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SATURDAY FEATURE’-

Presenting News Ami yiews Of Interest To Teachers Ami All Others Seeking

Improvement In Educational Matters ’ . . . .. .. . ._ . . __. . . i . . Wt; WHAT A CHILD MAY EXPECT OF THE SCHOOL v _ . ‘ 4 child may expect his school to school life. The school a not COITGSPOHIIIGIICE

ord him the opportunity for de- vfiopment to the fullest extent to which he is capable. not only mell- tal or intellectual development-bl“ physical and enwllofwlfi-S Wfll-

Now, purliapts you will say that this is a. mere truism, but actually u s, working practice it is the rarest thing in the world; for while the very term “educate", from the Lat-in "educare." means to draw put, what many schools are doing

just the reverse. Instead of drawing out. the powers of the child, they are endeavouring 1° stuff something into him-a lot. of iscellaneous information called oweldgc. which time out of mind has been considered 800d 101' people to possess.

And while this process _is 801mg on. some rather serious things may be happening to the child's devel- opment. The most. outstandinil _10-$5 at: r1194‘ be sustaining is physical.

r some years physicians and child welfare workers have been telling us of the direct relation be~ uwqen loss in pl-rvsical vitality and

EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION

merely the greatest simlo agent. for the spread o! contagious diseases among children. but. the fieatest. manufacturer of many ysical defects as well. The school hy- giene movement is reducing some of the risks, and little by little in advanced communitls schools are attacking the whole problem in a far more fundamental fashion.

We ought everywhere to permit children to move about more fres- Iy in schools: to short

more play and more work with hands. As we do these thins: to safe guard our children's health, we shall discover that we are also helping them to develop intelli-

IEDCE.

It is now being held that the emotional difficulties of children are the sources of most adult tangles. and that if we would rid society of its misfits and perman- ently unhappy people we must b_e- gin with e right training and freeing of the emotions in children.

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OF SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION The recognition that a. sound carry increased burdensof taxation

education system is the best foun- dation for the sorial and political reconstruction

fr; education. The iimnense sums spent in Canada 0n schools. that must. follow averaging from one-third to one-

th w r. has resulted everywhere half of all money raised by local Lnea, igiilinoness upon the net-t of and provincial taxation. are thv the people of all the nations D amazement of Europe.

THE STORY OF OLD ABEGWEIT.

m Old Abeiilwelt. Mlocnac hunt-

Strait. @011 EMU. S littl! steamer

Al's stared in awe at the long-boats Called the. POQEhQIIlQ-‘i 568KB i0 DlY

of Jacques Cartier who was the

first Wllllt? man to visit the Island lottetown and Plctou.

in the open season between Char- Sli- Aretas

1 . ' cl f what he saw. Young was the first governor to “11..ye1.7@§r§ the curtain had live at the newly-built Government

en drawn for Europeans.

this 1.. and stage. Then French fishermen and traders eag- u- w make their fortunes. These

en did not stay but fled back w Belfast Election Riot. A ' governor was sir Donald Campbell

ance before the approach of win-

there House. He rests in his lonely tomb ther audience nor actorson under the chancel of St. Paul's came Church. of the Colonial Building was laid and soon after there occurred the

In 1843 the corner stone

popular

ter. For almost two centuries the of Dunstaflnage, who was buried

nd was a place of summer so- urn. Count. de St. Pierre who

beside Governor Yaw tomb.

George Coles an 1rd Whe-

once owned Isle St. Jean founded Ian are our best examples of pub-

Port. La Joie and St. Peters- Intel‘. De Roma established a. colony at Three Rivers (Brudeneil Pt.) which was destroyed by the English. The french cleared much land and be- came mther prosperous. But in 1358 the British seized their home and carried many of the Acadians back to France. For the next four years St. John Island was left pret- ty much alone with its memories.

