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/ Kiberal administration the debt :rose ’;;\ 58,497,000 or $1,022,000 > a year.) Moreover, the population . it hflfmu rapidly in .. the f,(‘ ) @leven years, so that the debt 4s Mow: only forty dollats a head of the \ population, while in 1596 it was DHâ€" Life: To ». > Rt : * _ n 1896 it would have taken the toâ€" "trade of â€" Canada, and nineteen _ <amillions â€"more, to pay off "the nationâ€" ,_ & debt.. In 1908 the trade of Canâ€" \aitaâ€" woutd ‘pay thenational debt . of “f da twice over, and leave noatâ€" \@ 1y minetyâ€"five .millions to the go9d« ‘\ Whe inctease in the trade of Canada CR n the lst twelve years has . been ‘\_ qmore than tweuty times as great as 3 Abe increase in the debt of ‘Canada, ;"h the five years between 1900 and : 19085 the value of the output of Canâ€" * adijan factories was increased by $225â€" _ | _ Scott‘s _ Emulsion ‘The one thing that mgw& Ausb twelve years‘is the public debt. }:: years of Conservative adâ€" ;: tration the debt rose from $140â€" $og,000 to. $258,407,000, an Increase of ~$118,000,000, or six and a _ half millions a year. in eightcen years of ©§00,000, that is toâ€" say, the increase . the output of factories in five &q was eleven times as great â€" as the increase in the national débt in Awelve years. < In the twelve years between 1896‘ ,,‘“ 1908 the deposits in the charâ€" ;l!tu! and savings banks of Canada xose from $245,519,801 to $650,126, :?B an increase of $405,000,000 _ or "a (little .less than ~ the increaseâ€" in ‘trade. In 1896 the national debt was ~thirteen millions more than the deâ€" "posits. In 1908 the deposits . were ‘‘Awice ‘as _ much as the debt, _ and "minetyâ€"fve millions to spare. ©_ In 1896 the bank discounts . were ~$224,507,000, or thirtyâ€"six millions _Yess than the national dobt. In 1908 _the bank discounts were $584,732,914, <or twice as much as the national * debt, and twentyâ€"nine millions to spare. . | Between 1896 and 1907 the net lifc fnsurance in force increased . from $3#27,800,499 to $689,324,506. The increase of life insurance in force was cighteen times as great as the increase in the public debt. © Generally speaking, the figures show that the debt of the country has teâ€" mained almost stationary, while the population has largely increased, and its business and earning powet | have been doubled. Allen Bolton, about 15 years _ ol age, a student of the Collegiate Inâ€" stitute at Strathroy, was the victim ‘of a practical joke toâ€"day which provâ€" &d rather serious. Some mischievous #tudent placed a piece of glass on his A SERIOUS JOKE geat, and as he sat down the . glass eut him badly in the back of the thigh, causing am ugly gash. _ He was mt once conveyed to the office _ of Pr. A. S. Thompson, and upon _ exâ€" amination it was found that thirteen #titches were required to sew up Ahe wound. He will be laid up . for some time. Doctors say take Cod Liver Oilâ€"they undoubtedly meéan Scott‘s Emulsion. la Et would be just as sensible for them to prescribe Quinine in its crude form as to preéâ€" scribe Cod Liver Oil invits the oil is emulsified and made to takeâ€"easy to digest Mimee in 1Â¥ a , and nourish the wasted E&lhhownhm r}.mum:dom rrrne anows But_ ME sc ‘be loft at this up to "\â€"â€" > ~ _ "Canada and The National L1 LARGE â€" REPRESENTATION OF: MEMBERS filnhmulmflmduowmhg]mwf“ x1 Wathioo County Teachers‘ Assoctsâ€"| (8) . The cost to "the ratepayer will tion. opened in the Berlin Collegiate be . more to support . thhllgl:‘:l pal â€" features being the address of welcome by Chairman Smyth of the B. C. I. Board and President Marâ€" riott‘s address. . * c 0n ie fnhon o ~ap es ‘The convention opened with devoâ€" , tional â€" exercises comducted by Rev. â€" W. A.. Bradley, of St.