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MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1924

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COST OF EDUCATION

llciicrcm-o was made in The Guardian a few days ago lto the cost of education in this province. The cost is not excessive when compared with that in some of our slstcr provinces and no complaint‘ is made regarding this phase of the‘ nilijcui. As in all -ot'her cases the real question ‘with reference to cost is ‘whether or not we are getting value ifor the expenditure.

We find in the report of the Sup entendent of Education for the year 1922 ‘that there ‘are 148 average daily attendance of from Zl to 14. 40f ‘these

average uf 3 and 5 respectively;

two have an

nine have a average of 6; seven-

teen un average of 10 and so on up adoration; blest "the hero or hero tn 20 with an‘ average of 14. iue honored ‘with such childish con- Thedipkecp of ‘the school with a fidcnce.

small average is practically as costly i. that of the school with an average of 30 to 5|), while the work being done in such a school is practically worthless. tain and equip a school, to provide a teacher worth ipayi-ng the iawlftil minimum tialary ‘to, tor three or four or even 14 children cannot be regarded as other than ivastc oi‘ Yet the school

district which c~an.onl‘y leverage an

money and energy.

attendance oi‘ even three cannot ‘be neglected. Thle ‘province libs a right to contribute its share of the coat of educating all -its child- ren. The question is what. is to ‘be done with or‘ lfor our small dis- tricts? Some imore economical way should ‘be available than maintain- ing a school and school equipment mi- them. Consolidation of die- tricts has been recommended ‘but ‘little has been done so far. This is an additional reason why ‘the whole school question should in- enquired into ‘by a competent com- mission. ‘

Another mutter very closely re ‘lubed to the small school is lthat of compulsory attendance an prescribed fby law. tls this la-w lbe lng enforced? v

Section 95 of the Public School Act 1920 and 1921 provides that "Every person having under ‘his control a child ‘between the ages of seven and thirteen shall during the continuance of such control, send ouch child to some rpuiblic school -in the city, ‘town or school district in which he resides, every month for at least. 60 per cent 0d the days on which such school is

This iprovision, we are advised. is not. enforced and because of such non-enforcement. wery many of our children are deprived of the educa- tion they are entitled to while the coat. of education is higher than it ‘might otherwise be.

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A 1P. ~E. ISLAND BLOGAN

The Publicity Committee of thc Princbdddwoid ‘island ‘Marin Ao- Iocioiion "has rightly estimated the ottrlctiog power of a suitable slo- uilforing a prize for that con be mode up. Full pbrtictllorl will be found elsewhere Inltiril inane under the dread-lug _"_To‘u Dollars tfor Slogan." The iderie to have a ahorp erlapmhmee toil d meaning and calculate’ to diriot attention i0 the lifvvinco no nibotnilt $03. We trust oil our will an in interest n.

The IDOWPI‘

ine, some one ‘who stands ceudantly above all other people,

able than any other. This hero or heroine is not necessarily or mother; these are in :1 class by thenmelves, more akin to omnipo-

human people. The hero and hero- schools in the province with an iineofthechildisasuirefmwmirfilll} erwom-an to be copied in walk and gesture, Blast. is ‘the child whose hero or heroine is worthy of the innocent

in the ‘life at a child is when his hero or heroine lfaiils, when tlic To main- ‘feet of the idol are discovered to be made of clay, when a promise is broken, when confidence is be- itruycd. there are no ‘heroes

oi‘ u good slogan is

proverbial. Try it. WHEN IDOLS FALL

iEvery child has ‘his hero or horo- trans-

who can do things ‘better, can play better is more genuinely depend-

izithci‘

tence and providence than mere

in speech and opinion.

