Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-11

Friday evening at Buckingham Me mortal an open meeting was h.,ld by the Norwich Business Mems associa- tion and there was fair sized rep resentation of Norwich citizens In at tendance. Preceding the meeting and from 7.30 to s o'clock there was a musical programme by the New Edl- son diamond point phonograph loaned Mitchell company and operated by H. Markof. a representative or the company.
 Shortly after o'clock President ! Herbert R. Branche called the meeting | to order and the secretary, Charles H. | Pearson, read his report of the last I meeting. which was approved and ac- | cepted.
 On Jail Consolidation. | Special Committeeman c. I. Smith | was then heard on the question of the ! jail consolidation which is now under | consideration Committeeman Smith | said that no meeting had been held | yet to take action on the matter and that nothing of a very definite nature l had been accomplished. As soon as 1 additional data is secured a meeting | will be called and a report will be l made to the association.
 Two Possible New Industries. ! George w Carroll of the new in \ dustries committee reported. He said he had received a communication from l & cut glass concern located in Mer1- | den. The concern has an output Of l S100;000 worth of stock and their pay roll amounts to several thousands Of | dollars. They are anxious to locate l in Norwich. Mir. Carroll also reported that the committee has under consid- eration another concern capitalized at half million dollars. He Is anxious to have the concern locate in Norwich and thinks that 1t will benefit the city materially
 Report from Development Committee. Joseph T. Cruttenden. president of the Eastern Connecticut Business Mems associations who was present | made a few remarks. President Crut- 1 tendon said he believed the commit | tee on industries composed of repre- sentatives from all of the five asso citations and brought into service about | a year ago has proved very advan- l tageous. He said that the 60 page book which the associations are get l ting out is in the hands of the book | binders and will soon be ready for dis trtbution. In regard to the industrial map he said good progress is being | made. The idea of the industrial map | Is to designate all of the unused prop | utilized for manufacturing purposes in | this part of the state so that the heads of manufacturing concerns who wish | to locate here can tell at a glance | what IOCallCleS are aVd1laDle. l IS ! hoped to circulate these maps among | real estate agents and business men | in general. President Cruttendon said he was quite interested in the Con- | necticut Deeper Waterways associa- 1 ton which was organized last week | in New Haven, the object being the development of the waterways in this 1 state.
 President Cruttendon was applauded at the close of his remarks.
 For Trolley Extensions.
 resolution was introduced that the Norwich Business Mems associa- ton commend the action of the com | mon council in advocating the exten- l sion of the trolley lines to Maplewood 1 cemetery and Mohegan park and fur ther that the association lend every possible assistance to the common 1 council in order that such action may be taken that will hasten the laying | of track and that copy of the res | olution be sent to His Honor Mayor | Murphy and the common council The l resolution was accepted Secretary Hine on Vocational Training
 Schools.
 | President Branche then introduced Charles D. Hine, secretary of the state Doagd gdd2sss or education, nH Yho gave time Schools. Secretary Hine was former ly resident of this city and was at one time a teacher in the Broadway school
 In part Secretary Hines address fol- lows:
 | We need facts as basis for our thinking and acting with reference to vocational education and vocational guidance. We find 13-year- boys and girls scattered through all the grades of the public schools from the first to the second or third of the high school. What is much more to our purpose we find that more than 1-2 are below the sixth grade. Many of these children are retarded and above normal age in these grades. These will leave at IA and go to work with lim- tted education. We apprehend very distinctly that there should be a mod tf1cation of school so that al can se- cure reasonable and complete ele- that these children must after they reach IA receive special training if they are to be prepared for useful work
 We cannot be certain that these children will enter upon industries which their parents practiced or upon any particular industry; nor can we be certain that they are going to work in the same communities in which they receive their schooling There are more than 10000 such chil- dren in this state.
 Building trade and manufacturing cover 12 of the occupations into which boys are likely to go.
 Trade-wholesale and retail. etc. } takes 19 per cent. We have there fore Il per cent of the children tc which our attention may be mainly directed. Domestic service which is often emphasized includes only very small portion of the persons now em- ployed.
 Of Great importance.
 Besides certain social facts We havs some economic reasons which show that this type of education is of great transcend in importance what mos of its ardent admirers and promoters ! now realize.
 1. The difficulty of obtaining skill ed labor. It is sometimes contendec that manufacturers and other em- l plOyers should furnish this skilled la Dor since their interests are mainly involved There are large establish. ments where are apprentice schools ts meet the special conditions of the em ployment.
 l tire solution of the problem cannot b. justly or safely entrusted to employ CTS. Under the large establishment system the division of labor has beer | carried to an extreme. The tempta ton to sub divide labor is so impellin, that the perfection of the young in on4 or two processes is decisive It is ; waste of time and apparently a vast, of money to teach each all processes Again the ebb and flow of labor i such that individual firms and em pIoyers feel that it is of little advan tage to train boys who once perfect ed may leave to enter other concerns