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THE SEAFORTH NEWS THIPRSDAY, JUNE 10, 1937
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"Oh, yes, I'm sure o' that. Well, dyed table -cover a glass, a tomb er,
good morning, Miss Douglass; rI'm
going along to give your mother these
two or three hares,"
',Good morning;" said she — stil•1
without looking at him ---and then she
went.
And he, too; went on his way; but
only for a brief space; presently be
sate down on the low stone dyke by
the road -side, and dropped the hares
on the ground at his feet. What could
it all mean?She seemed anxious to
limit their acquaintanceship to .,the
merest formalities;. and yet.'to `! e in
a manner sorry for haying to' bio so.
Had he unwittingly given her some
cause of offence? He began to recall
the tninutcst.occurrences of the night
of the children's party—wondering if
something had then happened to a.c-
ou t for so marked a change? But he
meld think of nothing, The supper -
party of three was of her own sug
gestioe; she could not be angry on
that account. (Perhaps he ought to
• have licked this person or that per-
son over •from the inn to join them,
for the sake of .ppopriety? Well, he
did. not know much about .such mat-
ters; it seemed to him.lthat they were
'. very happy as they were; and that it
was nobody else's business. But would
•she quarrel with ,him on that ac-
count? Or •on account of his smoking
in her presence? Again and again he
wished that his pipe had been 'buried
at the bottom of the loch; and indeed
his smoking, of it that„ evening had
given him no enjoyment whatever,
except in so far as it seemed to please
her; but surer, in any case, that was
a trifle? Meenie would not=ucldc•nly
become cold and distant lin however
reluctant a way) for a smail flatter
like that? Nor could s'he he angry
with him for taking herfather away
for a day on the hill; she was always
glad when the Doctor gat a clay's
shooting from anybody, No; the only
possible conclusion he could come to
was that Mrs. Douglas had more
•strongly than ever disapproved of
ieleenie's forming friendships among
people not of her own station in life;
and that some definite instructions
had been given, which the girl was
anxious to obey. And if that were so,
ought he to stake 5 any the more dif-
ficult for her? He would be as reser-
ved and distant as she pleased. He
knew that she was a very •kindly and
sensitive creature; and might dread
giving pain; and herself suffer a good
deal more than those from ,whom
she was in a pleasure called top to se-
parate herself. That was a reason why
it should he made easy for her; and
he would ask Maggie to get on with
her (lessons by herself, as much as she
eould: and when he stet Miss Doug-
las on the road, hi, greeting of her
would he of the briefest --and yet
with as much kindness as she those
to accept, in .a word or a look. Antal if
he might not present her with the
polecat's skin that was now just ab-
out dressed?—we'll, perhaps the .-1n1-
erican gentleman's daughter would
take it, ancf have 5 made into:tome-
thing, when she came up in March.
The ,pretty, little doll -like woman,
with the cold eyes and the haughty
stare, was at the front -door of the
cottage, scattering food to the fowls.
"I have brought ye two or three
!tares, Mrs. Douglas, if they're of any
use to ye," 'Ronald said, modestly,
"Thank you," said she, with lofty
'courtesy, "thank you; I am much ob-
liged, Will you step in and sit crown
for a few minutes?—I am sure a lit-
tle spirits will do you no harts on
such a cols} morning.'
1.0 ordinary circumstances he would
have declined that invitation; for he
had no great love of this domineer -
Mg little woman, and much preferred
the society ,if her 'big, good-natured
husband; but he was -curious about
1Mcenie, and even inclined to be :re
sestfui, if it appeared that she had
been dealt with too harshly. So he fol-
lowed Mrs. Douglas into the dignified
little parlor—which was more like a
meacirtn 01 cheap curiosities than a
rnrn'n meant for actual human use;
and forthwith she set on the Crimson- tl
a jug of water, and a violet -colored
budbcus glass bottle with an electro-
plated stopper, Ronald was bidden to
help himself; and also, out of her
munificence, she put before hint a lit-
tle 'basket of sweet biscuits,
"I hear the Doctor is away again,'
Ronald said— and a lulit•dred times
he rather not have tcalched the violet
bottle at all, knowing that her clear,
blue eyes were calmly regarding his
every movement,
"Yes," she said, "to Tongue. There
is a consultation there, I atm sure be
has had very little peace and quiet
lately."