~ Andtew‘s Church, after which the routine busâ€", iness was transacted, including â€" the appointment: ‘of : various standing commcittees. *‘ * Mr. Ed. Smyth, Chairmanâ€"of 4&1 B.C.:1. Board extended a cordial vel-i come to the members of the Associâ€" ation and gave them the freedom of the Institute. cal aspect, because in dealing with this question I wish to reftain from saying anything savouring of poliâ€" tics. { The reasons for taking this . view | are as follows: > ; (1) Many ntu‘enh have not availâ€" able _ means to . attend a Normial School for a year before they are alâ€" lowed to â€"teach, Many _ such have. turned ut excellent teachers. So that from now on such will be exâ€" cluded from the proféssion and~ their services lost to â€"the â€" country. The ‘"‘Born Teacher ‘ is left out because of pecuniary disability, and many . that are not fit _ mentallyâ€"morallyâ€"or physically for teaching the _ young, may go on because they have the neâ€" cessary finantial advantages. T ‘The President‘s Address. President W. C. Matriott, of Halt, responded in a suitable manner «and then delivered his annual address as follows: 7 In returning thanks to my feliow . Teachers of Waterloo County, L am not ignorant of the honor you lave conferred by selecting me to preside, pqver the deliberations of this Assoâ€" ciation. I am conscious too of the! responsibility that accompanies such an honor, 0d â€" feel my own incomâ€"! petence.> Howe@r, I trust that any deficiencies observed in _ performing UIGMUIPIOTER UHBVLOEN NT EARPCCICCE â€" my dutics may be rogarded with that school8 forbearance which is always a charâ€" StaY» 0 acteristic of the true teacher. :“:‘f_’:: In looking over the field to obtain a subject suitable for this occasion 1 have selected two, which I purpose to put before you, not that you may be entertained but in the hope that they may lead toa discussion. RA that discussion is forth coming then my bopes shall be satisfied. question I negative side they may lead toa discussion.. Ft |° pape t stematic: ins that discussion is forth coming then‘,;5; {y" o uingtion or sthool gML my bopes shall be satisfied. . _ ‘dren to determine the presence of inâ€" Of two, the first I wish to briD& foctious and contagious disease. 7 before you is the question, ‘‘Was the, ;) ®xclusion from school attendâ€" Education Department of Ontario WiS? ance of all cnfidren affected _ with in its abolition of the Model Scho0l agcute contagious discase. t ; Systems." and in answer to that, 3. Subsequent control of the case No doubt â€" there has been anything but wisdom> manifested by the Eduâ€" cational Department of Ontario _ by closing the County Model Schools, and when I make this assertion 1 wish also to say that in doing so I have viewed it apart from its politiâ€" (Â¥) There are some who go through the Normal Schools successfully, â€" but when they get jnto a school of their own find they have no aptitude for the work, therefore they have | lost one year of precious time and â€" from $300 â€"to $400 wasted. (3) A year ~at & Normal training school can never be equivalent to four f montbs at a Model School plus one to three years of practical expalence' plus ore year at a Normal Schoot. Formerly the average teacher secutâ€" ed a fair . grounding of the princiâ€" ples of teaching and management at a Model School;â€".one to three years in his own _ school revealed his weak points and he was in a position . to know his exact . needs. He then went to a Normal School eager and ready to bolstér up the weak places that he discovered in . .Bis . actual teaching. Whereas, now the ordinary student goâ€" ing from aâ€"Collegiateâ€"Institute _ 10 the . Normail . School, will be there three months, at least, before he dis covers‘ what he went for. t ‘Jl) Since the «bolition of the Moâ€" del Schools there will be no means of fl‘fi“ out the naturally incompetent supplyiig an offctent class o teachers. . °. & * (8) ‘The training of students at the Normal . Schools will in the: great majority of cases take place _ when the averago Age . is three years younâ€" wish to déal withâ€"the is s % qfi'v 9 Wioa ( “'g ‘The chiefl ~benefit derived from this 1,p w new departure seoms to be, that it am has . donea great deal towards, makâ€" lave ing the _ profession more permanent sile than it ‘has been, which is a step in ggp. | the propet direction. § ‘:;! Medical â€" Ingpection. omâ€"! In.this age the old maximâ€"A sound any mind in a sound bodyâ€"seems to have ing : been lotg«tm. Medical inspection of that schools bhas come and has come . to har. stay, only the subject is not : fully understood, but when it is, may we in a 5* teachers express the hope that such , 1 systems will be introduced and mainâ€" pose tained in both ~Urban and _ Rural * __ Schools. > pF Cofs :. o that of tke Public School Inspector of the County where these poor Moâ€" det Schools weret °c .;_ . <>. .