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Special Schools.
(a) School for the Deaf.—Mrs. L. Corner, Acting Headmistress
of the William Morris School for the Deaf, reports as
follows:—
"The school re-opened at the beginning of 1957 with 47
children on roll and with five classes. A part-time teacher was
appointed for two days per week and in September a new class
(the sixth) was commenced for the senior deaf pupils, the teacher
to do auditory training as far as possible throughout the school
especially when some of the pupils were attending at their
secondary schools. The midday attendant was appointed as welfare
attendant and a replacement obtained as midday attendant.
"Visits were paid by the medical staff in order to discuss the
use of transistor aids and five such aids were obtained on permanent
loan from two makers. A transistor aid was provided for a senior
girl who left at Easter to take up a post in the Air Ministry where
she is reported to be doing well. Other transistor aids have been
provided for one child who is holding his own at Copper Mill
School and a girl left for her secondary modern school.
"A speech training unit was provided in February and a pure
tone audiometer in June, since when Dr. Poole has taken audiograms
of all children requiring it.
"We badly require another speech training unit and a teacher
to use it whole time. We hope also to bring ourselves in line with
other schools for the deaf by installing at least one 'loop' aid,
also a small sound-proof room for auditory training.
"A dental inspection was held here in September, the children's
teeth being in excellent order.
"We were pleased to welcome Mr. Cammock, our new Ear,
Nose and Throat Surgeon.
"Mr. Lumsden, H.M.I., has visited the school, as have also
Dr. Huss and Dr. Fleming from the Ministry; also various doctors
from neighbouring areas, Health Students and Teachers' Training
College students.
"There were 47 children on roll at the end of the year."
The following table shows the allocation of pupils at the School
for the Deaf over the previous seven years:—