"I ant glad he haat a holiday yest-
erday," Ronald said, with ah endeav-
or to the agreeable.
But she answered severely—
"It night have ,been better if he
had +pent the first day of his getting
back with his own iambi)'. :But that
has always been his way; everything
sacrificed to the whim of the ntomen
to his own likings and di.vlikings.'
"He enjoys a day's sport as much
a; any ratan I ever sass," said he—not
knowing eery well what to talk about,
„Yes, I glare say," she answered,
shortly.
Then she pushed the biscuits near-
er him; and returned to her attitude
of observation, with her small, neat,
white hands crossed on her lip, the
rings onthe fingers being perhaps
just a little displayed.
"Miss Douglas is looking srery wel
•1t present," he said, at a venture.
\h4lliamina is well enough — Ala
generally is," she said, coldly."There
is never much the matter with het
health. She might attend to her stud-
ies a little more, and do herself nu
Harm, But she takes after her father."
There was 0 little sigh of resigna-
tion.
"Some of us," said Ile, good-natur-
edly, "were expecting her to calor,
over 00 Monday night to see the dan-
cing,"
But here he had. struck solid rock
1 n a second—from her attitude ant
demeanor—he had guessed why it was
that Meenie had not hgnle over to the
landlord's party; a matter about
which he had not found courage to
question Meenie herself.
'Willie/nil/a," observed the little
Blame, with a magnificent dignity, "has
other things to think or—or ought to
have, at her time of life, and in her
position. I have had occasion fre-
quently of late to remind her of what
to demanded of her; she must ccin-
duct herself not as if she were fo•revet
to be hidden away in a Highland vil-
lage. It will be necessary for her to
take her proper place in society, that
.he is entitled to from her birth and
Iter relatives:- atol of e0nrse she must
he prepared of course she uinst he
Prepared. There are plenty who will
he wilding to receive her; it swill be
her own fault if she disappoints them
--and us, too, her own parents. \Vil-
liamina will never have to lead the life
that 1 have had to lead, 7 hope; she
belongs by birth to another sphere;
and 1 hope she will -make the most
of her chances."
"Miss Douglas would he made wel-
come anywhere, 1 am sure," he ven-
tured to say; but she regarded him
with a superie: look --as if it were
not for hint to pronounce an opinion
on such a point.
"Soon," she contimieli—sand she
was evidently bent on impressing him,
"she will he going 40 Glasgow, to
sh in nmsic and 'German, alid to get
00 with her Italians you will see site
Mg no time to lose in icbie 0010 '-
merlt, We would ;cod her to Edit-i-
t/mob or to London; bust her sister
;icing in Glasgow is a great induce-
ment; and she will be well looked af-
ter, Bat indeed \Villiamina fs 1101 the
kind of girl to go and marry a penni-
less steden',t:_ she has too 1115 ch com-
mon sense; and besides she has seen
r1rr,.5 it turns out. 'Once in a familw'is
einug,;h,'No; we count nn her mak-
ing a good marriage, as the first step
'avarrls her taking the position to
chich site is entitled; and I am. 'ora
tat Lady Stuart will take her it
•
hand, and give her every eha'nce. As
for heir hiking 'her abroad with them
—and Sir Alexander almost promised
as much—what better could there be
than that?—site 'would be able to
show off her aoq.uirensents and ac-
complishment; she would be intro-
duced to the distinguished people at
the Ministerial receptions and banns;
she would have her chance, as 1 say.
And with such a chance before her,
surely it would be nothing less Ibsen
wicked of her to fling away her time
in idle follies, 1 walrt her to remem-
ber what lies before her; a cottage
like this is all very well for ore -I
have made my bed and must lie on it;
bel for her :who may even be adopt-
ed by Lady Stuart --who 'knows? for
stranger things have happened -5
would be downright madness to sink
into tontent 'with her present way of
HURON COUNTY 'COUNCIL
(Continued from Page Three.)
contniittee 154,1316; total, •$7,'600J67,
Islay 311, balance in bank, 1$9,193.79.
