The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24

Presenting broad general out line of the educational program of the WPA in Connecticut for the coming year, state headquarters of the administration today refused to definitely confirm the report that a Federal Community college would be established in Waterbury.
 While 1t has been decided to con- { tinue "and possibly enlarge on the EZRA college plan," Senator Daly, state WPA administrator, was not ready today to announce the cities in which such colleges would be located. It was disclosed, however, that approximately 16O persons, most of them being teachers and others such as matrons, hostesses and Janitors will be employed.
 Needs Federal Q. K.
 The entire project as 1t concerns Waterbury, while it has been un- der consideration for the past sev- eral weeks, is understood to be de- pendent upon approval of the Con- necticut program by federal au- thorities. Contrary to the report published yesterday, the opening udbS lIt16 HUI DScH Dtt dIO Willp Ok course depend wholly upon obtain Ing the necessary sanction.
 If the project Is approved 1t will be directed by Arthur L. Purin- ton, educational secretary of the Waterbury YMCA and will be un- der the supervision of Dr. Thomas J. Condon, superintendent of the local schools and WPA educational director for this city. The Central Y building has been offered as a location for the school, but a sim liar suggestion was made last year under the EZRA and was not &C., cepted. If the college is established here, it will employ between 20 and 30 local college graduates as in- structors. Most of them must be taken from relief lists, but the project directors have the authority to select one or two non-relief in- structors. The number of students will be unrestricted, and the course offered, at least for the first sea son, will be only a one year course.
 Vocational Program Set
 Included among other features of the WPA educational program announced today by the state ad- m1nistration will be vocational reha bilitation program, whereby 22 persons, themselves on relief will furnish instruction. The state ad- ministrator pointed out that there are approximately 4,000 people on relief whose jobs will never re- turn, having been out-moded "like tEe stage coach".
 Those in this category must be retrained for new openings when business improves, Senator Daly feels, and courses which will de- v0lop new fields will be offered the unemployed under this project.
 26 Nursery Schools
 Nursery schools, employing more than 100 teachers, will be set up in 26 localities, catering to under privileged children of pre-kinder- garten age. Last year, under the EAR, there were 22 such schools. The largest number of persons will be employed in the develop ment of 22 community centers, to be set up in school buildings after school hours and to offer non-aca- demic education and recreation. Young people and adults, the min- imum age being 1G years, will be offered the use of quiet and active game rooms, together with instruc- tion along such subjects as dramat- ics arts and crafts, social recrea- tion, choral singing, band and or chestra playing. musical pageantry and a host of hobbies.
 Evening Schools Planned
 General adult education is an- other major project to be spon- sored by the WPA and between 100 and 125 persons will be given em- plcyment under this head. The project, according to present plans, will be broken down in two sub divisions. General evening schools, which attracted 5000 students in