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for the Deaf, Penn, 1 boy; Brighton School for the Deaf, 1 boy
and 3 girls; St. John's School, Boston Spa, 2 boys; Oak Lodge,
Nightingale Lane, Clapham, 1 girl; Anerley Residential, 2 boys;
East Anglia School, 1 boy; Townsend Street L.C.C., 1 boy; Old
Kent Road, 2 boys.
Epileptic Children.
5 boys. The institutions which these children attend are : —
Lingfield Epileptic Colony, Surrey, 2 boys; Chalfont Colony,
Chalfont St. Peter's, Bucks, 3 boys.
Educationally Sub-Normal Children.
In addition to the day acommodation provided at St.
Christopher's School, 2 boys and 2 girls are resident in the
Monvhull Residential School, Birmingham; Gosden House,
Brnmley, 1 boy, 1 girl; St. foseph's, Dunmow, 1 boy; Caldicott
Community, 1 boy; Modern School, Surbiton, 2 boys; Michael
Hall School, 1 boy; Davington School, Usk, 1 boy.
ST. CHRISTOPHER'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL
SCHOOL.
I am indebted to Mr. Ramsden, the Head Master, for the
following observations : —
During 1948 the steady progress made in the previous year has been
maintained in spite of the upheavals caused by changes of staff and
repairs to the school and playground.
We welcomed to our Staff Mr. Powell, Miss Gelderd, L.C.P., Mrs
Maddock and Miss Pelton.
Our swimming class continued to prosper, anil on Friday, July 23rd, •
Dr. Holden visited the school and presented George Knowles and Roy
Anstiss with their Intermediate Life Saving Certificates. He also presented
25 yards', 50 yards' and 100 yards' Certificates to several other
boys. The School was granted a day's holiday on September 13th in
honour of this event.
On the last day of the school year George Knowles and Roy Anstiss
passed the examination for the Royal Life Saving Institution's Bronze
Medallion.
The annual Open Day was again a great success and a large crowd
of parents and friends saw the year's work of the children and were duly
impressed.
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of a music tutor we were not
able to give our customary Carol and Tableaux Service at Christmas.
We regret that during holiday periods two of our children, Margaret
Dye and John Holman suffered fatal accidents, and our sincere sympathy
is felt for the parents in their sad loss.
The last term of the year was notable for the immunisation of
about 120 scholars following several cases of Diphtheria amongst the
children. We are pleased to record that this is now satisfactorily over
and all are recovered and back at School.
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