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SEAP ORTH AND MS ASSISTS
I$ear, r. Editor,:
$iC is well now and then' to take
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cationic our asjhts, .ao Oat *e cscsy
eroatitrne to have a real oomt !unity
ride. Seaforth is our town and we,
eitizene should develop its re -
warms ae we can and also derive ae
uchgoo�d az possible from the things
we have. • A certain amount of civic.
pride is necessary to' foster the
growth of any place as well as any
enterprise. As citizens, Seaforth it is
our enterprise; „*'`
I propose to suggest, in a abort
series of notes some things which we
have. of may ,have for comparatively
tittle cost, and which I venture to
think could' add a good deal to our
common fund of profit.
In the first place we have a apien-
did library bonding, w.hich is well
appointed in comforts. It contains a
fair number of valuable books which
will repay our careful reading. One•
is in danger of visiting only the sec-
tion of fiction and of neglecting -'a
most helpful and entertairring variety
of reading to be found in other de-
partments of the library. • Let me
etre a few books 'meet of which
I have and at one time" or other and
which am sure are worth while:
Parrott, the Pagent of English Lit-
erature, is well illustrated; Davies,
Spirituel Voices in Modern Literature,
addreseea be • a great Englishman at
present in Toronto; Hillis, Contageon
of Character, a fine Sabbath book;
Wallace, The First Christmas; Wag -
her, The Better Way:, Farrar, The
Life of Lives;, Fitchett, Wesley and
His Country, a fascinating historical
study; Wallace, Man's .lace in the
Universe, a most delightful book and
quite readable; Laut, The Canadian
Commonwealth; Farrar. Darkness and
Dawn; Addams, Twenty Years in
Hull House, . a wonderful story of
rescue work in an American city;
Service, 'Rhymes of a Red Cross Man,
also Rhymes of a Rolling Stone:
Drummond, The Great Fight, The
Voyageurs; Fisher, Memories; Ger-
rard, Four Years in Germany;
Carniegie, Aubobieeraphy pendent,
The Prime Minister (Lloyd George);
McLean, Canadian Savage Folk.
There r' -e many other books which
are.full of excellent matter, but these
r rh,ps be sufficient for now.
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Yours sincerely,
E. W. FEDWAtRDS.
THE HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
The Council of the Corporation of
the County of Huron net in the
' Connell' a ember on Tuesday, pursu-
ant to atatute, all the members -elect
being present.
The Clerk presided and after call-
ing the roll, called upon the members
present to elect a Warden to preside
over the deliberations of the council
for the year 1922.
It ware moved by Messrs. Erwin
and Spotton that Reeve Nelson W.
Trewartha, of the township of Gode-
rich, be elected Warden of the Coun-
ty of Huron for the year 1922.
There being no further nominations
the Clerk declared Mr. Trewartha duly
elected.
The Warden elect was escorted to
the chair . by ex -Warden Doig and
made and subscribed the declaration
of office before His Honor Judge
Dickson. His Honor complimented
Mr. Trewartha an his election and
predicted for•him a successful year
in offiee.
The Warden thanked the members
of the council for the great honor
conferred on him. He noted the fact
that there were a large number of
young men and that it was a good
thing that young men elected to give
their services. It was a me of re-
trenchment' and our object should be
Education Department of Ontario to
raise the examination standard for
mate eeiation.--dieferred to Special
Come 4ttee,
"r ' sotn A. M. Robertson Seen -
.tory
1�y of the Huron County Children's
Aid Society, asking a grant of $2.006
for the Committee. 1822. ---Referred to Exe-
cutive Committee.
west ,from John B. Mustard that
the ease re auto accident, be reopen-
ed and t ealt with try chi new cdtuity
Council. -Jerred :to �d Roads
Commission.
Requedt of Neil McKenzie that iris
case re motor accident be reopened.
-JReferred to flood. Roads Commis-
sion.
•The Jailor's Report was presented
and read by the Clerk and ordered
filed.
The Agricultural Representative's
Report for the past year was ;pre-
sented and ordered filed.
Moved by Messrs. Porter and Miller
that Messrs. Coates, Spotton, M -
Quaid, Beavers and McNab be a
Striking Committee to atgike, • the
Standing Committees of Council
Moved in amendment by Mears.
