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The Seaforth News, 1923-10-18, Page 4,, c„',ottgratulatiotis to the East Huron Teaohers' Institute, which held its' ••ss fif• ieth annual:meeting this year. May the• good work which has been' ac- oompUshed •fs: the past 'half -century be,eontinued. • The apple crop it, this vicinity is not up to standard this year. It makes he apple packer's work hard, as he must try to please both the farmer And, the Government inspectors, A • !heavy fine is the penalty for wrong marking of grades. vvi TEACIIERS 1 y, N S SeaforthtoBe Meeting Place of East Huron Convention Next Ye ---Presentation Made to T. G. Shillinglaw. To refer to a man as a "snake in the grass" is to describe hint as the lowest of the human race, because' his actions show he is devoid of every Character that goes to make a manly nature. Vat some mets will act the part of the snake and among their own class boast of doing $o, They will pretend to be your friend to your face, give you a pleasant smile and as c of in the '1 tabu tit soon. as you pan.. will s back, or, if too cowardly to do so themselves. will get some one else to do it for them. Even a snake would feel hurt to be compared to strep a being. ax • The fiftieth. annual 1 of cops, causing •euough'loss to tray the • taxes of the country. Students should study the damage Clone, then the hab- its of the insects, and plan their de structioa, 'Insects were divided into four classes: Biters, Suckers, Borers and Migratory Bisects. He named a number of each kind, and gave min- utely the special methodmethodof dealing with each. The teachers were parti- cularly interested and appreciated his address very much, many remarking that' they would like to 'save a chance later date. to hear more of it at a a Mr.. Joseph Moylan, St. Columbets, spoke very eloquently on School Sports, Children are often blamed for accidents at recess, when it is not their fault. They should have organ- ized gasses. He spoke of his work in St, Culumban, how the children the"East I3iiron ,Teachers " Leatdtote Was held its the Menwriad Hall BiYth, on. Thursday atid Friday, Oct. 11 -12th. In the,absence of W. G. Strong, pres- ident for the year, Miss Edna Jamie- son, the vice-president occupied the chair, It was the largest convention held iu East Huron; 131 teachers be- ing present. ** Canada has been fortunate during the past few weeks in receiving first a visit from one of England's young men in the person of Lord Renfijew, whose jovial, genial swarm -hearted- ness attracted everyone. This visit was followed by one who sprang froth the humblest and raised himself to the highest position on the gift of his people—Lloyd George. Even more attractive. if possible. than the young prince was the intrepid statesman who held the helm of state when England reeled under the brutal blows of Might and won. as though the turd had raised ftp another David from the people: The hamianity and freedom from self as exhibited by the states- man captured the hearts of Canadians egtally'with that of the young prince. • The opening exercises • were eon - ducted by Rev. Mr. Hawkins,' after which Dr. Milne gave an address of welcome. He referred to hisown ex- perience in the profession, and re- minded the teachers that they were much better •off at the present time. Ile said he always had (Ise interests of teachers and education at heart and would do all in his.power Co help the -work at all tunes. The records of the last convention had aided 'him in his efforts, until were read and adopted., spoke •success hahad • come their way. He Miss Carter, of Clinton,g, oke of the Football games with otln- ave her! 1 paper on Primary Work. She very et teams and the education that re Clearly outlined the best method of salted. dealing with the beginners. Enconr- At the close of Mr. Moylan's ad- age them .to conte; keep up the spirit dress, an organization for 'the pro- of rivalry in work. The teacher' of motion of school sports in Huron was ten is the one to blame for a noisy discussed. room. Punishments should old be madeDr, Meld then spoke u:c of rants to suit. the offence .and not too placing 'of teachers in schboh, and severe. other natters. •t)r. Field, inspector of Public The president, Miss Edna latitia- Schools, then gave an excellent ac- count of his work in studying edauca- tional conditions in Iowa. He visited fifty • consolidated schools. Id these schools there is every possible accom- modation. Manual training, science, play rooms, large assembly rooms., fireproof walls and everything that would tend to the better education of the children. He Showed how in On- tario, the teacher works hard to get the child