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excellent service was responsible for the setting up of the Mental
Welfare and After-care Committee in the Borough. Although now
87 years of age, Miss Brearley is still enjoying her retirement.
Miss R. E. A. Lock, Headmistress, reports as follows :—
"The number on roll has kept fairly steady at around the 100
mark.
"During the year full use has been made of the large hall for
physical education purposes. We have been provided with almost
maximum equipment of all kinds (both indoor and outdoor)—climbing
frames, a vaulting horse and springboard, Essex agility
apparatus, net-ball and football necessities. In my opinion the effect
of this has been excellent. The sluggish child now has the means
for constant stimulation to overcome lethargy, whilst the excitable,
unstable child is steadied by the need for concentrated effort. I offer
my grateful thanks to Miss G. Powell (Physical Education
Organiser) for her splendid help so freely given.
"Last summer we were able to hold our own sports day for
the first time, as the use of an adjacent park was granted to us.
"The senior boys, of their own volition, started a bird and
animal after-school club. Under the supervision of their class
master, and with the aid of a film-strip projector, much interesting
ground has been covered.
"The senior girls have worked well with the school nurse,
who visits on one half day per week for general hygiene and
mothercraft instruction. I have noted an improvement in their personal
habits and cleanliness.
"My thanks are offered to the teaching and welfare staffs for
their splendid co-operation throughout the year."
(c) School for the Partially Sighted.—Mr. G. M. Williams,
Headmaster of the Joseph J. Clarke School for the Partially Sighted,
reports as follows:—
"The Partially Sighted School situated in Pretoria Avenue,
has accommodation for 45 children.
"The premises consist of a large assembly hall, three classrooms,
all separately wired for radio reception, a dining room,
washrooms, a staff room which can be converted into a dark room
for the use of the ophthalmologist, and a playground with a covered
shed.
"The children are taught in classes of which the maximum
number of children per class is 15.
"An important part of the teachers' work is observation of
the children's sight in practical terms. All emphasis should be on