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Watch your label; ft tolls whea your $1.50 per year in advance. "~5°cents single copy. : "EDITORIAL i "Such is the patriot's 'boasts. where'er we rdam: His first, best country ever is at home." El oof MORAL' RE-ARMAMENT One: contribution that is being made by the begins at home, No man who is a dictator ol bully in his own home has any right to criticize dictators in Ger- many, Italy, or Russia. This business of moral re-armament offers nothing new. It simply in- sists that this is an individual personal matter of - °* purity, honesty, unselfishness and love. No pro- testations of loyalty, no blustering "down with the enemy" can be as effective as simple decency and goodness of heart. This is the same message which the church and its prophets have been giving to the world for 'many centuries. The Oxford Group haye dressed the message in new language, and given a new emphasis to these simple and effective truths, That the: Oxford Group has stirred new: cham- _pionships, and has reached an almost untouched: group of people is not to be denied. That it has - --recéived the publicity its unusual presentation deserves, is also admitted. But there is no magic in the formula. The more ardent the Oxford Grouper is, the more freely he will admit that Moral. Re-Armament is a working ProgEdim; "Faith without works is dead" ~ Sitting in the Convention Fall in tho Royal York Hotel, among those fifteen hundred or two "thousand, won and women of more than average intelligence is a thrilling experience. To hear the clear testimony of men and women whose lives are "changed" réminds us once more of "re vival" days--but - without the ~ emotion. / * There is one danger that the Oxford Movement will face, as all other movements face it. That™ danger is the tendency to mistake convention ex- yltation for the realism of life. "I slept-and-dreamed-that life was. beauty I woke and found that life was duty." If those same intelligent, well dressed, com. fortably situated men and women can become active forces An their own home churches, great good will be accomplished. take the simple homely duties of domestic church life, without being unduly critical of those who have not seen the "vision" .a mew era will have dawned in our land. The discovery of the Oxford Movesiont is the 'discovery made by every -sincere, kindly, honest Christian .from the days of the Master to the present day. That discovery is that belief must -. be lived to make:it true, so far as the individual is ------------Public "Welfare: 'concérned. . What lovers of mankind long for most "Oxford Group is its insistence that "righteousness If: they will under-' incerely < artists, engineers, musicians, nurses and teachers. + They have few lawyérs;" actor, veterinarians and" domestic servants." ~ - * . It fair to ask how any community can be _ divided to discover what section is most respons- ible for goodness in that community ? © The church comprises representatives of all groups--lawyers, dentists, doctors--good and bad of all kinds. By the same token, every other public organization is made up of the same kinds i of people, each group varying from the other in * the proportion of the several human occupations. The fact is that the church is the parent.of al- ~ most all the agencies for human betterment, and these, her children, have robbed her of two valu- able assets when it comes, to the matter. of a community survey, The first loss is the loss of opportunity for do- ing practical good in the community; and the ~second 'loss is that of. the resultant glory of ac- complishment. Here is 'a partial list of matters studied by Dr. ~ Thorndike in his Science Service survey: "Illiteracy and crime statistics, circulation of books from public library, ownership of auto- mobiles and radios, death rates from appendicitis and- syphilis, salaries of policemen and teachers, value of city property in schools, parks, and so on; child labor, cost of living and ind the pric - of permanent waves." shouting and ! 'only thrive in church: dircles. + It is no secret that all these 'human interests have their separate and enthusiastic students and SPONSOrs. The number of welfare organizations is legion, and in so far as they aim to improve human con- ditions it may, safely be statéd that they were inspired by the church. It is in this business of inspiring its members to be active in all good works, that the church has its chief purpose. tend to pasteurize milk; .chlorinate water, or- 'ganize police protection, circulate books, vac- cinate against smallpox, legislate against - child labor, drugs, excessive drinking, or to reduce they cost of living. What the church does is to show: the relation of these matters to human life and character, and to inspire men and women to take such action as seems best for human betterment. ERIE One more phase of the this subject should: be : , considered--hypocrisy. Much has been said about the hypoerites in the church as. if hypocrisy can This is not true. The church has no "corner" on hypocrites. "The church does not pre- ~~ "Thoge of "Us, who have joined lodges oF fia i . teagher is canfronted with the ques- tion which heads this article. Rate. payers, Board members, and especial- ly parents, sense that a revolution has! taken place in our Public Schools, This condition not only exists -in On- tario but the movement is nationwide. | The great idea of the school program now being organized and developed in every province of Canada is to ensure that school life is actual living, not merely preparation for life later on. The new system has been in prhc- tice for nearly two years, so perhaps one method of giving to some degree an enlightening reply to the question would be to tell of some of the things that are happening in our schools, "Learning by Doing" seems to he the nucleus about which the new pro- gramme has been constructed. - The fact must be recognized that the child's mind is active and is inquisitive .