‘ â€"The objects of this Medical _inspecâ€" tion are seven in numberiâ€" . 3. Subsequent ‘control of the case with isolation ol the patient and dist. infection of the living apartments afe ter termination of illness. * â€"4.â€" Control and treatment of minor contagious affections permitting . the child to remain in school. # + â€" This is important, to us as teachers because in our teaching the child‘s ‘ perception â€" must be correct or hit ; knowledge will not be @orrect. All his |perceptlou ate Occasioned ‘by sensa tion of some kind and if the physioloâ€" gical factor of the sensation is im ) paired or defective, the ideas gaingt i will be neither clear nor cortrect. 5. Information of unreported cases of contagious disease occurring _ in school children in their homes. _ â€" 6. Exclusion from school attendance of those children in whose {famili¢s there exists a contagious Mm.__ 7. Complete physical examination of each school child for the purpose of determining the existence of nonâ€" contagious â€" affections . and â€" advising treatment of. the same. Physical defects and injuries of children and young people should reâ€" ceive all reasonable cate. They interâ€" fere with development and growth . to a marked degreo. Many times entire failure in life is the result. Many a person has had ‘to be satisfied with doing only an ordinary amount â€" ‘of work, owing to some defect, which, if it had been remedied, would have enabled him to enjoy a widerâ€" field of operation and might have . bee worth much more to himself and to others. $ > 54 And upon â€" examingtion _ statistics show the greatest number of defects found in children, appear to be in the sensory Organs and chiefly those of the eye and ear. Let us deal chiefly with these two. Eyeâ€"strain, whatever its _ natute, should be relieved byâ€" the ptoper means.â€" This defect is manifested .. by headache, blurredâ€" vision, nmbfl- ity to use the eyes for any of time without distress about the head or ay-.goio-tlned eyeâ€"strain . underâ€" stem, injures th Sotity of the chid to work and is a drawback to nutrition and develop: If the strain is not removed by pro per means the person affectedâ€" immay live his life with defective sight, less vitality, and less success . than _ iw might have attained. . . In the city of Hamilton two years ago"under medical examinatiGh ~ 115 cases of defective vision were reportâ€" ed in céertain schools, of these 71 cases or 89 per cent. were attended t;:y the parents, v:'o ;: to _ this t were t *condition of their children. _ ‘ ~â€"Petective keating ~has â€"many causes; the most common are catarrh : of then ‘Whatever the cause, these â€"nervous troubles show themselves in more or less dlllml; mental disturbances; abâ€" normal herve signs; twitchings of the muscles; headache, irritabilityâ€" ‘and poct cireulation and digestion. Nervoug. . children ~requite ‘special care, many of them are among the brightest pupils of the school. . Withâ€" out special care masy â€"may â€" <~become burdens to themselves and : to â€" overy one else. _ R ts Just a ‘word about another drawâ€" back m:#q‘em moreâ€"common. than, w‘ .eye and ear. Irefer â€" to éfective teeth, ~which according . to" statistics is ten .times. as numerous as defects of eye and ear combined. ‘The decayed teeth of children should Ne attended to the same as . in the: adult. In fact it is of greater â€" im portance, â€" because,. through imperfect: mastication, â€" the wholé fliuuve Sysâ€" tem refuses toâ€"doâ€"its wor umg:flx. and as a_result the blood is and he progress of growth of the cluld is retarded. = : ‘Then ‘the poison from decayed teeth is the. cause. of© many â€"gastroâ€"intestiâ€" nal disorders:~in: .consequence of â€" the growth and development: of bacteria, Everywhere a% all times, and by a people, â€" it should be bothe in mind that youth and childfiood â€"are â€" sacred to growth and proper development. It is the special work ol the schools to emphasize this â€" fact proper. phyâ€" sical surroundings and freedom from physical defects makeâ€"possible higher mental and moral attainments. 