New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
TRAINING SCHOOL
 TERM WILL OPEN
Community Leadership Course to Be Resumed October 20

The New Britain Council of Reli- gious education at it's first meeting for the fall announced the opening of the first semester of the fifth year of the Community Leadership Training School, conducted by the New Britain council on Monday, Oc- tober 20, and continuing six success sive Monday evenings. The school is open to teachers and officers of Sunday and weekday church schools, to young people preparing for leadership in the field of reli- gious education and to parents, re- gardless of church utilization.
 Three courses will be offered in the school this autumn. The first is a course on ''The Study of the New Testament" and will be taught by the Rev. Harold B. Hunting of the United Church, New Haven. Rev. MT. Hunting is an unusually able teacher and a man who has written extensively and prepared courses for use in religious education. "The Story of the Bible,'' Pioneers of Good Will" and several books have come from his pen. This will be the first time that MT. Hunting has ap- peared as a member of the faculty of the New Britain Training School. His ability as teacher of religious subjects assures large enrolment in this course.
 The second course to be offered is a course on Materials and Methods of the Junior Department" includ- ing grades four to six inclusive, and will be taught by Miss Edith Vel ker, the secretary of the Hartford County Council of Religious Educa- ton.
 The third course to be offered will be course on The Principles of Christian Service" and will be taught by the Rev. J. Roy Wilker- son, pastor of the First Congrega- tional Church in Plainville, who has specialized in the field of religious education at Yale Divinity School.
 All classes will hold two sessions on each of the six evenings of the semester and credit will be awarded toward the diploma of the Interna- tional Council of Religious Educa- ton. The sessions of the school will be held in the South Congregational Church, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Enrolment should be completed one week prior to the opening of the school. Miss Cora Graulich of Trin- ity Methodist Church is the registrar and Rev Alfred D. Heininger of the First Congregational Church the dean.
 180 in Vacation School
 Other features of this first session of the New Britain council were the reports of committees and depart ment superintendents. The Vacation School committee reported an en- rollment in the Vacation Church schools held during the summer just past of 190. An unusual interest was manifest in the outdoor school held in Stanley Quarter park under the leadership of Miss Estella Dick 1nson and Mrs Charles Laughton. Demand for increased facilities for cuCI SuIllIIltI SCiOOl dCllNltleS lldS been general as result of the ex- pertinent made this summer Miss Amy Cloves, of the Hartford School of Religious Education. was in charge of the Vacation Schools. Mr Oscar A. Marsh, chairman of the council committee, made the report
 The coming of Miss Margaret 'Slattery to address the young peo. pie of New Britain on Tuesday, Mo- vember 25, was announced as a part of the fall program of the young peoples ( divisions in cooperation with sev%al of the local churches The young peoples divisions arc headed by Rev. Wm. H. Alderson and Rev. Theodore S. Dunn.
 Rev. Theodore A. Greene, presi- dent of the Connecticut Council oi Religious Education, presented the financial problems of the state or ganization and by vote of the coun. ell one hundred per cent increase in the contribution made to the state work by the local council was adopt ed for the year beginning next Feb ruary.
 Reports of Vacation Church school activity in Plainville anG Kensington were made by Miss Mo. Conn and Mrs. Williams. A live in, terest in these schools was most evident in both communities.
 Rev. Theodore s. Dunn, president of the local council, presided.
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