Smith and Armstrong that Meyers.-
Tipling,
eyers;
Tipling, Klapp, Collin*, Neeb and
Spotton be the Strlklug Committee.
-The amendnwnt was carried by a
majority of one. .
'Moved by 'Messrs. Neeb and Spot -
ten that Robert Higgins, of Hensel).
be an auditor for year 1922. -Carried.
iMovee by 'Messrs. Armstrong and
Tipling that Alex. Porterfield be ap-
pointed auditor for 1922. -Carried.
Moved by 'Messrs. McNabb and
Naylor that John Douglas and G. W.
Holman be appointed on the criminal
audit.
'Moved in amendment- by Messrs.
McQuaid and Parkes that A. E. Er-
win and G. W. Holman be auditors
of criminal audit. -The motion car-
ried by a majority of one:
Two .propositions were duly .moved
and seconded for a Good Roads Com-
mission on -ceilidh the names of
'Messrs. Neeb and McQuaid were pro-
posed. Both of these gentlemen ask-
ed that their names be withdrawn.
It was moved by Messrs. Erwin
and Parkes that the matter of ap-
pointing a Good Roads Commission
be left over until Wednesday. -Car-
ried.
On.motion of Messrs. McNabb and
Douglas tae . council then adjourned
until Wednesday morning.
Wednesday.
The following communications were
read by the Clerk:
From the Huron County Fairs As-
sociation asking'increased grants to
the Agricultural Societies of the
county. -Referred to Executive Com-
mittee.
From the Clerk asking that some
action be taken to repair the county
flag or •procure a new one. -Referred
to County Property Committee.
Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Rifkin -
sten that a by-law be passed appoint-
ing one member of this council a
commissioner to act under the Op-
tario Highways Act for the county,
such by-law to define the duties and
renumeration and that the Reeves of
the various municipalities act in con-
junction with the Good Roads Com-
mission in so far as_local problems
pertaining to the duties of said com-
mission are concerned.
A vote being taken the motion was
declared lost by a vote of 18 to 11.
It was then moved by Messrs.
Klopp and•McNaughton that Messrs.
Beavers, McNabb and Erwin be ap-
pointed the.Good Roads Commission
for 1922.
Moved in amendment by Messrs.
Jamieson and Webb that Messrs.
Spotten, Neeb and Erwin be Good
Reads Commission.
The motion carried by a vote of
16 to 7.
to retain the .people in the county, Two deputations were present,
Md a reduction of taxes would do Messrs. E. J. Hill and Major H. C.
uch to that end. He spoke in en- Dunlop, making a strong appeal for
thusiastic terms of the work done in assistance towards the work of the
our Children's Shelter and County Ganadian Navy Logue.
Home, both of which institutions were
a credit to the county. Mr. Tre-
wartha closed by asking the coopera-
tion of the council in the despatch
of county business.
The following correspondence was
read by the Clerk and referred to the
several committees of council:
From the National Sanitorium As-
sociation, Toronto, asking a grant,of
$.11,552, being a rate of 25e per capi-
ta. -Referred to Executive Commit-
tee.
From the Salvation Army asking
a grant to help pay a deficit of $5,000
against Rescue Horne. -Referred to
Executive Committee.
From the Hospital for Sick Chil-
dren, Toronto, asking a grant. -Re-
ferred to Executive Committee.
A letter from the Clerk of the
united counties of Stormont, Dundas
and Glengarry with reference to re-
questing the Province of Ontario re-
turning to the counties their share
of. the 0. T. A. fines imposed, to help
pay the expenses of detention of pris-
oners in bounty jails and enclosing a
form of petition for the same.--eRe-
ferred to Special Committee.
Petition from the County Council
of Perth to the Minister of Public
Worts of Ontario, asking that the
Province. assume the whole cost Of
eonrtruction and maintenance of PM-,
vhicial Highways as local municipali-
ties had no voice in their location. -
Referred to Good Roads Commission.
Request of the Hon. H. C. Nixon,
Provincial Secretary, asking opinion
of the Council re votes for women in
maunici 1 elections. --Referred t o
Special Committee.
