HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-02-11, Page 2PAGE TWO.
INSPECTOR BEACOM'S RE-
PORT ON SCHOOLS
The tfolleawiag report by Sehool 1n-
spector'h:. C. Beacom, on the +drop;s
of West -Huron, was submitted at t1i
recent 'Meeting of the county colon -U.:
•Gentlemen; -1 beg tosubmit the
following annual 'report for your in-
Toentation, cot -teeming the condition
of the schools Vcom'prising the inspec-
torate of West 'Huron, for the year
'Liinder section Nei of the 'Public
School Act as amended in I119I2-3, pto-
visinu k made that any rural school
may be closed .hy the Minister of Ed-
ucation when the uuunher of children
in the section 'betvieen the ages of
five and !fourteen k Its than eight for
two consecutive year,. Action was
taken •ht the Department of •Edina
tion in chi, connection during the 1 t t
year and a considerable lumber . of
small schools throughout the 'Prof: -
ince have 'hcen closed While the
ratephyers in oto t cases object to
their schools hunt, closed. it should
be realized that the pupils iii such
schools are not receiving :in educa-
tion comparable to pupils in larger
schools, and even the 'beat teachers
cannot make school work interesting
under such conditions. The financial
slaving from closing a .chorrl is also
a very important 'factor. \\'hen a
school is closed, the pupils must be
transported to another school and any
fees charged for their tuition paid by
their own section.
During the .year one school in this
'district, S.S. No. 115, \Vest \\•acv ttosh
AIDonnyhrookl was closed. As there
would have loom only two pupils in
attendance, the trustee board con-
cerned realized the necessity for clos-
ing the school and the pupils are be-
ing accommodated iu a neighboring
school, There are very few schools it
this inspectorate that are likely to be
closed on this account, but in a few
instances it would seen! that -the de-
creasing attendance may require such
action in the near 'Suture.
There are now as rural' and 4 ur-
ban schools in operation fa the inspec-
torate, in which EN teachers are em-
ployed, 11110 •teachers in 'rural and L4
in the urban schools. 'Some i7t teach-
ers hold !first-class certificates, the
'same number pra'ctica'lly as last year.
I .presume it is generally known ,that
second-class certificates are no longer
issued and that in order to attend
Normal School students roust have
upper school standing •from the see-
oitdary schools.
Some eighteen new teachers secur-
ed :positions in the district :dosing the
year. It is of interest to note that a
number of these are teachers who had
been una'b'le to secure s'chools for one,
two and in some ,cases, even three
years. This is an indication of the
fact ,that the surplus of teachers which
has existed for some years i, begin-
ning to show a substantial decrease.
This will be even more pronounced
next year, as this year's enrolment in
the 'Normal Schools throughout the
Province only one-half what it was
a few years ago. It is my opinion that
within two year, the present surplus
of teachers will he entirely absorbed
and that even a shortage may he evid-
ent.
The average salary paid in the rural
schools •for the current school year
shows an increase for the first time
in six years, being IStiA2 as compared
with 0114 last year. While .the in -
Crease is small, it represents an im-
provement in conditions that is evid-
ent in industry generally. lit is of in-
terest to note that only twelve teach-
ers are receiving this salary last year,
Of the twelve teachers at the 'above
salary, all hut one are •new teachers,
'Practically all boards realize, I 'be-
lieve, that 141500 is too low a salary to
be paid, but as almost all new teach-
er, apply for schools at this salary
hoards ,cannot he greatly'blamed for
,accepting the sere -ices of these teach-
ers at their own valuation.
The total -number of pupils enrolled
in the schools ,during the last school
year was 13,41.37, as compared with
3,41410 (for the former year. This in-
cludes .pupils who •were not in the
schools far the full year, :and there •are
aiwtays many transfers from school to
school in the course of a year. A truer
indication of the !number of pupils in
the schools is the enrolment on the
:last school .day of May, which was
34194 last year and represents a de-
crease of 419 aver the former year. The
total enrolment in the schools, .how-
ever shows little marked variation
from year to year !at ,the present time.
