1871 - Principal teacher Mary Jenkins
Alfred Richards took charge of school
10 Jan- Rev R B Jones visited
1 Feb - Daniel and John Jones punished for fighting
3 march- Alfred Richards leaves school for Pembrey
9 march - very cold in school. 1 window broken , water extending across room.
27 march- absenteeism , garden planting
2 May- daniel Rowlands punished for truancy.
18 may - llanelly fair
2 June- daniel Jones and david Bonnell punished for disobeying orders
3 june- biscuits, nuts and marbles didtributed to the children
19 June - Eisteddfod Pontyates
11 July - absenteeism due to anniversary Rehoboth Chapel
28 Aug - harvest
1 Sept catherine Rowlands punished as home lesson badly done.27 Sept - load of coal 3/-
23 Nov - new books , slates and chart of metric system.
20 Dec- 86 children given tea and cakes.
21 Dec - 2wks holidays
Inspector's report - Should discourage the practice of counting on fingers which is
common. Drainage of offices bad.
1872
2 Feb - Boys warned about climbing walls.
5 Feb- catherine Rowland and Anne Davies took charge of school.
26 July- month's holiday
26 August- school opened , 45 pupils
25 Nov - william Ace took charge due to Miss jenkins temporary absence
28 Nov- market day Llanelly
12 Dec - absenteeism , Llannon fair
13 Dec - closed for Christmas vacation.