Akeelioatione were received from
Messrs. Wurtelle and Williams
presented the case of the National
Sanita.riunm_Association's claim for a
contribution from the county.
The Warden assured the deputations
that their presentations would re-
ceive the careful consideration of the
council.
The Striking Committee reported
through their chairman, Mr. Tipling.
The report was adopted.,
The following are the Standing
Committees for the year:
Executive, John Douglas, Frank J.
McQuaid, Amos Tipling, John M^
Naughton, E. F. Klopp; Special -B.
W. F. Beavers, Dr. W. F. Gallow, A.
E. Erwin, James I)netds, Frank John-
ston; Finance -Wm. Coates, B. W.
Naylor, Thos. S. Inglis. Jas. F. Col -
'ins. Geo. If'an1ey; Education -A.
Smith, Chas. A. Robertson, R. G.
Parke, Alfred C. Baeker, J. H. Pear;
Road and Bridge -A. H. Neeb, Jas.
C. Porter, R. J. Miller, D. Webb, John
Jamieson; County Property -John
McNabtl', Robt. Buchanan, J. J. Moser,
W. J. Spotton, M. Armstrong. House
of Refuge -W. J. Spotton, Amos Tip -
ling, E. F. Klepp, A. E. Erwin; War-
den's Committee -•-M. Armstrong, A.
H. Neeb, A. Smith, Wm. Coates, J.
F. Collins; Good Roads Commission -
B. W. Beavers. John McNabb, A.
E. Erwin
The following resolutions were re-
ferred to the Good Roads Commis-
sion:
Moved by 'Messrs. Callow and
Moser that this council refund to the
town of Goderioh the sum of $8,000
for improvement of 'streets which are
connecting links vis: Victoria Street
from Bayfield Load v�a Glonceecter
the following for the county' auditor- Terrace to the railway bridge: at the
ship: Robert Higgins, Hensallt AIaix, top of Saltfosrd Hill.
Porterfield, " Bat e. --•Laid tastable. Moved . by Messrs. AAadstrts and
A resolution d by f Ifni- Collins that the road groin! the, Wand
cipal oouncil ofatttiwn of St . 'cher Trunk station at Londeebo$ . east
''' dl approving of the proposal the three-quarters sf. 4. anile to art lead
our Last Chance
To get /High Grade Musical MercbAmdise et :lee than wholesale
prices. Our lease bas expired and everything must 1e dyspoeed
of du�'ing the next two weeks.
Phonographs, 42 inches high, Mahogany or Oak, reg�ttlar
,100, , ltow $69.50
I ecords, new Regular Stock, Dow 4 for $2.25
Records, Used, all .makes, ,no*''4 for $1.00
Record Cabinets, Oak or Mahogany, now
Violins (6 only), wonderful 'values
Guitar Outfit, complete, regular $11.50, now
Uk$lele Outfit, complete, regular 110.00, now $7.50
Metronome (with bell) p snap, regular $6.50, now $3.75
150 Packk es Needles While they last) 5 packages 46c
Sheet Music' and Books, 25 Per Cent. off Regular Prices.
Music Cases, Solid Leather •$1.25
Music Stands . $1.10 up
Ph6ne orders will receive our best attention.
..617.00
1500 up
• $12.09
Wegg's Music House
Phone 157
Seaforth
'boundary sad 'Peiralag through Row. I
ter,
Hensel!, Clinton, : Biyth- and
Wingham to the ;north bout of
the county be Made a P.rovinclad ?oed..
By Meilen. Smith and TIp ing that
a, �'4nt of ;A26,pOp,.be made. to the
village. of Iieuapll for the itzlpmtr?s-
20 and 21 on the 10th concession to is no longer desirable and we would
be added to Good Road No. 15 in recommend that in the future the
Hullett, and thatt-a by-law be pre-' Warden should be elected by the
1 the motion was lost by 28 to 2.
pared to that effect. whole council. A vote was taken and
The following motions were refer-
red to the Executive Committee:
Messrs. McQuaid and Klopp giving
525 grant to each public library in
the county.
Messrs. 'Beavers'and Tipling grant-
ing $25 to each Horticultural Society.
