(a) To encourage and assist the esicblishment of additional primary schools by independent groups, philanthropic societies or individuals, Jin areas of the Settlement at present inadequately supplied with such schools: the " Council's Education OMmeers to take the initiative ascertaining "the locality of such districts, and in stimulating such enterprises, (b) To provide special instruction in elementary hygiene in primary schools attended by poorer children, such work fo be. carried out Practicel ce-operation with the Public Health Department apart from and in addition to clinical inspee~ tions and services, To provide facilities for technical instruction and, training for Tearners in skilled occupations, in ce-operation with the Industrial and Social Division, in the form "of Ainancicl assistance 10 recognized schools, trade or technical bodies, for other Institutions, with pupils oF apprentices requiring' such training.
To provide facilities for special vocational training (og. in secre torial, commercial or nursing courses ele) in secondary schools which present acceptable programmes on these ines, (e) To assist schools in making experiments for the improvement of teaching, That as a matter of principle the Council should not make grants.
'Dr, Smith said he felt that religious work' had made great progress uring the past two years, particul ly the English Methodist Church, and he said that there were many posltions to be filed in West China, for: those people who could rough it, Also, Dr, Smith mentioned the difficulties of transportation and the menace of air raids, He laid stress on the markable courage and faith of the Chinese people, "The men who drive the trucks along the Burma Road," he said, "are just as much soldiers those men in the Aghting lines,"
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