Cranbury Road Girls School, Eastleigh, 1910 What are these girls holding?

[Trishanne]

Great links there YT, I did a bit of searching and discovered - nothing at all. Well done to you.
Pat

[Ellenmai]

What a great find YT, I have been Googling for ages. Thanks for sharing with us all.
The teachers look just as straight faced as the poor girls, perhaps it wasn't the done thing to smile in those times. 

[John915]

Good afternoon,

Nice one YT,  I was somewhat bemused though when looking further at your link showing exercise positions. Scrolling or swiping left and right shows different numbered positions.

Going down from each shows a page full of positions, down from position 19 though is the one to see. I cant make out what the two people centre right have done with their stick, must be shorter than everyone elses.

John915

[Molloyboy]

Thank you so much youngtug

[Handypandy]

Never having heard of these 'balance sticks' or how they were used, I typed it into youtube...loads of videos.... interesting.

[Trishanne]

John, I think they must have their sticks behind their backs, shoulders back and cradling stick on their elbows, hard to describe though.

[youngtug]

They are wands, best not call them sticks, it might confuse people, due to my earlier link mentioning balance sticks but showing both wands and balance sticks.