The Seaforth News, 1925-05-21, Page 3ill
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, START CULLING E 5 IN JUNE.: .
BY IIAI BY 1. LEWIS. "...
Do -you realize that the month of to be returning tt the. skip. and flesh
May, just passed, is the time' of the l iminedintely around the vent and after
year' wheal. the average layin.g,• flock a hen has beet\ out; of coed]tion foe
•reaches the peak of thein production? some time .the yellow color *ill res
The standard for a normal flock of emieer iu the shanks.
layers in May is twenty erg, ]rer.bird So; the'on'dition of the bird with
- for the month, ora 66 per, cent: pro- reference to the pigment then is an
duction. important factor to note. The Toady'
.. en Slum this drbpe a little, due to The cull hen in ditio is uetot. Frog.
the fact that a number of teas, hav-
thin Slid out of condition, due to her Going'home, from school one day
ing passed ;through the Lateral breed-
ing
x ed- r" -lab) i y to stand up under the strain - Along as'couniew road,
ing season in spring, suit •early and of heavy production' Any bird which a didn't see whet I was. doing
are on strike for the balance of the anile t I to be a.litt a bit off condition ; Anil as
upon a toad•
b lifted he th hands gentlyto I had crushed the little )hopper
So deep within the sand;
At night I aniseed hie singing,—
The
taking along uncarnecl fat.. 1 •jr Tn cia+'ae' for it will be weeks He was, leader in the. band.
Phe' rich ou fon the ottnurla ay in, and menthe before she can be gotten
eggs which your lay r's':ghou.d lay toI tont) at school fire .story
Juve is eighteen eggs; per bih.•d; l b'e-.'ta iu 0 welt-fiesl:sd, vigorous, , About the coked. Frog,
Are your hens laying at that rate? 1 At'e 1a oa • eoudtt]aih. 'And when I lookecon a.nd.
IL furan check-up on the laying He was sitting on ,a log.
If not, there is •a ]reason, and tileI, n lltions of. a herd, when removing sorry,
reason probably is the existence- am- it °frons the ei'cli a )light, place the! I said that I was
g -them of a number of birds which p He bowed and bopped along,;
you would be better' off without. hand over •the •how nen. A heavy- That night' I heard: him singing
So June is the month to start' cull laying bird will show softness and pli- The old familiar song.
ing among the laying birds. b]dity. The will be Considerable
IsoUe1 Luke.
Culling, to bo commercially profit instance between the pubic or lay
able, ling, cl be_doge• �i a systematic hones. .There will be eisiderabe
span ,be'tween the rear of the keel and
'ray. At least every 'two weeks and the Pelvic arch, •whereas -the uohlayer,
preferably every week, on 'a definite or the bird going out of condition, will
day in the week, go over . the layers appear somewhat hardened and
carefully and remove those 'birds
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41111atb➢h with Bellevue •n, Alllelt' notuttntp, ,
I FW Yvric ;CI4�'
atm a three yeors, Course'
p1 •Tr fnh p to young women having• the
eguIred \inns non, and '_u 1 nuc of heoomlog •
brei .Till) Hoapltal hoe adoetod• the eight.•
dllP eoYxtani�' Tho oullli0 rocdvo 01111erme PI
Otto S Ito I,'.0 g,onthly allowau a anu travelling
_ t..0000000 tu'and,Trum Now Vatic. For further„
)1110 Vrnationr apply:. to rife Superintendent,
• summer, chairging their plumage, j ut-I
should e e i c e t
• i¢ sL; is in good' flesh and physis-
fin Ie not, slte should be -market-
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ting yellow pigment into their bodies) al.,
,which have stopped laying.
This regular culling should be.done
through June, July and into August,
shrunken in this section ;`the lay bones
will begin to draw together.
These are • but a few of the factors
to consider, in the big problem of mill -
or until you have gotten the flock -cull= ing end selection; but they .ore -what
ed down to' the number which you -wish you need to consider in eliminating
to hold over the following year es the poor hens.
