| Description | Bound volume containing issues 37-41 of The Battersea Polytechnic Magazine, produced by the Battersea Polytechnic Day Students' Representative Council. Includes an index of subjects and illustrations at the front of the volume. Dates and summarised contents of issues are given below:
Volume 7: No.37, Nov 1914. Articles include: Editorial; An Apology; Roll of Honour (list of names of Polytechnic members serving in His Majesty's Forces in the First World War, sectioned by governing body, staff & students); Letters from Students Serving with the Forces (features letters from F. H. Johnson, Thomas W. Lonsdale, Sydney Weaver & Sergt. Edward F. Warner); Inauguration of War Fund; At Duty's Call (poem); Annual General Meeting of Old Students' Association; New Head of Physical Training Dept. for Women (appointment of Miss M. Spalding); Changes on the Staff; D.S.R.C. 1914-15; The Domestic Science Training Dept. Debating Society; Training Dept. of Domestic Science; Engineering Society Annual General Meeting; A Correction of 'Hostel Song' from last issue; Hostel Song; The New Hostel for Women Students; Engineering Society Visits to Works; Engineering Society Report 1913-14; Rifle Club; Annual Athletic Sports; Tennis Club; Illustrations - an etching and a design from the art dept.; Health Visitors' Course; A Short Record of the Progress of the Art Dept. During the Past Session; Dept. of Commerce; Chemical Dept., Session 1914-15; The Library; Drawing Pen; Correspondence (to Mr Rowarth from Sidney Young);
Volume 7: No.38, Dec 1914. Articles include: Editorial; War Fund; How the Art Dept. Helped with the War Fund; Work of Ladies' Sub-Committee; Mr Robert Russell (The Empire's Cadet Corps); Roll of Honour - Second List; Cheer Up, Sonny! An Old Soldier to his younger comrade (A poem/ song); OTC; Annual General Meeting of Old Students' Association (including Statement of Reciepts & Expenditure, 1913 - 1914; Scholarships Awarded by Old Students' Association; Mr F. H. Johnson; The Domestic Science Training Dept. Debating Society; Course of Lectures on "Home Economics"; Most Wise Advice; Training Dept. of Domestic Science - Teaching Appointments Gained; Some Useful Cookery Books; The Women's Relief Corps (article by M. H. Spalding); Grand Patriotic Concert; Engineering Society Visits to Works; Chemistry Colloquium; Home Economics; Edwin Tate Library Trust (includes a list of books purchased from the second instalment); Chief Examination Successes, 1913-14; Extract from an Essay (word play);
Volume 7: No.39, Feb 1915. Photograph of Mr Andrews' House in Kasmir. Articles include: Editorial (includes mention of the donation of 380 flannel shirts from the polytechnic to the Belgian Soldiers); Visit from Captain Gendarme, Belgian Field Artillery; War Fund Committee; Letters of Thanks (from PTE. Wm. Sapsford, Lace-Corporal G. Williams, Rifleman W. F. Smith and 'B.B.'); Letters from Students (including letters to Dr Rawson from Fred. H. Johnson, Lucien A. Bollack, H. J. Tortise, Guillermo C. Storfr, John W. Chester); Pictures of members of the polytechnic serving in the First World War; Our Roll of Honour (includes casualties and wounded list) - names include Lieutenant S. H. Coles, W. Davidson, G.A. Johnston, J. McDonald and G. Wilson; Roll of Distinction; Our Students and the War; Britain's Watchdogs; Patriotic Concert; Domestic Science Training Department Debating Society; Christmas Tree Party; Christmas Gifts of Clothing; Engineering Society Visit to Works; Physical Training Department; Physical Training Net-ball & Hockey Clubs; Elocution Classes; Literary & Debating Society; Post Graduate Lectures on "The Structure of Crystals"; Kindly Assistance; Art Department Success; Surveying Instruments.
Volume 7: No.40, Mar 1915. Photograph of Lieut. W.E. M. Curnock, 9th Lancashire Fusiliers (Head of the Mechanical Engineering & Building Dept.). Articles include: Editorial; Annual Conversazione; Roll of Honour (James George Alexander Johnston); Roll of Distinction; War Fund Committee; Mobilised (Record of George Wilson, F. Company London); Former Students; Letters of thanks (to Dr Rawson from F.W. Turner, S. Harrison, Br. S. Cutler, PTE. P. O'Hara, Rd C. Ruscoe, Driver F. Collinson, Sidney Burt, A. C. Clapp, Dr. Mark. Flood, M. E. Rose (re: The Belgian Soldiers' Fund), J. Uytborck (re: The Belgian Army), Lewis A. Garrett; Domestic Science Training Dept. Debating Society; Engineering Society Visit to Works; Music Dept.; Chemistry Colloquium; Technical Schools and Institutes.
Volume 7: No.41, Jun 1915. Photograph of Dr Sidney Rawson (principal of Battersea Polytechnic 1907-1915). Articles include: Editorial (which includes details of the sudden death of Dr Rawson on 23rd March 1915 after being taken ill on 15th March with appendicitis and also includes several items in tribute to him including a short biography of his life, details of his memorial service and several tributes from staff/ old students); Performance of Gounod's "Redemption"; How We Help (describes how Battersea, along with other London Polytechnics, had helped the war effort and Belgian refugees by admitting them onto courses free of fees); pictures of those serving in World War One; Prize Distribution; War Fund Committee; Letters of Thanks (includes letters in French from Belgian soldiers benefitting from the donations of clothing from the polytechnic); Letter from The Front; Roll of Distinction (Fifth List); Our Roll of Honour (about Mr T. H. Jenkin an ex-student of art); The Polytechnic and War Munitions; Engineering Society - Visits to Works; Training Dept. of Domestic Science; Domestic Science Training Dept. Debating Society; Mobilised (Record of Private George Wilson, of F Company, London Scottish, from the Call to Arms to his Return Wounded); The Royal Academy; Trench Periscope for our Soldiers; Tennis Club; "Battersea Polytechnic Household Cookery Recipes" - first edition of 1000 copies has been sold and a second edition of 2000 will be issued; Acknowledgement to 'South Western Star' for the report of the memorial service from their April 1st issue. |