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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
Snowdon Bros., Publishers.
DANCE ■
A Euchre and Dance will be given in
the A.O.U.W. I-Iall, Walton on
WED. FEB. 25th
Gents. 50c, and ladies to provide the
lunch
Proceed in favor of Football Team
WALTON.
tTosnatoes, large tin 10; corn
starch, tin, 10c; silver gloss starch
12c. BERNIE & McLIFHOD, Walton.
The dance last Friday night was
well attended and all report a good
time, the proceeds to go to the fund
for the foot ball team,
Miss Laura Manning spent Sat-
urday with Edith Ennis.
l' n of McKillop 'T., Bolton illo p sPent
the post 'tweak with her daughter,
Mrs. W. iHumphries.
A number from here have been
called on the jury for Tuesday the
177th,
Mrs. Sohier and son Kenneth spent
the week -end with the former's
mother, Mrs. T. Clark, at Listowel,
Mrs. Kirkby and '.\fns. P:B. Gard-
ines were in Toronto :last Thursday as
delegates for the Horticultural So-
ciety.
Car of loose salt to arrive. Leave
your order. BERNIE & McLEOD,
Walton.
The W. M. S. of Duff's United
Church, Walton, held their regular
monthly meeting at the hone of Mrs.
Radford. Mrs. Edward Bryans pre-
sided. The meeting was opened by
singing all of Hymn 493, "From
Every Stormy 'Wind that Blows,"
after which the Lord's prayer was
repeated in unison. The devotional
leaflet `'lLead Us Not into Tempta-
tion." was read by Mrs. Martin.
Then three verses of Hymn 371 "0
Spirit of the Living God," was sung.
The Topic, the fourth chapter of
the Study Book "The Fruits of Chris-
tian Missions in Japan" was given by
Mrs. Kirkby. assisted by .Hiss Knox
and Mrs. John HcGavin. Mrs. John
McDonald read a letter from Miss
Emma M. Palephorpe, a missionary
returning to Korea. Mrs. (Rev.)
Maine.. the Temperance Secretary
read an interesting paper on the
crimes that are committed by the use
of intoxicating liquor. Hymn 3815
"Speed thy Servants. Saviour speed
them," was sung. The minutes of the
January meeting were read and adopt-
ed. Then three verses of Hymn 798
"We have heard a joyful sound," was
sung. Mrs. Reid closed with prayer.
There were about fifty ladies present.
The World's Day of Prayer will be
observed in Duff's United Church,
Walton, on Friday. February 70th. All
ladies are kindly invited to attend.
Miller's Worm Powders destroy
worms. without any inconvenience to
the child, and so effectually that they
pass from the body unperceived. They
are not ejected in their entirety, but
are ground up and pass away through
the bowels with the excreta. They
thoroughly cleanse the stomach and
bowels and leave them in a condition
not favorable to worms, and there will
be n,-, revival of the pests.
BLYTH,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace spent,
Sunday with Mr. and lefrs. Irvine
Wallace. -
llrs. John Petts was the guest et
Sunday,
n
Mr, and Mrs. John. Yeo on Y
The B:C.S. pupils were `invited to
1tx. and Mrs. N. Sanderson's Thula-
day
day evening to a Valentine party.
and were entertained at games and
contests of various kinds. A delicious
lunch brought the pleasant evening to
a close. A vote of thanks, was made.
to the host and hostess for their en-
joyable evening.
Mr, and Mrs. C. Rogerson, Doris
and Miriam visited at the home of
Mr, John Yeo Saturday evening.
Queen Street United Church, Blyth.
was the scene of a very pretty wed-
ding on St. Valentine's Day, Feb.
14th. The bridal couple stood under
an arch of lattice work. The decora-
tions were white streamers and hearts
with flowers of red and white, when
Margaret Luella Campbell, daughter
of • Mrs. Omar Westell of Kincardine,
and the late Duncan Campbell of
\Wingham, became the bride of Mr.
