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MRS. 1). J. Md (ELVIS NEW PRESIDENT
HENSALL LEGION AUXILIARY
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The Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Hensall Canadian Legion No. 468
met in the Legion Hall on Tues-
day night with the president, Mrs.
Rennie, in the chair. The meeting
was called to order with the ad-
vance of colors, the silence and
"O Canada."
Mrs. E.' Davis volunteered to
launder tea towels. The members
have decided that in future each
lunch committee will clean up the
hall prior to auxiliary meetings.
The Ladies'- Auxiliary will look
after the booth at the arena for
the next two weeks. Volunteers
named were: Mrs. Beer, Mrs.
Davis, Mrs. Rannie, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Mock, Mrs. A. Simmons,
Mrs. R. Smale, Mrs. Mousseau,
Mrs. Jaunt, Mrs. J. Taylor, Mrs.
McKelvie, Mrs. J. Drysdale, Mrs.
L. Sangster, Mrs. Horton, Mrs.
Baynham, Mrs. J. Simmons, Mrs.
G. Munn, Mrs. Clements and Mrs.
K. Buchanan.
Mrs. A. Simmons reported on
the gifts procured for Mr. Dawk-
ins at Christmas time. Mrs. J.
Drysdale presents accounts and
also read the finnincial report.
Mrs. Ida Dick read a Christmas
greeting card received from Mrs.
Hall. Thank -you letters were
read from Mr. Dawkins and Mrs.
George Walker. A letter was al-
so read from Mrs. Ed. Dick.
The mystery prize was won by
Veteran's Cab
GEORGE H. MILLER, Prop.
Passengers Insured
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DALE PRODUCE
THE PUBLIC''"
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THE
SEAFORTH
LIONS CLUB
LADIES' NIGHT
and
BURNS' NIGHT
MONDAY EVENING
January 24
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6:30 - p.m.
Community Centre
OUTSTANDING
PROGRAM
of
Scotch Songs, Dancing
' and Music
GUEST. SPEAKER: o`v
JAMES R. SCOTT
Seaforth
Tickets available at:
Expositor Office
Keating's Pharmacy
TICKETS — $1.50 Each
Accommodation limited to 200
Mrs. Rennie The sick committee
report was given by Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. K Buchanan reported for
the recreation committee. Mrs.
J. Drysdale and Mrs. A. Scholl
are ' auditors. The president an-
nounced the results of the hostess
chair draw and the euchres up to
date. One hundred dollars was
voted to the artificial ice fund.
The next public euchre will be
held January 28, convened by Mrs.
Davis and Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. L. Sangster was appoint-
ed chairlady to conduct the instal-
lation of the new slate of officers
as follows: first vice-president,
Mrs. Davis; second vice-president,
Mrs. R, Taylor; past president,
Mrs. Rannie; treasurer, Mrs. J.
Simmons; secretary, Mrs. R.
Mock (Mrs. G. Forester was ab-
sent); executive committee: Mrs.
G. Munn, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Aik-
enhead, Mrs. Allan and Mrs. R.
Smale. Mrs. McKelvie was forced
to be absent. Mrs. Sangster was
assisted by Mrs. H. Horton, stan-
dard-bearer.
Mrs. Rannie expressed her
thanks to all for the lovely gift, a
necklace and earrings. A period
of bingo followed. Winners were
Mrs. Mock, Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs.
Mousseau, Mrs. L. Sangster, Mrs.
Davis, Mrs. H. Smale and Mrs.
Dick. At the close delicious re-
freshments were served by the
social committee. There was a
large attendance.
United W.A. Group
Hears Lawyer
Talk On Wills
Group 3 of the W.A. of North-
side United Church held their
meeting on Tuesday evening of
last week at the home of Mrs.
Cliff Broadfoot with a 'good at-
tendance. The president, Mrs. N.
Knight, opened the meeting with
a poem, "A New Year," and
Hymn 571 was sung. The secre-
tary's and treasurer's reports
were given and the roll call was
answered by a New Year's reso-
lution. It was decided to have
the mite boxes for another year.
Mrs. Cochrane took j.he devo-
tional part and opened with a
short reading, "A Laugh is Just
.Like Sunshine," followed by Hymn
556. The scripture lesson, read by
Mrs. H. Travis, was taken from
Psalm 714 and read responsively.
