The Signal, 1913-3-13, Page 9HURON SCH1OOLS. .
tna.n.. 4 aer..as n_1
tie lower sad middle high school wort -
OS ogadereion and filth claims owe art of them
>nco� to the anal pants lumina from the Huss
county Coma: del to the ii.Qness deliern tobels
when
they ester oar k Ite>1 ansa ant High
School
IMfltlle wan\ u Godench
September M. 27. 1911 )tote then hundred
.rz municipalities were
errs w'� present. Trustees
A.f100atta• for was farmed and
•; • n•Iets'
,ab
„ -era elected for 1913. Every school board shoats
a tentative to the 'meeting which will be held
eg 1913.
SCHOOL WORK IN AGRICULTURE.
Last spring seed plots gel tower beds were planted
well cultivated hy the pupils and leacher in several
sections Nest spring this work should be started in every
,;rmu.l section_ A few tions may be able to maintain
--regular school gardens:
Seeds
a deus-
ds aid instruction for the work may be obtained
tree on applicatiaa from the Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph- Every teacher sboaid secure seeds and iastroc-
WOSfros Guelph, at once, to do some of this work during
1913. Tpall es sad permits should assist and encourage
the wboiam sad *Others in the agricultural work.
I desire to certify to the diligent and efficient work of
the, teachers of West Huron during ] 912. The neat; at-
tractive dams neem, the attentive and polite pupils, the
model blackboard exercises and the physical culture drills
should be seen, at least one a year. by every parent. A
cast to the school will be appreciated by teacher and
pn}tils-
The services of the busy trustees who give freely cf
:heir time and funds to provide competent teachers and
_,omrfortable school -houses should tie approved and com-
mended by all persons. These men are faithfully doing an
important work in every school section.
I visited each school during the first termand the pupils
present were examined in reading. spelling, writing, arith-
metic literature and composition and the higher classes
e history. drawing. geography and grammar. A detailed
1eport of the inspection was sent to the secretary of each
section.
On account of the shortness of tbe second term and
:be gradual increase in the office work of the School IA-
pectors, full time wars. not spent at some of the schools
where I had found the present teacher doing satisfactory
work for some time.
A copy of my report to the Minister of Education -for
1912 is attached to this'°report.
If von desire any further information that I can give,
it mill be -cheerfully furnished on ) our request
I ars. Gentlemen
Your obedient servant.
J. ELGIN TOM,
Inspector of Schools.
West Huron.
Report of .Inspector Field, East Huron.
To the Warden and County Councillors of the County of
Huron
GF.NTLI:I(EN •
I Lave the honor to present the follosring report on the
Pic Schools of Eat Huron for the year ending, Decem-
ber:1s;, 1912.
Therewere, in 1912, eight) --five rural schools in East
Huron- seven having two teacher's : of the latter, one in
No. S. Hullett Township. was. on account of decreased at-
tendanc-r_ reduced to one teacher at midsummer . and at
the ' ieginning of this year and for tbe same reason the
schools at Ethel and B1trvale .have only one teacher. The
u rban schools of the Towns of Clinton. Seaforth and Wing -
ham and the Villages of Myth. Brussels and Wroxeter cdn•
sial of thirty-one departments, including a kindergarten
rn the Seafotth Public School.
Three excellent schools were built in 1912 ; one in No.
