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a i Morrison's Drug Store & How about. spending that ~ munity Plate Silver. The enjo Community Plate is intensified with each passing y because of the lasting tone of correctness which it lends to table service. TERA Community Plate is down in price. Teaspoons that were $9.00 a dozen are now $8.00 a dozen. All other pieces are priced accordingly. JEWELLER STATIONER t] from sind jave a large plant. Leaving Toronto Tuesday night we arrived at {to well qualified, ambitious teachers. cerning the equipment o {school section in Ontari: I lunch. They take up conti 1, in Carling Township, and No. ~ and in No. 8, McDougall, 45. The joint assessment of the two school sections is $182,000. Thére are about ten pupils who are the fi poseible to secure transportation, but this has been quite 'easily -jovercome and one motor van this fall has brought all the chil iren id 'where the advantages and disadvantages of ehnsolidation wera con- !sidered by the people. A general meeting was then held, to which : [both school sections were invited, and at which Dr. John Waugh, week later each school section voted separately, The votin Carl- centres. Ens ool Jus 2 D. B. MacPherson of Trou rer of the gin_Comty or twelve years, and a regu- the Pa Fpl ey herson addressed the Brant ! Ry a S i} tion at their annual meet- , on |] , where he gave his impressions the consolidated schools visited. : The first school visited was one at Nobel, about seven miles Sound, where the Canada Explosives Company, Limited, rry Sound at 8.30 in the morning and waited until 8 o'clock when on our journey to visit the Nobel Consolidated School. ful structure of rug brick picturesquely located on five acres of Sti It seemed like an oasis in the desert. Here was a fine modern school about 65° x 80'. - There are two standard size class- commodious basement containing two large playrooms. and two warm air furnaces burnipg either wood-or coal. have maple flooring, slate blackboards and single desks. 'The children seemed delighted with their beautiful new school. The attendance for the month of September was 90% of the enrol- ment. They have two splendid teachers, paying one of them $1800 and the other $1100. In listening to these teachers and pupils and hearing the latter sing several gongs, and seeing them go through physical exercisés, one can realize t ie appeal such, a school makes \ The school at Fallsview is more t pensive, well equipped with gymnasium and swimmin We learned many things con- ideal school, but realize that such a school is beyondthe financial resources of the average We also visited the Mallorytown Consolidated School which was opened in September. There they have five acres of ground, a very fine building that cost approximately $45,000 in all, four classrooms, teachers! rooms, cloak rooms. play ¥ooms in the basement, hot air furnaces, kitchen equipment, and ision made for the hot noorr ation ¥ school, and' will, no do the same | in the s oh 00] at. 'A all other consolidated "4 OURAN doulby The first steps towards the consolidating of School Section No. ( 5 McDougall; wore taken in May, 1919. In No. 1, Carling, there were twenty-five children enrolled, children of employees of the Canada Explosives Company, Limited. The rest are all rural, At the beginning it was thought to be im- to the school by making two trips. ; Meetings were held in each school section by Inspector Moore, Chief Inspector for the Province, gave an address. The ratepayers at this meeting were practically unanimous for consolidation. A ing School was unanimous for consolidation, while that in Me- Dougall was 36 for and 9 against. Some delay occurred in adjust- ing the site. Finally the present site was chosen, the school was erected in four months, and was in operation September, 1921. ~~ I haye not been very enthusiastic for consolidated schools, as I had the impression that a very large area was to be embraced, with the needs of the rural pecnle of Ontario; I have come to the con- clusion that they will help very materiafly to solve our educational 'problems. =. ARE * The pupils' who graduate from our elementary schools do so about 13 years of age, and according to the terms of the Adolescent Act they shall be required to attend schopl til they ave 16 years of age unless they pass the matriculation examination. 