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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-08-01, Page 2tt TIE HURON EXPOSITOR AUGUSt I, .1962 RqEPOS{Tt1 Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- r Thursday afternoon by McLean *ember of Canadian freekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single Copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Aiulthorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa S,EAFORTH, Friday, August 1, 1952 The American Election Now that the shouting and the tumult of the first rounds in the Unit- ed States presidential election have died down, 'it is possible to give some thought to the candidates the two principle parties have selected. General Eisenhower's nomination as Republican candidate, indicated the, fear the majority of that party's delegates had of the isolationist pol- icies which for so many years had °found favor with the old guard of the party as represented at the con- vention by the Taft forces. It indi- -icated, too, an awareness of the dis- taste with which the public viewed the manner in which properly elect- ed delegates had been disenfranchis- ed by Taft supporters who controlled the convention organization. It was on a vote as to the eligibility of dele- gates, that the Taft group first met defeat. In General Eisenhower, the Amer- ican people have a candidate who, through his practical international- ism, has indicated in no uncertain terms his views as. to the responsi- bility of the American people with respect to world affairs. Not my are his views of vast importanceft those many countries concerned wi h the fight for democracy, but they are equally .important from the stand- point.. of trade. While there well may be doubt, should he be elected, that he would be able to contain the undoubted opposition to his views, held by large and important seg- ments of the Republican party, at least there is assurance that he him- self will not alter the position he has taken. The Democrats, with the nomina- tion of General Eisenhower, realized at once that the election to a great extent will hinge on domestic issues. The selection of Governor „ Stephen- son, an outstanding administrator, ..and a Liberal in the true Democratic sense, was a logical step.. During his term of Governor of Illinois, he has succeeded in establishing a govern- ment free of any suggestion of scan- dal. This is an important factor in the light of the difficulties in that connection which have plagued the Truman administration. An election in the United Sttaes is not simply the adding up of success- ful candidates as is the case in Can- ada. The electoral map of the Unit- ed States is more complicated than most foreigners realize. Upon it is imprinted not only the constitutional arrangements of the Founding Fath- ers but the legacy of the Civil War. The result,, in modern times, is to -give the Democratic, Party a heavy ad- vantage in national elections. These factors could be sufpiicient'to assure the Democrats their sixth term of of- fice athe November poll. By the mechanics of the 'Constitu- tion a President is not necessarily elected by a majority of the voters throughout the nation. They do not vote, in theory at least, for a Presi- dent. They vote in each state for candidates to represent them in the College of Electors, which itself Chooses the President. The original theory of the Constitution—that the choice of the President was too im- portant to be left to the voters direct- ly- andmust be made by a group of ase melt elected for the purpose— iss red. ,before the nation was piatti? dears>'o`ld. 'T'he. Electoral Col- txue.,largely a fiction as soon ca atties were organized ft hinted its own slate of oi,agreed in advance to he fart cast - college 'for t y l egg 266 votes, ake need. ed to elect a President. • The Demo- cratic Partys hastraditionally been assured of 128 of those •votesby its control of the solid south, which has voted Democratic since the present Republicag Party came to office un- der Lincoln in the Civil War° Six border -states adjacent to the south, usually safe for the Democrats,, bring their potential vote in the College to. 175. Thus, to control the College the Democrats in a normal election need only secure 91 electoral votes throughout the rest. of the nation. An abnormal caseoccurred in 1928 when Mr. Hoover carried five states in the deep South and swept the border belt. But as a general rule the Re- publicans, barred from the south, must find 266 votes in the north and west. While the democratic world will await with interest the November re- sults, Canadians, particularly, will follow the campaign • closely. As