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A WAR BONUS OF $50 TO EACH P. S. TEACHER Three Caretakers also get a Bonus--A New Primary, Room in King B Block. - A the Boar ion" unugually short for d of Education was that held ori Monday night, it being over inside an'hour, Nothing of a comentious' nature was on the programme so that: the' diseus- sion was brief. The most im- 1, portant iteni was of a bonus of $50 apiece to all members of the "public: schools staff, but as Ulis had all been setiied in committee, it. went through' without any comment. There was nothing td report re- garding. the B. C. I, holdup, -Dr. ~ Hunter was the only absentee. Encourage Gardening The Horticultural and Town Improvement Society having made arrangements for a vegetable - Specialist' from the Dept. of Ag- riculture to give a 'talk to the childten on vegetable growing, asked that the 'children from the 3rd and 4th classes be permitted to attend the: same on Mar, Permission was granted. Nurse's Report _ Nurse Somerville repor' 'ted hav- ing made 1955 regular inspec- tions: as follows) Central--Inspectiohs 869, trouble 1, throat trouble'J0; cat-|Miss Mingay' 31, Miss Ma ious teeth58, skin trouble 26, Miss Kennedy 40, Miss Cal- West V spections 529. jline ' Mis& Meston 37, Mis . Throat trouble 14, 'skin trouble }Cooke 22. Penny Bank $49.33 4, carious teeth 27, pediculosis Bonuses for Caretakers 2, ear trouble f,,eye trouble fing ce rate Com: East Ward--Inspections Lhe Proj erty sud 3 ney oe ioe obey esa « /purehased seats and desks Burton: Avenue -- frour Dougall Bros. and a table 515. Throat 'trouble trouble 1, carious teeth 40, iculosis: 1. Two children"have been fitted with glasses, a numbergare .re- ceiving dental: treatnyent, and all are caring for their teeth . fre- ty. made 52. ¢lass and 33 honie visits. She visits the lass-roonis frequently and. en- courages the childrebin their éf forts of cleanliness and tries to impress upon them the necessity of persona] hygiene for the main- tenance -and preservation of health and that a healthy body insures a healthy mind. B.C. Report , The following is a ped- 8 inmarty of the B. C. 1. attendance for February: ae > Boys: Girls Daily Average 1 6 16 13 14 TIA, 4 UB. 9 1A. 18 1B. 12 1: 14 vtals 106" 117 208.8) a staff "and students, h lately, in completing Both been busy, zilts 'vill he added up and the studénts will be ranked accord- ing to them. A report on these 'will then be 'sent to each parent within the next ten days. rhe Department of Education. is following 'the same,plan as last year, in regard to granting cer- tifivates to those who complete * farm emplo; y tudents are @ » for this, who (1) make the re. quired standing on a special -ex- amination at aster, on -thewhole year's work, (2) did not, qual- ify under the farm service teg- ulations last year. As-a large number of our. stu- dents took their, certificates 'last in this way, they must' now -and write in June. Most. the Easter tests. the" granting |), +] September." inspections |, 'Jary .}ing 'started piling. some material -|the contract 2/soon as the Board is sure of get-. so the matter was left: over for. the committee to report upon. Salary Increase Asked A communication Signed by the 'twénty-six members of the public schools 'staff asked an increase in salary "owing to the abnormal conditions cheated py the war, through whiclr we are barely-able to provide for our. daily needs not to metition making any pro- vision for the future)" It was inovéd by Trustees Love and Stephens in reply to. the re- quest_ for sala. increase: "th View of the revising of our school anid salary. sehedule, any lary be not granted, Further that, to the in- creagpd cost of living, each pub- school teacher on the regular staff be granted a bonus of $50, payable half in June and half in February Attendance East Ward:---Mr. Carson, 28; Penny Bank,, $4.30, Central--M Marlin 28, Mr. Matson Miss Booth -40, Mi McCaH 39, Miss Longman Miss 'Dougall 21,° Miss Living. |! stone. 