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InFTY-FOURTH YEAR :WHOLE NUMBER 2719 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920 { McLean Brew, Publishers SEM a Year in Advance ~miss 4111111111111111111, Greig Clothing Co'y "Second to .None" Big Snaps in Cloth- ing and Furs anuary S I Fur Coats_ Fur Sets - Fur Collared Coats - for en and Women Overcoats, Mens and Boys' Wool Sets,Mackiniw Cogs. Women's winter Coats, Heavy Caps, Gloves and Mitts,Coat Sweaters, heavy Underwear. he Big Sale is Now On Greig: Clothing Co. SE AYORTH -M11111111•111•Milk HURON PRESBYTERIAL The annual business meeting of the Huron Presbyterial Society was held in Willis church, Clinton, on Tuesday and, in spite of the stormy weather, Was well attended.The morning session commenced commenced at eleven o'clock With_ de- votional exercises, led by the presi- dent, Mrs. James Hamilton, the min- ute S of the last meeting being read by the secretary, Miss II. I. Graham. Ar report was read from the cus- todian of the Anna Fletcher Fund, by Miss Dunlop, of Goderich, also an appreciation of the "Sheaf of Mem-1 ories," written by Miss Helen Clark, of y I. A hearty vote of thanks was given the Clinton ladies for their kind hos- pitality. The following are the officers: President, Mrs. James Hamilton, Goderich; 1st Vice, Mrs. J. E. Hogg, Clinton; 2nd Vice, Mrs. S. McLean, Egmondville; 3rd Vice, Mrs. R. D. Mc- Dairmid, Goderich; 4th Vice, Mrs. Mc- Kenzie, Brucefield; Secretary, Miss H. L Graham, Seaforth; Treasurer, Mrs. J. C. Greig, Seaforth; Mission Band Secretary, Mrs. L. T. DeLacey, Seaforth; Supply Secretary, Mrs. W. D. Fair, Clinton; Assistant Supply Secretary, Mrs. James Scott, Clinton; Literary Secrete, es, Miss Dunlop, Goderich; Messenger Secretary, Miss L oderich; Strangers' Secretary, Ferguson,Mrs. McDonell, Hensall; Press Secretary, Mrs. W. D. McIntosh, Brucefield; Home Helpers' Secretary, Mrs. C. Monteith, Kippen; Library Secretary, Mrs. R. Young, Carlow; Conveners of Committees, Mrs. C. A. McDonell, Hensall; Mrs. Ross, Au- burn. In re -viewing the history of the past year, which has been so conspicu- ous for its spiait of devotion and lib- erality, and the best of 'all the years, we are led to exclaim, "The Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad." The Presbyterial now numbers twenty-four auxiliaries, which includes one more than last year, (the 'Winthrop Associated Society having entered the auxiliary ranks) with a membership of 8561 the contri- butions from these Auxiharies being $5,092.16, and five Young Women's ,Auxiliaries, with a membership of 194, contributing $966.75, making a total membership of 1,050; an increase of 220 in Auxiliary members and 40 in the Young Women's. Auxiliaries, also 11 NEssion Bands, numbering -484, with a contribution of $660.70, making a total offering of $6,719.61. We are grateful to be able to re- tee%-en a tepereerward.„MuirementemthL tba,,t the Presbyterial has at. as have also the following Auxiliaries:' Bayfield, Brucefield, Clinton, Hensel', Leeburn, McKillop, Seaforth, Win- throp, and among the Young Women's Auxiliaries Marion Oliver, Blyth, and the Barbara" Kirkman, Seaforth. Seven of the Mission Bands have also reached the Forward Move- ment standard -Blyth, Clinton, Eg- mondville, Exeter, Kippen, Seaforth and Varna. A Mission Band has. been re -organ- ized at Bayfield. Twenty-nine mem- bers and four in memoriam have been added, and '650 copies of the Messen- ger subscribed for. There are 294 Home Helpers, who 'contributed $299.08. Five hundred and eighty pounds of ex:cell:mil clothing were shipped to Kenora Hospital, Kenora new Girl's Home and Indian school at Portage La Prairie. The Presbyterial Strangers' Secretary reports twenty auxiliaries having stranger's secretaries. Good 'work has been done in the Press,' Library and Literature Departments and also among the Young Women's Auxiliaries and Mission Bands. The Convener of the Forward -Movement presents an inspiring report of a very active campaign. The Presbyterial gratefully acknowledges a bequest of $500 from the estate of the late Miss Kate McTaggart, of Clinton, who served so long and faithfully in the Capacity of Presbyterial supply secre- tary, given through the Clinton Auxil- iary. We would lnot forget to men- tion the interest shown bv some Sun- day schools in 'the W. M. S. work. Miss Mary 'King, of Auburn, was pre- sented.with a life niembership certifi- cate by her Sunday school class, while another class 'in connection with the same Sunday school honored our de- voted missionary, -Miss Mary Fing- land, of Korea, after whom the class was named, in the same way. Sea - forth Sunday school also donated $9 to the funds. of the local auxiliary. -Death las again visited our Pres- byterial and removed one of our most capable and willing workers, Mrs. D. Carswell, . of McKillop, who for a period was vice 'president of the Presbyterial. We miss her presence, but the inspiration of her personality .and life remains. We regret- the resignation of our capable press secretary, Mrs. D. Mc- Intosh, of Brucefield, and also our Strangers' Secretary, Mrs. W. E. M. Aitken who prosecuted the work of her department with so /Much zeal and enthusiasm. In passing we desire to pay a tribute to the efficiency of the work done by Mrs. M. G. Amos, of Exeter, who acted as Mra. Althin's Ihe.balanceteettheoraare $768.10, membership and av I combat, when discipline is otherwise hrage, attendance, ninety new inem- perfect, issimply disinclination to hers being enrolled as a result of the I kill when they Can and however they Forward Movement canvas. The can. That same disinclination is, far Kelly (Brucefield) Young Woman's beyond all penal or preventive insti- Auxiliary stands first in membership, average attendance, and offefing;$266. One is touched with the progress made by Duff's and Winthrop Auxil- tutions, the great protective of society ;against violent crime in times of peace., And