Yet heroes and heroines are liu- man and one of the ‘blackest hours

l

Thereafter for the child or heroines‘

tween people and all are ‘human. l It is within the ipower of imost men and ‘women to ‘become thei

be done only ‘by undeviatlng bony esty and truthfulness Ifor, an a oer-l

child's iCODIflIOEDCC is instinctive and is rarely ‘misplaced. ‘To retain it through the child's growing years and to ibe worthy of lit is ‘well worth while, and up inspiration to

BY WAY OF ECONOMY in the speech from the throne the Dominion Parliament it was intimated that u Royal Commission would be ap- pointed to look ‘into the affairs of the Home Bank with a view to ‘not the depositors should ibe recouped for their losses sustained througbt the failure to the Home Bank. Referr- ing to this the Montreal Gazette. in the course of an editorial says: "The intention of the ment to appoint a. Royal Commis- sion, to ascertain whether the Home Bank was a solvent institu- or other-

at the opening oi’

ascertaining whether or

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tion a fcw_ years ago, wise, does not display an ardent desire to economize -public expen- diture. There is absolutely no in- formation the Commission is directed to obtain which cannot be got in a few hours by the Banking and Commerce Committee of the l-inuse of Commons. . . . . ll apparently has not suited the pur- pose of the government to proceed in this way, that pun-pose being to attach to the matter an import- once far beyond its desert and to mire n tbeaorlcal gesture to the unfortunate Home Bank Deposii tons.”

iSucb evidently is the mentfe purpose. interest in and sympathy with the unfortunate de- positors will the expressed in eio quest’. words, no doubt, but. at the colt of the country nu well an in

govern-

uri punt. nognnnnmi

~ Una mm an “want-aw

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present.

years. An observant citizen credits the motor cars with driving away the sparrows. Since the advent of the cars there are fewer horses on the streets and highway and less forage for the birds in the ordure of the street.

rnptly cleared of snow after a storm as might be lint there has been. n steady improvement in that Pollard from year to year. Any one who remembers the rather appall. ing condition of our city walks as they were in the winters of twenty- five years ago must have noted the contrast and the But our concrete walks being set much lower than the wooden walks of old, there is proportionally more trouble from ice. Sand has come into considerable use as a remedy for this trouble, but is not always so promptly applied as it

be and many slippery spots left uncovered from time to time to the peril of the unwary walker.

Province but brings the heaviest snow-fall of any month of the year with the most notable interruptions of traffic. So far this winter we have had little to complain of in that re- gard, but nature does not disclose the secrets of weather laboritory in advance. And there are frequently some specially

month. which like the soothsayer of Caesar's day bid us beware. For one thing there are so iuuny Parlia- ments, Legislatures and Congresses then in operation. mostly with wind as u motive power and generating inucli oratoricul hot air, that stable there is ‘but little difference beqmeteorologlcal conditions

sufficient reasons, we all how vastly important

taln writer put lit. “there are ltwolwelfare and couvmnenca 0g whom you cannot deceive, God Al-itrnvclling and business public thci American inventor whose ideas! mighty and a little child." Thelwhltel‘ Steamer 15- Peflml“ _ need to be thus reminded lest we forget to whom we owe it, the great importance of its daily work and the deplorable condition things existing before its advent. The Province was indeed winter»

both cursed before we got the Cur ' Ferry and the anniversary of its opening is as worthy of being

honored in this Province as are half

utter disregard for the p. ‘anions of economy no loudly circulated II. ‘Theatrical Gwture" in with: viii new the distinction-cl mm nu it hie become so habit-

Notes by the Way

The apart-ow; have not all gone; we new n lmnll flock oi them in town the other day. But why are there so few of them about com- pared with the hosts of some years ago? Not that the hardy and pugnacious little fellows are great- ly missed. There Is a very general belief that their fighting pro- cl-ivities have driven away our charming song-birds, which were formerly much more numerous than; they have been in recent

Not all the sidewalks are so pro-

improvement.

should are

The pnow ia ‘not yet deep in this March frequently

railway

her mysterious

listurhing elements in. the blustery

cannot in reasonably expected.

Lest We Forgetdg

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J SUNDAY. MARCH 2 JUVENAL

Poet and rhetorician who left five volumes of satires to posterity. was born on March 2, 60 A. D.

DE WITT CLINTON

Distinguished governor of New York State, under whose adminis- tration the Erie Canal was pushed to completion. was born at Little Britain. Orange County, New York, on March 2, 1769.

