New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

art, dramatics, and English all keep before them as one of their objec lives the worthy use of leisure. For the young men particularly, the athletic interests of the school ] are so supervised and directed as to develop the highest type of sport. Ethical Character. There are no courses specifically for moral instruction but we recOg- ! nize ethical character as our para mount object.
 To this end the development of the sense of moral responsibility is all i'm portant. This we seek by giving our [ pupils a large share in the admins tration with much freedom of action; but all the while, we provide careful and constant supervision. A large liberty under judicious supervision is the summing up of our ethical policy. We bring the moral test to bear upon all our activities, those of the teachers as well as those of the pupils; upon our class work; upon our assemblies both within and with out the school; upon our elections; upon all the demands which the larger community may make upon us. How are we to measure the suc- 
 cept in a small measure, by written examinations. The best test is found in the reactions which our graduates and our sometime pupils make to the demands that come upon them, whether in higher school or in prac- tical life. Our information in these particulars is more or less scattered. Through lack of clerical service our alumni are not followed up. Every year, however, we get reports of honors taken by our graduates in college; and the local offices make commendatory reference to those of our alumni who are at work in the city.
 Our concern, it must be remem- bered is with all young men and young women in our community be- tween the ages of 14 and IS. It is, therefore, very pertinent to ask:
 How many of these are we reach ing?
 How many are we holding?
 How many are we graduating?
 In the following table are figures to show for a period of six years, the growth of our High school community with relation to the growth of the larger community and the situation in New Britain with relation to that the country over. These facts are revealed:
 1-While the population of New Britain and the three towns from which our pupils come has increased 41C1. the October first enrolment in the High school has increased 649o.
 2-PreViOus to the world war, New Britain was steadily reducing the loss of pupils between entrance and graduation, bringing the loss in 1915- 1916 to 46@6; this same year, the loss the country over averaged about 70Go.
 3-For the period after our en- trance into the world war, there was an increase in the loss of pupils until in 191S-1919 it nearly reached the point of 1913-14.
 4-In the year 1915-1916 Cthe year of the latest available statstics) there was. the country over, one pupil in High school for every 73 in the popu- lation; in the New Britain constitu- encv there was one for every 50. Overlooking the results growing out of the very abnormal conditions or the war period progress of the most important kind is very evident Either we have offered more and larger op- portunities or we have made what onnortunities we already had more appreciable. We have tried to do both.
 With fresh courage we press for ward toward the day when all our youth between A and IS will be or ganized. and working, and playing and cooperating in our public High