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43
Distance
25 yards
50 yards
100 yards
440 yards
Half Mile
One Mile
Boys
27
11
9
2
3
2
Girls
14
14
6
2
2
2
Total
41
25
15
4
5
4
In addition, 5 boys and 4 girls were successful in obtaining Bronze
Badges for Life Saving, the first time that any pupil from this School has
obtained one.
School Functions
(a) The Annual School Sports were held at the Streatham Rugby Club
Ground on Thursday, July 7th.
(b) The Annual Parents' Day and Exhibition of Work was held on
July 17th. This was so successful that the time limit had to be extended
in order to allow fathers to attend.
(c) The Harvest Festival was held on Thursday, September 29th. The
Service waB conducted entirely by the senior scholars and a record number
of parents attended. As a result of the effort over 80 parcels of foodstuffs
were distributed by Senior Pupils to Local Old Age Pensioners.
(d) The Annual Carol Service was held on Wednesday, December 14th,
when the School Hall was packed with parents. A feature of this Service
was the participation for the first time by the School Recorder Group and
the inclusion of a Carol composed by two members of the Staff.
The Old Scholars' Club
Celebrated its sixth birthday in September. The Club still continues
to flourish and is invaluable as a means of keeping in contact with our
pupils after leaving school, and they know that they can always obtain
reassurance, encouragement and advice during the difficult period of adjustment
to working conditions. It is becoming a family affair for two of
our ex-pupils who were married two years ago recently brought their first
baby to a Club Meeting in order that their friends could see the baby.
Social Worker
We are extremely grateful to Dr. Wright for offering the services of
one of his Mental Welfare Officers in this capacity, as this Department's
case load is high. The work done on our behalf by this Officer is invaluable.
Parents Association
Continues to flourish. In addition to the New Year Party given by
them to the children, a series of lecture discussions have taken place
including some of the following topics:—