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-THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE. ONT.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 192L A Square Deal for Boys and Girls By Grace O. Stewart A county superintendent of schools recently voiced a growing sentiment whefflie said, "If farmers find it worth while to heat water for their cows, to took feed for their hogs, and to make soffee for themsehes when lunching In the fields or in the woods, why is it not just as much worth while to provide something warm for the boys' and girls' school lunch ? In the schools of our county where hot lunches have been served, the children have benefited both physically and mentally. They are also learning something of food principles, cooking, serving and table etiquette where the right teacher ls on the job." The hot lunch has come to be recognized in many rural schools, as well as In the high schools of the ! included where possible. Here is 1 suggestive menu for two weeks: First Week. Monday.--Cocoa. ; Tuesday.--Hash. Wednesday.-- Baked potatoes. Thursday.--Bean soup. Friday.--Creamed eggs. Second Week. Monday.--Tomato soup. Tuesday.--Creamed potatoes. Wednesday.--Potato loaf. Thursday.--Cocoa. Friday.--Apple tapioca. Preparing a Typical Hot Dish. Potato soup requires twelve pota-m, four quarts of milk, purchases may be made from the club members. For example, a bushel of potatoes may be secured from some boy or girl who drives to school and has extra products to dispose of. Only Simple Equipment Needed. A good plan is to have each member of the club furnish his own cup, plate, spoon and fork. These are kept in a cupboard at the school. Dish towels are brought from home by the pupils toes, or are purchased by the club. There half cup of butter, half cup of flour, should be: two tablespoons of salt, one tablespoon 1. A two or three-burner oil stove, of celery salt, half a teaspoon of white Stoves may be rented if necessary for Pepper, one teaspoon chopped parsley, the winter season. They will also be Before School.--Wash potatoes with useful in community affairs. a vegetable brush, peed, wash again . 2. A small table or its equivalent. and Place m c°ld water. Peel onion an<i If space does not permit the placing of and sIice- Put peelings in garbage an essential part of the a stationery table, one can be made can. Place a kettle of water on stove, towns, as an essential pare oi uie . e wall' Before Recess.--Place the potatoes rerVt/orr'onl LtPXhnsuSpp"et'^%££^^^^ ^ onion in the kettle of hM™* rZTIy to the "l^1Jh\™St'by attaching the table to the wall -ter and boil until soft (twenty to will easilv simolifv the by meant of hinges. The legs are also thirty minutes), planning the time so will easily simplify the ^ ^ ^ that the potatoes will be cookeJ by to lie back against the table when it] recess. Drain off water immediately, is folded against the wall. I During Recess.--Place milk in 3. Dishes for work in preparing double boiler to scald. Drain potatoes, food: Large kettle and cover, long-.if not already done. Press the hot pota-handled spoon, measuring cup, meas- toes through a ricer or mash. Pour uring spoons, quart measure, table-1 some of the miIk sIowIy spoon, fork, paring knives, can opener, mashed potatoes °"<* vegetable brush and potato masher. A teakettle, an oven and a few bi ing pans are useful, but not necessary 4. Cleaning equipment: Dish pans, dish towels, dish cloths, soap and from problem of providing school childi with adequate food. First of all, let us make an analysis of the meals consumed by many children during the school year. 1. The breakfast is eaten hastily in order to catch the school wagon or to have sufficient time for the long walk with a few minutes to spare for play before school begins. !?. After a long morning of exercise an J study, a growing child is ready for a good, nourishing meal. Instead, he sits down to a cold lunch that frequently consists of inadequate and partly frozen foods, while the family at home is enjoying Such food is not conducive to mental activity--it is, cause of many which leads to backwardness in work j soap and scouring powder, among school children. Upon proper I An "emergency shelf" ' food depends the development of a caution against the mishaps that may ,sound body and healthy mind. sometimes occur. Upon this shelf may 3. What is the situation in the even-1 be kept some home-canned vegetables, Ing? This tired, hungry child returns,' S0Up mixtures, baked beans and other repeating the journey of the morning,' f00ds that may be prepared quickly, and often helps with the chores before : _ . . „ _ , supper time. Though he is hungry he, Suggested Plan for Conducting the should not eat before meal time. The Work, supper was planned for the men