when events like those of August, 1914, compel us to give•a aries in spite of the severe loos sus- great' part of our national energy to tained by the death of their president breaking down, fee the time, this and removal, of their pastor. In Eg- i protective reluctance in five or six monaville Auxiliary the Home Helpers j millions of the strengeet and most have doubled their offerings in seven months. Hensall notes better at- tendance and larger collections. Only three auxiliaries state that they are studying the charts. We trust this. number may be greatly increased dur- ing this year. Bethany has every wo- man in the congregation ' linked up with the W. M. S. Goderich put forth special- efforts to do honor to our_ mis- sionary, Mrs. McGillviary, present- ing her with $235 for her translation work and Smith's Hill $50. Four hundred dollars has been contributed to this work in connection with the Anna Fletcher Memorial Fund. • r' We are anticipating rich • spiritual uplift and blessing as a result of the Forward Movement. A practical way lin which we can realize it is by bringing the tithes into the storehouse, , during the eoming year. We will then have a blessing so great poured upon us as -individeals and as a society that there will not beroom enough to receive it. -H. Isabel Graham, Secretary Huron Presbyterial Society. I Treasurer's report of Huron Pres. W. M. S. for 1919. RECEIPTS Auburn Bayfield •Bayfield Mission Bend 'Bethany Blake Blyth Blyth "Marion Oliver" Blyth Mission. Band Brucefield Brucefield "Kelly" Brucefield Mission Band Clinton Clinton Mission Band Egmondville Egmondville Mission Band Exeter Exeter Lo'gie Exeter Mission Bend Goderich Goderich, "Arthur" Goderich Mission Band Goderich Tp, Union Grand Bend Repel], - Bengali Minion Band Hills Green Hills Green Mission Band Kippen' Kippen Mission Band Kirkton Leeburn Londesboro McKillop, Duff's church Seaforth Seaforth "Barbara Kirkman" Seaforth "Sunshine" Smith's Hill aThames Road Varna Varna Mission Band Winthrop a $155.93 158.50 10.25 5.00 41.90 275.00 270.00 177.80 331.50 304.74 54.75 .767.00 32.79 270.50 50.00 100.00 177.01 35.00 374.00 73.00 .120.00 73.15 140.00 295.00 46.86 -105.00 3.60 178.70 60.00 220.00 89.00 132.50 105.70 768.10 142.00 61.65 78:00 285.00 60.00 00 82.68 $6719.61 Minnie V. Greig, Treasurer, Huron THE "BOOM' IN VIOLENCE None of us can remember such a run of crimes of violence as have come before the criminal courts this year. They still come as thick as ever, and it is scarcely with surprise that we open our morning paper to find that another benk manager has been shot or that another motor bandit has run amuck. England, France, America, Italy, Germany all show the same phenomenon. In each country the majority of the crimes are com- mitted by men who have seen. some military service. There is one obvi- ous reason for' this. Violent crime is not a characteristic malady of old age. Most violent criminals are able-bodied men, either young or in early middle life. And most able-bodied men who are young or in early middle life have been soldiers, at any rate in the Euro- pean countries named. The fact- re- mains that in a period in which more men of good physique and in the prime of life have had some experience as soldiers violent crime is enormously more common than' it was under the opposite conditions. At this point in any attempt at connected thought on the subject there is in many people a strong impulse to run away or to stuff their fingers in their ears. They are sentimental, with the sentiment- alist's dread of touching any unpleas- ant truth, and they think they see looming in ,front of them the dread possibility of having to own it trde that soldiering is not necessarily a school of all the virtues of peace. Of course it is not. It would be very bad soldiering if it were. In order to make 'a man a good infantry soldier you have, among other things, to root out of him certain instinctive compunctions which in time, of peace are among the natural checks on vio- lent crime. The accumulations of tens of centuries of concerted efforts to check the natural impulses to kill those who get in your way and to take whatever things you want have made these impulses unnatural in the average civilized man. Before he can be relied on to stab in tho stomach without, delay or indecisipn he has to be trained carefully, and often with much difficulty, and even when a sol- dier has been in hard fighting he will often exhibit visitings of reluctance which make him a less efficient instru- ment -they are more frequent in the Englishman than in the Scothman, Irishman, or Australian, for historical and social reasons not difficult to conjecture. The farther the training >of infantry is carried, under the test- ing and correcting conditions of war, the more clear does A. become that high-spirited of our .younger men, we must not hug delusion's about ' the price to be paid. t was Worth pay- ing. We had to beat 'Germany, even if it meant a greater frequency of murder in England afterViards. All values are relative. But let us avoid the sentimental muddle -headedness which thinks it can have everything and pay nothing. Of course, in an enormous majority of ex -soldiers character iS strong enough to render perfectly harmless the possession of a good training to kill and some re- duction of the natural fund of un- willingness to use it. • Military dis- cipline itself does its best i to neutra- 1 bee the Civil effects bf thesii attributes of the soldier* by putting an almost i religious taboo on such ections as the avoidable unsheathing of a bayonet_ or the retention of a cartridge after. shooting at the range. On a great many men, too, the sight of much carnage in. war produces a kind of antidotal sense of the sanctity of life; where so much has been. poured out to loss they want doubly to keep what remains. Such countervailing forces as these .may keep within bounds. the awkward results of an immensely