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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-3-24, Page 4"I've ,tele1` THURSDAY, SDAY, MAI. 24th, 1857. HIGH' SCHOOL l!?O1 EXETER. Ila a young country like Outrule, it is of the utmost iruporteuee Wet intellectual de- velopment should keep pace with Coen- znerciral progress ; otherwise education and w1xerRe 4a Dt be auxiliaries. to melt other, as they should. Very few villages in Ontario,, possessed of but equal advantages, ma boast of more substanial progress, tom- nlercially, than l;;`etor ; but it must be confessed that the education of this 'village, aside from the etlbrts of Mr, Gregory, the :Principal of our public school, has not re- ceived that attention from the leading spirits among us that its importance and in- Wn<ate connection with the prosperity of the place demand shoul.l be given it. Our pub- lic school, as we have before mentioned, is as well conducted as it is possible for it to bo while there is no step beyond it—no higher distinction than that conferred by a public school education—Which ambitions pupils might hope to win, The curricultun of the public schools of Canada is arranged, not with the intention or idea that the pupils shall spend all their school days in perfecting themselves in it, for any ambi- tious pupils of ordinary ability can thorough- ly master every subject so far as the course is taught in much less thne than it usually takes in schools to which no High School is convenient ; but the course is arranged with the view of preparing the pupils to enter a High School or Collegiate Institute at a com- paratively early age, and thence into our Colleges. A High School calls into quicken- ed action the pupils iu public schools, stirs even the sluggard, and forces the teacher either to keep pace with his rivals or seek a slower locality. This order of rivalry amongst teachers, exists to a certain extent in this locality et the present time ; but imagine the.increase if there were a High School in Exeter, instead of having to send pupils to either Clinton or Goclerich. Where many children are now grovelling through their fourth readers they shoud tae well acquainted with their "hit, hat, hoc," the alpha and omega of their Greek gram- mars, and have a little knowledge of the mysteries of angles and equations. The course of all our institutions of learn- ing overlap each other, i. e., a portion of the public school course is prescribed for the High School and the most advanced studies in the High Schools form the easiest por- tion of the curriculum of the Colleges. When a pupil lives in a village where there is no school beyond the one which he tod. dies into when he has attained to the dignity of five years and a pair of breeches, unless his parents be rich enough to pay the heavy expense necessary to send hien to High School and College at a distance, his am- bition is not likely to soar. He will have no desire to go through his studies with any degree of smartness, and will in all proba- bility, for the purpose of delaying the day when he must go out into the world and take his share of its work, linger over his studies and lengthen his schooldays to no practical advantage. Laziness thus induced in the schoolroom will cling to its victim until his work in this world is done. But place a High School within the reach of the same youth, and be would change as if • under the influence of some magical power. The arguments in favor of having a High School here are in fact so numerous that were we to include them all within the limits of this article, we should have to ex- tend the borders of our paper. Exeter is not by any means a young place. It has been a thriving village these many years. The people have long enjoy- ed. njoyed. all the comforts accessable to a well cir cumstanced community. They are all, or nearly all, well able to dispense with the services their sons and daughters are able to render them, and to give them all the ad- vantages better education can bestow. The number of children old enough to attend a High School in the village is very large, much larger than in some villages which have some of the best High Schools in the Province, and it has long been a wonder to us and we have expressed our surprise time and again, that steps were not taken years ago to establish that desideratum in our midst. The question is well worth the at- tention of our citizens. Seaforth, Clinton, Goderich and other places at greater dis- tances support High Schools, and we can see no obstacle in the way to prevent Exeter enjoying the privileges of a High School. This is an important matter, not only to the village but surrounding community, and we sincerely hope that we have stirred up suf- ficieutinteresttoat least elicitthe opinions of some of our prominent citizens as to the pros and cons of the scheme. We have on several occasions pointed out the advantages of an institution of the kind to Exeter, and will, in a future