The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-09
Teachers Dinner Featured By Unique Centerpieces
Colorful Array Of Model Designs ls Hishlisht Of Annual Banquet Of The Waterbury Teachers' Asso.

The banquet room and adjoining dining rooms at The Elton were ablaze with brilliant color last night as 450 members and guests of the Waterbury Teachers asso- citation held a city-wide supper meeting in connection with Ameri- can Education Week. Special light ing, unique and beautiful center pieces. masses of flowers and the overflow crowd all combined to make a striking picture as local and state educators met for one of the greatest school gather ings in the city's history.
 Mural Displayed
 A mural painting. Education, |" completed by pupils of Miss Daisy Zug's art classes at Leavenworth high school, held the place of honor over the fireplace behind the speakers table. It depicted a boy and girl studying against a back ground of the sentire world. The lobby of the hotel had Education Week posters, painted by high school pupils, on display.
 Clever Models Used
 The most beautiful decorative feature, however. was the array of unique and striking table center pieces. Schools vied with one an- other for the honor of having the most significant and appealing table decoration. First prize was won by Slocum school. The sec- ond. third, and fourth awards were given to Bunker Hill school, Driggs school and Bishop street school.
 Among the more colorful of the : table centerpieces were the follow ing:
 Naugatuck schools-Up-to-dat display of rubber goods, including oyershoes and bathing shoes.
 Leavenworth high school-Fig- ures of boy and girl upholding the school sealr on which is print ed: "Leavenworth. the School of Hand and Head": girl holding a book. represents academic courses; boy holding a hammer. represents vocational side of the school.
 Sprague school-Realistic repro duction of the school building, with Waterville as a background.
 Gaffney school--House of bricks which protects education from the advances of the Big Bad Wolf. The house is reinforced with an NRA roof, while the wolf is labelled False Economy Procedures"
 Many Schools Exhibit
 Bunker Hill school-"The New Battle of Bunker Hill," depicting the battle between the Army of Education and the Army of Ignor- ance. Characters in the Army of Ignorance include Indifference, Lack of Cooperation, Inadequate Teaching, Materials and False Economy. The leader of the Army of Education is Educational Cour- age, who has as henchmen Co., operation, Modern Methods, and Weli-Trained Teachers.
 Washington school-White bowl fillea with purple chrysanthemums, carrying out the schools colors, also wood-cuts of George Washing ton.
 B. W. Tinker school-Log cabin and stockade, symbolic of the first settlement of Waterbury in the Town Plot section.
 T.lomaston schools-Transition from old to new. expressed by Q sundial and 6 modern clock. A gold and green pedestal bears the WOruS, LHOIHuSbtH TAWoSS oH Time"
 Special Teachers Group
 The centerpiece designed by the Cooking Teachers of the local schools was one of the outstanding models displayed and consisted of & bouquet of fancy vegetables ar- ranged in an attractive color com b!nation as a background for a colored nanny cook and our "Fran cois." The special teachers were also represented with the | model of the woodworking teachers who exhibited woodworking ! bench equipped with tools at which future mechanics were engaged Tn work from blue print.
 Hopeville school displayed miniature of the school as 1t was in 1894, a one room building show ing children playing in the yard. Among the interesting details were the old oaken bucket, Mary and her lamb, the school bell, the schoo! marm and the old-fashioned plumb ping"
 Chase school had the school in. signia mounted on Q pedestal or