LEARN HOW TO BREATHE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1770, 7 June 1913, Page 5

LEARN HOW TO BREATHE.

TRAINING IN SCHOOLS. Mr. Eovd Garlick gave a short address before tho Educational Institute lost evening. The president (Mr. Barry) was in tho chair. Mr. Garlick said that ho was not going to deliver a lecturo on physical culture, but was simiply going to outline tho new 6ystern of training which was to bo adopted in the schools. ' The syllabus to bo undertaken is tljat in vogue in the London Board schools. The great object wis to teach tho bore and girls how to brcatho correctly. Mr. Garlick Laid stress upon tho girl£, who, he said, had been neglected in tho past. Tho difficulty to be overcome in regard to this new method was that of introducing it into the schools. In Australia, where tho system has boen adopted, thero was considerable difficulty in, training tho teachers. Teachers frequently changed their locality, and, consequently, a series of lectures stretching over a period of weeks would not train them all. It was found that the best method of instructing the teachers was to givo thetn.a continuous course of training, lasting about a fortnight. This was the method to bo. followed in New Zealand. The Hawko's Bay Board had already offered to send 150 teachers to bo instructed, and at present tho Department was making arrangements. Probably the teachers would bo trained (by instructors specially appointed) in batches of about 30, tho instruction taking placo in various centres and minor centres. Mr. Garlick went on to state that tho women, teachers would, have to wear gymnastic costume, as it would bo useless endeavouring to do the excrciscs in ordinary street attire.