SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Shannon News, 6 December 1929, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Shannon School Committee was held m the Schoolroom last evening. Present: Messrs A. E. Hyde (chairman), A. H. Hill (secretary), Bass, A. Richards, 0. Ilansmann, L. Jones, W. Radford, L. Christie and L. Mark (headmaster). DENTAL CLINIC. In connection with the establishment of a dental clinic at the school, a letter was received from Colonel Hunter, Director of Dental Hygiene, in which he stated that it had been "{explained that £sh£in(nou would be a sub-base of Levin and that the nurse’s services .for Shannon would only be available after the treatment of children at Levin was completed. H has since been found, however, that the work at Levin has developed to such an extent that it gave every indication that a full time officer would be required. He had therefore recommend d to the Hon. Minister of Health that ,i nurse be appointed to Shannon wh eii would be made a base. The Minister approved of the recommendation and he had communicated with the Education .Department to this effect asking them to expedite a subsidy so that the building of the clinic may not be delayed. He pointed out that the services of a nurse would not be available till the end of March or the beginning of April. The chairman stated that particulars as to the number of children likely to attend and other matters relating to the .erection of the clinic had been asked for by the Department, and as an urgent reply was wanted, to enable the work of erection of the clinic being put in hand immediately, lie and the secretary had replied. Their action was confirmed. GENERAL.

A letter of sympathy is being forwarded to Miss Dillon, of the teaching staff, in the loss of her father. It was decided to hold the prize-giv-ing ceremony on the breaking-up day for the Christmas holidays, Friday, 20th December, at 1 p.m., to which a cordial invitation to attend is given parents. . A letter of thanks and appreciation from the staff and committee is to be forwarded to the Herbert Smith Trust for supplying trophies for competition among the children.