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were accommodated in two dormitories on the first floor. One teacher
slept on the ground floor, another teacher on the first floor, while
the attendant slept on the top floor. Each child had a separate single
bed ; there were three bathrooms in the house and three lavatories.
The children rose at 7.45 a.m., breakfast was served at 8.45; the
children were taught to make their own beds after breakfast. At
10 o'clock breathing exercises were taken in the front garden. The
mornings were spent on the beach with lessons, individual work and
bathing : definite sun exposure being taken each morning before
bathing.
Dinner was served at 1 p.m. After this the children changed into
their bathing costumes and rested in the open air for about 1½ hours ;
breathing exercises were taken after the rest and after this a short
walking excursion was taken. Talks were given each evening from
5.45 to 6.30 p.m. At 6.30 p.m. a light meal was served. All the
children were in bed by 8.30 p.m. Before the outward journey each
child's individual record was studied and the children grouped in
three groups according to their mental ages
Group 1 7-9 years.
Group 2 9-12 „
Group 3 12+ ,,
The total cost of the school journey, including cost of taking
attendant, was £91 6s. 5½d. The estimated cost per head was £2 15s. 0d.
The full amount charged per child was £2 6s. 2d. 17 of the party,
paying this amount. The remaining children paid subscriptions
varying from 5s. to £2.
10. Physical Training.— The following is the report of the
Supervising Instructor in Physical Training :—
I.— Staff.
No increase in the staff has taken place during the year.
II.— Duties and Organisation.
My duties as Supervising Instructor in Physical Training continue
to be of an advisory, instructional and supervisory character as
regards the teaching of the whole of the physical training (inclusive
of swimming instruction and organised games) throughout the schools
under the jurisdiction of the Authority. Such duties include, as
previously, staff conferences and practical demonstrations, and are
governed, as is also the instruction given, by the Board of Education's
(a) Syllabus of Physical Training for Schools, 1929; (6) Beference
Book of Gymnastic Training for Boys, 1927 ; (c) Syllabus of Physical
Training for Schools (Supplement for Older Girls), 1928; (d) Physical
Exercises for Children under Seven Years of Age, 1927; and (e)
Suggestions in Begard to Games, 1927. Visits to the schools, the
public baths, and the various playing fields have been regularly and
systematically made during the year.