New Britain herald., 1925-05-22
fs YEARS OF NOTuiib AND RICH SCHOOL

AND RICH SCHOOL
 Hardy a man is now alive who remsmbers that famous day and year" may well apply 10 The ami 0srsary ot the State Normal school and the New Britain High school, both Of which have attained the venerable age o' 75 years, Both in- stitutIons date from May IS, l55o. when they opened their doors to budding youth at the same time,
 Some ot the youths who studied st these two educational institutions during the first years Of their exist ence later answered the call to arms when the war to end human slavery under the Stars and Stripes began. Some ot them no doubt found heroes graves; others return cd tc take ur the threads o' a more ordered existence after having par ticipated in welding the nation into D, 2 more homogeneous whole,
 Three generations have passed since the two schools were opened; and what changes have transpired during t1a. time. And what djf- ference between the two modern buildings and the two earlier struc- lures, when these two schools be- gan 10 function New Britain was a village of only 5000 people, and was 3 parish in the town of Berlin. But the villagers were public-spirted and believed in the future Of their community No "go-getters' of the present day-pardoning the use of term that was not part of the universal ,ocaou.cry 75 years ago -could produce a better record in the annals of go -gct.lsm." They got the State Normal school, and here IS how they did it:
 In 1649 the Legislature voted to establish State Normal the little village of New Britain immediate ly perked it's ears and decided it vas emitted 10 house the tns.itu- ton; it also had citizens who were able 10 dream a pleasant dream and hen put tt into cAccIjion. TbU characteristic. it will he noted, has been retained with more or lcs' >igor down 10 inc present day.
 The village had a district schoo system at that time which was far from satisfactory having no uni form plan c. teaching and no higf standard Of education. Condition had 50 aroused the ire CT the vii laEers that private schools wer being planned by numerous groups It was though. that f the Stat Norma school were estabAshc here and the local schools lInhe up with tht higher standard of ed ucation rsdiating from The state in Eitutior, local school condition could he enormously improved an the establishment of pri'ats schoo avoided, The plan wss placed h' fore the state and met with aT prova', particularly in view Of tr fact that the villagers showed the sincerity by agreeing 10 put U I1s..50 by popular subscription t' the construction of the school bull. ing and library. Other towns Uhi> AesIred the State Normal were un Aie to meet the terms Of New Bri ain. AS result, the school was z nblishod here.
 The deal with he st7'e int.u1 the provision tat inc state ia ever az mode. schools all the lor schools and permit he Sja Norma school principal 10 act
 supervisor. The school was open with g. pupils. a maJorry Of the young mon
 Today rrore isn't yoans m 
 student in the NormaJ school r. does not mean cnat young mon ha entirely given Up 're idea of ira ing themselves for the t-ach'ng p tssxIon but that such as Eo i' this profession gatn fheIr tram tn inc colleges. The last tune lone youth applied for admission ths State Normal Marcus Wh tss principal. IS rredned with h tnr dryIy remarked that yo' man who wants to go to a sch ~hsre all the other students
 girls is either too good or too b and the remark has gone down the annals of the NOrmal's hist .. one of its choicest bon mo's'
 The Normal school of 1850 very slight reflection of its pres asfu, both in slzc. cq:----1ent