folks I The success of the school lunch de-and the family and in accordance with' pends on a well worked out plan. The the food served to them for dinner, j daily round of duties must be reduced The one who should be considered the to a system. The teacher and children 5. Staple suppli The school cupboard should be • stocked with a small supply of staples which may be secured from proceeds i great degree, the of a social, such as: Flour, " 3 of malnutrition,; starch, cocoa, sugar, salt, spice, soda, most has been forgotten in this pi; Seemingly he eats a big meal but is the right kind of food to make up for the lack in his cold school lunch, and is it in suitable form to be readily digested so that it will not interfere with his necessary rest at night? When this is repeated day after day, the effect upon the child's health is apparent, though it is often unknowingly attributed to some other cause. Are the other members of the family equal sufferers with the child? Decidedly not! After they have hustled the little folks off, they go back and eat their breakfast in peace and quiet. At noon the family enjoys the biggest and best meal of the day while the younger members at school are having a cold lunch. Usually the family dinner includes the fruits and vegetables of the day's dietary. These should work out the plan together but when the machinery is once set in motion it should require but little of the teacher's time and effort. She should not attempt to do the work herself. If she did, the real educational value would be lost. The benefits derived by the club members from the serving of the hot lunch will depend upon its management. It is best to allow all pupils to share in the duties, privileges and the good times, making it a big "family affair." There are three types of work carried on by the club. These are cooking, housekeeping and book-keeping. The club should be divided into two groups, A and B. The work will rotate for a period of two weeks. During this time each group has an opportunity to perform each type of work. This rotation continues through the foods that are so necessary for bodily___ growth and health the child misses. I First week--Group A, cooking and The evening meal is almost universal-' book-keeping. Group B, housekeeping, ly made up of the "left-overs," which ; Second week--Group A, housekeep-mearis many fried foods. ing. Group B, Cooking, book-keeping. Considering some of these things; The duties of groups and names nf and that the child eats more than one-! pupils fourth of his meals at school, is it' in a conspicuous pi; Drth while and effort to establish the dren should be chosi until smooth. Measure butter and melt in saucepan; add flour and seasonings. Stir constantly and cook until blended together. Add some of the hot milk slowly and cook until it thickens. Pour potato mixture in double boiler; stir well. Warm cups and provide water for dish After Recess--Cook soup, thirty minutes and keep warm for serving. At Noon.--Serve soup. Rinse all cooking dishes and pile up neatly for washing.'Wash as many cooking dishes as possible before lunching hour. Method of Making Calculations. Recipe for potato soup: Twelve potatoes (3 qts.) at 40c a, peck .....................$ .IE Four qts. milk at 10c qt.........4C Half cup butter at 70c lb........1£ Half cup flour at 4c lb..........00E Onion and seasonings...........005 Total cost ..................$0.75 Number of servings ........... Cost per serving ............$0.0375 The successful carrying through of the. school lunch project depen Is upon the interest and co-operation of the school directors, parents, teachers, county school superintendents and the children. The community must hi the right attitude toward the work. Right now is the time to start yi school lunch ciub. Start it now your community winter project. How to Do Your Own Soldering. A soldering outfit will soon pay for tself on the repair jobs which would . otherwise have to be made by the i tinsmith or machinist. The necessary soldering tools ■ sist of a soldering-iron, which is made ■ of copper, because copper retains . coating of tin nicely and is such s good conductor of heat; a stick of solder or hank of soldering wire; some I flux; a pair of tinsmith's snips; a • heater for the iron. A gasoline blow-torch is the most convenient implement for heating the -.iron; the blow-torch win /--.mo l each group should be posted! handy for other work, spicuous place. The older chil-; off old paint. Be sure ould be chosen as leaders of has lugs over the bv justom of serving one hot dish in the groups during the first few weeks. The1 soldering-irc «c'.:ool lunch? I work should be so divided that the a torch of i Ways and Means. ! other school work of pupils will be ■In some city high schools it