2. AMH who haw@ been absent from school. JM@ The duties of the medical examine! would be to examine in a room sef apart for the purpgse in the pcbool:â€" 1. All suspected cases set _ apart by ghe teacher. â€" â€"â€" . .~~~ > . 8. Children‘returning after previous exclusion. + 5. Allaffiected children _ showing no evidence of~treatment. m In all cases.of sore throat _ ‘"‘culâ€" tures shouldâ€"be taken toâ€" determine the presence of diphtheria baciMus. ‘ ~Address Delivered by Rev. R. A. One of the difficulties would appear to be the money necessary to carry on a work of this kind. But when the principal and purpose of the work has been grasped, the necessary finan: cialâ€"assistance will be cheerfully forth coming. f j : One ‘of the most practi¢al and eloâ€" ‘quent address that has over ‘been heard at the â€" sesgions of â€" the Waterl County ~ Téachers‘ Association ~ since its organization was delivered _ by. Rev. R. A. Falconer, LL.D., . the recently appointed President of th University of. Toronto in the B.C.L. Auditorium ol"l‘lmnfl.;;v evening the timely theme of ‘"‘Eddcation and: out ‘National Life." . y Dr. Falconer is a fAuent and pleagâ€" ingâ€"speaker and his discourse, Wwas attentively listened to with the deopâ€" est ‘interest by an audiente that. completety. filled the spacious . hall, The chair was acceptably occupied by President W. C. Marriott, of Galt, and with him on the beautifully deâ€" corated platiorm were Dr. Falconet, Principal Carscadden of the â€" lalt C.1., Principal â€" Suddaby, Inspector Sheppard, ~â€"Judgo Chisholmâ€" era.> During the evening‘s solos and duets were renderod ina very â€" pleasing style by Miss N. Hallmian and Mr. E. M, Shildrick. Mrs. Mowat performed the duties of actompanist. . in an acceptable â€" manâ€" ner. 4. Children previously under treat A pleasing feature, of the evening was the presentation of a huge bouâ€" quet of roses to Miss A. M. Fishot, of the Domestic Scienice Dept. fll‘ behalf ot _ the members of the Asso= ciation as a tokan of their ‘ tion of her services in pr 1g the excellent ... Jugch .which was.provided after the alternoon sesston, ® y A Splendid Reception. at When Dr. Falconer was introduced to the audiebee he was accorded an oÂ¥ation which: made one imagine he was "a popular candidate in a politiâ€"; oal + campaign. . After the applause j middie.ear, large tonsils, â€"Or : seumial . on |_ in e Pogage ge tonsils; or f ts hens® |eomntorint Unfi mmw m. “}I who are class. |note‘ of the Fart ar even deficiâ€"| 208, $150 of the: ‘In: the package of money were 188 “mm“fim‘mmu“*% note‘ of the Farmers‘ Babk of â€" Can ada, $150 of the $10 nate of the same bank, and 100 of the $10 note of the {Standard Bank of Canada. . ; The reâ€" ;_-maqum con sisted ol 47 eagraving tools, . #ubber . {letters and stamps for numbering and ,'htl.;lgjbiih» one.. set each» of plates for the United States $5 _ cer~ tificate, the $5 and $10 notes> of the. Farmers‘ Bank of Canada,. and $10 wwm; the $5â€" Crown "BanKk‘ of Canada note, the $10 issues of ‘the Imperial and * the sflfl UBiles Empt ak of Conade. a94 re C mc t ~sgeveral other unfinished plates. *The outht was discovered in an old house on a small farmâ€" a few ~miles outside Gowanda, Cattaraguas . coâ€" ~unty. The farm;,; which is ‘in a secludâ€" "ed spot, was purchased last summer â€" by Thomas Washington Crozier. & =/I Black Watch :.'::_i Back Chewing Tobasce ‘The two officers named are workâ€" ing toguther on the ~case of Thomas and Milton Crozierâ€"of. Toronto, ~now m'umtntw a charge t uttering And pasting . counterfeit money: The Buflalo police would like to extradite the two men, who. will soOn be arraigned once. more, . this time at_Milton.