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IjPwiÊtoj v* j-t>i.oo a year In advance ; $i .50 to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1915 Volume. LXI No. 14. J & Continental / New Spring Goods Arriving Daily ***- New Sprino- Coats, New Spring Suits, New Spring Blouses, New Black Silks, New "Colored Silks in all the latest shades, New Black and Colored Silk Crepe de Chines, New Dress Goods and Suitings, an elegant stock] of new Cotton Goods in Voiles, Crepes, Bedford Cords and Ratines. We'are"still]showing some Ladies' Suits, regular price from $12.00 to $25.00 now'seliing at from $5.00 to $8 00 Secure one before it is too late. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman •ifv.v ©OIWEA * 1 "XT'orn- shoes are the last, the finishing touch to your Easter makeup. The style, of course, must be right, or else the desired effect is lost, no matter matter how expensive yonr gown and hat may be, if your footwear is not in absolute keeping, your fashion efforts go for naught. We are showing the grandest assembly of Easter shoes Ifoe hape ever incited ^ * you to see. ne=w spring styles are here, the latest and best productions of representative manufacturers of stylish footwear* And for men and children too--shoes that will immediately appeal to every lover of nobby styles v in shoes of quality. WE INVITE YOU TO SEE THE SHOWING 2p. AND COMPARE PRICES THE STORE OF QUALITY 5. SERVICE Desirable Residences In Bowmanville FOR SALE Centrally located, heated by furnaces, with bathrooms, waterworks, waterworks, all in excellent condition. One is a new house. Will sell for cash, or terms to suit purchasers. purchasers. Investigate to-day. Build This Summer This summer is going to be a good time to build, Pick out a lot now I have some very cheap lots and also other lots centrally located at bargain prices. Remember I insure - everything. Harry Cann Insurance and Real Estate BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1617 Incorporated by odd of 'ParUamew Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Savings Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. "TRIP ROUND THE WORLD" An Unique Evening's Entertainment Provided by Epworth League With Good Things to Eat, Drink, See and Hear. One of the most pleasing social evenings evenings held in Methodist League room was enjoyed by those present on Monday evening. ' A Trip Round the World" was the inducement offered and it proved an exceedingly attractive one. Railway tickets advertising the various places touched along the route at which passengers passengers might leave the car and secure luncheon, were on sale at the "Grand Central Central Station", Methodist Church. The school auditorium presented a most festive festive appearance, with decorations of flags and flowers indicative of the nation, and each booth in itself was a pretty picture. Ireland was the first country ta be visited, visited, and was resplendent with the beloved beloved Shamrock in the foreground, the entire color scheme being green and white. The Irish flag hung o'er the scene, a harp was in view, and the table was tastefully arranged, lilies, and green and white candles candles being part of the decoration. ' Dainty menu cards announced that "pratie" salad, Duttermilk, and bread and butter were served at this depot. The young men in charge were attired as typical Sons of Erin, while the ladies looked equally well. Canada was the next country visited by the tourists, and they felt very much at home as they partook of the johnny cake and maple syrup. Maple leaves and branches were much in evidence, while a large Union Jack draped at the back of the booth, and smaller flags and flowers made a very pretty scene. Red an 1 white composed the colors of Scotland, with the much-revered emblem, the Thistle, holding a prominent place in the decoration. , The girls appeared in Highland dress, 'Scotch caps, wearing tartan sashes, and served scones, cheese, and oatmeal macaroons. In China the decorations were very pretty with the lanterns, fans, etc. The girls in their improvised kimonas, fitted in with the surroundings nicely, while the chef, in his immaculate white suit and sandals, was kept busy serving the inevitable inevitable cup of tea and sandwiches. The Leaguers are indebted to the local Chinamen Chinamen for > he loan of articles used in decoration decoration and the chefs suit. England was a very popular booth, tor was* not toothsome apple pie and Devonshire Devonshire cream served here ? Flags, bunting, and.pennants "Shouidgj^io shoulder" and "What we have, we'If ûold" made the room one of the prettiest. The refreshments refreshments were served by waiters in costumes of red, white, and blue, from small tables were arranged nicely with primroses and flags, were much enjoyed. A visit to Japan completed the trip. This booth was thoroly picturesque in every detail, and was a miniature "land of flowers" and gay