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SEAFORTH, Friday., November 22
Important Questions
Educational problems ' have in-
creased many fold in recent years,
-`particularly 'in the . rural municipali-
ties, and the shortage . of teachers is
apparently notconfined to Ontario.
In a recent editorial ,published in
the Boston Monitor,, some very im-
• portant questions were asked, which
apply equally well to the people of
this Province, as to our neighbors
aeross the line..,.
° The Monitor said: "Are you one
of the Americans who lives in a town
•where teachers , are paid less than
garbage collectors? Are you pleas-
ed _with this situation? Or are you
satisfied with a handsome school
building as a monument to commun-
ity concern for education, • even
though the classes, are overcrowded,
the teachers are ill -trained, and the-
students •ill-equipped for citizen-
ship?
itizen-8 ?
"Teachers' salaries are not the bas-
ic problem, though .theyare the chief
issue in the present educational
crisis. The basic problem' is whether
democracy can survive in at age; of
Thus pressures unless its citizens
are trained in the analytic, method,.
cultural standards and knowledge of
the world which enables- them to re-
sist the blandishments of propaganda
and organized self-interest.
"Too many;Americans think of ed-
ucation only as a preliminary to earn-
ing a living, . and hence dismiss much
of it as •unimportant to that end.
When they see it as tracing in .the
-Very process of living as "a free,, in-
dependent thinker they will offer at
least as -much inducement to good
teachers as to good garbage collec-
tors."
That situation in education is snot,
at all, peculiar to the United States.
It has its counterpart in many .On-
tario centres. ,Only a few weeks ago
this town advertised for a' garbage
collector ata salary very favorably
compared to that of 'our public
school principal.
Garbage collectors, of course, .ar•:
very necessary . in every well -
town. But
ell-town..B.u,t how much more necessa y
are conscientious, ., well-trained and
experienced teachers if the present
youngergenerationsare to be taught
not only the three R's, an'd the way,
to make a living; but to be taught the
cultural standards and knowledge of
the world that ' will make them free
and independent thinkers?
These questions are not only time-
ly but important, because the school
population . in almost every small -
community is at its highest point in
some decades, and is steadily increas-
ing. And the ° scarcity of teachers ,
has been increasing over the . saint
length of time.
Is The Plow Outmoded.?
An interesting book, "Plowman's
Folly," published a year or two ago
by E. H. Faukner, an. Ohio farmer,
has started a controversy across the
line over the value of plowing, that
has found its way into Canada.
Nome, he- says, has ever advanced .
a scientific reason for plowing, and
he takes issue with the century old
method oflowing in farming.' His
claim is thatmoldboard plowing,
which turns the surface under to a
depth of six or eight inches, is 'to
blame for mining' the soil through
erosion and caused much of the sif-
fering of crops in dry summers."
• Mr. Faulkner's experience in plant-
ing crops on soil that has been culti-
vated only with a disc harrow, leav-
ing considerable amounts of trash in
the field and the balance near the
surface, 'has thoroughly convinced
him that "trash farming" produces
better "and larger crops, ,,and at the
saxs:,,te prpvdes: at sponge_to _catch.,.
the raindrops.
'On the other hand, his argument
Mhz ;Vegetable Matter, if turn-
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ed under by 'the plow is -pressed
down by the earth ant; the we44ht of
the trader to form a hard layer be- •
neath'the plant roots, and this layer
breaks the small porus -tubes which
would draw ' the water up to the
thirsty growing crops ' in dry wea-
ther.
At the present time Mr. Faulkner's
methods are being tested by the Unit-
ed States Department of Agriculture
and Agricultural Colleges in„the dif-
ferent States, but as yet no conclu-
sions have been drawn until tests,
have been conducted over a period of
years and. under different weather
conditions. • -
However, as a result of Mr. Faulk-
ner's little book, thousands of large
American • farmersa have adopted
trash farming, and the system is be-
ing tried ,out in other countries as
well.
In fact, right in this part of Huron,
whether as a result of the Faulkner
theory or not, we' are unable to say,
but we liave noticed • on a number of
fields .this year; where the farmers
have disked instead -of plowed.
