BATURDAY JUNE 17, 1022. ee ---- THE FAVORITE MOTOR GUIDE CENTRAL ONTARIO Showing main highways and connect- ing roads, leading summer resorts and points of interest. PRICE ......3 R. Uglow & Co. - JC. THE ADOLESCENT ACT AND. NEEDS OF KINGSTON Ably 8et Forth by Principal E. O. Sliter at Rotary Club Luncheon. In a' splendid address before the riembers of the Kingston Rotary { Club, at its weekly hincheon on Fri- | day, Principal E. O. Sliter, of the | Collegiate Institute, explained the Adolescent Act, and pointed out the {Feeds in Kingston to meet the re- {quirements of the act, ! Mr. Sliter set forth this most im- and his address was listened to with a great deal of interest by all the {members of the club. The president, Leman A. Guild, presided, and in- itroduced the speaker, pointing out that the subject to be taken up by Mr. Sliter was a most interesting one to Kingstonians, in view of the fact P A DAY | could be a bigger event if some people were to, get Glasses to make their | vision normal and relieve eyestrain. Think about it. | Then consult "THE GIFT SHOP" Wedding Gift Suggestinos in Silver In price ranging from $1.00 up to $500 we can help you. CABINETS OF SILVER SILVER SERVICES ENTREE DISHES, FLOWER BASKETS CASSEROLES, ete. Registered Optometrist 140 Wellingtor St. Opp. Post Office Now Is The Time to decorate your Lawns and Cemetery lots with our Cement Flower Vases. Three varieties to choose from. Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS 100 Princess Street, Kingston Kingston Sement Products H. F. NORMAN, Manager OFFICE: 69 Patrick Street Phone 780w. DENTAL PARLORS 188 PRINCESS ST, KINGSTON * Man wants little here below and it is surprising how many of them do not mind not having much above-- thelr ears. Latest Pyorrhea Treatment X-Ray work. ---- --r A SPECIAL SALE OF 21 Piece English (China Tea Sets Reduced From $6.50 to $4.35 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY, Robertson's Limited 73 Princess St. MEN'S OXFORDS 405 Gun Metal and Mahogany Oxfords -- per- forated Tips and Vamps, Special value at --$4.95 ; Allan M. Reid SHOE STORE ; _ 111 Princess Street fi school accommodation Hl | this act, and | ~ermminy | TOL attend the | being done for these reasons. To | that it was the intention of the Board {of Education to provide additional and equip- { ment, | Mr. Sliter, in his opening remarks, referred to the Adolescent School At- tendance Act. He said the situation (Is one that has to be faced at once, j| 2nd that citizens must decide what | they will do about it. And in order {to discuss the matter, citizens must vnderstand the situation, Mr. Sliter dealt with the question of compulsory education, and the rassing of the Adolescent Act by the Ontario legislature, in 1919. Under after September of this Iyear, all between the ages of four- teen and sixteen, will be called upen 'to go to school all the time, or go to school part of the time and work part of the time. The law says that every urban municipality of 5,- 000 or over, must provide part"time ~gourses, and penalties are provided for employers and parents or guard- ians who violate the law. These spec- fal classes cannot be held at night, as the law will not allow it. Many people might wonder why the pre- sent schools, with their teaching staff | afd equipment could not be utilized. Duty of the City, The speaker emphasized the fact | that it was the duty of the munici- classes, and then went on to deal with the situation as it affected King- ston. Kingston had not as yet com- plied with the act, and additional accommodation 1s needed. The &peaker here pointed out how it | would never do to' put pupils of six- | teen vears of age with pupils eleven |and twelve years of age. Special We specialize on Painless Extraction | classes must be provided for dull and y | subnormal pupils. There must also be provision made for pupils who do Collegiate Institute, but who go to work. These classes [should not be technical, but of a pre- | vocational * character, The - boys {could be given manuel training, and | the girls domestic science. There | were many boys who were dull with {books, but very clever with their {hands, and they should be given a | chance, Continuing, Mr, Sliter stated that {those who were in close touch with | the matter had found that the least accommodation to meet the situation in Kingston would consist of a ten- | room school. More secondary school {accmmodation is needed, but not of | the typs of the collegiate. The need fratied for a school giving prevoca- { tional work, and to go still further. | Besides the ordinary subjects there {should be something of a technical lor practical character, The govern- | ment was ready to assist in the cost. The government would also provide |the services of an expert to make a | survey of Kingston to decide on the | courses to be held. | Mr. Sliter said that the collegiate {here was at present crowded, and {that unless there was some relief, it would be overcrowded next year. | The speaker said that he had sug- gested to the Board of Education that the commercial course in the | collegiate be transferred to the new lechool to be.built. This would re- lieve the Collegiate of three rooms, and 120 pupils, and give the Col- jesiate a chance to expand. "And all this should be ready next fall," sald Mr. Sliter, "but this of course, is an impossibility now. But [by September, 1923, we must be pre- pared, We cannot make a pretence