' ' • NOVEMBER, 1 969 - the DHO

Compiled by Rosamond Hepworth
Photo Sir George Pollock
The Committee Reports;
There was summer training in St. Moritz from 11th to 25th August, for nine of our top Juniors. The
benefit of this seemed clearly noticeable during the following winter season. At Christmas for twenty-three
days there were thirty-nine trainees, and at Easter for thirteen days there were fifty-six, in spite of the fact
that many of our usual trainees were absent in 'Espoir' groups. The Easter training was the largest we have
ever had; the average age was the lowest; and in the opinion of the trainers the technical promise was
exceptionally high.
Last year's successful experiment in accommodation was repeated at Christmas when we hired the
Schmalz organisation's workmen's hostel in Lauterbrunnen for the boys. Girls were again at Tah-Dorf or
Chalet Welti. We thus provide accommodation much more cheaply than we otherwise could and avoid the
possibility of problems in hard pressed hotels. At Easter we were again indebted to Frau Brunner for taking
the whole party to the Brunner and all went merrily and smoothly. Nevertheless securing accommodation
remains a great problem and, especially at Christmas seems likely to impose a restriction on the numbers
we could otherwise take.
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