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36.
Modern School. There were nine leavers placed as follows:-
Factory work 4
Garage hand 1
Occupation Centre 1
Shop assistants 2
Machinist 1
" An 8 m.m. film of various outdoor activities was made
as an experiment. It has helped with our observations of the
general co-ordination of the pupils, and has given them much
enjoyment at seeing themselves on the screen.
"During the year Mr. Bowling was transferred to Wingfield
House School. His work and that of all my colleagues
has been greatly appreciated by me."
The Joseph Clark School for the Partially Sighted. - Mr. G.M.
Williams. Headmaster, reports as follows:-
At the end of the year the school had 56 children on
roll, the increase over the previous year being due to an
extension of the catchment area. During the year, children
from the following areas were on the school roll.

" The wide area represents almost the limit of travel,
especially for young children, many of whom are spending almost
two hours a day in corning to and from school. There are now 15
children of secondary school age who travel independently by
public transport.
"The visual acuity (Snellen) after correction in the school
was as follows:-
5 children had acuity of less than 6/60
17 do. 6/60
14 do. 6/36
23 do. 6/24 or more.
" There were three young children whose visual acuity had
not been accurately ascertained. Monocular vision only existed
in 21 children.