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"Ti.e health of the children is carefully and sympathetically
attended to by the Medical Staff at the Park. The provision of
glasses is so often followed by rapid mental awakening that eye
treatment becomes an important part of the school life.
"Although at present the After-Care Committee can do little
more than follow up, with friendly interest, scholars who have left
it meets periodically in readiness to carry out any suggestion which
may benefit even one child.
"The After-Care Committee provided both refreshments and
entertainment for old scholars and parents early after Easter, 1930,
and the packed hall (kindly lent by the Church Hill Road City
Mission) testified to the excellence of the arrangements and the
appreciation of all present.
"A Parents' Evening was held in January of this year for the
first time and was well attended. The Upper School gave a play,
'The Pied Piper of Hamelin," with amusing additions by the
scholars themselves. At the next it is proposed to introduce the
After-Care visitors to the parents in order to foster a greater spirit
of mutual friendliness and helpfulness.
"This report could not close without a word of appreciation of
the happy spirit existing between every member of the staff, as well
as of the scholars. The School motto is "Happiness—Usefulness,"
and is the aim of all who are in any way connected with Shernhall
Street Special Schools."

(vi) Convalescent Home Treatment, etc.—120 children were sent
away for Convalescent Home Treatment, etc., during 1930, in
addition to 34 children remaining in Homes at the end of 1929.
Of these, 3 were in Epileptic Colonies and 3 in Institutions for the
Blind.
The following were the Homes utilised, the numbers of children
recommended being indicated:—Westgate, 32; Ventnor, 31;
Godalming, 14; St. John's, Kemp Town, 6; West Wickham, 5;