PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23647, 3 November 1938, Page 16

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

MR J. V. HANNA'S SCHOOL ATTRACTIVE ANNUAL FESTIVAL ' His Majesty's Theatre was filled to capacity last night, for the -eleventh annual festival of Mr J. V. Hanna's School of Physical. Education. . The audience was very enthusiastic over the long and attractively. varied programme presented by the various physical culture, gymnastic, dancing, and suburban classes of. the .school, and each item was rewarded with prolonged applause. The different classes showed the varied activities of the school, and its aim of improving the physical standard of members seems to have been achieved again this year. Mr Hanna must have had every reason to be gratified with the success of the entertainment and of his efforts during the year. ' .'-.. ■ ■■, ;,..■ ti ■.. The various items on the programme were presented to the accompaniment pf an efficient .orchestra, led by- the school's- official -pianist. Miss N'beljhe Marshall. ■ Special lighting effects and attractive uniforms added to the success of the numbers, most of which concluded with a pyramid or tableau. These were carried out with'commendable speed, and proved effeotive. conclusions to the excellent' exercises and gymnastic numbers, There was a wide margin between the ages of the youngest and the oldest performers, and the manner in which the small children went through their numbers showed that thev enjoyed to the full everything they were called upon to do. Some of the advanced numbers; were admirably carried out the gymnastic work by the men's class and the secondary schoolboys being particularly good- "Keep fit'- and rhythmic exercises and club swinging were other numbers that uppealed to the audience, and these, too.- were very effectively carried out. Enjoyable Solo dances and vocal solos Introduced variety into the second portion of the programme, and these were well received. ' ■''.';■..■

The first part of the programmeopened with an overture by the orchestra, and" this was succeeded by the following items:—Gymnasium activities, Saturday boys' class; mat work, girls' groups; side horse, afternoon boys' class; tap ballet, . girls* class; parallel bars, secondary schoolgirls' class; " keep fit" exercises, ladies' class; rhythmic exercises, Saturday girls' class; long horse, men's class: beach ball drill, afternoon girls' class; valse classic. South Dunedin girls' class; and combination 'exercises, secondary schoolboys' class. There was, perhaps,. more. variety i n the second portion of the programme, which opened with an outstanding display on the horizontal ( bar by the men's class. The next item was an attractive solo item, "Balloon Dance," by Miss Barbara Hunter. This was gracefully carried out. and was rewarded with prolonged applause. The remainder of the programme was as follows:—Glub swinging, ladies' class: parallel bars, secondary schoolboys' class; tap dance. Miss Eileen Faull: girls' advanced exercises, suburban girls' classes; rhythmic exercises, ladies' cless; "keeping fit," men's class; boys' groupings, secondary schoolboys' class; co-ordination exercises, ladies' class; songs. Master Lionel Loasby; and the concluding item, table pyramids secondary schoolgirls'class.