South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 27 July 1877

The New School Board.

The first meeting of the newly elected School Board was held in the Board Room on Thursday evening last, the 19th inst.

The only business of the Board was the election of officers.

Rowland Hills, Esq., was unanimously re-elected Chairman.

Mr. John Blyth, Vice-Chairman.

B. Millward, Esq., Treasurer.

Major Grantham, School Manager and Correspondent.

Mr. Hills afterwards proposed that in future the minutes of each monthly meeting be forwarded to the local papers.

Mr. C. Kilner seconded the proposition, and it was carried unanimously.