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metal roofs. They do not require rigid supporting as (10 ulecuuunuu ulu or slate roofs. On the other hand Brantford Slates a`ord the. utmost - protection with little weight. They are made on pa..long-fibred felt- base" which is thoroughly saturated under pressure with asphaltum or mineral pitch. Crushed quarried slate particles are then deeply embed- ded in the surface of this base"..tnaking it water-tight and reproof. `_ Brantford Slates are made in the natural slate colorrof green. red. black and grey. The colors never fade and the slates do not require painting nor repairing. These slates are pliable and t readily around gables and into the angles of anyroof. This -means a continuous roof- without seams or- joints. Tsparks die on Brantford Slates. " When you have these slates on" you are done with the job. 3' Remember they don't require painting or staining nd may be selected to harinonize with ale most any exterior color desi n. and the price is_ not beyond your reach. We would be pleased to send you samples. and our Roong Booklet. - There is Safety Under%This Roof Briantford` Roofing l7Aor-iaylvcla byVH.' H. Dfton &. Son l I 1 strong both" mentally and physi- cally. _The'mei1t.al development is cared for by the educational system of the country, but the physical part is to a large extent neglected.` The country with its pure air, its `healthy `atmosphere and surroundings is -conducive to the producing of a boy who _emhodi s/within himself all the great hysicalassets. Thus the boy by working on t.he farm pre; pares himself to meet the future with a rm step, and v`vit`h a smile on his face. "Then, again, the `boy by working in. the country-in- directly protects his morals. There h is free from the dangers which confrontour youth in the towns and _cities. There ne is - surrounded by". all that _ is pure and good, there he sees God_ s works exenmlifierl in their hi_gli- est form, and there he realizes that his future success lies in holding -all (.`u0d s orna"l_m'es in reverence and by learning that each and _ovcry one has its part in 1 l l I 1 1.-uvvu lifo._ l11L'. ' The boy learns to feel the spin it of fI`_eod0m. The country [spells freer.lnn1; Thus he under- r M_T I _ a First Prize (By Otto Gallagher, F0r1n'V)` ' How Can the Highschool Boy by Working on the Farm Benet- 1. Himself.;-2.. The -Farmer; 3. The Country. One of the great issues facing` the people of Canada at this cri- tical period, is how to suecess-_ fully combat the shortage of food supplies, caused.` by the inade- quate number of men engaged, at present, in that industry. __. T-n nxontino-' Hru nnoefinn fh. stands that in" his work there is a 1notive'---he is working for free- dom. d He realizes that he is tak-. ing another/ s place, apilace that} may never be lled by the absent` one again. He feels that he is helpingto overcome the common` foe, the `would-_-be destroyer_ of freedom . This feeling of patri_ otism which isthius developed in`. our youth helps them to face the issues of life," it enables them to see the difference between right] anarchy and bloodshed. and wrong, and to distinguish` between` law and orde1`,`Aag'a1nst rnimm n.,. 1'J'{nJ~. Q..i...-.,~.1 I-{my hu. . (11161 U11] Q1111 uxuuuaucu. . Thusthe High School boy by` working on the farm, strengthens `himself both mentally and phy- sically, he nds \ a pleasure inl labour, he develops. a spirit ofl patriotism, he produces Awithin' himself a finer set of morals and a. desire for all that is right and true and good, and creates an} ,inspira.tio11 for liigher ideals and! nobler ambitions. Is it necessary to state any further reasons why? the boy should seek employment- in the country?` A .-.nI>n+'nnIaxnvv c~r.'Iv1I`i;`\n' +111)! lll L1.lL'_ l.."LlLll1bL_) 3 i A satisfactory solution` of`~.the labour problem is imperative if the fariner is to have a- success- ful harvest. ~The High School boy who is almost in his prime - could be Bf inestimahle value to} the l'arniei', at this, the most! ifnpm-taut time of the year. Many- of the stu(lenl.s have been hrouglll. upon the farm), there- fore their help would he of great! benelit. Also, there are plenty 01' openings T-or unskilled labor _ in the country. By taking hnld and assisl.iug the farnier in the ag'rieult1.11`al work, by being ob- edient and initiative, and hyl kqeping in view, alwa.ys_ the fact` that he there for a specic purpose, v a pa r,i*iotic duty, the aiding in the inerease 'of food pI'0d11c.tiu1i,. the hay from the ....lu l|t\l nnai uaaiai {ht} f`)'l"'I YlC\Y in [Jl'UUuUl;1Uu,. uuu u\r_y 1; U... uni sclmol can assist. the farmer iul a thousand ways. He can be of nmre 'g'311c1`:1l benet to his em- ployer than a $1.1-)ug', healLl1y,' but uI1m`111uat.ed, man. 7111. a'.