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use-m- pital is rs \xith l. MW- at an COP- pavesâ€"â€" ratches 1M you (.‘h. y bl i m} mm m rty bh‘ ideals P. shelf. ast one WDmPD. ~an 1 ft _\' . knows enough N‘ll are. Juliet. ' for a fissing. 13. 1927 to 10.00 .00 NI.“ 3 H they you XOUI‘ 10 H the he! as be H) .50 1.1 an HIP; If .\n extensive report of the lastl meeting of the Ontario Educationl .\.<sm.-iation in Toronto was given! :»y W. .l. Messenger of the Markdale l’Ill'llt‘ school. His report. was a smut one and took up considerable ’illlt'. but was well worth it. Mr. Messenger went to considerable fr‘eulile to give the meeting the tarts. and the addresses of Principal lh‘lll'llt‘SS of London. Miss Mabel lmnham. author '01' "The Trail of 'he t'umestoga". and Secretary Char- .cs ti. Fraser were dealt with. Mr. Messenger advised as many teachers {is possible to attend the annual ilusler meetings 01' the O. E. A. .llerman Bierworth of No. 8. Ben- tinck. dealt with the organization and work of a rural school Of eight classes. He. illustrated his address with drawings on the blackboard, and gave an altogether admirable address that. contained much of iu-netit to teachers in a rural school. .\ xix-id description of the Mackinac trip by boat was given by Miss A. Hume of the Ayton school. Dr. White’s Address The address of the afternoon was by Dr. E. T. \Vhite of London Nor- mal school. who dealt with the sub- .icct of Arithmetic in Junior Classes. The subject of Arithmetic was the teaching of correct mental habits. Much of it was necessarily theory. but theory is very necessary for intelligent practice. He gave the results that had been attained in scientific test; deciding speed and :u-cuixcy in results in Arithmetic ' and advised much drill in combin- 3’ ations until they become correct mental habits. "Makeyour arith- , metic questions practical and rea~ .sonable within the range of the mentality of the children.” said the Speaker. who also advised teachers to encourage the slower ones. The address was much appreciated by the audience. who saw arithmetic taught possibly as‘ they had never seen it done before. and these new ideas will assuredly bear fruit throughout the South Grey schools from now on. . Inspector Wright. speaking after u... «Adv-nee A! Dr. White was con-. SOUTH GREY TEACHERS HELD SUCCESSFUL MEET HERE LAST WEEK :uui iiilvi-t‘rsting in each of these provinces. Human nature was the same in all or them. especially as it affected the young boys and girls and he was int-lined to believe that even the t-zissing of a century made but little change in this side of human na- ture. Writers of the past. complain- mt of the young people of their day {Mr gt‘iing "too fast. socially". This was just as true today, for everyone Luiows that there is a certain class the populace. who are continually tu-wailing the fact that the young yertple are going down to perdition as last as they can navigate ; the Police gathered at the histeriCNSbOE for an impressive memorial service where a cairn and tablet had been It was treaty No. 7, the one that brought peace to the great plains and threw open a new empire for settle- ment. The historic document was signed on the banks of the Bow River just east of Calgary and near the Canadian Pacific Railway station of Cluny. It is, possibly, a greater tribute to the red men than to his white brothers that the terms of the trail has been lived up to in every det ' On September 22, 1927 , the fiftieth ° of the memorable occa- sion, hfleds of people from all walks of life, representatives of various tribes of Indians and omcers of __the pral_ Canadian Mounted ‘ Inspector the address 1' summer of 1877, only a few days before the first locomotive engine entered Western Canada, the most important treaty between the Cana- dian deernment and the Indians of thgplains‘ was signed. :x'ade' 'fty years ago, or in the late summer of 1877. onlv a few dnvq Thursday, October 20, 1927 (Continued from page ifs! for . . e ' ET New\ Treaty opened Indian amous .â€"Chlef Duck Head. Chief of the Blackfeet and descendant of Chief Crow . of Chief Crow Foot. 3aâ€"Site of old Chief Crow Foot’s lodge. 4.