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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1892-06-17, Page 4WILLIA SIS, a 9. sT -AND- DRUGGIST. -AND-• ,]DRUGf IST. c, N. W. TELEGRAPH CO. Brunswick House, - - - Ont tute was referred to the Executive co1111111ttee.. Moved. by 11r Stewart seconded by Alr McEwen, that this council request the warden and treasurer, to advertise in the leading papers of the county, three Insertions after `every J,:nuary and June meeting, the amount of sinking fund on hand for investment - Referred to Finance corowittee. A, uwtion to pay .John Carpenter $28, share for clearing ditch on boun- dary of Logan ant. McKillop, the county of Perth having Faid the same amount, was referred to Road and Bridge committee. Council then adjourned tinti110 o'clock Thursday. CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK, _ _ - I East Huron Teachers' Association. A meeting of the East Huron Tonchf rs' Association was held in the ' U Collegiate Institute, ` Seaforth, on -- _- Thursday and 'Friday, June 2 and 3. FRIDAI, JUNE 17, 1892. The weather being very unfavorable the attendance was not so large as - might have been expected. The first Huron County Council. session began at 10.30 a, in. Thursday. After the usual opening exercises, roll- (Goderleh star.) calling, reading of minutes and the e • June session of rho County appointing of the various Committees, cil was opened on Tuesday last the President Alt. A. H. Plummer, o'clock, the warden in the chair, Blyth, called upon Mr. James S. Hogg all the members present, W 1-1 to discuss the subject, takill" the place of J N Meln-• COMPOSITION, r•esigteed as reeve of Brussels. He maintains' that this subject the reading of the minutes of the should be commenced in the Senior• day of the January session, a First class, by .having the children ..Oil by NI Y McLean and F An. I describe tha position of objects planed on, to urneud, was agreed to, the I before thein. As a second step, lie di .rtes reang that riding aaricul. recommended that utter the literature 4shows participate in the 5300 and reading of a lesson had been : ted by the council, and it, a number of questions fron, ale following communications were I this lesson should be written on the blackboard, to which the pupils are G Neeliu, Seaforth Start, with , recce to some mistake in printing I required to write answers. .the third Outes-Filet). and most important means ttdvor;ated jrow County Solicitor, relative to 1 by Linn was that short, interesting '-Race bridge at \Vin; ham -Order- I stories Le read or related to the pupils r ,end that these be reproduce,] by them. tainted in the minutes, "'his paper drew forth a very intetest- aont Janus Cochrane, warden of I y ty, advocating a plan for the redue g discussion by Messrs LnutlL,Iloub, of m-nibers of Countv Councils- mi ouncils- I larl:sou, 1'!eFaul and ,Scott. erred to Speciai Committed. I The mePtinb then adjourned for 'rodi Standard Pipe Co, with refer- I pool`' e to sizes and cost of pipe -Re,- i The afternoon session Levan at 1 30. ted to Foad and Fridge committee. The first subject was !tf-solution by Morris township coon- GEOGUAPHY, J plainjng part of the cost of bridges I by M r. !lack. He considered that t heir m1luicipality over 100 feet in this was a very important subject for Y ,tl,-Referred to Road and Bridge the !'ollowing reasons : 1st, for the in- l tlmittev. formation obtained; 2nd, Its fitting Tiroin Jailer Dickson, referring to the pupils to obtain knowledge in after elsickness, and enclosing account of life ; 3rd, as a mens of mental culture. I t of assistance during that time. In order to he a successful teacher of k number of accounts were read and this important subject, we should erred to Finance committers, know : lst, What to teach ; 2nd, How t''\. motion to grant 8200 to assist is ' to teach it. He thought a general I erection of it lockup in the town of, knowledoe of the manners, customs, forth was referred to the Executive • occupations, 'etc., of the inhabitants of imittee. I the different countries" should be ouncil then adjourned to meet again taught