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J. C. SNAITH
(Continued from last week) Ecause of Mr. William Shakespeare's j cel into the Castle under cover of
Yes, undoubtedly a ga sant pair,; enthusiasm was proceeding somewhat' night, carrying it _with Itis own faith-
joli' Markham, In spite of his eiuper-, arrogantly through the streets of the ful hands intoe the prese,ece 'of the lady -
ear conditioh and rising renown, rode 'town. Mistress Anne Peverehaig. was on the eve of the eighteenth anni-
behhind his•.mistress at a respectful Mightily, proud of herself, of her versary, of her birth.
instance of ten yards. They sat their , young blood -horse, of her, pied mer'- Truly a very" perilous innovation.
horses with great skill and assurance, lin, abo•ue all. ofer brand-n,ew•hawk- Honest_ John. tiid...not- ge heyond• tfiat. -
Firet one and then the other, as they; ing 'hreeehes whi h••she-'had had lice Whether that •o er
th honest e t J h
o n, his
-----wa'l'ked" flills slo ifs down -the street,, audacity to copy from two particular- master, from whom she deriyfed her
would touch them gently with :the over-riding temper, would be content
with such a moderation—well, that
was a matter that ,the future would
soon be 'called upon to—Ad—nide.
Mistress Anne, riding slowly .down
the street ten yards ahead of the fal-
coner, checking her blood -horse;
Cytherea, with one hand and holding
her pied merlin in the other, was a
picture to haunt the young man's
'dreams for many a day to come. Al-
ready she had ,much skill in the art
he had ,taught her: she could bring
down her, bird with the best; the sat
her horse like a young goddess;' the
galiigaskins bf supple, brown leather
-aias! that was a subject to which
the honest fellow durst not lend his
Mind.
As they rode through the town,
many a'• sly glance..was stolen at the
wearer of the brovfn leather galligas-
kins. But the expression on the'face
of the falconer said ,clearly enough:
"Be wary of, your gaze, my masters.
There is a broken eostard,for.any who
are'froward of eye."
Nevertheless Mistress Anne made
a nine days' wonder in the ancient
borough of Nottingham. Presently
the town was behind them. Instead of
returning straight to° the Castle, they
made for the open meadows all spread
with blue and white and yellow cro-
cuses, which in the spring of the year
weave 'their vivid carpet by the banks
of Trent. Sooty they. had come to the
narrow- wooden bridge that spanned
the broad and deep river. John Mark -
ham's horse, young and half=broken,
suddenly took exception to the quick -
flowing torrent under its feet: It
swerved so s•halply ' that it all but
threw him.
Hearing the ',sound 'of the fierce
•scuffle, Mistress Anne looked back.
She was' in time to see John strug-
gling.to regain the saddle from which
he had so •nearly parted.'company.
"Clumsy fellow!"• she cried. "You sit
your horse like a--"
While she was in the act of finding
a figure of speech to meet the •case,
her own -horse realized its opportun-
ity. Nor was it slow to .turn it to
account.. Cytherea made a thorough-
ly competent attempt to pitch her
rider into the'river. She just failed,
it is true, but that teas more because'
her luck was out than for any lack
of honest intention.' •
Cytherea's bold eider.was no believ-
er in half measures:'^ -She soon had
her .in • hand, duly admonished—herwith shrewd jabs of her long, spurs
and came a second time within an
ace •of being flung into, the river. Not
brooking cold steel, Cytherea fought
for her head like a tigress. She. got
her forefeet onto the low rail of the
bridge.' There was a desperate mom-
ent of uncertainty, in which the issue
hung •in the balance. and then
Cytherea had to bring her forefeet
down again. -
"The fault is yours, John Mark -
halt," said Cytherea's rider. "You
are, I say, ;t, clumsy fellow. . You sit
your horse I"tke a—" Again she paus-
ed to find a simile worthy of the. occa-
sion. "Y•ou s,' your horse like a sack'
of peas."
•John did ,not reply, but hung his
ttitininished head. .. -.
';Here, take the nterline said 'his
ly dashing ladies of ..the Coiirt who
had accompanied the Queen 'on her
recent visit to Nottingham.
A's-' •for John Markham, she was
proud• of him too. ' He made a fine
squire. But nothing would have induc-
ed her to let him knew it. None the
less surely was• he subdued to her
purposes. A wise' fellow in all things
else, he was the • true knight, the
ready slave of his ytaung mistress.
