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on the Coldfall site. At the moment of writing inquiries are
being made regarding the type of building most suitable for the
purpose and visits are being paid by members of the Education
Committee to various open-air schools in London and the
provinces.
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
A full programme of physical training and of organized games
has been carried through as in previous years. Organized games
and school sports are held on fields at Redston Road, Rokesly
Avenue, Newlands Eoad, Priory Road, Highgate Woods and
Finsbury Park. Before long another playing field will be available
on the Coldfall site. In addition, large numbers of games are
played in the school playgrounds—out of the usual school hours
—in the form of systematic inter-house and inter-class competitions.
Instruction in swimming has been given in the school bath
during the summer months, and 1,040 children made at least
50 per cent. of the possible attendances at the school bath during
the swimming season. At the beginning of the session 260 were
able to swim, and by the end of the session another 417 had been
taught to swim. A footbath with a shower has been installed
at the school swimming bath.
Mr. Gilbert, of North Harringay School, General Secretary
of the Hornsey Schools' Sports Association, has been good enough
to give the following short report on the work of the Association
: —
The Association continues to organise competitions between
departments in tennis, net ball, football and cricket, and between
schools in athletics and swimming. The number of competitions
has been increased considerably of late years, in order to afford
opportunities of play to as many children as possible. The
organisation is now complete in respect of fourteen such competitions,
whilst further opportunities are provided by a series
of games in which teams representing Hornsey as a whole oppose
teams from other districts.
The Association appreciates to the full the ready and generous
help which it receives from the Borough Council, the Education