ing principal of the public schools here. A full reâ€" port of Mr. Transom‘s address was published in The Advance at the time. It is true that in conâ€" trasting what are termed the old and the new sysâ€" tems, Mr. Transom compared an ideal operation of the new system with the imperfect working of the old methods in actual practice. It is also true that Mr. Transom made no mention of one of the Much has been heard recently about the new system of education that has been introduced into Ontario, but, unfortunately, so far it has been only the advocates of the new methods who have been heard to any extent. In general, the newspapers have had little to say on the question, despite the fact that it is of much more importance to the people of Ontario than the average political quesâ€" tion or even the probabilities of war in the Far East. It might be expected that the voice of the teaching profession would be heard in the mattéer; It is of supreme importance to the tea.chmg proâ€" fession, and it is unthinkable that all the teachers in Ontario give the full approval to the radical changes that their lack of spoken opposition seems , to indicate. On second thought, however, it will be seen that the teachers are in ‘position that makes it impossibleâ€"or at least, impracticalâ€"for them to question the new methods. A teacher going contrary to the fads and fancies of the Deâ€" partment of Education these days would be in very unhappy situation to say the least.y They will make the best of the new methods, so called. And who can blame them? It is true that the better class of teachers will be able to secure some good results, despite the weakness of the "new system." It may prove a handicap, but even a misconceived system will not be able to completely off{fset the work of a good teacher. For this reason, the North is likely to suflfer less than some other parts of the province where the standards of teachers have not been kept as high. One of the best presentations of the "New School," as he termed it, was given recently at a Kiwanis meeting by Mr. E. J. Transom, supervisâ€" | Recently there has been comfort in the thought that should the worst come to the worst, there was always Val d‘Or to fall back upon. It seemed that everything was free and easy: at Val d‘or. They called their bootleg joints "blind pigs," and the ladies who overâ€"painted their faces were called only by their first names. There was no talk in Val d‘Or about "sin and iniquity‘"â€"unless someâ€" body else started. But it had to be admitted that they all seemed very tolerant and friendly and nonâ€"classâ€"conscious over in Val d‘Or.. Even the newspaper there seemed to have a freshness, a lack of snootiness, that appeared to typify the people. Yet, this week there arrived from Val d‘Or The Val d‘Orâ€"Lamagque News, and on the front page there is the heading, "Exciting Dance on New Year‘s Day," with the subâ€"heading, "Guests Celeâ€" brate Arrival of 1938 in Fitting Style." And what toâ€"day is considered "fitting style" in Val d@‘Or? The article tells about one lady wearing a pink lace ‘ gown. Another had on a black crepe frock, with. matching jacket, trimmed with silver. Then there was one dame "frocked in burnt orange crushed velvet, with gold accessories." Blue velvet gowns, pink taffeta, cherry red dresses, maroon Crepe, white taffeta with green trimmings! All the horâ€" rible details are given in plain print! It is imposâ€" sible to escape the fear that there may even have been some tuxedos in the hall! Perhaps, there are l even frock coats now in Val @‘Or! | So passes good old Val d‘Or! Men must move on z and on! There is no rest, no pause! Surely, it is ‘ a hard country, this North Land! | What is to happen to the hardy Northerners who made the one outfit do for breakfast, dinner, supâ€" per, 2 a.m. lunch, church, business, weddings, funerals, poker games, home, mine, woods, and everything? Where now! â€"and the freedomâ€"loving moved to Porecupine: Then Timmins had a chief of police who boasted about wearing pyjamas, and then it was Red Lake or some place else for those who would be untramâ€" melled. For years now Timmins has been hopeless with a mayor who wears a dress suit on state occaâ€" sions. A Prince of Wales once visited Timmins and there wasn‘t a frock coat in the crowd. Even the Prince himself didn‘t wear one. Yet a good time was had by all. It is a sad day! There was a time when men felt that in Cobalt, Porcupine, Red Lake, Geraldâ€" ton and other outlying mining camps men were men and women were good Scouts too. Hobnail boots in Cobalt, sweaters for men or women in Porcupine, Mackinaws and long boots in Red Lake, were full dress for any social function. It was the style to be natural, to wear what you had, what you could afford, or what your pal would loan