widespread endeavour, kept up for five years, to diminish the force of one of the inhibitions on which the saftey of life and of property depends. But it would be fanciful to suppose that it can be diminished without ,any seri- ous effect. -Manchester Guardian. ' FOUNTAINS OF HONOR Some time ago an American Naval Board ' of Awards made out a list of sailors who were to have medals and crosses for doing well in the war. Thereupon Admiral Sims refused his medal because he thought, many of the other awards were bad. A Vice Adriiral- and a Captain joined in the strike. Before others could down medals, too, the Secretary of the Navy put up his hands and gave out that he was >asking the Board of Awards to try again. Meanwhile there is, we are told, "an unfortunate controversy in which personalities are beinrband- ied -.about by the newspapatet We should think so. , If in afi•,eteIY bel- ligerent country the sluicee •wereeonce raised in this way, .on this topic, there would be a fine letting mit •of- the waters, and they would be, to put it mildly, brackish. Every war leaves behind it endless •personah.discontents, and very naturally. For, in actual fighting, ,very definite rewards are given for actions which ,hy their na- ture are extremely difficult to assess, and of which a great number must pass unrecognized because inevitebly they are not seen. When a British' officer, or man, has gained a distinc- tion in contact with the eneray, for some publicly stated action, it is quite safe to assume that he earned it thoroughly. In no other circum- stances is it safe to assume that it means anythin:g, and it is almostsafe to assume that an officer very pro- fusely decorated has done less of actual fighting than a subaltern1vho has only the Military gross. As you traversed ther Briti h zone in France from the seal to the front line during the war you could see khaki tunics growing steadily less di- versified by ribbons, all the way, and mathematicians in our army calculat- ed that, on the average, the number of an officer'decorations varied di- rectly with the setiare of his distance from the front. An old Regular of- ficer has even been known to . advise an acquaintance to stick to the base if he could, for the express reason that the foundation of honor was sure to play upon it more abundantly than on. the firing line. Half -way through the war, in deference to the rising indignation- of combatant officers and men, a very proper rule was made that henceforth the D. S. 0. and the M. C. should only be awarde'd for action,s done in contact with the en- emy. Unfortunately, places very dis- tant from the enemy were already swarming with quite' non-combatant holders of at least one or other of these .rewards, many of them young and thorougt,ly fit men. The new rule, after the old laxity, had the unfortunate secondary effect of in- creasing the prestige attaching to these past rewards for exemption from fighting, As things stand now you cannot be sure, or even make a confident guess, whether an unknown wearer of the D.S.O., the M.C., or the D.C.M. got it for rushing an enemy* machine-gun post, or for seeing that some ,general officer's coffee milk was always properly boiled, or for effici- ency in baking bread at a base. It is a pity. For, if different kinds of merit had always been kept apart, you could always tell,' on seeing a man wearing certain decorations, that he was a brava- man.. •And it would have been quite easy to give some- thing else to the good A.D.C.'s and the clerks at the base -to make them all peers and knights or anything else hat they liked and that would not be isunderstood. No doubt it is against the byginnitigs of a similar mess .in America that Admiral Sims has struck. If he can get the thing put on the right lines it will be worth even the "personalities bandied about by the newespapers." WHY TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE There are some people for whom a university professional position has no lure; there are others who would rather receive an appointment to the staff of a Canadian .emiversity in their mess or trade. A brilliant teacher • recently left Victoria College, Toronto, for com- mercial life. At "Vic" he received. $1,800; in his new position he com- mences at $5,000! Dalhousie University has lost -two Men recently, one of whom practically tripled his salary, besides reaching a Position where his influence was im- measurably widened. He stepped out of a $2,500 job in Dalhousie into a $7,000 position, as a Government Com- 1with an overloaded. city budget, to missioner. Another professor, re- give the teachers the remuneration ceiving also a $2,500- stipend, went in- to commercial engineering at double the amount to start with. University of New Brunswick lost a valuable man, this year" also; he received $2,375 from the university and in his new position is getting $4,000. These are merely isolated cases, and probably could be multiplied several times. The question of higher educa- tion is a vital one to the nation; the question must be met; a solation must be sought. Four prominent educa- tionists may be quoted, backing up the plea made by Sir Robert Falconer. C. C. Jones, Chancellor\ University of New Brunswick: "Unless better fa- cilities are provided and better salaries paid, university education in Canada not , at all complete, disclose a seri- ous condition. Some of the teachers suffer from an actual deficit, which means that they are living partly on the savings af former years. Not only are they not making provision for their olti, age, but they are actually getting poorer and poorer each year. And to make matters,worse, most of Ithese have dependents. How can a teacher take a proper interest in her work when it does not pay her a liv- ing wage? There are others ..too, who are just able to live on their salaries but are unable to put any- thing aside. "But there are worse things than that. Some of the teachers are in- sufficiently