DENTAL TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 75, 22 December 1920, Page 6

DENTAL TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

AND CENSORSHIP OP HOARDING PICTURES. The secretary of lite "Wellington School Committees' Association recently wrote to the Minister of Education the following letter: — "I have much pleasure in fulfilling the wishes of my association and conveying iio you our appreciation of your efforts re dental scheme. We do not think for one moment that tlio scllemo is perfect, but at the samo time we beliave that ill is the best tlmt can be done at the present time. We trust that your efforts will be > crowned with success, and that you will 'carry on in spite of the ccnhin opposition .that is being .worked." , . ~ In another letter of the same date, the secretary tilaccd before tile Minister the views of the association regarding a certain type of hoarding picture. The Minister has forwarded to the association this reply:— "I am very pleased to have the valuable support' ot your association in establishing dental treatment.' for our school children. I have gone into the niatter very thoroughly aiul carefully, and I am sure the scheme is on sound, lines, and will ptove a great, success. With respect to the hoarding'pictures, I am entirely in agreement with your association. Next session I hope to introduce legislation on the matter. I consider Sliat many of the advertisements of picture films that are p need upon the hoardings have nothing else but, a bail eft'eot upon the rising generation.