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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A BREEZY DISCUSSION.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
In school or helping teachers to prepare for the conducting of such a class if it was a new subject to thent.
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The candidates for scholarships could be oxamined and any who Yesterday a meeting of the wore physically unsuitable for Education Board was held in the having free training could be now place like Sanitary Board Room, Mr. G. N. stopped. In a Orme presiding. Members of the Hongkong the first thing to bo Board present ware, the Rov. Dr. T.dono uld be a general survey, 200 children a W. Pearce, O.B.E., LL.D., Dr. A. at 100 to D. Hickling M.B.E., Messrs, S.. W. day. Those who alled could be T8o, LL.D., A. F. B. Silvo Netto, B. picked out and recommended to Wylle, M. E. F. Airey, Professor their
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L. Forster, Dr. Wan Man-kai, 3r. In England tho defects had been. U. Rumjahn, Capt. A. E. Watts, divided into four clnason, (1) un- Mr. G. P. de Martin (Inspector of cleanliness, (2) defective tooth, mak- English Schools) and Mr. A. Ping about 80 på (3) oya trouble, 90 Cavaller. (Inspector of Vernacular pa Shu thought that eye trouble. Schools), LTD.
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A resolution was placed before would work out at much more than the meeting by Dr. A. D. Hickling the Home percentage. (4) Minor all. which was as follows: "That in ments worked out at 25 pia. Probably. of Hongkong of io practitioners view of the large numbers children attending Government parents could dos with all four schools in this Colony, the Board classes with the possible aid of the recommends. the appointment of a public dispensaries. Until all those full time Medical Officer as school had been tried and sound insufficient Inspector."
then they would have to establish school clinics.
In support Dr. Hickling sald the resolution which she ventured to
Dr. Hickling suggested that after put forward was one which she the general survey regular examine hoped would be supported by all
should tions of the scholars members of the Board. It was not
take place in three groups, entranco of an ex- anything in the way periment which she was asking group, 8 and a year old group and for. School medical officers had 12 year old group. The LCC rec been doing very valuable work inkoned that do children could bo England for many years and no examined in 5 hours, ro that a doc one doubted that the result just-tor could watch between 4,000 and In the fied the expenditure. The speaker 2,000 children in a year. understood that Cape Colony had country it worked out at between been going ahead on these lines two to three thousand. The parente since 1917 or 1918 and in the West were encouraged to attend inspec Indies the work was beginning. tions and to be advised as to the She therefore felt it was time that children's health and to general
like in an Important Colony Hongkong they should at least
A Teacher's Views. consider the matter and plan for
Professor L Forster in neconding .. the future. Continuing, Dr. Hick- llag said she did not wish to the proposal said the principlo out- ignore what had been done hero lined had been recognised' now for " already. A certain amount was Rumo time by the Government. Ha " done by various Government Boc-thought the work of inspecting tors, but it was done by busy men should be entirely done by a regular From the teacher's in addition to their own work and undical officer. during time that they could point of view they abould have nn.
her own spare. This was even experience.
sanitation.
assurance regarding the pupils 'they wero dealing with, whether they were in a physical state to benefit Before Mr. Irving went home on from the instruction they wore to leave he asked her to inspect the receive.
Mr. Irving's Suggestion.
It sometimen happened
girls at the Belillos School. She that they were not, and us ono who fid so and examined 50 new girls, had knowledge of praction teaching n job which took the best part of he could say that this was frequent-
a week. Mr. Irving. Rsked her ly discovered.
ugain to do this work, but she sald Of course, in this connection, deleo she could not do it. Iler contentive vision, hearing, throat trouble tion was that there was enough and tooth trouble, it was obvious work in the Hongkong schools to that the teaching and the child wore provide work ION A full time
medical officer and that better ineffective It was important from the parents should be warned - 80 MASSAGE results would follow in checking the pupil's point of view that disease and better still in its pre that any disease could be checked. vention. She suggested that a general survey of children he IIo went on to say that it was his made for statistical purposes, own experience in this Colony to such as to obtain figures regarding hato to write to the parents of average height, weight, standards, English children bringing to thoir The only incidence of pecularities or notice certain defects
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out unless by doctor's responet and not recommended an operation aged five, was Home on leave with this document, which was a complete time in Hongkong they started to HALLbility. The teaching of hygiene he would have been draf to-day him An Attendance lospector medical history sheet of the child do something, on proper lines. 15 was often done at the teacher's Knowing this matler was to be came to the house and asked why It dealt not merely with syes, bear was the simplest thing in the world awa request in England. Then brought up he had secured a dog she was not going to school. She want, ing and tooth. "That is how they that a Medical Officer should be told there was also...the teaching of ment which he thought would be of and on the second day was medically do it in 'Scotland," he commented off to examines the schools and mothercraft, either to older girls interest. In 1080 his daughter, then examined. It was then that she got Continuing, he said it was high
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