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HAROLD W. EMMERSON RY, CNTARIO 4 ep 4 F or Cougl s and Colds 'Try Nyals Creophos For Bronchitis ; Buckley's Bronchitis Mixture, stron and modified. Yee per bottle 75e. Galagher's Remedies are also kept in stock. i Parke Davis Medicated Throat DISCS for throat irration. a Weeks' Break-a-Cold Tablets Price per box 'bottle $1.00 = - Morrison's Drug Store Port Perry Ontario SEESBNERCEREESRESENERNEENERENNSNSREEE The Peoples' Meat Market We sell everything you want in choice, clean, -palatable, nutritious and satisfying meats. [f you want it geod BERT MacGREGOR Will do the rest. Ring up Phone 72. L Blatchlord's Laying Meal This is the time of the year you should be getting your hens in condition to fill the egg baskt when prices are high. Blatch- ford's Laying Meal will help you wender- "fully. Tryit! We also have Oyster Shell .and Grit which are- just as necessary as other feed if you are to get best results. A full line of Groceries, Boots & Shoes, Rubbers and Overshoes. "We also buy Clover Seed of all kinds. Bring in a sample and get our quotations. J. 'F. McCLINTOCK PORT.-PERRY, ONT. n | system of 'Association. ¢ |. Mr, E. H. Purdy was re-appointed auditor. The following directors were elect- ed--Messrs. Jas, Waddell, John Medd, Jas. McKee, John Sutherland, E.cH. Purdy, John Jeffrey, Grant Christie, George Raines, Wm. Real, G. Smith, Samuel Farmer, H. Parsons, Morley Campbell, Ronald Peel, W. F. Thomp- son, Russell Carter, Lawson Honey, R. J. Weir, Geo. Samells, Robt. M. Holtby, Wm. Anderson, Frank Ver- non, Roy Scott, C, Jeffrey. The Honorary Directors are: Hon. Wm. Smith, Mr. Peter Christie; Mr. W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C,, M.P.P., Major Smith, Mr. W. H. Moore, Dr T. E. Kaiser, Mr. A. R. Wilson, Mr. F. A. Kent. The "oMcers elected were: Hon. President-- R. M, Holtby President--Lawson Honey. 1st Vice--Grant Christie. 2nd Vice-- J. Sutherland. 3rd Vice--Morley Campbell. Sec'y-Treas--Neil Sweetman. A committee was appointed to look into the matter of securing a suitable building for exhibits. The work of this committee will be of interest as there is great need for a permanent building. A committee was appointed to set the date of the Fair for 1927. ems (pre. PRESBYTERIAN W. M. 8. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Presby- terian. Women's Missionary Society of the Lindsay Presbyterial, was held in St. Andrews Church on Thursday, January 18th, with a splendid attend ance, Delegates representing, the the Women's Missionary Auxilliary, the Young Women's Missionary Aux- illiaries and the Mission Bands, were present from Beaverton, Bobcaygeon, Bolsover, Cannington, Cresswell, El- don, Eldon Station, Fenelon Falls, Gamebridge, Glenarm, Kirkfield, Port Perry, Leaskdale, Quaker Hill, Sonya, Utica, Uxbridge, Wick, Zephyr and Woodville. The morning session opened. with an inspiring talk by the President, Mrs. W. McLennan, of Lindsay, on "The Faithfulness of God." Mrs, Gould of Uxbridge, taking the Serip- ture lesson. The Reports show that there are 22 Auxilliaries in the Pres- byterial with a membership of 584. 12 Mission Bands with a membership of 366. 14 Young Women's Auxill- liaries with a membership of 69." En- thusiasm was manifested in all the B| branches of the work including the WE SERVE TO PLEASE _ Try our Bread, Buns, and Confectionery, and you will be pleased. EE Ier--_----X ' E. H. GERROW & SONS _ Bakers and C : Port Perry. ~ Port Perry School Debentures These securities rank as the § onthe market. ~~ The Province of Ontario has Pro placed these deben- those suitable for trustees to tures on the list of | financial side as the Presbyterial far "#1 exceeded its allotment for the year i$] 1926, the amount raised be $4,031.89. | during the afternoon session inter] B| spersing the different items of busi- - | ness transacted by the meeting, Miss Seaton and Miss Wilson, of Lindsay, i rendered vocal solos and Mrs. Currie, #] of Lindsay, a reading entitled "All #1 for Jesus," men (J Qe MANCHESTER Mr, and Mrs, Coultis, of Port i Perry, were recent guests of Mr, and | Mrs. Wilmot Walker. : We are sorry to report the illness 8 of Vyrtle roster, There was 8 fairly good attefance at Church last Sunday, when the minister gave a very interesting talk to the young people of the congrega- tion, and a number of them gave some good selections of music. ° We are glad to report that the two little children of Mr. and Mrs. A, recent illness, + \ We were glad to see such a large 'crowd to the meeting of the Ladies' "Ald held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thompson, where everybody : | spent an enjoyable time. The people of the neighborhood are, Short Talks on Education 'Last week we re discussing "self expression" from the vocational 1 int of view. roholy this style of training would be acceptable to Miss Macphail, although she does not say so in her recent speech at Edmonton. Indeed, the trouble with | this speech is the same as that 'of many others--it is revolution- speech is given a . However, the herewith as reported in the press:- y Education System Warmly Assailed by Miss Macphail . Edmonton, Jan. 21.