in preference to an extensive 10 a n, Wednesday. I list of cities, towns, etc. He did not, SECOND DAY -`WEDNESDAY. i however, give any particular method den in resumed at 10 o'clock, the I ed that of tjmethoing lis da usedesuccessfully as he aer- by ' lydeu in the chair, and all members rer;ent except Alr Coleman. I one teacher might prove a complete The following comniunica'.ions were j failure in the hands of another. The ltd ; subject was further discussed . by :From secretary of Seaforth Colleg- Messrs. Robb and Lough. ,te Institute, relative to time of com- I tiles. Coulter then outlined her iendnient of terms and payment of I method of that very olosely affects each one of tis SOME irk 't`ltr, IMPORTANT ITA GHS in the teaching profession, and often SCHOOL 4A`W AND RrG.ULATIONS, decides the question of Success or tail, and In connection with this wool are. A teacher who obthims order answer all questions in Questic must have firmness and decision Drawer, relating to this subject, M This enables him, after giving, orders, Itobb's explanations. and auarverg lk to see that they the carried out, lie to furthi4 discussion by Messrs. `lougl warned teachers against giving too Black and Scott. At the conclusio many commands. The second quality of this discussiou the meeting adjourn necessary is kindness and sy4 pathy ; ed for noon, as kindness llet;ete kindness and by THE AI"I' RN00N SESSION. this means we obtain the sympathy On resuming bnsiness Mr. Tong and confidence of the pupil. Another answered, satisfactorily, several quer element in the teacher is tions from theQuestion Drawer bearin perfessential a Calm of knowledge of the +. pelt to is lateen tip in the school. By this upon .his particular work, Mr. Clarl means he will create ill his pupils all sots then answered several question relating to his particular work. The; admiration for correct actions and manners. Not only is it necessary to answers led to other questions b know the subject, but it is neces- Messrs. Horton and McFasti all l which were answered to the enth nary to liltoN• the mind and disponi- isf satisfaction of all present. tiou of each pupil, so that be may be George Anderson then intro better able to corect tiny wrong -doing. duced the subject of A teacher should also know flow to I Faul , Provincial Delegate, Mr: J. present the work so as to Beep the TIME AND TIMr MEASIiRES constant attention of hiN pupils- If He clearly explained the terfbs Sola pupils are kept constantly employed and Lunar year,showing the difFerenc and their• work matte interesting there in length, and plainly accounting to t is little fear of disorder. Again, there this difference. He next named an should be a well defined system of I describfd the'various instruments use procedure in all parts of the work, to ruark Time from the earlier age Another essential elan„-nt in it teacher until the present century, which wer is vigilance and tact. Vigilance, pro- as follows : Still Dial, Candle, Clocl perly exercised,will act as a preventive of Rude Form,Watch fund Chronograph to wrong -doing, and prevention is Uonsidetahle discussion followed b• better than cure. Tact will enable !Messrs. Prendergast, Clarkson ani him to deal with the many different Robb, rind much valuab;e information cases which will present themselves, was carl•led away by the listeners. The physicial comfort of the pupils Air. Lough next presented th, should also be considered. fraise, scheme for analysis, which was drawl properly given, or short spicy stories, up by the Committee af,pointed fo; illustrated by the result of the proper that purpose. This scheme met th action, )nay be a means of procuring approval of ,ill the traehers present. good order. I'fr. McLeod considered II i MUSIC. that such offences as lyi,,h,. swearing, Ur. Plummer, ex -President, illus &c., should be subjected to corporal trated his method of teaching musi punishment. This subject was also by using a number of teachers as further discussed by several teachers class. Fie adoptes the tonic sol. to present. This closed the proceedings method, first drdlino thoroughly o for lite day. one or