— lfought that

Elli!!! TWO

On rbbrunry l. blown will grade on enemy positions from New Britain and Bismark Archi-

eligo through the Marshall Is- Yanus to the Kurile gIOIIP- A 0°"- my was annihilated oflt Raving. New Ireland Uniwd Shun bomb- er; attuked SHED. . Ill Gaum in the Mar has Stoop» Rom theni ondto ttéiek end ofmlfiitzruazyl

i. 8 0 WEI‘ Icglgliéglg, Rabul and the Marshalls. About Feb. 20 a United States force under the personal supervision of General MacArthur. landed suc-

PACIFIC ISLANDS

' -- 1 estis- 3,000 uar miles. It is obout180 Ne" Gum“ Sewn“ “g le 'miies‘§ing ‘and about l0 allies wide.

Iund in the world. It is i500 ml s long about 40o miles wide. area abougd akizooo ad agile;- l: ppm a u penis-b - piorers gboutugfvg who observed that the natives (Papuans) were darker than other Pacific peoples. erd more like the Negroes of Al .ca's Guinea coast. heme. New Guinea. Dependencies of New Caledonia are Isle of Pines. Wallis. Archi- pelago. Loyalty Islands, l-lumi Is- ands, Future. and Alofi. Chief ex- ports coffee. copra. cotton, maize. tobacco. fruits. minerals, crome, co- balt, nickel, iron, and manganese being particularly abundant. Cap. Numea. Area, 8,548 square miles. Pop. 1981. 47,000. ~ New Hebrides. About 80 islands. forming a. chain 535 miles long. Total land area 5.700 square miles.

Discovered and named by Captaki 3

Cook. l-lc thought they resembled the Hebrides oif the coast of Scot- land. The largest islands are Es-

iritn santo. Maliicolo, Erromango. glfate or Sandwich. rym. Tnnna, and Aneityum; they have luxuriant vegetation; sage-palm. sugar-cane. nrrowroot. COUCH grown; sulphur. copper. nickel found; leading exports are coffee. copra, maize, bananas, and cot- ton. Jointly administered (since i908) by British and French High Commissioners; seat of govern- ment at Port Vila in Efate Is- land; inhabited uy native Mel- anesians, British and French. ‘Area c. 5,700 square miles. Povp. rum» 60.000.

New Ireland. second iarseat Ia- [and in Bismarck Archipelago. mountainous fertile soil, coconuts. bananas. Chief tovrn, Kavieng. Area

EXERCISE IN HISTORY

Here are names of people and‘

places; after each name write the

number of the descrillim" whim on seioti’. trom those given be- Ion" as best suiting that name.

Names Acadia ( l; Bigot (l; Bienviile ((1: Braddock i); Cartier i);

Champlain 1 l; Frontenac ( l; General Murray 1'. I; lialifax t); La Selle f); lxiuisbomg ( ); Louisiana l ); Montcalm ( ); Peace of Paris ( ): Tlains of Abraham ( i; Treaty of {Jtrecht t); William Phlps (); Descriptions: 1 Fnerich fortress mi Cape Breton Island: 2 A terr- itory successively owned by France, Spain, France again, and United states; 3 successively attacked the British forts on Hudson Bay; First British governor of Canada; b The carpenter who captured a French fortrem: 6 Explorer of the Mississippi; '7 British fortress in Nova Scotia; B The French name lo: Nova Scotia; 9 An unsuccessful i-itish general in the Seven Years i ar; i0 When the battle was decided the fate of Quebec; I1 The gallant French lender in the Seven Years war; 12 The Treaty that made Canada Bri- tish? 13 The Treaty that made Acadia British; 14 ‘The “fighting overnor" of New France; 15 The ‘founder of New France; 16 the "discoverer of New France"; l‘! The founder of New Orleans; Weak French intends-zit who ham- pered Montcalm in his work. Write “True" after each state- ment that is true and “False? ef- ter statement that is false.

ANNELIDS a - a

The third hylum of worms. the annelids, nciudes some four thousand species. Many of these are burrowing earthworms and sandiwonns of various kinds. An- other group is made up of leeches of several kinds. So of thew live in the ocean. Others are familiar pests in our streams and lakes. Sill other anrielids are found in or near the water of streams and seas. All members of this phylum have bodies that are clearly made up of ring-like sec- tions called segments. The earth- worm, the commonest annelid. is abundant almost everywhere that I011 is moist. loose, and in organic matter. Its body is long. slender. and c linder-sha d. Thus it is well fit d for rrowing through the gfound. The earth- worm moves by stretching out the Interior, or head. end and then

FAMOUS PERSONS

Whatfamous persons do these Jbjects suggest?

l Hatchet, 2 A rail fence, 3 A kite. 4 A mudd cloak. 5 A lonely island. 6 A ruf . ‘l A glass slipper. 8 An apple, 9 A silver lamp 10 A smooth round stone, ll A dove, l2 A spider web. l3 A key, l4 A wolf. 15 A steamboat.

