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Mrs. Ted Jackson will not bel} "at home" the fourth Tuesday |} _ of this month. Ja het Pleasing reports have beenre-|§ ~~ ceived lately of Mr. Shortreed's improvement in health. _ Mrs. S. Farmer was in Whitby on Tuesday of this week visiting the Women's Christian Temper- "Lance Union there. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coburn of Eas- ton, Pennsylvania, have been visiting 'Mrs. Naomi Coburn, during her ill- ness. 'We are pleased to learn that Mrs. Coburn*is on the road to re- covery. A car of Alberta Coal arrived on Tuesday evening for é. L. Vickery. : EE . G. A U. V. EUCHRE PARTY Between fifty and sixty ladies and gentlemen" attended the euchre party given by the G. A. ® U. V. in the S.0.E. Hall on Mon- day evening. The prize winners were Mrs. Earl Beare, lady, Mr. W. Parr, gentleman. : The evening was very much enjoyed. Refreshments were » served. PREM JOO Our * Wal sold Paper Sale Thur. Feb. 25 Watch for Posters. I. R. Jeweller and Stationer. all entire stock 'of 1 Paper will be by Auction on BENTLEY UNITED CHURCH, PORT PERRY Rev. Wm. Higgs, Minister. Sunday, Feb. 21, Publile Worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School at 3 p.m, Y. P. L..gn Monday at 7.30 p.m. Prayer and Praise Service, Thurs- day 'at 7.30 p.m. Choir practice on Thursday at 8.30. ee OO THE UNITED CHURCH Owing the absence of Rev. W. Higgs, through illness last Sun- day, the pulpit work was taken in the morning by Rev. C. E. Dyer, of Greenbank, and in the evening by Mr. R. B. Smallman. Both addresses were much ap- preciated The singing by the men's choir, both morning and evening- was well received. The choir was ably assisted by Mr. Nelson Baird, of Oshawa. ra OD en PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Wi L. Atkinson, Pastor. ; St. John's, Port Perry: == ----=-. Feb: 21, Public Worship at 11 am. --"Our Missionary Pro- gram for 1926. At 7 p.m., "The Unfinished Task of Jesus" Sunday School at 3 p.m. Guild on Monday at 7.30 p.m. Topic--Lives transformed by Christ. Leader, Miss Kathleen McPhail. = Bible Lesson, Leilla McMillan. | Bible study and prayer ser- vice an Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Breadalbane, Utica. Sg Sunday School at 2 p.m. and public worship at 2.40 p.m. Program--Qur Missionary Pro- gram for 1926. IY 1 THE FLOWER SHOW The Horticultural Society will hold its annual Flower Show in the Town Hall on Monday even- ing, February 22nd. The bills are out and you can see what plants and flowers can be enter- ed for exhibition. If you hive flowers and plants which you are willing to show, and find it inconvenient to take them to the Town Hall call Mr. Maries, at Phone 157, and provision will be ~~. made for their transportation both to and from the Hall, ~~ You will be welcome to come to see the floral display, meet the members of the Society and enjoy the musical program. At 9 p.m. Dr. Baldwin of Bow- nville will speak and the es of the prize winners will be announced. Hi Sliver, Sollection will be aken ray the expenses. Everybody is invited to this mee During nesday. apart by Day of members asked to meeting. ceremonies rapidly and CHURCH of the ASCENSION special services held, commenc- ing Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17th, at 7.30 p.m., the following weeks preceding Easter. be held on Thursday at 7.30 Pp. m. A series of talks on\the lives of men and women have 'made the world richer by their examples will be given at these services, commencing with the lifeof General Gordon, the martyr of Khartoom, on Wed- On Sundays, commencing on Sunday next, Feb. 21st, at 7 p.| | m. a course of addresses relating to each other will be given. Sunday School will meet at usual at 3 p.m: On Friday, the 19th being set and the United States for the Interdenominational with Missionary Societies, there will be 2 meeting on that day in the Parish Hall, at 3 p.m., when it is earnestly hoped that all women, as well as those who are cieties will make a special effort to be present--this being the only day women of all denominations are ERR 7,3, N--" INTERDENOMINATIONAL containing the program for this THE CARNIVAL Port Perry Skating Rink looked very pretty last Friday evening, when it was in gala dress for.the carnival. 