The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28

it's mighty advantageous to health, to appearance and the hometown industry for all of them to wear hats. The girls, under the direc- tion of Ivan F. Ahlgren, head of the high schools commercial de- partment, have organized a Hat on Every Head Club" and are re- fusing dates with hatless boys.
 Coincidentally with this hat edu- cational program, Allen Forbes, literary editor of the Danbury High School Quarterly wrote spirited editorial entitled High School Hatlessness." In it, he scolded his fellow classmates about hatlessnesS, pointed out that the majority of the boys fathers were in, the hat business and that it was up to them to spread the knowledge of the usefulness of wearing hat, the advantages of owning several.
 History of City
 The classroom work in connec- tion with hating is not intended to be separate from the regular course of study. The idea is sim ply to include interesting and in- formative material and projects on hating without detracting from the well planned and necessary studies already in the curriculum. First and foremost, the children will be taught about the history of Danbury, the importance of hat ting in it's economic life and civic pride in the community. They will also study the hating industry, the manufacture and distribution of hats.
 In English classes, hating will be the subject of essay work and letter writing. Children will write on such subjects as civic pride, the hating industry, why children should wear hats, and what they are doing to support the home town industry. The teaching of letter writing will be made very practical by having children &C., tually write letters on these sub- jectS to children in other commu- nities-in an effort to make them That conscious" too.
 In art classes, posters and but tons will be designed symbolizing the campaign against hatlesSness and the children'S interest in hat ting and Danbury. In the study of history and geography, the chil- dren will follow the hat around the world. They will learn why various types of hats are worn in different countries on various oc- casions; where beaver, rabbit and other skins come from for hat making; where straws are made, and so on. They will also dig out curious and odd facts about hat customs in other lands.
 Hygiene Glasses
 Tn health and hygiene classes, teachers will stress the benefits of hat wearing on health. When boys realize that even football coaches of college teams (Mal Stevens of N. Y. U) insist on their squad members wearing hats to cut down colds and sinus trouble, they may appreciate the importance and stop dashing about in stormy and bitter weather with wet heads and no hats.
 Frank P. Rollins, editor of the Danbury shines, is also talk ing active interest in this hat edu- cational movement. He runs stories on it as plans develop and has circulated questionnaire among school children on hat wearing, why they do or don't wear hats, what kind of hats they like, etc. Results of the questionnaire are providing local manufacturers with valuable information on the boys preferences in hats.
 School Superintendent Dow plans to include this special hat educa- tional work as a permanent part of the school curriculum. He has developed a technique to be used year after year and will make changes and improvements where necessary.