yearling hens and breeders. No mutter how careful von are in
Get a powerful flashlight, prefer brooding and no matter how ideai the
ably with a blue or daylight globe or rearing conditions which the pullets
bulb. Go through the house when the
have; there will always be in every
birds: are on the perches at. night, brood some chicks which, due to in -
picking off,those which show pro- h
in
nouliood sins ' f lack ofproduction. theiriee traits•ora poor start to
� o early life, never ..develop up to
Put them in live poultry shipping the ',average or the best of the flock:
crates and leave them right on the
g ,Did youever stop to think that it
floor of the' house, and the following was a waste of time and money to
morning early look them over care hold these birds until maturity? When
fully and handle each'o'f them to see y
that no mistakes lurvay been made., the chicks are rem eight to twelve
Anydoubtful' ones can be a='lowed to weeks of Gas andk you begin ship
your broiler cockerels, .thea is , the
run in the pen for another week, but 'time to' weed out the inferior .pullets,
the 'typical slackers or nonproducers
shot ld e shied imanedeatel as: liveand
those which sgow lack of development,
tcoc
er dressed poultry for market pule end let them go alwtng with khe, cocker-
els to market,
poses. The results will be fewer birds on
Culling in the middle of the week
enables these'birds to get on the mar- the and b, betterecowth andnaion of dethe
ket in time for the week -end trade sell and all
f growth y better dee
when• the price is usually. a little velopmentnall oY the way down the
stronger than itis earlier in the week, line
r t Next winter and early` spring we
In order o cull out these unprofit-
able hens, it is not tb know will be needing a lot of fine well
a lot asthe details developed breeding cockerels. There
b It de ailsf culling. is no better time to select them than
When looking over the b ds at right now.
night with the flashlight when -they
Whenshippingyour early broilers,
are on the porch, look first for comb remember that those big. long -bodied,
condition. The comb of a laying hen `tritlifbacked, chunky, well-developed
is large, bright red and plump, with cockerels are just the ones which will
a fine texture. grow into the good breeding makes for
LOOK 00R THE YieLLow STREAK. next year's hatching work. So why
The comb of the nonlayer or • the not separate them from the rest' of
bird which is just going out of laying the birds immediately, put then on
condition, will show a distinct tend- a separate range by themselves and
ency to start shriveling, will be dry give them every opportunity to• grow
- and rough to the touch and will be and develop all of .the inhoritoc'traits
small in size, ` which aro in them?
Next, look for the return of yellow Keep: at least twenty to thirty more
pigment in the beak and in the ear than you wial need. Some will get kill -
lobes of the white -ear -lobed varieties. ed through injury or possibly the na-
A few days after a hen stops lay- lural enemies will get a few, but do
ing the yellow color will begin to re- not let June go by without picking
turn to the ear lobes in the white -ear- your breeding cockerels and giving
lobed varieties. It will return rapidly them a real chance.
to the thin layers of, flesh just around • June, Nike the other months of the
the eyes, known as the eye ring, and year, is a busy one for the poultry-
it will return quite rapidly to the man. Many are the opportunities to
beak, appearing first at the base. insure success in weeks and months
Upon examination, it will be found to conte.
Canvas ever a Good wonder how any one could get along
without such a convenience. -H. E. G.
Investment. - o
A large waterproof: canvas or tar- I Can't SaveMoney on a'
Fallen of good quality costs money, • Checking Account.
but there are few investment's that One of the most successful men'T
will pay bigger dividends on the farm. );slow kes a way of saving money that
If you have one handy it will prevent is •ver simple and ver' effective.
damage to many a load of hay :or p Y
'grain when sudden rains catch you in Tnllung with me about it, he said:
the field. With it fastened snugly "Long ago I discovered that a man
over the unfinished 'stack at night can never save et penny on a chequoing
thereee be no worry about possible account. I found also that a regular
setts
savings
showers to spoil your grain and dis- • account is not always.
turb your sheep. Spread the cover f'e''''' . I have two chequeing ac-
over the finished grain stack and tie courts in our two village banks. The
it securely in ]ace until threshing first is my regular account against
p which I draw to pay current expenses.
time. One - wet season the writer
saved enough grain this way to pity The scenic) is my account against
for the canvas several times over. ' which igh-ver draw except in payin
In emergencies the-l'anvAS eoihle9 for a high-grade bond. Itis, in real.
ity, a savings account, but subject to
mighty handy to spread over 0 roof, cliegtie. Whenever I get $100 ahead
opened for repairs or replacement. bait it, or possibly $500, I buy the high-
For covering machinery, cement, u-- est -grade first -mortgage bond procur-
ber, etc., that for the time -being can able. A man can always get at least
not be given better shelter, it is a 6 per cent. interest on such an in=
real labor and money saver. Carry "vestment these days. But I keep this
it with you on 'the. road to ,protect account strictly for the buying- of
. Toads of perishables from heat, cod bonds for permanent investment.
or ra]n. You will fled it invaluable "Another thing I've learned: if a
' for protecting setting concrete from matt puts all his money in a chequeing
the hot summer sun or from freezing account, he'll navel; leave any of it.
in cold weather. It's -a wonderful con- .And if, upon the receipt of money, the
' ven'ionce to dpread over tender garden' sets out to pay all debts and buy in
plants, supported here and there -by a addition everything in 'sight, he' has-
. light stake, when frost threatens in no chance to save. If he has $200`
coming in, let lain' put x1.00 in what 1
call my' 'bond bank,' Then he cart
worry along well enough on the other
100, until more comes in sight.