â€"I. of the last. “While I speak, be kind and patient. I have to speak for my people who are numerous, and who rely on me to follow that course wh1ch 1n the erected. Mrs. James F. Macleod, widow of the late Colonel Macleod, commissioner of the old Royal North West Mounted Police, unveiled the tablet. It was Colonel MacLeod who was successful in securing the signing of the treaty 50 years ago. The cairn containing the tablet is in close roximity to the grave of Chief Crow- oot, who in signing the treaty flung open the great plains for settlement, peaceful settlement, by the whites. Mrs. Macleod and her son Norman placed wreaths on the nearby grave. Stonys, Crees, Blackfeet, Peigans and Sarcees were represented by chiefs at the ceremony. Hon. R. B. Bennett, K.C.,M.P., spoke at the gathering, tracing the incidents that led up to the signing of the treaty. He also quoted from the speech delivered at the time by Chief Crowfoot as fol- lows: chided. expressed his pleasure at the. treatment of this difficult sub- ject. Arithmetic. said Mr. Wright. is the science of accuracy. He advised the "addition" method in place. of the "borrowing" method in subtraction. The sharpest minds. according to the speaker, who make the most attempts may make more mistakes. but. they eventually suc~ Coed. Mr. Thomas Allan. ex-Principal of Durham High school. was called on for a few words and his remarks were quite naturally of a reminis~ cent character. He still takes a keen interest in the work of the teaching profession. The subject of Geography was taken by Miss E. A. Ries ot’ Han- over, who advocated that instead of pupils memorizing definitions of land and water forms, they should he allowed to make their own hills. valleys. lakes and rivers on a sand table. Teach them how to keep a “weather” chart and a “wind” chart. Teach them to keep in mem- ory all they see in their own short tnavels between home and school; take imaginary travels with them and trace the process of making the trees in the piece of woods into school desks and other furniture. The Western Canada Trip To Miss Florence McIlvride and Miss Esther Petty was given the task of describing their recent trip through Western Canada and on up into the Yukon. Miss Petty took up that part of the trip out through the West to Vancouver, and was followed by Miss McIlvride in a description other trip from Van- NOBLE’S GARAGE SERVICE High-test Gas Ethyl Gas ? Nd Extra Charge Have You Tried NOBLE’S GARAGE Sold at lrow Foot. 2..â€"Monument erected to memory 4.â€"Decorating the grave of Chief Crow Foot. “They all expect me to speak now for them and I trust the Great Spirit will put into their breasts to be a good people â€" into the minds of the men, women and children and their future generations. future will tend to their good. The plains are wide. We are children of the plains; it is our home and the buffalo has been our food always. I hope you look upon the Blackfeet, Blood and Sarcees as your children now and that you will be indulgent and charitable to them. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE This was opened with devotional exercises by the Rev. W. H. Smith of Knox church, who after a reading of scripture and prayer gave a short address. His theme was that not knowledge, but character and conduct was the idea of all true education. Boys and girls natural- ly want to be like grown-ups; they are hero worshippers, and the Pub- lic school teacher in agood many 'nstances is their grown-up ideal. Mr. Smith’s address had a message for every teacher present and at the conclusion he was voted the thanks of the audience. Dr. White. of London Normal, \Vho mhh‘ossed the «rathering 011 Thur“- daV. iOOk up the subject 01 the teaching of Histyzor He discussed it undo? fiVL‘. heads: The value of history; the content of hiSiOl'V; the {)U[)i18:lititll(]0 {Guards histh; the difficulties (11 teaching history; and 110“ we may immoxe in history During Friday numerous subjects were taken up and all gave evidence of , thoughtful preparation, were well delivered and of inestimable value to the teaching profession. but, unfortunately, we have neither the time nor the space to go into a