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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-08-11, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11th 1938 >’>Sixty-Fourth Year X i.-, ■I!"*""1 '■ ■ 11 "■ .... i m ; ~;irJjiyilL-J i COMMUNICATION Re Exeter’s Proposed New School To the Editor of the Tiines-Advocate and to the Ratepayers of the Village of Exeter: Several years ago it became evident to those who were inter­ ested in the High School and 'Collegiate Education that there was something wrong with the system in the Province of Ontario, be­ cause the curriculum or course of studies had too great a tendency towards preparing all students tor a course in the universities or the teaching profession-—an admirable system tor those purposes. But probably over 95 per cent, of the students never attended uni­ versity and never taught school—consequently to those students a smattering of French, Latin, German, higher mathematics and science was of little use, particularly to those who attended high school only two or three years, or until they had reached the age of 1G years, up to which age the Department of Education says that all children shall attend school. In some of the larger cities Technical Schools were established where children could take courses in manual training, home econ­ omics, commercial and business work, etc. Later some of the larg­ er high schools began to teach some of these subjects in a more or less haphazard kind of way. The value of these studies became evident as the years passed, and. after an intensive study of the matter the Department of Edu­ cation, over a year ago, passed regulations to the effect that all Collegiate Institutes and High Schools should “as soon as possible” prepare two class rooms for the purpose of teaching—first, boys in the first form of high school, or grade nine is it is now called, shop work or manual training; and second, girls in the same grade, home economics or domestic science. Officials of the Department of Education Including the Minis­ ter, Deputy-Minister and Inspectors have made it plain that this is no fad—to be enforced for a year or two and then discarded—but it is a real reform in education and has -come to stay. To assist the school boards to establish these class rooms and properly equip them, the Department offered to give the boards 50 per cent, of the -cost of such class rooms up to $20,000 total cost, and 50 per cent, of equipment mp to $4,000 total cost, with an additional 25 per cent, of needed equipment over the $4,000; also to pay yearly grants up to $40<) after the courses are established. It -cannot be denied that these are very generous offers-—so gener­ ous that no school board, who were conscientiously interested in their work, could take the responsibility of deciding against making every effort to get these rooms established and equipped as soon as possible. A few schools, where rooms were immediately available, were able to start the new studies in 'September of last year. Many more schools will be ready this September or October or November. In Exeter your school board has met with several unfortunate delays. The School Board and the Council were unanimously in favor of issuing debentures to the extent of $15,000, and owing to the town’s very favorable tax rate 'and low. debenture indebtedness (outside the waterworks which is self-sustaining) there seemed no doubt that the Municipal Board would grant permission to the . Council and School Board to go ahead. Unknown to the general public the newly appointed Provincial Municipal Board had adopt­ ed a policy of requiring a vote of the people on such a by-law irre­ spective of the financial standing .of the Municipality. Had this been known the vote .could have been taken months ago—as soon as figures could be obtained as to the amount of money needed. However, two or three months’ delay would not be a very serious matter. r sk?. (s < In the meantime plans have been prepared and teachers engag­ ed who, besides other subjects, can teach shop work and home econ­ omics. These plans call for a building to cost about $23,00 0 and equipment of $-3,000, of which total amount we expect the Govern­ ment to pay around $11,000. The next step- then is to obtain the consent of the. ratepayers by voting in favor of the by-law, which is published in another column. Now, why do we suggest to the ratepayers to vote in favor of the by-law?: First, the request for the rooms and equipment comes from the Department of Education at Toronto, which body fixes our course of study and pays a goodly portion of the cost of education in both public and high schools. This year the grants from the Department amount to something over $3,579.00. Provided we decided not to teach subjects the department demands shall be taught, they have a right to withdraw all grants, in which case the School Boards’ revenue would be decreased by the above amount per year—a sum much higher than the ratepayers are asked for to establish the courses. .Second, the need for doing the job at once arises from the fact that neighboring high schools in the county, Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth; also St. Marys (our competitors) are now prepared to teach the new