New Britain herald., 1927-09-10
HEADS 0F SCHOOLS
 SUBMIT REPORTS
High and Junior Principals Make
 Recommendations

Reports from the principals of the Senior. Central Junior and Nathan Hale Junior High schools and from five department heads were sub mitted to members Of the school committee at the September meet ing yesterday afternoon.
 Senior High School
 Principal Louis F. Slade an- nounced that a total of 2S4 students were graduated from the Senior High school last year. Of this num- Der l9 per cent are going to college, lb per cent to normal school l5 per cent 10 other schools not granting degrees, and 12 per cent have no definite plans.
 According 10 Mir. Slade, half the students who entered school have stayed to graduate. Mir Slade de- clared he believed that the students should not have their question be: Shall I go to work or to school?" It should be: Shall I work out of school or work in school?" he stat ed. MT. Slade went into detail on the reasons that make students leave school in his report.
 Following is his recommendation
 To meet the situation I would recommend that. just as soon as possible the plant be extended by building fourth structure upon the site of the old open air school for an auditorium, library, two gym nasiums with baths and dressing rooms, a cafeteria, and offices for the administration; that this struc- ture be connected with the academic and vocational buildings and that the desirable parts of those build lngs made vacant by the change be adapted to class room uses I would further suggest that the next need for additional class rooms be met by making use of the trade school building for that purpose and by building q new trade school on some nearby site.
 Central Junior High School
 Principal William C. French of the Central Junior High school inform cd the members in his report that the school has done much in extra curricular activities during the past year. Auditorium exercises were held and 42 clubs were organized.
 He favors making programs of the teachers lighter so that those quail fled to assist with Civic league du- ties will be given an opportunity. MT French also favors the granting of a credit toward graduation for high grade extra-curricular work and also the employment Of an assistant audi torium supervisor
 The following provemcnts were recommended by the principal:
 An auditorium, two gymnasiums, and administration offices should be constructed between the old and the new buildings. and the present au- ditorium converted into class rooms.
 "Stairways in the old building should be made fire proof.
 Modern equipment should be in stalled in all lavatorics.
 Cement capstones should be plac- cd on all ventilation shafts.
 Additional heat should be sup piled in the following rooms: Girls gymnasium. 102. Ill. 2ll. 3o9, 322.
 "A winter shelter should be con structed over the basement en- trance.
 The auditorium stage should be enlarged.
 Better ventilation should be pro- yided in the auditorium.
 Something should be done to i'm prove the acoustic qualities Of the auditorium.
 "A hroproof stairway should re- place the fire escape at the east end of the old building.
 Shower baths for girls and for boys should be provided in the base ment. We are behind the times in our physical education work, due to lack of these facilities
 Nathan Hale Junior High School
 In his report, Principal Harry Vessels of the Nathan Hale Junior High school reviewed the work done on each study and the progress made since the shop and school were consolidated.
 Music in the Schools
 OrchestraS have been organized in i've of the elementary schools, Musical Director George E. Mat thcws reported. The system at the Senior High school was changed from one large chorus 10 three small ones. He is pleased with the results in the junior high schools. he de- clared in his report.
 Art in tho Schools
 Dewey Van Cott, director of the art department of the school. made q report of the various phrases of work in his departments. Improve ments in the junior and senior high school will help considerably, he Gaid.
 Evening Schools
 James E. OBricn. director Of the work ot evening school, reported that efforts were made to get the illiterate to attend school but they nave not SnOWn muCn interest Tn the matter. Those who have been in duccd to attend have been treated in the regular way which is not sat isfactory He faNors the special class which would be small and would be taught by expert teachers.
 Twenty different nationalities were represented in the foreign-born adult classes, Polish, Italian, Swe- dish and German students in the or der named were present in the larg- est numbers.
 Other matters such as socials, etc, play a great part in the success of the schools MT. O'Rricn who also conducts the Americanization bureau announced that much work is being done along this line.
 Elementary Physical Education
 Tho physical education in the cle- mentary school has been divided into three classes, playground work, gymnasium work, and hygiene, Miss