HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1932-10-20, Page 3THURS., OCT. 20, 1932
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All the elements that give us rad-
do were here all the time if we had
but known it, says a scientist. That
is true, but in the days of long ago
there was not the same inducement:
to advertise tooth pastes and mouth
washes,
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It ie customary to regard the re-
sult of a by-election as a verdict up-
on some issue of national impoi.Q.
tanee, but, ordinarily, • the number
of electors influenced by that issue
is very small. The main factor is
the political complexion of the con-
stituency. The next is the personal-
ity of each candidate and next to
that come local issues. This would
be the order in ordinary times but
in times like these public unrest 'be-
comes the dominating factor.
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This advertisement of church ser-
vices in a Memphis paper is worth
recording as a sample of the un-
conscious humor o£ coincidences. "At
the morning service, Dr. Holcomb
will discuss 'If the Depression is
Disappearing, What Lessons are We
Learning?' Mrs. W, L. Walker will
sing `Search Me, 0 God!'"
Farmers, cultivate farm land.
You can now make both ends meet.
Your produce will be in demand.
Gandhi's started in to eat.
Smith and Roosevelt have buried
the hatchet publicly , which makes
Roosevelt's election almost certain,
Smith had good reason to have a
grudge against some Democrats who
voted against him four years ago
because of his religion, but he had no
reason to harbor a grudge against
Roosevelt who nominated and sup.
ported him. It would have been very
unjust if Smith had penalized Roose-
velt for the sins of lathers, as he
seemed for a long time disposed to
do. If Smith can now swing his fol-
lowers to Roosevelt the latter's elec-
tion is secure.
It remains to be seen whether
Hector Charlesworth will make a
good chairman of the radio commis-
sion, but one thing is sure --he will
devote honest, painstaking and in-
telligent industry to the task. An-
other thing is sure too it deprivee
the Canadian press of its most prom-
inent :musical and 'dramatic critic.
His reviews of first nights Carried
influence and authority, not only
( here but ' in New York. We often,
wondered how the did it. He cannot
sing a note; has never been an actor
and in 'spite of all the progress of
science and invention in the 'past
thousandyears there has hot :been
one musical instriument made that he
can play. 'ti
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When he announced a cut in the
C.P.R. salary list, the presidenit said
he did not know how long it would
be effetcive, but he hoped it would
not be long. Those affected by it
would, however, be well advised to
become reconciled to it. The halcyon
days are gone for the railway world.
Salaries and wages .were increased
in the good old days to a point where
they were •out of line with !other em-
ployments. If prosperity won't budge
fron'i around the corner the next
thing is to move the corner by . a
process made familiar during the
war. It was called straightening out
the line.
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It would look better than repudia-
tion and have the same effect if the
German government would promise
to pay war debts after the German
elections are over.
When people are getting into mis-
chief they like to bring others in
with them. That accounts for De -
Valera and his party's attempts to
entangle Northern Ireland in their
embroglio with Britain.
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As with all other commodities the
price of ball players in the big leag-
ues is determined by their quality
and by the supply and demand. We
do not recommend their purchase as
an investment, and even as a specu-
lation it is not alluring. If you
bought a major league ball player
you might have him on your bands
for a long time. It is true that
sales have been 'made recently at
high prices, but the market at best is
unstable and liable to violent fluctua-
tions. As compared with other mar-
ketable commodities, however, they
bring good prices if they are in
fair condition and not too old.
West Huron Teachers Hold
Interesting Conv ntflon in Goderich
Favored by Visit from Jack Miner During the
Second Day's Session
The fifty-fifth annual convention
of West Huron Teachers' Association
was held in MacKay Hall, Goderich,
on Thursday and Friday, October
6th and 7tb. Mr. Ciente Biowes,
of Ilensel], presided.
'The opening exercises of the first
session were taken by Rev. J. N, H.
