New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-22
46 TRADE SCHOOL
DIPLOMAS GRANTED
Graduates Addressed by ?. F.
King and T. ]. lrinder

neeticut said Frederick j. Trinder,
state director of vocational educa-
ton, who gave the address at the
graduation exercises OF the state
trade school last evening at the New
Britain High school auditorium.
Mr.. Trinder presented diplomas 10
a class of As boys in behalf of the
state board. This is the first time in
the schools history that graduation
exercises have been held for the
boys of the school who have COM
pleted studying for their trade. 1t
has been the custom to present
cards. Most Of the boys have al
ready completed their education and
every one is employed at the trade
which he has studied. OF the 46
who received diplomas, % also at
tended the Senior High school and
received diplomas at the graduation
exercises this afternoon.
The exercises We're opened with
the procession by the Senior
High school orchestra. During the
selection the graduating class
marched into the auditorium two by
two. Rev. William II. Anderson de-
livered the invocation.
King Urges Boys to DO Duty.
Patrick b. King, president OF the
New Britain school committee, ad-
dressed the class using as his key
note, "Whatever is worth doing. is
worth doing right Mr.. King urg-
cd each boy to do his duty in life
in a manner that will be of a bene-
tit to the community. Life will be
either success or failure and this
depends entirely on the boy himself,
stated Mr.. King. This is a merely
a beginning, said Mr.. King, and in
later life the boy with good inten-
lions will develop his ability and
branch ont to higher accomplish
ments in his particular line.
Mr.. Trinder told the class that the
local school had the reputation of
being one Of the best in the state in
regard to work accomplished. The
state board feels gratified at the re-
suits received from money spent on
the local school, he stated. He feels
that the boys graduating from the
New Britain Trade school have done
something for the city of New Brit
ain by their labor and accomplish
ments. He told his listeners that at
present there are more than 4,ooa
taking cooperative courses in trad.
and high schools in the state.
Mr. Trinder spoke briefly on the
history of the trade schools in this
state and told of the difficulties in
winning recognition. He explained
how the parents began to realize its
importance and of the rapid add
vance trade school work has taken
in the state during the last ten
years.
Program OF Exercises.
The program was as follows:
Overture
Light Cavalry, Overture r. Won
Snppe
Senior High School Orchestra
Invocation
Rev. William Fl. Anderson.
Address
Patrick r. King.
President Of Nav Britain School
Committee
Music
Tres Jolie, Waltz =. Waldtenfel-
Tocahcn
Senior High School Orchestra,
Address
Frederick J. Trind.r,
state Director, Vocational Education
Presentation Of Diplomas
Music
Pride Of st. Louis March
Lantini
Senior High School Orchestra.
The list of graduates and their
trades is as follows:
Gordn Hill, architectural draft
ing: Edward kolodzei. machine E:
Richard ,katz house wiring: An
rfonv LAMA. toolmaking; Stanley
AndrukiewicZ machine; Raymond
Navitsky. house wiring; Albert But
Ter carpentry: Lennart Nelson,
printing: Emil PUGET, printing: Stan
ley Kulesik. printing; Theodore Lar
son, carpentry; Walter Putula,
drafting; Norman Earl toolmailing
Joseph koszalla. machine; Kenneth
Frost, toolmalzing: Morse Richtmyer,
drafting; Hollis Kincaid, architec-
tural drafting: Guy Maddocks, cleo
trical; August Heisler, drafting: Der
nard Tranchida. machine: Aprelio
Eizzo. machine: William Mueller,
carpentry; William Hooper, carpen-
try: Edward Flick, carpentry: Louis