The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

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 For this group a representative educator should be had as leader The group should study the educa- tional facilities of the State of Con- necticut so as to be interested in planning programs pertaining to education which will stir up pub lie opinion to promote favorable legislation for the schools. Have the group meet once week for the period preceding the opening of the general assembly and once week thereafter until the close of the session, and have special appoint ees attend all hearings on educa- tion of the General Assembly.
 Seek Replies In Writing
 Another plan is to get together the committees on education all ready existing in the various or ganizations as nucleus to meet with other interested persons. Have designated representatives of any such group urge members of the general assembly to vote for the passage of program of the state board of education. Have them get their replies in writing.
 Another plan is to have the heads of civic organizations meet together to form a Citizens Com mittee on Public School Finances Have such a Citizens Committed send a letter to all members of the General Assembly asking for theil support for a sufficient school tax to keep the standard of public school education up to that of 1928 To further this, have individual members write letters to senators and representatives This Citizens Committee could have a school. fact finding committee to call upon the legislators"
 The speaker then took a quota tion from the address on "Educa- ton" by Thomas H. Huxley, deliv- cred at Johns Hopkins in 1876 which follows: "The one condition of success for you, America, your and intellectual clearness of the in- dividual citizen. Education cannot give these, but it may cherish them and bring them to the front in whatever station of society they are to be found; and the schools ought to be, and may be, the fortresses of the higher life of the nation"
 Child Labor Gone
 Dr. Ernest W. Butterfield, state of education, was the principal speaker and stated child labor has gone forever, high school registrations are not due to the de- pression but the result of the grow ing population. He added, i've are very far ahead of the common crowd and children are catching III with us who had an earlier an( better education"
 John Walsh, chairman of tn board of education, lauded the lieu tenant-governor-e -elect and asserted that he had high hopes of Water bury's chief executive doing as goot work for the state, if not superior than he has done for this city.
 Honor Deceased Members /
 Commissioner M rs Gertrude Bowes in her brief address com. plimented the association for the wonderful turnout and paid higt tribute to deceased members of the organization who attended the pre-. vious Amreican Education Week meeting of the local unit.
 Commissioner Vincent Miller Commissioner Harry Beardsley anc Probation Officer Kathleen Crow. ley, directress of the Waterbury Girls club, also gave brief talks Miss Crowley highly .complimentet Mayor Hayes for the great worl he has contributed to juveniles O. the city and congratulated ant thanked the association member for their helpful support and co operation in her educational en deavors locally.
 John Fitzgerald of New Havei paid a high compliment to the To cal association for their part in tn. observance of this week and assert ed 1t would pay the Elm City teach CTS to duplicate the solidity of tn, Brass City group and which h. deemed would improve educationa matters in New Haven a great dea by this method.
 Miss Lord in opening the meet ing following the dinner told o her experie nces at western confer ences of educators from all part! of the country. She said there high in her praise of Waterbury. mayor and Connecticut's educa tional commissioner. In a recen conversation with Secretary Crab. tree in Washington Miss Lord as. serted MT Crabtree informed hel he knew of no city treated better than Waterbury.
 Mayors Mother Present
 Mayor Hayes mother then was presented after which the city: chief executive then told the gath. ering that the officers of the loca association were very faithful tc their trust and asked the teachers to call upon him at any time and before the end is reached teachers in Connecticut will be in a better position than ever before. He said Waterbury is always glad to wei. come the teachers and hoped the out-of-town delegates would visit here more often.
 1InH suOsl0unI IBI0OS
 Dr Thomas J. Condon, superin. tendent of schools, gave his per sonal appreciation for the success of American Education week here saying that it brought about a pur. pose, showing the value of educa. tion to parents and that it brough' about closer relationship betweeI parents and children. In past years he added, the local educational sys tenn has been criticized in our owl midst and seems bit unfair. If onl, criticism is essential it should fal equally on the three important di visions, namely, the church, hom, and school and not entirely on tn, latter. Social functions at hom, have withdrawn the close coopera ton between parents and school leaving the burden to the schools We may be at fault because we ar ultra-conservative, but the futur destiny of the country lies with tn teachers and assume you teacher will carry on with the extra bur dens as Loyalty as you have in tn past"
 Teachers for Hayes
 Raymond N. Brown of Thomas ton congratulated the association on its distinguished citizenry pres ent at the meeting adding the, should be proud of them. As presi dent of the State Teachers associa