'We have had larger crowds, but that is not to say that the attendance was small, because there was a good turn- out when one considers the number of |. attraction there are in the town. The Committee is greatly obliged to Mr. J. O. Scott for his very'prac- tical help in Rink decorations. Chinese lanters set off the building very effectively. program according to schedule. The all to skate at the conclusion of the program. Port Perry Band supplied plenty of good music. A large number of people were in t , and a pl lent. there will be Service will ho Mrs. J. E. Ja all churches in Canada Women's | Wells, Prayer in connection erson, E. Brock. of the respective so-|T: Palmer Balfour. Best Girl-- in the year when y Goode. meet for this purpose. b negie. Nasmith, Kat SERVICES son. "PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDA relieves Port Perry Alberta Coal $12.50 per ton Stove Coke $18.00 Ton I wish to anounce that two cars of Alberta Coal were shipped on 38rd inst. and one car load has arrivéd. I would be pleased to have all get a portion of the shipment and test it out and give me their opinion as to its merits and if satisfactory will get more if not too late. announced on arrival of invoices, Also a car of Stove Coke, for furnaces, e's. ! The price will be $12.50 per I am passing on the deal- ers discount to the consumer, hence the low price. and Aithar Asher. Best Comic--Bert MacGregor, Bob Best. Couple--Mrs. J. Nasmith and Wm, Mark, Mrs. Peel and Miss 8and- Best Lady--Miss Appleyard, Miss Best Gentleman--Elmer Mitchell, Best Boy--Robt. Best Boy--J. Cockburn, Bob. Car- Best Girl, 10 and under--Virginia Best Boy, 10 and under--J. Cock- Wednesday, February 10th, 1926, a Y, FEBRUARY 18th, 1 BSOLUTE comfort and safety at all speeds are assured in the Better McLaughlin-Buick through the torque tube drive. This sturdy tube with rigid strut rods keeps the rear end in perfect alignment and e springs of the "driving" strain. Only one universal joint, auto- matically lubricated, is required. As a result, this construction gives extra sturdiness and longer life to the McLaughlin-Buick. The new low GMAC financing rates are available . $0 purchasers of McLaughlin-Buick on time. BEARE BROS. ---- Ont. R-s16 ckson. Eric Rutherford Brown, Harley Norma Moray, Marion : ton. hleen Carnegie. Perry. BE Ha The As a director of Mr. Scott carried out the there was ample time for dairymen eof this question, ing milk an ting. Come prepared to 'join the Society. You will have given back to you all that you pay in. Ask for an option list, - ing the premiums given to who join. There are eleven | winners. 1s from which to choose. a credit to was the fact that practically all the costumes were home-made, and were | The following is the list of prize Comic Couple--Edna McKee and The Best the Meat Market ~~ Affords. ing part of this panies of with Port Perry. Departm 'farmer is to Getting the | iain the | plenty platforms are Changed Methods in Han Where prop: in toil te bacteria in milk? In proc- ess of arriving at the answer to New York recently met tural Experiment Station, with the and more as a basis for de- termining how much per pound & [pest On receipt at the dairy, the cream- bacterial count under a ery or the condensery, the same ex- 'given figure lars annually to Uncle Sam's dairy- CF eating in sven -- er sanitary measures are Where seni : : judges went through with their work ted fhe Suztoris in a drop of There are few arm How miich do the farmers and |ieally. The cows are groomed care- the United States pay | fully every day representatives of lead- d dairy products com- of the State Agricul- d ing, loose particles of dirt are brushed off, or; when the cow is clipped, wiped off with a top milk pails are 0 milk from the sows. Utensils such as milk pails, milk cans, milking ma- ling Milk ou 1 ard taben "bacteria in milk, bacteria. Just before milk- 1p cloth. Small to receive Price will be The Women's Interdenomina- | burn, Bob. Carnegie. tional Prayer Service for Mis-| The Burlesque Hockey Match was C. L. VICKERY. sions will be held in the Parish | won by the Cubin Giants, who carried Te »>ao Hall, on Friday, February 19th. [off the cup. GIRL WANTED at 3 pom. It is requested that KC aa ; as those attending bring the copy BORN P Nig general Jose Work ig of their Missionary Magazine| To Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Bentley, on|L0rt Ferry, permanent position. Apply Mrs. E. J. Spinks, Port 4 | When the course . '| of the propose -| Schools. In a similar manner |istering rural schools, sent a copy with an ac- {upon proposed changes in the Public Schools Act. '| cation. The Provincial Association in Convention | confronting the people or improving the condi- | march forward even though we have fo. leave and th ud tiie Tou sequently sen 8 oy 'and cities changes is 0 | ou the Teachers and the Public Sc I Inspect ctors for | better" educational facilities their criticism and Et In this manner | We do not admit that the rural thosse who are engaged in the practical work of | even the one roomied ols teaching and our schools te | rural schools of the United with