with many colors,^ a prominent place being given to the Tâp- ese flag. Calla and Easter lilies, chrysanthemums, chrysanthemums, and marguerites were used in abundance for decoration. Japanese mottoes, mottoes, pictures and curios were greatly admired, admired, while the courteous ladies and gentlemen in Japanese kimona costume served an appetizing lunch consisting of cake, homemade candy, and coffee -th se buying, however, were pérmitted to sit on chairs while partaking of refreshments, instead instead of seating themselves on the floor in real Japanese fashion. During the evening lively piano selections selections were rendered by Mrs. H. Burk, Misses Zuern, Reta Cole, Ina Pethick, Kathleen Knight, and Lloyd Rice, Later in the evening a splendid musical and literary program was given which was keenlv appreciated by all. The President President of the Epworth League, Mr. W. G. Butson, Mathematical Master of the High School, presided, and offered a few happy remarks in his words ot welcome. Program Program consisted of piano duets by Misses Mitchell and Osborne, and Misses Reta R. Cole and Helen Yellowlees; piano solo, Miss C. Roenigk; splendidly rendered vocal solos, Miss Eisler, Mr. T. Holgate, Mr. Carl Clemence, Mr. R. M. Mitche 1; ladies' quartet, "The Church in the Wildwood", Wildwood", Mesdames Rice, Cole, Higginbotham, Higginbotham, Pickard; suitable readings, Miss Esther Stevens, Miss Lena Haddy, M. E. Bruce; Mrs. T. E. Knowl on, onto, always a favorite, sang two numbers and generously responded an encore, giving by request, "My Rosarÿ". Rev. H. B. Kenny made a cheerful speech expressing his pleasure at the brilliant success of the evening, and, of course, showed personal preference for the Irish booth. A patriotic selection "The Song of the Allies" by fourteen girls was well given, Miss Zuern presiding at the piano. The program closed with "Tipperary" in which all heartily joined. Proceeds over $50. Has Ontario's System of Education Failed ? Miss Tor- short with WELL DONE, LADIES ! The good ladies of Bowmanville have decided after reading the letter of Pte. Dan. Douglass in The James Papers last week to send him at once 40 pairs of socks by parcel post, the Women's Institute and the Patriotic League uniting in the good work. Too much praise cannot be gi * en the ladies for tbeir promptness, too, in this generous act for the sufferings of the men from cold and dampness is great and it is not only the privilege but the duty of those who are enjoying the comforts and pleasures of home to make the soldiers in the trenches more comfortable. These brave men who have made su h sacrifices for their empire are entitled to the best that t e country'can give and no expense or trouble incurred in their behalf can even fittingly recognize let alone pay them. It has been suggested that Tuesday, April 20, be kept as "Sock Day" throughout throughout Canada and on that day everyone will have an opportunity of doing something for the soldiers, even if it is only the purchase purchase of one pair, of socks, which would not cost more than 30 or 40 cents. For 54 years, we are informed, the , Ontario Educational Association has been annually meeting to consider how best to further the general inter- * ests of the c tildren and youth of this Province thru the public and high schools. Next week--from April 5 to 8 inclusive--public and high school inspectors, inspectors, principals and their associates, associates, and teachers of lesser note, members members of h gh and public school boards, and other persons interested in schools and edu ation will meet as they have done all these years to discuss various matters in connection with the schools and educational system of Ontario. The sessions will be held in the University University Buildings, Toronto. Altho these great educators and master intellects have given so much thought to the best education suited to this country and the best methods of imparting it to the children, th *re are thousands of people in this progressive progressive Land of the Maple who believe that very little, if any. real progress has been made in rural schools during the last 40 years. What is the condi- dition of these schools to-day ? We have now better 'sc hool accomm< dation dation and equipment, but inst ad of every school doing advanced work, te aching the practical subjects somewhat somewhat similar to those prescribed for Continuation schools and attended by young men and women far on in their teen a4e, we find these same schools not in charge of men, but nearly five- sixths of such schools are being taught by females, a large percentage of whom are young girls just budding out of their teens. WV have no fault whatever whatever to fi d with these young lady teachers, but honor them for their industry industry and independence of spirit, but we would much rather see trained men teaching the youth of this country and these educated ladies making