And• his yeting mistress was im-
perious. ' •
High temper was ,in• every clean -
run line of her. It was • in the eye, a
thing' of mist,/ and fire, gloriously plac-
ed like that of one of Leonardo's la-
dies. It was in the nose, curved like
the beak of her merlin; in, the deli-
cate
elicate molding of the chin and mouth,
in the slender Column of the throat,
in the poise of ,the head, in the Clip-
pie assurance of •the"body which rul-'
ed' ii beast of mettle and goaded it• in-
to setting up its will for the pleasure
of suduing..it. • •
• John Markham, with -a head Wend'
his years, was passing wise for his
station. He was' no ordinary serv-
ant, but one high In the regard of Sir
John Feversham, the Constable of
Nottingham Castle, that grim pile
'half -a -mile off, rising sheer from its
rock in rthe midst of the water -mea -
dews.. Learned in hawking, he was
esteemed • by - gentle and simple for
many a mile. His skill in •the craft'
of princes had even carried his fame
as Tar as Belvoir, under whose sha-
dow he had been bred. He was • a
shrewd,, a' skilful, a bold young fel-
Jbw, .evise in all thingst'except that
he worshipped the ground upon which
his young mistress trod. •
That was the fault of his youth. He
had been less than he was, 'far less,'
could,he have attended her pleasure
without dreaming of her in the long
watches of the bight,• or. desiring in
his hours of madness that 'she should
plunge into his heart••the silver -hilted
'poniard she* Wore at her •waist. This
was her eighteenth birthday, and. he
was rising twenty --five.. She"was 'rich.
important, beautiful, capricious. For
she was the only child and heiress •of
the greatest •man for ten miles round.
And .he, who -Wars he? Well, if the
truth 'must be told,. he was 'the bat:
blow' of a witc'hen-wench and one of
great place who had shown • him not
a spark of kindness. Yes, if the truth
must be" -told--and John' Markham'
thankei1• no mars for telling it—born
and bred under the shaelow•of Belvoir
given the soul and the features of•a
noble race; but; without birth, favor
or education, except that he was learn-
ed in hawking...Encased in that 'fine
liVery was a strong, tormented soul.
His young mistress never allowed
him to forget blot he was a servant.
In her.' gentlest Moods: she would
throw her worn: to'liim as if he had,
been a dog. She knew he 'was her
slave, happy Only in his chains; `one
barred by -fortune. from an equality
she could never forgive his not being
able id claim, His passive accept -
spur, in orden to enjoy .ehe pleasure
of showing them off in the :sight of
the townspeople.
The player, still standing at the
tailor's door, celuid not take his eyes,
from the spectacle.' Almost wistfully
and yet in a kind of entrancement, he
watched them until at last' there came
a turn in the•• street and.' they were
last of view. Then he Went within to
rejoin his scandalized friend, who to
compose his„:„mind had had recourse
already to the needle and shears.
.. "I (never saw the Like o' that,” • said
Master Nicholas Tidey. "It's rare to.
be the quality. But that's nothing to
you, Master Shakespeare. I reckon
you see it. every day o” the week."
'tIt's'it fine thing, I grant you, when
it rides proud in the sight of heaven,"
said the player abstractedly.
"Aye; Master Shakespeare, and ev-
en when it goes atop!" said the tail-
or, whose mind was more pedestrian.
"It does a man good, I always' think,
•to have a sight of the quality now
and again. But as I say, Master
Shakespeare, it is nothing to you who
, go to Court like 'a gentleman."
But the part -proprietor of the Globe
"Theatre was hot heeding• the words
of his friend. The light that never
teas on sea or land had come into
those somber eyes., Suddenly his
hand struck the tailor's counter. a
great blow. "That is an adorable min -
lard," he said. "By .mysoul, if Glor-
ianna requires a comedy, here is mat -
.Ser for a comedy for Gloriana!"
CHAPTER III
In the meantime, the unconscious
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DR. P. L. BRADY, M.D.
Surgeon •
Office hours daily, except Wednes-
day: 1.30-5 ire 7-9 p.m.
: Appointments for consultation may
be made in advance.
