of Buildings Added to System and De
‘ .
A
0118
dares More Are Needed—Takes Up Quest
. us of Exercise‘and Health—Interesting.
4"
mammal;- radars‘ Chaim
g.
'5" 3:4! ..
To Teach Girls How to Use “Paint”
_ " ec‘icwlng report on the Nor-
.Mv». Meta has been made
,. 3.. ”hula!" superin-
purt o! the schools on half-day se
dons.
3""?! of School Conditions.
I
l
isurvey of condltlélm in all the di
viricts of the cit)’ to‘ncertain
greatest present and Dl'f‘b‘bl“ tutu
hr“! needs of the system. On a
-onl for batten-nan".
The report:
To the Board of Education:
The following report is a
standing items of. progress in ourizg‘eed
school system. together with the its-l _
uul statistical and financial tables. irilnml‘iftrtcn .
‘ The la'ter tire salt-explanatory.“hr."Y c y‘ {rh‘l
but the former should 1)" givcnich‘ism;::p“::ar ‘
eOmc cmphush here. ‘ '
Among the indications of progress
In our school work and school con-
ditions I wish to enumerate the fol-
M \v
this way it mix iiy
{\VllC‘l‘t‘ hiiiwii :
where pupils- from all the schools i-fli'm rinplws'vs for “ f-‘w days.
the city may hold lh-‘ir outdoor
games and contests in lli~: futurt.
of failures of promotion.
7—A large increase in :l.~ iiiitiiber
02 pupils who can be prometrri iii
mid—term. by virtue of good work
and the “nit-annual promotion plrin.’
which scparatcs all Cinss~> l-y liu‘f
months instcad of a full scliuul )csilr.‘
S—A goodly lncrcasc in the ntlm-l
her of teachers seeking to improve
tht-lr usefulness lui prob-“twink
study.
9—Largc growth in. attcndanceot'
pupils in the upper grudt-s and High
they “ill then he available
holists will
Ill" l‘."“' schools.
. \ ll(‘|.’ll
ics \ilicre large future
practically Irrrtaln.
Health lidumnion.
growth
; iir~zilili c-lucution work in the schoo
I:mdcr ”1‘ rev: state law.
. Inhich occupy a, few minutes In one
the Legisldture a hill providing for
permission to place before. the \ot-
era of Norwalk n. prepnsrd bilflll l.“
sue Which would iiiublc lli' district
' to secure 33.10.00“ {0- the L-rcctiun
1" three new school buildings and:
lilullll lvuildvrs,
pleusuru lull
but also to give
phase to thc
1.il ucrk. Tlio'iiglitful teachers hm
in the various school buildings whore}
members of the Board of Educationi
met with the. school patrons ii. th,.,‘L-Lc01ne:s doubly valuable.
various dlStl‘lCZS and 4“ ”WEN“ ”“5 regular
discllfisitl lllf‘i; . . y
overcrOu-hd condition< in mun)’ ofltruinmg '5 extended to all
54;
i.
licalt
~ ‘2 of r-lm .4. e ort is in-
. -r 1 , w...” 332:“: of the Before beginning the agitation for
.J' . ., a ; ..'. .. lv survey of pros. needed Mbbol buildings the school
.— law‘mné -..:‘-. contains some authorities conducted a. very careful
the,
large
statement of a row of the more out- Mp of the city a. colored dot was
showing the street location
the hnmc of,caeh pupil in the
and grades of the en-
complex‘ion of
'br-wcd where the
Another such "tail was dotted for
finch pupil of Jet . " High grade. In
“confined
x -‘.;-\iilnl he Diner-d f0
lowing: ’ , , ,
. .. rc-li-‘vc prt r' " H'n'lllloni. 1w
i——-Thrcn linvv sclionl buildings. “Ham": Hm :1" ~.'li m. the mg“ m
and one addition. giving thirty-two SOt‘ti‘nnx‘ “I. in“ II”. mu... u purioq uf‘
.ndditional chiss rooms. and two L‘Ulll-‘tho lilri ,u‘ 3, as. the trend of .x.
