New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1923, Page 12

SAYS PLATOON PLAN - WILL CUT EXPENSES Supt. Holmes Quotes U, §. Au- , thority in Favor of System At a recent meet survey comimit A M, Pao elpal of the plalned to the committes in det workings of the platoc | systen being used by the New | #ohools. Mr, White was of the opi fon that the platoo yetem was modern and efficient method and that It was @ thing improved school systems He also oxpr beliet that auditoriums and w Avoiding any statement might give the impre toriums shou now in use v The platoon torium questio re ex statement | Holmes, superints day. Mr, Holmes that with the cational methods, an system similar to the plu are necessitios and will versal, ““The school bullding wit} each room and a desk had its origin in 1 n in 184 At that time the cour f study was limited to the tool subjects of reading, writing, arithmetie, spelling and gram mar, From time to time within the next 40 y the content were adde Iterature, geography history, civics, nature study, physio logy and hygiene. Then about the expressional subjects began crowd Ing in one by one—music, art dramat {ce, physical education and games, manual arts and houschold arts, “These expressional subjects brought into the curriculum for three reagons. First of these was the trans formation in child life brought abhout by the industrial revolution. The in- vention of the steam engine made factories possible and factories took many kinds of work out of the hames and herded people togeth in cities. | Children lost the discipline imposed by work and the education to be ac- quired by first hand contact with things. The second reason was the tenet of modern psychology that there Le no adequate impression unless pro- vision is made to accompany it with | expression. The third reason was the necessity of teaching children to ap- preclate music and art so that the| greater leisure time now available | might be helpful rather than harmful. | “The addition of the expressional | subjects made necessary the addition | of certain special rooms such as :mdi-i N¢ sate schot ail the now com the have il in he himself 8 should very caref wherehy that & wwed in and the & ined lent of schools, to statement implies modern edu nd growth of litoriums toon myster hecomie IWR! type of ment fo! ke teacher hox for each pup! wt 0 ars subjects wern torfums. gymnasiums, manual train- ing shops and cooking labosatorles. | AS these special facilities were added | and used more and more, the regular classrooms were used correspondingly | fects a distinct economy in building ast ¥ in 1) A58 " eertai i i W the use of the tradi r example t the v auditori tion witk sotivities oratories. That tivities e e um, aet 1 in eon Wise P b the | having and dra 18 1o say one-} is carryi lemie the other up among auditoriun ground aetivities, ms. f of the its regular & a given peried I8 divid . activities, play- 1as and spe At the end of ¢ I a shift is made; the ed into the regular those activities, and who have just completed their for the time being in the regular classrooms are distributed among the tivitles, The dally program un: anged that a rotation of aes ired whereby intensive 1demie subjects is rolieved from time to time by the speelal aes tivities, the playground at one time, the auditorium at another time, shop and laboratory and musie and draw- ing at still another" "It is obvious that this plan of or. ganization requires only half the num. ber of regular classrooms required by the traditional form of school organi. wation, Tt should be added, however, that while a saving of 60 per ecent In the number of regularly equipped classrooms in effected, offsetting this an auditorlum must be provided, am- ple playground space for out.of.door activities must be at hand, and also provision for certaln special room such as shops and laboratories must | be made, It now generally recognized, however, that even if organized on the traditional basis, there must be an auditorium, there must he ample pl round space, and there must bhe shops and laboratories. Comparing, then, the platoon plan of organization with modern school plant fully equip- ped, it is clear that it will save the school | sen ¥ and clal ream aectivities. gre lesignated peric re ca childrey classroc a8 1 pecia i8 %0 arr tivities is study in an nec and 16l pre lof wo cutirety here f her report, which gives a good idea f the achievements of MeAll are pre- the resolutions formed bilee for a erlean land, Beotland, and America tional Interest in the occaslon, “To Parls camo also the Workers (ne pregbyterian councll of the church from every station of the mission, so at Roubaix and the committee of the that the hours spont together cement. | ed many friendships and developed on % the part of the delegates both admirs :It;l:flarllu the means of doing useful ation for and absolute confidence in | . | the indefatigable men and women who | are dolng the Mission's work, “In |the Fraternites, are at NEW BRITAIN DAILY rit of hospitality may have & as evident elsewhere, New Bri d made the most eff R in advanee ent prepara Coreesponding Secretary Heports Phtlade! present Miss Harrlet Harmvey, of 18, correaponding secretary & comprehensive report of the rk of the Misslon, the length of ieh prohibits its publieation in ite Rome of the high spots Ated, however ““The central, vital peint of the past year In the Mission's history was the ebration of its Aftleth anuniversary t June, with all that the commem- rrevealed of ita strength, and influence, together with that the Ju- might be a point of departure second mlile" as rich In resuits the first ‘Nelther can there be overlooked deepened sense of fellowship and derstanding between the Paris com- wih mittee and our American association engendered by the days of Intercourse 1 observation enjoyed by the Am- delegation, The wisely plan- 1 celebration extended over six days, including visits to the principal Parls | Njok's blessed ministry in 4 provinelal stations and the many egates~-men and women from Eng- Holland, Switzerland evidenced the Interna- his masterly address on the ssent hour, Director Guex outlined of work which La the Fraternites, ‘On this form of rk,’ he said, ‘T must insist, for they, the present expense of half the number of regu-|your, at least in my opinon, the very ] | larly equipped classrooms, “Comparing It with a school plant of the traditional type, which does not |, in expens less to provide an auditorium and the necessary shops and laboratories for these speclal activities than to provide | the number of fully equipped class- rooms required under the traditional | plan. In either case, then, the pla-| toon plan of school organization ef-| * and equipment. This is one reason that at this time in particular school authorities are examining this type of school organization with an 1ntf'resl‘ never before displayed.” | MCALL ASSN. OPENS BUSINESS SESSION (Continued from First Page) emphasized “The with a sister work a little older but not less youthful of heart and enter- prise than the Mission Populaire—the Societe movement Christian workers; to edit the publica- tions which are war; hroughout France, an effort which is called by a name that is old but yet young, which is a resurrection, that ot “The Cause” which thing—to make evident to the people in our churches, to all the people of France, the Triumphant Christ.’ best form that a work of evangeliza- | tion can take and they are an honor The Frater- | have an auditorium and special rooms | ;jteg, shall 1 say, are, or try to make its e for shops and laboratory, the saving|ihemselves for the working popula- under the blessed is In the fact that it costs | tjons in the midst of which we install | Chastand and his assistant, them, a Christian fireside where all, from the young child to the old man, at every hour of the day, can feel at home and find what will satisfy the | aspirations of his entire being, physi- 1, intellectnal, moral and spiritual. La Mission Populaire, “The third form of work which he was, in magnificent fact of the union Evangelique—the and group Centrale to instruct munitions of “Missions” the to organize special but one seeks his own words, | HERALD, WEDNESDAY t eas Whi faithiy pursistent ise, In ampaigaos, influence Al the Drancourt, Sl alwaye orow work misslons has widen: cooperati ith 1a evangelisti i the elrele of Antelne M i mlsslonary trom the Benegal, a » st} young and full of enthusias began his work in September fully prepared te carry on with zeal and ardor the work of the beloved Pastor Greig “At La Blenvenue the restaurant and rest rooms have attraeted larger numbers of girls from the factories of the neighborhoad and the reeovery from the industrial depression has set the cafeterla well on the way to- wards self-support “Notwithstanding the many respon- sibliities and new claims whieh pres upon it the Mission has consented to take hack the work in la rue Etienne o (Menilmontant) whieh had i gp into the care of the Lutheran eh + of HBon Becours several yea 4g0" but which the church is no lon or able to suppert, “Turning to the provinclal stations we find the note of