The attendance during the year was
not maintained at the .high (level of
,former years, but dropped to ,88.121 per
cent. for :all' schools, as 'c'om'pared with
911'.,2 for the !former year. The de-
crease in attendance efficiency may be
largely accounted. For 'by the severe
winter, Wh,iicch made it'difficult for the
pupils fn the rural ,schools to attend
with any degree of regularity during
the months of J!anu'ary and 'February,
'Many schools were closed for several
days during these two months, as it
was .quite impossible for many of the
p.itpils to reach school an a .number nt
occatsions. AS all (pupils in a school
are counted absent when a .school is
•
closed one a legal school day. it ,rid
be apparent that such conditions have
a serious e tel the ttercetitI,' of
regularity :attained. Exeter si'to.4
with an attendance of 011 per cent.
'.ed this year tnnong the urban schools,
while As'Irlield township .with' 9013per
cent. had again the best. atteudttuce of
ill townships in the district. It has
been. conte years :sitter any township
has excelled'.\shlield. in the reguharity
With Which the pupil:: attend.
It should im realized by all trustee
,boards that they have no authority to
their schools on legal school
days, but that on the contrary it is
their duty to see that the school is
open on all proper clays. In the }cast,
rural schools have 'frequently been
closed- for a intinher of clays, espe ,al-
ly it the i t ul tr teacher be ill Trus-
tee hoards have been edti+ed several
tions this Year of their duty in chi'
connection and considerable improve-
ment in this' regard' has been hots u
during the autumn term
The iegisl !tire :rant were Paid
this year u •on the same basis as during
the last two }earn, with a general re-
duction of tett per cent in all grants
as compared ,with fifteen per cent,
last year, It was anticipated that a
new 'system of grants would -br put
into effect this year, as such was att-
uotan'ced by the Department of Eclu-
ration in April 'last, and circulars set-
ting forth these grants were distribut-
ed to the 'schools. It w.ts found, how-
eee that to put the new system. into
effect would entail ,a general reduc-
tion or some twenty or twenty -live
per cent; in all grants, so the- grants
were paid On ties former (basis for
this year. The total generel 1egisla-
tiie and count!- grants paid to all
schools in the district this year was
116 Y a,5 t41, an increase of some 111241)
over last year. The ,grant paid by the
county on news equipment provickd
and improvements made in school
property amounted to $1;5S4.52 this
amount !being $21715 less than the form-
er year. Its addition to the general
grants, many boards shared in the
special .grants given for .fifth classes
or where agriculture, music, house-
hold science and manual training•were
taught in the .school. Formerly grants
were paid to -all teachers where spe-
cial subjects such as agriculture,
household science and manual train-
ing .were taught. These grants are
now paid only when the teacher holds
a certificate of special qualification in
the subject,
A •,cleciderl increase in tete number
of schools where instruction in vocal
music- is being given •by a special ntit-
sic teacher has occurred this year.
:Many schools in the southern part iti
the county. in the townships of Steph-
en and Usborne particularly, 'have hart
this work carried on for as long as
ten or twelve years in some cases, anti
it is considered an essential feature of
their schools. ,As few- teachers are able
to teach this subject adequately, and
as all pupil: •should have an opportun-
ity to learn to sing well whets- attend-
ing school, they value of .this speirtl in-
struction will be readily realized,
,Grants of one -hall the cost of the sal-
ary of the music teacher are- paid to
rural school .hoiirtls cttrryin:,i on this
work and the net cost to the section
is note more than $1I) to $25 a year in,
all cases.d do not know of any way in
which more value ran be derived by
the pupils for a small outlay and
-trust that more and -more schools will
introduce this work, Datring tike pres-
ent school year, in more than twenty
classrooms, this instruction has been
inaugurated, an indication that its val-
ue is becoming increasingly apparent:
\\'itli few exceptions, the school
property throughout the district has
heed kept in a good :state of repair,
and many improvements have been
tuade. One school, S.S. iNo: 12, Ash-
field, was completely remodelled and
put in creditable condition. Attention
has been given to the sanitary coali-
tions at many schools, and new inside
toilets were installed in eight schools
this year. to all this type of conven-
ience is note ,provident at some alt Mitr-
al .schools in the inspectorate. almost
one-half of all such schools. It should
be realized that the outdoor closet is
most unsatisfactory and that approved
sanitary systuns should he installed
in all ,schools in .the near future. Sonic.
