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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1913-10-16, Page 4r r r just disp,obed of contains twenty ac- res with good buildings for which h he received $3000, $1150 more than r r • he paid for the place five years ago. Imosionsmsormossimorsion Goderich Township Mr. Fred Middletee left on Tues- • ' ' ' • • •, • ' dayherfor Alexander, Man., where his lat. owns one of the largest farms ' • • • , • • .• Clinton News -Record in the district and Where Fred, pur- poses remaining • until after the , • threshing. He makes this trip ' an- ' • ., A .. Mr, and '•Mrs. ',Adam Scott 'Moved, • , s, T last . week from i their farm' on the H ' ayfield . Read, near' ,Clinton, wher they, resided,. nye years, ib*presente domMile being . the ' J unor place just opposite which they have rented for a term of years. Previous to com- ing ise-"IliiS 'township they'• -owned • • a ,property at Alma on the Huron Road upon which they lived, prior to which Mr. Scott farmed in the township of Morris Where be cleared up a 200 -acre lot, He has borne a full share of the burden and ,heat of the day, and has thus- been enab- led to take life easier in recent The laths , which Mr. Seott has , Tihe present Owner Va ]tr. , • Ri A. Robertoni, formerly of Auburn, who with his bride formerly Miss Ainsley, of Winghant, took'posession on Wednes- • day evening of last 'week. The com- munity extenda the glad hand to Mr. 11 and Mrs. Ranerton and wishes them • happineas and prosperity., Mr. and Mrs. Chear Teppit and babe and IVIes. Erne ,Blacker and Miss Mattie of Clinton .spent Thursday visiting . at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Perdue. Porter's Hill On Monday next Mr. and grs. 0. W. Potter will celebrate the twenty- fifth anniversary of their wedding day, when a Limber of their friends have been bidden to make merry with them. Anniversary services will be held in the Methedist church On Sunday next. Two services will .be held, at ten -thirty in the morning and seven in the evening. The pastor, Rev. R. J. McCormick, will preach and the. ehoir are preparing special music. The ladies intend giving a tea and entertainment later, but the date has not yet been fixed. Goderich Mrs, Matthew 'Hutchinson, widow of the late Matthew Hutchinson who built the flour mills here and sister of the late Senator A. W. Ogilvie, was buried here on Moriday after- noon. The deceased lady, whose maiden name was Helen Ogilvie, was eighty-nine years of age. She waa married in Montreal a‘:eut sixty years ago mild came to Goderich with her husband in 1875. Rev, G. E. RoSs conducted the funeral ser- vices and the pallhearers were : Jud- ge Holt, Sherrill Reynolds, John Galt, Joseph Hill, Dr. 'Strang and D. Macdonald. 1 The annual convention of the,teach- • ers of East Huron InsPectorate opens ed in • Ctieton ,at 10:30- a. in.. on Thursday last, President A. A. Nay - tor of Seaforth presidia', Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. S. J. ADM of Clinton, who also extended a hearty welcome to the teachers and gave a very cordial invitation to as Many as wished te partake of the hospita'ity ' of his home. Dr. Field I, P. S., acting secretary - treasurer, then read the minutes of the meeting ,01 1912,' -which were a- dopted. Mr. JoSeph Stalker, the former sec- retary -treasurer, having left* the County, it was *necessary to make n- dther appointment. On motion of Mr. J. G. Shillinglaw, seconded by Mr. C. I-1, Holland, Mr. Cr. W. :Hol- man Of Eginandville vvan elected ce- t'reastirer• and press reported. • The following appointments were then made : Auditors, Messrs. Shutinglaw and H. Horten; Rebalution 'committee, Misses Reynolds,' McGre- gor and Sherrill and Messrs, law and Holland. - "School. Management"' was the first paper on the program and was ably presented by Mr. Shillinglatv, who diseased the subject under :two heads: !"1.'he relation of the teacher to the children to the people of the section." He said in part that the little pupil on being flrht sent to school very often had very exaggerat- ed ideas of the treatment he might expeet from the teacher and this must be overcome and the chird re -assured. The teacher's first duty then was to study the pupil by co:ildential" talks and watching him at play and in his conduct toWard other pupils. Whip. ping should be discouraged under al) circumstances when possible as it has a tendency to sour. the ohild and cre- ate ill -feeling,. The dull 'pupil needed 'encouragement more than blame or punishment. There are dull men and we may .expeet dull children and such should be - dealt with sympatia- tieially. It was not necessary, fax the teacher to exhaust him- self trying to keep order. If the children were kept busy and interest- ed in their work there would be good order. 