New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

 with kitchen work. for if you should enter room 219 your first thought would be that you had come upon a Red Cross camp. Some young wom- on rushing here and there, others. plying their needles internationally; 1t is not Red Cross camp but 1t is the sewing department and here many young women are learning the stitches which are so essential in creating dainty garments.
 Most children find untold pleasure in drawing funny faces, such as foxy Grandpa; there seems to be some strange fascination about pictures for them. This desire for drawing. something besides their breath, has grown up with many of our fellow students These rising young artists win some day be on . par with Rem brant and Whistler. Their excellent posters. drew us like magnets to many sof the entertainments and they also deserve credit for stirring up en- thusiasm throughout the school when any event such as dramatics was to take place.
 We are sending students to col- leges all over the United States, who take with them the name and fame of the New Britain High and an aca- 1 demic training which continue to give | a good foundation for work In higher institutions.
 ! In the geometry class. student soon learns that there are not two
 many believe, and that they cannot draw a round square. In algebra,
 we are told that ''x'' Is not an ab-
 breviation for exit but that 1t stands
 for the, great unknown. Pupils are
 apt to exaggerate this and cafl any
 thing they do not know ''x".
 Chemical equations no longer pug
 gle us; we know that we may safely
 drink H2 O. water. but never H2 SO4.
 sulphuric acid, else our life on this | planet would shortly be extinguished. The acttvttaes of the New Britain
 High school arc 50 numerous that 1t
 would be impossible to speak about them all without getting e monopoly on the time.
 With all these lessons to learn, fl folks who do not know us, might wonder when we ind time for play,
 but any member of this class of 1917 will assure you that work and pleas-
 ure have been admirably mingled
 during the four years spent in our beloved Alma Mater.
 STUDENT GOVERNMENT.
 (Miss Emma schaefer.) There are two ways in which the
 boys and girls of the high school can be trained in citizenship and in right social thinking-hrst, through the
 curriculum, and second, through par. . l ticipation in the organization and management of the school as socia.
 unit or. in other words. through i, 1 student-government.
 The aim of this social co-operatior , or student-government is to develop
 responsibility in the student. and tt
 teach him self-control. The placing
 of part of the responsibility for ad. ministration on the student teache. :. The majority obey those pupils wht : are in charge and the healthy spiri 3 which is thus obtained. influences tn, 3 careless ones to do the right thing ' This responsibility develops and trainl ! the students character, and develop . in him self-control.
 The second aim of student-govern l ment is to give the students prac : tice in our form of government s It teaches them the fundamen : tais of government 90 that when the, ] get out into the world they mill mak' 5 more efficient citizsns This trainin, r means deeds, not words. We use tex
 books in school for we know tha I knowledge is power: therefore if tn 2 students are to know about our gov . ernment, they should have practice il . 1t. This can be accomplished b, q student government which trains then r for citizenship through action. - New conditions always call for uey