| regarding the things whi¢h are real in his world of experience. The role of 'the child in education should be one of 'activity and therefore it seems logical to attempt to direct his ae- tiivty "and inquisitiveness towards effective development. This idea is applied in practically every subject on the curriculum. The "Class Enterprise" where every pupil contributes something, whether it be a newspaper or magazine clipping, an | essay written by himself, a reference | brought _from_home or library, or a concrete example especially lends it- self tg. this kind of instruction. In Social Studies (History and. Geog- raphy) the class may be illustrating the costumes and life of the Japanese or building a Holland landscape. In Natural Scierice an aquarium may have been started which as the sub- sequent lessons follow will enhance the pupil's natural desire to know the world around "him and find an ex- planation of its phenomena. In Com- position perhaps the class has planned to arrange a surprise party- "(imagin= ary) for mother. Invitations tg friends must be sent, letters of reply "is to be able to harness these newly awakened forces not to rites and ceremonies and formal creeds, but to vital living at home, among the home people, and on conditions readily under- stood and appreciated by the home folk and the world at large. Such living, such natural expression would -stir the" world to an appreciation of right living as n6thing else -can do. that is trying to faith, and much sacrifice of por sonal interests, Conventions may inspire. counts, It is the living that > od "COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS" - There is a healthy" disturbance in the minds of our people regarding two _matters--Religion and ~~ The disturbance is not alto- gether pleasant because, realizing the condition of 'our lifes along these lines, we are apt-to- blame one another for defects such as 'we see, and seek a bit of glory for what we "have done for human betterment. But it will -include much Just now the position of the church as an agent for "goodness" is being challenged by Dr. Thorn. ; dike, of-Col bia-Uni it Church ship, Dr. Thorndike found (in an extensive sur- _vey) to be in inverse ratio to this ratifig of gen-. eral goodness of life. "Communities with the largest percentage of church members he found below average in good reading, -home ownership, and _continuance in school, and to have more than their share in illiterates.,", "Good cities have an abundance of dentists, ternal societies, are much- impressed with the beauty of the ritual, and are surprised at the' bread moral basis of the promises required. Do all members live tip to these high standards? They do not. If one per ¢ent.. of the critics of the church - : would constructively assist in keeping things .on an even keel, much: more could be accomplished. But the fact is that it is much simpler to assume no responsibility in the matter. When "the church has been destroyed by its critics, (if that day ever comes) have those critics anything fo offer -in its place that will do moré effective' work for the promotion of human, good- ness? With all its faults and failings, the church has been through many ages, the chief cause of in- spiration in human endeavour. Just now life has _ become so replete with interest, that we fail i # realize the truth of this statement. o <> 0 TAKE NOTICE "Arrangements are under way to "charter a special train to carry the children and parents of Port Perry and vicinity to Toronto to see their . Majesties on May 22nd. It is expected that the train will leave Port Perry about noon, arrive at the Exhi- bition Grounds 3.46 (space reserved) 'and fare! children 60c., adults $1.15. These ar- rangements are subject to change, || Public Schools. "that we m COURAGE Jgheph Derinyy' Last Sunday this was the subjcet of an inspiring address at our local Church and always, such a discourse Is most thought-provoking. * For one thing it requires courage d one to continue an ambitious Lourse today for everything seems 'to . be going' contrary to exlectations. For Instancé one of 'our neighbouts made the suggestion a-few days ago ust be_ nearing that time when the end of all things is at hand. When the prediction was uttered some 1000 years ago people began to tremble when they: heard:of wars and A ys b rumours of wars and to look for thé. | end of the world and many have bgen looking for it ever since. A few years ago it was predicted that the end was coming shortly even the date was set, 'anda great number wete foolish enough to give up their i and quently when the set date 'arrived but the end did not they found themselves to be wiser, poorer and sadder nfén for they had to begin all over again. 