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The Board of `Education did the proper thing in deciding to provide Principal Girdwood with `a secretary. No business firm would think of clut- tering up the time of its chief exec- utive with a lot of -mihor. details: which could be looked after by a sub- ordinate at a much lower salary. Mr. Girdwootks time is far too valuable t6"'the school to allow it to be spent 4- _.___A..'.. - J ..L_3L. 93' III. ' \I III 5 shadows be`f'or'e::" ' The Globe (refers to the ministef of Collier St. Methodist Church as Rev. H. E. Wellwood, D.D. This is probably an illustretion of the old saying, Coming events cast their nnkhlgunaan `u.u'_.._ I. . Another .e,xa!nple of the `vexatious activities of the oicials in the am- /usement tax department is seen in thevattempt to collect the tax on recent entertainments held " at" the- collegiate to raise funds for` the band. The operations of this department `should receive the attention of the legislators at the present _session. _, fogs Two EDITORIAL C-OMMENT The Challenge to All Gananoque Reporter: A worse to war now confronts us at'home. Indifference to law, the daily making `of thieves and murderers, the break- ing down of our social structure, li- cense not liberty, indulgence not cer- emony, carelessness not security. Mil- lions were s L" scribed by our business men to win th ~--war. Long hours at work were given with little or no monetary `reward for the most in- tense service. But we are now men- aced. atfhomeg and a like devotion and a like labor are needed if life is to be at all worth while. The law of the jungle is replacing the laws of sanity and reason. The health, the morals, the very life and liberty of all are at st-ake.`. Real patriotism is sincere service for the good of our country, which means service to the fellow citizens more than to our- selves. Every man andwoman "of inuence in this country, for sheer -safe_ty s sake, must enlist their great- menace than that for which we went est efforts to uphold the law and solve the vexing problem. ' . - In the report Vof`the.`1'-Jducation Committee of the County. Council designating _cen_tres . at which Em- l' trance examinations will be held, An- gus is-the -only place named in South `Simcoe and not -one is specied in North Simcoe, while there are eight in` East Simcoe.-` Naming these cen- tres in this way makes the?County li- able? for the expenses. ` Certain places included in past years lists were om-E ,. itted this year as the result of the adoption of a previous report which ; recommended that in future contin- . examinations. ` number of candidates is not likely to exceed 25. uation schools shouldppay their own Entrance examination expenses as has been done by high schoolsand collegiate instit.`ute's. By this change` small continuation schools such as Le- froy, Stroud, Thornton, Minesing and Singhampton are called upon to pay the cost of holding these Entrance At these centres-the Of these the section where the continuation school is sit- uated would probably send not more than 25 per cent., yet this school is called upon to pay` the whole cost, which istincthe neighborhood of $50. ` The number of centres where the County pays for the examinations is greater in East Simcoe because` that a part of the couhty has few continua- tion*~schools. It does not seem fair that these small continuation schools should have to pay the whole expense of such exams. In` the case of `the high schools and collegiatesit is dif- ferent as the number of pupils from outside the municipality is but a small percentage of the whole. It seems rather surprising that the mem- bers of Council should let reports making such changes go throug without a word of comment. ' Clubs That Do Things A Carleton Place Canadian: The Ro- tarians of Renfrew have undertaken a most worthy bit of community ser- vice in agreeing to raise $2500 to bear the expense of caring for four crippled children from that locality. It is such work as this that creates a very real respect for such organiza- tions as Rotary, Kiwanis and 100 Clubs. Txhe Changing Preu Peterboro Examiner: Only a few years ago there was hardly a paper in Canada that didn tKnd out what. ithe party wanted before it had an opinion. Today the newspapers, with a few rare exceptions, wholly ignore partisan interests. The press is get- ting to see that the serious business of Canada is the development of the `country, and this is particularly not- iceable in the editorial columns _of the country dailies. Canada hasVev- erything to gain from this common sense newspaper attitude. ga&&&mm&&&&%&m gh AMONG EXCHANGES mmw&wm&&&&$&&$%$| u can wn--u u v anuuvo 31- Va` V" 1'` Two examples were given. In 1890 Ontario had 800,000 milk cows; today there are 1,200,000 cows of a higher standard. `Since 1890 the poultry in- dustry has more than doubled. These show that lines which give good re- turns for hard work have grown. One branch in which there has been a big falling off is sheep. Mr. Rowe said he knew no line in which a farmer could make more easy money. , Farm Conditions - Changed Farming conditions are vastly changed from what they were a gener- ation ago, said the speaker. In the old days, the farmer s wife made the bread, the butter, packed the pork barrel and put down her" own jam. and vegetables; today it is a common. thing for `her-to buy bread, butter, meat, canned goods, etc., some of every kind of manufactured products find- ing, its wayto the