courses, and there is great danger that country pupils outside of the municipality will want to attend schools where these courses are taught, and if we lose pupils we lose county grant, which last year amounted to $4,78'2.00. W cannot afford to lose any portion of this amount. Third, the government is offering to pay practically 50 per cent, of the cost of establishing the courses requested. We do not know, how long that offer will be open. That offer might be reduced or even withdrawn at any time. We cannot afford to take that chance either. Fourth, the yearly debenture for the proposed new building would be paid on a basis of about 50-50 by 1 the county and the town. That is, the county grant will be increased each year by half the amount of the debenture, because of the fact that over 50 per cent, of the pupils attending the high school -come from the surrounding townships and villages, and the county council pays their full share of building and -maintenance expenses, including teachers, fuel, light, repairs, supplies, etc. Fifth, if you as a ratepayer are assessed for $1,000 it will.not cost you more than 80 cents ‘a year for 15 years to pay your total cost of the proposed expenditure, whereas, if we do not establish the courses the probable loss of county pupils will decrease our county grant very materially and we would have nothing for the loss. -Sixth, the establishment of the new courses of study does not require any increase in the number of teachers. Seventh, the present is an ideal time to issue debentures, be­ cause of the present low interest rate of 4 per cent, or under. Eighth, during the last fifteen or so years your high school has .had remarkable success. Many students have received higher education, whose parents otherwise could not have afforded to have sent them to other towns to receive their education. This has not been accomplished without a g-ood deal of thought and expenditure of time "and effort on the part -of your school board. The high school is one of the best industries we have in town, and we can­ not afford to impair its usefulness, but rather we should try to make it Fetter and more useful every year. Ninth, if the by-law should be defeated, the problem would not be solved. The regulations of the department of education would not be changed. The school board would still be required to provide the necessary rooms anfi;Sequipment and would have te submit another by-law to the people, and still another one if neces­ sary. What else could the board do? We have to endeavor to comply with the regulations. The board has always had to do that. The department of education sets the course and school boards have to follow it. Every square foot of the school is now being oc­ cupied. The present building does not admit of any more additions, consequently a new building of some nature is necessary, and cer­ tain regulations as to the kind of building have to be followed. You cannot build a barn or a shed and call it a school. The plans for the proposed new building have been accepted by the Government, and would solve the problem very nicely. Every foot of the old building would still be in full use. Personally I am in favor of the by-law, and shall vote for it. I have, also, always had faith in the ratepayers of Exeter to do the right thing when voting on a money by-law, when they understand the situation. I hone I have been able to present this matter id its proper light, and so that every ratepayer will fully understand. If, however, anyone would like any further explanation I will only be too glad to throws’ any light I ran on the question and discuss it with them at any time. We have a town to be proud of. Every last ratepayer is proud of it. I fee! sure we will all vote for the best interest, of the town on, this question. Yours truly, R. N, CREECH 1Scholl’s Arch Supports and Foot Easers on Sale Are You Troubled With Your Feet? Or are your old supports nearly worn out or broken ? If so, here is your chance," for the next two weeks, to replace them at a good re­ duction in price, so we can further introduce them as a great help for all arch troubles. Men’s and Women’s Foot Easers Reg. $3.50 for $2.75 pr. Men’s and Women’s Arch Supports Reg. $5 at $3.75 pr. TRY SCHOLL’S ZINO PADS FOR CORNS, BUNIONS AND CALLOUSES Women’s White Shoe Sale $2.00 Pair Oxfords, Straps, Pumps, Etc., also Sandals at $1.75. Men’s White Oxfords $5, while they last at $3.75. Others at $2.50 and $2.95. Men’s Straw Hats, Wash & Flannel Trousers HATS $1.00 — ELANNEL TROUSERS at $3.7S — WASH TROUSERS $1.69 Boys’ Khaki Shirts on Sale 75c up to age 14 Child’s Khaki play suits at 50c. Children’s dresses 2 to 6 years at 50c. Women’s blouses sizes 14 to 40, regular price $1.00 to $1.50 at 50c each. Boys’ wash suits at 29c to 50c. New Fall Monarch Yarns The new shades are here for Fall and Winter knitting. Come in and see the > new colors. if William’s Farm Boots at $2.95 Leather or Panco soles, genuine retan leather, great value. Also split work boots at $2.25 pair. Special Values for Th y, Friday, Saturday I Maxwell House COFFEE 1 IL i-i-J -Regular or Drip Grind .... * till Hillcrest SHORTENING O 9Ep 1 Pound Packages ................... “ Hillcrest PURE LARD 1 Pound Packages ....... Lifebuoy SOAP The Health Soap ........... 