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rota is completed. At present this occupies eighteen months
or more. It is hoped that under the new arrangements it may
be completed within the year as medical inspection and
treatment are. The high percentage of acceptances of dental
treatment is in itself sufficient testimony to the quality of Miss
Hunt's work and the great patience, tact and kindness with which
she handles the children. 1 desire also to acknowledge that in
this, as, indeed, in every department of the work, we have
the greatest possible support from the teachers.
NUliSEHY CLASSES.
The first nursery class in the Borough of Hornsey was
opened on 20th May, 1937, by Miss Lillian de Lissa, Chairman
of the Nursery School Association of Great Britain, the Mayor
of Hornsey presiding. It was built in connection with the
Oainpsbourne Infants' School, under the direction of Mr. L. It.
Hiscock, F.R.L.B..A. The lay-out, building, equipment,
staffing and organisation are on the principle that if a thing
is worth doing it is worth doing well.
The accommodation is for 40 children between 3 and 5
years of age in a nursery playroom about 27ft. x 30ft., warmed
by six heating panels in the ceiling and an electric fire, and
lighted on east and south sides by very long windows. On
the south side the playroom opens by French windows on to a
spacious balcony with a glass roof. Holler blinds are provided
to draw under the glass roof in hot weather. Passing southward
from the verandah is a separate playground) for the
nursery class children about 50 yards in length by about 10
yards at its narrowest part and 20 yards at its widest. This
contains two flower beds, a grass plot, and is surrounded by
a border of shrubs. A fenced-in sand-pit has been built in
one of the corners near the playroom. A drinking fountain
is provided. On the western side of the playroom—i.e.,
towards Nightingale Lane—is the sanitary provision, consisting
ol three small low pedestal w.c.'s, each with its own flushing
cistern operated by a chain pull. There are six wash hand
basins, large and small slop sinks, a drinking fountain, and
two mirrors on the walls adjusted for the height of children of
3 to 5 years of age. Separate mugs, toothbrushes, combs and