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Peoples palatable, nutritious and satisfying meats. = CL Hyouwantitgeod © | {came first: {deal 'was We sell everything you want in choice, clean, RA ea - Powders: irsivicivo futon . bei inh SUR 8 Ta i SW Rt eee) inion) , Bl A ET SRS * "d - | member {member of thoroughly appreciated by our cit! BE | - His intérests were many, but of late years the town o Mr. Figary, |in large measure, Port Perry owes its fine cement roads. constructive work done by the deceased, and he esteemed highly th honour of being able to pre- side at the Jublie meeting when the Hydro system was {formally opened in - Port Mr. Figar was an ardent of the Loyal Orange Lodge, and stood high in the William . 0. L. No 140 Toronto. He Was ation : of the prohibition AS shonibit in cause, and his support of the principles involved in these two.causes. ~ Mr. Fi was an active f-the County Coun- cil, and this gear was cHair- nan of the Finance Commit- He was also a member of the Committee on Counts ' Separation, which adjus matters between Oshawa and Ontario County. Mr. Digary was born in| Newfoundland 5 and spent his early manhood there,' Lo n After §| his early educational .train-| school for ; himself as a photographer. = _ While in Newfoundland dren wer: rs. Fig P. Figary, of Chicago og, § of Toronto." - considering the ; "When Ontario was first settled, most of the land had to be This fact is recognized and| ro matters -a great facts will have to be taken into account. highly the. Order, bei g Past aster of | law ile, and later 'went into] business for | part of education. Mr. Figary was married, and| born to ~ schools, but it i oward the proposed Bill ler the Bill for a year. The. Minister of Ed d-to lay the Bill on the table for a year. = roposed Bill and the spéech of 'the Minister of i appear in the Port Perry Star at an early date. IES the decks, and it will be in order tocotisider the tractive point of view. ~~ hill ey of the reason for the present system of ation will be of interest, and is important when matter of the Township School Board. cleared. In the clearings that were madé the schools were' - built as soon as the school-population 'was large enoigh to de: mand accommodation. Naturally local trustees were elected to administer the affairs of these schools. The schools had no connection with each other. .Indeed, the schools at first were miles apart, and could not possibly be administered in any other way than by the three trustee system. "As the y@ars passed, the clearings were connected, and the whole township was cleared. But the system remained. ~ Not only did it remain, but the idea of local administration became firmly fixed in the minds of the rural people, and in op- Posing the Bill for the establishment of Township School ards, rural truswees feel that they are defending their right to local' self-government. In"order to consider this matter intelligently, some other In the first place, children were plentiful in rural communities. In 1867, when . cities and towns were comparatively small, there were. 407,339 - 1] Of this number only 5,696 were attending High Schools and Collegiate Institutes. In-1922-the attendance at all Ontario schools was 701,778. Of this nuinber, 46,340 were attending High Schools and Collegiate In- stitutes, and 42,913 were taking vocational training in either - day or night'classes. Since that time the proportion of pupils securing secondary education has continued to increase rapidly. Another fact to be considered is this: The school popula- attending all Ontario schools. - tion of rural Ontario is smaller to-day in proportion to the total population than it was fifty years ago, Man y-sehools that used to be crowded now have a small attendance. - There are 173 schools now. Ontario-with an attendance of five pupils or less. These Is were not originally built for the accommo: dation of 80 Small a mumber of pupils. 'Moreover, they are now porated at a ig expense, the cost per pupil being at least . * . _ This brief study of outstanding facts regarding rural school administration might be summarized as follows: 1_ The system wag started under conditions when no other ..8ystem would have been practicable. 2 « In the matter of land clearing and the numbers attend- school, these conditions have greatly changed. 2 8 The growth of demand for secondary education has in- troduced problems which did not exist when rural boards of three trustees for'each school section were first formed. These later problems have gradually robbed the three trus- tee boards of much of their power. In the old days it was a * enerally accepted idea that the rural child would receive all 18 schooling in the rural public schools.. Under those condi-, ons, every effort was made to give the course of studies the greatest possible practical value. The emphasis was placed on spells, reading, writing, and arithmetic. The times when the scholars might attend school were arranged to. suit the needs of the'community. If the scholar was young, and he was not needed to help with the work of the farm; then he could attend school every day. of the school year. If, however, his labor was needed on the farm, he was allowed to work in Summer and go to school in the winter: and it was no unusual thing to find young mep and women--18 years and up--attend- ing school in winter, still striving to master the elementary . v ' Ld ing 1 remember is that the rural public schools were popularly looked upon as furnishing a course of study that would meet the needs of the rural people. Eo o wi Now conditions are changing. The public