HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-01-28, Page 371HURSDrAY, JAItiUARY 28, 1937.
THE SEAFORTH NEWS t PAGE THREE.
Geo. E. Jackson
I
as AtiveNan
('B'y M. C. Doig, in the London
Free (Press.)
A. 'little 'Irish boy of liO, looking ac-
ross the broad-Attlantic towards far-
away Canada; such was 'George E.
Jackson; pioneer tanner, teacher,
postmaster, storekeeper and druggist
of Huron County,
'Bern at Phoenix Park, Dublin, in
1834, he sailed with his parents for
'Canada 110 years later, settling at
iB'ayfitild on Lake Hunnn, where 'his
father bought -land and founded' a
family that was destined to leave its
'mark on the history of TLuron
'County..
A s a young man, George Jackson
carried the mail on foot twice a week
from Bayfield to Sarnia over 'roads
that would bring about the 'defeat at
the 'pol'l's of any modern towm•s'hip
council in ;Ontario. This 'took a bit of
d'cdng, but 'George was right there to
do it.
.A']l his life he w'aa of a studious na-
tere, his active mind covering the
whole .name of human interests and
natural phenomena. 'He \vas the fav-
orite Pupil of •Rev. Mr. Creswell, an.
'Anglican clergyman of (-niton County,
who, interested in the 'boy's splendid
:mind. did all in his .power to, foster his
ambition and widen the range of his
knowledge and interests.
He .eventually became ti school tea-
cher, teaching in the Village of Ply-
mouth until he entered the 'field of
business as a tanner Egniondvilie, one
mile south of S'eaforth. 1 -Ie operated
the tannery for over '50 years, and it is
:til] used by his ,ons as 5 tannery
warehause, This was one of the first
tanneries in Western Ontario, anal .ryas
a busy place ,during the •eilosing years
of the last centary. Leather gloves
was one of the principal items of man-
ufacture at the Egntondv'ille tannery,
local women •being 'employed in their
,own homes to 110 the stitching.
,Atnrong his multiple activities he
'cu'rried oft a general store, was grillage
,postmaster, and agent for the G.'N.W.
Telegraph. i3e also' had a drug depart-
ment in his :general :store and was him-
'sel'f a 'qualified druggist, He owned a
wholseale liquor store and cider mill
where he manufactured wines and vin-
egar.
•But all these successful business ac-
tivities were not enough for this ver-
satile personality. On top of It'll this
he was one of the foremost chess
:player, of his day. He took on all
comers, even playing a game over the
telegraph with a man in Montreall
which took three weeks. He .went to
Montreal and ,defeated the visiting
,American chess players so thoroughly
that he was sent by the chess club to
Great Britain and Lreland, where he
met and defeated old country chess
players and chalttpions from different
European countries. ']'hese games
created considerable stir among chess
players of the day. and were fully re -
.ported in The 1101ustrated London
]News.
Always an ardent imperialist, he was
a ,captain in the Canadian militia dur-
ing the Fenian ;Raid. He was ever on
the lookout to further the imperial
'connection, and lived to see his young-
est son reach the rank of Major in the
C. E. F. at the time of the Great War.
He was a strong and lifelong Conser-
vative, and at one lime carried on a
spirited,controversy by letter on the
abject of Annexation with Goldw n
Smith, another transplanted Irrishna'an
.with view's directly apposed to those
of George 'E. 1Jacksoo. IGoldwin Smith
was as strong a supporter of the prin-
ciple -of ` :annexation to the United
States as (George Jackson was unalter-
ably
tall'terally opposed to it, and their 'letters
,stake spicy reading on a sub'jec't to
w,hiclh the present Canadian seldom
gives a thought. But at Otte time the
word "annexation" could start a
heated argument in any gathse1'ing in
Ontario,
He a'Iso carried on a controversy
with 'Prof C. A. Chant of the 'Univer-
si'ty .of Toronto, now in change of the
observatory at Richmond Hill, •Oat the
relativity of beat and mkt. Prof, Chant
held the cooventiomal sti'entidic view
,that cold was nota force in ,itself, but
wan merely the absence of heat.
George !Jackson believed that cold was
a force, being the opposite of heat.
Many letters were exchanged on the
subject by these two veterans, and all
the 'honors raid not go to IProi. Chant.
