external examinations are not the sole end of education they can when properly used provide a valuable aid and incentive in the educational process. Pupils of suitable aptitude and ability will at the wish of their par ents be prepared for the Entrance Examinations to Grammar and other Schools, the late Entrance (at 13 years) Examinations and the Admission Examinations for Secondary Technical, Art and Commercial Schools. Senior pupils are prepared for the General Certificate of Education, the Ordinary and Senior Certificates of the College of Preceptors, the Certificates of the Royal Society of Arts, etc., in English language, English literature,French,history,geography, religious knowledge,art,music, needlework, pure mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, and geometrical and
mechanical drawing. The General Certificate of Education is regarded as the normal long-term objective, and-in so far as any external examination is able to assess it-the hallmark of a good general education.
The College is provided with a gymnasium and a good playing area. There is a paved playground in addition and a separate paved playground for the infants, so that all pupils are exercised in safety within the College grounds. In the summer season the girls and infants are allowed to use the extensive lawns and gardens. By arrangement with the Borough Council, besides the facilities afforded in the College'Sown grounds, pupils enjoy extra facilities for cricket and football at Wollescote Park, only five minutes from the College. In the summer season all pupils over eleven years of age are taken to the Stourbridge swimming baths for instruction in this important art .
The College surroundings include original works of art by recognised masters-statuary, oil-paintings, water-colours and engravings-and every effort is made to inculcate and maintain worthy standards of taste and culture. The College museum contains many exhibits of interest to young and old, butterflies and moth s, birds' eggs, mineralogical specimens, fossils, coins .and tokens, glass, china, curios and bric-a-brac, early Bibles dating from 1484, books, documents and many other specimens of local historical interest.
MID-DAY MEALS
The College has its own dining rooms and well-equipped kitchen. A two-course hot meal is served at a charge of Is. 6d. a day for infants and 2s. a day for Middle and Upper Schools, payment being made every Monday. Pupils who do not return home must take their meals in the College under supervision, whether they have a hot meal or otherwise. Pupils bringing their own meals are charged 6d. a day for table service. A bottle of milk containing one-third of a pint is served free to all pupils who desire it.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
The College year is divided into three terms approximately as follows:
Autumn Term: from third Wednesday in September until the Wednesday before Christmas week.
Spring Term: from second Wednesday in January until Friday before Good F riday.
Summer Term: from third Wednesday after Good Friday until the third Friday in July.
The College closes for one week at Whitsuntide.
COLLEGE HOURS
Middle and Upper Schools
Morning 9.10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Afternoon 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Kindergarten and Infants
Morning 9.10 a.m. to 12.10 p.m .
Afternoon 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
COLLEGE FEES
Fees are due in advance and must be paid on admission or at the beginning of each term. A term's notice of the withdrawal of a pupil must be given or a term' s fees paid in lieu thereof. Parents will be given a term's notice of any proposed alteration in fees.
Pupils under 6 years 14 guineas per term Pupils 6 and 7 years. 16 guinea s per term Pupils 8 and 9 years 20 guineas per term Pupils 10 and 11 years 24 guineas per term Pup ils 12 years and over 26 guineas per term
The fees are calculated according to the age of the pupil on 1st September and remain at that rate throughout the succeeding year. A special reduction is made, amounting to three guineas for the second child and four guineas for the third child, when more than one child from the same family is enrolled. In addition a rebate of two guineas is allowed to par ents who are themselves former pupils of the Principal.
The fees include tuition in all the subjects of a normal school curriculum, together with the use of textbooks. Stationery and other school requisites of approved quality are obtainable at the College Store, but are not included in the fees except for children under eight years of age. In addition middle and senior pupils are expected to purchase the prescribed Bible and hymn book, and girls are required to purchase articles and garments made in needlework lessons. Boys who take Technical Drawing will need (when advised) a satisfactory set of drawing instruments, also obtainable at the College. As a safeguard against damage or defacement of College property, or loss of textbooks, a deposit of 20 shillings is required, which must be restored to that amount when any deduction is made, and is carried forward until the pupil leaves the College.
EXTRA TUITION
Provision is made for individual pupils to receive extra tuition in certain subjects outside normal school hours. These lessons are conducted by specialists in their own branch of work and interested parents are invited to communicate with the Principal. The fees are as follows:
Elocution . 2 guineas per term
Piano, Violin or Singing 2t guineas per term
GENERAL
Pupils are expected at all times to conduct themselves so as to reflect credit upon themselves and the College. Continued attendance is dependent upon satisfactory effort and conduct. The fullest co-operation between home and school is necessary for the happiness and advancement of each child and parents are asked to ensure that their children are afforded proper facilities of time and quiet for their studies at horne. The homework set will be reasonable in amount and adjusted to the age of the child. The use of Biro pens is not permitted.
The Principal is usually available for interviews during certain of the College hours, but only by prior appointment.
COLLEGE DRESS
All pupils are required to wear the College uniform. The College colours are Blue and Gold, and the College Motto is " Finis coronat opus" (" The end crowns the work "), The design of the blazer badge incorporates a flaming torch as the emblem of life and learning and a crown symbolising the reward of industry, both in gold on a blue ground partitioned. The hat and cap badge depicts the College monogram in blue encased in a gold helmet surmounted by winged owl, the emblem of wisdom.
GIRLS
The blazers are to be purchased from Howard Ryder, 30, Lower High Street, Stourbridge, the remaining items from Gwyneth Postlethwaite, 92, High Street, Stourbridge.
Winter: School hat. Grey gaberdine raincoat (Tropaline lining optional). Grey sweater. White blouse with College tie. Grey T erylene skirt. " Stretch " nylons or grey knee-length socks. College scarf.
Summer: Straw boater with College hat-band. " Tobralco " dress. White ankle-socks. White tennis dress.
Other items: Black lace-up out-door shoes. Indoor shoes: sandals preferred, but they must be low heeled andif possible rubber-soled.
No jewellery may be worn, except a plain tie-pin. Hair-slides must be plain and brown and hair-ribbons blue.
BOYS
County type cap with alternate gores of blue and gold, cap badge, blazer with College badge, College tie, grey top coat or raincoat, cream or white shirt, all of which are supplied by Howard Ryder, 30, Lower High Street, Stourbridge.
Games and Physical Training
Football boots, football knickers, white singlet with quarter sleeves, white plimsolls, white gym shorts, other games wear as directed by the sports master.
Other items
Indoor shoes, such as sandals are necessary in addition to out-door black footwear. Grey pull-over with vee-neck. Plain grey socks. Scarf, if worn, is to be in the College colours. Grey flannel trousers. Neither eccentric hair style nor eccentric clothing is permitted.
Besides having a satchel or attache case for school books, pupils must also be provided with a linen or other suitable bag with a tape draw-up at the top, to contain comb, small towel, serviette, indoor shoes, change of stockings or socks, and a coat hanger. All personal property must be marked with the child's name. Clothing may be marked with Cash's name tabs, obtainable from any draper.