fed and lack proper clothing. Others are obliged to do without dental or medical ,attention come four miles into town before get- ting A dressed he lost a lot of blood. again. He's doing nicely now, however, and it is hoped he will soon be all right - -At the annual meeting of school section No. 4,iGrey -township, Andrew Jaeklin was elected trustee as suc- cessor to/Joseph Jacklin, retired,. The wood contract went to Vernon Mc- Donald at i$4.70; John MeEwen sup- plies cedar at $1.80 Der cord and Miss Edna Johnston will be school care- taker for 1920, receiving $45 for same. B. Payn was re -appointed secretary -treasurer, . This is his ninth year. -Lat. week D. B. McDonald dis- posed of the hutch& shop business in Brussels to Howard Bolger, Walton, , who will get possession in the course and the great majority of them have of a month or se. Mr. McDonald's no savings accounts_ and lack even 1 health is none too robust at times. the money to educate theaaselves for I He has built Up a.good business and look - their hesmp spare better positions in the future. Many successor will not doubt pay the hemetomakeatVietodo'btends work meet. orkiasame close individual attention in look- ing after it. People will be sorry to "This state' of affairs is not con- see Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and fam- ductgv ivieethebesttogoodVorthat kis in theinhscheorols ilia remove -from Brussels. Mr. Bolger To has sold his one hundred acre farm in ttre hscehromoluwstorgki,vewhhieerh mind do to eMcKillop township and holds an auc- tion sale of farm stock and implements if she has to take on other work on the 27th inst. Mrs. Bolger's health. outside. She must be physically fit has been none of the bestt but we and contented with her prospects, hope the recent operation -will lead which she cannot do if she does not to permanent improvement. get proper clothing, is insufficiently, ` -On Wednesday, December 'alst, fed and. cannot see any chance for 1919, at eleven o'clock, in the presence advancement in her chosen profession. of about thirty-five guests. a. wedding It may be bard at the present time, took place at the home of Alex. and Mrs. McLauchlin, east gravel road, Morris township, when their daugh- ter, Martha Irene, was united in mar- riage to John Arthur -McCall, son of the late George .and MeCall, Morris township, Rev. Mr. Mann offiiciating. The bride wore -white pussy willow silk, trimmed with georgette crepe and embroidered with white silk and was given away by her father. Miss Annie Meleatichlin, sister of the bride, 'played the bridal' chorus by Lohengrin. After the wed- ding ceremony the guests retired to the dining room where the wedding dinner was served. The groom's gift to the bride was a pendant set with pearls and to the pianist ea brooch 'set with pearls. The °wedding gifts were useful and well chosen. The bride and groom left on the C. P. R. front Walton for Toronto and Carle- ton Place on a wedding trip, the bride travelling in a navy blue suit with hat to metch, after which they will live on the groont's farm, eighth ton- ceesion Morris townehtp. -Art G. W. Pollard has been talk- ing for some time of quitting busi- ness in Ethel, folk were surprised to hear he heel decided definitely to -drop the hammer on Saturday last. As the roads were bad and the notice very short to give him a reusing fare- well party, a few people of Ethel and -vicinitycalled to spend the, even- ing and enjoy the hospitality of the Pollard home, perhaps for the last time in Ethel. The evening was spent in games, singing and music and beforeeluxich was served Mr. and Mrs. Pollard were seatedand a kindly ad- dress was read by W. H. Love, and a purse of money presented by G. M. Mitchell. Mr, Pollard made a very approapriate reply and assured' the people of Ethel that wherever his . home in the future znight be, they would always be sure of a hearty wel- come. After partaking of a fine lunch and singing "Auld Lang Syne," the party dispersed to their respective homes. Mr, Pollard left .MonOtty morning to take a position with the McDonald Manufacturing Company, Stratford. As Mr. Pollard was ad- vancing in years he finds the horse - shoeing is not gettng any easier hence he decided to make the change. Wherever he may locate the people of Ethel wish him success., --Three jolly sleigh loads and a number of cuttce loada_ in all about seventy people, of , the 5th line of Morris, aesembled at the home of L. E. and Mrs. Cardiff, on Friday even- ing. The time was spent in games, social chat and the following program was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Me - Keller, President of the Literary So- city, - toole her place and called on opening -chorus by Mrs, 3. Rintoul, Miss Mani Rintoud, Miss Ella Kerr, Ernest Smith, jack Smith and Nor- man Speir; -speech, Allan Adams; violin selection, L. E. Cardiff; recita- tion, Annie Clark; accordion selection, Tom Bryans; duet, Mrs. J. Rintoul - Miss Maud Rtoul, Miss Ella Kerr, - Mrs. J. Rintoul; reading, "The Moon - Shine News" - by the editor, Norman Speir. A meeting of the officers was held at the close of the programme when Mrs. Alex. McNeil and Mrs., Charles Wntoul kindly offered their homes for the next social evening. It was decided to meet at the latter*s On Friday evening, January 23rd, hop- ing to enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. MeNe'l at a later date. A tasty lunch was served at the close -of the evening. --On Tuezday, December 23rd, a very pretty wedding .took_place at the they deserve, but they should at least be given a decent living wage. The laborer is worthy of his hire." The Hamilton Spectator and other papers chronicle increases made to teachers -through scanty -and the Spectator says: "It is pleasant to record the recom- mendations of the salary committee of the Board of Education -slightly amended in the right direction by the internal management committee last night. A difficult situation has