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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1927-2-9, Page 3OId Boys' e -U ion AT R SS 9 LS, , 0N Td JULY,24, 25 cg 26, 1 27 KEEP THESE DATES IN MIND JULY 24th TO 26th, 1927 The citizens of Brussels, Ont., will hold an Olc1 Roy's Reunion on July 24th, 26th and 20th, 1927, which will also include the Townships of Grey and Morris. Help the Committee in charge to make this the most ruccess- ful Reunion ever held in the County of Huron, by sending he names and addresses, of old time residents and friends whom you would like to entertain. The committee will issue invitations to all, but ba sure to write your friends TO COME, Send names and addresses to JAS. FOX Chairman ef. Invitation Committee. THE EDUCATION OF THE ADOL- ESCENT The valuable and far-reaching re- port of the consultative committee of the Board of Education in Great Britain on "The Education of the Adolescent," while•it has put English administrators in a quandary so far as one particular question, the rais- ing of the school -leaving age is con- cerned, has in the main received wide -spread approval. The kind and scope of the educational provision foi the older boys and girls in the elementary schools have greatly ex- ercised administrators and teachers during the Last few years. The rais- ing of the school -leaving age by suc- cessive stages from eleven to four- teen .without any corrspondieg change in the structure of the edu- cation system has gradually brought about a condition of unstable ettui.i- hrium. This condition will, it is claimed, be removed if she recom- mendations of the report are put in- to effect. The clause hi the. report which has caused greatest difficulty is • the re- commendation that the school -leaving• age should be raised froin fourteen • to fifteen. The obvious objection to the is the argument of expense. And it is on his ground that Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Board of Education, has vetoed the proposal, On purely educational grounds there are no two opinions o11 the question. The members of the consultative com- mittee are so sure of the reform that to them its desirability "is not open to doubt"; and in this view they are supported by educationists and by a !epee section of public outnton. The raising of thea 'e would do far more time merely add twelve months to the school life of the, children: Its effects, as th repprt states, would bo not merely quantitative but qualita- tive and, furthermore, the benefits would be felt in the years befoie fourteen as well as in the years after, 1t Th,.rr nee also, of coura?, the far- reachin. results upon the individual 'n the way of efficiency and charac- ter which result from an extra year at school. And in addition, there are social considerations of no mean weight. Moreover, the effect of the reform upon the labor market, too, should not be neglected. One result would be the absorption into em- ployment • of many- adults who ore now workless. and who are drawing unemployment benefit. Not only would this be of advantage to the- men hemen and women .concerned, but it would also yield a financial saving to the state. TEA STAINS It is this latter argument, indeed, When tea is spilled on table linens which is being stressed in support of sprinkle with borax at once and the speedy adoption of the proposal• moisten with water,. Let: stand awhile Some advocates of the reform have before rinsing with boiling :eater, looked into the question of its cost. They have drawn up a balance sheet, on one side of which they have plac- ed the cost of the additional teachers .and buildings, and on the other the saving o the State on account of a decreased expenditure on unemploy- ment pay. From their calculations it would appear that, even after allow- ing for the payment of maintenance allowances on behalf of the children over fourteen, the cost of the reform would be of comparatively small dimensions. It is to be hoped that an authori- tative estimate of the exact cost will be drawn up and published. The Lingish people will then be in a posi- tion to, judge as to the expediency of the proposal. They will be able to