Mr. De Mey.

Manawatu Herald, 9 November 1895, Page 2

Mr. De Mey.

V + Me De Mey, the suporvisor of physical instruction under the Wanganui Education Board, attended, as we reported in our last issue, the Foxton State School on Tuesday last to instruct the teachers of Foxton and Montoa in physical training. All the teachers of the Foxton school were present and also Mr McCosh, the teacher of the Moutoa school and the scholars in afctendance. Mr de Mey carefully examined each pupil to see that they Were fit td undergo physical training. Most of them passed a satisfactory examination, but Mr de Mey found that some of the pupils had slight curvatures of the spine, which he attributed to carrying heavy weights. He pointed out to the children that to become physically well developed it was important (1) That neither .boys nor girls should wear belts ; (2) Tliafc ihpy should not wear tight boots or shoes ; (8) That they should avoid as much as possible carrying heavy weights, and that if therefore obliged to do so either in carrying milk or musing the baby, they should not always do it on one side, but Bhould use fir9t one arm and then the other ; (4) That they should not use garters, but should keep their stocking 3up by means of elastic sus • pendera ; (5) That they should be careful not to eat too much, but should underrate their appetites and confine themselves to plain, food. He told them that when he looked at a boy or girl, he did not notiae what sort of clothes they wore, but how they carried themselves. It was most important they should avoid stooping, either when walking or sibling ; that in wilking^ $Te| should kaep their bodya erect— their heads well up and their shoulders back.