Putnam patriot., 1927-09-30
ELECTRICAL, FIELD
 EVER BROADENING
State Trade Schools Course Keeps Abreast of New De
 velopments
Combines Theory And Practice In It's
 Course

The exceptional development of the last few years in the electrical l field brings to mind the value of cleo. trical training for young men in this phase of our industrial development. l Consistent with the ever increasing scope of the electrical trade the State Trade School program of train | ing in electrical work strives to keep abreast by the addition of new equip ment from time to time and by in- cooperating into the course of study the latest methods employed. The course of study is laid down on the basis of thorough understanding of l theory through definite application and practice and also by giving suiii- cient amount of drill or application in the various phases of the work to thoroughly stabilize the students ideas acquired through theory study.
 The aim of the course is general m character covering a range of sub ieets such as house wiring, power plant operation, motor winding bat tery work. and miscellaneous types of electrical installation
 Considerable house wiring has been done by the school in the past year and has included some farm installa- tion outfits The usual plan m house wiring is for the student to work up n wiring plan in the drafting room af- ter having made a study of the house for proper location of lighting out lets. convenience receptaeles and oth- CT electrical installation. Power plant
 S. +fsHss | experience acquired m taking care of the school plant and it's various electrical power units and also by laboratory methods where power plant operation experiments are car ried on in eonjuetion with classroom theory. This work IS definitely organ ized in units proceeding the elemen tary to the more advanced. In this phase of the work q new motor gene rator set has been purchased from the General Electric Company and IS be ing installed by the electrical stu dents at the present time. This set consists of one alternating current generator. with two form N rotors and one discharge resistor with one drum controller. This set will be valuable addition to the equipment used in the laboratory work. All cleo tricai equipment throughout the school is inspected and maintained bv the electrical students AS part of their power plant and industrial cleo. trieity experience.
 Motor Winding
 Study and practice in motor wind ing has been brought 70 satisfactory point within the last two years. This work is such as to require most skill ful and patient application to secure the best results and in many places motor re-winding Is looked upon as a separate calling by electrical special ists who do nothing but this kind of work. The school fedls, however. that an electrical graduate should have training in this work that would enable him to meet an emergency should il arise in a plant where he was employed.
 There has been such demand for this particular type of instruction within the last year that it was thought advisable tO add additional equipment and to this end new Su- perior coil winding machine, armature and stator loop winder, improved ar mature and stat0r coil former. and reel rack and tension device have