Answers to last week's puzzle.

HOW T0 FIND THE CONTENTS OF TANKS AND CISTERNS

‘ff the cistern or tank is square tern or tank is round. multiply ‘M the diameter in feet by itself and

Iiultiply the height. width depth in feet together, and divide the product by 4. and the result will equal the number of barrels

‘he cistern will hold. 1f the cis- hold. . GRADE II

v

‘i A NEW GAME

There are some new words on this page which are much like words you know. see if u can make the new words with he help we ive you-

I cu know grandfather. If ou wrote mother fnsteazi "of fat er. what word would you have?—

I You know book and keep. Write these words together and add er. IBJ word do you have! i

‘i172 ED

PRESENTING NEWS AND VIEWS OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING I

PACIFIC

Inhale! he a-"mnwwsd. field. ‘rbilisabou ‘Nomilelffom rm. aru-

-A SA TURDA Y m4 mass

IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

rob l the United states troops were in control of 1m Negros. Other landirgs on the ‘rnluea Peninsula of ew Bri- tl-in were effected. By Much 11 Tainan. airfield village wu captured. On March Io, United States forces inveded Menus Is- land, largest of the Admiral Group. March 18, American troops captured Ioreugau in the Ad- miraltiee. completing OOOIIPB" don o: all vital areas in at group.

Together with New Britain forms a rough half-circle. It was dis- covered, in 1'16‘! by Philip Carteret. chief rivers are Mlmberamo, Se- pik. Fly and Degiu.

Wake Island. Consists of three islets-Wake. Pearle, and Wilkes- in a chain 4. miles in length. Known to the Spaniards 200 years before their discovery by Captain William Wake in 706.

Fizi Islands. About 50 islands ranged in the shape of a horse- shoe. ‘Total land area, 1.415 square miles. Only 30 of the islands cover more than 5 square miles of land. First islands of the group discover- ed by the Dutch sea ca. tain, Abel Tasman in 1613. Turile Island southemmcmt of the Fiji discover- ed by Captain Cook in 1773. Larg- er islands contain hills rising to , to 4,000 feet; good climate! exports include sugar, copra. ban- alias, molasses and rubber.

The Maria-nu. A chain of fif-

l

teen steep, volcanic islands ex- tending 380 miles from north to south. They were discovered by Magellan in i501. Original] nam- d the Ladrones. or Rob r Is- ands, later the name was changed to Marianas. i-n honour of Maria Anna of Austria. Flour of the is- lands are inhabited. also four in- habited coral islands. including

Gaum (us. dependencyi. Chief export, copra. Mandated to Ja- pan. 1910.

New Caledonia. The fourth

largest island in the South Pacific at; is 215 miles long and 31 miles

e. Ca sin Cook in 1774. because the

d’lbervile ()2 801!

4 H1811. I3

1a Thesl

hi1 of this island reminded him of the hilLs of Scotland.

i All mosqul‘ carry disease germs.

2 To kill or destroy native birds increase the cost of producing food.

3 Cats are a great danger w bird life

4 Too much hunting has reduc- ed the number of game animals in the country.

5 Forests prevent IE4 erosion of

s Most owls are harmful because

they feed upon rodents. 7 Robins do more harm than

good for they eat our cherries.

8 Birds of prey are scavengers.

9 Raising fur-beari animals is

becoming more prob table each .

year.

10 Irish hatcherles increase the

wealth of our state.

11 Parasitic insects are useful t0

unuision kill

and venti- illness

Kerosene aphids. l3 Improper housin lotion contributg to t e plants and animals.

14 Ono should exercise stren- ously before eat in order to work up In n

is Humus is the or moth: in the soil result rom decay. 16 Immunity is t e condition in which an organism is able to re- sist the attacks of disease. 1'1 The liver is the largest gland in the body.

i8 Narcotic k any substance which dulls the lenses or produces

eep. 19 Warm-blooded animal is an animal with n. constant body tem- perature, that is, a tern rature that does not vary with lie en- vimnment.

drawing the rest of the body for- vzard. This movement is accom- plished by two sets of muscles. One set, circular muscles. runs around the body, and the dtudlnal muscles, runs length- wise. the circular muscles in the anterior part contract, the d end is stretched forward.

