Putnam patriot., 1909-08-20
Business Meas Associatien---Qua arteriy
 Meeting.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Putnam Business Mems Association was held in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening. The weather WAS stormy and only twenty five turned out. President Wheaton called the meeting to order. After the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting the President said he had a communication from the local temperance society, in which were brought up two things asking the co- operation ef the Association, First. the decoration of the city for the forth- coming State convention, and, second. ly, the furnishing by the Association of some suitable souvenir to give to the delegates, so that In this way they may advertise the city. The President said itwas a good thing and favored IL. The executive committee was appointed N special committee to take charge of the matter.
 IL was voted to accept the invitation of the temperance society to be present at their rally and ball.
 The President then spoke of attend. ing the outing of the State Association, la company with Mr.G. A. Hammond, al Savin Rock. X good feeling prevail ed, he said, and the State Association was doing good work.
 He spoke of Inc suggestion ot some one, al the last meeting, that the mot to of the Association he "pig Tor Put namna He requested any one present who was digging fer Putnam te rise. No one arose and the President sat down
 Representative Joseph Mckachnie then spoke on the subject Of Trade $, heols, saying, in part:
 Connecticut, while conservative in many things had an ambition to lead in the matter of trade schools. Our Legislature has made an appropriation for establishing two such schools. It is the only State to take the matter up in this form to become eventually n part of the school system of the State. He and Representative Dady had been approached and asked If one of the schools could not be secured for Put. nam. He felt very faint hearted as he realized that Putnam did not have just the right location, perhaps; or what is termed political pull.s But after talking with the Secretary Of the State
 Board of Education, MT. Hine, he felt encouraged, and SO endeavored to put
 Putnam before the Secretary in it's bes, light. MT. Hines opinion has great | weight with the Board and if heishould say one of the schools should be loea-
 ted here, il would probably be done. l He told Mir. Hne of Putnam and its environments, and said be thought there would be pupils enough desirous i to attend to warrant establishing one of the trade schools here. But there k
 great deal of strife for the schools. 1 Bridgeport wants 1t, the theneys of l South Manchester want 1t, New Bri- 1 tain wants 1t. New Britain had large
 and enthusiastic meeting, and were ready to to almost anything To get 1t. The Gheneys would spend great deal of money to get; they would get il If
 money could do il. He thought he i'm.
 pressed the Secretary very favofably in regard to Putnam. Have got the State | Board interested to the extent Of send | L.t.s sts
 on which to work and draw eonclu- sions. The rest remains with you. Not that he could say that We could get II l here, he was afraid he couldn't: but 1t | looks much more favorable than it did at first. Still, the two schools are
 bull an experiment, and if Il proves 4 success, more schools will be granted , so that fl Putnam falls in getting one 1 this year, lt may get one two years l hence. The committee from the State
 Board are to be here on Friday, and if
 we have strong desire of getting the 1 school located here we must meet the committee with a hopeful face. The
 Board is in the right kind of humof |
 to give Putnam school. He thought
 Representative Dady and himself had done their whole duty in bringing the State Board committee and the citizens 1 of Putnam together. They were ready, therefore, to leave il with the citizens to say whether they wanted 1t or not.
 He did not think the financial prospect
 was paramount with the Board. All things being equal they could estab-
 fish school here without any great as- sistance from the town.
 The speaker then read the law re- garding Trade Schools.
 Ex-Senator Potter then said few words relative to the work he had been
 doing here. He thought If the people
 of Putnam would put forth an earnest i plea it would have great weight. The
 amount Of money should not prevail l if you can show that you have pupils enough for such school, and should ! put forth plea that such a school was
 needed in this section. This Senatorial
 district has mol received any favor-
 from the State; perhaps because they have not been sought hard enough. If
 you all pull together for Putnam your
 effort will have ils effect. If you don't
 get the school this lime you will be
 in line for next time. lie had moi look.
 ed over the reports Of his helpers in the
 eits. bat from their statements he be.