--Describing the prevailing educational "of Canada as a "complete failure, obselete and infected with dry rot," Miss Agnes Macphail, Progressive member in the Federal Parliament for Grey Southeast, appealed to the United Farmers of Alberta here to lead the way in a nation-wide cam- 'paign and in arousing public sentiment to compel the introduction of a new educational structure. * rests to a large degree with agriculture, and the progress shown already by the U. F. A. fully justifies the hope and confidence that this Province will lead us on to a higher plane of civilization," Miss Macphail 3 "You have an educational department in this Province that really wants to serve the farmer. I would suggest that the U. F. A. urge the Government of Alberta to appoint a commission to conduct a thorough survey of educational systems in other coun- tries of the world, where genuine efforts have been made to pro- vide for the needs of agriculture. "Start by establishing an experimental school, and em. body in the curricula the most revolutionary ideas you can think of as far as education is concerned. But do not permit those at- tending this experimental school to have admission to the present text books. If necessary, burn them up. Then let us try and inspire the children to improving their environment. Try many methods, but eventually adopt the one that proves most suitable, and apply it to the Province at large." Miss McPhail cited four essential principles whilch could be pillors of a reformed educational system. These she set forth as: Education for the child, not the system, social and co-operative education, enlarged vision of life in the community and a world- wide outlook. Change in One Generation. Stressing the importance of the public schools, the speaker declared that through the educational institutions the thoughts of a nation could be completely changed in one generation. "I don't see much hope for immediate improvement of con- ditions in Ontario, There is one redeeming feature, however.. The people are not satisfied, although they don't know what they actually want to put in the place of the present educational sys- tem," Miss Macphail said. . That idea of an experimental school sounds very well; and it has been tried. Indeed it is being tried in many ways and in dif- ferent countries. But it is an expensive experiment and it is a slow process to apply the successful methods in a general way to the educational system of the whole country. The greatest opponents of, any radical changes in education are the people themselves. 'What was good enough for them is good enough for their children." Agricultural colleges are not well patronized by rural people One of the finest and most practical of those is at Kemptville, but it is only half filled. There are part-time schools, Vocational Schools, schools where the student can take only one subject until that subject is mastered, auxiliary schools where students are given special train- ing according to their individual ability. The experiments are oing on, but the people as a whole are not taking to new ideas in education at all quickly. Gradually the better methods grow into the system; but the real improvements must be made by the people themselves. There are faults in the educational system; but they cannot be cured over-night, nor can they ever be cured until something constructive and practical is suggested. Surveys are good, if the information gleaned is turned to good account, but they are of no value if they are pigeon-holed and forgotten. A year or two ago British Columbia had an educa- tional survey ; but it seems to have cost so much--some $30,000-- that the matter has rested there. The suggestions for improve- ment are made but the people do not adopt them. The best kind of survey is one made of your own schools. Are they up to the standard? Are they meeting the needs of the scholars? If not, can they be changed to meet their needs? A short time ago Chief, Inspector Greer said that the school regulations were intended to serve as a guide and not to be fol- lowed slavishly. They are sufficiently elastic to admit of many adjustments to meet local needs. 