Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-09-20

arrived in Putnam last week Thurs
day evening and registered at the Put
nam Inn for the meeting of the Con-
nectieut Trade Educators Associa-
ton.
The evening was spent with lunch
at the Inn and bowling and pool in
the basement Teams representing
Putnam, Bridgeport and Danbury
were contestants, and Bridgeport car
ried off the honors. The party broke
up at late hour, after having con-
siderable sport, and retired for the
night
The convention opened at $50 Fri
day morning mt the high school, the
authorities having placed the building
at the disposal of the trade school peo-
pie. The meeting was held in the au-
ditorium.
After "A preliminary address and roll
call the party made a tour of inspee-
ton ef the trade school
The convention assembled again at
II o'clock and listened to an address
by F. j Trinder. state supervisor Of
trade education. His topic was, 'Re-
education of Returned Disabled Sol
diers," and was an interesting deserip-
ton of tour of inspection made
through the leading cities of Canada,
investigating Canada's provision for
establishing disabled soldiers in oe-
equations suitable to their disabled
conditions. Mr. Trinder told of the
work being done in Ottawa, Montreal
Quebec, Toronto and smaller cities In
Canada. The object Of the tour was
to gain information as to how Con
necticut could best take care of he'
own returned soldiers. the idea beint
that this work would fall to the trade
schools.
Following Mr.. Trinder's talk tbs
company adjourned to the Inn fo'
luncheon and reconvened ut i.30 p
m. The instructors divided them
!
selves into groups according to tbs
trades they taught and held confer
ences and discussed matters concern
} ing their departments. At the same
time the directors Of all the trade
schools met together and talked Of
matters concerning general trade
school work.
After the group meetings genera
assembly was called and discussion
took place about matters brought ou
in the group meetings, and reports
from each meeting were listened to.
AT o'clock paper was read b,
George w. Buck regarding the class
of work beginner should be started
on in trade schools.
Charles d. Hine, secretary of tn,
State Board of Education, gave an in
teresting and instructive talk on the
general management of schools
touching on work done in other state;
as well as in our own.
At o'clock the banquet was held
at the Inn. Among the features were
songs by representatives of various
trade schools, generally as a chorus
and being for the most part original
Various hits were scored on members
at the banquet board which afforded
amusement and diversion. A frequent
victim of the singers was f. ID. Pack
ard, formerly sub-master at Putnam
High school, now director of the New
Britain trade school. Mr.. Packard re-
Gently became the happy father of a
girl, and the banqueters seemed no
less pleased than did Mr.. Packard
over the advent Of the offspring.
Many responses to toasts were
made, among which should be men
toned a clever French dialect poem
recited by w. L. Macdonald, super
| intendent of schools.
The Putnam Trade school faculty,
dressed in false wigs and boards, gave
topical song with hits on vari6us
members present.
Secretary Hine was the able toast
master. The company had as its
guests w. L. Macdonald, superinten-
dent of Putnam schools; F. f. Har-
rington, supervisor of schools in
Woodstock and Grosyenordaie; f. Fl.
Snow, principal of the Putnam High
school, and w. F. Penny, former in
structor Of drafting at the Putnam
, Trade school.
The banquet concluded with singing
of the "Star Spangled Banner" al
though the fun continued for time
in Union square. The members
seemed reluctant to part from each
other, for it is understood that one of
their number living on Grove street,
was forcefully escorted from his
home after retiring for the night He,
however, succeeded in putting one
over on his abductors.
When Union square was reached,
the gentleman who had been enticed