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I t oar DN- ‘lbl “Elwljlal Teach Your ‘w?- has been accePmi b3’ CM‘ ‘hPlctures for theatrical dis- "mb" h c, T. F. office has trIbutioa-ed “mi. the National Film ‘WW3 ring promotion ma-

‘ T3113.‘- gtfggsnand radio. Bookinls er

teacher,» are very grateful r 6.0m; winters. manager o! Ciarlousiutvit theatres. who m’ ‘rgesslill in securing the film ll" m‘ g at the Prince Ed- ‘ Education Week. The Edward was the only Muri- mczttre making a showing of I "Brim during Education Week. mql.‘ New Brunswick teachers i: h their Federation have made ‘hr: ngatinn oi’ S200 through CARE l‘ 5.0 teachers of devastated coun- w“ qq... P, l. T. l-‘. have also grldér conshlvraiion a gift for sim- riusrs. naI-hlzusicmnl Delegate Assembly of (he World Organization of the Teachers‘ Profession was held in July in London, England. Otir C. 1- yj (m5 rcprcsenlfld by Di‘. lVllI- ie-r oi Fredericton. N.B., a former pglt-[JFUSHIPIII of the C. T.

Em. p1'()\illl3l8I teachers organ- intion has been requested by the c, '1‘. F. to set tip a committee to ltudy the C. E. A. (Canadian Edu- cation Association) Report on the Status of the ‘Teaching Profession. [wing particular attention to the mm’ Living and Working Condi- tions of Teachers. Dean LaZerte. chairman of the C. E. A. commit- teqhas requested the C. T. F. to “part on this specific topic. It is suggested that there would be some merit in teachers studying the re- port in conjunction with represen- tatives of other groups in the com- mtihity.

The Ottawa Collegiate Institute Board has just announced a new salary schedule. effective January 1,1949. lt increases the annual increment from $150 to $200 anti sites an additional $100 to every ten-her.

in British Columbia there are now about 40 onc-roomcd schools in the rural districts without teachers. These are gradually being staffed.

1n the same province extensive school building programs are be-

ing carried out. Fifty per cent of the cost of building is carried by the Provincial Government. In secondary education the trend is towards rural composite high schools serving large areas. A considerable increase

in the

A HISTORY_OF EDUCATION IN P. E. I.

(Continued)

The first Roman Catholic Bishop of Charlottetown. the Right Rev. Angus Mcliacitcrn, opened a col- lege at St. Andrew's in 1831. ‘This college was subsequently moved to Charlottetown and was developed into Si. Dunstan‘: College by Bishop Bernard MacDonald who founded Notre Dame Convent in the same year, 1855. Saint Dun- stun’: College was affiliated with Laval University in 1892. and be- ume Saint Dunstan's University in 1m Other Roman Catholic schools which vrere opened late in the nineteenth century are St. Joseph's Convent in Charlottetown and Saint MW‘: Convent in Summcrside.

A native of l‘. E. 1.. Sir William ltittcDonaid gave the treasury suf- ficient funds to make possible the erection of a ronsolidatgd school at ML llerbert. lle also provided for the cost of its operation for the first three years.

l Then it was borne by the several istricts making up thw consolidat- ‘d ‘"1"- "mvrvfir. the cost of op- "m"? "ti! highly modernized

THE DEPARTMEN

Prior to i830. any efforts on the out of the government to ai education were largely in the form 1°! ‘mill grants of money to assist ‘a ‘he building of schools and in (is silylnetit of teachers. No spe- h d warivnuitt of the government l been formed _to deal with the problems of education. Finally, in

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IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

number of students is noted in the provincial Normal School at Truro, N. 8., this year. There are 350 students as compared with 300 last year, and 243 in 1946-41.

Minto. N. 8.. has just laid the cornerstone of a new composite high school to cost $700,000. This school will serve a consolidated area and is to be a memorial for those in the urea who gave their lives in World Wars l and II.

Only 200,000 of a necessa y B15.- 259 new elementary school teachers will be available in the United States during the next ten years, unless the teaching profession can be greatly popularized. A National Commission suggests that the im- portance of elementary teaching should be stressed to prospective teachers, and better pay and facil- ities should be offered in this field. Means should be found of increasing the prestige of the ele- mentary teacher within the profes- sion itself. -

The cost of education borne ‘by provincial governments varies across the Dominion. In B. C. the provincial government has com- mitted itself to paying 55%; N. B., 50%; and P. F. 1., (32%.

In N. B. an increase of 20% in pensions was given to all pension- ers in the province during past years.