SAM HOUSTON

Famous Texas pioneer. was born at Lexington, Va. on March 2, 1793. As, Cnnnnander-in-Cbief oi’ the Texans he defeated the Mexic- ans and became President of 'l‘exas in 183G, serving two years and ngnin in 1841-44. lIe represent- ed the new State us Unltctl States Senator 1845159, and became its Governor in 1859.

CARMEN SYLVA

Queen of Roumania, who achiev- ed ilistinctlonyuntler the above nom de plume as a poetess. died on March 2, 1916.

CANADA'S PROBATION

Little mnre_than a century ago Canada's safety rested upon man who maintained in the untamed new world. the discipline and tradi- tions which they had absorbed i.i lllc military centres of the old world. They were British soldiers stationed here to guarantee the in- tegrity of Canadian territory. Their scarlet coats blazed, their brass buttons gleamed, every strap was as white as as the chalk with which it was assiduously rubbed. ltillitary precision marked every duty. and with the country teaning with fish and game, they were al- most prohibitedflrom the use of rod and gun. The monotony oi‘ such an existence may be imagined.

ways painful, for insubordinution was put down with a ritthless‘ hand. On this day in 1804, four mutineers and three deserters from Ontario

MONDAY. MARCH (I PONOE DE LEON

When our usually rcllable Car

. t hero or heroine of children. It can F°"‘Y "11"" i "IF "l "VIM" " ‘M! 111d 011 Thllfidfly I351 101‘ 80011 111111 rendition of Shakespearean roles it is easier to chew, and juices got‘

realise ‘in England and America. was born

the ~ the -

to

W8‘

0f

the holidays we observe. from ycnr to year.

It ha; been the cultom of nearly all government: to put ilnto the Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament a promllo of economy. lt sounds well to those who hear it read and it reads well in the newspapers. But the old politicians smile at each other knowing how little such words have meant in the past. They know that the first estimates presented to the House are usually framed with some show of economy. They usually call for less than the amount expended the previous year. Thlg goes abroad to the country showing sundry millions saved. Weeks or months later supplementary estimates are pre- sented. Thesc in turn are not in- frequently followed by second and even third supplementaries. That was what so greatly alarmed and astonished the country last session when in the lust hours' before prorogration supplemontaries pro viding for tong of millions of ex- penditure, were rnilrondcd through the House.

It ll true that both the old parties have nt time: taken n hand at this gnme when they Jud the povfln. But the most flagrant examples of such nefarinug pnctlces have been recorded within the past two yearn. The evil is growing and needs to he checked with a strong hand by press and people until real economy in our public affairs is established. it was never so much

needed as it is now. The Ottawa. Pork Barrel hob. rapidly become almost. u inflpinnc u that of

Washington nnitiio oontentr have been largely distributed in the form of rupplementoriel.

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WM. CHARLES MAOOREADY d English tragedian, noted for his

March 3, 1793. sconce m. PULLHAN l

in the construction of the sleeping cal‘ revolutionized railway travel, was born on March 3, 1831.

GEORGE DEVEY

\Vho, in a brilliant coup, sank tho Spanish fleet in Manila. harbor shortly after the opening of the Spanish-American ‘war, and took the Philippine islands, was made un Admiral oi‘ ‘the United Slates Navy on March Ii, 1895i.

JESUIT ORDERS

Jesuit orders all over the world have at one time nr another since 1500, caused political friction. Canada's final settlement of the problem came on this day in 1889 When, the decision of Quebec to compensate the order for the loss of their lands, by a grant of $400,- 000, was stmtaincd by the Domi- nion Parliament, under Sir John A. Macdonald. l-lc upheld the prin- ciple that the province had the right to make its own settlement without interference. The Jesuits had been supressed by ‘the Pope in 1773, and their property in Canada passed tothe Crown for educational use. in 1814 a succeeding Pope re- scinded the suspension. and agita- tion began for the return of the property and continued until the or- der was incorporated in Quebec in 1887, with the subsequent compen- sation. The Jesuit properties were immense. At the time of the Con- quest they comprised at least 850,- OOOacres.

Daily '_§',1..n.£.2" Guardian Readers ’

POETRY

Each ‘least thing may possess its poetry-

mom's stone, The little slavey mooping busily, The weed In some neglected back-yard grown.