'It has not been found practicable to take up the regular high sehool course in the one room rural school, and we have been compelled to send our children away from home to obtain further training in urban This involves an expense beyond the financial ability of rents, besides necessitating that the-children-leave home at "The result-has been that many bright children of the been denied those educational privileges to which they L Some el these urban § over-erowded and we ure com- de this secondary education in the country or be con | th pelt with the entrance standard for our children, 1 submit that idation of two or more school sections will go a long way robl is essary to take in an area 50 : an four or five miles | as an example. he Continuation | school that would accommodate about 1,000 pupils, but seeing | these consolidated schools in operation and realizing how they meet cial safety' TOTAL ASSETS OVER NINETY MILLIONS PortPemry Branch: | - 58 H. G. Hutcheson, Manager. Hall, the place of social and intellectual life of the young peooh The rural environment is undoubtedly superior to the urban W a4 ---- if w only had educational opportunities. Here is the means of providin equal educational opportunities for all the children of all the and as rural people we should take every advantage of the gran offered by the department. = great surprise to emerge from the woods and see a beauti-| rooms 2 x 32, well lighted, and teachers' rooms, cap rooms, al8 0 The class rooms|s The New Consolidated School at Mallo ytown, Ont. I do not think there is anything in the character of the roads of Old Ontario. to make transportation an obstacle to consolidation, They are overcoming this difficulty in Manitoba and New Ontatle. What can be done in these laces is not impossible for the trustees g t en I saw the fine school at Nobel, cost- ing $21,000, which was built by a consolidated section having an $182,000, 1 am convinced it cannot he beyond the of the older parts. And w assessment of in the basements financial. ability of the older parts. These schools at Mallorytown have well heated and well lighted classrooms. have cloakrooms for teachers and pupils and fine recreation rooms I I have no hesitation in commending such schools to the consideration of rural trustees as the means of bringinz the advantages of higher education nearer to the country children. J obel and They C. O. F. Entertainment On Friday evening, January 20th, the AY.P.A. of Blackstock, will put on their popular play, "Deacon Dubbs." in the C. O.F. Hall at Nestleton. - This play takes well, Don't miss sceing it if you can. Good program between acts. , The Eskimo Westlier conditions may not affect the Eskimo very much, but it had a detrimen. tal effecf on the attendance at the interest. ing illustrated lecture on this subject given in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening of last week under the auspices of the local W.C.T.U. However, the number in attendance did not affect the quality of the lecture by Mr. Sainsbury, who; in a very vivid way, described the customs ard life of the Eskimo in their native haunts. One could almost see the chips fly from the luscious frozen caribou at the great feast when the 'ardent lover seeks his future helpmeet. And the gentle art of persuasion used by this lover when he lassoes. his wife and ties her to his sleigh as they journey ta his/distant home. Even though she wanders, back 'several times to her original home, he will persist in lagsoing her and taking her home again: for she is a most valuable piece of prop. erty, as she does most of the work in that country, . The happiness of 'these "people who have learned "how to live on nothing a year" is remarkable. Conditions which would fill a white man with' despair are taken as a matter of courye, Mr. Sainsbury has contributed a most inte: & n ros the Ri ection of skis cu Wear Toronto, He intends making another trip Mrs. Sainsbury's solos were much enjoyed. appreciated. £ to the north land within a short time. | A renewal of your subserip-| tion to The Star will be much} Card of Thanks Miss LM: Pinhal Wishes 6 thank her may friends and neighbors for the kind. ness shown during the recent illness of her father, and also for the sincere sym- pathy expressed by them at her subse. quent bereavement. Closing Out Sale of Good, Fresh Groceries at a Big Saving to You Puffed Rice, pkg 16¢ Best Cheese, =: 2 1b 50e Graham Flour, 4 ib 25¢ Table Salt, 81h hag 12¢ * Black Pepper, 3 1h, 15¢ White Pepper: { 1b, 20¢ H. P. Sauce, 35¢ .21b can Table Syzup, 20¢ Sago, vo 21bs 2be Laundry Soap, 4 for 26c Toilet Soap, 3 bars 25¢ Keen's Mustard, } tb * ; can 50c Jello, 2 pkgs 25¢ Coffee, fresh ground, > "15 50c . Soup, per can 15¢ Soap Chips, per ib 18¢ Renso, reg. 10c pkg, Tc