Putnam patriot., 1918-11-22

I Putnam State Trade school edneS.
 day morning. The whole picture
 will take in work being done at the
 four state trade sehools-Bridgeport.
 New Britain, South Manchester and
 Putnam. It will be shown through
 out the state as means of increasing
 interest in this important branch of the states educational system.
 The scheme was advanced by (. ].
 Trinder, state supervisor of trade schools. who is wrapped up in the work and is ever on the alert to ad- vance the benefits of this practical educational system. The picture Is not being made haphazard but a seen ario was written up in advance and has been followed to the end. It will make a complete story from start to finish and will take twenty minutes to unfold on the screen. "Stilr' pie lures have also been taken to inter. sperse as the movie is run off The picture is being taken and prepared 1 by the Worcester Film Corporation. P. D. Rugon, director of production, and his assistant, II. C. Durham, were here Wednesday morning with their paraphernalia to shoot up what was wanted in the local school.
 To show what the schools as a whole are doing different features in different schools were filmed. For instance, in Bridgeport the screw making department and ship build 1 ing department were taken; in New Britain carpentery and a complete house built by the boys; in South Manchester the silk industrial depart | ment; and in Putnam the charging of storage batteries and the cotton man ufaeturing feature.
 The camera was first placed in the electrical department After conside erable time spent in getting every de- tail arranged and the light effect just right, there was q short rehearsal. Ralph Hopkins of Central Village held the center of the stage and was seen performing an acid test on battery preparatory to having it recharged. Hardly had the director given the word to go ahead and the camera man begun to shoot than he stopped, and it was all over It took about Is sec onds to film this feature
 There were some more scenes down in the textile department. Here the picture when released will show a student testing yarn; another testing cloth; and one taking rowing from the frame to the testing room and sizing it. There were some more still pictures and also some of the carpen- try department
 The state of Connecticut leads the country in trade schools. It is the pioneer and leader of them all While there are many taking advantage of this practical education it is felt that many more will do so when the great benefits to be derived therefrom are brought home to them.
 It has been found that many boys and girls who would leave school af- ter graduation from grammar school have been attracted by this new school department. A combined high school-trade school course has also been put into effect and is work ing advantageously. Here the pupil receives a practical education and at the same time is afforded high school education so that upon gradu- ation he is doubly well equipped to enter his chosen field and demand, in- stead of the small wage of the ap- prentice, the full wage of the skilled workman. It has also been demon strated that the state trade school product can more than cope with the young man who has received his knowledge by experience in the shop only. Instances are cited where boys graduated from trade schools receive more wages than their fathers.
 It is believed that the present is critical time. Soon there will be q | pouring out of unskilled labor from the plants that have been rushed with { war orders. There is going to be a { scramble of this unskilled labor after jobs. It is hoped that at least a fair proportion of these young men may be attracted to the state trade schools to it themselves for something more 1 than common laborers. The state af- lords this great opportunity to every | boy. It offers the education for the | taking. It has spent thousands of dollars to equip the schools and is spending thousands in maintaining 1 them. They are proving a success, but will be greater and greater sue cess as the knowledge of the work be- ing done and it's benefits is brought home to the citizens. It Is to bring