"I've tried many ways of solving
Locating My Perennial .
I dike a good perennial garden. It
contains the asparagus, rhubarb, saga,
and other herbs, and a: good plot for•
horseradish. The latter is not really
grown as a perennial but as it sprouts
badly and becomes a pest if other
crops are planted where it has been
once I, prefer to set it to horseradish
each year, feeding; it iiberal0.'y, far the
large rants planted will make a growth
that will not take harm from the
smaller growth of the rootlets left In
the ground. Both asparagus, and THE USEFUL OVERALL.
rhubarb want the soil very rich, and a For work or play, for field or town,
heavymulching with stable manure the overall is the garment for the
each winter is the best way to grow it: growing boy. If the•overall is made
Many use soli freely on the aspar- at home of heavy denim in dark blue
agus as it will ]seep weeds from grow- or tan, the boy has a practical outfit.
ing, and does not harm the asparagus. No. 1198 is in four pieces, and easily
Some have contendell it is a benefit, constructed by closing the leg seams
but I think not—A. el. and centre front and centre back in
—a.- - one continuous seam:- The opening
Fly -Paper Holder. at side seam is faced. Straps are ad -
When using sticky fly -paper, hang it justed to the back and buttoned to
)Tear the ceiling, where it is not only the bib -front Cut in sizes 6 to 16
out of the way, but near thg..favor- Years. .Size 10 yours requires 2s/a
The fly- yards Of material' 27 inches wide.
ite resting -place of the flies. T
paper .should' be rolled into a cylinder Price 20c.
with the sticky side out; fastening it HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
thus with ordinary wire paper clips . Write your name and addles. rlain-
at each end. ly, giving number' and size of such
Since the sticky coating is liable to patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
drip from the bottom, a lid from an stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
old tial pail can be used to catch Aids. it carefully) for each -number, and
Punch a sma:•1 hole in the centre of
lid. - Pass a stout cord with a knot on
one end through this hole, then up
through fly -paper cylinder to small
hook or screw -eye in centre of ceiling.
The fly -paper cylinder will thus rest
upon the tin lid.
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Rinso is the only soap
ou need on washday
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MY GREATEST STEP -SAVERS
BY BONABETH G. BRICKELL.
Every progressive homemaker reads
about and (if she does not already
possess them) plans to purchase as
soon as possible all the moder•n.step-
saving devices that have been perfect-
ed for the present-day housewife, But
while she envies ,the chic ladies pic-
tured in alluring kitchens and sighs
for a bngelow like the first prize in
. the home -•lovers' contest, mother must
not overlook the little step -savers in
most homes—the lively boys and girls.
Their surplus energy can lee very
valuable, if converted into real, help.
Any mother will admit that it is
easier, much easier, to do all the triv-
ial tasks about the house than it is
to teach tiny, untrained hands to do
those tasks, but patient teaching
brings about two results: The child is operation makes tasks over so much
taught to do his share of work, as easier.
well as play, and .gradually ,another
realizes that many things are being
done for her.
If the oldest child hat been care-
fully taught to do a number• of things,
the younger children take helping
much for granted. As soon as a baby
can get about the room, he can help
can, but the lack of oral is' not the
worst calamity in the world, . if the
burden is distributed. Small buckets,'
with bales that de not cut tender
hands, will be used often and willing-
ly. Little daughter,.userl such a bucket
to water our entireflock of young Leg
horns last summer, and she did not
mind the work in the least. She fed
them, too, five times each day. By
gathering the eggs, she saved me hun-
dreds of steps with the poultry work
alone,
When wood is used for fuel, it can
Ste )hauled to Oho house in a small
wagon, and chips and cobs can be
carried in light baskets,`Clilldran like
to do chores when father is doing his,
and any feeling of importance' or co -
Children naturally take pride in
nice things, and they can help much
with a yard and flowers, They can
use: a basket to gather the trash that
accumulates, to be burned later, And
children will pull out weeds, if they
understand that flowers can not grow
ani) bloom when they are choked by
another put his toys away, if there is the weeds.
