[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2) (a) In the Schools where the Headmaster or Headmistress has had scarcely any 1 raining' Jii Ihe soh.jei:!, and does not realise the im]X)rlancc of a liealthy mind and body for the improvement of the cliiM generally, the work is unsatisfactory. The teachers are generally unsnila])le and tlie inininnim amount of physical training has been taken. (b) The men re'-cnilly n'turned from the Army kmnv more about, the work and are verv entluisiastie. Tiie instruction given may not always be on tin' right lines, l>ut lliey are making an elfort to carry out the requirements of t lu' Ihevi.sed Syllabus. (e) Teachers who hav*’' had jnvvious training at ('olh'gc'. and have kept up-to-datc' by attending Sumnu'r Schools and Tt'achers' (Tasses, have a decided advantage ov('r the olliers. Th(> result in these Schools is v('ry satisfactory. In the following Schools the work is very good : — (filb<''rdyke t'o. Halsham. Holme Co. Marion. Nafferton t'.E. Norton. Suttoji Co. Wharram. Tuk.misks. (oj (aj X<ni-Pniii(!(’(l Th<‘ s])ae(' is limited both indoors and outdoors; in addition to tins th<' ventilatio]i is not always good. When' t lu're is :\ tiehl available it can be used during the Summer Term, but wlu'n it is to<t W('t for out <loor work the lesson must b(' I alum in tin* classroom and only a certain amount of (corrective work can l)e doin'. Th<' recreational side is in'gleeti'd. In these' Selnads lh(' standard of work is not n high oiu'. Tlu' l('aehers aiv' work'ing ;il a great disadvantage, and you do not lind all roun'l d('V('lo])nK'n1 in tin' children. (b) Coinu'i/ aS'c//oo/.v. d’ln'se' are' wc'll ])ro\'id('d with iday- grounds, although tin' surface is not alw.ays tin' b('st for jihysical training, but there is niori' Mooi- space' at tho disi)osal of tin' teacher. During t lu' winte'r months the work must suffer where there is no hall or suilaldc' room for this U'sson. (4) The amount of time' d('\’ot('d to jihysical training in the. past has generally IX'C'ii two lialf-hour U'ssons in the week, taken during the afternoon session. 'Wh' ai'i' now ge'tling live 20 iiiinub! periods during the morning session, and in addition some aScIiooIs are having one hour for games during tin' afternoon. The Infants have (]uarter of ;in hour during th morning and (jiie quarter during the afternoon. (•j) The children are st'Vi'iely handicajijK'd by wi'ai'ing unsuit- able clothing. The boys will wear coats and light, collars, which restrict free movement: giids are better clad; tlie country children with their heavy boots or clogs tind it imixissibl to move' frer'ly, but I am hojiing tr^ overcome tliis ditliculty by gi'M.ing th(' childn'ii to make shoes for indoor us(', ;ind for conci'et(' .and asjihalt j.ilay- grounds. Miss Tuiau'r h;is heljied uk', and we luivi' htl aSc-IiooIs now making shoi's, and thrc'c' Schools have, startod tuniem.