SCHOOL GAMES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 May 1932, Page 5

SCHOOL GAMES

i COMMITTEE DISCUSSION. ■: question of expense. iAt a meeting of the LansdoAvnc School Committee, held last night, and presided over by the chairman, Mr H. H. Daniell, the question of organised School gamps and the attendant travelling expenses,-Avas-discussed at some length. In the opinion of the committee it Avas not a right tiling to teach boys to expect the incidentals of sport free, nor for them to look to the Rugby Union for payment of travelling expenses. When asked Avliat he Avas doing in regard to the matter of organised Avinter games, the headmaster, Mr Arcus, stated that as there Avas only oiie male assistant and himself, he Avould be unable tliis year to supervise the conduct of games without side schools. Asked if he could do so if given the assistance of members of the committee or others on Friday afternoons, the question of travelling expenses of teams was raised. It Avas pointed out that one headmaster in the South Wairarapa had paid the sum of £lO 10s out of his oaah pocket for travelling expenses last year. The committee Avere of the opinion that this should not be, and A’arious suggestions Avere made in regard to members undertaking to arrange for transport. In making these suggestions, members expressed the opinion that the inter-school games should be strictly confined to the Masterton area in order to avoid expenses in teams being required to traA'el to other W airarapa. districts. The headmaster stated that so far other headmasters had not yet decided whether or not they would conduct Rugby football games this year. Mr Daniell, the chairman, stated that it was desirable that organised games should be played, Avhether or not Rugby Avas played. In reply, Mr Arcus stated that the Headmasters’ Association had not yet made up their minds on (lie point. Members of the committee expressed the opinion that it was the duty of those in charge of schools to foster a school spirit, and tho best Avay to do that Avas to have organised games, preferably team games, Avliich led to competition Avith other schools, provided the competition Avas not carried to excess.

It Avas stated that tho Rugby Union had Avithdrawn practically all its support to the primary schools. The committee agreed that it Avas not the duty of the Rugby Union to carry the full financial burden of primary schools’ Rugby. It Avas a Avrong principle to teach boys to expect to all their sport paid for. It Avas better to restrict traA'elling than to make application to the Rugby Union for payment.