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pressure and bound for an early date
under. the sod.
"Only 50 per cent," this authority c
• on the North American male said, t
"could' stand up to the rigors their s
grandfathers went through in building o
up this country."
Reasons given for our gradual de- s
terioration are -heavy smoking; diet, 1
psychological tensions of modern life; •
sedentary ways and status value of the
easy ' life. • t
This fellow's appraisal of his fellow
man won't win him many friends, but
how many can deny that there's a good
deal of trUth in his remarks? What's
more, our children are apt to be no
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 25, 1965
Reeve Nelson C. Cardno
The sudden death of Reeve 'Nelson
Cardno from a heart attack has re-
moved a public servant who had earn-
ed a high degree of respect from those
with whom he served for the conscien-
tious way in which he carried out his
duties.
Resisting the temptation to volunteer
a ready opinion, he was concerned that
he had assessed every aspect' of a ques-
tion before reaching a decision.
That public service of every sort is
• time consuming is recognized. What
is not as often realized; despite tout -
ward appearances, is the added strain
and stress which face those who offer
their services.
Teachers' Merit Pa
According to a recent news report,
1. M. Robb, general secretary' of the
Ontario Secondary School Teachers'
Federation, wants prestige salaries
paid to outstanding teachers.
"The average lawyer may not make
more than the average teacher—I don't
know," he said in an interview. "But
an outstanding lawyer can make $100,-
000 a year. No one in education can."
Consequently, he said bright young
men who See themselves as reaching
• the top .of the ladder tend to veer away
• from teaching as a career.
We doubt any responsible person will
I; -oppose additional remuneration for out -
•i Standing teachers. However, in order
that boards, may have a greater de-
. •
gree of freedom in recognizing merit,
the teachers themselves will have to
take a "second look at some procedures
'• they now insist on.
• If merit is to be the criterion ---;and
•
That this is so is particularly evi-
dent in Seaforth, Reeve Cardno is the
third senior member of a Seaforth
Council, within the last four years, to
die while in office.
The community joins in expressing
deepest sympathy to his family.
y Works Two Way
we agree it should be—the teachers in
fairness should abandon the practise
of across the board miniihums and
other salary idjustment practises
which benefittafly the poor teacher
as well as the h t. Recognition of mer-
it as such suggests a similar necessity
to recognize and single ort the teach-
er at the other end of the scale—the
inefficient, the disinterested, the time
passer.
Under a merit system:a great many
teachers perhaps would earn more
money, and more power to them. ,But
there would also be many who would
find that their annual increases Were
a thing of the past. No longer would
they be carried along to continually
higher salary levels by the abilities of
others.
Perhaps it would •cost a bit more in
taxes, but 'it would be worth it in bet-
ter teaching standards.
The Males Are No
A Toronto physical education au-
thority expressed his opinion of the -
average North American male the
other day and it wasn't exactly eom
plimentary, according to the Tilbury
Times.
• He classed us• as being over -tired, I
overfed, over -stuffed and over-stimu-
t In IGood Shape
better, according to a professor of ped-
iatrics at Queen's University, and we
particularly like the cure he prescribes.
He advocates making children, and
teenagers walk to school as a means
of helping to cure the growing prob-
em of obesity:
•
lated. What's more, we're suppoSed to
be under -active, under -exercised, under •
The First Stone
The editor of the Kingsville ,Reparter
tells of a minister who was an ardent
urler, but who; over the years,On-
inued to 'play lead,. He felt that he
houid be promoted to second or third,
r even -skip.
He became morose and even a bit •
harp with his fellow players. Sudden -
y his 'entire attitude altered. He be-
came his old happy self again and was
more than content with his position on
he team.
When a friend asked the reason for
the sudden change, he quoted a verse
from the Bible: "He that is
sin among you, let .him cast t
stone."
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A Macduff Ottawa
'IT'S FROM OUR 'PEN" MI.,"
Report
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In the Years Agone
From The Huron Exposit°,
March 29, MO, •
. Electors of Huron -Perth, re-
fusing to permit snow -blocked
roads to stop them, flocked to
the polls to give William Henry
Golding, Liberal candidate and
sitting member, a majority of '
2,112.
