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Two school camps were organised during the year, 80 children
from Campsbourne School attending one and 35 children from
St. Michael's and Highgate Schools the other.
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
The Board's schedule of physical training is followed in all
schools, and considerable interest is being taken in organised
games and in swimming. Organised games are played at the
school field in Redston Road, at the Rokesly Avenue School
site, at Highgate Woods and in Finsbury Park. At the Redston
Road ground more suitable arrangements will have to be made
during the coming year for the provision of drinking water.
The school swimming bath is situated on the County School and
South Harringay School site, and is used only during the summer
months. The bath is too small for the needs of the school
population in the Borough, but is well kept, the water being
changed daily and maintained at a suitable temperature. During
the year 1,659 children used the bath and 430 learned to swim.
The following report is written by Mr. W. B. Ouseley,
General Secretary and Treasurer of the Hornsey Schools' Sports'
Association:—
"The Association has actively engaged the Hornsey
scholars in football, cricket, tennis, netball, athletics and
swimming during the year 1925. Much of the success is
due to the Sectional Secretaries, who, by carrying through
league competitions, awaken keen enthusiasm not only
among the playing children, but among those who witness
the games. Great care is taken to instil into the children
a love for the true ideals of amateur sport; the keen, hard
and sporting way in which the children play is ample reward
to the many teachers who give up so much of their own
time.
The successful schools in the different sections this year
are Football, North Harringay (league), Stroud Green (cup);
Cricket, North Harringay; Tennis, Crouch End; Netball, St.
Mary's; Athletics, Stroud Green; Swimming, Stroud Green
and South Harringay.