34, Miss Clutton 34, Mi Jenkins °33. Miss McRobie M jVinditieldee. Penny Batik Miss Henry 26, Miss Mode 41, Miss Billingsley 52, Penny Rank 53.64. Burton Avenue--Mr. Shear 23, Mi Miss and three chairs from W. A. Lowe & Son for primary. rooni in King Bluck.. Short partitions were built in the ropm whereby a con fortable cloak rouni was ar ed, "Blackboards from the Cen- tral School wage used. Through the. attention 'of Trustee' King, three. carloads of soft coal were Secured and dis- tributed among the Central, West and South sehouls.* Ample coal for the schools now assured, The -Centval School radiators have been equipped with patent. air. valves, saving steam and res ingving the annoyance caused by leaking steam and water. Supplies will' be geaerea tod the principals uf the behvols and will be.checked in and out care- fully. 7 Caretakers Arthur Henson and Thos, Henson were given-a bonus of $50 each aud caretaker Dickey $25. A lease-has heen completed for rooms. in "the King Block, - the rental being #400 for the Kinder_ garten-room, and $300 for Prim room, Enquiries The Ball Planing "Mill Co., hay= on the Agricultural Park, Trus- tee McAdain desired information as to the position m which, the Board stands towatds the: éon- tractors. While desiring to 'assist the contractors all it can, the Board. assumeit no responsibility as to' their actions, said Trustee Love. Teustee Sinclair asked if all ar- rangements had been made with the man from 'Toronto -to mover the Agricultural building and was informed--by .the chairman that Y will he signed' as ting the money. Trustee Stephens was told that the Board received no of- ficial noti¢e of 'the action taken hy Mrsarrett...To Trustee King the. information "was. imparted that the Council had not yet\re- eeived "its legal opinion on the thredtened injunction. . Resolution of Condolence With reference to, the late Dr. veiling, the following' was adopt- ave" think it fitting thal a .-/ Women. Teachers Organize {The Women: Teachers of. Bar- for 'the promotion of social 'and. professional union, among thé women teachors..: This Associa- 'tion-requested permission to hold meetings in the Room) in the Central 'School and also'.oc~ castonally' in the Burton Avenue School. aoe "AS. holding: these meetings at 'night would mean extra. ing, some of the membe! , tited. anon acanting the, sas ahiociing casi to betaine record 'should be placed in' our minutes of the much-to-be .re- ling, who died recently in Eng. THE RED CROSS NEEDS ARE GROWING D. The Men of Barrie will be Ask- ed on Mar. 20:to Give to this Cause. (From the Red Cross Committee) On. Wednesday. March 20, be ready with your Dollars for the Red Cross siety: Before the/above: date let -ev- ery citizen of Barrie ask himself or herself the following questions oe en is it worth in |dollarSaxd cents to be a citizen of Barrie and to live in quiet, without fear that I shall be wakenéd during the dark hours of some night by the sound of German guns or to find my prop- erty. destroyed by a Gernian air raid? : 2. ow much is "it worth in '}dollars and cents to me that some other one than myself is stand- ing between the German' Army and my loved ones and my Home. and Fireside. 3... To what extent am T re- sponsible, by, reason; of not sup- porting Red Gross Work, for the lack of recruits for our Army and for the number of applicants for- exemption? If our Boys fear that I shall: fail them in the time of suffering when they need help, *lsupplied through the medium of the Red Cross, can | blame them) for not. offering to fight for me? 4. Am I living. up to the ibilities which the present impose upon ev and 'shall the end ef t find' me as selfish as Iw: beginning? These are questions which must be faced sooncr or later by every wage earner, vol only in Barrie, but throughe all the Allied | Uonntries. and) they demand, an answer [f-there. is any bright side to this war, surely it is this, that many 'persons' who never before thought of anyone besides. bin self or herself are now unselfish-- ly working -for 'others and 'giving of their substance to help' the|¢ poor unfortunate sufferers of this conflict. In the eply days of the War, a Branch of? the val Red Cross Society was o ed at Barrie and a canvass was made ofthe town for money 'to pur- chase material for Red Cross sup- plies. As @ result of. such can= vass, the wemen of Barrie were supplied with yarn and other,ma- terial, on. which they unselfishly spent. long