mciilious au‘ditoritims. pnpsir-n i= “m, 0103”}. indicatedsol
‘—.“‘ stunt-«1 Eur-it} of out“ school Ithut H“ [it'lll'l of llducntlon now
conditions rind limited uccommoda- has "t“"' a clcnr vicw of thc prob-l
tions. and a char outline of ”rpsm‘tl'thlt‘ 11”“... tor ”1.7. up“ tcn VQnrsl
and future nerds along tin: Hit" of in I. tu
buildings and :Il‘ollllii\'. .L Th“ 'Iu‘l." \ ...>t ”m cm, not a
3—Thc purclinsv; of it suitztblcmwmn'. 5mm. the maps were donut:
strip of ground tor an athletic field, {ed ”V?” ”w timc of a couple of
Sluil<
flui- sui'wys have. cost man} cities of
our >ire .ili tht- way from five thou-
(IT—r218 "';:’*";"hn“‘"" 10:)“ Sirlhjisund in t‘ai‘rl-cii tlinil‘and dollars;
Li In» .‘s‘ :11 lirstlrn-i it‘ ti. ll “3M“
Inc-nth] ”."d “mick“! "f ”H ' “m"n‘l l‘i'wm :ln- information thus provid-
"if? pupils. ‘ , .d our buildings committee can*
o—Lonsldcrublc ”xh’mm“ m ”Willi-lg» quitv acouratcly where sites,
work of health. education, Lind then-m, mm“, “mmn,” an. mo,“ nced-
propcr "3"“"3' cue a.“ "'mrhh' Vi‘t] and. l' uiircliusml from thf‘ bond
”lent of the lfmly' ‘lx‘llt‘ which is in in) voted on nrxt
6—)lnrkcd iniprovcisi-nt .ii rezii- “cm,“ r. “10h “”8 ““1 not (.05.
larity of attendance and z. fr-Ilii’li‘tll ”mm. M) much as when the city.
”gm-5 in lived them and. besides!
and
not have to be bought
and removed to make provision for
This is a form of thrift now prac-
hy many forward-looking cit-
Siiicc the inauguration of re;iilar
m irked
this routine and servo. not only as
ordinat-
Prof—tram and as a stimulant. to men-
.Iuyn it as much as do the pupils. ll-
pupils
:roni the kindcrgurttn to thc .lunior
:—
5—.
re ’
opines.
lS‘
Miss Mabel Roadie, policewomnn'of York: Pa.
"siting "chum schools" for 'tcrn-sgr girls.
the girl how to use rough the: lipstick and the
to have her detvrutc herself like an
T {Mm- 'stul-
"ll l5 better to ~how
eye-brow pcnm ”1,".
lndian on the werpsth," slici
sons put their children back, con
ls
h determination to mold
pllcd dift'iciilli‘s l-y
sclmol.
Of course. l"§lllliialf‘
absence come to must all l‘lllldi"‘.l
but with the iiicrruscd lieultli knnul
their multi
t‘Si‘il‘llll frcn
a l 8
y
' Jill‘t S
e
h
gest their work, multiply thclr daily
tasks. put llhnl ill5 a disavhnniam-
U.
the daily :ittt-iidaiic‘c fii all ili-- crude!
schools, prcpai‘is annual allt‘lltliinl‘t‘
grafs which Show monthly tho tund-
cncy of the line of constancy iii zit-i
\—_
lili“
on. and
thisw s are meeting
inn-uh; for passing
. wit hc‘r classn . rs lreil "5- . ‘e .' ‘. . .r . ‘
schools. . . i-rcj—‘rls-s has lit‘tfl made in the use 0! ‘0 h_ t_ I? ‘ 1”; f“ " k“! m ‘lH‘lm. mlml 1‘ Ire RCLU-Ilns ‘1‘
New Buildings. .3 large mm... of htalth echiseg " umgcnrn 8'“ "”4 3 i“ l“ -" (“ill or indiiidiml promotion.
Two years ago you pramchtflj 1.. ' distaste for the daily tasks and n
school I} sivni
than the
l
proxisioti for stimulutin
l
clsisscs.
l‘ndr‘r the plan
l (-
c lam.
[Cili‘hl‘r.
Vpremnt bc yrornofcd to lh
intervening work. in this way som
lcndancr. as coninzircil wi'li lll'.‘ cm!" pupils are cnnhlcd to complcto the
A lzrger percentage of the ‘v‘irlous
T“'J‘llr°.
(«'l in-
Perhaps no other feature of our
is more worth while
lvi'ii’lit pupils to iorgc :ihcud of their
of semi-
mav work ahead of his
one “lime and finally bring up all
{new development of ell.
lectures .