improvement in the ,conditint of
sclsool grounds Inas occurred during
the year, but in too many .cases ,little
interest in making the grounds attrac-
tive, by planting flowers and shrubs.
is .shown, 1 would, as last year, targe
that this •matter .receive greater 'at-
tention.
e the results of the high school en-
trance examination were particularly
good this year. There were 1316 •can-
didaies, of whom ;186 or in excess ,nf
90 per cent. 'were successiud, This
the ,first time. that this percentage of
successful candidates has 'peen at-
tained and is an indication of the oa•p-
able instruction- 'being given in the
schools by host teachers.
As .formerly, .massy pupils were
"'warded high schol'1 entrance ce,,tlli-
cates on their year's work. East year
11115 •pupil. secured standing in this
way, helot, aA per dent of the total
Mother of successful .c.artrliclates, For
the present school yr;cr, some changes
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937
Compared to the gio!s'otine
you have
been using .,
dad you
get:,..
(1) guitker
Starting? 7 J`,,
YES
(2) faster pickup?
80 (3) more Is
power
An hills? 9 F5
(4) better a/I-around
perfor 1
mance? t
1214 motorists in 14 U. S. cities tested a "mystery"
gasoline. 95% of them proved that it gave better
performance than the gasoline they had been using,
Vail "rngrey gas" was Blue Sunoco.
LETTER FROM E. W. SAYBPe opeco.
A YeCognizad authority p4
This is to certify that we have supervised
the filling of'the drums of gasoline for
these tests, and sealed them with tamper-
proof EW SCO seals. analyses
Furthermore, our laboratory ala
have proved that this gasoline was respect, ,
Blue Sunoco Motor Fuel in every
exceet for the blue coloring, which was
omitted to avoid identification by motorists
king part in the tests. Coloring, however,
Baas not affect the performance of the
gasoline in any 'Nay.
LETTER FROM ROSS FEDERAL
RESEARCH CORPORATION
A nationally known organization
We witnessedthe sealing of gasoline drums
and shipped these drums to
fl the refinery in fourteen cities, Our
Russ Federal men
ve
of Blue Sunoco, minus its
representatives broke the seals, an 9a
ten gallons blue color, to approximately
motorists in each of these
identifying !hear
one hundred pumping out the gas in
cities, first pump
tanks,
• these same representatives called `he
ir
unbiased answers. n
Later, ourrmotorists and obtained
We tabulated the re-
ports, and certify to the correctness of the
figures in this advertisement'
i
W, A. Wright,
Seaforth;
Truth in gasoline advertising!, , Fact, instead
of claims!—is what Blue Sunoco brings you
in the most complete, the most daring test
ever devised for any gasoline!
HOW THIS TEST WAS MADE
We employed the services of the Ross
Federal Research Corp.—an entirely inde-
pendent, fact-finding organization. Un-
known even to our own employees, this or-
ganization sent its men our into the high-
ways and byways of fourteen cities—large
and small in eastern United States,
WE LEFT THE BLUE OUT OF
BLUE SUNOCO
This was to prevent identification. Other-
wise, this gasoline was regular Blue Sunoco
and the certificate to .the left, made by an
independent testing laboratory, proves it.
WHO TOOK PART IN THIS TEST?
More than twelve hundred motorists—
people like yourself; work.
men and clerks, housewives
and doctors, business ex-
ecutives and others, were
asked to try this "mystery"
gasoline.
They came from all walks
of life, in all makes of cars.
The gasoline was drained
from their tanks and replaced with ten
gallons of chis "mystery" gasoline. Then
they went out to test it. Later, they were
asked for their hottest, candid opin ions. Isere
are the figures. The statements of those mo-
torists who were already using Blue Sunoco
have been omitted from the compilation.