1; Hawick Township ; ewe in tbe new section in Hallett
Township. and one. practically new. in the Uuion section
at Aueurn. Twoosew schools will be built this year in
Hnllett .Township—one in No. $. and one in No. 5 : the
school in No. 7, Tucktrsmith Township. has been closed for
suers] Year on account of lack of attendance but the rate-
pa-tes have decided to re -open it and to rebuild this
lean ,
Better accommodations in some other sections ar_ t *-
gete.o needed and will no doubt be provided soon. "Show
m- rear sehooi-houses,.. said a shrewd farmer: tbey 'wail
more about the people of your township than I eau
fess;: out in any other way-.'' The new '-pool houses
Ibmuld race he patterned after the old one. not even after the
hest one in the township, but after the best i -i the Prov-
ince -
Comfortable. attractive and well-equipped school
houses may be provided : lite unless good teachers are
id in charge the results will be disappointing. Some -
see has calculated that the efficiency of school work de-
pmds epos physical equipment to the !extent of only ten
percent.. and upon the personality of the teacher for the
WaxOiraety per cent- The trustees of Huron County have
acted wisely in advancing salaries. as they have thereby
been able to secure for their schools competent and quali-
fied teachers in nearly all cases. Inexperienced teachers
often command as good or better salaries than experienced
teachers of proved success. While enthusiastic teachers
will teach the an school. year after year. without looking
fee the bet school sad the highest .alar-, because they
have become attached to the school and section, there are
tett many who restleedy- flit from ow school to another
there were fifty changes of teachers at midsummer. 1912,
and twenty-two champs at New Year's. For be results
and to secure the bet Ileehers there should be an over-
mpply of from five to tits per cosh., while it is probable
that there is at the mien tine adefttient:y of from tweaty
tettmeety-five per cert, This Gamely is, however. better
situated in this respect then mat others, there being, in
the half-year lest aided. is Eat Hasoa, only eleven teach-
es with third - eles Certiiens and six with temporary
anhieater ; the limbers will•certificates were
r♦ "Owed at Sew Year's, hark etanatela it was Dec
e+s•ry, is order to r the •cher s, to learner the somber
of chisel - des a elle res by five sr la. The urban
schools hove little 41Elimate is est aeieg Iescisers with
Per pprro-o-
r oettYeetee mite at hies, es, • a. wast d tbir
Pr•tseq kr Isere h>re. &b des apio this year MOM
testi-
Wins o aseilles ie increase. wase wheels pa of tVr
leachses ea are hi 1912 this i 1911 ; trached teacll-
a' ss a =Sped —' a salary of $$00, and trustees are
tesakeee he les
I 1k tame— to he grained la the duchess to the
e ]Accts iia of maw of dee wheels ; tltie/f•ese seleob spent
110 air sere either i baying sew liessiees er is *aft is
thew they slimly have ; in all 9384 war si Molts
aD1 the maim ,rasher+/ $1117 from the t nim$ e.eat or
. 'int IMP
00011laor4 TC_.
Ww .»t amt. Mae. 121a.
Tem Linnaeus is tats ss taie.—
tial Of
sash ater
oldies lpeepsoe the bans `a :"iv"tai
N r iy. ter Ma lasii,. whoa as d -
dews amsitome by
the pastor ai
Livist— was
ham ]l
baatch Mali, w list d Eater
40101 in hearrslg at Africa's great mis-
slasery t reveller ealebswas his use
hesdswdt$ nasi
yn_ o�
theism chards an this at 8
Tsars will hs a'. -heal program is ad-
dition. ]hillier colLetioa as umiak
Be who is false to praWat dwi 4
breaks • thread is ries loss, mad wise
Ind tie hw
aw hen he may have for-
gotten iia cause -
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T —_7oat. Macs 1. 3 •
SOA
The Easy Way of Uoir.
a Hard Davi Wash
with Comfort Soap
POSITIVEIY THE 1ARGEST SALE IM CANADA
eleven schools in East Huron without libraries - when
books are so cheap and the Education Department pays al-
most an equal share of the cost, it would be well for trus-
tees to set aside a small sum annually for this purpose ;
well selected books in a school room are a powerful aid to
the teacher in interfrag the pupils in their studies and
encouraging learning.
The Government grants on salaries and certificate;
amounted in 1912 to 97272.40. which is $.562.30 less than
that of 1911 the schools actually earned more, but the
Government has fixed the grant at $400,000 for the Prov-
ince and has discontinued the practice of supplementing it
thus, as salaries increase, tbe proportionate amount re-
ceived from the Government will become less.
During my visits to the various schools. I was pleased
to notice a marked improvement in writing. history and
arithmetic. The writing of the Entrance candidates in
1912 showed a marked improvement over that of the pre-
vious year. In arithmetic, more attention is being paid to
accuracy and neatness : it is a subject in which both teacher
and pupils can waste a great deal of time and yet appear to
be profitably- occupied. Reading in the third and fourth
classes is as a rule poor ; many of the teachers are not good
readers and so are unable to arouse a love of good reading
in their pupils.
The Education Department recently appointed a direc-
tor foe` the Province to superintend the instruction and pro-
mote the teaching of elementary agriculture and horticul-
ture in the scbocls ; generous grants are also made to en-
courage trustees to introdnoe the study into their schools.
It is a nutter of regret that none of the school boards have
taken advantage of the inducements offered. The prevent
difficulty is the lack of teachers competent to teach. the
work. Special instruction is provided at Guelph, bet as yet
few have availed themselves of the 6pportunity to become
qualified ; this scarcity- is the cause of a lack of perman-
ence in the subject. which of course is necessary for its suc-
ceas Speaking of his new duties Professor McCready says
—"Everywhere throughout the world there is evidence of
a strong desire on the part of educationists and Govern-
ments to have the schools give some measure of instruction
in agriculture. Nowhere has the problem been solved
completely. The plans that have been in operation for the
past five years in Ontario give promise of a very satisfac-„
tory solution of the problem. To promote the work,
teachers are trained at Guelph, material is sent for garden-
ing purposes, special grants are paid both trustees and
teachers, practical help is given by the district agricultural
representatives, and the teachers assisted by charts. bulle-
tins, and instruction sheets. In no other part of Canada
nor in any State of the United States has any- better scheme
been devised . nor. indeed, has greater progress been made.
