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SPABLET TO BE UNV Origa to the Hon. Alexander Mackensie, a For- On Monday, June 21st, the Royal ilitary College of Canada will ob- serve the fiftieth anniversary of its founding, and from all parts of Can- ada and the British Bmpire will gather ex-cadéts who have passed through this famous military train- school situated on Point Fred- ok at Kingston. * A tablet is to be unveiled In the Sir Atthur Currie Hall in commemoration of the Jubi- lee year. Tn The. Roysl Military College owes its origin to the Iate Hon. Alex- ander Mackenzie and Liberal ministration of which he was d. After the withdrawal of the majority of the Imperial troops from Canadas, the supply of profes- padier Guards, r the then Gover- 8 Sent to visit West Point. Academy in the United Sthtes. ~ Upon his return he recommended fhat a military college be establish- #d on the West Point model, with ~ & term fixed at four years, the same as at the | States school. After consultation % 'the Barl of Car- narvon, the Secrelary of State for the Colonies, and the Bar! of Dut- ferin, Governor-General, the Gov- ernment acted upon the report and founded the Royal Military College. >. 'Through theligood offices of the ger] of Dufferin, the organizer and commandant of the R.M.C. was shosen in the. mn of Lieut.-Col. E. V. Hewett, R.E., afterwards gov- ernor of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Bug Col. Hewett estab- lished the college op a.firm basis, shaped its character and framed its motto, "Truth, Duty, Valor." His term of office extended from Septem- ber, 1875, to May, 1886. The first _atlhss of recruits reported at the NEWS OF To College Owes Is * mer Liberal Premier---Founded in 1876--First Class of Played by R.M.C. in the Gheat Graduates---Part War. college In June, 1876, the famous class now familiarly known as "The Old Eighteen," and a few of whom are still living.- Kingston Chosen. The city of Kingston was chosen a8 the site for the new college. In 1673, Count rontenac, . French Governor of Canada,led an expedition from the city of Quebec up the River St. Lawrence to its outlet from Lake Ontario. Arriving at the Indian village of Cataraqui, and fully understanding its strategical import- ance, he built a fort there. The first commandant of the new Fort Frontenac was . Chevalier de Ia Salle, one of the most adventurous and valorous of the French explor- |8P8, More than 260 years have passed gince the landing of Fron- tenac at the head of the St. Law- rence. For a long time his fort was one of the headquarters of the French in Canada; then in turn ft was occupied by British troops an now it is held by troops of the per- manent forces of Canada, namely, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Just opposite this historic soll the Royal Military College was establish- ed. Tt is situated on a small pen- insula opposite Kingston, where the St. Lawrence River issues from the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Over a century ago this spot of land was used by the Royal Navy as a dock yard and naval base, and the cadet dormitory building, erected at that time and still in use, is spoken of as "the stone frigate." The pres- ent commandant of the college is Col: C. F. Constantine, D.8.0., who latterly commanded the R.C.H.AY ia the barracks situated on the ground where Count Frontenac landed. Now he directs the Royal Military College on the old Royal Navy dock- yard "site. The Buildings. The priscipal buildings of the 4 Outlook in Ontario--W THE FARM port. There will be no. pools, the authorities simply proposing to use the | the regular selling channels now in existence, but if ¢he farmer wants to secure the benefit of an Ontario government inspection and grade; and if he wants to hold his produce in the new warehouse at Toronto un- Martin Ontario | til the market improves, and if he at in a private in- later, the gov- branding with @ stamp of approval, il high 'class produce for ex- 2 'Janis to avail himself of the ser vices of a government expert station. ed in Britain, he will be provided with all this free of cost. Only needed ED T0 COMMEMORATE | THE FOUNDING OF THE. CANADIAN SANDAURST COL. C. PF. CONSTANTINE Commandant «f the Royal Military College of Canada. A A et A AAA ANNAN parade ground. Zon the north side is the main educational block and the Bir Arthur Currie Hall. On the east end of the parade is the dor- mitory building. There are quar? ters for the staff and servants, a cer in a' militia unit fer the pur- pose of giving military instruction. Hon. Alexander The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie visited the Point Frederick pep- insula when premies._in 1875 (pos- sibly having even then in mind t founding of the college), and, company with Col. de Ia C. T. Irwin, C.M.0., inspected the martello tower. It was then used as a mar ried soldiers' quarters, and on the top, under a ciréular roof, were mountod three 32-pounders. As- cending the narrow stairway in the outer wall, the Honorable the Prime Minister of the Domiaion tapped os the wall und, turning to Col. Irwin, casually asked how thick it was... The colonel was obliged to confess