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NO. 5381 -56th YEAR
CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1934
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" CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SHOPPE
YOUNG WIFE PASSES
The death'oecurred on Friday, June
22nd, following a protracted illness
of Alwilda Clara May Holland, a
highly esteeemd resident, sad wife
of John Percy Cole of Tuekersmith,
and well-known " in Clinton. She
was the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. HoIIand, Seaforth, and
was horn in Elgin County, coming
with her parents to Clinton when a
young girl. She was married to Mr.
Cole about twenty-four years ago.
.Mrs. Cole was a member of the
Brucefield United Church and the
Women's Missionary Society. For
some years she was a . member of
'Wesley Church, Clinton.
Besides her husband and parents,
she is survived by four sisters, Mrs.
Arthur Welsh, Bayfield; Mrs. Ed -
Ward Welsh and Mrs. Merritt Nedi-
ger, Clinton, and Mrs. Ross Savauge,
Seaforth.
The fnnerai''took place on Monday
from her late residence to ` Clinton
cemetery. Rev. W. A Bremner of
Brucefield,"'vfe-iciated," 'assisted by
Rev, 'Wi• P. Lane, Seaforth. The
pallbearers were brothers-in-law:.
,,-Messrs. Edward Welsh,= Robert Cole,
Merritt Nediger, Warwidk Ogle, Ross
;;••Savauge and Jack Mair. ' The flow.
er-bearers were: Messrs. '.Clifford
Keyes, Nelson Trewartlia, Bert Peek
Lorne Jervis, Robert 'Cole;. Jr., Nor-
man Holland, Austin Sturdy, Will
Potter, Will Clarke, Will Merrill and
Oliver Jervis.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Nediger and
other relatives and friends from Cline
ton attended the funeral;
13I13LE CLASS PICNIC
On Wednesday afternoon of last,
week, nearly forty of the members
and immediate friends, with the hon-
ovarymembers, of the "Covenant"
Adult Bible Class of the Wesley -Wit -
lis Tele ted'Church, picnicked at Bay.
field being ;entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Ouninghame at their' de-
, lightful cottage.
The afternoon was ''s' nt'renewin
pe g
acquaintances, or rambling along the
beach, and a splendid 'supper was
later served by - the ladies on the
lawn, after which a few short ad-
dresses were given, with J. 13. Lobb
president, in the chair.
Reference was made by the• pre,
slant, of the deep sense of "loss
which they had sustained in the
passing of a dearly beloved brother,
Mr. James Scott, who was with them
last year.
The Rev. Mr. Cosens and Mr. C. J.
Wallis expressed the deep appreeia,
tion .of .the class to the host and
hostess, for their kindly hospitality,
they, in turn, expressed the pleasure
they had had in having the class
with them on this occasion.
Rev. A, A. Holmes and Mn W. H.
Hellyar in felicitious addresses,
thanked the ladies for their part in
the entertainemnt, Mr. J. V. Diehl
thanked the owners of autos for
their,. generous co-operation.
Activities on the front lawn were
then in order. "Putting a ball through
two hoops as they passed, trundled
in . opposite directions required' some
skill, but Rev. Mr. Cesens and Ur•
Diehl, with dexterioue hand, made a'
good showing and headed the list.
Putting the ball through one hoop
for the ladies, showed Mesdames W.
F% Hellyar . and McDonald to be the
experts: Kicking' the slipper for dis-
tance, was 'a good" contest, : and • Miss
Viola Holland came out first' at 48
feet, 4 inches,' with Mrs. McDonald
at 40 feet, 3 inelies: ` The mien tried
the same game when ,Mr. C. J. Wal-
lis landed the oxford at 50 feet, and
Mr. G. Cuninghame a close second at
49 feet 4 inches. The contest 'with
two hoops was ' an interesting event.
Messrs. Wi. 11, Hellyar and M. T.
Corless chose sides with ten each;
and each member was required to
pass through the hoop four times.
Mr. H•ellyar's side won by a few se-
conds.
So the evening we gone, and the
party loathed to say good=bye to the
host and hostess who had "so royally
entertained 'them.