you. Then the bane of civilization started to creep North. Somebody started a store with a furnaceâ€" there was no box stove to hit, or miss, chiefly miss Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontactoâ€" Quebee Newspaper Association; Class ‘A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 â€"â€"â€"â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€" RRPSIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO, LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Canada â€"$2.00 Per Year United Statesâ€"§3 00 Per Year Timmins, Ont., Thurs., January 13th, 1938 Eie YVorrupine Advance T QONTARIO United Statesâ€"§$3.00 Per Yeat oi genuine ethics. But collectively, under the promptly the Medical Council will run up its name of the Medical Council, they seem to have tEthics signal! If doctors in general are to retain an odd idea of ethics. Recently in Toronto a man. / the high respect they now enjoy with the general accompanied by a friend, visited a doctor to comâ€" public, they will need to supply a little common plain about the doctor‘s bill. He told the doctor | sense and fairness and a few real samples of genuâ€" that the bill contained charges for services which | ine ethics to their representatives. had not been rendered. ‘The doctor‘s response was | * * * to commit an assault upon the complainant: ’I"hei "Mike Benzine, of Sudbury, â€"was sentenced last man who disputed the doctor‘s bill had his nose | week to six months at Burwash Farm when he was and jaw injured, but it is alleged that four difâ€" convicted in Sudbury police court on a charge of ferent doctors refused to treat the man‘s injuries possessing stolen goods. He had a watch belongâ€" for fear of trouble with the doctor Wwhno on l in# tx annthre@man " Inunhahiw the mia aal4. individually and personally the vast majority} Or let an unselfish of doctors are fine fellows, good citizensâ€"have lots tempt to help cance of genuine ethics. But collectively, under the promptly the Medic name of the Medical Council, they seem to have ) Ethics signal! If d an odd idea of ethics. Recently in Toronto a man. / the high respect thg accompanied by a friend, visited a doctor to comâ€" | nuuhlic they will no Sir Edward Beatty, president of the Canad.lan Pacificâ€"Railway, is authority for the statement that the people of Canada (less than 11,000,00Q of them) pay in taxes a grand total of over $700, OGOU- 000 per year.: Most people who pay taxes w.lil be surprised at this. They will be surprised that ib is nmot more. < If Sir Edward is right in his f1gu1es the people of the North are certainly paying more than their share. But nobody here will be aui‘- prised at that. po CC tm( 0 e e NX El A 2E A transient in town this week begged fliteenjamon in the matter. T cents for the avowed purpose of buying that cup of| Cently took up the ques coffee that seems so desirable and necessary when / O‘Eï¬g:if g;a‘:]m‘g‘fd““f\; fifteen cents is required. The generous Scotsman members.of the deputatioi who was expected to provide the coffee money| ©d on him that he would expressed his earnest disinclination to plovxdmg‘;ugï¬c;ewf:e:lzg:u\i‘if even a small sum of money to supply another man | to attend the sittings of with any of the wellâ€"known intoxicants. He was ’ He said also he would go i assured that the money would not be wasted in P tion further when! next that way. "I‘ll not drink up your money, my good I’ ([)i )hl;;;zm; gier;bi"’ e friend!" said the transient with so much earnestâ€" | the board, N. MO“:e:;: * ness that even the Scotsman believed him. But ) ; _ : the Scotsman followed himâ€"past one beverage en . room, past another! Ah, here is a restaurant! ; the a.ssault The a;;; The man turns in with his recently acquired three t nlqs§ unethlcal to ass big nickels! An honest man! He knew his way treatment to an inju about, too! He knew the nearest restaurant! . He | | was. willing, apparent] en.tered the cafe! But he did not take aseat at ‘ bill for medical ser one of the tables, nor at the counter! He bpent the Medical Councilâ€"repr three big nickels in a slot machine! oi }a n 3: P h TL LA â€"AGC LAAA L P P P 0 CE O l : P0 s uts . c eA MA M * GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACEER| basic ideas of the New Schoolâ€"the elimination of |examinations. What Mr. Transom emphasiged as "|‘the feature of the New School was p â€" p Atcaatis o madt EknE NWP the idea that the New School centred on teaching the child to think for himself, encouraging him to make his own judgments, rather than be too much taken up with cramming the lad with facts. The child was to be studied as an individual and courses shaped to meet his special needs. These things, according to Mr. Transom‘s address, seemâ€" Bd to be the new features of the New School. As a matter of fact they are