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"The children range in age from 3 to 15 years, therefore the
teaching is mostly individual. The multi tone is used for some
children. Four elder boys go to the Wm.McGuffie School for wood work
lessons and football. There are no elder girls. All the children
stay at school for dinner.
(iii) Open Air School - Miss E. Thompson, the Head Teacher, reports-
"During the year the number attending the Open Air School
increased by 27, so that at the end of the year there were 93 on
Roll. The accommodation is very limited and only the low percentage
of attendance allowed this number on the Roll.
"Thirty eight left during the year most of them being returned
to the ordinary elementary school. One girl went to the Technical
College to learn dressmaking and was top of her class at Christmas.
One boy was able to enter a Central School in August.
"Only 18 are orthopaedic cases and all can walk at varying
speeds. Asthma cases number 10, and some of these report no attacks
for some months.
The great majority are generally classed as debilitated and this
word could be applied to the mental state as well. There is often a
slight quickcning of the intelligence as the child becomes more
robust. The staff was increased during the year by one, Miss Postans
returned from evacuation in March.

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