his ignorance, and the Premier remarked with a kindly smile: "It's five feet ipches---I know, r I built it my- sell." Alexander') Mackensié had been a stone mason when a young man, and he builded well, tor the old tower Is still in use, being now the R.M.C. museum. Although the Institution was founded in the Liberal regime of Alexander Mackenzie, Sir John A. Macdonald did not hesitate to press, his pride in the RM.C. In 1888 he is recorded as saying: "I must give credit to thosa who were the means of establishihg the col- lege, because they havé proven tc be more far-seeing in the matter than their oppononts." : Tributes Paid. Other great men have paid tribute to the worth of Canada's military college. The late Earl Grey, Gov- covered skating rink, a rifle range! and a fine gymnasium. In spite of | the comparatively small number of | cadets--160-~the college is able to Bold its own in sporting competitions | with the universities. The stand-| ard of entrance is as advanced as! that for matriculation to the uni- | versity. 'The age of entrance is be-! tween sixteen and twenty. The col: | lege and staff is organized on a strict ly military basis. The commniandant | and military instructors are all of cers on the active lst of (the Im«: perial or Canadian Army, and in ad-' dition there i& a complete staff of professors for the civil subjects, | which form a good proportion of | the college course. During the! great war 156 ex-cadets gave their| lives for their country, and a mag-| nificent arch in their memory was unveiled in June, 1924, at the en- trance to the college grounds. Every jcadet who graduates and who Qoes not follow a military 'career is ex pected to serve some time as'an offi: college le on 'the two sides of the] fi 2 i »- A mann Ontario really optimistic. ' Indeed even with the present kind of weather everything seems to be in 'very fair shape. The recent rains, oh the whole proved of great benefit, and will give spring grains and later orops an excellent start. Fall wheat and clover are jumping along. Pas. tures are catching up to opormal. Only a wegk or two of high tempera- tures is wanted to complete the com- bination. - A rather unusual feature of the crop situation this year is the fact that conditions in the eastern ernor-General of Canada, sdjd In 1911: "I regard the R.M.C. gs one of the formative influencés for good on the national. character. It turns out men who bit hard but hit fair, above the belt every time: men who would rather lose a game playing fairly than win an advantage by dighonorable means. The influence which radiates from the college is that of a clean, high-souled, generous manliness." Lord French of Ypres said: "The R.M.C. at Kingston, Canada, is on? of the finest establishments of its kind I have ever visited." Major-General Sir Andrew Clarke of the British War Office once re- corded in. an official report: "The Royal Military College of Kingston, Canada, is second to no military school in the world, not enly as to its curriculum, but also as to the char- acter of the men it has sent out." In the college are many historic relics and trophies. These include the marvellous Leinster Plate of-the Anak Township Councils I EB tb ty. STORRINGTON. , Council met in special meeting at the township hall, Bunbury, on May 31st, at 8 o'clock, to receive the township engineer's report of the Cold Spring Factory Road, as petitioned for and for other special business. Members 411 present. end are fully as advanced as those west. Usually ¢rope around Ottawa; 4nd even up as far as Belleville are from two to three weeks. behind To. Tonto and West, but this year if anys thing hay and spring grains are Western Crop Prospects. Growth of grain has been almost meal in the West this week. snow storm in Central Al- a few ago, wheat ahead, until it is districts. eans that the head is that the few fy least cool ow» filling of heads, and a few weeks later; : ill be wanted to six weeks in order the crop. In Manitoba many 20 inches in height; Just about ten inches abo ais Egy Hi 5 § g if 531% "xi & On mbtion Ritch'e and Sands, del Council decided to build a good. pass- | able, gravel of Lot No. 11, id along the west line 7th Con., township of Storrington. Chariés Nieholson, own. ! ér of sald lot, No. 11, to give the township & deed of right of way, The petitioners guarantéed to pay into the township treasury the sum of $1,340 as a bonus on such under- taking and also to furnish gravel free for said road during construction. Motion, Drader and Kirkpatrick, that township sngineer stake out and line up said road on west sidé of lot 11, running north from the Wash burn to the Brewer's Mill toad. -- Carried. Motion, Drader and Ritehle, that by-law No. 837 for getting a loan AADOate. Har aad math for curtent gat its frst ng. Carried. On motion, by-law 537 received its soci and third readings and pass- Motion, Drader and Ritchie, that JOA. Sharpe'be authorised ox- | Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment; the Statue of Peace presented to the R.M.C. by the Givernment of France; coats-of-arms of overseas cities with which the Canadian troops were associated during the great War, together with