New Britain herald., 1927-09-03
Radical Changes In Schools
 For Plainyille Recommended

has been seriously neglected. i The work of this school nurse should cover the following, both in the grades and high school: 1 Health service work q. Health examinations and follow-up work. b. Daily health and inspection of work of teachers. c. The weighing and measuring of children. d. The examination Of eyes, throat. and cars. Q. Nutrition and milk problem If. Dental work and assisting den tist g. School sanitation.
 III. Health education. Carefully supervise work of all teachers in grades and high school in teaching hygiene and health
 I'll. Physical education. Study of physical and mental detectives. In cooperation with town health off cer, examine all who are to compete in athletic work in high school Have general oversight of all physical ac- tivities Of the schools.
 "IN, Attendance work. Visit the homes Of pupils absent through ill- ness, physical or mental, and advise the parents. Follow up other ab- sences not sufficiently serious to de- mand the attention of the state at tendance agent.
 "S. The dental work should be continued, as it is of tremendous value and well done.
 "9. The organized and supervised playground work of all grade teachers should be continued.
 '10. A kindergarten department should be established at Linden school. The Kindergarten does not aid pupils to progress through the grades faster. It teachs pupils how to play together, and it also relieves the parents from caring for the chill dren during the day.
 Urges 6-G Plan
 ri. g A decision must be reached in the immediate future as to wheth- CT the schools are to be operated on an S-4 plan, a 6-2-4 plan, or a 6S-S plan, or a 6-6 plan, and the future building plans made accordingly. The 6-6 plan will be less expensive to operate in Plainville and should give the best results. if properly managed.
 "The schools of Bristol, Hartford and many other places still retain the S-4 plan of organization, which is the same as We now have. There is not at the present time a unani- nous agreement on the part of lead ing educators, that any one of the above systems Of organization is to all others, and all schemes other than the S-3 plan are still in a stage of eXperimenta- tion.
 "12. The number of pupils per teacher should be decreased to not over 4o in the grades. Thirty-five is very practical number for one teacher.
 "13. Most of the old geography F ooks in the grades have been re- placed by modern books during the past year. The reading books, as fast as they have worn out, have been replaced by modern books. | This replacement of reading books should be continued, and the entire reading course in our Plainville l schools enriched by an additional supply of supplementary reading. | For the coming year, the arithmetic in grades 4 through 6, and language i books in all grades should be re- | placed by new ones, more nearly i meeting present day school require i nents. This I had planned to do. Arithmetic books should be by i grades.
 Practical Subjects at High School.
 "14 Domestic science, including cooking and sewing, should be be- gun in the high school, also a free land and mechanical drawing curse. In connection with the con- nercial department, business arith- netic, economics, and commercial aw, also office practice should be introduced making the course one hat will meet modern requirements nd prepare our pupils for office nd secretarial work.
 Tn connection with the science apartment, the subject of biology hould be added to our high school cheme Of work. This has not been ossible hitherto, because we lacked oth the room and the facilities with .hich to carry on a worthwhile curse Of biology. ..
 "15. A power printing press hould be secured Ca rebuilt ma hing may be secured at q reason bleV V,rice for this purpose) and the ohool printing done on this press,