[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council.

  • Northumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    an appreciation of the freer, more individual work, calling for more personal initiative on the part of the child, is becoming more and more apparent. Two sessional courses, each of six weeks' duration, have been held during the year. The first during the Winter Term was held at Blyth ; 26 teachers enrolled and the attendance maintained throughout was most encouraging. The first three sessions of the course were devoted to Junior work and the final three to Senior work. A portion of the Senior work was devoted to athletic training. A similar course was held at Guide Post County Modern School during the Spring term, calling for the men teachers of the Bed- lington and Ashington area. Forty-three teachers attended and the standard of work attained was gratifying. Perhaps the most spectacular advance during the year has been made in the field of Athletics. At an inaugural meeting at the Gosforth Grammar School in February of this year, it was decided to form a@ Northumberland County Athletic Association, and to affiliate to the English Schools Athletic Association. The County has been divided into ten areas, Tynemouth included, and the majority of these areas have arranged their own inter-school area meetings during the Summer term. Enthusiasm has been high, as will be seen from the attendance, which went into the thousands, at many of these meetings. The first Annual Inter-Area County Meeting is being held at Gosforth on 9th July, where about 300 competitors from all parts of the County will compete for the County Championships. A representative team will be chosen at this meeting to represent Northumberland in the Inter-County Meeting at Carshalton, Surrey, on 23rd July. It does not really matter how well the competitors do at these, their first, County and Inter-County meetings, but it is felt that the general standard of athletics in the County will be undoubtedly raised by their participation in these competitions. It is the endeavour to break away from the “ Gymkhana, and run really good school Sports Meetings, including such technical events as discus, javelin, shot and hurdles. In this respect, the efforts made by many areas to improvise hurdles have been most commendable. Another feature which is worthy of note is the wholehearted way in which the Grammar Schools have participated with the Modern Schools in the organisation and running of these compe¬ titions.