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T PORT PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER o 190F 7 r Tm ee -------- ~ wag y THE PORT PERRY STAR a ---- e & Sons PERRY Another opportunity for you to share - of the many savings during COATINGS 54 inch wide Coating and Heavy Serge. A snap at per yard 29c. This PRICE CRASH SALE A BATH MATS CHILDREN'S SLEEPERS Bath Mats of extra heavy quality traveller's samples. All good shades. Reg. $2.25 Sale price $1.98. and pyjamas made of good quality Flanelette, well made. Only a few left to clear at 89c. BUY NOW AND SAVE ARE IN YOUR FAVOR PRICES CORSELETTE SPECIAL Corselettes of good quality silk stripe coutil. Swani- silk top." Regular $1.25. Sale price 98c. te BOYS' HEAVY ALL WOOL HOSE, Black, Heather, and sand, pair 69c. BOYS' HEAVY MACKINAW SOX Regular 85c¢ for 39c. MEN'S HEAVY MACKINAW SOX Regular $1.75 for $1.00 EVERYTHING GOES HOSE Ladies' Silk and wool Hose. Best quality, 89c. pair. MITTS " Women's and children's all wool mitts to clear at 39c. Ladies fine wool hose 75c. STORE WIDE REDUCTIONS PENMAN'S NO. 71 SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 79c. GARMENT TURNBULL'S ALL WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, $1.98 GARMENT STANFIELD'S BLUE LABEL UNDERWEAR, $2.79 "SUTCLIFFE & SONS . Seagrave Garage Bell Phone 92r 5 All Makes of Cars . Repaired Radio and Car Batteries Re-Charged Repaired, and for Sale Oxy-Acetylene Welding "A SPECIALTY GAS and OIL TIRES and TUBES | Clarence Chambers Proprietor CHRISTMAS CARDS We have never had a finer selection of Personal Greeting Cards. It will be a delight to you to see them. This can be done by calling at the office; if you IE us at ol, ana LA will be submitted your own home you so wish. "and heroes of every sort and age. It is tel The Aims of Academic Education Id be the 'devel + Bd +4 h of the individual so that he may \ !| live happily and usefully with other people, making the best use of his native ability and life's opportunities. Every phase of life, its happiness and its sorrows, its comedies and its tragedies, and its final drama, all these educate. The earliest part of his educational training should be instruction in the use of the tools by which continuous education may be acquired, and all true education is ti The stud hould not get "through" a hook in the usual sense of the term--heaving a sigh of relief, and exclaiming-- "Thank goodness, I'm through with that." He should learn to love reading. The tools of education are--Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, guided by observation. Thesg are the educational pick, shovel, hoe, and sieve. If the tools are poor, the education will be deficient By the use of these tools the memory is stored, and the quality of what is stored is determined by the taste and opportunity of the individual, which in turn decides his status and usefulness In society to a Jarge degree. From this store house of memory, which has been filled by the tools of education, the individual takes his materials, shapes them into character, and gradually developes reason, and self criticism. In the early stages of life his activities are strong, his habits are formed, his associations chosen, and his usefulness to society begins. Later comes wisdom--the ability to form correct judgments--or else come pre- Jjudice , with its incorrect judgments. It depends upon the training and the quality of mind of the individual. First, the aim of education should be to teach the correct use of the tools of learning and self-development. Reading--the Harvester Poor Oral Reading means lack of understanding. In conversation, even a comparatively dull pupil will speak with expression and emphasis. He understands what he fs talking about. Happy is he if he has a teacher who can make his "see" the story or the poem he has te read. Happier still if the teacher can take away his self consciousness and help him to express clearly the printed thought. He only remembers what he understands, what he makes his own. Clear, well expressed reading is of great value. Silent reading should be a daily habit. The discriminating habit of reading opens up to the student the mental wealth of the ages, gives him entree into the company of kings, philosophers, pe and micr pe, revealing nature in clearness. It instructs, inspires, comforts, and guides. Good reading is the road to much and varied knowledge, and it is difficult to think of a well educated person who does not read habitually, as naturally as one Writing Indicates Character 3 Bad writing is the result of physical defect, carelessness, or poor training. It is an offence to permit continued bad writing in a young person, because its bad educatianal influence is more or less permanently fixed in { thoughtlessness for the future, and for the comfort of others who must read Asithmetic fof Accuracy ; : 4 Incorrect" Arithmetic 8 own story, Everything is wrong if our calculations are wrong. Life is full of addition, substraction, multiplication, and division and the student who cannet, or will not, do his sums correctly, the scrawl that the PORT PERRY STAR Bell Phone 80 » is immensely handicapped. Arithmetic teachers correctness. A sum that is nearly right is not RIGHT, = Saas \ | tribution to society--not being a mere cog in the wheel of life. A Tennyson saw this clearly when he said: : Observations--The Selecting Tool While much emphasis is placed in early school days upon reading, writ- ing, and arithmetic, and properly so, every effort should be made to develop Seeing correctly, observing properly--these are fine characteristics. If