"once of the bar, -seemed tb make her
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon cruel.- He wa.e ao t tct li, so brave, so
• handsome; not a man in all the coun-
IN DR. -H. 11. ROSS' -OFFICE, ty of Notts multi cast a of
hawks like hint, Only a month ago
Phones: Office 5-'W;• Res. 5-J the Queen paid IlretsPd^ li 1 to •his
Seaforth
MARTIN W. STAPLETON; B.A., M.DL
Physician and Surgeon
Successpr4o Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90-W • - • • Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of.
Toronto.
Date assistant new York' Opthal-
' mei and. Aural Institute, Moorefield's
facie Yet was he like a hound that
came to heel at her wol•ct, or a horse
that took sugar hut of het• hand With-
out hurting ,it, in tlie• presence .of
others he could be proud enough, but.
in hers he was as humble as' the mean-
est of' her servants, who asks only to
be allowed...to wait lapon •her will,
At this moment, be it said, the' wile
of Mistress Anne was• making -John
Markham decidedly unhappy. It •had
done so indeed "for a fortnight• past..
in the Queen's train during her re-
cent visit to•Sir John, his master, at
the Castle• had some the ladle -Seal her
household; Among these had. ' been
Eye and Golden ..Square Throat Hos-'rico, not to' put 'ton fine point upon
' vital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL the matter, lied' given M stress Anne
HOTEL,. SEAFORTH, THIRD WED- ideas. • Brazenly en'ou'gh as it ••bad
NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m. seemed, to chaste minds, "et it was• to
to 4.30 p.m. be feared • with the sanction of their
53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. august misteess, had they gone a -
hawking in the meadows astride their
horses, the • nether woman arrayed in
'brown leather galiigaskin's! '
JOHN Cr GODDARD, M.D.,
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110
Hensall '
406802
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Honest. John Markham was not
aloife in his horror of 'so `eat" a spec-
tacle. ,More than one graybeard had
wagged ever jt. Id the buttery; more
thari one prim kirtie had Iatitented it
•bitterly in the hail. What were the
women of England coming to, if the
highest in the land—! The matter
was one scarce fit for persons of deli-
baey. If such a 'practice. spread, who
should say to what heights ere long
the Vaunting spirit of woman would
aspire?
Alas! the mattes'' had not ended
here. Mistress Anne; in the very in-
solence of daring, had seen the last
wordin modishness in ,this most per-
ilous innovation. Nothing would con-
tent her but elet she should,. have a
pair of;leather hawking -''breeches for
her wear. ,Sohn Markham, that trusty
henehman, wasesent at once to Mas-
iter"N!ZnSoTaTt 'Tic1Z, "thy Lia s"tailiTr-
ef • Nottingham, with careful instru -
'tions from his mistress.
She was,. not able herself to' visit
that worthy, because site had been
expressly' -forbidden by her ..father to
pass through the town gate{{ Thus
had the task been laic' iipen Jahn
Markham of haranguing the accomp-
i.ished Master Tid.ey, And in (he last
resort he summoned that famous
craftsman in person to the Castle,
since it presently appeared that there
.CHAPTER IV
are subtleties in,the'design of a pair
of hawking-breecite.s which cannot lie This was a brave -thing, airea.dy out
dealt with by third, parties. Finally to set rep its will against the world,.
•John it was who We the sinister par- „And of the Iit'tle worh.11n, whteh' site
mistress,. uW1 by now there .was a
steady light in her eyes.. "Anti. give
,ole that' whip of your.".
But the falconer, fully conscious of
his daring. summoned ail his courage,
"Wait till we are across the bridge, I
pray you, mistress."
"Give me your whip. sirrah- If this
rude beast lets me into the river, I'll
warrant she• comes in 'herself,"
• "No, mistress," tsahl the • falconer.
"I dare not.: .The rail is • too low and
the bridge is too narrow."
"•Hand it to me at once, I say!" The
face of Cytherea's wilful rider was
full -of menace.
'Nevler before had the falconer dar-
ed to oppose her mill. but it' was al-
most certain• death if now he obeyed
it..
"Db' you.,ltear Ire, sirrab?'"
"You shall have it, ailstress,.-as
soon .as via are across the bridgt?,"
There was nothing for it but to
wait until they had _gained the op•
posite bank. Once among the' croc-
uses, the lady reined in the still mut-
inous Cytherea with no light. hand.
