ocgliggls, 1941

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-A SA TURDA Y FEA TURE-

IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

C. T. F.

is the addrcm of $012536‘? by Mayor H. A. o! Portage 1a Prairie, Oltl

Ch 5 - » d leasurc to wel- l lstoflilffmg: pla Prairie the adian Teachers’ llleder- (ffeity is honored to be p, w representative I W M”. part of Canallila. I an- ], hope that you wi 9N0! tsy in Manitoba and that ' ilgeussions will brins m1

' to be the best '§'§}‘°,’,.Z’..‘.l§.§"°.ll’a that only 1, the united effort of your

No teacher can do his or ~ "are. ac .2.“ =0 an - . full c1188 WM“ ha‘? .- h d toimprove a - J31 efitural standing of the

,, f te hers and the "mun o Md to the pro- , s5 a who . The remedy il pm- own hands. No one but , 1m can or will solve the

, 1 fession to the

fdotWattw m o» m- °° csnsda Nor will l1 WWI-Willi .. best efforts by nking of U16

We today, who have some

Ouisdian schooling of former May not psrt of our failure uliieve s peaceful DIOWQW"!

arithmetic I can remember is old problem of the grocer who ~-.. forty pounds of tea and had l, ikiire out his selling price so as o;

i‘ on everything in life and are .. concerned with the cost of stion than its value.

rill Committee) , Saskatchewan

Education week is generally re- mired, 0n this continent at least. he most important period of Hill-lid Year for educational hliretation. It has long since Id from the experimental stage, its now definitely established inaiionsl institution. Education lit is. at one and the same of I. I. period of annual stock- snd one of renewed dedica- tio

“I “l”? "11088. of the devel- Ca rent in educational technique lllrocedure.

Th“ column is conducted by the Prince Edward island Teachers "m", committee in charge: Ralph Maclean, Zilpha Linkletter m“ MacFsdycn. Dan MacDonald, and Harold Lawton. we welcome umbumns which should be addressed to H. Lawton, Charlottetown.

ADDRESS

press the opinion that teachers in general are too their day's work in the school room and not enough with the public reaction to their work. They are not. except in isolated cases, tak- ing the active interest in public ‘ w... teachers and public life, municipal affairs or adult edu- cation commensurate with ability. I do not meet our teachers when I attend ‘Fm w the Annusi Conference Parks or the Board of Trade. ul make a reel contribution to our public life and bring themselves to the notice of our much greater extent than they do. In the Province of Manitoba, we b“ now haiaua coalition government m l- This. I eve, gives the teachers 3.15.?» unionist, 1 am keenly n! ml; W"! ""1 4°‘ press for legislation which should improve the position of the pro- fession in many they should steadfastly urge legis- lation to make membership in the Federation compulsory. t vgrkwcli to talk about the right o

join s. union or professsionai feder- ation, but. individual rights must be subordinated to the common

mands a united membership deter. mined on s. oinmon goal. The standards of ’ ‘ province to province by reason of different standards of provincial revenue. The children in the un- wealthy province; are being pena- lised by reason of accident of loca- tion. Only a united effort on the part of the teaching profession, ex_ press can make the citizens of Canada sufficiently conscious of this de- plorable state of affairs to have it rectified. Only by federal grants

stion be removed. depaltyi te tedi th t

e n res n e t tha , dggqueg a5 the H1050 IIDDOIEBIIE p011?’ u” y - merit" is enerall overlooked. Now

lp public life are the product m m, g y from the economic side, the side which affects our every day life from cradle to grave. mercialization of every aspect of life which has become the domin- ant feature of Canadian affairs since the beginning of this century

know of no group of people who have more ability or more inter- est ln rectifying this condition than the teachers, It is imperative that this condition should be rectified and the Canadian Teachers‘ Fed- eration can do a great deal if its members really desire an improve. ment. My best wish for you is that you may be successful.

EDUCATION WEEK

Ill-TON Chairman of Prov- ’visit his child's school at least once annually.

3. To secure the participation of the people in improving the schools. 4. To develop in pupilss an ap- reciation of what the schools are doing for them.

b. To encourgae civic groups to give more value of education.

8. To provide an annual period

grams of educational

IMPORTANCE 0F EDUCATION A recent issue of

planning for the post-war period,

ersonal arger

new don,‘ feel hm u I ex- obligations of citizens

concerned with

social adjustment. The search,

their

ceptions of the

""1"" °f ‘hi? significance of human lif

Board, the Hospital Bears! matters pertalnnig to "mum l0 5 the responsibilities of citizenship.

gotulieéullfir comprehended, even province an opportunity to y u an’ H” u“

ways. Certainly

ll l“ appreciated. We

e individual to join or not to apart from

od and the common good de- order to attain the high obje

. t vary 1mm now se ‘f Are we all strivin

which we are

ed through their "Federation

education can this discrimin- politics are always so cg as the "science of govern- mgus

time to think of politics

The com-

brings

proof that the cultural growth wuhen

the nation has been neglected. I reading hour is a

is accomplished without coercion These schools are the

J. a. MacDONALD, with enlovment.

Gen-Sec? P. E. I. T. F. although the

of education is only to give enjoy

for enjoyment in made possible. The boy

or prose is attened with displea

consideration to the

special emphasis in all-year pro. interpreta- n.

an Eastern

t . nadian journal, in discussing the ma“ me

sure to the child, it

quirements as essential to securing

the devotion of all lovers of hu-

$110M‘ to the democratic way of e.