BLUE SUNOCO WINS AGAINST 54
OTHER LEADING BRANDS OF
GASOLINE
In this remarkable test, Blue Sunacq was
compared with 54 other makes of gasoline
—extra -priced, regular -priced, cut -priced.
The 1214 motorists who took port in the
rest didn't know which gasoline they were
testing—don't know even yet, until that
read this report.
95 o OF THESE MOTORISTS PROVED
THE SUPIIRIORITY OF BLUE
SUNOCO IN ALL-AROUND PERFCYI1M1-
ANCE. THIS, BEYOND {➢I'IiSTION,
RANKS IT AS AN OUTSTANDING
MOTOR FUEL AT ANY PRICE.
Cornish & Dalrymple, W. Scott & Co., Brucefield; W.J. Hanley, Dublin
in the recommendation system have
been made which will result in even
muse pupils ,being exempted (front
writing the final high school entrance
examination. That such a condition is
desirable. I believe, will Ibe generally
'agreed, as emphasis is thins placed on
sustained effort throughout the ,whole
year rather than on the .results of one
final examination.
1'Itae sante number of school ,fairs as
last year, namely those at (Grand
'Fend, 'Heusall, Carlow, '5t, Helen's
and Courrie's Corners, were field and
were quite on a parity with former
years. iA few additional schools part-
icipated this year, tort many trustee
boards still hold aloof from the move-
ment, and deprive the children in (heir
schools of the most valuable experi-
ence. The school ,fair at !Carlow was
especially good this year, showing a
marked improvement in all depart-
ments over the former year. The final
school .fair competitions for the coun-
ty were held in Clinton at the 'begin-
ning of November and an interesting
and 1prafitaible afternoon's entertain-
ment was 'provided.
The teachers' 'convention was
held this year -on 'October ISO and I9ih
in Victoria school, 1Goderich, !with alt
teachers in attendance. Special speak-
ers at the convention were Dr. Liddy
of Western !University and .Mr. Roy
Fenwick, 'Provincial supervisor of mu-
sic, who gave excellent addresses. A
display of ,pupils' work was aiso a fea-
ture of the convention. Interesting and.
helpful discussions of method s artcl
devices in the various 'sc'hool subjects
took place, and 1 !believe -.the teachers
returned to their schools with new
ideas and ideals to be put into :prac-
tice in their classrooms.
While all the features .of the year's
work in the schools hake. not been
dealt With, the foregoing will, •I trust,
give an indication of the s:u,bstah#ills
progress that has been made during
the year. It is confidently anticipated
that similar progress trill !nark the
present year, to ,taltictt end the active
co-operation of the metubers of the
county council, trustee 'boards, and
all those interested in the welfare of
the children in our schools is solicited.
HURON NEWS
Has Relatives at Mitchell.—
'In the first list of honors by King
George CI, Lord )Greenwood, the for-
mer Sir Hamar (Greenwood, with a
viscountcy heads the 'list of peers,
baronets and knights appearing in the
deferred New Years honors, He is the
otly'Canadia!t and for long years has
been a resident of the IUtutecl King -
dant, Lord iGreenwood is a native of
\Whitby, IOut, Mr. 'Wit, Stoneman's
mother the late Mrs. games Fuller of
Mitchell was a cousin of Lord Green-
wood.
Waited Nine 'Weeks.—
Mrs. iRey Miller and two daught-
ers. who left Mitchell nine weeks sego
after spending several months with
her :parents, Mr. and Mrs. IGeo. ?Teet-
er, is still in 'Los Angeles awaiting tine
sailing of a .steamship to her 'home in
Australia, `During this time no boats
have 'left either .Los Angeles or San
'Francisco for other countries due to
strikes, .so Mrs, Miller is residing with
relatives in the 'former city. Speaking;
to her ,father, Retells us that when he
and Mrs. IPrueter were visiting in ,Air-
tralia a few years ago they booked
passage a months earlier than they. tta•d::
intended as a similar strike was .pend-
ing in that country. Mr. Miller, who
travels extensively and expected his
family with trim in Aaustralia for
Christmas has •been ahke to ,leave that
country on his ,business trips, 110
strides now 'being prevalent lit Aus-
tralia,--Mitchelll Advocate:
Elected Chairman.—
At a recent inaugural meeting of
the Wingham !Public School Board,
Trustee W. IF. Bairanian was chosen
chairman.
