ECOMMENDATIONS to leave the Board of Education to decide from time to time the amount of increases in grants-in-aid compatible with the maintenance of existing standards provided such increases should apply equally to total funds in aid of schools for Chinese and Japanese and other foreign children, have been made to the S.M.C. by its special education committee, it was disclosed in an exhaustive report of the body issued yesterday. 2 schools by independent. groups, philanthropic societies or individuals, in areas of the Settlement at present inadequately Supplied with such schools: ihe Council's Education Officers to take the initiative in ascertaining the locality of such districts, and in stimulating such enterprises, (b) To provide special instruction or other institutions, with pupils or apprentices requiring such training.
(d) To provide facilities for special vocational training (cig. in secre-larval commercial or nursing courses etc) in secondary schools which present acceptable programmes on these lines.
(e) To assist schools in making experiments for the improvement of in elementary hygiene in primary teaching, schools attended by poorer children, 2. That as a matter of principle such work to be carried out inthe Council should not make grants-practical ce-operation with—the|in-aid to any school of any nation-Public Health Department apart from ality operated for private profit. and in addition to clinical inspec-3, That all schools ín receipt of tions and services. grants from the Council should be.
(c) To provide facilities for subject to the inspection, not oily technical instruction and training for of representatives of the Public learners im skilled occupations, in Health, Works and =Fire Depart ce-operation with the Industrial and ments, to ensure that premises are Social Division, in the form of suitable, but also of education The report is divided into the following eight sections: 1, terms of reference; 2; the work of the com-been done, and that they should not Gnancicl assistance to recognized cers of the Council's as Schools, trade or technical bodies, Department. past allocation of mittee; 3, historical background; 4, recommendations on general policy; 3, recommendation on application of fundamental principle; 6, recommendations on changes to, present system; 7, comments on present system and 8, summary of sections and recommendations, The report in part follows:—
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