(setae) which point backward a d act like braces to hold it in earthworm eats nying

The

vegetable matter and also enriches the soil for agriculture. e mun- erous burrows made by worms ad- mit air to the soil. The air con- talus oxygen which is needed by plant roots.

1 Momma. I Leno. 8 Florence. 4 Mull. 6 Jersey, 0 Leghorn. 7 Lena, ban S ble. it: Clear, ii

Q

P68. San wich, i5 Bologna. 16 Negro, l’! Bus. l8 Cod, i9 Turkey. I)

Greece. 21 Oran eis). m Raisinm, 28 Java. 24 Sic ly, 25 Philippines. 36 Florence. 2'1 Farewell, 2a Lena. 29 Rome.

multiply that by the depth in feet and divide the product by 5 and ou will have the number of arrels the cistern or tank will

8 You lmow won. Write s instead of W. What word do you have?-

4 You know cold. Write s in- stead of c. What word do you havdi

ll You know iog- Write fr in- stead of l. What word do you

have?-- . know house. Write m

of the last two lines

other, J

a 1 “lbw-o A The Bra-in - the centre of

Write bin- wordda you

vo?— I You know hum. Write b In-

7 You know cat. stead of o. What

Make I story by filling u» blanks

in the following sentences with the

went to to for Rex and e, _ 1°;- There was a great — of 1e Ln --. 53m left -.oufalde wh e he

It is a4 larie as the United States. Along the east coast is a range of mountains, west of the mountain ridge ppm, m,

Plains and west of the Great Plains is a plateau. On the north coast of Australia the run (p115 in summeiz. In the southwest cor- ner and in Victoria the rains falls in winter. Wheat is the most im- Pflrtant rain. and vines and fruits are cul vated. On the east coast there are forests of eucalyptus. Sheep-raising is an important 1n- dustfy- They produce the finest wool in the world in Australia. Wool. mutton and lamb together form more than half qt its mtgl exports. Australia exports more wool than as?’ other country in the wortlgéseflrit n is the ohie-f for all

1. what are the surface char- acteristics of the interior?

Ans. It is for the most part p great desert plain, shaped some- what like a shallow plate. Its vegetation in the desert area is thorn bushes and stunted trees. and in many places it is bare of vegetation. In the south and east the soil is fertile and rainfall plentiful. The slopes rising to the mountain ranges of the east coast receive some rainfall. Their up. per areas are wooded and between this forest area a-nd the desert is a wide belt of excellent grazing land,

2 Name the chief lakes of Aus-

alia Why are they salt?

Ans. Eyre. Gairdner, Torrens, Amadeus and Home. Because they hav, no outlet and lose their waters c iefly through evapora-

n.

3 What are the chief rivers? Why are they so few?

Ans. The Murray and its long tributaries, the Darling and the Murrambidgee. Other rivers are‘ Vlowria. R0 er. Flanders. Burdekin, Fitzroy, Br bane. Hunter. Ash- bui-tmi. Murchison Mid Swen. Be- cause of the scamty rainfall.

4 What causes the great Aus- tralian Desert?

Ans. The sun beating down upon the naked earth makes this one of

LITERATURE —

Called New Caledonia by "0

Study canefully in oninection with the introductory note and the section "Study and Enjoyment,"

1 Examine the images (simllas and metaphors) in this poem. All of them are clear and vivid; which do you think most startling? Which succeeds in converting a vague w. stract idea into a clear definite picture?

Ams. Either: "When I can hear the small woodpecker ring‘ time on n tree for all the birds t at s The last especia y

2 Make a list of Aprils charms for Mr. Davies. How does his

The Double fljective in the native.

When the sentence is made pas- sive, one object becomes the sub- ject, the other remains and is called the Retained Object; thus: was asked a question" or "a question was asked me". Ques- tion and me are retained objects. Remember that it is only with the double objective that we can have an objective case governed by n ve verb.

‘U

The Objective Predicate Mann or Objective Complement

A noun that completes the pre- dicate. and also modifies the ob- ect is called an Objective Pre- dicate Noun. as. “They made him captain." Captain forms the com- pletion of the incomplete predicate made and describes him the ob- jeot. This construction of the noun is found after the verbs make, call, choose, elect and a few oth- ere; thus, we call him J

Organs of nervous System.

the nervous system and the seat of the will. It is situated in the skull and controls every part of

the body.

