The Archive · 1935

Social Service a Duty

The principals of junior middle schools and higher grades, now, are considering ways ant moans to carry Out a recent educational order en-Joining public or social service from the staff and scholars as a duty. This may be done in the school, outside Thor inthe neighbourhood. The conerete play, is to be submitted to the local authority Deepening of canals and improvement of roads, trees and drains are commended. Tools for this work are to be provided by the school or may. be borrowed, Teachers over 50 years and students under Fourteen years are excused.

Each person is to give ten days to this work during school or new year holidays. Plans now are being considered for opening a number of voluntary schools under the mass education scheme. Funds have been earmarked by the local oMcials. The plant of local primary schools is to be fused and algo the services of primary Herchers, These schools will function chiefly in the evenings.

The provincial authority has do-elded to use this county ar a public health experimental contre in the near future, A grant has been made for opening a number of clinics in. the rural districts. At present two doc~ tors are here and are planning the preliminaries for this "long-needed work. We can but hope that the experiment here will be, so successful to warrant its extension to other counties. Apart from internal complaints the many cases of skin dis-€ase alone cry out for such relief.

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