as old as good teachers They are the very things that teachers have been attempting with some considerable measure of success under the old system. They are the very things that Mr. Transom emphasized in his own teaching work since he came to Timmins. The old system, as they term it now. could be adaptedi easily to all these things. No one can deny that facts are essential before proper judgments can be formed. How can a child think for without having something to think about? There, is a tendency to believe that the soâ€"called "Old| System" overâ€"emphasized the factual features o'f! education. It seems to be a fatal weakness of the soâ€"called New System that it appears to show tooi little regard for the necessary facts. Without a| background of facts, the child will be going back‘l centuries in his practice of thinking. | The fallacy of the theory of emphasizing the| idea of thinking for oneself rather than first acâ€"| quiring facts is rather aptly illustrated in a story| published recently by The Chicago Daily News. About twentyâ€"five years ago, according to The News, a college graduate who aspired to be superâ€" intendent of schools in a Kentucky county, sent a chuckle through the country by defining "Jeoâ€"| pardy‘"‘ in a written test, as "a state of danger caused by being pursued by a jeopard." Though| he was given the position despite his ridiculous | lack of the factual, the newspapers kept both gentleman and his college in a form of "jeopardy" | for years. There could be no question as to the|. ability of this gentleman to think, to form his own| 'judgments. His definition certainly was "creaâ€" tive." But by the same token it was evident that he was lacking in the factual. In his case the old | ; system did not work effectively. The newspapers _and others who made a humorous issue of the drilled in facts enough to make their thinking and their creative ability of avail. The 1nc1den seems to prove the theory that a proper basis of fact 13‘ essential before the creative faculty is other than | c ridiculous. It is the truth that under the “old] ‘ system" pupils were sometimes crammed with| 1‘ facts without knowing their meaning. In the final analysis that must in large measure be blamed |> upon the teachers. It should not be forgotten that no new system will work perfectly. There will :be teachersâ€"of various degrees of ability, just, I as under the old plans. Pupils stuffed with facts may be able later to grasp what the facts 1mply, to apply the facts to life. Pupils crammed withg\ opinionsâ€"whether they be their own or the teachâ€" i er‘sâ€"if they lack the basis of facts and knowledge | â€"will be in much worse plight. The chief objec-j tion to the New School is that for a time it will | A hide this important fact. s 1 } |a question and answer showed that they nad ‘beenl f |a Individually and NoT SPENT IN DRINK! thie complainant:; The} ~Mike Benzine, of Ssudbury, â€"was sentenced last tor‘s bill had his nose | week to six months at Burwash Farm when he was alleged that four difâ€"| convicted in Sudbury police court on a charge of eat the man‘s injuries| possessing stolen goods. He had a watch belongâ€" doctor who committed ing to another man. Probably the magistrate said tÂ¥ P e t PP PP : Lt ie AP l l *A THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE v #Iv average doctor would consider it mos!; unethlcal to assault a patient, or to refusge | treatment to an injured man, especially one who l was wflhng apparently, to pay even a part of his ‘bxll for medical services. Why is it that the 4sMedical Councilâ€"r epresenting the medical men as ’a classâ€"has such a different idea of the ethics of | the profession? Will the doctor who assaulted a patlent be barred from practice by the Medical Councxl" Wait and see! But don‘t wait too long 14f you are going anywhere!â€" Will the four doctors who refused treatment to an injured man be ',j.i.idged by the Medicai Council as unethical? Wait and see! That will likely mean another long wait! ;But-g‘ust let a doctor break the silly regulation of ‘the Medical Council in regard to paying for adâ€" yertisements, and see how soon that doctor will be':éen'sured for failing to be ethical. In that case {“thi'ee chairs! No waiting!" is the motto of the surgeon‘s society jusi as it is the slogan of some of their predecessors in the gentle art of bleeding! | Walter Little, M.P. Promises |â€"_Coâ€"operation. Post Office \â€" Inadequate for Town. wiisn ne.goes there wit to attend the sltcmgs He said also he would gC tion furtheér when‘ nex Haileybury..,Jan,,l‘:}.