HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1890-03-07, Page 4�--_e,. the too tnttoh fro>>n the purely asricuttoral
sen made an agriculture
to encourage schools
t4 o ecoid with oax.ry-
teaching of apt'ieutext la the n tole t 4 The e pause oouneete. `,f
text book oz �a t . f thia kind wilt
blit a a subetue U
bl s >; pit out and with many
purse be tiotlsdNtahle n
will forint one of the chief ul{jectious.
but if properly luaitaged sboultl nut
be great enoogl to utilise any a omit
The school: btiild'utg itself slh'auld u'it
Cost n,uub toots that►, au ordinary
eoutttry svhoo' hoose, and twiny towu-
ships helve towttabip. halls that coral
•ossa.
W #. by pit i - e extra groat, 1+0.
t&ub'ect and otaritl
CHEMIST those schools etuplo�ring tetiohera
qualified to teach it, but uothiug 4.f a
- AND- lasting cheracter wits acconipltshed.
TT y� *The pre.:t�att Minister of�a duel ti d has it
DRI O 1 anriur tlot trust y P
amongst t lie optional subjects of the
public se i 1 Dual odum, attdhas i o,
believe, published e. manual a F. easily h. ntil>zed .for rile par.
Rut direction, but In The prinetpel extra cost would be or
P. E3, TICKET AGENT, tore ferin the riga schools, 'Chase y tits, hoc tate should oat be
�f are stepsprove apps tt
Ci,H.W. TELEGRAPH L7 i,1 manly restlec4I eau seareaLy rreut enotioh trP seriously interfere
r '.GY t f tory In rue first pinus, wen- with I;tie ebtabltaliusout of the st lh o
d bon made
Opp. Brunswick Rause,
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,a rCi iY Tapt EIIIICS
FRIDAY, MARCH. 7, 1690._
AG ;t;IOUL'IURAL ECSC. LLS.
smiamE FUR PLACING ,AN AGRICCL-
TItRAL EDtCATION evITUi THE
RASY REACH OF THE
FARMER'S SON.
To the Editor of the "Tem."
DE.ut SIR,—Much has been said.
and written about the desirability of
keeping the boys on the farts. The
knotty question is how shall this be
done? It being dinned into the ears this an
of f'trmers' sons continually that the successfully aceumplish it, then some
One
that
ss. is t«c , the
plaint has already to
public school course is now overcrowd-
ed. in the seeoud, the subject cannot
be proper.Y taught in the limited
time and with the meagre tgttipmout
of the public schools.. An effort
might be elude to teach enough of the
bout. to suable pupils to pass the
prescribed exawivattuns, mut in this
subjeut sou,ethiug more than mere
book work ie needed. A. certain
amount of apparatus would be neces-
sary in property teach,ug this subject,
and the Majority of schoolhouses are
net suitable for the prutei.tiou Province „vuiltibae for cue pnbiaould
while net the least obstacle tvould he but one probable sonrceofsepply
found in the fact that but few school be from among the reeood dud third
boards would be willing to blear the
year students and gritcluutta of the
extra expense incurred by supplyiu;: Agricultural College and for a time at
even the most simple duct««, least even first year st>Adeuts who have
But the time is ao;niug when some the other necessary gnalireations of a
scheme must be devised far giving the good iciiucEier might profitably be em -
farmers of the fature scientific and oo ed. But it well not do to estab-
lish agricultural education. xf 1pish these schools and let them be
file agricultural eulltges are not doing controlled and run according to the
w tLe pubic schools cannot whim of the teacher ur the suatlugiug
board. If the goyernuheut is to be
asked to grant money for their sup-
port they roust see to it that the
schools are properly conducted. To
do this an efficient system of inspec-
tion should be established, the inspec•
tor visiting each school at least once
during the term, ` A. 'gentleman with
whom I was diseussitigthe sted thattheof the schools suggested
inspector, besides iu.pectii, g the
sotloo•s,mighg profitaby be employed to
deliver a Itcture on some agrioultural
topic in the evening following the day
on which he ..made his inspection.
The benefit to i derived. from 1laviug
s practical lecture such as Ole deliver-
ed in every township once pi= twice a
year is readily apparent and for that
reason I gladly insert the .su;;eestioi.