3 -lave no 'favorites, treat all alike, and to get regular attendance get the children enthused with their orin The teacher should go among the people he works for, have something in common with them and not keep aloof. . This subject was further discussed by Mr, Bouck, principal of the Clin- ton Model school, at some length MI by Mr. H. Horton. . Mr, Ilcoderson, principal of the BrusSeiri Public sehool, took up the Subject of "Reading". To teach this subject sucuessfUlly the teacher niiist be enthusiastic, and te arouse enthus- iasm in the c:ass must be a wilding worker and be absolutely familiar with the work on hand. To overcome vocabulary- defects separate 'lessons should be ubed. Have children. bring choice selections to read to the class. To overcome timidity , the - teacher Must be resourceful and suit the cern- edy to the indkvidual case, not neces- sary- that all the class,- should- read every. day • and .proper •pitrae., -group- ing should be constantly ' aimed at. This paper was further discussed by Dr.- Field, who stated that great im- provement had been Made in the teaching .of reading during the past year. or two; • Miss McLean of the Seaforth Pub- lic school then very ably discussed “Kindergarten Work in Publie Schools got Having a Kindergarten Depart- ment," The :natural activity of the ' child Was manifest in, play and to de- velope this ,activity in. playing at ;work was the 'province of the kirilea- ,gllten.“It developed power by means of self-expression, ,The mind of -the a.Otive child .must be kept busy arid nothing appealed :to the child's mind So powerfully as child songs. Never discourage the- childish attempts ••be hey- ever se iinnerfect. Singiag' • was the- eaniest method of interesting-- the Child. Miss McLean then gave, exhib- its' of building •blocks, paper discs and simple devicesto teach constructive Work, celoring,', etc.' Alt these' things train the 0 observation and give the Idea of number and shape. The child- ren. 'should 'reproduce by' -drawings of things they see and make. ' The president .aiidIVIr. 'Holland 'dis- cussed this paper. ' "Nature' Study in Public Schools," • by Mr. J. W. -Emery, B.. A., science master of: the Stratford Normal school, Was the next on the program.' This address was very practicer and was listened to with mueh interest and kWh'. ' Mr. lilniery took for his text the little story of 'Tommy and the Crow," as told in the old second reader, and pointed out the great at- tachment for nature and its wonders always Manifested in the' child mind and too often "cawed" at by older and maturer ones. • Commercialism _drives out of the life of the child the love_ of nature. ' We should' try to keep alive in our schools as long as we can Some of the songs of childlife and never let the hard, dry grind 'replace the mel- ody oi childhood. We should sirive to have more of the poetry: of life that found expression in nature study and less thne might be given to SO called 'more important subjects. Nat ure study was a great educator of the -child in a spiritual sense. • A know - lege of nature was a solace in li dfe arid an interest evaprnduring, The poet. Wordsworth was saved from infidelity by his intimate knowledge and love of nature, It wourd prove a great mis take and a great hindrance to the pro gress of the child to neglect this sublect. , This • address elicited much com- ment and discussion in which the ladies showed their interest by tak- ing part. Miss Deadman, Miss Rands, Messrs, Postliff, Bryans and others joiruing in the discussion,. In answer to 'enquixies as to the best works for teachers Mr. Emery resommended "Mcklge'S Nature Study, and Idle," Miss Gomstock's "Manual of Nature Study" and several others. . The next subject was "Ile En• trance Examination- of 1913," by J. VV. 'Treleaven, D. A,., principal of Clin- ton Collegiate Institute. Mr. Tre- leaven prefaced his remarks on the examination with sonic very interest- ing statistics regarding past entranee results, and showed that 'in some sub. lects, for •instance i n reading, there was a marked improvement, while he thought there was a falling off ill arithmetic and that this sub- ject should be stressed. The litera- ture paper exhibited a sameness in the manner or questions, the great lack or variety bping too apparent. '1'o insure better results in this sub- ject the teacher was en:mined to make more use of the daily papers and magazines, to use more freely the libraries within' their reach, In this way excellent results might be ob- tained. It was a big mistake to send pupilstoo young to entrance -as they were hot wanted and were too inane: ture for secondary school work. "Agriculture in the Public Schools" Young pupils writing were injured by and pointed out the importance oE too quick a change 1 ram slate to the subject considering the distinguish - scribbler. Mr.'Treleaven, thought that ed position Ontario occupies among breadth in the scope of reading might •the nrovinces, particularly