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A. M. Tbomps6n, Supervis- Ing Principal of Bowmanvilic Public Scbools, gave a>mpst ini- formative and tbougbt-provok- lnig address on the subject ai ed~ttion to the members ai the Bowmanville Rotar Club at their regular meeting Iast Pniday noon in the Balmoral Hotel.* Since education il such an Important matter, net only ta Sarents of scbool-age cbildren ut also ta every citizen, and because bis excellent address taucbed on many aspects of education about which the gen- enal public receives littie in- formation, The C an a dia n Statesman la reporting it in full. Fallowing is tbe complete text of Mn. Thampson's adi- dress: It is indeed an honoun and a privilege for me ta be asked ta speak ta the Rotary Club. You are a group of mien re- presentatîve af the finest ele. ments of the Town-represen- tative leaders in business and the professins-and represen-J tative of those people wbose bellefs andi actions influence andi direct to a large degre town affairs and conditions. For this reason, and since I arn gcquainted witb the qualîty andi ability af the speakers that yau are accustomeci to bearing at your meetings, I amn greatly honoured. But for these same reasons too, I feel very humble andi quite inadequate for the task confrontlng me. I ar nent a public speaker-I amrnent ex- ~efe nced in this sort of thing. y platfarm experience bas been confined to parents or school groups and the usual location for mny oratians is witbin the walls of a classroom wberc rny listeners cannot get up and leave wben tbey feel like it. Being on the after-dinner cir- cuit is entirely different. I feel znuch like the Pee-Wee bal player might, who suddenly founci bimself up to bat in the major leagues. Should Ilnform Public Hawever, the occasýon pre- sents a valuabld opportunity for a scbooi teacher, ta add sometbing ta the public's knowiedge o! the work o! the schools-in my case the Ehem- entary Scboohs. Most educators agree that this is anc o! thein prime responsibiities-to make the public fully acquainted wbat phase of the subjcct you are moat. rnterestcd in. Yout President dici not limit me in any way-but on the other band he didn't offer any hclp either, thus what you wouid like ta hear and what I bave prepareci might be two entirely different thîngs. 'flowever ane of the biggest problems o! sahools at the pres- ent time la achool* population. In same centres the situation is really cnitical with greathy over-crowded clasanooma, stag- geredcl casses or shifts, and gneatly reduceci boums fan pu- pila being the ander o! the day. Altbough Bowmanvilie bas been able ta meet the situation quite satis!actoriiy up to the present, I thought you might be interesteci in aur population figures and what we might ex- pect in the future. Up until about ten yeans ago aur schools aven the years bad a total population o! 'about 550 pupils in founteen clasa rooma, with a steady flow through the 8 grades o! about 70 pupila per grade. Great Increase In Pupils In the next few * yeans th2 clasa o! heginnens gnadually increased ta 80 ta 90 ta 100 and then suddenly jumped ta 120 ta 130 ta 140. This yean aur grade 1 class will total 160 which in- cludes the nepeatens fnom last yeanr. Our Grade 8 clasa this year la 87-appnoximateiy the number o! beginners eight ycars ago. On apening day aur total sahool population will be wbich include 125 kindergamten pupils in three kindengartens. As you can readihy under- stand, increased classroom space will continue ta be ne- quireci until the number o! those graduating !rom grade 8 ha the same as those entering grade 1. The creat o! the flow la at present in grade 4, with 131 pupils. This incrêases through grades 3 and 2 ta the 160 in grade 1. Rotarian Lou Dippell, o! course, bas been duiy wamned,c and if lie bas a High School c population problemn now, it la 1 rsothing ta what hie will havef five years