farm. The farm provides a good market for the things the` towns have to sell and the towns furnish a good. home market for the products of the farms. c'1`here is a close relation between town and coun- try," said Mr. Rowe, and in no part of the world is there a finer feeling between the rural and urban parts of the population than in Ontario." Co-operation Among _Farmers Touching upon co-operative work among farmers, Mr. Rowe said that" capitalists had their combines and labor had their unions but the farmers had Just as much right as either to have an effective organization for the betterment of their" position. There might be some difference of opinion as to'the means to be employed, but the farmers had already felt the ben- efit of working together and this would 0 still grow. In the past the farmers have suffered to some extent from the individualistim tendency, and also to considerable distrust of one another. ` The day has come when not only the farmers themselves, but all those in- terested in the prosperity of rural Ontario, should give earnest thought to the great problems of the farm. , The higher the value of a bushel of , wheat and other products of the farm, the more will the business of the town ` be stimulated. The close`interdepend- l ence of town and country is coming to be more` and more realized. Each is coming to understand the other well, which is of great importance to Can- ada, for only by whole-hearted team play between the rural and ~ urban population can this` fair Dominion achieve herphighest. destiny. .. .. Curlers 0 -As Guests A The -"1'anl":ard `winners `were guests, i of the Club and hearty congratulations Simpson. - `HT A l`n 1-nor urn: nhah-anon ..-m 41.... were extended to them, by President - `chinery, giving the farmer binders and nurwoan Eva.-B van- There had been much talk of rural depopulation. but Mr. Rowe did "not regard this so seriously as some. Rur- ` :11 population had decreased 70,000 in thirty years, but it should be.remem- bered that farless labor is now re quired on the farm than three decades ago. Labor that went from the land went into factories turning out ma- mowers to replace his cradles and scythes. "One man today," declared the speaker, will do as much work as four or five men did in the 70's and 80's. Too much stress is laid on the. depoplulation-. Implements will be stilll further improved and it will yet be possible to far_m with even less help than today." ' -r.\__.1.1_,,,,, ,5 -v 1 ' .4 v -uuuvuu us. 1.-nuunxx ,7 Some people say that the farmers of today are not industrious; that they are frittering away their timeand money in motoring over the highways; that they have lost the old-time thrift. Yet in spite of 70,000 decline in popu1a-l tion, the value of farm buildings, pro-I perty -and machinery` increased in 'the| last thirty years from $975,000,000 to $1,738,000,000. `In.the period 1890-1900 the average annual crop of Ontario was 106,000,000 bushels, while today it is 226,000,000 bushels. Surely this speaks well for the thrift and industry of the present generation of agricul- turists. Instead of agricultural activ- ities slowing down, we see that they are fully keeping` pace with industrial progress in `this province." 711... .\...........I.... ......... ...x--..__ -r__ dnnn vv a-on an-uvo-_ -v-an caynyu -Mr. Rowe said he was',glad to be among Kiwanians--a_ band of men of all` denominations and representative of various callings, all working togeth- V er, for the good of the community. One reason-they are able to do such work is because they know each other well. Better understanding of . one another fosters harmony, co-operation and thus national progress; lack of under- standing breeds discord between classes and sections and thus works to national disadvantage. ' Century of Progress After pointing out the great place Ontario -occupies among the provinces of Canada, Mr. Rowe briefly compared Ontarioa century ago with what it` is today, showing that during this period it enjoyed a growth no other country has had; This growth had ' brought many changes in `agriculture. Many could recall the days when domestic manufactures were common on the farm: when the farm was more self- contained, The farmer made his own flour, his implements were mostly of: his `own making, his wife spun the} yarn, made the homespun and the` clothes for the family. `In due course, these domestic processes were replaced. by small industries in towns and vil-I iages. In Newton Robinson..for ex-. ample, there existed at one time a cot- ton mill, woollen mill, three black~ smith shops, a tailor shop and three or four hotels. The last thirty years. however, had seen. these smaller in- dustries swallowed up by big factories. This centralization of industry was still going on. nn_-.__ I__j u,.___ H H I - -- - - INTERDEPENDENCE ;0I-`FARM AND cm Earl Rowe, M.P.P. for South `Sim- coe. was the speaker at the.weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club last Friday. He showed the close relation- ship that should exist between rural and urban dwellers and emphasized the importance of the home market to both. Discussing rural depopulation, he said it should not cause any great alarm because changed methods have made it ossible to 'farm- efficiently with muc less help; 11.. 13.....- ....a.-1 1.... ....;.. ...v...1 4.- L- Earl` _RQwe, M.P.P., shows Necessity of Team Play ` Between. Them. Evidences of Industry I1 nan-`In ac.-. LI...` LL. 4 1'1-Is nAn1uz sx_Amm-:3, p Committee. 