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the summer. In some schools the babies carry their small chairs
out under the trees for work in the summer, and the newer schools
have gardening plots for the children to work in.
Organised Games.
were fully described in the last report. They consist of football,
cricket, running, paper-chasing, jumping, and swimming for boys,
and netball, cricket, skipping, running, and swimming for girls.
Some schools have four complete football and netball teams,
including "practice teams," so that out of a department of 300
children, 130 play sufficiently well to be included in a team, beside
numbers of beginners-
The Teachers refer any child to the Medical Officers for
examination, if since the last routine medical examination any
question of fitness for sports or games has arisen.
After each routine inspection all cases requiring modified drill
or exclusion from games are notified to the Teachers.