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Mew Staios VW. 31 No 41
The Seaforth News
ISR71IFORTt 1 gI NTAR1o, THURSDAY, fiieTeB ER 17 015
The Commercial Hotel
Thursday October 24
DORENWEND'S of Toronto
Canadian Granite
Since the inportatlon of'Eur-
apean granite has been re-
stricted, our CANADIAN
GRANITES tare being devel-
oped at an amazing rate, and
are equal in color and texture
to any imported granite,
The Seaforth Monumental
Works handles the best grades
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RESTAURANT AND CONFECTIONERY
r ' 1T'S A TREA'P
Everybody, young and old people
appreclatd the delightful, unu0u.
al flavoring. The rich quality
and absolute parity of
OUR CONFECTIONERY
are reasons why you ahonld pat-
ronize us, • When you wont ice
°ream we serve the best in town
tinder the food board order;
Our Ice Oreo ii is made from Pure Rich Ooontry,Cream and Best Fruits
A New Knitting Wrinkle
And now 1 want to tell you Some-
thing really aet0uuding, 1 have spok-
en to yott before of "Dorothea" , mixt
door; Well, the other day she came
into my den knitting a pair of socks on
one 801 of 2teodlAe! Y9,8, actually—
two socks at once.
The method, she said, was invented
by a woman in Australia—in Sidney,
where they were knittitrg 50,000 pairs
-qf socks a mouth for the British Relief•
All of the knitters learned the new
method, and in the next mouth 76,000
pairs were produced, A Mies Brown
came to the United States to teach the
women there, giving the proceeds from
the charge for her tsaehieg to the
Red Cross,
I have proved it in my own experieu0e
At first I used two colors of yarn, bot
the one great advantage 1s in having
pair exactly the same size when finish•
ed."
oleo, but make the very beet of our.
it Huron 1 eacrhersf Institute serous and our own positions,
EVENING SESSION
A very interesting program was git'.
en on Thursday evening at which there
was A good atteudanoe of both teach-
ers and townspeople, The speaker of
the evening was Prof. Horning of the
Toronto University Staff, His very
entertaining and practical 1801u1e come
bined to make hfm one of the moat
popular lecturers the Institute has had
in years, i The selections by ]opal tal-
ent were enjoyed by all and the thanks
of the association is extended to those
%vim t00111 part.
The 46th annual convention of the
East Huron Teachers' Institute epoxied
at 10,15 a, m, in Melville Church Brus
sole, Foster Fowler, President in the
°hair.
1n the absence of Mr, A, A, Naylor,
Secy. Tress, Dr, Field appointed G.
H, Jefferson tieoy-Treaa pro tem.
'The Spirit of the Schoolroom" was
the subject of the first paper, introduce
ed by tMise Nellie M. MoKegue of
Wtiigltam, bile contended that there
be the spirit of the play in the 80hoo1-
loom and that the toaoier should take
part in the games, and devise new onus
other points brought out were,
(1) That music in the schoolroom
helps to createthe proper spirit
(2) That a spirit of school loyalty
oan be cultivated,
(3) That pleasant feeling between
teacher and pupil gives better work
and more of it.
(4) That the teacher's personality
is important, Oheerfnlness is eontag-
lous and oars of the teacher's own body
and preparations of lessons tendo to
produce this virtue,
(5) That comfortable pleasant sur-
rounduigs and interesting opening ex
01808 are important factors. -
(6) Above all firmness and spit.
pally with pupils are ueeesaary .to
train for efllcleuoy.
The ideal spirit is found when the
school is self governing—a republic
with the teaoher as preeid011t,
This paper was followed by a very
ntereating and instructive paper by W
G dtrong on the "Teaching of Entrance
History," " He explained the new re.
gulatione, and explained the presence
of the subject among the Departmental
Subjects—It has been partially neglect
ed in the Public Schools,which led to
a complaint from. the High Schools —
Result examinations by the Depart-
ment. He dwelt on the value of Hie•
tory as a practical- training and pre-
paration for citizenship. His advise
rose "Be interesting in presenting the
subject, show -cause and effect„ read
different writers, and have pupils do
the same to broaden knowledge. Text
books should be used only for review.
