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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-05-16, Page 6THURSDAY, MAY 10th, 1935 BOARD OF EDUCATION The monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held in the Town Hall Tuesday evening, May 7th a.t 7.30 pan. All members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Principal "Wothey reported for the month of April, Number on roll 150; aggregate attendance 2249. School has been open every law­ ful day with complete staff. Success­ ful fire drill had been held. Easter tests had been conducted and reports sent to parents and lists tabulated for* publication, Applications for De­ partmental examinations had been made also graduation diploma-s re­ ceived. Mr. Dodds reported for the Public School: Number on roll 224. Three pupils had come in. None had left. Actual attendance 3089; average 32.8; total absent 376, lates 37. /Communications from Secretary of ‘'Old Boys’ Reunion” was read asking that the School be opened for visitors from 10 a.m. to 1.20 o’clock noon on Monday and Tuesday of “Old Home Week.” The request was granted on motion of Messrs, South- cott and Delbridge. Per C. V. Pickard and G. Lawson: that the reports of the two Prin­ cipals be adopted and following ac­ counts paid: Grigg Stationery, supplies $21.45; Chas. Mason, labour $6.00. Carried Mrs. Beavers gave a very brief ac­ count of the 0. E. A, (Toronto) at Easter. Addresses had all stressed the need of more practical education to fit pupils for the future, so neces­ sary in these times. Per Mrs. Beavers and L. Day: That a letter of appreciation be sent to the teachers for their part in training pupils for the celebration, May Sth. Carried. Per R. N. Creech and L, Day: That date of next meeting be May 27th, instead of June 3rd. Carried. Adjournment by Mrs. Beavers. K. 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It will also flush those dissolved crystals clean out of the system. Then if you keep up “the little daily dose,” excess uric acid will never form again. Mrs. William Nichols passed away last week at the home of her son, Percy at Parkhill. She was in her 84th year and had been in failing health for six months. Mrs. Nichols was born at Camel­ town near Tilsonburg, in 1852. in the early years of her life she came with her parents to McGillivray Tp., and settled near the west end of the seventh concession when merely a trail through the bush. Mrs. Nichols delighted in telling many interesting stories of pioneer days. In 1877 she was united in- marriage with William Nichols, also of the seventh conces­ sion of McGillivray and there were born two sons, Benson, who prede­ ceased her four years ago, and Percy at whose home Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have resided for the passed two and a half years. She was for many years a valued member of the Methodist later the Parkhill United Church. Besides her husband and one son, Percy, she is survived by three bro­ thers, John Smith, of McGillivray; William Smith, of West Williams and James, of Thedford and three sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Goodhand, of Didsbury, Alta., Mrs. William Poore, of West Williams and Mrs. C. Curtis of Tilsonburg. She also is survived by four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Reminiscent of the great Drum­ head Service during the Canadian Corps Re-union at Toronto' last Au­ gust are plans for a similiar event just announced by the Canadian Corps Reunion. A veteran's Drumhead Service is to be held on Sunday afternoon, May 26th, at 2.30 o’clock in the same location, Riverdale Park, Tor­ onto. Invitation .is extended to all former members of the Canadian forces throughout the country to at­ tend. The berets and armbands which were the distinguishing feature of the Re-union last August again will be used. The parade is to be formed up at Riverdale Park. After the Service, a review will take place on the grounds with the whole body of men marching past a saluting base. Riverdale Park is a huge amphi­ theatre and affords plenty of room for the parading of several thousand men, and the sloping sides provide ample space for spectators. It was estimated last August that more than a quarter of a million people witness­ ed at one time the Reunion events there. The Canadian Corps Association is comprised of the numerous Battalion and other unit associations, most of which came into existence as a result of the Corps Re-uni'on. Brig.- General C. L. Hervey, D.S.O., is the chairman of the c'ommittee in charge of the Parade and Church Service, temporary quarters at Room 3 51, City Hall, Toronto. For better car performance and greater safety get the tire that has been built for today’s driving con­ ditions. Goodyear’s new “G-3” tire has the world-famous centre trac­ tion All-Weather tread now made still thicker, broader and with more non-skid edges against the road. The greater mileage and greater safety built into Goodyear’s “G-3” make it today’s greatest tire value. any time A BIG BOWL Corn Flakes cream is appetizing and de­ licious at any time of the day. And they’re extra good with fruits or berries added. Ideal for breakfast. Re­ freshing for luncheon. Chil­ dren love them for supper. They encourage sound sleep, because they digest so easily. of Kellogg’s in milk or The crispness of Kel­ logg’s Com Flakes is pro­ tected by a heat-sealed . WAXTITE inner bag. Grocers everywhere sell Kellogg’s. Quality guaranteed. Made by Kellogg in London, Ont. The funeral of Mrs. James O'Shea who died recently, took place to St. Patrick’s Church and cemetery. De­ ceased, whose maiden name was Mar­ garet McCafferey, was one of triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCaf­ ferey in Biddulph Township 80 years ago. Another of the triplets, James died in Komoka in 1914. The third, a sister, Mrs. James Hodgins, sur­ vives. Mrs. O’Shea made her home with the lattei’ since the 'death of Mr. O’Shea in December 1932. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Patrick Egan, Lucan, and five children of the triplet brother, James, who now living in Detroit'. WINCHELSEA are and day Mr. and Mrs. Lome Sholdice family, of Centralia spent one last week with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Whitlock,, of Thames Road, spent Friday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne. Mr. Hal Br'own and Miss Ethel Brown, of Centralia, visited with their mother Mrs. H. Brown on Sun­ day. Mr. and Mrs. John Hotham and family, of Seaforth, visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis on Sunday. Mr. Lloyd Sp'or and Mrs. J. Jack- son and Mr. and Mrs. Melville Alex­ ander, of Toronto, called on Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Veal on Sunday. Mrs. M. Elford, of Exeter, spent a few days last week with her daugh­ ter Mrs. W. J. Veal. Miss Greta Fletcher spent 'Thurs­ day with her aunt Mrs. George bolt, of Centralia. Miss Jessie Heywood spent day with her aunt Mrs. Robert is near 'St. Marys. Mr. F. C. Davis spent the first of the week with friends at Saintsbury. Mr. and Mrs. Warner McRoberts, of Lucan, called on Theron Creery on Sunday. God- Mon- Bon- Eastern Steel Products PRfSTON ONT r<irror,riu'.nat MOwrerAi £_TonoMTo Two great values in Metal Roofing. Ex­ clusive patented features guarantee weather-tightness and easy applica­ tion. FornewrOOfe or re-roofing. Send CORN FLAKES ESTIMATESFREE Transfers of ministers of the Unit­ ed Church of Canada from one con­ ference to another, sanctioned at the annual conference, included: G. M. Chidley, London to Toronto; J. J. Coulter, Toronto to London; J. E. Griffiths, Toronto' to London; T. W. Hazelwood, London to. Toron­ to; J. E. J. Millyard, Bay of Quinte to London; M. C. Parr, London to Bay of Quinte; C. S. Jones, Toronto to London. Rev. G. M. Chidley is at present the minster of the Watford United Church and the approved transfer will station him at Cooksville. Rev. J. J. Coulter, now minister at Danforth United Church, Toronto; will take over the charge of Sarnia Central United Church. The transfer of Rev. J. E. Grif­ fiths and Rev. T. W. Hazelwood is an exchange of charges. Mr. Hazel­ wood now incumbent in the Leam­ ington Church, will go to. Humber- crest United Church, Toronto, from which Rev. Mr. Griffiths comes to Leamington. A cimiliar exchange of charges will be effected in the transfer of Rev. J. E. J. Millyard to Hyatt Atven- ue Church, Toronto where he was a pastor; Rev. M. C. Parr, now of Hy­ att’ Avenue, will go to the Peterboro Church. Old Staffa School',Has Good Record for Education The old red school house even back in the eighties was a weather­ beaten structure. It was in section N. 3, Hibbert, and was known as the ’Stafifa School even if its location was at the cross­ roads, a mile and a quarter north from the village. Its appearance was no indication that a daub of red paint had ever dampened its surface. Rain-stained and frost-bitten clap­ boards formed the outside covering, with the exception of space allowed for windows on the sides and also for the roof, which was composed of toneless shingles. They might be described as being of a dust shade 'on sunny days and of a mud hue when wet. A small porch at the farther end of the building on the south side showed the way of entrance to the little room; another porch just as small, located at the front perform­ ed a similiar duty for the big room. The rooms were quite alike in size and in appearance, but were so named because in the little room the junior scholars were taught. These were admitted to the big room as soon as they passed from the senior second to the junior third class. There were always two teachers usually a male for the higher classes and a female for the lower ones. The playground was for the most' part a pinched, bare-fafted enclosure. The playground was as hard as a dance floor and equally as bare ex-, cept during the latter part of the summer holidays, when it bewhiskered with pig weed. It is regrettable, nevertheless that scores and scores of boys and girls who got their entire public1 school education at No. 3 Hibbert, were uik able at noon or at either forenoon or afternoon recess, to get shelter from the sun’s scorching rays beside some shrub or tree or in some plea­ sant shady nook, We may not recall all the differ­ ent teachers whom we know and whom wo have been told were re­ sponsible for the conduct of the school in the seventies and eighties of the last century, but we can name became •what we called Exeter the most of them. Early Teachers Kate Hutchison we mention first. The school fas on a of her father’s if arm. She Miss as the corner was married to a Mr. Honey, of Mit­ chell, and lived till about two years ago. Then 'came Miss Pringle, a young lady from near St. Marys, After her the school was in Walker, who death. She her wedding spelling the which she was when we say it was Wamahoo. A man named James Barnes who came from somewhere in the Town­ ship of Blanshard, was also.one of the early teachers. We have likewise been informed that Mr. Thos. Shil­ linglaw, who