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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 193:! THE FLESMRRTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE I Publiihed on CoUingwood street, Fle«herton, Wednesday of each week. Circulation over 1000, Price in Canada 12.00 per year, ; whi-n paid in advance $1.50. lt> paid in advance |2.00. U. S. A. $2.50 per year, when W. H. THURSTON, - - Editor F. J. THURSTON, - Assoc Editor response â- will be such as to justify our faith in the enterprise. Tlie first sketches will appear next week. HYDRO SALARIES Premier Henry has refused to al- low the salaries of hydro heads to be made public. For this attitude he ha.s received a barrage of critici.sni which appears to the ordinary ob- server to be ijuite ju.stifiable. Hydro it is claimed, is a pul)lic utility owned by the people and operated "at cost." In the early days of hydro this "at cost" phrase was worked to the limit, but recently we have not heard so much about it. The public still be lieve, however, that they haVe a strong interest in the welfare of hydro and whrth to see the great undertakini,' operated on an economical basis. If this were done the public would be quite satisfied to take for granted the "at cost" slogan as being a state- ment of fact. But without economy, "at cost" becomes meaningle.ss and only a juggler's attempt to draw the attention away from the actual facts. Just now the public insists on getting at the actual facts, but Mr. Henry appears to be bent upon hiding some- thing and a query has gone forth as to what it might be. It is claim- ed that the information sought might not be in the public interest. It is difficult to believe that an employer should not know what salaries his workmen receive and no one believes that hydro is in any other category than that of a public servant. It is hinted that within the past two years salaries of some heads have been materially increased: it is also said that salaries are abnorn^ally high ranging from five to twenty thou.s- and dollars a year. The public has a right to know whether or not these things are true. Sir Adam Beck fought bitterly against hydro becoming a political catspaw. but since his death the struggle has ended and politics ap- pear to have absorbed hydro body and bones. EDITORIAL ITE.MS Sunday was dull and rainy; not a fit daV fbr the gentler sex to parade their new spring attire. • * • If the e.vciiange rale remains at its present low rate very few Canad- ians will attend the World's Fair which commences In June. Par for the dollar would allow many more from Canada to attend. • • • With spring at hand hope is spring- ing up for splendid crops and higher jirices for i)roduce in the fall. The market is gradually seeking highei levels and at the same time many prices will fall only to rise higher than before. Better times are just ahead! • • • * Canada's ocean i)ort of Halifax is coming into its own again and the grain trade is improving. This is .strikingly illustrated by the fact that more grain has been shipped from that port so far this year, than went through during the entire year of 1932. • • • The need of paving on Highway No. 10 is distinctly seen by the present condition of the highway south of i'Mesherton. Heavy trucking is the main cause of the road breaking up as it has and the only remedy is for pavement to be laid. This year there arc more trucks on the road than ever and even though they carry only half a load they cut the road up quickly. ".MEMORIES" We can't save newspapers. We save memories. (Week after week, and year after year, the Advance presents a running picture of the life of Flesherton to the community, and to those who live in distant places. In time the record becomes sur- charged with all the warmth and af- fection of a cherished thing that has long since departed â€" and it lives in memory as a sacred thing. But we, as Fleshertonians, can't Efive newsfpapers. They are not made Sor saving. And so, a booklet is to be prepared to preserv'e some of the finest of things that we have given our readers in recent years. A series of Recollections of Home, dealing with the period ranging around 1895 to 1920, was given in The Advance several year.5 ago by A. S. Thurston. They are to be pre- sented in book form, accompanied by a series of family and biographical sketches, which will .'^erve to give in brief form the story of changes the years have brought to our families. The project ha.