Feeble-Minded Children: Mrs. Hume Pinsent and the Monyhull Scheme: Important Proposals: At the Birmingham Education Committee this afternoon Mrs. Hume Pinsent presented the report of the Special School Sub-committee, which recommended the provision of accommodation for mentally defective and epileptic children at Monyhull. It was estimated that the cost for each child would be around 10s 6d per week, and the accommodation was proposed for 72 epileptic children and 267 mentally defective children. Mrs. Pinsent said the scheme was the result of ten years’ investigation and it was the most important work which the sub-committee had yet undertaken … (continues) … (description and discussion of scheme) … The Chairman congratulated Mrs. Pinsent upon her efforts in bringing two authorities to work together instead of in opposition. If this matter were to be handled sensibly it must be handled by the two authorities. Mrs. Pinsent, in replying to the points raised, said that with regard to the Government Bill, as far as she could make out, there was nothing in that measure which would hinder their proposals. In fact, there was one clause in the measure which suggested that the Government had this plan in mind. …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949