been ably haiedled, and the proposed in- creases should bring satisfaction to the principals and -teachers of Hamil- ton schools. Subject to theeapprovil of the board as a, whole, all grades will receive substantiel rises, but it will not be. eontended by any fair - undoubtedly will fall below the stand- minded person that the new schedule* ard which it ought to attain." e, has been fixed at too high a figure. S. Stanley MacKenzie, President of The minimtun annual salary of women Dalhousie: "This question will need teachers. is raised to $850 for first - to be hammered into the public ente, class certificate holders and $4750 for the schools, colleges and universitiee second-class. Principals and masters receive the support from the public in the various educational institutes and legislatures that they must have, to are allotted incomes more in accord - do in the future the work they have aims with the claines of their position. been doing in the past." "The- proposed increases will mean R, P. Bowles, President of Victoria (Toronto): "Many young men who would be ideal professors turn away from the college for .purely financial reasons. This is a demonstration that the standard of the profession cannot be what it ought to be." - W. Sherwood' Fox, Dean of Arts, Western University: "We cannot ex - pelt to maintain a high standard of instruction, and to turn out a high- grade human product, if we are un- able to offer more than a mere pittance to those whom we ask to join our Canadian universities' staffs." Many of the teachers in the public schools, high schools and collegiates throughout Canada may look with env on the salaries paid in the uni- versities. One teacher in Ontario who receives the magnificent sum of $300 per annum -and there is one, but fortunahely only one -may well cast envious eyes on even the lowest salary paid the lowly university lecturer in -College. In Ontario' -where lower educa- tional institutions' salaries are about the average in the Dominion, the East being somewhat smaller and the West a bit larger -the highest pay received by any collegiate principal is 1$3,700, But the average is about half this amount, as figures supplied by the Department of Education show the average male teacher is paid $1,955; the average woman teacher has to take more than $500 less - $1,410 is the precise figure. A High School principal may get as much as $3,400 but few do. You may tabulate the number receiving thisesum on your fingers. Male teach- ers, apart, from principals, receive an average of $1,643. A women teacher averages $1,077. .ialkrr._Arm-Veoaalatt'ik,t-r:4142.;_. ' This disparity in pay for men. and women has aroused large numbers of feminine publicists in Canada. , "The very idea of paying a man and a woman $566 less for the same work -and probably better done, too," said a woman who has been intimately connected with edu- cational movements and Women's In- stitutes. "Why, some of our very best teachers in the High Schools are women. We must demand men's pay!" One girl, after graduating in House- hold Science'received a position in- structing in her specialty at Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, at $1000. She rernained at O. A. oaly a short time, and then responded to the lure of an offer from Boston, Mass:, where she got exactly twice as much, buying for a large restaur- ant. A well known music instructress in a large Ontario city, receiving $1,200, left to work for a graraophone company' at two or three times this figure. The salaries in public schools range from, except for tlie case noted, $400 up to $1,800, which is the highest Ontario pays /or any teacher apart from the prinfipals. Principals in Toronto receive from $1,800 to $2,700, and those in the smaller cities and towns usually less than $2,000. , a considerable addition to the taxes, but this, we are sure, will be willingly borne by the community. The salaries of the teachers and principals in the past have undoubtedly been too low. It is a scandal that men and women of' advanced education, trained instruc- tors with university 'degree's in may cases, should receive no more than the semi -skilled industrial workets. The teaching profession is destined to take an increasingly importarit place in` the' development of the country along democratic lines; the scholastic Career must, therefore, be made as attractive as possible in order to en- courage the best material from among the young men and women to embark upon it. On the influence of the school, the future of Canada -very largely _depends. Poor wages mean poor teachers, andpoor teachers an infer* type of citizenry." HURON NOTES e -The Doherty Pianos, Limited, Clinton, is running again this week, now under the new management, hav- ing been purchased by the Sherlock - Manning Company, London. -The fine one hundred acre farm of Robert Newcombe, 8th line of Morris, has been sold to Jos. Arden, of the same line, who recently -dis- posed of his farm to William Marshall of the 9th concession. Mr. Newcombe will retire from active farm life- and will likely locate in one of the near- by villages. -The annual meeting of the Clin- ton branch of the Great War Veterans Association was held in the Club foams on Friday evening last, when a -very satisfactory statement Was given and the following officers were elected: President, Lt.' CoL H. B. Combe; 1st Vice, Lt. Col. H. T. Rance; 2nd Vice, Major J. W. Shaw; Secre- tary -Treasurer, Comrade E. Walton. The G. W. V. A. purpose holding an At Home very shortly. -Monday evening of last week a pleasant social time was spent at the home of W. and Mrs. Work,' in Grey township, when about seventy-five of their neighbors and friends assembled to spend a few hours- -with them be- fore their removal to Brussels. Robt, McKay called upon George McFarlane to read an address while Alex. Arm- strongetand Charles Davis presented the host aed hostess with two leather home a Jamee and *-Tre. Burgess, upholsteree