The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-16
ITALIAN SCHOOLS
 UNDER NEW PLAN
Fascist Education Must Be Included in Curriculum
 of Studies
BY RALPH FORTE Jnited Press Staff CorrOspOnden

BY RALPH FORTE
 United Press Staff Corrospondent)
 Rome, Feb. 16.-(UP)-The Tas- cist grand council announced today @ totalitarian education plan under which the youth of Italy will under go a thoroughly Fascist schooling from the kindergarten to the uni- versity in pursuance of Premier Be- nito Mussoini's dream of developing "the new Italian.
 Under the plan, membership In the semi- military youth organiza- tions is made obligatory to all stu- dents. A school book" will be issued to students and they must present this when they graduate and go out into the world to seek jobs, to prove that they have followed the civil curriculum of Italians of the Mussolini era" The approved plan was submitted by Giuseppe Bot tai, minister of education, at the meeting last night of the grand council, the supreme body of the Fascist hierarchy, with Mussolini president. The plan will be effec- tive at the opening of the school season next October.
 State to Check Up
 Bottai expained to the council that the state would check up on all school books to insure that they followed Fascist doctrines, and that the state would control private schools.
 Children will be required to att tend school until they attain the age of IA years. Membership in the Fascist youth organizations will be obligatory until the 2lst year. Elementary and normal schools will have & 24-hour @ week course.
 Needy students who show aptitude will be maintained by the state ir special boarding schools.
 Bottai, outlining his plan, called 1t a scholastic charter. It is intend- cd to insure that all studies will be co-ordinated with the Fascist phi- losophy and that students them selves will be specimens of scholar students.
 Study, Bottai told the councillors, Is responsible for the formation of the character of the political and fighting man of fascism.
 'In the cooperative state" he continued, "the possibilities of study are not bought but earned by merit, in keeping with Il Duce's command to go toward the peope'."
 School, Family Collaborate
 The school and the family must collaborate, he added.
 These declarations were embodied in the first chapter, principles, heads the reception committee and Miss Adelaide Clayton is assisting him. John Curtin is general chair man.
 A fine time Is anticipated.
 Meet Tonight
 A meeting of the Natatuc Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, will be held in odd Fellows Hall tonight at o'clock.
 To Address Club
 "Women Tn Industry" will be the subject of a talk to be given by Miss Stella McCann of the industrial relations department of the U. s. Rubber footwear plant here at meeting of the Naugatuck Junior Women's Club to be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Rlans for a spring dance will be discussed. The nominating com mittee named at the last session consists of: Genevieve Dunn, Mar jorie Brenan, Kathryn Kirby, Joyce Berry and Jane Wyatt. Plans for theater party in March will be discussed tomorrow.
 Chemical Chess Tournament
 The Naugatuck Chemical Chess Tournament, sponsored by the Alembic Association, swings into its fourth week with fifteen contest ants jockeying for the lead posi- ton before the closing date, March 30th.
 The tournament began on Jan uary 18th under the direction of W. c. Kirby and D. E. Fowler, CO., chairman, and has met every Thurs day night at the Chemical Plant with considerable interest evinced by all in the progress of the entrants.
 Since the tournament is being conducted on a progression ladder standing, anyone who so desires, may enter at any time.
 The ladder standing at the pres- ent time with the games won and lnek le follAxus.