In 1763 the Island was ceded in Britain and placed under the rule of Nova Scotia. The Crown re- fused to agree to a scheme ofLord lgunnntflq to make the isle a feudal kingdom. Captain Holland survey- sd the island and divided it. into iihree counties and 67 lots. The gourity capitals were to be Char- lottetown. Georgetown and Prince- town. Then 64 lots were granted m army and naval officers who promised in return to bring out settlers and pay a small quit-rent- Slt. John Island was made a sep- arate province and Walter Patter- eori became its first governor. Soon after Cliarlolietovm was plundered by American privateers. Within the next thirty years, 600 Loyalisis settled here and Selkirk brought u; the skys Pioneers. Patterson was succeeded by the Mile-list 80V- erncr. General Fannlnif- In 1199. the island was rc-chrLstened"Prince Edward Island" in honour of the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria.

The next governor was the 889d DesBnrrcs who died when he was 102. Then came Charles DQ118155 Smith, the tyrant. the Charles I. in our history. South's belief in the “divine right o1 governors got him into a great deal oi hot water. This \\'(‘i‘.\t, of izovernors was suc- needed by our best governor. Col-

nel ilolin Ready who did much fior the farmer and fisherman. Dirrin-tr his regime Central Acad- emy, the forerunnner of P. W.C.. was established. and ice-boats be- gan to enrry winter mail across the

lie-spirited statesmen. They ere the Fathers of Responsible v- ernment in P E. I. and gave usour free schools. get those dogs-ln-the-manger, the absent landlords. to sell the land to their tenants, but the Land Ques- tion was not solved until the island entered Confederation and got the help of Canada. years before Confederation was l glorious age of sail for this island. a time when our ships and sailors were to be found in all ports of the world and every harbor, creek and bay echoed to the sound of the shipbuildefs hammer.

Both also tried to

The one score

On September 1. I864. the Char-

lottetown Convention held in the Colonial Buildinsz, gained for this 01B’ the title of Confederation”.

at the fireside and on the plat- form. the people of “tuteedly th t th did f. t pea ' a ey no wan union. Then in I871, sod for our snake-like railway was turned, and the pen that signed the Railroad Bill wrote FINIS to the Island's independence. spurred on by the thought of a large railway debt. the enemies of union with Canada became its friends and journeyed secretly to Ottawa to get the best terms that they could.

e “Cradle of But on the street.

. Pmlld.» sea-girl; provihce said re-

the first

FOX’.

Then James C. the man

Pope.

who had introduced the Railway Bill. laid the terms of union be- fore the Assembly which quickly gave its consent. Chariot Day with the waving of flags. the booming of guns and the pealln

of bells

0n JulEol. 1873.

town celebrated minion

As twelve noon struc

the Dominion flag was run up on the Provincial Building. telling all the world that. Islanders had be dome Canadians and that. hence- forth the story of P. E. I. was the story of Canada.

G. E. H.

BIRTHS W-Y-"MT GAI.Y.ANT-- m. the Charllottetvvm Hospital on June 6. 1938 t0 Mf- 811d ‘Mrs, Philip Gallant, city. o. dflllflhlfil- cnosatm- At the Charlottetown

55mm] an June 4. i938 to Mr. and ' . Charles McDonald. (ili-y- 5 [apghtq- istillborii.)

MICINNIS- at the Charlottetown (jspitai on June 4. l9§l8 to Mr. and s, Willfirtm Mclnms. souchpert- 1 (laughter. ILLON- At the Charlottetown o ID Mir.

gogpimi on June 10. 1938 mu Mrs, John Dillon. city, a son.

"c UAID— At Bon Secoum Hos-

. Baltimore, Md. Juno 4. 19 g and Ivfrs. Wilfred T. McQuai .

Q mansions

m@1'AYISIl-O0MPTON— At Zion

a, 1m. "mfimngfifi ‘lemwaaw. h‘, Geumidl!

Con: ‘mum. anima- wdhvi =01

, this at 8A5 to the Church of Redeemer thence

tholic Cemetery.

M01301! iismxmnCo

"intranet

., . no” l.

cieties of Prince

Ummhwn W. M.$. llold Rafly Here

Yesterday afternoon the United Baptist Women's Missionary So- Edward Island

held a rail in the new school- room of e Charlottetown Bop- tlst Church.

