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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1934 YHa FLE5HERT0N ADVANC8 -:t â-  Â¥ Local and Personal Tho Women's Itutitute will mMt at the hunia of Mrs. John McMillan on Wednesday, February 7th, at 8 p.m. Visitors welcome. Mrs. R. J. Blackburn of Toronto spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. A. Harpell of Toronto motored up on Saturday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. Trempe. Mrs. Trenipo returned with them for a vis- it while recovering from her recent serioiM stroke. Misses Marie McKechnie, Kate Mc- Millan ajid Dell Thurston of Toronto spent the week end at their homes in town. Mr. Robert Brackenbury of Toronto is siK'nding a couple of weeks with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brackenbury. For the second time this winter the thermometer took a dive to around 20 below zero. Accompanied by a strong northerly wind it m£de one hug the fires. Don't miss the Mis.sionary Band concert in St. John's United church on Friday evening of this week at 8 p.m. A very interesting program is being prepared by the children and the CanUta "Trouble in Toyland' which was so much enjoyed is being repeated by rtyiuest. Admission: 15 and 10 cents. Down On The Farm You can load a bride to the altar. Afterwards she will go her own way. It is wintry weather but we arc steadily advancing toward spring with its snowdrops, crocuses and violets. Babe Ruth is to get only $35,000 this year. That ought to make him so mad that he'd clout out a few extra home runs. Down on the farm 'bout half past foui I slip on my pants and sneak out the door. Out inthe yard I run like the dickens To milk all the cows and feed all th€ the chickens Clean out tho stable, curry Rhoda and Jiggs, .Separate the cream and slop all the pigs. Kusilc two hours, then eat breakfast like a Turk. By heck. I am ready for a full day'? work. Then I grease the wagon and put on the rack. Throw a jug of water in the old grain sack. Hitch up the horses, slip down the lane. Must get the hay in, looks like rain. Look over yonder, sure as I am bom, Cows on the rampage, hogs ra the com; Start across the meadow, run a mile or two. Heaving like I am wind-broken, get wet clean through. Back with the horses, then for re- compense Rhoda gets astraddle the barb-wire fence; Joints all aching, muscles in a jerk. Whoop. Fit as a fiddle for a full day's work. Work all summer 'till wiiiter is nigh, Then figure at the bank and heave a big sigh. Worked all the year, didn't make a thing. Less cash now than I had last spring. Some folks say there ain't no hell. Shucks. They never farmed, how can they tell? When the spring rolls 'round I take another chance, As fuzz grows longer on my old gray pants. Give my galluses a hitch, belt another jerk. By gosh! I am ready for a full year's work. Grey Cinyty Notes T. H. Richardson of R. K. 3, Mark- dale, was appointed secretary-treas- urer of his Suction School Board in 1H'J2 and is actively engaged in the work yet. Dan McDonald of Lindsay town- ship is Warden of Bruce for 1034. Russell Freeman was elected presi- dent of the Markdale Agricultural Society. A poultry raiser at Simcoe has a pullet that laid two eggs at one time. There's some excuse for a hen like that taking a holiday occasionally. Rev. Wilfred C. Lockhart, M. A., of Dundalk, who is attending Edin- burgh University, has accepted a call as assistant in North Leith church, Kdinburgh. Tho church was founded at the period of the reformation and is 75ff years old. Mrs. John Jack of Bognor died on Friday last ii. her 91st year. Bill Riley of Meaford suffered a broken ankle in an intermediate H. A. game against Owen Sound. He will be out for the remainder of the season, so it is doubtful if Meaford will win their group. Owen Sound has been given a grant i in the House of Commons estimates of $13,000 for harbor improvement work. A Now York musician is said to be able to play two saxaphones at once No wonder life is held cheaply ovci there. The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, which has two ahousand rooms, turn- ed away guests on (Monday of last week for the first time since the Shriners' convention in 1929. This is takn as an indication of the return of prosperity. The.se Holm boys must be appre- ciated. Charlie has entered upon his sixteenth consecutive term as reeve of Normanby township, during which he also served as warden of Grey county, and Mr. Julius Holm, his uncle, we believe, has just completed il years as .secretary-treasurer of a school .section in Brant township. â€" Hanover Post. ,W. E. Tovell of East Luther town- ship was elected warden of Dufferin. iMrs. Wm. Nelson died at Owen Sound last week in her 98th year. The Clarksburg evaporator plant has concluded