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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., NOV. 26, 1936
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture)
Get Rid of the Barnyard Boarders
In preparing for housing the stock
for winter, all surplus work horses,
finished beef .cattle, boarder scows or
decidedly poor type :Heifers, old ewes
and old sows should be culled out and
,disposed of to the best advantage,
Milk Cooling During
Tile Winter Months
Do not ,attempt to cool milk by set-
ting the cans out-of-doors, even in.
freezing weather. It takes far too
long for the milk to cool to 50 de-
grees F., for .air is a good insulator
but a ,poor cooling medium. Use a'
cooling tank with water as cold as
possible, and keep the level up to tlx:
specks of the scans.
Storing Vegetables for Winter
,Select well -grown, disease-free un-
• blemished material and handle it
carefully to avoid mechanical injur-
ies. An earth floor basement under
a dwelling house or a regular root;
cellar may be used. Proper ventila-
tion is very important and a tempera-
ture of 34 degrees Fahrenheit should
be maintained. The beet, cabbage,
carrot, celery, Parsnip, potato and
turnip require dark, slightly moist
storage' space, while onions do best
under dry, sold, dark conditions.
Preparing Perennial Borders for
Winter
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A very good thing to remember
,when mulching plants for winter is
that the ideal protection keeps the
plants cold, which means that the
mulch should be applied when the
ground is frozen hare) for the first
time that season.
Corn fodder or strawy manure, be-
sides being easily obtainable, are to
be preferred to leaves as the latter
form an almost air -tight mai and
very often results in trouble by caus-
ing premature growth of the' plants.
y ji'mterhng the Brood r541v
v -.
brood tOsV i1'eserves herr 3'air'
,•share of winter accommodation. A
pen that is well bedded, dry and fre
from draughts is -essential. Plae
'the 'feedtroug�: s�oine distanco aw
sa that she is forced to exercise out
hors dant, i i'adieats Has and Blind
waanis; therd 1s rill market for them.Feed a mixture of grains to maintain
the sow in fair flesh, but use barley
sparingly unless the sow is very' thin.
Provide clover or alfalfa hay to be
eaten at will. ` Be kind. to the sow,
but not "too kind", or weak, unthrifty
pigs will result.
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ay o^rrecl to mamtam the herd. Too
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61311jf dairymen attempt to raise; 4t-,
an
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y calf. Olividasly; many cows and
inferior and should not be allowed to
propagate their kind, as they will do
if bred to bulls no better than them-
selves. It costs just about as much to
raise an inferior calf as a good one,
so one of the first steps in calf rais-
ing is to cull out the calves that are
inferior from a breeding standpoint,
Production 'Committee, may b e
grouped under three heads: -
1. To determine milk production
costs in all sections of Ontario and
for all markets, in order that the
'various milk producer' groups may
deal inor'e effectively with their mar-
keting problems.
2. To assemble unbiased data .rela-
tive to the milk .producing industry
and the economic conditions' of those
engaged in milk production, in order
that the requirements of these con-
stituents may be dealt with more in-
telligently.
3. To focus greater' attention on
the detail of dairy farm;organization,
management, expense, and revenue,
and through the study to reveal
means Whereby dairy farmers may
increase the net returns from their
business..
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YOUR- WORLD AND , MINE
by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD
(Copyright)
The habit of church attendance is church recover its old eminence and
'declining in Canada as it has in Bri- What troubles us is, how
tain. This summer,' when a rather is the Christian church going to.. save
itself 'and this r world from submer-
gence by atheism' and ungodliness and
unrighteousness?
I -have no answer to this question—
except this: individually we must be
as righteous and clean living, clean
thinking and clean -doing as the Bible
bids us be. Each of us can be God-
like in our thinking and behaviour. I
am convinced that the world-civilig'a-
tion—can be saved and made glorious
by the purity and 'elevation of indi-
vidual living and; thinking. Believing
this I''do not have to worry over the
state of the world or of the Christian
church, or of society, And I would
like all persons to believe this:
There is a special work marked out
for you to do. It may be of the low-
est. It may be such as shall the lof-
tiest powers employ. But -none besides
yourself your work can do.
eminent Toronto minister returned
from a holiday* in England, he said
that in his belief the Sunday even-
ing church service would have to be
abandoned. Perhaps he was speaking
only of Toronto... And then other
minister's said, publicly, the same
thing.
