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A.S.A. Teachers' Certificate, Lecture on Swimming, and Head
Teachers' Conference and Demonstration of the new Syllabus.
instruction in special subjects.
In the time-table for the year ending 31st March, 1934, the
following provision is made for the instruction of older girls in
Special Subjects, e.g., Cookery, Homecraft, Housewifery.
Domestic Science:—
Intensive Housewifery Centres—
Tavistock.
Cookery and Homecraft Centres—
Howard (Domestic Science).
Ingram (Domestic Science and Homecraft).
Sydenham (Cookery, Homecraft and Domestic Science)
Special Rooms or Centres reserved for School named—
Ashburton (Domestic Science).
Davidson (Domestic Science).
Ecclesbourne (Domestic Science).
Elmwood (Domestic Science).
Kingsley (Domestic Science.
Lanfranc (West Thornton Centre—Domestic Science).
Ova! (Domestic Science).
Portland (Woodside Centre—Domestic Science).
Tavistock (Domestic Science and Homecraft).
Norbury Manor (Domestic Science).
Rockmount (Domestic Science).
Waddon (Domestic Science).
Archbishop Tenison's (Domestic Science).
Lady Edridge (Domestic Science).
Heath Clark (Domestic Science).
Centres for Domestic Subjects have now practically ceased to
exist as such. Instead, special rooms or Centres are available for
each Senior Girls' School, whereby the older girls in such schools
are able to receive the necessary instruction in Domestic Subjects
as part of the normal school curriculum and, generally speaking,
on the school premises.
secondary schools.
The usual arrangements for the medical examination of
secondary school children were continued in 1933; 1,455 children
were examined, 628 of whom were boys and '827 girls. Table II of
Appendix gives the detailed findings. 56 boys (8.9 per cent.) and
172 girls (20.8 per cent.) were found to require treatment, the most
usual defects being dental and defective vision.
Although the figures are small, a table similar to that given for
elementary school children and relating to nutrition has been included
below.