its operations for the season, which was the most success- ful and longest in years. Employ- ing 22 hands in the manufacturing 800 tons of apples were handled, which were packed into 4,000 fifty pound boxes. Two French deputies had such a healed debate that they are thinking of fighting a duel, after which they will renew the debate on who won the duel. I'OST OFFICE NOTICE On and after February 1st, 1934, the post office door to the lobby of office will be closed at G p.m. and locked until arrival of night train, when it will be opened and mail sorted for box holders. Persons having letters to mail will use tho receptacle on outside wall. â€" W. W. TRIMBLE, P. M. BliB 8T0BH WITH SBBTICB F. T. HILL&CO.,Lt(l. CHAIN STORBS Markdale,, Ontario DUB BUTWQ POWSB BATES TOU A L«S OF MONET F. T. Hill & Co. Buy $10,000 Worth of Merchandise V. T. Hill and Co. houj^ht $10,000 won h of staple nicrchandisc which they are offerinjif for the next 15 days, away below the market price. Cirecn Shields and Co., Ltd., ol Montreal, one of Canada's larj^est wholesale hou.scs, had a fire loss in their staple dry goods department. We were buyers of this stock, which we now offer to the public at a treTendous saving in price. Commencing Thursday morning you can buy Pr'nts, Ginghams, Tow-elli"g, Ibex, Blankets, Broadcloth (finest quality), Cottons and Shirtings, Pillow Cot- tons and Satins. Some lines are water stained, but are guaranteed to wash clean or mo"cy will be refunded. *•>♦•!->♦♦*♦♦*•»•>* COLORED LINENS 36 IN. WIDE HEAVY TOWELLING 10 DifTerent shades to select from. In strong durable twill; this line is Not even wet, a wonderful buy at 22c wet; while it lasts lYzC Fine Quality BLEACHED COTTON Slightly soiled and wet, reg. 18c â€" guaranteed to wash clean â€" while it lasts at per yard *»c Beautiful Quality BROADCLOTHS • Slightly water stained, guaranteed to wash, double fold, assorted colors .... 15c BUY IBEX BLANKETS Only 75 pairs, large size and extra heavy, slightly water stained $1.95 72 IN. BLEACHED SHEETING Regular good value at 50c, on sale this week; this line slightly soiled and wet 3Sc THIS SPACE TXll'SN'T PERMIT US TO MENTION ONLY A FEW 01< THE MANY mo BARGAINS WE HAVE HERE EOS YOU. Folk School NovemeBt Its AiHS Aid Methoils Having seen the results of this system of education, it is only natural that the readers should ask: "What is this Folk School Movement, how did it start and by what method does it succeed ? The Folk High School Movement started in Denmar'' about 90 years at'o and in order to piesent a clear picture of its development, it is neces- sary to understand something of the historical background of the early years of its growth. The situation in Denmark at the beginning of the 19th century showed a rather sharp division existing be- tween the wealthy, educated, German- speaking aristocracy of the country, and the poor, more or less illiterate Danish-speaking peasantry. German was the official language of the court and polite society and the peasants were very much under the dominance of the nobles. During the reign of Frederick VIII (1808-1839) a number of land reforms were passe<l, chief of which were those abolishing communal tillage of land. This was really the first step in establishing the independence of the Danish farmer and since that time there has been a strong feeling in Denmark that the land belongs to the people. Following the early land reforms, Danish agriculture began to flourish and develop and continued to do so until Denmark's ill-judged alliance with Napoleon caused the nation to suffer with him in defeat. Following this defeat, the nation sank into a period of hopelessness and despair. All progress was practically at a standstillâ€" the people were sunk in an atmosphere of gloom and "stark materialism." Into this picture came the stalwart figure of a man whom many consider one of the great men of the century, Nikolai Frederic Severin Grundtvig, priest, poet, historian and reformer, and founder of the Folk High School Movement. Grundtvig was born, the son of a country minister, during the period ot the early land reforms, and spent his early life in the pleasant surroundings of country parsonages. Probably as a result of his early background and training he conceived a deep and abiding love for Denmark, md a great faith in the possibility ot a new and richer life for the people. He considered it his greatest mission in life to awaken the common people to stir them up to new and undreamed of heights of accomplishment. Ir. order to do this he appealed to their national pride. He painted for them in song and saga the story of Den- mark's heroic past. The glorious deed.; of their Viking forbears were made to live again in the minds ot Uie people. By this means he sought to arouse the people; to