Messrs. McNaughton and McQuaid
giving $25 to each spring stock and
seed show held at Clinton, Seaforth
and Hensall.
Messrs. McQuaid and Klapp •grant-
ing 3115 to the Children's Aid Society.
Messrs. Douglas and Naylor grant -
in $25 to each school fair held in
thi`$ounty.
Messrs. Tipling and Miller grant-
ing $1200 to each hospital in the
county.
Messrs. Gallow and Moser granting
$15 to be expended in flowers around
The following motions fere sent to
the Good Roads Commiaslom:
Moved liy Messrs. Klopp and Webb
that the County Engineer look into
the matter of the situation of two
roads leading from the cow"' node
to the lake shore, via the, mead lead-
ing the lake from the boundary be-
tween Hay and Steahen and the road
1',F miles north from this boundary
leading to the 'lake shore., The coun-
ty need both -roads to hand gravel
off the lake shore into these roads.
Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Webb
that the Good Roads Superintendent
be asked to assist ae far as possible,
that the wages paid by various patrol-
men for work on county ro�sda be con-
sistent with the rates 'paid for simi-
lai. "work by the councils qe the
molt of Main Street from Elizabeth
Street to the London Road.
Mr. Baeker asked as to who p�aid
the .interest on .the over expenditstre
a,certain municipalities on -the coon
ty,roads.
Engineer Patterson replied thst so
far no account has been *sept in such
matters as the interest.
Messrs. :McNabb and Armstrong
. said the question of charging interest
was not of sufficient importance to
pay for the trouble of interest keep-
ing.
Mr. Robertson spoke of the burden
imposed on Colborne Township in
bearing the expense of the road ,paes-
ing through that township to ,Blyth.
The report of the Executive Com-
mittee was read with Mr. Neeb in
the chair. Clause 5 was amended
making the grant $100 instead oif
$75. The report was adopted.
The Special Committee zeport was
read with 'Mr. Jamieson in the chair.
•The report was adopted:
The Finance Committee report was
taken up, with Mr. Miller in the
chair. The report was adopted.
The Education Committee report
peas taken up with Mr. McNss sghton
in the chair. The report was adopt-
ed.
Moved by Dr. Callow and C. A.
Robertson that the musical instru-
ments belonging to the 161st Regi-
ment be returned to the Court House
for safekeeping and that the County
Property Committee consider the
• final disposal of these instruments
and report at the June meeting. -
Carried.
Moved by Messrs. !McQuaid and
McNaughton that we ask the engineer
and Good 'Roads Commission to ser-
iously consider the question of a re-
duction of the County Good Roads
levyfor 1922 to 1% mills on the
dolar.-Carried.
The report of the Good ceseads Com-
mission was presented with 'Mr. Spot -
ton in the chair. -The resort was
adopted.
Moved by R. G. Parke and Alex.
Smith that the Good Roads 'Commis-
sion be instructed to look into the
proposition of buying a road oiling
machine, also an attachment for
sprinkling on the sand, for the use The Adolescent School Attendance
pf oiling streets in the municipalities,'
Art came into operation in
and on the county roads.-oCarried. cp s b y _Ser active thia dnapec-
Mby y. R. G. Parke and second
ed by R. J. Miller, that the Goodar Con-
tinuation Committee be instructed to
approach the party owning the pro-
perty on the right hand side of the
hill approaching Bayfield bridge and
see if it would not be possible to
have some of the trees removed so
as to give a clearer vision to the ap;
•iroach of said bridge, as this is a
very dangerous place on account of
the narrowness of this bridge, espec-
ially in summer time. -Carried.
Moved by Messrs. Parke and Miller
that the Executive Committee re-
consider the grant to the spring fairs
and that they receive the same grant
as fall fairs. -The motion was lost.
On motion of Messrs. Erwin and
Coates the' council then adjourned to
meet Friday morning.
Friday.
Under the heading of Enquiries
several' matters were brought up, par-
ticularly regarding the position of
the High Constable and the responsi-
bility of the council for his salary, and
also for the accommodation of the
Police Magistrate.
The County Hone report was :pre-
sented with Mr. Coates in the chair.
The report was adopted.