balance the material cost aga'nst the intangible but none the less real benefits. And when it comes to weighing increased knowledge, de- velopment of character, ani height- ened industrial efficiency in the bal- ance against additional national ex- penditure, the financial burden in- volved will have to be of substantial magnitude to justify prolonged post- ponement of the reform. WHAT HE THOUGHT An Englishman was once persuad- ed to see a game of baseball, and daring the play, when he happened to look away for a moment, a fou] tip caught him on the ear and knock- ed him senseless. On coning to him- self, he asked faintly: "What was it?" "A foul—only a :foal," he was teed. "A fowl? I_thought it was 0 mule?" A London hotel manager, coming along the corridor, saw the "boots" kneeling on the•eloor and cleaning a Tittle • of shoes outside a beeleuom door "Haven't I told you that you are -tot to clean boots in the corri- dor, but to take them downstairs?" "Yes, sir," "Then why are you do- ing it?" "Because the man in this room is a Scotehmmt, 'sir, an 1 he'; hanging on to the laces." IDENTIFICATION Judge Soakem (to man accused of offence against the Alberta liquor act)—You say you were never in Chia court before. Defendant—No, sir. I ain't nev- er been in no 'court before. judge—Tye certainly eeen your face son where. Defendant—Yoix sure have, your honor. I'm your bootlegger, • Don't fail to see the new semi -thin model watches on display at our store, A new model 15 jewel Omega Double -back Case from the world's greatest watch factory at plass production, prise only $13.50. Other models at $18 and $25 each. Don't fail to see these, Now on display. They are a life time .investment. Guar- anteed, of course. Da You Find it Bard to get up in the Mornings ? Just arrived-. new shipment of ANBR 1C A B A BY-BE, NAlaraCIoc�aSSLLEAEGPK-MBEl TDER BElAGRYBI R D C, PLAIN DIALS AND LUMINOUS Priced from 81,50 up to $4.00 each 41 R• VV A.../i/ T JEWELER WROXITER Here and. There) During the year 11),:0 about 3,500 live foxes of an average value al'' $300 each were reported by six farmers of Prince :Edward I:lanc . They also sold about 20,000 foe skins at an average price of $100 each, so that the fax farming indus- try in the province has yielded a revenue of about two million dollars, The Forest Service of the Depart- ment of the Interior, through the forest nursery stations at Indian Head and Sutherland, sent out 5,- 512,245 little tree's for planting on the prairie farms, during the season of 1920. Since the beginning of this wont in 1901 the r al enteleg of trees so sent out has ken a little over 57,500,000. Tho Canadian Pacific liner S.S. "Montroyal" sailed from New York recently on her eleventh cruise to the West Indies, carrying about 360 passengers from all parts of Can- ada and the United States. The cruise will occupy four weeks, with the liner stopping at fourteen ports in the West Indies, the Mainland of South America and the Panama Canal zone. Announcement was made at Cana- dian Pacific Railway headquarters in Montreal to the effect that Charles Edward Phelps, formerly city passenger agent of the com- pany at Washington, has been ap- pointed general agent passenger department, • rail and steamship lines, Washington, D.C. Mr. Phelps has been serving the Canadian Pa- cific from Washington since 1910. Fifty Hebridean and Northern Irish families will be established in a new colony et Saddle Lake, early this spring. This will be the second settlement of its kind in this prov- ince—the first having been establish— ed north of Vermillion. Buildings are now being erected on fifty farms at Saddle Llree and it is expected that new arrivals will take over holdings there just as soon as necessary arrangements can be made. Thirty members of prominent in- dustrial, social and athletic groups in Detroit, travelling C.P.R. under the auspices of the Detroit Athletic Club, took a. week's winter trip to Quebec for the purpose of enjoying the seasonal sports. They stopped ath t e Chateau Pronicnac in Quebec City and stopped cis Montreal and Ottawa to see their N. H. L. hockey team play Montreal Maroons and Ottawa Senators. Donald B. McMillan, noted