encouragement present, Fives-Lille has celebrated the twenty-Aifth anniversary of Pastor northern PPrance and the nineteenth of the dedi- cation of the Foyer with much enthu- slasm, | “At Roubalx the agreement reached by the McAll Mission on one hand, Faubeu El & returne Solldarite on the other, assures to the “At Amiens the work goes well, | “From Desvres M. Brochet writes of many encouragements, | At Nemours, since the first of Octo- |ber, M, Marcel Jeannet, a young| the program of the Misslon and em- e ; | phaatsed the value of itinerant evan- evangelist, and his wife, have been at | gelization conducted by means of por- | table halls, missionary boats and auto- | mobiles—a form Mission Populaire alone practices in|py..n0 nave not been allowed to die Irance-—and the immeasurable value | rk, “From 8t, Quentin come encourag ing reports from our two fine plants, “The Interest and work at Saint out, The mission signed a new lease for the hall on the rue de la Repub- ligue and in the absence of any resi- dent director, Pastor Debard continues to hold Sunday evening evangelistic | meetings and Friday prayer services, | “The Fraternite at Nantes continues ver-widening circle of Influence | leadership of M, | M. Le| |Goft. This work has now extended to | |include St. Nazaire, which s about to | become a sort of annex to the Fra-| ternite at Nantes, At Marseilles the work in the three small halls has made | steady progress although hampered as | |it has been for some years past by | |lack of larger and more attractive | quarters, At Nice the central and prominent locatdon of our Salle de| |Conferences gathers in its audiences | many foreigners and travellers 80- | | journing on the azure coast, so that its influence, M, Malan, director of | the work in Nlce used his summer va- cation in conducting an evangelistic campaign in Corsica, Regular services were held throughout the summer at | Aullene and Cutolli. | “This brief report from the pro-| vincial stations is not complete with-| out mention of the new hall for the| Brittany population at Saint-Brieuc where the Mission has had the joy| lit is difficult to estimate the reach of [Thou shalt make it. ) - MAY 1023 e e —— T A et e e e e G Has the time ¢ An in price support sponsibiiity te end ing peverty in France, the ad exceadingly high, the govers nt rationtng of bread » above ail, the pals the ehildren of the all utter an emphatic 1t is & mat ter of grave concera that the number orph supporting has shrunken to nearly & third eof these once on our list. The splendid direes tor of orphan weork, M Roustain, urges the ehiidren's friends to ‘carry on' for a few more years, Beyond the remarkable influence whieh she wields over the methers and ohlldren who form her large family and whom she knows individually, & larger op- portunity comes with the summer, when groups of ehildren are gathered at the permanent country home for the hans at Chatilion-sur-Seine “A new phase of the work has been the opening of the house as a winter home with a small group of erphans whose delleate health requires coun» try alr, “The rellef work of the Mis- slon, made possible only by suppiles from this country, had the seal of ap- proval and appreciation by the Freneh government when at the Jubliee cele- bration In Paris the indefatigable di- rector of la comite de Becours, Mrs, Colgate, had conferred upon her the | decoration of Officer d'Instruction publique, in appreclation of her un- ceasing efforts continued even through the past two years when other rellef | organizations have given up thelr la- bors, “A splendid work has been done by our agents in I"rance In distributin the contents of the twenty generously | filled cases which have been sent over | during the year, Many are the touch- ing storts that have come back to us of mothers saved from despair; of warmth and comfort given to old prople and children and, more than | all, of a message of love and sym- | pathy left In the world brought home | to desolate hearts by the visible me- | lium of food and clothing, The ristian Union numbers twenty-five young men and women, | “As an assoclation we must rid our- selves of the prevailing misapprehen- ston—that there is no longer great | need of relief funds, | “The McAll Mission has started | upon the first steps of its second mile. ‘The spirit in which it marches 1s em- bodied in the words with which its beloved director closed his address on the ‘present hour' in the Mission: ‘Our marching order evokes before our minds the figure of the Christ| Himself, More widely open than those of the disciples of Emmaus