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a AE 'spirit of our Christian religion, fo tially the religion 5 ~ another'common day. Nevertheless it does bring with it the ' "hope that the New Year may have better days in store for us. * This is a distinctly Christian viewpoint. The path of the past ~ is strewn with mistakes and faults and sins, and we may have been tragically wrong; but we hear the voice of our victorious Es lord saying fo us, "Behold I make all things new." New Year's Day opens the door of hope to us, and my wish to the reader is that you may enter that door, and that the New Year may be the bat yeti and that tried and disciplined as we may be, we may all be truly Y, i, 2 may ny i ish as 4 Jere W. E. Honey, Myrtle. 1 have a profound fist conviction that the proclamation of a _ Better Day was never so opportune and necessary as now. . People need to be reminded that stars shine Jal darkened sky. = So, without ignoring and minimizing the facts, lets us greet 1936 with hope and heart. "A delivered people is en route to a Promised Land: Their march lay through a coun fallen and their morale was shaken because of the way. The promise of the future had lost its grip. Their wail is wild and weird. It was their night to howl and they made a masterly job of it. Yet the recorder introduces three words that light ~~ up the darkness with real glory. the Oriental way of saying, we are travelling East, How suggestive. Their tent opening was pointed toward the Dawn of a New Day. They went to rest with their faces lookiyg in the direction of Tomorrow's Light. | dir es How fascinating for us in our day! East winds, who has not felt their cutting keenness and sheltered from the blast. It is a quality of spirit that is full ~~ of bigness, free of narrowness and fear. So here's to the New a Years TLR ferin : ie SRE IER i= Thomas Wallace, Greenbank. To some people the close of the year 1935 may bring relief. _.and dangerous that some may rejoice to feel that the last step 'hearts on the road of the new year... The strain and the anxiety that cast their a the hopes of the new. It is a relief fo know that some things ~/ are over, and that the readjustments, painful though neces- sary, have been carried out. New trials may be in store for us, yet those of the past hav n born have 1 "borne again. Forward we go, bravely, even though our path leads us to a Cross as it led our Master, for, to followers of Christ the promise is not that they will be delivered from trouble, but that they will receive help in trouble. ~The past is always seen more correctly after it has become + the past than when it was the present. :We can understand : now where we have failed, and when we are to blame. can see now our lost opportunities and:our broken resolutions. Yet what is done, is done, and the past remains unchanged "= and unchangeable, and only through the forgiving love of "Christ can the evil results of our wrong doing be mitigated. Ta i; 'our steps, so let us be careful where we plant our feet. We. will only pass this way once go let us use all the way to the . < as we can, in all the ways we can,, ; © 7 This is a solemi Season when we pause to take stock of + ourselves, and view the road we have come, and the road we are going. With all humility we ask our Father in Heaven, and our fellow men on-earth, to forelt us for our sins, and + we express our gratitude to God forX¥ithe blessings of the or past, and we pray to Him to give us strength to continue bravely, even to our journey'send. = °C PURER : ~~. + GC. C. Harcourt, Blackstock. ©" Our common view of time is of it passing with slow and "flight". The artist Crane, in a picture entitled "The Chariots of the Fleeting Hours", represents the hours being drawn by four wild horses, and driven by remorseless youths; who CAE 4ncessantly urge their horses on, lashing them to a greater speed. . Meanwhile sinks.the sun, and thé night hurries to : 'meet the rushing chariots. To those it is to-day, for the night ~ cometh." Only by this Bese of urgency can we do anything, «worth doing in the short span of our % _ brings anew this sense of urgency. "Year may bring happiness and prosperity. oe GL el ECS EO, R, Finda, Seagrave, : Si Juve youl ever stood upon the deck of an ocean liner when Tal ~ 'the-{-good ship is eoing lly n a high and dangerous sea, "+ = ith mountainous waves threatening destruction eyery mo- Ramin yD) LE i + oN ¥ te) _ seaman's skilful hand upon the wheel and the captain's un- i 'ruffled presence on the bridge! = EAS : © «As we enter 1936 titanic force of merciless violence beat (J). upon the vessel of humanity: But with absolute faith that I ND ew rasp upon the wheel ixed stars of eternal values and whose into the New Year no gale can conquer", let us go forwa m whose frontiers embrance every race, every colour, every yrightest in a i The path of the past year may have been so rough and steep of the journey has been taken, and may start forth with light - We We set forth now.on a path on which we can not retrace - "best advantage, and do all the good we can, te as many people £ go measured tread, but the truer conception is-to think'of it as a ~~ 1 would at this time extend a wish to all that the New our barque is in the hands of a Navigator "who sails by the The New Year's observance is espec apes jally suited to the "the new hope. Some say t ke ew Year's day ig just | flat uninviting country. Night had : They pitched their tents "that night in the wilderness toward the sunrising, That was 'What a venture! - shadows over the old are forgotten in e been borne, and have not to be } earthly life. New Year "ment? What terror would seize the heart were it not for the resolved to give our best to the up-building of a divine King-- F. G. Joblin, Scugog | human ills than any other group{ of people, | sacrifice, 5a RSDAY, : > i Fk : This could be a very happy world if we only thought that way. There is plenty of everything for everybody. The sunshine and the rain, the changing seasons, and the progress of the years--all come to us, usually without much effort on dur part. We might just as well be happy as be miserable, = At home we have to care for the two beafs--bear and forbear, We must learn to avoid the causes of conténtion. We are all 'more or less touchy in some spot. - Home should be the place where kindliness is the main idea; and where body and mind may New Year will have a hard time of it in a home where criticism and fault-finding are common, and where But little attempt is made to share the burdens of conducting a home, We ought at least to be as kindly and polite to the folk at-home as we are with strangers, 3 Ci iN ; ; nid a happy New Year is to be found by any healthy child who goes to school with a big hump of curiosity and enough good sense to obey the rules, and play the game straight. All rough, unpleagant phases of school life have practically disappeared, and there is no need for misery such as used to exist in the days of brutal schoolmasters and crude methods of teaching. Our forefathers would think they were in an earthly heaven if they could see the well lighted warm school- School is a further extension of home, ~ | rooms of to-day, with good teachers and up-to-date equipment. | It should be easy to have a happy New Year at'school--if the right spirit guides. Iz Business is the big testing ground for the happy New Year idea. Ideals are not very easy to carry out; but it can be done even in business. Of course, We can't expect to have it all our own way all the itme. In fact business should be run on a fifty- fifty basis. Every time we get an-unusually good bargain, some other fellow is the loser, and in the long run we all lose. If pepple with whom we.do business are not treated fairly, eventually ATE suffer. If either the buyer or the seller fails to make a profit on the transaction, then they cease to be possible customers, for they have no money. Greedy Rhuyers are responsible for more Bargainhunters -catise low wages, unsanitary homes, ill-health, and crime. fair to other people is the finest way to promote happiness. grasping method of doing business leads to war of all kinds. The "Business includes all methods of making a living, and even the most humble worker can help to make a happy New Year, by doing work, without "watching the clock". The trouble with most of us is that we think that happiness depends almost en- tirely upon the actions of the great people of the community in which we live, The fact is that the common folk have the greatest influence for misery or happiness, Of course it would-be,foolish to overlook the fact that in any community there are outstanding characters