Moved by Messrs. Douglas and Nay-
lor that the County Property Com-
mittee look to the advisabiyty of
providing more room for the witness-
es attending court, and report at the
June session. -Carried.
On motion of Messrs. Erwin and
Coates the council then adjourned to
meet on the first Tuesday in June.
the court hoose.. ' mnnieipalitiee in which !tett "ares is
Mesers. Armstrong and Baeker performed, and if found advisable,
granting $100 to each Agricultural have some of the work let by. con -
Society holding fall fairs in the coun- tract.
ty. -` Moved by Messrs, Robertson and
The following motions were refer- Collins that the Road Commissioner
red to the Education Committee:
Messrs. Beavers and Fear that Wm.
May be trustee on Exeter Board of
Education.
Messrs. Douglas and Dodds grant-
ing Continuation Schools for 1922 the
same grants as the present year.
Messrs. Tipling and Douglas ap-
pointing R. Vanstone member of
Wingham High School Board.
Messrs. Parke and Neeb that John
McTavish be appointed trustee for
the Seaforth Collegiate Institute in
place of the retiring member, Mr.
Hartry.
The following were sent to the
County Property Committee:
Messrs. McQuaid and McNaughton
that Dr. Gallow be county representa-
tive 'on Board of Children's Aid So-
ciety.
A communication was read by Mr.
T. G. Connon on behalf of the Alex-
andria and Marine Hospital at Gode-
rich, making an appeal to the county
council for a special grant of $20,000
to assist in building and equipping a
new hospital. -Referred to the Exe-
cutive Committee.
Tenders for printing were received
from the Goderich Star and Huron
Signal and several tenders for furn-
ishing the jail with meat and groc-
eries were sent to the Executive Com-
mittee.
A largely signed petition was re-
ceived from the ratepayers of Hullett
asking the extension of county road
No. 15 one-half mile east of Londes-
boro station to side road 20 and 21
on the 10th concession. -Referred to
Good Roads Commission.
The report of Dr. J. M. Field, pub-
lic school Imspector for East Huron,
was presented and ordered filed. a
The County Engineer's report was
presented and on motion of Messrs.
McQuaid and Armstrong, was refer-
red to the Good Roads Commission.
Mr. Tom, Public School Inspector,
pre�fented his report for West Huron
which was referred to the Education
Committee.
Under the head of enquiries, Mr.
Erwin spoke of the right of the coun-
ty regarding the affairs of the Chil-
dren's Shelter. He thought this ex-
penditure should be - subject to county
audit.
The Treasurer gave a statement re
mortgages due the county and Good
Roads expenditures.
Mr. McMurray, of 'Clinton, present-
ed the request on behalf of agricul-
tural societies for an increased grant.
'Moved by W. J.Spotton and second-
ed by R. J. Miller that the Warden
and Clerk be authorized to sign and
submit to the Minister of Public
Works of the Province the petition
of the County of Huron showing that
during the period, January 1, 1921,
to December 81, 1921, there has been
expended on the county highways
system the sum of $177,696.78, and
requesting the statutory 'grants on
that amount as provided by.t'he act
to aid in, the improvement of .Public
Mi wa .-Carred.
Moved by, Meters. Johnston and
,tam'leson •!hist the prresent method of
aelel tag ***Warden of the County
or his committee at this sitting en-
deavor to set a scale of wages in
keeping with reduced costs of living
for team and man not to exceed 50c
ler hour; for labor, not to exceed 25c
per hour; and for patrolmen, 35c per
hour.
Moved by Messrs. Smith and Dodds
that the fee for board per week at
the Huron County Home be $3.50 for
inmates. -Sent to the County Home
Committee.
Moved by Dr. Gallow and seconded
by Mr. Moser. that Dr. Macdonnell
be .re -appointed on the Goderich Crl-
legiate Board.
Moved by Beavers and Tipling that
a special grant of $50w he made to
the High Schools and c'. llegiates to
be divided in accordance with the
number of county pupils attending
each school.
Mr. John M. Goven'eck, M.P.P.,
was present and was asked by the
Warden to address the , ouncil. Mr.
Govenlock discusged briefly Rural
Credits and the Good Roads move-
ment.
