New Britain herald., 1916-06-22

l | possible.
 The occasional installing of lights and bells in various parts of the | buildings, and the repairing ot 1 switches, sockets and other fittings 1 add to the variety and value of the l work
 Approximately twenty minutes of | each lesson are given to the arith-
 metic of the trade.
 The department furnishes opera
 tors for stereopticon lanterns, a radi- | optician and the pathescope used in | the various schools
 Printing. Printing is considered as one of l the desirab ble forms of public voca- ! tional education and is becoming | popular school subject
 The teaching of printing is desir-
 able for number of reasons. In the l first place, it is one of the leading industries of the country and the l wages paid compare favorably with 1 those paid in other industries requir- 1 ing skilled labor.
 The pupils who enter into this vo- cation not only receive valuable train l ing of the hand and eye but sound | 1 a valuable aid to training in the use l of correct English. It teaches spell | ing, punctuation and composition. Mis- l takes in English, whether in the spell | ing of words, in the punctuation, and l in the grammatical construction of | sentences are much more noticeable l in print than in writing The pupil | being required to take, read mark, l hjr
 free from errors will have correct l forms impressed upon his mind in | the most effective way | The pupil who studies printing also receives valuable training in aritI,-
 metic and in the keeping of simple accounts. The cost of any particular | job involves the cost of stock, compo-
 sition, press work, and various other l charges.
 As printing is utilitarian art it | is also valuable for school work, for 1 it's product is usable in the school
 and in the school system. Some of 1 the products which our print shop 1 has turned out this year, are school stationery, various kinds of cards and l tickets and programs. 1 Therefore We can see that the pupils who have taken up this art have not i only received training in the technical 1 and mechanical sides but also on the 1 social side because the very fact that 1 the product is usable in the school 1 fosters feeling of helpfulness, and | relates the work of the shop to the | other activities of the school. Instruction in the Practical Arts
 Course for girls is centered around 1 the activities of the home. it being l confined to every day problems in 1 household mana cement, home deco | ration and sewing.
 Speciality work, correlated drawing 1 and design work are also important 1 features of this course. This work l includes picture mounting, calendar i mounting, box making, the making of l seating plans, portfolios. filing en- | velopes, card board trays for the kin | dergarten and the repairing of books and maps etc. This department also | furnishes work for the entire school | system.
 In sewing much stress is placed
 upon the making of practical things, l that are used about every home, sim l pie sewing which every girl should l know how to do. These lessons tn-
 clude a preliminary review in the
 
 i ton holes, patching, alarming, etc. When the girls accomplish these cxer- ! cises well, the making of wearing ap- i parel, embroidering and crochetinN ! are taken up.
 This year about one-third of ! the girls made themselves dresses
 while several made their cantatA
 dresses. Every girl in the class made
 skirt, slip, nightgown, Or some sort i of underwear To complete their
 gymnasium outfits many of the girls ] made either boomers or middy 1 blouses.
 | In crocheting, coin-bags and lace
 were the most useful articles made. | Pillow covers, towels and center l pieces were embroidered. This department is also called upon 1 to furnish articles needed in the | school.
 Often in passing through the sew l ing room the girls can be heard sing | ing as they sew.
 The work done in cookery, house 1 wifery and laundering is also of in 1 terest. In cookery the girls learn the | manner of preparing food as in boil ] ing, baking, canning, steaming, stew 1 ing, frying; the serving of foods; the purchasing of foods; and something 1 of food values.
 The work in housewifcrv consists of the care of the home By actually doing the work the girls are taught the care of a room. They also take up metal cleaning. window washing, furniture polishing, bed-malIing. etc. Practical laundering is taught; at tention being given to the care of starched and unstarched pieces, col 0red clothes; to embroidery, lace,