New Britain herald., 1923-04-03
WOMEN SPURT AHEAD
 IN COMMUNITY DRIVE
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 St Joseph's church.. accompanied b, John !. crean on tho piano. followed
 James s. North. director of the drive. thanked the Lions club and emphasized the importance of getting new subscribers as well as getting large subscriptions.
 James p. O'Brien. secretary of the Junior Achievement council, spoke for q few minutes on the Junior Achievement work in this city. He said there are A clubs. serving soc children. now active in New Britain He said in part:
 What is the New Britain Junior Achievement Foundation?
 Tt Is carefully planned. we'll defined. f-perpetuating organiza- ton whose entire service and leader ship Is to be devoted to boys and girls in self-help programs.
 Tt serves young people in three groups: from six to eleven years of age in toymaking. and Doll to Moth- CT clubs; intermediate boys and girls from Il to IS in industrial, trade. commercial, vocational, home- making, and agricultural activities; thc young people from IS to 21 have very de0nite club group training in sales manship. millinery, home-making. mechanics, electricity, radio. crafts manship. poster-making. art work, etc. All these projects are based on nat ural grouping by clubs in which the programs are carried forward in an effectual manner and will serve the young people in a pathfinding way, giving them both training and zest for work.
 Whom will the employed leaders reach?
 The leaders. with the help of the Junior Achievement bureau. Eastern States league, will outline projects and programs for the training of boys and girls in industry, trade, commerce, agriculture, vacations, and home- making. The programs will all be practical and will be available to boys and girls in the various groups ranging in age from six to 21 years.
 How will the boys and girls work be done?
 The boys and girls achievement work will be done through and at the meetings of the club groups, at regular hours and at stated time, according to the abilities and ages of the club members.
 Does the Junior Achievement work duplicate the work of public schools. churches and other organizations and institutions?
 No, not in the least. In the first place, Achievement clubs function during the out of school hours, thus salvagtng wasted energies and idle time of young people and furnishing them preventive as we'll as correc- tive measures in their character build ing work for life. The Achievement clubs offer a definite opportunity for to train in self-government, and leadership in normal way.
 "Is the Junior Achievement Foun- dation of New Britain in any way op- posed to other institutions and organi- cations dealing with boys and girls?
 'No.a On the contrary, through the leadership of, the Foundation and their cooperation with the Eastern States league assistance and help will be offered to the churches, public schools, Y. M. and Y. w. c. As, houses, social workers, county farm bureaus, recreational or etc., for the purpose of leadership and instruction in connection with local work pro- jects."
 Dr. William M. Stockwell, director of the state tuberculosis sanitarium 1t Hartford, spoke on tuberculosis He said the old fashioned idea that tuber- culosis germs arc floating in the hir IS erroneous, that tuberculosis is con- .racted in much the same manner as typhoid fever. by infection. Dr. Stockwell, who is native of New | Britain and a son of Deputy Sheriff l md Mrs. Myron D. Stockwell, said | he New Britain Tuberculosis Relief society was first in the field in fight ng the onslaught of the white plague n this state and that it was not until IS late as 1907 that the state showed | ,ny interest in attempting to check he spread of the disease. In 1909 le said, tuberculosis commission vas appointed to take up the work as ! state institution.
 He outlined the growth of the work n the state, the number of institu- ions and the work they are doing. Ic referred to drug remedies some imes offered for sale by saying, There have been a number of so- ,alled cures on the market, but all ire absolutely worthless" He said he importance of tuberculosis relief york, mentioning the New Britain health clinic as an example, is the preventive work it does among chill ren by getting the disease in its early tages