school, be it rural or urban, is looked upon as merely the first of two---or- more schools, and the course of study has been enlarged with the idea that the elementary schools shall give primary instruction in many subjects a8: a preparation for a course of study in the secondary schools; The three R's are still taught in the public t uncommon for students te pass entrance yet be deficient in their mastery of spelling, arithmetic. - The idea has gained ground catch up" in these subjscts at some later - The'main idea to gis program has grown from" year to year, 'the idea that the Government should ible for the expense of this extend- e Government has responded, t is now largely borne by the Ld ED EDD pg-- ene ----in VV will mature on 'the: first day of next month. Clip, your coipons and use them to open a Savings Account with us. Then the money your Bonds earned will in turn be earning, i a 3 : OF CANADA PORT PERRY BRANCH--H. G. Hutcheson, Manager f Branches aldo at Black Little Bi n, Myrtle Stati N BL Station. Sunderland : 1 = - = ED ED TD ED ~ ete + The next consideration would be that a Township School Board could make a survey of educational affairs and school property within the municipality, The Board could then close sdch schools asiwere being operated at excessive cost, and pro- vide transportation for the pupils so that they might attend a nearby school, eliminating the cost of a teacher and the oper- ation of the school. Such an arrangement is good for the reduction of costs, and it improves the educational opportunity of the scholars. Secondary education is constantly growing in importance in rural communities. At present these communities have no _ control over the expenditures for this type of education. The secondary schools are built inthé towns and villages" without reference to the adjacent rural communities, but the latter have to pay fihrough the County rate) their full share of the cost of building and maintenance. Av present; tog, rural communities" have no control over the courses of study taught in these secondary schools, which courses are very evidently better suited for the training of those who enter professional or business life than they are for those who follow farming as an occupation., : A In introducing and controlling secondary education for rural people, the Township School Board could be a most im- portant factor, and could do a work in adapting the school to the needs of the rural people that would could not possibly be done by the three trustee board. In many other ways such as the placing and retaining of teachers, the establishing of part time classes or winter courses, the introduction of agricultural teaching, medical and dental inspection, etc., all these could be done more effectively and with the leas®possible expense by the Township School oard. In Miniota, Manitoba, the Municipal School Board has re- duced the school expense by twenty-five per cent., and has provided: the following additional advantages within the muni- cipality: Free transportation to all children requiring it. Free school supplies for all pupils. A special school supervisor for the municipality. : - A two year High School course within the municipality. It should be remembered that a Township School Board js ~$0 consist of a representative from each School section within \ the township, and that where there are more than ten school sections in the township; a second board is to be formed. $33338238e Sesesiiererrerare Sesesvenes be NOTICE "All parties not securing 'a dog license by April 80th, will be sum- moned before the Magistrate and a penalty imposed in accordance with the Village By-law. : E. H.- PURDY, Clerk. | pointing A. Werry, R. J. Crozier, J. i Noon, J. Wright, R. Hall, J. Samells and E. Gibson, fence viewers. F. Gibson, E. Armstrong, J. Forder, H. Philp and O. Edwards, Pound- keepers, J. Wright Street Commissioner for ee QO Orbe TOWN COUNCIL. The Town Council met on April 17th, with Councillors Spurr, Campbell ~~ and Somerville present, Councillor Sweetman in the chajr. 4 Correspondence was read from the Oshawa Hosspital with "account re Dorcas "Stinson. From J. A. Ken- nedy, re account of Cole & Robert- son, auditors for 1923. Kirkfield Crushed Stone Co. From Wm. H. Harris, re assessment of lots 188, 189, and 190. i The account of Cole & Robertson was laid over on account of the ab- sence of «the Reeve, . : Mr: N. Sweetman was appointed | Acting Reeve, during the vacancy of the Reeveship, . . The clerk was authorized to secure | prices for scales for the stock yards, which we understand are to be placed _fat the loading place for stock. The Clerk was also instructed to 'write. Superintendent J. D.' McMillan - "Scales. oe Xe iy = - ¥ Sweetman, | Blackstock. On motion of Councillors Jobb and Edgerton, a by-law was passed ap- pointing Jas. Byers, Treasurer, at a salary of $65.00. : i "Moved by Councillors Vaneamp and Devitt, that part of road bétween concessions 5. and 6, opposite lot 17, be thrown open to the public: Orders Signed E. Montgomery, Sec'y Con. School, $130.00 E. Montgomery, Sec'y S. S. No. 2 $106.00 JW. Hooey; 8.8.-No.-1 $195.00 .S. F. Ferguson, S. S. No 5 ,.$300.00 W. G."Philp, S. S. No. 1 ....$800.00 J. Gi Marlow, roads & bridges $59.15 J. R .McLaughlin, services for March : $600.60 (mre : "When I was a little boy," sweetly had a set of wooden soldiers. One. day I lost those soldiers, and I cried very much, but mother said, 'Never mind Johnny, you will get them back again.' . And believe me, .you "bunch of wooden-hgaded dumb-bells, "that day has come." TRE eg piped - the hard-boiled sérgesnt; I. ~