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Report on Results of the 1917-1918 Swimming Season.
Sir,
I have the honor to report that the Swimming Season just
enckd has been one of unqualified success, both in the continuity of
the work done, and in the results achieved.
At the beginning of the season the school was visited by
7iss Ella Gormley R.A.) and the work, already well in hand, received
considerable impetus.
A very successful Carnival was held in December, since when
classes of children have been regularly brought before the critical
eye of 1,:r. T. A. Ninness, Honorary Examiner to the Royal Life Savihg
Society. In all but one case the pupils presented have gained the
certificate scbu,tht.
The value of the instruction is better understood when it is
known that many of the children could not swim a stroke at the beginning of the season, and that the tests include, not only swimming,
but the R. L. S. Society's release and rescue methods and the
resuscitation of the apparently drowned.
Appended are the results.Enrolment3
and 58 girls. 31 boys and 21 girls could swim at
the beginning of the course, 25 boys and 29 girls acquired the art.
7 boys, whose attendances were 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 40 and 5 days, and
8 girls, attendances 2, 2, 2, 2, 6, 6, 6, 9, days, failed to learn
to swim.
The following R. L. S. Society's Awards were made.Elementary Certificates, 32 boys and 24 girls.
Proficiency Certificates, 26 boys and 12 girls.
Bronze Medallions, 1 boy, John Hutton, and 1 girl, Constance Cowley.
Charles Boyes, Leonard McAuley, Donald cMullen, Gladys Cook,
Elsie Dennis, Jean Gardiner and Edna Ninness also passed the test
but as they are under the age itif 15, are not allowed by the Society to
hold the medallion.
Elementary certificates.- W. Carruthers, C. Hunter, M. Bonus, C. Boyes
L. McAuley, C. Eden, V. Dowling, J. Bradley, F. 7yborn, 7. Wyborn,
