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THE DRYDEN OBSERVER - pr: Premier Ferguson NOT A CHAMPION Ottawa--=Supplemental examinations are to be abolished, according to an- nouncement made by Hon. G. Howard Premier of Ontario, and tor of Education, in the course of Collegiate Institute here today. The Premier said that they were etting away from the idea that edu- on was ply an accumulation of fox 4d knowledge, and that + ien one had gone through the school Looks one's education was complete. toation an an address to the students at the Glebe ; 13 we are realizing, too, that written ex- aminations are not a proper test of proficiency or efficiency. We are go- ling to put the responsibility for edu- | catcion upon the pupils themselves and while we cannot do away with all ex- aminations. at oncey, what we do pro- 'pose to do away with is supplemental examinations. s "What it is proposed to do is to es- tablish a hoard of qualified people, and instead of students having failed in June having to write again in Septem- ber. the members of the board will re- vead your papers and if you have a ood record for the year you will get through whether you have passed in! "We realize that education is a pro-; that one subject or mot." said the cass of mental training," he said, "and Premier, amid loud applause HE EA TE Comes Te LT Si | Labor Group in House 3 To Arrive Next Week: -- | WAGNERS in Boxes TOLMAN SWEETS KINGS stunts, games, ete. Some went to : checkers, others at various games, and Vegetables:-- | bi ta group of the gentler spirits sur- CARBOTS, 4H ...0uvhe ens -25 BU ITER, per'ih «+...» +49 rounded the piano, where Bud Offer's, BEETS, 410 40a ouvenes oon 25 SUGAR, 8 tbs .... g{fiute-like tenor mingled pleasantly (7) CABBAGE, per 1b TURNIPS, 616 POTATORS, per bus. «+». 55 ORANGES, doz. .ovrvrvnes- 48 ONIONS, 40 c= einen 25 LEMONS, OZ + wits vn segs ars Just Arrived :-- ; ; DELL BARS For rubless washing of dirtiest clothes. Makes them come out white as snow. per pkg. of four ........... 25 and save 18 p.c., at the ; ONLY ' ' '. Dell Bars have< "Money-Back" Guarantee Crop Chateau Fronten CV VV. a aaaad rative-Store ol Saad WY Uppie's duleet contralto in "Jua- .. 06: PURITY FLOUR, per cwt. .3-39} 23 Strictly FRESH EGGS, doz. . .60 "team work between Scotty Foote and Fk FF Peter Heenan and 'Scotty Callan to Make up New Party in the Legislature ! Toronto, Jan. 20--Peter Heenan and 8. Callan, the two Labor members of the Ontario House, who represent the constituencies of Kenora and Rainy' River respectively, will follow the ex-| ample of Messrs Wodosworth and Ir- vine, Labor members of the House of { Corarmons, and will seat themselves as 'a Labor group in the Legislature, it is stated in Labor circles. Crescent Ice Cream Bricks .. Eskimo Pies, cach .05 'Sundae Sweels ovaries 10 'GOUGH"S CONFECTIONERY J . 0 AE Tuxis Tok ih, " Hold me and let the old mare go. She'll stand and I won't." "Mush up in front you blighters." These and similar expressions were heard on Wednesday evening the 23rd as the Tuxis Boys trailed out of town, head- ed for Dan Wright's up the lake where they had been invited by their latest recruit, Sid Wright. Talk about pep! Everyone had lots for the first mile. Then Slim Ker- 1Tney's snowshoe broke, Pinky fell out to tighten up, and most of the others followeyd suit. Spreading out, they started to race. Some race! When the snow settled the troops were scattered half a mile down the lake with Pinky and his short legs left in the rear. 4 At the Wright's a royal welcome awaited them, and after a few pre- iiminaries, mentors Kelso and King took the bunch in hand, and soon the main business was transacted. The boys voted for a Tuxis hockey team, at once elected officers, and are now ready for all-comers. The forth-com- ing play to be got up in conjuncton with the C.G.I.T. was discussed, and the meeting adjourned to perform nita," ete. No matter how slow or fast any of the boys were at tramping or stunts; each and everyone showed wonderful bility and capacity when Mrs Wright passed the hot-dogs and coffee. The Jim Offer in getting outside the "dogs" was worthy of note. But at eleven sharp they