â€"â€"«Special to The Advance)â€"Appointéd a committee to interview Walter Little, M.P.. with reâ€" sard public building for Haileybury, three members of the local board of.trade waited on the M.P. for Tomiskaming this week ard obtained from Mr.ZLittle his promise of coâ€"operâ€" ation in the matter. Thne board reâ€" cently took up the auestion of more adequate. accommodation for the post office in : town, and Little told the deputation which waitâ€" ed on him that he, would take up the subject with the authorities in Ottawa when he:voes. thart within‘ a~> Harleyburcy Wants New Public Building Mr. Rattray, of Lachine, Que-:)ec. wil arrive here shortly to take tne positio: of manager of the focal stor:. Wide circles of frienas regret the removal of M Whitney who have been | here during their residence Mr. manager.of the local branch of the F. W. Woolworth stores, hasbeen transferred to a branch in St. John, New Brunswick, and will soon leave Timmins to take up his new duties, On Wednesday evening Mr. Whitney was presented with a silver cocktail set by the staff of the Woolworth branch, Timmins. who wish him every successâ€"in his new position. I. F. Whitney Returning f to St. John, New Brunswick Sir Archibald Kerr. who has been named Ambassador to China to sucâ€" ceed Sir Hugh Montgomery Knatchâ€" bullâ€"Hugessen, wounded last August when Japaness planes machineâ€" gunned his ajutomobile. Sir Archiâ€" bald, Ambassador to Bagshdad since 1935, will be of full Ambassadorial rank, something Sir was not. 1935, will rank, som reflecting the grave unselfish and publicâ€"spirited nurse at British Envos be of full Ambassadorial ‘thing Sir Hughe was not. Great Britain‘s alarm at turn of events in Asia. 11 president â€" 0 nd.Mayor S ifferers, and see then how t wWAich waitâ€" take up the s in Ottawa a few days Parliament. to the auesâ€" in town will r... and very popular in Timmins. L â€"COâ€"Ooperâ€" board â€"reâ€" L of more * the post iittle told AIis ~part commitâ€" But don‘t wait too long !â€" Will the four doctors 0 an injured man be ncil as unethical? Wait riean another long wait! _ the silly regulation of Cobalt, Jan. 13â€"(Special to The Adâ€" varce)â€"Three municipal councils of this area held inaugural meeting for 1938 on Monday features of the sessions being the decision of Coleman townâ€" | ship civic solons to change their method }or committees, and the query of the \ newest member of Haileybury council |regarding the taking of the oath of allegiance to King George Sixth. | This latter point was raised when |Councillor L. McLauchlan, formerly chief of police at Timmins and oneâ€" time member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with Klondike exper-' | ience told his fellowâ€"mempers he be-l lieved he would not be fully qualified unless he swore fealty to the reigning sovereign. Mayor Hanson said that, apparently because of an oversight, no oath of allegiance to his Majesty had! _be taken by members of the 1937 counâ€" | cil, but their successors for this year | will swear loyalty to the king when the council reassembles next week. At Coleman township council meeting here, a proposal to have all members sit on each of its faur committees was carried. A chairman was appointed for each and he will have the assistance of the reeve and the other three memâ€" brs, instead of leaving one member off aclh committee, as in the past. Bucks township council, at North Cobalt, apâ€" pointed Frank Mountford clerk and treasurer for 1938, succseding C. D. Ceâ€"hier, whose place he took over temâ€" l porarily some weeks ago. t nsm .. Sn s Haileybury Council to Reâ€" pair the Oversight This Y ear. One member each of Coleman and Dath of Allegiance Overlooked in 1937 MODERN, EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICI] The Ontario authorities have started prosecuâ€" tions against a number of loan sharks. As the linotype operator (not the intelligent one) says:â€" "Ontario should conserve its fish." Here is a heading from The Gliobe and Mail of Monday! ..‘"Airmen Unite to Save Wom." The article beneath told of an airman taking a woman to hospital. Every Recogs Heads Hrd Wri, Cause Restrict Space, but Shud be Limit Sure! The newspapers report the arrival at London, England, from Nazi Germany, of a mechanical robot that is almost human. Now, if Japan will only invent or breed something in the form of man approaching to humanity, the world will be considered as improving. As usual The Advance scooped all the other newspapers in giving the story of the alleged conâ€" fession by a visitor to Timmins of an alleged murâ€" der in an alleged city of the alleged State of Caliâ€" fornia. The Advance was the only newspaper to publish the very pertinent and basic fact that the alleged crime confessor was so drunk the afterâ€" noon of the alleged confession that he had to be carried part of the alleged way to the alleged poâ€" lice station. to him:â€""Watch yourseltf, Benzine, I‘ll give you the time." During the trial the crown attorney stated that Benzine had been in