[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PHYSICAL EDUCATION Work in the schools proceeded smoothly during the past year, and it was possible to carry out full protgrammes, especially oiut-of-doors, owing to the exceptionally fine summeir weather. Follow-up work in connection with previonis teachers’ courteeis was carried out and further courses were held alt centres in Withernsea, Bi'l'ton and Bridlington. As each new Lsecondary school opened many problems which faced the all-age sdhools were solved and, generally, the boys and girls responded well (by providing their own gamels and gymnastic iclothiing. This greatly helped teachers in their efforts to raise the standards of work and hygiene. In view of the aiational shortage of fully qualified specialist women teachers, we were fortunate in the ]^i.ast Riding in that the schools were almost always fully staffed. It is to be regretted that, during the past year, facilities for school swimming instruction were curtailed by the closure of the Beverley Swimming Baths, and the sale of .the Driffield Pool for development as a building site. This made us almost entirely dependent on the goodwill of neighbouring authorities for the limited amount of instruction which was given. The interest in Folk Dancing continued throughout the schools, and this year a .series of Folk Dance Festivals were held in Beverley, Bridlington, Heasle, Hornsea, Norton, South Holderness and iWithernsea at which approximately 1,0'0.0 boys and girls took part. Standards in athletics in the schools continued to; improve, perhaps due in some measure to the better facilities at some schools, and also to the more expert coaching provided. The East Riding sent a team of boys and girls to compete in the Yorkshire Schools Sports, held at Bradford, where, on points, they came third behind Leeds and Hull. Six of the East Riding team were included in the Yorkshire team of about GO competitors which competed in the English Scho.ols Athletic Championship Sports which were held at Manchester. The bad weather early in the year restri'Cted field games \ considerably, and a number of events, including the annual Hockey ] Rally, had to be postponed. Five girls wore selected to play in an i area team at a hockey rally arranged 'by the Yorkshire Women’s Hockey Association at Leeds, ddie standard of netball continued > to improve, and the numher of schools taking part in rallies arranged Iby the lEast Riding Schools Netball Assoeia.tion increased’. The number of inter-school matches in football inorea.sed, and it is now possible for mo.st schools in the Riding to participate in leagues and competitions. ! The usual classes for memibers of Youth Clubs and Evening 1 Institutes w^ere proivided. The most popular activity was folk Bi dancing. Every school gymnasi'um in the Riding was used during fi the winter session for some form of recreative gymnastics.