Aretie Explorer, gave his first Canadian lecture on the North Pole and re- gions adjoining, at Montreal re- cently. Mr. McMillan showed some remarkable slides of brillant Arctic flowers which grow during the brief Polar summer. He also exploded the common belief that Eskimo wo- men are not beautiful, showing pic- tures of some that might have posed for the movies. Quick work on the part of the C.P.R. investigation department and the honesty of a Red Cap recovered an American $500 bill for its loser, B. S. Natter, public accountant of New York, recently, Mr. Nauer pulled it out of his pocket in getting some small change and it fell to the floor of the concourse of the Montreal C.P.R. station. The Red Cap picked it up and handed it to the'station master. When Mr. Nauer made enquiries, a few minutes later, it was handed to him. He gave the Red Cap the handsome tip of $100. The official visit to Canada of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Free Chapel of St. George, in Windsor Castle, and of the boy choristers of Westminster Abbey, who are giving song recitals across Canada from Fredericton to Vancouver and hack, is made with the approval of His Majesty the King. They arrived at Saint John on the Canadian Pacific liner Montrose and travelled C.P.1?. across the Dleminion, giving their first recital at Fredericton and their second at Winnipeg, Their visit is more than a mark of inter- E1tlpire courtesy; it is a gesture that should do much to help the fuller. realisation of possessions common to Canada and Great Britain, OVERDOING IT - Messrs. Doolan and Rafferty verge examining a fine public building with much interest. "Doolan," said Rafferty, pointing to an inscription cut in a huge stone, "phwat does thiln litters, 'M D C 0 0 X 0 V I I,' mane?" "Thot," replied Mr, Doolan, "manes eighteen hoondred an' noine- ty-sivin." "Doolan," said Mr, Rafferty after a thoughtful pause, "don't yez t'itik theet'i"e ovetdoirt' this sbpellia' referm a bit"?" THE BRUSSELS POST Polito oldgentleman: Pardee my ;,love Betty." Betty Big ht -hu! 'Schee, my jammy fingers." • x MAKE I.1' UNANIMOUS An unsaeeesful poet com- plained of the number of re- jections he received. "There seems to be a con- spiracy of silence againt Inc. What should I do?" he inquired of a Mend. "I'd. advise you to join it," replied the friend. SUPERFLUOUS QUESTION "Harold, let's have soup for lunch," "Sure, what kind, dear?". "Canned, of course." THE DEDUCTION Sister: "What is an aurohiog- raphy?" Brother: "Well, auto means car and biography means a story. ]: guess it's a story about a car.'' SURROUNDED - SURROUNDED••BY SOUP "Can I see Lady Brown? I•—" Maid: "I'm sure, madam, her ladyship cannot see you glow, as she Is in the middle of a plate of soup." DECEIVING &!other .at the dinner table): "How can you eat so much, Tommy?" Tommy: "But mother, I'm not so small inside as I loo' out- side," '2 S• e THE LAST HOPE At a Cambridge theatre, programs are provided which are readable in the Mark. If they'll only include a serial in them there is yet, hope for th•1 drama in England. 4.'Pon my wv ++ord, Clara, these scientific writers make one quite hazy as to time, space, propor- tion—" "I trust not, Augustine. Re- member, you've got to carve the turkey!" .g,ee PERFECT GENTLEMAN Kenneth rushed in from play with hair rumpled, 'clothes soil- ed and hands dirty, and seated himself 'at the table. "What would ,you say if. I should come to the table looking as you clo?" inquired his mother. Kenneth surveyed his well-groomed moth- er thoughtfully, then replied: "I think I'd be too polite to say anything." READ THE ADS 1f •there's anything you wise, Reacl the ads, From a hobby horse to fish, Reacl the ads, Or a rocking chair or dish, Motor car or Lillie Gish, If there's anything You wish, Read the ads. If you want a railroad ride, Read the ads. Or a raincoat or; a bride,. Read the ads, Or a coat of 'cannel's hide, Or a fattened porker's side, Or the ebbing of the tide, Read the ads. If you want some place to go, Read the ads, If you want to see a show, Read the ads, If you'd like to take a vow, Buy a pitchfork or a hoe, ,If you'd cause the wind to blow, Read the ads. If