'George Jackson had a powerful
weapon that stood 'hint in good stead
ail the days of his life; an able tongue
with a splendid command of the Eng-
lish Iangua:ge. 1 -ie seldom or Never
used profanity. He clidn't have to.
could make the t'hickestas'kinned indiv-
idual look arountl for a hiding ':lace
with a dozed' welll-'dh!oselt words, and
even his grown sons walked softly
when George '1‘:, feel:son was on the
war pati'. Impertinent people simply
were not im'pertin'ent with the post-
master at Egm•ondvi'l]e.
He was a school ,trustee 1)1 Egniond-
viile :school .for over 44) years, and his
interest in the progress :of the pupils
was intense and continuous,
He 'lived to see the 'A'llied cause, to
which he was devoted, iritunt•phant,
dying in .April, 11191119, at the age of 85.
DUBLIN
{r. John McGrath shipped a fine
car load of hones to Quebec on Wed-
nesday 'last,
Miss LA tin 'Ryan spent the week-eud
in Gotlerich at. the :home of her sister,
Mfrs. John .E vans.
Mr. and Mrs. ''.Pat Jordan .were visi-
tors at the home of Mrs. John Jordan
Sunday last.
Miss Nora MdGrath of Rican spent
the week -end art her home ie •DuBliu.
HURON NEWS
Late Arthdr Cantelon, Clinton
'In the passing of Arthur ,Cantelon
Thursday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. George T. Jenkins at Clin-
ton, in his +82.nd year, the Clinton
community has lost a well known and
highly respected Citizen, many years
resident there, Death was due to a
bronchial :condition, 'He was horn in
Goderirh Township March 116 , 11855,
and was a .,on of She ,late Mir. and
Mrs. !,Adam Cantelon, the attended
the public school of 'his home .section
and as a young ratan engaged in the
occupation of stone mason and 'brick-
layer. In !November, 1882 he married
3fary Jun or wiio survives. They made
t'ite'r ample in Clinton where they had
since resided. c'\rthnr Cantelon was
111 enthusiastic 1Orangemam, was a
past plaster of Murphy Lodge, •L:O.L,
No, 7110, Clinton, and the funeral was
held tinder auspices of that order on
'Saturday 'from the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. T. ,Jen'kin•s, Isaac street.
Mor. Cantelon always took a 'keen in-
terest in community affairs. 'He was
a staunch Conservative in politics and
in religion. was (:Presbyteri'an and 'later
of the 'United' Church. . here survive,
beside his widow, two 'brothers, Adam
in the Caitedian \Vest; iJ:ohn, London;
one sister, Mrs, 'Edw. (Moody, Toron-
to; one daughter, 'Mas. G. T. Jenkins,
Clinton; one grandson. Reginald Jen-
kins.
Exeter's Sixth Rink
-
While the finishing touches are be-
ing aieen to the interior of !Exeter's
Municipal Arena, the mild weather
experienced the past fortnight has
•caused repealed delays in obtaining a
sheet of ice for several hundred young
people anxious to try the skate's San-
ta brought or to wear that new ski
suit, It collies as a .matter of surprise
to 'many of greater age to 'learn that
the new rink is Exeter's sixth, says
E. 3, \\'ethey. The first was the old
fashioned open 'kind and, was -oper-
ated upwards of sixty years ago rby
lames Weekes and ;Samuel 'Street on
the site of the present Exeter town
hall on 'property 'belonging to the late
Janes N'. Howard. Some of the older
male residents confess 'havring in their
youth skated in the tild dr'il'l hall sit-
uated on the property now known as
the fah' grounds. Ft seems to have
'leen leased by several tenants whose
names are mot available, ,About fifty
years ago, the late Ri'char'd Davis, fa-
ther 'of Richard Davits of Exeter, er-
ected a building. on Union street, the
entrance being near where• the resid-
ence of IR, N. Creech now stands, l.is
west side wan behind most of 01e
business ')'lock in w'h'en the poat of-
fice is situated, ;Roller skates were
Cued in the .summer and in the winter
sawdust was placed on the 'hoards and
a .stnrfece 'ref ice w'as made for skating.
11 ran .for some years and '3,fr. Davis
conducted a blacksmith shop near
where 'Tcnejnair's hardware has its lo-
cation. The late Neter Ba•welen, about
thirty years age, had .the fourth rink.
i1 We tri Laugdtalil street some dist-
ance from Main street and about op-
posite the residence of Fred Brock.
His son Ted B'awden, well known
resident, conducted' it during the last
year.'Al this rink provision was made
Inc curling. The next year William
Leavitt erected the (Dome Rink on
Miran Street, taboot this time the wat-
erworks system wets installed•. Here
hockey continued to flourish. 1 t was
nn this rink that Babe Siebert, well-
known professional, played Inc the
famous Exeter -%ruin team. 114. Mar -
5110., then playing for the Stratford
team, was one of his opponents, The
rink was used Inc about twenty years.
