$1200 Each At $12.00 Each 50 Pure Wool Serge Suits 50 ; tn Black, Navy, Dark Brown and Dark Green Shades. Made from a pure Canadian Wool Serge and fast dyes. Right up to the minute in style, fit, --and finish, satin lined. All sizes for Misses and Ladies, 16 yrs. 44 bust measure. Good value at $16.50 to $18.00. 'his is a real suit snap, to start the season going, and one which we-will not be able to repeat. One Price $12.00 To Clear Alterations, as usual, free of charge. At 98¢. Each At 98¢ Each 19 Dozen New Waists The finest assortment we have ever shown at this priee. Lawns, Voiles, Rice Cloth, Dimities, ete., ete.--ten different new styles to select from--every- one crisp and new--all sizes, 34 to 44. Your Choice 98¢ To Clear See the Window for Sale Goods. WATCH FOR OUR MILLINERY OPENING NEXT WEEK All the Latest Novelties at Low Prices. T. J. OCONNOR 0 PRINGRGS STREET: | PHONE mo dur Three Piece Parlor Suites At $25, $31, $39 up, are newest and up to now-- 50 to choose from. : Some new $5.00 special Iron Beds just in-- others $3.00 to $50.00. Rugs-- English and Canadian makes. Hapestrios for wall--these are hard to get. We have a few. oh Repair and Upholstering work promptly e. Yours ' : mm T. F. Harrison Co. Tks i 's Tan Calf Bluchers, Gun Metal Bui $6.00, $5.50, 36.00. Bn rgul '$3.75 Special Women's Overgaiters, all colors; Regular $1.00, for i.e Le Allan M. Rei 111 PRINCESS ST. this week we are' showing a few Gun Metal Well tailored throughout; coats full , ; becided to piace place $500 in the esti- mates for 1 Sy Jor night elas, pus- poses, and $1,000 for the ment and improvement of mercial form. The Chairman, H. F. Metcalfe pre- sided, and the other members pres- ent were Trustees Anglin, Craig, Co- hen, Elliott, Farrell, Godwin, Hen- derson, Lemmon, Monk, McKay and Renton. The following communications were read by the Secretary, and re- ferred to committees: M. Luella Parrott, "secretary of the Women' Teachers' Association, wrote in If of association, ask- ing that suitable artificial lighting be provided for all the class rooms not already so provided. It was pointed out that on dark days the pupils find it difficult to engage in any form of school work without serious eye strain. The regular work is interfered with, and it is impos- sible to have class rooms thoroughly awept and dusted. An application for a position on the teaching staff was received from Alma J. McPherson, of Ridgeville, Ont. A communication was Wooived from A. H. U. Colquhoun, Deputy Minister of Education. * Inspector Weatherell reported that in Decem- the Kingston Collegiate Institute, he Called the attention of the Principal | 0 an irregularity in the commercial department. The pupils are not tak- | ing all the obligatory subjects re- quired by the regulations. The Min- ister of Education drew the atten- tion of the Board to the fact that the High School laws and regulations must be equally enforced through- "| out the Province. Unless the Inspec- bor received intimation that this matter had received the attention of the Board; he will 'not be in a posi- tion to certify to the Legislative grant, The secretary notified the Board of the receipt of a cheque for $1,000 from the provincia] treasurer's de- partment, for the Model School. Ne y Committee, |. Trustee Lemmon, chairman of the Property Committee, presented his report, which was adopt¥d. Trustee Anglin objected to one clause, 'which recommended an in-| the vote being taken, Trustee Anglin was the only member who voted nay. The report of the committee follows: 'being sufficient room at the back of the building to afford playground for all the pupils of the school. That four portable rifie racks be provided for the rifles of the Colleg- fate Institute Cadet Corps. These racks can be located wherever most convenient for the Cadets. That shelving be placed in the tea- ¢hers' room, Victoria School, for the accommodation of books and speci- mens, as requested by Mr Ettinger, Frncipal The estimated cost 30. That the request of Joseph Gould, caretaker of Central School, for an increasé of salary be granted; that the ificrease be $100, making his sal- ary of $600, the same as is paid to the janitors of Macdonald and Fron- tenac schools, and that the increase take effect from January, 1916. That Newlands & Son, architects, 4 be requested to raise the brickwork of the ventilating flues of the new Collegjate. wing to a height equal to the parapet walls, as called for by the specifications governing the con- struction of the building. 'Management Committee, The Management Commitee of To old doctor was impress his little patient the essen of mastication. "My | "before I got "That wouldn't do at our hduse, , why not, my son?" snd wh I'd aw be hungry, | | ditions as intolerable. \ taraqui Schools. ber, on the occasion of his visit to | | | _FRIDAY, reported as follows: In toa "motion, moved by Trustee Elliott and adopted by the 'Board on January 12th, asking fora report concerning the need of more Public Schoo! accommodation, your, Committee received ftom the Inspec- tor a report on the matter, an extract from which is as follows: Section 4 (1), of the Public School Regulations of 1915 sets forth this legal obligation: (a) "There should not Be more than an average attendance of 40 in each of the class-rooms of Forms I- wv." (b) "On the recommendation of the Inspector, an additional teacher and class-room shall be provided by the board .when the average attend- ance in any class-room excseds 46 for two consecutive years." "It should be accepted that these regulations do not establish an ideal standard, but prescribe the limits beyond which the law regards con- It is the prac- tically unanimous opinion of the in- spectors of urban schools in Ontario that the enrolled attendance per teacher should never exceed 40 and that the enrolled attendance in the primary clage'room should be small- er than this, "In more than half the classes the average attendance Was more than 40 and in every month there were classes with an average'of over 45. "An effort is made at the begin- ning of the term to secure, as far as possible, an equal" enrollment in all the classes, and occasional adjust- ments are made during the year to maintain this equality; but the re- quirements of a graded classification as well as conditions of residence make an absolute éjuality of enroll- ment impossible. "Since pupils are shifted, from time to time, from school to school, to equalize the attendance, a state- ment of attendance by schools .and classes shows the general congestion but does not reveal the localities in which additional accommodation | would be most useful. This can on- ly be realized from the residence of the pupils and the number who haye to be transferred to other and more distant' schoo's, begause of. over- crowding. 