John K. Cornish, of Bruce -
field, received notice of his
appointment as secretary -treas-
urer cif Tuckersmith Muni-
cipal Telephone System. He
spent three and a half years'
service in the Great War, fob
lowing which he was bookkeep-
er in the Studebaker Co:- of e
Canada.
a handsome auto to Dr. Har.
burn of this town.
Little Wilson McCartney, the
youngest son of. Mr. G, alc-
Cartney,• Brucefield, has a bad
attack of pneumonia. Miss Jes-
sie Grainger, a nurse, is in at-
tendance.
The members of the Seaforth
Orange Lodge held a successful
box spcial in Cardno's Hall. All
the baskets were disposed of
readily, the competition being
very keen. They realized on an
average of 64 cents -each.
Mr. Fransh Welsh and Mr.
W. Duffy, of Manley, intend
ach to erect new barns during
he coining summer. They are
ow getting out the timber and
t is being sawn by Henry Wies-
nburg's portable saw..
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Frim The Huron Expositor
March 28, 1890
Robert Thuell, of the sixth
oncession of Morris, meta with
partial and serious accident.
e went for a load of waged
rid the horses took fright and •
at away, throwing Mr. Thitell
ut and drawing the 'Wagon Qv -
✓ him. His leg was broken in
we places and he was other-
ise injured.
A new substantial sidewalk,
om the post office to beyond
e Presbyterian.Church, has
een put »lace.
Good Friday in this' district n,
was marked by one of the worst
blizzards of the season, which e
completely tied up traffic on
three 'days.
all but the main highways for
Frank' Fingland, C.C., well-
known Clinton lawyer, suffered
a badly crushed leg and other• c
injuries when he was struck a
by ,a car south of Clinton. H
Mr. William Cole, of Chisel- a
hurst, had the misfortune to r
street in Hensall.
fall and break his leg on a 0
Mr. Sam Walker; of Tim- t
mins; Miie Mary Walker, of Ot- w
tawa, and Mrs. Grace Cameron,
of Toronto, were here attend-- fr
ing the golden wedding anni- th
versary of their parents, Mr.
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• e ays and you 11 find for amendment should be, once
a constitutional bxpert.. the constieution has been tion
wenir beenots
ceftoortthhe bee° n toi tdue- of
On Adjusting the Constitution
OTTAWA—Scratch a goliti- to agree on what the formula very little
lan In Parliament, and in most brought home.
provincial legislattu-es, they're In the Past 30 yea,rs, at four ntlrely by Canadian political C
todies, and not by the British of
net Mrs. •W. J. Walker.
Mrs. William. Sclater's geou
the Ladies' Aid of Firs
hureh, held a tea at the hom
Mrs. • McTavish, Jarvis St
d realized the sum of $45.
The condition of the road
McKillop during the • pas
eek has been very bad, an
1 day Wednesday and Wed
sday night a gang of me
orked. through the night shov
ling off the top drifts to le
e snowplow through. Thos
ho worked during the nigh
re T. Eaton, Harry Addicott
g Little, Bill Little, Bill Mont
mery, Ken Betties, Ralph
vidson and Roger McClure.
The euchre at Winthrop was
cry successful and the -prize
nners wee as follows:
runes, Mrs. George Eaton; lone
ds,' Mrs, Joe Dolmage; Damn
ames, Roy Dolmage; Pone
n(1.5-, Guy Porranee.
preparing themselves for ehin- series of Federal -Provincial con -
toric debate, not .just on the ferences, the basic principles Parliament. Amendments will an
be neither harder nor easier to
proposed formula for amend- have been developed. Little by make. The procedure will be in
ing the constitution, but on the little, the Canadihn authorities
• whole course of Confederation have been able to agree on stated in written form, where- w
what sections' of the •constitu- often confusing procedure of ne
• as in the • past, a varied and al
for years to come.
The political battle lines have tion should be amended by seeking provincial consent was w
been taking shape since last Parliament alone, what sections carried . out. . el
October, when the Federal and by a simple Majority 'of the .