through the Entrance, and the same child will only go•a year or two to Collegiate and then drop out, but in the schools of Iowa, the child keeps on till the course is .completed, the High ,school and Public school being all in one building. They have .fewer subjects to study and have larger grounds for games. The are somewhat higher than here, while the qualifications are not •so high. Col, Gillespie, London, gave a talk on Cadet Training. He claimed that not enough interest was shown in Strathcona work. More physical cul- ture -should be put on at School Fairs. Medals will be offered for the best rifle shots. • ,lir. Prendergast, London, spoke of the difficulties of teaching Geography, especially for young teachers. Defini- tions were often vague. and in malty cases the definition did not give any real idea to the child of the actual thing, for example: :\ desert is a tract of land.lacking moisture which causes the barrenness, not just merely a bar- ren tract of land. We should em- phasize the human •side nfGeugraphy in all our teaching. The nest address was given by Mr. neuter, "Combining Classes in Rural Schools." He very clearly outlined the method he used in his own school. It is no doubt a good way to save time, increase effort and stir up those who are not too stuck interested. Evidently the new decree that pos- tage stamps must not be used on cheques anri receipts is not the simple harmless thing to people living in the country that it is to those who live in towns. 'These stamps must be pur- chased from the customs- office or, frust a chartered ban':. A correspond- ent writing to the Farmer's Sun says, "I live twenty utiles frons any cus- toms office or branch of a chartered bank, and many others are no better situated than 1 am. Why is it made w} a Isis• left he',Ttispectoraile, ttx nteeturgy )ger$ pt'es tied oyes':. by `hlr,_ .M, 11 •keel L c- 'r s 1 �' r It Ile Yt C e Id I t e , One hundred and twenty-five teachers were in attendance, On Thursday morning the session was opetted by singing the National, Anthem, after which devotional ex- ercises wereconducted by Rev. F. E. Ciysdate, pastor of the, convention church: The minutes of the last con= vention were read, and on motion of Messrs. ;l'oln'and Stonehouse, were adopted. Owing to the removal of Misses Douglas and i(eck from the Inspectorate and of Mr. 12. 1., Red- mond from the profession, all mem- bers of the resolution committee, the following were substituted: Misses Kilpatrick and Guenther, and Mr. .;Manson. Mr. P. Moffatt, Dashwood, dealt with the subject of History for En- trance and Lower sohool, He claims the present texts are confusing to the pupils and beyond their grasp, and as such, cause .the pupils to de- test the subject, To overcome the difficulty, he recommended giving. notes. The course is too long for Entrance pupils and the books are so arranged that it is difficult to find the facts that are required to be learned. These books were strongly condemned by all teachers ' present, and expressions of disapproval were heard on all . sides. Heated discus- sions followed by Messrs. Milliken, froward, Tom, Johnston and Mawson, Inspector Tom spoke on "The Va- lue of Little Things in the School Room." He pointed out that pupils in the same class should be seated apart in order to secure individual wail., that in class they should be spaced ands lined eight or le feet fet tons the teacher and that teachers should in- sist on neat work. Slates or exercise books should be properly prepared necessary fur anyone to travel thatReport of the O.E.A. •distance to purchase a stamp: Dotsj \1r Slnman gave his summary of not as much revenue accrue to the fi the Gaster meeting in Toronto, He from a postage stamp uf! showed that something is wrutig in equal denomination? it apl,eau•, to the edttcatioaial system; there is ton me tae Government departments try much tall:, not enough thinking, in ser how much incrntreuiettee1 Everyone has a lesson for us. Try to t u see hat the speaker means, not what penpic living in the country wwhat ill' ]tc rays. \\'hen you go out to your stand.' 1 school to teach. leave yourself on tit ise children; it is all you have to give. Exams are not the highest airs of time. Tndivirlual teaching is all -if.sportant. class teaching almost ins - At -voiding b• pre,., rc+p a•ts, Do. pessible. 'The teacher most be a rt pedagogy. v. field. inspect n, .t. public ectiooi, t Mr. Prendergast gate the next ad - East Ilur,ut, n„�k adrautage of ,ilei Ir=s n Composition. 