Putnam patriot., 1921-04-15
THE TRADE SCHOOL
 SUMMER COURSES
Home Making Arts Will Be Taught During Special
 Session
Six Weeks Term Over Four Year
 High School Period

The Trade School is planning to of fer a special summer course in the arts of home-msking to students of the Putnam High school This course will begin at the close of the regular school term and continue six weeks. There will be one session each day, from S.00-12.00 a. m., five days each week.
 The object of the course is to per- init sufficient application to thorough ly familiarize the students with the best methods of the work which they will be called upon to do in the intel ligent management of home, and to make it possible for High school grad uates to secure the regular state cer- tificate of home-making arts.
 The plan, which has the hearty CO., operation and support of the town school committee, is arranged to ex- tend over the four-year High school course This amount of time each summer, together with the regular re- euired periods during the High school term, will make it possible for stu dents to secure the regular state eer- tifcate of home-making arts upon graduation.
 It is planned this year to develop the course beyond the standard of the first year High school work in keep ing with the students capacity.
 In the years past during the sum- >mer term the teachers and equipment of the Home Economics department have been devoted to assisting such people as may come to the classes for a more or less uncertain period. These people in most cases were more ln- tent on getting special training on some particular subject such as can ming, hat trimming, etc, than in get ting a broad knowledge of home making, as an educational subject. While it is generally believed that this has been of considerable benefit to the community as means of dis- seminating modern knowledge and i'm proved methods in the va.xSus phases of the work, yet this does not cores pond to the best ideals of an educa- tional program, it being generally con- ceded that in our public education the greatest endeavors should be in the direction of developing funds of use full knowledge in the rising genera tion.
 With this end in view it is desired to enlist the interest of the High school girls in the summer extension home-making course. Although thls work is required for the first year Tn the High school course still the amount of training that can be re- ceived in this period must necessarily be inadequate when one considers the broadness of the subject Consider able time and application is required to permit the full expression of the students talents in the higher phases and developments of the work.
 The course will be under the dlrec- tion of Miss Hannah Pease and Mss Elizabeth Jackson, who are at present arranging the proper balance for course of study In general 1t is the aim to devote considerable time to such phases as home decoration and design, proper blending of colors' study of proportion, selection of ma terials for various uses, best choice and preparation of foods, together with proper balancing and serving of same. Both Miss Pease and Miss Jackson feel that this will be an ex- tremely interesting work when all preparations are complete ana they are ready to present it in June. It IS requested that applications for en- rollment in this course be presented Miss Pease or Miss Jackson as early as possible and in any event not later than June 1st.