In cunclusioc; I may add that
though the propositions I have been
endeavoring to bring before yon have
not as yet been " eneral y discussed,
some of them at least are note entire')
new and I believe I am only veieing
the opinion of many who hate given
the subject thought, when 1 say that
if higher agricultural education
is, ever to become general It must be
through the adoption of some each
system as is here reccommended. And
why should it not be done ? Some
( action must be taken and that speedily,
Our agr'icuftural ittterests are suffering
ae they have uevei suffered before. In
that business, the Treater part of our
of it
e nl
The cast oe salary
f utai>o.teiuiteg the school fur
tue tens mentioned, iucluthng salary
of teaches,. would not t r Y
that 1,f a first class rural �choo' fur the
your. To tweet titeee expellees,
school ahoald recei''t� liberal le gis1a-
tiye and pounty grants, a fee of per-
haps five dollars intgl>,t be charged
each pupil and the remainder would
necessarily c.,iue otttuf the township
funds.
The next query, where will you get
your teacherl A t ,present there are
probably not many persons in the
Giintout,
WL1teolilxreh• "
ete
Mr Woods,teiiaat uui blra 1lantiltonBi Edge fits s
d wee his
tyitt I t
farm, lead a sale Iaet week. Every agate, onSunday.
tniu;t sold fairly .wall,. o:attie especially watt load to set hue bae,h again. - nee
bringing good prices. IIs is going to Mr. Potett ny preached in the toret+by:
Witte the earn,—Mr J. Sutltct'ltu,d.11ud texittn U .deli on Seedily lsl" PAW,
leis ll tees n,'ruing text betut, tae . t
utiltitultint; hi, afro, abs n
up Leggett's hill, wave, the eidflle,,eve i�liless oC?t tar uMeneing, til a Bible,
struck tial lies heels, duct frz;�ltteit,:d Class in i
t.
thein. They ran to W. Ever s. Nw elearn ,JM tr..Std lineaming is mode are glbddlto
sgi'ions dimmest was idose.--`�' to
days ago 11r D. Ciera,' wide vttttittg and hope lie may Hot be troubled by a
straw, the guard beeante detain, id tall fru U ill j ea th for s ouiattome tim time to
froth the box attd the balauee wheel uu tee-- Mr
sent it'w'th great feria. ill his face ,n ter at the Ooilegi; te, had to lay daisy
jttriug his eyes and euttiu.: b's live() Ins toule miduitaleo of tact,het ilttlthis st wort«•
badly.—Mr 11. Cook is on the sial: list iter Boob t
wi h that fell disease pleurisy. --A .ers, and uh st f, ithtul tettuher toot,
series of revival wetitiugs are beii.ig ever came ruulu: ud these
pine,
kultAt lelos.
Ire -d in the Preebytermtu ehuruh. They appruttvh 1iat1
are well attended• naso are being chute small, higeihritluai ««allots be-
tt ruu,twuy uue team
«lately a tt in...ruing
I t yli' Jarrett avenin subject j7valt•- Oe tut; to the.
town are too full and the professions
overcrowded, but so far with littie
effect. Every day witnesses the de-
partere from the farm to the city, of
young men intent on learuiug a trade,
obtaining a clerkship, or entering a
profession. Oae of theworst features
of the whole trouble is, that the first
to leave the . farm are those boys
possessed of most brains, and most
natural ability, the ones who would
probably be the most successful if
they remained on the farm and who
make fanning more respected, if not definitely to details, many` o£ whlc
more respectable, and thus, to some gon further consideration aced
extent at - least, the idea prevails that might materially fuvthe neo nsie e I shall en -
an agricultural life is one of drudgery to be to give shy lied, shall
what
n
aud monotony and that no person these schools should be aid the ith an aeiiye brain or healthy am- man-
ner in which they might be. conducted.
The school or school:; should be as
nearly central as possib-e and readily
accessible Loin alt parts of the town-
ship. This. world enable most of the
pupils to board at home, a feature
which would contribute no small
amount towards their sncces$. They
need not he kept in operation more
•
other means must be"adoVted O
way in whielrthe demand for this Class
of education might be met in a com-
paratively inexpensive,, and yet effi-
cient meaus, would be for the govern-
ment to empower' township councils
to establish iu e.ery township one or
more sehools to be known as Township
Agricultural Schools, for the teaching
of agriculture and a few other subjects
closely related to the interests of the
farming community.