J. '14. •Cochrane, son-in-law of Mlr.
Leavitt, managing' in the later years.
.A few years ago the .metal sh'•uctnre
collapsed and Was repaired. The re-
pairs were, however, only temporary.'
and after a second collapse, it was
torn down.
South Huron Plowmen -
The annual meeting of the, South
1lttr, n Ii'tiownten's Association was
held in the Town 'Hall on Saturday
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last„ 4\'lm. Welsh, president: occup-
ied the chair, W. Shapton was ap-
pointed secretary for the meeting.
Mir. T. McLeod, •agricud•turail repres-
entative. was present and addressed
the meeting in reference to a °home
plowing competition. 'A motion was
passed r'ecotmmeading that the in-
coming Officers conduct a 'home plow-
ing competition as outlined by s Oda.
McLeod. The trea'surer's report Was
rear) and adopted. Me 3, T. AilJi eon
was appointed to Lite chair for the el-
ection of ,cf,ticers which r•estflted as
follows: Pres., •Roland 1\rillam:s; vice-'
pre.:,, A. J. Pecrhele; secretary, Gord-
on McDonald; treas., imam S!hapton;
directors Inc Illabanne, ,J. 7'. ,Alison,.
Percy .Passmore, Alvin Passmore,
Wm. Welsh, \\/m. Quinn, Harold:
Jeffery, Archie Morgan, Ward 1-Iern;
directors for -Step' en, .E. '9. S:hapten
and 'Wtitlfred Shipton with power .to
add; for Hay, Nelson S'tatnlake. Cecil
Rowe, with power to add; for ,Exeter,
W. 1). Sanders; for Hensel], John
Passmore.-41:1eeber 1lfines-d' clv'ocate,
Born in Tuekersinith-
\Word has 1)5511 received 'of the
death of '3,1rs. ,John 'Crowe, of ,Blaine
Lake, Salle, who passed away Janu-
ary 5111 to her seventy-fifth year.
31rs, •Crowe, whose maiden name
was ,Katharine ,11•dKCirnnort, was the
daughter .of the 'late Mr. ttn•d wars,
John \4c'I<inuon, She was born in
Ta•ckersmi'th and at the age of twelve
revived to;Cuiross, d;ifty years ago she
married ;Jan Crowe, who survives
her. Site resided in Ctnhoss until
twernty-eight years ago, when sh•r,
with Err hush,' ad and family, moved
to the Blaine Lake district, where .she
had since resided, Left to mourn her
loss, hesitles her liusban'd, are live
daughters and one son: Rev'. Mother
Katharine, of Vancouver, ;B.C.; Sister
Dorothy, of N. Battletord, 'Sask.;
Mrs. 'Tdrarry ,H'uglies, of Leask, Sask.:
alra. 'Victor liourgeault, of Blaine,
Sa.3e,; Mrs. 1,1. Clark, of Marcel':!,
Sask., and J'ohci. •af .Blaine Lake,
Sask.; also four brothers and seven
sisters: Angus, Hugh, Ales, and John
\felt{inuon of Turn berry; Mrs. P,
Austin and \ir•, J. O'Connor, of !Ash-
field Mrs, ,J. Lan IMO, of Toronto;
M•11,, IP. :1C,iil!galloli, of ;St, Marys; Miss
'Annie 'ivfeKinnon, 'Mrs. G. Skein and
Stirs. S'prea'1, ni 'I'urnherry. (Deceased
was a devout member of St. A'ndrew's
R.C. Church, Blaine Lake, 'task. --Gvl-
decich Signal.
Heavy Truck Ditched--
A
itched.-A heavy truck, owned 'by Joseph
Allaire, Gotlerich Salt Company 5111-
ployee, was ba'dl'y damaged on Satur-
day when it left the roar.' between
Stratford and Mitchell, ran into the
ditch :arid snapped off a heavy tele-
graph 'pole. The radiator :grill was
bnolcen, the bumper bent, a fender
crumpled and two tires were damag-
ed, one ,blowing out :and ,the other be-
ing punctured. The driver of the
truck, Donald 31ac'Kay, and his fellow
worker, 'K 3) lrisot, were un'hnrt. l
-l''he accident happened when the men
were returning with the empty truck i
from Georgetown.-,'G'atleric'h 'Star.