a box to hold them, After helping First attempts at bed making may
many, many times, he will learn to bring laughable results, but pillows
put them away, 'without: the help. can be shaken, and wrinkles smoothed
After learning his lesson about toys, out of sheets, ,and before you realize
he can learn to hang his coat and cap it, the beds look nice enough for any
address your order to Pattern Dept., pn a lots book, and mother will not one.Wash-day, with the beat of equip
Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ade- need to pick up these garments. At mint, is not easy, but it ]yelps to know
]aide St,, Toronto. Patterns sent by this point, though, father must help that a child can hang out the stock -
return mail. examg,
by setting a good .e, for men ings andplain pieces while mother
-T--ftl that theirr
often feel esseuee is not does the cleaning u 1 A mother feels
Co-operative marketing should beP g 1
taught, not merely preached. recognized unless their belongings are a sort of rejuvenation when .a child
really begins to dress himself, and
she can hasten the day, too. All the
garments :that button in front can be
buttoned bytiny fingers, and bloomers
should have a mark on the band in
WRENS AND PEE .EFS
spread about the house.
When a number of papers and
magazines come to the home, keeping
them piled on a table is an easy task
for a child, and a little praise helps
hasten the work and straighten the order to distinguish the front from
The Elliott family go very early in: for them to go in, It seemed very piles. And, whilo doing this, the the back. Stockings supporters will
the spring to their country -house, As like the dug iu the manger. rtistral 'litter that accumulates in the never pull or draw, if the children are
soon as ranilmamma and the chi] 13y-audcam
•by the wrens e flying living -room can he collected. By using taught to stand while fastening them.
6 round. It was time for them to go more raise and more atience it is It takes hurrying and planning to
P P yi g P g
fired., thought is of the birds' nests, very t r e ru¢o tab) d School and bo prompt, but. it saves
several minutes if one of the children
can assemble lesson leaves, clean hand.
lcerchiefs, gloves and change for col-
lection,
So if, like myself, your mechanical
step -savers are more dreams than
realities, do not overlook the energy
which fills the bodies of your children.
Some day they will be glad you taught
them to help, and if the family works
together, maybe mother can read a
few books, rest oftener, or go to her
club more regularly. I'm strong for
the God-given step -savers right in our
homes l
dean are out of the carriage, tiheir l into their shimmer home. They were sur rising how soon a little girl can make a four -mile drive to Sunday
t r' o r e, all were no more p
' put a room in order, use the carpet -
Pleased than you and I would bo if weswc per, and do the dusting. Of
left our home in the autumn and course; this is not a careful, weekly
Lound in the spring our clean house' cleaning, but it is a daily "straighten -
was taken possession of by a strange inTr iron'
and to have the house-cleaning of the.
bird -houses on the porch swell attend-
ed to,
They found�he pee -wens beginning Set .of people who wanted to live ou One secret of helpful children is
to build on top of a round earthen top, and would kill us if we went in.helpful t s littl b • will
house, which had been the home of the They behaved, too, very. much as we toys. A e room wr
wrens foryears before, and, of course, should have dont under the same ch.- sweep as well as a big one and is just
to
they did not tough that house, but let cunhstances. right ie keep porches and steps cleats.
the little b 3 birds finish their nest, whichA little iron, with a stand and holder
presume they went away and told just glee mother's,. has been used so
seemed so hard to make on top of a
round, house; but it was very secure,
and 1ltted as nicely half -way round It
-as if a carpenter or mason had been
at work.
We watched motherand father pee-
wees each day worldng together. Then
their friends. Perhaps the birds have
policemen, for one very warm day,
grandmamma and I were sitting on
the, porch enjoying the young, fresh
vegetable life about us, when all of a
sudden—in less time than I could
write it -a wren iiewdown on Mis-
the mother was seen to sit very quiet tress Pee -wee, gave her such a shelt-
ie- a long time, and the children al- ing that the featherseame down in
ways event on tip -toe, so as. not to dis- our laps. They turned her out, upset
Curb her; but one day when she was the eggs -there they lay on the floor;
out of sight we peeped in and saw aU broken. They then broke up tine forward with pleasure to seeing fresh
some **lovely light -blue eggs, neat, and, in a few Clays, Master and vegetables upon our tables, for our
The father pee -nee was nearby, Mistress Wren quietly went into their bodies need toning up; we need tonics,.