a result of geography, Canada hes a natural interest in the American scene, while economically the selec- tion of a. President can have a wide effect here. • Save Scrap Metal To many of us scrap iron is scrap —something to be cleaned up and thrown out as easily as possible. But to Canada's steel makers, scrap now is a vital ingredient. Canada's rapidly increasing steel industry, brought about by greater industrialization and a buoyant econ- omy, has need of scrap metal. The industry can only keep up its pro- duction if there is a steady flow of scrap to its furnaces.. Every one—farmers, housewives,' businessmen and municipalities—can help. It is just.a matter of collecting the accumulations ,exist on ev- ery property and disposing of it to the metal trade. To each of us the amount of scrap iron available may seem of little consequence, but in the aggregate it makes possible full -out production in Canada's steel mills. • On Beating the Heat Every summer the same old ques- tion of how to beat the heat arises. To the average citizen, the problem is one of either worrying over un- duly hot weather, or complaining about the cool days when they come. While an increasing amount of re- search is being done on the problem of being comfortable despite° the heat, no positive solution is at hand. But in the meantime there are some suggestions advanced by Dr. L. A. Pequegnat, medical officer of health of Toronto, which may be helpful. His first piece of advice is to the psyche: don't let the heat "get you down." Once you've braced yourself mentally, comparative comfort may be achieved by following these rules: 1. Wear light, loose clothing. 2. Eat lightly and select foods carefully,, avoiding fats and starch- es. Seen in' the County Papers ....... Damage ._ Traffic Mishap othersuntil he had brought the 8e $300 Damage In Traffic I until the fis A• car driven by George Baxter to the side of the boat. Then it was °damaged to the extent of $300 when a truck diiven by W. M'cil- wain, Bayfield, collided with it on Higliway 8, one mile west of 'Clin- ton.r-1Clinton News -Record. 3. Keep the skin clean. Heat of the body is eliminated by means of perspiration; by keeping the pores open, perspiration is aided and there- fore coolness. 4. Drink plenty of water. This will help perspiration and enable the body's cooling system to operate smoothly. • Adding a half teaspoon of salt is a good daily habit for this pur- pose during hot weather. 5. Stay in plates where the air is in motion and do as little as possible. 6. Relax. Do not "panic" over the heat. Tenseness or worry actually produces more heat. Dairy Gets Milk Contract Among the defence contracts, it has been announced by the Depart- ment of Defence Production, that the Fairholme Dairy, of Clinton, has been given a contract to sup, ply dairy products, in the amount of $10,200.—Clinton News -Record. Storm Breaks Wires was gaffed and netteit. Second's af- ter it was safely in the boat, tdre fish spit the bait and plug out of his mouth. Mr. and ,Mrs. Wright, Billy, Peter and Johnnie spent about 10 clays near Parry Sound and reported the fishing "great" during their etay. The big pike was on display in George Wright's store window Saturday night—Ex- eter Times-Advo1ate, Heavy thunderstorms Thursday night put a number of local tele- phone lines out of order. Repair- men worked through the night and had most lines in shape by Friday afternoon. Four of the six trunk lines to London were put out of commission- Exeter operators had to quote a one to two-hour delay on long distance calls during the emergency. — Exeter Times -Advo'• cate. Lightning Causes Lees c f Barn Lightning caused the loss of a barn, Thursday evening, on the farm of Wesley Haines, con. 13, East Wawanosh. Damage to the barn and hay crop was estimated at $5,000 from the resulting fire. Wingham fire brigade and volun- teers answered the alarm and man- aged to save a driving shed. Their telephone line also went dead, so that it was difficult to summon aid. —Wingham Advance -Times. Barn Saved From Destruction, Prompt response by the Brussels fire brigade and the work of a bucket brigade laved the barn on the farm of Jack Rutledge from de- struction b,paite. The fire, believ- ed to have been started by light- ning during bhe electrical storm in the early hours of Monday morn- ing, was seen by Bill King who was passing the place. He•aroused the family and the alarmwas turned in. The firemen respondwithin a few minutes and the fla• es were almost under control hen the chemical, which ,was Bering used; was exhausted. Unfortunately 'there was a delay in getting Mater be- cause of .trouble with the fire hose. Bill"King, who first observed bhe fire, risked injury on the slippery roof of 'the barn, to keep the blaze in check with water relayed to him by the work of a bucket brigade, ufltil the firemen were able to use the hose. — Brussels Post. Injured By Farm Machine Kenneth Bunking, 8 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry flunking, had his collarbone tracked when a frightened team of horses broke away and a hay loader to which they were attached, ran over the youth. Kenneth was taken to the Clinton Hospital for X-rays, .which disclosed the cracked collarbone. He also sustained knee and back injuries. He will wear a cast for the next four weeks. Blyth Stan- dard. . 