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Total No. of attendances made 1935 10938 6943 17881*
1934 12375 7911 20286
*Note-Season opened one week later, owing to Jubilee celebrations
and consequent school closures.
Certificates gained. Year 1935 Year 1934
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Acton Education
Committee 253 225 478 264 204 468
L.S.S.A. 1st Class 134 134 268 145 118 263
2nd Class 175 173 356 184 149 333
Life Saving, Elem. — 28 26 20 14 34
Advd. — 27 27 23 — 23
CHILDREN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAYS.
In 1935, Miss Stevens, Head Mistress of Berrymede Infant
School, approached the Headquarters of the Children's Country
Holidays Fund and asked if it were possible that some of the Acton
children might benefit by the arrangements of the Association and
have a holiday in the country or by the seaside. The Association
sent a representative down to Acton and it was decided to open a
local branch and Miss Stevens was made local Secretary.
Head quarters of the Fund made a grant of £188, and from
the parents of the children who were to go on holiday £138 was collected.
By this means 294 children (161 boys and 133 girls) were
sent for a fortnight's holiday, 24 of these stayed a month. These