County Clerk J. M. Roberts in
presenting •itis report said that Col.
iW. Dennison, Inspector of Legal Of-
fices, had advised verba}l'y thatt auth-
orization trill shortly be given for the
1destruotion of papers and documents
lover 2$ years' 'old stored in the attic
of the Court House. No entioe. will be
taken until written authority is re-
ceived,
•
And when do you think that M—
that Miss'Dou•glas will be going away
to (Glasgow?" he asked-1bnt absent-
ly, as it were, for he was thinking of
Inver -Modal, and Clebrig, ,and Loth
Loyal, and Strath -Terry, and of Mee-
nie away front them all.
"That depends entirely on herself,"
was the reply. "As soar as she is suf-
ficiently forward ai'l round for the fi-
nishing les:,ons, her sister is ready to
receive tier,"
"It will be lonely for you with your
daughter away," said. Ther.
"Parent., have :to st'a'ke sacrifices,"
she said. 'Yes, and children too, And
better they should make then while
they are youux than all through the
years after. 1 !tope \\'i.11iamilta s w•}]1
be u0 wasted life,
He did 3101 know what further to
say: he was dismayed, perplexed,
down=hearted, or something; if this
was a lesson she had meant to read
hint, it had struck home. So he ruse
and took Isis leave; and she thanked
hint again for the hares; and he went
out, and found Harry awaiting him
on the door -step. Moreover, as he
went down to the little gate, he per-
ceived Meenie nobs coating back --
she had •been but to the inn with a
Message; and, obeying some curious:
kind of instinct, he tweeds to the left
---pretending not r0 have seen her
conning; and soon lie was sorer tie
bridge, and wandering away up the
lonely glen whose silence is broken
only by the whispering rush of Muc1-
dai Water.
Tie tcaudercd on ant! 0n through
the desolate moorland, on this w'.fhl
and blustering day, paying but little
heed to the piercing wind or the driv-
en sleet that smote his eyelids. And
he was apt s0 ver)' sorrowful; his
common sense had told loin all this
before; Rose Meenie. Love :Aleenie,
was very well in . secret fancies and
rhymes and verses; but beyond that,
she INas 'nothing to him. But what
would Clobrig do, and Mtldal \Vater,
and all the wide, bleak country that
had bee'tl brought up in the love of
her, and was saturated with the
charm of her presence, and seemed
for ever listening in deathlike silence
for the light music of her voice?
There were plenty of verses running
through his head on this wild day
too; the hills and the clouds and the
January sky were full of speech; and
they \were all of thein to be bereft of
her as well as
Medal, that that conies from the lonely
loch,
Down through the moorland rus-
set and brown,
1111(111 you the new, that we have
Ft!t' 5011?--
\leenie', away to ;Glasgow town,
See hen C'lebrig, his giant front
Hidden and dark with a sudden
rown;
\\'hat is the light of the valley .to
hint,
Since \Ieenie' away to 'Glasgow
town?
Empty the valley, empty the world,
The sun may arise and the sun
go down;
But what to do with the lonely
hours,
Since Mecnie'a away to 'Glasgow
stows?
Call her back, Clebrigl Mudal, 'call!
Ere all of the young Spring time
be flown;
Birds, trees, and blossom s— you
that she loved—
'O summon her back from Glass
. Ow kneel
Ca}} her back, Clebrigl Modal,
gill:" he repeated to 'himself as he
marched along the moorland road;
n 1 int would they do without some
'11e to watch fcir, and some one to
listen for, in the 'first'awakening of
ilii dawn? 'Glasgow—the great and
;r.u,y city—that !would be a strange
-art of guardian, in the young Spring
!buys iha't were 001101ng, for this fair
-Sutherland :flower. And yet night no
some appeal be made even there --
some summons of attention, as it
5'1'00?