I do not know how it is' in respect
of dinall communities and in our large
towns and small cities.., It may be
that their churches are full both
morning and evenings on Sundays.
Yet at all conventions of ministers of
Christian churehes, it is lamented that
the Church seems to be losing ground.
I suppose that it was the Great
War which hit the Church the blow
which has weakened it, Many good
people lost their faith in God during
the -war: they' could not understand
ow an all-powerful God could allow
ucb terrible slaughter—how evil was
apparently allowedto triumph, over
ood. Of course the war led others to
elieve in God more firmly and in-
�d9tensely than ever: they saw the war
• to be God's punishment of the peo-
ples of the earth for all their aceum-
ulated sins and violations of the TenCommandments. —
Speaking for myself I was not able
to see the great war to be anything
different from other wars, except in
magnitude. Its causes were much the
same as the causes of other wars. In
regard to its magnitude, that was not
remarkable. The 'world had grown
larger in the sense that all countries
and nations had become more closely
knit. into: one another --by interna-
tional trade and international politi-
cal relations,. Also, international
communications had become i m -
iensely developed. 'If we have an,
thee world war, it will be similarly
great in respect of its dimensions,nd will be similarly fierce and de-
structive. Mere size of maniaand
ere area of the war's coverage will
e nothing to marvel over—no more
an the immensity of size of modern
o motives, ships, buildings, newspa-
er circulations, industrial plants,
mining enterprises; and so on.
But the great war did have a very
Artful effegt on the, Christian church.
cletgehed many from church or-
alliantlons, It put n ynst emphasis
11 werldlinegn. By disrupting tlie' er-
mnery course of world trade and by.
is exaggeration of the idea of na-
onality and of national self-suffi-
ciency, the war produced unexampled
llilelllploit'iuentl Out of unemployment Most of the. procliction, however,
have -grown crime, vagabondage, vie- comes from fanners engaged in 'mix
-
iousneas and despair in amount and ed faing who raise comparatively
degree never before seen. small nnflocks.
Young people in particular have A noticeable feature in connection
suffered 'greatly because of the inab- with the production of turkeys has
ility of industry and commerce' to been the ;improvement in regard to
have sought in a variety of ways to feeding and raising, resulting in a
occupy their time. There has been a decidedly lower mnortality,,which for -
turning to pleasures and time -wasting merry was a discouraging factor t0
occupations as a means by which the the industry. It ryas not ixnebttiinen a
hours of the'days can be.,consumed, few. years ago for a fanner to lose
In • there has been a weaken- from 25 to 50 percent of the. birds that
ing of character and of morals. False were hatched. Now better observance
views ' of life' have been acquired. of the recognized essentials having to
There has been bred among young do with the proper ration and care of
people a non -belief in religion and In the young birds during the first eight
the power of the Christian church to to ten weeks after hatching, has pro -
heal sick souls and to make life a von decidedly more 'encouraging and
joyous adventure. profitable. Added to this, closer at
tention has been paid' to the produc-
tion of the most ' desirable 'market
. The Church has had many competi_ type of turkey.
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Winter 'Care of Calves J b
Methods of raising calves born in
the fall require careful study and
carrying out; and this is a subject of
considerable concern to Junior Far-
mers who will have the care of hun-
dreds of calves.during the winter.
More and more experience teaches
that boys can successfully feed and
tend calves; and by so doing, learn
the essential principles of cattle rais-
ing. The calf that gets a good start
in life has the best charmof becom-
ing a profitable ainmal at maturity,
be it male or female. And the care
of the cow or steer is not essentially
different from that of the calf, as re-
gards eating and drinking and sani-
tation—after weaning age.
It is poor economy to feed and care o
for calves in any manner other than
that which will allow them -to grow a
and develop normally. A well -cared -
for heifer has a much better oppor-
tunity
in
to,develop into a. high-produc b
ing cow than one which is poorly fed th
and cared for. to
In view of the short feed supply, p
and in many cases a scarcity of milk,
dairymen raising calves this winter
need to do a careful job of selecting h
Only the best calves to raise, feed It
t1107ti aderimgtelyt and guard Carefully
Against .disease.