1 1 -ae 'hit is the altar , 1 g g- titv e is what meeting „i the teachers' convetttiott s e, met- in sonolm sitido To fetich at Blyth last week to laud the sem- ', ? ,n,' is devoted by nsi -t teacher; in s r,rteexi” error: in g•raminar incl an idated schools of the state 01 Iowa,'.i -„e'lin>,r, and the matter of style Is and told of steam -heated .costly bu 11 1 entieelc neglected- Every crnmposi- ni:;, aanything for Un tai, to cup) , t tion: ah'ruld show exacel>” what the There is another side to this question,' writer intends to ,ay. Not to naeutina the heavier sn nt• Thr lncet t sen Thersday ev t ,ig „ "lel rl- drifts'itt Ontario, a bulletin issued ]t, uas a decided success. J(w.,, 110,1k -vi obviolinist and her ac- e:eel, by a l'anadian ban': - wants ,•„nipatlst. Mrs. lender, Toronto. nrain51 the pilin(, up of taxation, a c', -e greatly appreciated. I'he pupils i, a.; ..0 t te'•c nitre 1 y.t .,.a done m the Cotte I ~tats I say ; ,trill. "'I he ,r ,ltu , las therefore , provide anitittd ititer.s,_ charg•, Friday's Session, 1 : mak i and I t , . on i sea'.e w i 'h t lection of ,stn*klt�e rtl i 1 f}y morning it more fittJt itlt r.ii- !tint .o pi-niti ,rise-- vtas hc, 1, seaultins a: tol- at a profit than i1, Canada. Its .,n 1,15.1: other teachers to take it. i wheat growing luras in iadada Past president,' 'Miss h:,dua ;Tansir.- Resoluto .. son, in her address showed that the with hooding and ntargiu m each Church and School are united in their ,abject. Reading should receive special attention and pupils should be taught to read nothing but the .best books available. Lighting, heating, and ventilating the school should be closely watched- Windows should never be lowered from the top. Schools should be properly tinted with bright colors. Tise out -buildings should be looked after by the teacher. Backwardpupils should he encourag- ed by the teacher's word of appr'ov'al in order to stimulate greater effort. Miss 31. McKellar, Winchelsea, gave a paper on Primary Work, .She would make the beginners feel at home the first morning of their ar- rival and let theist know that the teacher is their friend. She suggested songs and Bible stortee to interest them. Sotinds of the letters are in- troduced one by one till the whole alphabet has been 'taken. Writing should be given on the blackboard, and the class may be allowed to pick words out of the work on the black- board for other grades. Numbers are taken similarly. Miss McKellar recommends examining of finger hails and teeth every morning and if neglect is found. deducting a mark in each case. The paper was well re- ceived. Miss L. McCulloch, *Winchelsea, gave a talk on Summer Schools for teachers. These courses enable teach- ers to refresh 'their store of knowl- edge, and to take up new lilies of study, Another benefit is the broad- ening of acquaintances with fellow - teachers front all over the country. Teachers, by these courses, may rise to a higher standard hi the profes- sion. Discussion followed by \Messrs. Milliken and Johnston, Thursday Afternoon, all. of v^hant merited beaityt 3 tbot4 Itispeet4,t+ ,loinoPLupied tthe Chair.;,: Friday Morning, 1.110lt#,opening t s • eyereises' were taken by Mr,;IIofierd. Inspector Tom took up' 'Circulars to and Reports from Teachers, He also .explained the basis of distr'ibut- lug the grants to schools. The election of officers resulted: President, Ivilss V. Kilpatrick; vice- president, \'.ran. McKay; sec.-treas., • G. S, Howard; councillors, Misses' M. Ellis, M. "Baillie and 0, A. Baldwin; auditors, Miss L. Small, Mt•. G, Maw-. son; resolution committee, Misses O. M. Taylor, L, Reid, M. McKellar, 1. G. Sharman, Messrs. F. Ross, i\1. W. r\lorley, G. A. 'Mawson and M. C. Milliken. work of enlightening the world. Edu- cation has always beets in demand. The nation with the most education was always the Most successful, •Tite personality of the teacher ie the im- portant- part. Canadian • teachers should hold up high ideals in sports as well as school work. Humanity is still ready to follow high ideals. Presentation to Mr. Shillinglaw. Mr. Shillinglaw, a veteran teacher of the Inspectorate who taught•for many years in Tuckersmith town- siph, was presented with a beautiful silver tea set, a foiuitaiu pen and a gold eversharp pencil. Mr. Robert Beattie read the following address and 3Irs., Aitkin made the presenta- tion. "On this, our first meeting since your retirement from .your duties, the East Huron Teachers' Institute wish to congratulate you on the com- ptetimt• of a long. useful and success-' ful career as teacher. A total record of 44 years' service, of which almost ,i3 were passed in S.S. No. 9, Tucker- • 1 h is unique 'among its and one to sot t 1 g which you may well look back with pride and satisfaction. "The influence of a good and cap- able man among so marry of the youth of our land