Mrs. R. C. 'Hays Injured -
•M rs. '19, C. I -lay s of .Godericlt suffer -
eel a broken left aria last Week when'
site fell on the ice at Jewell's pond.
Mors. Hays was enjoying a skating
party when the acckleut occurred. I
Superintendent Dies-
,Jinllow•ing an illness of two weeks'
duration. •C'hristopher 'Johnston, sltp-
e•rintentlen,t at the plant of the Goder-
fell !Salt Company, passed away'at his
home i•1 G'Merit:la \Jr.;Joh ns'tot, Who
It a the son of the late Mfr. tensa Mrs,
Robert Johnston, was 'born in .Mili-
irr, ,il: ')tit came to G'oderi•ch with his
parents as a child. 'fife was employed
at :tate ;Doty (Engine Works and the
'Goclericlt Knitting Company in re-
sponsible positions. Thirteen tears
ago be entered the employ of the Go-
,krich Salt Company as engineer and
ubsectuently as superb) ten dent,'
Frank Oliver Has Government post -
Crank Oliver, ,for the past three
years a milk inspector in charge of
the receiving room and testing of
milk at the Borden plant here, has
severed his co,nectioti there, a•ncl has
been taken on the staff of the Dom-
inion government as a milk inspec-
tor.
lir. Oliver came here three years
ago from Utica, N. V. He is a Cana-
dian by bdlah, ,being a native of Brus-
sels in 'Huron county. He has many
friends 'here who will wish hint every
Ce SS in his new flel•cl of .labor. MMm.
•Oliver started on his new thrties at the
)•!'mica Stock farm on Tuesday. -In-
gersoll Tribune.
"1 wish you would cone home,
hubby; '1 think :the baby has swallow-
ed .ray pencil."
"I'll he right over, dear. To the
meantime what are yoir doimg?"
"Using any fountain pen."
Little Dorothy: "'There was a
strange plan called to see you to-
day "
Father: "Did ire have a bill "
Dorothy; "Nb, papa; he .lust had a
plain, 'ordinary nose,"
Want and For Sale ads., 1 week 25e.
COUNTY COUNCIL
(Continued from Page Two)
was receiving a 'salary equivalent to
$2.000. Salaries paid air. and Mr's. Ja-
cobs are $700' each, Bowman, Arch-
ibald and \\':,J. 'Stewart .defended the
recotttrit.eodatiatr rot 'the committee of
which 'the'y were members by point-
ing out the saving to the county the
official .had a'ccom'plished in hog •pro-
clue.tiom and 151 tete settling of estates
of Old Age Pensioners dor which ex-
tra use of •the -manager's car had in-
volved expenses to hint, The .clause
in. the report finally carried.
In giving his report In•speotor Gov-
enlock included the hog account from
fan. 1, 10316 to 1i)ec.311,_1936 as 'fo'l'lows:
January I, 11936 to D'ece'piber 31a,
1936 -Receipts from sale of hogs,
$5J26().315; v,alltar of hogs 'CM hand, 'Jan -
wary I', '11936, 3(1508.00: cost of .hogs
purchased ,396!60-42,:9:04.10; less
value of 'hogs 011 hand, D'ce,31b, ;11936---
1614 hogs, $1640,00; gross ;profit for 12
months, $3,004,:75; .valise of feed on
ha'ild ('market) (jsen'u'ary 11,,, 11236 '3$1344,-
80; feed purchased $8i7i3188-41,21118.6'8;
less feed on hand, December31, 19;3'6, 1,
$36100; aret cosi of feed "1.516438; paid
for huttermitic, :&31416:79; paid for shop-
ping, 11+8129517; fess. allowance 2]) 'per
cent, '$1681--$6.06; paid for weterin-,
ary ,services, $3; paid for stock food,
$,1ilo.180; paid for trucking aid expen-
ses $980; sundries 60c. feed for pigs
(allowing for :costs)f;]y1s93,-
43; net profit for 112 •11011'01S, ending
Dec. 311, 1936, $111;41111.32,
..f. Mh Gavenioelc, inspector.
Motions
Archibald -1j. H, Scott --'('hat Rev.
Canon-tppiey'ard be the cbuanty rep-
resentative on the Board of the Sea-
ford! Collegia'te Institute for .the eom-
ing year. ,Carried,
\\r, To,ene•:.A'rn,etrong--That the
Department cif Highways reconsider
Clause 7 of Bylaw No. 20 in '119315
with the object of taking over road
from No. 8 Highway to No, 9 county
road in the Township of Hay. Good
Roads Committee.