1. The education of “every child" in the basic essentials requisite for development and for s KIND of the phrlivileges and

D.

2. The selection and preparation of those capable of leadership iri the manifold activities of adult life.

3. The application of man's in- telligence and resourcefulness to the solution of the ys "ems of

4. on the part of

higher educational agenciu, for the

pathways to more adequate con-

meaning and e

6. The provision of facilities for adult educatoin throiidhout life in cultural growth, vocational competence, and

It is true that these are high- sounding phrases, all of which may

l be pccted ‘loam u" ay person ex grasp their full import? Only by taking parents and all other interested persons into our fullest confidence may we hope that the aims and trends of education today will be have progressed beyond the time when the school was regarded as an institution set society, atop an academic hill; but are the schools filling that. intimate place in so- ciety which they should occupy in

c ives

g our utmost to bridge the gap which still separates us from the communities endeavouring to serve? Education Week offers an unparalleled opportunity for those of us who are still nervous and

STORY-TELLING T0 LEAD T0 AN APPRECIATION 0F LITERATURE

One of the specific aims of edu- cation is to endow children with an appreciation of literature, and to this end much of a teachers energy is directed. From elemen- tary school through university the curriculum inc des a course in h. The young children are required to read and memorize selections from such poets of the nursery as Stevenson and Eugene Field; not infrequently smoeone is detained after school because of failure to have his lesson prepared at recitation time, and responds to the requirement in a mood that discouragement to the

On the other hand, there are schools in which the literature or period of joy, where the learning of poetry and songs of the singers of childhood

ones in which the teachers have learned that acquisition of knowledge, to be of real value, must be attended

It is a mistake to believe that

school is to equip the man, the aim

ment in the future; it also the aim of education to give enjoyment now, because in this way capacity the future is or girl whose early association with poetry

sure is no more likely to be drawn to the finer types of literature, lat.- er than the person is apt to be fond of a person the first meet- ing with whom was a disagreeable experience. If we would have tho man love good literature: we must first lead the child to love good literature, and we can do this only through making him enjoy good

Because story-telling brings piles- s mos e ec-

remarks: ti f leadin him to an m! lilitl! special week, public "The lpresent conflict shows, im. agfirfiiilcifo; liters ure. Through w‘ m "PM! the 80110018; rative , the necessity for con- the medlum o; the gwfv we not

Ms and all citizens are acoord- in lparticular welcome to the "lit-l the nation pays tribute to if "015. and to the influence ‘Hsclfwl-l PIE-y in our na- Mlle. teachers and citizens he" rtdedlcating themselves m cause of Education and My

klisveotbjbeaegrliftbtgd anon in M Grease public understand- Bllbreciation of the schools. lic "millage every parent to

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INDIIIBEMENT

"lib i0 announce that Charles

for democracy. The aim of the schools must be so to train child- ren that democracy will become, not merely a vaguely accepted, un. appreciated political concept, but a personal way of life." The late Di‘. James C. Miller, a m" ' Canadian who. for ten years, was ° Dean of the Faculty of Education

would have those in charge of pub- irig the following educational re_

ulng and intensifying education

associated with force and

the University of Pennsylvania. getting the succession of that make the plot. but is also ab-

affairs take the lead in provid- sorbing words and expressions.

We have been advised by the Canadian National Rall-

Bell of Char- ways that owing to freight movements they agree to oper-

llilwn has been appoint- ate two scheduled trips of the car ferry each Sunday.

lnur travelling sales- "Wrlng Prince Ed-

leaving Borden at 9.00 a.m. and 4.45 p.m. and leaving Cape Tormentine at 10.05 a.m. and 5.50 p.m. In all probability

l Island. Signed Rogers there will be extra trips during the day.

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TRAVEL BUREAU B. Graham Rogers. Supervisor

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only can heighten his capacity for enjoyment and elevate the stand. ard of his taste, but we can equip him with knowledge he will never acquire if the literature period is unish- ment. If avtale brings pleas ng pic- tures before his eyeg and is beauti. ful in theme andlanguage.he un. consciously forms a taste for beau- tiful langllflse. for he is not only event!