• Te Be Continued)
'Atom 11nd For Stile Ads., 1 week, 25'
perty are in order and ready for ex-
amina'tion by the •property committee,
"The change in the school law
amendment act of 791316 has involved
a very considerable amount of work,
especially because of the difficulties
incurred in interpreting the amended
act. From time to time in the inter-
vening months amendments to the
amended aot have been received until
a certain confusion followed. Several
authorities have been written to but
it has been difficult to obtain com-
plete
IRobents, dealing with 'hos rta]- I plete agreement, We have therefore
•p adopted eon owtt interpretation,
which we believe to be correct, and
we have compiled the costs to the
various nlnniscipalities in a 010510er
which 'we •believe to be correct. 150 per
cent of the costs of high school and
continuation school grant has been
egeialized among the municipalities
outside school •di:striets. The remain-
ing 150 per rent has been charged in
accordance with the attendance in
clays of pupils from each mun'icipali
ty outside school ;districts.
"I ant advised by Mr, 'Junes that a
new ,flag is needed, •far use son the
court ,house lfiag ,pole as the present
one is in a worn out condition. 'Mao
a new set of grates for the bailer in
the court ]rouse should be purchased.
The spresent ones are badly warped
after 'beinig in use for four years.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Following a discussion at the mor-
ning session introduced ,by Reeve
George MelNall of Blyth; regarding
the elntploytpent ai outside labor o
Huron county roads, Huron county
council passed a resolution to the de-
partment of 'highways requesting that
the Wren of '1-141r0,5 county he anises
the first consideration on the high-
ways in Huron county.
'Phe reeve of Blyth claimed. that
between 30 and 35 men from Strat-
ford had been employed Complaints.
were voiced by Reeves Richard
Johnston and 'Gilbert 'irrayne that
lrhen the relief officer at Stratford
was appealed to replies to letter- were
tardy. There was a mix-up in the reg-
istration of the unemployed.
Reeve Bowman said cards he had
received, from Stratford, ha'l beet
sent back and alter waiting a ',vet.]:
was told the registration had been
changed and now men are reafstercd
as they are employed.
Council will send a resolution to
the' department of municipal affairs
regl!esting something more definite
he is.ned respecting the old age pen.
slinks Ind mothers' allowance boar.
as to thu•in responsibilities.
'Deputy Reeve J. 11. Ffuckins tl•,.1•
oriel% enquired: ":\re the hadres 11111
equit nuns return 1 when car. 'tbi.•r
are distnorgtel or re.'^t.1 and ,l here
.e,'t t°1eis kept?"
Huckius and W. l'laacke
That this county council he gleet
mora information regarding con
stables iu the county as we are a
present without any knowledge alio
how they are appointed, how man
there are or when they are lis
charged.
Geo. \Ve,teott and Edward Lam
port—That the revised estimates a
Presented by the treasurer be accept
ed and that by-laws striking the rate
at;''General 111!96; county highways
1.7; provincial highways 115; tutu sec
ondary schools as per schedule, be
drawn up accordingly.—Carried,
Webster Turner and T. C. \\'ikon
—That we hotel otur. annual county
picnic in. Jowett's (behove, some time
in ,July,--\\'arden's C'omniittre.
R, fj. Bowman and J. 'H, Stott -
That we hold nm picnic in •Goderich
Harbor Park. ---+V arden's Committee.
'Geo, \iclNall and W. D. Sanders—
That a resolution be sent to depart-
ment of municipal affairs requesting
something more definite be •isstied re-
specting the old age pensions and nu1-
thers' allowance board as 00 their re-
apon.sibililies.—Carried.
W. R. Archibald and I1..\. Keys--
'('hat whet) 11,1 rn;t patients die in
hospitai they stay he brought home
for burial on the order of the reeve
and .the county will pay $30 towards
costs of arch burial and the local mu-
nicipality pay the balance.—Warden's
Committee.
'R. 5, Bowman and J. l- i, Scott—
'1'hat we the tflenybers of Huron
County Council wish to extend our
sincere sympathy to the relatives •oi
the late Dr. sMilne and !Robert Liv-
ingstone, two ex -wardens of the
county, and William Lane, a former
county 'clerk, as they gave valuable
service to the county; and that the
clerk forward a letter of condolence.
-Carried,
Mawhinney - Lamport — That 501•
give the village of Grant!' Bend the
cont Of $111110 to help pay the expenses
of policing the village during ;1nly
and Au1gust while the summer resort
s busy. -Executive.
Cardiff -Archibald --That this cann-
y council go into committee of the
whole just after council is adjourned
or thepurpose of staking arrange-
menta for the trip to ;Norfolk, June 9.