The most recent information on average salaries across the Domin- ion ls as follows: B.C., $2300; Al- berta, $2300; Saskatchewan, $1900; Ontario. $1600 (elementary) and $2700 (secondary); N. B.. $1500; N. S., $2200 (urban) and 51300-51400 (rural); P. E. 1.. $1008. Why so in arrears, P. E. If.‘

Education Week was first held in 192i. in the littited States under the auspices of thc American Leg- ion and thc National Education As- sociation of thc ii. S. A. Canada's first Education Week was held in 1935 at the initiative of the Can- adian Teachers’ Federation. Since the latter date. the Canadian and American teachers have been co- operating to take stock of educa- tion's achievements and problems during the one special week each year.

Dr. Laycock, Dean of the College of Education, Saskatoon. Sask., is broadcasting thc 1948 School for Parents radio series on the CBC Trans-Canada network Thursday, at 3:88 p-m. Mountain Standard Time from November 4 to December 30. Various phases of the development of the child at school will be dis-

cussed. Topics will be: Dec. '2. Lellmillil By Co-operation; 9th. Learning By Play; 16th, Forty

Different Children: 23rd. Health Comes First; and the 30th, Your Partner, the Teacher.

school proved too great to the local taxpayers and the flrt "larger

meanings of the following pairs of c wordl:

DICTIONARY

1. Use your dictionary to find the

Accept — except. Affect —- affect.

Beside - besides. Capital -— Capitol. Continual —- continuous.

Illusion — allusion. Sewage — sewerage. Corps -—- corpse. Couple — two. Diary —- dairy. Farther — further. Healthful -—- healthy. s Party — person. Precede —- proceed. r 2. The following phrases repre- sent the definitions of these words.

the words that corresponds with each definition. using the letters a and b.

1. (s) to go before, as in rank or

advance.

York (Toronto). the capital of Upper Canada. was captured by United States troops in April, 1813. at which time the Parliament Buildings were burned. The lead- er of the Americans in this enter- prise was Zebulon Pike. ‘famous as the discoverer of the Colorado peak

The Victory Cross was first re- ceived by a Canadian born Negro when William Hall. son of a Vir- glnian slave, who came to Hunts-

1. Fill in each blank space with the name of a plant that sol-till)?! the following products:

I. Tire; 2. Molasses; Rope; 5. Beverage;

3. Linen; 4. 6. Hats; ‘i.

CHARACT

1. If you are languid, are you (1) glamorous, (2) slow or (3) irrit-

able?

2. If you are audacious, are_ you (1) bold; (2) vulgar. or (3) dis- erect?

3. lf you have temerity. fire you (1) timid; (2) rash, or (3) noble?

4. If you show celerlty, are you t1) brilliant; (2) swift, or (3) able to see things clearly?

5. If you are sanguine, are you (1) optimistic; (2) pessimistic, or (3)

A. Wheels make work easy.

'1. Wheels have curved or round- ed perlmeters.

(a) All objects having the qual- ity of roundness can roll and mil)! be classified on the basis of dif- ferent kinds of roundness: spheri-

unit" school in P. E. I. failed.

The chief problem in our educa- tional system is the one-room rural school.

It is hoped that consolidation will soon become prevalent here, for it has proved to be the best solution to the rural school problem else- where. , '

The need for other than scl- demic training has madc it neces- sard for many young men and wo- men to leave tiie Province. For many years there was in our CUP: riculum a strong academic bias. No vocational training except that giv- enby the commercial colleges in Charlottetown was obtainable. The great importance of a vocational training school in the Province was made much greater by the large number of demobillzed veterans who were enabled to take technical courses at the expense of the Do- minion Government. This long- awalted and sorely needed addi-

opened in 1945. T OFEDUCATION

ing of five membefs, was formed

d in an cffort to co-ordinate activities

throughout the Province. and to raise the standard of teaching by licensing and classification of teachers. This board immediately placed Acadian schools upon the some basis as other public schools. in regard to both privileges and

I530. a Board of Education consist- \.

dutics.

‘(latter Witcamis feeling"

_ Just watch for the slightest "B" that your body is run down- then act at once with Wincsrnis, I tonic rim quickly helps rid

ttzhtgfgthst full and heavy

Viucu-ais helps strengthen the nervous system and invigorate 50117 tissues sud organs. Pleasant tasting and free from

harmful drugs. ‘

(set a bottle of Wincarnis, a Medicated Tonic today-see how quickly It helps you bsclt '~° Will‘ peppy condition-

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(YUIJNIYRS

cal. circular. or disk-shaped. and cylindrical.

(b) Objects having the quality of roundness are easier to move than objects with flat surfaces.