Mills, Rector of St. George's church,
Mayor C. C. Leo in a brief address
extended a welcome to the teachers
and in the course of his remarks
gave a history of the salt works,
which the teachers were to visit in
the afternoon. In 1866 Sandy Platt
searching for oil drilled to a depth
of 1100 feet in Saltford and found
' not oil but salt. Later in 1880 an-
other well was drilled to a depth of
1600 feet. These are the two salt
works still in operation.
The minutes of the session of 1031
were read and adopted. After the
journals, book displays, advertise-
ments, etc., a Health Play entitled,
"An Argument in the Kitchen" was
put on by Miss Gertrude Sturdy of
Victoria school. Twenty four girls of
the sehool:took part. The aim of the
play was to show the food value of
milk. The girls appeared in the at-
tire -of Red Cross nurses and the play
took the form of a trial before a
judge each one giving evidence as
to the different uses, of milk. The
hearty applause gave. evidence of
how well all performed their parts.
Mr. Beacom commented on the work
already done by teachers and pupils
of schools taking this work and 'out-
lined the plan of entering upon the
work of the Junior Red Cross.
The reports of the delegates to the.
O. E. A. were given by Miss Ada
'Webster and Mr. Claude Biowes.
These were given in such detail that.
space will not permit a lengthy ace
,'count. The proceedings of the larg-
er Association are distributed to the
teachers and the addresses of such
eminent educationalists as Hon. G.
:S, Henry, Sir Robert Falconer, Sir
John Adams and Dr. J. H. Putman
and others are worth reading. Teach
ere were strongly advised to become
members of the rural division rof this
association.
Miss Doris Durnin, of Goderich,
followed with 'Primary Seat Work,
Her plan is to keep the pupils busy
and interested. She has her class
make book -covers, portfolios, pias-
ticine materials, eta Colours are
taught from charts, time from card
board clock faces and animal draw-
ings from stencils. Weather charts
illustrate, clear, rainy, snowy 'or
Windy days. During the year each
pupil reads from ten to twenty
books suitable to their. age. The
paper wee of interest especially to
primary teachers and several addi-
tional hints were thrown out. Ma-
terial for this grade may be obtain-
ed at little cost from G. M. Hendry.
Co„ the Royal Bank of Canada and
from other sources.
Miss Margaret Pentland, of Dun-
gannon, rendered a solo entitled,
"Old Mother Hubbard" and an en-
core both of which merited hearty
applause.
. Miss M. A. Ellis, of 'Iensall, in-
troduced the subject of teaching pro.
b]ems in Arithmetic to Second Grade
pupils. Her plan is to lead the
class to clear individual thinking,
Pupils at that stage should know
the meaning of and should have a
thorough grasp of addition, subtrac-
tion, multiplication and division as
applied to the problems taught,
samples of •solutions expected should
he placed on the B.B. as a guide and
the denomination of the answers ob-
tained should always be •stated.
,Statements should be concise and ac-
curacy the chief aim.. A good start
in this grade makes the work of the
higher grades easier.
The matter of the Teachers' Lib-
rary was discussed. The institute a
few years ago had a splendid library
of over 2,000 volumes but the books
were not read as was intended. They
were then placed in the different
public libraries sof the 'inspectorate
and several' were lost; Those still
available are being collected, listed
and left in Victoria School, Goderich
in charge ' of Principal Stonehoust�
who was appointed Librarian.' New
ones are to be added to, the list from'
year to year and teachers are advis-
ed to make use of this sour
ce of
reading. The institute will bear the
expense of postage ,on all books
sent out and the teacher will pay
returning charges. A period of two,
weeks is allowed for the reading of
each book which must then be re-
turned to the librarian, not passed
along to another teacher,
At the noon hour the Ladies As-
sociation of North Street United
Church banqueted the teachers and
in the afternoon the whole body,
numbering well over one hundred
visited the salt -block and flour mill.
Two divisions were formed and
were taken by official's about • the
plants: The . climbing 'of several
flights of stairs provided healthy
exercise. This concluded the se ssions
of the first 'day, . , ,.
