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Page 12 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday April 26 Hurray for school teachers SSBWSSSSftyfiiW5i By FLORENCE WILKINSON When I went to school the ma jority of school teachers was women especially in the public school grades As the years went on this became even more of the characteristics of school teachers Here in Ontario there was a day when women and men had different treatment from the school boards but not bo in the West or so it was said Recently I was in the West Most of the western communities take seriously the need to save their history and are writing long histories while some of the people with the oldest memories are still alive In one of these histories I found the rules for school teachers no mention of differences according to sex in the heading that is I thought you might get a chuckle out of these rules so here they are 1913 RULES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS Saskatchewan You will not marry during the term of your contract You are not to keep company with men You must be borne between the hours of 8 p and 6am unless attending your school functions You may not loiter downtown in any of the icecream stores You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the Ladies Mens I Hair I Styling 10 OFF For Seniors on Wed iimw 8533461 Acta GRAND RE OPENING MYGENHafflHON 61 MAM ST S 8732851 DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Passive Reducing Salon 10TON1NO SPECIAL 120 8734907 116GuelphSt Roar Entrance Georgetown permission of the chairman of the board You may not smoke cigarettes You may not dress in bright You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother You must wear at least two pet ticoats Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle To keep the school neat and clean you must sweep the floor at least once daily scrub the floor at least once a week with hot soapy water clean the blackboards at least once a day and start the fire at a so the room will be warm by a I expect that some of you will remember days that resemble those in the set of rules How would modern school teachers cope with getting the fire lit Yet there is something to be said for the change in job descrip tion of teachers How would the teacher in todays school if that teacher was expected to maintain the school building begin to keep up with all the changes that have taken place in the world of knowledge Even in one subject it is hard to keep ahead I For a dedicated teacher in todays Canada there is as much time spent on the job as required in the good old days even though he or she does not have to teach all the subjects to grades one to ten at a salary of a year as some of the teachers alive were required to do Reading a set of rules such as the above makes me want to stand up and cheer for school teachers then and now for the work they do in keeping Cana dians alive and well in the area of mind stretching and imagination development Heres to school teachers Long may you be cherished 1 Were OPEN MIDNIGHT April 30th to accept your income tax maiing DELREX Smoke Shop Georgetown Market Place 8779284 OUTSTANDING SELECTION OF TOP QUALITY BRAND NAME FURNISHINGS AT WHOLESALE PRICES Ontario Chesterfield Wholesalers Behind Guclph Auto Mall Guelph COUNTRY SIK Custom Killing Cutting and Wrapping Government Inspected 4168771194 ThunFri Sat noon JAKES AUTO CLEAN Steam Cleaning Interior Shampoo I Engine Shampoo Under Car forget our Sheen Scotch Guard address Paint TouchUp 265 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN TUESDAY APRIL 30th Were open till Midnight SPECIAL DRAW starts at 8 pm ttf midnight for Ceramic Baby Doll Value 6000 Entries received after 8 pm DELREX Smoke Shop Georgetown Marketplace Of I 5JiOt SOLID OAK PEDESTAL TABLE LIMITED OFFER Solid Wood Wed Table SUPER SALE oak side chairs 2 1 0 leaves choice of finish 799 or39 per month At months financing 25 down All taxes delivery Included 1 90 Hwy 7 W Unit 5357 BRAMPTON MON TUES 1 6 WED THURS 1 0 9 SATURDAY 106 4529820