Feagan-!R. Johnston—That we give
a grant of 4t `,r to Mrs, R Davidson,
ecretary of Huron County 'Trustee.
•incl Ratepayers' .1asociation,-Execu.
tire.
izati•on of indigents, pointed to by-
law No, 1118, 19,36, clause two of which
reads:
"That 'the said county pay •full costs
of '}tospitalizatiot in a 'public 5059501
after the :patient has received. 90 days'
treatment."
'I 'believe further consideration
should be given to Phis •clause," said
the clerk, with a view to amending
same in • ircler that the 'term 90 days
may 'be 010re clearly defined. I•n 'fur•
ther explanation 1 w1itt'ld advise tllat
patients do at times !remain in hospi-
tal Inc a certain period of time and
after discharge return. for further
treatment, possibly within e short
time after disohange 'or perhaps a
year may elapse before 'returning. 1:
11 naulrably (11ficult'i10 know hots
such cases ;should 'Inc dealt with,
"\\'e ,have instances whiten tran-
sients, who move about the county
from place to Mace, are sent to hos-
pital, and they claim themselves to
he indigents. In such cases they have
not resided within any one district
sufficiently lung to 'become residents
and yet under the Act they are indig-
ent cases.
"Last year the various municipal-
ities owed the county Vita at the
time of the June session, This year
the amount i, $3(03, The lnnnicipali-
ties generally11at'e tbeen very prompt
in remitting some flue to the county.
"'Hospital costs as of 'nay ail of
19136 and 11)3'7 are as follows; 1936—
$10:106; 1937-4111014
"Under the old age pensions and
11rothers' allowances act It believe
Provincial and 'Dominion Parliament;
have enacted regniatinns governing
pensions for the blind. 'I'Ite regula-
tions governing administration bare
not yet been issued by the federal au-
thorities and there may be no attempt
to pay p'en.+ion until .A1u•g11 t,
"This information conies to hand
in reply to information sought front
llr. Sorsoleil of the ,Pensions De-
partment.
'c:\ new hyla w has been drab's
which it was intended to present for
your approval at this session. The
purpose of this 'bylaw was to 'bring
the rules of the (Boron tante up to
date,
.\ ging in accordance with the
hoose of refuge art a copy of the by-
law teas sent for approval to the
1-ieutenant.(iovernnr in 'Council prior
to presenting to you gentlemen, The
bylaw was sent by the Lieutenant -
Governor in 1'(11111(11 to the inspector
of houses of refuge within the prov-
ince. The inspector has intimated that
he would prefer that the bylaw he
held in abeyance for the present,
Pending, some suggested amenihnents
to the houses of refuge a0t,
"!day I advise at this time that the
head of the county must in future
sign all admittance papers for those
entering the county home. at is stat-
ed the rees'e of the municipality may
enter any person. whom 11e deems a
proper person to be admitted to the
home, by signieg_thc regular admit-
tance forms hut that the head of the
:.otinty must also sign such admit-
tance papers at the first opportunity.
"'Yoder an order in council in 1933
all fees prescribed under the adminis-
tration of justice expenses act, were
reduced %l) per c'01nta n, The fees al-
lowed to crowns attorneys and those
prescribed for short hand reporters
under any order In Council were re-
duced 3.21) 'per centum.
"Under a new order in comicil cer-
tain of these reductions hare been re-
stored- and others restored to the ex
tent of 1110 per cent, or 50 per cent of
the reduction.
"'The inspector of legal edifices has
been here and we anticipate a letter
from the department advising that the
question of lavatories must'be consid-
ered in order to make room for a wit-
ness .room .upstairs. 'Otherwise we are
threatened with a cancellation of fines
ordinarily due to the county,
"We are therefore col'frorted with
having to find other :quarters for. the
Magistrate's office outside the •Court.
House or give consideration to the
removal of the lavatories to the base-
ment, making ronin upstairs for, a
witness room.
"According to Mstructhtns of the
Deputy lfini•ster Cummings in 11931
it was intimated that a change in the
method ofpurchasing, stlpp!i'es was.
necessary.
