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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1889-9-5, Page 4Established s7:671C1rxxia, "ellailisr"nirra 18771,1 EesiIts Of the Qamraiiiirsion, f• The Freach Sthool commission ap- pointed. by the Ontano Government, having ptished their inquiries as to the state of the sehoola Carried on by the Frenoli teachers in the counties of Prescott, Rawson, Essex, Rent and Sinew° conelecle the repeal which they have just made with the following re- oommendations:--- TRAINING' Or TEACHERS, In the counties a Prescott and Rus- aell the French cendidates for teachers' certifinatee have, in most cases, only an imperfect knowledge of ,English -toe imperfect to enable thorn to take with advantage the persoribed course as given in English in our High Schools and Model Schools. They clo not therefore attend those schools to prepare fer tea- chers' examinations. To provide competent teachers of English for the French schools, arid to meet some a the difficulties mentioned in this report, we have to recommend I. That a special school be estaba lished for the training. of French tee's': criers in the English language. This school should be placed, under teachers who can speak both English and French, and who are thoroughly competent to give instruction in these languages. It should provide the ordinary non- professional course, and should also furnish faculties for professional train- ing as given in County Model Schools, Candidates on completing their course in this school should be prepared to take the regular examinations in Eng- lish perscribed for teachers' certificates; and only those who have passed such examinations should receive a license to teach. (H) -That special institutes be held for the hrenediate benefit of the tea there now employed in the French schools. (III.)-Thet the attention of the teachers be called . at once to the necessity of making use of the oral or conversational method in teaching English. TEXT -BOOKS. (IV.) That a bi-lingual series of Readers -French and English -be pro- vided for the French schools in Ontario. If this were done parents would. be saved the expense of purchasing two sets of books of which many now com- plain. The work of both teacher and pupil would be simplified, • and there would be placed in the hands of the pupils books that would aid them materially in acquiring a knowledge of both lan- guages. Under competent teachers with such books, the pupil should. on completing the Second Book be sufficiently familiar with English to enable him to receive instruction in this language in the vari- ous subjects perscribed. We recognize the difficulties inseparable from the in- troduction of another series of Readers, but we believe they would be more than counter -balanced by the advantages to be derived therefrom. (V.) That the use of unauthorized text -books iti these schools be discon- tinued. RELIGIOUS EXERCISE AND INSTRUCTION. (VI.) That the attention of Trustees and teachers be called to the provisions of the law goveniing religious instruc- tion in Public schools, as there seems to be a general lack of information on this subject. GENERA.L REMARKS. The object aimed at in the Public Schools of the Province is to give the youths attending them such an educa- tion in the common branches of know- ledge as will fit them to occupy credit- ably the positions in life they may be called upon to fill, and this education sl.ould be imparted in the English lan- guage. Any departure from this rule should be only partial and in accommo- dation to the peculiar circumstances of certain sections of our country, in order that the end sought may thereby be more fully attained. There can be no question as to the fact that in all the French sthools in the several counties visited, notwith- staecling particular cases of backward ness or inefficiency, an effort is 'being made to impart a knowledge of the Eng- lish language ; and not only so, but this work is receiving a larger amount of at- tention at present than in former years. There are some of those schools in which English has been well tought for many years, so that they are practically English schools. There are also some, as will be seen from the statistical state- ment forming part of this report, in which the English language is largely used in the work of the school.This is the case more particularly in the