lengthy resume of the different topics. Miss Florence M. Schroeder of Hanover had charge of the paper on Composition for Third Classes; Miss Charlotte Weinert of Neustadt gave her report as delegate to the World’s Federation 'of Education. and Miss Edna 'E. Runge took up the subject of spelling. Gave Address of Welcome To Mr. C. Ramage fell the lot of tendering the otficial address of welcome. This he did in his usual brilliant manner, on behalf of the High School Board, of which he is a member. An old teacher, Mr. Ramage was conversant with every phase of a teacher’s life, its trials. difficulties, 211111 meagre remunera- tion. consieering their arudous duties. He noted the absence of the men from these conV entions 1% com- paied VVith the days VV hen he taught school. The reply to this address was (leliVered by J. A. Magee,1:11'in- ci1.1al ol the Hanover school. History does not appeal to the bread and butter idea of an educa- tion. It is really a story of love. labor and adventure from the cave man to Greece and Rome, Columbus. Hudson. Marconi and the Atlantic Friday’s Sesslon fliers. Get beyond teaching the skeleton of history. The minister of education is having a new his- tory made for Ontario, which will be a better one for such small pupils as are now in our Public schools, who are not old enough to enjoy or appreciate our present. authorized book. History is lifelit- self and the subject should be pre- sented vividly and enthusisticallv. Dr. White advised the making of abundant use of pictures in teach- ing the subject. “The Teacher in Nev; Ontaiio was the subject taken by Miss Rubx Moxrison of Varney a former teacher in New Ontario. She c01- rected the common impression of many in Old Ontario that this new country is on the outside boundarx of Civilization and told of the mam educational advantages enjox mi b\ the p001)leof \01th Bax and beyond. She described the country as a tourist’s paradise with its abund- ance of game and fish, as well as a land of great mineral wealth. Busv Work Devices was the sub- ject taken by Miss Rita G. Bailev 01 N0.2.Be11tinck.Siie 8111* well! the uses that could be made 02 ' iuies out of magazines and pasted In pupils in their own books. She dealt ‘with the different manners 01‘ keeping the children interested in their studies by Various educative games and at the conclusmn sug- gested that these devices were, worthy of a trial by all the teachers present. Literature, 3 favorite subject. or the speaker, was taken by Miss Pearl Wilson of Neustadt‘ as it af- fected the Second FOrm. If you lm'e literature yourself \‘011 “ill teach it. successfully. Make it pleasant, and beautiful for the pupils. as the aim of liteialure is to give pleasme Slpeaking of poeln she said that poetry appeals to the ear and not to the eye We hum a 5011;; \\e like apd we should try poem mto our vowe, too. ‘12-- " h to use the recent Art bulletins; while the last subject on the pro- gramme. “Art and Constructive Work in a Rural School” was taken by J. Milton Seim of Mount Forest. Ofiicers for 1927-28 Miss N. V Fufisvrgavt’l,w:t_‘ Hanover school dealt with “Reading in the Second and Third Classes"; Miss M. McLoughxjy of Mat-male told of how Honorary President. B. Wright. B. A., _Public School InsDector; President, J. A. Magee, Hanover: Vice-President, Miss Mildred Leo- son, Ayton; Secretary-Treasurer, J: A. Graham. Durham; Auditors, Misses Islay McKechnie and Esther Pe_t_ty. Following are the officers for the coming yzear Managing Committee: Messr rs. H. Bie1wortl1, \V. J. Messenger. and Misses K. Fi1tl1.E.()li\er.E. Rusâ€" sell. _P. \\ilsnn and R.Barbou1. Delegates to 0. E.w.3\.â€":“I-)TVI\“I.0'Cor- mick, with J. A. Graham as alter- natc. Hanox 1.111 \1 as decided upon as the next place 01' meeting, and before adiourning 11111 cemention passed \otes of thanks to all and sundry who had in am n1a11111111 contributed to make it such a success. These 11111111111111 all “110 took part in the 111111g11an1n111;11111 11111111113 of Durham 11111 11111111 hospitalih; 10 1h11. Billet- i111: Committvv \\ hich made arrange- 111111115 10 1.311111151111 111 11111. 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