The importance of culling cannot a -
be overemphasized. As a rule, about i
one-fourth of the calves born' are re- ti
Storing Soybeans
By this time no doubt, all soybeans
have been threshed and some atten-
tion should be paid to the storage of
this. seed. If the beans have been
threshed in good condition, that is
with a reasonably low content of
moisture, storage will not be diffi-
cult.On the other hand, a high mois-
ture content adds to the danger of
spoilage when stored. It has been
recommended that storage in bags,
which may be • moved . occasionally,
Will largely prevent the danger of
heating which is prevalent in large
piles and will facilitate the market-
ing of the beans in good condition.
The Apple Market
According to fruit crop reports re-
.ceived from various parts of the 'pro
Vince, there is little .evidence of late
scab development and apple maggot
infestation is reported to be excep-
•tionally light, High winds early in
October blew down a large quantity
of apples in Central and Eastern On-
tario orchards, as well as many in the
Georgian Bay and Norfolk districts.
The windfalls will be sold on local
markets or readily absorbed by pro-
cessing plants, so that very little ac-
tual loss of apples will result.
Apples have sold this fall at high-
er prices than for several years.
Many growers sold their entire crop,
for $3.00 per barrel picked, with culls
out, and the buyer furnishing the
,container. ; McIntosh have been in
good demand at $3.25 to '$4.00 per
barrel tree run and barrels supplied.
More apples have been processed
than for a number of years, with fac-
tories paying from 75 cents to $2.00
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LICENySES AND PERMITS
We like to boast a bit about our
country, being free,
But 'listen for a moment and I think
you will agree
That we spend a lot ofmoney in this
present age and day
For "licenses" and "permits" as we
jog alongour way.
If you want to drive a motor car, a
big truck or a bus,
You have got to get a license or the
cops will raise a fuss.
You have got to • buy a passport
would you travel o'er the sea,
And that passport costs you just five
bucks no !natter who you be.
If you should meet.a pretty girl you
think you would like to wed,
You have got to get a license or the
parson cuts you dead.
If you would build a little home, just
big enough for two,
You, not only need the lumber,' but
you need" a permit, too.
You must have a yearly license for
your boy to keep a dog,
And you sure must buy a license to
go hunting in the bog.
If you could stay and listen, I cpuld
show to you, my friend,
A long list of needed licenses that
seem to have no end.
Now the Huntsville Horticultural
folks are "urging" if you please
That we have to get a license to buy
kiddies' Christmas trees.
And maybe the time approaches.
when we'll have to show just
cause
Why a ilcense isn't needed for the
beard of Santa Claus.
On licenses and permits now our
per barrel according to quality, and Governmentsdo thrive,
in some cases more. • And you've got to keep on buying as
long as you're alive.
And the diggers in ' the graveyard
Dairy Farmers' Account Book won't place sods above your head
Till they know youhave a "permit"
The Dairy Fanners' Account Book ' from the doctor to be dead.
.;;:.which has been, prepared for use in —AuthorU onkn o
the operations connected with the wrn.
cost study of milk in Ontario: was in- The honour of producing the first
itiated through the activities of the registered O.A.C. No. 21 barley inn
four milk commodity associations in ported
.ky New Zealand from Canada
Ontario, namely, the Ontario Concen- falls tB1ossi Sigvaldson, a member
tratod Milk Producers' Association, of the junior',seed club of the Boys'
the -Ontario ,Cream Patrons' Associa- and Girls Ferm. Clubs of Canada, at
tion; the Ontario Cheese Patrons' As- Arborg, Manitoba. The consignment
s 'anon a n d , the Ontario Whale . consisted of, 20 • bushels 'of very fine.
'kFsl : ,P.
Milk Producers Lea ue- The u 'ores barley weighing •52, pouhds. to the
g prp !;
of this milk study, as outlined by the bushel and was exported in Septem- a I
'Ontario Milk Producers Cost of Milk ber, 1936. ou
Canadian a Tarkeys For
British Markets
Present pros/Acts are that ap-
proaching 1,000,000 pounds of turkeys
will be exported from Canada to the
British Isles in, 1936 for Christmas,
most of which will be from the three
Prairie Provinces—Manitoba, Sask-
atchewn and Alberta,
• The first shipment of Canadian
turkeys to the British market for
the Christmas trade was in 1932,
when well over 1,000,000 pounds of
chilled and frozen birds found ready
buyers because of their recognized
flavour and quality. All of the turk-
eys exported from the Dominion are
graded, pecked and inspected accord-
ing tc Dominion Government stand-
ards before shipment.