issue, take up the subject again. In the meantime, however, we shall be pleased to publish the opinions of any with reference to it High School. Ir is somewhat significant that at the recent meeting held in Montreal in honor of Mr. Chapleau, which Was attended by a largenumber of Conservativepoliticians, at least two of the French IV. P.'s present, Messrs. Guilbault and Therien, have been classed by the Grit organs its Opposition, isle. If the ttielite members have begun falling back into Conservative ranks al- eaidy,what m iynotbe expected in the way of a defection from the boasteelOpl ,osition majority in Quebec when Sir John begins to get in his fine work'i THE RAIL\1r,AY.. Jit the preseet time there appears to bo a desire in a number of our Otrxadiau towns for more railway accommodation, the cause being as scarcity of ears, ewviug to the, mon- opoly of the (1, T. lt., which is sometimes a great loss, not .only to the lawyers but to the farmer. The people in every locality semi to be novo&, and many lines of railway are spoken vf, the most important amongst the number being that from Woodstock via. Embro to St, Marys, thence to Exeter end e > >r' determined via lids fi lel to [xc (lv h So t cte z_rue y zo. l r l are the people along the route to have the line that deputations froth the various towns, villages and townships through h wliiell the road rimy pees, met the Woodstock Board of Trade on Thursday last. 'They held a very lengthy session, and the feeling that a road was absolutely necessary for the well-being of the county as well as the man- ufacturing interests, was unanimous. It was decided to make application to Parlia- ment at nest session loran amendment to the railway charter applied for by the Brant- ford, Waterloo Lake Erie Railway Co., anal with the co-operation of the members of the Dominion Parliament representing constituencies on the proposed line of rail- way, it is altogether likely that the scheme will be accomplished, Now Exeter with a branch of the Grand Trunk, has considerable to say regarding the loss and inconvenience sustained through the lack of cars, and we night say the enormous freight rates. To this may be attributed the fact that the , Grand Trunk having oolmexion with the Western portion of the United States, from which they receive a sufficient quantity of freight to utilize most of their cars during the busy season, which, together with sup- plying cities and towns where theca is op- position,they are unable to supply the wants of those from whom a comparatively small amount of freight is received. This should not be. If we are unable to secure suffi- cient accommodation from the road we al- ready have, then the best plan to adopt is to take steps to secure a road whereby ample accommodation may be had. The trade of the country is increasing year by year, and if the difficulty be not overcome business must surely suffer. As already stated Exe- ter has made several unsuccessful efforts to induce another line of railway through this section, but now that another scheme is on foot, and one which, if successful, would be of vast importance to the place, we hope the people will not feel discouraged, but put forth their best efforts to secure the road. The people all along the proposed line seen to favor the building of the road, and we are led to believe that, if the people of Exe- ter do not put forth every effort we are likely to lose its connexion—which means that we shall have to content ourselves with the present branch of the Grand Trunk for many years to come—and that the road will he run to Goderich, via either Seaforth or Clinton. We will require to make a des- perate effort as those two places are doing. \Vo are informed that the Goderich and St. - Marys people would favor it passing through Exeter in preference to either Seaforth or Clinton, from the fact that it would be much easier built, and access to two lake pores could be had. .As there has been a good be- ginning it now rests with the people to keep the enthusiasm up. The Woodstock Sentinel -Review in an edi- torial comment upon the recent meeting, says :— "The speeches were brief, clear, and to the point, the words of men who knew exactly what they wanted and meant busi- ness. There was no dissenting voice as to the object to be attained. It was simply to unite in securing an amendment from Par- liament, at its coming session, to the charter of the Brantford, Waterloo and Lake Erie Ry. Co. to enable it to build two branch lines from Niagara River via. Brantford, Woodstock, St. Marys, and other points, to Lake Huron ; and to push forward the building of these lines without delay. The unanimous adoption of a resolution to this effect will secure the united influence of men of all parties and classes throughout the entire length of the district of the Pro. vinee to be traversed in the promotion of the scheme. There can be little doubt that the amendment asked for by the Brantford Directorate, and backed up by so