two notes, then iticreasing th THF. EVENING• number until the scale is thorough) 'D t1ird ive authorize rile a,aunry• ressurer to pay Mr Manning his full I inastered Ile th • e I ' • l In the evening a public entertain- ment was held iu Cardnu's 1401, and was patronized by a large audience of teachers and citizens. The programme, prepared by a conlujittee of the teachers of Seaforth. was well carried out. The principal feature of the entertainment was, an address on the land marts of Canadian history, by G. 4V. Field, 13. A., of Guelph. He claimed that these land marks were as tollows : 1st, the discovery anti ex- ploration of Canada by Jacques Car- tier ; 2nd, Surrender of Canada to the En;;lish in 1759 ; 3rd, the Constitu- tional Act of 1791 4th, °the Act of Union in 1841; 5th, the British North American Act of 1867. lie pictured each of these events in glowing Lang• nage, introdu-ilia the names of the chief characters who •took an active part in bringing them about. Mr.. Field's address throughout was elo- quent, interesting acid Instructive.. !'his address was supplemented by nstrumental selections by Alissess EHip.- and Doble; Vocal solos by Mrs. Smitb, Mrs. Bright and Mr. Willis, and readintts by Mrs. Lowrie and Dr,, JoKay, each of which were well re- ceived Mr. Thomas Kidd, chairman of the Collegiate Institute ward, acted as chairman. ',huts -Referred to the Executive , TEACHING A ABLET LESSON timmlttee, i with a class,slid presnted a written THE SrCOED DAY. i+'roin J A Gibbons, relative to dig• exercise by these pupils which was Upon resuming business at 9 o'clock fectants for use at 'jail -same refer. well worohy of coin melid ation, To a. m., Friday, the minutes of the pre• t10 tr' From excite the interest and hold the at. i vious day's proceedings were read by secretary of South Huron tentiou'of the class as well. as to ad- Mr. A. Scott and adopted, after which ormers'' Institute, aslciu for the' vocate ideas with words, she made free carne the election; of officers, resulting Duel grant of $25 -Same reference. use of objects, first presenting the of)- as follows ! President, M Black; First tl From clerk of Goderich town, de. ' ject to the class and having then] name Vice. President, J. U. McLeod; Second fn%nu rate offered by council for it, then writing the word -picture on Vice President, Miss Nilson ; Secre- mter and electric light for county kildirigs-Referred to Property cam. i the blackboard. And by describing the relative positions of these ol;joets tary, A. Scott, An Executive Com. mittee consisting of Misses Helyar and )ittee. I as placed before thein, an excellent Uilloran, and Messrs. W. Doig, W. R. From reeve of Bayfield, asking to i exercise in reading was obtained. Lough and J. S, Hog was appointed. lave Maria AlaCay placed as a county,! After a conversation with the class Auditors, Messrs. Clarkson slid Me- arl-Iteferred to Finance committee, about the pictures appearing at the I Faul , Provincial Delegate, Mr: J. The following appeals we referred head of the tablet, the lesson was care- King ; Dominion Delegate, Mr. A. H. <1 Kdueation :ommittee :-From tram. fully written on the board from which Plummer. The election of officers es S S No 11, -Hay; from ratepayers the reading was taught, the tablets concluded, the President called oil Mr. rf Hay, Stwiley and McKillop town. I being used only in review. Site also W. Prendergast, B. A., to introduce pips. recommended the. use of two pointers his subject of I. The reports of the County Tteasur. in dividing the. lessoninto phrases in FIRST LESSONS ON ALGEDP.A, yr, auditors, and a letter from the dusty Clerk were referred to the order to teach pausing and inflection in reading, This paper also brought He first teaches the rico of rile tilge- Finance committee. The report of forth considerable discussion, with the braic signs ; then by a number of well chosen examples he illustrated Ilia jailer was referred to Property` ,ommittee, and that of the county final conclusion that her method %s as an excellent one. Next in succession his method of overcoming ilio various difficulties tomntissioner to the Road