from now. I mightr adci that census statistica fora Bawmanviile show that, as o! t last November, the number o! b 2-year aid chihdren in town ~'as 186. c This situation acrasa the ii country bas brought on, nlo' s oniy the probiem of how ta t' build sufficient classrooms ta i accomrnod-ate the pupils, but il where ta finci the teachers ta taf! them. Whihe the percen- il age o! Higb School graduates Iî who are attending Teacherê si rolleges bas increased from p %bout 10 per cent o! ail gradi- a Latea ta about 15 per cent, the ii atiao!o the 'number of High î: School graduatea ta present cl Public School beginners la bout bai! wbat it narmally tE was. Nineteen years ago wben( oday's av e ragec beginning a, lacher was bonni there were oi ibout 60,000 binths in the prov- ai nce-last year there were aven ti [30,000. Sc Teacher Shortage Senjous Like othen achools, ours have th cen affected by the teacher di Iortage. In the 1930's it was - jutc a task ta choose one or pi wo teachers from some 200 se tplications -' This year it is ti( 111l a task-ta choose 7 tcach- ai rs from 15 ta 20 applications inr -many o! the smaller schools th crosa the province get no re- ut .îies ta their advertiscment-'. PE Pressure, in the form of at.- sa active salary scaies paid by be he large metropohitan centres, pi ;causing the teacher shortage wg Dbe felt moat in the amailer th -ban and rural areas. mi There seenîs ta be great dis- fr( kreement among those who ould know, as ta the best wi cana o! acquirinà a sufficient n( umber a! capable teachers for o! 'esent and future achool ta eeis. w. While It la agreeci that If oai cre were any likelihood o! thý ruools being cioseci for lack o! thi maQhers, there wouhd be a tre- wE jndous outcry from trustees, i renta, and ratepayers - you mi ist also ask youmsei! whethcr 1 s might be a better situation wl mn having the achools open, a charge a! those wbo anc un- qu Education in Ifs Many Phases, d6&&M ISUTA E'I'A 'rmma'a , C)rfr AMCv oV - Covered by School Principal ln Fine Address at Rotary A. M. Thompson wltb their aima, philosophies, needs and achievements. After ail the achools are public - built and run by public funda. Certainly we teachers, and all school authanities shouider the rcsponsibility o! keeping the public fully infommeci as ta wbat goca an in tbem.- A6nc so I ghadly accepteci this oppotunity ta do that. But baving acceptedi y big, probiem bas becn in deciding * 0and a FREE round trip to Çhicago for-TWO..on UNITED AIR II'LESX Plan now te enter the, nations r"' ~Dream Wardrobe Cojtest spon ( 3 sored by tise Sanitone Diviision'o Eniery Industries, lac., Cinci j,'.' nati, Ohsio. èq SIMPLY FINISH TRIS SENTEN< 1 . u 2W OWfIK OR LISe % -(Samle Sentence: 1 kilow I cati -i .. tr n tot do a better job on ovcrything from childre&'s ýI9I . clothea ta finest cvening wa- ~' yet it coats Do more!") t'. juat as asy as that and You h igt win a "ncw yen-. .. every- "\ tbing from ehoes to a glarnorous ncw har-do.. mcaual taevenin,- wear-and al smartly styled te;- PI~ Fields' by the worldsforemos t ' designers. The first prise winner '>also gets a round trip ta Chicago for TWO cýUntd Airlines ... -wih 3 <aye' hoteL, pMcals and L." taxi fares paid for by Sailtone SDry Cleamng Service. In addition te the first prize of $1,000.00 Drearn Wardrabe, Sthero ar 25 other wonderful êlises. Cmntos gamt August lat and close Sepsembw 3th, 1955. off kie try bush mand complot# dtais f ton, %W DAILY PICK-UP AND) DELIVERY Loca Agent-. HOOPEE'PS LADIES' WEAR IHONE: OSITAWA ZENTM 13000 1 tion ia somnething which takes place ini sehool between the ages of six and the early twen. ties. This is flot true. Education hi the sense of teaching and learning proceeds fromn the cra- dle to the grave. 2. The second mistake is con- fusing education with book- learning or at leadt with intel- lectual processes. Obviously teaching and learning take place as well ini emotional and in social development. In addi- tion it has ta do with attitudes, appreciations and physical skills. 