There is strong evidence that from now on the advance-
ment will be rapid. Public opinion is becoming alive to
the importance and the desirability of this kind of instruc-
tion being given in the Public Schools.
The East Huron Teachers' Institute met at Wingham
and was attended by all but seven teachers of the Inspec-
torate- The subject of Manual Training was taken up by
Mr. Pickles, of the London Normal School. 'The re-
mainder of the program was given by the teachers and
the Inspe:•tor-
I utast express my sincere appreciation of the heaity -
co-operation on the part of teachers, trustees and public in
general, which I have everywhere received : and I also wish r
to thank the County Council for the very generous and en-
thusiastic manner in which they have supported the educa-
tional interests of the County.
1 have the honor to be. Gentlemen.
1 oto most obedient servant.
JOHN M. FIELD.
Public School I nsp -ctur, Eas: Huron -
Goderich, Jan nary 27th, 1913.
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RHEUMATISM. LUMBAGO
LAME BACK
AND r Oamtasrdat—"if a nsan bas an in-
come of two million n sat, what 1. hi.
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sac* wr roan
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prineipk
(tae—You marketed up your lip so
that i th eight you w• re going to kiss
roe.' He—•1110. i gar. NOUNS grit in my
month.- SbS— 'Q1'« 11, for goodness
sake swallow it_ You teed it in your
can be cured by the great frust kidney
and liver remedy.
FiG PILLS
Brantford. Ont.. Ants" 13. 1011
Your medicine. Fig Pills. has
worked wonders for me. The rheu-
matic puns have entirely left tette and
i owe everyt i g to year remedy.
You are at liberty to publish this.
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At all dealers : sed W cents or
snarled by The VIA Pill Co.. o.
mesas, Ont_ Soil in (loiaiti by E.
R. Wigle, druggist
HOLMESVILLE
WEDNEBDAT, Mar. ittb.
Gsrn,o RUA ray P'na TSN REctra(ox.
—The ($d Boys Reunion committee
Mid a very enthusiastic toeetiag last
Friday evening. with Jobe Ooa hole
ovary chairman. presidiat. There
was a very representative tatberine
sad committees oo sports were
dratted. There is to be • tworsa■
t.aesaseet. ore game played is the
forence& sad the winners to play •
third team is the aftsr,00a- The
s�se� nae derided tau, fear chasm :
Othitlewl/ sport., adult mein riot
stns Moak so tie hat mow calico
r the t erwiip) wad aMieasm
sane swee as Why chew. Saes
ensile ea the gwaed, tee hearer kin.
Mothe spent tee aid airy swiss
metpr
penes dlwaae . nen The p m -
pas sammtMse tees she asam.d sad
scary Sint w11 be made le seams
seam moon Missal is O.aatl.a penis
■ s. tar da) IN so mos with m dram
gsa—pha parade boned by the
trate o D�iiw�L . f:
at tar Genii h teweaYp OM Serf
Beedaa-
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PORT ALBERT.
MONDAY, )star. loth.
&Hoot Kxromr.—The foliosing is
the report of the standing of the pupils
of S. B. No. 1, AshAeld. in a- race.]
work, for the mooch of February.
Thor marked • absent most •f qua
monis: Sr. IV.—May Dickson.•Tory
8mamb.. Jr. 1V.—Mary Fielder. lion
Willis. Della McGee, Harry. Ca•ev,
Joe Buckingham and Tom M. Bride
equal, Gordon Pearson, • Alhert Seigle
Jr 111.--llllvs Willis, Lilian Frost,
Willie Dickson and Annie Wilson
equal Sr. 11 —Rata Murrey. Geeede
McBride. *Harold Seaie Jr. IL—
t Gallow Smith, Palley Murray. Sr.
Pt. 1I —Wesley Fielder. Lorne McGee.
Mildred Richarbasa. Minnie Dickson,
Harry Willis, Viola Hoy, •Violet Wil-
ann. Jr. P. 11 —Hazel Green. Ivy
Haddock. Willie Gauley, Victor Hoy.
Pt. 1.—Hanel Richardson, Jams Rad -
duck. . The highest marks obtained
on the senior honor toll were by
liar y Fielder, and on the humor
honor roll by V .•►ley Fielder. Harry
Carey. Tour McBride, George McBride
and Gallow Sar b were present every
day in the moots. Nume•rr oe roll
Average daily attendance 25.4. E.
CI_taa. Teacher.