Representatives from many of the Iilziséiotfls societies assembled at 3.80

o Mrs T. G. Ives, presldlnt of the ided and cor-

local society 'pres dially welcomed the dole sins 8,8 mall as Miss Laura 24in, ion-

ary at horns or. furlough from India, who re lied eu- ureksnd sa action be a M! -

Th tary, Mrs. Bonjpmin Stanteifnsifirec lied the mil o so- ‘ithd it'll“... ..tt.‘§...."‘"i.."°“ ll! gaging," eir ac vitss i’; the

ma: up t: . tance of grea '- silidfikgf gfortérhin the work a‘? lvsenfiy

e vinoial Sear’ . . -

in lllfl Bl "t..." ..~=.-.-t~ ‘ill 3-"-

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A int entitled s “Club longie o the Cross" was resented by 0on1 talent. duriagodwhlk vocal

a

amber Were _ Miss wit? dtfiilifile... “l n“.

D ttrfthtdncaligse of ti; afternoon; us ea r nshmca w: nrv :24 stencil! bee! union‘: hr n11

LEM-Raw oottpn in U. S. A., India. Egypt zil: cotton textiles in Great Brit- ain. U.s.A-; raw wool in Australia. New Zealand, Argentine, South Af- rica; woollen textiles 1n Great Bri- tain. U.S.A.. and Russia, Poland, Baltic States, Bel- giuin. Great Britain, Belgium, Czechoslovakia; raw silk in Japan, China, India. Minor. Syria; silk textiles in U.S.A., France. Italy, Japan and China.

at once traveller soldier, mitt. courtler. and poet. He crowd. ed into a. life of blllfly-hwf) years action and accomplishment for an average life twice as long.

used ina

ling of Czechoslovakia. It machinery, chemicals, leather, cot- ton, linen, beer, and spirits.

K. M. M.—Theso arp some of the rulers who have been in the new during the past was:

Earnonn de Valera, premier of Irish Free Stale (Eire); Prime Min. ister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain; Francisco Franm. leader of the Spanish Insurgents- Pram. ier Edouard Daladier and Pussi- Qnt Albert Lebrun of Flume;

er

r Christian X. of Bernoulli; Hank-on VII. of Norway; Ki u- ta! of Sweden; President of oland Itnacy Mosciki, and Dictator Mar- shai Eklward Smlirly-Rvdz: Dictator 0i Rllfilltl, Josef Stalin; Govgmor o! the German grovince oi Austria, Seyss- uart. 1H8 Peter II. and Regent lnce Paul of Yugoslavia; Df- Edouard Bones. president of Czechoslovakia; King Carol of Ru-

manla: Tsar Boris III of Bulgai-iap

Nicholaus von Iiorthy, Regent of Hunaarv; 2% 1., Kins of Albania; Ibo Baud. ng of Arabia; Chian KBl-Bhdk, Premier of China an leader of Chinese forces; Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Prince Kcnove or Ja an; Franklin D. RONBl/elt. Pres‘! ent of the United States of America; Lazaro Carde- nas. President of Mexico; President. Versus of Brazil; J. B. M. Hertzo Prime Minister 01 South Afrlm.

is produced . and Bra-

France; flax in

Japan: linens in Ireland,

France.

Italy. France, Asia

E. M. S.—Slr Philip Sydney was diplo-

If. was through the efforts of Sir

Henry Parkes that the confedera- tion of the Australian colonies was breuirht about in 1901.

N. B.-—The Indefinite Article is

omitted in French before an un- modified predicate noun expressing profession. nationality, or religion. Ext Je suis soldat (Anglais, chi-gt- ienl—.I am a. man. a Christian)

soldier (an Eiglish-

It is also omitted before a noon sitlon.

Ex: La. eirie, fieuve do la France

—the Seine. a. river of Franco.

H. M-Prahs is the Czech spel- Prague. the capital of is noted for

Sterner Penalties i.-

Against lntoxicant Drivers Advucated

(By The Canadian Preul SACKVILJIE, N. B., June l0-

Resolutiona regarding intoxicated

drivers and gambling were adopted today at the Maritime Conference

of the United Chtuch.

Alter B. S. Messenger. stipend-

iary magistrate of Bridgetown, NB. declared conditions were “unsatis-

factory" concerning use of alcohol

by drivers of motor vehicles in public use. the Conference recom-

mended: “Thot the drivers of all motor

vehicles in the public service, in-

ciudln-B buses. taxicabs, transport trucks. etc. be abstainers from the use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage.