4 "Additional class-rooms would be J most serviceable in the nonth-eastern part of the city. This district is now served by Frontenac, Central and Ca- The Board has been notified by provincial health inspector that two basement rooms in Central School, which we are now compelled to use, are not fit for school purposes. There is no accom- modation in this building for the Model school. The Board is under contract with the Department of Ed- ucation to provide this. "A Kindergarten is much needed | in Cataraqui schoolglt is now impos- sible to provide room for it. In addi- tion to these requirements there is a] general overcrowding, particularly in the primary rooms, where it is most injurious. ""In Frontenac school the attend- ance in the lower grades is excessive, although as many phpils as possible wera transferred from the lower classes to gther schobls at the begin- ning of the term; but if an addition were made to Central school, or a sufficiently large new school erected in Cataraqui ward, satisfactory con- ditions could be secured in Fronten- ac school, also by the removal of the senior classes, These changes would also beneficially affect other schools. "Whether it is better to propose | an addition to Central school or a new building in Cataraqui ward will require to be carefully considered. It is'bad policy to multiply small school buildings. Doubtless the most desirable plan'would be the erection crease in salary for Joseph Gould, of a new building to replace the ob- caretaker of Central school, but on | 8olefe Cataraqui school and large en- ough also to provide the additional | class.-rooms required. This demands | & building of not That the side lawns at Victoria | School be used in future as: play-| grounds for junior pupils, there not | is | . | ideal size from the point of view ef school management and classifieation less than eight rooms for present use but the plans thould permit of convenient and sym metrical additions. No sohool plans should be adopted that do not pro- vide for satisfactory enlargement. "The most desirable building for this locality would be one of ten rooms. This could be so constructed that the Kindergarten room and the adjoining corridor would form a serviceable assembly room. '""The proposed addition to Central school has the merit of providing ad- ditional accommodation where it is probably most © desired, and will make the duilding more nearly of an Phis-plan can also be carried out at & smaller present expenditure." Your Committee carefully consid- ered the above report and came to the conclusion that while it recogniz- ed the imperative need of more Pub- lic School accommodation, it could not see its way clear to recommend the Board to approve of the erection of a new school building this year owing to the unusual demands being made ppon the city and taxpayers in consequence of the war. (Continued on page on page 10.) MOWAT MEMORIAL MEMORIAL, HOSPITAL. Cheq From Nepane Daughters Qf ' The Empire. The monthly meeting of the Syrac- tors of the Mowat Memorial Hospi tal was held on Wednesday atter- noon in the Board of Trade rooms. The financial statement showed an increass in the receipts from patients the amount being $544. A be of $100 was received from the Loyalist Chapter, Daughters of _ pire, Napanee. This is an annual sub- scription and much appreciated by the Board There are mow thirty patients in residence, including twelve soldiers, several of whom have been on active service and dre invalided home. The matter of municipal grants was discussed and it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Shangraw, of Harrowsmith called at C. Westbrooke's, 354 AL bert street, on Thursday afternoon. ' MS eaMlly viofigate 1a [Abernethy s Special Shoe Par 'gains for Saturday After stock-taking we found that we only had a Y small lot of broken sizes--only enough for one bargain day---these will be on sale Satur- day, and Saturday Only $3. 75 One small:lot of Men's Black and Tan, Calf and Kid, Plain, Lace, Blucher and Button Boots; regular $5.00, $5.50 and $6.00. Clearing Saturday at | $3.75 $2.95 Small lot of odd sizes in Men's Laced, Buttoned and Blucher Boots ~-- that regularly sold at $4.00 and $4.50; $1.85 20 pairs Boys' School Boots; sizes. 1 Grain Leather to. 5. Spe- Clearing Saturday $1.95 Small lot only, Laced Boots, real good value; regular: $4.00°and $4, 50; sizes 2 1-2 to 4 only. Women's Kid hy's Shoe Sore A TIMELY TALK ON HATS FOR MEN Campbell's, the big hat dealers, are receiv- ing new stoek from the leading hat factories of the world almost daily; and are showing very many nobby styles, par- ticularly in soft hats, which promise to be even more popular than ever this season. Select Yours Now, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, Campbell Bros.. For new styles in Men's Ha 84 Princess St. ----------_-------- A 7 A PAA A AY FASTIDIOUS FOLKS ~ FAVOR : Our Coffee! We are building up a very large trade-in Coffee, the kind that we grind fresh on Jour own premises every morning. HENDERSON'S COFFEE Is in a class by itself. 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