2. Wheels must have axles order to make work easy.

Some wheels turn on fixed axles.

(b) Some wheels and their axles turn together.

S. Wheels are operated by vari- ous kinds of force-muscle. M0101‘. wind. and moving water.

In

In Column I are some incom- plete sentences about Norway- Th? endings for these sentences are in Column II. Put the letters that stand for the correct endings after the incomplete sentences.

Column I:

1. There are no large farms in

tion to our educational system was

Norway because-

2. In most of Norway the hay tmust be hung on racks to dry be- (MUSE-

3. The North Sea is one of the busiest bodies of water in the world because-

4. The houses in with stout walls and lcause-

5. The sun is very late in setting and very early in rising because- ‘ Column If:

I A. Itrwaters touch the shores of many busy countries.

B. The farm land is broken up by mountains and fibrds.

C. Norway is far north of thc equator.

D. There is so much moisture and

Norway are built roofs be-

n. E. The winters are very cold and the snow is very deep. II. Cross out the wrong word in each of the following sentences about southern Norway: 1. There is (much. no) rain in this part of Norway. '2. In winter there is (much, no) snow. 3. In winter there (is. is not) much farm work to do. ,4. Many of the farmers of Nor-

terruptlons. 8 (a) in addition; (b) at the side of. 4 (a) a verb mean- ing “to influence"; meaning “to bring about“ (as a noun. meaning “result").

Humane —-_ human. dead body. ful; (b) that which ls character- istlc of man. individuals; (b) one individual. 8 a pair; (b) the number which fol- lows one. 9 (a) a place where milk is kept; (b) a daily record. 10 (a)

ing in a state of health. 11 (a) to

omit something. 12 (a) the build- ing in which’ a legislature meets; On a separate piece of paper, write (b) the city in which a state's busi- ness is conducted. direct reference; (b) an unreal im- age. or degree; (b) a greater distance dignity; (b) to move forward or to in sewer; (b) a system of sewct".

FACTS OF CANADIAN HISTORY

port. N. S., in 1814. received this award for services rendered at the relief of Lucknow in 1857.

operations between Montreal Kingston on the 1st of 1816. Three days were required to complete the trip. which new be“; hi. n.n1e_ ing year, the Kingston-Toronto link was added.

in 1793. This was the first record of legislation against bondage in a British possession.

SEAT WORK

Nicotine; 8. Castor Oil; 0. Linseed Oil; 10. Overshoes; 11. Furniture: 12. Burlap Bags; _ Vinegar; 15. Bread; I6. Paper; 1i.

indifferent?

WHEELS AND LEVERS

NORWAY

rm: commas; cnganpogrrsroxgv

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EXERCISE

I. (s) Without interruption -or sssstion; (b) with occasional in-

(b) a verb

5. (a) A body of persons: (b) a 8 (a) kind and merci-

‘7 (a) a group of

ervlng to promote health; (b) be-

ecelve something offered; (b) " to

13 (a) an in- 14 (a) more distant in ilmc

space. 15 (a) contents of a

A stage coach first commenced anti January.

In the follow-

Slavery was abolished in Otitario

13. Sugar; 14.

Calico; 18. Cotton. ERISTICS

6. If you are serene, are W“ (1) unruffled; (2) easily upset, or (3) belligerent.

7. If you are austere. are you (1) gentle; (2) stern, or i3) forthright?

8. If you arc asininc, are you (l) silly; (2) clever. or (3) astute?

9. 1f you are bumptidus. arc you (1) dull; (2) conceited, or (Li) stov- enly?

10. If you are officious. are you (1) meddlesome; (2) capable. or (3) sly?

4. Wheels are ttscd in various

ways.

(a) Wheels are used to-rcduce the force required in the moving of loads from place to place. (b) Wheels are used to transfer force to other parts of machines by means of axles. bells 01‘ 0°35- B. Levers make work easy. 1. Levers reduce the force need- ed to lift objects. 2. The position of the fulcrum ai~ fects the amount of force needed to lift an object. and the distance it can be lifted. (a) The nearer the fulcrum is to the weight, and the farther it IS from the force. the less force need- ed to lift the weight. (b) The nearer the fulcrum is to the force, and the farther ii. is from the weight. the itlgher (he weight can be lifted.

taken up the mountain sides for summer posturing. Cross out the names of the ani- mals you would not see going to a saeter in Norway: sheen. Jaguars. cattle, camels, goats.

IV. In the blanks after the state- ments below about Norway. write the correct words from the follow- ing list: fiord, Bergen. Atlantic Ocean. North Sea. I-lammerfcst. North Cape, saeter. Cape.