who give direction to thought and action. If more people would take part in church and social life there would be a corresponding increase of happiness for all, Both church and social life are suffering severely to-day because the everyday folk are neglecting to make their contribu- tion to these institutions. It is no use expecting happiness in these lines if we say "let George do it". Happiness can only come if we all do our share. There is more than common need for im- provement in our actions in church and social life. Finally, happiness can be greatly helped if we intelligently do our duty as citizens. = We all 'of us help to make public opinion, and public opinion eventually finds expressions in law. Careless, prejudiced expressions of opinion help to form the sum total of public opinion. The selfish demagogue knows all about this fact, and plays upon our. selfishness for his own, ends. Wars are start- ed and carried through generally because clever agents know how to make use of our predjudice and meaner qualities. And they appeal to our good: qualities, too, if we have not trained ourselves to think clearly in these matters. . ' There is great need for some honest teaching in political affairs. 'The world is growing too small for selfish folk. They are sure to hurt others and hurt themselves. Perhaps the most Will Durrant--"Liberty is not a primitive right; but an achieve- ment of civilization". 'Every liberty. must be bought by self- Every liberty abused leads to oppression. We wish all our, readers a truly Happy New Year. 'If interest becomes too high, the investor may "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." Funda- * mentally, the credit of a country depends upon the ability of ALL its citizens to pay their debts. The Golden Rule isthe most sacred jof all contracts, and 'nothing can sanctify a bad bargain, by which one of 'the contracting parties agrees to pay to the other an 'an undue amount of money, which cannot properly be earned by the money borrowed. The investor and the borrower are partners, and ultimately the well being of the borrower seriously affects the well being of the lender. Interest that is too great, and is not based ~ on justice, must lower the credit of any country, and 7 lead to bankruptcy and misery, DECEMBER 26h, 1935 be sheltered and strengthened to meet the ai outside. A happy | Being necessary teaching has been well expressed in this sentence by| FAIR AT PORT PERRY One of the largest crowds that has been seen in Port Perry for many moons was resent at the Christmas air on Thursday of last week. Poultry prices were high, and everybody looked happy, My LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS AT PORT PERRY CHRISTMAS FAIR Horses Agricultural Class--1 Frank Ver- non; 2 T, R. Hall, Road Class, open--1 D. Dowson, 2 Jas. McMillan Farmers' Class--1 W. A. Parish, 2 Lloyd Wallace, 3 Milton Demara. 5 Poultry : Turkey, male--1 Mrs. W. Beacock; 2 Mrs. Robt. Jackson; 3 Mrs, James McKenzie, : Turkey, hen--1 Mrs. J. McKenzie; 2 Mrs. W. Beacock; 3 Mrs. R. Jack- 'son. No Geese, display--1 Miss I. Taylor; 2 Mrs. R. Jackson, 3 Mrs. C. Wilson. Geese, pair--1 Miss F. Spencer; 2 Miss E. Taylor, 3 Mrs. C. Wilson. Chickens, display--1 Mrs. R. Jack- son, 2 Mrs. J. L. Sweetman. : Chickens, pair--Mrs. J. L. Sweet- man, 2 Mrs. R, Jackson: g "Ducks, display--1 Mrs. R. Jackson, 2 Mrs. J. L. Sweetman, & Mrs. C. Wil- son, Ducks, pair--1 Mrs. R. Jackson, 2 Mrs. J. L. Sweetman, 3 Miss Spencer, * Butter---1 Mys, C, Wilson, 2 Mrs. J. L. Sweetman, 3 Mrs. Robt. Jackson. | SEAGRAVE The annual Christmas Festival was held at the School on Wednesday afternoon last and was well attended. The pupils, under the direction of the teacher, Miss KE. Graham, and music teacher, Miss FB 1cMillan, are to be congratulated on the splendid pro- nicely decorated Christmas Tree, with the many gifts on display, was the centre of. attraction, presents being exchanged as usual. Mr. E, Tanner, a favorife of the children, treated with popcorn. Master Kenneth An- tonnio, in a pleasing manner, presided over the following program--recita- tion . by George Harding; chorus, Santa Claus; chorus, Christmas Giv- ing; recitation by Beverley Scott, Quintette, The Spirit of Christmas; Song, Bye Lo-Land; chorus, A Ride in Santa Claus' Sleigh. The presents irom the tree were then distributed