now rsides on a farm not far south from Seaforth, in his earlier days taught in the Staffa School. There were also Miss Agnes Mc­ Dougall and a Miss Stewart. Miss McDougall died in a small place west of Moose Jaw not long ago, while Miss ’Stewart has been many years. Mr. T.homa Murphy not tended the Staffa School dent, but' was engaged to teach there aftei’ lie had qualified to do so. He gave up teaching to study law, and, after having been called to the bar, practised for many years in London, Another student of the school who taught in it afterwards, was Mr. James Norris. Quite a number of years ago he was engaged as mathe­ matical teacher in the Collegiate In­ stitute, North Bay, which position he held till his death occurred in re­ cent years. If is in keeping to mention here that his brother, Isaac, also attend­ ed the Staffa school. He likewise be­ came a collegiate teacher, and, at the time of 'his death, was holding a position in one of the Ottawa schools. Outstanding Student Dr. Margaret Patterson, Toronto., sister of the Norris brothers, gra­ duated from the Staffa school when she passed .her entrance to the high school examinations in Mitchell. We remember very well, indeed, the first day she catae to school, be­ decked in a dainty, spotless, calico frock. She preferred to sit on the floor ‘Off the teacher’s platform, rather than stand in line with the other little ones of her class during the instruction period. <She was out­ standing that day, and has been an outstanding personality in many ways ever slncb. Returning to the teachers, there comes to- mind Miss Geary; there looms tip the name of Mr. Green­ wood, 'Of Mitchell, charge of Miss K. with a very tragic drowned while on "We only guess at met was trip, name of the boat on dead only as a foY at- stu- He called to see us last summer and although nearing the fourscore • year mark, was remarkably hale and < hearty. lA’t the time of his retire- ' ment from professional duty, he was 1 associated with the Ladies’ College in Whitby. A Miss clapboard have not her since that she had some ties. Then came John went westward and became post­ master for Keewatin, 'Ontario. Lat­ er he was appointed an official in the customs office in the city of Winnipeg. He died there four or five years ago. The teacher to succeed Mr. Wren was Mr. W. D. Hutchison who quit teaching to' 'conduct a general store business in Staffa. He sold out his busines there to move to Mitchell, but left there to go into- business in Seaforth, where he was onsidered to be quite successful. At the time of his death, which occurred a year or so ago, he was one of the town’s fathers, in other words, a councillor.. His eldest .son, Lome, is associa­ ted with Dir. Banting in research work in Toronto, while another son, George, is identified with the Lon­ don Life Insurance Co., in London. An only daughter, Dorothy, teaches in a school in St. Catherines. The teachers in the old red school ■house of Staffa certainly labored un­ der great handicaps. It may have iseemed unavoidable then. f The trustees felt that the principal thing Was to keep down expenses. Btaffa .had some excellent teach­ ers for the rural school. We feel that on the whole little fault could be found with them. It would have been pitiable if Hough taught in the old school for a while, learned she left, We anything about but remember estimable quali- T. Wren, pretentious adequate are men in the old among they had been listless, routine bound country petigogues with no vision beyond the unsightly walls of the little red school house, that wasn’t red. The fact is that they instilled in­ to minds of the younger element much that was an impetus to' great achievement, even if they were not provided with rather surroundings and with teaching equipment. As proof of this there who got their first start red school .house who are the best who till the soil intelligent­ ly, while others have become skill­ ed artisans and craftsmen. We go further into the matter to menton names. Victor Gilpin, be­ came a minister of the Gospel; Herb Jones was reporter for one of the Ottawa publications till he became editor of his own newspaper in Van Kleck Hill; Arthur Hotham prac­ tises medicine somewhere in West­ ern Canada; Dr. Newton McTavish is author of the Fine Arts of Canada and other books, and far seven years was a Civil Service Commissioner at’ Ottawa; The present Liberal member for South Huron in the Federal House,, namely William Golding, has had no schooling besides that which was received at iStafa, and what he has obtained from the hard knocks of life experienced since then. He is an outstanding example of a self- made man, a real student. Other men and also women who have been a success in life can think back to time spent in the Staf-fa school. Our opinion is that they would have been a success regardless of their environment; are what they are, not because of what1 the red school house did for them, but in spite of what it did. —The London Free Press Painful Boils Cause Much Misery An Indication of Bad Blood I Burdock Blood B^^rs J Boils are one of tho worst afflic­ tions of the human race, and any- ono Who has had them knows hoW sick and miserable they make you feel, for just as soon as you think you are rid of One, another crops up to take its place, seemingly, just to prolong your agony and misery. 'All the poulticing and lancing you can do will not rid you Of them. Burdock Blood Bitters removes the foul matter from the blood, and Once the blood is purified tho boils will disappears