On motion of Messrs. Hanley and
Armstrong the council adjourned to
meet on Thursday.
Thursday.
The treasurer in reply t:, a question
from Mr. Baeker explain d the posi-
tion of the county finar,:•ially aside
from the statement in tl a reports and
with reference to the ,tmeunts bor-
rowed and other matter;
In the discussion that followed the
opinion prevailed that the banks
should keep separate aeclounts for
general expenditures and Good Roads.
Moved by Messrs. McQuaid end
Tipling that this eounci' memorialize
the different county councils of On-
tario to petition the Ontario Legis-
lature that tuition be 'Iselin collected
from students attending the Collegi-
ate; High Schools and Continuation
Schools of Ontario.
Moved by Messrs. Neoh and Coates
that a by-law be passed authorizing
the Warden and Treasurer to borrow
sufficient funds from the bank or
banks to meet the current expendi-
tures for Good Roads and for general
county purposes.
Moved by Messrs. Backer and
Armstrong that the Good Roads ac-
count be kept separate from, the cur-
rent account in the bank.
The following motions were sent
to the Good Roads Commission:
Moved by Messrs, Neeh and Arm-
strong
rm
strong that Clause 3 of the report
of committees, appointed at the Jan-
uary session, 1921, to define duties
of renumeration of Good Roads Com-
mission, etc., be atild complied with
by the Good Roads Superintendent
the present year.
By Messrs. Tipling and Smith that
a grant of $28,000 be made to the
town of Wingham for the improve-
ment of Josephine street. and diagonal
road and that an agreement be en-
tered into between the town and the
county In accordance with the act.
By 'Messrs. Beavers and Tiling
that a petition be sent to the Pro-
vincial Goverflment asking that the
London Road, beginning - at the south
paid ;884, :and, course, if
formes s paid oeb rwids thaq
section, there ' i�bie heeitation•
ming the r, *clary. These
grants were ezteiided .thio. Aar. to
the but not' to . the ..s..
The:�liis4 of tete, whole rysteM
that 'it s4Idom 'works out 't0
re 'of the bleat and eta -
1'i ed teachers, their 4*1s • is
s e d lagging fend these therefreps
Normal sehoole. The •bigbea+i eatery
paid s .mete teacher in a aural school
is '#•1660: ami the.highest for a• fe-
inaie teacher is $.1800.
Notiiiatg ,was done towards. $gtise -
illation during the year; the itrterest
in, the elections absorbed the atten-
tion of,the rural electorate. AA-- f✓otr-
stance,,, Walton, F,thel, Molesworth
and Fordwich eonsoliditioa could • be
effected with advantage; surrounding
these centres there are small schools
with poor buildings that will soon
have to face renewal and where the
cost per pupil is excessively high, in
some chses being as much as saw
sufficient to pay all expenses at a
school away from home.
• No building -was done during the
year, as the cost of material and
labor were still much bone normal.
I did not consider it wifeto urge ssty
expense more than the necessary up-
keep and repairs. A few schools are
in a very dilapidated co(idition and
are unfit for school purposes; of these
it is expected that two will be se -
placed
by new buildings thia year.
School fairs were held in Clinton,
Walton, 'McKillop township, Gran -
brook, Ethel, Bluevaie, Wroxeter and
Fordwich.. On the whole they ex-
ceeded in interest and exhibits those
of former years. Ideal Weather eon--
ditions prevailed for all but the Mc-
Killop Fair. •
There has already been a medical
inspection about Blyth, Auburn, Wing -
ham and the townships adjacent,, with
a view to the ,permanent engagement
of a school nurse for defined districts.
This preliminary inspection will be
extended to the whole county and is
being done entirely at the expense of
the Government. The purpose ie to
safeguard the •health of the children
and to 'remedy defects before disease.
or weakness have ruined their consti-
tutions. A large pant of the penman-•
ent expense would be borne by the
Government; the cost per school
would be about $25, not a large sum
if the purposes are fu/filled.
