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"There Are No Bad Boys," F.| Cataraqui, april o--(To the | J. Wilson Tells the Rot= |l.ditor): The misrepresentations ary Club. have been s0 many end the conse- quent ' misunderstanding so wide- spread in regards to Bilingualism rk amon A splendid address on Wo 2 land Regulation 17, that I propose, 'Loys, was given by F. J. Wilson, gen- | leral secretary of the Kingston Y. M. | thereto. - riday. British-American hotel, on F y vor and Lower Canada safe. ghder Isided, and there was a good attend- lance of members. Mr. Wilson chose {The population of the two provinces was at that time almost equally di- {vided between the two races, Lower [Canada being overwhelmingly | French and Upper Canada being just {as solidly English. So far as the schools wee concerned, thers was never a sentence or word in any of the many educational acts passed between 1841 and 1867 giving thi slightest recognition to the use of the French language in Ontario, nor does there appear to have been any |ing and inspiring address, "The Boy |with the boy at various stages in his {workers among "the rising genera- {tion," could help to give the lads a proper start in life, and keep them ion the right path. At the outset of his address, Mr. | Wilson pointed ofit how it was a na- taral thing for boys to travel in gangs. And in view of this fact, the Yequést trom ny quarter fox Such all-important task was to see that recognition. English was accepted jibe boys travelled with 3 good gans. without question as the official langu- [that 'was done to promeve hia inter, [25° Of the province and tho use of <C '- forts, and the fleld presented a great |217 Other was regarded as exchption- opportunity for. work among the of imparting instruction to pupils jrounggrers. There was an opening not understanding the official langu- for a 'Big Brother Movement," and age. That-sitiation was accepted |all who took part in this, would find without protest and without any re- {themselves amply repaid for all their quest on the part of the French for | trouble. official recognition of their language lem, the speaker remarked that it lino Rev. Dr. Ryerson, with infinite Was a man problem, as all weuld | patience and consuming zeal was admit that the boy of today, is to be |ayolving the. Ontario school system. the man of tomorrow. One could That was the situation accepted figure out the wheat resources of the ly thout hint of amendment between country, but who could estimate ths | 1541 and 1867 By a parliament com- value of the crop of boys turned out | yosed about equally of French and every year? Everyone recognized | English members, and that was the the fact that the boys were the great- situation endorsed and confirmed by est asset of a community. And the |th¢ Fathers of Contederation in 1867 work among the boys should have {ang continued for eighteen years the warm support of every man and {thereafter without a single line of woman. legislation melating thereto. 'There are no bad boys," declared | By 1831 the population in Ontario Mr. Wilson. "Some may take objec- of French origin had increased to tion to this statement, but it is just 102,743. It was not, however, until the case of normal boys who have 1885 that the department of educa- gone wrong. Our job is to keep the [tion considered necessary an express boys in a good clean gang. Keep close |, ovision in the law declaring Eng- to the boys. work and play with |; the language of all state con- them, give them the proper instruc- i .o1104 and state aided schools. This tion, and this will help keep them ou was done because about that time the right track." complaints arose concerning the de- Mr. Wilson referred to the boys at fective training in English of pupils variqus ages, and emphasized the |i; certain schools of the counties of great need of a father making a Prescott and Russell. Apparently chum of his boy. He made special |, attention was paid to the man- reference to the boy at the age when date of the department and the com- he asks so many questions. A father plaints continued for several years. had to be "a human book of know- in May 1889, the Hon. G. W. Ross, ledge," at this stage, but the speaker [minister of education, appointed a appealed to* the father to answer all | sommission to ascertain whether the the questions] and help the boy in |ingtructions of the education depart- every way possible. Play time was ment regarding the teaching of Eng- a dangerous stage for the boys, and |iish in the schools of Prescott, Rus- it was important that attention |eell, Essex Kent and Simcoe were should be paid to the boys' compan- {peng complied with or what steps fons. The adolescont stage was also (should be taken to more completely an important period. It was at this enforce - the regulations in those stage a boy formed his ideal and counjes. The commission reported made his decision 28 regards his [seventeen schools with satisfactory future. results, twenty-one with fair pro- Mr. Wilson interspersed his ad- |gress being made, twenty-eight with dress with many bright and inter- [less time given to English than esting stories, and his talk