He advocated The frequent use of maps
Study of inventions, Devoting 10 min-
utes eaob day to present day events
using newspapers and in the case of the
present war a map oit11,5 ribbon and
thumb tacks to mark the progress
made.
He blamed the present system of
examinations for causing °ramming,
and suggested an oral examination as
the remedy.
Mise Mary Habkirk then introduced
the suhjeet of "Lengnage in Public
Schools" Hearing language Alla speak
ing it are the only methods of learning
it. She advocated the use of interest
ing material e, g. animals, particular
days, holidays, perecual experiences,
pictures. Most of the work In °lenient.
cry classes ahonld be oral, and even in
advanced classes only part should be
written She outlined a curriculum
for the classes 111 Public Schools and
the foot was emphasised that pupils
should never be asked to write essays
on unfamiliar topics, but only o11 therm
subjeote that 00410 within the range of
their own experiences, unless in the
case of reproduotiorl stories,
Mise Garbutt of Blyth spoke on the
Cortelation of Physical and Commer-
cial Geography,
Mies Ida R. Taylor's paper ou "The
Toauhing of Spelling" put emphasis on
the of the hand ea an aid to ;aeon..
ing reeult8.
The singing by pupile of Mise Dick
son's school was listened to with much
pleasure by the convention and
reoeived much well deserved applause,
Dr, Field then addressed the meet-
ing on the "Life of Dr, William Henry
Drummond" from whose 11Ork8 ho read
several selections among them Dr,
Drummond's"The Habitant", "Little
Bateose" and "The Fight''.
Miss Jean A, Carswell addressed the
convention on "Dome Otir Beet,' Her
suggestions were:
(1) Aooept only the boat of every
thing—attention, work, writing ore.
(2) Get a vision of our work,
(3) Get Interest.
(4) Be omrselvoe, not (40(000188 else.
(6) Do not- covet the position of
enieon0 else, wish we, Were someone -
This last is a great advantage when
knitting for the soldiers, as Books sent
to the front must be the same Biz°, As
manna' as ninety women have been at
work in one day in the Red Cross
rooms here changing toes and making
them smooth and the Same 8120.
Eventually the method found its
way from Chicago to Dorthea, who very
kindly passes on the directions to yon.
She worked the socks out from thos,
very direotiou0, so you see they are
possible for you, too, if you set to work
Use double yarn; one for each soak,
"The purling for the top of tho socks
is knitted separately' When ono is
finished take it off with a darning need
1e on to a heavy cord. \khan the other
is finish( 1.1 slip the first one inside the
second one, right sides together, and
with the kuittiug meddle take up from
first ono and then the other, alternat-
ing, beginning with the first 8liteh from
the needle and ending with the last
stitch from the one on the cord. Hold
the sock toward you, purling the first
stitch which is on the sock that was on
the needle, and knitting the second
stitch from the one that was on the
cord; proceed with first purl and then
knit, holding the thread ov01' the ;first
finger for purling and over the 850011d
finger for knitting, and y0a will soot]
acquire a rhythm.
ROU and GUN
Of interest to Canadian sportsmen 1
the Ootober issue of Rod and Gun with
its hunting stories of deer, moose, bear
etc„ in the vedette -Canadian provinces,
and its well maintained departments
devoted to guns and ammunition, fish-
ing, the trap line, the kenu81, etc.
"Trout Fishing fn Many Wetsre" by
Louis Rhead la the title of the leading
article in the Fishing Notes e0atiou
Mr,
Rhead being America's foremost
angling author 2118 first article in a
serie8 of four to be oontributed by Mr,
H, C. Haddon on "A Year with the
Deer" appears in this number also.
Rod and Gun is published by W. .1•
Taylor Limited, Woodstock, Ont,
it is Wise to Prevent Disorder —
hlany causes lead to disorders of the
stomach and few are free from them.