at meeting this act. And I do not see what we can do unless we do something along the lines I have |outlined. And unless we do some- 'thing along these lines, I do not {think that we will have endeavored {to do anything." As to the number of pupils to be affected, Mr. Sliter said that he had asked Inspector Merchant who wae {in Kingston recently, and he had stated that the number would be 250, and this agreed with the estimate made by the speaker. And the law slated that these pupils must attend |school, | | The speaker stated that every year boys and girls were being sent out unprepared for life. The govern- ment, in putting through this legis- lation, had pointed out that it was provide the training for citizenship, and for the training of the right use of the hours of leisure. There was the problem of what to do to help the young people. The speaker feit {portant matter in an able manner, | THE DAI I would go a long way towards solving {this problem, i Money Well Spent, | As to the financial condition of the City, to meet the expense of the new school, the speaker had no informa- tion to offer, but he would venture to say that if the people of Kingston felt the importance of the matter, end determined tq carry out the law to meet the requirements, the money | would be forthcoming. There would be cutting down of expenses on other things, no doubt, but not on this all- {important matter, deny the statement that money. pro- perly expended on education is the best investment any city could make, There was but the question of what would be proper to take up. If jt was shown that these extra classes are absolutely necessary, the money would be forthcoming, Mr. Sliter said that the schools of the city had served their purpose all right up to the present, but referred [to the fact that a large proportion of {pupils would be dropping out be |cause they did not find what they {wanted to take up. | The speaker took occasion to pay 8 warm tribute to Kingston Board of Education. "You have a board that you might be proud of," he add- {ed. "If the board on looking into {this matter decides that this addi- | tional accommodation fs needed, the citizens as a whole, should be of the same opinion, as the board of educa- | tion is a most respectable body, com- I posed of respectable citizens, who thave as much at stake as the ordin- ary citizen." br. H. E. Day moved a vote of {thanks to the speaker for his splen- did, address. He said no person in | Kingston understood the situation better than Mr. Sliter, as a result of | his long experience in teaching here, He felt that the members of the {Rotary club should consider it their {duty to follow up this work, more | #specially on account of the fact that {it had to do with boys' work. Dr. |Day also told about the good work which is being carried on [Kingston welfare §tation, in 1 after the children underweight. He {also referrad to the nutrition clinics | Re ld. He asked that all take an in- terest in the work, and send "Kid- | dies who needed attention to this {welfare station, | L. T. Best seconded the vote of ~~ (Pality to provide these part time |thanks to the speaker, stating that Dr. Nash's | the members of the club had listened | with great interest to the clear and concise address, The question taken up by the speaker had been before |e Board of Education for some time, and fhe decision to seek addi- [tional accommodation had not been |arrived at quickly. The matter had |been given the most careful consid- eration. hi se President Guild, in tendering the vote of thanks to Mr. Sliter, stated that he agreed with Dr. Day, in his suggestion that the club take the matter up and give it loyal support. He also appealed to the members to assist in every possible way the work which is being carried on at the wel- fare station. ' A -- All Ready for Chautauqua. All is In readiness for the great Chautauqua, to be held in Kingston under the auspices of the Rotary Club, July 1st to 7th, inclusive, Re- ports of the various committees were received, and it promises to go over big in Kingston. The sale of tickets will commence at once. Kingston and district has been well covered by the advertising committee, and all over the one topic of conversation is about the Chautauqua, The club received a letter from the Sister Superior and Sisters of the St. Mary's-of-the-Lake Orphanage, thanking the club for the treat given the "Kiddies" in this institution a week ago, and extending best wishes for the success of the club. Rotarian Taylor Dale very ably 1.Y BRITISH No person would | at the | ooking | Ny Ww G HIG, | METAL SHOE LACES Something new--guaranteed to wear for ever--very neat --handy--always handy-- 25¢. for low shoes--30c. for high shoes. Come in and have our shoemaker attach a set in your shoes. 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The Leading Undertaker, Chairs and Boat Seats, ed in a motor car collision, Judge Madden, after hearing the evidence, dismissed the case with costs finding no criminal negligence on the part of the defendant, He found the plain- tift was guilt of contributory neglig- ence, T. J. Rigney, K.C., appeared for the defendant, and C. M. Smith for the plaintiff. The evidence showed that the de- fendant's car had hit Mr. Smith's rig, with the result that Mrs. Smith re- ceived a bad cut which required medical attention and: leaves a per- manent scar. 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