New Britain herald., 1916-06-22

ceive practical training in office work by actually doing work in the school office. This department is called upon to assist in the bookkeeping of the school.
 The value of drawing as a part of elementary education is emphasized in the general course and in the business and English course. The work of this department consists of nature work when drawing in water colOrs are made. Some time is given 10 the study of masterpieces and the copy of these pictures in black and white. One of the most interesting features of the work is lettering when the boys make advertisements for the New Britain factories while the girls make Illuminated mottOes Tn the work of design the boys make trade marks and the girl bOOkplatcs while both work on designs which arc need ed for the school. Time is also given to object drawing which is done with charcoal, pencil and colored chalk. One phase of the work enjoyed by all the pupils is that in pose draw ing from life.
 Audubon Club.
 The class of SA formed a bird club known as the Shepard Branch of Audubon societies. The club is named in honor of MT. James Shepard Of this city, who is a great lover nf na- ture.
 Meetings of the club have been held weekly and the object is to obtain all the knowledge possible of the habits and peculiarities of the vari- ous birds inhabiting our vicinity, and to endeavor to save any from being wantonly killed.
 Tn the fall after the migratory birds had left for the south, the nests were collected and their wonderful con- struction examined and studied. Dur ing the winter months feeding tables and bird houses were conveniently placed for the use of such birds as stay with us during the cold weather A chart of seventy birds, since Janu- ary 1st Is now hanging in the class room.
 Some of the club members qre able to initiate the calls of our most ia miliar ones.
 During the present year the pupils have spent one period week in the gymnasium. The general plan of the instructor has been to give some tac- tics, free exercises, apparatus work and a short period of games in each lesson.
 The equipment consists of @ full supply of dumb bells, clubs and wands, parallel bars, jumping stand, climbing poles, ropes and basket ball outfit.
 During the fall and winter the gym nasium was in constant demand for captain ball and basket ball contests.
 A form of work enjoyed by the boys is the athletic drill work, and by the girls folk dancing.
 Civic League.
 The most important feature of the year was the formation of our Civic league. It has awakened interest not only in New Britain but also in many other cities in the country. Principals and teachers have visited our school or have written to us and asked for information regarding it.
 The object of the league is to pre- pare the pupils to take more in telligent and enthusiastic interest in civic betterment.
 The league has it's officers who at- tend faithfully to their duties. Meet ings are held when business matters are taken up; reports of the various committees read and instructive pro- grams rendered.
 It is the earnest wish of all the members of the class that the Civic league may continue its work in aid ing the future citizens of New Britain to develop a high type of civic respon- sibility.
 Drafting.
 (Merlin D. Johnstone Armond J.
 Corazzo, Charles r. Bertram and
 John s. Sunburn.)
 These drawings are instructive sheets made for the electrical shop. Our department has received orders and furnished 8 large number of diff ferent drawings of this kind. They represent the symbols used for illus trating the various problems connect ed with wiring.
 All these drawings were first care fully laid out in pencil and then linked in" with black waterproof in dia ink.
 This drawing is made from 3 sketch furnished by the instructor. The problem is to lay out correctly a given mechanical motion. This is cvlin- drical cam. Before this path govern ing the motion of this "follower'' can be found. we have to figure and devel- op the circumference of the cylinder.
 This is a drawing of a saw horse such as is used in our wood working department and represents one of the many drawings furnished by the woodworking department in the course of the year.
 Here is another drawing, a plan of the Prevocational Grammar school de- pository.
 Last year arrangements were made for the school dena rtment md thn