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and pride in their execution were clearly evident amongst
teachers, and the increased use of apparatus has given
added joy and interest to the children.
With regard to the less formal Secondary Lesson,
success largely depends upon the musical ability of the
teacher; for unless she possesses the necessary musical
technique, the pleasure and value of movement to music,
the main objectives of this lesson are completely absent.
In most Infant Schools, however, the problem, where it
had been present, has been satisfactorily solved by teachers
specialising in this work.
Although excellent progress has already been made in
this Secondary Work, there is still a need for the adoption
of comprehensive and progressive schemes throughout each
Infant School, with the object of securing unbroken continuity
of work and the proper accumulation of results.
Shoes and Clothing.
Arrangements for the provision and storage of physical
training shoes and clothing have been continued, and up to
the outbreak of war, a steady increase was observed in the
number of schools in which the practice of changing footwear
for physical training had become general. A number of Junior
Schools are still without locker accommodation, in consequence
of which, children, unable with safety to leave their shoes at
school, frequently forget to bring them from home when
required.
Organised Games and Athletics.
It cannot be too frequently emphasised that the highest
values of Organised Games can only be secured when training
is planned and carried out on progressive and scientific lines.
In the Committee's Senior Schools continued facilities for
regular weekly instruction in Organised Games have been
available and the standard of coaching in the major team games
has improved. In one Senior Boys' School the introduction
of field athletics has proved highly successful; useful standards
having been achieved in Throwing the Javelin and Discus.
In Junior Schools the development of minor team games
has shown improvement, and the planning of markings in
playgrounds has given evidence of the variety and scope of
the activities employed.