Number of volumes on charge: 500. Average issues for the month: 200.
(ii) Education classes held on the station:
* Subject - Leatherwork.
Instructor - Flight Sergeant MELIA and LACW RICHARDSON.
Length of course - not applicable.
Average attendances - 28 RAF and 21 WAAF.
* Subject - Ballroom Dancing.
Instructor - Sergeant SOLOMANS and LAC KEMBLE.
Length of course - Blank.
Average attendance - 45 RAF, 20 WAAF.
* Subject - Music Circle.
Instructor - Sergeant BAKER.
Length of course - not applicable.
Average attendance - 16 RAF, 4 WAAF.
* Subject - Play Reading.
Instructor - Sergeant BAKER.
Length of course - not applicable.
Average attendance - 11 RAF, 4 WAAF.
(iii) Courses at external instructions (LEA, Reg.,. etc.): 100 personnel attended classes at Bournemouth Municipal College.
(iv) Lectures (LEA, Reg.,.etc.): Blank.
(v) Correspondence courses:
Two RAF and no WAAF applications submitted for external institutes.
No RAF and no WAAF enrolments effected to external institutes.
(vi) Approximately 600 personnel have received educational help or advice.
(vii) Part-time teachers: Two other ranks (leatherwork and ballroom dancing).
(viii) Number of discussion group leaders: three officers and 12 other ranks.
(ix) One film was shown on Civics from No. 38 Group. Three films from CES or Entertainment GES were also shown.
(x) Remarks: Classes in the following subjects were well attended: leatherwork, woodwork, ballroom dancing, English, maths, French, German, history, geography and economics and civics.
The results of the War Education Certificate examination were published. Of eleven candidates, six were successful. Two of these are now studying for the Forces Preliminary Examination.
Attendences at EVT Resettlement Classes was about 60 per cent. Excellent attendance at the organised theatre trip to BOURNEMOUTH every Tuesday night. The EVT Section organised a quiz team of officers and other ranks which was invited to BLANDFORD Army Camp and beat the Army before a large audience.