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His high school education wtvs received in Exeter and lie secured his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wes<t- ‘ern Ontario in 1937. He spent one summer as a student pastor at Lloyd- minister, Sask. He spent last sum­ mer on a mission field at Noranda and this year was serving the Chet­ wynd Field in Muskoka. We are indebted to t'he editor of the Burk’s Falls Arrow for the following ac­ count of his death: “The grim hand of death threw a blanket gloom on the United church picnic being held at Lake Bernard on Thursday afternoon. The day was a glorious one and more than the usual number were arriving at the picnic grfiunds, Mr. Earl E. Christie, student pas­ tor on the Chetwynd, Jply, Barriedale and Katrine field had taken a load of young people out to the grounds. Shortly after his arrival with a party of young men and women he went in swimming. He had not been in the water very long when he was miss­ ed. His companions came ashore to enquire as to his whereabouts and upon finding his clothes and learn- ig that he had not come in, they went out again and discovered the body in about five feet of water. He had gone down without a cry. Arti­ ficial respiration was at once com­ menced and Dr. M. A. Whittick and two Provincial officers were quickly on the scene. They worked on the body for more than two hours but the spark of life had gone out. Every indication was that deceas­ ed suffered a heart attack and that he died immediately as there was little or no water in the lungs. The deceased who was a second year student at Queen’s University had been onjthe local field since last April. He had proven himself an >• ’•» PROPERTY TRANSFER Mrs. Margaret Fletcher, of Cen­ tralia, has purchased, from Mr. W. H. Partlo, the Hue brick residence on Andrew street. Mrs. Fletcher gets immediate possession. Mr. and Mi’s. Partlo and family, who have been esteemed residents of Exeter for the past three years, intend moving to London, We welcome Mrs, Fletcher and family to town. The deal was put through by C. V. Pickard, agent. SERIOUSLY ILL The many friends of Mr, R< >G. Seldon regret to know that he is at present in a critical 'condition in Victoria Hospital, London. Mr, Sel­ don was making splendid improve­ ment from his early illness and was expecting to return to his home on Sunday when early Saturday morning complications arose since which his condition has caused much anxiety to- his family and friends. The fam­ ily were again called to his bedside and on Sunday he underwent an­ other operation. . He had a very good night Tuesday, DIES IN PRIME OF LIFE (Following an illness of' two months with heart trouble, at times her condition being quite critical, Miss Doris Salter passed away in the prime of lite early Tuesday morning, she being in her 27th year. The deceased was born in Exeter being a daughter of Mrs. Emily A- and the late Martin F. falter. For three years the family resided in London until after the death of Mr. Salter in 1915 when they returned to Exeter. For a number of years Miss Salter was employed at Mr. W. ,S. Cole’s drug store. She has not enjoyed robust health for a number of years. A member Of the James St, United Church she was popular among the younger gener­ ation and highly esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by her mother, one brother Charles, and two- sisters, Meta, at home and Hel­ en, nurse-in-training, at Seaforth hospital. The funeral, private, will be held Thursday afternoon at t.wo o’clock, interment in the Exeter cemetery, FIRST PARACHUTE JUMP Your Superior Store* USE LOWE BROS. '.".High Standard Paints and Varnishes.’.* Used on Ships. Best for your Home. A Paint for Every Purpose Now is the time to have your Furnace looked over See us for Tinsmithing and Plumbing THRESHERS SUPPLIES Clipper Lace Pump Oil Cans Aligator Lace Belt Dressing Leather Lace Pine Tar Drive Belts Rubber Belting, all sizes Pitch Forks Oils and Greases We have on hand one Clare Bros., Second Hand Coal Stove, deep fire box, with water front, 18 in. oven reservoir and warming closet. If interested come in and see it. COLEMAN GASOLINE STOVES FOR THE WARM WEATHER; ALSO NEW PERFECTION STOVES AND OVENS Traquair’s Hardware TINSMITHING . PLUMBING Marjorie Flynn was knocked from her bicycle and received a nasty bumb in the eye when the fender of a car driven by Mr. Clinton Sweet ticked the wheel at the corner of- Main and Sanders streets, and she was thrown to the ground. Lloyd Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Reynolds, of Usborne, underwent an operation for appen­ dicitis in Victoria Hospital, London, Wednesday of last week. He is get­ ting along nicely. Mr. Herb Ford was oyercome by the heat Thursday of last week and has since been confined to his home. Mrs. W. C. Pearce, who has been confined to her bed for some weeks with inflammotory rheumatism is not as well as her many friends would like to see. She Suffered a weak spell on Saturday afternoon and her doctor has ordered (perfect quietness and not being able to receive visit­ ors. Garden Party Community Park, Crediton Friday Evening, August 12th at 7:30 o’clock' Under the Auspices of United Church Women s Association