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Organised Games, particularly Netball and Rounders, were
carried on throughout the year. The decision of the Netball
Section of the Croydon Schools' Athletic Association to abandon
all League matches and Tournaments for the year, in order to
give all Schools greater opportunities of inter-house and class
games, is worthy of mention, as each Department was thus
enabled to provide play for all girls wishing to take part, instead
of much time being spent in special coaching of selected teams
for inter-school play. In place of the annual League Tournaments
a special half-day was devoted to inter-house tournaments
in each School.
Twenty-eight Schools held sports afternoons.
Folk Dancing is now an established branch of Physical
Training in all but four Senior and Junior Departments, and the
Schools were well represented both at the Folk Dance Party
kindly given by Captain and Mrs. Lethbridge-Abell in February
in connection with the competition for the Lethbridge-Abell Folk
Dance Trophy and Cup, and also at the Children's Festival of
Folk Dance and Song, arranged by the East Surrey Rranch of
the English Folk Dance and Song Society at Ashburton Park
in July.
Corrective Classes, for the special treatment of cases of faulty
posture were held in nine schools. During the year, three of
these classes (Winterbourne, Ingram and Ashburton Junior) had
to be discontinued on account of staffing and other difficulties,
but two new classes were started, viz., at Kingsley and Norbury
Manor. There were six classes working at the end of the year.
Eleven Schools sent parties of girls either to camp or for a
School Journey during the year. Of this number, five Schools
went to Pilgrim Fort, the remaining six going farther afield, e.g.,
Seaford, Broadstairs, etc.
From February to July, the Organiser of Physical Training
conducted physical training classes at the Juvenile Instruction
Centre for Unemployed Girls, at the Centre at Princess Road.
These classes were held twice weekly.
Refresher Courses and Demonstrations for Teachers held
during the vear included Folk Dances, Organised Games for
Junior Schools, Physical Training for Senior Schools, Courses
on new Syllabus for Junior and Infants' Schools, Swimming for