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Zurich Herald, 1937-04-01, Page 3ary of the 'Practical Arithmetic TORONTO. -More praetical clues- tions in the new public school arith- metic were demanded by the Ontario Ratepayers and Trustees association at the annual meeting in Toronto this week. '1"rUsteee from school section 10, V.estra township in Simooe county pointed out that the questions used in the present book had no relation to the actual problems in arithmetic the children had to solve in every day life. Tht eo e in Crossing Smash Galt's worst recent tragedy early Friday cheimed the lives of a young couple and a friend when a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train smashed their automobile to wreck- age at the Dundas Street crossing. The dead. John Macey, 27, milk truck driver; bis wife, Jessie Leeds Macey, 2;1, whom he married a year ago last November; and Miss Olive Moore, 51, all of Galt, Coroner Werd Woolner, Ayr, open- ed an inquiry which was adjourned for hearing. of evidence at a later date. Police said a string of freight oars, extond'uig to the east, cut off Macey's view, of the approaching train 60 feet back from the crossing which was un- protected, the watchman having gone off duty. Easter Lily Demand ,BRAMPTON.—With the shipping of Easter lilies from local •conservatories almost completed, growers here are re- portiug a Iarger demand for their flow- ers than was the case last year. Every day, special coaches have been pock- ed up here by passenger trains on both railway systems to haul the East. er flowers to retailers in points as far west as Edmonton and as far east as St. John's Newfoundland. According to growers, the volume of Easter lilies this year is much above that of the average year, with a tremendous quan- tity of stock available. $EO Newsprint Price MONTREAL.—General Manager P. M. Box has announced Lake St. John Power and Paper Company will adopt a $50 newspriut contract price for the first hall' of 1333. Wheat Boost CHICAGO.—With European impor- tations the heaviest since the Great War, actual re-entry of the United States into world export trade stimu- lated farmers' hopes for prosperity. Saturday. Tao highest domestic wheat prices it ei„ ht years gave the United States wi eat crop to be -harvested this aupx- mei• its greatest value since 1929. An 8001000,000 -bushel crop would be worth more than $1,000,000,000 at pre- vailing prices. Wheat i as advanced steadily -5 cents a bushel in the last week, 10 cents in a month—in the face of im- proving crop conditions. This week the aria Northwest, where last year's drought cut production drastically, re- ceived what was described as a "$1,- 000,003,000 snow." Traders said that even a bumper crop might bring high prices because of the unusual demand from European nations, chiefly Great Britain, Ger- many and Italy, hich have been scouring bread -stuff -production coun- tries for importations at the rate of almost 2,000,000 bushels a day for weeks, Strle Ended PETERBOROUGH. — Final settle- ment of the strike at the plant of the Peterborough Brinton Carpet Com- pany, where 240 employees were out, was effected Friday. The workers agreed to_ accept a general 10 per cent, pay cut restoration which goes into effect immediately, and all hands will return to work. The strike resulted from failure of the company to restore pay -cuts amounting to 2a per coat. made dur- ing the depression years, and reached a head when fifty-six weavers, mem- bers of the Brussels Carpet Weavers Union asked aid from the National Board of the Union. Duke Accepts Plaque OTTAWA.—Lionel Fosbery, Ottawa sculptor received a letter from the Duke of Windsor accepting a plaque of himself which Fosbery executed. The plaque of the former Ring Ed- ward VIII, a portrait in relief in bronze, is about five by six inches in size. Pigeons Disrupt Time BF.ANTFORD. 