Miss Thelma Elgie Ted in prayer.
Mrs. Peter Dunlop and Mrs. Cliff
Broadfoot favored with a lovely
piano duet.
The guest speaker was Alvin
W. Sillery, who gave helpful ad-
vice on the makingof wills and
mortgages. Hymn 550 and the
Mizpah benediction brought the
meeting to a close. The social
committee served lunch. The
next meeting is to be held at the
home of Mrs. Art Wright.
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The future of SS, No. 13, Me-
Kiliop, closed since 1941, will be
known within a month or so, ac-
cording to Sam. Scott, secretary of
the board. .Ratepayers of the sec-
tion voted recently to open the
school at the commencement of
the 1955 fall term, but deferred
action until a completereviewof
the matter had been carried out.
The 64 -year-old school, closed
since 1941 for lack of pupils, would
have 28 pupils if it were re -open-
ed. Presently 13 from the school
section are being transported to
Seaforth Public School, and 15 to
S.S. No. 2, McKillop.
J. H. Kinkead, inspector of
schools for North Huron, estimat-
ed annual cost of operating the
school at $2,370 and thetotal cost
of reopening the school, $2,052.
Both figures allow for grants to-
talling about $2,000.
Reviews history
The Stratford Beacon -Herald, in
a recent issue, reviews the history
of the school:
The history of Roxboro School
S.S. 13, McKillop), two miles
northwest of Seaforth, goes back
65 years. The hamlet of Roxboro
was named after the, place in Scot-
land frem which early settlers in
that district came.
On April 5, 1890, the sum of $75
was paid to James Scott and his
wife, Isabella, with William G.
Duff as witness for three-quarters
of an acre of land on lot 31, Mc-
Killop Township, to be used as a
school site. Trustees had been
named the previous year.
The first trustees, elected„May
11, 1859, were: Thomas E. ays,
secretary -treasurer; John McDow-
ell and John McMillan. The first
school board meeting was held on
Dec. 26, 1889, with Robert Turn-
bull as chairman and T. E. Hays
as secretary. Roderick Grey and
John Scott were the first auditors.
It was at a special meeting of the
supporters of the school section
held at James Scott's home that
the school site was chosen in Jan-
uary, 1890.
In February, the trustees of No.
4 and No. 13 schools met at No. 4
school -house for the purpose of
valuing the school property of that
school and $500 was agreed on. In
March, at a meeting at Carroll's
Hotel, Seaforth, the tender of Mr.
Querengesser, Brodhagen, of $650,
was accepted for the erection of a
frame school house and two water
closets. Later in the month the
trustees were empowered to bor-
row money for the school site,
school building and furniture, at
a rate not to exceed seven per
cent per annum.
Teacher Engaged
The secretary was instructed to
advertise in The. Huron Expositor
for a teacher holding a second or
third class certificate for the re-
mainder of the year, 1890. The ap-
plication of Miss Bella Dickson,
at a salary of $80 for the balance
of the year was accepted. But ow-
ing to Miss Dickson's illness, Miss
Campbell was offered $90 to teach.
Miss Dickson's application for $225
was accepted for the year 1891.
Miss Anna Brown, of Harpurhey,
taught in 1892 for $250, increased
to $280 for 1893, to $300 for 1894
and for the succeeding years until
1897. John Best was paid $21 for
lighting the fires and •cleaning the
school in 1894, receiving $23 year-
ly for 1895-97. In. 1895, $40 was
paid to Frank Willard for paint-
ing the school and $2.00 for oiling
and varnishing the desks and
seats. Miss Nellie McMillan was
engaged from January to Easter
at a salary of $50 when Miss
Brown became ill and was later
paid $150 for the balance of the
year, being re-engaged at $215 for
1899. Frank Best received $30 as
caretaker in 1899.
For the year 1900 Robert Ait-
cheson taught for a salary of $300
and the following year Miss Isa-
bel Aitcheson was engaged for
$290, increased in 1902 to $315 and
in 1903 to $325.
School Library Started
At the annual meeting in De-
cember, 1902, it was moved by
John Scott and seconded by James
Scott, that $10 be given to start a
school library, a suitable book-
case- to be procured by the trus-
tees.