1'Ull., (U 1'Uglbt!l'l'.'Ll, avcxagv GU: _ Penny Bank deposits were: VIC- toria, $79.33; Prince of Wales, $8_2.- 78; vKing Edward, $61.49; King George, $4.00. ' ' Hours `of Band Practice Trustee Stephens wanted to have, the hours of band practice at the B.| C.I.- changed from noon to -after four o'clock. He considered the noon hour` unsuitable and claimed that it inter- fered unduly with the ordinary class- es. Trustee Walls declared himself absolutely opposed to the motion and suggested getting a report from Prin- cipal Girdwood before anything was done. Trustee Simpson thought it gwasva. mistake to introduce such a motion without an inquiry by the m......a..;.. cu..'.-1....... ...:n..a....... 1..:... ...... meecmg. Attendance reports from the public school principals showed that mumps and measles are still `taking their toll and the average for January was un- U der 90 per cent., except -in King George School. v:..+....:.,. ,mr7 A1! mm Ana -ma-ia+m'-- UBUFEC DCHUU1. I Victoria: 407 on roll, 403 register- ed for month, average attendance 332.8. Prince of Wales: 500 on roll, 490 registered, average 387. King Edward: 320 on roll, 320 registered, average 284. King George: 25 on roll, 25 registered, average 23. Dnnnxv nonb r`nnn:+u thorn` `Vin- (Continued from page 1) Will Engage a Secretary The Board went into committee-of- Ithe-whole to discuss Mr. Gi_rdwood s ' letter, and the Management Commit- ltee was given authority to engage a secretary for the Collegiate Principal, while the matters of the telephone, clock and lavatory equipment were referred to the Property and Supply and Management Committees." The questions of additional teachers and accommodation were left to another meeting. AH-onrlannn -nnnn-M-a -Frnm flu: n'I1l'\(' The Barrie Tire Service AMOUNCEMENT has opened up the premises of THURSDAY, `FEBRUARY 12, 1925. r"-~`-' "-'-' ---V-' -- 7'--~~'* I!` ~--: I Take, for. example, the years 1911 and 1924. In the former we paid 21 mills, while in the latter the levy was more than double-43 mills; yetof this increase of 22 mills only 2.57 mills was in the general rate, which is the only portion of the expenditure over which the Council has .control. 'l'he,general rate was 6.53 in 1911 as against 9.10 in 1924. Taxes' called for by the county council show the greatest proportion" .of_ increase, jumping from.1.5 to 6.57 mills. A close second is the collegiate levy, which last year took 6.41 mills `as compared. with 1.5 in `1911. This-is '. accounted for to a large extent` by the: fact . that two collegiates were b u' _.during' that-time (owing tojgthe re` ',e`lled building having been de- _ stnved my tire)" `and by the attend- cal REM STO 4 the Town Council. Two of the correspondents ,iwhose letters appear in this issue seem un- der the impression that the blame for the high rate of taxation restsupon An examination of the levies which make up the taxes shows this idea to be quite erroneous .--and this is even more apparent when present expenditures are com- pared with -those of former years, . -In I I .1, _, (A11 A slashing attack upon R. A. Hoey, M.P., for his secession talk is made in the last issue of the News, North Battleford; Sask. Here is `thereon- cluding paragraph: One thing these would-be revolutionary representa- tives have overlooked is the fact that they will appealin vain for support in Western Canada for any such pol- icy as this. There is no secessionist sentiment worth mentioning in the West. They may have intended their utterances as a threat to the East for justice but `the general opinion is that they were from their heart and_ that an accounting will have to be made of all such secessionist propaganda and tdolsvin the near future, On the face of it, this secessionisttalk signi- fies a direct slap in the "face to West- ern Canada inasmuch as it admits that Westerners are incapable of dealing successfully with` their own peculiar grievances, that they are un- willing to approach the solution of their problems constitutionally, and that selshly and without due regard to team work are actually asking for a dissolution of the national ties binding in irrevocable manner the East to the West. This is the issue` of all such wild talk and ery ex- pressions of class antagonism. The thing will have to be cleaned-up and cleaned up right. llylllcllb UL -vva5va uuuv uvvsuyv U m9p_e.1than' there is work for, says "`:` :Sun-Times. The wages pid are mainly spent in the cities, the relief paid will also be almost or wholly? spent there also. It seems scarcely fair that the whole province should be called on to overpopulate the cities and then have to help pa$r for the support of those out of work. r-i PiIe41rban'and rural population of. Canada is about evenly divided, with a slight advantage in `favor of the latter. In Manitoba 57.1 per cent., Saskatchewan 59.7 per cent., Alberta 62.1-'per cent.- of the population are `actual residents of the farms. Quite a a number of people living in -the ur- ban centres also operate farms._. For the whole of Canada official gures show that 50.4 per cent. of the pop- ulation are rural dwellers. The Owen Sound Sun-Times is of the opinion that the people of the whole province should not be called upon to contribute to unemployment relief in the cities, as is proposed by the Government assistance program. The cities aggravate the problem by payment of wages that attract cannon `G-Innvr I-knun 1's: uvnrlt fnv imvn DU VIIU nvuvvl vv an on routine details.