`...n.... ..n..Hun_- lhh` nn, UUI; l.lllHllul.`.v(Ll.Uu, luau. T~l1ev1'a1rI11er re-utii/.95 the` 01)- po1'LuniI.y that is his. Heyis do.` ing his utmost to secure from the Collx.-,g'iate a help. He realizes that his t'ut,ur<-, sllcess and that. of his cuuntry depend on l,11e/labor which wilj be pm`- fornned by the sl.ud0nt,s of our p1;0V'inc.e. ; If ling hnnn Qlqd fl'nlTl 5| Pf`... [Jl"1)\`ll1l.'IU. . It. has been stated from a 1'0.-I liable smlrce, that if the'United ?St.at.es gnd Canada ca,nvp1`oduc0 an average crop this eventful year, \=ict01`y will rest with our arms. What, more noble duty` then, can the student perf01'm?` When did such an opp01*i.uniL_\' present itself to the youth of "'f\nlnvuin`) l\Tnn7 ho nan hl ff] [)l't3St5llL ll/hiill LU mu: _yuuuu \_u "Citario`? Now he can help to 1. ame the destiny of the nation, of the world. V By doing his ut- most to help ineproclueing an av- erage harvest, our High School boy can .help to overeome the common foe of "civilization. What. more then can we say that the `Collegiate student can do for his country by engaging in-agri- cultural" work? ' If every young man who leaves our school to ` _ help in the increase of food `prod duotion keeps the objects out- `lined above ever before him, and performs them--in his small way he will aid `very materially in the aggregate in solving the food question for this year. The nation s ' fate `depends on the answer to this question. '1\`\' . _ . . . A a n ( .m4~us-u-s-:{~vv' in ]7y1f\[\]_Vi1']Q` -at the door of every Collegiate E1llS\`\ t5l' hp bulb qur;al.iuu.- ,-Now.opportun1ty' IS knocking student, now the nation is call_| ing tohim for help, now the far- mer is pleading for assistance. Let him not hesitate." Seeding- time is at hand, the most impor- _let the peoples call go unans- tant phase in the year s work. May we notvsay to the boy, do not wered, suchan opportunity may never present itself, again. Go forth to the elds, and you will returnstronger both mentally and physically. You will return with the farmer s blessing upon you. Youlwill once more come back to your student s, life with the satisfaction of having well done, of h ving served your a country in Her hour of trial and of having done the will of" God in helping to exterminate the .man,.eating tiger 2f Europe. 8econdPI-iz I (By Gerald Quinlan, Form V.) No campaign inaugurated in Canada is more worthy of uni.- versal and sympathetic support than is the present effort, of ed- ucating the people to the realiz- ation of the necessity for in- creased 'food production. A The present crisis in the food condi- tions of the helligererft nations is riist acute. It is the duty of Canada, as a member of the Em; pire, and/for the sake` of suffer- ing hum nity, to strain every nerve--an sinew in her effort. to supply the allied countries with foodstuffs, -which are necessary for the sustenance, and control the efficiency and mora-1e__of our soldiers._ ' ~ l\_..l.._...... .. Han `Inn:-I-Ina-r. rnwnv p1'e'cu:1u,, 111 `L.ll'd.l. iuuuau`_y. i In meeting` this question, the mind .naturally turns to the `next source` of supply, in order to make up this deciency. ` That. source is the Collegiate Institute, where many of the-students are approaching manhood, and they` will he found ready and willing to take up the commendable oc- cupation of. food production. Thus the pquestion naturally arises: How can the High School boy by working on the farni, help him- SUIUIUYS. _ _ 4Ont.ar10, as the leadmg prov- ince, has been among the first to realize the ,necessity of this '*'m0veme_n?`t;; ,a-nd jg/order .to`_c0-l pperate with t.he I'-est of the 110- -minion has organized an In- ' creased Produption Can1paig'n. = rn1__ ..-_'_...`..._.. A1` :4 :n tn: nnnlnln LII. UGQQU -I. L vu\uvau-- `aw--- ..