SWIMMING LESSONS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1935, Page 6

SWIMMING LESSONS

FACILITIES AT STRATFORD. INSTRUCTION FOR LEARNERS. No special efforts, apart from confining instruction to learners, have yet been made at Stratford towards organising a learn to swim week, but any such organisation is more or less rendered unnecessary by the unusually good facilities that already exist. Moreover, the adoption of the new hot weather timetable makes the institution of a definite learn to swim period every day of no material advantage because the pupils of the Stratford primary school are now enabled to get more swimming than they would with an ordinary time-table providing learn to swim hours. Under the usual time-table, every class is allotted a specified time each day for swimming and the teacher in each case gives instruction to the pupils. In addition there is a general swim period every day for all classes from noon till 12.30 p.m. With the introduction of the summer time-table of 9 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. the girls are given exclusive use of the baths from 2 p.m. till 3 p.m. every day and the boys from 3 p.m. till 4 p.m. first place boys and girls were admitted together but, in the words of a teacher, “they were packed like sardines and the division was made. "Any child who reaches the upper classes without learning to swim has only himself to blame,” it was said. RADNOR ROAD DISTRICT. GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. Miss Ramsay has returned to Christchurch after visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Reid. , . o Mr. A. R. Askew’s nephew and niece from Wellington were his guests for a few days last week. Mrs. L. Mapp spent a few days at Stratford recently. The Radnor school re-opened with a roll of 15 last week, there being no new pupils. Two gained their proficiency last year. One has returned to school, taking the correspondence course, and one has left. While he was carrying two tins of boiling water last Wednesday, Mr. _ R. Vickers slipped and fell, badly scalding his left arm and hand, which _ were plunged into one of the tins. He is progressing satisfactorily. WHAREHUIA DISTRICT NEWS. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Mr. William Harkness, who has appendicitis and is in the Stratford public hospital, is reported to be progressing favourably. . . Six new pupils were enrolled at the Stanley school at the beginning of the year. , Mr. Peter Hosking is working in the Beaconsfield Road factory during Mr. Harkness’ absence. The rain which fell during the weekend was very beneficial to pastures and partly filled empty tanks. Mrs. Merrified has returned from her holiday at New Plymouth. RADNOR ROAD TENNIS. PETRIE SHIELD MATCH RESULT. Owing to rain falling at 3 o’clock play was delayed in the second match in the Petrie Shield tennis competition against Stratford for an hour. All sets were not played and Stratford won by eight sets to four, 61 games to 51. Detailed results with Stratford mentioned first, are:— , . . . Men’s singles: W. McCullough beat A. Pahl 6-3, L. Mclnnes beat A. Mapp 6-4, D. MacLaurin v. C. Kelly 4-1 (aband°Men’s doubles: W. McCullough and L. Mclnnes beat A. Pahl and A. Mapp 6-5, D. MacLaurin and M. Morey beat C. Kellv and H. Vickers 6—5. Combined doubles: W. and Miss P. Brown beat A. Pahl and Miss B. Hunt 6-2, L. Mclnnes and Ito J. Marks beat A. Mapp and Mrs. Hunt 6—4, D. MacLaurin and Miss J. Hale beat C. Kelby and Miss D. Kaspar 6-2 M Morey and Miss B. Parker lost to H. Vickers and Mrs. Askew 2-6. Women’s singles: Miss P. Brown 1 to Miss B. Hunt 3-6, Miss J. Marks lost to Mrs. Hunt 5—6. Women’s doubles’. Misses P. Brown and J. Marks beat Miss Hunt *ndM£ Hunt 6—4, Misses J. Hale and B. Park lost to Miss D. Kaspar and Mrs. Askew $ Two combined doubles matches played last week resulted: Mrs. Reid andl • Vickers beat C. Kelly and W. Ro°K es 6-5, C. Kelly and W. Rookes beat Miss B. Hunt and R. Vickers 6—4. Ladder matches,resulted: Miss E. Mapp beat Miss M. Kaspar (challenger) 6-4, Miss D. Kaspar beat Mrs. J. Vickers (challenger) 6-4, Miss B. Algie’ <chJlenger) beat Miss M. Algie 6-5, Miss M. Algie (challenger) beat Mrs. J. Vickers g 3. The team chosen to play Lowgarth next week is: A. Pahl, A. Mapp, .Vickers, C. Kelly; Miss B. Hunt, Mrs. I Hunt, Mrs. Askew, Miss D. Kaspar.