obseivation were correct, drawing of objects would be comparatively easy. The eye is not trained to see correctly. Observation games are very use- ful, such as giving the player a minute to observe a given number of articles, and then write out the list from memory. Or to describe an oobject, a sound, report a speech, or tell the characteristics of some person with whom one is associated. Tests such as these will convince many of the need of train- ing in Observation. An unobservant person is in some degree uneducated. The faculties are not all alert, and many sources of knowledge and development pass by unnoticed. . None of the educational tools can be used well by a person who is really unobservant, and proper emphasis is rarely given to observation in the training of the child. h So much for the tools of education. What is to be the product of those tools ? Education Should Assure Correct Language One of the first prodoucts should be correct speech. What a man says, and the manner in which he says it, decides in large degree his standing in society. We inevitably judge a man by his speech. In theory it is fine to speak of "one of Nature's gentlemen" but if the gentleman is addicted to the use of slang, and is incorrect in his use of English, he is barred from com- fortable association with properly educated people, "and is frequently misjudged. Education Should Develop Reason and Thought Education should develop the reasoning powers--the ability to think. Prof. Artman says that we only think in the "crises" of life. Most of our actions are automatic, the result of habit. When the unusual occurs; when there is a breakage, then we think. or stand by in helplessness. Most people are. not.trained to reason. They find their beliefs ready made for them, or jump at conclusions. The open mind is one of the great- est and rarest blessings that education can confer. Wars would cease, family disturbances would end, local strife would be a thing of the past, progress would be unimpeded, if r bl took the place of prejudice, hate, jealousy, and greed. Reason is only possible with persons who are taught to think for them- selves, and to think fairly. Those who must be told everything are danger- ous to society b of their helpl , and b they b the ready victims and tools of those who take advantage of their ignorance and | thoughtlessness to exploit them for selfish purposes. Millions of people do not think for themselves, but accept the 'ideas and information given by others without question. Indeed, most of us are more or less guilty of mental laziness. Patient investigation to find the facts in a subject is often hard work. Circumstances and time may not permit personal investigation | except occasionally. But the inquiring mind is essential to the educated person. _ Thinking with an open mind is a great blessing. The persons who are "There is No Teacher Like Experience." Remember this when you need lumber. The cheapest price is generally the most expensive In the end. For dellar for dollar value, and absolutely dependable ser- vice we challenge all competi- tion. Port Perry 1838 Oshawa Lumber Co. LIMITED At Swan Brothers Port Perry The Flower of Education--Spiritual Life The test of education comes with advancing age. Has it taught us to be content when physical power is reduced--when material benefit is less necessary--when the future is shrouded in mystery? Has the spirit been sufficiently recognized and developed to be adjustable to the'life beyond, which is so certain in our convictions, but so uncertain as to its actual en- vironment? Education should enrich mind and character and fit us to meet the events and dramas of life and death with calmness, and better still with expectancy that the future will unfold its own solutions to the problems that confront us. An educated man should be useful, self possessed, and happy. UTICA NEWS WILLIAM ROSS ELECTED HEAD Messrs. Cecil and Elmore Collins | entertained the members of Young Men's Sunday School Class' most difficult to reach with a new truth are those very intelligent persons who are frequently rignt ih their thoughts and life estimates. They are right often enough to make them feel that their judgment is always dependable, | and they accept or reject truths or untruths according as these fit in with their mental and emotional standards. Others are right if they agree. » Education Should Cultivate the Personal Contribution. ! Personal thought and in makes possibl an individual con- | True educa- | tion fosters the personality. It does not require that all shall be turned out in the same educational mould, think the same thoughts, follow the same conventions, fear the same ridicule, and lose our identity in the crowd. Only those who think for themselves have made any worth while contribu- tion to humanity. God has given to each his talent. Man only can do his task in his own peculiar way, and the great Architect of the universe makes no mistakes in His allotment of gifts to the individual. They are all needed in the great scheme of things. Education should foster right personality, and encourage the individual to make his special contribution to society. Education Should Teach to Work Our contribution to the social good is usually in the ordinary every day work. Honorable work well done every day, care of those dependent upon | us, ha in our d , sincerity in our speech and dealings, hope: | fulness in our outlook, reverence for the sacred thigs of life, these are the ' contributions that most of us can bring, each in his qwn distinctive way to meet the needs of the time and the circumstance, Education that in any sense leads away from the ideal of work-- | of physical and mental usefulness to society--is a bad form of education, ! and should be discouraged. Work is the most entrancing employment of life. Pleasure grows stale b it is pl e. Work sti We were made for industry. It is the basis of our sustenance and our wealth; it stimulates the faculties; * develops the muscle and the character; increases our self-respect; keeps us from mischief; and retains our interest until physical and mental ¢apacity fail, and life closes honorably. : Such work is only possible with persons of cultivated mind, who can see the greatness and wonders of life; who are content because they know they are doing their best. .'