[Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cheshire County Council.

  • Cheshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cheshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    interesting and exciting. The standard of swimming was exceedingly good, and the Crewe and District Schools Swimming, Association, which was mainly responsible for the organisation had the great satisfaction of seeing their representatives gain first place. As usual much support was given to the Cheshire Schools Hockey Tournaments, organised by the Cheshire Women’s Hockey Association. At the beginning of the season, when the tournament was held at Winnington, Lymm Grammar School were the winners, and at the end of the season at Port Sunlight, Sir John Deane’s Grammar School carried off the shield. Although girls’ games are not organised on a league basis, a large number of schools arrange friendly matches with other schools in such games as hockey, netball, tennis and rounders. These are not confined to Grammar and Secondary Modern Schools, as in quite a few cases Primary Schools are now enjoying the fun and stimulation of netball matches with neighbouring schools. Mention should be made of the increase in the number of inter-schools cricket matches and the interest created by the competition for boys from Grammar and Modern Secondary Schools for the Dewes Cup, the first w'inners being Stalybridge West Hill Boys’ Secondary Modern School; the increased interest being taken in schoolboy boxing and the organisation of the first inter-schools boxing tournament; and the increasing number of schools which are arranging annual school camps and educational journeys. There are other out-of-school activities arranged by individual schools, which space will not permit of being recorded, but all the many and varied out-of-school activities which are carried out regularly throughout the County, show the great interest being taken in this most important branch of school life. A vast amount of work is being done in all branches of physical education, reflecting great credit upon those teachers who give so much time so willingly and voluntarily on behalf of their pupils and schools.