New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
MARKING SYSTEM IN JUNIOR HIGH :: SCHOOL ASSAILED
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s7eacher association of that school 10 form committee 10 meet joint ly with the Central committee for a further discussion and inyestga- tion
 J The committee appointed by Mr. man; Donald l.. Bartlett, Mrs, Will liam H. Judd and Mrs John Curtin, s Meeting Opens Calmly
 - The meeting opened with all the semblancc Of q peaceful and harm Icss social gathering. For an hour before parents and teachers had wandered through the building. iu- terHiewing teachers and ascertain Ing how and why My Mary" or Sour Johnny' got or didn't get Whatever he got or didn't get.
 Thcrc were more than 500 per Sons in the hall which was nllcd to it's capacity Several hundred pupils also were present, including Rn orchestra of 25 pieces.
 Officers Arc Named
 ' w. (. French, principal Of the achool, opened the meeting by in troducing H. R. Owen. newly elect ed president. Mr. Owen in turn an- rtounced the election of the follow ing: First vice president, Aaron w Carlson, second vice president. w. Y. Haley; secretary, Miss Beryl A. Libby; treasurer Carl E. Hewitt, ,5Program committee: Mrs. William H. Judd, Mrs. John C. Loomis, Mrs. Raymond Catlin, Mrs. G. R. Gupat- lick, Mrs, Horace Brown, Mrs John Curtin, Mrs Catherine Lynch. George Taylor. Aaron Carlson and Mrs, G. K. Spring.
 z Reception committee: John Cur lin. chairman; Mrs. T. l.. Weed. Mrs. Walter R. Fletcher, Mrs. M. $. Dunn, Mrs. A. C. Theodore Steege, Mrs. Fred Mordccai. Mrs. Hymen Rabmow. Mrs. Olive Grove, Mrs. $. $. Anderson and George Curtiss.
 - Asks Parents Cooperation 70 With the statement that parents do not always realize what is be- Ing done for them as well as for their children by the individual teachers, Mr. Owen introduced Su- perintcndent Holmes.
 "The greatest thing in education Is the personal touch" Mr. Holmes Stated in opening his address. The touch of a hand or the influence Of a character that is influencing by night ideals and motives"
 : s'"Teachers in school can do q lit tie in the five days a week for 1S0 days year, but you parents control much more of the time of your children. Your influence is strong sr than that Of the teacher.
 2. 'If your influence has the effect on children it should have. We know 1t in the schools and we feel it's cf- feet on what We are trying to do for your children.
 Poor Homes, Poor Pupils
 1f we find a boy or girl from . maladjusted home, where there is Alfeeling and where conditions are wrong, every one Of these cases is q problem case for the schools The boy or girl is upset mentally, his or her nervous system is upset, and through this condition he or she is upset physically. They are unftted to do the work of the school and vnfitted 10 be a good citizen in the Sch ool-he or she becomes a nuis- hnce and a disturber in the school n Every boy or girl has a right to the right sort Of influences while Growing up. Every week there comes 10 my desk an average Of 20 of these maladjusted cases. I feel sorrE, sad. incomplete and in competent when we have 10 let a boy or girl out. We count it a fail ure on the part Of the school.
 Growth of system Here
 v."There are 2,800 children in the Junior high schools of this city. Sometimes they are the despair of their teachers, but they are in the hope Of the future and we love everyone of them.
 When 1 first came 10 New Brit. ain 20 years ago there were 20l pupils m the fashioned gram mar school Today there are 14 times that number in junior high schools our junior high schools arc growing bigger and better every daF due 10 the splendid corps ot teachers.
 "The building IS not the most i'm portant factor in q good school. Tho most important is good corps oi teachers who are fit and fitted.
 our junior high schools arc the