implant in in their minds a new national con sc'iousness, and in this he was success- ful, because he laid down as a basis for this movement, social, religious economic and political fi'eedom. This national movement culminated in 1840 with tho granting of a new constitution for Denmark and almost universal sutfrage. Graundtvig had the firm conviction that if this national regeneration which he sought to bring about, was to have lasting g-rowth ami effect, it must be firmly rooted in the minds and hearts of the people, and tJic only way to achieve this end was through a system of education differing radi- cally from anj-thing then in operation Thus we have emerging Grundtvig's theory of a school for the people. Grundtvig's School for the People Grundtvig himself never organized nr taught in a Folk High School, but his was the vision that became th« reality under the guidance of several of his devoted disciples, and the Grundtvigian influence has continued to grow and expand in Denmark from 1844, when the first Folk School was started, until to-day, when most of tht .schools are Grundtvigian in their outlook. Grundtvig's conception of a school for the people was a school preferably situated in the country, where the young peasants would come and re- ceive a five months' course of study; the boys in the winter months and the girls in the summer. While at the school they would live in a resid- ence and partake of food that was of about the same .qtandard as that ob- taining in the homes from which they came. A plain, simple type of a living, made purposely so, in order that the students would not become (liasatiaficd with their home surround- ings and not want to go hack. One of Grundtvig's cardinal principles was that thpy must be educated to the farm and not away from it. The boys and girls who could come to a folk school had to he at lea.^t 18 years of age. Grundtvig believed chat children should attend school until the age of fourteen years, by which time they would have received a thorough grounding in elementary school work and a staiiding possibly equivalent to our grade IX. During the period from 14 to Ifc the child is at an age when it is physical rather than mental exercise which appeals to him. He is bubbl- ing over with energy and would much rather spend his time in physical activities than poring over books Grundtvig wished to take advantage of this period by sending the youth back to practical work either on the|ftCcompli.shed in so short a time. than from books during the school year no doubt has somethinjf to do- with stimulating a desire to read on leaving school and in this way may account for th« exceptionally well- stocked libraries in the homes. The Grundtvig conception of the proper type of teacher to teach in these schools of the people was that of a man who had all the facts and could present them with the fuU force of a rich personality â€" not a bad requirement for a teacher in any kind of a school but particularly necessary in a school where so much had to be farm or the factory. In this four year interval the student would be I able to get some idea of the equip- ment he would need most in the battle if life; he would come to have an appreciation of what really constitut- ed education and would seek an edu- .;ation for life rather than for a voca- tion at which he might already be proficient. With the passing of adolescence comes a change in youth. He is peculiarly sensitive and responsive to the influence of others. The mind is at a very active and receptive stage a.".d is easily stirred with enthusiasm and high ideals. In short,- it is at this stage that the mind of youth is capable of receiving its greatest spiritual awakening. Speaking of the ordinary type of education, Grundtvig wrote, "How short-sighted, how wasteful, the so- called education which would seek to grip and hold him while it crams him with fragments of wisdom of all ages. Such an education could never lift the .Tiass of the people. It could not stimulate their patriotism, broaden their intelligence, and deepen their spiritual aspirations. Moreover, it was an aristocratic education, one which could neve.r be secured by the nation at large. It tended to create a selected group which plumed itselt upon book information and "looked down upon manual labor.' The next requirement of these schools of the people had to do with the most characteristic tenet of Grundtvig's whole educational theory, the doctrine of the "living word." He believed that it was not through books that people were inspired to a higher life but through the force of a living personality. "Words," said Grundt- vig, "may be written by an angel with a star-pointed pen, but they are dead unless delivered with the full force of a living personality. As a result