1 Arrived From Germany .Mrs. Siebert and two daughters have arrived from Germany to join their husband and father, who has been a resident of Zurich for sev- eral months. We welcome these new Canadians in our midst, and hope they will remain as citizens of the community. They are accu- pying one of the newly -erected resi- dences of Mr. 'Ivan iSalbfleisch, west of town, which he purchased from Mr. Reg. Illsley. Zurich Her- ald. Suffers Broken Knee in Fall What Other Papers Say: Morning Strangers (Hamilton Spectator) It has been slgested in Great Bri- tain that wives are entitled to a divorce whose' husbands bury them- selves in the morning paper at break- fast. Cases can be cited of where such husbands have grown heavy moustaches and then, when they peeped over ' 'the ho 'izon almost frightened , their wives out of their wits on being mistaken ` for strang- ers. tran -els h On Tuesday morning last, Wim. Grigg, employed in carpentry work as foreman with Johnson Brothers Construction Company, Brafitford, was the vic'im of rn unfortunate wooden water main which used to accident. Working at' the erection catch and conduct the water for of an Airmen's Meas Hall, he fell the fire protection cisterns. Some off a 16 -foot wall at the Radar Sta- of these sections of wooden pipe tion breaking his left knee. Grigg are now on exhibition in the Hur- was conveyed to Clinton Public 'on County Pioneer Museum, where Hospital by Dr. Newland, Clinton, where a cast was applied. He was then alto to be taken to his home.—Clinton News -Record.' 1 , Boy Catches 16 -Pound Pike =ars a' Donate $400 For Playground The members of ;Goderich Kins- men Club were hosts to the Gode- rich Kinette Club at a beach party when the presentation of a $400.00 cheque was made by the Kinettes to the Kinsmen Club, to be used for equipment to the net play- ground being established by the Kinsmen in the soathwest part of the town, Mrs. 'Frank Skelton, Kin- ette president, presented the gift to Kenneth Pennington, Kinsmen president. The money was realiz- ed at a fashion show, tea and bake sale, rummage sale and small cash eontributions raised in various ways by the membership. President Kenneth Pennington, also, on be- half of both clubs, presented an electric kettle to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stewart, who are leaving the teaching staff of the public school here to go to Kenora. Another presentation of a smoking stand was made to Mr. and Mrs. Don Pat- terson, who were married recently. —C•oderich Signal -Mar. Wooden Water Mains Found County workmen sub -excavating West Street preparatory to repav- ing it have unearthed? some remind- ers of pioneer days, including piec- es of logs from the original cordu- roy road over which the pavement was later Iaid. In addition, they came across sections of the old Peter Wright, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright, celebrated his ninth birthday last week by catch- cessful.• The sections are four ing one of the largest pike:. ever inches thick and, as far as can be hauled from Gebrgian. Bay. It learned, the mains not only carried weighed 16 poun'd3'two ounces and the water to the cisterns but werei measured 42, inches. Peter got the so constructed as to catch rain or strike while he was trolling in a any other water which accumulated boat near Parry Sound with his on the streets. If anyone has any brother, Billy, his father and Fred more information than this con - Beaman. It took him over half an cerning the town's original fire- hour rehour to land the monster after it protection system, Harry McCreath made five runs. The young fisher- is anxious to hear about it.