beautiful paint- ings in Currie Hall, symbolizing the achievements of the oid corps in battling for the Empire. In the mar- tello tower museum is gathered a collection of war trophiés that can- not be duplicated on the American continent, First Class of Recruits. In the first year of the institu- tion's career there were 18 young George Edwin Perly, Harold Waid- rof Keefer, Duncan Macpherson, and Heary Ellison Davis. Following this first gradusting class, the success of the college was assured, and the attendance started to mount. Gradually more bullings yore erected, the "Stone Frigate" in the meantime standing out as the keystone of the college. General Hewett remained as commandant of the college until 1886, and at the end of that time exactly 100 cadets had graduated from the College. He was succeeded by Major-General J. R. Oliver, C.M.G,. "who remained jonty two years, to be succeeded by 1 Major-General D, R. Cameron, whose Che Three-tower Building is the oviginal Royal Military College, opened in 1876. --_-- men who entered for training and their names now appear on the re- cords of the College as the "Im- mortal Eighteen." There wers many obstacles to overcome by the of- ficials in the first years of the col- 'ege's history, There was the lack of accommodation and the difficulty of travel, but the British determina- tion persisted, and those 18 grad- uatés went out into the world in the R. M. C., to eventually achieve great things for Canada and the Empire. The names of the *"Im- mortal Bighteen" were: Alfred George Godfrey Wurtele, Harry Cartland Freer, Harry Ellison Wise, Thomas Lawrence Reed, Septimus Julius . Augustus Denison, Luke Homfray Irving, Frederick Davis, Charles Albert Desbrisay, Victor Brereton Rivers, James Spelman, Charlés Oliver Fairbank, Ayles- worth Bowen Perry, John Bray Cochran, Francis Joseph Dixon, Se. council adjourn to meet on Tuesday, July 13th. | THOS. MAKIN, ; Clerk. A ----------ea-- | Miss Irene Stringer, Lansdowne, in Toronto for the past few months, has returned home. She expects to leave In September for India to take {up missionary work, 1 1880, the first graduating class of | M tenure of office continued until 1896. Following him the command- ants were as follows 1896-1900--Col. G. C. Kitson, C. M.G. ' 1901-1905--Col. R. N. R. Reade. 1905-1909--Col. B®. T. Taylor (First Canadian commandant), 1909-1913--Col. J. H. V. Crowe. 1913-14---Cal L. R. Carleton: Fy 1915-1919--Col. C. N. Perreau, C. «GG. 1919.1926-Lt.-Gen. Macdoneil. 19235--Col. C. F. Constantine. The reéson for the great success of the Royal Military College Hex in the lives and work of the men who have passed out from the Col lege to beqr their part in the ser- vice of King and country, and in the work of the world. As soldiers they have attained a high level of professional distinction; in civil life they have shown a Drobity and thor- oughness which "has given to the | The marriage took place in New York, on June 6th, of Margaret Olive, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah S8auve, Montreal, formerly of Brockville, to Mr, Harold Palmer Strong, New York, | George Rigie Dulyea, 'commercial traveller, Brockville, has been grant- ed by parliament a divorce from his | wife, at.present residing in Finch. Sir ACC. R. M. C. graduate a special and en viable place In public opinion. The cadets of to-day are the heirs of this honorable -and exacting tradi- tion and record, It is Distinguished Graduates. Perhaps no. institution of learning in Canada has had such an fllus- trious wrray of distinguished grad- tstanding. Lieut. -General Sir A. C. Mac donell, K.C.B,, C.M.G.. DSO. the late commandant, gradusted ; years ago, ang since then das a power in the military Canada. He did valiant work tn Boer War, and later mender of the Ist Canad in France Lieut-General Kirkpatrick is another dis graduate. He commanded ish forces In Ohina in 1920 1921, and during the War rector of military operati India. Lieut-General Sir H. B. stall, commanded the artillery in 1st Contingent during the War, commanded the 2nd Canadien Divi- sion sud later as I of the Canadian Forces, the efficiency he developed at ¢he R.M.C, Other distinguished graduates of the College are General 'Dumean cival B. Thacker, Alphonse B. and many others. Col. G. H. at present Sergeani-at-arms Ontario Legisiature, is of the class of 1883. years the graduate of the Col have also made memes for selves. Conspicuous among . younger graduates has been Col.. A. Bishop, V.C., whose grest ; with the flying corps in the 'war made him the "ace" of the Can. adian Corps. Canada and Canadiane can cor- tainly feel justly proud of the Royal Military CoHege. The training the young men get in the institution such as to make good citizens good soldiers, and the work have done efter graduation out the contention that the Military College of Canada deed an asset to Canada and the pire. DE $ % The man who boasts of his virtues may be trying to sidetrack your at tention from his real character. : The things that come to those who wait are seldom what they started fy to wait for. A pew cure for sleeping sickness has been invented by the Pasteur Institute. . | | | A 1] Nr ia a + Po