Friday
Rev. George Watts, of North St
UnitedChurch, 'conducted the open-
ing exercises of the second day after
which followed the minutes of , the
previous session.
Miss Myrtle Carr, of Benmiller,
took a lesson in Agriculture with a
class of pupils selected from the
town school. The subject selected
was "Seed Dispersal." Samples of
weeds were exhibited for identificae
tion and as example eg.: by wind,
the dandelion and thistle; by water
several aquatic plants; by animals
burs; by man with seed grain. At
the conclusion a general review was
taken. The lesson was quite inter-
esting and well taught.
Rev, D. J. Lane, of Knox Presby-
terian Church gave an address on
"School Days" recalling his own
spent in Bruce County. His recol-
lections called to memory not so
much the knowledge he gained but
the - personality of his different
teachers. This splendpd address
reached its climax in the following
Iines quoted from John Powell:
"As evening twilight fades away,•
The sky is filled with stars invis.
ibis by day."
The Harmonic Band, composed of
ten pupils under the direction of
Principal Stonehouse, broke the
monotony of the session by contri-
buting a couple of selections on the
mouth organs. •
Miss Pearl Love, of Crediton, gave
a paper on 'The First Thee Months'
with Primary Pupils.' HIer plan is to
follow individual teaching as far as
time permits. A list of new words,
when learned, are placed upon cards
and kept in envelopes by the pupils
to be used as review exercises.
Games should be need to review
words and figures. When far enough
advanced silent reading should he
taken. At Ieast five new words can
be taken each day and on Fridays a
review of those previously learned.
For memory, short poems are placer"
on the 13. B., the difficult words
in it learned and the verse repeated
line by line until eonplete. Several
teachers offered suggestions and a
number of questions were asked.
A pleasant surprise was given the
convention when Jack Miner entered
the hall. On being called to the
front, he gave a brief address on his
boyhood days spent in Ohio, 1J S.A..
where in a small school, taught by
Miss Minnie Chub, he received what
little education he got. His address
evoked peals of laughter and serv-
ed as a drawing card to his lecture
to be given in the afternoon in the
same hall;
Miss 11±, A. Horton, of Exeter, in-
troduced the subject of Oral Arith-
metic. This should be taken prey-
ions to the written eyelet. The mean-
ing of each problem should be care-
fully explained and frequent prac-
tice taken for at least five minutes
at a time. Teachers should "Make
Haste Slowly" and spend much time
in review, Inspector Beacom stress.
ed this work which may be taken at
the time of the regular lesson. At
the School Fairs this ` year Oral
Arithmetic was an item on the pro.
grams. A. number of teachers add-
ed to what had already been given
Miss Enola Buswell, of Exeter,
contributed a couple of vocal selec-
tions which were greatly appreciate-
ed.
ppreciaa -ed.
Mrs. L. Fiishie, of Hensel] Cori
iluation School gave an inetructive
paper on Art. Her suggestions for
fall would be flowers and fruits
starting with the red and yellow
Colours. Brush work should be in-
troduced early in the term. At first
one colour only should be used then
introduce the blending of two or
more ones. Shadows' should be
taken later in object drawing. Her
experience has shown that poor ar-
tists in September sometimes turn
out leaders in June and often the
dullest pupils develop into good ar-
tists. During Christmas time earls
may be made and coloured. Japanese
prints were also suggested. Picture
study proves interesting and often
the most indifferent pupils take a
great interest in the subject. Sever,
al models, used as exhibits were
left for inspection.
In the afternoon Mr. Thornton
Mustard, M,A., B. Paed., of Toronto,.
Normal. School, a former teacher or'
this inspectorate held the convention
spell -bound while he dealt with the
subject of Literature. He would first
give an appropriate introduction to
each selection .taken, in order to pre-
pare the pupils to enter into the.
rrlar..mon..ma.n ao
spirit of the poem:. cg, -,-to Break,
Break; Break, a history of the two.
friends Arthur •1 -fallen -I and Alfred
Tennyson should first be given; to
a histoBryant
the Waterfall, 1 ky at
should preceed.
