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THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG | Suits and Overcoats | | For a real good English Tweed Suit see Price $25.00 to our choice assortment. $35.00. TOP COATS -- The very newest excep- tional values. Price $18.50 to $25.00. George Van Horne 213 Princess Street. "Phone 362-w. PHYSICAL COLTURE FOR BOYS OVER 12 Recommendation of Manage- ment Committee Adopted by Board of Education, * That boys over twelve years of age, who are physically fit, shall take the course in physical culture, in- cluding drill and calisthenics, under the general supervision of Sergt.- Major Gilbert, whose service shall be gratis, and that the principals of the schools be requested to encourage boys to join the cadet corps, was a recommendation of the management committee to the Board of Educa- tion, at a meeting held on Thursday night, and adopted by the Board. The Board recefved a letter from J. A. Edminson, manager of Queen's Track Club, asking that the pupils be given a half holiday on Monday next, The Eyes After Middle Age People who wear glasses for |i close work only, must have their lenses changed every year or so. As the eyes steadily change, the glasses must be . ehanged to suit. This ageing of | the eyes is perfectly natural, "and all are subject to it. We 'ean supply you with the right glasses for the present condi- ' tion of your eyes. Evenings by appointment. 'W. D. GRAHAM Registered Optometrist, 140 Wellington Street + Telephone 699. prices from $1.50 up to $6.00 All guaranteed. THOMAS COPLEY if 'Phone 987 us for all kinds of Carpentry] Estimates given on mew floprs | |i 168 PRINCESS ST. Pay YOU. BUY WHEN! The exceptional tone quality in the Weber Piano appeals to the most aesthetic taste. FOR XOURSELF AND BE CONVINCED, AY C. W. LINDSAY'S Warerooms, Princess Street ; fl vices, congratulating il We have a large stock I "of reliable ALARM | CLOCKS ranging in | Kinnear & d'Esterre | yA "Where style is a. factor and good workmanship a principle." that appeal to the most discriminating clientele. : -W.E.GOURDIER 78 BROCK STREET, Suitable for i * Furnaces.' Grates, Quebec Heaters and $9. 00 per ton, delivered. ) 4 St St enemy wet bt 1 Ge emir wt 2 sme Oet. 12th, in order to give them an opportunity to attend the track meet at Queen's, and the Board decided to grant the request, on motion of Trus- tees T. G. Bishop and Mrs. Godwin. The Board received a letter from 8. H. Hill, director of the cadet ser- the Kingston Collegiate Institute pupils, high standing of efficiency attained by this unit, which had been noted by the national defence headquar- ters. J. W, Kelly, K.C.I. cadet instruc- tor, asked that the Collegiate be re« presented at the Ontario Rifle Asso- clation meet to be held at Long Branch, Toronto, on Friday, October 23rd. The matter was referred to the management committee. A Memorial Day. A communicatién ' was received from C. Hicks, president of the King- ston branch, Great War Veterans' || Association, regarding Armistice Day (Nov. 11th). He pointed out that the association was anxious that Armistice Day should be perpetuat- ed year by year, as a memorial day, for the saldiers who fell in the Great War. And with this idea in view, the request was made that the Board allow the Association to send a wreath of poppies to each school in the city on that day, and that the teachers be asked to set aside a few | minutes on that day to explain to the pupils the significance of Armistice Day. The matter was referred to the management committee. When the question of physical training for the boys was under dis- cussion, Trustee Mrs. Godwin put in a strong plea for something to be done along these lines for the girls. She said that the girls were In need of this training too, and stated that many of the girls had been asking what the Board would do. Mrs. God- win felt that it would be a splendid thing to have a special programme for the girls as well as the boys, and that the teachers be asked to co- operate. . Trustee Bishop, chairman of the management committee, stated that his committee would be¥=very glad to receive any suggestions along this line that Mrs. Godwin had to offer, and Mrs. Godwin was asked to sub- mit a report at the next meeting, Management Committee, The following report of the man- agement committee, as presented by the chairman, Trustee Bishop, was MoRed "In Pursuance of the resolution of the Board, passed at the last regular meeting, a conference was held with Capt.