They should be selected for in-
spiration to thought and ambition
rsther than entertslnmeut sud
should be followed up by such cures
ful examinations as will show clear:
ty who are able to tollow'sud util-
ize the thoughts and suggestions of-
fered. \Vlth the increasing attrac-
tiveness of teaching sud larger num-
bers of applicants. it should not be
:udlcleut for 3 teacher to be capsble
of securing s certificate to teach.
He should be expected to be a
source of inspiration t6 his pupils
which will lead them constsntly to
greater snort in their .wdrk and
larger ambition for usefulness. “’e
must not lose sight of the fact that
the pupil's outlook on life sad the
world in which he is to play his
part depends very flatly on the
spirit and efficiency of his teachers.
It requires I. mother to make I
good home in which to rear chil-
dren. Likewise. it requires I teach-
cr to make a school. worthy to be a
trslnlng place of cllldren.
I Under the direction of Mr. Green
lwe.a.re building up pedagogical li-
'brarics in all of the grade. schools.
The books which are added from
time to time are of a. nature to be
suggestive and helpful to teachers.
I: is the plan to have them read.
and then discussed chapter by chap-
ter by the touchers.
Growth in l'pper Gram:
One of the more conspicuous fea-
‘ tures of our present congested con-
dition in the schools is the unusually
large number of pupils in the high-
er grades. Uur Senior high sqhool
enrolls an unusually large number
of pupils in grades ten, eleven and
twelve as compared willf our kin-
dergarten and primsry‘grsdes.
This large comparative enrollment
in the Senior high school holds. in
spite of the fact that wages and
1working; conditions. are unusuail.‘
good in both ends of flu! city. Any
pupil who has become fourteen
years of age and has finished the
seventh grade may encure good
wagcs in a pleasant plum. to work.
Were it not. for these attractions
our Senior high building would
barely furnish standing l'b'nl for the
larger classes who would be com-
ing up.
Likewise our Junior in;
are large in comparison
l .
ter- the
schools
with the
entire grade school «in-ollment.
These conditions may come from
either or both of two conditions.
Either the conviction is growing
upon our citizens that high school
education is of vital importance in
preparation for useful living. or our
economic life in the present decadc.
is not supplying the clen- ntary
schools with the usual numlwr of
:entrants.
lion-ever. our present very large
Enrollment in the three Junior high
Nicole indicates thst the S-nior
llll'h school. during the years ‘inlll
3 'hY'vr building can be secured.
“'i” is greatly taxed, to accommo-
""1." ' " H l‘ - z " . ‘ . ' ..
. make an important 3.1.1,..9” m ”HM i‘lixvtys I;1O‘i‘lssru‘athgyi‘cflmivgf 15:3 edge of our pupils and ”1,, “Wong": innual pitmotionil. 'lll‘ classes are dab. ‘4. 13,3". classes.
3’ ‘ “Washington school. The iv-rc-d of_ 1‘ :1 :1“. 0' dv I‘l’m' recitation j, 0 co-oeratiai 0.‘ parunts mill lc'nt‘hors, I only a half a yvur apart. I‘lio pupil . “F as. today facing the altrr'iaa
p- such additional school 1.1mm. nus-“"211, :Avftjefied ”Nuns ‘ this difficuhy is lll‘lllf; Uihriftllfly‘ to} \\l|(l jq sin)“: and ulnbilious need the of hilt-day sessions in this
kept before. our pun-mi.» throughl‘“"w'h":=1 bitch “If“ is sv-inpa'hvtic a large .lcgru'. lnm r, mm“ “m, a class of nverngc Ichzonl- ‘Whexti the enrollmlent l a;
a mu twentvmvo- >""‘l.’ll Licctin '5! ‘ - ' ' ‘ ' .\ r. (‘ - -._. . .P- "' ‘is‘ . r' ' ’ ~ r i ‘ " - gro ' 3 7‘ ‘0“: 39”“ “”7“ "'
0 ~ I 5’ :illy supri‘vised h). a icaclier who (-11- l 'lL n is it (Plhb t n, i til) (in I .ibllll} but in (OODirlllnh with lll‘
(twice ”I“ ‘lpucity of the bulldli.:l
there will pt. but one move poesll ”ie
for immediate results. to greatly
increase the Senior faculty and have
forenoon session for half of tin.-
L‘
0
. r the schools which t'tiillfl he rriiitdicd l r ”1., gm)». niuntli U, ‘lic ., _ , . . . ‘ pupils and Enl‘rhoon for the rest.