Miss Agnes D. Hays was en-
gaged for 1904 at a salary of $315
and John Walker was paid $31
as caretaker. Mrs. J. Hart did
the cleaning in 1905 for $33, and
William Kyle in 1906 and 1907 at
a salary of $35.
Miss Matilda Fowler (now of
Mitchell), who was engaged for
the balance of the year 1904 at a
salary of $130, received $325 for
1905, $340 for 1906,$450 for 1907,
$400 for 1908 and also „for 1909,
$385 for 1910, $425 for 1911, $450
for 1912, $510 for 1913, $35 for
1914, $550 for 1915 and for 1916,
and $600 for 1917. During Miss
Fowler's term as teacher, the Nel-
son shield was purchased at a
cost of $4.00 to which she donat-
ed $1.90. A flag pole was erected
in 1909. The school was painted
in 1911 by Henry Cash at $2.00
per day. The caretaking was
done in 1912 by Elizabeth McCow-
an, who was paid $30 for her work
and $35 for the years 1914-15-16.
Mrs. John Hart was paid $40 in
1917 for caretaking and Guy Dor-
rance, in 1918, received the same
salary. In 1917 the secretary -
treasurer was given $10 for his
services.
New Fence Burnt
Miss Mae McIver of Ripley, re-
placed- Miss Fowler in 1918 at a
salary of $650. That year the
trustees gave a grant to the school
fairs, a new fence was placed
around the school grounds and
the interior of the school was
painted. John McCowan as care-
taker in 1919 for $50 and $65 was
paid to John McMillan as care-
taker for several succeeding
'years. Miss McIver received $675
for teaching in 1920 and $750 in
1921.
Miss Dorothy Hutchison, of Sea -
forth (now a Mrs. Rose of St.
Catharines) was engaged for $850
in 1921 and resigned the follow-
ing June to be succeeded in 1922
by Frank Coates at a salary of
$1,000. In May of that year Dr.
Mackenzie Smith and the school
nurse, Miss E. Campbell, exam-
ined the pupils.
In 1923-24-25, Miss 'Lillian Hut-
ton, from Kincardine (now Mrs.
Joseph Grummett of Seaforth),
taught for $1,000 yearly. In 1925
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asphalt shingles were put on the
outside of the school by Noble
Cluff, who was paid $207 for the
entire work. The painting was
done by John McMillan at 40c per
hour.
Cement Steps Constructed
Miss Vera Haist, of Winthrop,
was engaged in 1926 at $800 and
was to receive $1,000 if the school
section received the giant. The
following year she was re-engag-
ed at $1,000. In 1928 cement steps
and lavatories were built, costing
$120, the work being done by Reu-
ben Frost (now of Dublin), John
McMillan did the carpentry work.
William McNay, of R.R. 2, Sea -
forth, was engaged to teach in
1928 for $900 and in 1929 for $1,000.
In 1930, Miss Stella Richmond,
of Blyth (now Mrs. Russell Wor-
den ,of Staffa), became the teach-
er at a salary of $1,000. Wesley
Agar (now of Sarnia) was care-
taker for $65 and the school was
redecorated for $45. The follow-
ing three years, 1931-32-33, Miss
Richmond was paid $800. John
Bryant was caretaker for several
years from 1931 on, being paid
$60-$65 plus extra money for sum-
mer care of the school garden.
Miss Richmond taught in 1934-35-
36 for $600 a year, increased in
1937 to $700. During two weeks in
May, 1937, Miss W. Savauge, of
Seaforth (now of Massey, Ont.)
was paid $32 for supplying for 11
days while Miss Richmond was
ill with the mumps.
During the last years the school
was open, many picnics were en-
joyed at Bayfield by the section.
Proceeds from school Christmas
concerts were used to purchase
books for the library, a phono-
graph, clock and table and to
help in paying for a piano pur-
chased in 1937. The value of the
school's library equipment in 1937
was $609.34.
In June, 1938, Miss Mae Short -
reed, of McKillop, became the
teacher at a salary of $650. At
the annual, meeting in 1938, Wes.