Frank Orland Hicks of Toronto, the
Rev. E. L. Anderson officiating. The
bride was given' in marriage by her
brother, Victor, of Detroit, and was
beautiful in her sleeveless wedding
gown in Julien model, of white georg-
ette with rhinestone buckle and
a•linoon lace, the skirt drooping to
the ground, her veil hanging in is the severing of themoat sacred tie
graceful lines from the shoulders. The in life. As tee proceed about our
floral decorations of the cap -shaped daily tasks in life we cannot help ob-
head dress being of orange blossoms serving the fact that one of life's
and lilies of the valley, her bridal chief®characteristics is change. In
b;uquet was of roses and calla lilies. the progress' of the days, in the alter -
Her only adornment was a platinum ations of the moon, in the coming and
quaramarine pendant, the gift of the gsing of the. seasons we gradually be -
groom. The bride's only attendant come impressed with the knowledge
was Mabel C. Johnston, sister of the that "change" is the order of the uni-
hri:e. who was prettily frocked in e
gutvn of orchid crepe with Venetian
trimming with hat and hose to snatch,
ani carried a shower bouquet of
Ophelia roses. Little Campbell His-
lop, nephew of the bride, acted as
ring bearer and was attractive in con
retttionaf black velvet suit with white
trimmings. The groom was support-
ed by Mr. Jas. H. Laird of Detroit, as
best man. The guests were ushered
to their places in the church by Lieu-
tenant C. G. McDonald of Toronto,
and Mr. Jas. M. Campbell of Wing
ham, cousins of the bride, wearing
tuxedos, the wedding music through-
out being played by Mrs. Herb, Mc-
Elroy. •
During the signing of the register
Mr. Bruce Edgar of Toronto sang
beautifully "Oh Promise Me." Im-
mediettely after the ceremony a re-
ception was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Huckstep, aunt and
uncle of the bride, where Mrs. Omar
Westell, mother of the bride, becom-
ingly gowned in black satin with sand
lace trimming and wearing a corsage
bouquet of street peas and orchids,
received with Mrs. Huckstep, who
ares dressed in navy blue crepe with
cream lace trimming, and wore a
bouquet of carnations. A dainty buf-
fet luncheon was served.
The groom's gift to the bridesmaid
was a crystal necklace and to the
best man and ushers gold engraved
cuff links.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks left on the
four o'clock train amid showers of
confetti for a wedding trip to Chicago.
The bride travelled in a dress of
bittersweet with sand trimmings and
sand accessories to snatch and wore a
Hudson seal coat with fetch collar
and cutis. On their return after
March 1.1, Mr. and Mrs. Hicks will
THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
be at Monte to their fiends. 1,75
Vaughan Road, Toronto,
Guests were present ,front Detroit,
Toronto, Listowel, Wingham, Ripley,
Kincardine, Blyth, Wroxeter. The
many beautiful gifts received testi-
fied the high esteem in which this
young couple con. are held.
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World Day of Prayer.—The World
Day of Prayer will be observed in
Queen st, United Church on Friday.
Feb, 20th at 3 p.m. Committees :from
the sister organizations met and ar-
ranged the program. A collection
will be taken. for the Leper Mission
A large attendance is expected.
Mrs. Murray Cole of Toronto is
visiting her parents, Dr. and • Mrs
Milne,
On. Wednesday evening, Feb. kith,
over 100 neighbors and friends'gath-
ered at the home 01 Ohristtopher Ro-
gerson to bid- farewell. The evening
was spentin euchre and dancing.
!After lunch the following address was
read by James Phelan and presenta-
tion made by P. J, Kelly and Nelson
Nicholson. ''Farewell to Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Rogerson and Fancily,
On behalf of neighbors and friends.
It is with a strange mingling of joy
and regret that we are gathered to-
gether on this occasion to bid fare-
well to our friends on the eve of their
departure from our midst, Nor is it
an easy task to say "farewell" because
the cutting of the bondof friendship
•
•
verse. What is true in the world, is
true of the life of man. What is true
in the world is trueof the life of man.
'What is true in the life of a nation is
likewise just as true in the little rural
community. The earth must change.