•
ffreete is ct on the public ischoolst has ha Con-
tinuation and High Schools are so
evenly and generously distributed that
the majority of pupils can attend
these schoole for most of the year
and still be at home for most of the
year, night and morning. This cir-
cumstance and the moral effect of the
Act have caused such an increase in
the attendance that all the schpols
are crowded to capacity and addition-
al building accommodation will be
!necessary in Blyth.
The Teachers' Institute was held at
Clinton and was generally considered
the most interesting andprofitable
that we have had for years.
From the standnoint of examina-
tions in public schools and because
of the high. average of good work, I
found being done, 1 consider the year
just ended to have been most satis-
factory. Whatever may be said of
labor conditions in other employ-
ments, there has been among teach-
ers an industry and conscientious
zeal in the discharge of their duties
that has been independent of the re-
numeration received. Their relations
with their school boards have been
cordial and unhampered by any or-
ganization far furthering their special
interests.
With two exceptions, due to the
bsEnce of teachers, all the schools
were visited twice during the year.
For special purposes many additional
visits were paid. -John M. Field, In-
spector.
West Huron.
To the Warden and Members of
the County of Huron:
Gentlemen: -I beg to submitt for
your consideration the following re-
port on the Public Schools of West
Huron for the year 1921.
I am, gent e.men,
Your obedient servant,
J. ELGIN TOM,
Public School Inspector.
Schools. -There are 106 schoolhous-
es in this inspectorate. A consider-
able number of these are substantial,
convenient and comfortable; others
are comfortable but not convenient.
About twenty are worn out and should
he replaced by new modern schools.
The war and the agitation for con-
solidation have delayed 'the building
of suitable schools in several sections.
Last week I visited five adjoining
sections, having a total enrolment of
72 ,pupils and •a total attendance of
'64 pupils on the days of my inspec-
tion. The equalized assessments of
these five sections is over $700,000.
The salaries totel $5,000. The total
average attendance for 1921 was 54.8,
This seems to be suitable territory
for a consolidated school doing ad-
vanced work. -
Teachers. There were 184 teachers
engaged at an average salary of
$1,191, of whom 17 were men and 117
were women. Their certificates were
9 first class, 124 second class and one
k indergarten sprimary.
I have been pleased with the -
PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
East Huron.
There were 119 ,public school teach-
ers in East Huron in 1921; of these
eight held first class certificates, 108
second class; 2 kindergarten certifi-
cates, and one was without1egal qual-
ifications. Out of these there were 15
male teachers, which is a higher num-
her than in most inspectorates, a few
even reporting none at all.
In September there were 45 new
teachers in the schools, of whom 19
were without previous experience. As
almost all agreements with School
Boards run from September to the
end of June there are few changes
at Christmas, only six being record-
ed this year. Twenty teachers were
married during the year, in most
cases to young on residing in the
section. It is no wonder, then, that
the normal schools must be"Tilled each
year to keep the supply constant.
I have noticed that in many of the
reports of Inspectors to the County
Councils, the grants received by all
the schools are tabulated in detail,
but as the lists would be tedious to
listen to and the information can be
obtained from the township treasurer,
I have not thought it necessary to do
more than mention a few points that
I consider of interest. The grants
are on the same basis as last year, no
change having been made in the slid-
ing scale of salaries or percentages;
the total amounts received are, how- eral efficiency of the school work. e
ever, much in excess of last year, as teachers generally are diligent,
schools thet had not raised the sal- competent and interested in the 'vet-
at+ies of their teachers to at least fare and progress of their pupils. The
$1,000 have now done so. k le a salaries of the teachers have 4Tereas-
' peetrliar feature of these grants that ed 60 per +lent. in this inapeotorste
a section is at no greater expense in since 1018. In spite of the etibetate
paying a salary of $1,0Q0 than if they tial increaser -there ware 66 ebsngls
ane section.
is below
To o
the •CO
aecsasuy to c e *
assessors' 'aloes as Ioliows:
field, increased* pie ; Col
increased S per ' cent. • • Gooderich,
creased 25 per +seat•. , m.
ed' 8.8' per Cent.; increased?
• w s in -
cent � Bann h,
16.,6..E ,. +tss+w
areaaed 8 ,per cent; Hay, decreased 2.3
per cent; Unhorse, " deereused .5 per
cent; West' Waalreinosh, 'decreased 2'
per gent.
