PHYSICAL CULTURE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 138, 9 December 1930, Page 14

PHYSICAL CULTURE

AN IXTKR-ES.TIXG-DISPLAY

AVilford School, Petonc, is fortunate iv having as a member of its staff Miss Margery. Humi, who is probably the only fully-trained physical, culture expert engaged.in teaching in the Wellington district; On Saturday'afternoon, at the schobl/tlic Wiiford School children gavo a display of eurhythmies, folk dances, and general ■ physical culture, .showing the result of the training Miss Hunn has been engaged in during tho past year. The display, which was watched by a large gathering of parents and others interested, showed the great improvement in posture, general deportment, and grace of bearing ■ that can be etfected by skilled, and systematic physical training. Prom the little tots of the first standard to the boys and girls of the sixth standard,'children of all ages, were.represented .in the. display, which consisted of exercises designed to' correct or prevent faults of posture. . Included in the display were rhythmic exercises, rhythmic marching, complicated hand and. arm, movements, aud colourful folk dances and eurhythmies. All the dances and exercises were performed to music of an imaginative and descriptive nature, designed to instil into the children a sense of rhythm and grace. One of the most charming items of the afternoon was a descriptive curhythmic dance by the girls of standards three, four, five, and six, entitled "-The Magic Fountain." The children entered heartily into the spirit of the whimsical;dance-story- Throughout the display- the most noticeable feature was ' tlie -straight, graceful carriage and clastic stop of almost every child. ■ : • : ■ ■ At the conclusion tof the display appreciation was expressed of Miss Ilunn's work-in training the children to such a high degree of excellence. Opportunity was taken to extend an.official welcome to the new headmaster, Mr. Marriot. Wilford School had been fortunate in its past headmasters, "said Mr. Noble, chairman of the school committee, and it was even more.fortunate in its present one, whose .'qualifications for the position . wore particularly' good. Mr. Haggart, a, new assistant, was also welcomed. Afternoon tea was then served.