and' Bridge; came the which present themselves in j Ioni'mittee, Moved by N1 Y McLaan, seconded I)PLIMATES' REPORT OF THE PRDYINCMAL I the fr,u>; elementary .rules, disapprov i ing of simply asking pupils to change ly Julio Beacom, that this council Je- AssoCI.XTION. By Mr, Lough. A synopises of the l the signs in the subtrahena, and that like signs when multiplied give plus, ire to express there sineere satisfac Ion and thsndfulnesta that A H Man- various papers read at that association I but unlike kive ralnus. This paper ing, reeve of Clinton, is again were given by hien. It was then proved by Mr. Clarkson, seconde,l by was ablsdiscnssed by Messrs, Clarkson i and Robb. utllcieutly recovered to be able to Mr. Doig, that it vote of thanks be, ttend to his duties in this council,and tendered !11 rt Lough for his very ' TYI I: ivttlTt rG. re ho re ver short) to see Trim full 1 y w Y report, and that his expwhses be paid Paid I Mr, :Bengough of Toronto, next oc • "b" ' shored fit Nisi opted health and I b thi. association, w ' y n, li1Cb ritOtl(rtl Waft cti ied a e it p few minutes in exht long rued 'D t1ird ive authorize rile a,aunry• ressurer to pay Mr Manning his full I nnaninlonsl cairried. I rxplain%ut; a type-writ •r. He trials, i tallrs that this instrument would be c.fIe reaioual allowance for last January Mr. T. G. McLeod next ret read tl Rreat ,+dudatienal vallie ill out Sclrools. I t 0ii---okirriad. paper oil p inspector' Robb being called upon, . •TWOU0,11 to Mahar t11a usual ttrant f trnw To on rAr*t c>nbr tt gtatrd tbtlt daring the half hoar Via.,. ttt+frrt b`,rarttGrals' 1ruW,tl.1 P stated that thi+r quomfoo is atle 4 -Hot M to bitty he frurptl rel dfs n,esirtg. ' fn .xp ..ince accen and t11120 by introducing simple exer cises. Mrs. Plummet: also answerec 1 save-ral questions asked by Messrs Horton, Clarkson aml Lougb, THE RESOLUTIONS The following- is the report of th resolution Committee . (11.) Resolved that the thanks o this' Convention bo tendered the Col legiat'. lustitnte Board for the use o thetr,ibuildiug' for the purpose of hold ing file meeting of the Association. (2.) Resolved that the clause where -by an examiner is appointed by the Public School Board to act with the Inspector and the masters of High Sch:lols in the examination of entrance examinations, be rescinded, and that all exdhanue lie: allowed hemien dis- tricts. (3.) Resolved that the Public School' teachers be allowed to use the High School History, instead of the Public School History. These several resolutions were adopted. After ten- dering a vote of thanks to the retiring officers, the Institute adjourned to meet at,the call of the Executive. Culross The council met in the town hall, Teeswater, June 4th, 1892, as a Court of Revision and appeal, after tatting tho statutary declaration it was moved by Peter Clark, seconded j,y Peter Kuntz, that Joseph Moir act its chair- man of the Court of Revision=Carried. Moved by Peter Clark, seconded by Peter Kuntz, that the Court of Revis. ion adjourn till four o'elock•p m - Carried. The counctii resumed as a Court of Revision according to motion of adjournment, when it was moved by J M6ir,%seconded by H Mackay, that as some ratepayers have consented and given the council authority in writing to raise their assessment that the same be done according to the amount mentioned opposite -their signatures the aggregate amount being $17,200, and Joseph Waddle having appealei to have his assessment re- duced that it be reduced 0200, and his being the only appeal according to law, and as the statute prohibites the coutl- cil from considering any appehIs unless r done In writing. within fourteen days of return of Roll, we are therefore de - bared liy law frorn taking any verbal t,ppeals into consideration although there were a ood luany such we can- not legally interfere with them, Moved by P'Clark, seconded by H Mackay, :hat the Court of Revision do now idjourn to meet again on Alonday the iixth day of June, in the town ball at :he hour of nine o'clock in the fore• loon --C erried, The council eget tgain accordirlp to urotion of adjourn. ni•ltt when it