Putnam patriot., 1910-04-22
Address on state Trade School.

The Milllmanlic Board of Trade held meeting last week and had among It's guests, Dr. Clarence IL. Noolsey, rfln- eipai of the new State Trade school at New Britain, and Walter l.. Clark, Governor of Alaska. whose home k in Chaplin, and Secretary C. D. Hine oi the State Board af Education. The TWO former made addresses, and the latter spoke briefly when called upon.
 At the conclusion ot Df. Woolsey's address, which was in reference io the Trade school, the Board oi Trade adop- ted n motion to have n committee ap- pointed to secure, If possible, Trade School for Millimnntie.
 Through its Business Mems Assoeia- ton, Putnam has also declared it's de sire ta have Trade School. The sufest way io attain that desire k to send n strong delegation ,o the next i.egisla- ture--a Stale Senator and two Repre- ScntatiVes of the highest chafac- ter, who will be able to exercise iniia. ence in urging any hill that will secure such school for this town, The town might authorize is Legislative mem bers to hnNe embodied in a bill leading to giving our town such school, the offer of providing a suitable building The importance ol Trade Schools is too great ie have the delay in getting one here extended II any effort or expense can expedite It's coming.
 President Burr spoke briefly of the establishment of Trade schools tn Con necilcut, and he intoduced, to speak on the subject of "rhe Trade School Move ment, s the Principal of the new Trade School at New Britain,
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 nr. Woolsey said manual training was intended to give the boy little Idea of how to use his hands and give him an ideaot whether or not he would like to learn trade, In a technical school the boy gets algebra, geometry, tagonometry, physics, chemistry and mechanicanical drawing, This fits htm to go 10 scientific school.
 The Trade School k different, This fits boy to go to work in the shop. IL In \ measure takes the place of the old apprenticeship system.
 lie told of the legislation relating 10 t.a. f..a al ent States. Twelve States have made provision for manual training schools, but Connecticut Is the only State that has made provision for The So called Trade School; other States have schools to give training along special lines of industry.
 People V ho believe Trade schools srv divided Into Two bodics--one believing that the course should be just as sher, as possible for good work to bc done, the other body believing that The eeurse should be longer-two or three yesrs.
 There are eight or ten man alsctaring concerns and railroads that maintain apprenticeship schools To s certain estentS some of the Iirms in Connecticut have this system. The railroad that has the he>I schools of this kind ia opera. iion is the New York Central.
 There are nine ef these schools on this system. The supervision and tn- siruetion ss given by skilled men from the shops. The weakness of the old apprenticeship system ~ss, that the boy was good while getting anywhere because no one took the time and pains to show hlsn how to do things. Under the new system of apprenticeship schools this is sIi ehanxed. In these schools ther~ are men hos nriucj pai duty is 10 give instrucsio1
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