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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-06-22, Page 3THURSDAY, JUNK 2Z 'i954 nnual Agriculture deport of Seaforth High School The following is the annual Agri- cultural report submitted to the Sea - forth District 'high School. Board by Mr. L, B. Morrison. The Board deeir- ed that the achievements of the school in connection with agriculture be made known to the public. The following is the annual report to the Board re Agriculture and Ag- ricultural Science. 1. Courses Offered In. Lower School all the boys in -Grades IX and X take Agriculture, There are 34 in grade IX and 21 in grade X. All students in grade IX to x.4 inclusive take Agricultural Science. The enrolment by grades is as fol. lows: Grade IX, boys 84; 4irls 42. Grade X, boys 51. Grade XI, boys 40. Grade XII, boys 25. ' Mr. Dobson has the Agricultural Science with Grade IX classes—boyo and girls. I have the other courses. 2. Out -OE -Door -Activities 'Cold Frame—This Year a cold frame was constructed by the boys in thqq shop under the supervision of Mr. Slattery. It has been used to good advantage in growing tomatoes, cabbages and plants of annual flow- ers. One box of plants has been given to each boy in grades IX and X. The small cold -frame that we had form- erly was also used. School Gardens—Last fall two ex- perimental xperimental plots were completed in co-operation with the Field Hus. bandry Department O.A.C., Guelph. 'Seven varieties of hybrid corn were in one of these plots and seven var- ieties of soy beans were in the other. This year a similar project is in pro- gress with field beans. Six plots have been planted, each containing one variety of clover and one plot contains a permanent pas- ture mixture, Three areas of 300 square feet each have been arranged for a crop rotation, A plot in the garden contains raspberries and strawberries. This year 10 dozen gladioli bulbs and many dahlias have been planted, It is hoped that as the perennials and bulbs multiply that some of these may be sent home with the students in the future. A perennial border which was .)garden d has been extended nWefhathe e been fortunate in •securing a lot of perennials from Mrs, Haugh of Brucefield, Ontario. Planting of shrubs and flowers about the school (building— Last Fall roots of iris and peonies were planted along the strip which is just north of the school building. In addition tulips were planted in this bed and also in a bed south of the sidewalk that leads to the boys''en- tranee. The shrubs that were north of the school were moved farther east this spring. The land that is located north of the school and which was formerly used for the school garden was cov- ered with about four or five ;inches of good top soil. Some of this soil was moved from the terrace when' the bulldozer mashers and 'some was ob- tained from the.north side of the five - acre field which was purchased by the Board. This part (formerly the school garden- has been sown with grass seed. During the month of March, Mr. Bert Cluff kindly donated to the school a large number of canna bulbs. Many of these were started in the Proclamation Under authority of By -Law #111 for the Town of Seaforth, no dogs shall be allowed to run at large in the Town of Seaforth from June 1st to Sept. lst, 1950 Any dogs so found running at large contrary to this By -Law shall be liable to be killed and the owner or harborer prosecuted Take Notice: —All complaints must be in written and specific form and the complainant prepared to appear as a witness in any charges made following their complaint J. E. Keating MAYOR TRE SFAFORTH NEWS school and have since been planted outdoors. Others have been given to the students to take home. Twenty-five tuberous begonias were purchased in the winter and were planted indoors. These plants will be placed along the west side of the school about the middle of June, 4. Care and Management of the School Poultry Flocks; 1n ,September 1949, ten roosters were purchased and kept in the fat- tening crate in the poultry building for almost three weeks, The profit from this •project was $2.85 Twenty pullets were obtained on Oct. 29th but due to the high coat of feed and the relatively low price of eggs we sold the birds on Dec. 15th.. Result—a loss of 23.75, 6. Incubation and brooding of Chicks: The new incubator that was pur- chased this year is much more satis- ;factory than the old machine that has been operated for some time. Ten dozen eggs were put in the incubator which was started on March 15th. During the incubation period eggs were broken open from time to time to show the students the various stages in the development of the em- bryo. (There was a 70 % hatch which was considered quite satisfactory for a school incubator. The young chicks were distributed to boys in Grade IX. The 'boys are raising the chickens as a project. One of the Grade IX students is raising 50 chickens in the school poultry building. 6. Weed control of the lawn: Last year the lawn was sprayed three times with :2.4-D weed killer. Th2 results have been good but we intend repeating the work this year as many weed seeds have no doubt blown from other places. 