happy, comfortable homes for them. One regrettable result of the present school system is that practically 90 per cent of the country boys and girls leave school at or under 14 years of age--at the very period in their lives when they are best fitted to be acquiring acquiring knowledge and developing their reasoning faculties. The priceless opportunity opportunity of procuring useful and f i.actical instruction in the home pubic pubic schools should be open to every girl and boy living in the country up to, at least, 17 years of age and longer if required. It may truthfully be said, therefore, that the youth of On ta: io is not being educated in the more practical practical things of life, Owing to a bad system and unfavorable conditions they.-re deprived of their rights, for every girl and boy is entitled to a practical practical and thorough English education. We have been keenly interested in reading the following extract from the proceedings of the 6th annual meeting meeting of the Commission of Conservation held at Ottawa last January: In speaking to a paper by Mr. Rhys D. Fair bairn, President of the Ontario Technical Education Association, Toronto, Toronto, S r Clifford Sifton said in part : "I do not hold with the idea of establishing establishing grammar schools and collegiate institutes to teach boys to make critical critical examinations of Shakespeare s pi iys and Milton's poems when they know nothing about agricultural chemistry chemistry and have not the faintest idea of mechanics or other branches of technical technical education. - As soon as these boys g t through their school course they are obliged to look all over the world for some place where l hey can get a job where they can make use of the education they have received. We have been doing that for two generations generations and the result is that our boys are all over the world except in Ontario, Ontario, while we have natural resources here, illimitable in extent, ■' requiring capacity and technical education to develop them; and On tar o is not producing producing ONE-HALF of what it could in AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, if that industry had the intelligent attention attention of the men we have been educating educating and sending all over the world to work for other people. I regard this development which Mr. Fait bairn has indicated as one of the most valuable valuable things that can be imagined and I am glad to see that we are getting back in Ontario to the place where we ought to have started about 40 years ago and I hope it will be followed in the other provinces." Dr. O. C. James, Agricultural Commissioner Commissioner for Canada, speaking of conditions conditions in Alberta, said the H011. Duncan Duncan Marshall sai I: "I want a man, a good Canadian, to put in charge of the Vermilion Agricultural school. I told him where there was a man in the United States, a Canadian. I said "You will have to pay money." What we want is to get as many as possible of our educated Canadians into Canada, because we need them. We were ex- porti g them for years. The State in whose employ this man was, raised his salary $200 or $30 J but Mr. Marshall met every raise." Thousands of Canadian young* men in the last 40 years have been educated for the professions in Ontario schools and at this country's exp nse and finding greater financial, inducements across the 1 nes, turned their backs on Candida and are now filling positions in foreign lands. The reason for this exodus was because of what Sir Clifford Clifford Sifton complains--the schools not educating the youth for other vocations vocations than the professions, «and so the professions became overcrowded. Un- foriunatelv, alt d the same -condition -condition has continued, the remedy has yet to be applied, for the tendency of the schools is still to send the - tudent 1 youth into the professions. Not so, does some one reply. Tell us then, please, how many boys who go thru the collegiates and high schools return to their homes to become farmers? What is a practical education ? some one asks. One writer- has said that "education is self-discovery, finding out who you are, what you c an understand, understand, and what you can do, and that man is best educa'ed who is most useful." useful." What we understand by this answer applies to all high school and university courses of study likewise. likewise. To take a young man away from work, say at 18 years of age, and keep him from useful labor in the name of education for four years in a university, will some day be regarded as a most absurd proposition. To make a young man exempt from the practi al world from 48 to 22 is to run the risk of ruining him for life. Possibly Possibly you have taken opportunity from him and turned him into a memory machine. The best and most practical way to pre, are for life is to begin to live --a school should not be a preparation, it should