The nation must advance, the little
community must also suffer lnarke'd.
alterations as milestone after mile-
atone is passed in the unrelenting
progress Of time. This evening,my
friends, the veil seems drawn from
the past; and on the wings of mem-
ory we are transported back to days
when as 'little children we laughed,
played, studied and strove together
How sweet and sacred those memor-
ies are to us now. How fondly we
c'heris'h the remembrance of those
faces, those companions whom we
once knew so well. The teachers, the
old frame schools, those kindly old
neighbors. and the scenes of our
childhood. We were children togeth-
er there with the happy, carefree out-
look of children. To -day we are
grown to manhood and womanhood
and with that change in ourselves has
been wrought a corregpon'ding change
in all that we once held dear. Pause
and reflect, where are those whom we
knew and revered, many indeed have
fallen before the stroke of the 'Grim
Reaper. Yes, even some of our own
classmates have gone across the great
divide; Whilst others have chosen dif-
ferent fields, different callings until
but few remain behind. Now the
course of time has claimed another
family from our midst: still another
trust move on ttpon the ever chang-
ing current of events, and it is with
true sorrow- that we realize this fact
and gather here to pay tribute and
say "farewell,"
'We ask you to accept this table,
not for its value, . but as a slight
MCCORMICti-DEERING
PowerFarming Day
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ENTERTAINMENT.
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THE, MCCORMIC1 -(JEERING TRACTOR.
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Pictures
WALTON, THUR&, FEB. 26th
A MOVING PICTURE PROGRAMME CONSISTING OF FILMS ON THE MANUFAC-
TURE OF STEEL, ACTUAL FARMING OPERATIONS, COMICS, AND A SPECIAL
PICTURE ENTITLED "ROMANCE OF THE REAPER" SHOWING THE PROGRESS IN
DIESIGN" AND EFFICIENCY OF FARM IMPLEMENTS FROM A'N'CIENT TIMES UP
TO 1931 WILL BE SHOWN.
Proper operation and adjustments of McCormick -Deering
Power Equipment will be demonstrated
by I.H.C.Experts in the forenoon.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.
token .of our love and esteem Eor you. teachers generally, to maintain ottr
We hope that its presence in your schools on 00 efficient basis, and to
new home '• will often bring to . you Ilceep abreast of the times.
As pointed out a year' ago, the'
pleasant mem'or'ies of your old neiglt-
bor ood. Kind friends, about to
leave 05,we
eregret your loss: This
ct>ntinunity will miss you. Yourab
matter of attendance in the' schools
Pow receiving increased a'ttention,''It
is realized that the school can only
sence will be tp telt t mi
1 many all oc- reach its full degree of usefulness to,
casion: In you, Morris is losing one.
of its most respected families.
While we sorrow at your leaving
us, let us nevertheless extend you our
sincere wish that you may quickly
slake new friends in the community
to which you are going. Lt is our
sincerest wish; that life to you there
may be ,happy, and blessed by God
in many ways. May every joy be
yours, and as we bid a lingering last
farewell to you, we would matte a re-
quest that you sometimes think of
those you have left behind you, Let
your thought sometimes be in the
words of Tennyson,—,
"Who plows with pain his native lea,
And reaps the labor of his 'hands
Or in the furrow musing stands,
Does tn'y old friend rementlber me."
(Signed on behalf of neighbors and
Heads): P. J. Kelly, Nelson Nichol-
son, James Phelan,'~
Mr. Rogerson made a brief but
suitable reply on .behalf of himself
and family.
The following address was also
read by Jimmie Laidlaw and present-
ations made by Mabel. Fear, Roberta
Laidlaw, end Isabel Cunningham:
'Dear Doris and Miriam,- 1We,'
your teacher ,and schoolmates, have
gathered together once again to en-
joy a :,good bine • together, Though
we have .often spent happy times to-
gether, we would like you to remem-
ber this evening owing to the fact
you are so soon going to leave our
midst. You will soon 'stake new
friends. We hope you will both en-
joy good tines in your new home.