there's anything you need, Read the ads, Lemonade, or garden seed, Read the ads, 1 You don't have to beg or plead rill it makes your spie'it bleed Just to get the things you need --- Read the ads. , BOIL PERCOLATOR Boil out the percolator with soda and evater at least once a week. WHOLE WHEAT BREAD Fresh whole wheat bread spread with butter and then with cream ehloese and chopped nuts, makes good school lunch sandwiches, 4M ++4+++++.,R• -a.'4 +?' a MY LADY'S 4. COLI N. 11 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1927. CHEESE STRIPS t i (Cut 1111•ro0 trips of e h .,�s unit insert between hd). of iaot rpl;t in- trorbi td, to make a t it h and spicy dessert. THE EGG-EEA'rER Never ,r let flit ,reete-teetter soak in water after you have 1111and using it. Wash it at once and ., t it to dry. The water will draw the oil Pr Aft the Ir, are; u'ri 1na!:: 1: atr,• FLOWERS FOR EVENING No smart florist makes t cnrag+. nowadays, Instead, he choose, thre or four flowers and a bit 1f green- ery, and ties them with a huge bow of silver tulle, to be worn on the shoulder.' BROADCLOTH RETURNS • After many years of duveeyn and kasha, broadcloth is again appearing in the finer types of tailored suits, HIGH HATS It matters not what color or mat- erial your hat, it must have, a crease or an ornament that will lend height to the crown. ASH TRAYS Clean ash trays of brass or nickel with denatured alcohol applied with a tooth brush, then rinse vinegar and dry. DISH MOP A new fibre dish mop is connected by tubes with the faucet a1111 rinses while it scrubs. BOUFFANT TAFFETA A charming bouffant evening dress is of black taffeta embroidered in huge silver disks. The bataau neck line le quite low. DANCE SETS Dance sets of dainty ?rassierc, step -his and garters to match are much in demand among the debu- tantes. prevent scorching. Wanted We pay Highest Cash Price for Cream. 1 Scent per lb. Butter Fat extra paid for all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guaranteed russels Creamery Co. Limited Phone 22 ,a,...rm etc q. TWO-PIECE FROCKS Street and business frocks often are of the two-piece variety, with a blouse of fine jersey, and a finely pleated skirt of canton crepe or vel- veteen. BOILED CUSTARD When eggs are scarce, use only two in boiled custard and substitute for each egg omitted from the re- cipe two level tablespoons of corn- starch. • DYED FURS Some costumers affect dyed furs to match the dregs or evening wrap. Short -haired pelts are used, and the dyes are delicate and bizarre in ef- fect. DREDGE RAISINS Dredge raisins and currants with flour to keep then from sinking to the bottom of the. cake. NOT TOO BROWN If the meat you are roasting ap- pears to be too brown before it is thoroughly cooked, place a pan of water in the oven and the :taam will GROWING PLANTS A growing plant is better than cut flowers for a table centerpiece, pro- vided the container is pretty. TWO FOX PELTS Those who can afford it are achievement ultimate smartness by wearing scarfs of two saver fox pelts artfully joined. FOR MUFFINS Use two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder to one cu,) of flour for muffins and baking powder Bis- cuits, BRONZE BUCKLES Bronze buckles for shoes of every shade of tan are smarter this season than silver or leather. YELLOW CABBAGE Cabbage turns yellow only when it is cooked too long. It shoed have the same pale green shade of raw cabbage. CLEANING FLUID A good cleaning fluid may be made et home of a half pint each of grain alcohol and chloroform and a tablespoon of ammonia, His Majesty's Cht'ristel's .la our Canada A s a 1t Boys of the vi'esirninnter Abbey Choir obi: time Ataster, Sen 11 '\i m, i -t r ^y, who ere tuurhre l:.t+tne:a altde , t i l of the ti t lop t u 1 I.ciu t e t s gentlemen of nr, (1a3es07's Froc C le tne1 of ht. Geer a +tt Wino C ti td.. e t ,ed by the Very Reverend the 1)e, n ,f 1, h,dnor, Pr. A. 1 noun. t. u + -� r - \ - • • Kiwi, the Rev. Edmund II. Fero, _etnr of the cho.r ST. C,e.,r„, s t iso:.: t, ..s....