'Suppose this is the beginning of the Armageddon of which so many delight to speak these days, is it going to pre- vent us making the most df our re- sources? But suppose it is not and i we have missed our chances Yen we have no one to blame but ourselves. It was the great John Wesley who iii hii what he would do if Ko knew" that the end of all things was, at hand, that it was coming that night, He replied: "I would carry out my intended 'plans through the day and when night came would lie down and sleep just as I do every night." It requires courage, and great cour- age ta live in these difficult days, but they are testing days for we can show to others of what stuff we-are made. A courageous man inspires others, a coward gives others the blues. If one 'can smile in the face of disaster it often 'turns defeat into victory, and that requires a tremendous lot of courage in these troublesome times when silver linings to our clouds are so few, ; { But one of these days 'we shall emerge out of all our trials and we shall wonder what Rw was all about. rangements, letters sent to different dealers for price quotations on a suit- able gift. a letter to the caterer con- * lcerning the birthday cake, the all- {important written- address-to mother, and lastly the pupils write the letter of appreciation which mother would send to the guests: - Everything that happens in a class- room is to'be of interest to the girls and boys-in that group, for it is only through interesting activity that the best education is carried on. - Active interest and the busy hum of industry, not perfect silence, are signs of dis- cipline in the modern school. It must be so, the pupils go freely to the library shelves of their classroom to obtain the books. which throw light on the matter in whjch they are inter- ested. Group by group pupils gather in the 'school library, hear stories about men afd books, listen to simple lyrics and in spare, periods browse -aniong the bookson~ the shelves. In| '| this last two years thousands of books havesbeem purchased by the. Ontario The value (in dollars and cents) of our school library has New Programme. Can you recall the Primer book you used? Do you remembes such ex- pressions as "Run, Sam, Run", "I-- see--the--rat", and !'Ding, : 'dong, bell. ? "The teacher dinged at us until we could. spot a "cat" or "rat" any- where on the wooden blackboard. You should now see' the delightful littlg Readers for the Junior grades. The books contain real stories with beauti- fully coloured illustrations, The Readers are in series and the little folk 'are reading and enjoying stories which are well.within the range of their experience, Good 'English books, Reference books, -* History, Geography, Natyral Science and 'a_ wealth of others are pouring into the school libraries. . It might: 'be interdsting to note that the new History bookd do not gensualize war ahd conquest. Ihstory 'and Geo- graphy stories show the development | minence. of living conditions and customs of our own and other peoples hotd pro- 7A "¢hild learns By R. H. Periodically. every --Ountario--schooi- from the friends are written, a com-| | mittee must be appointed to make ar-| doubled since the inauguration of the|' y doing. Nal PORT PERRY . PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 4th, 1939 What Do You Think of the New Progrrmme of Studies? Cornish. he wil § " own effort. If his interest has been aroused in the classroom--designedly as far as the teacher is concerned-- | naturally he is going to follow up that interest if hé is given an opportunity; | hence the re-building of our libraries. 'During the last year Public Libraries have noticed the marked increase in the use of their children departments. Thus girls and boys without the sug- gestion of having facts and data forced upon them are manifestly learning. After eight or ten years of this life they will not -go out from school hating the sight of books, or unablé to find satisfaction in anything more than watching the' accomplish ments of others. - Remembering school days of yester- day, one invariably recalls the burden- some homework. Now, there is a very minimum of homework, usually none at all. The home, according to the New Programme is for play, sleep and little jobs which so enrich life. Superivsed study' takes place in the classroom where help is at hand if needed. + Corporal punishment, the strap, and detentions all seem to have passed in- to oblivion. One might ask, how does, the- mischievous boy, the so-called trouble-maker fit into this scheme? Perhaps the very pupil whom you might suggest as being a cut-up is at this montent busily employed with his ather's special hand-saw fashioning a "pioneer--home!