Our loss is some other's gain. We
are going to miss you in school as
we will be fewer in number. We are
taking this opportunity of showing
our appreciation of past good •times
by asking you both., to accept this
serving tray, vanity set and manicure
set. When you look upon these:
gifts we hope you Will think of your
teacher and schoolmates of good old
S..3. No. 1, Morris. (Signed- on be-
half of teacher and pupils), Miss
Smith; Isabelle Cunningham, Ro-
berta Laidlaw, Mable Fear, James
Laidlaw.." Doris Rogerson made a
suitable reply on behalf of Miriam
and 'herself, thanking them for their
gifts. After the presentations they
all joined in singing' "They're Jolly
Good Fellows" and "Auld .'L'ang
Syne." - -.
Mr. and Mrs. Wnn. Cunningham
spent Tuesday afternoon at J'o'hn
Bro wn's,
Mr, Thos, Shoebottom spent a cou-
ple of days with Mr. Clarence John-
ston. - Mrs. 'Clarence Johnston and Iona
visited her parents, John and Mrs.
Grasby, on Thursday.
'Miss Mildre'd I'nb'orn 'has returned
home after spending the past month
at Freelton.
INSPECTOR'iS REPORT.
,Following is the report of Inspector
Beacons prepared since the meeting of
the county council in response to the
wish that such a report be presented:
Goderich, Jan. 30th, 1931.
To The Warden and Members of the
'Huron County Council.
Gentlemen:--
In
entlemen:—In accordance 'with the desire ex-
pressed at the recent session of the
Huron County Council, I beg to sub-
mit - the following annual report on the
condition of the public schools com-
prising the I'nspectbrate of 'West
Huron, for the year 1930.
,All the schools in the Inspectorate,
to the number of 100 rural and 4
urbanhavebeen open h'
troughout
the
year.
In the rural
schools 112 teach-
ers are regularly employed, and in the
urban schools, 24 teachers. The
number of male teachers shotes a
slight increase over the previous year,
the , number being 18 as compared
with 15 for the year 1929, The grade
of the teachers' certificates remains
practically the same es last- year,
there e e laing 43 teachers
'with ft
rst
class certificates, es, and 91 with t second.
class'certifi
tate .
s The fact thatthe
e
news system ys e n of grants provides for a
grime of $60 when the teacher holds
an interim first class certificate while
no grant is paid
on an interim ec n
s o d
•,•i l l
undoubted} •
lead to an increase
crease
in the number of teachers holding the
higher certificate,
With few exceptions, the teachers
have performed their duties during
the year in a creditable manner, and
the pupils have Made progress in
keeping with their abilities. Efforts
have been shade to increase the ef-
ficiency of the teachers in service by
directing their attention to new
methods which have proved success-
ful elsewhere.
The teachers have shown tom-
mendable .skill in introducing these
methods into their class rooms. In
the past all too frequently, tea'chers
have been• content to: follow the same
methods from year to year and not to
keep abreast.of modern educational
developments. The increased interest
shown by the teachers in modern
pedagogical tendencies has been re-
flected`, in the increased efficiency
with which the schools have been
conducted. 'Another feature of the
teachers' interest in .their work, has
been the number who are endeavor-
ing to increase their qualifications and
to obtain higher certificates. 'Pro-
vision to this end is made by the De-
partment of Education through sum-
mer courses, and year by year, in
greaier numbers, the teachers are
availing themselves of these oppor-
tunities. This I bel1eve, . is an indi-
cation of the efforts being made- by
the contnttstyity when. the pupils at-
tend with regularity. Absence of
pupils meads waste of time • and
effort on the part of the teacher and
other pupils, and consequent dimin-
ution of the effectiveness of the in-
struction given. Teachers are now
required to inquire into all' absences
as soon as they occur and to make
every effort to• hlave the absentee re -
urn to school as soon as poss'ib'le.
rhe teachers also -must report to the
attendance officer and the inspector
all -••troublesome cases at the end 'of
each month. These are promptly in-
vestigated,.,usualiy With the result
that the co-operation of the parents
is secured in hassling the child return
to school ,at once. Ili •only one ease
during the year has' it beennecessary
to intimate th'alt court action would be
taken, and this extreme course wa
eventually not 'necessary, The pupil
itt all schools attended 89' per cent. o
the time, with more than 'half th
absences' due to .. illness. lApproxim
ately 5 per cent. of the absences were
clue to unlawful causes and represen
cases where the pupils could have
been at school but were kept at 'hon
to work, or on account of the indsf
Terence on neglect of the parents. 'I
these parents realized the trenen
dous value , of regular•. attendance'
such absences would be largely mini
mized.
