WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume cv, Issue 104, 4 May 1928, Page 15

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

?PHYSICAL DRILL DISPLAY SWIMMING AWARDS PRESENTED An excellent display of physical drill was fiven yesterday afternoon by' pupils of Wellesley College, on their school grounds. Combined with the clisplay, which had been curtailed last term, was the presentation of certificates won at the school swimming sports, those awarded by the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, and life-saving awards. There was a good attendance of parents and friends, who showed their appreciation of the work done by heartily applauding it. The programme was divided into seven events, giving boys of all ages a chance to participate, and the exercises were designed to promote co-ordination of mind and body, agility, correct posture, quick response, courage, team spirit, and other qualities of moment to young boys. All were carried out with a will, and reflected great credit on the instructor. Captain J. A. Duffy. At the conclusion of the display, the headmaster (Mr. J. W. Russell) introduced Mr. E. W. Cardale (president of the College Parents' Association) who' presented the certificates, and also gave a short address, in which he mentioned the almost unique record held by the school in the matter of swimming. It had won three times' and was the present holder o£ the Dewar Shield; it had won the Primary Schools' Competition seven times, and was the present holder of that distinction, and was second on the list for the Shields Memorial Trophy. He congratulated Captain Duffy on the excellent work he was doing for the school, both in swimming and in physical culture. _ , Mr. Fisher, swimming educational officer, also spoke, stressing the value of being able to swim. The number of deaths from drowning in the community was not diminishing as fast as it should. It was pointed out by Mr. Russell that the display given that afternoon was in no way a specially-prepared one, but the usual daily lesson. As regards swimming, there weret only fifteen pupils in the school who could not swim, and it was the aim of the college to see that before a boy left it he could swim and was qualified to save life. Following are the names of those who gained certificate's of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association life-sav-ing awards: — Certificates of Merit—R. S. Longuet, S. F. Toogood, M. J. Nathan, G. Miles, J. Fraser, P. Morpeth, W. Fisher, D. Didsbury, B. Nathan, P. Lynde, B. Clere. T. Young, J. Robertson. K. Morris, L. Caselberg, E. Hatch, J. Rose, J. Johnstone, F. Jones. ,_ Proficiency Certificates.—G. Iselson, JM. Watt, A. Wyncss, E. Chote, W. Solomon, D. M'Lachlan. C. Foothcad, C. Dcunis-touu-Wood, P. Eiddell, M. Mason, H. Bethune. D. Tossman, A. Munro, G. Donne. * , Learners' Certificates.—J. Gill, W. Morris, A. Hoggard, D. Hewitt, J. Bruce. J. Wales, R. Symon, W. Robinson, C. Bachelor, T. M'Grath. W. Russell, J. Gray, S. Gilmer, W. Cable, S. Geddes. Life-Saving Awards— Elementary certificate: D. Didsbury L. Spence, F. Jones. J. Jones, G. Donne, R. Longuet, L. Caselberg, J. Hollis. E. Hatch, C. Woodward. B. Webb, J. Rose, W. Fisher, R. Hammond. These also secured the proficiency certificate. Bronze Medallions—C. Woodward. _„ Chote, J. Fraser, I. Robertson, W. E. Fisher, R. Hammond, C. A. Brookes, B. Webb. Silver Medallions.-JB. Webb, R. Jones, J. Coyle, D. B. Page. Teachers' Certificates.—J. Coyles and R. Jones.