the Department of Education in the ing | other Provinces of Canada. of the curricula of studies for our Public|Province to be the "Banner" Province 'present minion, and do not ose to take a "the Township| in educational matters when compared method of admin-| state in the Union or Province of Canada. W : do not intend to forfeit our place of leade This is not saying, however, that we a; fe satisfied with the training given the en of Ontario, whether rural or urban. We question whether 'we are getting adequate returns in the development of the character of our youth and their preparation for citizenship for our y- five Million Dollars Capital Investment and : rty- - five Million Dollars annual expenditure for the maintenance of our schools, urban and rural. The point is that we need a different type of school ° for this second quarter of the twentieth centur than was required .for the third quarter of nineteenth century. We are living in an en different world from that of our grandparents and even our parents. The school that met the needs of the children a quarter of a century ago is not hecessarily adapted to meety the needs of modern 11e. 3 The Department of Education made a survey of rural education and conditions a little over a year ago, the result of which have been given to the public in the Report of the Minister of Edu- cation and through the Press. According to this report, we have 2902 Rural Schools, out of a total - of 4983, that have an average attendance of nine- teen pupils or less. The attendance in the schools of the towns and cities of Ontario would average approximately forty pupils fo the teacher, as for example, take the following towns: Dundas, seventeen teachers, 746 pupils; Kincar- dine seven teachers 865 pupils; Harriston five teachers 227 pupils; Orillia twenty seven teachers and 1141 pupils; Barrie thirty one teachers, 1104 pupils, and Smith's Falls twenty six teachers, 978. pupils. 9 It 'is generally recognized that the most ef- ficient and economical schools are those where the teacher has not less than twenty five pupils." According to the survey, however, we have 2902 schools out of a total of 4983, or approximately 65% of the rural schools, thdt are working below their capacity. Would any industrial enterprise continue to operate a plant 656% of which was working below its capacity and much of it being 'operated at a considerable loss? Take for in- stance~~we~have 177 schools with "177 'teachers "~~" in rural Ontario having a total registration of 708 pupils, which is an average of four pupils per teacher. Do we consider that children are get- ting a training under such circumstances as will best fit them to enjoy the privileges and assume the responsibilities of life and citizenship. What is an education? When is a child being educated? Surely not when he simply absorbs a lot of in- formation thrown -at him by the teacher; about things that may have no bearing on his life, and which he throws back again by means of written - examinations. The chief aim in sending them to school is to learn how to live together as boys and girls with the expectation that they will acquire habits and adopt ideals that will fit them fo living together as men and women in all the varied relationships of life. That is why these children learn history and geography, read books and add up columns of figures. That is why it is essential to have playgrounds and noon-lunches and supervised noon-hours. They learn to live together by playing together in childhood. Some i: educationists maintain they learn tar more, that chal is of real practical value through supervised 2 play than they do in the schoolroom. of school attendance js a section of rea] life | should be lived as such'by the children under the guidance of intelligent teachers, that they may learn to think clearly and act nobly. 3 The Minister of Education says in his letter to the School Boards that "better citizenship should be our ideal in education." . Perhaps we have over emphas the preparation of the pupils for college and the training for some vocation. De-* mocracy more than any other kind of government requires an educated citizenship. We need a deepened sense of the individual's municipal and national responsibility. Our greatest problem is to increase the number of citizens who 'care enough about Canada to think and act: of studies schools is be: Fo of "Education 001 Boards Bill as a better w companying letter to all the rural school boards of Ontario asking for their criticism. of the measure, any suggestions for its improvement, 'and any alternative plan to solve the problems confronting the administration of the Rural Schools in Ontario. This is the first occasion