During the year there has been a
increased enrolment in the school
there being a total enrolment of 3874
in all schools as compared with 3795
for the previous year. ,It is a matter
of considerable interest to note such
an iucrease,•,as the` decline, in enrol-
ment has been Steady over a period of
years, The increase has been largely
due to the numbers of primary pupils
admitted' for the first time, there
'being 411 such pupils admitted in
1930.
iTihe supply ,of teachers has been
adequate, and trustee boards have ex-
perienced no difficulty in filling any
vacancies, It has been noted how-
ever, that the surplus of teachers
which existed two years ago, has been
about entirely absorbed, and. all .Nor
ntal 'Schools report decreased enrol-
ments for the present year. Un-
doubtedl'yit will be increasingly diffi-
cult to secure capable teachers and
trustee boards would be well advised
to retain the services of their present
staff, where satisfactory work' is be-
ing done. The factor largely respon-
sible for the anticipated shortage is
the second year which is now requir-
ed at Nlormal 'School After a maxi-
nium period of four years, all teachers
must undergo a second year of train-
ing. 'This starting with next year,
will withdraw each year many teach-
ers From service, and in addition has
caused many prospective candidates
'for the teaching. profession to take
up some other line of work. I:f
salaries in our. schools are reduced, as
seems probable in some cases, the
attractive features, which have char-
acterized the pro'fessi'on for the last
few years, will have largely disappear-
ed, and the period of the predicted
shortage will be accelerated.
Teachers' salaries for the year 1930
remained on a parity'with the previ-
ous year, $1,000 still being the prevail-
ing salary paid in rural school's. The
total salaries paid all teachers was
t$137,I694, or an average of slightly
over $14,000 for the 136 teachers regu-
larly employed. The highest salary
paid any teacher in the public schools
is $1700 there being two teachers in
receipt f
o this a '
P mount. 1
It onlyone
3
instance
cher receive less
than a salary of $300 at the present
time.
(The year has seen many improve-
nteets being carried out in the charac-
er of school accommodations. One
new school was. built .during the year
in S. S. No. 1, Stephen, and is a
splendid example of the modern type
of rural school, Inside toilets are
x •i
of dcrl an inside 1
su It
n of hard.
p
and soft rt t'
\ate!
electric lighting
has
been installed,
t
few desks
and 1
black-
boards boards leare been provided, and the
pupils have all the conveniences
found in any urban school, Another
school,
No. 10
Clod '
et Ich
was com-
pletely,
r -
on
let l
p e y remr,delled and what was for-
merly a poorly lighted interior, has
been converted into a bright attrac
Live classroom, Many schools have
been interior -decorated during the
past two years; in •addition to the 20
schools thus improved in 1929, some
15 more schools were decorated last
midsutnnter. In a number of ,cases,
a complete transformation has been
effected in the interior with most be-
neficial results in the appearance and
lighting of the classt:oanl, New we'lls
were sunk itt proximity to seven
schools' during the year, new hiack-
Frida February20th
Friday,
We are going to hold a •
TractorSchool.
T�aC
And demonstrate otir four wheel drive Tractor. Every wheel
alive with Power. Demonstration at
e » Harris Sho Seafor th.
Mass Y �'>
on Above Date,
Come one, come all, and spend the Day.
JOHN GALLOP
AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS
All Repairs and Labor Cash.
s cognize the. importance of the school
s tibra'ry, and stress has been laid on
f the provision of suitable sup'p'lemeiti-
e. any-re,a'ding material for the junior
grade particularly. Unless pupils die -
1 velop a love for reading during their
public school' days, in all 'probability
e they are going to do little reading in
e later. life. What such.people miss is
f only realized by those who have made
themselves familiar with the great
taasterpieees of English ,literature,
(During the year 19'30, some 2,090 vol-
umes were placed in the sch'onls at a
cost of $1•,375; if a similar expendi-
n ture were made from year to year, ex -
s, celletit libraries would soon be built
up in all'our schools.