in an ag- he cibtained by setting at the entrance ricul .iral sense, and the fact that the , series ' of questions on general population' of rural sections • was knowledge,. •declining. The demand for this teach- . Dr. Field in discussing this paper ing and for technical training has did not qtlite agree with' Mr. 1're- come as a result of the demand ' for leaven with rqference to; the roping _off skilled laborers and skilled farmers. It and 'Stressing . of arithmetic. Mr. web , but. . natural that something I-I6leran In:night the setting of a pap- should be done to arrest the exodus Or :ins generaknowledge would mien front,. the, farm. to the city. Cities too wie door to the 'iraddy" exs have been built .up, at the expense of Field and, Principal the country and very largely the suc- Treleaven' answered several questitini cessful business „men. of :• the , cities submitted by teachers., • ' came from the farms. The teaching The Association, decided to meet in of agriculture wourd • have a tendency Brussels next year.to give the boy a better liking for • , The evening entertainSnent on Thins- Itie future work on. the laths., Agri - day was very 'largely attended and culture is a science. A good know - g Featly appreciated, ledge of the rotation of , crops, the •The, solos rendered by Miss McIvor, natirre, of the srdl, ths. feeding of an - Miss • 51;Miller and Mr. J. Doherty, inlets, markets, ,etc., gees tomake aceompanied ,by Prof. Bristow,' Miss up the successful farmer, and he only Schrant and•tMiss I3ently, respectively, could stieeeed who gave Inc weight tO were .very well received. The drill the importance "of these things in his _by -thirteen pupils of the Model school preparation for his life work. Dr. under the direction of Misses Stevenp, Field maintained that even milk test- Courtice and Ker of the Model school ing a,pparartis could be„ used by• the tar -- staffs Showed; careful training and ger pupils and by the farmers of the eliduted „ freqirent applause. Misa section and thus the productive val- Schram., accompanist for the evening, „ue; of each cow could be determined. .acquittecl terSelf to the evident sat- ..The. different varieties, of grain could isfaction of all conoerned. , be tested in` the school garden so :Rev. Alexi, MacMillan of Mimic() that the pupil can thus know , what again showed his power as an inter- best IQ plant and What to reject, the Prster of Scottish literature, and 'de- khowle,dge, thus gained could be carri- lighted his hearers with the subject el home and turned to good account. which lie had in hand, As a lecturs. Dr. Field expressed the hope • that er on Scottish subjects he seems to teachers would take, (greater interest find mo difficulty in infusing sortie in the matter of traching agriculture of his own deep interest into the Minds and take advantage of the very gen- , , of all who hear him. On the whole erous inducemoats , offered by the the evening session Was a decided: Government in fitting thethselves for success. the work.. , 1.sir\r'rON , The 'Association, met at nine 0!elook Mr: Thos. AAistiong then read a, on•••.•Priday• • • morning with President very i •• and instructive paper '011M READY TO WEAR GARMENT' Paorrn No, 78 DRY GOODS AND GIUSE FURNISHINGS ouch & Co. -....djoky of stylishfall::::0010t New Coats and Dresses are arriving daily. Each day sees new garments come into our stock from the style centres of Canada and America, always some- 'thing new is our aim and that we are succeeding is shown bY -the nuim- ber of women who are daily satiety ng ' their garment wants at this store. Style, quality and value are the at- tributes of every garment in oursstoek. SIIITS 316 1, Are worth your Inspection.. You'll find themat leant -$5:00 more . value than this pt ice. Yon'll find they • have more style, more q nal i ty fit better ; and are made better than most suits priced at twenty dollars. They are . satin lined made of high grade serges sizes 32,34, 30, 38, 40, 42, 44. Black ithd '• navy only. The style you have been looking for is here. Regular $20 -and $22 suits $16, 1 11ILLINEllY 1 DISTINCTiVE IN STYLE AND QUALITY Our showing of the latest models ler fall and winter wear is now most complete, many imported models, as well as charming creations adopted horn our own workroom, Every hat shows that exclusive style and quality whic has made this store famed for high class millinery. Naylor in , the •chair, ,,The business of the previous day was briefly out- lined by the •secretary, Dr. Field then read several communications from different sources chief of which was one regarding physical training courses' fir teachers, and the teach- ing of ..agriculture in the sehoors. Rev, C. El. Jeakins ,then was palled Lo the platform and extended to. the teachers 6f• the Institute a. hearty welcome to the town. Art In Schools" wasthefirst sub- ject of the day and was very ably dis- teased by Miss • Kate - -Ford. 