New Britain herald., 1922-01-20
SOUTH CHURCH HAS | EXCELLENT SCHOOL
Largest in State--Sunday Depart
 lnent Holds Annual Meeting


 religious education, Is the largest of any Protestant church school in the state. The reports of the various Sunday school branches were also re- ccived and officers chosen, Tn re- porting on the church school, MT, Fay said. ..
 Membership. Total, 1870; by de- partments, as follows: Beginners, 66; primary, l27; junior, l93; senior, 2Sb; Italian, so; cradle roll, 2l4; home de- partment. 405. This is an increase of fifty over last year. The South church school is the largest in the state The average attendance for the months of October November and December, was 502, the highest figure being 57s on two consecutive Sundays A steady inflow of neS members indicates a healthy condi- tion in the school. About l25 new enrollments were made from Sep tember 25 to December 3l, and registrar and assistant have been appointed to care for enrolling new scholars, thus relieving the various superintendents.
 A complete and up to date card index of every member of the main school, giving parents names, school grades, etc, has been compiled. Standards; Required standards in attendance, memory work. class work, and note book work have been made in some grades, and promotion certificates were issued in June to scholars having met the require ments. Diplomas were presented to those leaving one department and entering another. The Promotion Day exercises in June were we'll at- tended and the parents and friends given an opportunity to see some of the regular lesson work of the child ren.
 Report Cards.
 Report cards were issued for the l first time for the term ending De- cember 25, 1921, to grades AS inclu- sive. These show the scholars at tendance, class work, memory work, | notebook work, and conduct mark l The purpose of these is to bring to | the attention of the parents the pro- gress their children are making in re- | ligious instruction, and throwing the responsibility for obtaining Christian training where it belongs These re- port cards will be signed by the par ents and returned, to be issued again the next term. A, permanent record of each scholars report card is kept Tor reference Our effort at definite | ly higher standards in lesson re- luuirement standards have been met with appreciation by the parents and already a perceptible stiffening of the scholars effort has been seen and better grade of work has resulted, to say nothing of greatly increased in terest in the school.
 1 "Week-Day School: Believing that the time allowed on Sunday for re- lisious instruction is wholly insuffi- cient, we started this fall a week day session meeting on Thursdays at 41O. The purposes of this school IS to supplement the graded lessons used on Sunday by providing back ground of correlated bible instruc- ton, stories of hymns and hymn writ- CTS, etc. Considerable time has been devoted to handwork, all of which IS closely related to the lesson story, and to the graded lessons on Sunday The school is for Grades 5, and z, and has au enrolment of 6S.
 Library: The librarian reports o.6o1 books taken out this last year and 1o2 magazines, making a total of 2,723
 Home Department. "This department provides Bible study for all unable to attend the main session of the school. This in- cludes not only sick and shut-ins, those occupied with home cares, put even children so located that they cannot reach the school. The depart ment has received contributions of SIS, thus paying all it's expenses ana giving $S4 for missionary work.
 "The Cradle Roll: The Cradle Roll members are in charge of about t"en- tyfive visitors, each of whom has baby parish of six or seven babies Tn her care. Last June fine cradle roll party was held on the church lawn, and large gathering of babies, es- corted by their mothers, was present.
 Reinforcement Clubs: Three Junior Achievement toy-makipg clubs for boys. and two sewing clubs for girls have been formed this year and are providing constructive activities dur ing snare time for over a hundred boys and girls.
 "The South Shurch school has a group of splendid teachers and of- ficers who are giving enthusiastic, conscientious and talented service for the young people of our church. The whole church and parish should be exceedingly appreciative and proud of having such body in it's work"
 Trcasurcr's Report.
 Treasurer Charles F. Scott present. ed his report showing receipts of Sl.- 67o.S9, inclusive of $1S.31 on hand at the beginning of the year. Expendi- lures totalled s1,497.S2, leaving bal ance of s11307. The picnic fund re- ceipts totalled SALLY and there is balance of s110.l3. During the year a piano was purchased for s175 and contribution of s.5 was made to the new church at Edgemont. South Da- kota. There is a deposit of $90.50 in the Berlin Savings bank and $1S2.70 in the New Britain Trust Co. The school owns one Liberty Bond and ten War Savir ''N'
 Officers Chosen.
 The rel .hating con- mittee was adopted, without change, thereby electng the officers of the school for the ensuing year as fol- lows: Director of religious education and general superintendent, Fred
 
 Thompson: assistant secretary, Miss q WoicoI5. cprer