The attendance in the fifth classes
has beert well maintained during the
year, the enrolment for the autumn_
term being it excess of last year. This
inspectorate is outstanding in the num-
ber of. fifth classes that have been es-
tablished, due to the fact that many
areas are remote from • a secondary,
school. There are eight fifth classes
in two and three-room schools, with
a total enrolment of 61 pupils at the
present time, one school having 15
and another 12 pupils in attendance
The Legislative grant received by
these schools in December was $926.-
37; the county grant is double this
tfigure, `so that the trustee boards con-
cerned receive very material assis-
tance in maintaining these classes.
Very satisfactory work is being ac-
eo'mp'lis'hed in these schools, and they
are performing a valuable service to
the communities in which they are
located. The fact that the pupils in
attendance are able to be at home for
a two-year period, When they other-
wise would have to attend a .secon'd-
ary` school at some distance, is not
the least important factor in their
'usefttiness.
(Besides the above schools, instruc-
tion in fifth class. work is being ,given
in 17 one -roomed .rural schools, with
a total attendance of 31 pupils. The
schools where such instruction is giv-
en vary .from year to year, according
to local couditions.'That valuable work
is being done in these schools can be
judged from the fact that the pupils
from these schools passed in 80 of
the 94 papers written et the Lower
;School examinations in June last. The
resulting percentage of papers pass-
ed, 80.8, compares very favorably
with the last available provincial fi-
gure of 69.3 per cent.
In no case previous to this year,
hes the necessary equipment been
provided in order that these schools
of only one room may share in the
grants paid for fifth classes. I't has
not seemed wise to recommend that,
such equipment be obtained, either on
account of the small
attend t
arc or
e,
the uncertainty t
of the permanency e intones
p cy of
the class. Last autumn, however, the
boards of three such schools have
been induced to undertake the pro-
vision of the accessary equipment as
it seems probable that fifth classes
will b.e a permanent feature ill these
cases.
:Progress has been made during the
year in the introduction of the
teach-
iigof vocal music In
the
schools
Y
0 ectal ,>
instructor. special strut
t r. L
1 nine e Eur al
schools
this instruction was given for
the school year ending •nt"June last,
and is being continued for the pres-
ent school year in every case. The
value oful`
t s training it
g is being
realized as the
people became
familiar with the results that are be -
hg obtained. This worlc is encour-
aged by the payment of a legislative
grant, one-half the cost being defray-
ed up to a ma:simian grant of $30 in
one -roomed rural schools, •
In six additional rural schools, this
instruction in vocal nt usic was com-
menced for the first time in 'Septem-
ber last,- The work has as well been,
carried on in the Exeter and Goder-
ich public schools for some veers and.
splendid results are being achiet'ed in
each case,
The school fairs continue to be an
in'teresting fe'aiture to the pupils in the
rural schools during the early part of
the autumn term. Some ten fairs were
held in this inspectorate last. year and 't
the calibre of the exhibits shown, the
interest displayed, and, the attendance 1
were all' a distinct improvement over
previoes years. I would urge upon
all boards of rural schools, the value
of participation in this ntove'menh
from which the pupils derive many
benefits.
I.n spite of the ecos omit depres-
sion existing at the present time, the
deposits in the Penny Bank by the I
pupils of the Exeter and Gotlerich
schools continues to show .all increase, d
The pupils ill these sfltools have on r
deposit at the present time $4,000, t•
which represents an increase of $5001.
boards in a natnber of cases, new
closets were built in four instances.
In addition, two schools, one a two -
roomed school at Bennriller, installed
chemical closets of a type that'has.
given s'atis'faction elsewhere.
In many areas in this county elec-
tric power lines pgss in close prox-
imity to schools, and three schools
installed electricity, but .the rather
eaicess'ive power charge has caused
otltet boards to hesitate ahottt carry-
ing out this improvement. A resolu-
tion has gone £orwar5 during the
past two years from the Teachers'
Institute asking that there be a lower
fixed charge for electric energy as
supplied to rural schools. Such a con-
cession might well be made by the
!Hydro Commission' in the interests
of the children of the rural districts,
(School Boards are' continuing to re -
over 1929. T have recommended that
this va'lua'ble system be intr'o'duced
into al•1 schools where the presence of
a branch of a chartered taut in the
vicinity would make this feasible. It
is to be hoped that other schools will.
begin the work in the near future, as
the habits of thrift are in'stilled
by regular saving of even small
amounts, have been found to promote ,
similar habits in adult life.