"That the existing ponaltias for operating motor vehicles while 1n- toxicated and for having care or control while'intoxicated be in- creased.

“That. a. pronounced smell ofllq- uor on the breath of an accident- causin/g driver brought to trial be evidence of intoxication and unfit- ness to drive a motor vehicle."

The Conference endorsed a rec- ommendation of St. Luke's Church. Sydney Presbytery. that churches be not exempted in gambling laws. rand adopted the following resolu-

on.

“This Conference declares itself opposed to all forms of gambling, whether conducted on the race track. the stock exchange, by means of slot machines. or any other device. and we commend the Dominion Parliament on the defeli of the proposed bill to legalive sweepstakes. We urge that the e1- ir“ * reset." he;

n8, c ary a : m azqsrs forhechmw an? (3181;

e pummel. rpre an enforced as the law directasd

The the on education and students roconumnded the follow- ing my men for ordination hers B“ mm i Bpli hill us

arr-on , _ c. r . J Carl Ward. $41k John- son, Srrmme :e . . .' cw Beveridge, Musczubddiglt, hgwlii- llama Rodger, Rothesay, Né 3.: Ed;

Saakvile; amue . l-fl ; Peter Mac- d. Greenhill, 5.; Francis

Pherson, West Cape. P. E. 1.;

wis Murray, Orwell, P.E.I.; Har- old Wright. Charlottetown: Tiller; Ashe-Illa m , ‘ijlliam Igg- Dqi - urchu, .; amcs - orldaofihrro. N S.

The Cont

that bio UD f th Oiupdiim and gthfr 2

~l A.“ ‘milling-vim

your . . ’ g a l}? . flu mu i u i r...

spelling of Brno, noted for iron and steel. Snot

is noted for textiles, iron, chemicals. Deber, grain, breweries, flour.

O. lit-Tho aicouwtions you for, adding X to orrn tlu piufi are: biiou. caillou, choir, gsnsu, hibou. Joujou. and pou.

Th follo

Won-Seton, Charles G. Mano dc la Roche. Stephen Lea- cock. S

‘Iiho modern Bruno is

islavs (formerly Presaburg)

steel, products,

nouns shdi

e , n4 incl form their plural by adding s: bal, cal, csrnaval, and choc .

.-'I‘.ho poet laureate of

T. B. H Great Britain is John Masofleld who has written poems and novels of the sea.

prose writers:

Some Canadian Sir Gilbert Parker, Ralph Connor,

M. Montgomery. Ernest Thomp-

D. Roberts.

Joseph Pope. Canad an poets: Charles G. D.

Roberts. Bliss Carmen, John Mc- Crac, Will-lam Henry Driunmond, Robert W.

Service, Archibald anon F. G. Scott, Isa-

Lamprnan, Q belia Valancy Crawford, and Mar- iorsle Plckthall.

S. M.--1=‘1orenco Nightingale

was an English philanthropist. She had a natural skill in cari for the sink and devoted her l a to the profession of nursinw. the Crimean War she altered her services as soldiers in the Crimea. and was given entire charge of the hospital sletiévice for British tr

During a nurse for wounded

oops. It first time women had servodw;

war nurses. She found conditions deplorable at the front, but. she was ble to improve matters and to re- duce the death rate in British hospitals from 42 to two per cent. Loved and revered not only by the British nation but bythe world at large. she lived to the ripe age of ninety years.

R. M.-“Several times Jesus was surifr-Irrinclpal clause; "(ths/t) she saw. the ca noun clause. object of was lure; ‘and (she) implored us w be on," —co-ordlnate principal clause.

"To Glqzlfllfil thovir I felt) was not an easy is ".—~pr ncipsl clause. "How I felt".—noun clause, ob- ject of infinitive io explain.

“He even inquired for his mother in n tonc."—-prineipal clause.

"that was into thinkinir."—adjectival modifying noun. tone.

“(thatl he did not care."-noun olause. object oi’ gerund, thinkin .

"how x.

in the distance,"-

meant to deceive me clause,

she was." noun clause, o

iect of verb phrase. did care.

T Depart-m t! g.

‘s b the °i=‘.i..§e°°§5_?$..a c "n, Teachers} Fedelratioa.

0h ll 0n!

welcomed anduslhoglllub: f}? dressed to G. E. Bart. Char- loitetown.