requires! interrupted as little as possible. - ;aid supervisor to direct the work. Duties of Cooks. Lunches, or the warm portions of , „, ' , lunches, are served, not only to those the lunches' With aid of oupils who live at long distances from „ „ .' , the school, but to all other students! ?' ?repare. the food' ivho wish to take advantage of a warm The purpose of this article is to help and assist teachers, parents and school boards to successfully pis unch club in the high smaller communities, and in schools where paid supervision to develop enough heat when working The kind of flux needed depends upon the materials which are to be soldered. Resin is used on bright tin, hydrochloric acid is for galvanized iron, while zinc chloride, made by dissolving bits of zinc in hydrochloric acid, will be useful for practically all other materials likely to be united, except aluminumware. 'Soldering paste comes ready mixed in cans or tubes; it is zinc chloride mixed with „ petrolatum or other grease. Solder known as "half-and- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 25 Review. Golden Te?-t--Galacians 6: 10. half solder" is best suited to all-round The first step in any soldering job is to have the soldering-iron smooth I of a narrow and exclusive Jewish sect, and clean and well tinned with solder; jealous and proud to excess, he be-otherwise the work will not be neatly j comes the champion of a broad humar.-done. To tin the iron, heat it to a !ty which, he believes will triumph temperature that will melt the solder °.ver all,prejudices and barriers of touched; place son I Barnabas and Paul to preach and to ia full of I teach wherever they go. For the He-interest .-.ml full of surprise. A young ibrew wiU admit them to the syna-man highly educated ar. 1 trained for. gogues, and the Greek is the universal a dignified and honorable profession! '^euage 01 intercourse between men in which he might have lived a life I °f Afferent nations. Moreover, the of comparative ease he becomes the I Romans had made the seas safe from strenuous advocate of a weak and \ Pirates and have made roads overland, bits of solder and a little ammoniac in an old dish or similar receptacle; then rub the surfaces of the iron back and forth in the resin and solder until each face of thi is covered with a smooth fil solder, like burnished silver. and established peace and firm rule throughout all those lands, so that tha travellers may go safely upon their journey. We may follow Paul and his companions through two long journeys-- to Cyprus and Asia Minor, Macedonia and Greece. We enter with him into city after city, into Jewish synagogues and marketplaces, and workshops, and quiet hospitable homes. We see assembled throngs, eager listeners, and some open and willing ears glad to receive so great a message. But we see also jealous and hostile faces, Jews that cannot endure to hear that that bv *"ne future age of salvation of which he may gain some of the ^ dre5m & -» be for.-*? G™tile as faith and following of Jesus Christ. !wel1 a* for *e -Jew- and Gentiles _who The story of Paul's life as far as Wl 01 ^fj^tlr'^rl j and his companions through s not and confusion, amid the fierce tion and race and creed and make all men one in brotherhood and goodwill. Though intellectually of the highest rank, and able to stand upon an equality with statesmen and scholars, yet he chooses to consort "-ith the humblest, going from place -"Interning himself by the hands and becoming, of to pi; | labor of hi good job of soldering ^^fheZ eam the parts to be united or soldered, faith and followh4 *f Jesus , should be scraped bright and clean. Do ! ™,„ ,__„ f D „ ... - l are offended when told of the folly this with an old knife or piece of] J?a^scinating" j idol worship. We follow Paul emery-cloth. After this scraping, and; subject for review. We see him first j while the iron is heating, apply the j as the carefully educated child of a j danlor of the moh before RomaT1 necessary flux. \^>f Jewish home m the schools and■! m;aJ?istrates, who usually tried to do Zinc chloride flux, being a liquid, is j university of has native city of Tarsus,; what wa3 just into pris<ms M(J then best applied with a small brush. Resin learning the mathematics and the in fli u to f,arther cities and new is convenient to handle if pulverized; Philosophy of his time, the Hebrew, places of toil. and sprinkled on the parts to be^^ ImW1"!1 literature,! Paul>8 life becomes to us a great soldered. Another method is to dis- £atea<*SE see him V^'th^: \ eX&mple °f Unselfish toil> a 1Mn* solve the resin in alcohol and to apply derful city of M"drfams Jerusalem ! l^T MmS^ ^ t0 ;+ „ v„„ai, i a jy j "reams, Jerusalem, his task. He has become, he confesses, it with a small brush. | renowned and glorious both in its his- the bond slave of Jesus Christ. He Remember that the metal to be sol- tory and. its prophetic hope studying j lives on,ly to prociaim the love and dered must be brought to the same the ancient law, with the great j saving grw:e of Jesus ohrist 0r> a3 temperature as the soldering-iron be-' Gamaliel as his teacher. And again j h,e himself wrote, "For me to live is fore a good job can be secured. To i he 13 .y"1* zealous officer of the Jewish j Christ." And he believed that, in all '1 -tively engaged in trying to|his toil and sacrifice, Christ was with accomplish this the point of the hot i f?