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Just recently a junior clerk was appointed in the Department
and 23 applicants for the post, between the ages of 16 and 17,
were given an educational test, part of which was to write an
essay. A choice of subjects was given, one of them being one of
the school lectures. Of the 23 candidates, 18 had attended
Bermondsey Schools and of these, 17 chose the school lecture for
the essay. In every case the writer showed an intimate knowledge
of his subject and some really good essays were submitted.
A steadily increasing number of children are taking the
Bermondsey Hygiene Course at school, and during the past year a
record number of Borough Council certificates were granted to
successful candidates. The teachers responsible for this work are
most enthusiastic and the children keenly interested. The
examinations take two days, one for the theory and another for
practical work, and are taken very seriously by the children.