'The mares of time was halted for seventy minutes When pigeons which roost in the Postoffice tower here, after being locked out of their home in City Hall tower, perch- ed on the. hands of the clock and pre - 'Vented them from making the usual turn. A •dozen pigeons were too thuch for ' he .power of the clock. The occur- ence was the second of the kind here, d stories of pigeon pie are being ire around the Post office, where a nuisance, 4 birds are proving �e Coast Actors Praised VANCOUVER. ---For the second suc- '.essive night Vancouver's 'Strolling i dyers won 'highs praise from Acijudi- c r George de Warfaz, at the 7lritish Columbia regional drama festival on Thursday. An excerpt from Rudolph Besier's "The Barretts of•Wimpole Street„ was describet' by Mr. de Warfaz as "an absolutely perfect production." Coupled with credit to the amateur dramatic group which Wednesday won praise with Vincent Godefre's tragedy "The Widow of Ephesus," was the ad- judicator's comment that either Gay Scr•iven, leading lady in both Strolling player presentations, or Colin ''Lau- rence, director of both plays and por- trayer of Edward Moulton -Barrett in last night's effort, could "go to New York or London and win frame with any professional company" Engineer Dies at Throttle SUDBURY.—With his hand on the throttle, Engineer Edward Williams, 57, died of a heart attack en route from Sudbury to Markstay Friday af- ternoon. Fireman W. Antler was on the engine with him and rendered aid, but he soon learned that Williams had died almo^t instantly. Williams had had twenty-five years of service with the C.P.R. The heart attack seized him .nineteen miles east of Sudbury. Seedrg a Month Early WINNIPEG.—About a month ahead of last year, wheat seeding has start- ed in Southern Alberta, it was an- nounced this week by the agricultural department of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Jack Barton, a farmer in the Taber irrigated district about 25 miles east of Lethbridge, has seeded 40 acres of wheat, the announcement said. Elementary Economics TORONTO.—Elementary economies and sociology were suggested as sub- jects for study in the high schools and collegiates of the province in a reso- lution from the Perth County associa- tion prevented at the Ratepayers as- sociation meeting in Toronto at the O.E.A. this week. War Fuel Supply LONDON.—The recent discovery of new and plentiful oil deposits on the Island of Trinidad may make the West Indian colony Great Britain's main source of fuel supply in the event of war, the Sunday Chronicle reports. British experts, the newspaper said, have discovered new oil deposits on the island. Coriscienoe-Stricken SASRATOON. —.- Discussions over money matters by the. Bedford Road - Collegiate here brought forth a tiny piece of cheerful news. The person who carried away tools and books some time ago sent a mon- ey order to clear his debt. "I felt 'the call.' and wished to clear the sin away," he wrote. Temperance Education More Temperance education in the schools of the province was recom- mended in a resolution passed by the Ontario Ratepayers Associatiou. Car Owner Pleads For Its "Borrower" NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — Bruce Biggar, manager of the Niagara Falls Co-operative Dairy, scoured the coun- try roads to get his automobile and capture the thief, but in Magistrate's Court he made a strong plea for leni- ency on behalf of Nolan Eddy, 20, charged with the theft of the car. As a result of Biggar's plea, the charge was reduced to "joy -riding," and Eddy was allowed to go on sus- pended sentence. Agricultural Training Urged For Students "Ontario's primary and secondary schools, particularly rural schools, should emphasize training in agricul- ture, and devote More time to the study of current affairs and econom- ics, W. G. Nixon, M.L.A,, for Temis- kaining told a group of friends here. Youth will be served "plenty of dis- appointment" if they aro taught early the problems of business, Mr. Nixon contended: He commended the pro- gramme of the Department of Educa- tion under Dr., J. L. Simpson, "People are beginning to realize that the cur- riculum was made for the pupil—not the other way round," Mr. Nixon said. Discussing land settlement schemes of the past fifteen years, Mr. Nixon said that while conditions have chang- ed, the pioneer farther must be twil- ling to work and he must. have a love of the soil in hie heart. It is hoped to. include cheese and butter in the pasteprization plan, but at a more opportune time. Mayor Mitchell, whip favoring pas- teurization, voted with ,Councillor La- coste ,against the resolution. • Death Rate Soars OTTAWA. — Births registered in sixty-seven cities• and towns having a population of 10,000 or more, during February, numbered 5,896, a decrease of 4 per cent., compared with 6,872 in February, 1,936, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported Saturday', Marriages slto•wed a decrease of 6 Dor tent., with 2,025 against '2,231, while au increase of 21 per cent. was shown in deaths, with 5,179, compared with 4,422 hi February last year. Speed Limit Up TORONTO.