' , .. -~ . . - . -- ' - = i rHinls tli‘lilt‘lliill) M l10nl cou..~n in half a
F only 10‘ ”11‘ . rc- tin“ of ill “I build- ‘ 11‘5“ =‘l100i5-_ Jhc work Of {he year. t ’01“. or mun a “'hOl" u-ar 10‘s “mo. Tests and Mumm. Ls
lags. so lucril'lb' as 7.. t. 11.3“ :3... (011- l hI'aith Lduoation director. conJointl) Many toachn‘rs :iro likcwisn luv. 1..) than would lie requlrc‘d undcr the; ‘ “c bellfvolwo are greatly niilvd
tested districtc. ,“Jh that 01 the SChOOl nurse, brings in; grat‘s of their 0“.“ indi‘ldufll i 1mm of annual promotion , in the effective-neg of our school
~ A3 a result“ m. 1.0“; mm “'ang— ; all children into daily healthful cx- , ‘ '
c-rvhcs which gin; un understandin
and an intellisuit application of th
proved by :i large majority of (110:0,
voting on lilt.’ prOllOSlllUll.
The Board of lldiicntiozi.
junction u itli ‘h'
in con-
.'\i:i\'t-r and a com-
mitlcc from tli~ Common Councilwuiid the care of their bodies.
proceedtd to sch-ti architects undltiiey not only lcarr. meg..-
let (‘ORU‘HCH 1'08” the buildings “‘hCih l but put them into immediate prac
t
child rcii
. .
"'9 now completed. 41“ honor ‘0 the i lice in pleasurable aclliilles. which l 3"." flair‘th'“: ‘i‘flmrcx vi‘ .lli'f ”up”?
district 3"" a ”“3: "‘5'? ‘0 ”‘9 PH?" ' rclicve and stimulate other. school l l ,‘m isomf‘ ‘. 3"“? n5 " {nutmht‘
;‘ Thes' buildings consist of Ul‘iiattlilties and ilC\clup useful life ) .ind yearl} ““1350 “th'n‘i‘mu' 0'
.... Roger Ludlmv Junior High, located 5 habits. her room. ‘
in East Norxvalk. relieving theI Tm," Um). leirncd but usually ll IS only reasonable ”lil' Thr
. Franklin building 0“ a I'd-"8‘3 5’70“" failed to practice. the rulcs of by
E”.
at seventh. eighth and ninth grade gienc. Now they learn to live up 2:111! thiciiiibli-Tfft l‘hvrmzléscgzis In;
5." pupils who “on: mtrndlng therf- to this most llSL‘lul knowledge or ‘0“_ i u :fihn'l -..--. ”m”, I ‘.
g the Marvin building (if ntill‘l)’ llflyilito and licalth. happiness and 1150- ~ 5 n it: "1 ’k I“ '7 ' ' 5 1‘
seventh grtiilr' pupils who were oc'lrllllll‘SS flan llil\t." ii l.tc l'l‘l‘tllllidil)‘ '.’l:
3. .. .- , , . . th ms.
E cupying a. :0?ml‘.‘hl€h‘f‘°{3 “caged “trough the activities 1111‘ school‘ :V‘xfhlo ,"1 and 1th“ _ ‘1.” 1. 1‘
hr. the constant} gtouni, num .cr nurse, in co-opuration with the ‘ i ' .A' , ' . " " .
- of grade school pupils of the Third _ . added co-op--ruLi0ii u. l‘.irt‘lll> .llltl
'1 (“Ill 3 d the Center school of a Home ‘md SChOOI League, the \ar- teachers to keep t‘n cl-ildr ‘ll in
{61‘ n ' ious schools are furnishing the best " " ‘. "
fieonadcrablc number of Junior High regular attendance, coupled with
1'1 . Dub"! who “Tm attending a: that of milk, and at bare cost. in the mus
overcrovdcd building.
