New Britain herald., 1930-02-11

i "0I'"' lic' without sacrificing or in i any way icSScninC our loyalty to tho 1 Ideals Of our representative donoc- l racE, the school has an obligation to | teach valuable lessons Of tolerance and open mindcdness which are thc
 HaiInlarkS of educated people. hrletIN speaking. the controlling pnr- pose of our tax supported public 1 scilooI system is to train lp an in- lclllgent cooperating and tolerant | citizenship. The consciousness Of this
 purpose must be reflected in every
 administrative unit
 with the shortened hours of h.
 Dor. and the multitudinous forms of
 recreation 10 be found on every hand
 the rational u=e of leisure comes
 Wlthln the scope of the schools ob-
 jectves. This goal is reflected in the
 courses m art. music and literature.
 the drama and social life of the in-
 Stitution. To include the worthy use
 Of leisure among the goals is not to
 forget that the high school is an in
 telIectual institution. and that SchoI-
 arshIp or the mastery of the tasks assigned, whatever their nature. car
 rics with it emotional as well as in
 tellectual Satistactions. It is rather
 through the consciousness of thor ough and hard work in the assigned tasks of the school, that earned lei sure takes its real meaning. One of the SurcSt ways of Worthily utiliZin2
 leisure in adult life is by guiding and directing ii during the period Of youth. The real results Of school training. in All its aspects appear m tho voluntary interests of mature
 manhood and Womanhood
 "It will not he denied that the forming and strengthening of char acter both individual and national arc logitnuate high school goals. IL is at this point that q system of cdu- cation which has SO much in com mon in all the states, although ndc- pcndcnt1N administered, may tend to elevate a nation. We as il people. are in tho midst Of an era of iuduStriaE- ism, of mass production. and Of gi- Ganttc enterprises, All these tend to prOduC" grave effects upon o1lr ma tional life, The result is narrow specialization of interest. and the production of tt uniformity Of work and behavior after some prcconcciv- cd pattern. This tendency, unless checked, will infect the minds of men with the quality of its own life. Broad and cultural education will correct industrialiSn, and industry thereby will become more truly cf- foctiVc. by giving 10 the worker q fresh vitality through many sided in tercstS. Self respect will become dominant, moral character strength cncd and men will ceaco to be con trollcd by the forces they have har- messed. This may be idcalism, but it is the business of the school to create ideals. which shall make for richer and fullcr living.
 The secondary school of this and the next few decades as sec it, l therefore, must be regarded as a great opportunity, even though il i falls short of it's ideals The history Of tho institutions in this state alone , shows an ever widening circle Of subjects and of personnel.
 "rhe American public high school is a refinjng and unifying force in | our complex social life, and strives to ] offer to normal youth from : to lS years cf age tho elements of our national culture through the prrsua- ! siNo infucnCn of q good beginning | in our elementary schools. The high . school assists youth to find itself. and 10 make tn" most of his dominant mowers as lie proceeds, and this un- | and sympathetic teachers The school gives preliminary vocational expert | onco and may lead into productive i industrial activity
 with tho feasibility In adminis- ration and organization which char tctcrizcs our best schools. an oppor- ! unity is given boys and girls to feel . the stimulus of measuring thcm- 1 selves with their peers, Emulation . and not competition rules here.
 The high school of today guards the health of it's pupils during q crit i teal period of physiological and so- .ial changes, and adds to their phys | c;l reserve,
 "Noral and ethical ideals control i. ho life of the schools and some measure of their regal influence is . constantly felt
 ''l'inallr. the nut'jc high school, ! open to every social group irreSpcc- i've of race or color. on r-lual terms . )f achievement and character, de the community and re-