court several times, being mixed up in a number of shady transâ€" actions. Apparently the proper place for Benzine is in the can. BA NKE OF MONTREAL SMALL BUSINESS CON. CERNS â€"independent, wellâ€" managed, established on personal ability, honesty and industryâ€" fortunately abound in Canada. Many of them have all the eleâ€" ments of increasing success. They may need only sound financial assistance to make them evenâ€" tually large and important contributors to Canadian BORROWING AT THE BANK VFimumins Brauch: D cellar? On how : does a bowl of appl: ing reminder to tal Probably the apple ties stands as firm Oof and a support fo i bidWkKk dWDEVC Is the Apple Losing Favour in Homes on the Continent? "The decline in the popularity of the apple does not necessarily mean the deâ€" cline of the applie pie," the New York Sun holds, suggesting that the eating apple, which tastes the best on a winâ€" ter‘s night before an open fire, has probably been the chief victim of new habits." How many families now have a barrel or two of apples in the cold cellar? On how many family tables does a bowl of apples stand as an invitâ€" ing reminder to take a bedtime snack? Probably the apple pie, in all its varieâ€" ties stands as firm toâ€" day as a symbol Of and a support for American characâ€" it ilUjuGet UCIICI0OUS Of piles until one wouldâ€" say that its reputation â€" was founded upon a rock. There are some statistics, compiled by R. M. Turner, of Washington State College, and printed in Food Industries, that raise the quesâ€" tion whether Americans are as loyal to apple pie as they pretend to be. In the fiveâ€"year period, 1919â€"23, the per capita consumption of applies was seventyâ€"two pounds; in the sevenâ€"year period, 1929â€"35, the per capita conâ€" sumption of apples was only sixty pounds. In the first period the per capita consumption of apples was nearâ€" ly three times as great as of all citrus fruits; in the second period the per capita consumption of citrus fruits was only eighteen pounds less than that of apples. Repeatedly apple | claimed as the best. the most delicious wouldâ€" say that its founded upon a rock. Haileybury could not attend because of illness it was stated. Councillor R. J. Bird, of Coleman, was taken ill with heart trauble over the weekâ€"end and has been ordered to bed for a rest of at least two weeks, while at Haileybury Councillor William E. Bagshaw is down with pneumonia there. ESTABLISHED 1817 dly apple pie has been acâ€" s the best, the most stable, AK. B.WVHITE, M t attend because of 1. Councillor R. J. vas taken ill with the weekâ€"end and AdACCOUNIS arg tweltome The Bank of Montreal welcomes enquiries from such business conâ€" cerns regarding loans, and the manager of our nearest branch will be glad to discuss with you, in strict confidence, any plans you may have for taking a consiructive step forward. prosperity. Conservative borrowing may be a constructive step. ime Qutgome of 120 Yeurs‘ Successful Operation SudDury Sta gests that Ew proposing to b the instalment intervene a lit matters settlied may be questioned fective substitutes them. Chicago Daily News:â€"The sluipper, the shingle and the barrelâ€"stave belong to a vanishing era of disciplinary theâ€" ory and practice. There are times when cone regrets the fact. In the hands of coolly deliberate and not unâ€" kindly authority they had their value dnage ter as eve whose dis can scene statistics.‘ â€"no appetiteâ€"no sleep. Many laxatives gave me cramps. 1 tried Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives and my health greatly improved.‘" These famous fruit juice, herb, and tonic tablets cleanse and strengthen the liver, help stomach, kidâ€" neys, intestines. Troubles go. Health must improve. 25¢. and 50¢c. All druggists. Montreal, writes, "lhad years of liver complaint and dizzy headaches â€" bowels irregular, crippled with kidney trouble too COULDN‘T EAT COULDN‘T SLEEP Now Free of Bad Liver and Kidney Trouble and Feeling Fine THURSDAY, JANUARYV 13TH, 1938 14 Pine St. N. Y ou can‘t be sure « * * ~+% 4 _ "that your eves are normal unless you have them examâ€" ined. Your eyes may be deâ€" fective from birth and as you‘ve never experienced betâ€" ter_vision you don‘t realize how well normal eyes can see. There is one way to be sure you can see perfectlyâ€"have them examined by a compeâ€" tent optometrist." PRICES ARE DEFINITELY LOWER AT ever it C disappe Star:â€"A commentator European nations ure 0o bring peace io Spa f|- r. id,. It is the hand apple irance from the Ameriâ€" resaged by ths ominous Here‘s another woman who felt terrible until she found how to get back â€" appetite, â€"slcep soundly, and secure new health. Mrs. A. H., d wheth ive been nelnldator sugâ€" ons ure now io Spain on erybody is to ecsk until the r value any efâ€" und for