New Britain herald., 1925-02-07
CITY MISSION IN
 NEW EXPERIMENT
Story Hour Substituted for Usual Sunday School Lesson

An innovation in Sunday school
 rograms has been inaugurated by he City Mission under the general direction Of Miss Estele Dickinson, superintendent, in which a story hour' has been substituted for the usual teaching method
 On Sunday afternoons from $ un- m 1 o'clock the different depart mcnts will meet for their story hour. when trained story tellcrs will meet with the children and tell them some instructive story which is in- 'cnded 10 impress upon their minds he moral which tho regular Sun day school lesson would point out.
 No Enrolment
 Al the same lime instruction in uand work is given, also by eX- perts. Usually the handwork instruc- ton is something relating 10 the story. This plan was started last sunday for the first time and will be tried out again tomorrow. Last Sunday 90 youngsters were present.
 A unique feature of the plan is hat there is no regular enrollmc<. children come and go as they feel inclined. In the junior department Miss Olive Chase has been selected as story teller for the month of February and tomorrow she will 'ake as her subject. "A Detour in the Trail" from Followers of the Marked Trail' by Mamie Lee Frazier.
 Miss Ruby Dickinson, who has charge of tho library department of the Nathan Hale school. will teach handwork to this department. Cut out posters of Abraham the Great Pioneer" with trees, camels, etc. started last week, will be con- tinued tomorrow.
 Miss Alice Single will be story teller for the primary group and will tell about 'EIsie's First Skates" which is a story on kindness. Miss Anna Olson will instruct in basket making.
 One other teacher Miss Bertha Sheldon, also teaches handwork. Miss Vera Kucera, who has the be- ginners' class, ranging from four to five years of age. will tell the story of "The Baby Noses
 Another new stunt at the Burritt Mission where the above classes are held, is physical training course about to be started by John Young. master of the Boy Scout troop which meets there. Mir. Young has been presented with some athletic apparatus by the Y. M. C. A. and will give one evening a week for gym work for older boys, starting next week. He Is former physical director and has a special training in this work.
 Gas Stove and Books Wanted
 The "Stitch-in- Time" club, which has been collecting furniture for some time, now has moved into its new club rooms at 1 Osgood avenue and will give over one evening each week to instructions in sewing and housekeeping. Dishes have been se- cured and a gas stove is needed. The gift of a gas burner would be appreciated by the girls. A table and about IS chairs have been pre- sented by friends. An appeal is made for books and magazines.
 A branch library which has been running for some time at the Bur ritt Mission under the general di- rection of Miss Greta Brown, li- brarian at the New Britain Insti- ute, has given out more than 600 books. More books for adults are required here, but at this time the library has not the money to pur- chase them.
 On February 5 the young people of the Methodist church, under the direction of Leonard C. Yoke. will conduct a general service al the Burritt Mission. This plan will be followed once each month.