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Physical Training.
NOTE.
The Instructor should explain to the pupils the object of
physical training and its physical effects on the conditions' of the
body generally in correcting and developing it; also its educational
value. He should explain also the effects of and the muscles exer
cised in the different groups of exercise.
The Instructor should do his best to make physical training in
teresting to the pupils in order that the lessons may be more fruitful
and effective.
S1LLABUS (Three Periods a Week).
FIRST YEAR ELEMENTARY.
1. Introductory Exercises.
(a) Order movements—ri&Mmg in; standing at ease; attention;
dressing; numbering; opening ranks; turning; stepping forward,
backward and sideways : Marching.
(b) Correction exercises for feet, head and hands.
Feet closing and opening. Feet astride placing. Head back
ward and forward bending. Hand closing and opening.
(c) Breathing (attention, hips firm, hands on chest).
2. Trunk bending.
Backward and forward from following positions :—
{a) Feet astride and hips firm.
(b) Hips firm.
(c) Feet closed and hips firm.
\d) Feet astride and arms bend.
3. Arms stretching.
Sideways; upward; forward; and backward:—
(a) To separate commands.
{b) To combined commands with numbers.
(c) To combined commands omitting numbers.
4. Balance Exercises.
(a) Heel raising (attention, hips firm, arms bend).
{b) root placing forward and backward with heel raising*
{c) Heel raising and knee bending (hips firms, arms bend)°
5. Games.
SECOND YEAR ELEMENTARY.
L Revision of course of First Year.
2. Shoidder Blade Exercises.
Arms raising sideways, forward; sideways and upward; for
ward and upward; arms parting.
3. A bdominal Exercises.
4. Ti unk bending backward (hips firm, arms bend).
Alternate leg raising (hips firm, attention).
5. Marching and running.
Matching from the halt, turning about on the march; wheeling*
changing step; marching on the toes; running from the halt* run
ning from the march. c ‘ -