by several of the boys'and the Nation- al Anthem closed a very enjoyable afternoon spent by all. = Collection' in aid of Junior Red Cross. : Filled to capacity, Seagrave United Church was the scene of Friday even- ing of a gay Christmas party, when the annual S. S. entertainment was held, A large Christmas tree, beauti- fully and colorfully decorated, was the centre of interest for fite'many child- ren present. Santa Claus jolly and mirthful appeared during the evening and distributed the many gifts, which were arranged around the tree and in Santa's pack." Every child receiving d4 bag of candy. Mr. J. N. Mark, superintendent of the S. S. was chair- man for the following program:- "Hark the Herald Angels Sing, by the entire congregation; duet by Misses D. Martin and M. Bredin; pantomime, "0 Little Town of Bethelhem"; chair- man's address; pantomime, "Spirit of Christmas'; duet by Misses Jean Watson and Verna Moase; pageant, "Christmas Eve and All is Well", the part of the watchman was taken by Mr. Joe Grantham, others taking part are also deserving of credit in the carrying out of this beautiful Christmas number, which-was appre- ciated and enjoyed. Mrs, Flindall, Mrs. H. Eagleson and Miss Norma Urquhart presided over the above pro- gram. Miss Ila Moon was the pianist for the evening. £ Seagrave-Bethel held its "annual school concert on Thursday afternoon last, and was well attended. The teacher, Miss Norma Urquhart is to be congratulated on the splendid pro- | gram given by the pupils of the school, gram enjoyed and appreciated, Thel Marjorie Bruce; dialogue, "Deaf as nu "Away in a Manger"; National An- New Year's Greetings The old year with its hopes and disappointments, its successes and failures, is past. We turn another mile stone in'our mortal journey and = begin a New Year. Since 1929 the world has been in the throes of a "depression." Unemployment with eral chaotic condition of the past its aftermaths, misery and the gen- six years can be truly laid at the door of the two evil spirit--Greed and Graft, Strange, but true--crops never more abundant and yet hungry people; money as plentiful as ever but in the hands of a few, the rich richer, and the poor poorer; Divine Providence providing well and suf- ficient for all, but still--depression. Why? we ask in our moménts of suffering. And the answer comes "to us, Dishonesty--*'thou shalt steal, take advantage of others, cut wages, discharge' employees in order to pay greater dividends, pile up the almighty dollar, might is right"--these are the maxims of a selfish world replacing "Thou shalt. not steal"; "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself"; "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Truly the poet "Man's thousands mourn." What is the remedy? Back to says inhumanity to man makes countless 4 God and religion for all men. Gov- ernment policies, trade adjustments, tariffs, ete, are hopeless unless all men, and especially those in authority and in positions of responsibility, . become inbued with the idea of God commandments. , religion and the observance of His And so we begin a New Year in renewed hope and courage; casting aside the old; forgetting the past; looking forward in a prayerful spirit to better days; when this fair land of ours, with its abundant natural re- sources, will find all men employed, full dinner pails, peace and con- tentment, happiness and joy prevalent throughout the land. And so in that spirit of hopeful prayer we onge again take up our mortal journey. May 1936 be for all the people of Port Perry and vicinity, indeed-- A HAPPY NEW YEAY. (en em Father L. P, Wood, Uxbridge. ! ' The program was as follows:- Chorus, "Maple Leaf For Ever"; chorus, Wel- come Christmas; recitation, Verna Moase, recitation, Lloyd McHaffy; Doll Drill; dialogue, "Day after Christmas'; recitation, Tvan--Bruce; yecitation, Helen Moore; chorus, "Christmas Bells, recitation; Howard Hammond; dialogue, "A Different Christmas; duet, Jean , Watson and Verna Moase;. pantomime, "Christmas Secrets"; recitation, Janet Mason, chorus, 'Long, Long Ago; recitation, Kathyrn Moore; dialogue, "Spirit ot Christmas"; Mary Harper; recitation Jean Watson; Flag Drill; recitation, Post"; 'chorus, "Christmas Eve; tab- leau, "Spirit of Christmas"; remarks by Rev. Mr. Flindall; pantomime, them. The Young People's League