The top a child spins gully round and round. The push-curt rolling the dirt and grime, The distant trainb insistent, chugg- ing sound. The highway dusty in the summ- er‘; prime.

through

One only needs to love the vagar- lee Of all the crowded city's varied

i100 I: To savor pll the hunting charm of thine-

One does norneod the knowledge bred in boolil.

And any wile. observant passer-by

- May find each hour nionr the common way. - . ‘

in ovary little thing his one

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Dcsertion to the United States or that was put down m from 016m“ mutiny against such a system were [y ma" would never ‘ often tempting, and punishment al- appetite.‘

were executed in Quebec. thing else Connected wit], ,1 men] stimulate your appetite juices, and you are encouraged {gnu-aged to eat too much frequent

Spanish soldier" and adventurer. the food tha r>n ' . sailed from Spain in search of the tlve. t t’ de‘ it "mm digs“ mythical “fountain of youth," he- lieved to be located on an island the reason spoken of above_ (Biniinin) off Florida. on lllarcli 3. 1513- T111088!‘ juices, your teeth, your d]. gestive juices ore nothing lure m; strong as early man- . i

ll The grey leaf falling on the pave-

RAW FOODS

The argument is often advanced that raw foods, the natural food of man, should be eaten in their nat- ural state, and not spoiled by cook-

ing.

it is further argued that man in the same in body as he was in pre- historic times, and early man ate row foods.

tine shows that he was meant to ant. raw. rough foods, and so plenty of length of intestine gives plenty of time for the digestion of those ruw foods.

Now what about it?

All this is undoubtedly true. You have the same body as tho mun of thousands of years ngo- The some teeth, stomach, intestine, and so forth.

Then why do ‘we cook food‘! Simply because although you have the same body, you do not live the some kind of life.

Our early mun lived an outdoor life. l-le hunted, and later tilled, but always the outdoors.

time. n real healthy hunger-ap- 1ietite for food. And when he stink his teeth-weal teeth—— into raw foods he ground them up—broke down the hard fibres ,of the meats and vegetables, which mixed them up with the saliva. and softened them for stomach digestion. _ ‘His stomach juices were just as hungry as his mouth juices, and they by means of strong stomach muscles were mixed up with the food, It wus thus ready for the real digestion in the small intes- tine. What about you?

You don't live this outdoor life- You sometimes have a gum] up. petite. but not always. The food

tempt your And so your food is cooked for you to make it attractive and ap-

lietizing. The odor of it, its np- liearatice, the dishes and every-

to eat. En~

Cooking also makes changes i.i

Early man didn't need this for

B111 you need it because your

Further. that man's long intes-,

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w @111‘ MARCH 2.-——Be neither restless nnr too critical. If you are sincere, earnest and patient in whatever YOU llnllcrlnkfl. you will invariably succeed. You have great self- control, and are a fluent talker. You prefer the company of the opposite sex, butnrs well liked by your own. Try to be thoughtful for others, and avoid gossip and Jealousy. . Your birth-stone in a bloodstone, which means. presence of mind. Your flower is a violet. Your lucky color is white.

MARCH IL-Your love is fervent and constant. You like music and have considerable musical ability. You must cultivate punctuality and generosity of thought. and avoid a domineering manner. You will have a very happy marriage,

which means presence of mind. Your flower in a violet. Your lucky color‘ is white.

W. G. Y.»

MONDAY, MARCH 3 790 Kilocycles (980 Meters WGY (Schenectady. N. Y.) General Electric Company Entern Standard Time

11:55 a. m.—-U. S. Naval servatory time signals. 12:30 p. m-Stock market rc- ort. 12:40 p. m.——Produce market re- port. 12:45 p. m.-—Weather report. 2:00 p. iii.—MliBIC and house- hold talk. "Graduate School of Hom Making" (courtesy Modern Prisolia). - 6:00 p. m.-—Produce and stock market quotation; news bulletins. 6:15 p. inn-Review of week's sports, Elmer Q. Oliphant, director of athletics and physical training, Union College. 7:45 p. In.

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