Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-22

Conn.,. high school for next year. Miss Della Davis, a teacher in Deep River, is spending her vacation at the home of her father. rFank o. Davis, of Pom fret Center. Arthur Plessis, who has just completed his first year at Assump- tion college, Worcester, is at the home of his parents on Woodstock avenue Donald Johnson, son of MT and Mrs Eric H. Johnson, Main street. is at his home here for few days He is a junior at | Yale.
 'Souvenor' William H. Taylor of 1 Hartford was in Putnam Monday calling on friends.
 M<s. James NJ Kent and children of L2sShmont. N. Y, are guests at the nome of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Kent on Church street
 Mrs. Edgar NJ. Warner, regent of Elizabeth Porter chapter. D. A R. Miss l Mary Wheaton, vice regent: Mrs. Silas l M. Wheelock chairman of the Wol1 Ten committee went by automobile to the | Wold Den in Pomfret Monday afternc on to inspect the property, which is owned | by the Putnam chapter, and to make pre- 1 liminary arrangements for tl.e cele5ra- l tion to be held there August l.. at which time the Colonial Daniel Putnam chap ter, and to make preliminary arrange ments for the celebration to be ho?d l there August II, at which time the Colonel Daniel Putnam association is to unveil and present to the Daughters a tablet telling of the killing of the wolf by Israel Putnam. The tablet, measures l two feet by three, and is of bronze At the Wolf Den the address is to be ma le by Major George Haven Putnam of New 1 York, and the tablet will be accepted in behalf of Elizabeth Porter chapter by it's regent, Mrs. Warner. Previous to the exercises at the Wolf Den, a tablet will be unveiled on the A. B. Lapsley proper- ty, in Pomfret, to mark the first nome of Israel Putnam in ;he Connecticut col l ony. Here the address of prasentat ton will be made by Ernest B Ellsw1,t tt Litut. A. B, Lapsey will receive the l memorial. The erection of these tab . lets is a part of the programme of the tenth biennial meeting of the Colonel Daniel Putnam association, which opers on the morning of August 11tn in the town hall at Brooklyn. Following dinner the meeting will adjourn to the Lapsley ) property, after which the unveiling ai the Wolf Den tablet will take place
 In cooperation with the state ,.uthori. ties in vocational training, the r than school committee will next fall offer al the Putnam High school course ir | all girls in the freshman course, excap those preparing directly for college, anG l mayp be elected by girls i7 the upper classes In order that the course maN be complete in all phases, the state vii furnish all needed equipment, ad3itiona y teachers, and essential accessories Iii, e purpose of the course is made eviden in the words of one of the members O the school committee who said recently "In these modern times, when so lars, a percentage of girls are going into tn, business world it is quit2 a problem f, decide just what is the best prepara ton for them. No parents can know fo certainty whether their daughters vii marry and become home makers. So :. be really fortified for the future a sir | needs to be trained in two distinct pro fessions, home making, and some kin, 1 of 8 trade or profession. Our high school already prepares for the latter and our new course will fit girls to talk up home duties"
 The following is the new course 0 studies for all freshmen girls next fal except those in the classical course: Fiv periods of English week; five period of mathematics week, with choice be tween algebra and commercial arith. netic; five periods a week in the chem istry of foods The rest of the tim
 
 follows: Two days week there will b double period of cooking, two days
 week period of sewing, while the cores bonding periods on the fifth day will b
 devoted to allied subjects such as horr
 decoration, designing, study of textile
 dress design. household hygiene, milHr
 cry, laundry work, and care of clotl
 ing.
 In the Second year the curriculum
 the home science course will not occur
 so much time though the work wi
 be more advanced
 In order to give this course adequate
 new equipment win be added to the d.
 nestle science room, and an addition,
 room is to be fitted with laundry tub
 electric irons and other appliances n
 school lunch room which has in the pa
 been run by the girls in the dornest
 science department is to be put Ind.
 separate management SD that the gr
 may give their full time to th;s new hon
 science course
 The Putnam school committee -leliey