WiEDDINGS THIS WEEK
June is the month for weddings.
popular young Clinton couple will b
married in Wesley -Willis churcht
seven o'clock this evening; the daugh
ter of. a well-known Clinton famil
will` wed a Toronto professional m
in the Presbyterian church on.Satui
day and another wedding occurs o
Saturday afternoon at a home i
close proximity to town, Saturday
the last day of June, which may .
the reason so many will take advan
tage of it to have this interestin
ceremony performed.
THE HOME PAPER
FAREWELL TO NURSE
A A jolly party of nurses gathere
e at the home of Mrs, Wesley Marqui
a Base Line, on Monday evening, Jun
- 25th, to wish Miss Myrtle Trewarth
y Reg. N., a pleasant and safe trip
an' broad this summer. Miss Trews
tha is leaving Clinton on Friday an
n will be especially missed by h
rn nursing friends. He cheerful di
is' position and skill in her professio
be has won her many friends among h
- patients and many have real cause t
g think of her with respect and gra
tude.
A steamer rug was presented he
at the close of the evening with.
short address, read by Miss Machan
Reg. N., of Teeswater.
S. A. OFFICERS FAREWELL
EXAMINATIONS ON
d Middle and Upper School examine-
s, tions are on this week at the Colle-
s giate, Dr. Field and Mr, Weedmark
a, of Seaforth are the presiding exam-
a- Mars,
r- Principal E. A. Fines of the Col-
d legi+ate, and Mr. J. C. Cooper and
er ' Miss Frances Brydone are presiding
e- examiners , at Seaforth.
n Principal Fines will also preside
he • at the Entrance Examinations In
o Clinton.
ti- RETURN PAPERS, KEEP CASH
✓ A young Clinton man 'Inst a bilI-
a fold, last week containing a sum of
money, some cheques, etc., and ad-
vertised it in The News•.IBecord and
also in The Goderich Star, The oth-
Ier day the cheques and papers con -
en tained in the fold were found pinned
e together in one of the Goderich :let -
e ter boxes and the postmaster sent
the same on to Clinton in care of
e the Clinton postmaster, so they were.
ne ; returned to the owner. The fold and
L -money were missing. Evidently the
o , temptation to keep the' cash and the
leather fold was too much for the
' I finder,
, DEATH OF MRS. MacDONALD
1 j The death occurred in Clinton Sun-
day afternoon of Violet May Everett
wife of Mr. J. E. Macdonald, in her
thirty-fifth year. Mrs. Macdonald,
although her health had not been per-
!fect since she suffered an attack of
flu about fourteen years ago, had
only been ill a very short time and
her condition wars not considered ser-
ious until the day or so before her
passing+,
Mrs, Macdonald was born in Gode-
rich. She was married to her now
beret husband, June 16th, 1920, and
since ce h
tat time had a made her home
in Clinton. She is survived by her
husband and an adopted daughter,
I The funeral took place from the
family home, Victoria street on Tues-
day afternoon. The services at house
land graveside were conducted by the
Rev. Dr. C. E. Dougan and the pall-
bearers were: Messrs. Frank Dixon,
R. Lonsway, E. Brown, J. Twyford,
E. Steep and J. Carter, Interment
was made in Clinton cemetery.
Amongst those present for the fun-
eral were: M'r. E. Finch, Mr, and Mrs,
E. Finch, Mr, Warren Finch and Mrs.
C. Finch, Stratford; Mr. J. Carrick
and family and some friends, Gode-
rich; and Mr. and Mrs, E. Harness
and family, Exeter. '
DEATH OF A, 0. PATTISON
One of the best known citizens of
Clinton passed -to his reward on
Monday in the person of Ambrose O.
Pattison, for over 40 years station a-
gent here, first with the old Grand
Trunk, and . after the amalgamation,
with the C. N. R. 11a was in his
eighty-sixth year,
Ambrose Orlando Pattison was
born at Crowland, Welland County,
being a son of the late Dr. and Mrs,
James Pattison, who were of U. E.
Loyalist stock, He became identified
with railroading early in life and after
spending a short time as G.T.R. ag-
ent at Dublin he came to Clinton- to
take over the agency, which he held
until eleven years ago.
He was of a genial disposition and
made friends with those who travel-
ed, being known by travellers across
Canada.A laugh and a joke were al-
ways expected when one met A. 0.
Pattison.' During the past few years
since his health has been failing, his
visits up town have .been missed.
