Western Counties Institution: Becomes Popular with Education Authorities: Year of Progress: In the absence of the President (the Earl of Devon), Major A. W. Nevill Thomas presided at the annual meeting of the Western Counties Institution, Starcross, on Saturday … … Committees Report: … … The Institution had been twice visited during the year by the Commissioners of the Board of Control, who expressed their approval of the cleanliness and order of the house and the well-cared-for appearance of the children. Their thanks were due to Mrs. Pinsent (one of the Commissioners) for her valuable advice respecting the occupations and instruction of the junior classes, which had been adopted with much success. …
[see also Western Times: Tuesday 29th May 1917]
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949