Polly, these are very interesting indeed. It does make the school sound rather a pleasant place to be, but I wonder if it was a home from home? I doubt it really. The reason this came up is that we have found a girl in there, which may be related to the family we are researching. Her father had died, and her mother had two small boys to look after. Happily, when the mother remarried, the girl went back home. It's amazing what you can learn on your travels down the family history road. Thank you for posting these Pollypops, a really good find.