New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1930, Page 9

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1930. 9 New Auditorium F § y | Inspection of New Struc-| ture Precedes First Pro- gram in Assembly Hall— Dr. A. B. Meredith Is|! Guest Speaker On Pro-| gram Attending Formal Opening, ! More includ- 1.500 persons, Ing representatives of the clergy, school board, city government, faculty and parents of pupils, were | present at public opening of the | Xenior high school addition on Bas- | sett street, last night. After an in- pection of building 1ssembled in the theater and listened to a e group like audi- program of | iditori 2pprosi- 000 and every as taken, d to a great | wiso pro- | “ided with chairs to accommodate | suests. The church was represented by seve bers of hoth the | Protestant and Catholic clergy, more | than half the common council was | seated there and the school commit- © also occupied places on the| stage | and tie Chairman I ¥, King of the school | committec called upon five sprakers, | Dr. Albert B, Meredith, sioncr of education: anley H. Holmes, Principal Louis . Slade, School Accommodations | Committee Chairman Joeeph M. | Hailoran and School Loard Secr 1y Henry T. Burr. Realization of Dream | Tn his opening remarks Mr. King the construction of the achool | was the realization of a dream FFor years there had been need for | but it was always put| use of other things which done. Ic said he hoped would lke it but whether cy do or not he is sure the future citizens would care for it. An interesting program which was presented when the original build- ing was constructed was read by Mr. King. He received it from George B. Mathews, superisor of music in the New Britain school system, who was n charge of the v 1 that oc- casion and last night. | The old program opened with singing, “Welsh Melody,” “Forth to | the Battie,” by the ool chorus: | prayer Rev. J. W. Cooper, D.'D.. | pastor of the South Congregationsi | hurch: sin “Hunting Chorus,” | Now the Hilltops.” by the hool chorus; introductory remarks i wairman Philip Markley of | the schaol committee; report of the | wuilding committee Professor T, €, Tlibbard, chairman; Singing, | “Sisters Trip Lightly,” by the school vhorus; address by A. 1. Winship of | n; address, Mayor Robert J.| ddress, Drincipal Adams; | sinzing “America” by the assembly. | The school was dedicated May 28, | 1597, ool Supt. it, he sald aside be liad to be oer Troud of School We exhibit this schoel with de and without regret.” said Se tary Burr at the opening of his| talk. | It was Mr. Burr's contention that ¢ high school is not a place for 16 favored few but an opportunity or*every child to get an cducatior. | he speaker 1eminded that the p ints should see that every child | hould be given the henefit of cducation “cven at the cost of sac- rifice. Those who are in touch with de- velopment of the school system can ¢ them well on the way to the ful- fillment of the hopes and alms of ihe school administrator, Mr. Buer <aid. Tormerly, high school wus| [ cgarded as a preparatory school for college. Nowadays the number of »upils in a high school whose plans are Lo finish their courses in col- lcge is small. according to Mr. ure who said the majority of those i1 school will end their scholastic | work when they arc graduated from (e high school. The greatest cnemies of this| ountry are within rather than from | butside, Mr. Burr declared. He| old about one largo city whosc ayor criticized King George, anl | hdded that the city is now In a state | of bankruptey and King George i- | koing along without any desire or | hought of the American city. He said if people are going to he Fuled by intelligent government of- (icials they would need to be edu- ated themselves =0 that they cad | letermine. intelligently, whether or ot the government officials arc ef- i:cient. Mr. Burr was of the opinion that| he need for most extensive educa- i6n than the days of the three R nere at hand. Mr. Halloran Speaks Although Chairman Joseph M dalloran of the school accommodi- ions committee started his taik vith the statement that it takes Lonsiderable cou for him to ta'k \etore a group of people at such an ducational function because of the | act that his highest scholastic t- ainment was a part of one term m \igh school he gave the featurc ad- Iress of the night Tt was under the guidance of chool accommodations committee hat the building was constructed. fr. Halloran said the committee tudied the matter for a year anl AGNELLO’S BEAUTY SHOP Offers you three of the best Ladies’ Barbers to give you the Bob to fuit your head. Individual Combs for Each Customer Children's Hair Cutting Make your appointment now for your NE PERMANENT WAVH: antee good results in all beauty lines. STRAND THEATER BLDG. Lintrance Through Lobby Telephone 1 ! committ | with {equipment 1nay be purchase illed as H.S. # Addition Is Dedicated; Praise Given Holmes, Slade and Board' found the only economical and prac- | tical solution was to buiid an nddl-‘ tion. The committ voted unaui- | mously for the project, he claime] ‘ Tn construc a bullding which | would link the academic and voca- | tional buildings, Mr. Halloran sail! the school board | hopes of was fulfilling the the late E. C. Goodwia, | chairman of the accommodations committee for many years. The problem of linkir buildi constructed in 1897 and one in 1917 was a difficult onc a selected the services of 4 man who, he said, reputation. This one o most difficult problems which W ren Holmes ever experienced required much of his tention hut he came through very well, Mr. Halloran declared. He argued that the city of Britain can boast a moder: school building at a minimum The rear of the old inz was remodeled, 27 rooms was completed two gymnasiums and re constructed i had a was I and personal at- ademic conomy the committee du tien, he ure, of the cooperutiyc tractors, and strue construc- ghly con- ing the He spoke 1 spirit of superintendent pervisor of building con- on for the school department Principal Slade Principal Slade sketched a