making a great Ines, telling u,s to keep stone -house, built their owe nest, and Will you take yours . from a bottle
away from his house. We enjoyed raised a brood of little wrens, This , every hour, or will you take it from
watching this pair so much, because it was done for two years, and we ahallt'a vegetable dish three times a day?
seemed so strange they should prefer thatch them • again this spring, but we ' The best medicines are to be found
making a home on the top of the hardly think the peewees will- try it in the vegetable garden; lettuce is
house, when the door was wide open again. - good for the nerves, beets contain
- cu iron, tomatoes tone ul, the liver, ce_`- served hot, with various sauces or
* E ;ry is good for rheumatic patients, served cold as a salad.
spinach is the broom of the stomach; To cook asparagus: Wash, tie in. a
asparagus cleanses the ldclneys, and bunch and trim the ends evenly so
the bunch wee stand_ in a porcelain
kettlle. Pour in enough boiling water
to just cover the asparagus, add a
little salt and cook gently for 20 or
80 minutes; according to its freshness.
Arrange squares of bread (toasted
and buttered) on a platter and lay
the 'asparagus quickly on these so that
the water draining out may soften the
toast. Pour a little melted :butter on
the tips; a little lemon -juice added to
the butter varies the taste, or a little
grated cheese sprinkled over it is liked
by soma. Cream sauce end drawn but-
ter are also used with asparagus.
To make drawn butter, rub together.
one tablespoonful each of flour and
butter. Place in a saucepan, over the
fire, add slowly (beating all the while)
one-half pint of boiling water. Stir
until it reaches the boiling point, then
add one-half teaspoonful of, salt and
a saltspoonful Of pepper.
much and so Happily, that now my
little helper irons ever so many plain
things, and irops them well.
Water systems are 'line, and I am
going to have one as .soon as ever I
Health and Beauty Found
in the Garden.
Now that spring is here, we look
lata spring or early fall.
Hung up before the mots . in thee
chicken -stoop it win shut off deadly
draughts, if there are any, andpay
handsomely in increased winter egg
yie;ds. Dad and the boys will find it money, but this one has been', by far
makes .a serviceable tent when they the best for me; and I believe it would
go camping. If they have a regular be a good plan for most e'en." --A. R.
tent the canvas serves nicely to spread
over the ground inside it. When not.
heeded somewhere else it can be spread
over' the family auto to keep dust off
,Its -shiningsurface.
Properly caned for, a good canvas
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will last many years. Every year,
you'll tied many uses for it in addition ' economists:'_ Another additional pig
to those here suggested, and you'll will, still, further reduce the pork cost.
The average sow produces but four .
pigs per litter. This low number of
pigs makes then) costs more than they
should., Where five pigs 000 produced
the cost of 100 pounds of. pork is re-
duced by $1,70, according to rural;
rots, -42 times; lettuce, 64 times; spin-
ach,'68 times; tomatoes, 87 times, and
asparagus, 32 times. -
Think about this. Plant your seeds
in due time, eat :vegetables in their
season, can the surplus so you can
eat them when they are not in season,
and save doctor bills.
Asparagus is in Season.
Asparagus, one of the earliest
spring vegetables, is cultivated for
the early shoots which are cooked and
rhubarb provides generous 'amounts
_. of .mineral salts which go to stake up
rho various soft tissues, and the bones
of the body and which are important
in, the regulation of the body func-
tions." Like alT fruit and fresh vege-
tables, it acts as a mild laxative and
for this reason is 'a valuable, food..,
We need vegetables for their min-
eral' content which makes good blood
and bone, for the vitantines which are
necessary for growth and protection
against disease., for bulk which coun-
teracts constipation, and for their de-
lightful flavor which stimulates the
appetite.
Our bodies call for these foods now.
However, we should not restrict these
fresh vegetables to spring use alone.
They should be eaten freely through-
out the year. This means that we must
plant enough in our gardens toen-
ableus to have surplus products for
canning. Remember the all -year-round
b'odyrequirements when the garden is
being planted. See to it that enough
vegeteb-lea are raised to feed the fam-
ily properly throughout the year. Di.
