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The Edmonton Union has two schools or homes for pauper
children, both in the Enfield District.
The Private Schools arc five in number.
The Secondary School was founded in 1642 by Edward Latymer,
and forms part of the " Latymer Foundation," which is administered by a
body of trustees. It has an income of about £1,000 yearly. There are about
50 boys in attendance. The Latymer Elementary School is administered by
the same trustees. The present school buildings, erected in 1811, are dilapidated,
and only about half of these are in use, the other half being used as
a covered playground. A building at the far end of the pebbly playground
was erected a few years ago, with five w.c.'s and a urinal, and is in good
condition. The old installation of two w.c.'s and a three-stalled urinal is
not now used. The Head Master's house (adjoining) is much in need of repair
and shows many signs of dampness. In 1906 plans were prepared for new
buildings on a site of six acres. Another year has gone by, but not a brick
of the new buildings has been laid !
The Strand Union School has an average number of 300 children
resident, belonging to the Strand and other districts of Central London.
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
The management of these schools has been delegated by my Council to an
Education Committee, which consists of fifteen members of their own body and
two ladies as co-opted members, one of whom is a liead-mistress. On 21st
July the Education Committee decided not to admit new children after
August under the age of five years. This course is much to be commended,
from my point of view, as it will have a marked effect on the sick-rate—if
not the death-rate—from infectious diseases in future years.
I. —Non-Provided. Three schools : six departments. (1) St. James',
Upper Edmonton, for boys, girls and infants; (2) The National Schools,
Sweet Briar Walk, Lower Edmonton, for girls and infants; (3) The Lower