\Also, the C‘r'ntor Junior High. lo-
‘Cat‘éd on the old t'lntci' sight in
Norwalk. which now houses the
more than three hundred Junior
{ugh pupils u ho formrrly occupied
half of the (”enter building. one room
of-the JCfft'l'.‘OTl {Hid two rooms of
the Over Tiivcr minding.
luv! the need of h--i~lt.hiul
iiient within the long
may have its bcnctits.
dreds of children are
{ON—nouns
, ll 0 “'
l
already uscc great beneltt in it.
late undur \vciglit urgml
old llnl‘.‘ instruct ion in hygiene. Then
learned the laws of health
Now
things,
sanitary way. so that all pupils who
nourish-
.uuiiy hull-l
making
use of this opportunity and teachers
ES-
pt ciully arc purcnt: ut (‘hlldl‘l n who
to procure»
S .‘
e
dré'n to help the line of uttriidznim
t
the liraith education in the sclicoh
land the “'uLclitnl (“ll'- ilw f‘ll}
Ilmird oi Ho :iltli, will lll'llll; (mutant
(‘1
and thc; coinliiuiiity.
Tlic Athletic l'icld.
The Board took \iisc
,iii the purchase of :
[(ll lili‘ ind of lil‘ih’lll
llivt r cur lllli‘
. . . . tor llr' ;. ”1* .1!“ i' the
r. This now Pliublrgs th< board. for’”“3 “‘HC‘J nourishment ‘0'. we"!el-lio(.lLl.-iiltli~i-' :nd H 'll\
‘ he first time sincc the Junior High Chlldrcn- This DMCUQC costs the' Hm. “0f, 1 ‘5 “ 'L ‘ '
. ' u it .
- " establishcd. i.» Lonii‘urtablv schools nothing :U’lCQ lllf‘ iilt‘illbi'TSl .‘. .
é . . . ~ . ll‘iu building is lucuted on the up—
till. _ - - of the Help“ and hello -l L- l'.‘.‘ .
,‘honse all of the Center rll<1rl(l pu t tagl per end m ”m tract leaving :1 rm.“
pm in their home building.
’, .The new Broad River school gives IrOm 111': lll'ilL'YlLt‘. 'i'lic icacliers in
_‘h ideal school home to the pupilsz the \lll’iIJUS schools r:ccii'v the pen-
cf’thal. district which has for yciirsl‘mcs i‘i‘uiii [Tic Clllull'il .‘ili'l supply
been too much congestcd uiid basin»: tickets which ”in children ex-
m to send some of its children to change tor ling lioulcs of milk that
hé Jefferson and the Over River are left at the buildings. catch morn-
bindings. ' lug,
H‘Ihe four-room addition to tiic' Regularity in Attendance.
iéflhington building not only 1'9- Tll'; schools art: conblunily urging
es the crow-dad condition within
thu importance of regularin in at~
W district. butdenablcs u? do ’e'ltcndance at school. All observing
e very a ,u congcs c con-gma .1 ‘r 1 . . ..
n in the Lincoln group of build-; k A 5. la\e .11“ .133 known that
, most discoumgcmeuts among pupils.
_. . _ . .. ‘ l.u>‘s oi' inlcRSt in school work and
“W
7th. entire systciii except in the??? nun to iri'tgularity in attendance.
High “how, for which there’ this usually comes treat the occa-
not enough moncy for the pro- clonal enforced missing 01 school
‘ddldon. because of colds or other cases of
relic! to the various grade indisposition which suggest. the
'II of the ci'y was imperative keeping of the pupil out of school
scams just, in time to prevent foratimc. Many parents little real-
"Infortunatc necessity of putting ize that. these OCCRFlUllzil infesml les-
,ierfine Quality ~ ’
»
i
I
i . . .
TBA. i' “W" .- am
a cup reveals its 0 island-
. . , ”Pit. Its rich flavor will
:Cpmmmuo, 71:7 i3. 90.55327.-
gim‘
plants
er.
1
meet any ixpl lite \i liicli may occur
l
l
.ungnlar .spzicc about live acres. and
nearly icitl. iu!‘ the “EV of all
schools of the city. where thcir out—
idom- sports. games and contests
may be carried on without constant
expense to the district or annoyance
to neighbors. This iicld will doubt-
devclopmcnt and pleasure
youth or the city
future lite.
Its location so near the car line
and easily accessible by hard sur-
fucecd roads, makes its position all
that. could be desired, while its sur-
face and rectangular {orin adopt it
ideally to all uses of such a field.
In the tnsement of the new build:
in; there are shower baths, lockers
and all modern conveniences.
\Vhen placed in readiness for use.
the lield will easily accommodate all
such healthful and ~ stimulating
youthful exercises as baseball. track
,work. football. tennis, croquet etc.
i In the future a movement should
.be placed on foot for securing a
similar field in the opposite side of
i the city to avoid the longer trips of
pupils in South and East Norwalk.