He quoted sin example froth each
of the' readers to illustrate how in-
terest may he aroused. The presen-
tation should proceed from the whole
to the 'pants thenin review from the
parts to the whole.
Black Board sketches should' be
used where 'possible: eg,—with 'the.
Gingerbread Boy, Somebody's Mother
etc. The application should put the
finishing touches on the lesson'
where special attention to the ex-
pression in reading must be the big
aim. The address was an excellent
one and hearty hand. claps gave ex-
pression to the appreciation of the
teachers.,
Miss Eunice Long, of Port Albert
Niisa Dorothy Manley, of , Usborne
and Mr. Edward McLeod, of Bruce•
field followed in order with "Experi-
ments in Teaching Hygiene." They.
follow the outline sent by the De-
partment of Education each mnontli
and use posters, picture's, books,
stories, songs, games and plays, The
pupils make scrap book covers which
they decorate and which are used to
hold the cutouts, health rhymes, etc.
Miss Reta Rowe sang a couple of
selections which were well received.
The address of the President fol-
lowed on the subject of "School and
Home." The paper gave a mental
picture of the homes of today when
the training of children a is either
neglected or left to others. Teachers
should know the home training of
the child in order that ho may build
upon the good or tear down the bad.
The Home and School club bring3
teachers and parents together and
generally leads to co-ordination.
The paper was full of good
thoughts. Inspector Beacom followed
with announcements and observa-
tions of his inspections:
L Teachers should notify the In-
spector of their intention to teach
Agriculture at once and »lake it on
the form sent out for that purpose.
2. Grants on Rural School Libra-
ries will be withdrawn after this
year.
3. Pupils should be encouraged try
read books from the libraries and
teachers should keep a tally -list et
the books taken out and returned,
4. Teachers might exchange the
boosts in the library with other tea-
chers until read.
5. Teachers should be careful to
fill in attendance records accurately
Last year was the first time in the
history sof the province that the at-
tendance was over (00e,tr) ninety
per cent,
6. In 1432 the plan of recom-
mending pupils for Entrance as in
1432 will be carried on. In com1eci
tion with this teachers were caution-
ed about the confidental report to
see that accurate results are sent in
In many cases these are altogether
too high.
7. Pictures to decorate the school
rooms may be obtained from Dents'
Book Store, Toronto, at little cost.
The Question Drawer was then
taken by the Inspector. Several
points iii school work were thus
made clear.
The nominating committee report-
ed through the convenor, Miss G.
Sturdy, as follows: IIon. Pres,, In-
spector, E. C. Beacom; President,
Miss Ada Webster, Lucknow; Vice,
Pres., Mr, Gordon Keeler, Dashwood
Sec'y: Treas., G. S. Iloward, Exeter;
Councillors, Miss Dorothy Manning',
R. R. No. 1, Ilensall; Miss Gertrude
Francis, Exeter; Mr. A. R. Dodds,
Exeter; Auditors, Mr. W. Davis, of
Lucknow; 11fr. G. McIntyre, Luck -
now; Resolution Continitteo, Miss 112,
Pridham, Exeter; Miss M. A. Ellis,
Hensel]; Miss L. McCullough, Win-
chelsea; Miss 0. O'Brien, Zurich;
Mr. Stonehouse, Goderich; Mr. 1!.:
McLeod, Brucefield; 'Mr. V. Dinnin,
Zurich; Mr. R. C. Beacom, Goder.
ick.
The Auditors presented their re-
port which showed a handsome bal-
ance to the credit of the teachers..
Mr. P. A. Kilpatrick, of Dungan-
non, presented the roport of the
Resolution Committee as follows, -
1. That the )folicy of the Depart-
ment of Education with reefrence iso
the teachers who will have to return
for the second year Normal course
be made known as early in the
school year as possible,
2. That the Ontario Hydro Com-
mission be petitioned to inaugurate
a special minimum monthly rate for
rural schools..