™^1 "" t iron is" held against the metal. When ™^ writes Paterson everything is working well the molten j a crucified Nazarene. solder will then follow the point of wayside, i to be the followers of j Smyth, "that inner secret of Paul's arene. Then by the life, the constant realizing of the close he proceeds with authori- presence of his Lord. The whole value solder tative letters to the Jewish magis- of this biography is lost if we forget ceases to flow freely, reheat the iron.trates of Damascus, he is suddenly! Christ in thinking of His servant- if The inexperienced person invariably stricken as with a thunderbolt from j in admiring his faith and courage and uses too much solder, which results in | "fT.™ 5R'd m,vision he hears the voice j endurance we lose sight for a moment unsightly work. It is not the quantity fJ«*2?Z „°*6 Pe<>Ple he has been;of th« secret 0f it all. He lived in of solder that makes a good lob but Per&fcutm^- He goes on to Damascus Christ's presence. Behind, over the ,r that makes a good ob but fc to per,Secute but to join himself to heads of priests and governors and in which it is them. howling mobs, he could always s- amalgamated with the letal We may follow him there to some ; jesus. He sought only his approval, quiet retreat in the Arabian wilder-! He knew Him for bis friend in life ness w-here he goes back in thought | cr jn death " over all his studies, where he reviews I Application, and considers deeply what he has pau]'s 0wn experiences give point to learned about Jesus Christ, and finds; the exhortation uith which the lesson m that the crowning wisdom, the law; for to-day begins. He knew what it whicn is henceforth to govern his life.; was to be overtaken in a fault. Right He goes back at length to Damascus { m the midst of a career of persecu-And the kind sky shrouded her a'l S 1° JerufsaJ,em t? PTea.eh Christ tion he had been smitten to the ground And the kind sky shrouded her a I, But he meets hostility, is in peril of and convicted of his sin. It was when V? life and is persuaded to return to j humbled and chagrined, blind and confused, that a messenger of Jesus came to him, calling him "Brother Saul," The Death of Summer. Asters have heralded Summer's death '. in blue-Draped a cloud on her, fold on fold, Goldenrod showered her with his gold. And the breeze so sweet, ■ *Jn the strange still heat, Dropped a kiss at his dead love's feet. ' of bees and^rustle of grass, stoops to bend its head, Letting the-ghost of the Summer pass To the land of the unseen dead. Her eyes were blue as your eyes And, oh, how r you, While earth and sky So silently Were waiting, waiting ; . ;«j heme in Tarsus. Here____ neighboring regions of Syria and Cilicia he bears his testimony and carries on his work, until Barnabas who had been his friend in Jerusalem comes to invite him to Antioch, to share in the work of the mixed Jew and Gentile church of that city. A year passes and the city missionary work in Antioch leads to th< „ him out into liberty. Again, when he went to Jerusalem, filled with remorse for his past actions and seeking to atone by redoubled zeal on behalf of the church, he was met with suspicion and disbelief by "all" but one man, Barnabas, who had faith to believe that Saul had been c ; auguration of an enterprise which is led and not only took his part then, j to carry the gospel to distant lands, but afterward, having a special piece j Jewish communities in the islands of i of work to be done, sent for him to be and all about his partner in it. Paul knew the -- .nvite them to! sweetness and strength of brotherly knowledge both of He- j helpfulness, and what others did for brew and Greek makes it possible for him. we may do for others. o buy ( And drenched in the meadow dew. s burning' A cold wind touches the darkening air, REVIVING SINGING SCHOOLS to hold a Winter >, and get With its , may fail' And the y The Welfare of the Home Teaching Through Play--By Mrs. C. W. Savage. Is there a kindergarten v. practicable. The hot lunch club, to be successful, should have the co-operation and support of the entire community. The school board and the parents are most intimately concerned with this