be life. Isolation from the wqrkl in order to prepare for the world's work, is an error. As well take a youth out of a blacksmith shop in or 1er to teach him blacksmithing. From 14 years upward he sin mid feel that he is doing someth ng useful, not merely killing time, so his work and instruction should go right along hand in hand. Yes, the educated man is the useful man, and this is the idea that should actuate all directors of schools of whatever class, for no matter matter what diplomas or college degrees a man 1.as, if he cannot earn an honest living he is not educated. Frœbel's kindergarten was t he greatest, greatest, most important, most useful and practical innovation of the last century. century. The kindergarten, the child- garden, a place \\ heVe the little souls fresh from God bit mm and blossom. You canno' make a plant blossom, but place it iu sunshine, supply it aliment and dew and Nature does the act. So it is with teaching--all we can do is to comply with the conditions of growth • - ' ^ 5 3 - -- \Ye based on the information in the text books. Give us an educational system system that will develop men ot quality «is well as of book-learning and then, the world will be given a great boost onward and upward, for, as one writer of books says, the road to success is always upgrade. The only primary school known to us of its character that correlate study and work is an experimental rural school in connection with Win I lump College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, known as Winthrop Farm School. One remarkable feature about this school is that the principal is a lady, Hetty S. Bro ne, formerly a teacher in a city school, and she is making a success of .his practical school which is an ac ive factor ini the development of the rural life around it. Mrs. Browne began just four years ago and the success of the school is due primarily primarily to her, she having developed tlie experiment wdiich is fully described in a Bulletin, No. 42, published by the Unit' d States Bureau of Education, Washington, D C , for free circulation. At the outset the effort was to see clearly: First, what the farm w'ife must do all her life: second, what the farmer must do all his life. Then, regardless regardless of tradition, the resolve was to ma 1 e a school that -will train the farm children for their future work in the home, on the farm, and in the social social life around them. It was recognized recognized that activity has given the race its power. Man began by making crude weapons arid tools out of wood, bone, stone, etc., and throughout the history of the race education has been in activity, not in books about it. Hence she began frankly with the act- ivies of the farm, both in the home and in the fields. The children, from the outset, felt a joy in the work. This stirred an interest interest in all their tools: plow's, hoes, books, pencils, paper, everything used in furthering their work. Thus they became their own teachers and teachers teachers of all those in contact with them. They mastered reading, writing, drawing, drawing, out of their own zeal which wag born of the interest that grew out of their progress, bimulfcaneoue activities activities are made possible by this interest. A visitor will see a group working the kit- the same time as they are getting the book learning. ENGLISHMEN'S NIGHT. in the child and God does the rest are strong only as we ally ourselves with Nature. We can make headway only by laying hold on the forces of the universe. Man is a part of Nature, | in the garden, another group on just as much as are the tree and bird. 1 veranda sewing, another in the In the main, every animal and organ- \ chen at a cooking task, another in the ism naturally does the thing that is | workshop, and si ill another at their best for it to do. The kinderg irten : numbers or reading" with the teacher system is sin ply the utilization of play 1 in her room, With the-e - activities as the prime factor in juveni e or ; are related such essential technics as primary e ducation. Frcebel made the ! drawing, reading, writing, numbering disc very that play was God's plan of i and modeling; so that the children educating the young and adopted it. ! master the e large' y without the irk- Play, for children, is not a big waste | some effort that is characteristic of of time. Frcebel said a year before he j the old schools. This is really an ad- died that the wor d won d take 400 , vanced kindergarten school in which years to realize the truth of his theories : children learn by doing and seeing at but after 75 years the. kindergarten • u1 *"* -- scheme is coloring the entire scheme of pedagogics. We g ive a fuller exemplification exemplification of this condition in a recent recent article describing the work of an Ethical Culture School we visited. The best educational system is the one that teaches children to live the most useful, workful lives. It