LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

B GEADE COMPETITION. Aa a result of tho St. Atba.it?, Linwood, and Opawa teams being equal for first place, tlie following is. tho draw for tlio play-off to decide the winning teami— First Round—St. Albatm v. Opawa, at Si. Albans; Linwood a bye. ■Second Round—St. Albans v. Lur.vo-jd, at Linwood; Opawa a. bye. Third Round—Opawa v. Limvood, atSt. Albans a bye. COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. ■(By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) '(Australian and N.Z. Gable Association.) (Received April 16th. 12.10 a,m.) LONDON, April 15. * In the covered, courts tennis championship Lycett defeated Voh Braun 4-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-1.

L A jpcmoranilam was recently sent ry the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr Huxham) to tlie principals of secondary schools with a view to ascertaining the practice generally in. regard to corporal punishment. Mr Huxham stated last week Csays tho Brisbane ''Courier" 1 ) that replies li'ad been received from. 31 principals of grammar schools, technical colleges, high schools, etc. These showed that nc corporal punishment was administered in eight schools, four of these being girls' schools, threo technical colleges, and ono high, school. The principals of two of theso technical colleges, thOugh they had not found it necessary to administer corporal punishment, held tho power to reserve. Iri t'he remaining 23 schools corporal punishment was inflicted, lii 15 schools tho bead teacher only administered corporal punishment, and in., eight the head teacher and one or more assistants'exdrcised the power. Two schools kept no record of corporal punishment. ricven principals had tried the experiment of governing their schools, for longer or shorter periods, without recourse to coifroral punishment, but had resumed its use. One principal, though corporal punishment was «ieehc sionally administered in his school, would like the Department to abolish it altogether. Twenty*-two 'principals wcn> in favour of the retention of Regulation. 113, which authorises corporal punishment, and specifies the conditions under w-liicli it may be administered | Three principals strongly objected to tho. power of administering corporal punishment being delegated to assistants. Thi) consensus of opinion, gathered from the replies forwarded, was' strongly in favour of the retention of the provisions of Regulation 113. Speak, ing generally, the experience of the. various principals showed that corporal punishment was le.ss frequent now than it was some years agOj and Mr Huxham added that his own expeiience fully boro out that conclusion. r lho also showed that, the ideal tit which the writers were aiming was a still further ot the application of corporal punishment, the means to which end were closer study 0 f child psychology, bettor methods of teaching, and more general study of the "works of eminent educationists. p Budapest message says Count Teleki lias - resigned tho Premiership owing to tho dissatisfaction caused through his statement to the' Swiss Government that Karl was still the legitiniate Bang of Hungary. According to a message from-Berlin. Captain von Miilier, formerly comrnan"der of the Emden, who was recently reported to have been shot at Gleitwitz, has not been killed. He is now deliverlectures on his war experiences.