hours making them into. such supplies as were re- quired in Red Cross work in-hos pitals-and at the front. But we are forced to, admit that' though the women, of Barrie are still. a¥ willing as ever to carry on this work, the funds are lacking. Out by the ten of Barrie, there is over $1,700 of this pledged money unpaid' and in varrears and the Society is' $2,000 in debt. There are also many men in Barrie who are earning more money at the pre'ent. time {owing to @ state of war) thar they ever earned in their-lives before, who are -not giving one cént in support of this cause. Is 'it, fair, is it just, thal all'should reap the benefit and a very. few should carry the burden? On March 20,- every man who is a wage earner in Barrie and every man, young and old, who is in receipt of any income should resolve to lay aside for the use of Red Cross, a generous portion his intention by signing: the form which will be placed be- fore him.-by the Red Cross, can- vassers.. - furtherance of 'the best interests of education in townand coun- ty. Reso therefore, on motion of Trusi@es 'King' and love, that the Board would 'extend to Mrs. Palling!: and family their very singere\regret and deep sympathy in the Joss recently sustained by them, and would assure them the tememibrance of 'our late. col- league, i Dr. Paling, would, always land, where he had gone in' the discharge of his: duties for his country i F Bn. The jate Dr. J. F. Palling had been for many years a mem- ber of this Board, filling. the 'im-. portant position of chairman-.of the Doaed and chairman of Man- agement, to ;wkich | position. he esi-|brought his characteristic Roser have an honored place 6n the roll of e who gave much of thei: time 'and ability to the advances ment along edavati at whose geniality" of the early -subseriptions made |, of this wage or income and: so|« % --WITH 1 . } THE BARRE S SATURDAY MORNING BARRIE, CANADA. MARCH 14, 1918 ' Barrie, Lawn: Bowling 'Club - An enthusiastic meeting of the Barrie Lawn Bowling Club was held on Tuesday evening, March 12, in the office of WoA: Turner. A bright feature of the meetiug was the reading of the: financial Statement by Treasurer Marr, in which he'stated all past.debts- had been paid, and the club uld start the new. season with a small balance. 'The following officers werevelected for the coming year: Patron, W. A. Boys, K.C.; M.P.. Hon. President, A. Hay: President, T.T. Young;:-Vice President, F W. Olton; ary, A.C, Brick- er; Treasurer, Fred Marr. Executive 'Committeé--H. P, M. Welker, W.:A> Turner, ing, T. T!-Young and'F. W R u Will Otton: 'Membership Committee--H. P. Hess, Geo. 'Hubbard, A. G. Mac- Lellan,. C. R. Kendall. Auditors--Will R. King and. ¢. R. Kendall. M.J. Frawley, thé retired Pres-- ident, .was heartily thanked' for his efficient services of. the 'last yéar. and was again nominated, but declined. "The club decided to again enter the Northern Bowling League. The Barrie green is one of, the best in the League and the members are looking forward to an-increased membership. -The membership committee wil be pleased to hear of any prospects who wish to take part in.the'do- ings of the club" for the coming | sason. rrie Presbytery Owing to the poor train-serv: there was a.very stall attendance at the regular March meeting, of Barrie Presbytery, hetd in st An- eoniened his ¢ as minister: of Uptergrove and will not resume active pas- toral work fer some time. c Moderators of the Elmvale anid Cookstown vaean! reported that neither of these was yet pre_ pated to.extend a call. Rey. Dr. Jordan of Queen's Un- ersity was nominated for mad- erator of -the General "Assembly Contmissioners to the "As: were appointed. * Owing to the smal) attendance, the annual/reports of the regular committogs were nol presented. A very (serious situafion in- the Tome M ion work was reported, there heingyane hundred fields for whieh no saepply is yet in sight. Presbytery was asked for the names y available men. and. also ministers in sett charges, who will be willing take chargp of a mission during the simmer: Wheat Prospects Not Good There' is great. anxiety being condition of 'the fall wheat these da Most of the fields in this cfion. are. covered with 'ice, many of them sheets of glare ice that) would- do' for 'skating rinks. One redeeming feature of the situation is «the: fact) that the ground beneath the ice is frozen solid, preventing: the heaving-of the roots. Should the thawing come gradually' the damage will be lessened, but. the outlook: is far' from. promising. ° Young clover meadows» will be | simi- lair affected. The next. few weeks' will be anxioug ones for those who have any considerable acreage of these crops, Soldiers of the Soll Next week,-March. 