Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22

school is rendering good service to the | community and it has the facilities to | render much greater service, l believe 1 the director, MT. Ellis, is exeftiRg con- sistent effort to place the school on the plane wheve it bellHga The school ever given befere.' The statement de- scribing the work at the school as now carried on follows:
 Throughout the entire nation during the last quarter of century there has been a marked development in trade and Yoea- tional education, this development being brought about through an economic need and popular demand wiys view to en- able any boy or girl so desiring to be- come proficient in a chosen branch of | industry.
 With the growth of modern industry it became difficult to develop competent
 tradesmen, in the broader sense, by the | old apprenticeship method due to the ever increasing eomnlexity in manner. Land means of manufacturing and cen stFuetion brought about by the peffeetihg of numerous scientific discoveries and ir- ventions and their application to indus try. It was, therefore, necessary that a typo of pubkc educational institution
 be developed to keep pace with the indus | trial evolution which had so greatly ad- de dte the sum tetal of necessary human | knowledge.
 Nowhere has the growth and praetic-
 ability of trade educa ton been more | fruitful and satisfying in results than in our state of Connecticut. The state board of education first established a trade school at New Britain in 1909.
 This proved so successful that in a short time another was established in Bridge port Putnam, South Manchester, Tor ringten, Danbury, Meriden and Stamford were established in the succeeding years.
 The Putnam Trade school was first To- cated in the cid Hammond hall but soon
 outgrew iR quarters and through the en- ,terprise of Putnam people a very fine building was erected in 1sle by the city
 which houses the equipment at the pres
 Ant time. Very satisfying results have ! rewarded the tawnspeople in their desire
 to provide educational facilities for the
 youth of the city.
 The building provides 1s,2oa square
 feet of floor space about 10000 square feet of which is devoted to shop equip
 ment in various trades, the remainder be-
 ing used for class room, corridors, etc.
 The instfuetink staff in the trades 1: composed of men who have had number
 of years actual experience in industry qualifying in teacher training courses fol
 1ae Rofk 0I lhStFuctlnR DCyS Tn JhelF re , speetive lines. There are five trades fe boys taught in the trade school buildin, ] proper while course in home economic
 is carried on in cooperation with th,
 high school, comprising sewing, eeokin 1 and laundry rooms in that building.
 The staff of instructors in charge 0 : the various departments is, c. I. Ran I som, drafting department A, E. Burt carpentry B, Kershaw, textile; T. F
 Roche, electrical; K. J. Bogardus, ma D chine department and Miss Hannal a Pease and Miss Elizabeth Jackson, hom s making department,
 The types of courses in any of tn l trades and home economies follow: T The regular trade course. which re . quires 4,Se6 hours shop and academi : time to complete, is the one generall . popular with the hoy interested in be t coming a proficient tradesnan. The high schseI cooperative, so ar
 ranged as to make it possible for a stu
 dent to secure a trade and high schoo
 eellent course. Each type of work bot
 trade and high school, tends to suppor ehe other. This course is one that shoul be considered by all students having il f mind an engineering education.
 ] l Part time course, which is arranged fe l those over 14 years of age who have al f ready entered industries and who de . srete keep up a part time education r This apnlied to girls as well as boys an, I in many of these courses the training largely academic in support of thei 6 practical training in the industry il