< been endorsed by the Flesherton Old Boys Association, and we venture to hope that the We Saw The Game Last Wednesday we tried in every way to secure tickets for the Ranger- Maple Leaf final hockey game, but were not successful, even after an appeal to the Maple Leaf Garden officials had been made. iWe fully expected to stand in line and secure admission in a standing section, but we were fortunate in having our old friend. J. T. Clark, editor of the Toronto Star, generously intercede on our behalf and the precious tickets were secured from Foster Hewitt. Both these gentlemen are heartily thanked. It was a delight to watch these two teams battle for ^ixty-eight minutes without a score, only to have the Rangers count when the Leafs were short two players, thereby win- ning the Stanley Cup. Our pleasure was saddened with regret that the Leafs could not repeat their perfor- mance of last year, but the team was riddled with injuries and the players were not superhuman by any means. They played the game as real sportsmen and while they failed to annex the Stanley Cup they are still considered world's champions by their supporters, due to their courag- eous stand under adversity. W.C.T.U. Officers At the recent meeting of the W, C. T. U., held at the home of Mrs. H. Down, the following officers were elected : Presiilenl â€" Mrs. D. Williams Vicc-Pres. â€" Mrs. Wm. Inkstor Roc-Scc. â€" Mrs. T. Benlham Cor. Sec. & Treas. â€" Miss V. A. Nicholson Temperance .Sec. â€" Miss Mary Mc- Millan. Address of President At O.E.A. ConvenlicD The Ontario Educational Associa- tion is in .session in Toronto this week and (luite a number from this district art attending. Mr. Herbert Corbett of Proton Station is President of the Trustees' and Ratepayers' section and the following addres-s was presented by him on Tuesday: It gives me mu;h plea-sure to wel- come the trustees and ratepayers ot Oi.tario to our -irith annual conven- tion. From a small beginning we have advanced to a point where our usefulness and influence is without doubt a very influential factor in the educational administration of On- tario. .We strive to be a constructive or- ganization with one object in mind, namely, the !)uilding up of a strong ard healthy ('anadian citizenship through the youth of our land. The two main avenues through which we work is, first, by bringing together trustees and ratepayers to discuss edrcalional niattei's pertaining to the administration and the Course ol Study in our schools, and second, through The Canadian School Journal, a purely Canadian magazine for which wo endeavor to secure articles from leading educationists outlining in a practical way the best thought rela- tive to our schools. Questions are answered in this magazine which should prove of value to all trustees is the administration of our schools. We appreciate the co-operation of the Department of Education and tht assistance of the School Inspectors in their attendance and assistance at all our county educational meetings. 1 am informed by the Secretary that no meeting was held last year where there was not at least one Inspector present, prepared to answer any ques- tion regarding the educational system or to give any information required by the trustees and ratepayers. I wish also to extend to the teach- ers of the Province our appreciation of the good work they are doing, and trust that the closest co-operation will exist in our two great organiza- tions in order that youth may re- ceive the greatest assistance possible in building up a strong body, a sound mind and good morak. In these times of depression, both in the urban and rural districts, we must economize, but not at the ex- pense of the child. Let us first cut IN STEP WITH STYLE IJK; I'lVE CLEANSER SPECIAL 5c XK'I' [L'lCV LEMONS 25c DOZ. LAKCl-: JUGS VANILLA 19c LAR('.i:40OZ. J.ARS MARMALADE 25c TIP TOP CLOTHES keep step with style â€" faultlessly fashioned they represent the greatest value in custom-made clothes on the market today. The finest cf British woollens, hand cut to your own persoal measurements and built into every lip Top garment â€" and what a wonderful arrr.y of fabrics to choose from. TIP TOP Clothes $19.50 KEN KENNEDY Clothes Pins 4 DOZ. 10c •> I f i I Peas and Corn I 9c TIN I JUST A REAL GOOD TEA 4 LBS. $1.00 Try Our MEATS Fresh and Cured largely on account of the high sal- aries for highly certificated teachers, instead of entering a junior high school whore experienced first or even second class teachers are qualified to give the required instruction. The Lower School Course is in reality Public School work, provided for in the Public School Course of Study, and being carried on quite success- fully in many one-roomed public schools. It is estimated that 82% of the pupils in the Fifth Classes in rural schools are successful in their examinations. Why could this work not be conducted in all schools throughout Ontario? New schools should not be required but provision made for part of the High Schools to be given over to junior work taught by experienced teachers holding per- manent first class certificates I might suggest another wastage which exists, in our educatioial sys- tem, namely, the mistaken idea that the aim of our secondary education should be the University when only about 12'' of our pupils go on to higher educational institutions. This system not only causes many repeat- ers but a lack of interest in school work, as many of the subjects do not promote interest in life. Business practices, economies, and our relation to fellow men in society is of great importance at the present time, yet J DANCING Will be held in the Fraternity Hall FLESHERTON - ON - Wed., April 19 under th^ auspices of the Eastern Star Round and Square Dancing. Dorothy Foster and Other Music. To Commence at 8.30 p.m. Admission: 25c. Lunch served. I Letter to The I . Editor . I our school system does not touch on these subjects in any practical way. The teaching of these subjects might down on luxuries, and if necessary,/ cost a little more but it would be on some of the necessities of life be-'} economy from the standpoint both of interest to the student and building fore we economize too much on our schools. We have burdened ourselves with heavy debentures when a pay- as-you-go system would have been more sensible. We have this legacy. What can we do to remedy this in the future? I would suggest that the Department of Education create a fund into which each school could pay a small percentage each year of its school section levy to be used for capital expenditure. Provision for such a fund would necessarily have to be worked out whereby schools would not receive more from this fund than the amount paid in wnth interest. In this way surpluses could be built up by every school section without very much hardship and held under Government protection ready for any emergency which might arise. Another wasteful part of our edu- cational system is found in the two J^eara following the Entrance Exam- ination, where pupils in rural districts leave home and attend high school in towns and cities, am! pupils in the towns and cities attend high school where the cost of maintenance is high. .^^*.i*A.v.^A.^.^.^:~^.^.v^.tM^.^.^.:M&.!MT~M~^.^.^.:~:~^.^.!..^.^.^.t.*.^•:.<~!~M-^♦:•.:"!~:~!~t.•!•<&.^.:«^^ Savings On Papers Open to any subscriber of The Advance W (.' aimoiuu'i- lln' followiiij^ clnljhin^' arran^onK'iUs for Mih.scribLTs ol Tlu- .\(l\ancc to receive their home payer and any others iht y may desire, for a period of year, to Canadian points only: 'iMie Adxanee and the Toronto Dai'y Star $7.2.S Tlie .Advance and Toronto J)aily Cdohe 6.25 'J'hc Advance and Toronto Mail and ICinpirC $6.25 The Advance and 1-ainily Herald & W'eck'y Star $2.40 'i'he .Advance and the l-'armer.s' Sun $3.25 The .Advance and the Canadian Farm $2.50 The .Advance and The Canadian Countryman .... $2.50 The Advance and the Farmers' Advocate $2.50 If the paper you want is not in the above list, ^e can probably get it for you and save you money. These prices are strictly cash in advance. Any of our subscribers anywhere in Cana'ia can take advantage of these prices. Send subscriptions by Post Office or Express Money order to - ,\. •,. ' ; ; ^ , • j :,j^ i ^^l^vj^,, ^ W. H. Thurston & Son Pubb'shers, The Advance Flesherton Ontario. I I I >»>»y»»<'»»<'»<'<'<'<'»»^»»^»'»^'X''»»»»»»^»^»^y»^»»<>»»^<'v<>»»»vy»»»ff» ,.^^,5„j„p^^,^,^,^j.^^^^..j^^ up an intelligent citizenship. These subjects together with many others should be discussed at our educational meetings. Opinions ex- iprossed, suggestions formulated in the form of resolutions, and passed on to the Department of Education to work out in a practical way which ohould result in a system of education which would lead out the latent en- ergies of the youth of Ontario instead of cramming in a few pre-historic ideas soon forgotten and which fin- ally decay. A great responsibility rests upon the trustees of Ontario. The ad- ministration of our schools and the future of Ontario lies in our hands. Not only the administration of our schools is entrusted to us but we have considerable control of what shaJ.l be taught. The Department of Edu- cation outlines the courses and em- phasizes high standards in tpaeh<»r3 and equipment but permits boards to introduce music, manual training, household science, commercial work, fifth classes, agriculture, mining, night classes, medical supervision, utc. The University demands Latin. Crock, -Mgebra, Geometry, and such subjects. So we come back to answer the question, will we continue to edu- cate for Life or the University? The School Attendance Act states that every child between eight and sixteen years of age shr(U attend .school for the full term during which the school of the section or municipal- ity in which he resides is open each year unless excused for certain reas- ons. But it docs not say that he must make good use of hi« time while at school. In many cases Latin, (Jeometry, .Mgebra, etc. do not appeal to the student. The Matriculation or Teacher's Course is the only one provided for him. Naturally it i-e- sults in Hack of interest and lack of application, consequently wasted time and increased costs. The main argument is that we must keep the boy off the street. If this is true he should have some productive and helpful instruction or vocational teaching. Repeating courses and un- interesting iiMtruction cannot help but have a bad moral effect on any human beinr- I> it not possible to provide courses more attractive and more useful to our adolaacvnt boys and girls? We think it ». Much depends upon the teacher. W^e havs instances of as many as three voca- tional subjects being taught with good I e.