project, jut such organizations as the Parent-Teachers' Associations, the Farmers' 31ubs, and the various Women's Insti-wtes should be made to feel a vital nterest in the undertaking. How to Provide a Hot Lunch. The equipment for providing hot unches may be obtained in any of Siese ways: The Parent-Teachers' 3. -Serve the luncheon dish. 4. Apportion the supplies furnished by the members. Members1 should be notified well in advance s-nd care should be taken that the mate-schools of rials .assigned are convenient for the1 member to bring. As far as possible,! let the amount of material brought per' tnree hours to * week equal the cost of lunches for the! teach your chl!d whl1' 5. Keep a careful account of the food furnished by the children. 6. Balance the weekly account of each club member. 7. Keep an accurate record of the cost of the recipes prepared. Some clubs find that the secretary-treasurer acting as auditor for the en-j tire year works very satisfactorily. She must necessarily secure all data ! from the group acting as cooks. Duties of Housekeepers. 1. Keep the school room clean and after j No ? Then why not practice kindergarten principles in your own home? I do not mean by this that you must t down and devote every second for hildren. But you are about your work. Teach him through play. To-day play is considered a great factor in education. "Play is the ex-< pression of awakening instincts."! hand kr Watch your little girl with her doll.] ing, thu The doll is her baby and she is its' appreciati. mother. Through this play she is de-. Fourth, Obse veloping the instinct of mother love.I cultivated by gb Watch your little boy playing store ■ calling his attention to the different County, or fireman. He, too, is preparing for; pictures and pointing out every detail.1 abov Publ. gone by it ; strong binding Corn Borer Quarantine. Whisper of wings in the waning dusk, I Scouting work for the European And my heart still burns for you. ! Corn Borer in southern Ontario by the A breath comes laden with meadow Dominion Department of Agriculture is still being continued. It has been found that this insect has spread over a much larger are?, than was antici-i Fated at the beginning of the season. °°ne, b>" « was the, big thing which Up to August 27 a total of fi/tv-three ^velo-Ded In ne.gn-oorhoods a genuma townships had been scouted and thirty- t?m^^y spirit. The old-fashioned six of these were found infested by B,n*m* f.cho° was . of, en ,tne only the pest: as thirty-six townships were W^T V". agriCulturaI r.6gl°f fou -.1 infested last year, it brings the ^ch ae™d to g've expression to upa4n"e™X1w°oWnShlpS qUarantined famii'ie" £t5* togetnerto^en.'ifo? On September 7 a Ministerial Order "™ce.8. °ff a singing cher ma* was passed prohibiting the removal of ™!" ^en the 'orerunner of more pr:-: all portions of the corn plant, other ^"T co-operative - undertake rs. , Find the rime l^cle^shelled corn from the fol- ^°ng ^Ktf sh^see --,,„.r ^ read or tell them lowing townships recently found in- ■ f, • . . . , . stories. Every child loves a story, fested by the borer: Pelham, ThoroM ^VlTf-rlo^rd^ffi Thlri yLofveaCofd Sure: When out fn^nd^unt Ca^fra^*^ * • * ^ali staffer walks teach the children about the One-da and Cayuga south in Haldi-! f T»?' TC^l ^"S trees, flowers, and birds. Nature can mand County; Oakland, Brantford,, . ai community much direct be known and loved in the parks of Burford, Onondaga in Brant County; ™™nt and »<fed inspiration, the city, as well as in the woods and Blenheim, Blandford, Zorra east, Muslc 13 one of the good thin/n of fields of the country. And reading'Zorra west and Oxford east in Oxford our present civilization which, m com-ature stories supplements the first- County;"Louth, Grantham and Niag-, mon w!th other blessings, is as readily '.vlcdge the children are gain-'ara in Lincoln County. .available to those who live in the adding to their interest and The total area quarantined for the °Pen .country as to those who dwell in pest, includes all Welland County, all. e c'ties. can be Haldimand County, all Oxford County, j In a few isolated sections township child magazines, all Norfolk County, all Middlesex music teachers have been employed to townships mentioned! serve the township. The school dis-id Brant counties, trict is made the unit for instruct: kindt Kiciation or Women's Institute may j orderly, lonate it; the school board may fin-; 2. Place the dishes inca it, a part at least; interested table ready for the no " i the di-hwat. ; then teach'Then as he studies for himself, play. i one thing in a picture, no matter how in acknowledged fact that the' small, will escape his eye. And he will irten gives a child certain ad-; become observant not only of pictures, cultivating self-confi- but of everything