Agar was appointed trustee along
with James T. Scott, who became
secretary with Albert Harrison as
board chairman. Miss Shortreed
was the teacher until the school
was closed in 1941.
At the 1939 annual meeting,
Homer Hunt replaced A. Harrison
as trustee and in 1941 the rate-
payers voted in favor of closing
the school because of the lack of
pupils. The school has since been
closed, with this year's annual
meeting of ratepayers deciding by
a ballot vote of 24 to 11 to reopen
it.
FEDERATION OF WOMEN TEACHERS
DISCUSS TEACHING METHODS HERE
District teachers, members of
the Seaforth tinit Federation Wo-
men Teachers' Association of On-
tario, meeting last week at the
home of Blanche Westcott, dis-
cussed the manner in which teach-
ers of other countries are educat-
ed and trained for their positions.
The president, Mrs. Ray Boussey,
presided.
Material made available to the
meeting indicated the situation in
a number of countries:
CHINA—Teacher-training in Free
China is under either the central
or provincial government. Ele-
mentary and secondary school
teachers are trained in separate
institutions and junior high school
education is necessary to enter a
normal school for elementary
school teacher -training course of
three years.
SWITZERLAND—The training of
primary teaching corps takes
place in the normal schools at
Lausanne. Length of professional
training is four years. The course
for primary teachers should be
five years, four of cultural educa-
tion and one of strictly profession-
al training.
YUGOSLAVIA — All teacher
training institutions are run by
the state. Length of study in nor-
mal school to become an elemen-
tary teacher is five years. The
number of primary teachers is
generally satisfactory but there
are not enough secondary school
teachers. Qualified teachers are
happy to remain in the profession
and members of the teaching
corps enjoy a slightly higher sal-
ary than others because of their
social status.
DENMARK—Elementary school
teachers are trained in eight pub-
lic institutions and twelve private
ones. Fees are charged in the
latter. To be admitted a student
must have satisfactorily passed
the matriculation examination. A
certificate to teach is obtained in
three years, but owing to the
scarcity of teachers a temporary
scheme permits students to finish
in two and a half years.
FINLAND — Primary school
teachers are trained in seminar-
ies or teachers' training colleges,
both of which are run by the state.
To be admitted, students must
have passed the matriculation ex-
amination and no exceptions are
(Allowed. Seminaries provide for a
five-year course and a four-year
course and teachers' training col-
leges have a two -year -course.
INDIA—The state education de-
partments operate training insti-
tutions for elementary and secon-
dary school teachers. Qualifica-
tion for admission in the case of
an elementary school teacher is
middle school certificatef (eight
years of education—five inthe
primary and three in the lower
secondary). Duration of the
course is two years for an ele-
mentary teacher. Lack of quali-
fied teachers causes the appoint-
ment of, untrained teachers. There
is little scope for upgrading and
there is a total absence of any
incentive for professional growth
while teachers are in service.
ISRAEL—Teaeher training insti-
tutions are run by the, state. En -
trance to training school for prim-
ary teachers is 12 years of school-
ing and the course is two years in
length.
MALTA—The training of prim-
ary teachers is carried out at sep-
arate training colleges for men
and women. Training for men is
covered in one year with a possi-
bility of the course bing extended
to two years. The training for wo-
men takes two years. Colleges
are run by the De le Salle Broth-
ers and by the Mothers of the
Sacred Heart, who are directly re-
sponsible to the government.
NETHERLANDS — The schools
in which primary school teachers
are trained are founded and op-
erated by the government, a mun-
icipality or by a private associa-
tion. A training period of three
years after secondary school is
sufficient, but admission to the
course is only for persons in good
health. There are not enough
teachers but there is no recruit-
ing program. Primary school
teachers remain in the profession
because their training is so spe-
cialized that it is difficult for them
to change occupations. The Teach-
ers' Union organizes courses to
give primary • school teachers an
opportunity to study new methods.
NORWAY—Colleges for training
elementary school teachers are
run by the state. They have two
courses: (a) a two-year course to
which students of age 20 or over
are admitted provided they have
matriculation standing; (b) a four
year course with a minimum en-
trance age of 18. An entrance ex-
amination must be passed.