=-Ontar10'0 new motor- ing speed limits --fifty miles peri hour o'i the open highway and thirty Miles Per hour in all i.ncorporatod munici- palities or "built up areas"-'-daes not come into effect until May 24, Attor- ney -General Roebuck announced over the week -end. The bill was given Royal assent in t Legislature on Thursday, March 25. Ordinarily, it would have been op- erative forthwith, but under legisla- tion introduced earlier in the session by the Government its 'operation is indirectly held up for sixty days. Municipalities will just have to put up with The thirty -mile limit prescrib- ed for them, J, P. I3ickell, registrar of motor vehicles, stated Saturday, They have no power tbeniselves to reduce it, he added. Ever since the legislation was pass- ed in the. House there has been con siderable confusion regarding its date of effectiveness. Highways Depart- ment officials wore certain its opera- tion commenced at once. Not until the Attorney -General had his say was the air clear. i dem. . Chi dre n Love Their Teac72er Ciai> O E$. Pres. Lord Tweedsmuir Opens Ses- sions of Educatia: realists izs Toronto With nearly six thousand delegates present representing all branches of educational activity in the province of Ontario Educational "Association session for 1937 were opened atthe University of Toronto on Monday ev- ening by Lord Tweedsmuir. Dwelling on the new attitudes CO, wards education as compared with' the old fashioned ideals in the school H. A. Griffin, president of "the O. E. A. in his opening address, claimed that children no longer al disliked school. The modern child, heedgeclar- ed, had no dislike of the 'teacher or the schoolhouse and the eld'-fash- ioned truant officer was almost -un- necessary for the modern school. Said Mr. Griffin: "The ,President's address, "as in- dicated in the programmehas re- solved itself into some comments on education which might be entitled then_ and now. I was -prompted in my selection of material by a word- picture given, over the radio by oar own Denton Massey in his discourse "The Young Man Goes to Schaal" —The scene, we are told, .took place near Boston. The facts were, that on,, the week end in question, the`schocl-' burned down, and the 300 children stood in the street cheering as tlr;, flames ;demolished .:;..the > `Alas' `thoughtI' r'is .this 'tie/ our schools?" If so — why? Iat. th past, perhaps, but in. this year of= grace 1937 — decidedly not. -Ale though realities have changeclthe- legend persists." "The facts of the case to -day are —that instead of being armed with a book and a rod the teacher in your school has been carefully train ed and visualizes what the children of the particular age and back- ground need most. No longer does a uniform course of study and sys- tem of compulsory examinations keep our students either preparing for or passing these nerve -wrecking monsters. What was once a pro-. treated hurdle race is now an all - absorbing process where the child participates to the full in expressing his opinions, taking part in : discus- sion — and through instructon and suggestion builds up for himself a fund of facts hitherto cratntned down his throat and disgorged on the examinations page." "You say, "Is this so in our school?" "Is this the attitude of our teachers?" Yes, I am convinced that this 60 -mile -an -hour system teach- ing and learning is Obsolete. So if you wish to be considered up-to-date in the tasks that confront us as ed- ucators, I hope you have come to this three-day Convention in a re - The Quints Are Beginning to Ta.ik. Each .of the Paznoct5 Five Can Say About 15 Words in French Callender, Oat.—Each of .the Di- onne quintuplets can now say about 15 words in French, Dr. Allan Roy Defoe said this week., `Tho babies can ask for a .drink of water if they want one, and can also make their wishes in other re- gards known," Dr, Dafoe said, "If they want to go outside to play they can get the idea across to their nur- ses without trouble, but their vo- cabularies aetrally only include about 15 words at present, although we ex- pect to have them talking better when they aro three years old." The Quins will celebrate their third birthday May 28, They speak French only, Dr, Defoe said, but when they can use their teiigues fluently they will be taught nglisb. e; The babies