Turkey raising has developed -into
quite a substantial industry, in Canada
h recent years, Of this year's ex-
port movement it is expected Man-
itoba will supply the largest percent,/
age. The shipment for exports will
go forward both chilled and frozen.
While the principal development in
turkey raising in the past few years
hale keen in Western Canada, the
industry Lias 'been .Making Consider-
able progress in Eastern Canada, par-
ticularly in Ontario and Quebec,
where artifice] hatching and rearing
is carried on somewhat extensively.
tors since the war. For example, it The Dominion Department of Agri
has the service, clubs; men find in ser- culture, in cooperation with the Pro
vice clubs a substitute for the church. vincial Departments, have laid down
These service clubs bring men togeth- breeding programmes, which produc-
er in ways that they like, and give ers have found practical. This, in
them opportunities' to perform good the main, consists of selecting a su-
works, Sport has robbed the church perior type of bird for breeding pup-
of many. Sunday golf, tennis, motor- poses. The turkeys are mostly allow-
ing, and other activities, of an agree- ed to range until a few weeks before
able sort have made going to church a they are to be marketed. They are
rather tame experience. Radio, by then brought in fattened for market,
broadcasting church services and ser- The killing time is usually the latter
mons, has replaced church attendance.' part of November and early in De-
Many have detached themselves from cember, when the movement to the
church congregations in order to es- markets is active.
cape the cost of church maintenance. The killing, .dressing and pre -cool -
But the supreme cause of a declining ing of turkeys are done by the pro-
in church • attendance is a decline ducers whether they sell to packers
in what may be called religiousness. or to their own pool marketing or -
The Bible is no longer a much -read ganization. Practically all of the ter-
m- a well-read book. It has to corn- keys produced are purchased on -a
pete with books of larger appeal, graded and dressed basis. They are
Prayer -meaning private prayer—is all graded and packed according to
a rare rather than a common practice Government standard grades namely,
in these present times. The old-time A, B and C, and generally there is •a
fear of hell -fire and of the wrath of good spread in price offered for the
God has gone pretty completely from different grades with a premium paid
the great majority of persons. In- for the best 'quality. Probably this
terest in missionary enterprise grows fact, more than any other, is respell:-
less
espon-less and less. •sole for the high percentage of 'fine
The Church has perceived its loss quality of turkeys produced. Can -
of appeal
an-ofappeal and of power, and in des- ada's Grade A turkeys are among -the
Aeration it has multiplied its efforts finest produced in any country.
to ' artest the movement away from Grade A birds must .. be well fatted
it and to hold and, attract young peo- and fleshed, free from blemishes,
ple to it. It has become the provider' cleanly plucked and are really excel
of amusements and entertainments dent specimens. They are mostly all
and sport. You will find gyinasiums white fatted and when -properly pack -
in many:: churches. Many churches ed show up to the best advantage.
have attached to thein badminton soft The turkey is now generally re-
bel) and tennis clubs.:.Dancing and garded as the king of birds in the
dramatics arewidely prevaleut'church poultry world. A Canadian turkey,
pleasures.Teas and dinners and ba -when Stuffed with sage and onion
tears are means employed to hold and dressing, roasted to a rich brown,
attract' men and women and young provides: as noble and engaging ,a de
people.. In a sense the Church' has coration:on the dining table at Christ -
become a social club.• . mas time as could, be desired or ini-
All of us who believe that the Bible agined,
is and must remain the supreme book The turkey had its.'origin in North
—the supreme counsellor of human America and though there' are -many
beings on how to live in this present varieties 'of this bird, throughout the
life and how to prepare, ourselves for world 'all`are'deseendediron) the wird
turkey of this continent.
give them employment, and se -_they speedy recovery.
ife to follow this earthly life of
's—want to see the ' Christian
AUBURN
The Baseball Club held a meeting
in R. J. Phillip's store, on Monday
night, Fifteen menmbers were present.