chairs. Brussels, when their daughter, Lilian. -Tuesday morning ' of last week Florence Via3 united M holy bonds to abon one hundred feet of the Easterly Richare Frederick Cox, ,on of Richard side f the big enclosed -cement horse and Mrs. Co.. Grey township, Rev. A. shed metallic roof of Melville church J. Mann, B. A, offieiating The bride Brussels, sagged, owing to the great looked levely in a gown of white weight of snow and will require at- georgette over Phite I. atm and long tention as soon as weather will per- bridal veil antishe wan given away mit The building was erected five by her father_ Her only attendant pr six year._ ago and is over two hun- was :ittle Mies Greta Burgess; who ' dred feet long by fifty feet widemade e charming flower girl. Miss , ., Some rigs were in the blinding -at Margaret Procter, Belgrave, played the time but no danmge was done the bridal chorus. After the wedding them. A gang of men removed the ceremony the guests retired to the snow accumulated on the roof that dining room where the wedding was still intactner was Llerved, Mi ss Idae -While working in the woods an Bessie Jordan and Myrtle his farm on Monday, Mr. T. J. Man- girl frien . ,r• of the bride, aghan, of ellat024 Tflet isrith an acci- The groom 'e re ft to ":he b dent which might have proved even lovely set of coon. furs, to Some idea of what privations school more serious than A did, He was up and flinver girl, beautiful per I teachers are driven to resort to is - in a tree trimming' off limbs end on The wedding gifts were wife given by the Sarnia Observer, Which coming down slipped it some way and well choeen The young - says: • falling a few 'feet fell on his axe, married life amid the beet ' "The investigation made by SwF- which inflicted 'a nasty gash in the a- Uwe circle et Ma& Ahiarta0241_:neast ,....inia,_ the__.finaninii lieshx_nsit_ot Air, left. Alle Ivouridizrcionv,:,__2_,Iarm_iatiL ' BOX SOCIAL ' The Young Men's Class of the Methodist Church, Seaforth, will hold a Box Social in the easement of The Methodist Church on Wednesday evening , January28th . A good programme of ongs and Music Admission -Free - Ladies please briug boxes mess or trade. A brilliant teacher • recently left Victoria College, Toronto, for com- mercial life. At "Vic" he received. $1,800; in his new position he com- mences at $5,000! Dalhousie University has lost -two Men recently, one of whom practically tripled his salary, besides reaching a Position where his influence was im- measurably widened. He stepped out of a $2,500 job in Dalhousie into a $7,000 position, as a Government Com- 1with an overloaded. city budget, to missioner. Another professor, re- give the teachers the remuneration ceiving also a $2,500- stipend, went in- to commercial engineering at double the amount to start with. University of New Brunswick lost a valuable man, this year" also; he received $2,375 from the university and in his new position is getting $4,000. These are merely isolated cases, and probably could be multiplied several times. The question of higher educa- tion is a vital one to the nation; the question must be met; a solation must be sought. Four prominent educa- tionists may be quoted, backing up the plea made by Sir Robert Falconer. C. C. Jones, Chancellor\ University of New Brunswick: "Unless better fa- cilities are provided and better salaries paid, university education in Canada not , at all complete, disclose a seri- ous condition. Some of the teachers suffer from an actual deficit, which means that they are living partly on the savings af former years. Not only are they not making provision for their olti, age, but they are actually getting poorer and poorer each year. And to make matters,worse, most of Ithese have dependents. How can a teacher take a proper interest in her work when it does not pay her a liv- ing wage? There are others ..too, who are just able to live on their salaries but are unable to put any- thing aside. "But there are worse things than that. Some of the teachers are in- sufficiently fed and lack proper clothing. Others are obliged to do without dental or medical ,attention come four miles into town before get- ting A dressed he lost a lot of blood. again. He's doing nicely now, however, and it is hoped he will soon be all right - -At the annual meeting of school section No. 4,iGrey -township, Andrew Jaeklin was elected trustee as suc- cessor to/Joseph Jacklin, retired,. The wood contract went to Vernon Mc- Donald at i$4.70; John MeEwen sup- plies cedar at $1.80 Der cord and Miss Edna Johnston will be school care- taker for 1920, receiving $45 for same. B. Payn was re -appointed secretary -treasurer, . This is his ninth year. -Lat. week D. B. McDonald dis- posed of the hutch& shop business in Brussels to Howard Bolger, Walton, , who will get possession in the course and the great majority of them have of a month or se. Mr. McDonald's no savings accounts_ and lack even 1 health is none too robust at times. the money to educate theaaselves for I He has built Up a.good business and look - their hesmp spare better positions in the future. Many successor will not doubt pay the hemetomakeatVietodo'btends work meet. orkiasame close individual attention in look- ing after it. People will be sorry to "This state' of affairs is not con- see Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and fam- ductgv ivieethebesttogoodVorthat kis in theinhscheorols ilia remove -from Brussels. Mr. Bolger To has sold his one hundred acre farm in ttre hscehromoluwstorgki,vewhhieerh mind do to eMcKillop township and holds an auc- tion sale of farm stock and implements if she has to take on other work on the 27th inst. Mrs. Bolger's health. outside. She must be physically fit has been none of the bestt but we and contented with her prospects, hope the recent operation -will lead which she cannot do if she does not to permanent improvement. get proper clothing, is insufficiently, ` -On Wednesday, December 