Provincial Governments agreed provinces and parliament, and The constitutional amendment th
on the amending formula which what sections should' be en- obtained last year to permit VS
will permit the "repatriation" trenched, or made subject to the Federal Government to pay we
of the Canadian Constitution. amendment only bk. the unani- ;
survivors benefits in connection Re
The moral combat will be mous consent of • the Federal •
with the pension plan, for ex- go
joined within a few months, Parliament and all provincial consent of all
aen,ple, was obtained after the Da
when the proposal is submitted legislatures. provinces had
te. Parliament for. aPproval. The formula agreed upon last
" ' been given.
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Some observers 'say the dehate October, therefore, is the fruit If the new
amending formula -
will make last • sunamer's long of many years' of work. The had 'been effect, the • very. E„..
flag .campaign look like' a game Conservatives certainly have as same course would have been
of Patty -cake. • ' g
rmich par'ental responsibility followed. The only difference ha
Mr. William Somerville, agen
P of the North Western Telegraph
t Company in Seaforth, has ha
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and the Waterworks building
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new electric fire alarm.
Mr. James Cooper, of the
ndon Road, near Kippen, de-
vered in Seaforth, 10 very
e Shropshire eWes and lambs
hich he had sold to Mr. T.
Sharp, for shipment to the
nited States.
Mr, Robert G. Ross, of Me-
Ilop, leas exchanged 100 -
re Tarin on the 9th- conces-
ne• with Mr.- Cornelius De-
ney, for his 50 -acre farm on
e 4th concession," Mr. Ross
caving $2,000 difference be.
een the two places. •
Messrs. John R. Aiteheson
d Robert Adams, of Me11.11-
, are gettiag in Material for
erection of new brick mai-
nces during- the coming Bea-
ns. William McGavin, John
oney, Robert Campbell and
Patrick Walsh were preparing
for the erection of new barns.
ere are also two new school
(wags tieing erected in the
nshiP.
The Federal Conservatives for it as the Liberals. The Fava
. issue as the groundfor a banie en ca w the n oral
have chosen this constitutional reau formula is practicelly'
They find themselves in - a That fact, however, Will not
b i id ti 1 ith Fulto f u FtpoinerakatepirtheliameeMendnient, the
wouldTbe that instead of asking
the United Kingdom Pathan:mut -
mcoonfotroonotatfiundamon withentatthequGoestivernons- lavtousdeveDlieopfedeobakeundrer adtrintsptrr:-. been able to enact the amend
would leave
of Confederation. tion. .
menhte itseco' linserv• ati----
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muchwh
kind of superficial unity with prevent present-day Conserve- the formula will be not so m
the National
es
From The Huron Expositor
March 25, 1915,
aa wyek ¥r. Alex Gardiner,
waltan, left for Rutty, Alta.,
ere he is interested in large
Union , Party in tives froin attaching the formu- on the formula, itself, as 'en
Quebec, which also has sworn la as 'the ruination of Canadian the course Confedeeation may
to figst the amendment forniula \Confederation. take as a result of it.
"to the death". Mr. Diefenbaker's stand, now- In other words Ildr, Diefen-
On the face of it it's difficult in 'opposition to the formula, in baker ie predicting that the
to understand this determined a complex one. It_ IS. inVOIVed amnia, and Partierdar.,Ir the
opposition to a nurse which has With" the whole trend in Fed- delegation dense, will permit
•b - '
htball
y major par- eral-Provincial relations, 1, the the provinces to invade any
ties for the past 30- years' or flag,- the opting out, Quebec's -area of Federal jairisdiction, in -
more. •drive for .a special. position in eluding monetary •policy; de-
ft has become increasingly Confederation. It is involved. al- fence, banking, immigration.
embarrassing and humiliating so with his own position in The delegation clauseisde-
the
party, with his attempts' to
rally his divided party around signed to provide scene Ito&
him for a united attack on' the permits four provinces to exer-
bility ' in the constitution. I
t
,Governenent. _die Federal powers, by agree -
according to Mr. Diefenbaker,
The constitutional formula merit, or it permits the Federal
weaken the central auth- Parliamerit to exercise- provin-
willority and tend to -wends the
ority cial . powers, by agreentent,
These agreements can be ,re -
"balkanization" of Canada.