counties of Essex and Kent. There are some schools in which the time given to English and the use of that laeguage in the school are too ; but, even in these, more attention is paid to English than formerly, and the use made of it in the work ot in- struction is greater than. it was a few years ago. In dealing with these schools in order to raise them to a higher etanderd, and to secure a satisfactory teaching of the English language in them, time must be allowed and patience must be exercised. For many years, the French people were allowed to conduct their 'schools in their own way, no exception either by the Educational Department or by the publie. Speciel provision was made to aecure French teachers for them and French text-booke wetuthorized for their achoola. They haps lived for Fir long poviod in the localities where they are found, enjoying the use of their native langitage. They are strongly attached to it, le is the language 'of their fathers, and the letignage used in their homes and epoken by their chil- dren. Pe is natural Chet they ohould cherish it •with affection, and desire their children to acqlre a knoWletle of it. If their schools are. dealt with just - 1Y, and with due e011aideratifoi to, the feelings of the people, titut if the re- oininondritiona made to this rePOrt, are adopted, .we believe these schools, whit - in a reasonable time, will be raised to s a degree of efficiency that will be mitts.: faetory th both the English and' the Prerich PecP1C. BANKER, EXETER, ONT. Transaets a generalbanking business, lleoetves the accounte of merehants 'and others ea favorable terms. Offers ()Very aospnniodaion eonaistent with is and otitis ervative banking prineiploa- Fiveper emit interest allowed on deposits. Draftsi5sue1 payable at any office of the elerehauts Bank. NOTES DISCOUNTED, MONEY TO LOAN ON NOTES AND MORTGAGES eNtttlr, 55i31%0,, TgUESDAY, SEPTEMBER afith, 1889: IT would not be suprising. judg- ing from the reports which come from Lon,don, if the great strike of dock laborers should lead to some- thing more serious. One hundred thousand men without work and food and smarting under what they regard as the injustice ot the cap ital is tS, cannot be blamed very much if they are unreasoning and adopt the only way open to them to redress their wrong, that is to agree not to work, toprevent other men from taking their places, and to tesist any attenpt to put .thein down by force. -- HON. Mn. MoWAT Will be home this week or early next, and wil find the report of the School Com- mission somewhat demanding his attention. English is being driven train the schools in the counties visited or is dying through neglect, and religious instruction according to the tenets of the Roman Catho- lic Church is being given, and un- authorized text -books hostile to England are in use, just as the assailants of French schools last session asserted. It is for Mr. Mowat to alter all this immediate. ly by upholding English institu• tons and the English language in a British colony, no matter what opposition may confront him. The Commissioners' report does not try to gloss over any of the evils met with or make light of the difficul. ties which present themselves. They have reported matters as they are, not what they were or might,be, and have lett it to the Government to apply the remedy as it sees fit. Whether it will do so or not remains to be seen. It is certain that every act of Mr. Mowat's bearing, on this question will be very closely scrutinized, . and the people will not tolerate any humbugging or temporizing. Public feeling is aroused on this subject as it has never been before, and there is promise that there will be many wigs on the green next election lime. Mr. Mowat will do well to tie his on with the British flag, if he wishes to carry it through the fight in safety. The Roman Catholic Church will doubtless exert its old time pres- sure on him to prevent him from doing anything, but if he wavers or suffers any dictation to turn him • aside from the course he should take, he may not be on the same side of the House next session as he was last. The horse stolen from D. French, at Clandeboye, a few days ago, was re- covered Friday by C. C. Maguire, at Clan d e boy e. On Thursday a dog belonging to Mr. Peter Cole,of Groderich township treed a bear, and Mr. Cole with the aid ot several neighbors with clubs succeeded in killing the