New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-03-24
new NORMAL SCHOOL
is NOW NECESSARY
So Marcus White Tells ROtarianS
Y at Noon Luncheon

the talk gwen Dy marcus Wnite OF
the Normal school at the Rotary club
luncheon at the Elks' grill this noon.
As has often been said. IL more peo-
pie could attend the Rotary club
luncheon more good for the city
would probably result. Mr.. White
chose this subject as part OF the cam
paign he Is attempting to carry on
for n new Normal school in New
Britain. -
That such n new school is needed
In New Britain and Connecticut was
shown in the talk by Mr.. White. He
explained that "a years ago the Nor
nal school was first built in this city.
At that time IL was one OF The five
Norsai schools in the United States.
Three others were I'm Massachusetts,
and one IN New York. During these
first years the state OF Connecticut
was pioneer and a leader in edu-
cation and other states traiied. To-
day this state Is trailing most every
other one in the union and Is far from
being In the lead. As proof of this
IL may be noted that the lack of train
cd teachers In Connecticut cannot be
compared to any other state, accord.
ing TO Mr.. White.
AT the last session OF the 1egisla-
turo money was appropriated for the
new site which was purchased in the
northern part OF the city and the
plans for the new buildings were
made. Tho present legislature Is now
being asked what appropriation will
DO made TO make the proposed school
q reality. What viii New Britain do
In such a matter Is the big question
today" continued Mr.. White. Sen
ator Challenger. from Bridgeport, in
ststs that we do something on the
matter. As n result of his insistancy
he has called on Mayor Curtis. ex-a
planned his viewpoint and the latter
is now arranging a meeting with the
Chamber OF Commerce. the school
board. the comon council and all citi-
zens interested. TO he held soon, az
which time the question will be dis
cusscd. At the meeting of the COM
mon councn last night IL was voted
that this organization will do its ut
most 20 bring the new school 70 New
Britain" no added.
In continuing his talk. Mr.. white
told OF how the greatest question be-
fore tho country today is the getting
OF right kind OF teachers. To bring
the matter home Mr.. White pointed
out two examples I'm New Britain OF
conditions In the schools unknown TO
most OF the citizens
The majority OF the people in this
city as well as others are ignorant of
prevailing situations which confront
tho school boards. Here in New Brit
ain there Is one school with ESQ chill
drcn registered in IL. It has been
proven that less than 1 per cent OF
these pupils come from families were
a M
tiles have also found n most peculiar
case In which two children figure.
Both are 2 years of age. were born
and Drought up in New Britain and
yet neither one OF them can talk n
word OF English. These are the con-
ditions confronting US today and to
combat them We must have well
trained teachers IL Is the above men,
toned kind Of boys and girls that we
are to bring up as American citizens"
the speaker said.
Education Is in a very critical con-
dition and when Professor ANGEL. the
now president OF Yale college, gave
n recent speech he said that there
were two things which would greatly
aid the betterment OF education. They
are schools for the proper training
of teachers and a revision OF taxation
in. the various cities and states. The
tax raising question I'm the cities to-
day Is very inadequate and there
should be more means OF raising
money in cities than we have today.
One million, ave hundred dollars is
needed to build the new Normal
school I'm stanley Quarter. This is ono
twentieth the cost Of building a new
battleship but yet IL In much easier
TO get a new battieship than it is a
new school. Ii has also been said
that moro money is spent in the Unit
cd States In one year on cosmetics.
powder. etc., than for the entire etiu-
cational system In the country, he
said.
In concluding his talk, Mr.. White
asked for the support of the Rotary
club In tho undertaking and hmm edi-
ateiy a motion was made and passed
In which the local club members stat
ed they would back him in the propa-
ganda for the school and anything
that was IN their power to do.
= The hall this noon was gayiy dec
grated in green and yellow strcaniers
and each man as he sat down TO the
table received a token appropriate to
Easter time. Previous to the talk
by the speaker. President Leon
Spraguc cordially welcomed FIVE new
members of the Rotary club seated