Putnam patriot., 1909-08-27
Meeting to Discuss the Location
 of Trade Schools.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC ASSEMBLY,.

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 ment of two Trade Schools, as an ex- pertinent, which were to Dc located hy
 the Board ef Edaeation,whe,e. tn it's judgment, would be the best places to
 carry out the project most successfully, 1 the citizens of Putnam awoke to the
 importance of the movement. The 1 officers of the Business Mems Associa-
 tion ever on the watch for their city,s
 interests, and the Board of Education,
 alive 10 whatever was to advance the
 cause of education, put themselves in communication with the State Board
 of Education to learn what would be
 the conditions required to entitle Put nam to have one of the schools. An i swer came that committee of the Board would meet the citizens of Put
 nam and present the matter 10 them
 in detail, and learn what their views
 and feelings were in regard 10 1t.
 Last Friday afternoon was appointed
 for the meeting, to be held in Odd Eel lows Hall. The committee consisted
 of Secretary Hine, of the State iBoard 1 of Education-who has done much to
 improve the school system Of the State 1 and no doubt Is the author of the move 1 ment to have Trade Schools establish
 ed in Connecticut-and William H. 1 Palmer, of Norwich, bright, alert gentleman. They came here in an au
 tomobiie about one o'clock.
 President Wheaton and other officers
 of the Business Mems Association, and l a delegation of the Town School Board
 met the committee, and invited them to dinner at the Putnam Inn. After dinner the committee was in-
 vited to an automobile tour through | the adjacent towns, and view our beau | tiful surroundings. There were four
 automobiles provided, which took the following party on the trip: MT. G. A. | Hammond's automobile, containing Secretary Hine, Admiral Goodrich, Mir. Wheaton, MT. Edmond MT. Potter
 and MT. Hammond.
 In pr. Kent's auto were with him Messrs. Palmer German and Williams. In k. NJ. Arnold's auto were with him Messrs. Johnson and Dady.
 In MT. Ratierty's auto were with
 him Messrs. Fuller, Kelley, Bates and | Macdonald.
 The notable event Of the tour was an invitation from MT. N. B. Ream, to l.,
 an inspection of the spacious mansion
 and beautiful grounds, the party had
 pleasant social hour in which Admi- raj Goodrich and MT. Ream exchanged
 incidents of their past life, which were
 Of absorbing interest, and obliterated all
 thoughts of the appointed meeting. MT. Wheaton informed MT. Ream of the mission of the party and what was to follow at Putnam. This elicited from MT. Ream some encouraging re-
 marks for the claims of Putnam saying
 there were many reasons whyfa Trade School should be located in Putnam, detailing it's advantages, adding that all the surrounding towns were inter- ested in having trade school there. At length the party turned their course homeward, and on arriving at the hall found waiting multitude glad
 to see them.
 In short order the meeting was or ganized, President Wheaton, of the Business Mems Association, explain ing the object of the meeting, then call- ing first on Secretary Hine to speak, then, in succession, the list of others mentioned below.
 Without prelimary remarks Seercta- " Hine made the following statement: SECRETARY HINE. Secretary Hine, in part, said he was pleased to meet such a gathering of re- presentatise citizens. He was particu- lariy interested in this phase of educa- tion-to give to each pupil not only the
 rudimenis of a common school educa- ton but also something that would be useful to him. to make him q good liv- ing and make him a good citizen. The Legislature has passed law the
 part of which applies 10 the location of the schools he would indicate. There are to be established two schools in towns best suited for such schools.
 There will be day and evening ses- sions, and probably summer sessions in vacation time. The schools will be open to ali lover fl years, and during regular vacation period to those less than fl.
 Schools to be established are to be To- cafed in towns best adapted 10 their needs, and it is therefore the duty of the State Board of Education to deter mine what towns are best adapted to the needs Of such a school.
 Another condition in establishing these schools Is, that when established they become part of the public school sysIem-open to every child, not only in the town where the school is located but in any other town. You can see that the school is to be established iof
 4 pafaicuEar kind of work The school
 must teach a trade. Just whai trades
 are lo be taught we are unable 10 say at
 present.
 In tefeFminfing the best location
 for such school we sDust consider two
 things. First, the adv yantages of par tieu8af location, and. second, what the i locality itself k pfefsafesi 10 do to sup