She then turned her -unruly steed to
meet that of the"falcoilpr.
"Now, sirrah 1 "
The gauntleted hand was held out
"
grimly. Theeyt?s weee like stars ih
their dark luster; and in the center
of each cheek burned a glowing crim-
son.
John Markham lifted the merlin
from the. fist of his mistress, Then
he gave her the whip. There was,
not a drop of blood in his cheeks, His
fixed., unfeeling gaze had not a shade
of defiance;' but it wase as if the up-
turned face almost invited that which
awaited
"You fool!"
The whip descended sharply, . but
without haste, •on the lithe and •beau-
Eiiul;•-heats se-4he.et•seon•is•he'rlr Lythe-
rea.. One, twee three. It •was a haz-
ardous proceeding. For more than,
one long minute the iasne lay in
doubt. But skill and high courage
gained the day. The dignity of a
daughter of •man was vindicated at
the ' expense of the dignity. of the
daughter of goddesses,
"I thank you, John Markham."
. She returned• the whin' to the fai-
eoner with almost' an air orf kindness.
X'USJTOR
oo....� ecor"
st is t.,
reservation Is
• (B ' '. J, " Wolman)
The old red school.; after an exitt
ence of more than •a century as ' the
foundation atoneof education in the:
province, will soon; be a thing of the'
past. Secondtkey school education
and university education are . import-
ant but the public. ' school reachee
more individuals and . provides the• -
bane on which a hsequ.ent--eduea •.-
tien;;is built A,poor primary educe -
tion is a lifelong handicap.
In a recent edritorial Mr. Risen Ref- •
ter, editor and publisher of the Arthur '
Enterprise -News, remarked; "In some
respects, rural education is • at the
present time in a transition stage in
which the Department of Education
inTorontois striving to bring about
important changes without being un-
duly . arbitrary in' khe matter. Itt the
management of public schools, town-,.
lived .her father was the center of'
authority. He was an august man.
high in• the service of the Queen. His
explicit word was not lightly to be
disobeyed. And it had.gone forth with
no "uncertainty., Upon no pretext
must •Mfatress Anne Feversham en-
ter the town of Nottingham, which
.nestled close .about the Castle rock
' But she wag eighteen years old this
day, of .a headstrong blood, mother-
less, craving adventure. The fire -en.
her veins was mouhting high. It m'u'st
have an outlet, it muet find escape
from within the grim precincts of
that okcli fortress which had. begun to
press upon her life.
Alas! as they returned to.the Castle
after an hour's ,larking among the cro-
cuses, John -Markham's heart sank.
He had been a party to a forbidden
thing. And he knew not what pains,
what penalties might overtalfe the
charming culprit if . her naughtiness
came to his master's ear. • Moreover,
a share of the consequences was like-
ly to fall upon ,himself. • But the fa1-
corer was notthe man to care very,
much about that. He Would have
asked nothing better than to be al-
lowed to pay 'the whole of that reck-
ening which he knew very well was
bound sooner or later to confront his,
young tnis•tress. •
That' young woman fully realized
her Yet she wasfar from be-
ing afraid. Indeed, as they rode back
in the glow of the April sunset to
the stern ,house which kept the old,
'town in' awe, she was, like .a .strong -
winged bird that knew already the
'power of .,its pinions.., The brief and
sharp battle with Cytherea, whose
.end had been -a proper mending of
manners for that unruly beast; had
put her in great heart.. She was keen
for a' further, display of her powers.
Never had elle used her servant with
such a magnanimity, never with such
a humorous indulgence,
It was as if she would say to all
the world: ,"See what a will I have.
Be it known to all metr it is vain for
any to oppose it,"
Nevertheless John. Markham was
sad at heart.— Out of his. high devo-
tion to her she might command him
anything, but well he knew there
could only be one end to this oyer-
weening mood. The galligaskins
were a sore ' matter, although the
Constable had not seen •them yet.- As
for the visit to the town, it was
neither "more or leg?; than. an open
flout to his . authority. •.John had a
troubled heart as they passed through
the Caistle'gate. •.
As if to confirm l.he falconer in his
fears, Mistrefis Anne was informed by
the porter of the lodge as th'eyepass-•
•ed through -the gate that the Con-
stable desired iter• immediate pres-
ence.
pre.-ence in hit ,own apartment.
