FREE TRANSPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 8

FREE TRANSPORT.

' FOR SWIMMING PUPILS. - - : INSTRUCTIONAL "CAMPAIGN. -." Mrch _ assistance to. the local branch ,/■. of the National Committee of Swimming and ,Life-saving. in the lcarn-to-swim is being given by the Auckland Transport Board, which has agreed to..give free, transport to-all school children going to . pools' or beaches for swimming-instruction. As . a result of this generosity, cliildren; are . being'brought-from,outlying''/suburbs' to the city" bathing places', and instruction • is- being given to many Who would otherwise not ; have been able to avail '' themselves of the free teaching. -iTeacliers. and others "who have already viewed the new instructional film have been enthusiastic, in their praise of its ■■..' clearness, especially in the underwater scones. It. will be screened at the Auckland .Teachers' Training College, Epsom, on .Wednesday evening next for the benefit of teachers and' voluntary; instructors. A talk will also be given by Mr. K. C. Held, physical instructor at the college, who is on' of the coaches ..' for the, campaign. ~-' i, ~ .. - .-Although • there ■ }/,s -been "a. good response tn the apjieal for voluntary instructors,,thero is still a shortage, and requests from . school teachers for instructors -have not' always been answered. Teachers, - therefore, 'are requested p : to do as much swimming . : instruction as possible themselves. They .are advised to divide "their classes up into pairs and let tliem work together, i j as .this has been!found to produce the best results, r •... - , •,~ !