"\\'e have been able to meet the
new requirements by changing the
shelving in the clerk's vault at a cost
;rf- only ..$4 00. Filing 'equipment would
have cost about $1100, This is a very
o nsiderable saving.
''Jnsuranre policies on county pro_
n
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Medical
DR. E. A. McMAIS".CIER Graduate
of the Faculty of Medicine, Univers-
i y of Toronto, and of the New York
Post 'Gradua'te S'thool and Hospital -
Member of the College of ,Physicians
and Surgeons of 'Ontario. Office on
High street, Phone 29, Office fully
equipped for x-ray diagnosis and :for
ultra 'short wave electric treatment,
ultra violet sun lamp .treatment and
infra .red electric treatment. Norse in
attendance,
DR, 'GDLBIFII16T C. JakR'ROTT —
;Graduate of 'Faculty of Medicine, Un-
'versity, of Western Ontario. Member
of College of Phy'si'cians and''S rgeons
of Ontario: Office 4'3 Goderich street
west. Phone 3I7. ,(lours 2-4,30 p.m.,
7,30x9 .p.m, Other 'hours by appoint-
ment. Successor to Dr. Chas, 'M•ackay.
DR• H. HUIGiH ROSS, Physician
and Surgeon Late of London Hos-
pital, London, England. Special at-
tention to diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. Office and residence
behind Dominion Bank, Office Phone
NO 5; 'Residence Phone 104.
DR. F. J. BURROW'S, sSeaforth.
Office and residence, Goderich street,
east of the United Church, Coroner
for the County of Huron. Telephone
No, 5116,
DR. F. J. R. F'ORSTER— Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat. Graduate in
Medicine, University of Toronto 11897.
Late Assistant New York Ophthal-
mic and Aural Institute, Moore'feld's
Eye, and Golden .Square throat hospi-
tals, ,London, At Commercial Hotel,
Seaforth, third Wednesday in each
month front 1.30 p.ni, to 5 p.m,
DR. W. C. SPROAT
Physician - Surgeon
Phone 90-W, Office John St. Seafort
Auctioneer,
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed
Auctioneer for the County of Huron.
Arrangements can be made for Sale
Date at The Seaforth News. Charges
moderate and satisfaction guaranteed,
F. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction-
eer for Perth and Huron Counties,
Sales Solicited. Terms on Application.
Farm Stock, chattels and read estate
property. R. R. No, 4, Mitchell,
Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this office.
WATSON & REID
REAL ESTATE
AND INSURANCE AGENCY
(Successors to James Watson)
MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT.
All kinds of Insurance risks effect-
ed at lowest rates in First -Class
Companies.
TIE Mchpt LOt'
Mutual Fire insurance Cgs
HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont.
OFFICERS
President—Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth;
Vice -President, John E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Secretary - Treasurer,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth,
AGENTS
F. McKercher, R.12.1, Dublin; John
E. Pepper, ,R,R,1, Brucefield; E. R. G.
Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Watt,
Blyth; C. F, Hewitt, Kincardine;
War. Yeo, Hoimesvi le.
DIRECTORS
Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3;
James Sho}dice, Walton; Wm. Knox,
Londesboro; George Leonhardt,
Bornholm No.1; John Pepper, Bruce -
field; James Connolly, ' Goderich;
Alex. McEwing, Blyth N. 1; Thom-
as Moylan, Seaforth No, 5; Wm, R.
Archibald, Seaforth No, 4,
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other business, will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named officers
addressed to their respective post -
offices.
Mrs. sRob.e.rt Davidson of Dungan-
non, secretary of the Trustees' and
Ratepayers' Association, was intro-
d•ueed' . at ,the afternoon session by
Bert Thom:psol. Mrs. Davidson, in
asking support for a small grant, said
the association has the interest of the
rtrra'1 children at heart,
•Once of the main objects of th•e as-
sociation is to provide something in
the scurried= which' would help ru-
ral boys and girls to take up agricul-
tural occupations, :Mrs. Davidson
said.
Asked wheat the grant would be
used for, Mrs. 'Davidson said for
stamps, stationery, telephone and the
secretary's salary, which had been
voluntarily cutin two
"Give nn•e the rural school every
time," said 'Ars. Davidson, "The city
schools have .too much spoon-feeding