3. The third error lies in thinking, of the school teacher as the child's only teacher. Ac- tually every child bas four sets of teachers whlch might be re- ierred to as his (1) Home Teachers, (2) Playmate Teach- ers, (3) Community Teachers, (4) School Teachers. School teachers are. or should be, ever mindful of these facts and a layman would do well ta use themn as a basis for all his thinking about educatiar and schools. A cbild's schoo] teacher is only one, aibeit an important one, of his many teachers. A child's first and most in- fluential teachers, are his par- ents. They la y the foundation of how a child cornes ta think of himseif-how he cornes ta feel and act towards others- Hie will react towards friends, neighbours, policemen, teach ers, other races and religions as his parents do. They affect his attitude ta- wards education - is it worth *hile - and towards school subjects. If mather says 'II was, neyer any good in arithmetic and Joan is going to be just like me," Joan may accept that fact and have unnecessary difficulty in arithmetic. Attitudes Are Created 'A cbild's playm.-ate teachers teach him, things good and bad - ta play fair and ta take his turn; or ta cheat, ta lie or ta steal. They are often respon- sible for hià unwhoiesome at- titudes. Tbey influence bis feeling about himself and his feelings and actions ta others. They rnay greatiy effect his learning in school. It may flot be fashionable with the crowd to makè high marks or work hard. Commutiity teachers include Church and Sunday Scbool, mavies, television, magazines, comics, boys' and girls' clubs, receational facilities like the oall f ield, and later the dance floor, the bowling aliey; the rieighbours andl aduit citizens- anyone and anything that adds to his knowledge or influences his attitudes. Encompassing al of these community teachers and more important than any are the standards heid by the adults in the community with respect ta what is good for the tawn and its citizens and what is bad. The standards of a commun- ity's respect (or disrespect) for aw and order, for decency and aobriety, for religion and its place in life - are what its aduit citizens nmake themn and in this regard you have an mpntortant part' ta play as a lub and as individuals. The work of the last set af tachers - the school teachers a child's formai education - 1 s it might be called) is the] ne I should dweil on chiefly,j and 1 will caver it as well as me will permit.1 5chool Programme Questionedc As you are ail quite awareC ýere are many articles these lays in the press and magazines - indeed in a number of bookss )ublished - in which the pre- ;nt school programme is ques- oned both as ta the contentt )fthe course of studies and the nanner of its presentation ta he pupils. As a public instit- r Lion the schools must flot ex-r )ct ta be free from. publicc cru tiny, nor do we .>Wish it ta )e sa. If schoois,?anre going ta )rogress tawards the time whena e shall more adequately meetd he demancis of society theren ust be constant criticism bathd rm within and without. s It appears, however, ta manya ýs abilities to read, compose, and be changed. The teachers' jeb ie do arithmetic. Statistics prove la to do just that. L- that these basic subjects. are Eased on bis. knewledge of ýn botter taught than formerîy. bis pupils' individual dllffer. ci And that in an age wben a 'ences it is the teachers' tas< k- chilci bas many reasons for be- ta provide what you might cal] lieving he bas less need for a classroom "«clirnate" in whicl, L_ these basic skilîs. be can create'and organize sit-- Z_ He dosn't have to read, stor- uations ili which bis pupils 1-les for entertainient. lie 'an (each of tbemn remember) Y' sec and bear tbem' on T.V. - migbt learn, dét.elop, and :e or reaci books ta learn tbe achieve wboiesome adjustment, d habits o! the prairie, dog in up to the level of their ability i- Saskatchewan. 