PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION BY SCHOOLS

Evening Star, Issue 26185, 21 August 1947, Page 4

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION BY SCHOOLS

A convincing demonstration of the value of physical education in secondary schools in Dunedin was given by selected pupils last night in the Town Hall before an audience that was impressed with the high degree of physical efficiency and team work required for the presentation of the programme, which was organised by the Otago branch of the Physical Education Society. The work covered a wide variety of exercises, ranging from elementary drill to tlie more complicated move-' ments embracing training for special sports, including ltugby football, field athletics, fencing, aiid boxing. A feature of. the presentation was the agility shown by 10 pupils of the Henley Primary School in gymnastics, and there were also interpretative dances by members of the Dunedin Dance Group, and by third-year students of physical education at tho Teachers’ Training College Tlie following is a list of the groups, together with their items and trainers:—Macandrew Intermediate pupils, folk dancing, Miss S. Foster; John McGlashan pupils, training for athletics. Mr R. Piiling: Henley Primary School 'pupils, tumbling and agility work, Mr R. Boraman; Dunedin North Intermediate pupils, general exercises with horse and bar. Miss M. Blackledge; Y.W.C.A. class, recreational gymnastics, Miss H. Eray up ; Christian Brothers’ pupils, boxing, Mr A. Goodman ; Training College women students. Maori stick game and Spanish dance, Mrs S. McLean; St. Hilda's pupils, square dances, Misses M. .Wallace and J. Eraser; King’s High School pupils. Rugby training, Mr W. R Mayhew.; Otago Girls’ High School pupils, agiliti and apparatus work, Misses Davies and Sparrow; Coluniba' College pupils, fencing, Miss Gourley; Otago Boys' High School pupils, agility and apparatus work, Mr T. D. Duffy; Dunedin Dance Group, interpretative dances, Mrs Mnv hew.