-which-will-be- his contribution to an important. History project. ~ His skill is going to be re- cognized by the class and he knows it. What adult isn't just a little sus- ceptible to praise? There is a thrill in---accomplishment!" The Grammar lessen may seem a little diffcult for ddan AHA SPRITE EE A "a ~amd-by the satisfaction found in his} 3 of a new sensibility. then changes to singing and we go or songs sung in unison, two- -part, three- part, ~and even four-part harmony. flected in the child's life. I am sure, see co-operation, courtesy, trol and "the joy of working". are some of the things that.are hap. to be good. --_---- er WP ---- "of Preachers Take Part Fifty-Seoond Anniver- sary, Port Perry United| Churoh Sunday last was a fine day, well suited--for and the large attendance at both ser- vices in Port Perry United Church gave practical evidence of the fnter- est of the people in the oceasion. The fact that a yoyng man so well known as Rev. Kingsley Joblin was to be the speaker, insured the attendance of all who eould be present. And his addresseés-amply justified the interest shown. His morning subject--Add te your faith, virtue, knowledge, temper- ance, patience, godliness, brotherli- ness, and charity--gave a basis of Christian living well suited to these days of uncertainty. The speaker drew from a well stored mind "things him but_on the other hand he is one of the four or five basses in the school choir and he realizes that the rest; just can't put on the musical-demon- stration without him. Perhaps the girl who "just can' 2 do_arithmetic | English period. Yes, the teacher, as of old, must always be on the alert, not to catch the doddler but to recog- nize thé individual aptitudes and cap: abilities of each pupil, for it is around' these that education centres to-day. The absence of uniformity in the at- _tainments of children and the rate at which they progressiwill make uni- form final examinations impracticable. This, too, is as it' should be. The teacher tests her children at frequent intervals" to determine whether they are acquiring the necessary skills and on the evidence of such tests, modifies ual children. The abandonment of final examinations as the "sole" basis of promotion makes it unnecessary to devote the month of June to tédious drill _on 'factual material. In June as September the children should be en- joying new experiences instead of rex viewing and cramming old "facts" for the-purpose--of reproducing -them--on an examination. It is necessary then if we wish children to retain certain facts not to require that they be memorized but to clothe those facts with interest .and what seems equally important, provide opportunities for their use. What about the subject of health? This is not so much a subject -to-be taught. but the education part of it should be "what the child does about health". - The lunch hour may provide a most educative experience. The pursuit of héalth pervades the whole school. The colour of the walls and etc, all make: for emotional satisfac- of health. : One remembers when means of rich life. musical instruments, cymbals, drums, triangles, tambourines, eth, beat out the rhythm.. if necessary, her teaching or plans | remedial training for certain individ-|. ceilings, the arrangemént. of the fur-| niture and light, proper ventilation, tion which is one very important basis Physical Training, Music, and Art were all re- garded as superflaities in the school. Now they are recognized as essential Suppose we were We .watch one new and old" showing the danger ot I neglect and the strength of a life striving to possess the virtues enume- rated. His evening address was a courageous statment of belief in the final triumph of" good over evil, At tume_for her part in the little play, (father of Rev.- Kingsley Joblin)-and]--The-- pictures --of the | P that the class has composed for the Mr. John Joblin, his grandfather, each| binder twine and those of military de- took ptirt in the service. . The singing 'ef Mr. Wagstaff, of Oshawa, added greatly to the pleasure of the audience. He is a singer with a strong, sweet, voice, and would be very welcome again. The choir presented well chosen and well. rendered selections, under the direction of Mr. V. P. Stouffer. At the morning service, Rev: W. J. H. Smyth, received twelve young peo- ple into the church. 'Golden Wedding A Happy Surprise on a Notable Occasion Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Powers Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary On Monday of this week Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Powers were going to stay at home and very quietly remember that they had reached the fiftieth 'mile-stone of married life, ~~ ¥ But their friends had other plans. In the first place .it was made certain that Mrs. Powers would be present at the regular nieeting of the 1.O.D.E. At that meeting, a presentation was made to Mrs. Powers, the gift being a handsome umbrella. The presentation was made if happy fashion by the Regent, Mrs. I. R.