But plowing is as old as the world
and the average farmer is pretty
well set in his ways and very hard to
change, consequently we do not ex-
pect to see a complete revolution in
farming methods in Ontario, at least
in Our time. -
Rank Heresy
We have always held a healthy re-
spect for the writings and brain of
that old philosopher, Christopher
Morley. But at the same- time being .
a sound "Presbyterian, we have a
right to object to anything. And we
do object to the thoughts contained
in these words of that great man:
"Thaleaves—t. is what I like about raking
-
It is wine and opiate for, the mind:
The incessant skirmish of the wits is
• calmed,
And as you rake and burn.
And dodge, with smarting eyes
The pungent,veering reek,
You fall into a dull easy muse
And think to yourself,
After all,.what is writing
Books .but raking leaves?"
That is a beautiful little verse of
poetry; but the rankest heresy, for
this deep .lover and understander of
Nature, is like thousands of Cana-
dians, a burner. of .. leaves—a great
crime against her,
Even the gardener, mostignorant
of letters, but learned in matters
more important, knows that leaves
piled up in the, fall, pounded down by
the snows of winter and caressed by
the ,sun and -winds of winter,make a
food for plants of every kind that
has no equal. '
,p. Left alone, raking leaves is a dull
chore for the average man, and one
that is, put off from day to day until
the leaves are wet and soggy. But
man is seldom left alone, and those
thousands owned by wmen, have,
under protest, bees the cause of those
clouds of smoke that have risen, from
every street and yard in the country.,
It is sad that man, who likes to live •.
within the law, isr every autumn,
made to break the laws of Nature.
•
War Memorials
When the question of war .memor-
ials is uppermost,in the minds of 'ev-
ery community, it is of interest' to
note that the Canadian Legion :has
made a suggestion that should re-
ceive widespread attention and con-
sideration.
Itis: "That memorials erected in
memory of those Who paid the
supreme ;sacrifice in World War I
should be modified to include those
who fell in World War II, is includ-
ed in a resolution sent to Prime Min-
ister Mackenzie King by the Domin-
ion Executive Council of the Cana-
dian Legion.
"This is. similar to the change made
in England recently when His Majes-
ty the King unveiled .the •cenotaph
showing a plaque with World War II.
dates added.
"This is an appeal by the Legion
to all Dominion, Provincial and Mun-
icipal authorities throughout Can-
ada that where memorials connected
with the Great War of •1914-1918
have been erected! they be urged to
add suitable wording, and where the
names of those who paid the supreme
sacrifice in World War I are men-
tioned, the names, of those who fell
in World War 11 be added."
atterea $ere p eked. ;rem
The- Eaintettor of fifty and
t,pmty-alae spars ago.
From The' iluron Expositor
November 25, 1921
Wesley Snell, of ,Exeter, one ofthe
most widely known and successful cat-
tle
attle men of Western Ontario, died sud-
denly in the Montreal General Hos-
pital •bn Friday. Mr. 'Snell had arriv-.
ed . in Montreal from Liverpool on the
previous Monday. •
Mr. -William Douglas has sold his'
67 -acre • farm adjoining Brucetield to
Mr. Howett, of Auburn, the price be-
ing '$8,500, and has bought a house and
lot from John Mustard. --
A .Community Club was organized
in Bayfield on Tuesday evening with'
the following officers: President, Dr.
G. Atkinson; vice-president, Mrs. Gil-
lies; secretary, F. A. Edwards; treas-
urer'•James H. Reid. .
Mr. Vernon Redden has been en-
gaged as rural :mail courier on Hen -
sail Route No. 2.
M. William Hartry, Seaforth, •has
been appointed attendance officer by
the Collegiate Institute Board, -The,
appointment •.was made necessary, to
comply with the Adolescent Act, .re-
cently passed by the Department of
Education, •
Prior to leaving for the Pacific
Coast, where he will spend the win-
ter, Mr. John McCaa was presented
with a handsome club bag and travel-
ling accessories by the congregation
of Egmondyille Presbyterian Church.
The Community Hall at Londesboro
is nearing completion and will be of-
ficially opened` in the near future.
Mrs. Earle Minne, a niece of Mrs.
John.'Nolan. and Mrs. Con Eckert, of
town, was drowned at Port Huron on
Wednesday when the car, she was
driving went -off the end of an open
bridge.
"The Visit of) Aunt Mary,” a play,
was' presented in the Sunday School
room of First Presbyterian. Church on
Tuesday evening. The cast was com-
posed�.of .the. Misses_ Evelyn-- dams,
Erie Stewart, Florence Beattie, Fergus
McKay, Margaret Tough,May Pollock
and Beth Barton.