's • The Mein' point of her ,address Was :that 'should' alwayS guide the teacher in Art is the %lest natural metlicid ' of :the 'elicited of 'a Story and.. the' class teanhing the child. Lessons should be as interesting as 'posSible and not monotonous. Freehand drawing with charcoal and crayon were the best. Leaf -coloring of autumn formed. ex- cellent material for lessons in color. Have children outline the' object with colored chalk, * freehand movement With lead pencil should be started' early,' give as few notes as possible. Watercolors should be introduced to older pupils, draw the simple objects with pencil first, then in color. Teach the, children to draw simple outlines, Miss Ford had with her lsrush and •iink work . by her pupils and herself which were excellent specimens and much admired. ' • • The next topie on the program was "'Solicrol Gardens" by Principal Bona' of the Model School. l3puck said ' it was possible t6 connect school gardens with the or- dinary 'school work. Iri taking tan the work ill Eastern Ontarie he ,said he had -started with. home gardening by the pupils Under the direction • of the teachers, who made a personal canvas of the parents and asked each to provide a small 'plot, 5 X .10 feet, ,o be the individual property of one child, or even more, from the same family, Noth'ng is so conducive to interest as proprietorship. During the month of February lessons should be given. on the nature and produeldir capacity of soils and their prepara- tion, and the results of these lessoei- should be made the subject of com- position work. A little later get children be bring seed catalogaes, let them read f ram them the time and method of planting the seeds and transplanting the young plants. Later take up the planning of the plot, each pupil for . hintself. Let each pupil select , his own seeds and make all arrangements, then work out a color scheme for each plot. Test the gerraipation of each kind of seed, In May the actual work of planting may begin, after growth has started the. pupils may examine and sketch the different embryo plants. The chief difficulty in school gardening is how beat to care for the plots dur- ing the summer holidaya. In the au- tumn there will be ample material for nature study in the different plots. In the school garden a small plot may be set apart to test , weed seeds and these would afford interesting study in wild flowers. School gar- dens were not only .a great all to the pupil in school lire but also broadens Ms sympathies, represses vandalism in destroying plants ; it was useful in training the head, the heart and the hand. . In 'discussing this subject Mr. Em- ery endorsed fully all that Mr. Bouck had said but expressed sorrow and ' disappointment to find that teachers did not carry out the, 'good resolu- tions formed at the Normal schools and declared to be their intentions at their examination. Mr. Holman complimented Mr. Ben& on his ex- collent 'paper and expressed the belief that home gardening could be carried cut with much succehs and the re- •.sults ,collected at school fairs or oth- er exhibitions. • Mr. Bolick was very positive from his knowledge and ex- perience that school' gardening would not interfere with but rather help, the regular school routine duties. This was certainly East Huron Teachers' Nature Study and school Garden field day and Mr. Houck did much to convince the teachers present or the possibility and • usefulness of these new branches of school work. The matter of appointing delegates to the R&M Teachers' Con'erence at the 0. A. C. at Guelph next summer was then taken up and after smite dis- ussion Migs Jennie Grant of Tucker - smith mud Mihs Welsh ot Howick were appointed to represent the Associa- tion. • Dr. -Field then proceeded to discuss on "The Story in Public Schools." lecidentswere always inter- efiting to children, story -telling cul- tivates the language and the powers of composition. Stories of history and of adventure were aot only means of eduhation bet did much to relieve the monotony 'of school life, It was a guide to 'reading and all school 'libraries should contain a wide range of 'good story' books and , the reading nf them be .enceuraged. Stories - were , uSeful as a meant or• explaining pass - 'ages of „literature and stimulated the limagination. A • definite • purpose should be encouraged to not only re- produce. it orally or in writing, but to improve or to add to it when possible. , The presenting or the financial re- port preparedby the auditors, Mess- ,. , rs. iShillinglaw and Horton was the first item Is the• prograra for the afternoon session and on motion of Messrs. Holland and Postliff was ad- opted. 