Putnam patriot., 1921-02-18
Captain Prefers Charges
 Against A Patr0lman
TRIANGULAR TYPE
 WRITING CONTEST
killingly Girl Makes Best Aver. age, With Putnam Girl
 Second
Speed King Cives Remarkable, Exhi- bitioa Of What It ls Possible Ts Do

The Assembly, Hall of Putnam High school was well filled on Thursday evening by an interested and attentive audience who came to witness the first typewriting contest between the High schools of Kilhngly. Thompson and Putnam.
 Itwas conducted by Mir. Pfrommer, amateur champion writer, under the rules of the International typewriting contest. In the first contest there were twelve contestants, four each from the Killingly, Tourtellotte Memorial and Putnam High schools, all Seniors. These Seniors had been selected from their respective classes as represent ing the best material in the school. They were seated at their machines on the stage of the High school in full view of the audience. The matter used was entirely new to them and they wrote for ten minutes without a stop. The copy was laid on the desk at the side of each machine and dur ing the entire time of writing their eyes were fixed upon the copy, never once glancing at the hands. In this contest for each error made, no mat ter how slight, ten words were de- ducted from the total score; and after the papers were examined the result showed that Katherine Henault of the Killingly High school had written roc words in the ten minutes with IT CT TOTS, leaving net result of 536 words | or an average of 54 words a minute for the entire ten minutes, while Flu nice Boisoneau of the Putnam High school wrote 693 words with l6 errors making her average 53 words 6 min ute.
 There vas also contest between the same schools by pupils who began typewriting in September last, having had five months practice. In this contest Sybells Gilman of the Putnam High school wrote 553 words with ten errors. giving her an average of 45 words minute; and Lucille Downs of the Kilhngiy High school wrote 500 words with nine errors, an average of 4l words per minute. In the begin ners' class an average of 45 words a minute Is unusually high and the small number of errors among all the contestants shows that the in- struction in these three schools is thorough and effective.
 While the papers were being exam ined, Mir. McMasters, manager of the | n.z., -,-ox.,,.. oho,-thund ;,, Raatau gave an interesting and instructive talk to the pupils on the value and i'm portance of thoroughness and devo- ton to their work. He gave many apt Illustrations gathered from his wide experience of pupils of moderate abil- ity rising to high positions through willingness to do hard work and make the best of their opportunities. He complimented the teachers of each of the schools on the showing made by their pupils, and suggested that here- after there be an annual contest sim- l liar to the one just concluded. At the close of his remarks MT. Pfrommer rave a short exhibition of his mastery of the keyboard by writing 125 words a minute from new matter on the type writer, and 175 words minute from familiar matter while carrying on con yersation with the committee.
 The audience went away firmly con- yinced that the commercial part Of our High schools is in good hands, doing thorough and practical work and pre- pairing pupils to go. out into the world and hold responsible positions.