• From The Huron Expositor
November 27, 1896
°A very large delegation of members
of the Ontrio Branch of"the. Dominion
Temperance Alliance waited on the
Ontario Government this week with
the following demands: That not
more than two tavern `licenses be
granted to the first 1,000 of the popu-
Over in England they hese a great
idea. For some reason or other they
figure that ixx, means of science they
will be able to sort of rehabilitate
some of their hoboes and tramps.
Some bright 'fellow has the idea that
all you have to do is examine these
fellows and give them a bit of scien-
tific treatment and you can fix them
right up and they'll become normal
citizens. The peer man is due for a
lot of- heartache With a theorylike
that. - ' •
There's a romantic gypsy quality in
all of us. The only 'reason why. we
stay put in the one place is because,,
that feeling isn't strong enough. The
hoboes have it in , sufficient quanti-
ties to sustain themselves as they go
along 'aimlessly from one thing to an-
other. There are • a few questions I
would like to ask that laddie over in
the Old Country.
He mustn't have ever had the urge
to simply.,ouri'up beside a coil of hay
and go to sleep watching the white
clouds slipping around on the face of
the blue, grassy sky. The fun of .all
.is, this is first of allthe deep com-
fort• of sleeping in such a place and
next in waking' up. A fellow just lies
there and lets his thoughts ramble
around in great confusion. It's like a
shepherd with his sheep. He lets
them ramble around and enjoy them-
selves, but they're always within ear-
shot. •
1R Al iisySwaim S. Witt
That chap over in the Old Country
mustn't have ever had the yen to
pack a little satchel and sling it over
his shoulders and just walk up over
the nearest hill. You go right on
from there without' stopping. There's
always a hill and something over it.
When I was a boy we used to often
have tramps come along. My father
always had a sot allot in ;his heart
for them. He wouldsee that they
were given sopnethie• to eat and the
chance, to clean p, 'Mehl' he""`,would
sit out on the bk stoop for hours
and, just talk, tri them abo %' a thou-
sand things aid a >tho'hsag'¢ pl.Ces
where they had been.
I remember one fellow called Old
Bill, who used to come. around quite
regularly- each summer, work for a
day or so, and -then go en. He told
me • about Mexico where he used to
often spend the winters, and the in-
triguing mysteries of the Lo}iisiane
bayou country and the -way the sun
looked on San Francisco in the early
morning.
My father would look 4, little wist-
ful for. a long time after our 'visitor
was gone. One day, riding ,into the
village with a load of grist, he said:
"Never look down on the fellow with
the itching foot., . He can't help it;
There' are times myself., when that
feeling to get going gets so strong
that I don't think I can restrain my-
self, but I do."
lation of any village, town or city, and
not more than one tavern license for
each additional 1,500 of population.
That on Saturday all bar -rooms be
closed at 4 p.m. and that no baro shall
open on any day before 7 a.m., nor re-
main open later than 7 'p.m.
The football match at the recreation
grounds on Saturday last between Eg-
mondville and Alma, for the Crawford
Cup, -resulted in a tie. But as the Al-
ma Club .are. the- .present holders, they
will retain possession.
Mr. James Killoran, soh of Mr. John
Killoran, of town, has passed 'his fin-
al examination in law and is now a
£ulF-fledged barrister.
Mr. D. D. Wilson has been shipping
out eggs at the, rate of a carload a
day, for several weeks, and there are
a lot more to go yet. They are being
shipped ' to the Old Country.
• Mr. Samuel Parkinson, of Usborne,
who resides about three miles east of
EIimville, after retiring in his usual
health and spirits on the evening of
the 17th inst., arose at midnight,
crossed over to the' highway, turned
west, and has not been heard of since.
Mr. John Scott, of Hensail, is hav-
ing a number of acres owned by him
and adjoining the village, surveyed into
building lots. Heiman has been grow-
ing very rapidly and these will afford
splendid building sites.
The citizens of Staffa are greatly
di rturbed by the anonymous' letter -
that are being received by some of
the school trustees, threatening the
destruction of themselvesand proper-
ty if they allow Mr: McNaughton, the
teacher they have engaged for next
year, to come into the section.