his- | tory of the high school. He told of the days when a two-platoon systern was in vogue and of the time when ho vocatio Luflding was tructed. The full-Ume plan was again put in cffect but the audi- torium was not large enough to ac- commodate the ¢ntirc student bedy. He said the hool has done best it could under the circum-| stances. Appreciation for what the done was expressed by Mr. Slade and the school's heartiest thanks were expressed to the school him con- | city has committee Supt. Holmes In introducing Mr. Holmes. Mr King said the superintendent rarely used two words when one would do. Mr. Holmes congratulated the school board for its cooperation throughout the work, and said he has been toll it was the largest job of steel construction which s cver been put up in New Britain Me called attention to the fact that in many of thesc conatruction jobs someonc is Killed but in this| construction the school escaped this | experience. | Mr. Holmes said the would net have built cent bullding if it chool ulone. Therc auditorium for in dramatics, lectures, ete. He plained the building is equipped | the largest stage in the city he hoped that in time stage He tor pic- chool board the magnifi- were for the i3 ne of an Britain’s needs and said there arc n organ and ture machines. To charge | than the fised rental fec for the wudilorium would be taking money from of the little children, the speaker aid, explaining that the city propriates money for their ¢ tion and {f the city did not g enough revenue from the vental of the wuditorium it would have to draw from t(he cducational appre- | priation. He said he had made many takes in the years he has been su- perintendent but he did not believe | he made a mistake when he cn- gaged Principal Slade for the ad-| accommeodations “talkic” movir mouths ap- mis- New Britain &poke of | the law, | many ot ministering of the high the principal's fine spirit | onc and credited Mr. Slade with bLeing the Dbiggest factor in the progress | n of the high school. He said he ¢ would feel confident his boys would | ¢ be in hands if he und the guidance of high s principal. in industry, business, o Address by Dr. Meredith Dr. Meredith soke as follow “Mr. President, Ladics and G on tlemen: It is intercst “It is a very great privileg holding power of hi to be here this evening, to brin Increased especially during as I have the honor to do, the|Y¥ears. In 1620, 10.205 of the greeting and congratylation of the enroilment clenientary and sccondary State Board of Education. In behalf | We coljgechiie of that body, charged as it is ur el with the general supervisior of the educational intercss o state. I extend its sincere best wis and 1 presume alro to do the schools of the but a vimu ¢ 2 sion of : secondary educatio embled in a m equipped with all that make educational opportunity to the youth whom it would scrve. Not only have the material assets of Uhe city been increased, but those of the been cxpanded, t influence of the civie prid ponsibility for the welfarc routn of New RBritain thu by its citizens will cxtend throu > state, and be an cncou 0 other places within t I abi hool. He | our clementary school of six or of seven 3 1 be hoal | irs into cting educational | followed by a senior safe wert the pecial in prep tio ution reeent total | in | total werc hools. 1t all the Al the roll “We cent bulldin are a and inancial nerously boys wnd ' rd cupression of the citiz unit d a reaffir oG public ths 1 in th tary grades, “The provision for 1 a realization (i formal cdu hools are nece youth who if need at this time uidane: The public 1001 the nation of 1 ucation is coss of ation ever, ir high ima ctl 8 no in people, and is a disti institution. There Lurope which ¢ t although beginnings ar In reeent reorzanizations ngland suggest the popula school, I have ) United of puplls has ase being (1o 279 pupils. This mher of schools i been 4320 bou schdol o cor L ond d to go 1o hi part of & to t could resul hool oy i ca They permitte of the state and they ure on th Last year we spent in this committee to on our high school operation §7.253,- privation of hizh s 4.00. The total of this cost s start- | tics, and ling but cven ko, it i less per | cducational capita, than is spent i child ondary schools for tuition alone, by | I our people. It is said that | we know when @ congressional approy itution E ded a billion dollar con a1l p gress was criticized t for that, | niddl Speaker Thomas G. Recd then in the 1zland chair, remarikc Yo, but we billion dollar people.” We as 4 peo- ple believe in the people’s college the public tas supported high school. “Notwithstanding the growth numbers and In eaperse practicalls only 507, of our youth who li bic for post elementar today taking advantage of the tunity. We arc still in th taze. so far as our | 1dapt our edu necds of youlh & nand GE our el should be one of cight yea high school course one of four y In fact there is scientific evidener rapidly umulating, to show that oppol private sce- iation n ent depende social lutus, modified ¢ system of competit Ny is @ right constitutional ns provision 1150 cquity of cducational oppo ied b (o therefior led scliool (o P'russin i conti tion schools. Vur r institutio our collrges and es 1y our u crsities follow lish ) But are a hool and det chools are oppor- | 4 plonc capacity to pro ing iional 1 ot of the y We ar ol not sure M sour mentary course and our o1 ods our 1 sehiools are di 1 rican t the educi- Parker \:f)@ @onnecticut COMMENCING WEDNESDAY Fifty Dresses Will Go On SALE At $15.00 Each Values From $25.00 to $35.00 and TWENTY OTHERS AT $7.95 Each Values From $16.75 to $25.00 PARKER & PARKER schools 1 It Ity will pupils |cur ation sharper pulation i 11 is these values whic ming 1o the moderr and it is by then of the «chool nd e 00l iveness \niong these o ¢ irst cance 10 and tional 1 d% 10 defense their deni riion at the s L A T NSO AR TR TRINRY: Porter’s 9 O TH ANNUAL ID-WINTER SALE Continues With Reductions of 10 to 50« Throughout the Store 1// Moire covered able. 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