4Ie sées tbem to do so. ;in mavies or on T.V. with run- ý No Job For Amateurs d nig cmmetares.1 ' I arn sorry that time will not People don't write notes to permit me ta explain some of n neigbbours or letters ta far tbe ways teachens do that. ýr away relatives. - Tbey tele- However, I assure you it isua :- phone tbem or drive aven ta mean task. Teaching is na jol s see them. Êxecutives don't for an amateur. Oniy those -write letters - they use dicta- who are qualifieci and bave ephones and secretanies.- Sec- specifia abilities and character retaries don't write -tbey shoulci be in charge of a class- type. Grocers andi custamers room. do nat add up long columns of In cîosing, may I acit this. dfigures - the cash register I think that you, the public, sdoes it. Clerks in banks and should decide "wbo" is ta at- 1offices use machines which can, tend schools - as is now done. 1addc and subtract. But- lest' I think you shoulci accept a there be any mistaken impress- rnuch greater ahane of the ne- ions, let me say this: sponsibility as ta "what" should We do teach reading- bet- be taught in scbools than ycu ïter than it was ever taught do now; but I humbiy suggest before. "how" they sbouid be taugbt - We do teacb phonics right be ieft in tbe hands o! the - through ta Grade 8 but nat oe- teachers. fore a chilci in Grade 1 can That is flot ta infer that adi- reaci considenably by the word vice, assistance and construc- methoci, and then anly along tive crîticisn are nat in order *with ather metbods of word - nat at ail - as I rncntioned analysis. previously. * We do teach the proper order But - if you ensune that o! words in the alphabet buit your, schools are staffeci with not necessanily before he bas well-quahified, intelligent, sin- a use for it, as he does in Grade cere, and efficient teachers, 3 or 4 when he firat encaunters and that ia your business, I a cictionary. jtbink you can safely leave this We do tcacb -writing 'and' part of the job with them. spelin, ad prtcuinlyin he Mn. Thompsan was introduc- case o! speliing use moat of th ed RtainL.W ipe. samemetodaas hve eenprincipal o! the Bowmanville psaie mtfor gneations.beenDistrict High Schooi, who Wrcie dfor tea nietic factapointed aut thathe was bon We d tech ritmetc fctsand attended public achool at in adding, subtracting and Lucknow. lie received bis bigb multipiying and require that school education at Wingharn they be known even at the ex- andi later attendeci Teachers' pense o! much time on tcaching Coliege. lie came ta Bowman- and drilh. ville as Principal o! Central We do bave campetitian! Public School in 1936. Classes Compare Favourably Mr. Tbompson bas taken an I would compare !avaurably active part in cornrunity a!- any of today's entrance Chass faims. He la a valueci menbt-r in any English subject on arith- o! the Bowmanville 'Lions Club metic, with any pupils of equal and served as a director for 10 intelligence in aur Entrance years anti as President in 1943- Class o! twenty years ago. 44. He bas been a member of And 1I believe as well that in the Bownianviile Department to-day's achools there are many of' Recreation since it was avenues since opened whicb formeci, and was Chairman ini will enabie -the child tô, find 1953. it easier ta adjust himseif ta Mm. Tbampson is a memberl whatever envîronmient he rnay of the Bowmanviiie Public be in. Librany Board and was forni-1 The achools o!f.ta-day have eniy Secretary of that body. He no apologies ta make ta the is a Past Firat Principal o! the. society they are semving. Royal Arch Masons and an Ta-day's world is a rapidly1 active member o! St. Andrcw's cbanging one with tremendous Preshyterian Church. changes taking place in ail Rotanian Dippeil summeci up fieldis o! hun'uan endeavaur. Mn. Thompson's qualities byý Such