Without, wishing to commit myself
;bition would pursue it. For tihe
cause of this wholesale . desertion of
the farm, we must look farther than
simply to the desire of many of the
boys to escapee the hard work conse-
quent upon a farmer's life, In the
ajorit_v of cases the real cause is
ne mueh worthier and more in ac-
:orlance with the energetic an -
',
n? j than front three to five mos,ths, in
'naps. -auz. character re young Calla the winter season, as they are chiefly
dans, 'viz., a desire for greater intended for the older boys asci young
'utetit c d tl activity than there. ze men whose services are required on
nn, to be opportunity for.oit the the farm duriug tbe summer season,
Al- who. during the printer months often
All. who have rte thought tos the have more leisure than they proftably
uf,jee'k agree that to remedy this c.r .l employ, yet theydo notreare to attend
ie must have, not necessarily more, the pt; ie scools. .Chase s.ettools
lit better, education of the aural would rive them an opportunity to
i
sses. t. what shall this education engage in a class of studies eminently
insist 1 its gid be an education n calculated to tit theta for the positions
n and
giving generalspec intel:it in life they, intend to occupy and
anee Furl hei rife
will especially fit quite within the ran ;e of their abili-
t For their ult work. It should fes, even th,ougio as might sometimes
t only be to observed
but agriculture.amh ha eu their previous education had
has been. often observed that much pp ' +�
the eduuutipu obtained at the been, somewhat limited. The sub -
eh Schools and colleges and even jects taught in these schools should
a public schools, tends to draw the Iiave a. .direct bearing on agricultural
et awity from the farm and to adopt pursuits, and, for obvious reasons,
.tie of the learned professions. The should not be too numerous. Agri -
en learned professions seems to culture so far as it treats of sot's,
y the eeisteence of unlearned preparing land for crops,crop rotation
fessious. Of these tha most em- use and value of different manures,
feeding and care of farts animals,titi filo ' salaamed and what is tn
se, leachinu
st swilled profession, is that Y e„ forestry, &e., should occupy
agriculture, though there is no the most prominent place , on the
inglof as thorough knowledge o
er profession or business the ace cnrricttlum. Agricultural chemistry
should also occupy, a leading position,
��
eh would add more to the wealth not only forite value as knowledge,
prosperity of the people, or be s but on account of tbe interest the
xs of greater p.easare and satisfae pupils would tape in its study and its
to the learner. 't.,e necessity effect in developing the powers of rod-
nproved m+nth as of agriculture sot' and observation. Some instillation
rplatsin to the Cause and trey
led to see the state of sill in which they
are living and are enquiring the way
to eternal life. Jr1l3eddes is an e.e
quent, devoted, end eart.est workers
iu the cause of Chris-, and Will tatedeerl
mime plain, triguuuueet,teal mount/aim
spot to blealt hills, w lie t;t•umettioal
whet, art, safe to odyn, e't1 awl if mem
in a w bile a stutleut foals elf and gets -
we 1 ducllt:d, it only tends to bind hies
anywhere. He is assisted by Bev Air °tuner to his teauhtr.- lutes O'iicil. of
Carson, of Whiteelturch.--Another of High School is out ut,le to atteted
those pleasing little a -vents which are to her ditties tote met week
always welcomed in every community ba•:k Sore throat seeulb to he the.
took place on Thursday of last week prtucipal cause.--.lIr Key hue again
at the residence of 1st•. Jelin leigltb.
being the marriage of his daughter
Miss Sarah to lir A G Stu art, editor
sold proprietor of the Teeswater Nen
The young couple has the hearty wish-
-es of a large mule of friends and ao-
go.aintauces.—M.r Il. Carrico had, a
wood bee and hop on the 3rd, both of
which classed teff agreeably as every
thing does abunt Whitechurch, of
course.
' Wroxeter.
Anpther victim to the charms of the
"fair" is John, or 1„ atter known Jack,
Moffat, who was married on Wtcitues-
day last to JIiss Essie Barnard,. of
this place,; or,, to give it a o.otlhiut; of
sentimeti,taliby in paper, we will say:
On Wednesday last, lir. John Moffat
bid farewell to the light) hearted ,joye
of single blessedness and entered into
the graver duties, cares and enjoy-
ments of sober matrimony, The
happy couple -carry with thecal to their
new bume in Norfolk county the geed
wishes of a large circle of friends, as
both have beeu distinguished in the
past by their good qualities of heart
and bund. --There was quite a large iieg the money that nuiebt tar abort;,
turn:," on Ilonday last to inspect the profitably . be i.ttveetid right here -
prodeets ••f the I'Great West" us -ex - Uluutle oursrtv-es? Exlravaganee ie,.
Whited in a car by the Canadine one thing, .extra cxpeuse is another-.•-=-"
•
Railway Company.,?Die' Uwe of the overs belonging to a bakery
•
trlot,e dew t,
went to every one who considers
face that.'v'ry year the crops are
-sing lighter, lands impoverished
the far p
been apttuietett le,tdt:r ut the °utertust.
()hutch (Muir; in pious of stir fl,nrlr.u,l,,
r sigtle.t. 11r Kay r.eeu1s to be quite..
popular, and deserves his pppulariry, .