In a recent news letter was writ-
ten a report from the Canadian
Institute of Public Opinion, the
meeting was told. A cross section
of Canadians were asked the ques-
tion: "If you were asked to criti-
cize the educational system in
this country. what would your
main criticism he?" Forty-three
per cent of the people had no criti-
cism or no opinion of Canadian
education. The remaining per-
centage was distributed in the int --
,
lowing categories: "Criticism of
curriculm: too many extra -curricu-
lar activities, not enough practi-
cal
racti-cal subjects taught; try to teach
too much, too many subjects; not
enough languages taught; too
much freedom in choice of sub-
jects, not enough specialization;
(15 per cent). Criticism of teach-
ing; quality of teachers poor;
teachers; paid poorly; not enough
teachers; (nine per cent). Criti-
cism of cost: education too expen-
sive; hits taxpayers too hard; (six
per cent). Methods: poor; too
much homework; basic ground-
work neglected; (seven per cent).
Discipline: insufficient. discipline
or moral training; (five p, r cent).
Miscellaneous criticism: not en-
ough schools, physical education,
etc. (15 per cent)."
The meeting was adjourned by
Mrs. Agnes Mason and a social
hour followed.
Editor: "You didn't spell this
word correctly."
Young Reporter: "Sorry, sir, I
Spell by ear and sometimes I don't
hear so good."
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Staffa Community ' Worl Mp an
Tuesday, on the second .day of the.
fi,4,0, v program of adult educa-
tion. Specie" ' oeaker Tliesday was
Rev. GeorgeGgil7rr, mliinkter of
Metropolitan United C itu Lon
don, who recently made a Eur&-.
pean tour which included visits to
England, France, Western Ger-
many, Berlin and Yugo-Slavia.
Although he had been given to
understand before he went to
Yugo-Slavia, spid Mr.. Goth, that
Yugo-Slavia was a Communist
police state, he was not aware of
being under police surveillance at
any time during his visit to that
country, Even when he went to the
White Palace in Belgrade, he said,
for an audience with Marshal Tito,
Communist dictator of Yugo-Sla-
via, he was not searched, nor was
there any evidence during the in-
terviews that there were any spe-
cial police precautions to guard
Tito during the dictator's conver-
sation with a group of North
American visitors.
There was a complete absence
of any bother or formality, he add-
ed, when he crossed over from the
Western zone of Berlin to the Rus-
sian sector of that city.
"Nine times in one afternoon,"
he said, "I crossed the border be-
tween West Berlin and East Ber-
lin. I was not stopped once, and
I was not questioned once."
As an amusing sidelight on the
amount of difficulty encountered
in crossing the Iron Curtain in
Berlin, Mr. Goth reported that he
had gone one evening to attend
the opera in the Russian zone of
Berlin. When the group with
which he travelled parked their
car near the opera house, Mr. Goth
left his raincoat in the car, and
the driver of the car left the car
unlocked. After the opera per-
formance car and, raincoat were
safe where they haO been left.
After he came back to Canada,
Mr. Goth continued, the same
raincoat which had been safe in
an unlocked car in East Berlin
Stanley F. of A.
Plans Meeting
To Discuss Hogs
The Stanley Township Federa-
tion of Agriculture held a direc-
tors' meeting in the Varna Hall,
with the president, Anson Mc'.rra-
ley, in charge.
Elgin Porter was appointed a
delegate to the provincial annual
meeting in Toronto. George L.
Reid was appointed secretary -
treasurer for 1955 at the same sal-
ary.
The following were appointed to
the different commodity groups:
Elmer Webster, to the hog pro-
ducers; Bob McKinley, to the
poultry producers; Allan Arm-
strong, to the cream producers;
Les. Armstrong, to the wheat pro-
ducers-
It was decided to hold an open
meeting in the Varna Hall and
have a representative from the
Hog Producers as speaker.
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Two visiting speakers.„,
heard at War sh%p seasi
Wednesday. Rey. Robert 'a
of the University of Westerd
tario, spoke op "The Strate
Significance of Northern Cana
In the evening F. C. Mehl,
principal of the Teachers Co
at London, and formerly a me
of the faculty of the Normal'S.
at Stratford spoke on "Pres
Day Education and Its. Cr tiers`
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