OPEN AIR SCHOOLS
HIGH PRAISED EXPRESSED. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 27. Expressing high praise for New Zealand’s open air schools, Sir RrucePorter, .M.D., K.R.E.. said to-day that these should be copied in every country in the world. Sir liruce has ‘now retired after a distinguished medical career Tn England during which he bad taken an active part in branches of medicine related to public health and welfare, and in Army medical work, lie is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Health and vice-president of the Shaftesbury Society and Ragged School Union. , In an interview. Sir Rruce said he bad been particularly impressed with the New Zealand open jiir schools. Other countries waited till children had broken down in health before putting them into such schools. New Zealand was building them for children who were still healthy, and thus taking measures to preserve tlioir health. He liad been verv much impressed by the low death rate, but as be bad not vet fully investigated the conditions here lie was not prepared to discuss other medical matters.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 100, 28 March 1939, Page 9
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177OPEN AIR SCHOOLS Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 100, 28 March 1939, Page 9
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