'alst, fed and. cannot see any chance for 1919, at eleven o'clock, in the presence advancement in her chosen profession. of about thirty-five guests. a. wedding It may be bard at the present time, took place at the home of Alex. and Mrs. McLauchlin, east gravel road, Morris township, when their daugh- ter, Martha Irene, was united in mar- riage to John Arthur -McCall, son of the late George .and MeCall, Morris township, Rev. Mr. Mann offiiciating. The bride wore -white pussy willow silk, trimmed with georgette crepe and embroidered with white silk and was given away by her father. Miss Annie Meleatichlin, sister of the bride, 'played the bridal' chorus by Lohengrin. After the wed- ding ceremony the guests retired to the dining room where the wedding dinner was served. The groom's gift to the bride was a pendant set with pearls and to the pianist ea brooch 'set with pearls. The °wedding gifts were useful and well chosen. The bride and groom left on the C. P. R. front Walton for Toronto and Carle- ton Place on a wedding trip, the bride travelling in a navy blue suit with hat to metch, after which they will live on the groont's farm, eighth ton- ceesion Morris townehtp. -Art G. W. Pollard has been talk- ing for some time of quitting busi- ness in Ethel, folk were surprised to hear he heel decided definitely to -drop the hammer on Saturday last. As the roads were bad and the notice very short to give him a reusing fare- well party, a few people of Ethel and -vicinitycalled to spend the, even- ing and enjoy the hospitality of the Pollard home, perhaps for the last time in Ethel. The evening was spent in games, singing and music and beforeeluxich was served Mr. and Mrs. Pollard were seatedand a kindly ad- dress was read by W. H. Love, and a purse of money presented by G. M. Mitchell. Mr, Pollard made a very approapriate reply and assured' the people of Ethel that wherever his . home in the future znight be, they would always be sure of a hearty wel- come. After partaking of a fine lunch and singing "Auld Lang Syne," the party dispersed to their respective homes. Mr, Pollard left .MonOtty morning to take a position with the McDonald Manufacturing Company, Stratford. As Mr. Pollard was ad- vancing in years he finds the horse - shoeing is not gettng any easier hence he decided to make the change. Wherever he may locate the people of Ethel wish him success., --Three jolly sleigh loads and a number of cuttce loada_ in all about seventy people, of , the 5th line of Morris, aesembled at the home of L. E. and Mrs. Cardiff, on Friday even- ing. The time was spent in games, social chat and the following program was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Me - Keller, President of the Literary So- city, - toole her place and called on opening -chorus by Mrs, 3. Rintoul, Miss Mani Rintoud, Miss Ella Kerr, Ernest Smith, jack Smith and Nor- man Speir; -speech, Allan Adams; violin selection, L. E. Cardiff; recita- tion, Annie Clark; accordion selection, Tom Bryans; duet, Mrs. J. Rintoul - Miss Maud Rtoul, Miss Ella Kerr, - Mrs. J. Rintoul; reading, "The Moon - Shine News" - by the editor, Norman Speir. A meeting of the officers was held at the close of the programme when Mrs. Alex. McNeil and Mrs., Charles Wntoul kindly offered their homes for the next social evening. It was decided to meet at the latter*s On Friday evening, January 23rd, hop- ing to enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. MeNe'l at a later date. A tasty lunch was served at the close -of the evening. --On Tuezday, December 23rd, a very pretty wedding .took_place at the they deserve, but they should at least be given a decent living wage. The laborer is worthy of his hire." The Hamilton Spectator and other papers chronicle increases made to teachers -through scanty -and the Spectator says: "It is pleasant to record the recom- mendations of the salary committee of the Board of Education -slightly amended in the right direction by the internal management committee last night. A difficult situation has been ably haiedled, and the proposed in- creases should bring satisfaction to the principals and -teachers of Hamil- ton schools. Subject to theeapprovil of the board as a, whole, all grades will receive substantiel rises, but it will not be. eontended by any fair - undoubtedly will fall below the stand- minded person that the new schedule* ard which it ought to attain." e, has been fixed at too high a figure. S. Stanley MacKenzie, President of The minimtun annual salary of women Dalhousie: "This question will need teachers. is raised to $850 for first - to be hammered into the public ente, class certificate holders and $4750 for the schools, colleges and universitiee second-class. Principals and masters receive the support from the public in the various educational institutes and legislatures that they must have, to are allotted incomes more in accord - do in the future the work they have aims with the claines of their position. been doing in the past." "The- proposed increases will mean R, P. Bowles, President of Victoria (Toronto): "Many young men who would be ideal professors turn away from the college for .purely financial reasons. This is a demonstration that the standard of the profession cannot be what it ought to be." - W. Sherwood' Fox, Dean of Arts, Western University: "We cannot ex - pelt to maintain a high standard of instruction, and to turn out a high- grade human product, if we are un- able to offer more than a mere pittance to those whom we ask to join our Canadian universities' staffs." Many of the teachers in the public schools, high schools and collegiates throughout Canada may look with env on the salaries paid in the uni- versities. One teacher in Ontario who receives the magnificent sum of $300 per annum -and there is one, but fortunahely only one -may well cast envious eyes on even the lowest salary paid the lowly university lecturer in -College. In Ontario' -where lower