New Britain herald., 1919-12-02
EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF WORK OF PUPILS
 IN SCHOOLS OF NEW BRITAIN
Details Of Scientific Curriculum Taught Here Will Be Amply Demonstrated By Examples
 And Samples Of Courses.

, photoSra plically in q series showing 1 pupils being instructed to plant, to fcrtilizC, and being given direction for planting a garden at home. The plan As carried out by the Grammar school last year proves that small spaces may be used to advantage with proper planning and care. To induce interest among the pupils lectures were heard, moNlnG pictures offered, and actual garden experience given.
 High School Exhibit.
 The exhibit from the High school may be found on the second tloor-- 1t takes up all the wall space on the east, half the, wall space on the north, space for 1856 mounts on the west and 146 mounts on the main corridor of this floor. As is uniform throughout the exhibit the work of this school will be shown in three forms viz: flat, dimensiOnal. and live.
 The subjects presented are com mcrce, including bookkeeping, stenog- raphN, hypeWritinc, penulanship, and commercial geography. There are 47S mounts assigned the High school, 120 of which are taken up by the work of the building devoted to commerce and practical arts, and the remainder by work of the academic department. In addition there will be considerable work shown through notebooks and bound papers.
 The exhibit from the commercial department will include a demonstra tion in speed and accuracy on the typewriter. The use of the dictaphone will also be demonstrated.
 The art department will exhibit in three different rooms. In room 307 will be found the posters and art de- signs, and in another room there will be pupils at work.
 \ model kitchen, dining, and sew ing room will be exhibited by the household arts department. Active work will be going on during the eN- hibit in sewing, cooking, serving, etc. In addition to these exhibits of cooked foods, canned goods will be shown.
 The kindergarten exhibit is from eight buildings. It shows the children's work in craNoning, painting, cutting, pastng. designing, sewing, etc. The subjects are of homo and personal in terests, nature and literature, and hol- iday topics.
 Photographs are exhibited showing children at work in self f-organiZed groups, each group following up it's chosen work.
 Building with large blocks is seen as a floor exhibit; able exhibits show children'S s work with wood.
 An important feature is d collec- tion of toys recommended for kin dereurten use provided for the New Britain kindereartens by financial re- turns from entertainments given in the individual schools for that pur- pose. X suggestive collection of de- SiraDlc song books is also exhibited.
 Graphs giving the history of kin dergartenS in New Britain, the ad- vantage of such training, the number of children in kindergartcns and showing the need of more space ill the crowded districts and for provision for such in the OsgoOd Hill and Stan- ley schools are exhibited.
 J. (. Moody is the general chair man for the High school exhibit, Miss Maud A. Bunnc ell for the PreVo- cs,tional- Grammar school, F.. F.. Weeks, for the elem entary grades, and Miss Agnes Middlemass for kinder garten.