"For what purpose—does he seek
it?" The question )i:ae,,,asketi with
the impatience of.;i spoiled chil;d",
-, "I knots• icor, alis.tres•s,' saici the
paster gravely,,,,,.''1' iso but know that
when the Constable r•, turned front his
rifle in• the" town he asked for you and,
lett the message I have given." -
"1'i'lien die Sir, John return?"
"Not an' hent"etgo,;itlistress."
petite courtyard, with an air of're:r-
olule 'laughter, :Mistress Antis- yielded
her horse to lite falconer's. care• Un-
abashed, in her ,a inuring garment..
which set off her long -flanked slender-
ness adorably. she' sti-orlfe into the -
great house, The Hos, t'ree gait was
1101 ',vbtilout. it suspicion of a manly
swagger, which, the Queen's,ladies had,
also affected. Boldly and fearlessly
she' entered, the presence 'of'the aug-
ust Sir John Feversham,: .
The Constable was seated alone iii
his, Clark -paneled ronin, It was' easy
to s.ee whence came his young daugh-
ler's.handsonie looks and'strength of
will. It was e a face 1 hat feW' of that
age could have "tnatclied' for power
and masculine beauty. The gray eyes
had a very direct and searching,qual
ity, the forehead was lofty and as-
cetic; indeed the manes whole a,epect
predefined 'that hers was -- one. who
had leafped many- high secrets not
only of the tioil!i-, blit of the soul.
This was not a man to be trifled
with, and, none knew that better than
his daughter. But this unhappy clay
she was a young woman overborne
by a sense of her own consequence,
"Yoh "sent for me, Sir John," The
voice was half defiance, half disdain.
"Yes, mistress, I dill 80."
The tones of the Constable were a
deep, slow ,growl. They were used, in.
a Way of such relnctance that it
Seemed, a pain to utter them,
"Wherefore, Sir John, did you send
for Me?" Tiie..lialf-humorous toner_
Were "elf innorenee.
The Constable's reply was agrave
stroking of the chin, The stern ge.ze
began very :slowly to traverse the cul-
prit as sire stood in all her sauciness,
in all her 4leflance. Nota detail of
her manners or of her attire escaped
those grits eyes. "Why did' I send
for you? Do • you venture to ask the
question?"
In.:vile of her reckless courage the
tones sent little shivers t"hrouglt Mis-
tress Anne.
Yes, • Sir .oli, I do," She had
summoned alt that she had of boldt-
ness,
(Continued Next Week)
- ``•
•
ship •boards are steadily Heine ori
izedl and,rthe"bid three -trustee board&
that have. a• :lot of good work to their
credit are steadilly ddsappeatl!ing, In
a very few years they will be pretty
well gone. When the change wee nest
attempted it was met with strong op•
pstsition but that opposition is going
the way of all opposition to new anti i
better. things.
"Consolidated public schools are on,
the...way,...althotsgh; jus•1-at en es ra"gi=
Cation for them. is not .particularly
marked. However they are an inevit-
able development of• the not too dis- '
tent future.". Editorials in, other
weekly newspapers supply further ev-'
idence of the trend.
The rural school, as it is known to
many, had its start in an act passed!
in 1843. The common school hill of
1841, which had preceded it, had been
HQ defective that the Government re-
pealed it. By the bill, introduced in
1843, it was „provided that the Gov-
ernment of Canada should pay a cer-
tain amount to each' township and the
taxpayers of the township should pay"
the same amount, or if the council so
decided, twice the' amount. The trus-
tees were required, to raise the bal-
ance of the teacher's' salary Eby a rate '
bill on tire• parents of the scholars. r
Naturally, 'a century ago, there were
persons who opposed tax -supported
education. Those who did not have
children wondered why they should
be taxed to pay for the education of
those of others.. Once intelligent mem-
ber of the Legiei'ature, 'John P. Rob-
lin, pointed out that though the rich
paid more, their position was enhanc-
ed "by having an intelligent and or-
derly population" around them_
In1947 it is interesting to see that
in 1843 in order to' make the system,
more palatable to. the population it
was carefully explained that' the act
had not been based, on an American
system but on the system, in use in
Prussia.' It wgs a war against a spir-
it which had its seeds in Prussia
'which made an adequate celebration
of the centenary of the bill Of 1843
impossible in 1943.