—Gode man received no help from the rich Signal -Star. ledtkne call be lots of fun iFor•matiher. dad and little sou • A inotlig tale. a nursery IlnoI e Prepare the way for his bedtime Dept al National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty live and Fifty Years Ago • Article No. 21 in the Series That • (By Miss Belle Campbell) (Continued from last week) cold season, and even then it was - a eonrnron thing to see frozen ink• bottle When one arrived at school: in the morning. Dingy Interior S. S. No. 6 'Phe increase in the number of pupils attending the old Fast and West 'Schools was the reason for the division of the two sections in- to three. The newly -organized No. 6 Section extended a mile and a quarter east and a mile and a quar- ter west of the Centre Road, and pupils came to it from Concessions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. James Gil- lespie, an ex -teacher in the old East School, who in 1869 moved to a farm west of Cromarty, was one of the promoters of the division. In 1870 he was appointed the first secretary -treasurer of S.S. No. 6, an office which he held for many years. From The Huron Expositor August 5, 1927 A large crowd gathered at Bay- field to have a good time at the annual Sunday School picnic of the of Brucefield. ch�µrches Miss Dorothy Driscoll, Walton, passed her elementary piano ex- amination with honors. She is a pupil of Miss Maud Ferguson. Mr. E. L. Box has purchased the Whitney block on the west side of Main St., from Mr. W. Whitney, Bay City, Mich. The block is of brick and contains three stores, at present occupied by Thos. Dickson, as a feed and seed store; by W. Si Stewart, as a grocery store, and D. F. Buck's photo studio. the machine which was used to hol- low out the ti'mibers for the mains has ,been on display for some time. Harry ,McCreath has been making inquiries around town to see whether he could discover something of the history of these mains, .but so far ha's been unsuc- Rows of pegs for the girls' coats, were on the north wall nears the - back, and fpr4he'boys 'on the south wall. Pigeonholes for dinner .pails - were attached to the east wall on; emelt side of the front door. Hot lunches were unheard of in those. days. In the northeast corner., a \ ladder was built fat against the' wall, which led to th eattic. This- was hiswas an attraction for the boys, pro. viding them a. place te explore at: noon hour while the teacher waFe off duty. Many made the attempt„ but only the most venturesome completed the steep ascent from the floor to the attic. The interior decoration was of a dingy type. No specials thought was given to the lighting of the room, and no pastel shades were • used to calm -frayed nerves. A few maps were hung here and there on the gloomy drab wails, and the. only other %decoration was thaasei mottoes painted highup on She; west wall. In the centre was:: "Do. unto others as you would that oth- ers should do unto you,'. and out either side of this: ° "Right is Might" and "Hoe Your Own Row. Good food for thought! tCarvedi: initials :decorated the desk tops and'_ spit-balls—some small, some large • —the ceiling. However, these sur- roundings considered antique today' did not dull the intellects of t)iee pupils. 'Fro this little drab school.; many wlip t their training in the.) three "R's" .her have gone farms the professional and business, world. They made goodie.omes for themselves, both in the community' and far afield. Many have also as- sisted in all activities for the good of the community in. which they lived in later years:. The new school was built in 1870 b,yy* Sandy Parke.. It was a frame birilding stripped, one which could not truly be called a little red schoolhouse, as the paint on it, or rather had been, a buff shade. Lacking a fresh coat, it became later years very drab -colored. The were three windows on each s e, with. two at the east end, one on each side of the door. The school stood about the middle of the lot, quite near the Centre Road, with the front door facing the east. Just opposite the door there was a small gate which was more often open than shut, letting the cattle that pastured on the road into the yard. To overcome this a stile was built, with three steps up and three down, where the small gate had been. 'This was used for a number of years; ^and . was 'enjoyed,' much J Y more by the children than going through a mere gate. The pump that supplied the water, both sum- mer and winter, was north of the school. In the southeast corner of the yard, near the large gate, was the woodshed. Two outhouses, one at the west side and the other at the south, completed the outside setup.. Early Tuesday morning Mr. Nel- son Govenlock, Winthrop, met with a serious accident at St. 