17 to 23, the oIment of "The Soldiers of the ' will be made. Forms may. he had from Mr. Henry, principal' of the collegiate,who will also be glad to hear from farmers wish- ing. assistance from these boy Last year. this. movement was confined to collegiate: students, 'dig any affiliations, forced uj felt among the farmers over. the |) .jcoal to her iron, she will be a- FRANCE MUST HAVE : : ALSACE-LORRAINE No' Permanent Pe Peace Other- - wise, said Prof: DeChamp in His lecture e on: Thursday. Those wha, teas heard Prof. 'De Champ's lecture 'on Thursday night--and they Were suffici to fill' Trinity Parish: Hall to' ca pacity--got. a new and fuller comprehension: of what "Alsace- Lorraine means, to. France, .not only commercially and indus- trially, but, most" of all, sentit meftally.. ~ These provinces are jPart of the soul of France, de- lclared the 'speaker, and no peace. *;eari-be a permanent one 'that dues not. provide for a return of this ferritory. tothe 'country sfremn | which it-was torn in 1870. Prof. De Champ is a fluent speaker and; animated by a passionate love for his native land and deep hajred of Germany, he presented France's attitude towards the. Alsace Lor- taine question in a manner that won for. him the hearty sympathy of his'audience: At' the outset, he said he had frequently been asked why, if :Al- sace- Lorraine were the only ob- staclé in the way of* prace, France should hold out for it and still" further immerse the world in war: If the people but under- stood how important in the eye of every Frenchman is Alsace-Lor- raine, such a question would not: bé asked. In order to' help dispel the 'misunierstanding pon this! question, he had undertaken to" give addresses upon it. plaining the British: ant® French attitude -in 1870, he 'as- eribed this: to .the influence: of Carlyle, who' was strongly. pros German, because he was a_dili- lgept student of German litera ture. It is imposgible to thor-| oughly study the © hi and: language of a people without a leaning towards them in-mental- ity. It is for this reason he op- poses the study of German being made compulsory for a Moderns course in our schools and umiver-. sifies. (In the latter,.a Moder sourse must in rman... "Thi "not An This German teachiiig. explains why America. has b man,-and why the thought, in ev- ery university has been: inspired | hy German, feaching and German ideals. "At some letigth the Speake! went into the history of the prov along the Rhine, to. show) hat Alsace-Lorraine rightly 'bi longs to the @elti¢ and not the Teutonic peoples. | Notwithstand- on them, the Alsatians have always Twenty of generals. were. History shows © the Alsace-Lorraine at he- ing "deded. te. rmany. The treaty of Frankfort was neyer'ac_ cepted by the Alsatians, and wi more or] the indirect cau: of thé present war. votion of these France has always been main- ce stretches fn. beautiful plains from the Vasges Mts. to. the Rhine, immensely fertile with rich wheat fields. and wineyards, and a mild climat Lorraine, with a much inote severe climate and less fertile, 'is\ wonderfully. rich in miner: Its potash beds are worth ions "and its -coal mines, coupled with "the adjacent French iron mines are of wntold value. Should Germany.' retain these; of which-she is now in pos-| session, she will be the absolute master' of the iron industry in Burope, but if France can add the. mong the first. "It is, not these, however: we but this year any boy under 20, capable of assisting in farm work, may be enrolled. In' 1947, students from. the B. C, r engaged in farm work for'a period of at least two months, most of them for: three months of more,' Clergy Promise. Support The clergy of_jall. denomin: tions in Canada afe