are well aware of their individual identity, and if Annette, .for instance, is addressed as Cecille by a confused nurse or visitor she will shake her head hard, almost shout, "non, non" and point to Cecille. They are all familiar with their own names and those of their sisters, Dr. Defoe said, ilyiie said they did not know how ask for something to eat, or how say they were tired "because they ,•'ire fed at regular times and put to ' bed at regular hours, so they never :.eaet hungry or sleepy except at the roper tinges." "As far as their talking goes," Dr, 'ac Coo said, "you must remember that eleildren of multiple birth never talk gat an earlier age. "All along we have been expecting ;he Quins to be able to say 'quite few words by their third birthday, `,and they will be able to do that. Al- ready they know the usual 'good mor- a,, ring,' 'how do you • do' and so on, old I think by their third birthday ' itliey. may surprise everyone." • WHEN HE DOESN'T FORGET The employer, according to Wil - rid Reighington, is in danger of ecoming the forgotten than. Work- rs, generally seem to be satisfied f he turns up once a week to do is stuff on pay day. — Toronto lobe and Mail. optive frame of mind, prepared to sten,' prepared to do your own eking and finally return home na support modern trends in pre- nt-day education. Our complex n of living demands a change, ys and girls deserve a "break" On'; 'dacher s ealid be. tra?d. iaious•to make the adjustments essary, It is no longer true that kla"if the world does not know how "the 'other half lives. Radio, the film, 'fastaiosing conveyances, along with ;,the Press and reading material have .,made this an ever -shrinking world anti we are neighbours, one to an- other. Since standing before you on this platform, it has been my priv- ilege .to attend two all -Canadian Education' Association conferences =one, Abe . National Rome and School Club meeting — the other •the Canadian Education Association •tiieeting at Regina. In each, the topics ranged from the all -provoking thence of statistical costs on educa- tion to the curriculum and to the dynamo of the system — the teach- er,. Three things were of common interest: ..(1) That the public finally got what it demanded. • (2) That the Course of Study must be enriched by meeting the de- mands of the times within the spc- cified field covered. (3) That the public were willing to pay to the uttermost that the youth of 1937 should receive better, broader and more useful instruc- tion than had been the heritage of their parents. • New Regulations Jemand Separate Beverage Rooms From Atari! lst Hotels Must Have Two .Rooms-- -One for Men—One For Women—Municipalities Given Right to Set Closing Hours. By By -Law TORONTO, �.New and far-reach- ing Liquor Control Board regula- tions which require all Ontario ho- tels with authorities to operate two separate and distinct beverage rooms "It Province Tn Share Hp'lf Of Scho 1 Costs Ratepayers Adopt Platform At 0. E. A. sessions in Toronto This Week "Develop the school and save de- mocracy" was the keynote of the new platform adopted by the Ont. School Trustees and Ratepayers' As- sociation meeting at the O.D.A. in Toronto this week. Planks in the platform reflected the emphatic de- sire of the association to shape the provincial school system to meet modern needs and conditions. High lights in the platform were the proposals tiat the government should carry fifty per cent of all school costs to equalize the burden between different municipalities, standard diplomas for entrance to business and technical schools in- stead of matriculation standards, and that a minimum salary of $700 a year be guaranteed to rural school teachers. The platform adopted by the as- sociation was: We believe: - 1. That equal educational oppor- tunities should be given to every child in Ontario. 2. That 50% of school expenditure should be borne by the State. 3. That greater co-operation be- tween school boards should be fos- tered in the interest of boys and girls. 4. That a Province -wide medical examination should be given at least once each year during the elemen- tary and secondary school life of the child. 5. That a permanent record should be , kept of every school child throughout his elementary and sec- ondary school life. 6. That a more practical course should be provided for all primary and secondary schools leading to a standard diploma which would he recognized • by, business flutes, agri- cuaural colleges and the other prac- tical niofessions. 