changes were instituteci caliing him "a fine teachen, a by and keep pace with the fine !niend and a gooci citizen greateat programme o! research of the Town o! Bowrnanviiie." in the wonhd's bistory. Foliawing bis excellent ad- Whiie schoois and education- dress, Mr. Thompj;on was ai autharities do not bave at thanked on behal! af the club their disposai sucb funcis as by Rotanian George Hacking, tbose provided in industry, for and President Keith Jackson instance, tbey have more in- added bis personai thanksand~c formation and sources of in- comendatian for doing what formation as a resuit o!frnany he called "a terrifia job" as directed studies o! thousancis Supervising Principal of Bow- o! chilciren, than they ever had manville Public Scboals. before. Information an bow chilciren grow andi deveiop, measure- fYID1 e mornrng paper. Surprised were they indeed learn that it had been print- almast 50 years ago. And such opinions have been ld ail down thraugh the ages. te foilowing quatation might. ly explaîn it:- The gaod aid days are look- upon witb nostalgia because their distance. If they were ser ta us we wauld not be ary sa lenient in regard /to ir short comings, and the > r hues surraunding their tues would be somewhat ne dim." Dolng Good Job Ve believe that the Public ools of to-dày are doing a er job of preparing child- for life in ta-day's world tn any scbools of the past ild do. The course of study tains al af the former sub- ts and bas changed little er than being added ta. Il been made more adaptabl lie needs of individual con- nities. We heàr much ques- ing to-day as to pupils' G Save up to $100.00 a year OHove mcens of glorious soft water BOTH GUARANTEED WITH DwU SOFTENER now JACK DROUGH, PLUMBING MVA 3-5615 Division and HEATING BOWMANVILLE Street South If the children and I were left alone... Could'we live on the money from 'My husband's insurance? LOVER',ONI MILLION CANADIANS ARE INSURED WITN THEI LONDON J.IFI "Wjth food and clothes costing so muçh, and the upkeep of a borne so expenhive-.. could we niake ends meet until the children are tbrougb achoiol? "r, would we have ta make a complete ceange la oi'r way of living-a change tisai would affect the whole future of rny boy and girl? "'This ia no important in our ]ives- 1 wish 1 b.d a clearer idea of just how far our inaurance would go!" ASK A REPRESENTATIVE OF TH-E LONDON LIFE HiAb 0 0f-1 CE &ôL ND(> N CeA W D 147 I PAETIM ent 'o! knowiledge, intehhi- ýnce, abilities andi aptitudes, he transfer of training (so that îowledge gained in anc sub- et can be useci in another> id information on the many >w's and why's, do's andi on't's in the educating a! a .ld. Changes »Iave Occurred Andi as a resuht o! this re- ýarch "n a great increase in ubhisheci material - in aur ,hoolB, too, changes have iken place. Un!artunately fan the teach- ,bowever, such changea have otsimphifieci ber task - ther bas it become more )mpicated. Our achoals are requireci ta ýcept ail chilciren betwccn the es o! six and sixteen. Each ffers from, the other in a ultitude o! ways - in the sire ta improve in bis pby- 'ai abilities, in bis mental )iities, in ail bis attitudes, iin- rests andi appreciations. Each ild pregents an individual oblem. WVhat is thc teachers' 'task? Although a child's intelli- rice level nemains the same, sknowledge and bis abilities n be increaseci. Since h.-J iviaur la causeci it can alsa ti jec ar( ho, dci chi sea pi- sc] tak en, noa rat con Bec age difi mu dies sice abi erE cai] p vt .4 m~*r - IIÏTSff DORY CLIANIRS' NAPONAL CONTESTI WIN'A $1000900 âMAISIIAIL FIELD & CO.