~ A Minard‘g Liniment Co., Limited. ‘Dear Site â€"I can recommend . your MINARD‘S LINIMENT for Rheumaâ€" lismr and Sprains, as I have used it for both with excellent resilts. dress the â€" teachers as he had heen moulded in a~ marner â€". Minfi him to appretiate the services P teacher.. Few parents thera are Who realize the important position occuâ€" jledâ€" by the public school teachers in "this land and their services are. i0t appreciated as they should . be, Dr. Falconer selected as his thome l"Edmuon and the National Life." [here exists in the breast of »~every tue Canadian a desire to encourage a stronger national feeling. To: enâ€" ;oy â€" this national life it is necesâ€" sary to have a sound pbysical . baâ€" sis. Canada is often compared with the United States but this is an abâ€" surd comparison as the United Staâ€" ies is a much older country than Canada. This country has madeâ€" enorâ€" mous _ strides . since Confederation ind all nationalities _ are settling within its boundaties and are astonâ€" tshedat its resources. Canada hasa dhysical. basis that is‘ unsurpassed. He referred to Berlin‘s growth as aN revidenc« ci Canada‘s prosperity. Jt *>8 mecemtaiy for Canada to beti» tosl regaiding its growth as. what & is hbus come largely through good tortune and Canada will not be counâ€" ted . great: among< the nationg_of the world until its~people prove Mlol ves equal to the task of, controlling its heritage. If <~stress can be laid on the true worth of its people then we can look forward to the future of this country with strong faith. The teachers of the land: areâ€"among the quilders ol the country. Weâ€"speak of our â€" trade, cominerce, â€"resources but if the country lacks an educated manâ€" bood failure â€"will be the result.>. It is not the material surroundings but ‘the man within that makes a strong national: life. ~‘‘Woe betide the ~ day when . Canada should have â€" wealthy tl‘mnflou and its â€".people morally intellectually deficient."‘. Educaâ€" tion is the drawing out of what is in us. No . happiness is . complete without. exercise of your â€" natural functions, ‘An educated man ought to be a man of resource and have .# desite to travel. He should feel his individuality andâ€" bscome : a â€" master of ‘himsell. When the people of Canâ€" ada are thoroughly ~educated we will become a strong . and ‘recourceful peoâ€" ple. * Dr..Falconer .gpoke of the impotâ€" tance of .the teaching ~:profession in bringing out the best in the «chilâ€" dren cf < this land and ‘in @encluding Tiged im 'W'W’&fil. ‘specializing . on â€" some ote subject and spoke of the splendid work that is being accomplished by the Toronâ€" to University. A WELL KNOWN MAN (Continued on page 10) Yours The Name of T. B. LAVERS, St. J sn s 0147 <~~ / Obsonicleâ€"Telegraphâ€"and Montreal Weekly Witness.... ,... A.15 â€"," _ Uhronicieâ€"Telegraph and Weekly Sun‘(s farm journal) ..,. 46. | /‘ W“‘mm-'*v‘ «£0 ~3 .0 + Obronicleâ€"Telegraph and. to Daiy World‘;,. ... ., ...« 8,00 °% //_ ‘Ohronicleâ€"Telegraph and ‘Toronto Daily Mail . .. . ., ...gv" AA Chronlcléâ€"Telegraph and Toronto Rvening Mail.... . ..:. ... 498 /‘ Ohrouicleâ€"Telegrapk and Northern Messenger...........;.. 180 . " _ Obronicle:«‘clegraph and Toronto Saturday Night,.,., . ... 200 ~~â€" CASH ~mustaccompany all orders.". Make nminn?afig Registered Letter or EXpress Order to * 3+ thuss Waterloo Branch, J. Moorman, Manager. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE .%. s Paidâ€"up Capital, $10,000,000 dee thige Sm mss ‘ * | Hemarve Fond, > 2000000 COUNTRY BUSINESS "S9 EP o Teomaccen or g’ banking business. Sales notes will be cashed or taken for collection. Account be opened by mail, and BANK'“G BY .A"- “l:::i:s n:l:{)osited or wi’t'h‘:nwn in this way with equal facility. * n& Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States !fldw Honor Graduate Toronto Conserva * *~~~Â¥ory of Music. ~~â€"~~~ TEACHERR OF Miss A. R. Bean, Miss E. L Bean, upile pmd for examination mfio mu-nn: to University. 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