Putnam patriot., 1928-11-15
All Departments Interested In Diversified Projects Con
 stsntly Arising
Graduate Students Follow Chosen
 Vocation

Student hours for the month of Oc, tober at the State Trade school total .27.4b7 h this compares with 24.3bO5a for the same month last year. The total enrolment at present Is 570 in all classes, divided as follows. All day trade, I34; part time, 25; cooper ative. 38; Grades. 1l3; evening, 260.
 Tn locking over the work carried on as part of the subject matter in the teaching of the various trades one IS impressed with the variety of projects met with in the various departments. Some of these projects are as follows
 Drafting DeDartment--Drawing or house plans and plans for alterations fo warehouses and manufacturing es- tahlishments, and preliminary sketches for prospective builders. This work of course. is confined to the more advane- cd architectural drafting work. The major portion of drafting instruction deals with related drafting rather than drafting as a trade and covers the various phases ef mechanical drawing through to machine design for the machinist, electrical design and estimating for electricians, house plan ming and material estimating for car penters, and SO through the list of trades.
 Electrical Department
 In the electrical department boys are carrying on various projects in house wiring. recent job completsd being the wiring of Woodstock Academy gymnasium. The rewinding of motors is being developed satisfactorily. This tyne of work requires considera- ble training in skill and patience. The boy who masters motor rewinding must first master himself. which is perhaps quite as important as any trade performance. You may md anything in the nature of electrical work being done in this department, from the repairing of flat iron and rebuilding and reehareing bat teries to elementary desicn for power plant installation. This practical work serves as definite check on theory and is a type of experience tenAinF tu reinforce hook learning.
 The carpentry department presents scene of activity, with nearly fifty boys enrolled under two instructors, and work being carried on in variety of carpentry jobs from the building of radio cabinets t0 the designing and building of dwelling houses. Just at present the carpentry boys are com pleting a veranda and sun-poreh ad- dition on South Main street. this city. This work is nearing completion and has been valuable experience in plan ming and building.
 
 Machine Department
 Machine department activities cover wide range of regular machine ex- periences and the course is outlined Co train the boy in a thorough under standing of the work he will be called upon to do when he goes into industry. Machine graduates show high aver age of success if their chosen work. One will find in this department ex- perienees running from the filing of q rough casting to the use of sine bar for determining accurate angle measure ments. and use of buttons for locating of holes to accurate dimensions such as required in precision tool making. Much of this work must be performed within degree of accuracy of one half of one thousandth of an inch. and in some cases permissible variation is even less than this amount.
 Ms.onry Department
 Masonry classes are considerably larger this year and are kept busy with various forms of masonry pro jects. including plasterinR and con crete work, the major activity, how ever, being brickwork. Much instruc- ton of practice or exercise nature must be carried on in this department, as it Is impossible to get outside pro jects which will give the necessary range of experience to the boy, flow ever. it is possible through the coon eration of those interested in the schools program to secure consider able brick work and clustering for building projects which are proving very beneficial experience to the boys in fhis department.
 While the day classes in the textile derartment have been suspended. eve ming classes in loom fixing and cloth aualvsis and design are being carried on with splendid enrolment and good attendance.
 Home Economies
 ] Home economies work as related tc the high school and in regular trade ' form is running somewhat higher than 1 last year. there being fourteen regu. lar all day trade girls and some thir. | ty-hve cooperatives.
 Athletics
 The school carries on athletics dur. ] ing regular athletic periods each week and engages in baseball and basket I ball games with various schools in this district.
 Pasia of Training
 The basis of training in the various trade courses is d.S0O hours satisfae- tory work as minimum requirement. This has in view the apprenticeship plan of a given amount of time apnli- cation in trade work Co become nroh- cient and is divided approximately in the proportion of S,200 hours shop ev- narienee and 1900 hours related work. All related work is definitely organ ized to meet the needs in the various trades and wherever possible is tied m with practical experiences.