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ Life Insurance Sunday Trips liar Ferry To December 1st

7H1; ED UCA TIONAL HORIZON l

pRESENTING NEWS AND VIEWS OF INTEREST T0 TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING

reticent. Not only so, but w. 4n; not neglect the opportunity which Educatoin Weeks affords,

In every district throughout the provlnoehthe sictive ‘support and co_opera on o orga ations and individuals should be secured- It will be foimd that such help will invariably be forthcoming, if the correct approach be made, We need the 091D of the churches, the ser. vice clubs, the parent-teacher as- sociations, and indeed, all commun- ity organizations. We nsed the as. slstance or lumen Inc women. we need to employ every form of Dub- licity to be found in every pert of the province, We desire each Local to organize committees to assist in developing the program to be fol- lowed. Here are some suggestions:

Concrete Suggestions

l. A General Committee, which may comprise both school and lay helpers. Make this oom- as representative as poa-

e.

2. A Program Committee to plan day by day problems around select- sd topics

8. A Publicity Committee.

4. A school Exhibits Committee.

Bend a message to every home. The pupils can take these.

Display posters in store windows, public places, on bulletin boards. These may very well be the work of the pupils.

Have suitable announcements made at meetings of civic, service, and women's clubs. Ask for churches to announce the pro- gramme for the week. special ser- vices on Education Week Sunday might be arranged.

If your school has s. band, an or. chestra, a chorus, a dramatic club, or any similar group, let the local organizations know that these will be available for their meetings dur- ing Education Week.

We can also interest children in the hfe of an author g0 that they will want to know of his work. Ro- bert Louis Stevenson is s good example. Every child will listen t.o the tale of the poor little rich boy who was often so ill that he could not run and play, but who made the best of things and amused him- self with toys on his bed. He built cities out of blocks. He watched the lampllghter go on evening rounds along the street, and some- times in the summer the dewy scotch summer that can be pictured so attractively to children, when he went with his nurse to the country or the shore, he put leaves and chips 0n the river and pretended they were boats. He du holes in the sand with the woo en spade and laughes to see the vagrant waves come up ,~.nd fill them. The child who hears about his various experi- ence will become intensely inter- ested in little Robert, and will grow to love "The Land of Counterpane," "The River. At the seashore’ and other selections from "A Child's Garden of verses."

In doing‘ this sort of work, how- fiver. it necessary to keep in mind the story interests of child. hood, to remember that children are interested in children, and not begin, "When Robert Louis Steven- son was a little boy,’ but rather, "Once there W85 a little boy who lived in the north country. and his name was Robert." let the ap- proach be from the child to the man instead of from the man to the child. Focus the interest of children upon one like themselves, then lead in a natural way to the man and his achievements.

If more teachers realized that story-telling is a direct road to the understanding of literature, and that less time should be de. voted to dissecting, meanings of words, and spellings, there would be less drudgery for then and more satisfying results.

SOURCES 0F MATERIAL T0 LEAD T0 AN APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE

Carter. Dr. Thomas: Stories from Shakespeare.

Ciguse, Amy: Stories from George Elio .

McSpadden, J. W. Stories from Dickens. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. Turnbull. V. Cameron: from Robert Browning. Many such books may be obtain- ed from the Carnedle Lil-Will's’. Charlottetown.

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TORONTO October 24 — Wilh- total sales of over $290,000.00. new ordinary life insurance business in Canada and Newfoundland for the first nine months of this year showed an improvement of 10% ss compared with the same period in 1940 according to figures compiled by the Life Insurance Sal search "

alone. sales totalled nearly s04,-

,000, an average i rovemesit o! 30% s; compared her, 1 , and in -

“Detailed sales bu rovlnces for m‘ r “and for tge firgt nine r were as allows:

man of e yea

m»: to m‘ m pm

hlnbi $1,800,000 tiamooo alder» “ mooo 18,124,000

Bsshatdiewsn 1.207. 0 Manitoba ram l‘! .00 Ontario imoooo m .000 anti. .000 m. iaglliggo ifilibg Q": a“ mime fooo Newafouisrflsnd mono ammo OUMLOWNNMDJJN

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The annual banquet and business meeting of the Borden Credit Ullli was held in the Abegweit Hotel Oil shares $693.17, entrance fees s.) Monday, October 20th.

Richard presided at. the banquet propos whic

‘rue business meeting 4 called to order by the president, Mn? Jniiies Edgar Richard who gave the reporti Mrs. Sexton. 0f he dl v The following of membership and the payment, oi than appointed. a declared dividend of Lin. 0n all New shares.

Mrs. Field then gave the Trous- llrer's report as follows: Cash He»:- Qlpts, shares $284.28, loans. $1050.16. Interest. $64.80. ifilitlilllix‘ i-..s s...z. Cash disbursements: Shares $94.16.;

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Russia enters her fifth month of wsr with German

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