NERVOUS
MEN WOMEN
ere sena run-
down—they are slowly
deteriorating— they need
strength and nournhmeid
kw body and bra.
Sealt'a Exessl sea correct.
Ilead—seonesatrated.seenie
ispassove
renwelhe
los adios e1
iib body oak
featly tier blood. dawn tie
appetite. sake sit ntliti.
ischia, new and vers.
AS pare as auk it fovea*
a.ioei $ked—•otrriiee wow
wipe sed every tier. 1111p
scams everywhere sseeee-
na lid Sos44's Eireaisiw miff
aiwwlste eeefideaee is its
beastieiel reads.. Dsa't wait
—arch wear, but insist es
S.
Ms tai0allif or draws.
Irma tesrama
u -s
Health is the greatest of gifts. cot-
teotedness the bort riches. Truth is
the best of relatives.
Iistructiei
AT TSR
NORTHERN
BUSINESS COLLEGE
one scene nano
permits students to begin with us
any day. Positions guaranteed to
graduates. Staff of specialists. lo -
formation free.
C A. FLKanN.;. F C. A.
Principal.. ti. D. FLEXING
Secretary.
Spring
Term
trips ]Inst% ran fallawriaigL..rrr
s,ri#s tab ear ftestesr turfs is •J
taq.rinata i sr -thaws fs
re t- ( al eAliemi Canna with
'Si Tt Re nee/ smelt.n_smelt.smelt.a.-
hrcow
ralaa'. CI Ikerisa area gess stn
ecslshresanmsaall sheens mss
Equiv.\mea �b Head ad 0111ea . Tense
k Gerrard.eta. Tarmac.
COKE
I have pleuty of
rias Coke now. Cepa
WI0 all orders prompt -
1y. 'Moose Lar.
D. F. HAMLIN�K
Singer Store
Baby's Wear!
Wear !
Dainty articles sn baby's wera
such as :—
Baby's embroidered kimonos.
lnby•s hand -trade wool jacket:
and bonnets.
Baby's bonnets, stamr.rd for
embroidery. them bits. pillows.
afghans. towels. aft.
Ladies' waists in a variety cf
Ladies' 'tamped uod.•rweer .+n
hast of materials.
Ladies- nightgowns. 4 on. •
miens' nightgowns. 7S.. crasser
mean, YSe. eombiratioos, el (Ki.
household limes* of
slI k*0&
name-ae tinted pillow t..ps
cent.apiss es. table rueeerx, etc.
Mats far working. -
Wert eo,n aneed for per -
chem.
Novelty braids for yokes for
bigbtainsras mid detest
iarartises. bon
va
1
Crochet shades. for Madumgt.
Rest D.M.C. threads for.rstsotdery
and enerb t work. beth white
sad s,lsrd"
Ribbon fir friary work.
The Suer Store
Nes aell lee pheae Canal -
Sprint Goods
Arriving
First shipment of W.
G. & R. Shirts to hand
in the newest patterns
and styles for Spicing.
Also a shipment of the
Latest Fitwell Hats in
Derbies.
-Call in and see them.
I1cLean gyros.
SEMI -READY TAILORS AND HEN'S OUTFITTERS.
Agm.ta foe Carbartt Overalls, Stanfield s Usderw ar, Fitwell Hata.
Arrow Brand Collars and Cala.
RENEW Your subscription to THE SIGNAL
for 1913.
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Man Who Does Not Use
Fertilizer
NATIONAL FERTILIZER will not only
save. your labor bill but apt the same time -
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'NATIONAL FERTILIZER 'vett:: than
• manure b cause, while ir;:.using your
yields, it will build up your land. This is the
desire of every farmer who has his farm at heart.
Farmyard manure is admitted by all growers and farmers
in this country to be the hest form of fertilizer to apply to
the soil. and the reason for its brine so is common knowledge.
bat for eowpari.on it would be as well to mention it. Farm-
yard manure is an organic manure. baring the three elements
necessary for plant food in this form], and by:it* application
to the soil you obtain that humus wheal) is so asential for
plant life. caused by the deco Ili positiew,d ores, matter in
it. But tbe three elements. nitrogen, phosphate.. rad potash.
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wbicb are increased by the addition of steamed bone flour.
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t'rops fields pet fere
$aapYs - ser t4us
Poss es .110(1 htrsbeln
Wbeat. ... 54 bushels
B. city ... 42 bushels
vats 5th bushels
Hay ad (.l• aver 2 to 3 tarp.
Corn . 75 to lm beabels
I'be .a ring .,f tabor in appfyieg this manure is , • r ..r
siderable. Another great edvaietage of this over ordinary
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the
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Hardware. Plumbing and Stearal -Fitting
Hirst W ran
Vet meal 1'
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