The Teachers' Institute met in Go-
derich on October Itlth and 12th with
140 teachers in attendance.. The out-
standing value of the Teachers' Ins-
titute Is the opportunity afforded' for
alt exchange of ideas and viewpoints
among the teachers. This was " ar-
ranged this year by !laving as many
teachers as possible give short pap-
ers on topics of interest, and by en-
couraging general discussion, A prac-
tice has been made of referring- par-
ticularly to methods and devices' in a
certain subject each year. This year
arithmetic was. chosen and outstand-
ing teachers were asked,to outline the
means by which they secured ' the
best results. in the several .grades.
1Tluts the convention becomes the.
means of making known the meth-
ods that have been successfully work-
ed out from actual experience in the
class room.
To take the place of the former
evening meeting which changed con-
ditions have made inadvisable, on ac-
count. of the small attendance, a
luncheon was arranged for this year,
which was attended by all the teach-
ers. A special speaker was se'cure'd
and this proved one of the most at-
tractive features of the convention
,program.
The new system of legislative
grants which becomes effective in
1931 is based on the statistics for the
year 1930. The majority of the
schools of this county will receive
considerably less government assis-
tance than'formerly, although urban
centres like Goderich. and Wingham
which formerly' received very small
grants,. will benefit to an appreciable
extent. The basis on which these
grants are apportioned is dealt with
fully in the report of the Inspector of
Public Schools for East' Huron.'
Early in October last, Mr.. J. Elgin
Tom, Former inspector of Schools for
'West Huron, passed away very sud-
denly after an illness of only a few
'hours: Mr„Tom fulfilled the posi-
tion of inspector with ability and en-
ergy for a period 'of 43 years, and the
schools' under his direction, maintain-
ed a reputation for efficiency and
thoroughness that compared favor-
ably with any other inspectorate in
the province. Even after his retire-
ment, his interest in the schools in no
wise e ab
ated
and '
tc hisdeath '
of
er
Is a
matter
personal
regret
ople of
all parts of the county.
thRespectfully
submitted, E. C, BIEIACOM.
Marshes Produce Wealth.
Extraordinary success has attend-
ed the plan of dr'ailling and reclaim-
ing
the e H-
oll
and
marshes
near
Brad-
ford ad.
for
d u
td r
e the
supervision
of
W.
H
Da•
for
>, m
el
ro'f
es,
A ,ol
1930 a total of 34 acres titt this area
yielded a return of $26,000. The har--
vest made a total of 50 carloads and
included sled
an ;
n sat)
s,
t carrots, t.
curio
c
ns
elegy and lettuce. The average yield
per acre was $702, which leads Mr.
Day to say: "Compare this with your
high land crops. With wheat at 70e
abuh1
s e tt would require a yield • of
1000 bushels per acre to equal out•
average harsh returns, Individual
pieces have done ntuclt better than the
average. Otte acre of lettuce yielded
$1400; one-seventh of celery nearly'
$500 and 6% acres celery' $10,'4'12,
Only a small portion of the marshes
have yet been drained. They consist of
law, very rich soil, only a few feet
above the level of Lake Sinicoe. Mr.
Day has proved that a considerable
area can be drained. attd put under
agricultural production. Of shill great-
er int,porlance than prolific yields is
the length of the season, head' let -
ace from there costing on the mar-
ket every .clay from mid.IJuly to mid-
October.
Asthma 'Cannot Last When gthe
reatest of all asthma hen a ed,
specifics is used,
Dr. J. D. Kellog's Asthma Remedy
eserves this exalted title. It has to
is credit thousands of cases which
they prepartions had failed to benefit.
t brings help to even the most severe
ases and .brings the patient to a con-
ition of blessed relief, ,Surely suffer-
ing from asthma is needless when a
entedy like this is so easily secured..