Ile is survived;by his wife, who
w as formerly Miss Florence Stygall
of New' York City, where they were
married Feb. 4th, 1873, and one
daughter, Mrs. • Florence
the Maguire,
six grandchildren three great-,
grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Patti-
son celebrated, very quietly. on ac
count of the latter's failing health,
their • diamond wedding, anniversary
in February • 1933.
Mr. and Mrs,, Pattison were life-
time : members of the ,Methodist
Church and were active isi church
work. Mr. Pattison, was an official
member of .the old Rattenbury
church,, Iater of Wesley and still lat-
er of Wesley -Willis, but of late years
both were obliged, owing to failing
powers, to drop one, by one their.var-
ious activities.
liar, • Patttson was a member of the
Masonic Order and in politics he was
a liberal.
The ' funeral .took. place , from, the
family residence yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. 0.. W. DeWitt Cosens of
Wesley-lW'lllis church, and Rev.. A. A.
Holmes, retired pastor, conducting
the religious services.
The members. ,of the. Masonic lodge
conducted the rites of the order at
.both house and, graveside, Mr. F.
Jackson, .past master, ' .being in
charge, The .pallbearers were fellow
members of the order:Messrs. J. It
Kerr, It. Tasker, H. C, .Cox, H. P.
Plutpsteel,..0, Ii, Venner: and Col. l
T. Rance.
Relatives were here 'for the funeral
from Detroit and Port Huron,
WOR. -MASTER INSTALLED
At the regular meeting of Clinton
Lodge, A. F. and A. M., No. 84, Mon,
day evening the ceremony of instal-
lation of the Wor. Master -elect, Wir•
Bro. E. A. Fines, and the investure
of the officers was conducted by Rt,
'Wer, Bro. H. E. Rorke, assisted by
the following Past Masters: Wor,
Bros. Jefferson, Jackson, Draper,
Ball, Plumsteel, Scribbins, Hall and.
Evans.
Strawberries and cream, and cake
were served after the business of the
lodge,. which was followed by several
impromptu speeches, the new W'or.
Master acting as chairman.
CLINTON DEFEATS EXETER
The Clinton hard ball team jour-
neyed to Exeter on Monday evening,
and met the Exeter boys for the third
time this year, and so far they have
been very sueecssful against this
team, making it three straight wins
over them in this game, when they
won by the handy margin of 10-3.
Clinton got away to a good start,
when Exeter made a few muffs in
the field, scoring c n 4 runs n
s in the second,
g
and they continued in the lead
throughout.
"Slim" Brant went the route for
the locals, and aided by timely hitting
by his team-mates, he won and pitch-
ed a nice game,
Exeter had Bill Mote on the mound
and this old veteran dished up his
usual curves and dips in fine style.
Clinton plays Zurich here tonight
and a win will put the locals well up
in the group.
The game tonight should be the
best yet, as Zurich always has a good
ball team, and have been going strong
this year. However, they will have
plenty of opposition front the home
sters, who havebeenknocking the
ball all over the lot the last two
games.
THAT SATURDAY GAME
Local soft -ball fans had the pleas-
ure of witnessing a game played on
the home diamond on Saturday be-
tween Manager A. S. enktey's all-star
team, picked from the town league
and Mike Cook's famous British Con-
sols front Toronto. •
The Consols arrived in town in
their own radio -equipped motor bus:
They were' a fine Iooking lot of boys,
'wearing smart uniform of purple
and white sweaters with the trade'
name' worked in, and grey' trousers.
Aes they warmed up on the field be-
fore "play ball" was.called it ' was
easily discernable by those watching
that the locals were up against a
stiff proposition, which their•:ftrsst bat-
ting' effort amply eonfirnted. They'
were wise to Carrick from •the :first
ball and sent the pill everywhere but
within reach of local fielders.
On the other hand the Ali:Stars
who, by the way, had had no practice.
as a `team, could not connect ' with
Thompson's curves Bind twists and
the Consols piled up a total of 'eleven
runs before the locals had a man'ov-
er the plate. '
As the game wore on a few run-
ners came home, and the score board
showed' five runs to their credit. The
Consols, meantime,' having made the
count 17, which. was the final score.
Carrick is familiar with the base.
ball and did not seem'to be able 'to
adjust himself' to the ehanget For
the' latter half of the game Gordon
Ross 'did 'the' tossing and ,was more
puzzling. to the city squad. Thomp-
son of the Consols exchanged places
midway in• the game' -with Durran.