Such grounds properly located. will
quite surely increase in value during
the next ten years and thus become
harder to get and more valuable to
hold.
A forward-looking citizen asks
"Why not reclaim an athletic field
from the marshes in, the vicinity of
the Country Club? Such a. sugges-
tion may be found thoroughly worth
while:
Ina-eased Promotion.
Only a casual study of the work
of the schools shows that a con-
10
throughout its
. room attendance and are thus stimu-
.l:i.tcd to constant activity in Ct)-0pn‘l‘~
sting With the purciiis of their cliil-:
abmu that oi lhi, pr-‘uous your. l'i r-
llilpb no Olh'T >Lliool Itcll‘lly tclida
more to show tlic teacher's real emi-z
school cannot teach the pupil \xhu is
l)‘ inch-using lvv lit-i-I: in lll‘ «'liilvln i:'
less be put into shape this spring‘
‘und will prove a sourcc of hC'Jllll.‘
111i):
1 It is always strange to relate. bu
pr-rrnmlv reasonable. that nearly al
‘spccially promoted pupils malt
[rt-”Oil. 'l‘hv pupil who has the en
if.
vlnclinml to liclim e.
’j for (‘llll'il‘i’l’l ll\'
gmpnvi'y for Hi‘t'Oll‘ipllhlll’llllli.
lc~s _i.:i\mi .1 int ('l
up
1 llCOUl‘ilCEllthl.
:rrgy .llld pluck to attempt a heavy
:lmld is most likely to succv-cd wiihl
ln incl. children are tar morel
vr‘ipublt' of good work than we are
Like grnwn-ups
up to half their:
A inurkui .xninplc of what ninyl
work by I. series of tests and mea-
surements, both mt‘mu and phisi-
cal. The mental teeu began with
us four years ago and hav. been
quietly but systematically (art-ind on
since. Several good ether: rcgull.
from mental or intellectnu “-5".
All such tests are so arrang as to
give all pupils of a. given in In
cqual opportunity It the scar...
The identical tests lime ten
given before to thousands of \ii-
dren of like age. both in and on \f
public schools.
1
t i
l
l
e
a
l
i
I
l
Huc- .tcc‘iinplislivd with children of;
.. . 1“ l " '
:iverag. ability. whrn specially cn-g of til-it’emte'sltjsahatt'i: fisdtgzrglilbow
i'ollf‘flJVIl. occurred in one of curl general averages for the various
su‘uinl ,Lidilr-s rnutvis this '71”? use: from the answers "Han and
Nth->1“ '. 'l‘lv : ‘3 ~ '* ' b
”M I: a“: -.:.’ild:;i:h-Jd “MY” these are our guides. We cive the
.Mzrful \ Sli. lwi'slilpl .‘th‘; “itl‘llg‘: idenum“ test “1111‘ like cond‘uon. “
i \\ L‘l‘l‘ more cvcnll’ divided. She ‘0 time. “limit the paper. ‘re crad-
'llUlth’ of the possibility of work-
llig: '
.‘l
bl‘t‘i‘lully strong I} pupils.
:4
.riilt.
I
01' s:
ltd. stood among the best. second
{grade pupils of the entire city. l‘su-
:illvit doesn't harm children to lead
. them into eil'orts whi
oil of their mental machinery. And
incidentally. let me remark. such ef-
fort doesn't harm the average
‘ tcachv-r and the accomp‘lishiiieut
llllf: licr
\vurlil.
own usefulness to the
Teacher improvement
Probably at. no former time have
so many of our teachers been an
dt-avorlng to improve their qualifi-
cations for usei'iilncss'thun at pres-
rnt. Quite a number are now visit-
ing Columbia. and other institutions
for regular Saturday or late after-
noon classes. .Others are doing cor-V
rcspondencc work under institu-
tional guidance. Many are follow-
ing cuiefully selected courses of
reading and study which have large
pcdngoglcal content.
We have a few teachers, however.
who seem to have gotten their full
growth. > Such a teacher may have
a. fairly good natural ability. but if
her dominating interests are outside
of the school. lier' usefulness, is
greatly impaired. Such teachers
should not be judged harshly. A
temporary lack of health and vigor
may be a serious handicap and in-
Jure the work of any teacher for a
time. But where reasonable time
shows a. continuous luck of eflec-
ttveness in the school work, it is the
policy of the schools to talk seri-
cusly with such a. teacher about the
wisdom of changing vocation.
