This is a copy of an image which was published in Superintendent Mathieson's PhD thesis. The 'Children's Council' was an increasingly common feature of children's homes by the 1950s. The Children's Council was a forum for children and staff to work together and to discuss matters related to children's interests. In his PhD thesis, Mathieson (Superintendent of Orana) contended that a policy of giving children a say 'holds promise of more adequate opportunity for good and positive relationships between staff and children and among the children' (p.643).