have withdrawn their weekly meetings wiitil after the: Chirstmas holidays; owing to other activities going 'on in the church. We hope the New Year will find a good attendance at the meetings. Everybody welcome, Sunday School on Sunday had 98 present, with thé Supt, Mr. J. N. Mark in charge. Two remembered the birthday box. Review next:Sun- day with a special program. Rev. Mr. Flindall, in charge of the eveing service «delivered a splendid sermon and the choir rendered Christ- mas music, : Miss Alma Frise of Sault Ste. Marie, is spending. the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Frise. Miss Una Sleep of Raglan, the guest of her parents over the holidays Miss .M. Mitchell of Scugog ana Mr. E. Mitchell of Finger Board are spending holidays with their parents, Mr, and Mrs, H. Mitchell. ~~ . Miss © E. Graham and Miss N Urquhart spending holidays at their respective homes. SMr. and Mrs. L. Sornberger and family visiting in Torbnto over the week end and were accompanied by Mr. I. King who remained in the city, and will be the guest of his parents over the holidays, Messrs Joe Grantham and Johnny Tobin, spent Saturday in Toronto, where they met Santa Claus. Mr. and Mrs. RU'Scott and Mrs. 5. J. Wooldridge, visiting Oshawa, and Myrtle Station, on Saturday. Mrs. A. L. Orchard, was # visitor to Bowmanville, recently, . . Rev. O. R. and Mrs. Flindall, Mr. and Mrs, G. Mark, were recent visit- ors to Toronto. X A large number attended the Port Perry Market on Thursday last, Mr, Cephas Sleep's friends are very sorry to hear of his illness. We hope he will soon be around again as usual. Others on the sick lisst are progres- ing favourably. in the news columns, a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Rev. O. R. and Mrs. Flindall are spending this week in St. Catharines oe = --- Editor and staff and all who help out : - au La a - * a i ne, a oe hg So gS WE =x Re Yr a v5 EN, Seow -- wv! > oy roglll iC po CO ay fo 21 "with~the latter's parents: > oo Port Perry High School. Herewith are published extracts Agricultural Classes, Mr. Norman Davies. The general tone of the re- port is very satisfactory, and these mate in which Port Perry High School is held by the Inspector. "The organization and time allot- ment for the classes in Agriculture of factory. Good work is being dome in these classes. Home projects are receiving adequate supervision, the pupils' note- and the topics of the courses are sat- isfactorily taught. have been made to equipment since last inspection. As yet no change has been made in laboratory accommoda- tion and it is urged that this matter receive consideration before next fall. The scheme whereby all pupils in the first two years may take all aca- demic subjects in 40 periods, the girls, Household Economics and the boys, Agriculture and Farm Mechanics for 10 periods per week, is now in the in Household Economics and Farm Mechanics is covered in separate re- ports. o <~mThe merits of this scheme are worthy of 'mention. In this school all pupils benefit from the practical in- struction while no 'one is barred from continuing in the courses which lead tion. This is the qnly school in the Province where such courses are pro- vided and this fact might well receive more publicity particularly in Port Perry -and * the Further, five teachers .are able to ber for. a school with similar enrol- ment." ERE The recent Short Course held. under the auspices of Ontario County De- partment of Agriculture proved to be hold a Short Course annually should appeal to those who have time to study~practical subjects; but who did ing the Matriculation Course. Such a plan can be carried out with- to the com The correspondent wishes the » nity. from the report of the Inspector of - paragraphs give an idea of the esti-' the High School Course are satis- book records are of a high standard- Some additions® third year of operation. The progress . to Normal Entrance and Matricula- surrounding area. | carry on this work, the normal num, . very popular and the suggestion to 3 not have the opportunity of complet Li out direct cost to the ratepayers and should be welcomed as an additional service which fhe school can render ng] Ar HC cer pc, Bet NE a . In SC de > ey hay on RE Se i Se & RA * ¥ my Tu x By ea 0 Py yo rp ol PRY Pm et Sores] -- ORE te) LL _ as GE Sr ae NEE A a ie See "a de A \