has been a power its the moulding of their character, and in giving direction .to their ambition.;; living in one of our best townships and among a sturdy, moral and intel- ligent people, we believe it is your proud boast that of those whom you have. instructed, there are few if any who have not done credit to their township, and many who have risen to places of influence and responsi- ility- 2'ou are nue of the original mem- bers of our Institute and one of the must faithful in attendance: your services as member and officer have been appreciated, "We extend to you our hearty con- gratulations and a wish that you en- joy the life of greater ease than has been your lot; we include Mrs, Shil- linglaw' in our congratulations and lake the liberty of presenting your with this remembrance of our good wishes. • "Sighed in behalf of the East lltu'on Teachers' institute, Edna lturucsutl, president; John M. Field." Miss Maunders handled her subject, the teaching of Literature, in an able fashion. She rear) a Composition by one of her pupils, only twelve years old, giving an estellent description of a sunset. Miss NI:attnders objected to the Written examination its Lite'1'atnre 1s it was dot a fair test for the pupil. If all teacher' understood the beauty of their selections as well, it w'otticl he cas,er for the sttulentts to become readers of good literature. The subject of ''rosary Reading ud- the last on the programme for the clay. but the speaker, Miss Barn- ard, created an' interest that held throughout. She emphasized the ic- te ,itv of having the sounds correct sir :t as. a foundation and outlined many interesting ways of reviewing sounds. More care should be taken in Kindergarten and primary work: Miss Barnard spoke very.favorably 1 of her smiuner soul e aril advised taxes vary from 1il to r, cent, ine lCintlu•np \t ns President t ident, . t \ pros 31 rrtsen. acre whereas in the state of Iowa u•, • \lis; Buchanan. 1 The following' resolutions were \•ice pi .sl.le. llr Field's pet state! the rate of Serty.-1rea,ntc • , F:rtti 1' •Isitder. Seaforth. 1abrariau, Dr, Field. Executive c''ntrnittec Norman 1;ed ie . Joseph Moylan \Trs Alice l;neclstel. an/1 the Staff nt Seaforth Virtue School. :\editors, Rnbt. Beattie, 1'red taxation increased from bIt cents per acre in 11114 to $1.49 per acre •n' 1922, It should he kept in mind that tht, is the average rate for all classes of land in Iowa: on lands which are suitable for wheat lgrow- ing'and are valued at $150 per acre: the taxes are notch higher." \ftcr reading this report the con- elusion is clear that farmers : in On- tario will be well advised to refrain afron't taking Tosca as an exainptc. Even if Canadian winters did not prohibit, the excessive cost of taxa- tion and 'the narked increase on mor- tgage indebtedness which the report ..ys now nearly 50.1 m'll'cins in-, stead of 200 millions in 1910. The in- terest charges have increased 243 per cent., while wheat remains about , 'se. same price, Delegate to O C.:\., 1Ir. Johns, 1L a Worsel outlined the uses of picttles in the class roost. Her sub- ject was listened to with great, inter- e•ft,by the teachers. She used several pictures aitrl .showed how art, litera- ture and composition are ,correlated, No child is satisfied to. -see a beauti- '• fttl picture without wanting to 'speak alaont it. •'here is the possibility of Composition. Many pictures have good amoral lessons in then,• Her address' was really a great help to those present in tlse teaclsing'of the difficult suhjest of art, Mr, 'Bissonnette, of Seaforth Col- legiate staff, gave a very instructive address on Insect Control, Insects destroy at least tem per cent, of the adopted: That a Ise a•tv vote of thanks be ex- tended to the people of Myth for. their hospitality and for the welcome which they, through Dr. :Milne, ex - 1 elided xtended to the teachers; To those who have made this con ventiot a very interesting and rnstrtic- five gathering; To the Principal, Staff and Pupils of the Blyth school fur their work 114 snaking this session a success; To those who gave willingly of their talents for the entertainment of the members of 2lse East Huroti. Teachers' Association; • To the officers for the able fashion in which they carried on the work of the year. The meeting adjourned o meet of Seaforth next year. WEST HURON TEACHERS, •Tdse forty-sixth annual convention of West Huron teachers .met in Ex- eter Main street Methodist church, Rev, A. A. Trtuttper, a member of the Exeter Beard of Education, spoke to the assembled teachers` for a few minutes. ide reminded the teachers of the nobility of their calling,, 'the op- portuni•tit;s afforded them of building a