WELLESLEY COLLEGE SPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 11

WELLESLEY COLLEGE SPORTS

The distribution of trophies in'connection with the annul) 1 swimming and athletic sports of Wellesley College, together with awards mhd« by the Hoyal Life-Sav-ing Society, took place at the college last week.

lv presenting the trophies, Mr. Amos, the managing direcLor, stressed the importance of athletics, especially of swimming, as an educational factor, and in connection with the life-saving awards, stated that 51 boys had that year qualified for the bronze medallion and life-saving awards, iis Veil as .r>2 for distance-swim-ming certificate-:—a greater number than Uiat of any other secondary school in the Dominion. Two boys, moreover, had gained the teacher's certificate, a muchprized distinction. In addition to the winners of the championship medals, 5U boys were awarded certificates for successes at the athletic sports, and 33 for successes gained at the school Bwimming sports. On this occasion the newly-designed sports certificate was issued Jor the first time. Appended.is a-list of distance-swimming certificates issued by the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association:— J. llott, A. Holmes, 5550 yards each: A. Roberta R. Banks, C. Brooks, J. Hoi lis J'™ each; R. Wifrham, 1500; P. Morpeth, 1100; J. Cox, J. Wylie. 1000 each: M. Nan™' }• ,Y°""B.' -T- Edmund, J. Frascr 000 each; K. Honfc, T. Reere, G. Miles 880 nach; D. Youiiß. 900: ,1. Hutton, CSO; 1 Ivobertson, K. Hatch, K. .Morris. B Clere (iflO each; It. JolMiston. H. Wood, 550 each; ■I. W. Leitcii. E. Meek, A. Cross, /iOOoaclv B. Lilian, ]). DMsbury, 400 each'-'j 'nT/l 50,' E< i>all;or' •?•" J»ne«. \\ T)r; tn , D. II; Solomon, .100 cieli; J. Roberta JOOA. Roberts, 300; J. Boere, 250; D.' PeaS^V*'-, Rooke, 220; D. Matthew.-,. 125; D. Didsbury, 150; 11. Bethune. 7,k P L.yndc, N. Hodson, K. Ei-azer,'M. Solomon, O. Gill, A. Bliek, C. Rooke, S. Moran, P. Riddel], 50 each. Bronze Medallion.—R. Jones) C. Covle, A. Cross, L. Hood, R. AVigham, R. Hoare, D. Page, J, Hutton.

Proficiency Certificate.- A. Holmes, X Chote, J. Leilch, R. Johnston, d. Miles, I. Beei-e, P. Jlorpeth,H. AVood, A. Roberts, G. Biookes, R. Banks, I). Young, R. Jones, .1. Coyle, A. Cross, L. Hood, J. Hutton, R. M igliam, R. Hoare, D. Page Elementary.—R.. Jones, J. C'oylc \ Cross, L. Hood, J. Hutton, R. Wigham, Ti. Hoare, I). p ngo , A. Holmes, E. Chote, J. JiPitch, li. Johnston, G. Jliles, T. Bcer<\ P. Morpetli, Tf. A.-Roberts, C. Brookes, K. Banks, D. Young.