The object of the meeting was to wind
up the business for the year, After
expenses were paid a balance of $20,
was shown. Arrangements were inade
for a meeting to . be held on Monday
evening in the Orange Hall to arrange
a hockey club for the coming season.
The skating rink on the local play-
ground is to be under the manage-
ment of Bruce Grigg.
Charles Asquith has received the
following letter from Frank Galiin-
land of. Valley Centre, Sask:
"Residents` of Auburn and Vicinity:
Friends: On behalf of the 1eeidents
of Valley Centre, Sask., I wish to
thank you for your contribution that
made' possible' the fall distributions of
a carload of'vegetabies and fruit,' etc.
At this pcint we were all more glad
than you can imagine to get this con-
tribution. We have all been fighting
with our backs to the wall for a npm-
ber of years to save our farms and
homes. Owing to drought and low
prices for grain this has been an al-
most impossible 'task and to receive a
contribution such as this one was,
makes us feel we are not, fighting a-
lone, and has heartened us for the
year ahead. I am sure that each one
of us has thanked God for your help
and may God bless you. Sincerely
yours, Frank Gallenland, Valley Cen-
tre."
A nunmberof the Iadies from the
W.M.S. of Knox United Church at-
tended a joint meeting at Carlow, Nile
and Auburn W.M.S. at the invitation
of Carlow W.M.S. on Friday.
We are sorry to report the illness
of W. 1'. Riddell, who is confined to
bed.
'The anniversary services of Knox
United church were held Sunday with
a splendid attendance. -Rev. R. A.
Brenner of Brucefield, President of
London Conference was. the speaker.
In the morning he spoke on Nehe-
miah 4:6, "Building for God," and in
the evening on Jeremiah 18:4, entreat-
ing all to surrender their lives to God,
who made the supreme sacrifice. In
the morning the choir sang two an-
thems and Mrs. N. Murray of Lin-
wood sang, and in the evening Miss
Helen. Lane and Mr. McDowell of
Goderich favored with two duets.
Rev. W. A. Bremner was a guest
et the manse while in the village. Rev,
H. C. Wilson preached in Brucefield
on Sunday.
Mrs. George Hamilton is home from
Goderich hospital. •
Mrs. O. E. Erratt has been on the
sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alvin Small of
Toronto visited their sister, Miss
Margaret Small, who is i11.
The Anglican pulpit was occupied
Sunday by Rev. A. A. Maloney; the,
Presbyterian by Rev. I. W, Mills and
the Baptist liy ;Rev, G. W. Sherman.
The annual fowl supper of I{pox
United Church will be held on Friday
night followed by a play put on by
the Young Peoples' Tinian,
Several from the district have re-
turned .letters of thanks front the
West in regard to the car of fruit
and vegetables which was sent from
here.
Mr. A. Robinson's condition re-:
mains much the same.
The Agricultural Short Course op-
ened in Auburn on Tuesday, under the
direction of Representative Ian Mac-
Leod.
Porter's Hill
On Sunday, Rev. G. G. Burton of
Ontario street United church, Clin-
ton, delivered a splendid sermon to a
goodly congregation. Rev. R. M. Gale
also, assisted in the service, which
was . for the benefit of the building
committee of Grace church, A well.
rendered duet was given by Mrs. Will
Cox and Mr. Peter Young and a num-
ber by the choir, Mrs. Verna Harris
in charge of the organ.
On Monday evening the concert,
under direction of building committee,
proved to be a fine success. In the
absence of Rev. R. M. Gale, who could
not be present, Reeve G. H. Elliott of
Clinton was chairman and, as always
is the case, made a splendid one. The
program consisted of severalwell-
rendered numbers from Taylor's Cor-
ner quartette
or-nerquartette and Holland orchestra,
Kitchen orchestra, Mr, Peter Young,
violin, accompanied by Mrs. Will Cox,
piano,' Stock . Bros., guitar, a whist-
ling number by Mr. Hill, Clinton, also.
a whistling number by Dora Harri-
son; readings, E. Paterson, Mrs.
Reid Torrance, Elva Elliott; solos by
Dora Harrison and little Marie El-
liott and a duet by Eva and Edna
Holland,' and was most pleasing.
On Wednesday afternoon the ladies
of Mrs. Fred' Elliott's group in the
Ladies' Aid were entertained at the
parsonage by Rev. R, M. and Mrs.