promising to do. everything in their' power to {Promote the work of food con- In are: fighting for,' declared the speaker. "As Jong as Germany is allowed a 'foothold on' the west.! bank of the Rhine, she 'will be: aj menace to France. Had she not been there -on Aug. 2; 19414, -con- iditions would have been different. Should this confliet close with thé Germans 'still on the left of the Rhine, it would mean. another war in 'a, few years, but wwe are not 50. ing to have them there. "What we'are after is the. ac- complishment of a beautiful dream, the * redemption of: jour 12 Pages : TERMS--Single Copies3 ets. Por 'eanem [ja.edvence) 81.50 nt '. 'SECTION 1 . PAGES 1 TO.4 "Jor civitization,.. From childhood is ineulcated into Frenchmen the desire for the recovery of these provinces, and» at home and at school the people and children Pray that the population of Al- sace-Lorraine may:remain French in heart 'aud*soul. This senti- mental side of the question is the mostimportant, The French are sworn to. think of it always, and the¥ have 'been doing it for, 4a years, AL some Jength, the speaker | dealt with the treatment accord. ; ed these provinces by Germany since 1870, and showed' that the Germans towards winning the hearts of the Alsatians, who were attached to [France by every fibre. Over one- third 6f- the: population French, which is now much more widely spoken-than in 1872. Since that time there have not been ov- er 12 officers of Algatian descent. in .the German Anny, whereas thousands have served as French officers, Since this war- started, over: 30,000 Alsatians have de- serted to join the' French forces. The Tecovery of these provinces isa" sine qui non.in any settle- ment. The policy of France to- Wards them. has-.neved changed. Touching upon the attitude of Canadians towards the French 'and Germans, the Professor. stat- ed that the latter had been gen- erally regarded with favor, while the feeling of many of the Eng- lish-speaking Canadians was. al- most' hostile,.to the '-Freneh before 'the war started? This, he said, was due. to misunder- {standing caused by lac jledge. "He thought the School should he taught \p know other nations better. "We love anée abeve- all things." "said Mr' De Champ, in feonelusion. Jottr schools jwe have "It is a daily text. im tal our mother's knee learned. the history 'of. our 'noble nation; by our fathers" we have been told what eur flag [stands for today... We love our country passioriately, with a love akin to the love we have for God. We. feel that a part.of the French md Was torn from us in Al- eé-Lorraine and*that this part fof the Conscience 'of the French nation must be resetied from Gar- man; tyranny. For this we ate fighting nd will fight to the last. Even if we have to. stay in the 'field' alone, eertainly shalf' not: abaiidon the fight until we vealize our desir "At. the 'conclusion of Mr. De Champ's address, Mlle. Shopoff ng the Marseillais, the audience joining if the choris, : In a short' speech, Mr. Raden- burst' moved-a vote of thanks: to Mr. De Chainp, which was sec- onded. by Méss- Burriss. * 'Sun Life of Canada Had Prosper- ; ous Year Ae ite Sufi Life Assurdaee-Eom- 'pany of Canada closed 1917 with 'another retord statemedt for. the lyear's operationi: The Company again imaintain: d its position of leadership a- sels are vyer $90,000,000, an increase of over. $7,000,000 for jthe year," It isto be noted that. the Sun. Life's asséts thaw doubled é nine little 'one ch istability." Assurance issued and paid.for during the year totalled over $47,500;000, the largest a- miount ever secured by any Can- adian Life Assurance Company: Assurances in force now total over. $311,800,000. : "Cash income for the! year a- houhted - to, over $ Surplus over' all liabi capital now stands at over, $8. 550,000. 'Payments "to holders totalled $8,840. 345, bring- ing total jpayments 'to' policy- holders: since organization to over $69,000,000. Allogethériits record is sirik_ ing proof of t ssential sound- ness of the.pringiples ofthe as- ysurance business.on the-one hand and of the conservation and abil- : ity of the Company's executive of. ficers on the other. 5 id net.made one step ~ | mong Canadian Life Companies. * speaks $ t *\ x