took their leave after thanking their hosts for the splendid time and mushed to. town. |"Twas a réal success, so watch these and worthy of watching. ac leam Leader' s Long Journey Bountie, veteran Dusky, ieudiliz Tue ASD from the freezing winds of the Canadian Arctic, with some- thing of its loneliness, its savagery elemental qualities of courage and endurance and a dash of the romance of the long trails are embodied in Mountie, veteran hero d new leader of the Chateau Frontenac dog-team at its call upon the of the wilderness an Quebec. Mountie is 2 husky, in other words, wolf and his wolf strain shows head, with its its steel-hard, its gleaming fangs and of fur. He is a dark grey e hundred weigh? of ; ferocity, ga determination and unwavering delity. He was born away up within the Arctic Circle, at Lac-du-Brogchet, beught in 1919, when very young, by part itself in his handsome sharp ears and nose, flaming eyes, its great ruff giant, almost on muscle, bone and sinew, Sergeant Grennan of the Royal Cana- diar Mountea Police, and trained by him. He pu in nearly five years as a member oi that famous force running patrols on His Majesty's Service with the red-coated heroes of the waste. ~ The journey from Le Pas, in Northern Manitoba, where he was purchased, to Quebec, a distance of well over two thousand miles, was an exciting and extraordinary experience for Mountie. He spent Christmas Day at Winnipeg, where the kind- hearted officials of the Canadian Pacific offered him seasonal fare, which ne did not like much, except as a dessert following a mea of his ac- customed fish and biscuits He made friends with the baggage men, whe were more than sorry to part with him. Leuas, outside Chateau Frontenid. At Montreal, he had a day's' inset, Mountie. rest and there adjusted himself com paratively easily to the strange tur- moil of the great city. His driver, Arthur Beauvais, an Indian from Caughnawaga, took him for a short stroll through the streets, where he created a tremendous sensation. And no wonder, for Beauvais says he is without exception the finest husky he has ever seen, while the Mounted Police report that he has always been greatly admired wherever: he has been, both for his appearance and his capacities. Now he is at the Chateau Fron- tenac, working comparatively easily- H at giving visitors a ride and is one of the big attractions of winter-time while she answers the telephone. The : child may fall in and ke suffocated be- HINDS, Yoel yin A i HEAVY PICS ip 14 fore the mothér's return. Others give b FRONTS per 1B meee 06 | LIGHT PIGS oii +16 children easy access to tubs of hot wd ¢ water on wash day and' deaths from Tuxis of yours. They're all town boysd F Sok STAN RIE ® BELIEVER IER pr = Child Mortality In making inquiries into the cause of the high rate of child morality or deaths of young children, there must be several factors taken into account. ] One of these s carelessness on the part of the parent or guardian. Many deaths of children occur from such a smple reason 'as the mother cerelessly * leaving a pail of water on the floor ASHES Now is the time to lay in a winter's supply of BEEF AND PORK. Cut up and delivered to your door. \ FTN NIN scalding result. Mortality of children who take poison by mistake, or 3 : A medicine at the wrong time, is also | 3% Wm. K E L S O traceable to neglectful parents. It is } i g po 3 A 2 only a short while ago that a child In 8 PHONE 6 Meat Market Toronto died through eating five or | WA EE A TLE - - SAL | 2 i : TA A LE SESE TRI ser IT TA ote of A BSAC, the common' TA St fae in cA Leo GETRAIRETE laxative which has a small amount of strychnine in every tablet but when several tablets are swallowed at once, becomes a dangerous. poison. Children are ever on he alert for come new toy, some strange object to get hold of. Everyone knows how young children tire of their toys and paythings and when not watched will grab anything that is novel or new to them. In this connection the "loose gun around the place," always followed up by the "didn't know it was loaded" Waldhof Notes WALDHOF, Ont., Jan. 26--The Wald-| hot Farmers' Co-operative Club held | their annual meeting |. General Merchant, OXDRIFT, ONTARIO shareholders' here today in the community hall. The secretary's report covering the oper- ations of 1923 broke all previous re- cords of this concern, the total turn- over being $37,428.58 made up of the following items:-- Dry Goods Groceries * Boots and Shoes Hardware and Farm Produce Frost & Wood and ; : Coaetnl TIee. cio _$21,302.99 Cockshutt Implements cd is so an occurrance as to LT nee Je : |barely warrant mention. TIGChorrion amie _ 2,010.79 EE Ess ¢ Then there is the careless habit of | J a) a and 5 p.c. on stock capital, showed a sur-| allowing little toddlers o fin their way plus of $1,493.61, of which 20 p.c. was, 9k. lon. to the sivees ov raad. How set aside as a reserve, the balance will { often we read about accidents to } The balance sheet, after allowing fA JEWELL & Coy. . be distributed amongst the sharehold- ; children occuring on the streets when wiki 4 : i i OXDRIFT -- ONTARIO ; Di ers at a rate of 5 p.c. of the amount: the thoughtless mother busy with herg 1 coq purchased. sk kk duties in the house, did not even know the child had left the room thinking it was busy with its toys or book. These instances may seem common- place, and the reader may think that any parent at all careful would never Spreng, vice pres; A. Allin, K. Gros-! let such an accident occur. Let the pérndt and N. Wagner; 1. Schoonen- | annual death rate of children, resulting berg, secy-treas. i from accidents due to carelessness or > : hous] i ; Vs Theer is a knd of friendly compet- oH essness of parent is an alarm: fi, going on now between Eagle ing one. : 2 > iRiver and Waldhof. Waldhot has a Wo rend the other day of wim community hall which, of course is too months old child becoming suffocated cmall. Now Eagle River is willing to a Soe oe Zine: a -- : Ze; bet that they will soon have a commu- makes excellent powcer for tOLeT USE f,;y 151) too--but not such a smail It also was stated that in 1923 that twenty new shareholders have Leen secured. The following were elected as directors for 1924:-- i Mr Lothur Euler, pres.; Mr E. G.} Our Stock of Groceries is clean, fresh and up-to-date, and our prices will compare favourably with any com- petition. | EEE BE FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES EGGS AND BUTTER FRESH oe gla foy id Den, Ks) affair as the people at Waldhof have. | DAILY whie no more harmful than OWher o.,. iv that is the thing to do. Act! H doo kok RR Hp phe senese i Do something better than the other ; ete within ihe-vhach o1.2 younger $y fellow and everybody will look up to (iive ns a Trial Order. prying fingers. fo : tes Pplandd A os vou. We wish our Eagle River friends The simplicity of the cause of ac- 1 . ? 4 fevery success. - u cidents is what disarms many people.' : Ee Tae TAL Ca "Human carelessness" is a poor Nr excuse for a child's death, but if the . parents would only be more on their: guard for possible accidents, less of} these dreadful occurrances would take' ANDERSON & HARRIS rrr Semen FUNERAL DIRECTORS! REAL ESTATE place. 2 gs - i p = Day or Night Calls Promptly | AND ; Ch Gro Bricks ----.---- hy Attended to. | INSURANCE skimo Pies each .coemiim momma Rib} y sk > 3 Sn Sundae Sweets - ol k HONE-- i " CNTs GOUGH'S CONFECTIONERY Nght, 62 R 4 Day, 62 R 2; Ae ME The low price of Ford cars and trucks has been one of the great dynamic forces in the develop- ment of motor transportation. automobile; the merchant and manufacturer extend their business into new and profitable fields by means of motor delivery; the farmer carries his fresh produce to the bet markets with none of the old-time hardship and delay--and all for a very small initial investment. az = 08 Li] Since January 1920 the average 'price of Ford products has dropped 387, and Ford prices are now the lowest in the history of the industry. Fifty out of every hundred cars and trucks in Canada are Fords--due to the public appreciation of Ford value. And because Ford prices are so low, the worker and his family enjoy the innumerable benefits and delights of owning an See Any Authorized Ford Dealer CARS Quebec 'and will no doubt shine' brilliantly at the forthcoming carnival there. Pl !