else about him. Raleigh and Romney in Kent County j Where the small district system . and Usbourne and the Village of Ex-, vails the singing master goes from one eter in Huron County. I district to another, giving instruction As one of the most dangerous ways to school children and adults alike, of spreading this insect is by the! In places where consolidated schools dence, the power ot observation, or-j Fifth, Originality: With blocks, the' shipment of infested corn stalks, table\ obtain, the plan is simplified by call-iginality of thought and other qaali-1 sandpile or plasticine (the latter can sweet corn, seed corn on the cob, it is! ing those interested to the school ties. ; be purchased at stores carrying school the intention of the Department of; building for the weekly sings. Let us see if it is not possible for supplies), a child can be instructed in Agriculture to see that the quarantine If there is no other means available . Wash and replace the dishes on the mother to develop similar char-! the making of various objects. Soon! is maintained. Inspectors are station-shelves. | acteristics at home. (he will branch out for himself, doing ed at different times on the main high-. Assist in the serving if the club! First, Self-confidence: If the child; really creative work. ways leading out of the quarantined ' tnbers are seated at tables. j asks to help with the dishes, make! Sixth, Cleanliness and Orderliness: area and a close watch is also kept o .unches should be planned in ad-; the bed, cr perform other little tasks,'A child should be commended for pick- all markets and fall fairs. .ce. (1) to simplify the work; (2) j do not be too busy to listen to the ing up his toys when he has finished I --*- save time; (3) to help the mothers request. Accept the offer of assis- his play, having it impressed upon! Joke No. 2,678,513. packing the lunch brought from! tance with thanks, even if the work him that these toys are his responsi-j H _g what's the matter wit patrons may donate it; the school may five an entertainment or box supper,' |he proceeds to be used for purchasing th the necessary equipment; a shower; may be given and many of the iiten- mi ilk supplied. If a table and cupboards | *ra needed, the larger boys can make I va fchem out of dry goods boxes or old! to iesks. The fireleas cooker should be! in packing the lunch brought from! tance with thanks, even if the work him that these made as a part of the equipment. ! home. A lunch plan for two weeks is; takes longer or needs to be done over, bility. If notice is The daily lunch supplies may be ob-j suggested below. Add to this each! Remember this is one of the ways of face and hands befoi tained by the method best suited toj week the plan for a new week and by! developing self-confidence and helpful- then eans keep your menu in ad-! ness. Discouragement will not culti-'neces Pupils should take home a list, vate self-confidence. ] tion is an inspirati iunches for the coming week so! Second, ability to memorize and cism disheartens, sir mothers will know what to; think: Children love anything rhyth-i With my little twe ihe lunch basket to combine, mic, whether the words are under- old daughter, I ha\ th the lunch served al school, j stood or not. Repeat or sing nursery kindergarten though lat enly hot foods are suggest-1 rhymes and jingles to the children, above suggestions, and the ilk and vegetables are always] Soon they will be repeating and sing- have been most successful. the community. Food materials may j that be oontributed by the different pupils, j vanes epedit being given at market prices fori of thi «£e foodstuffs furnished. Should the! that _ stub wish to make outright purchases i put i ef food materials, a blanket charge of] well ken to fifteen cents per week may bo j Note Jgpfe-8»ch child. In the latter case, ed. ken of his cieam ; th . and after meals, K straw._Wellj ^minding will not be them j the feed in a tm and d and gentle apprecia-j after j €mpty the pan I rap on it and u cn '"j the pigs come for their food. But now, since so many autos are going by, the darn pigs are running all the time. half ;. uding the] Scrub stock multiplies just as fast as pure-bred, but it never gets the I right answer, -------- - ZJt^~ V l' . for developing the musical talent of the neighborhood, the local church, or Women's Institute, or other rural social organization ought to take advantage of this means of rendering to the community a real and worth-while service. Truly Valorous. "The world has crying need," said he, "Of gifted men like me: But the especial thing to do, Requires reflection, dfs*p and true-- I'm needed everywhere, And so, to be quite fair, And chance no pangs of sharp regret, I've not done anything--as yet." _________^ lar-Carolyn Shaw Rlet,-'