nation and of the resPonsibility rest- ing 011 eac1t teacher. Mr. 13. j. Wefhey, M.A., principal of the 'Exeter High School, dealt with the 1923 Grammar and Composition papers. He went over the questions one by one and explained the imethod adopfed by the Entrance Board 'in the marking of these papers. He also call- ed attention to the• weak points naked in the answer papers, Friday Afternoon. Air. R. Stonehouse took the sub - Minutes were read and confirmed, Inspector 'Torn dealt with the Right •sol Wrong Solutions in Arithmetic, He illustrated on the blackboard the proper way of doing problems, 'Ele insisted on teachers taking frequent mental drills and giving easy prob- lems to all grades. Miss Pearce the school nurse spol•e along the line of health rules and showed the teachers hove to fill out the medical cards, now required. She strongly recommended the junior Red Cross as a means of teaching hygiene and other kindred subjects. Mr, Geo. W. Hofferrl, of Loudon Normal School, gave his lecture on Project Problems in Teaching. 'Phis subject created a great deal of :inter- est as was shown by the rapt atten- tion. The plan may be used its ,any subject. In geography, for instance, a number of picttu-es illustrating Can- adieu forests, woods, animals, birds, are collected and arranged in book form, the work being done by the pupils under the supervision of the teacher. Later essays may be writ- tenr on any of these illustrations, This plan applies to any school subject. The results of such teaching create interest among the pupils. removes the monotony and leads the class into open field of discovery. Miss \'f, E. Ross, of the local high chord, gave an instructive and in • piring talk on "The King's English." • ' She commented tin the tactthat, v while in other branches, such as, transpor- tation, invention, manufacturing, etc., great advances Have been trade, no progress nn the :use of good Iinglish can h_ ttz,tedit The same old slang expressions, heard in -the day of our ancestors, arc still its common use and to these marry new ones such as "I'11 tell the world," are being. added to our language.She would have the teachers strongly impress upon the pupils, the use of nothing short of the choicest iangoage. Above all things,- everyiitte. whether students or not, should cease the "murder of the king's English." Thursday Evening. At the evening session a most en- joyable time was spent., A good pro- granvne of music and addresses was rendered. Among .the speakers of the evening were Reeve'13eavers, who gave au address of welcome to the teachers, Pres. M. E. Milliken, who took for his topic, ,Child Study; Mr, G. W. Hofferd, who gave a lecture on Influence of Climate on Human Na- ture, and Reis. W.. E. Donnelly, who spoke along educational lines. All the addresses were good. The musical part was supplied by Misses Follicle, Coates, McFaul, Har - tin)* tla' Pg Art trite, Eritrea. „ tt willhave a: gond effeet'oh the work done in otlrclasses Diseusston fol- lowed by Messrs,NfillikenI'f , ,Ward, "Pomp and Ma+sort, • all tot whom agreed' that better, work is being •done thus far in the term, , The auditors' report showed a good balance to the credit of the teachers. Misses Baillie and Murray discttss- ed the Promotion papers and pointed out 'some of the defects of 'these tests. They agreed +that these papers 's'hould not be the .only guide to teachersin, promoting, -. but tha yeas r' work should be considered of equal importances Messrs, Tom. ni and McKay answer- ed - . ed the, queries submitted by the teachers in the question drawer. The resolution eonimittee present- ed its report as follows:� Public School 1, 'Resolved that the 1. t and History course is too extensive that the Canadian History only should be taken in the Public school. 2. Resolved that Hygiene should be retained on the Public school course but trade more practical than 'hereto- fore, when the course is revised as stug•gested by the Minister of Educa- tion. 3. Resolved that the Department of Education request the Superannuation Committee to send out reports tot e teachers showing exactly who re- ceives pensions and how nsuch each receives; and resolved that in the opinion of the West Huron Teachers' Associatioh the superannuation allow- DR, I'14, E U1 H1 ROS, hyr'sioian and Surgeon„ Late of London Hospital London England. Speoiil attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. Office and resid- ence behind Don:ntion Bank. Office Phone No. 5, Residenee Phone 1(16, (Continued on Page 8.) Princess Special HERE THURS., FRI., and SAT. PARAMOUNT'S MAMTVIOTH PICTURIZATION OF To have and To Hold The. 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