Rev. S. Acheson on Sunday last en-
tered on his thirteenth year as Minis-
ter of St. Andrew's Church, Kippen.
• Mr. Harry Cresswell, ''son of : Mr. -G,
E. Cresswell; of Tuckersmitli', has re-
turned home from the Western States
to spend the winter.
Farm Sold -
The 'auction sale o1 the farm, faint:
stock and implements of the late. Ara
thur Weber on Wednesday was large- t
ly attended and good .priceswere• re-
alized. The 100 -acre. farm 'was sold' '
to George Grennler`for $5,300.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Picks Ripe Tomatoes z. ,.
The Harvey Mclaagan gnrde4, just: e
north of . town; is still yielding and:
tine week we -received five .nape -,sized 4
ripe topaatoes picked on Tuey, We
also hear they have been `enjoying..'
green beans ail that household. This
'h'a.e certainly been a marvellous fall. '
Think of it," going out into' your gar-
den for your vegetables almost the
middle of November.: Mitchell Advo-
cate. '
Newlyweds Receive Purse
Tuesday ,evening a large represen-
tation from '• the Zion community gath-
ered in the .Town Hall, Mitchell, to
extend congratulations to,Jack Mal
-colnt and- his bride', the fomer Doro=-.4
thy Ritz, Monkton. Roy Hannon pre-
sented them with a purse of m_ oney
en behalf of the well-wishers--; while
Charlie Roney read an address; which '
contained a welcome to "Mrs: Malpolnt
as a newcomer to the community. The
-groom made a. fitting res-ponce.—Mit-
cheil
NewAdvocate. Kindergarten Has 41 Pupils
The kindergarten class of Clinton 4
public school, inaugurated at the op- ,
ening of the fall school term, now has
an enrolment of 47, it was reported ,
by Principal (3. H. Jefferson • to Clinton
Board of Education at the Nevember
meeting. In. Optober the school had
an enrolment of 275, with an average
of 256.74. A kindergarten "open
house" for parents was discussed.
Principal E. A. Pines reported a total
enrolment for the Collegiate Institute
of 216, with an average of 207 during
the month. Grade IXB, with 46, has ,
the largest number enrolled:--Clintois
News-Recoed. ,
E itertains'District Managers
Mr. and Mrs. R. 'Hobdeu ' entertain- t
ed. several Canadian Bank of Com-
merce managers and their wives to a•
sopial. evening at their home in Wing -
ham on Saturday night. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Kyle
of Blyth, and managers and their
wives from Brussels, Wroxeter; Dunn-
ville, Selkirk and other - points. Mr.
Hobden--is- the- manager of the Wing -
ham branch. The evening was an en-
joyable one and Mrs. Hobden served-.
a delicious lunch.—Blyth Standard.
...They're both made of nylon ... the toothbrush
bristles from sturdy, wear -proof nylon monofilament
and the stocking from nylon yarn ...two different
applications of the same chemical substance. Both
are telling examples of the mariner in which
chemistry, through ceaseless pioneering and research,
develops new materials and bhapes them to
widely varied uses. -From basic substances the men
of chemistry continue to evolve new products of
greater beauty, utility, efficiency and economy
tobringyou better livid
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with death for mustard
weed.:.deodo'ri zedmanure:-.
atzd•light that heads.
Death for mustaird weed:
"Blasting a path of hope
across weed -infested grain
fields" is the way in which
the Calgary Herald front-
paged caper -hi -metal made
with C -I -L "Herbate" 2-4,D.
Just - ten -days' after spraying
the test field; a mass of
moisture -- stealing ''mustard
weed completely - withered
and died' -leaving the grain •
to grow unmolested.
Fortified manure: Barnyard
manures need no longer be
deficient in phosphate con-
tent. The chemical product
known as C -I -L Stable -Phos,
economically fortifies the
manure, preserving valuable,
nitrogen 'and at the same
time has powerful' deodoriz-
ing properties which makes
its use most desirable.
Light that bends: • That
wonderful, crystal -like pias=
tic, "Lucite", has many
desirable properties, net' the
least of .which is its ability
to 'conduct light around
corners. When you bend a
'incite" rod the Jight actu-
ally, bends with it and shines
out of the end. Thus "Lucite'
is invaluable for dentists'•'
instruments and is being
used increasingly for in.
perior lighting effects and
for ornaments. ' .
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