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A News Review - Issue No. 1

1955 , Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 357

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Scenes of school life at St Faith's preparatory in Cambridge.

This film begins with a static shot of the school motto, Resurgam on a tablet of stone along with shot of the school crest.The film is in sections. The first shows the boys playing tennis with others watching. A schoolmaster plays with the boys. The after-lunch rest shows the boys resting in the gardens. Some are playing board games. One group is operating a radio. Practice makes perfect shows cricket nets. A schoolmaster offers coaching. During senior prep shows the activities of the junior boys - throwing paper darts. One sequence shows how these are made and then a group of three boys demonstrate their excellence. Preparing for sports shows practice in a number of athletic events, including high jumping and hurdling.

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St. Faith's School, Cambridge

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Athletics; Boarding School

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The tennis season opens. The after-lunch rest. Practice makes perfect. During senior prep. Preparing for sports. The End.

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A News Review - Issue No. 1

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