NRS-17229 | Comments and Suggestions Books [The Junction Public School]

The purpose of the Comments and Suggestions Book is defined by the notice inside its front cover, as follows:“This book is for the purpose of recording such comments and suggestions on the work of each member of the staff, favourable or otherwise, as are deemed appropriate.“These remarks should be made in clear and concise terms. The Teacher concerned should read and attach his initials to what has been recorded regarding his work.”The book contains detailed comments on the state and progress of each class in the school, including evaluations of the pupils’ performance in the various subjects taught, the teacher’s proficiency (or otherwise), character and general deportment, the needs of the class generally and the needs of particular pupils. These comments are made by the Headmaster or the Deputy Headmaster, normally but not invariably in July and December, in the aftermath of the half-yearly and yearly examinations; at an earlier period, it was expected that they would be made quarterly. They may be either in the form of typescript sheets pasted into the volume, or handwritten reports entered directly onto its pages.The series from The Junction Public School is currently represented by six volumes, three of which appertain to the Boys’ Department of the school during the periods 1929-1934 and 1943-1949, and three to the Girls’ Department for the years 1938-1950. Entries in the Girls’ Department volumes are handwritten throughout, as are those in the earlier Boys’ Department volume (1929-1934), but reports in the later Boys’ Department volumes (1943-1948 and 1948-49) consist of typescript sheets pasted or pinned into place, except for some few which have been inserted loose.The earlier Boys’ Department volume has been re-used in part as a Minute Book for staff meetings; to this end the first eleven leaves, containing reports for May and August of 1929, have been cut out, and typed minutes and memoranda (dating to 1943) pasted to the remaining stubs. The first original report to survive in this volume is dated the 25th September, 1929.

《意见与建议簿》（Comments and Suggestions Book）的用途由其封面内页的告示明确规定，具体如下：“本簿册用于记录针对全体教职员工工作的各类恰当意见与建议，无论褒贬。”所述言论需表述清晰简洁。涉事教师应审阅与其工作相关的记录，并签署姓名首字母。
该簿册包含对学校各班现状与教学进展的详细评价，涵盖学生在各授课科目中的表现评估、教师的教学能力（或不足）、品行与整体仪态、班级整体需求及个别学生的个性化需求。
此类评价由校长或副校长撰写，通常但并非固定于每半年、年度考试结束后的7月与12月完成；在更早的时期，评价需按季度出具。记录形式可分为粘贴入册的打印文稿，或直接手写于簿册页面的报告两种。
本数据集的馆藏系列来自Junction公立学校（The Junction Public School），目前共有6卷：其中3卷属于该校男子部，涵盖1929年至1934年及1943年至1949年的时段；另外3卷属于女子部，对应1938年至1950年的时期。
女子部各卷的所有条目均为手写形式，1929年至1934年的早期男子部卷册亦是如此；但1943年至1948年、1948年至1949年的后期男子部卷册中的报告，则多为粘贴或钉装的打印文稿，仅少数条目以散页形式插入。
该早期男子部卷册有部分被重新用作教职员工会议的记录簿：为此，原本记载1929年5月与8月报告的前11页已被裁去，并将1943年的打印会议记录与备忘录粘贴至剩余的书脊残页上。本卷册现存的最早原始报告日期为1929年9月25日。