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44 EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY.
Aberdeen Female Orphan Asylum,
ALBYN PLACE.
Instituted November, 1840, for Maintaining, Clothing, and Educating Orphan
Girls, whose parents have lived in the Parishes of St. Nicholas, Old Machar,
Nigg, and Banchory-Devenick, for three years previous to their decease. Ad-
mitted from the age of four to eight.
Secretary — Alex. Simpson, jun., advocate. Chaplain — Rev. George Greig.
Physician — David Fiddes, M.D. Matron — Mrs Reid.
Visitors from Aberdeen and its vicinity admitted to view the Asylum the
first and third Monday of every month. Strangers may visit every lawful day,
Saturday excepted, on application to the Matron.
Hours of admission — 11 to 1.
Hospital for Orphan & Destitute Female Children,
HTJNTLY STREET.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1849.
Treasurer — Alexander Davidson, advocate.
Matron — Miss Malcolm. Teacher — Miss Davidson. Porter — James Cobban.
Sheriff Watson's Female Industrial School,
SKENE STREET WEST.
Patroness — The Countess of Kintore.
Matron — Miss Cobban. Teacher — Miss Souter.
Secretaries — Mrs Gray, 15 Union Place ; Gray Campbell Fraser, advocate.
Treasurer — Mrs Dickie, Cherryvale.
Physician— -Dr. Archibald Reith, 39 Union Place.
Aberdeen Female School of Industry,
NORTH LODGE, KING STREET.
Certified under The Industrial Schools Act 1866, 29 and 30 Vic, Cap. 118-
Open also for the reception of a certain number of poor girls not under seven
years of age, to whom the Industrial Schools Act may not apply, and who are
supported by voluntary subscriptions.
Hon. Treasurer — R. S. F. Spottiswood, advocate.
Secretary — Robert Cran, 46 King street.
Matron — Miss Jane Mackay. Teacher — Miss Helen Mackay.
Hon. Physician — David Fiddes, M.D., Union Street.
Aberdeen Industrial School Association.
Certified under the 17 and 18 Victoria, cap. 74, entituled " An Act to render
Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Scotland more available for the benefit
of Vagrant Children."
31 SKENE SQUARE.
Boys' School opened 1st October, 1841
Juvenile School opened 19th May, 1845
OFFICE-BEARERS.
Treasurer and Secretary— David Carter Fraser, advocate
Auditor— James Meston, accountant
Superintendent— Thomas Gilbert
Teachers— Benjamin Panton. Robert Dunlivie, Miss Gilbert
Girls' School : — Teachers — Miss Reid and Miss Alexander
Overseers of Work— Archibald Ross and William Jopp
Music— Wm. Henderson Drill Master— Sergt. W. Coombs