- How excellently George Eliot describes this kind of work in her poem-- "Stradivarius." "Antonig Btvadivari has an eye That winces at false work and loves the true, With hand and arm that play upon the tool As willingly as any singing bird Sets him to sing his morning roundelay, Because he"likes to sing and likes the song." Education Should Give Self Adjustment ' Education should fit us to adjust ourselves to changing conditions. Herbert Spencer says that immortality is a matter of adjustment to our environment. If such be the case, some people are far from being immortal. They do not fit modern life. They are constantly sighing for the "good old times." The "good old time" are gone. What is important is the ability of each of us to fit into conditions as we find them in such a manner that we may be helpful to ourselves and to others. Adjustment and ability to use conditions and materials at hand to advantage, these are the determining factors, these are the real tests of All the sighing for past days is useless. We live in the present, and are educated for the present. True Education Teaches the Art of Living Together A well educated person is able to live with other people. He can see the other person's viewpoint, and adjust himself to meet the needs of the society that surrounds him. The art of living together includes all the duties of citizenship. True education develops the spirit of service. very person should be willing to serve the community, and if possible the State, at some time, according to his ability. The State pays a large share of the cost of 'the edueation: of most of its citizens, and the State has a right to expect an adequate return of good citizenship, not only in the matter of self-support, but in the wider fields of community helpfulness. - True Education Inspires Willingness to Learn. . The great aim of education is to inspire in the stud t a love of learning, a. zest for discovery. The educated person wants to know and wants to know correctly. To such a person life is never dull for it is full of wonder, A +i last Thursday evening. All report a pleasant evening. the ! | Directors of the Ontario Ladies' Col- OF 0. L. C. BOARD, AT WHITBY. The annual meeting of the Board of lege was held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the college. It was made notable by the retirement of Charles S. Me- Mrs. Geo. Payne and ther were Gilli £ Whitt . in Toronto over the all iy 1 IVrdy o hitby, and the appoint ita | ment of William Ross, of Toronto, as Mrs. John Sutherland and Mrs. J.| pregident of the Board of Directors. E. Mitchell, spent last Saturday in| pf, Oshawa. . Mr. and Mrs. H. Gibner with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mitchell, on Sunday. board for over thirty years, and his father Aaron Ross, was one of the founders of the school. . Miss Violet Pickard at home for a4 ---- pom few weeks. OFFICIAL AUCTIONEER AT THE Mr. Blake Cragg, of Greenbank, "ROYAL" calling on Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lakey, Messrs. Geo. Jackson & Son, are A number from here attended Port the officially appointed auctioneers of Perry Picture Show on Saturday commercial live stock at the sales evening to see Uncle Toms' Cabin. jor the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, Mrs. Wm. Philp visiting Mr. and | which started on Wednesday, with a Mrs. Frank Kendall, Chatham, ve-| sale of sheep and swine. cently. The total offering includes between Miss Jean Tennyson, of Toronto, at| 300 and 400 head. Mr. and Mrs. F. Hortop's on Sunday. . This appointment speaks well for Died at Hespeler, on Saturday, | our friends Messrs. George and Ted November 22, 1930, infant daughter Jackson. of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gall. In- terment took place at Utica Cemetery. NOTICE on Monday. I wish to announce that I am open The many friends of Mr. Jos. Wil- for all kinds of trucking--Live stock son, will be pleased to hear he has a specialty, Stock from our yards at sufficiently recovered to return home ' Greenbank, will be taken to Toronto last Friday. Although still confined for 40c per hundred pounds. On full to bed, he is gaining strength rapidly, two ton loads there will be no col- Mr. and Mrs. Embury, of Green- lection charge. Smaller loads, a col- bank, with Mr, and Mrs. E. Kendall.' lection fee of 10¢ per hundred pound. Mr. Herman Kerry was again a Hoping to give satisfaction te all. prize winner on his team at the JIM. IANSON, GREENBANK, Royal Winter Fair, | Phone 108 r 1-1 A bank for aii the family! Back of every home--back of every family, stands the Bank--the guardian of the savings of a nation and its people. | @he Royal Bank of Canada * SAVINGS DEPARTMENT BALANCE Jo CREDIT INITIAL MAKE YOUR BANK BOOK MARK YOUR PROGRESS The Royal Bank - OF Canada Port Perry Beanch . B. D. Henry, Manager Ross has been a member of the 3 So Pr ET a a Ep ne gn 3