New Britain herald., 1925-09-15
VOCATIONAL STUDY
 ID BE CONDUCTED.
School Board Not Stumped by
 Attitude of Council
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
Report Expected on Building Code Bristol and Plainyille Electric co. Employcs Have Annual Outing Williams Writes on Expenses.

That no difficult situation has arisen over the failure of the city council to appropriate the s7,5O0 necessary for the buying Of equip. ment for the new industrial voca- tional course at the high school, is the announcement of members Of the board of education. The educa- tional board members say that the Instructor has been hired and his salary has been approved by the council so that this year theory work can well be handled.
 When the request for the appro- priation for the equipment was made the council members criticized the board of education severely and re- fused to vote the money. The coun- cil sentiment at the time was that while the board of education might order such work to be done, and the councilmen might feel In accord, the money was absent.
 There was some discussion at the time of the council meeting Of the appointment of the instructor, some indicating that the salary had not been approved and that the work might be held up for this year at least. However, tho salary had been approved at a joint session of the two boards in June.
 A Valued Adjunct. Tine new course is regarded en- Enthusiastically by the board Of edu- cation members. who declare that such a move has been contemplated | for the last two or three years. Ac- | cordingly plans were made and the | manufacturers were called in to dis cuss the proposition. The manufac- turing plants heads agreed 10 assist in the course and thereby removed a source of worry from the board as the placing of the pupils in the fac tories will mean much to the course. As one member of the board of education expressed it, the new course will enable a pupil to earn several hundred dollars during iis progress, 10 earn while learning. He will receive theory work at the school and the major practical end will be given in the plants.
 The object of the course will be to provide trained foremen and super intendents, making possible the step. ping in of local youths to salaried | nF ir,,, pf1t inn pi high priced executives from out of town.
 The board of education members say that this course Is the first op- portunity that has been given locally 1 to the youth, whose brilliance does not run along lines of the classics or whose ascendency in the business world would not be above mediocrity.
 Council Meeting Tonight
 Street lines on Chestnut street will be among the important matters of the day at the meeting of the city council tonight at 7:S0 o'clock.
 Because of renewed activity on the building code proposition by the council, a report is also expected to- night from the special committee of the Chamber of Commerce which has been handling the matter. The chamber committee has it's work of revision almost completed and val uable document of regulations has resulted. The original code was drawn up by city officials. but needed attention in spots to fit more closely to native conditions.
 Employees Field Day
 Employees of the Bristol x Plain. vile Electric Go. enjoyed their an- nuaI field day and sheep barbecue f today at Lake Compounce. The night employees began their program at ? o'clock this afternoon with a barbecue dinner. During the after. noon a program Of sports was con. ducted.
 The dinner for the day employes was scheduled to be served at o'clock. A dance program has been arranged for tonight.
 Wants "Lost" Pri, ilegcs | That taxpayers have lost certain vital rights and should regain them is asserted by Dr. F. H. Williams of this city in a public letter. His statements follow:
 We were told by the state board of education that the possession of a high school diploma was equiva. lent to a gift of sS3,OoO to the re. cipient.
 Now, I do not think that anyone wishes anything but the best for the coming generation in the matter ot sound learning, but I do think thai filling the high school curriculum with all sorts of fads, attaching tc the general conception of sound cd ucation a multitude of half fancifu