New Britain herald., 1930-02-11
H. 5, AUDITORIUM FORMALLY OPENED
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 outside. With all that tends 10 mar
 row th" meaning Of home life. and
 10 W"I'-nigh abolish ii from our
 thinking, there is need for raonpha-
 sl1In@ its significance in the life of
 tn" community and Of the state. The
 coedueational school with its faculty oi men and women offers an opn0r- | iuntE 10 show in is organization the wholesome relationships that . should exist between boys and girls i ana between men and women.
 "I;clatcd 10 this purpose is the
 program Of hODo-naking for girls
 'lnd particularly for girls preparing for occupations not directed toward
 homcko"ping. Homc-making is the
 ultimate goal of most high school
 %irlS, and school life is an assured
 opportunity to prepare for it by tho
 development Of the ucccSsArv lnoWI-
 edge, skill and ideals. \ recent re-
 port on the articulation Of high
 school and college contains this sig
 nlficant statement. "Wc do not 1ln
 q 'rsiand how society can properly
 continue to sanction for girls high
 school curriculums that disregard
 this fundamental need. even though
 such curriculums are planned in re
 sponse to the demands mado by some of the colleges for Womcn."
 "Nocational intelligence with the
 possibility for the development Of vocational skill, may he named as the third general purpose of the modern high school. Trade school courses in the practical arts train our youths 10 understand industrial processes, and through this knoul- edge. gained in the shops to become intelligent consumers of industrial products, Moreover by experiences with concrete manual processes. an opportunity is given to discover ap- uudcs and tastes which may result later in true vocational or trade training in special schools. and for some pupils concurrent training m trade cooperative curricula. thus combining academic education with vocational training. With the exist once Of a state trade school in this city. an unusual privilege and op- portuntN is provided for the boys of NnW Britain in the broadcnnd field Of secondary education. New Britain has set high standards in trade cdu- cation and tn" State Board of Iiduca- ton pledges its rcsOurces and rNpcr- ,..,.t,,. ,l ,F
 operative enterprise,
 'Civic education ia no longer re- Gardcd as book education in the ma chnory of government. local, stalc or national. Citizenship demands many sided interests and Il concern for the welfare of the communities. 10 which one belongs The school in it's courses in the social studies aims to ncuicatc ideals of civic righteousness. to give 2 practical knowledge Of social agcn- ! cjcs and institutions, and to train ! boys and girls through the extra cur ricUlar activities of the school in habits of cordial cooperation in so- ciaI undertakings, The history of the past is made 10 illuminate the pres ont, and if rightly understood. and it's lessons learned. will lead to an avoidance Of social. political and economic disasters. Furthermore, . such civic education aS have in mind would teach our youth living as they do in the midst of u cosmo- . politan population, that peoples com ing 10 our shores. Iurcd by the pos abilities under our free institutions l hayo at least potentially something 1. worth while 10 contribute 10 our nu- .