Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-16
PUTNAM


It. as matter OF, special interest and
particular pride to Putnam people as,
whole. and especially to those WHO sre
Interested in educational matters. to
know that announcements have been sent
out by g -pubEshing house. N which at
,tention is -caAed to the tact that the
Withanl tests are. to be featured at the
National EducsEoaaI asSociatiom's expo
s,tion irt Chicago. The 1Wmhana tests are
the work Of Supt- Ernest c. Whitman of
the schools IN Putnam and are in use in
schools from Maine to California Over
$4,000 we're, placed IN schools during. 1921
and there is reason to believe, the pub
!tshers say. that these figures will be
surpassed during 1922 80
Unlike the United States army tests
which, are psychological tests the With
an tests are not intended to ascertain
the intelligence of those to whom they
are applied. but to. determine their
achievements in studies they are .pursu-
ing such as geography, spelling, reading,
English and vocabulary. They are of
great assistance to teachers in determine
Ing whether pupils IN their charge meas
ure up to what is regarded as q fixed
standard FOR the grades to which they
apply. ~
Supt. Withan1. Published the series ;of
| tests several years ago and they have
| met with very general approval and have
| been adopted in schools in many states.
would like to be a lawyer, with an
! Office all my own and a penchant fol
writing letters. soaking news writer's on
| the dome Especially If I did not get
caught at ft-and with the hope that
| there would be no comebaci5), I would
| like to pose as a church member, pious
and deyout.. but I'm afraid. even then
my sins would ard me out.-(From rev.
cries Of q soul trying to find itself, Put
| nam. February, 1890
Under q new arrangement, Just effect
I've, mail is being brought into Putnam
each. morning by trolley from North
GrosT eTordale. This IS the first Boston
| mail, OF the rnorzling-seTlt by a devious
route iron Boston 10 Worcester thence
10 Webste--, and from Webster to. North
GTosvenordaie by taxi, the Connecticut
t-company picking it up there and bringing
t down. to this city, where 1t arrives
about $40 q m
For nearly . year this mail has Beer
brought down by Guy Zyto one of thu
clty's public service car drivers. Mr.
zyte6 car with the mail, which, is verJ
important. Including first class matter al
well as the Boston newspapers and otile,
second class matter, has been scheduled
30 arrive iere at sos a. M. SIS minutes
earlier than the trolley car on which tht
| mail Is now arriving. Il vas stated OF
Monday. that the change IN trar1sporta
ton methods! has been made by direction
OF the postal authorities
The. Connecticut company is nov
making deliveries o. mail of tl1etr car
| az GresYenordsba, West Thompson. Me
chSnicsytile and Putnam. a consider
able amount Of the mail that come
through by the route referred to is des
tined for delivery at points en- r:-a
routes cut Of this city, SO deliveries VII
pc q. Httle' later than heretofore
At the. meeting of Hstnar, hodge q
ELS Tuesday evening II was decided t
authorLz4r large groups OF .Hnealbers: Of til
local lodge. who are resident either IN tn
Southb-ifge :eE: Dazlielson territory TO AZ
range Tor .hulding CHARITY balls such q
was recently given witt, such success fer
and even more recently at Webster b
{ the Webster feontipgeslt- Of Pu taa3il Lodge
, The net. proceeds Of these splendid so-c:a
8 affairs are. entirely devoted 10 charity j
1 the jurisdection OF the lodge at Chris
' mas time. Tie plan OF holding these al
fairs outside % Putnam is new with thi
! year and has met with such fire success
that the plan TO expand the idea has bee
e heartily approved
In view Of the fact that note wac mad
ore morning this week that there IA
been no s11owstornls worthy Of Yr1entto
. | In tails territory this winter, the weatle
man evidently became peeved WedrlsdA
| nlor1!ngSa and sent DOWNFALL o. the beal
q ttful that was welcomed in few quarter
BY early afternoon the snowfall at Mort
Grosve2orda5e amounted TO seven niche