In the delsate that is corn- viotikeed ' at any time, by either
ing, it will bp important for
the ordinary Canadian to re -It's •at least conceivable, . as
member that the constitution -
Mr. Diefenbaker argues, that it
dismember -
al formula itself really changes ment of Confederation, and the
could lead •to the
dissipation of Federal power.
It's equally conceivable that
it could work the other way,
•' permitting the Federal Govern_
ment to take national action in
fields normally reserved to the
o successive governments that
Canada must still go to Britain
for amendments to its own con-
stitution, long after this coun-
try has achieved, full independ-
ence in other respects. •
The British parliament, of
eours , is even anx-
ious to relinquish its anoma-
lous, role in Canadian constitu-
tional-affai
The difficulty has been that
the Canadian Parliament and
the Provinces have been unable
TO THE EDITOR:
Recalls School Days
provinces•
In Egniondville
This is the argument of ma-
jor proportions that. will be
without
Sugar and Spice
— By Bill Smiley —
IT'S. TEACHER'S CHOICE
Rather an interesting tune to
be a teacher, the spring. Even
before the snow has completely
gone, school boards and princi-
Pals,are flipping over logs and
stonen, in the forlorn hope of
finding a teacher under one of
theme
'• There are three reasons for
the frantic spring scramble.
The first two are deaths and
retirements. The tttird, and
'major cause for the panic is
the population explosion. Class-
rooms are multiplying with the
rapidity of rabbits.
Every one of these class-
rooms is full of kids. And the
• kids, like baby robins, expect
to have something stuffed into
them. Therefore, according to
tradition, there must be a body,
however little it resembles' a
Momma Robin, standing up
there in trent of the class,
stuffing something—pebbles, or
pearls, or even worms—into
the' gaping mavvs.
'It is the time of year that
-has, principals grinning wildly.
at old teachers, pouring on the
charm with potential new ones,
snapping at their otivn
and biffing their own children
abOut the. ears, because they've
heard by the snake -vine -,that's
the vine that runs from the
stet/Amin to the .,hridge-elub to
the' Saturday night party to the
' Itralt• coffee that
naing •114f their keit
ie timd.fir year that
nnbera de„
ciding to take a holiday in
Jamaica, or if they can't afford
it, going to bed with the 'flu:
On the one hand are the tax-
payers, shouting that school
taxes are away out of hand.
And on the other hand are
other taxpayers, declaring that
the board must hire the best
possible teachers.
And in 'between are the
teacher% withe10,000 jobs open
to them, every one, at first
glance, better than their pre-
sent one.
Last weekend I was in the
city, and out of sheer curiosity
it says here, dropped in at
the hotel which is the centre
• of teacher -hiring for the com-
ing year. It was interesting.
My first impression was that
the whole thing was being run
by one of the metropolitan
newspapers. This enterprising
sheet, in an effort to crack the
monopoly on the fat, luscious
acreage of teacher -advertising
held by another newspaper,
had hired half the grourid floor,
and was passing out free pa-
pers, free coffee, free inter-
view arranging (whatever that
is). The only thing miseing was
free teachers. • •
Picture a n old fashioned
slave - market. New Orleans,
1855. O.K.? Now, picture a
slave market in which every
slave has the latest market re-
port on slave -prices tucked nit= •
der ltis left artn, in which 'ev-
ery gave Inis ten potential buy -
r6, flWt free
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oined on the constitutional
I trust most of these pupils ter of supreme importance to
he first While attending the Eg- nedy and Curt Beauguard, question' this year.' It is a mat-
mondville school around the
turn of this
to choose his new boss or go
back to Ole Massa.
I -had an overwhelming im-
pulse to jump up on one of the a
upholstered chairs and cry out, t
"One English specialist; spirit
broken, /but sound of wind, limb e
and grairunar. How much .am I p
offered?"t
Fortunately for my profes- a
sional status, at that moment,
Simultaneously, the bar next
door opened, and my wife 0
grabbed me by the. arm. She'd e
seen that look in My eye.
I would like to state that I
was.admitted to the bar and be- s
gan a long and successful ca-
reer as a lawyer. But my curi-
osity held me for another five /7
minutei, to see what was be-
ing offered.
It was fascinating. Salaries !,
were almost standard, across 7
-the board. But those fringe
benefits - . . wow!
