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Conn. tech schools mark 100-year anniversary - Boston.com

Conn. tech schools mark 100-year anniversary - Boston.com

Conn. tech schools mark 100-year anniversary

October 24, 2010
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HARTFORD, Conn.—The Connecticut vocational trades education program whose earliest schools opened during William Howard Taft's presidency is marking its centennial.

The Connecticut Technical High School System is celebrating its 100th anniversary with activities statewide, including an event Friday in Southington with speeches and awards.

The system currently has 17 high schools, but started in 1910 with trade schools in New Britain and Bridgeport.

Students had eight-hour school days Monday through Saturday, year around. Classes ranged from clockmaking to hat finishing, focusing on businesses

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