-G -_- The pu'rp'ose\ of it is! to enable the far.mers_ to '_ increase their = production, in spite of the scar- '5 I I city--_ of xexperiencegl laborers, I-caused by enlistment. In order .to oset this shortage, the Gov- ,ern-r_nent has ~made it possible ifor the Ontyrio High School boy `to work on the farm this sum- mer without it affecting his `yea-r`s standng; I - 1311} kmm.'n the ham tszlnzsz the building after the intellectual development of the school term. lyears s'Lauuug; V _ '9 But before the by takes the `decisive step in this matter, nat- Eurally he views it-intellig.ently Efrom all angles. What advan- itages has it which `compensate for. leaving the activity and lur_ ing prospects` of a vacation in the city, or t e glorious holidays ito be spent` in the camp? For lone thing, two or three months `spent on the fruit farms, vege- table and harvest fields, would "tend toward nerve and muscle `The exercise -and_ experience wouldbe more educationally in- teresting than camp life, and the !production motixge impellingp it, would give it a dignity imposs- ible for mere sport. 'nl..:1.. ,..-.r.m.;nnnn nl` lifa in tho IDIC IUl' IIIBFU Spurn. Thi/s experience of life in the , country would be most benecial to the youth` by the factthat it. [gives him ahroader view into |agriculture, which is rapidly de- ,veloping into one of the broad- of thesciences. He will obtain ia knowledge of the importance -; of detail,` system and persever- lance, which are essential in all professions and industries. His mechanical skill will be improv_ ` ed in operating the complete ma- l \ er laborious methods, and the monetary remuneration -he re- ceives is always of assistance to any boy. VMo1'eov_er,' theexchange of ideas and the enrichment of this mind through the practical application of the principles of "physics, chemistry, and other branches of science to .a.gricul_ lture would be of great benet to L` him in later years in running his `own business. on scientic lines. :11 1.... 11., est, as well as most interesting, a chinery now replacing the form- L'V\lI I l,lL`lL1L'xWnJ, `JLI. L1\JA\.1- u The boy of today will be the man oi`-s`t,o1no1'roVv. Give him the advantages gained by earning his |h1'ea< l by honest` toil, so that in Iafter years when the responsib- ilities of im.lust1'ial, commercial and political life present broader problems he will be able to solve them with his elficient and com- p1'ehen.sive mind. . . I311! nrxnvv} f'1H\I`I 1 "IND L'l'\('\\XT]0dQ'p. |})l'lflH3l1.5lVl: uuuu. -Rut apart from t.he knowledge acquired while assisting, the far- liner in the elds and gardens, his ae.stl'iet,ic- taste receives a great inipetus, for when..thetown and city hoy comes forth into the light of things and lets Nature be his teacher he is sure to "`1`ind hooks in running brooks, Sermons in stones, and (loud in everything, (' at the, same time being a sinew in the Colossus of production. But will the High `Schoolboy |he `a real assistance to the arm- I er in overcoming the short. We of labor`? He will. His educated and absorbing mind makes'him ~ superior to the ordinary class of iunskilled lahor. His ready yield- ing to the- l`armer s theories and judgments rieuders him prefer. able to the egotist from the city, who would be more of a hind- rance thaln of actual btenefit. The boy wou d release t e armor from the minor details. `and lighter tasks and allow him to do the more onerous ones and those which are only perfected by pre- vious practice And if the boy` has good_-physical endurance he i canreadily replace the experi_ ,-enoed help in the heavier work. .Altoget.her, the enlisting ofhoys for work on the farm in the food production_ of the country will _ increasie h1S ther\v'rse_eurf.ailed v crops, mm W ich he will realize , larger prots. "Fhn lrnninri nnrl hon nllina nvn ld.l`5t5l' ]_Jl'U.l1l.:D. The Empire and her allies are straining their, military, indus- trial and commercial capacities in overwhelming and expelling` the invading horde, who have en- trenched themselves, heretofore, so securely in France and Bel- `gium. - sluui. But who is to offset their food shortage, caused partly by de- pleted mercantile service and.by the overrunning of France s soil, an acreage now sacrificed to Mars, by the ruthless Hun? It her parliamentarians and legis- lators have risen nobly to assure her overseas allies `of her guar_ l is Canada. She realizes this and anteed support. It was essential to find a means to cope with the heavy drain that has been made on Canadianmprodlictive power by enlistment, and now the Ontario High School boy can do his bit . From every point of view the proposal is" not only immediately prudent and patriotic, but even- tually it will expedite the unify- ing and the betterment of Cana- da s national -_life.' For one thing, the young and intelligent life of the towns`and cities would large- ly safeguard against the -Em.._ pire s_ shortage in food supplies. More than that, the` experience of this` youth would make for an ex.