7. Inter -School Ploughing Compe- tition: In November Last year, an inter sohool ploughing competition was held with the following schools re- presented: 'Clinton, Palmerston and Seaforth. Arthur Bolton and John MoGavin from our school were win- ners in the senior class. The two Clinton Juniors won their class. This popular competition was held on the five acre tract north of the school. 8. Fruit Trees: denlive fruit trees have been planted along the east end of the school gar- , 3. Home Projects The three clubs—Girls' Garden Club, Baby Beef .Calf Club, the Tractor 'Club are quite popular. For- tunately there are many students who are in one or more of the clubs. Other popular projects are: a, Feeding and Management of Chicks to laying age. b. Remodelling the poultry house. c. Seeding a plot for permanent pasture. d. Improvement of Home Grounds. It seems quite definite that there will be a Swine Club locally this year. Mr. Dobson and myself plan to visit the homes of students to inspect the home projects. We have received a considerable amount of assistance in the project work from Mr. Gordon Bennett, Agricultural Representative and from his assistant, Mr. Fred Wil- son. ,I111T1111111,1,M111111111111 1 1111111111, 1 '.410111111111111111„1.1,11 ltu I F fi There is No Subs€€tut for GOD E 'UI E r T Nothing takes the place of up-to-date equipment for getting work done when it should be done . . , for catching -up with the job in late seasons ... for remov- ing the worry of the help problem ... for increasing production ... for keeping costs down and leaving more margin for profit. Good equipment pays in many ways. And through a wide range of sizes and styles of tractors and power machines the advantages of modern equipment are available for all sizes of farms and types of farming. Designed and built to embody the latest in engineering developments and: manufacturing shills Massey -Harris power farming machines bring to users features that help them do their work easily, quickly, and at less cost„ MASSEY-HARR1S COMPANY, LIMITED ESTABLISHED 1847 I' 4. Ogaeervation and Reforeatetion: Some of the students have selected. a project related to this work and have obtained trees direct from the Department of Lands and Forests. a�etnyersladethtDpament thisnha been planted at the edge of the school garden. 5. School Trips On 'November 18th, 1949, forty- one students of Grade XI went to the Royal Winter Pair. The transporta- tion was looked after by the Board and the Officials of the Winter Fair provided free passes of admission to the students. This is an excellent op- portunity for Middle 'School students tosee outstanding Agricultural Ex- hibits. xhibits. On the day before Mr. Goudie's sale the boys of Grade X were taken to his farm. The trip was most inter- esting and profitable for the boys. A. The Annual Open Night This was held on April 21st and there was a large crowd. There was a fashion show in the auditorium and boys were working in the shop where different things were exhibited. Dis- plays of other departments were in various classrooms. In the Agricul- ture classroom coloured slides of stu- dents and their projects were shown, ,Achievement Day—This was held on September 23rd, We are fortunate in having an ex- cellent High School Section at the Fall Fair and appreciate the co-oper- ation of the executive and Directors of the ,Seaforth Agricultural Society. 1128 students had one or more entries in Shop, Home Economics, Agricul- ture or Poultry. 7. Community Use Of School All Club members in the county met in the school auditorium on No- vember 18th for distribution of awards. Night classes were held in the school on Tuesday evening of each week for eight consecutive weeks be- ginning Jan. 24th. These classes were well attended and were well received by the public. The lectures were given by local and outside men on various topics of special interest to rural people. An organization meeting for Jun- ior Farmers and the Junior Institute was held in the school this spring. 8. Co -Ordination of Courses The girls under the leadership of Mrs. Stevens have canned vegetables that were grown in the school garden. The boys supervised by Mr. Slat- tery have made a cold frame, made a fattening crate, constructed and erected a sign in the garden and have done a lot of other work. 9. Use Of Visual Aids The 35mm. camera has been used extensively for project work. The projector that is used for the 2x2 slides and film strips is also most val- uable, During the winter months many films on Agricultural topics were shown to the students on the sound projector. In concluding 1 would like to thank the members of •the Board for their active interest in matters relat- ing to Agricultural Science and Agri- culture in the school. Mr. Norman Davies, Secondary School Inspector, has been most helpful with construc- tive suggestions. Mr. Plumsteel and Mr. Dobson have done considerable work in connection with these cour- ses. Mrs. 