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10.—PHYSICAL TRAINING.
There is as yet no Organiser of Physical Training in this
area, a fact which has been deplored in many annual reports.
The welcome Circular 1445, issued at the beginning of the year,
enables us to remedy this defect and such an officer is to be
appointed shortly. As an experiment we are to share this
officer with a neighbouring authority and time will show if that
measure is sufficient or not. Up to now, members of the teaching
staff of the various schools have done their best to give the
children this training and to teach organised games, while the
Eurythmic system is taught in the Infants' Schools.
The Central, Brentford Senior and Lionel Road Schools
possess good playing fields and playgrounds and those boys'
schools without such facilities are able to use the local recreation
grounds and open spaces for their training and matches.
The following record of sports and athletic successes was
kindly given me by the head teachers of the various schools:—
Acton, Brentford and Chiswick Schools' Football
League, Division I was won by the Central Boys' School.
This team also reached the final of the Schools' Cup Competition
and two boys were chosen for the District Senior
Team.
Division II of the same Football League was won by
Lionel Road, who won all their matches, scoring 81 goals
to 4.
Lionel Road also won the "Dobbs" Football Cup.
Brentford Senior Boys' won the "Poulton" Football
Cup, beating Priory School, Acton by 3 goals to 2.
In athletics, the "Cressy Challenge Cup" was won by
Brentford Senior Boys' and the "Beldham Challenge Shield"
by St. Paul's School.
Brentford Senior Girls' won the "Ratepayer's" Cup
(Senior Division) and Lionel Road Girls' won the Cup in the
Junior Division.
Brentford Senior Boys' won the Cup for the Team Race
and Hogarth Senior Girls' won the Team Race in their class.
One of the girls in this team obtained a Standard Certificate for
150 yards at the Middlesex Schools Sports.