[Report 1921] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.
- West Bromwich (England). Council.
- Date:
- 1921
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1921] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Physical Training continued to form part of the training of cadets. The schoo] again reached the semi-final of the “ Lady West Memorial ” Competition, and won the Shield in the “ Lucas Tooth ” Competition for the County of Stafford. At the Cadet Sports held at Stafford in September, the School team succeeded in winning the Championship and five cups offered for the chief events. Swimming. The season was unavoidably shortened owing to the coal trade dispute, and only five attendances were made at the Baths. Organised Games. Cricket, football, hockey, tennis and net-ball were played, as in previous years. Inter-form matches enabled the less skilful players to take part in games and provided opportunities for coaching the younger boys. The usual inter-school and House matches were played. E. GOWDRIDGE. E. H. MOSS. Supervisors of Physical Training. The above report on the scheme of Physical Training in the Schools of the Borough, will be read, I am sure, with great satisfaction, by all who have the physical, mental and moral welfare of the nation at heart. The varied character of the training is of very great importance in securing the interest of the children. The “ Team work ” trains them to work together for the common good—teaches the team leaders to control others, and stimulates ambition in the others to become team leaders. The inter-school games promote a healthy rivalry and spirit of friendly competition, and help boys and girls to be satisfied, or at any rate not downhearted if beaten, provided they feel they have done their best and “ played the game.” The work of the Play-Centres has only to be seen to satisfy the fortunate onlooker how vastly more profitable is the time spent there, than that spent in the streets and common yards or overcrowded and ill-ventilated kitchens, which are the only alternatives for so many thousand children in the town R. WOOLSEY STOCKS, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., School Medical Supervisoi, May, 1922.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30259137_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