'Stevens and Mr. Slattery have had at one time or another a lot of extra work because of things ac- complished in their departments re- lated directly or indirectly to agricul- ture, Mr. F. Scarlett has spent con- siderable time on weekends feeding poultry, adjusting incubator etc., when I have been out of town. Respectfully submitted, Lloyd B. Morrison, Teacher of Agriculture. Student Council Has Active Year at Sea - forth High School (By A. Bolton, Secretary) The Students' Council is an organ- ization of elected representatives of the student body which leads the ae- tivities of the students. During the school year we received a great deal of assistance and encouragement from the staff who with experience are able to guide the council through rough spots, Early in ,the fall term at :Seaforth District High School, while the rugby team was going strong, the cheer leaders participated in a contest held in Radio StationCJCS Stratford, The entry to the contest was made through the Students' Council and we are glad to report that the girls won for themselves some valuable prizes Thus with a noisy beginning pre- sident Ron Sills led the council through the Large amount of work which the students completed during the year. We failed however to com- plete one very worthwhile project mainly .because we did not receive co-operation from all the towns con- cerned. A students' rate at the local theatre is something every student should be willing to work for, With an increased number of pupils coming to school by bus and staying at noon it was decided that there should be more games in . the school. The students council pur- chased two sets of table tennis equip- ment and several parlor games for the students to use. lAt Christmas, cards were sold to the pupils who wanted them. A small profit gained on these helped to meet the expense of the equipment purchased for the use of the students. Early in the winter term plans were made for the big event of the year, our At -Home dance. The suc- cess of the dance depends mainly upon the efforts of the individual pupils under the careful direction of the staff and the council. Although the At -Home dance is the main event of the school year we have many other parties at which we tried to give the students good enter- tainment at cost. To provide a var- iety we have different types of par- ties. This year we rented films and put on a show and dance with the school equipment on two dif- ferent occasions. To add to the value of the show we obtained one or two educational films to show between the comedies. The second most important student event was the skating party held at the new Memorial Community Center on the artificial ice. After skating and a broom ball game we moved to the school for lunch and a short dance. In the spring term the students went on the war path selling Read- ers' Digest subscriptions to raise money for the atudents' council. For every new seven month subscription sold the school received 50c. The money raised from this campaign was soon put to good use helping to purchase a new public address sys- tem for the school. We decided on g compact portable system with an adapter for power from a 6 -volt storage battery, With this arrange- ment it is possible to move away from any source of hydro and use the P. A. system. A nondirectional Microphone for stage use was pur- chased to go with the new set. Al- though it is a portable system it has been modified as a built-in system in the auditorium. With the increased use made of such systems today we believe every student should face a microphone and learn to use one properly. Although the original cost was high it will be a valuable asset to the school and to the students seeking a practical education. These words spoken by John Diefenbaker, M.P., should cause our law makers to reflect—"There is no section of Criminal Law more evaded than that against drunken driving. Of 1880 killed on Canada's roads in 1949 about 30 per cent died in accidents in which drunk' drivers were involved. Drunken drivers kill 5 times as many Cana- dians as are murdered. Something must be done. Why not chemical blood tests now? Waiting another year means that 600 or more Can- adians will be killed because the law is not sufficiently stern." The Huron Temperance Federation en- dorses Mr. Diefenbaker's sugges- tion of chemical blood tests for drivers suspected of being under influence of liquor, Ad. HAVE YOUR PAINTING PROBLEMS SOLVED THE ECONOMY WAY By An Expert Spray Man WALLPAPERING A SPECIALTY MI Work Guaranteed For Free Estimates Phone 780 HAROLD FINLEY N it is contrary to the By -Laws of the Town of Seaforth to put garbage and glass of any kind in outdoor or indoor toilets and closets. The Council has had several corn - plaints regarding this practice and if continued the services of the Town Scavenger will be denied the offenders. SEAFORTH TOWN COUNCIL driver is 'headed kr trouble -- on oad or in the courts. The motorist Who iesin and out of traffic lanes is a menace i0 °fife and property. O N'T A R I D DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEO, H. DOUC TT, Minister