Gale, where they pieced a quilt ,for
their hostess. Dainty refreshments
were served and a happy afternoon
enjoyed.
Mrs. Bert. ,Cox is confined to her
bed with' heart trouble. Friends hope
she may soon regain her ' former
health.: - Alsa:'. Mrs. Robert Harmer
has been under the,care of a doctor
for the last week. Hee daughter,
Mrs. James: Blake, is with her.
Mrs. Amelia Wilson is c;uite ill' at
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her home. We',wish for all these a
COLLEGIATE GRUMBLINGS
Written Weekly by as 'Fusky a Pair of Grumblers
As You'd Wish To Meet,
Pardon us if we appear overenthus-
iastic, but who wouldn't be. .Just
think of it, Good old C. C. I. came
through with two wins over the high-
ly -tooted -
igh-ly-tooted- Westerveitians of the bas-
ketball world,
We were favoured last Thursday
with everything from good weather
to a record crowd.: Our girls, and
boys went out with determination in
their hearts, fear written 'all over
their faces, and socks on their feet.
And did they play. You ask me.
Please don't gather from this that
Westervelt did not .put' up a game
fight. They extended our boys to
the limit and their .girls would have
beaten our girls if they had not per-
sisted in making googly eyes, at our
boys. Some even remarked we were
rather lucky to gain a win, but since
the final score usually counts we
leave that to your discrimination.
The C. C. I. boys paced by that
spectacled gentleman from Third
Forma—Finch—gained a 29-25 decis-
ion over the Westervelt boys, Iiess-
nedy, No. 1.8, of Westervelt, nearly
proved unlucky for our males — He
helped himself to 13 points, but our
boys kept banging that old ball into
the basket. They couldn't be stop-
ped. They mustn't be- stopped. They
were not stopped. The game was by
no means a clean game, but the fouls
were of such a nature to be classed
as clean fouls.—Teams:- Westervelt—
Forwards, Armstrong, Philips, Parks,
Mercer, Spence; Guards, Kennedy,
Bryne, Fuller, Morrison. C.C.I.: For.
wards—Biggart, Dougan, Reid, Mon-
teith, Finch; Guards: Holmes, Hovey,
Paxman.
Girl's team: Westervelt -If some
one had not removed the score book
from the kitchen, we would have told
you. C.C,I.: Forwards—Cook, Cow-
an, Streets, Hohnes, Heard, Cameron;
Guards, Lindsay, Cuninghame, Frem-
lin, Laois, Munroe,
Thursday night's game was the se-
cond time our girls showed their fleet
heels to the Westervelt. Gagers. If
your memory serves you as it should,
you will recall that our girls handed
them a first class trouncing in Lon-
don last year.
Our C.C.I. ladies' triumph was a
battle fast and furious --and rough.
Our very dear friend, Miss Fremlin,
wasbanished from the game, when
s h e chalked up three personals
against herself. For shame, Miss
Fremlin! (Our score is once more,
closer to even). Nor was Miss Prem.
lin the only guilty party. We saw
Miss Lindsay throw her arms about
the neck of her "cheek" and affec-
tionately embrace her.
We shall have to can a halt, before
we incur too many slaps on the face.
Suffice it to say that the score was
28-16 in favour, of C,C,I.
Orchids t o Cora Streets a n cl
"Dinah" Finch. They were leading ;
scorers in their. respective games.
Gloom has once more descended on,
poor ill-treated C,C.I.'ers—the heav•
-
iest and moat depressing' gloom ` ever;
created bytortere-lolling teachers_.,
examinationsl. Out. very •dear tea-
ehers .announce examinations before.
Commencement.
Oh yes, before we forget, let us.;
remind you of Commencement on:
Dec. 3rd and 4th. The chief drama— .
the famed Christmas Carol—Scrooge.,
—featuring K. R. Dougan as Scrange,-,
supported' by an all-star cast. There ,
is included even an old time dancer.
