Putnam patriot., 1914-07-17
COOPERATIVE PLAN
Between High and Trade Schools Adopted
 by School Board
Will Provide Excellent Opportunity for Young People in Eastern Connecticut

A Speclal meeting or the Sc0Ool DOaTu
 was held Monday afternoon relative to ] the matter of a combination of courses
 in the State Trade school and the Put
 nam High school. It was voted: That the town school committee &C., eept, adopt and carry out the plans proposed by +: J. Trinder of the State Board of Education, now on file with the secretary, for the establishment of
 cooperative course combining High
 and trade school instruction in cleo,
 tricity, machinery and domestic sci ence, including dressmaking, sewing and cooking, in cooperation with the trade school recently opened in Put nam, and that the town furnish teacher of electricity and drafting and mathe nautical teacher, the state to furnish the domestic science teacher.
 It was voted that George T. Challo- ner, of Schenectady, N. Y., be em. ployed as electrical instructor in the eo.operstite course for one year of 52 weeks from August 1st at a salary of $500 with two weeks vacation.
 By the above arrangement with the state through MT. Trinder,s superin- tendent of trade schools in the State of Connecticut, the town of Pu nam agrees to furnish two teachers, the combined salaries of whieF are not to exceed S2700, to teach electricity, me ehanical drawing and mathematics in preparation of pupils engaging in the study of electricity and machinery. The teacher employed as mathemati- cal and drawing instructor will also teach the ordinary mathematics at the High school and act as sub-master. The state agrees to take over; and pay the expenses of the domestic science department at the High school and very much enlarge its usefulness. The above arrangement does away with the employment of man as teacher of Latin and substitutes therefor a woman teacher at a small salary. The net additional cost to the town will not be over S250 The committee have carefully considered the wholesproject having spent many weeks in the study of the situation and now feel that the young people of Putnam and vicinity have an exceptional opportunity to make the most of themselves through the combination of High school and Trade school education involving as it does both theoretical and practical work. It is confidently hoped and eX- pected that boy or girl who has sue cessfully completed two years coop erative course will be fitted to start life as skilled laborer with all that that term implies as to compensation to be received and opportunity for further speedy advancement.
 It may be noted in passing that this is the first experiment of this kind in Connecticut, and perhaps in the Uni ted States. The only similar ventures are those of great corporations,such as the General Electric Company which has about 700 in it's apprentice schools giving similar instruction, theoretical and practical. 1t is from such school that the ranks of the skilled workmen of this great corporation are filled. The committee also expects that pupils will be attracted to the cooperative course from other towns in Eastern Connecticut which now support High school but do not have combined courses such as are to be offered in Put nam. Such out-of.town pupils will pay the customary S45 per year, the total receipts from which will perhaps more than make up the deficit of S250.
 The board also voted that Inez Bow Ter be employed as teacher of Latin and English in the High school at a salary of $500 per year.
 A vote was passed that the Chautau- qua Institute be given permission to use the High school grounds and erect a tent thereon during the week begin- ming August 1st, MT. Macdonald to point out to them the location and make arrangements so that no unnec- essary damage shall be done to the urOnndS