---Reith- tiros Lave sold out 'to Mr Jos,
Citittlt�y. They prup.,se, gotug w
British Columbia, to nee the country.
TO* will De a arias for Clinton. But.
Mr 0 will endeavor, as ill the past, to
supply all demands — Miss NHllta,
Noole, whose pretto face might tette.
been seen often beyond 1 he ;la. a door'
of Mr Dioiceon'e store-, lent On Friday'
for her home i7t Goderielt, and from
there elle takes a trip. to Columbus.
Mi -s Noble, by her wit vim; H ey'1, tto0,
tile respeut, esteem anti 0Jititira.iuu of
all 'anal she will be teach niisstd
Among a large circle ut friends. She
was a.so otle of the leituinq altio Singers
in the klattenb.ury street illee.houist
Church. -Au excursion treira� iaa to leave .
(Pluton scene day Lois motel) for the;
West. Now, snrely, far �i;1; fields look
green. Wot,1d it hast be bitter to just
remain where ,we are iicl etldetivor to
build up our'owu town,+ear owe renl: ,
our own interests and not be spend -
Pauifiie at way 00 �'ouday. The result
samples were certainly good acid we
hope they bespeak the pnaterials out was what anyone can guess.—Bible
of which the eauadian people shall Society
oc srd kiting oniiu►t'etsay Ali rueight,
arise to commercial greatness,—Miss y
Davis, of Wiugham, was visiting tt'rtaiutnent in the town lath try Prof
friends hen tbis,�veek and 'Miss Liz- Grant & Co ail Tuesday evening.--
zie Cowail is out of town on a visit A wedding Look outfor
it.—A latex
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to some friends.—Tile amount of torts was. prowling
shipping done here at the mill siding ly.—App1es are worth toile cant a
in the shape of grain, flour, oatmeal, piece. That is cheap, for one taste is
lumber, wood, pork and cattle, will worth five or ten cents.
compare favorably with places much
larger in size and our genial station Bluu.evale.
master is kept busy.—Some of cur "'he concert given in the Foresters',
lhotel keepers and restauranters are hall, on Friday evenittg last, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Church,
was a decided success, Rev A Y
Hartley, presided in his' usual genial;
manse«;, and the audience,which com-
prised nearly as many as could
comfortably be accommorluted,appeared
to be Ilir,hly delighted with the proceed-.
ing. Aji' J A Cline gave a couple of
songs tend was accorded an. encore
after gaoh, and in response to an ewe
core he gave the "Old Irishman,".
which fairly brought down the house.
Mr Cakes, of Clinton, sang "Napo-
leon's Grave" in good voice, as well
as. seaeraI other songs. lIr Jas Tees,
',fTurniierry, was well received and
' invested," When it IS dt:- t busy at the ice harvest. They report
capital is
pressed the whole country suffers nn t light crops but very fat= samples.
injury. No system of protection in
bounties, extended markets or im,
proved tiade facilities can afford store
than temperory relief, . while crops
continue to become lighter and lands
corer. Knowledge is power and its to and, the interest taken by the
venlig people is daily becoming ,gore
' manifest.
prices are expected to be good.—We
ere pleased to report a very fiot}rish-
tog state of things in the i resbyterian
Church here, All the different
btanphes of work are actively attended
N plough
presence is ne?-dad behind the p t;
as much as anywhere. Hoping that
I have not trespassed at too great
a length upon your valuable space,
d that some idea has been dropped
or thought suggested that dee
Howlett.
John Magee, Esq., who has been in
Cnty induce
Mauitt.ba for over ayear, is home with
and
discuss the .1,1A parents, He gives favorable
others" to take up. >is .. accounts of that province and prefers
gnesticu of improving the facilities living there—Meetines in connection
for obtainii}g an agriaultorali eduoa-1 with the Tunkard C hie aro
-O h ' h beim; his, sprigs were highly appreciated by
held by Mr. Ibicharti, .. slated by Mr I the Audience. Mr and Miss Gray,
.smith, of Ilichigt t r•i '•lnesd'ty ;rave several sours. Miss Gray is
of last weep, Mr. _Russet Liaei la, steel
his nei•ehbors' help, moved to }tis new
home on the B lino, �Towiok.—Miss
Balla Staples, of Harristuu, has been
eujoying herself for the last week with
her 2nd line friends, She intends
remaining -until after;, the box social
at Mr. Ellis', on Wednesday evening.
--On account of the illness of Rev, J.
W. Prinz, I Ir. J. H. IUiteley, of
tiarristoo, kindly took his wort: at
Mayne and Newbridge appointtuenty.
