New Britain herald., 1916-10-03
HIGH SCHOOL CROWDED, IS
 SLADES REPORT TO BOARD;
 MORE ROOM IS IMPERATIVE
School Privileges May Be Halved Again,
 Says Principal in His Annual Accounting
WOULD CUT "GYM"
 INTO CLASSROOMS

lNIO CLASSROOMS Record of Institution Shows 1t Ranks
 High in Work Accomplished-Last
 Graduating Class Included Fifty Per Cent of Those Who Entered in 1912 and Fourteen Per Cent. Were Honor ~ Students.
 S
 N In his yearly report of the work of the High school, which Principal Louis F. Slade has just completed for pres entation to the school board, many matters of vital interest to the public and parents of the students are brought to their attention. MT. Slada points out that the last graduating class included fifty per cent. of the pu- pills who entered in 1912, which is a splendid record; that fourteen per cent were honor pupils and that one half of the honor students and twenty six per cent. of all the graduates have entered either college or normal school.
 Belief is expressed that the present policy being pursued by the school 
 with regard to the Academic and Vo- cational High schools will bring about ~the most wholesome school system to be found anywhere. The Vocational High school is offering to many an op- portunity for practical improvement and development along entirely new lines and should in time prove it's value to the community in the devel- cpment of trained craftsmen, commer- . I,~, I,p> ' new normal preparatory course adapt ed in the Academic High school is an- other practical achievement that Is { brought to the attention of the public. For the first time in the history of the local schools physical training, has been placed on a practical basis. A very large work in physical and moral upbuilding is the ideal sought in this Y new department especially as regards the young men in the school.
 That the school quarters are again becoming cramped despite the addi- tion of the new Vocational building L is a fact according to Principal Slade. RThe Academic building is practically filled to capacity now and there Is but little extra room in the new building. Also the school auditorium and gym R nasium are far too small for the k modern needs of the institution. It is &a necessary now to hold double exercises SA in the hall to accommo odate all and the time is rapidly approaching when it will be necessary for parents to draw lots in order to obtain seats for the graduating exercises.
 The report in detail follows:
 "It is customary for the principal of the High school to submit a report covering the school year which closes in June. It has also become customary for this report to be made after the opening of the new school year. It may therefore deal with the schools commencement in both senses of the word; with the exercises of graduation and their significance; and also with the beginnings which indicate for an- other year the problems of our ever enlarging work.
 "Our product in June was class of 16S. Of these, fourteen per cent. were on the honor list. Of the honor pu- pfls, half have gone to college or nor nal school Of all the graduates about y twenty-six per cent. are in college, and about twelve per cent. in normal school.
 Half Graduate. \ About fifty per cent. of those who entered the High school in September, 1912. remained to be graduated in
 
 schools go but the highest education al ideal demands something better a Not fifty per cent remaining but all the youth of fourteen coming, and practically all remaining,-is the goal Of our ambition. I am persuaded that the school policy which you have adopted and are fostering so faithfully will gradually bring about one of the most wh olesome school systems to De found anywhere. More will come to the High school as they find here what they want. The opening of the new Vocational building and the taking over of the work of the State Trade school has brought us into the service of that large grup of young men and young women capable of playing 2 worthy part in the life of community and nation though not perhaps as scholars, executives, managers, or en- gineers. What was true twenty three hundred years ago is equally true to- day. Tn the words Of Ecclesiasticus: ~'All these put their trust in their
 hands,
 And each becometh wise in his owr
 work.
 Yea, though they be not sought for ir
 the council of the people,
 Nor be exalted in the assembly;
 Though they sit not on the seat of the
 judge,
 Nor understand the covenant of judg
 ment;
 Though they declare not instruction
 and judgment,