large and important a section of the Province, will be promptly granted by Parliament. With the aid of the Dominion Government and the co-operation of the Canada Pacific Com- pany the municipalities to be benefitted by the roads may be depended on to do the rest. Success ---like the location of the route at some points—depends chiefly on the action of the various sections to be .af- fected. We have for some time had no doubt that the line from Woodstock to Nirgara River would be built within a year. After yesterday's meeting it may he confi- dently predicted that the extension through Embro and St. Marys to Lake Huron (at Goderich and some contigious harbor) will speedily follow. The scheme now being so enthusiastically projectected will he of in- calculable benefit to every point between its termini. It will advance the commercial and agricultural interests, and thus affect the future, of almost one-half of Western Ontario." IT is pleasing to observe that Mr. Bal- four, a Hamilton architect, has been awarded the first prize for plans for the erection of a building at Detroit, to be used as the. Detroit Museum of Art. This he did in the face of fifty-three com- petitors. When Mr. Mowat was supplied by a number of Canadian architects with plans for the Canadian Parliament build- ings at Toronto, he refused to entertain them, but handed thein over to an,Amerie can architect so ail to enable him to steal their best points, which being done, he was awarded the work, from which it fe said he Will net $50,000 at least. It is quite evident that the fostering of native talent is no part of Mr. Mo+vat's program- me. It is 'high time that a Parliamentary Committee Were appointed to look into this matter,, which carries With: it the ap- pelarancet>f, greitt wrong. EDITORIAL NATES, Pala, Dominioni;. fish hatchery on the Fraser rirey, , 0., hall this.. season hatched, clash nearly 5,000,040 young sal- zaioll, being the largest number since it bus boon founded, Of this number about 600,000 have been 1a1acec1 izz Naziainzo rived', and 500,000 in the Oowviehan, The bizla•nce of tlro luatob aro still at the 1latelz- buy awaiting orders from the Government for their distribution. 'l'azs being the fiftieth anniversary of Her Majesty's reign it is to be hailed that a patriotic effort will be made to settle for good the Irish question, which has so long disturbed both that unhappy country and England herself, The leading members of both parties should throw aside party feeling and come together for the purpose of preparing some scheme for self- govern-ment in Ireland that would be satisfactory to the Irish people and consistent with the well-being of the Empire. THE Ontario Legislature has done ab- solutely nothing since the present session began. This cannot be attributed to a factious Opposition, for there has beeline debate of any consequence, even the ad• dress having passed with a few remarks from half -a -dozen members. We ask why should the money of the Province he wasted in keeping a Legislature in session when there is nothing to be done T and Mr. Mowat pretends that it is maces sary to have a pile of buildings costing some $2,000,000 to conduct the business in. .A. biennial session would be found quite sufficient in the interests of the people. Tan elections in Gaspe, British Colum- bia and the Northwest Territories, hav- ing resulted in the return of a Conserva- tive in each district, we are now able to form a fairly correct' estimate of the Gov- vernment's majority when Parliament meets on the 13th of April. In Ontario we have about 17, in Manitoba 3, in New Brunswick 10, in Nova Scotia 7, in British Coluznbia 6, the territories 4— making a total of 47. From this we should place 11 against us in Quebec, 0 in Prince Edward Island, or 17 in all— leaving a majority for the Government of 30. It may be as low as 25, but it cannot very well be less. Unless something ex- traordinary happens we may expect the Conservative party to hold power another parliamentary term. MR. B iirouR, of South Essex, who, by the way is a newspaper man, will do the country good., especially the newspaper faction, if he succeeds in having the libel law amended. Nothing can be more unsatisfactory and unjust than that the newspaper press of the country should be open to unfair and malignant prosecution. The law requires revision in many re spects so as to give the press proper pro- tection without extending to it an unlimit- ed freedom. Occasionally an item may by oversight be inserted in a newspaper, which is slightly displeasing to an individ- ual, and it is absurd that an inadvertence of the kind should be made the subject of vindictive prosecution. If Mr. Balfour can secure such alteration in the law as to make it fair and reasonable, he will in- deed have accomplished much for the good of the country and press. The press is not anxious to have a law in its favor, but is desirous of having even-handed justice. Election Notes. Ottawa, March 22.