New Britain herald., 1927-11-09

l be a great deal more inspiring to
 those of you who have met and worked in the old building on Lin
 coin street to now have at your dis
 posal this modern building with
 modern facilities. so attractively sit
 uated on this hill top. l know it must be a great happiness to you mothers and fathers to realize that your children may receive their early training amid such surround : tngs, encompassing, as they do, beauty. comfort, and the most
 modern ideas in school building.
 The transition from the little Old Red Schoolhouse' to the pres cnt day modern school building is well within the experience of rec ollection of most all of us. We mar vel at the conveniences and the new methods Of education, and yet it is possible that the future may bring forth even better schools and better methods.
 With our present day buildings and systems much of the guessworl< and misunderstanding as to the causes for failure among students have been eliminated. Pure air, good light, better seating arrangem ents, physical and mental exercises have done so much to bring out the very best in school children.
 Carefully constructed school buildings, careful in that thought is given 10 their location, and 10 the beauty of design which, by associa- ton, creates a lasting impression on the minds Of the children bene- fitting them all through life.
 City In Step With Progress
 The city of New Britain has kept pace with all these modern ideas, the practical and healthful as well as the artistic and beautiful, select ing and using those that seemed best suited 10 our needs. We have reason as we gather here tonight to he proud of our school committee, our superintendent our principals, and our teachers who have accom- pished so much.
 llio A9 -AiiiIilSoi 4-tNNtttlc'i week and it is being observed not only in the United States but all over the world as Education week, Much fun has been made of this idea of having such weeks as health week, thrift week, etc, until as has been pointed out we now have about 15o weeks in the year instead of 52. Yet l believe it is advisab ble that we take notice of Education week with its purpose to acquaint the people of the nation with the activities of the public school and its needs.
 Tn the city of New Britain 2GR cents out of every dollar collected by taxation is being expended for schools and education, q total sum of S1,140,25l for the present fiscal year. ] believe that it is well that our citizens observe for themselIes just how their money is being used. It is well that our citizens should 8 appreciate the fact that throughout the country New Britain is recog- nizcd as having achieved and cstab- lished one of the finest school sys- tems ill the East. Ii is well to re- member that the school children of today are the citizens of tomorrow, | and the better their education the better citizens we may expect. The l future of the American nation rests 1 with the coming generation of Amer | ican children, and all of us may i benefit from observing the intelligent | manner in which they are trained to i carry on in the world,
 We are proud of our embryonic 1 citizens and I believe we should all be proud of our schools and the 1 employed. To you who 1 are especially interested in this new