was moved by PClark, econded by H AIcl(ay, that .the tssessnlent roll as revised and amend A be trow adopted, turd the Court of leviston he now Closed -Carried. Uo Uounoil abet in the town hall, ; tmwatari Jane 4th, IS92, its per .. , __._ T CQRQQN & MONTYRE, KEEP 'COOL, Gordon & MOlntyro are ofi'oring very nice lines this week in light Bedford - Cords Victoria Lawns and plain check and spot Muslins, Latest things in sum, mer Silica and choice seasonable Dress Goods... A very large assortment of Gloves,Ties' Parasols and Circulars, which we guar- antee. In fine Shoes and Slippers we carry the largest stock, from the best makers in Canada, 4 In ,Gents Furnishings and ordered Suits, fully warranted, we offer special inducements at the present time, Our special brands of Teas -at reason- able prices -are securing to us many new customers. Try a sample paokage. In Sugars we aro giving great bargains Now is the time to receive thein. WOOL! WOOL t WOOL I We will pay the highest price either in cash or trade, for any quantity of wool. GORDON & MCINTYRE. The Bim Brown Anchor. Wingham, June 9th, 1893, e motion of adjournment. Members all present, The Reeve in the chair. Clark-Welwood-that die Minutes as c ,just read be adopted -Carried. A1ac. a kay-liuntz-that a grant he made to improve and repair tl'e road opposite ❑ lots 27 and 30, con 12, the slime not e to exceed $25 and that Peter Clark y let the. stlrne by public competition - t Carried, Wellwood-KIllitz-that as there has been a complaint made to 1 this council that the side road between lots 25 and 29, oil the 4th con, is in it bad state for travel that Peter Clark get Sallie ptit in a good state for travel but not to exceed $35 in doing so -- e Carried. Kuntz -Mackay - that a grant Le made to repair the road op. f posite lot 27, cons 10 and 11, the same not to. exceed $10 anu that Peter f Clark have the same done by, public cot -Carried. Moil - Well- wood -That as the hill known as y "Becking's Hill" is not safe for pub. lic travel that a grant of fifteen dollars be made and that Peter Clark let the same by public competition -Carried. Clark -!`Luntz -that lir Kirby, path - master in Belmore, has reported the building of a culvert and other repairs in the village the pathwaster is author. ized to get the necessary work done and brio his account before this board -Carried, Wellwoorf-Moir- that as the grant made last year to repair the road opposite lot 6, con 12, was not expended being considered insufficient to do the work required that a grant of $20 be made to grade the road and that the former motion malting a grant be now recinded Carried. 5lackay-11untz-that By. Law No 5 tie now read a first and second tluio---Carried. Clarli-Iiutitz that the Reeve's report,of his inspec. tion of the culvert and road on cons 8 and 9, lot 10, be received and adopted and acted on. Yeas, Moir,Well wood, Clark and Kuntz. Nay, Mackay: Clark-Wellwood-that By -Law No 5 1892, be now read a third time, signed settled and that the printing committee get 500 copies printed for distrihu. tion among the. ratepayers -Carried. Clark- Welwood-•-that the Reeve get . a sufficient culvert built on con 9, op. posite lot 10, with as little delay as possible Yeas. Clarli, Moir, \Nell• wood and Lutz. Nay, Mackay, Nelwood- Mackay -that the finance report as just read be adopted -Car- ried. Kuntz -Moir -that as the east culvert opposite tat 6, cons 6 and 7, is reported in it dangerous condition,that 'a new culvert he put in and a ditch made down the aide to give it plenty of fitll and that the woslc be done under the superinteladence (if Henry Mackay -Carried. I untz-Mackay- that this board do now adjourn to meet a,ttin in Teeswater town hall, on Saturday, 16th day of July -Carried. CIIAS BUTTON, Clerk.. WhAtechurch. Mrs. Jas. Crowstou, Lati'aside, bliss Mal"on J ;41cIieuzie, Whiteclnirch,arld Air. Denis Mitchell, Lucknow, loft Montreal tri Saturdt>y, tl►e lltli inst,, as passengers by S S. "Sardinian" for Liverpool. Mts. Crowstou visits her daughter, 11rs, ti. Mitchell, in the latter city, while Alas Mackenzie goes for an extended trip to Edinburgh, I) 11) 1 I