—(Special).—At a meeting of the Privy Council this after- noon it was decided to recommend Lieut. Col. Ouimet, M. P. for Lavel, as speaker. Mr. Porter, M. P. for west Huron will move, and Dr. Weldon. M. P. for Albert, N. B., second the address. Gaspe, Que., Mar 22.—With two small polls to hear from on the mainland the majority for Joncas (Conservative) is 123. Magdalen Island is to be heard from. THE CA.RIBOO ELECTION, Winnipeg, Man,, Mar 22. —Returns from the Caribou district, British Colum- bia, are coming in very slowly. Eight districts gave Reid a majority of 34. Five are still to hear from. The chances favor Reid's election by a small majority. Spring Shows. Stephen and Usborne, Exeter, April 13. Mitchell, at Mitchell, April IS. ]3iddulph, at Granton, A,priI lis. South Huron, at Brumfield, April 20. South Perth, St. Marys, April 20. ' Blanshard, Kirkton, probably day after. South Dorchester, Belmont, April 16. Turnherry, Wingham, April 13. West Riding Huron, Goderich, April 14. Ailsa Craig, April 20. East Williams, Parkhill, April 21, London Township, Ildorton, April 22. MARRIED. GoneuoZous—metr,c0,f--At the residence of tier, bride's father, on Wednesday, 9th of March, by the Ileo. Alex, Grant, E. A., Mr. Alexander Colquohoun, of the town of St. Marys, to Miss Oatheritle Malcom, l3Arra—TrnxER.—On Wednesday, rirareh 16, 1887, by ley, EI. Currie, Thedforl, at the reeidenoe of the brute's father, Mr. \Vin . Bates, of 130sanguet, to Miss Elizabeth Taylor, the second daughter of Walter 1'ctfer, Esq., of Welt \Gilliatns. DIIiW. dlxn,-1n Exeter, on the 23rd inst., Mar- garet, beloved wife of Thomas Hind, aged 40 ;y'cars. tJ eeeteenes,—In Exeter, on the 16th roil., Samuel Litticjohne, Aged 55 years. 3ONrLS.—ln Exeter, on the 23rd inst., John Jones, aged 66 years. Wir.r.r, E s L arllaax.—•On the 17th fast., at the residence of the bride's father, by the rum. ti\t 8, Proton, Toler Willis, to Annie daughter of IR;bt. Leathern, Esq., all of Stephen, '!z4 death is aiunouuoed of the slily John Towler, hither of Dr. T'owkr ami Mis. R. Mclndoo, of Wingilazu, who departed this hfe at hie residence, 13luovalo road, ou Thursday night, et tate adrauced age of 73 years, The deceased was a pioneer missionary of the Methodist tlhurolt, and list au eventful and interesting history, l£CIkRKET RIPORTS. 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MENDERS will be received by the undersigned up to 2 o'clock p: m., on Saturday, April 2nd, 1887, For the erection of a SehoolBuildingforSchool Section No 2, Biddulph, Plans and specifica- tions may he seen at the residence of Mr. Thos Abbott, Lot 21, Con 5, Biddulph, ou and after this date• The lowest or any tender not neces- sarily accepted. The tenders will be opened at the school house, section 2, Biddulph, at 2 o'clock, p.m.,on Saturday, April2ncl, THOMAS ABBOTT, Sue.-Treas., Trustee Board Bicldulplr, March 17th, 1884. Mas riga a Sale —or — Village Property --IN THE -- VILLAGE OF CENTRALIA. RALIA. Under and by virtue of ,t power of sale con- tained i'i a certain Mortgage dated the 21st day of October,1885, and which will be produced at the time of sale, there will be sold at Moff a is hotal,in. the Village of Centralia, on FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 1887 The following valuable property, viz : Village Lots 3 and 4, in the Village of Cen- tralia, in the County of Huron and Province of Ontario, as numbered and laid down in the plan of the sub livision into Village Lots of a portion of the North Half of original Lit No. 1, to the Township of ntephen, containing half - an acre, more or less. On the property are erected a good store building, a good two story frame dwelling, containing eight rooms, with brick foundation, goodwoodshod,welt, and stable; also a good story -and -a -half frame dwelling, with well and stable. TERMS Ten por cont.of the purchase money to be paid down at time of sale, and the balance with in- terest ati Seven per cent. wit in thirty clays thereafter. Further particulars will be made known at the time of sale, or on application to W. J. PORTE, Vendor's Solicitor, Forest. JOHN GILL, Auctioneer. Forest, March 10th,1887. A DVERTISERS by sddressing GEO. P. HOWELL &CO. 10 Spruce St„ New York, in good faith, can obtain all needed in- formation about any proposed line of ADVER- TISING in American N ewspapers. 176 -page Pamphlet, 30c. FOR SALE. Tho undersigned offers for sale a Blood Mare, in foal by Volo. SAMUEL FOSTER, [G—w.3 Lot 9, Con. 9, HAT. _TIFIE- CANADIAN * ACIFIC RAILWAY. THE GREATEST CORPORATION ON EARTH. THE MosT DIRECT- ---AND BEST EQ'UxPPI(D ROIITE —BETWEEN --- MONTREAL, QUEBEC, TORONTO, OTTAWA, KINGSTON, DETROIT, BOSTON, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, &o. 2.00am 1 mocialc 1 I Excursion to VANCOUVER, .VICTORIA, and SAN FRANCISCO, for $90.00, tick ets good for Seven Months. iterBefore purchasiug your tickets else where, call on W. J. CARLING, C. P. R. 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