^iilf s in one-roomed country schools. With all the facilities of larger Con- tinuntlon and High School, and the more advanced teacher.i, surely some- thing could be done to open the way Taxes And The Depression To the Editor of The Advance: All the wealth of the world is de- rived from the land and the waters. Therefore, the people that, work the land, and produce the products ot the land for a living, are the ones to vocational teaching. Much depends on our teacher train- ing schools, where teachers could be instructed in leadership along those lines so that when they go out into the various schools in the Province they may be qualified for this type of instruction and can suggest to the trustees what may be accomplished through a course of instruction prac- tical in its teaching and of assist- ance in life. A good working knowledge of the country in which we live, its forms of government, the duties of citizens, the relations between industries and nations should be taught in a pre- liminary way. How can we expect our teachers to teach Canadian His- tory beyond the Entrance Class, oi our great majority of pupils to be . in-structer) when Canadian History is • not taught in the High School Course until after 50 per cent, drop out, as Canadian History is a third year high school subject? Too much of our high school course is a repetition of the public school course in other subjects besides History. Would it not be advisable to emphasize the more common phases of these sub jects in the public school and leave more advanced and definite new courses for our high schools? May I conclude by giving a few- extracts from the Act and Regula- tions ? "It shall be the duty of the high school board to provide instruction in the obligatory subjects of study and in such of the optional subjects a.? they may select on recommendation of *e Principal." The following subjects are the only compulsory subjects in the high school courseâ€" physical culture in all years, English Literature and Composition for the first four years, and British History, Physiography, Algebra and Geometry for one year «ach in the first two years. Manual Training, Household Science and Agriculture may be taken in any school where provision ha« been made satisfactory to the Minister. Yet, according to the Minister's report ol 1981, only four high schools in On- tario out of 143 to»k Manual Training and Hoaaehcld Science, and only 45 took agriculture. In conclusion allow me to thank the Trustees and Ratepayers of the Province for the honor bestowed on me in choosing me as your President of the A.vso.'iation a year ago, and may I bespeak for my successor to office the kindne.<:oi and courtesy shown to !»>«. that are burdened with the lion's ehare of the taxes. The taxes in Osprey and Artemesia average for the last 15 years, for a good 100 acre farm, with fair build- ings, around f 100.00 each year. Now go back about 30 years ago and compare the taxes, and the price of products of the farm; also goods and machinery the farmer has to buy. The goods and machinery average 40 per cent more now than then; taxes then were around fSO.OO for a good 100 acre farm. People then got just as much value for their ?30.0O as they get now for ?100.00 of taxes. iWho is getting the benefit of this other $70.00? British laws caU for value in any deal. That is, if I sell my neighbor stock or . goods, I have to give him value for his money. Farmers' taxes have raised 300 per cent, wool has dropped 500 per cent, hides have dropped 200 per cent, wheat 100 per cent, other farm pro- ducts are much the same as they were 30 years ago. When we take a look around the country, what dif- ferences do we see now, than we did then ? Today they are seizing for taxes, in nearly every township in the prov- ince of Ontario farms are going back to the crown. 25 per cent, of the timber land should have been left standing for building purposes and fuel and the maple syrup industry. It would also be a great benefit for wind- break and climate conditions. What needed is a good statesman for leader, who will give the people more of a fair-play deal. As it is now, .50 per cent, of the people are getting 00 per cent, of the money to live on; the other 50 per cent, have the re- maining 10 i>er cent. Why not at least make it more fair, for the 50 per cent, of small salaried people and give them 30 per cent of the dough; the high salaried don't need so much to live on; the other half are not getting enough to make both ends meet. It is up to our two governments and others that have the power, muni- cipal councils and trustees. The lat- ter two can do a great deal to bring the taxes to their right level. The two governments are not trying to do any thing for the farmers, or the low salaried people. No good states- man, would have an unfair law like the old age pension, or such taxes as 2 cents a pound on sugar and 9c taxes on a 25c box of matches, and numerous other articles the poorer people must have as well as the rich. A hires B for $400.00 a year. The Government offers to pay B $160.00 more if A will give $160.00 more. Would A do it? I think he wouia not. SUll I think it is being done by a good many in this province. â€"RATEPAYER Seed Grain Scarce ^ Reports to the Department indicate that seed grain is becoming Scare*. The small remaining supply in far- mers' hands is confined to Eastern Ontario and the New Liskeard dis- trict. The farmer who looks for" eeed only when he is ready to sow,