'Marys. He was taking down, the decorations which had been erected for the Old :Boys' Reunion, when his hand touched a live wire carrying 2,000 volts. He fell same 20 feet Band was picked up unconscious and tak- en to hospital. His hands were badly burned and he is in a critical condition - Miss EvelYn Adams left Seaforth on Wednesday for Montreal, from where she will sail for England, to teach for a year in exchange of Canadian and Old Country teach- ers.. - Mr. Murray 'Savauge has joined the staff of the Bank of Commerce, Exeter. "Pack Hard," the monthly paper published by the Packard Motor Co. of Buffalo, N.Y., in its June issue published an excellent photo of W. P. Grieve, son of Dr. Grieve, of this town. 1! r. Grievs was the leader in retail deliveries of cars for that company in May. He has been with the .company for several years and is recognized as one of the most successful salesmen in Buffalo. A delightful nriscellaneous show- er was held at the 'home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Chamberlain Friday eve- ning to honor a bride -to -the, Miss Mary Modeland. There were 30 lad- ies present, and the following took part 'in a mock wedding scene: Miss Helen •Chamberlain, Miss Katherine Lockhart and Miss Bea- trice Katzmeyer, of Kitchener. The evening was spent in music and contests, and lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs.'% E. C. Chamber- lain. Crop Report For Huron Grain harvest is now general in the county with practically all of the wheat crop harvested, and in some areas where the crop was stooked, it has already been thresh- ed. There has been considerable sprouting of the wheat crop this year, particularly the fields that have been stooked and in some cases even the standing crop has sprouted. Recent rains have freshened up the pastures and dairymen report a slightly increased milk flow. Pro.- meets ro-spects are for a good corn crop this year and with the recent moisture all cash crops now look much more promising. There hal been an ex- cellent set of alfalfa seed on the first cut fields left for seed. Important Factors For Profitable Poultry Size of business and tabor effici- ency appear to be two of the major reasons why some poultrymen make more money on their flocks than, their neighbors. While rate of egg production based on good breeding stock, disease control, and nutrition are recognized as fundamental to success in the pouf try business, a.letin entitled "Commercial Pou try Farming in Nova ,Scotia," rece tly released by the Department of Agriculture, Ot- tawa, underlines the fact that flock size and time required to care for the flock often provide the ma- jor difference between the highly successful and average poultryman, The two factors are closely inter- related—larger flocks usually mean a saving on labor—that, less labor per bird, and higher net returns per bird, Poultrymen who analyze the find- ings of this significant study *ill probably agree with the .Depart- ment of Agriculture officials, that, while .rate of production is still ftftfdaineutal • to sacceSe, more at tention. should be liaid tekluilarging L1u..�J1 ,S.,r,u„,,roru�ti 4eav 4J�M NEWS' - the flock and reducing the labor of caring for it through the use of labor saving devices and tech- niques and better organization of poultry chore routines. **x Changes in Soil Compaction Brought By Cropping Systems, A particular cropping system may have a marked effect upon the phYsical condition and productivity of a soil, especially on one of fine texture. Grass and legume crops are considered to be very favorable in this regard. One of the physi- cal properties which a crop may affect is soil, compaction. Compact- ed soils have a high weight per un- it volume...gp I have a small propor- tion of pore space available for the distribution of air and water to the plant's root system. Since field crops require an adequate supply of both air and water for satisfac- tory growth, any cropping syst4m, which lowers the weight of a soil tends to increase the crop yield. Weight of soil per culbic foot was determined on plots of the two-year rotation systems at the Experimen- tal Substation, Woodalee, Ont„ says E. F. Bolton. Results from this test indicated that the continuous growing of interttlled crops will in- ci ase the weight of soil with a resultant decrease in crop yield. 