animal. • Mr. Wm. Atkinson, a Blanshard fernier, had six lambs stolen from his pasture field Thursday night last He has been uneble to find trace of either thief or lambs since. The horse and buggy stolen from Mr. James Uren. a Nissouri farmer, on Sunday night last, have since been recovered. As some gentlemen from that locality were driving to London before daybreak on. Monday they over- took two men sn a buggy heading in the same direction as themselves, who seemed to be very anxious to keep out of their reach, and urged their !steed to the utmost. Failing in this they fired upon those behind, which seemed to have little effect, and at last, when nearing a deep wood, they decamped, leaving horse and buggy behind, Upon examination the pro. perty WaS found to belong to Mr. Uren. St. Mary's Cricket Club spentThurs- day in a friendly game with the Asy- lum Club of London on the Asylum grounds. The Asylum team went first te bat, and owing to the steady play of George Thurling for 41 and H. 0. Pope fear 37, their elite was not retired till the ecore of 150 had been reached. The visitors were less kicky in their Inning, as their last wicket fell with A • total of 58, Albutt making 16 and McIntyre 10. The Visitors Stecond at- tempt yielded a total of 66 runs. Guer- nsey making 14 and Buteher 11. The • Asyluni Club thus won by an inning and 26 runs, Flair Rath BlarverSt E/ctirsicnass Will leave Ohiengo and • Milwen kee vra tfir) Croox0o'. IE 8r. PAUL TIAILWAY for points in Nortbern. terva, .11,firmesote, ',South' end North Delmer.. Mooning,. Ore° redo, Itanatiss tool Nebraska, on Angina 20', •'September In'anal V4, Gatebid • Tit:Clete good for rstrird pas4eate deyS from azure raf s ;dz.!, For farthesiefennat:ort, eirenaare phew log ;rates or fars,Inane,. arid f, t '$V101 air A. V. Cantserenta, Goland latagenget Agent,: Miltentikees WI& wriatr saw. The Oonimission thewas appointed to investigate the oharges made by the ConServetive Opposition in the Ontario IRgislature against Hen. G. W, Roes' methods in• several of the counties of Ontario have duly reported. And what they say richly confirms the state-' Illente that were so stoutly denied by the Minister of 4dUcatilna and his BLIP' portere in thepress. Indeed, they have found a lernentable tate ef things, and have maderecommendations of a oatOre to show how much need, there was forthe expose that was made, and how wretch- edly the Department of 'Education has been managed in these partioulera. Of course, it is not to be supposed that the commission, has stated the case in as trenchant a way as might be put. But when they recommend thet unauthor- ized text -books should be excluded, they tell us in fact, that the law has been grossly, systematically.l.vplatect under Mr. Ross' directien in 'asffiost im- p ortant matber. When they, tell us Abet special training schools shonld be .established in which the French teach- ers may be instructed in the English language, they cortfirrn what has been alleged, viz., that ira very many easea•it has been. impoiiible to teach the Eng- lish Link:nage because the teachers know little or nothing aboutib. When they say that a series of bi-lingual sehool books should be provided, they point to a disgraceful omission of the Depart- ment of Education. • And it is not only what has not been taught under the in- structions of Hon. G. F. Ross that just and urgent complaint has been made. Thus we find the comthission stating that the school books in use have not been those issued in Ontario but in Quebec, which present to the mind' of the scholars a condition of things which would not be concurred in by the people of Ontario. Then there is the confession that religious instruction is given in the pub- lic schools of a distinctly sectarian (Ro- tnan Catholic) nature. Let the words of the Commission itself be quoted on this important point. It is said: - “Your Conumasioners found that reli- gious exercises occupy e. prominent place in the schools inspected by us. In 57 schools religious instruction is given dur- ing school hours, in 22 it is given either before or after school and in IS no reli- gious instruction is given. The instruc- tion is given by the teachers from a cate- chism prepared for children of the Roman Catholic Church, and it is to the teaching from this catechism that reference is made in schedule and summary when religious instruction is spoken of. "In