our eyes behold Him; they see that it is He who has walked with us these fifty years, It is He, always He, who will make us advance if He wishes to| make use of our Mission, which is His mission; He who will accomplish, through us or by those who come af- ter us, the second mile. The (utureI of the Mission, Lord, it will be what We are ready to anen { devastated land no. ne we of are make it with Thee.’” | The resolutions committee was the only/one appointed this morning. Tt is as follows: Mrs, Rutherford Trow- bridge of New Haven, Mrs. George Dimock of Elizabeth, N. J., and Mrs, Duncan Taylor of Plainfield, N. J. | Treasurer’s Report. Next in order was the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Abraham R. Per- | Conn,, and proprietor of Fund Palance, April 4, 1922 Hecelpte 10 excess of dis bureeients for the year ended Aprll 3, 1902 Genera Total o $120,707.21 Cash receipts were $97,960.29 and lishursements the same, one of the argest items of the latter being an appropriation of §96,847.29 for MeAll Mission, Parls. A delegates’ hour followed, pre- ceding lunch at the church at 12:30 Letters From Henrl Gues During the merning session two letters from the director of the Paris Mission Henrt Guex were read by Mrs Richard Colgate and Mrs, J. O, Col- #ate of New York and Orange, He stated, among other things, that the mission had just received the amount of the draft which he charaeterized & “princely sum" and “the largest ver ived from the American Me- All since he had been a director” Miss Corpelia Chamberiain, of this city, read & cable from the same source quoting Ezeklel, 34, 20, Telegrams of greeting were sent from the convention to Mrs, ¥, W, Wayland of Philadelphia, Mrs, Henry Allen of Meriden and Mrs, James Fetterolf, all officers of the associa. tion who were not able to be presnt, A roll call of delegates, A Mes. sage” from Mrs, Henry W, Peabody, | an address by Mme, Charles Rieler on “The Mealing of France" and an ad-| dress by Abbe Ernest Dimnet, Paris correspondent of the London “Times' were on the afternoon program, FATAL AUTO GRASH | | Putnam Official Killed:and Worcester | Policeman Dying as Rosult of Ao cident, Oxford, Mass, May 2.-~Honorius| Magnan, 38 year sold, o member of | the board of aldermen of Putnam, the Cargill hotel in that city was killed and Remlf Delage, 36, captain In the Putnam foree, is dving 1n & Worcester hospital, his skull havis tured as the vesult of an avtomeblls striking the side of an Underpass near Oxford town farm, net far from the Webster town line T car ran 20 the abutment Magnan's body found in a diteh 20 fert fram the ma chine whieh he eowned Delage was pinned beneath the ear The wreck was found early this merning Both men were married but neither had any children WiLL PilEflT STRIKE, pollce feet after striking was Norwalk Paper Company Announces Intention of Not Giving in, South Nerwalk, May 2.—~Charles Murphy, manager of the Bt George Paper Mill on strike here, intimated today that the strike would be a fight to the finish, The strikers dispute the elaim Murphy that they are asking a 2v per cent wage inerease, They elaim that they want 12 per cent and bet. ter working conditions. The workers are nen-union are trying to be admitted to union, The strikers are holding a meeting this afternoon, Several union offi- clals are expected here within a few days, WOULD SELL PROPERTY ¥, M, Holmes and the New Nritain Trust Co., executors of the will of the late H, C, Noble, have petitioned the probate court for the right to sell the Noble property at Sachem's Head, Gullford, A hearing will be held Monday evening at § o'clock in the probate court, and the FITCH-JONES CO. City Hall Kenilworth - BALL Friday Night “Elijah” CONCERT Monday Night Headquarters For Dress Apparel of extending its borders, | kins of Phnadelphla‘.h e b ’ | ization ‘Our ‘floating pulpits’ or chapel Total assets of organi: boats have continued thelr blessed |were reported to De $120,707.21, cruises, Captain Chollet, of Le Bon which includes cash on hand, bonds | Messager, writing of continued inter.