SWIMMING CLASSES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11162, 18 March 1922, Page 3

SWIMMING CLASSES

QUESTION OF STATE GRANTS. STATEMENT BY MINISTER. Reference was made yesterday by the Hon. C, J./Parr (Minister for Education) to the question of State grants for swimming classes. "Some misconception (said the Minister) appears to exist in regard to the effects likely to follow the recent curtailment of capitation for swimming and life-saving classes in the primary anil secondary schools. The classes are usually; taken by tho permanent staff of tho School,’and often in ordinary school 1 hours. Where outside instructors are employed, the appointments are mainly honorary, except in some secondary schools where a pp't-tinie instructor in physical culture, paid by the ■ Government, may do the work. The capitation lias in practice been really a subsidy to the' funds of the school for incidental purposes, and has usually been employed to meet expenses in connection with sports generally.- Since the teachers will presumably still continue to take the classes in swimming and life-saving, either in school hours or voluntarily out of school hours, • as they have done in the past, the withdrawal of tho capitation allowance should not threaten the existence of the classes... The interest in swimming has now become so widespread that the classes .will no doubt bo continued without any artificial stimulus by way of a Government subsidy. “Of course (added Mr Parr), the Education Department has nothing to do with the withdrawal by the Internal

Affairs Department of the annual votes or appropriations in favour of the KoyA± Humane Society, the Ne\v Zealand Amateur Association, «uid the Royal LiloSaving Society." SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 YARDS WINNERS. The results of the schools swimming championships, decided on Thursday, were as follow : 100 Yards Boys’ Championship.— Bridsen (Wellesley College), 1; Jackson (lit. Cook), 2; Weatherburn (Mt. Cook). 3. Time, S 3 2-osec. Bridsen gained the standard in the /syds and 100yds. The points for the boys r.ow are: — Bridsen '••• Id Jackson 9 Weatherburn 0

103 Yards Girls’ Championship.— Miss Taylor (Lyxll Bay), 1; Miss Wallace (Kiibirnie), 2; Miss Kelly (Brooklyn), 3. Time, lmin 51sec. Miss Taylor gained a standard in this race and also wins the N.Z.A.S'.A. schoolgirls’ championship medal with 20 points.. Miss Wallace was second with 12 points, and Miss Kelly third with 3 points. N.S/W. CHAMPIONSHIPS/ BBAUREFAIBE AND KIRKLAND. By Telegraph Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received March 17. 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 17. The Now South Wales swimming championships resulted-QUARTER-MILE. BYiurepaire T Christie -2 Kirkland 3 Won by six yards. Time,. smin £1 1100 YARDS BACKSTROKE. Kirkland 1 Barberry 2 Woolfe 3 Won by three yards. Time, lmin 15 2-