'C'ontinuous corn plots located on land which had been heavily crop- ped 'prior to establishment of the Station, gave the highest degree of compaction. Of the two-year rota- tion systems, corn followedby oats and alfalfa gave the lowest weight per cubic foot. Results showed that a cubic foot of soil 'which had grown corn ..continuously weighed 92.5 pounds while a cubic 'Foot of soil which had grown corn follow- ing oats and alfalfa, 'weighed 83.5 pounds. Where leguane, drops are permitted to exert this influence for a longer taste; the favorable. re- sults are expected 'to be mnueh grotto. ri • Buy School Bell It was not till 1881 that the first school bell was bought. When it was delivered, a crack was discov- ered in it and until the dispute was settled it was stored in John Whyte's barn, where the pupils made frequent trips to view what to them was a great novelty. In time another arrived and it was erected in the belfrey at the east end of the school, and the dj,ng- dong of it could be heard through- out the section. It was soon found that this school was too heavy for one teach- er. A board partition across the school from north to south was put up late in 1872, which divided it into two sections. The junior class- es, primer to senior second, occu- From The Huron Expositor August 8, 1902 Mr. Joseph Mann, 3rd concession of Hullett, met with a had accident last week_ While in the barn re- pairing the floor, he fell through to the stable beneath, breaking three ribs, splintering two more and severely cutting his head. A young lad, son of Mr. Smillie, of the firm of Chesney & Smillie, had the tap taken off his middle finger a few days ago. He was working in the shop•'° with the shears 'when. the accident happen- ed. George Stewart and John Gal- braith shipped a carload of horses to Hartney, Man., on Thursday. On Monday evening Miller's opera hall in Hensall was well fill- ed by the citizens and those of the adjoining country, to welcome home Mr. William McEwan, of the Lon- don Road, from ....South Africa, where be had been serving with the Second 'Canadian ,Mounted Rifles. Among those 'ca'm'ping at Grand Bend from Hensall during the past week were the following: Mr. Shef- fer and family, Mr. Wren and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Arnold and Mr. and' Mrs. J. McArthur. Mr. Edward •Ryckman, Kippen, has commenced threshing opera- tions, as has also D. Brintnell. Mr. John Decker, the 'well-known horseman of Hay Twp., was in town last week. He brought in, a veryhandsomedriving mare, which he sold to Cudrmore' and Kling..She, was one of a team and sold for $180. 1Vir. Thos. Workman, Kippen, is on a prospecting trip to the West. Mr, George Murdie, who has been a member of the board of License •Convmissioners for East Huron for several years, has re - Signed. John (McDowell, of McKil- lop, has been appointed his sarc- eessor. A sad affair occurred near Bay- field tSunday afternoon in the death by drowning 0 two .promising and well-known young men. Fred Bur- nett and Arthur Curry, ,Godet'ich Twp., were swimming about two tulles up the river, when Bennett went beyond his depth and CN,rry went to his reSene, Neither could nhlii ind both Were drolfaned.< Notable Graduates Of those who attended this; school, one graduated as a minis- ter, and one as a priest, namely: James M. Ritchie and John Me - Connell. ,Margaret Wilson, Minnie: Wilson • and Emma Fulton are registered. nurses. Those graduated as doctors: Jim. Purdon, Fred Hackney, Robert Bruce, Everett Rivers, Lance Nor- ris and Norman Park, also Alex. McLaren as a lawyer. These trained for teachers: Eliz- abeth Laing, Wilson 'Allen, Duncan Purdon, Barbara Purdon, Jane Mac- Tavish, Peter MoNaughton, John A.. MoNaughton, John J. McLaren. (Cromarty), John P. McLaren (con- cession 12), Duncan McDougall, Lyle Thompson, Eliza Norris, Bar - pied the east end. The seats here bars Norris', Linda Norris, James, were turned to face the east, but 'Gillespie, Lila MoCullouch, 'Mary, there was no platform in this part. McKellar, Tom Gillesp`e, Will The pupils from junior third to the Laing, Mary Laing, ,S'iste•• St. Div - sixth class were in the west end, id (Mary McConnell), Lulu Fii:ton,. where there was a platform and a Gladys Fulton, Will Mc'Keig, Victor blackboard across the west wall of Dinnen, Andrey .Dineen, Laura the school. . I Dinnen, Wi'ma Dinnen, H••rry Din - It was late in December, 1872, nen, Arthur Dnnen. Isabel Park, one wrote hi a local weekly paper,' Archie Hoggarth, Phyllis McLar- en, Verde. Gardiner, Theresa M. Seigel became 'an outstanding elocutionist, not only in Canada, but in the United States and Great Britain, and is also ar teacher of expression and drama- tics. AustinRice graduated as a. civil engineer, and is deputy in the office of the County Surveyor in Centura, California, on mapping:. and construction Bark. Jim Gilles- pie is principal of Central Techni-• cal 'School, Toronto, the largest. school of its kind in the British'. Empire. Will Laing in September, 1950 was appointed Inspector of, High Schools in Western” Ontario.., with his headquarters in Toronto. One of Seaforth's best known cit- izens also got his early training: here. C.N.R. Express Agent and: Telegraph Operator are only two of the many offices Mac holds the town. So well known