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Facilities for physical training have greatly improved and
there are now only 14 departments in which there is no indoor
accommodation for physical exercises. All the reorganised Senior
Mixed and Senior Girls' departments have access to hall, playing
fields and swimming bath, with the exception of Ingram Senior
Girls for whom no playing field is at present available.
Classes of girls from all Senior Mixed and Girls' Schools and
from all Junior Departments but four, attended the swimming
baths from May till October and the standard of proficiency was
well maintained. 714 new swimmers' certificates were obtained as
compared with 616 in 1930, but there was a decrease in the 100
yards and the Eoyal Life Saving Society's certificates. This was
undoubtedly due to the reorganisation of the schools, many of the
girls who would have qualified for these certificates changing schools
in the middle of the swimming season.
Organised games were continued, the activities falling into
three groups: (a) Playground activities; (b) Lessons in school
playing fields or recreation grounds; (c) League matches and
tournaments as "out of school" activities. Netball continues to
be the major game amongst girls, but it is hoped to develop the
plavins? of Rounders as a summer same now that most of the girls
in Senior schools have playing field facilities.
Corrective Classes have been carried on in eight schools and
the classes have been examined by the School Medical Officers
periodically. Children in these classes are instances of minor
deficiencies in deportment and any child exhibiting any gross
deviation from normal physique is referred by the School
Medical Officer for orthopaedic or remedial exercises treatment.
Folk dancing is included in the physical training time-table in
practically all Senior departments and many Junior departments.
INSTRUCTION IN SPECIAL SUBJECTS.
In the time-table for the year ending 31st March, 1932, the
following provision is made for the instruction of older girls in
Special Subects, e.g., Cookery, Homecraft, Housewifery,
Domestic Science:—
Intensive Housewifery Centres—
Sydenham.
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