Readers of "the Western Ontario
feature page need not' be told that
innumerable leaders in the profession-
al and business life of the country
received . their primary education in a
small one -room rural school. A strik-
ing illustration. of the contribution of
only one of these, schools' is to be
found in the • record. of "Hurondale
• School, S.8.'. No. 1, Usborne; " which
was published in connection with the
Hurondale schobl old boys' reunion
on July 1, 1946. Usborne .Township
lies midway between 'Lohdon ,and
Goderich. •
. Careful research by the committee
in ,charge produced the names of four
former students who became minis.-
tees,
inis=tens, -dine who became doctors, three
who became dentists, two who becamelawyers, 20 who became teachers, and
five who became nurses.- Many made
names foe themselves its business.
Apart from those whose names be-
came known away from the commun-
ity was a large unnamed group of fine
citizens within the community, who
received their ucatioj t
dale school: ' 'less than 4
atudeuts..sevved in the two gr,
The, ateceed, of the kinvondald"L
unidli �. not because other sehoot ; qt
$inn du not have •a; similar. has
• bat b,,eeause other, sections have ,not
taltet.'steps',iil preaer've `the story,
iltt
'eencluslon ie ib -e P•Pabze', , 1tA•1Ge:
9144'09*PO ` rural, schhople.r aPlYesl'x" ;itt
evitab p destined to 4 pee&r, there
cord pf this .chapter int the history of
edueatigp. in Qlttario: net be preeeele;
ed, some of tiie o1fr•A14403
asf ' trustees are' able to fmpialereim,t
the written recoils: rgho• ' Ittrottdralie
booklet might well s:eI°'se as a Medd
for work of this Iona. .
Tlie very S:qe build:begs will die p-
pear in a •strprisingly s'hpi t bin).
Now is the time to; ereet_ a toL1fi&
whii'e"rise. iuforn¢ation is avaiiab,Ie opts
not open to e+hallenge. In one sebioel.
section an' argument de've1oped• with-
in recent months as to whether the
first building had been of brick oe
logs. •I.t. was even possible that there
hada been. two.buiidings. But the re'
cord had gone, although two old -titt-
ers were prepared to argue the mat-
ter. A well:tnade wooden panel, pro-
tectively painted', will serve. On this
,is might be recorded: "Here stood
S. S. o. The. ,first building erected
on this site was of logs and was er-
ected in 18—. Classes ceased here
in 194—."
The dates over school doorways' to -
'day provide h valuable record of the
develd'pinent "of settlement. .,How
persons; travelling north to hol-
"the Bruce," have noticed
tha dates on school houses 'be-
come more recent? 'Schools and sets
tlement were almost contemporary.
When the buildings go this physical
evidence of developing a settlement_
and of a colorful era in education will
disappear, unless a deliberate effort
is made to preserve the record.
Furthermore, 'anybody . who- ever
went to a one -roomed rural school,
has nothing but nostalgic memories,
in spite of the frozen.lunehes, carried
in- a honey pail, washed down with
water drank from the common 'chip --
ped enamel cup. Surely the expense
of a sign is worth while if only to
revive' the rethiniseences of an old
boy on hie' return.
The final important step to be 'tak-
en when a school section is closed is
for ,the last trustees to see that the•
records are carefully Preserved. It is
suggested that the , records' of any
school in the '14 counties which Com -
rise the constituency. of the Univers-
ity of• Western Ontario might well be
added to the collection -of regional
history in the library. The rec.ords'of
several schools are already preserved,
theret in fireproof quarters. Recently,
for example, Messrs. Lester C. Tum -
monde, James Arran& and Wellington
Steele, of S.S. No. 13, London Town-
ship, deposited • the records of that
school' in the library„ ,Alo'ng with the
written records it would be advisable
to preserve photographs of any school
before it is closed permanently. Na-
turally, collections of group photo-
graphs of scholars, identified if pos-
sible,. would add to the value of the
record. '•
When it. .comes to present' o .a -
cords 'we•inus
>-cords'we•mst realize that, i, ',0 or
100 years, the 'present will be the dis-
tant past. And even if, the past is
distant; this does not mean that we
should forget it.—Reprinted' from: The
London Free Press, Saturday, Febru-
ary 8, 1947.
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