I believe it would be I. good pol-
icy for the Board of Education to
provide a. stated course of lectures,
annually. -free to all your' teac. hers.
.i\\' of the stronger )2 pupils
Il:‘4I ll!" .\ win-<5, but there were no
The re-
"Uh-l .- oi thr-ii‘ work wore niun‘eloum
ly clan: and none of them very high.
! llowcvct'. she spotted a. half dozen
precmiuoti ' “ho xii-re physically fit for a spurt
i ti'm t of lill’lil :iiial l:tll\rd llicin into a desire to try
iii‘ lourse she had to do some
new . c\tr:i. v~i:'-o:'-scllool-houri work. but
M31100] .ill ciildjcd the chase and as a re-
half semester's effort. her
‘llalt dozen pupils, specially promot-
ch rub the rustl
gives her Inui‘c reason for apprecil-l
ed and our averages reached. we
compare results with the norm. and
find just how our pupils stand in
of other children of like age. The
results are stimulating to both pu-
pils and teachers. If we find our
pupils ahead of the general averages
we are pleased and the children are
encouraged. lf-we find our aver-
ages falling below the normal. we
immediately get busy and enjoy the
chase until we have reached the de-
sired goal. Such exercises add real
spirit to school work. bring a. bet-
ter knowledge of the school life in
tether cities and do much to tit pu-
lpils for the contests and pleasure-
liiients which are inevitable in real
life.
Health Education
In our health education work and
p in that of the school nurse we have
regular physical weights and mea-
surements of the pupils which tell
us who are under height and
Welsh! an'd who ever.
These facts are used to the
vantage of pupils in many
Often the child's weight. when
compared with the chart showing
the normal weight. of healthy chil-
dren of his age. indicates something
wrong in his physical condition
which may be preventing him from
getting on Well with his school work.
It is one of the duties or the
school nurse to call attention of
parents to all children who seem to
be working at a disadvantage be-‘
cause of remedial physical disabili-
ty of any nature. We trust that all
parents receiving such notices will
take the information thoughtfully.
Of course the nurse may be mile
in her disgnosls of your child's cou-
dltion but with her wide experience
themwerdges are in hvor of her
judgment. So at least“ will do no
hum to think it over fairly sud if
in doubt consult. a. physician. Be-
member that may children qr. not
developing well either physiefiliy or
mentally because of luck of good
health. In all such one. it is help-
ful to get the best possible ddvice u
torlght WM: 02 the case to
Lsecure mm‘nm to health. 3
.‘We should“ bear“ in mind thlt
every day lost by the child top!!!-
ad-
cases.
stantly increasing number of pupils
are cmhie of making their grades.
Such lectures should mobility be
slant-pedagogical. current _ events
\
comparison with the averages 01».
mined from the work of thousands‘
.W all Street
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
NOI'Walk, (on
Japanese Robes
Hand Crocheted
Robes
K
lace -
Baby Buntings
Comb and Brush
decorated
Rubber Panties
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ClllCAuU, 111:». Sta-Skeletons of
North .Unerican mastodons. llamas
as big as camels. saber-tooth tigers.
mammoth bears. wolves and species
of the northern 'horse family have
been unearthed in Central America
among fossilized remains of the
South American glypfodons and
huge ground sloihs. C. Davies. di-
rector of the Field Museum. has an-
nouneed here.
The discoveries wer.
Captain Marshall Field ivDedlllon.
led by Profemr Elmcr S. RlsgS.
and they lead the for-Al experts to
visualize an inter-continental battle-
field of millions of years ago. where
opposing migrations of mammoth
animals from North and South Am-
crica fought and exterminatcd one
another. The scene 0'. the visualiz-
made by a
less made up at the expense of his
vital powers.
It pays to use every precaution to
keep conditions for dvvelopment as
constant as pessible.
DRIVER CARRIED
A LOADED GUN
“'ESTPORT. Feb. :4.-—Scr¢€s.nt
Walter Lynubdn of the State police
barracks, Saturday, zlrrcstcd Nicho-
las Buttistn of 20 Sherman street.
erlosding a. truck and with carrying
a “concealed weapon. Bonds were
tixed at 8200. Battista to be arraign-
td in town court Thursday morn-
ing. ‘
The officer stopped the truck as it
was passing through town because
of its loaded condition. llattista
was carrying a full loaded .32 auto-
matic revolver in his pocket.