educa- tional institutions' salaries are about the average in the Dominion, the East being somewhat smaller and the West a bit larger -the highest pay received by any collegiate principal is 1$3,700, But the average is about half this amount, as figures supplied by the Department of Education show the average male teacher is paid $1,955; the average woman teacher has to take more than $500 less - $1,410 is the precise figure. A High School principal may get as much as $3,400 but few do. You may tabulate the number receiving thisesum on your fingers. Male teach- ers, apart, from principals, receive an average of $1,643. A women teacher averages $1,077. .ialkrr._Arm-Veoaalatt'ik,t-r:4142.;_. ' This disparity in pay for men. and women has aroused large numbers of feminine publicists in Canada. , "The very idea of paying a man and a woman $566 less for the same work -and probably better done, too," said a woman who has been intimately connected with edu- cational movements and Women's In- stitutes. "Why, some of our very best teachers in the High Schools are women. We must demand men's pay!" One girl, after graduating in House- hold Science'received a position in- structing in her specialty at Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, at $1000. She rernained at O. A. oaly a short time, and then responded to the lure of an offer from Boston, Mass:, where she got exactly twice as much, buying for a large restaur- ant. A well known music instructress in a large Ontario city, receiving $1,200, left to work for a graraophone company' at two or three times this figure. The salaries in public schools range from, except for tlie case noted, $400 up to $1,800, which is the highest Ontario pays /or any teacher apart from the prinfipals. Principals in Toronto receive from $1,800 to $2,700, and those in the smaller cities and towns usually less than $2,000. , a considerable addition to the taxes, but this, we are sure, will be willingly borne by the community. The salaries of the teachers and principals in the past have undoubtedly been too low. It is a scandal that men and women of' advanced education, trained instruc- tors with university 'degree's in may cases, should receive no more than the semi -skilled industrial workets. The teaching profession is destined to take an increasingly importarit place in` the' development of the country along democratic lines; the scholastic Career must, therefore, be made as attractive as possible in order to en- courage the best material from among the young men and women to embark upon it. On the influence of the school, the future of Canada -very largely _depends. Poor wages mean poor teachers, andpoor teachers an infer* type of citizenry." HURON NOTES e -The Doherty Pianos, Limited, Clinton, is running again this week, now under the new management, hav- ing been purchased by the Sherlock - Manning Company, London. -The fine one hundred acre farm of Robert Newcombe, 8th line of Morris, has been sold to Jos. Arden, of the same line, who recently -dis- posed of his farm to William Marshall of the 9th concession. Mr. Newcombe will retire from active farm life- and will likely locate in one of the near- by villages. -The annual meeting of the Clin- ton branch of the Great War Veterans Association was held in the Club foams on Friday evening last, when a -very satisfactory statement Was given and the following officers were elected: President, Lt.' CoL H. B. Combe; 1st Vice, Lt. Col. H. T. Rance; 2nd Vice, Major J. W. Shaw; Secre- tary -Treasurer, Comrade E. Walton. The G. W. V. A. purpose holding an At Home very shortly. -Monday evening of last week a pleasant social time was spent at the home of W. and Mrs. Work,' in Grey township, when about seventy-five of their neighbors and friends assembled to spend a few hours- -with them be- fore their removal to Brussels. Robt, McKay called upon George McFarlane to read an address while Alex. Arm- strongetand Charles Davis presented the host aed hostess with two leather home a Jamee and *-Tre. Burgess, upholsteree chairs. Brussels, when their daughter, Lilian. -Tuesday morning ' of last week Florence Via3 united M holy bonds to abon one hundred feet of the Easterly Richare Frederick Cox, ,on of Richard side f the big enclosed -cement horse and Mrs. Co.. Grey township, Rev. A. shed metallic roof of Melville church J. Mann, B. A, offieiating The bride Brussels, sagged, owing to the great looked levely in a gown of white weight of snow and will require at- georgette over Phite I. atm and long tention as soon as weather will per- bridal veil antishe wan given away mit The building was erected five by her father_ Her only attendant pr six year._ ago and is over two hun- was :ittle Mies Greta Burgess; who ' dred feet long by fifty feet widemade e charming flower girl. Miss , ., Some rigs were in the blinding -at Margaret Procter, Belgrave, played the time but no danmge was done the bridal chorus. After the wedding them. A gang of men removed the ceremony the guests retired to the snow accumulated on the roof that dining room where the wedding was still intactner was Llerved, Mi ss Idae -While working in the woods an Bessie Jordan and Myrtle his farm on Monday, Mr. T. J. Man- girl frien . ,r• of the bride, aghan, of ellat024 Tflet isrith an acci- The groom 'e re ft to ":he b dent which might have proved even lovely set of coon. furs, to Some idea of what privations school more serious than A did, He was up and flinver girl, beautiful per I teachers are driven to resort to is - in a tree trimming' off limbs end on The wedding gifts were wife given by the Sarnia Observer, Which coming down slipped it some way and well choeen The young - says: • falling a few 'feet fell on his axe, married life amid the beet ' "The investigation made by SwF- which inflicted 'a nasty gash in the a- Uwe circle et Ma& Ahiarta0241_:neast ,....inia,_ the__.finaninii lieshx_nsit_ot Air, left. Alle Ivouridizrcionv,:,__2_,Iarm_iatiL '