The game'veas too one-sided to be
really interesting, though there, was
some real good work in •fielding by
the Iocals. '"Jerry Holmes' `'difficult
catch of a long fly in. right field, and
a snappy double play when Hawkins
eaught'out the batter and a runner at
third and second bases. "Mike".
likes to come up each summer, with
his trained players, and' Clinton likes
to have him come.
The line=up: British Consols: Man-
ager-$ esbitt "Mike" Cook, ' O'Neill,
3b; 'Brigden 2bii Oliver lb; Payne ef;
O'Brien rf;Re'inholt If; Tyler ss; Gay
c; Thompson' and Durnan p:
Clinton ;All Stars ---Manager A. R.
Inkier; Pickett, If, Holmes, rf; N.
Livermore,` cf; Roes ate and p, Binge.
man• 2b; Carrick 3b and p, Hovey and
Brandt lb; Pearson e:''
W. Fulford and Cap,, Cook umpires.
Capt. Vanderheiden and Miss Hel
Clifford, who have .been supplying th
local Salvation Army Corp for th
past two or three months, left Tues
day, the former to take charge of th
Dresden Corp, the latter to her hon
in Petrolia.
These young ladies came only t
fill in for the remainder •ofethe term
the officers preceding them being ob
liged to resign on account of illness
and Miss Clifford is not a fuII-fledged
officer, but they have fitted in wel
with the work here and leave with
regret, as they have enjoyed their so-
journ in Clinton. Their departure is
regretted, also, as they bad become
quite popular.
The new officers are Capt. Pope of
Toronto and Capt. Goodale, who has
been assisting down east. They are
expected to arrive in town today,
Thursday.
LOCALS WIN FROM MITCHELL
In a Huron -Perth league game
played d h re
Thrusday evening, ng, the
Mitchell nine were given a decisive
defeat at the hands of the Iocals, the
latter piling up a score of 14 runs to
5.
In the first the locals ran up five,
while the visitors were held scoreless.
The visitors broke into the scoring
in their third session at bat, account-
ing for two runs. The locals piled up
another five and continued to add to
their substantial lead throughout the
game.
The Perth town leaders of the I
group were outplayed at every stage ,
of the game, their best work being I
done in fielding, spore classy stuff 1
bringing a hand from the grandstand.
Gee was yanked after the fifth and
replaced by Rogers, who packed a
wicked ball though lacking puzzling
dips. Hovey held the mound through-
out the game and had the batters
fanning the air at times.
Fans shivered with the cold as the
temperature continued its downward
course, but they stood their ground
and the game was well worth a lit-
tle punishment in the way of discome
fort.
Mitchell—Wright, rf,; L. Harmer,
If.; Celquhoun and Russell, ef.; Wil-
liams and Casey, e.; Hanson ib,; Gee
2b and p.; MoGlochlin, ss.; Rogers,
2b and p.
Clinton—Hovey p"; McEwen c.;
Pickett lb.; O'Brien 2b.; Hawkins, s.
s.; P. Livermore 3b.; Holmes rf,; Car-
rick If.; N. Livermore cf.; McDonald,
utility.
'Les. Gatenby, .Mitchell; W. Ful-
ford, Clinton, umpires.
DEATH OF T. J. 0A,RDWELL
The death occurred on Monday
morning at his home, William street
of Thomas John Cardwell. The im-
mediate cause of his death was a
stroke which he suffered about a
week 'ago, which in his weakened
condition, having been in poor health
for Several years, he was unable to
rally from.
T; J. Cardwell was born in Strat-
ford. His parents were the late AI-
exander Cardwell and Mary A.' Doug-
las, who were of Irish nationality.
He lived in or near. ,Stratford' until
about twenty years agog when; he
moved to Clinton.
He was twice married, A'sa young
man he married Catherine McDon-
ald, who predeceased hies, by 28
years. He later married Mats A. Get
'baldeston, . who was formerly. Miss
Adelaide Ferguson' of Clinton ,e who
survives him. Surviving- also • are
five sons, John, William: and. Edward"
of Downie township; Thomas, of
South Easthope, and George of
Clinton; two daughters, Mrs. Anna
Jackson of Xenon, and Mrs. Fred
Jezzard, 195 Louise street, Stratford.`
Another son, Mines, died two years.
ago. There also survive 17 grand-
children.