Prov“!
(Exclmng. l
Photographer: "Here's )(mr =on's
portrait."
Customer: "It looks like him."
Photographer: "He said that you
(1 promised to pay for it."
Customer: “it is him."
Flt That Shows
‘ Soon Disappears
l
stays v e needed is
burden
tivlly. t urb upon piuasure. You
can rciv-vvo the fat where it shows
by taking w‘tcr each meal and at
bedtime. 01- )larmolu Prescription
Tablet. T.tsc little tablets are as
pleasant. and effective as the famous
prescription rom whlch they take
their name. Buy and try a. box to—
day. All (in ‘glsts the world over
sell them. at i c dollar for a box. or
you can order hem direct from the
)iarinola Co.. ( neral Motors Bldg”
Detroit. Mich. \You can thus an."
g‘oodobye to di ing. exercise and
fat—(\dv. '
re it is not
n. ,U,
w."
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as.
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Send for Camogue 42.
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BUY,
HERE‘S ‘
PIES
Hand-made Dresses
Carriage Clamps and Straps,
daintily made of ribbon and
Gertrudes and Nighties
UN—EA—Rl'li SKEIEI'ONS 0F SABER
TOOTHED 'llGl-ZRS AND LLAMASl
Long island city. on charges of ov-‘
Prc--§\inent fat which comes and,
a .
carry. a hindrance to ac-.
Visit; Our Baby Diepalrt$nt
We have many attractive things for the baby, such as:
Crepe de Chine Shoes.
cmbmidered
aby Bess Silk and Wool
Carriage B
Hose
Sets, hand
k
1
ed pre-historic clash when the.
world was young was given by Pro- .
lessor Riggs as the aniju. \allcyl
near Tupica in the Bolivian pro-
vince of Tsriha.
The expedition‘s discovery .is the
climsx of three years' work in 80-,
livia and Argentina. Professor
Riggs' theory is that in the age un-
der investigation Patagonia in the
Argentina. was all that there was of
South America. and the two contln-.
ems. North and South America. l
were separated. During this period .
s Patagonian plant and animal life'
developed. Later an uprising of,
land bridged the gap and huge ani-'
main or the two continents met and
fought. Professor Riggs is now on
his way to Chicago for a rcst. dur-
ing which he will arrange the fossils .
he has sent to the Museum.
Danger of Sonic'ung
A minister down South met onei
of his fleck in an inebriatcd com.
ditiou. i
"Why, Calhount“ he said reproach-i
fully. .
"Well—hic—pawson," said Cal-
houn. "All done been s'llciuu' fo' dc.
church organ. and everywhere Ah‘
\isited dey done fetch out dc hoocli. '
"'But, Calhoun." said the minister.
"surely in all this large and flourish-
ing town of Nola Cliucky there are;
a. few total abet—miners?" ;
"Ins. ssh." said Calhoun. "sholyq
ear: but All done s'licited all dcni‘
folks by mull."
sad News for Pat.
Mike was working diligently in his
potato patch when he saw the post-
man coming up the road, bringing a
blackedged envelope.
Mike became uneasy. and showed!
ll. 3
"Hope it's not bad news." said the:
postman. '
"it is that." said Mike, looking at:
the address. "It‘s upset I an: enioirc-?
ly. My brother Pat's dead. 1 can?
;icll by his handwritingi”
“I went into a. New England do.
partmcnt store one day and said to!
the clerk behind the book counter; .
" 'Iaet me have the knew of!
Charles Lamb. please.’
“ 'l'ost olflcc right across the street.
.\Ir. Ldrub.’ said the clerk with a po- .
lite brisk smile."
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Silk Bonnets
Kenwood Crib Blankets
Quilted Crib Pads
Hand Decorated Rattles
Hemmed Diapers. till sizes
Vania Vests, Bands. Binders,
Gertrudes and Knities
N
haul
Ill. (illllvilu'sky
87 No. Max: S: p};
01!
(his Ranges
Three BETH-TE cl Baking
$16.00
ALEXANDER'S
Gin-l \\ M l ’ifllillln
50 80. Mai; St. 50.8..
THE NEW
OLDS‘IOBILE SIX
. Fisher Built Coach
51,1“.00 Delivered
Bigger. Roommr. More
The (cacti Illa: (milk .
L‘ummnuin
AARON KOHN
South Norwaik
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