HAIR WORK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1679, 20 February 1913, Page 2

HAIR WORK.

Mrs. Haybittlo makes a specialty of Artistic and l'p-to-dato Hnirwork. Only tho best of English Hair used. Head Mas. sage, Shampooing. Cutting, eto. . ' 268, LAMBTON QUAY, 'Phono '1591.'; Over Orr. Chemiat.

A Woman Medical Inspector. Dr. Gertrude lialley, who has just been appointed Head Medical Inspector of Schools in South Australia, is tho first ivoinan in Australia to hold such a position (writes an An&tralan correspondent). Women have dona a front deal of medical work in tho schools of tho different Slates, both teaching and inspecting, but so far the direction and chief organisation of the work has always been in iron's hands. South Australia has hitherto had no tegular medical inspection in its schools, to Dr. lialley will have tho pleasure of organising tne work on her own lines,' a task for which she is very competont. It is now just six years sii'.co Tasmania led the way in medical Inspection in Stats schools. At that time no \ such work was being done in any parts of tho Commonwealth, and even in England they wero only organising. -Dr. lialley was appointed to the position of inspector, the .first ono in Australasia. For three years'she carried on the work in Tasmania with great success, and only gave it up three years ago" to come to Sydney, , where sho followed Dr. Mary Booth as lecturer in hygiene in the State schools and at tho training college. During her term of office in Tasmania. Dr. lialley and her colleague, Dr. Hogg; worked out a new form of test-type lor testing the sight of tho school children: This proved so successful in Tasmania that it has been adopted, by , Victoria, Queensland, South Africa, and' is even used in the schools in India' and Egypt. Dr. Halley is giving up her work in Sydnev with much regret, although she is naturally pleased at the distinction ■joriferred on net—a distinction, by the ivay,. won against nine men,competitors, and is looking forward to doing some good and useful work in Adelaide. ■ The Sydney students will miss lier, too, as. she has w-on their hearts by her cheerful personality, but Adelaide is to be congratuIctednpon having obtained the services of so capable and experienced a woman.