• ✓•c fh Nicholson tie(ortanist m 1.t .tnttnst r -' hey. Theoffiela visit to Canada of the gentlemen of 111' Claje,.y'a Free Chapel of St. (+ror;ee, in Windsor Castle, and the boy choristers of \\'c•stmint ,'t•Abbe} tccan+panie.l by the Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, Dr. AN. Baillie chaplain to the King; Rev. Edmund I1. Fellowes, director of the chair of St. Georges Chapel; and Sydney If. Nicholson organist of Westminster Abbey, and Master of the Choristers is made with the -special approval of Itis Aitlesty the King, The visit of the choir which is now touring Canada from Freie-. ricton to Vancouver and return, on the All -Red C.P.R, route is more than a mark of inter -1 inpirc. courtesy; it is a gesture that should do much to help the fuller realization of pos- sessions common to Canada and Great Britain. The choir is here under the auspices of the National Council of Education, which since its lnccption in 1919 has continually emphasized the importance of the place of music. in Education, This tour is essentially a part of the Coun- cil's programme designed to stimulate public interest in music as one of the most powerful influences in the life of both the individual and the nation, , The Choristers from \testiahtact Abbot, and St. G,or;e's Chapel, to sing their way through Canada without tee or recompense of any kind except the applause they will gain, the t ndfat ler daywhen tl e tett t back to a ¢ 1 history going hast, to yR of Columbus was a humble Genoese, waitchm;, hoots nail Out and believing that if they scent toe far they might topple over the edge of the world. So Canada must feel comparatively young ut the knowledge that the soft -footed Indian was still emperor of the prairie, when the choristers first sang to the order of Edward III in the chapel of St' George at Windsor. The glory of the Dominions is in their future, but Eng. lead's greatest glory is in the long storythat runs back throuiit the centuries and that storyis told almost completely in the histories of 'eVestminster Abey and St, George's C'hapel.of which these visitors are the ambassadors. It is interesting to think of the three parallel scenes. Edward 111, creating the Order of the Garter In St. George's Chapel, Columbus stili unborn and his great-grandfather perhaps sewing sails in the seaport of Genoa, Canada still in the Ilex of the unuisan-'red. And while these. two latter Scones chap ;•e dr. ita,:tically, the t is r esters of Si.George' have still gone .n. 1 n 1 their services. symbolizing the chivalry and honor of the twenty-six Knights of the Garter. The Gentlemen men of St, Gear e and the boys or Westminster visiting (':nada number twenty in all, the eight , a.rlrtera or Lay clerks of the Cut,:el at Windsor are those who sin;; the evening and morning services in the chapel' and in the more private services associated with the life of the Ceown and the a lydcr of the Garter. They 10iso, provide the music in the Private. Chapel molten 'shear Matestics re in residence at Windsor ("seance The Dean of Windsor, I)r. A. V. Baillie, who will give lectures daring the tour, on Windsor Castle, the Chapel 01 St. George and VVestnttneter Abbey, is one of the outstanding figures in the ecclesiastical life of England. Ile is the god- son of Queen Victoria and a nephew of Lord Elgin, former Governor-General of Canada, In addition to being cltap- ill•t to the King, he is also Registrar of the. Order of the (..,rtt'r. Dr. Edmund H, Fellowes will lecture 0n l c.tbctlien and English Church music. He is the foremost living authority 1• monumental ' riess tts i U o music of the Tudor stied as wit edition of the English Maodrigala which be has completed in ee volumes. As organist of Westminster Abbey, the choirs of Mr. Nicholson have been an inspiration not only to the. habitual worshippers at the Abbey, but also to the vast body of visitors to that shrine from all over the world. Ile is the author of "British :Songs for British Boys.” During this tour he will conduct a number of concerts, especially for Scouts and Guides in which Scout tnusic will largely figure. Canadians are therefore given an unique oppattettity to hear the best Of tngfish chmth and Old I.aglish start music, while a standard of excellence is reached in choral singing,, that is probably unexcelled in any part of the world. •