At the first mavifestaliun that the sto-
mach end liver ora not performtng
their functions, a coarse of Parmelee's
Vegetable Pills should be tried, and it
will be !weird that the digestive organs
w111 speedily resume healthy. action.
Laxatives and sedatives are so blended
in these pills that no other preparation
could be so effective as they.
i
Waite
"When you get to the heel) take off
818 ill any sock, Ae you turn your heel
sprays purl the one next to you and
knit the other, To narrow take first
and thirdAtitch, purl thern and slip the
needle out, which leaves one stitch
from the opposite soolt which slip on
your needlp and narrow knitting,
There is no Blip and bind in this sock,
When 0nish0d alip the needles Ont and
take np your separate socks and bind'
011' In purling never .put your thread
ovor—always keep it towards you As 11
you are peeling bard on your heel.
"The teacher said that after knitting
three pair you would be001110 as effici-
ent as in knitting the single eock, and
FRIDAY MORNING
Mr, S,hillinglaw, the representative
of the inlatitnte to the 0, E. A, of
11x18, repprted, giving a synopsis.
Mr. Anderson, of Wingham High
School, gave a short talk on Agricul-
ture in public aehoole reporting on a
school garden in Wingham and suggest
ing several ideas for the succesfful
carrying on of the study of agriculture,
It was moved and adopted that the
secretary draft a letter and that copy
of same be sent to the boys on our
honour roll to show our appreciation
]shat they are doing for us, also that a
eornmittee be appointed to send as
soon as possible boxes so as to reach
them before Ohristmas. The following
wore appointed to carry out tris work.
Mise Annie Geddes, B, S. Scott and
Buchanan of Brussels.
The inspector then read co(0muui•
oatimis regarding the revision of the
le. S, Readers, inviting suggestions
for their improvement from the teach-
ers; and also regarding the teaching of
Household Soienee and the grante that
attend it r11 rural schools,
A central urganization of the women
tanchors was formed with the following
officers, Pres.—Mies B. Reynolds; Vice
Pres—Mies Carswell and Seep, Tress—
Miss Taylor,
The blection of officers for next year
re8ulte'd as follows:
Pres, Geo, H, Jefferson, Fordwioh
Vice£es,—Mies Carswell, Seaforth
Secy 'Treas—A. A, Naylor, Seaforth
Librarian—Dr. Field, Goderiob.
Executive Committee—Mies Curtiss,
Miss McIver, Mies Lowrie, Staff of
eeforth Public School,
Auditors—Mr, Sbilliuglaw, Mr. Beatty
Delegate to the 0. E A•—rl'es M, L,
Brook,
Mr, Campbell of the Stratford Net
real School in his addresss on Arithrne•
tic in and out of School deplored the
tendency in 10Loole towards long quer.
tioue not likely to be met with in life
and advoeated that problems given in
school be practical, and suited to the
child's need fu after life. He would
stress mental arithmetic and having
the pupile prove the correctn'se of
their answers
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Miss 11110L01hnan showed how Rural
Education oan be matte more effective
by making them more attractive, co-
operatiug with the farmer in social and
ehuroh work, making the school a
social oentre.
g, J, Beatty gave au interesting ed,•
rirons ou the Teaching of Geography,
Mr, Campbell of S. N. S. gave an n.
address on Interest and explained the
lee of tables in finding interest and
time,
'Phe report of the Resolution 0o111-
luitte0 was received and adopted aa
follows—Resolved, 1 That the thanks
of the Iuetitute be tendered to peeve
Plum for his kind address of welcome
to the Managers of Melville Church for
the use of their Church, to all those
folio oontributed to our program and to
those who assisted in making the even.
lug meeting a mimes, 2 That we
grant the usual $5 to the 0, E, .A,
3 That we contribute the sum of $150
to the Red Croce. 4 That the eon-
gratuletioue of the Aeeociation bo ten-
dered Mite Kerr of Clinton 011 having
completed so successful a teaching car.
ser, and to Mr, llolmsn pn hie appoint
meet to the position of County Clerk,
mt. Fowler in bringing the meeting
to a close thanked the teaohers for th
honour they had uenferred on him by
Bleating him to the pretidenoy, and for
the support they had given him during
the past year,
Goo, H, Jeffer8on,
'epee, pro tem,
The Women's Institute bas postpon-
ed its regular messing to Thursday Oot
24in the Workman's Hall. Mrs, Wm.