7. That aur teaching profession be assured of a greater tenure of ser- vice and at least a minimum salary of $700.000 and greater freedom of citizenship. 8. War being the greatest menace to civilization and democracy, every effort should he made by teachers to encourage international peace and to teaeh the truth about war. 9. That every effort be made to encourage a better class of moving pictures and that all educational films should be stamped. 10. That assistance be given by the l+e'leral Government to the Provin- cial Governments for the vocational training, and employment of youth. 11. That all real property be based on a Provincial equalized assess- ment. 12. That we make a thorough study of the unit of administration for the purpose of securing the greatest economy and efficiency in our edu- cational system. 13. That every effort be made to increase interest in education in or- der that our citizens may be well prepared for life. 14. That there be the greatest pos- sible co-operation between our As- sociation and the Department of Education. —one for men only, and the other solely for women, except where at- tended by bona fide escorts—were. announced Sunday night by Liquor Commissioner Edmond. G. Odette as effective from April 1. These regulations, which have been designed to eliminate as far as pos- sible "mixed drinking" with its at- tendant abuses, of which there has been considerable complaint of late, have been mooted for some time. Actually, notification of their pre- paration has been for some weeks in the hands of hotel proprietors. "They all have had ample warning of what we intend to do," said Mr. Odette, "and if on April 1 they have not altered their premises to conform with our renuirem.ents there will be no renewal of their authorities for the forthcoming year." . May Set Closing Hour A second set of regulations, which also conte into operation on April 1, vests in the municipalities the right to declare by by-law whether the beverage rooms in their midst shall close before 12 o'clock mid- night, the hour prescribed by Pro- vincial regulations. "There will be no closing of bev- erage rooms before 10 o'clock at night," said Mr, Odette, "but if any municipality feels that they should be shut by 10.30, or 11, or 11.30, say, all they have to do is to pass a by-law and submit it to the Liquor Control Board, and we will do the rest. A municipality, for instance, might desire an earlier than 12 o'- clock closing on some particular night. That's all right with us. From the first of the month they will have the authority to go about getting it." Inspection Tightening Up In view of the fact that there were no amendments to the Liquor Con- , trol Act itself at the recent Legis- lature session, Mr. Odette is taking regulatory action to tighten up on inspection and other angles of the board's administration. "Things are working very smooth- ly now," he said last night, "and our inspectors are keeping a very close cheek on conditions. At the present time they are looking over the hotels, listing any which have made no move to meet our April 1 demands." ee q , omen ya Wok for Women. MONTREAL.—Canadian women are urged by Mrs. M. M. Cutherland, Ot- tawa, of the National Employment Commission. to reorganize their ac- tivities and prepare to rndertake "semen's work." Advocating "wom- en's work for women," Mrs. Suther- land toed members of Montreal Wo- men's Club: "Unless we can get it, we shall find ourselves out of occu- pations." Women's ri7SP011, Ibiliti'Ps was to recognize the fields that are theirs. - in the past, making of textiles, nurs- ingand teaching activities. When those activities went outside the home, women followed along, the speaker said. It is up to us to reorganize our own work and get our women pre- pared to undertake women's work. The trouble with house work is that no one have been trained for it — neither the girl who tries to do it nor the mistress who tries to direct the girl. "The wonder to • me is that more homes are not broken up in the first year or two by inexperienced young wives. We need more training for the girls and for the women." 1 Smoke Covers Nest ti Neeseeve :,�,�.,>,i�\,;a +*; •. lit\ `\ WsN \ • 55 Planes of Britain's Naval Air Arm flying low over smoke screen being laid by 1.l.M,S, Crusader, attendant destroyer, to cover their nest on carrier Courageous' deck.