1. A city that is farther north than any other city in the world —-—-. 2 The most northern point in Europe . 3. A bay formed by water filling in a mountain val- ley 4. A very busy sea you must cross in going from France to Norway 5. A well-known fishing town in Norway. south of the Arctic Circle . 6. A past- ure land high up in the mountains

V. Cross otit the wrong word in each of the following sentences. 1. In all lands within the Arctic Circle there is a period during the (winter. summer) when the sun shines all the time. 2. In all lands within the Arciit: Circle there is a period during the (winter, summer) when there is no sunshine. 3. South of the Arctic Circle and North of the Antarctic there art! (several. no) months of complete darkness. 4. Ilammerfest has two months of complete darkness because it is (north, south) of the Arctic Circle. 5. Bergen has no months of dark-

way are also (herders, fishermen). Ill. Farm animals in Norway are

.

In the second stanza we first hear the distant roll of drums rumbling. then about lino four or five we begin to hear the sound of an army in the distance approach- ing. by line twelve the army is up to us with all its clash and clangor and as the verse closes its full clamor is all around us. The next two stanzas take us to the Moham- medan garden. rbte the seductive splendor described and ~ how the rhythm is made to express this. but, there is a sensation as you read it, that behind it all is a "certain something" that you can- not explsin as if something were going to happen.

This is the Sultan's forboding that some calamity is about to lhappen. Read through the re-

mainder of the poem aloud and try

to catch the ‘ ' sounds and iemotions portrayed by the poet for yourself.

LEPANTO

ness because it is (north. south) oi the Arctic Circle.

1. Explain: "For that which was ottr trouble comes again out oi‘ the West."

2. Explain: And above thc ships are palaces of brown, black bearded chiefs, down to like a race in sunk- en cities, like a nation in the mines."

3. The blood red cresccnt-"why the crescent?"

4. Why is the expedition to Le- panto called a crusade? -

(1) How does Prescott arouse in- terest in previous history and los- end in describing the scene of his present story. Ans; By reference to past historical events: "As the fleet swept down the Ionian Sea. passed many a spot famous tn anci- ent story. None. we may imagine. would be so likely to excite an in- terest at this time as Actium."

(2) Which account gives you the sensation of the battle more clear-

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Ans; The poetry ac-

the battle? count gives the sensation or emo-

tion of the battle. The prose ac- count tells lhe most about the bat- tie.

(3) Which is the more interest- ing to read? Ans; This of course depends largely on taste. I think the poetical account the more in- tcresting.

(4) How does Prescott make his historical account interesting? Ann: By giving interesting details such as: “At length the watch on the foretop of'the Real called out. “A sail!" But Don John cut short the discussion. "Gentlemen," he said, "this is the time for combat not for counsel". By giving the details of what the Christians regarded as good omens.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

l. How can parents help their child get a good start in reading? By helping him to live a rich. fttll. and satisfying life at each stage of his growth, and to achieve the best possible ail-round develop- ment physically. mentally, emotion- ally. and socially during the pre- school years.

2. What has physical to do with reading.

A child who is not well physical- ly has little energy for learning. Eye or ear defects. under-nourish- ment. fatigue, ourl chronic physical deficiencies stand in thc way of good adjustment and should be giv- en corrective treatment before the child comes to school. Parents should see that their child is in the best possible physical condition be- fore school begins.

3. How does social development affect n child's progress in school? Children must work together in groups at school. If a child comes to school knowing how to get along with others. he will adjust to the new situation quickly and easily. it is worth while for parents to see that their child has many oppor- tunities to be with children of their own age from the time he is one year old. Knowing how lo make friends and how to live happily with other children helps .1 child to adjust to the school en-

condition t

r\l\lva\t\l\f\s

vtronment. releasing his energies for school work.

_.-f This Department is eora- ducted by the Prince Edward t? q Island Teachers’ Federation

'1 Contributions are welcomed and should be addrfssed l0 g , Mlllar MBGFIILVCII. a t 2 Fol- A g), an; st. Charlottetown. ,4

LIVINGSTON — MCKINNON

A quiet but pretty wedding was soiemnlzed at, Zion Manse, Char- lottetown on October 30th. one p. m_, when Hazel Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Livingston, Clyde River, became the bride of W. H_ Foster, son of Mr. and lvfrs. Nell McKinnon, New Haven, The ceremony was performed by Rev. Carlyle Webster .

The bride was attired in a dove grey street length dress with black accessories and wore a corsage of red roses. She was attended by Mrs. James Coles, sister of the. groom. attired in a rose wocl dress .wii:h black accessories. wearing a corsage of pink roses. Mr_ William