was [prescribed, and eighteen where the greatly appreciated by the members | pupils knew very little English, of the club. Rotarian Charlie Ang- It will thus be seen that thirty-five lin moved a vote of thanks to the [or forty years ago the government speaker, which was tendered by the [found it necessary to take steps to president amidst warm applause. protect English-speaking children President Guild announced to the {from neglect which was becoming embers that the Belleville club had [every year increasingly manifest. accepted an invitation to come .to |Acting on the suggestion of the com- Kingston on May 18th for an inter- mission, the jovernment in 1890 city meet, and that arrangements (provided bilingual readers and estab- would be made to have representa- |lished at Plantaganet a special school tives from the clubs at Brockville, [for the training of French teachers Watertown, N.Y., Smith's Falls and (in the English language. In 1891 Renfrew. It is expected that twenty- |the department specified that it was five or thirty members will be here [the duty of public school teachers to from Belleville. The president also |employ the Emglish language as the announced that the operetta, "In A language of instruction and com- Persian Garden," would be given at [munication except in so far as this the House of-Providence on May [Was impracticable by reason of the ¢nd. pupils not understanding English; In the absence of the pianist, Ro- |and that in school sections, where tarian Harold Singleton, Rotarian "Jack" Elder was appointed musical director for the luncheon, and he ded in putting over the songs in good style. "Jack" made a big hit when he tried out "The Old Grey Mare." In fact it went over so big that the selection will be added to the list of Rotary songs. H. I, Van Luven, Napanee, was introduced as & guest at roll call, The president made the most rleasing announcement that in the Course of a week Or so, the club would have as their speaker, John Nelson, ex-publisher of the Vancou- ver World, and one of the best auth- | orities at the coast, on the Oriental question. Mr. Nelson has been mek- S ere ing a special study of this question. He is an eloquent speaker, and his i to in gman is being looked for- ward to k erest. 'Rotarian "Mike" Bona ine genta: |} LET US PROTECT proprietor of the British-American k hotel, presented the members of the YOUR FURS Whether or not you approve of shell spectacles for other occasions you will certainly find them mighty com- fortable to slip on evenings fn the seclusion of your own The are light and smooth and the broad surfaces give uate protection to nose and ears. A You will find here My excellent assortment of styles and sizes. There are styles with straight particularly { ¢lub with a fine gift in the form of Rory Tris maleh bur with a It does not pay to take any otary e ollowing in- chances losing your Furs scription: "British-American hote!, = Rotary Headquarters." The gitt was {fj "Pe" for a small charge we in- very much appreciated by the mem- sure them agamst loss by fire, bers. moths or theft. In our storage 'Rev. Clarence Mackinnon, head of Will-he safe for the, She overseas Khaki University, J] summer and they will receive preaches morning and evening mn proper care and attention. Chalmers church on Sunday. Hear him Phone 238 and our driver 4 {with your permission, to state what | |1 believe to be the facts in regard | By the Act of Union of 1840, Up- | one parliament with an equal num- | ber of representatives from each. | al and merely as a convenient means | ' SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928. - BICYCLE TIRES First quality ana wonderful value, $1.69 TUBES, $1. --_-------- MOORE'S imine Goode "BUYA SPARE" SY Si hoy a spare: 30x3} Cords, $15.50 "& 32x4 Cords, $36.75 "Bg } 1" REACH Complete line. Bats SPECIAL Ball --Basemen's Mitts, ~--Fielders' Mitts. Catchers' Mitts, GOOD BUYS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT LISLE CLOVES ......cove nein ca i CHAMOISETTE GLOVES . .... .. SILK GLOVES SILK HOSE .. SILK SCARFS MEDIUM and LOW BUST CORSETS.. $1.00 CHILDREN'S RIBBED HOSE MADRAS MUSLIN. ...... 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The commission reported 'a decided advance has been made" and urged pereeverance. Results, however, fell far short of meeting expectations and, in 1900, the Hon. R. Harcourt, minister of education, directed the attention of the inspec tors to tho needs of the French bilingual echools and declared that, "The regulation requiring that, so far as possible, all communications between pupils and teacher shall be in English, must de carefully ob- served." Complaints continued to increase and, in 1910, Dr. F. W. Merchant was appointed with instructions to fascertain to whet extent the law and the raguiations were being observed and to what extent thé means to at- tain the desired end of providing all Tupile with a thorough training in English were inadequate or defec- tive, Dr. Merchant's report and Other events which led to the paes- ing& of Regulation 17 will be con- sidered in a subsequent letter. J. 'W. EDWARDS. 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