1t is certain that every advantage is being given to rural schools by the Government. In Ontario the Government gives $3,000,000 in grants to rural schools, and only $180,000 to urban schools. Yet it is admitted that urban schools offer better educational facilities and pay for those improvements out of their own pockets. Any district would be justified in making a local educational survey. Are the schools well built? Are they warm and clean? Are there proper sanitary conveniences? Are the walls clean and attractive? Is the drinking water good and easy of access? Are the playground adequate and well kept? Are there any at- tempts made at beautifying the grounds? Is the school properly equipped with suitable desks, maps, charts, etc. ~~ An honest survey of this kind would be worth while and much of the grumbling about our educational system would disappear if the parents and trustees would make the utmost use of the facilities within their means. Lack of local interest and a tend- ency to expect the Government to do everything for us are the real detriments to a reformation of our educational system. | Usually the Government is well ahead of the people in progressive movements; but it takes years to effect any real change. "A notable evidence of this fact was seen in the reception | acorded the Consolidated School. This schol received great op- position from the first. But its great -prineiple--co-operation along suitable lines--was overlooked and the people at large took it for granted that Consolidation meant elaborateness and added expense. The fact is that where two or more schools are joined together for the purpose of improvement and economy there you have consolidation. - The people hae the matter in their own hands much more than they think they have. B| busy drawing wood these day. | Another Letter from the East St. John, N.B., Jan. 18, 1927 morning and cannot get "The future of Canada, the reconstruction of our country, : ee Be from Foreign Countries "PB UYING and selling foreign drafts is a regular part of the general business of the Standard Bank in which we often find ourselves able to render valuable assistance by offering timely advice. Our transactions in foreign monies are conducted at mini- mum rates, and any personal assist- ance we can render is yours for the asking. Enlist the services of the Standard Bank when sending money out of the country. TANDARD BANK Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, Nestleton Station, Sunderland eR Selle ei el el ctl EE Birds in:Winter By ANNA B. LUNDY \ I love the winter birds, The bold, brave birds, Gallant, undaunted birds, Who'stay, What comes the weather, To. make a bit of brightness in the gray. No matter whether, The storm clouds fly And million snowflakes through the air are whirled, : Or--in the sky, The sun in azure glory shines on a white world. They come, each morning, To my door, and wait-- To day a handsome blue-jay and his mate, Their peacock plumage the chill scene adorning, Like brilliant rainbows, on a cloudy day, They flash among the sparrows sober gray. And then, when all have dined, They disappear, to find A warm retreat against the night's dark falling. Brave winter birds, who stay, Good-bye, to-day, Sleep, sheltered from the wind, Until to-morrow comes--and you'll once more be calling. SCUGOG AND ITS ENVIRONS By Rev. F. G. Weir Continued from previous issue Following is a list of some of the teachers who have taught on the Island with the years in which they taught, approximately correct: 1860-61--Lewis Heely, at No. 3. 1862-66--John Hoyt, at No. 3. 1867--W. A. Pringle, at No. 8. 1868--Jennie Thorn, at No. 3. 1870--Mr. Hall, at No. 1; Mary Fairweather, at No. 3. 1871--Jennie Thorn, at No. 3. 1876--Miss Jessop, at No. 2, 1872-77, W. A. Pringle, at No. 8. 1878-79--John Spence, at No. 8; 1879, E, A. Garret, at No. 2. 1882-84--Loren Hazzlewood, at No. 3. 1886---Miss M. J. Ham, at No. 1; 1886-87, Dora Johnston, No. 8. 1887--Miss Tewksbury, No. 1, P.. Byam, No. 2. 1888--Alex. Brain, No. 3. 1889--Maggie J. Ham, No. 2, 1890--Miss Dunn, No. 1, Neil Beathford, No. 3. 1891--J. A. Miller, No. 2; N. Beathford, No. 3. 1893--Miss Byam, No. 1 1894--Miss McConnell, No. 1. 1895--Miss Bongard, No. 1; W. 8. Irwin, No. 3. 1896--Miss Hambly, No. 1(?) ; W. 8. Irwin No. 3. 1897--Miss N. E. Irwin, No. 3. 1598.99. Briss White, Ne. 1 j Miss Kennedy, No. 3. ss A. Holtby, No. 1, D. W. : : 1901--Miss Hambly, No. 3. ¥. Stark, Ro. 7, Miss Davey; 5, 1902--Miss H. Martin, No. 2, Miss White, No. 8. 1908--Miss N. McKenzie, No. 1; Miss Martin, No. 2. 1904--Miss H. Martin, No. 2, Miss May, No. 3. 19056--Miss Stewart, No. 2, Miss May No. 8. 1906-07--Mrs. Stewart, No. 1; Miss Stewart, No. 2; Miss Maud 1908 a Mabdl Morrow No. 2. Miss Yi 1909--Victor Bailey, 2; Miss Nesbitt, 3. No.5 1910--Miss Tewksbury, No. 1; S, H. tt, No. 2. 1911--Ross Jewell, 1; J. M. Clarke, 2; Chas. Hait, 3. ER RSE] 1914--Miss Linton, 1; W. J. Pet ; D. Uru a 1916--Miss Tewksbury, 2; Miss es, 8, a he cs