MUSIC WILLE FURNISHED BY EXETER CONCERT BAND Besides customary Refreshment Booths there will be a sale of Home Baking an apron and handkerchief booth and fish pond Admission 10c All Children Free Band Concert SUNDAY AFTERNpON AUGUST 14th at 3 p.m. VICTORIA PARK Exeter Concert Band * Silver Collection TED WALPER, Director Tom Walter, who has been in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for more than a week, is improving and wae able to leave the hospital Wednes day. He will recuperate for a time at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jos. Grant, of London. Mr. Geo. Andrew has been con­ fined to liis bed for several weeks, suffering first with pneumonia and tden pleurisy followed by compli­ cations. He will be laid up for some time. Earl Edward Christie indefatigable worker in every phase of Christian and community service. The day preceding his death he had organized and given leadership to the Chetwynd community picnic and P is possible that lie had over-exert­ ed himself. On the morning of his death he had gone with others to help clean up the picnic grounds of the day before. The remains were brought to Mr. Hilliar’s undertaking parlors and prepared for interment and were sent on to his people’s home at Exe? te on Friday night., No inquest was deemed necessary. Although here but for a short time Mr. Christie had endeared himself to a great many as testified by the floral tributes that adorned his casket. A service was held in the Burk’s Falls United Church on Friday ev­ ening before the remains were taken to the. train enroute to Exeter.” The body arrived in Exeter on Saturday afternoon and that even­ ing and on Sunday many friends vis­ ited the home and extended sym­ pathy. A large congregation attended the funeral which was held from the James Street United church Monday afternoon with Rev. R. C. Copeland in. charge. The scripture lesson was read by Rev. Dr. Bruce Gray of the Home Mission Board, Toronto. Pray­ er was offered by Rev. A. V. Robb, chairman of Huron Presbytery. The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. D. McTavish, of‘London, a for­ mer pastor of James Street. Rev. Dr. Watts, dean of 'the Theological College, Kingston, and Rev. J. John-, ston, of Fordwich, paid splendid tri­ bute to the deceased. Other minis­ ters 'present were Rev. Mr. Mair, of Thames Road; ReV. Mr. peters, of (Continued on page four.) Elgin Luxton, 21 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Luxton, of Usborne, thrilled the spectators at the London ahiport Sunday when he made his first parachute jump. His picture appeared in the Free Press Monday morning taken from the wing of a plane. He had on his parachute and the accoutrements that go with It. Elgin made Rhe jump from about 2600 feet and landed safely. He said the thrill in taking off was no greater than he bad experienced in a roller coaster ride. On the Sunday previous El­ gin went to Goderich to witness the manoeuvres at the opening of the Sky Harbor Ainport. While there he contacted the parachute jumper and leaving his car ’to be brought home by some of his friends he left for Toronto with the Goderich jump­ er and during the week he had taken some lessons at the Bennett Para­ chute Jumping School, Toronto, un­ der whose auspices -the exhibition was put on. in London Sunday. El­ gin returned home the same evening CARNIVAL NIGHT WITH THE BOWLERS Thursday of last week was carni­ val night at the Exeter Bowling greens when the local players were visited by the members of the Parks Bowling Club, St. Marys, and alto­ gether about 100 persons in cos­ tume lined up at the greens and headed by the Exeter band paraded down the Main St. as far as the Central Hotel and returned to the greens which they circled a couple of times while the judges made their decisions for the prizes. With the band playing “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s all Here” the paraders ac­ companied them with song. It was an evening of fun and a reminder of the Old Boys' celebration a few years ago. There were a lot of fine costumes and everyone joined in the spirit of the occasion. Follow­ ing the judging two games of eight ends were played, the bowlers draw­ ing for positions and prizes award­ ed for individual scores. Miss Greta Harness, of town, had the high score with Mr. L. Lavelle, St. Marys a close sceond. Prizes also went to Mrs. Jos. Davis, Mrs. Laidlaw and Miss Shier, of St. Marys and to Mrs. Bowey, Bert Rivers and Miss L. Huston, of town. For costumes the. winners were as follows; Ladies' comic, Mrs. A. Ryckman; ladies’ fancy, Mrs. L. La­ velle, St. Marys; ladies’ national, Miss E. Huston; gents’ comic, Wm. Rivers; gents’ fancy, F. G. Harris, St. Marys; gents’ national, A. G. jKirstine, St. Marys. The judges were Mrs. N. J. Dore, Dr. Dunlop and E. C. Harvey and no one en­ vied them their job, as there were a great many costumes to choose from. Maggie and Jiggs, of St. Marys, created no little, amusement. The band, or at least quite a number of the boys, stayed on the job right to the last. Following the games the ladies of the Exeter club served refresh­ ments. Compliments were passed between members of the two clubs, each expressing the pleasure enjoy­ ed in the inter-club visits.