McCollum in his "American Home
Diet". states that we should eat cab-
bage 133 times during the year; Car -
STARS MAKE TRIP THROUGH CANADA
Ilsrold Lloyd and lris.wife, Mild l•et]Davis, photographed on the,Canadian
Pacific steamship Princess Victoria, en conte from Victoria to Vancouver
during the course of their recent journey across Canada,
When it was discovered that two
people could together roll a ,heavier
stare than could be done by one alone
—that was the beginning of co -opera-
tion. -Gall• in Coolidge. -
ISSUE No. 21—'25.
What a Small High School
Can Do in Music
b
A small high amhbol cath do a ((Mat
doa+1 in music if,the eupervieor'of that
,schcol io bubb'liprg, dvoe- with etrergy
and enthtitdastn, and belie\Ses tlioi° ;
opsgMy stn tiro power gbntl music 11as 10
the apEfting of mankind.
The aim 'of the 11110le seper lr,or in
aey high 'school is to get everyone • to
sing, or at oleest bo be interested in
game phase of music work, since'
music is the one art in which we are
fully ehle to exp'rees ourselves, We
teach it, because we believe ottr young
People, by =earning to appreciate and
lore beautiful music, will lee tion Mors
inclined to acquire a taste for all that
is beautiful and lovely in life. After,
oI0, the primary purpose of any kf l
of an education fq to fit us to live
fuller and richer lives.
Four years ago only a few of our
most talented students were, singing,
Fewer still were studying harmony)
and musical history, so a point was
made totest every one's voice, for
oftentimes those very students who
say, "Oh, I can't sing," are able, with
a little encouragement and •argument
on the part of the supoevisor, to sing
fairly well.
• A STUDY OP THE NEED.
The old' idea that music was only'
for a gifted few will have to be aban-
doned because it is for the enjoyment,
of all, .and 'anyone who has the men-
tal capacity for any other subject in
the high school curriculum is able to
comprehend courses offered in music,
Our one aiin should be to help,the stile
dent frnid himself. If he sheWs ani'
special talent in music, which might
later be developed to a preessionnl
musician's )navel, we should give him
a good boost by insisting that he, take
all the muelo the curriculum offers.
We find three classes . of people
linked up with music, viz., the creator
or composer, the performer, and last,
but by no means the least, and come
posing by far the greatest number,
the listener. If a high school student
is not able to compose, or perform, 11
is possible for us to teach him to be
an intelligent and appreciative listen -
or, and to recognize the world's best
music when he hears it, just as he
doss the best in history and poetry.
The phonograph is the medium
through which musical appreciation
may be taught in connection, with the
course in musical history,
e WORE EARLY AND LATE.
In preparation for a strong glee
club of girls this year weare having
four groups, with four or five in each
group, working as a nucleus, and are '
giving them, special vocal exercises.
These girls, eines their vacantperiod's
do not coincide with mine, are willing
to come even an hour before school.
begins, or to remain in the afternoon'
after dismissal of the high school in
order to practice their glee club and
chorus work, Additional time fre-
quently may be found through the
co-operation of other teachers. An
arrangement has been made with some
of our own staff, whereby my senior
girls' chorus can come for a part Of
a period once a week. If this means
missing a part of a recitation in other
classes, it is later made up.
We have a boys' quartet also com-
ing early in the morning. During the
football season, twenty or twenty-five
minutes is as long as we can hold the
boys' chorus. - The lack of tenor voices
in a small high school is a bigger
problem than in a larger system.
The supervisor of music in small
schools is limited in the number of
vacant periods for chorus work, for
usually she has to teach some other
subject (in my case it is French). I
might say here, I always try to link
up music with all other subjects as
much as possible, which can easily be
done in such subjects as English,
French, History and Physics.
There is one thing in which a small
high school can sat the standard for
the community in a nusicet way, and
that is in orchestral work. Due to
fact that four years were as long as
a student could be considered a mem-
ber of the high school orchestra, we
thought best to convert our high
school orchestra into a civic organiza-
tion, thus keeping ler a longer period
of time some of our best players. This '
was also a great benefit in that it
gaveanopportunity for orchestra
training to all persons in the com-
munity, and thus enierged the scope
of the school's usefulness.
In closing, I hope I have shown you
that it is possible for a small high
school to . accomplish much for the.
sake of good music if the supervisor
is alert, has energy, is willing to
work; and, in addition, of course, has
the proper baeldng from superintend-
ent, teachers, schoolboard, comtnum-
ity and the high school students them
helves, -S. Lockport.
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to 40 gallons of water: Strain into
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plants in the field show flowers.
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