31ctgridge-W, J. Stewart -That the
County Road on .the '110th and 1111ith
cots in the 'Township of I•H'tellett
tennanating at Landes'boro be contin-
ued west to t'he Base ,Line and thence
through the Township of Colborne
via Ball's 13'ridge along con. 2 through
Benmdlier to Sal.tford.-'Gaol Roads.
3ingridge-W. 3. 'Ste lvar•t- chat the
road from Taylor's stare south ant]
:west in the village of 'Manchester to
the ,J3ase Line he taken over by the
comity. 'Good Roads.
3)ogridge-;J. H. Scott -'('hat a
grant of '3.5 be given to each library
in the 50111113', same as last year, 'Ex-
ccutire.
J. 'H. Scott -Cardiff - That the
Cott113' Comteii of Huron County re-
tain the present aite.rnate system of
po')iti.ca1 aMil iaBoos lint ,the selection
of a warden or the county, but that
in the future the whole council have
a cots, in the selection of the head of-
ficial of the county. Legislative.
'1.119. Srott4..55. Bryans-That Ro-1
beak 'Turner, Reeve of Gtoderich, fit
appointed to the 'Board Of the Alex-
andra ,\larin•e anal. General 'Hospital
as representative of the County of
Huron. Oat -tied.
'Richard Johnston-'Fsrayne-+That we
ask the county to take over the 9th
concession .of Ashfield connecting the
County Road on 'the 9th con. of \\"a-
w•anosh and the Blue \\'iter ITiigh-
way, Gond 'Roads.
MGclNall4Sthaddick-That a resolu-
tion 'be forwarded to the !Government
;1t Queen's Parle requesting a contin-
uance of records of Old ''Age Wen-
cion accc,nnts at the office of the!
county clerk, and that the govern-
ment also give consideration to the
(location of maintaining a similar re-
cord rrd 1 egarrling- 110thcr.:' Allowances.
Carried.
R. Turner-\ic\all--That the opin-
ion n1 the 1'onncil members he given
in respect to the constructing Of lav,
atones in .the basement of the Corirt
llntlse. -'Pnaperty rConnilnittee,
'R. Turner-Lnvel'l--1Tihatt the thanks
of .the numbers of Huron Coutly
Col eel] be extended to the (Rev, .A, C.
Calder and Rev. D. T. Lane Inc be-
ing present and to the latter for of-
fering prayers. Carried.
T ow nnan 1\'ihnn--That' we grant
the Central conservation Conim•ittee-
$25 to he u55t1 for education purposes
lith regard to refo•estration, l xeau-
tirt',
ilMw•'ma t-,",tchia -'('hat the as-
1,sriee
oar treasurer to p•urnhase a
',111 pnl•111 typeseritsr for 'cllerllle pro
t5elinn as authorized by non auditor..
_. Property.
Hltttaans- \ ;Vas t colt 'I'Itat the
thanks .of the members of the"Hur-
nn Comity .Council be extended to
His Honor ;lodge Costello for adniin-
1sterilig t'i'e oath of office to the new
warden. Caeri d.
Hucicins-Tiowinan:- "'That a grant of
$20' he ntarle for planting and upkeep
of flower 'keds arouncl, the Court
House for 19317. Executive,
Fea.Tan-Frayne--'('hat Melvin Tyn-
dall he appointed to the Gotlerich
nllceiate .Board Inc 19317-35-39, to
taae the plare of J. J, Robertson, Car-
Lovell-,Tr'obert Turner -That the
1
county cleric, 'J, Al. Roberts, be a
Member of the annual audit for the
year 1,91317. Carried,
Bryan s-Bowman -')'hat ,the prop-
erty Committee give consideration to
the question of readjusting the offices
itt Cotist House in order that:
The judge'•s p'riw,ate office and
chambers may be side by side; the
sheriff's office aro] .theclerk of the
court o1'1355 may 'be side by side; the
•treasu'rer's and ekrle's offices side by
side, Property,
B'ryans-Loveil-That we recants
-
mend that our county :agricultura'i ,re-
presentatiye give his utmost attention
to combattiang, the warble Ifl3' menace;
also contagious abortion .which is pre-
valent and that this .county he asked'
to give a grant to aid in this work.
Executive.
Keyes-!P..W. Scott -That we grant
the usual grant of $500'. bo out' agri-
cultural office; also the $200 for jun-
ior extension work and $15 to :each.
school fair sender our repres'entative's
supervision. ;Executive.