Mr. Muir, Presbyteu;ian minister,
preached an aoeepttthle sermon in
Fordwieh Methodist ebureh itt the
evening. --Mr. Will L;nnbltin haat a
bee drawing sand oto 'Tuesday for the
erection of his barn and Mrs. Lamb.
kin had an old fashioned quihing bee,
li siueas "to be Conde card in 'the uture -The friends of Mrs. Gowiug �Xiil
ley A. ;5treuhati � - . lilasliill ll be glad to hear of her recovery, --hiss
erect a brick bloat , tieX,A ulntrl.Qr.-1 Vina `McIlermitt And her brothe
kt,erars. Cochrane 8 Jo�itistout tP, Il!ur- Willie have left for Michigan,• where•
tion.
X remain,
Yours, &a.,
G. H. 'BLAOS WELL.
P. S. -.--Since writing; the above, a
paper read. before'° the I,?roviuctal
Teachers Association by Inspector
Smith, of Anuaster, bee been publis11-
g treatment o ed iu the Educational Journal n„
the disease* and, accidents is to which. de-
aetdvancrd English Schools in nRural
domretie animals are liable should districts, which in principle a ,Leine
farmers ,acct. Legis stars also be given. In addition to the saletail is quite similar to the s
and have Leen led jrcts just mentioned, $,isle time might tre'represented', and I recommend it
noticed this , profitably be spent in teachinga ceryour who -
is. t x �h ism is i of dune«;,tore, P it amount of ' ;lisp Literature.
, to any« f f tlieaders the sit ty wish
to c t1L y••ca in ngon.' ri are to s a ,to enq
composition and lettPrwritiug, and , - G. H. i�.
tyles tl y carried oft. stall its fare and. business arithmetic A •
he i tentiOhtfeally taught: It is nambe.r of , other desirable sub•eots Sruxssoii'<,
.l
Lo intention to criticise thesehe horse fair was Held on Thurs. ; u cid w They are doing a good tn'tatt Ile t ti geology,
eo` among bit ethe beingfirs. `4act a s tThur .
and work which eu•,td other be it n.nof e e I• and
ed as t. ell ill dopy way, esuWot be success i111y taught in the inlay, have dissolved oesS ship% the
chan
tp, teltwinter season end its rindertake more, I ih f
r. Duo respect at leteyt they lite in the second them something of a
,i,suIt r they des not reach iatelT local character, would add eery
snai,iet`iibl+e pardon of rite forst- Patel), Y py.
They It.tld.albout the largely to the expense,. besides oceu
,tittntnity. Y iti time, whicb,duriug the zseeeeearil P they int end residing with their sistez,
relation to the etg+riettltitral c
y
A. t;,e universities hold to short term, might be taore prpf tally Hato, wilt shortly open u tsar .e shop titBp,ut' care must be excetised, how- its town. --hews J. L. Montag, of Kin- Mrs, Kerte.
,tee
of t p celebrated lege
tr es prevuoualy mentioned, 4 r , European Tour,' T u
Iriltr
,�„ people. Leading . ' ed t not Cardiile, delivered big ce
,btu' >at<u•1 o,iucatinnlsts httvilrev , he June seseiou of the County
bringing unduly crowd the curriculum, -nor to tute,'1'1A 1 eceut trrop . T 1"
atOflit' tdo t a1 # it it trodut,e sub etas likely to iii 1 lv'1'e ^11i euhoat Dloulday 0011... 0000m u Kincardine
CountyofBruce is to
of education nearer to tile, i j Y '
itdofttede pr+ lar',
delta • In e r . 1 ,• i cardita a is gr,
possessed of a fine voice, and her
reuderin; of " Caller Herrin " elicited•
a hearty encore. 11r T Gibson, jr., of
Wroxeter, an old favorite with Blue,
vale audiences, gave a couple of songs,
¥r J W Scott, of Wingham, and Mr
Ohcs Herbert, each contributed ma-
terially to the enjoyment ofthe evening.
Mr Scutt is possessed of a good bass,
voice, and bis selectione were happily
nntde. The Wiughn•ttt Harmonica.
Band was highly appreciated, each
vnmber beim rapturously encored.,.
The musical selections of Messrs Black
and King were deservedly encored.
1Mess Billingsly performed the onerous.
duties of organist to the delight of all.
The pioeeeds were in the neighborhood_
of e35.
Zetllnd.
Mrs pias. Curiie, who has been on ap
visit to her father's tine last two weeks,.
has returned to Toronto,—Mists i11ag.
gist Ash, of Mount Pleasant, is Visit,
ing at Mr Geo. Thomsuir's.— Mr Wilk
Nrctlult, of Londotiw has beets visitin
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