|and mortgages. The Illabilities are est and success attending its stauans' as follows: at Compiegne and La-Croix Saint-| Endowment prin- o i Ouen, which report the pastors at the| _cipal . v $89,058.59 villages along the route have eagerly | McAll Mission, Paris Fund, corroborated. principal ..... beibe “Once more has overwhelming tes- Pub!lcatl‘on and timony been given as to the immeas-| ture Ifund, principal. .. urable value of the summer VACAHON | m————— HILDRENS COLDS colonies to both the bodies and souls of the children sent from city slums should not be ““dosed.” Treat them externally with— to catch a vision of a pure,normal, ' - VAPORUB healthy, happy life Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly — PLEASE NOTICE — There Are Still Some Good Seats to Be Had for Our Concert on Sale at Crowell’s—$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 NEW BRITAIN CHORAL SOCIETY “It is interesting to trace through the year's reports from the Mission's stations the growing value of the co- operation of La Cause, During the year fifteen evangelistic campalgns in Paris and the provinces have been or- ganized. The Religious Tract society says of the movement, ‘It is evangeli- | cal, broad-minded and full of youth- ful energy.’ For the first time since the Reformation colportage is being | done in Paris by a band of devoted and voluntary workers who have dur- ing the past year sold more than six thousand gospels in the streets. “Another one of the broader lines of service undertaken by the union pour l'action missionaire—the School of Christian Service—Iis proving of in- estimable value in supplying the Mis- sion with trained workers to fill im- portant posts. “To the delegates at the Jubilee celebration a careful study of the Mis- | slon's plants from Boulogne to Nice revealed centers of influence throb- bing with life and enterprise, man- ned by men and women unsurpassed in mentality, devotion and love for their work. “Seemingly the only restriction to the Mission’s present opportunity for wide-reaching usefulness is, as ever, the lack of money to undertake new responsibilities, ‘We are recelving,' writes Director Guex, ‘many appeals, asking us to evangelize divers places,’ and one readlly reads the heartache behind the lines which tell of these opportunities neccessarily refused for lack of funds. | less and less. As a result a large part of* the modern school building was|day at the first session this morning. idle for a considerable part of the [She stated that she was glad to see time. With a desk in a classroom for [the guests now that they had arrived. each child, that desk would be unused [She told of a woman who had been whenever the child was engaged inlsome time abroad and was greeted, any part of the special rooms, | by a large family, one of the youngest “This created certaln problems hoth | which begged the mother to “squeeze financial and educational Yor which Imy hand.” The Junior McAll of New the platoon school offers the only|Britain is as anxious to squeeze the solution thus far proposad, |hands of the delegates as the grown- “This new type of school org:niza- |ups and will do so at the entertain- tion solves these school problems so | ment and tea. The fact that a church well and has had such a remarkable |recently dedicated should welcome the development in recent years that itldelegates in its first convention was merits special consideration. This| touched upon. She welcomed the type of organization is variously des- | delegates as ambassadors from the ignated as the platoon school, the | many auxiliaries. work-study-play school, the alternate Mrs, Kelley's Records school, and the duplicate school, Iifty In response, Mrs, Frank R, Kelley, cities now have such schools in opera- |of Elizabeth, N. J,, president of the tion. TIts advantages are so great and national organization, opened her re- its disadvantages so few that it scems |marks by paraphrasing General Per- destined to become the universal form |shing's famous phrase upon the ar- of elementary school organization in|rival of the first American troops in cities. France. Her words, “Mrs. Mitchell, ‘What the Platoon Plan Ts {we are here.” The cordial interest “In the report of the 1. S. commis- |and intense hospitality of New Britain gloner of education for 1920, this plan was appreciated. Mrs, Kelley stated is described as follows: According to|that she “was the only living person this plan of organization the grades | who had attended every annual meet- of a school are divided longitudinally ing of the association for a period of into two parts, each having the same |25 years,” this being her 26th meet- SHIRTS NECKWEAR LINKS AND STUDS TUXEDO HOSE Fund, boe 13,700.00 Litera- | 4,6560.00 Questions relating to Smart Style or Correct usage in Dress we are glad to answer. the responsibility of a constant super- SPECIAL SALE OF FINEST SEA FOOD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THE MOHICAN MARKET: Manning’s Walk-Over Shoe Store Announces theOpening of a Children’sShoeDept. 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