1 D. Field thsn rnoved, seconded by Mr, Holland, that Messrs. Postliff, Naylor, Bouck and Henderson he a committee to consider a scheme tor the distribetion Of Some or the funds of the institute ..for the benefit_ or the teaelaers and schools of ' Ela,st Huron. The ,tnotion was amended by adding Dr. Field's, naine to the com- niittee and adopted, - The election of oTicers was then proceeded with and resulted as MI- lOws • President, Mr. Shillinglaw, Sea- forth, ;•Vice, Presidents, Messrs, •PosHift, Wingham ; I3ouck, Clinton. Sec. -Treasurer, Mr. Holman, Eg- mondville. Executive Committee, Messrs. Cur- rie, Robb, McNabb, Armstrong and Bryan, together with the staff of the Brussels Publie Auditor, II. Horton. Resolutions presented by the com- mittee were adopted as follows That the thanks ot the Institute be tendered the town council of Clinton for tbe free use of the town hall; to the teachers of. the Clinton schoolh fortheir generous- services in assisting in carrying out the pro- gram and the Thursday evening en- tertainment ; to those who .took part in reading papers and giving address- ; to Dr. Field for his extra work in securing talent and arranging the Program . of the meeting." . "That , members af the Association wishing to subscribe fax "The Can- adian Teather," '`The School" "The Farmer's "Advocate" be allowed a bonus .or twenty-flve cents on each of these periodicals out of the funds -or the Association." "That this Association accept the offer of the Education Department with regard to Physical Training cen- tres and that Dr. Field be asked to form a Class at Clinton." The Association then closed a very busy convention by singing "God save The Xing." -(Teachers 'wishing to take advan- tage, of the bonus will 'order their papers through the secretary.) • 1 ' —G., W. HOLMAN. Mr. Emery then took un his second subject, "Hidden Beauty is Jiidmals ,and Plants." The key note of Mr. Emery's address. was the' lessons of God's providence over all as mantles - •ed in the things of nature, 13ircla ,animals and reptiles. We shudder at .the appearance of the common toad , but its warty, earthy skin shows the care of the creator in so creating ,11 :as to preserVe its life. All animals' and birds sing of the goodness of the great Creator. The child must be taught to read natare in its ugliest .moods ah well as in its beauty. The Whole truth is riot taught when we ' teach that God made the fruits or - the fields, etc., for man's use, they were made as well for themselves, we peed to study all these things to knew properly the breadth and great- ness or God's goodness and car over all, and while we must destroy ,noxious weeds and blood -thirsty an- imals, yet we must admire their beauty and needs and purposes of creation. At the conclusion of this addsess the secretary expressed his personal appreciation of Mr. Esnerp's excellent address and voiced the feeling of the Association by moving a hearty vote or thanks to Mr. Emery who had .won the good will of all by his kind- ly and very instructive lessons on the two subjects choSea. The vote was given with much enthusiasm •and Mr. Emery expressed his acknowledge- ments. Miss Chidley of Clinton then dis- mined, "Common Sense in Educa- tion," sleeting principally with our methods and rules and their very rigid and often useless enforce- ment. We waste the time of our pupils in teaching useless things such as long problems in reduction and other things of a very impracical na- ture. Teach them something useful and more in keeping with their ev- eryday needs. such as taxes, insur- ance "and commercial transactions. Miss Chidley thought that the discip- linary value of arithmetic was very much over estimated, more time should be spent in music, both vocal and theory, and instanced the fact that American pupils were taught to read music and showed much skill in it. Children should read story books for the story's sake not so much for composition purposes. ThIs latter method looked too much like making story reading a task instead of a pleasure. "Literature in Junior Grades," was the next subject, introduced by MiSs Gillispie of Seaforth. Literature properly taught carried the child in- to the rearm or the beautiful and they can appreciate nature all the more, it helps to cultivate the emo- tional nature and assists in promot- ing an appreciation of the thoughts and feeling oil others. The knowledge obtained had a strong cultural value and helped to a better equipment with which to send our pupils out into the world. As the time for adjournment had then arrived Mr. Naylor very briefly outlined his address on "PhY- steal Training in Public Schools," as taught at London anti pointed out the chief benefits of such a course and the good results it would have in correcting the °many imperfections in habits, 1 all Paper Many people like • to paper in the fall in preference to the spring and it certain- ly has its advantages The weather is cool • Easy to get help You're ready for the long evenings to be spent indoors. 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