New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

very few, 1t Is rapidly becoming re- ceiving station and motivating agency for the final output of the common schools, which makes desirable the introduction of natural acquaintance opportunities in the very first year of high school.
 Some of the strongest and most conscientious people have termed high school life as business. Only If you call the household activities of a colonial f1reside 'tbusiness'' can you so denominate high school life. It's business is but one detail. It is more than business. It is politics. 1t Is play. It is cross section of all life. That is the vision of modern high school which warns the hearts of men and women, and without which the students perish"
 A normal healthy. high school boy is sure to 'do some marvellous things" and 1t won't help him any to swamp him in moral and polite generalizations. To assist in organ izing a boys social activity will make him a conscious social being. A poll icy of repression will make him a puppet or a reckless rebel.
 The vigorous sports of youth now property supervised and co-operated in by the teachers, still cleanse the blood and tone the will, subdue the temper. and string up the attentive powers of the finest boys in the Eng lishs world. Still they stand the most persuasive life influence. the most appealing school memory, and the most powerful guaranty of social de- mocracy in all our high schools. Be- cause of them there is hope that the American boy of tomorrow may keep his boyish simplicity of thought and action long past the age when his brother of yesterday has become g wearted and wearisome man of the world. And in the long run charac- ter and not scholarship is the finest fruit of the high school.
 The New Britain high school is a fine example of socialized high school. It is pervaded by feeling of good fellowship for all. Various clubs have been organized to further the social organizations of the school One of these clubs is known as the Senior Civics Club. Every member of the senior class is eligible to mem bership in this club. It is the pur- pose of this club to promote good fellowship among members of the senior class, and to give a fairer view of civic and social interests through lectures. debates and entertainments
 The Young Women's Athletic asso- ciation is an organization for girls from all four classes. This club aims to promote interest in athletics among the girls. Young people who spend long hours study need the freedom and ease to be acquired from muscular development, and are quicl to respond to that fellowship which athletics apparently affords.
 The members of the junior class who take bookkeeping have organ ized the Commercial Bookkeepinl club. Its purpose Is to forward tht intellectual and social welfare of its members through discussions and en tertainments.
 The young men of the school are given a wonderful opportunity fo, advancement along educational line: in the debating club. It is an organ. ization for young men who have { great desire for self improvement, fol study and for debate.
 Recently the Amphion club hal been organized, the members 0 which are selected from the youni people of the junior and senio classes who have evinced talent il elocution and dramatics. It Is tn object of this club to keep up interes in elocution and dramatics among tn | students and to give frequent enter tainments for auditorium program I and any other occasion that ma. arise.
 The Aloha club oflthe High schoo | is a large social organization. It 1 open for membership to the girls O the three upper classes. Througl this club the girls become better ac