3. That the Ontario Department of
Agriculture be petitioned, to continue
in 1033 the distribution of seeds to
rural schools, the opinion being gen-
eral in this county that the disdon.
tinuance of this policy during the
present year has been a• material
cause in the decrease in the number
of School Fairs hold.
4. That a simpler! 'text book with
less detail be authorized as a History
Reader for Third Class pupils.
5. That the selections ;for Entrance
Memory work be changed from year
to year. ' ' •
6. That a book of problems in
Arithmetic be published to supple-
ment the one now in use.
7. That a•book sof exercises be pub-
lished supplementing the Public
School Grandame '
8. That an Economic Geography
text -book be edited for Fifth classes,
A hearty vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the management of Mac-
Kay Hall for usebanding
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Tor the convention; to the Ladies'
Association of, North Street United
Church who catered to the teachers
at the noon -hour luncheons, to the
retiring officers .for their services
during the year and to all those who
assisted with the :prograin.
The singing of the National An-
them brought the convention to a
close,
C. Blowes; President,
G. S. Iloward, Sec'y-Treas.
JASPER PARK DEER HAVE
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DISCRIMINATING TASTE
The deer of Jasper National Palk
grow tanker each year and the flow-
er beds of Jasper Lodge suffer as a
result.
Walter Pratt, General Manager
of Canadian National Raihvays hot-
els, returned to Montreal from Jas-
per and told a thing or two about
the troubles of the Lodge gardener.
The deer have certain distinct pre-
ferences, Mr. Pratt said. They re-
lish asters and zinnias. Virginia
creepers appeal tremendously •to the
taste of Jasper -deer and ornamental
shrubs are not considered bad fare
at all. But pansies don't attract the
animals. Delphiniums never even
suffer a nibble from the deer, per-
haps because delphiniums contain a
fairly potent poison.
One investigator declares that the
animals are totally tee -total and
that they will not touch the wild !sop
plant, which is bitter and appears to
have little in common with the hops
that interest brewers.
MAGIC TRICK PERFORMED
WOMAN RECOVERS PURSE
When her baby hurled her purse
with money, railway transportation
and other valuables out of the traits
window a few miles west 'of a prair-
ie village called Eden, a woman a-
board a Canadian National train gave
up all hope of her trip abroad and
appealed to the kindness of the con-
ductor to get her as far as Winnipeg.
Today, she is in Europe, and there
is a station agent and a section fore-
man "mentioned in despatches."
Within a few hours of her loss the
purse had been found, the trails on
which she rode had been caught by
a speeding automobile, and the wo-
man was again in possession of her
Purse and allthat it contained. They
worked the magic trick very simply.
No soiiiiar had the woman reporter)
her loss to Conductor Abbott a mile
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or two west of 'Eden than he got in
touch with the Agent, A. Clark. Mx,
Claris sent out a section gang to hunt
for the purse and wired Noepawa to
hold the train a few minutes in case
the pilrsewas found. J. W. Lee, a
section foreman, found the purse
lying open by the traek two miles
west of Eden. He hunted about, pick-
ed up the stuff that had been seat-.
teved about and tore back to Eden
aboard a handcar. Mr. Claret unlink-
bered his car and started his race tg
Neepawa, where he caught the train
which was being held .only ten min-
utes overtime.
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GO'RRIEi' A quiet wedding was
solemnized at the Gerrie parsonage.
by •Rev: S. W. Butt, when Ruth Gal..
blaith, daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Ed-
ward Galbraith, became the bride of
William A. Corbett;. The bride was
dressed in white georgette with lace
trimming:, end traveled in a dark
blue dress and coat, with fur trim -
finings, hat and accessories to match.
Immediately after: the ceremony a
buffet luncheon was served at the
home of thebride's parents. Mr, and'
Mrs. Corbett left for Toronto and on
their return will reside,on the bride-
groom's farm near Fordwich,
There's something in the adver-
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them.
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