` change of ideas and the enrich- ment of his mind,` would add en- ormously to the life wealth of ' the nation. , V 1-: ....-.,.4-..1 nnnnn 'Ir\` :a l>n]rnn nil `the enlisting of the` services of L116 l1H.L1Ull. If careful account Is taken of its effect, not alone on the pro- duction results of this season,` but on the citizen results in the coming generation, Canada as a `nation and part ,of the Empire will profit thereby. ` V nt n-anal n-F on nrhcnf in nm3d._ (How V the High _Bo.y_, :byJ Lon t1`1, F `Can H`e1p`l"HmSeff, the arid the Empirc; Wlll [JFUIHI lv1lUI`UU_) . But most of all, what is need- ed in `Canada if national life. is `to develop between the different classes, the .di'e1`ent races, and ---- - 4... . LA \ EBn{{{1a}5If$"i1_l>f F or eld, farm and wagon, wear Fleet Foo_t Shoes. They- { are far cheaper than leather- light, easy, comfortable--long wearing. ` For every-day wear, _ you will find them immeasurably . better than hat, `heavy, expensive leather boo When you're out for a good time, wear WHITE . Fleet ` Foot Shoes. In fact, you_mut wear White Shoes this summer, to be well dressed. Dealers /' everywhere have Fleet Foot Shoes, in all T styles for men, women and children. 20; _ u: rmvuun U|S'l'S._. Chew it after eyery meal. IP12 Get a %package of the new JUICY FRUIT T See rwhat a joyous, lasting flavour has been crowded [in to give you a great, BIG 5 cent package of refreshment! T No_w THREE Flavours 141') . _ The momontoxls t,ime.1n Wh1Ch _ we are living, demands a healthy, robust. manhood, a manhood`: Low R E2l"|.ll`-`iN FAREB T O VVE.$'|'ERfN CANADA .. .. ONCE A vvr.-:=K Convehient Service; Mddeni Elctric Lighted Equipment V Standardand Tourist Sleeping Cgfs and Colonist Coaches _For Tickets, Reserv tlons, Li.teratur`e and Inforzmatlon, app`)! 10 A. F. MALC MSON,`/INSURANCE, BARBIE. o - -_I._-__o.___ A Q A an n iho's t e Farm or work and p1ay-in the middle of the day-and when on p leasure` bent. Trrmcrz an-. seven The Organization of Resources Committee offOntar1 o In their campaign to increase food pro- duction in this province, as a duty imposed./)JB< the war, ha_.v`e been seeking to .-interest the young people of the Collegiate Institutesand High Schools--particularly to induce thelads to put in some weeks in working on the farm. eTwo plans/ have been adopted to urge them on to this -course. One is to allow those who do this to` secure their examination in exchange forvthetiine put in on the farms. The other is by o`eringpri.zes for essays on How the High School `Boys by Working on the Farm Can Help Themselves, the Farmer and the Empire." For these essays, in each collegiate institute and high school in the province three prizes were offered of 5; $3 and $2. ' And then the prizethree from-each.sohoo1, forwarded to Toronto, will be judged for, provincial prizes of `$25, $15, and $10. `The three prize-winning compositions are givenvin full herewith :- -, ' ` ._ - ' ' ~ ' . 'i'hursda\y,- ay 17. Bra ntford Roong Company, Liinitod . - . Bra'ntfo.rd, Canada , * oi. Haye you ever had a ne Job of decorating spoiled by a leaking roof? 11 you have, you certainly are ina position to appreciate the value of a roof that is positively water-proof. Some of the troubles common to wooden shingles to-day are that they are apt to split.` warp or blow 011` as _ well as leak. soon after they are put on. Years ago they were good. but the quality has since gradually depreciated as the available supply of ` suitable timber became `exhausted. Brantford Slates have none of the faulte of wooden shingles. They cannotrust. They do` not allow rain to be driven under them as do require rigid supporting as do the common tile ._ -1-.- .....c. n.. .1... ...s..... hand. Rrnntfard Slates