Requests .haw® come to nte' for an
explanation of the 1920 special grant
on a teacher's salary being larger
than the 1921 special grant, aititough,
the 1920 salary was smaller than the
1921 salafry. The same per centa'ges,.
were owed in 1920 sand 1921, but thus
1920 grant was'doubled' after being
apportioned, while the 1921 grant to
public schools was not increased af-
ter being apportioned..
Trustees' Annual Reports. - ,'Few -
School Boards appear to know - that.
Section 96 of the 1920 Public School':
Act fixes the townshipgrant to rural
schools at $600 with an additional
1400 far each assistant
The 1na,pecto'r's orders sent out
with the grants in 1921, gave the di-
vision of the grants es required by
the Trustees' Annual" Report,
only four secretaries x11.
items entered in the proper places.
Township School Rates. -The gen-
eral township school rate is to raise
the township grants and is the same
for every section in the township.
The special school rate is levied to
make up the amount each individual
section needs in addition to the -
township grant. It is levied only on
that section.
The following are the school rates
for townships:
teachers during 1921. A
ree'of"these
of them became r
' ons, and others eat ;1 ?
Buren.
school . in West Su
jslati�ve Grants on Bal -
'h rtioament of the
ra salaa*es is based
amts of the
sections, No. 7, Kay,
e , al;
and -
h,
Ashfield
Colborne
Goderich ..
Hay
Stanley ....
Stephen ...... .
Usborne
E. Wawanosh 3.5 2 3
W. Wawanosh 3.3 1.05 8
Se so of the high special rates were
-
necess.. on acc:rant of building a
new scho.: :::71.:ee or fir special im-
provements.
Agriculture. -The students at Lon-
don and Stratford Normal Schools ,re-
ceive a training for teaching agrieul-
tu re which enables them to make this
subject instructive, practical and at-
tractive. The lessons in agriculture
are more appreciated by the pupils
than any of their other lessons. Ten
school fairs were held this year cov-
ering the whole inspectorate, except
Stanley. Mr. S. B. Stothers and his
assistants have made these fairs pop-
ular and educative, giving a new
stimulus to rural life and ; ?raking
this the "red letter day" for the girls
and boys.
Medical Inspection. -A medical in-
spection of the Goderich district pup-
ils was made by Dr. Mackenzie Smith
and Nurses Campbell and Lee. The
results were so satisfactory to all
concerned that the school boards have
appointed a permanent nurse to con-
tinue the work that was so well be-
gun.
Examinations -The H. S. Entrance
and P. S. Graduation Examinations
show that most of the teachers and
pupils are doing excellent work. There
were 271 successful candidates for
Entrance, 61 for Junior Graduation,
and 11 for Senior Graduation and
Lower School.
The fifth class schools for the
senor pupils covering two or three
years of high school work. These
schools deserve ,all the financial help
that our county council can give them.
Government Grants to West Huron
Public Schools for 1921:
On teachers' salaries and cer-
tificates ... $20,897.08
On equipment 1,159.62
On fifth classes 1,150.06
On teaching agriculture 1,766.26
On new library books 63.26
4.1
74. Iiim d' •
e4.4llF-
MI3IS
Mills Milne
4 1.2 5.7
4.1 2.1 6.8-
4 2.1 5.2.
3.9 2.3 5.8
3.5 Z 5.2
4 1.2 6.1
3 1.4 89•
1
Total $25,036:
These grants are an index of the
quality of the work done in the
schools and of the professional stand-
ing of the teachers of Wiest Theron.
The High and Continuation Schools
had a successful year.
Teachers' Institute. -An inspiring
meeting of the Teachers' Institute
was held at Exeter on October 18th
and 14th. There were 125 teachers
in attendance. Mr. Prendergast, - of
Toronto Normal School, was the De-
partmental Representative.
The trustees of West Huron 'bave
done their , part towards providing an
education for all the children as
shown by the liberal salaries they
are paying and by the clean, oom-
fortable condition a the majority of
asc'hoola.
All the Yokels were visited twice
during the year. A detailed amort
1 of the inspection wee rent to the 8e-
cretsty of the Board alter each vitt..
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