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y North Ontario Times. commend it to the careful cor- . good salary. + the government on this question? THE SCHOOL QUES TION AGAIN. - The provoced change in. the Ontario Government's policy re: garding the salaries of our public school teachers is exciting a great |, "deal of adverse criticism from all parts of the Province. The following paragraph is from the Sunderland correspondent of the and we sideration of our readers, +The Whitney government had last year am educational policy. One of the best: points' in that policy was the minimum salary clause. - All the leading papers and 'men 'qualified to judge pro sclaimed the be policy a decided ad- vance. ts of the 'opposing party in Parliament supported it and it becadie law without opposi- tion, The Whitney government to: 'day has a new policy. The minithum salary clause is to be left out.' It-is coercion. Itcompelsa section whose assessmentis $200,- 000to pay a teacher the exorbitant salary of $500. That is not ex- actly right, hence a change of policy follows.". The trustees will ay what they see fit topay as be ore, but the goverment will grant them $260 to help to pay the teacher. Towards all salaries over $300, the government will pay over 40 per cent, This surely elps the farmer, who will be so glad that he will pay the teacher a ho enlightened Who caused them to see their error? In North Oatdrio it was about half a dozen nominal Con- servatives that caused all the trouble ; men so wonderfully wise, so-appreciative"of-a good education that they would sooner close their schools then' pay a few, more dollars' than they had. paid. These men, about one per cent of .the ratepaykrs, are to rule. the rovince. They ~ have 'more nowledge on.this question than all the - leading 'educationalists combined: victory for those who have almost ruined our cducational system All education + depends - on. the teacher. * 'The character of the teaching depends on "what "you payifor it. To advance education you: must: advance and make permanent the salary of the teach- er... This is the only 'way to, raise the standard of education. INDUSTRIAL ACCE: D NTS DURING THE Tadustrial accidents occurring to 253 individual work, pecple' in Canada. dufing the This .ichange is' al i aways, and 1 each to. over by 'a vehicle, tools, material and machinery, ers were killed and. 22 during January. ing month nine were killed and - 16 In the preced A senting the injured, and in January, 1906, 4 in killed and 7 injured. Four of the. deaths were cansed by falling to material, 4 by explosions, 3 by falls, 1'by being struck by.cars or trucks, 1 by being frozen to death. 'and © by being buried under a snow slide. Twelve of the other accidents were caused by i matetial, 6 by-explosions; 3 bye being caught between cars and 1 by machinery. RAILWAY = BERVICE. --~Twenty- three railway employees met death through accident and .22 were seriously injured during January, compared With 13 killed and 27 injured in the month before and 20 killed and 27 injured* during January, 1906.. "Six deaths were caused by the victims being struck by*trains, six by being run over, 5 by explosions, 3 by derailments, 1 by a collision, 1 by being struck by a passing object and I by being caught between . cars. = Of. the other accidents, 11 were caused by explosions, 3 by falls, 2 by colli sion, 2 by falling material, 1 by 'derailment, 2 by being 'struck by trains and 1 by being run' over. THE DEGRADATION OF SPORT. It is reported that in the recent Sunderland--Cannington hockey match, one of the players had his jawbone broken, his teeth knock- ed out and was himself rendered unconscious: The Pefferlaw News says: -- "It is current belief that the referee had money on the game, but one thing is certain, that his team 'Was saved from defeat by his unfairness. The Cannington {players came over with 'loaded sticks, the handle of ore weighing two pounds 'and having a grip of iron on each side and tape enough to hide it; it was calculated to be an effective argument in 'case of trouble." This is what degrades manly |X sport and brings hockey playing 4 under the ban in the judgment. of many of our more serious Gitizens, Betting is. ruled out of a true reproach. : with 'but one dissentient vote, in_ front of her 'property trees were plante A Mss, Shepherd's faith to fall ste ets. whi a neigh fence, and appointed a committee: tol Lin : investigate -before . cut down the rest. ~ Messrs.~ B uce that & telephone woulda "be Yosialled at. Burketon: Junction to 'establish. conneciion between that station Nestleton, Corre-pondence. will be tur her continued, © The question of the prcposed by- law regarding the sale of cig was next 'considered. The Clerk stated that he'had been 'advised by competent authority that the power to pass such a by-law does not rest with. Township Councils, It was therefore agreed that nothing could be done antil 'the, is amended. "It r orialize the Legis the same potver that has been: grant ed town and village conncila be given also to township sounoils $5 supply | of cedar, found. himself 'unable supply all that would be ne : There are others howevs fore. ar, Byers 'moved 'that the: by-law be amended x omtituiiug, 150. for' 2be, us he. amendment and: the a oa THE following edito ial remain i i ary, 1907, were reported to "the |: Department of Labour, May be 'overco : ing al spectacles. We can tel you ifglasses arg eeded. 55