has been said that the bigg, st and best part of life lies in supplying yourself with the things you need. Education, which is development and not a cramming process, comes from doing without things, making things and talking about things you do not have, a great deal more thnn using things rich men supply you gratis. If everything is done for us we will do very little for ourselves. To be able to t arn a living is quite as necessary as to parse the Greek verb The reason the industrial schooHias been so long in coining into operation is because so few men have been prepared to capt iin both education education and industry. Plenty of men are big enough for college presidents, said an author, and we have thousands of them, but we haven't men enough who can direct the energies of the you g men and women into active useful channels and at the same time feed their expanding minds. This is where we reach the limit. There is room for the man who c n set in motion a curriculum curriculum that will embrace earning a living and mental growth, and have them move togethe.r, hand in hand. " For the man who can weld life and education the laurel wai s. It is a mistake, too, to separate the world of culture from the world of work. It is a fallacy that one set of men should do all the hard labor, and another set should have the education--that one should be ornamental and the other u eful. Herein lies the weakness of the Ontario school system Only a part of the aggregate of the children can get a real good English education; the cost is too great, and the opportunities opportunities are confined to the towns and cities. Th rural 1 esidents are at a great disadvantage. Education should be within rea< h of every young Canadian Canadian and not for the lm ky city dwel- 1 rs' children alone. So long, too, as _ rs public schools are 111 charge of young girls the highest advantage cannot be offered to t he youth of this country. They can teach the le ruing of the books maybe, but it is the practical things in life, the qualities that enable an individual to be se f-acting,-' self- supporting, a producer, and not a consumer consumer simply, that equip a young man or woman for a Ü e of usefu ness, not the mere mental possession of facts. The school that best heirs to form character, not the one that imparts the most information, is the school that will meet present demands. Where, in the present course .of study, do we find special stress placed on qualities ? The test examinations are Annual At Home a Big Success. Lodge Wellington, No. IQ, Sons of England Benefit Society, held its annual At Home on Friday evening in the nicely fitted S. O. E. Hall which was filled with members and friends who received a true and coi dial English greeting. That all present enjoyed a pleasant social time goes without saying. Worthy President M. J. Smith, presided and welcomed their guests. Among those who kindly contributed to the pleasure of the evening on the program were : Miss Edra E. Grigg and Mr. Everett Hardy, a pleasing piano duet; Mr. Sam Glanville who is always popular at an evening of this kind contributed a number of up to- date patriotic selections such as The Land of the Ma le Leaf, England's Daughter, The Voice of the Allies, etc., all being appropriate appropriate and greatly enjoyed Mr. W. J. Berry recited in his usual clear voice and fine expression, a patriotic selection and as an encore gave The Homeless Cat. Mr. R. M. Mitchell sang "The Songs ot Araby" and as an encore "Mother Mc- Chree." Mr. Thos. Holgate sang "The Rain is on the River" and as an encore "Violets." Both soloists possess excellent voices; their solos were of a high order and were • splendidly received. Miss Mayme Shaw and Miss Reta R. Cole gave excellent piano solos that brought forth spirited applause. Mr. H. J. Court gave a musical dialogue and sang and was applauded applauded heartily for each number. Mr. H. Jones of Cheltenham Lodge, Toronto, sang a number of popular selections recited recited a monogue and received abundant applause from the audience. The chairman chairman made kindly reference to the members members of Wellington Lodge who are serv- ii g at the front and in other places in His Majesty's Army--nine members of this lodge being on duty for King and Country. Country. Miss Mayme Shaw and rs. H. W. Burk acted as accompanists, the former who as the chairman said was one of the best pianists in town and whose services were ever freely given at entertainments of this kind was presented with a handsome handsome bouquet of Queen roses. " At the close ' refreshments of sandwiches, cake and coffee wer«- served by the members. Messrs R. Jarvis, James Elliott and H. J. Babcock being the committee in charge of this important part of the evening's program which from unmistakable evidences evidences was not the least enjdyable and satisfying. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S ÎASTORI/ m.