GANGSTER FILMS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 4

GANGSTER FILMS

Influence on Children'* Play ORGANISED GAMES That more attention should be given by teachers to the organisation of games during recess hours is tke opinion Mr G. A. Maddison, ckairman of tke Hawke's Bay Education Board expressed at tke monthly meeting to-day. Sensational cowboy and gangster films, he contended, were e'xercieing an undesirable influence on children 's minds oi play, and he considered that organised sports would have a much moa'e conr structed effect. Extra grading marks, lie thought, should be given to teachers who took an interest in the children outside the four walla of their schools. Mr Maddison further suggested that the children in small sole-eharge sckools might be taken at certain times to participate in the games at larger schools, thus giving them the benefit oi wiaev interests. Members expressed their agreemont out tke senior mspecw>r, Mr T. A. Morland, pointed out that there was a danger oi over-organisation. it was iu tke piayground that tke child learned more of how to conduct himself socially thaa m any other part of tke school. Too much- control was not altogetker desirable. However, he did feel that tke real science and principles underlying cricket were not taugkt as muck as they could be. On tke ckairman 's motion it was then agreed to ask teachers to give njo v^ attention to tbe supervision of games in recess periods.