of which we have any record when a Minister of Education in Ontario consulted Rural Trustees Some rural Boards of Education and Township Trustees' Associations have passed resolutions appreciating the action of the Minister of Edu- last Easter passed a-resolution expressing its ap- preciation of the Minister's expressed desire for the co-operation of the Rural School Trustees. We need the spirit of toleration, co-operation and good will between the Department of Educa- tion and School Boards that the very best system of. training may be provided for the physical, mental, moral and even spiritual development of the youth or our land. If the future of our Dominion depends more upon the training of our youth than upon any other factor, these who are entrusted with this greatest of all enterprises cannot afford to sacrifice the highest possible development of our future citizens through a lack of co-operation. ? What attitude have rural trustees taken on the question? Have they considered it from a wide provincial or local view? Many School Boards have simply registered their disapproval of the measure, we fear sometimes without having read it, while others have taken the trouble to show where such a scheme would be too expensive and impracticable. ~ At one annugl School Meeting where the Bill was freely discussed, the Secretary writes that "it was discussed at'the annual meet- "ing in 1924, but this year the opinions were al- "together different. - Last year there wds not one "person at the meeting who spoke in favor of the "measure, while this year, the Board and all the "rest of the ratepayers present who had given "the matter any thought, were strongly in favor "of it." It is a hopeful sign that the rural rate- payers take this much interest in the proposed measure. It is natural to suppose there would be considerable opposition, but the spirit of tolera- tion so manifest in the world today, does not per- mit of the assumption that the persons who do not. agree with others "on. public questions are necessarily in the wrong. Intelligent Christian men took opposite views regarding the proposi- tion 'of Church Union among the Protestant Churches of Canada, although the subject was under consideration for twenty years. The Town- ship School Boards Bill has been proposed-as a remedy for conditions regarding which the rank and file of people of Ontario may not claim to be well enough informed to express an opinion. It has not. been before the public one year yet. There are always two sides to every question. We see things from different points of view. The object of discussion upon any subject should be an-endeavour to see the question from the other fellow's point of view. - Wisdom is seldom if ever, all on one side. It would indeed greatly help to bring about a more sympathetic under- standing between the races, creeds, classes and things that separate people as they are seen by those of the opposite side. But opposition to any existing system or pro- posal, to be consistent, should carry with it some: alternative plan for the solution of the problems > / tions that are deemed unsatisfactory. To seize the wagon of progress and cry "Whoa" will not get the world anywhere. The caravan must behind some who still maintain that the system and objectives of education that were in vogue in the days of our grandfathers are good enough for and meet 'the needs of the children today. 'In his letter, a ying the Township School Boards Bill, as sent out to the Rural School Boards, the Minister of Wducation -Smphasizes e serious problems musv be solved-- ; =+8n0 3 (1) The waste resulting from the maintenance che of re oy ior: ono matter That we of a large number of rural schools with a solidation, or any other proposal for reme - very small attendance. @ | these conditions, as loyal citizens we dare 1 (2) The inequalities in school taxation within| close our eyes to those fats. oor should not only 3) The pro iy 2 toqupte facilities for edu- wn bo provide the very best educational facilities cation beyond the High School Entrance omy in the cr ut p Tactics Ee ricIont Sool omy in the our ed the cooling tank be paid for his milk. means millions of dol- ly ventilated, provided; Bulle the right | ag vm He asks for the benefit of the views of Rural We concede the fact that the small attendance HE ool , what modifications they would |; "tr 5 ] ed sire of Bula : odi ng and if they centres 5 can outline any. clining birth rate. This may small schools y Salo School, Boards that of - We ha for conditions. sion of disapproval of the prope sch People lots. ole. '| not assist in solving the t, tha No educational system changed in a rapidly changing - opportunity for rural people