Mexborough & Swinton Times, 4 October 1935
Miss E. Rimmington
Denaby Headmistress’s Retirement
On Monday Miss E. Rimmington, who has been headmistress of the Rossington Street School (girls department) since 1918 languished her duties for a well earned retirement.
Miss Rimmington has been a teacher for 38 years. The Large Hall schools had only been opened about four years when she was appointed assistant in 1897. She is the oldest teacher by length of service engaged under the Conisborough education subcommittee and appreciation of her services was expressed in a letter sent to her on her resignation which was accepted with regret expressing their hope that she would have a pleasant retirement. This is the wish of all who knew her.
Miss Rimmington came to Denaby from Eastwood (Notts). There for while she taught in the village school at the age of 14. She was later apprenticed to the Eastwood British school and then passed on to Nottingham University, where she passed out top of the list for the certificate and holding several distinctions.
She was appointed to Denaby Main, then a mixed school, erected by the Colliery Company to serve as school, church and parish hall. From 1897 to 1940 Miss Rimmington was an assistant. In the latter year the school was divided into three departments, and that this period Miss Rimmington was elected senior assistant of the girls department. She succeeded Miss Melhuish as headmistress in 1918 and held that post until her retirement on Monday.
Miss Rimmington estimates that nearly 3,000 children have passed through her department during her period as headteacher. During her 38 years residence in the locality she has seen many changes and many improvements. She is much attached to the village and its girls time at all events will continue to reside in Denaby Main. The esteem in regard in which she was held by the staff, the present scholars, and the old scholars, was signified last week by the gifts she received and the remarkable tributes paid to the service she has rendered for the girls of Denaby.
On Wednesday of last week Mr. W. Watson, headmaster of the boys department, heyday glowing tribute to her work and worth on the occasion of a presentation from the teaching staffs. Mr. A. E. Unsworth (boys department), Miss Carr (girls department) and Miss Moore (infants department) in the absence of Miss Morris (headteacher), all spoke of the excellent work done by Miss Rimmington and the objects achieved.
The gift which came from the staff of the three departments of the Rossington Street School, along with a few old members of the staff was a chromium electric standard lamp, with shade, suitably inscribed.
On Friday morning last, on behalf of the girls school, at the morning assembly the senior girl handed to Miss Rimmington a chromium 8 day clock (of neat design) with the best of good wishes from all the girls. A little later in the morning a pleasant though touching tribute was received by Miss Rimmington from some of the girls of 20 to 30 years of age. This was presented by Mrs Perry, Mrs. Madin, Mrs. Middleton and Mrs. Harrison and consisted of a cane and glass two tier afternoon tea stand convertible into a fire screen, and also a lovely bouquet of pink carnations.
Miss Rimmington can take into her retirement memories of a life usefully lived in happy service for the girls of the village, who will all join in the wish that she may long live to enjoy the rest so well merited.