is he in:,. the community that it is scarcely necessary to (mention that his sur-• name is McKellar. Elwyn Rivers and Sydney Howes each lost his life in World War I —1914 -1918 -and Wilfred' Scott in. World War II. giving credit to the trustees of S. S. No. 5 for the ,erection of their fine new brick school, which had just been completed, but the writer regretted very .much the retrogres- sive step taken by the trustees, of both No. 5 and No. 6 Schools, at this time, for exchanging teachers having higher qualifications for those holding only third-class certi- ficates, and this for a difference in salary of a paltry saving of forty or fifty dollars. This was when assistants were first hired. The Change in the senior teacher, at least for No. 6, was not a success- ful one, and they soon reverted to teachers with a higher standing for the senior room. There were as- sistants in No. 6 throughout the year from 1873 till the end of 1881, but only part time in 1882-3 and 4. Pupils Increase In 1878, Douglas ,MacTavish, the principal, had between 40 and 45 pupils in his room, and R, H. Cowie, his assistant, bad 60 pupils in the junior room. At this time the pupils had the advantage of equal to two. years' high school work in their own public school. In the early 80's the attendance dropped and it was felt that an assistant was only needed for three months during the winter. 'They had these assistants three months during 1882, 3 and 4. Full-grown men and women went, at the "slack" time of year, thus increas- ing the attendance in the winter months. Some went only a very short time to school, as there was so much to be done, and these pioneers had very little money to hire help to do it. In 1885 'the partition was taken down and from that time only one teacher was hired. Around the late 80's the fifth and sixth classes were dr ed. Bythis th s time more pupils were trying Entrance, and as High ,Schools had been opened in both Mitchell and 'Seaforth in the late 70's and Model Schools after 1877 in Clinton and Stratford, those wishing more advanced training from then onwent to these High and Model ,Sohools.i However, from t'he time these classes were drop- ped till Mr. Jewitt left in 1902, pupils Who tried and passed their Entrance had the privilege to re- turn and take high school work for one year. This was known ad Pub- lic ,School Leaving. After the partition was taken down in 1885, the seating was again changed. 'there was now a row*' of single seats along both the north and the south wall, also four rows of double seats in the centre, with an aisle between each, .making five aisles in all. The same blackboard and the platform, one step up from the floor, was still .across the west end with the teacher's desk in the centre 'between the platform- and the desks. At the back were two Targe, box stoves, one at each, gde of the building. These had a Ca- pacity to, constinie many' cords of large hardvwood blocks daring bhe. if White Brick School - The new white brick school was' built in 1906 at the back of the lot. and farther to the north than the• old frame one. The contractor was. William Dinnen, Sr. The old'. school 'was sold to Wellington. Crawford for $275, and was moved: in 1907 to the Crawford farm, Lot 14, Concession 12. It was placed: at the east side of the barn to bee used as a straw shed and stable, • where it is still in use. On Janu-• ary 11, 1940/the white brick school: was burned during the night from an overheated furnace. At the: time a larges quantity of. dry wood; ,, was. piled in -'..the :basement, and get- • ting the star it did, nothing could! be done to ave it—not even the old school ,records wet", saved, That same summer, on/the same site, a more modern red brick was t built. By the end of October the' pupils transferred from their tem- ' porary quarters in Oramkrty Pres- ' byterian Church to the new school.. This school .is still in use. The following is a list of,' the'' teachers who have taught in No. 6-•; since the first school was opened iri. January, 1871: Andrew MelG4I1,.. 1871-1872; James W. Laird,' 1873; Nicholas J. Clark, ,1874; A. D: iSiith eriand, 1875; Do'uglas tMacTavish,- 1876-1879; Duncan Hay, 1880; Ad-• am iShoebottom'Case; 1881; Duncan 't McDougall, 1882; James ,Iiyslap,.. 1883-1885. Andrew Meldrum- was the first assistant with Laird in 1.873. Other ' assistants were AnnieOgilvie,-1874; .Annie tPringle, 1875-1876; Miss Philips, 1877; Robert Hall Cowie,. 1878; Bella •MacTavish, 1879-1800; ' Agnes ' Mel?ougall, 1881; Lizzie' Campbell (three months), 1884 John P. '1VIoLaren (three months),. 1888; Albert A. leoletthoun (three, *onths), 1884, (JCdntintied on,,,l;''age 7) e a 5 • 4 4 a A