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Co-operation of Parents.
These enquiries resulted in the discovery of but a
small number of children for whom meals should be
provided, and the Committee, considering the unusual
expense of providing these meals in accordance with the
suggestions of the Board, decided to take no further
action. It cannot be said that the need for providing
meals has increased to any great extent during 1921.
Naturally there has been more unemployment during
the year, but the teachers of the schools have been
unable to report any increased demand for meals
compared with the previous year.
School Baths.
There are no baths provided in any of the schools.
The Education Committee, however, provide a swimming
bath, adjoining the Public Baths, which is reserved
entirely for school children.
There is a man instructor for the boys and a woman
instructor for the girls, and every opportunity is given
during school hours for the children to learn to swim
before the end of their school life. The opportunity
appears to be taken advantage of by the children,
and every encouragement is given them by competitions
and otherwise to become proficient in the art of
swimming and of saving life from drowning.
Co-operation of Parents.
Parents are invited to attend the medical inspection
of their children, a special request being made on the
notice which is sent to them a few days before the date
of inspection. At the inspection of entrants as many
as 89.3 per cent. were accompanied by at least one
parent, at the inspection of the intermediate group
as many as 77.2 per cent., and at the inspection of the