- Bentley. -Accom- panying the present was a beautiful card bearing these words: "You've journeyed together On life's happy way In all kinds of weather To this golden day! May Good Luck be with you And may yoli possess, * A bright, happy future, And the same happiness, 2 Best wishes from Scugog Chapter, of St. John's " Church, " little fellow who seems to have no sense of rhythm, at first he watches 'J the others to get the time from them, gradually his face lightens, he turns to the music and 'beats out the time for himself, Here we see the awaking The programme through the classroom listening to Here it is really coming from within, ears dre attuned to the best and this awakened interest and delight is car- ried back into the homes and is re- too, that in the class- rooms of the schools to-day you would thorough- ness, singleness of purpose, self-con- These pening in our schools and it all seems Three Generations an anniversary occasion, enough for Mrs. Powers; but soon she was given a hint that she might ex- to go into the Primaty room during' pect company in the evening. The the music period, here we might find, company arvived--about thirty mem- the - little -tots . equipped with toy, "bers Preshyterian They, too, presented gifts] While and the following brief address: the Victrola plays familiar airs they Dear Mr, and Mrs. Powers: This is indeed a grand occasion; and Ay 24 7 SHANI IES be ar Aap ha A en nai. SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. oné which, while' it brings joy and thankfulness to our hearts, bears with it one of the most beautiful lessons in the book of life. Our friénds, wedding anniversary 'we are here to celebrate, are old and faithful mem- bers' of St. John's Proshiytarian Church. 7 re We feel that we o eanriot let. this oe- casion pass without expressing our appreciation of them and to wish them many happy years of life yet. bute of our love and esteem. of flowers, presented by Mrs, H. R. Archer, president of the Ladies' Aid; and a useful handbag presented by Mrs. W. J. Anderson, both on behalf of the Ladies' Aid and congregation, Mr. and Mrs, Powers are life long residents of Port Perry. They were married May 1st; 1889, by Rev. Dr. McMechan, in 'what was then the Presbyterian Manse, now occupied by Miss Christie, in Borelia. "During all-the years -of married life Mr. and Mrs. Powers have been use- ful and highly esteemed citizens and it was most natural that these great- ly appreciated expressions of esteem should be made. ~ We join with a host of friends in sincere good wishes and congratula- tions. . INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER DEMONSTRATION "Friday evening of last week was an L| enjoyable occasion for the large group of farmer folk who gathered at the Port Perry High School to sce _the "pictures" and dance the dances. The pictures were good. Seldom vividly depicted as it was on. the screen that night. It was a bit un- canny to sce those tractors surmount- ing all difficulties, and' picking their way through roads that seem almost certain to produce a spill. Careless John 'Smith, representative of a certain class of farmers, was shown in real life, much to the amuse- ment of the audience. There may be less demand for: baling wire in the years to come, and some of the lame whose half century = CI PUI We are happy to present "this tri- . "The gifts were--a glorious basket has the power of the machine been so gates may soon have two hinges for. finds satisfaction in designing a ¢0S-. the evening service Rev. F. G. Joblin|a proper swing. : Soria Ti wen it 7 : 7 i ¥ £; | Ad Ke Py wa fence were much enjoyed-and very in- structive. Messrs. Floyd Hughes and George McKay kindly entertained with pleas- ing vocal selections. The _dance followed and -a general vote of thanks is due to Mr. Switzer and the International Harvester Co. for providing an excellent evening's entertainment free. ~~ >> SCUGOG The Women's Association will hold their meeting in the Township Hall, or "Tuesday, May 9th, with group 3 of the Centre, as hostesses, and Mrs. E. Fines and Mrs. M. Fralick are pre- paring -an interesting program. Ev eryone invited--the roads are good, now! The Wild Oats Boy is coming. th the Centre Church on Friday, May 12th, presented by. local players. Admis- sion 26c¢. or 4 15c. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Samells and little Jean. attended-the- morning service if Port Perry United C den on Sunday, - when Rev. Kingsley Joblin, Toronto, preached. Mr, J. Joblin and Rev. F. i. Joblin were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. S.-Ploughman on Sunday night Mrs. F. Turley® and children: have moved to Mr. Munro's house in Reach Township. We wish _her every com- ort:in her new home. The ice in the lake beat the record by staying until the 29th of April-- the latest on record. was, the 28th, The water is still very high. Mr. Joel Aldred is Lo building a house on the lower Aldred farm for his. brother Ira. * Mr. William Miller of Donalda farm visited his wis Mr. G. Sweetman on, Sunday. Miss Luella Jeffrey of Toronto, was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jeffrey, on Sunday. Mr. Everett Collins is helping Mr. E. Ploughman for the summer. Mrs. J. Démara has a Christmas Cactus that started to bloom 'in Nov- Imperial Order Daughters of thejember and still has several flowers on Empire." : it yet. That presentation was surprise Mrs. F. Crozier is in Toronto visit- ing her parents, Mr, Foster. Mrs. Foster is in poor health, Rev. Kingsley = Joblin presented colored pictures in the Centre Church on Monday . evening. They were pictures he got while in Florida this winter. They were good." The Girls' Institute will meet on Saturday at the home of Miss PF. Carter. Miss Corbett is preparing the motto, Misses Grace Demara and F, Carter the program, and Mrs. Nelson * on, mei same ed w 3 na it { As i S <5 AN