Cite schools sang cialture: H
museurn, art gelleries, theatres,
opera. Rural schools. heralded 0
hunting, fishing, leisurely liv-
ing. And both signed people U
up on these grounds.
The birds who signed for tile tar
city Schools will spend all their h
weekends, and most of their in
meney, going to the cOuntry for at
swimming, fishing, skiing. And
the types who head -for the V
country will -spend most of th
their weekends, and • money, II
tearing to town for the shows, IL
the ballet, the bright, lights, AI
As said it's an interesting -
time to be a' teather. Vi
century. I became
acquainted with Walter Baker,
principal -of this school at that
time and for whom I have re-
spect as a man, a teacherand
administrator.
The techniques he used'as a
eacher were simple and effec-
tive and his ability to schedule
classes in different subjects and
different grades for as many
s seventy pupils and still find
ime for counselling and ad-
ministration in my•opinion were
xcellent, as it .showed to us
upils the strength of his
in-
elligence, training and person -
lite', •
The methods he used in
teaching mental arithmetic and
ther subjects were the best
ver encountered, and I used
herd when I became a teacher
and supervisor in the public
chools of the United States.
As a sportsman, Mr. •Baker
Bake, -
85 interested in lacrosse, foot -
all and hockey, and worked in
very way to make, them a suc-
ess in Seaforth when this town
as tops in sports for its size
n all Ontario.
At a bachelor living at the
aWkshaw Hotel, be used his
pare time for the betterment
f his town and country.
As left early in life for the
nited States, I. tried to visit
in whene,ver• I came to On.
10 and Where' ever the earth
olds him in death, may he rest
Peace. Some of the pupils
this school at that time, as
'remember them, were Oscar
adtgiriond, Cal Quinlan, Ar-
ur and Alex Powell, Walter
awthorne, Davy Stoddard, Wil -
am Charlesworth, Lorne and
ex McLennan, and the girls
rerneniber'Were Lou lifeMann,
ctoria Stewart, • Mary Ke -
have the same memories of a
good man and fine teacher, who
tried to make better citizens for
his country.
Sincerely, •
k---CORNELIUS W. SPAIN
28(} -46th Avenue,
St. Petersburg Beach,
Florida — 33706.
Canada's future.
Constitutional questions of
this magnitude are far too im-
portant to be left to the law-
yers, or even to the politicians.
In this historic debate, it be-
hooves every Canadian to ins
form himself, and . to take a
stand ,on the future of • his
country.
THE HOME TEAM
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The fQ11°wir Left
Manitoba The drama given i' the new last Tuesday or and
Triwn Hall at Ranson on Friday the Northwest: William Moffatt
gomleast week, entitled, most , esfamOill'aPmWan"44:rind Mit:4m%;
splendidly pet oz by by wasle young Peter Da las and Mr. Gilbert
were given by Thomas Sherritt,
Miss Dorene Murdoch and Mas-
ter Sam Rennie, and a read-
ing by Miss Willis, The Qhair
was filled by Rev. 11. Kicks.
The residence of Mrs. Thigh
Ctirrie, Cromarty, narrowly es-
caped destruction by fire. Mrs.
Tufford had occasion to strike
a match and the flames blazed
up and caught a curtain. With
the iese of wet rags, it was
brought under control.
Miss Olive Laidlaw is here
from Boston, having been call-
ed home due to the passing of
her father, Mr. J. C. Laidlaw,
George C. Bell has sold
eMr.
The Royal Tempters of Bruce.
field have purchased a hand-
• some new organ from the Oakes
Organ Company, of Clinten.
Mr. Edward McFaul has had
rather a had time since his re-
turn from the south. While on
his way home he was met by
a cold wave; he was taken with
,n chill, resulting in diphtheria.Not knowing what was the mat-
ter with him,- he went to a
•drug store and procured a bot-
tle of medicine. He partook of
this freely and it burned his
throat right to his stomach.
He was not able to take any
solid food for three weeks.
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"Joeyaccuses me of going back to bed as soon as lit
, leaves for world" •
'1110,1 Millet ,gt themknocked. out 'playing baselmin
ft weap1ng4icinglft •• '•
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"Why caret volt just crpw . like other rooters?"
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