New Britain herald., 1930-03-13
Council of Religious Education
 Elects Rev. I. s. Dunn President:
 Survey On Progress Encouraging
Leadership Training and Daily Church Schools Reported Advancing in Scope and 1nterest-Ob- feet of Movement Is EX- plained by Miss Welker.

The annual banquet and business meeting of the New Britain council of religious education was held at the Memorial Baptist church We'd nesday evening. The banquet was prepared and served by the "big brother" class of the church. The session was presided over by the Rev. Raymond N. Gilman, president of the council
 After the supper and at the open ing of the program and later in the course of the evening violin num- bers were furnished by Mrs. w. II. Barsch accompanied by Warren Hale.
 Financial Reports
 Reports for the year ending March were given by officers and com- mittee chairmen. The treasurer re- ported cash balance on hand March 1 of s214S6, with total re- ceipts of s1,910.17 and disburse- ments of s1,G95.31. L. S. Munger, auditor and chairman of the finance committee, approved and com- mended the way in which the finances of the council had been handled during the year.
 Rev. A. D. Heininger. chairman of the committee on leadership train ing. reported successful school sem- esters in the spring and fall of last year. The school, completed in the fall, enrolled a total of 102-the largest enrolment ill the history of the institution. A successful school with good enrolment is now in pro- gress. MT. Heininger is the dean of the school and Miss Cora Graulich is registrar To these two belongs the credit for the efficient adminis- tration of this important phase of the councils work, officers say.
 ,1,O5t in Day Schools
 For the committee on week day church schools Miss Estella Dickin- son, chairman. reported total or t,054 pupils now enrolled in week day schools. Special effort is under way to meet the needs of young people from unfavorable envlron- ment. Enrollments of teachers for the class in week day church school work to be given at Storrs next summer will soon be under way.
 Mrs. F. Chester Hale and Rev. T! $. Dunn reported the activities of the chldren's division and intermedi- ate division respectively. A city wide program. centering around the project Of the Philippine treasure chest has been arranged for the first Sunday afternoon in May. At this gathering there will be exhibits of the things prepared by New Brit ain children for these treasure chests which are to be sent to the Philip pines as an expression of the good will of American children toward those of the islands. Mateas Quadra, a Filipino Moro, is to be the speak CT.
 X number of other special com mittees reported through their chair men, Oscar A. Marsh and Rev. M. A. Heininger.
 The election of officers was the next order of business A nominat- ing committee, of which MT. Hein- lHStl "dS 1lle1li llldtl, saw tilS Aoi- lowing report which was unanimous ly accepted by the council and the secretary instructed to cast a ballot for the officers named.
 President, Rev. Theodore s. Dunn.
 Vice President, Arthur H. Parker.
 Secretary, Miss Ruth Seymour.
 Treasurer, John Luebeck.
 Chairman of cop1D1ittno oD week day church schools, Miss Estella Dickinson.
 Chairman of committee on vaCa- ton church schools. Oscar A. Marsh.
 Chairman of committee on leader ship training, Rev. A. D. Heininger.
 Superintendent Of children's divi- sion, Mrs. r. Chester Hale.
 Superintendent of intermediate di- vision, Rev. Theodore S. Dunn.
 Superintendent of the young pco- ples division, Rev. William H. AL derson.
 After the election of officers a resolution was adopted by a unanimous standing vote expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the council to the retiring officers for the generous and efficient service render- ed the council during their terms of office. The retiring officers arc Rev. Raymond A. Gilman, who leaves the tfficc of president, Mrs. r. Chester JIale, who has given long and eff / cient service as secretary and L. $. Munger, who has borne the burden of financial management for several years.
 Aim of Church Schools
 The address of the evening was given by Miss Edith Welkcr, director of Christian education for Hartford county. Her subject was "Working Together to Build a Christian World" Miss Welker traced the de- vclopment of church school activity from the time not so long in the past when church boards were known to take action prohibiting the desecra- ton of church buildings by such things as Sunday schools 10 the pres ent widespread and accepted effort to place the educational work of the church on d sound and scientific basis The supreme task of the church through it's teaching pro- 2 grams is to show the Christ and to interpret his teachings in terms Of all of life-thoughts, words and deeds, she said. The effort, recently become so prominent in all religious v education work. to bring the values of educational science and it's tech niuues to the service of church school work has ill some minds en- ' dangered the essential spiritual en- phasis of it's work, she declared, adding that there need be no con- flict between the two. The emphasis