The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-14
Excellent Programs Reflect Interest Of
 Teachers, Students
Grammar School Youngsters Participate in ApprO- priate Exercises Exhibits Surprise, Impress Hun.
 dreds of Visitors to High School Classes

The local National Education Week program, which witnessed one of the most extensive and inclusive educational programs ever held in the city, closed yesterday afternoon with exercises in several local gram- mar schools. School authorities were more than pleased with the manner in which all schools, both high and grammar, co-operated with the committee in charge of the local program in putting the activities of local schools before the eyes of the public.
 Supervisors
 Miss Mary Wall of Henry s. Chase school, chairman of the local program, did an excellent job and was ably assitsed by John Gilman tin, principal of Duggan and Beg nal schools, Miss Anna Pagan, prin- cipal of Slocum school. Miss Mae Keefe, principal Of Woodrow Wilson school. The arrangements commit tee was under the direction of Miss Irene Spellman of Wilby. Franklin Farrel and Miss Ruth Barry of Leavenworth High school and Miss Lucy Shanahan of B. w. Tinker school, were in charge of handling the publicity.
 Radio Programs
 A series of daily radio programs, together with school programs and reports on the activities being car- ried on in local schools, served to show the parents of the school children and the general public what is being done in an educa- tional line at the present time in Waterbury.
 Many visitors were present at the schools during the week and 1t is apparent at the end of the week that there are many Waterbury people, hitherto uniformed, who know great deal about the work that Is done in local schools.
 Mulcahy School
 An exhibit composed of social studies activities was the contribu- ton to the observance of National Education Week by the pupils and teachers of Mulcahy Grammar school.
 The children of the third, fourth and fifth grades arranged the ex- Intuition as shown in the picture. A study of the primitive people led to Q unit on hornes-the crude shell ters of these people as a starting point-then developing through to the modern home. The exhibit, an outgrowth of this study shows the home of the cliff dweller, the cave dweller, the lake dweller, the tree dweller, the pueblo, the igloo, the tent,. the tepee, the house boat, the log cabin the grass -thatched house all of which are contrasted with the homes of today - the peasant house-the modern house the cas- tie, the skyscraper, the glass house, the trailer, etc.
 A unit on transportation was also developed from the time of travel on foot-on beasts of burden, in ox- carts, chariots, carts, stage coaches, trains, automobiles, ships, and air. planes. playlets in observance of educa- ton wek also featured part of the assembly program.
 Teachers in charge of the display are Miss Mary O'Donnell, Miss Mar garet Fitzpatrick and Miss Anna M. Skehan.
 Programs
 The children of Barnard, Driggs and B. w. Tinker schools presented following programs:
 BARNARD SCHOOL
 A play "Helen's Visit from the Book Fairy"
 Characters:
 Book Fairy--Ann Dwyer, Grade 6. Helen-Helen Kationis, Grade 6.
 Cinderella = Shirley Sickus, Grade 5.
 Little Brownie-Joseph Cenciola, Grade 6.