STRATFORD IS SECOND IN TARANAKI.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 7, 30 July 1930, Page 7

STRATFORD IS SECOND IN TARANAKI.

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PRESENTATION AT THE SCHOOLS At. 11 Hi?; Stratford primary school Mcsterday swimming <-i‘ rL i iicivt es won during the papt season v-eie pi- sen led by Mr. W. H. Alnyes, preside mb of (be taranaKi ’(Viitie ol llio New Zealand Sviinming A-woc-iation, ’who Was a-’cmiipanied by Mr. Al. Clark (secretary of Trie Centre), Air. 11. W. Tn-idl ’.-H’lnaiv of the Taranaki Ldn ‘ation Boaul) Air. J. 10 _ Shi in nun ol the West End School, (N<*w 1 Uncith). Afr. L. •). h’nrrie, Headmaster, brioflv introduced the visitors.

A HIGH STANDARD. Mr. Moves said it was three years since he had last met the pupils ol the Stratford school for the purpose o£ presenting swimming certificates and on that occasion lie had oecas. ion to congratulate the school on the fine record put up, the school being first for Taranaki in 1 that year. This year Hawera school had the largest number of certificates, but nevertheless Stratford was tol bo congrain iated on being second for the province. This year (Stratford had reached a high standard, though it had always been high. It was easy enough to set a high standard for one year, hut Stratford school deserved praise for living up to the high standard set. Next year the Centre proposed to rim a. Learn to Swim Week', and he hoped all school chihlroit would he. behind them to make it a s.icre.ss. N-\i u-ar ho Imped Stratford would come out ’>,p >or I'a.rainaki. I In knew) the -disadv'antalges of the past season, when there was no swimming before Christmas, owing to lack of -sunshine. 1 IMPORTANT TRAINING. Swimming was an imnortant part of school training. Children went to school chielly for class subjects, but tho most success! id .school was that which got results both on the intellectual and sports side. School games created a team spint—everybody was doing something for the school and those training the young endeavoured to tester school games it might bo thought that, m swimming * here, was no team spirit, that the effort was simply for individual ixme-

was i i<i sport "Inch made ali-mumi ) > 1 1 y s i ca I development so much as swimming did. Football was a line sport, but did not give the same physical development as swimming. Physical power was the source of ad power, and in building up the physical side, the menial and moral sides were also built up. The aim of school teachers was to turn out boys and girls of strong character, who could pull their weight in the great race of life after leaving school, cud in teaching swimming they felt sure they wore materially helping children by developing their mental and moral nature. There were, concluded Mr Moves, 65 certificates to be distributed to the chool, including eight certificates of merit. LEAKX TO SRI! \VEEK. Mr Shiimnin said that when he wont to the West End school lie was positively startled by the number of children from Standard 1! upwards, who were unable to swim in spite of there being cups to be won by the best boy and girl swimmers. This had led him to consult Mr Moyes, who immediately got to work and devised the Learn to Swim Week, under which Professor Anderson would visit Taranaki in Hie first or sec-

ond week alter school reopetied at the beginning of next year. The Professor would first of all ■instruct the teachers on the method of teaching swimming, and lhe teachers would then return to their -schools and pass on the knowledge gained to their children. It was expected that not many les-, 1 sons would! ’Do S e<]ui*ed to touch l I I lie children to swim. ft was hoped | that as a result <fi the Learn to Swim. | Week tlie number of certificates Ito he given out would ho trebled j Toys whp desired. to fieeome All ' Itlacks could lay tlie foundation of their football career in the swimming hath. Tlie certificates won were then disI ! ribnted bv Afr Moves. Certificates were presented to the following:—Frank Davidson (1350 yards), Alaricm Curran, Ina Porter, Ngaio Sextus (1000 yards), Desmond Coleman, Heather Webby (000 yards,) Josphine King, Carla Knelt (850 yards), Arthur Gray, Sylvia James (GOO yards), Shirley Nowell, Gordon Sayers, Eileen Callaghan, Marjorie Hartigan (525 yards), Arthur Lilley (500 yards), Jolua Clark, Ted Robinson, Fred. Vosseler, Fred Bamford, David Armstrong, Jack Richards, Don McDowall, Phyllis Sanderson (450 yards), Mary Gordon-Stables, Ngaere Vosseler, In'a Adams (400 yards, Boh Spence, Belle Lash, Laurie Reader (300 yards), Maurice

Fislier (250 yards), Ernest White, Kitty Callaghan, RnssJel lAi/tkeu 1 (200 yards), Joyce Ameshury (150 yards), Hewton Amess, Roy Berg (125 yards), Arthur Keller, Kathleen Petrie, Richard Gordon-Stables, Tom Reader, Ivy Vallis, Thelma Skellern, Cecil Lamplongh, Eljean Aitken (100 yards), Bernard Hoskin, Phoebe Taylor, Davidinia Bird, George Hall, Norman Baker (75 yards) f Verdun Gray, David Lilley, Marjorie Fergusson, Wallingford McCullough, John Steven, Freda ißuss, Jean Young, Leslie Tubby, Betty Bishop, Kathleen Gibson, Bruce Kivell. Hubert Keller, Lulu James, Herbert Parker, Violet Knight and Mavis Wallis (50 yards). AT OTHER SCHOOLS. During the day nine schools nvere Visited and 260 certificates given out, as follows: —Koriti (0), Inglewood (16), Lincoln Road (3), Stratford (65), Eltham (54), Hawera main (78), Hawera Convent (23), Tawhiti 15), Turuturu (9), The best performance for Hie province was that of Eileen Kelson .(Tawhiti), who swam 2850 yards, Sheila Seaver (Hawera Convent) was next, wtih 2SOO yards, while Kona Gann (Hawera Convent) swam 2600 yards. The longest distance for boys was 1600 yards, by Frank Flynn (Hawera Convent).