The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-09
Prof. Ivan Booker
Pleases Educators
At Assn Banquet
CoIorfu Gathering Hears Stirring Address at Hotel
Elton By Washington Professor Mayor Intro.
duced to Assembly as Finest in the Country

ton, the waterbury Principals As.
ISOLATION and their guests from
other cities took part In an Educa.
zion Week supper meeting at the
Elton last night, with Professor
ivan A. Booker Of Washington as
the chief speaker.
The school Of the future must
offer o different type Of education,
said Professor Booker, as he
pleaded with the gathering to unite
faith, industry and cooperation IN
order that tomorrow's citizens
may be greater and better men ana
women.
Mayor r. Frank Hayes, Super
intendent Condor and school Com
missioners Harry Beardsley, YIN.
cent Miller. Mrs Florence webster
and Mrs Gertrude Bowes were
who were guests OF the association.
Prominent out.of-town guests IN.
cluded Raymond Brown OF Thom-
aston, president of the Connecticut
state Teachers Association; Miss
Alice Mendeli Of Bridgeport, prea..
ident of the Connecticut Teochers,
Federation; Miss Julia McDonneil
of Torrington and Miss Margaret
Dorsey of Bridgeport.
Mayor Is Lauded
Miss Daisy Lord, whose quick
wit made her more than able
toastmistress. presented Mayor
Hayes to the gathering vas "the
finest mayor In the country to the
finest body Of educators In the
land. The mayor expressed his
thanks to the teachers for their CO.
operation and voiced his admira'
lion OF their great work.
Superintendent. Condor declared
that Waterbury had anticipated
and prepared for the present
emergency In education and thus
Ia far ahead OF most Of the coun.
try In meeting II. He praised the
efforts OF the clty's teachers to
mako Waterbury's schools places
OF thorough education.
Brief words OF admiration for tho
citys teachers were spoken by judge
Harry Beardsley. Mrs Florence
Webster, Mrs Gertrude Bowes ana
Vincent Miller Of the school board.
Miss Lord, president Of the
teachers' association and o. ma
tlonally prominent figure IN cducn..
ton, expressed her thanks to oil
who had aided Waterburys pro.
Week. She particularly thanked
the press of the city for Its splen-
did support OF the local observance
Of the week.
Slocum, Wins Prize
The various schools eenterpieces
were all no cleverly worked out
that the Judges had u difficult time
In reaching q final decision. $40.
- sxlt
its centerploce being q modernis'
ticnily-wrought aviation ensemble.
"Clearing the Fog. Done In black
and silver, II was O beautiful piece
Of work.
Second prize went to Bunker
Hili school for Its New Battle or
Bunker Hill" In which tho forces
of new education are seen over
coming tho enemy - Ignorance
The exhibit was modelled In soap:
briggs school captured the third
prize, with It's "Driggs Holds the
'Fort". Fourth prize was given
Bishop street school.
The exhibits of the cooking
teachers and the manual training
teachers received many words OF
praise for their beauty and novelty.
The meetings. great enthusiasm
found Itself reflected In the general
interest shown In oil tho proceed.
ings, but particularly In the var!'
Gus numbers OF q well.balanccd on.
tertainment program. First hon
ors individuality went to Ralph Hay.
ward Of wildly high school. who
sang u number OF side.splittlnE
parodics on local educational
leaders.
Other features were two special.
ty numbers by Miss Helen Garren,
violin solos by Floyd G. Evans. vo-
cal numbers by Miss Loretta skcl-
~ and tho Songstcrs and songs by
Charles Monzani.
Professor Booker, research sec.
rotary OF the National Educntioh
Association, was introduced by Miss
lord as one OF tho nations educa.
tlonal leaders. His address was In.
terrupted frequently by applause as
he made stirring outlines OF the
modern teachers tasks.
Address in Full
The complete address Of Profess
sor Ivan A. Booker follows:
American Education Week 10 In.
ventory time. It is the time In
which the American people re-
examine with special care the work
OF the public school. Not only
is Il q time for the public to ap.
praise the school, but It Ii O time
also for teachers % to examine
ton, (2) to study the curriculum,
the organization, and the methods
now employed, (3) to redirect, II
nccessary, the work that they are
Doing, a. to re-dedicate thom-
selves TO q social task second IN
Importance TO mono that 10 set for
any, occupationai group.
Re 10 q real pleasure for me TO
extend the greetings OF the Ma
tional Education association to
you, Tonight marks the mid.point
OF the nationwide Observance OF
tho thirteenth American Education
Week. Il 10 therefore an appro.
pirate time for us a. members OF
the teaching profession to study
the problems Of the present ana
TO outline the task that lies ahead.
It 10 O special privilege 70 speak
to this group because Of the per.
sonal friendship which ! hold for
ports, Of hospitality and profess
teachers which had from our
field secretary, Miss Chari o. VIII.
liams, and tho director Of our DIVE
sion OF records and membership,
r. D. Martin. upon their recent
return from this region, have been
fully justified. Moreover, ] am very
glad 70 visit for tho first time o
city located in what may DO termed
tho "cradic OF American democ-
racy, and the birthplace Of tho
American public school system" Q
ont crisis become Americas most
able defender OF public education.
The National Education association
IL proud OF the record which New
England has made during this try
ing yeriod Of our history. Your
schools have been maintained at q
relatively high level OF efIiciency,
and we have great confidence that
Won nro going to lead the way In
al AAak I'd T.