Neal will take the topic "The influence
of environment." The girls' topio "The
i"rirla of To -day and To-morrove, will be
taken by Mies Ella Ryan,
Eye Specialist
Our Reliable Eye Specialist will
again visit Seaforth on 'Tueeday rind
Wednesday Oot, 22nd and 23rd p This
fs a real o11an0e to get the best ser-
vice -8y05 tested free,
BEATTIE'S FAIR.
invite you to
their display
of the newes t
creations in ar-
tistic hair -goods
If your own
;,hair is thin,
dull and uuho-_
rnming, let us
demons t r a t e
just What- can
be, dune to sup-
ply your lack
of hair, and
how perfectly
it is accom-
plished,
FOR LADIES:—Switches, 'Transformations, Waves,
Chignons, , Etc
}+Olt BALD MEN:—DOitl.'NWEND'S TOUPEE
will make you look years younger
and improve your health. Light
as a feather and indectable no
our sanitary patent structure
This display is for (1) day only
Thurday October 24th
Appointments can be arranged t;
at residence it;•desired.
Pom 1,adl,ur$,
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR A DEMONSTRATION
THE DORENWEND COMPANY OF TORONTO
LIMITED
Head Office; -108.105 YONGE
sssssr
When You
ti's
have to get up in
morning, and are not used
it you need a good alarm,
have in stock a Lino' varie,
from $2.00 up, including D
Ben at $4.00. if you prof
an alarm that you wind' on
once a week, we have t
Columbia 8 -day alarm.
' Drop in and see them. -
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3uur 3ttuirlltuukrr $e (optician
Netter fflurrittgr. Eireenre
Phones
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Evenings 10
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EDITORIAL
Time is Money
Spend it Wiseip
The ambitious man and
woman find that the hours
to do their work in are en-
tirely too short. They
want more hours to do
more work. TIME today
is valuable —'lar more
valaablethan money
Save your time Spend it
wisely. If you can do your
shopping in one trip to
• The Store—do it. Try and
do away with lost motions,
thereby saving time
to do more important work
during this war time per-
iod.
f, MacTavish
"'. $p5 to $30
Women's Suits
$15 to $45
Waists
$i to $8
• Skirts
$3.5o to $10
You are surely
interested • in
Beautiful
.� New Furs
-- see ours
Our Ready - To Wear
Garments are in Great
Demand These Daps
Women's Coats
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Not an idle moment in our Millin-
ery work room We are turning
out beautiful millinery. Come
and select your new hat,
Splendid • Value is the ey—
note Of Our Show'i= g Of
Full Dress Goods.
It is wisest to buy Fall Dress Goods, simply because there is wider
choice and consequently itis easier to satisfy indlvidnal preference.
It is economy to buy Fall Materials, because prices will not be Iaw-
and there is strong possibility of them being much higher later on,
simply for the reason that Governments are commandeering much
wool for the army and navy. Some of the prices range as follows:
SERGES $1 to $4.50 a yard
WORSTEDS 75c to $3 a yard
SMART .GABARDINES $2.50 to $4,50 a yard - -
PLAIDS - NOVETY SUITINGS $1.50 to $3.5o aand
MOHAIRS 0.5o to $2,:5 a yard
SILKS 5o to $4. oo a yard
LININGS 15cto$I.50ayard
FOR
STUNNING
SKIRTS
Union, wool
and 8111r materials
60o to $3,65
J. )(A V l A VI H
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