TEPID BATHS FOR TIMARU

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21183, 2 November 1938, Page 12

TEPID BATHS FOR TIMARU

Swimming Centre Suggestion Annual Meeting of Delegates Numerous suggestions for the control of swimming in South Canterbury were discussed at the annual meeting of delegates to the South Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association last night. One suggestion was that a move should be made to have tepid baths established in Tinjaru. Mr H. H. Fraser presided over the following delegates: Mrs A. T. Morrison, Messrs W. Newell (North End), D. Shanahan, J. Drummond (West End), S. Reid, H. Cornwall (Temuka), F. Chittock (South End), T. Elder, W. Sutherland (Old Boys), A. E. Horwell, J. Lewis (Fairlie), E. Pickerall, E. Richardson (Waimate), S. Crerar (handicapper) and A. C. Rippin (secretary). The balance sheet spoke well for the work of the Centre during the year, said Mr Fraser, speaking to the report. The credit balance was increased by £B/6/1, which did not seem a great amount, but it was many years since the Centre had shown such a profit on the year’s working. The Centre had never waste money. Representatives were sent to the Intermediate and Junior Championships and he believed that was a worthy expense. Carnivals during the year had been favoured with good weather, and he congratulated the clubs on their organisation of carnivals. For the first time in its career the Centre had held a championship meet-

ing which was well supported and was a success. Miss O. Wilson and N. Shanahan had represented the Centre at the junior and intermediate championships and had been a credit to South Canterbury.

Mr Fraser referred to the success of learn-to-swim week in South Canterbury and stressed the value of that work. The education authorities had made available £2O for the teaching of swimming, and as the town children had adequate facilities, it was decided to use the money to transport children from the country into the town for swimming lessons. Practically all the children who attended the baths during the week had learned to swim. Bound up with that week was the number of certificates issued to school children. In South Canterbury 822 certificates had been issued, which was an improvement of 100 per cent, on the 1936-37 season, which was taken for comparison owing to the prevalence of infantile paralysis in 1937-38. The Centre had lost Mr F. J. Dunn as its delegate to the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, as he had been appointed resident. Delegate Resigns In resigning from the position of the South Canterbury delegate to the New Zealand Council, Mr Dunn referred to his long and happy association with the South Canterbury Centre. The meeting accepted Mr Dunn’s resignation with sincere regret. He had been a most enthusiastic member on the Council said Mr Fraser and the financial position of the New Zealand Association was largely due to him. Mr Dunn was accorded a vote of thanks and it was decided to send to him a letter of appreciation for his long and valued services. Election of Officers Officers elected were: President, Mr H. H. Fraser; vice-president, Mr W. Sutherland; secretary, Mr A. C. Rippin; auditor, Mr L. E. Eaton; delegate to New Zealand Council, Mr T. H. Langford; executive, Messrs J. prummond, F. Chittock and W. Sutherland; local officer, Mr S. Reid; starter, Mr A. E. Horwell; assistant starters, Messrs J. Lewis and D. Stewart; diving judges, Messrs T. Shanahan, A. C. Rippin, H. H. Fraser, E. Ramsey, D. Stewart and J. Lewis; handicapper, Mr S. Crerar; carnival supervisor, Mr H. H. Fraser. Remits Considered That at each annual meeting of the Centre a vice-president should be elected who automatically should accept the position of president in the following year was the text of a remit from the Temuka Club, but it was lost. A second Temuka remit was that events that made the championship carnival programme too long should be allocated to various clubs. The idea was that the Centre should allot the races to the different clubs, collect the fees and provide trophies, said Mr Cornwall. Events that could not be fitted in at the championship carnival should be shared out. The remit was carried. That the Centre should make an effort to have tepid baths established at Timaru was a remit from the South End Club. Everyone would agree that Timaru was lacking as far as tepid baths were concerned said Mr Chittock. He suggested that a deputation should wait on the Borough Council with a view to having tepid baths established in the near future. Centres with tepid baths had splendid winter carnivals and in addition had a better class of swimming. The president suggested that the matter should be more fully discussed by the executive so that more information would be available when it approached the Council. It would be use-

less just to go to the Council and ask for tepid baths. It was decided to pass the remit as a recommendation to the executive. It was also recommended to the executive that all local bodies in South Canterbury should be approached with a view to having preference given to men who could give swimming instruction when appointments of baths’ caretakers were being considered. The executive was recommended to foster water polo among South Canterbury Clubs. Praise for the work of the secretary and the handicapper was expressed.