some of the schools special instruc- tion is given from this book, for a certain portion of the year, to children who are preparing for their first communion. "The prayers in use in addition to the Lord's Prayer which is used au almost every school, are taken from the Roman Catholic books of devotion. These _pray. ere are, in some schools, used at the open- ing and close of the school, both in the forenoon and the afternoon. In some of the French text -books in use, which are elsewhere referred to in this report, the tenets, peculiar to the Roman Catholic Church, are more or leas prominently in- troduced..” . And how has the law been carried out in respect of the qualification of many of the school teachers who dole out so much precious twaddle to the gaping scholars 1 Of them it is said as follows: - "Of the sixty-nine teachers employed in French Schools inspected by us, only three have attended a High School, and only two have received any training in either a Normal or a Model School in On- tario. One had a secoad-c,ass certificate, two had County Board certificates, forty- seven had district certificates andeighteen, of whom five were assistants, had per- mits granted by the Inspectors. Taking the proficiency of the French teachers in the use of the English language as the basis of classification twenty-smay be classed as good, twenty twenty-six may as fair, and nine- teen as not competent' to teach English with any degree of efficiency." And Hon. G. W. Ross has been a party to this condition Of things these many years past 1 Enough has been said to satisfy the reader of the existence of a shameful state of things in several of the counties in Ontario in respect of the nature of the instruction given therein, and the perversion of the school system from its true intent to that of being made the disseminator of the Tioinan Catholic tenets and prata tices. When Mr. G. W. Ross boldly denied the charges made in the Legisla- tive Assembly on the part of the Con- servative Opposition he thought to brazen it out. - But public opinion, based upon well known facts and in- dependent inquiry, proved too strong for him. A Commission of inquiry be- came e necessity, and with what result we have now indicated to some extent. Ottaiva, Sept, 1.—The Empire correspon- dent is intern:Ma upou the highest authority that the law officers of the Crown, fir Richard Webster and Sir Edward Clarice, have reported that the Gbyernor-General was right not to interfere with the operation of the jesnits' Estate Act ; that the ant waa clearly within the power of the Provincial Legislature. arid thet there is no case to send to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. •'• The most recent arolleeted staMsiies of the British Empire are those for 1887. They show the total area of the Empire to be 8,038,951 square miles; the population, 2i3,877,843; the gross revenue, 1,045 dollarthe gross expenditure, 1,047 million dollars ; the public debt 7,640 million donates; the imports, 2,885 million <tonere ; the exports, 2,500 million dollars; the shippirig entered and cleared, 147,633,. 000 tons; the nitlee o eilway opened, 57,566.. In area the Russian exceeds the British Empire. In ruilWay mileage the United ,Sitatss of mneriert exceeds the 13titiali Empive. the population of Russia, Must be added these of Germany, France, the United. State and Austria before that of the Dfitish Einpire is stir - passed, Earvest ExCursions. Onn fare for theyouna trip to points ' ifitYat Nebraaka. Colorado, Woedng, Mon. tone, lathe, Oregon and ether grata, on Sept. lOtli and With, and Oct, ath. For all .tir forinalioll apply to CAM GEO, IcEMVe • •T,141011 Agent, Exeter, CitIldren r:irif for Pitaliees Castoffs NEW .ADVERI'ISFIMENTS. °TICE, Iherobs, forbid any peas= harbouring or giving credit to MY son Willittm Fink, its will not be responsible Or any dobtahe maY eentraet. HENRY Fiax, Exeter, Sept. 3, '89. rillEAOHER WANTED ---MALE 2 e-xiigrliersio°1eiri s rnairiQ ptrenEo. 6.,Ap . ppUliscbaQtrillelei; will be reeeived for one month. Aciddress s Tonal Ilarw000. Exeter, Sept. 4, '89 SQQY.-Treas. soodoeses--sesses ALESNIEN.14 • WANTED: •Nol Having done business its Canada for the Past 30 years, our resatatien and responfibil: ity is well known. We pay salary and ex- penses from the start if everything is satiss ,faetOrY• No previous experience is eouired. Write us for terms, which are very liberal, before eugaging with any other firm. REFEnENOES.