The funeral will take place from
St. James' Anglican Church, .Strat-
ford, this, Thursday, afternoon, the
service being conducted ,by. Rev.'
Ii Battersby. A, short serviee was
conducted at the home on Wednes-
day at 3 p.m. by Rev:• K.:NeGbuii.of
Si. Paul's 'Anglican Church; Clinton,
of which hewas a teethe, and -Rev.
Mr. McGoon, °will aoeompany ;the're-
mains to Stratford and assist in .the
seethe there, n'ri •,
THE MARKETS
Wheat, $1.02..
Oats, 35c.
Barley, 55e.
Buckwheat, 65c.
Butter, 20c.
Eggs, Ile, 13c, 15c.
Live Hogs, $8,40,
P. S. BOARD MEETS
The regular meeting of the Public
School Board was field on Tuesday
evening, all themembers being pre-
sent.
The following accounts were pre-
sented,and ordered paid on motion of
Messrs. Cudmore and Cook:
W. T. Hawkins $8.30
London Supply Co. 19.00
G. T. Jenkins 2.00
Moved by Mr. Manning, seconded
by Mr. Gook, that the secretary noti-
fy all non-residents that non-resident
fees must be paid up to July 1st or
their children will not be accepted at
school on Sept, 1st. Carried.
Adjournment moved by Messrs.
Venner and Ford.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning sermon subject:
"Eternal Verieties."
The July meeting of the W.
will take the form ef a picnic, whi
will be held on Mrs, W. D. Tai
lawn on Wednesday afternoon rex
In case of unfavorable weather the
gathering will be held in the church
basement. A11 ladies of the congre-
gation cordially invited.
A.
ch Mr. and Mrs, Fred Mutch and fent-
.,e ily were in Stratford Wednesday af-
t ternoon of last week attending the
graduation exercises in connection
with Stratford General Hosiptal,,
when Miss Jean, their only daughter,
was one of the graduating nurses.
Miss Mutch's many Clinton friends
extend heartiest congratulations.
•
MR..F. C. ELF'0RD
Dominion Poultry Husbandman, Ot-
tawa, and one of Goderich Town-.
ship's best-known and most highly
thought -of former residents, who wilt
address a meeting of the Goderlehn
Township Men's Club, Porter's Hill„
on Monday evening, July 2nd.
GRADUATING NURSE
Baptist Church
Mr. Roy Cook of the Sandwich
Baptist Church, occupied the pulpit
on Sunday evening and preached to
a most appreciative audience, taking
as his sermon subject, Luke 1Oth
Chapter, 41 -42nd verses: "Martha,
Martha, thou art careful and troub,
led about many things, but one thing
is needful, Mary hath chosen that
good part which shall not be taken
away from her." Commenting on
the fact that we, like Martha, are
too busy with the trivialities of life,
letting them crowd Jesus out ef our
lives.
During :the service Mr. Erlin Whit-
more sang an most
tool
st acceptably y the beau-
tiful solo, "In Thy Will."
Service next Sunday evening at
seven o'clock, Sunday School at ele-
ven a.m.
Wesley -Willis United Church
Union services between Wesley -
Willis and Ontario street United con-
gregations will be held during July
and August, commencing in thio
church on Sunday next,
The Sunday schools in both chur-
ches meet at ten a.m. eaeh Sunday
morning.
Dominion Day services will be held
on Sunday, when the Rev. Mr. Cos -
ens will take for his subjects, Morn-
ing: "His Dominion." Evening: "Un-
til Righteousness Go Forth."
On Sunday last, Covenant Bible
Class decided to meet right through
July and August, believing it was a
better principle to take a child to
Sunday School, and stay themselves,
rather than to send them.
The W. A. will hold their. . July
meeting on Thursday next,. July 5th,
at the summer home of Mrs. H. E,
Rorke, at the lake,
GAVE PLEASING RECITAL
The pupils of Miss Beatrice It
Greene, popular local music teacher,
gave a very pleasing recital in Wes,
ley -Willis primary dept. on Tuesday._
evening. The recital was well attend-
ed by parents and friends. A pleas-
ant feature was the presentation of'
flowers to the girls and ladies and
a box of candy to the boys after each.
had performed. This ceremony was
delightfully carried out by Miss
Mary Thompson. Miss Greene Was
complimented on the way she has
brought her pupils i
g pup s on. Those taking -
part were the five smallest pupils;,
and their teacher, going through the'
first lesson, piano solos, E. Sutter, C..
