The remedial class at ““") purpose. y The school trustees heard a recommendation that. the. class R. G. Moore, principal of King Oo Edward school. Mr: ‘Moore sug- ‘= gested that rather ‘than al. e remedial class district schools ; need a “slow learners class” plus some means of coping with emo- tional problems of pupils.’ The remedial class,was begun as an experiment last September “~ ter intelligence by means of more McKenzie was in charge of the . remedial class.. _- Mr, Moore reported that seven en “pupils. were returned to their , «regular classrooms after improv- ‘i: ing in reading. and three were re- turned when it was found’ that no improvement could. be made. . Pupils were “given ‘tests, had “their problems analyzed and be- ginning level determined. | _ Files “were kept on: the “progress: of each pupil. : Where students of average in- teiligence were encountered, pro- ‘returned to; their. former Class- “rooms. _ However, | Mr. Moore’ said, _stu- ith. low intelligence and nal. disturbances, _re- “who attended the class ere not always. of. the intel- ligence of average or better. ‘patie indicated a very low ‘in- vn t fay-to- ‘day. work reflected this. : SS our Asa result of the. experiment, me gall Mr..Moore said it seemed that: the =" “the schools desired and needed a “slow learners. class and some A means. OF. coping. with: the emo- Se ool: ‘superinten ent. Je M. Phillipson “said a’ final recom- mendation will be made ‘after.a meeting has been. held with: the elementary. school principals. : be. approved a recommendation by Mr. Phillipson that Grade 8 at Port Edward school be transfer- 0) ir red to Booth Memorial High - Class for slow even believed greater need King Edward elementary |. - school probably will be discontinued, District 52 # School Board decided last night after a ‘yeport showed that the experiment was deviating from its original be discontinued in a: ‘report from | to assist pupils of average or bet-: Jment it was decided, ‘Imuch as.a:senior matriculation. cha individual teaching to overcome ten handicaps in fundamental sub- aan jects, with the stress on read- ‘tha ing. Pupils from King Edward, es Conrad . Street, ‘Roosevelt Park -WOl and Seal Cove schools atténded. ‘Sat ‘During the eight months the a) experiment was: in progress 19 no ' pupils attended the class, -with a pre low of nine pupils in the class yy attending during November, De- Co. vill cember, March and April, anda | ~~