"Tree Trimmed ,Itself.—
Harold Stansbury and George Camp-
bell were cutting ,wood in 1'. R. Jen-
kins' woods out the .Huron Road the
other day. 'They cut ,dotctt a large
sized 'beech tree which, in falling,
cracked off every one of its limbs and
lav, a straight log, about 'fifty feet
in length, without the need of being
tritnnted of a single limb. Mr. Jen -
&ins says ,he never ,saw a like 'itappen-
ing.—Clinton News -Record.
The Late S: Johns.—
Mr. Silas Jbhns, a life-long resi-
dent of IUs'borne township, died on
Wednesday morning at the home of
itis daughter. Ivfrs, P3lbus, of Chisel-
hurst, A short funeral service will be
held at the home Friday afternoon fol-
lowe.d 'by service int ,Elitnville •United
Church at 3 p,tn, .
Died in the West.
Mn. W. J. Tough of tRattenbury
street, Clinton has received word
front (D'tike, Sask., of .the death of Isis
'brothel in-la,w, Mr. John Davidson,
front ',flu, followed by pneumonia. 'Be-
fore going west Mr. Davidson con-
ducted a blacksmith ,business in• .Blake
for some years, about fortyyears ago.
From ,Blake he moved to Wroxeter,
[Galt and Teviotdete, !Ont., then to
Saskatchewan where he took up °land
and farming and ,blacksntithiitg. -De-
ceased had been ailing for some time
and passed away at his 'home iu Sask
atchewan on Wednesday last: leaving
to mourn his loss his widow, Formerly
Miss Elsie Tough, youngest daughter
of the late Mr, and Mrs. Tit od tit
children. The departed was in his six-
ty-ninth year.
CANADA 1937
The Dominion Bureau of Statistic's
announces the publication of the 19137
edition of the Official Handbook of
Canada.
The 'Handbook covers the ,preseot
situation in the Dominion .from ;Atlan-
tic to 'Pacific. the weight of emphasis.
being placed on those aspects which
are currently of most importance. Ala
phases of the country's economic or-
ganization are dealt with, and statis-
tics are brought up to the latest pos•
sible moment. The text is accompan-
ied -by a wealth- of ,pertinent illustrat-
ive matter, which adds to the interest
-of the subjects treated.
The text and page illustrations are
printed lit tone and there are -two pho-
togravure inserts one of which, ,the
frontispiece, is a reproduction of an
official photograph of !King 'George
VI together with the texts of the
Proclamation of his accession to the
Throne and the Prime 'Minister's
Message on behalf of the people of
Canada: the other insert is illustrative
of Canada's export trade, a branch of
our economy which has shown such
splendid progress during the past
year,
'The price of the publication is 215
scents per copy, which charge covers
merely the cost of .,paper and actuals
press work. A special price conces-
sion has `been authorized in the case
of teachers, lbotta 'fide students, and
ministers of ,religion, since :past exper-
ience has shown that considerable use
has been made of this publication for
eductttiottat purpose, and it is the ,pol-
icy of the Minister to encourage -:such
use. To such individuals, therefore,
the price is set at 1110 cents for ,one
copy. Postage stamps are not a'ccept-
a'ble, and applications mast ,be accotn-
•paniecl by a postal ,mote or by the ap-
propriate coin enclosed 'between. two
squares of thin cardboard gummed
together at the edges. Ap.plicatiotts
should be addressed to., the Ring's
Printer, (Government Printing ,Bur-
eau, Ottawa, 'Canada, and since the
of Stanley Township, and two ctaugh- supply is strictly limited i
tsrs,- both married and locate'. near d for aoth the
211)1 -cent and LU tent classes, early asp-.
their parents' boort, also ten ;grand- thcatinn is sugge3ted.