Jefferson, Ruth Hearn, JoAnne 'Cun-
ninghame, Charlie Thompson, Fanny
Lavis, AIIy Lou Thompson, Doris
Taylor,Eleanor ,Cosens, Florence;
Aiken, Helen Levis and Benson Sat-.
ter, Vocal solos: Marguerite Cos --
ens, accompanied by Kathleen Cost,
ens; Eileen Sutter, accompanied by
Benson Sutter; Mary and Charlie
Thompson, accompanied by Ally Lon
Thompson and Ally- Lou Thorpe
son and • Eleanor Cosens, eaeh
accompanied by Miss Greene; Eileen,
Sutter and Ally Thompson sang it
duet; Charlie Thompson, Jack Cook'
and Lloyd Butler sang trios. Piano
duets were played by Miss Greene,
and Miss Dinsmore and Ellen Preis -
lin and FIorence Aiken, and .Kenneth -
Miller and Mrs, Sutter , gave violin,
solos.
During the evening • .a flag drill .
was presented under the direction of
Benson Sutter with Miss Greene at
the piano and Eleanor .Cosens acting
as soloist.
HURON COUNTY EDU
MET IN CLINTON
Speakers Stress Need
The Huron County Educational As-
sociation had its annual. meeting in
the auditorium of the 'Clinton Colle-
giate Institute on Saturday. The
meeting opened in the afternoon
with an address by the president, Mr.
F. H. Powell, who emphasized the
necessity of interest in the welfare
and education of the children. Mr.
Powell. was anxious to have more vo-
cational training in the schools of to-
day, especially. in the rural, schools,
so that the. students would ..become
more fitted to the practical work of
farmers or business men. Ile then
called- on Mr. A', T. Cooper, sec'y.. of
the Iiuion County •,Collegiate and,
High School Hoards' Association, to
speak On the-• "Costs of Secondary
Education." Mr. Cooper was empha-
tic in his `statement that there was a
special work to be done at. the pres-
ent ,time. He claimed the right to
criticize the • system, but at. the same
time we should be constructive and
suggest ;a remedy. He said that ,the.
whole trend of education was, towards
the professions, which, are already pv-
ercrowded, that ' if .temporarily ° we
would close our Normal .Schools and
our College of Education and place,
ie. the hands of teachers a more prac-
tical curriculum ;such as agriculture
and business, that our boys and girls
would *Some ,better citizens, He
believed, that a reduction in the sal-
aries of.teachers w, onld. be just, since,,
farmers and busiheseemen,l were�,;a
C.ATIONAL ASSOCIATION
ON 1SATURD"A.Y
Of Practical Training
great deal poorer. He pointed our;
that over half our ,taxes go to the
teachers of our .schools. But he
stressed particularly that our schools
should teach practical subjects in.
stead of Latin, which 'he claimed' ..
wasn't useful to the ordinary person..
Inspector Speaks
,The next speaker was Mr. E,. C:
Beacom, Inspector of Public Schools,
who talked about the fifth form clas-
ses in rural schools, Ile showed that
since the depression there is a great-
er enrolment in fifth form work; that
over a third of the setools have fiftls
forms and that the work, taught is
very satisfactory, He spoke about
the grants which are available for
assistance :in the schools and for e-
quipment. He emphasized the i,te-.•
portance of thee fifth form grades.
Dr. J. 11. Field, Inspector of Publie•.:
Schools, was the next speaker. Be.
fore he commenced his talk en the^.
selection of a teacher he,refetedsome
of the remarks made by ,Mr. Cooper-•
on the value of Latin. Dr.. Field'
stated that the knowledge of; Latin,
Was .fundamental in the understand,-
ing of the English language and than
Household Science and Manual Train-
ing are expensive to teach, Dr..,
Field: went en to talk about the selec
tion of a teacher, showing the groat
.change in the sitpation now and fif-
teen or, twenty years ago.. Then the,
difficulty was to get a teacher. Now
}n, (Continued 00 page '4)