-Heron, officer in command of cadet corps, Inspector J. Russell Stuart and the public school princi- pals, and as a result of which the following recommendations were adopted and are now in force: "That the regulations re cadet corps, as adopted by the Board on Oct. 11th, 1923, be and is now re- scinded, and the following regula- tions be submitted therefore: "That boys over twelve years of age, who are physically fit, shall take the course in physical culture, on the including drill and-calisthenies, un- der the general supervision of Sergt.- Major Gilbert, whose services shall be gratis. i "That the principals be requested | to encourage boys to join He cadet corps. "That principals who are nlite be requested to take charge of the cadet corps In their respective schools and shall receive the full al- lowance for such services. "That Mr. Parkhouse be permitted | to take charge of the cadet corps of | Louise school and be relieved for that purpose on one day weekly be- tween 3.30 and 4.30 p.m. "That male principals who have not qualified as cadet corps instruc- tors be requested to do so as soon as convenient. "That all grants for instruction from the Department of National De- fence be paid to the Board of Educa- tion. "That the Board remunerate each unqualified principal at the rate of $1 per cadet per annum, the amount to bé based on the average attend- ance' at drill. "That ' under the direction of the principal, the caretaker of each school shall take charge of the uni- forms and shall be remunerated for such services as may be determined by the committee on the report of the distrigt cadet officer. "That a programme of periods for instruction in drill ana calisthenics shall be prepared by the inspector." The property committee, of which Trustee Best is the chairman, report- ed: "That a cheque for $10,670 has been received from Mr. H.W. Watts and deposited in the Standard Bank, as security that the contract for the new school will be completed in a satisfactory manner according to the plans and specifications." Insurance Adjusted. At a recent meeting of the Board, the question of a readjustment of the fire insurance on the schools was under discussion, and the finance committee was asked to submit a re- port: Trustee Lingham, chairman of the finance committee, submitted quite a lengthy report and after careful consideration it was decided to take out insurance to the amount of $487,310, or an increase of $241,- 610 alloted as follows: Collegiate, $191,100; Victoria, $105,360; Central, $45,750; Mac- donald, $56,000; Frontenac, $48, 000; Louise, $17,100; Sydenham, $114,250; Rideau, $6,000; Depot, $3,- 750. On motion of Trustees Lemmon and Macdonald it was also decided that sixty per cent. of the insurance be taken out under a tariff policy and forty per cent. undér a non-tariff |' policy, and that the insurance on the public schools be divided equally among bona fide public school sup- Porters, and that the insurance on the Collegiate be divided among all. The matter of deciding on a name for the new school in Rideau ward was discussed and allowed to stand over till the next meeting. The chairman, Trustee Mrs. New- lands, presided, and the other mem- bers present were Trustees Bishop, Best, Baldwin, Campoell, Cooke, Day, Elliott, Mrs. Godwin, Hickey, Jones, Lemmon, Lingham, Macdon- ald, Metcalfe, Mills, Moore and Wightman. ' The Teacher. Lindsay Watchman- Warden, At the conclusion of a banquet given in his honor, an American business man who had achieved re- markable success was interviewed by a reporter and asked the follow- Ing question: To whom or what in- cident or series of experiences do you attribute your success. In reply he stated that if he wished to pay homage to the individual who had meant most in his life. he would travel hundreds of miles across the country and kneel at a grave in a little churchyard cemetery in the village of his birth. There, beneath the sod were the remains of a little school teacher, who had taught him for four years and had planted a vision and an inspiration that hed molded his whole career. The public school teacher is the 'one individual in the community who is the greatest asset or the heaviest liability. Regardless of how large the amount may be, every efficien= teacher is underpaid. It is equally