B The Bpinnl Cord — that part of the nervous system which is in the cavity of the beck bone.

C. The Nerves -- glistening. milk-white threads which connect m brain with all parts of the

D. ‘m; Ganglia -+ nerve centres of gray matter which are sibject to the brain.

2. The Brnln

A. The Brain, the centre of the nervous system. is t most im

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UCA TIONAL HORIZON '

druid...‘ ,wg. lWfllfldO%'YlLabu g aim a; Wrihigg.

with the -. and 4- — be could not llil up and down

went — without —. a

1u_ after-hodfllenrt ‘on

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—and—-——-.Poor—wasvery — an Tom thought he had been —- and carried off in some

the hottest laces in the world. The trade-w cis coming from the east 1m their moisture in passing over the eastern uplands. When they reach central end western A"! . they or, hot dry winds. which porch the ground as they W198i! over . This section of “Australia. is almost rainless. - 5 Where are the areas of plente-

ous rainfall? Whyi’.

ApsuThe northern coast receives a m e11, - m. m"- ing its

season ( to January) when a blows over the ocean bringlm with it heavyh rain. The e coast. which is in e path of the south-east trade winds. The west coast lies in the path of the westerlies during the winter. and recei a fair amount of rain dur- lng that season. 6 Which coast has scanty rain- fall? Why is this?

. The south coast. The west wind blows along the coast instead of over it, and (he cliffs of this coast are not high enou h to con- dense the moisture of t .

7 Explain why South Australia, east of the Great Bight. and Vic- toria have abundant rainfall and fertile soil while the country bor-

derIngIPthe Bight is practically en

Ans. This lies. in t path of the westerly winds is acked by

high mountain ramges w-hich con- dense the moisture of the air.

8 Describg the climate of Tas- mania.

Ans. It has abundant rainfall and a cool equable “ -

'9 What end where is the Greet Barrier Reef? Describe it.

Ans. It is a huge coral reef run- ning parallel to the north eastern coast of Australia. It is 1200 miles long and 108 miles wide. It is about 30 to 70 miles from the shore. It is composed of masses of flower-like coral, of varied and beautiful colourin .

10 Where are t , chief grazing lands of the continent?

Ans. The western slopes of the eastern Highlands.

APRIL CHARMS

APRIL CHARMS

April compare with A ril as you knoqgit? can you fin flowers in

AD .

Ans. The blooming primroses: the singing skylarks; the singing o! all birds and the tapping of the

the noise of small _ g swiftly over stores; the violets and the strawberry blossoms; and above all the fresh- ness of-theoutside air. The April in lkigland is indeed much milder than in some parts of Canada, but I think almost every part of Cari- ada knows some part of April that will fit this poem. Some flowers appear in April in most parts of Canada.

. GRAMMAR

chose her queen. Observe that the objective noun or pronoun him and her is not governed by the simple verb call and chase. b

axueen. Be careful no t is construction" with the two di- rect object construction. Remem- ber that two direct objects refer to different persons or things. Observe also the difference when made passive.

The Objective Predicate noun or , becomes the Predicate Nominntive when the sentence is made passive; as “He was elected captain." "She was chosen queen".

The redicate objective is ana- the predicate nominative

logous principle .

and results from the that "verbs of incomplete pre- dication. be. become. seem. etc. take the same case after them as before.

Tlhus: He is m expert. we say that expert is predicate nomina- tive because it is in the predicate relation to the nominative sub-

ack. Theya-ject ‘h '. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

bony box which forms the top of the head. B. The brain is composed of two

parts — thg’ cerebrum amd the cerebellum. top and t part ~of the brain,

fron ~ is the centre of intelligence and thought. and is about seven times as heavy as‘ the cerebellum, the

C. The cerebrum and the cere- bellum are each composed of two hemispheres, the right and the left. separated by a deep fissure. Bach pair crf hemispheres have the same structure and material, and also a similar function to perform, b1‘. cere-

portnnt orgun of the dy. 1t enclosed in the skull. the strong

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ilheach hemisphere of the

helium is subordinate t3_ __tl_1_¢_9Pj

mu a s. What word my. m“ SILENT READING FUR PRIMARY canvas

the - l-I-ld. utilizat- when it grew —

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AUSTRALIA

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sixty feet above.

merits needed to sustain life and growth. Hoteins to make muscle, bone and blood.

and muscular power. M particularly calcium. to form bones an essential vitamins. and nutrition

Vita neuritis. scurvy. rickets

vita

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