9Daevitls•on-IP. W. Scott --That , this
county Council re'ques't the provincial
lriglrway department to 'continate lay-
ing pavenient from two :!mils south
of Beigrave to \Vinegham on 'NO.4
High'wa'y this year. Good (Roads,
M'a'whinn ey Lovell-Tlhet we give
a grant of $500 to 'the agricultural ;re-
presentative's ofifice at Clinton and
that 1$306 be granted to the junior ex-
tension, (Filed:
'S'cott-'Turner---T'hat all 'fall fair as-
sociation in Huron !County receive a
grant of i0100 each. )Executive.
,Davison-17rayne-That public -lib-
raries in Huron •Coum'ty be paid' a
grant of 1$215 each ,for 11(91317 and, that
all pu'b'ic 'libraries receiving county
,grants 'be requested to submit a state-
ment. IExecutin*e, •
.Council adjourned sat 5 o'clock to
meet a't tll(l o'clock on Thursday.
THUrRSDA'Y '
The .report of the !finance contnnit-
tee'fixing tine rate at 4 mills, a redac-
tion of 11194 mill's, was adopted by Hu-
ron 'C'ou'nty 'Council yesterday. (Owing'
to the province assuming the costs of
olid age pensions and 'mothers alilow-
ances, 'the sum .of 1315,000 will not
laa've lo be raised, and !$29,1000 had'
been paid off on 'the IPmovim.cia'l 'high-
ways account, making it that amount
less to be taken into account; a (total
of 1$64;00.
The 6(0'mi'lls .rate applies only to in
eorporated towns and villages. ';ler
townships -the rate will the 4 mills 'p'lus
t'he cost of secondary education •]bean
Will not be known until March.
This 1s ,the first year in the history
of the county that the budget has
been 'brought 'down a't the (January
session. ;Formerly it was given al-
ways at the June seas -ion. The rake,
was apportioned as 'follows.: .general
accouaot, 111515 mills; 'P'r'ovinciall 'higlh-
.w'1ays, 2315; County highways, ,11.70.
Estimate
The rate \VHS s'tru'ck on the follow-
ing estimates:
General account: administration of
justice, 117,0100; hospitals, :1212,10019;
menicipal government, 16,16613; Child-
ren's Aid Siociety, X104; grants'; $3,-
600;
l3,600; !jail, '$4,0001; ,county 1hoane, '$*,500;
iD, L. interest, 013,000; Lns,u'rance, heat
and telephone, '$8,1300; county prop-
erty, 02,010; registry •afifice, $,700'; au-
dit, $2510; ,corn !borer inspector, 13160;
new equipm'en't, 11213500; sundries,
412190; 'schools other than secondary.
$8,000; Overdraft 1Jian. 1, 191317 $8420;
reserve for tmdrares•eet expenditure
of council, '$3,1600; total, $94,9120 fess
estimated revenue of '$9,900; 1151 ex-
penditure, '$86,02.0.
Dr. 'J. Mf, 'Field, retiring public
school inspector, reviewed changes
and improvements made daring the
time since his appointment in '1191111' to
the •present, a period of 26 tears,
"The time has passed swiftly -too
swiftly -but pleasantly," •said Dr,
Field. At the time 'of :Els ap'paint-
ment, teachers were poorly certifica-
ted, of the ninety rnral schools only
one had a 'teacher with a first class
certificate. The West was taking qual-
ified teachers as fast as Normal
Schools could; p.rodauce thenal leading
the government to restrict certificates
to the .province. . Salaries began, to in
•crease about '191.'0. Grants were small •
in 11101; s:c31oo'l acconn'nuodations have
'been vastly i'mpro'ved.,
".Much progress has been made in
the art of teadmng. :Aritbine'tic used'
to occupy a cpuarter of the child's
time, kept 'hrtsy .wi'th'pro'blems •too•-
adva.nce.d for his age," 'Dr. !Fietlal con-
tinued. \\'le are still 'behind- tite other
provinces in !toting the futility of
sucli a .waste of time and the nieces
sity of .tusing such time on other and
more valuable subjects. The time for
grammar Inas been set in two. We
were slow in realiz'i'ng ,that correct
speech is not aclgarired by ''earning
rules," History and geography are
taught more interestingly, and ,much
advanec has.'hent, made, in the teach-
ing of music. Mut the .greatest c eange
in the system has 'beet.made in the
elimination of examlniations,
Vote of Appreciation
•'Dr. Field was accorded a ,tmani
na:ous'vote. of appreciation for 151s long
aril devoted services and the .best
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