CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 204, 14 September 1937, Page 10

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Hawke's Bay Branch Meeting A meeting of the committee of the Hawke's Bay branch of the New Zealand Cyippled Children Society was held during the w6ek-end. Pre'sent: M. S. Spence (chairman), Mrs. T. H. Lowry, Miss King, Miss Tobbs, Messrs, A. J-Iobson, Louis Wood, L. A. Dfenton, A. H. O'Mearh, W. A. Greer, and B. "\\r. Wallace, honorary secretary. Apopogics wero received from Messrs. M. E. Grant, J". "VVilson, J. iVilliamson, "aud H. Ii. Frencli. Miss Tebbs, representing tlie Educational Institute, was weleomed to tho meeting. A full report of the proceedings oi the second annual conferepee of the New Zealand Crippled Children Soicety was submitted to the meeting by the delegates who attendod, Special mention was made of the addresses that were given by Dr. A. G, Butchers, principal of the Correspondence School, and Mr. R. G. Eidling, director of Wellington Technical College, on the education of the crippled child. The vocational training faeilities offered .by technical schools were outlined, and it was felt that if the Crippled Children Society vouhl avail itself of theso faeilities, there would be no nocd for the establishment of special training centres for crippled children only. | Samples of the work done by cor[respondence was shoAvn by Dr,

Butchers, who said that one aspect of the problem was to make the children feel that they were useful members of the community. A copy of a letter which had been received from the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, re swimmiug exereises in tho after treatitient of infantile paralysis by the Director-General of Health, was read. The opinion of various orthopaedic specialists had been obtained, and all these had agreed that in suitable cases exereises of this nature would be mOst valuable. . It is suggested that brauchos of the Crippled Children Society arrange with local branches of tho New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association to discuss the neeesaary details; and that cases recommended by branches for such trOatment be first referred to the medieal referee committee for advice.