*- DREAM WARDROBE' IC "Miss Sniith, the firet place to look*** iS in the ~ ~ ~Who soli' ih. the Flrm's addr.s*, the telephon. num ber -£KUMJJAY, 5EFT. M, leu' MONTREAL - Can't believe it!1 - Sunimer gang and schoôl days crowding ust But-do remnemhei* what help GLIDE LIQUID STARCH can brin1 you-in making the youngsters' clothes ]1o0 better, and wear longer. Glide adds ta the whil~ ness of your washing - bcaiise of the blue in it. Makes your ironing much sra-a-o-ther, becausq there's wax in it. And you have ail theseadvanlý- tages so easily. Just add water ta Glide -hot or cald -that's 'ahi Whether it'a nren's shirts -or table linens -fine curtains or house dresses, Gide malces the most wonderjul difference I Buy it in the 33 oz. bottle -or the 64 oz. giant economy size. You'Il like itl Ever Wanted To Go Abroad? Drive down ta Mexico? Take a trip across Canada? These and other holiday plans . . . mnaybe ones you've been dreaming about for years MR ..could really happen next ucar if you begin your bdfr1 - planning nouw. Why not open a Surshine Account at the BANK 0F MONI'REAL? Keep it separate . fnom any other account, make regîilar savings pay- inents into it, and alrnost -bofor-e you know it - you'I1 be on your wayl One of the surest ways I know of making vacation dreanis corne truc is ta run a B of M -Sunshine Accaunt - faitbfully. Here'à Good September Sense! Whether you're buying hase for your young sons heading ,back ta sahool, or for your husband . . . for yourself or ykur pretty daughters - stc6o h os a.Y e n ou'l ilona areL stcBAR the .most lfarnousnatrne-BhirylonsIrLe exquz.sitely sheer -yet, because of the new "Lanolini cîc~~ Finish", hyaesagrssat-an erlonger» Circe-Br Nlon snglyfityour ankles -sleek and sheer and prettyl Extra fine quality to, in every type of hase, makes famous Circle-Bar the brand f ol your whole fa1nily. J BLACKSTOCK 011 lwrs from the Fs* Mr- nd Ms. LrneFlying Off icer Ernest Carland Do.ône, t Wanan.La, e McLean andlin, Cari ad onad, t.Cata-North Bay, were home for the rines with Mr. and Mrs. N. weekend to attend bissit' M ntjoy. wedding. iiçl Mr. and Mns. Vernon Thurs- Congratulations -to Mr. atid ton,. Dunsford, wlth Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Prescott (nee Mrs. Eanl Dorreli. Marjorie McLean) on thetP Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Archer marriage last Saturday. Bnc Mily, W hrtok M. Mr. Gary Venning, Bowmari. andMrs W Arhertavisit ville, was borne for the weelk- fniensd n eaeron lt endi. His frýendIs in this cofi. Thurday.munity wish Gary every stte- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Larmer cess as manager of Minns' enjoyed a week's holiday in Men's ClothingStore in Bow- Westerný Ontario. manville. Glaci that Mrs. William -Van Mr. Milton Payne, Montreal, Camp got home Irom the Osh- is visiting bis sister, Mrs. Rus. awa' Hospital last Wednesday. sell Mauntjoy and Mr. Mount- Miss 'Mabel VanCamp bas re- jay. turned from a trip ta England MsLeaTlo, owmari. andi was bornefo the week- ville, with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest end. rmro udy Miss Gertrude Henry, Toron- Lrs.R ob.an Foud and ea ta, with Mrs. James .Henry. ,Mrs.niRobt. Frdand .Jank .Mn. aùid IVrs. Dalton ]Dorrell ac to panie Mr. a ge rs. a had a motor trip In the United Rh aterctaena States last week andi visited Havelock for the weekend. New York City. Misses Nancy Mr. and Mrs. George Stani- andi Leanne stayed with the land and farnily, Toronto, wlth grandparents Dorreli w h i 1 e bis parents. Heather was with the grand- Mrs. Edward Darcy is visit- parents Wright., ing Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Will McAllister-, Spinks, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Lamne McAilister- Mrs. James Ginn visited lagt of Teeswater with Mr. Harold week with Clarence Ginns, McQuaid. Gerald Stinsons and Lewis Rev. C. W. Hutton gave anj Stinsans. interesting talk on, his studies1 Miss Gienda Tennant with whiie at Illinois thi-, summer. b er granciparents, Mr. and Mis. There was a beautiful basket Harvey Ginn, Oronb. 1 -Unnaummom e ,~ -t TEE CANADIM STATIMUV RelmWAM 1 Irff.T.v. ewvpàier^ Le A. PARKER & SONS l PLUMBW(G *HFATING- Oit BURNERS ING ST: E.. BOWMANVILLE MA 3.56il