New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
STUDIES ONCE PADS
 ARE NOV STANDARD
Junior High School Principals
 Report on Their Aims


 Studies which at one time were considered fads are now playing q prominent part in the education of the junior high school pupils, Prin- cipal William C. French of the Central Junior high school stated n his annual report 10 the schoo. committee which was accepted at q meeting Of the board yesterday aft- erno2n. His report and that of Principal Harry Vessels Of the Ma than Hale Junior high school con- tain much information relative to tho aims Of the school and its pro sress during the past year.
 The aims of the Central Junior high school are as follows To en- list loyal cooperative corps os teachers to advise, encourage. stim- ulate and require pupils to work. 10 increase and enrich the experiences offered, 10 incuIcata interest ;n community affairs through a stu dent government. to train pupils to live in the school community as loyal laW-abiding. industrious and happy members
 Principal Frcnch's Report
 The history of the Central Jun for High school is one in which all may take satisfaction. if not pride. In lH>7. thIrty-two years ago pu- plIS in grades seven, eight and nine were assembled in the Central Grammar school as it was then cali ed. 10 receive departmental instruc. ton, In 1910 q ditfa1 entiated course Of study was introduced. Il uas not until i9f4. however. when a new Pr"oc&tional Building, with its ample shop provisions. was tui!t, that these courses were adeuua1aIv offered. At that time the name of the school was changed to Prevo- cational-Grammar school In 1920 the siN-throe-three Han was intro- auced, and the school then became junior high school At that time the name WAS changed to Central Junior High school As such, it has maintained the high standards pre- 'ionsIy established. and has won an onvtab)e reputation throughout the country as a leading junior high school
 The remarkable progress Of the school has been made possible by ,he loyal support of the citizens of New Britain. the sane policies of the school administrators. the loy2l de- Hotlon of tho teachers. and the "holeheartod and enthusiastic tti : tudo Of thousands Of pupils.
 Much has been written and said about the introduction of fads into the school curriculum during the past quarter of century or more. When it Was proposed to include music, drawing, manual training, domestic science, etc. in the program of studies a protest was heard not only from taxpayers. but from . school men as well. It now is inter- . "Sting to note that these activities are considered q fundamental nat. Of the program or a good school. ! This outcome is due 10 the chang ! Ing conceptions of education. That [ NC live in a changing world needs no proof; witness the radio. aero I. plan" and automobile. Failure to modify educational procedure to 1armoni2e with our times would moan educational disaster to any -rbiic school system
 Tn New Britain. cue to q rccog- 'lt1on of these principles, curriculu lave been revised, and practices modified to keep pace with the best md most progressive educational bought. The policy has been Not co slow 10 discard the old, nor too iuick to adopt the new Definite llms have been set up, and means or achieving them have been de- lSod. Unless these major aims and methods are kept constantly in nind, standards would crumble and progress would cease.
 Space would not permit dotail- q account of these aims and meth. dS. However, it may be observed rom the following brief statement f them that the school provides