Colony of North Borneo annual report.

  • British North Borneo
Date:
[1959]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Colony of North Borneo annual report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Education Trust. This last is composed mainly of unofficials and decides on the awards of scholarships both within North Borneo and abroad. Text-Books and Materials There is still a need for text books and materials which deal with North Borneo, mainly for use in primary schools. In 1957 a series of books on Social Studies was planned. Two of these appeared in 1958 together with four annotated picture sheets on North Borneo industries. The printing strike in Great Britain held up the publication of the third book in the series planned for 1959. Two further picture sheets were issued in that year. So far the books have appeared only in English but the picture sheets are in English, Chinese and Malay. As a result of a Conference held in Labuan by the Shell Company at which North Borneo was represented, picture sheets on subjects of interest to all three Borneo territories have been produced by the Company and distributed free to all schools. Social Welfare Help in the form of powdered skimmed milk continued to be received from UNICEF sources. In 1959, 32,486 lbs. of milk were distributed and 13,100 children benefitted. These were from 106 schools, mainly in the poorer rural districts. The powdered milk is converted into liquid milk under the supervision of the teachers during school time and drunk on the premises. Under the same scheme 5,590 lb. of soap were distributed. The school children of Jesselton were able to play the Shell Traffic Game under a scheme organized by the Jesselton Road Safety Council. The apparatus was provided by the Shell Company gratis and the initial demonstration was organized by officers of the Police and Education Departments who serve on the Council. Police Officers transferred the apparatus from school to school. Plans have been made to use the apparatus in schools in Sandakan and possibly Kudat and Tawau. In the Kota Belud area school children have cooperated m the Agriculture Department’s Extension Schemes and took an active part in the campaigns against locusts in the area early in the year. A girl guide cadet troop was established at Kent Teachers’ Training College in 1959. This is the first of its kind and it is hoped it will produce a much needed supply of guiders for the companies in other parts of North Borneo. School children, teachers, officers of the Education Department and members of school committees took an active part in the preparations for the reception of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh from the 1st to the 3rd of March, 1959. Other celebrations such as the Queen’s Birthday Parade, Commonwealth
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