That is sufficient reason for your pre-
sence. 1f it can attract a large aud—
ience just during practice sessions,,,
what capacity crowds will it haste ;
during its playing'? Everybody/ standei :
about with gaping mouths, surprised::
expressions on their physogs and awe,
jumping out of their eyes. They (the.
so-called old time dancers) swing ,
their partners around, then get ar Amer 1
in circlesand come out here. • - -
Prize jokes for this week, selected
after careful decisions by judges:
Fiishie—Mann'selle, our car is at,.
the door.
Miss Manning—Yes, I hear it'.
knocking.
A brilliant -minded first - former •
recently submitted an essay on moths
and among other things he said: A .
moth leads an awful life. He spends
the summer in a fur coat and the
winter in a bathing suit.
Miss Beattie, our intellectual mas- •
seur in the English baths informs us
that she has taken up story -writing •
as a career. We asked her if she •
had sold anything and imagine out
disgust: "Plenty, I have sold my
watery my saxaphone, and my over-
coat." -
The Former Editor Speaks: "The
present correspondents have, we obs
serve, realized their inefficiency as
reporters altho' we admit that they'
are doing well as grumblers. They
are" not efficient enough to write the
girl's basket -ball game and so they
called in their former editor to the ,
aid of the party—what a party, and
we are not flattered but anoyed—and
so we do it only as a means to an end, -
The girls basket -ball game was
very close and they are not the teanm •
we played last year; being ankh larg-
er stall rougher, though not as rough
as the boys. The game was very •
close and exciting. There were a few
fouls, but it was not really rough.
Now don't say Grumblers and Back--
er-Outers that we never did anything
for you. You are very unoriginal not
to think up a bit of news in such a
newsy week." ►
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SHOTS OVER ERiGHT WATERS -
Artistic value and extra Tight combineShot, to help the photographer In scenes
that include an expanse of water. Clouds and back lighting enhance this.
opening, lust as you squint your
eyes on the water, the diaphragm Of
the lens generally must be stopped
down to a small opening to keep it
from letting in, too much light.
Cameras with fast lenses and u1- -
tra-rapid shutters are decidedly an..
advantage on the, water, as else-
where, because, when you want a
close-up of a racing motorboat or
the dive of a bathing beauty, the re-
quired extraspeed is available, but
the inexpensive fixed focus box type
of camera does: a splendid job with
many' marine scones. Its average of
clear, sharp; pictures over :bright
waters is high. Good enlargements,
too, may usually he obtained' front
the negatives. The -second or smaller
stopopening is.the one to use where
light is se intensely, reflected.
Aboard steamships and sailing
yachts are wonderful chances with
any camera for striking angle shots,
ap,or down, otfunnels, sails and rig.
ging, with aloud -studded sky or
whitecaps as a, background. Again,
Wessels at anchor in the shelter of
a, breakwater where outlines of their
hulls. are reflected, in the water's
surface oftenmmake- enchanting plc.
turoa it, thoughtiis: taken of the con.
position. On the,water, too, we find
the best, opportunities for pseudo-
'inoonlightiptur:es,. shots taken into
the,sun-when it+is:low (with fairly
swill lona opening), catching the
shining path ofmits•retiections from
the dancing. waves,
lOS• JOHN VAN MTILt1ER
TF you live by the sea, lake or river,
1 or when you spend time by them
for health and recreation, don't for -
'
or' get that you are ina snapshooters'
paradise.
Always where theta is water, by
it or on it, there are presented to
the amateur picture -taker scenes of
charm, beauty, action and human in-
terest, as subject and background
for eye -delighting photographs. The
ocean surf, the mirrored calm of
still waters in bay and inlet, the
beauty of shore lines, seaport vil-
lages nestling at the water's edge,
shadowed wharves,' majestically
moving steamships, speeding motor
craft, graceful sailing yachts heel-
ing to the wind, the men of the sea
doing their salty tasks, and, inland,
much the same scenes on lake and
river—what more in opportunity for
the camera enthusiast?
In addition, where there is water,
one seldom has to complain of lack
of light, even on, the stormiest day-,
for water is a natural, sometimes
dazzling, reflector. Indeed, if yew
will take note, color tones of most
everything that composes the scenic
frame of bodies of water are more..
brhlliant — bluer, greener, redder,;
yellower, whiter—than in land,
stapes. Chances for clear, sharp pie
tures are the best.
This over -sufficiency of light is:
something to allow for when you; aft•
making pictures over, the water ani
bright days. Beware the large stop,