Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-06

of Arthur PeterSin, the next principal
the school was put on its present basis
The school society Die BeSserung was
formed. AS the name signifies, it is
an Improvement society and has the
twofold purpose of promoting culture
among the pupils and beautifying the
school rooms. Much practical work
has been done by this society. The pu-
pills have experience in making their
own programmes and drill in delivering
them before an audience, and they
have practice in parliamentary law.
All these have been helpful expert
ences. The different classes and the
faculty have contributed over $500,
which has ben used in the decorating
of the school walls and in the purchase
of pictures and statuary. More; than
That the society has helped greatly to
create school spirit by bringing the
mon aim. Two other such societies
the Philinousa in Manchester and the
Boetia in Danbury, both organized
through Mr. Peterson's efforts, exist
! in the state of Connecticut.
Athletic Association.
Another marked advancement was
the organization of the athletic asso-
citation; Before this time football.
basketball and baseball games had
been played by so-called school teams.
which were in reality made OF q few
high school pupils and more ringers
The new constitution stated that no
game should be played by a team rep
resenting the school which was not
made up entirely of school members.
A ye5r later another clause was add
ed which made good scholarship a re-
quirement for position on the team.
Another clause stated that no post
graduate should play. BY these meas
ures the school declared itself DESTROYS
of clean athletics and high scholar
ship.
| Athletic pntests were not the only
ones. Debating and prize speaking
We're engaged in with the high schools
of Putnam. Rockville, Stafford Springs
and Danielson, and good work was
done by the representatives of Wind
ham High.
During the three years in which Ed
win Buebee was the principal CONNER
until 1911 was the course made COM
plete by the Introduction of typewrit-
ing and stenography.
A prize for the best work in debat-
ing was for three years offered by the
Windham club in Yale university. an
association zof graduates of Windham
High then students at Yale. Members
of this club did everything in their
power to keep in touch with the school,
to promote it's interests and to arouse
desire for the best that education of
fers.
iNGW 6uldtn9 CONSTRUCTED.
In the years following 1900 the town
gradually awOke to the fact that In
erecting the building of 1897 it had
planned for a town high school, and
now had upon it's hands a county
school. The building was not suited to
the number of pupils then attending
, the school, and a new building or an
addition to the old was an absolute
necessity. In 1908 the lot on the cor
ner of High and Prospect streets, ad-
joining the school property. was pur-
chased, and the town voted $4,000 for
the construction of a new building.
A high school orchestra was made
possible in 1907 through the efforts of
Principal J. J. Maddox and the kind
ness Of George Stiles, II. G.. Murray
and ]. F. Church, who paid for the in
struction of its members. 1t has ever
since furnished music at commence
ment and all the important exercises
of the school.
At the present time the school num-
bers three hundred, has q faculty Of
fifteen teachers.and is under the charge
of Eesbert A. Case. The new building
is now completed and in use, these be-
ing provided: Sixteen recitation rooms
ar assembly hall a full equipment for
the commercial department, and new
laboratories for physics, chemistry and
biology.
Needs of the Future.
nc PAST anu present OIL the SCHOOL
has been spoken Of AS a pupil of the
high school I cannot refrain from
making plea. for it's future. Let the
| town give us the land between this
building and High street and fit it up
for baseball, tennis and other sport
Let them give us a gymnasium and a
competent instructor for what would
form a. better foundation for high
scholarship than good physical condi-
ton" Sometime. perhaps quite distant
frem now, let there be an introduction
of manual training and textile work
for the boys, and domestic science for
the girls. Then the school would be
what good county school ought to
be. A. w. H. S. ~.