--B radstreet's or Dun Wiman & 0,0,s commensal agencies well known to business men; or Stendarcl Bank, Colborne, Ont. CHASE BROTHERS' COMPANY Nurserymen, COl_rBORNE, - ONTARIO. Ci_OOD OfIANCE FOB A lJ BLACKSMITH. Good paying Blacksmith business and prom- ises, comprising shop, dwelling and stable, for sale or to rent, in thetIviying village of Elim- ville, township of Ilsborne, en oorner opposite Hodgins' Hotel and Smith's store and the post o thee, Possession at once. Amity to Wis. WHITE &nos, Centralia, P. 0., Ont. OR SA.LE OR TO RENT That desirable property of the late John Link, situ ,ted on the Lake roads Exeter Nerth west, of theflax mill. It cents insthree acres o good land, thare is a good dwelling house and stable, hard and Boit water, a soung °tabard of first class fruit and a num- ber of currant bushes and grape ;vines; will be sold on easy terms. Possession given Nov. 1, 1889. Samuel Lick, 160 Columbia st. East, Detroit, and Thomas Russell. box 83, Exeter P.O., Ont., Executers.-2mos- Eyes Tested FREE A. 8 MURRAY Practical Optician, Graduate Optic School N.Y. Eyes tested; defective sight restored by the aid of fine glassss. Large assortment of the finest glasses on hand. A call solicited- avr-o-zeatss:2-, leo D'T.71•1-1S-ST London, BRICK AND -TILE FOR SALE. Any quantity of brick andtile of all sizes for sale at the A1OATZ BRICK YARD, Crediton: First-class brick, 84 per Thou- sand. Tile Correspondingly Cuearp. - GEORGE MOAT Z. Creditenjanuary 15 th.1889. REMOVED ! DAVIDSON BROS., Builders and Oentrae- orshave removed to Swallow's old stand, cor- ner Main and Gidley streets and are prepared to sell Doors, Sash and Blinds and Moulding cheaper than any other firm in town. Build- ings contraoted for, Plans. Speeifications and Estimates furnished if required. All work done with neatness and despatch and satisfac- tion given. Seasoned Lumber always on hand Davidson. Bros., WM. DAVIDSON. .TOEIN DAVIDSON CANADA'S GREAT INDUSTRIA.L Agricultural Exposicion 9,339 LT OR 70 • SEPT. 9th to 21st. Increased Prize's, Greater Attractions and a Grander Display than ever before. Newest and Best Special Features that Money can procure. The Greatest Annual Entertainment on the American Continent. ' Cheap EXCUPSIOnS ON ALL R9 ilwa ys• Over 250,000 visitors attended this Exhibi- tion last year. Entries close August 17th . For Prize Lists and Forms, Programmes, etc., drop a post card to • 11.3. HILL, 3'. J, WITHROW. Pres, Manager, Toronto. ,YEoney -6°' Money aved Made. Goods, Goods! Good Value ! New Goods, New -Prices. EVERYBODY SMILES. Our spting and summer stock is noar complete, every department hiring replete with goods purchased at the best houses- sel acted with ear e Five ry th irig fteeln In tiress.goods our array is equal to any in town -ail the newest shades arid cohere are sold at prices 'positively lower than any. Please examine them and be convinced. In every other depattment we effer aa good value fest as little Money. • Prodece taken at the highest market • Roller Elena always on hand, for sale, (Ial I oll oi Led. RO8S Matket Store EXEttfirt, ...•..0j31:11TRAL • Drug Sto're vamparaimilipirmipmerweniimmimplailiwailigai Imppriant To We beg tie annonnee to nemesoes patrone end public generally, that owls foal], stock irs now daily arriving and ths,t we are pre- pared to offer special geed velue in all lines of ' Dry Goo4s, Grooaries, Crookery, Eta:. A full stook of all kinds ol Dye- stuffs and package Dyes, constantly on hand, Wirian's Condition Powd- ers the best in the mark- et and always fresh. Family recip- es carefully prepared at CentralDrug Store Exetex, C TENUTZ. W.H.TROTT —THE POPULAR— Boot Shoo Llakor Has opened business in the premises of R. SPICER, op- posite SENIOR'S Photo Studio where he is prepared to meet his old customers and • as many new ones. Sewed Work a8pecialty .Repairing promptly and sat- isfactorily done. A CALL SOLICITED W. H. TROirT. REDUCED RAT'ES TO ALL POINTS IN MANITOBA, BRITISH COLUMBIA • -AND THE - NORTH WESTERN STATES. -VIA- BEATTY'S SAR,NIA STEAMERS.. "UNITED EMPIRE", "ONTARIO" and"OAXPANA" Leaving Sarnia every TDEsDAY and En/DAY night during navigation, (weather permitting) and calling every WEDNESDAY and Sartraracr at Goderieh and Eincardiao where they con- nect with the G. T, R. train leaving Exeter at 9.16 a. m. for St. Joe's Islan d, Garden Bay- er, The Soo, Port Arthur and Du I uth. aonnect- ing at Port Arthur with the C PR. and at Duluth with the Red River Valley R'ys, LOWEST RATES, 13EST ACCOMMODATION • EXPRESS Tom AND CHOICE OF ROUTES Ask your nearest Grand Trunk R'y agent for freight and passenger rates. JAS. BEATTY, General Manager. Sarnia. LINE DOMINION LIE. ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS. Liverpool Service. SAILING DATES. • From Montreal, Prom Quebec. Toronto Thur. Aug. s9 Montreal Thur. Sept. 5th .. . VaneouverWed. ' 11 Thur. Sept 12 Sarnia . ..... ... Thur. " 19 Fri. " 20 Oregon Wed " 25 Thur. " 26 BRISTOL SERVICE FOR AVONMOUT a DOCK. Texas, from Montreal, about 201h June Dominion " " 4th July Bates of passccoe from .11Tontreat or Quebec to Lzverpool. Cabin, $50 to 880, according to steamer and position of stateroom with eaual saloon priv- ile ges. second Cabin, Skit° Liverpool or Glasgow. Steerage, 820 to Liverpool, Lon- donderry, London Queenstown, Glasgow or Belfast. *These steamers have Saloon, Stateroom, Music Room and bathroom amidships. where but little motion is felts and carry neither cattle nor sheep. For freight or passage, apply fin Liverpool, to Finn Main as Montgereary,24 Jan1013 street; in Quebec, to W. M. Macpherson; at all Grand Trunk Ratlivay Offices, or to DAVID TORRANCE ifs 00„ General Agent. Exchange Court, Montreal, CAPT. GEO. KEMP, Agent, ExIITER. THE INTERCOI.JONIAL RAI AY OF CANADA, 'The royalmail, passenger and freight route between Canada and Great Britain. • Direct route between the West and all the points on the LeaVer St. Lawrence and Bale slo Chaterir, also New Brunswick, Nova Seetria,Prince (yard nilend, Cape Breton and Newtottndlan (I, atew mud elegant buffet sleeping awl day care von be through. °appose tsarina. " Paeritingers tor Great Britain or atie conti, h On t by leaving Toronto by 8 p, m. Thersday wth o1 n qutwert1 snail steamer at Halifax Saturday. Superior elevatorrwarehotthe and dock ;to- doinreedistion .at Halifax or abitinsent of grain andgenerat indidhandietl. Yard of experien ee h FIN() preyed the inters colonial, in co lineation. with ateaihshfp Linea to and 1'1.0,114011dt:in. Liyerpooi and G1114.,. goy, to Ple.lifisiS, to be the quiekbet freight route between Canada,,and• GreatBaitaiti. information as. to Paseeriges scsi freight I:otos ettn.be had on applliiittlen 11/41";WHATavalspor., Aeest ohioistroohlit4sertibt, 11 k.ittuturav otoorr,,mo#et0i1,11f114,11oY..20, In Melton's Dressgoode, Flannels, Under wear, etc., we havethetn at the right price, and you will get them at the bottom figure IN GROCERIES AND CROCKERY you will find us as heretofore, in the lead. Best granulated auger, 10 lbs. for a dollar; Fine Y. 11. Tea, 5 lbs, for it dialler, best value in town. We have also. Japan and S. P, Teas at fine prices. We have in etook it quantity- of "Choice" American TIMOTHY seed for sale, parties requiring will do well to call early, • We pay highest prices for Produce :- Butter 14c. Eggs 140. Call And see what we are doing for your- selves. a , .1-1APPEL &laLEGHORN. Znlocks allthe clogged avenues of the Bowels, Kidneys and Liver, carry- ing off gradually without weakening the system, all the impurities and foul humors of the secretions; at the same time Correcting Acidify of the Stomach, curing Biliousness, Dys- pepsia, Headaches, Dizziness, Heaxtburn, Constipation, Dryness of the Shin, Dropsy, Dimness of Vision, Jaundice Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Scrofula, Fluttering of the Heart, Nervousness, and Gen- eral Debility; all these and many other similar Complaints yield to the happy influence of BEIRDOCE BLOOD BITTERS. 2II1L10II/31i Proprietors. Toronto. CO** 41413.411 One Door South of Post Office —HE EAS --- A NEW AND COMPLETE ;--STOCK OF --- Boots & • Shoes. Sewed. work a speciality. Repairing promptly attended to. GEO. MANSON. YO 0' CAN G -ET 20 POUNDS -OF- Raw Sugar FOR $1.00. • 12 Lbsw White Sugar FOR$1,0 0. J. MATIIE0117. POST OFFICE STORE, Exeter North., DOnlini011 14r:tory HEADQU'AR,TIARS Pure Drugs, Drugs, Patent Medi- cines Dye -stuffs, 'Perfumery and Toilet • Articles. School Books and Stationary,: Photo Frames, Albums, • Purses," etc. Cigars Pipes, and Tobacco.. Also a larf,,Ye assortment of Toilet and Bath Sponges alvvavs •on hand Prescriptions carefully pre. pared front tile purest • Drugs. Rernetnber the place, Sign GULDEN MOIZTA.R, Main. St., ram