UOIYN.

Queen ’s Square Wins In Rifle C o m p e t i ti o n

Word has been received from Mr.

K. N. Morris. Dominion Marksman Headquarters, ' team of five boys. representing No. 14B Cadet Dorm, School, won the provincial cham- pionship in the Dominion Mariu- ‘rznen Junior Small Bore Rifle Lea- ue.

Montreal. that n.

Queen Square

This year six Charlottetown teams

competed for the Island champion- ship. two from and four from

een Square School eat Kent School.

Queen Square may be ustly

roud of their win since this the rst time they entered this Petition.

cum- The urlnniina team was dowel n,

of Cadet Captain Albert

Cadet Lieutenant Joseph Doucetfc. Cadet Lieutenant Maurice McAlasr. Cadet. Sergeant Hubert Moflalium. Cadet Corporal Percy Lsndrigan.

The various provincial winners

are as follows:

Prince Eldward Island —- Queen

Square School. Charlottetown

Nova Smtia-Colchester Acddelny

Triiro.

New Brunswick-St. John High

School. St. Joh

ouebee-nemlligma Rifle Club.

Montreal

Ontario-Palermo: Coll to I - Peter-bum o m‘ p

stitute. .

Manitoba-"Quclnb Own" Ccm- o di

eron Highlander Cadets. W Goslietch

"w" “iiflistrr are"

inod her to her and her one. whl

i Illlilinra ‘lllfillllt '

ill. st York mud Q5!!-

mtrsah?“ “ “till?

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CONDITION is “GBAVIW-Jrhe condition of Rev. Isnatius R. A.

nlid, pariah priest st BOUFla ‘ out ill. iihc QhlflDtiEIDWll y

‘Il-foobitil was exramely grave" l was said ymtovday.

WESTVIEW LODGE, Trim serving roast. chicken. fresh it»- ster and salads, Sunday 5 to '1.

L-isis.

WILL CDNSTRUCT SUD-GRADE ——Ney,Maollillan 6r Ney have been awarded the contract for the sub- arsdinn of the 5t. Nicholas Road east 1.6 , section of trunk route No. 1, Summerside to Tig- nish. it u? lcar ed yesterday. The Messrs. N are rom lilllerslie while Mr. MloMillen is from Misoouche.

FOR ‘l’!!! conveniences of pa- trons our plant will be opened to receive cream Saturda ni his during the summer. e re Milk Co. L-lilfi-d-ll-lli.

MR. M. B. Zwicker, riding in-

structor from Halifax. will be at. _

the Charlottetown Ridin Club fo the ml: startin une l2. Anyone w in! to aka lessons please telephone club stablirlsal

ENGAGEMENT—MI. and Mrs. Michael J. Conway announce the engagement of their eldest daugh- ter, Mary Katherine, to James Ivan Hughes, Montreal. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lemuel B. Hughes, Peakes

Station, marriage to take place this month. L~1355.

POLICE COURT-At the Police Court yfisierda a man charged under e Pro lbition Act was

convicted and the case adjourned

until next Tuesday for sentence. Two drunks were each fined $3.00

and costs or in lieu of payment sentenced to five days in jail.

GOING TO OTTAWA-Word

has been received here pg Mr. l. H. Rogers that his son, e R0 ers has been advised to re- por at Ottawa earl cept a position in of External Affa rs, a branch

the permanent evil service. Mr. Beirjamin Rogers who is to be csongtratulated on his appointment.

a

Canad al Affairs the acting national secretary.

njamln

in July to ac- he Department

Present connected with the an Institute of‘ Intcrnaflon- . with which he has been

A XILIARY HOLDS MEETING

-— e Charlottetown Auxiliary for the Blind held its regular monthly meetlIIS at the Canadian National Hotel on T esday. Juno '1. Mrs. W.

illan, president was in

i]. P Ma

h oh lr. ‘Ph t f regort “of c.5313? a s‘ ‘s “w” Society. Several new members were added to the list

done by the

wilting tie t inThetl worker?! 5 P! . ll 5 0U Y - trlcis was arranged for duglgg the fgénrarierthrnonthaiiutrxe D9331] . i C B. September, ltgwxilhudgdldgd. b”