of this principle of Folk High School teaching, the stud- ents spend much more of their time listening to and discussing the subject material with their teachers than they do reading from books. In this way their minds receive a much greater stimulation than if they were compelled to gather the same infor- mation from books. The fact that the pupils receive so much of theii information from the teacher rather Academic training for teachers was considered as important a qualifica- tion as a knowledge of and "exper- ience in the common life and labor of every day man." So today, in the Folk Schools of Denmark, we find outstanding teachers who have had comparatively little academic train- ing teaching side by side with men from the university. Many people have expressed sur- prise over the fact that the emphasis in these schools of the people should be cultural rather than vocational, but those who do this have missed the whole Object of the schools, that of uplifting and inspiring the people. Having in mind that Grundtvig wished to arouse a dieep national consciousness, it followJBi naturally that the subject of Denmark, its his- tory and literature, its geography, its language, its social and economic life, should form the central subjects around which the rest of the educa- tional structure is built. He believed in giving siich instruction ;Ln the constitution and laws of the country • as would enable the people to vote aa intelligent citizens, and in later years economics, political economy and soc- iology have come to be very import- ant subjects on the course of study. Religious instruction and political ' views were not to be taught in these schools, and although neither of these subjects is taught in the majority of the schools today, the schools are both religious in tone and forward in â-  their political outlook. A few schools do teach religion and a few, mainly the workers' schools, teach political principles. The foregoing are the fundamental principles of the Folk High School Movement as laid down by Grundtvig. These are the principles on which the great Scandinavian Folk High School Movement has been built and it is on these foundations that the modem Danish agricultui-e has been estab- lished. (Continued next week) The City of Stratford faces three damage suits, totalling $11,000, for injuries sustained in fjlls on city streets. Child of five who lives in Dover, O., fell off a piano stool and lost the power of speech. The doctors ai-e not worried as the patient is a girl. I Small Advts. Lost or Straved LOST On January 8, large female fox- hound, black and white with brown on head. Will finder please notify James P. BIyth, Durham, Ont. For Sale WOOLLEN GOODS FOR WOOD 18 inch green hardwood wanted in exchange for woollen goods. â€" John Nuhn, Flesherton. CATTLE WANTED Cattle wanted to feed during the winter. â€" Geo. Fisher, Ceylon. SWAMP TIMBER FOR SALE Black ash, tamarae and hemlock, dead timber. â€" ^Oliver Turner, Eugenia. Phone 2-3 Feversham. WOOD WANTED 20 cords good hardwood. Will ex- change grain or seed. â€" A. C. Muir, Ceylon, 38 r 3. FARM FOR SALE Lots 17, 18 and 19, 2nd Con. S.D.R., .Artemesia, 160 acres, good buildings. Would consider town property in exchange. â€" â-  Mary Paton, 956 â€" 4th ave. West, Owon Sound. HOG FOR SERYICE Young Torkshire hog, purebred and grovemment inspected; terms: cash 76c.; charged $1.00. -iWES. SMITH, Rock Mills. FOR SALE Durham cow, registered, with bull calf fi mos. old; Durham purebred bull, 2 years old; number of grade cows due to freshen; for sale or ex- change for young horse or young cattle. â€" Peter Muir, Ceylon. COTTAGE FOR SALE Cottage, 22 feet square. All new lumber, one mile east of town. â€" Apply S. L. Stauffer, Flesherton. GREEN WOOD WANTED The undersigned will receive sealed tenders for 50 or 60 cords of maple and beech wood (at least 75 per cent, to be maple) to be delivered at the Flesherton Public School by not later than March 1st next, to be 20 inch good body wood. Tenders close at p.m., February 6th, next. Th€ lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. G. E- HENRY, Chairman. FOR SERVICE Reg. Berkshire Boar: Reg. Tams- worth Boar, |1.00 Cash. Jersey Bull 11.00 cash. â€"JOS. RADLEY, Flesherton BOAB F€m SEBTICB lUfMercd Yorkskirt Bon f«r ta^ Tk« by Fl«Bli«FtoB Bmob Vog ChA^ the property of the Ontario Depw^ mcDt of AgrienHnre. â€" C. STEW AWT, Cnvtoktr. AUCnOHl Wm. Kaltting, aoctioneer fo? farm and stock sales a specianty, temuir 1 per cent., with small aalcs «t sAr- responding low prices according U size. Make dates by phoi^ng 4S r If or at The Advance office. Prince Arthur I<odge No. 333, k.W% &.A.M., meets in the Fraternal Hall, Flesherton, every Friday on or befort the full moon. W.M., P. J. Thurston, Secretary, H. A. |IcC«uley.