true that every inefficient teacher no be taken in the selection of the pub- fe school teacher, for, in his or her GANANOQUE | Gananoque, Oct. 9. -- William | Donovan, who has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. James Kirke, re- turned to his home in Welland yes-| terday. ° Word was received here a few! days ago of the death in Detroit, of | George Booth, who, with his family, | was a resident of Gananoque for many years. Mr. Booth was associ- ated with the Thousand Island Rail- way in the early days of its existence. Miss Keitha Booth of the post office staff, is a granddaughter. Miss Edwina Baker is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jack Amo, in Clayton, N.Y. C. K. Wright, A. W. Taylor, Rob- ert Tulloch and George K. Taylor are enjoying their annual hunting expedition with headquarters at Snake Island. Wallie Jones and Fred Mooney are among those who ure enjoying the worlds series games--via radio. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sampson ex- pect to leave tomorrow on their fish- ing trip. They will join Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pennock at Ottawa and make their headquarters at some Club near Ottawa. Sidney Griffin will accompany them, as one of the guides. Miss Nellie Foley has joined the staff of E. A, Hudson. The euchres for the season were resumed at the Lyceum on Wednes- day 'evenings, and will take place each Wednesday evening until fur- ther notice. The royal prizes were won as follows: Ladies', Miss Kath- erine Vallentgood; gentlemen's, George Funnell; second ladies', Miss Kathleen O'Brien; gentlemen's, Frank Lappan. Mrs. Howard Hiscock and Miss Vera :-Moyse, Oshawa, are spending the week-end with Miss Annie Kelly. Miss Theresa Brennan, Hotel Dieu, Kingston, arrived today to Brogue Oxfords THE MOST POPULAR FALL SHOE BROGUES FOR COLLEGE GIRLS Brown and Black Calf Oxfords -- good, | strong, stylish Shoes, BROGUES FOR MEN and YOUNG MEN Real snappy patterns--well built. $4.85--$7.00--$9.00 "WEAR GOOD SHOES AND FEEL RIGHT" The Abernethy Shoe Store == Kingston's Biggest Home Furnishers spend the next few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Brennan. PICTON | Picton, Oct. 9.--Picton C. I. jun- for and"senior basketball teams will journey to Belleville this afternoon to meet the B.H.S. teams in compe- tition at the Belleville Y.M.C.A. E. A. Pearce has bought the beau- tiful home of Harry Hyatt, Main street east. H. 8. Colliver, M.P.P., and Mrs. Colliver are in Toronto for a few days. Miss Mary Harris has gone to spend some time with relatives at Niagara Falls. Mr. O'Grady of the staff of the Bank of Montreal, has been trans- ferred to Lucan. Warden Fred Hubbs has declared 2 half holiday for all the schools of the county next Wednesday aftere noon owing to its being fleld day for the Collegiate Institute. The compe: titions are open to pupils from all the schools of the county. Mrs. Ewart Jones entertained Let Your Home In your lighting scheme get color harmony as it adds mater= ially to your Furnishings. We are showing an exclusive line of Table, Chesterfield and Bridge Lamps in the latest colo schemes at remarkable lo: prices. most delightfully at the tea hour at her home on Johnson street on Tues- day afternoon and again on Wednes- day afternoon. .The parlors were very attractively decorated with late blooms. The hostess was assisted in the serving of delicious refreshments by Mrs. Harry Pine, Mrs. Charles North and Miss Helen Way. Miss Clare Kirby left for New York to sail for her home in Eng- land by the Minnewaska on Oct. 19th after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Kirby, Mr. . and Mrs. Percy Kirby and other friends. The bridge at the golf club house, put on by the LO.D.E, last week, proved very successful. A jolly crowd soon filled all the avaliable tables and much merriment ensued. The ladies" prize was awarded to Mrs. C. G. Todd, while Mr. W. B. Turnbull carried off the honors for the men. Coal in Picton goes up to $16.50 per ton on and after Oct. 123th. Sauce For The Goose. Indianapolis News. Two women who were smoking cigarettes in a public street in Jamestown, N. D., were arrested be- cause "no perfect lady" would do such a thing. There was no law re- quiring women to be perfect ladies, $0 the women were accused of dis- orderly conduct. in public is not at issue. 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