LIFE-SAVING AWARDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 6

LIFE-SAVING AWARDS.

THE HUGHES CUP. PRESENTED TO CENTRAL SCHOOL. A presentation of a long list of awards in life-saving, including the Hughes Cup, donated by Mr. D. J. Hughes for primary schools competition, took place at the Central School. New Plymouth, yesterday. Among those present were Mr. \V. C. Weston (president of the Taranaki Head Centre of the Royal LifeSaving Society), who made the presentations, Mrs. Weston, Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith, and Mr. 11. J. Thornton (secretary of the Taranaki Education Board).

Mr. H. A. Stratford, headmaster of the school, welcomed the visitors on behalf of the teachers and pupils. The Hughes Cup was presented to the life-saving team (Bertha Coleman and Ivy Hingston) and their instructor (Mr. E. Coleman). Silver medals were also presented to the two girls of the team.

The winners of the certificates were as follow:

Learners’ Certificates.—Olive Bell 50 yds., Madge Julian ,100 yds., Patricia Milne 115yds., Mildred Griffin 150yds., Andrew Bennoch 66 2-3yds., James Knight 66 2-Syds., George Gayton 133 l-3yds.

Proficiency Certificates. —Trixie Berge 500yds., Evelyn Way 575yd5., Rita Johnston 633 l-3yds., Launa Hammond 760 2-3yds., Joyce Waters 1200yds., Harold Hingston 233 l-3yds.. Cyril Hayden 266 2-3yds., Lance Russell 500yds., Keith Ferry 500yds., William Dickson 500yds.. Nelson Beals 533 l-3yds., Alfred Reed 600 yds., John Dickson 600yds., Cecil Brenmuhl 6662-3yds., Stuart Black 666 2-3 ydjs.. Thomas Godfrey 800yds., Reginald Field 800yds.

Certificates of Merit.—Alma Mollison 1766 2-3yds., Ivy Hingston 1800yds. Bertha Coleman 2700yd5., Olive Amor 2200yd5., Reginald Gibson 1766 2-3yds., Robert Bithell 1866 2-3ydis., Colin Derby

Mr. Weston congratulated the school on the great success it had achieved and hoped that in the coming year an even greater number would take up life-sav-ing. Ho pointed out that being able to swim was not everything; the iium- < her of swimming accidents that were always occurring proved that' a knowledge of life-saving was of great value, even among children, as even a small boy or girl who had qualified, was better able to eave a life than a grown person. On being asked for a show of hands from those children who could swim among the assemblage almost every hand went up. Mr. S. G. Smith, as chairman of the Central School Committee, congratulated the swimmers on their success. Referring to the team spirit, he said it lied achieved great things in many directions, and it was undoubtedly this spirit that I contributed to the success of the Hughes i Cup team. At Mr. Smith’s caff three hearty cheers were given for Mr. and I Mrs. Weston. Cheers were also given (for the visitors, and the winners of the awards wore heartily applauded by the whole assemblage.