Ta SE se Se = Ry en ans i . | Se ee eS Ve ee ee ee title tl : ; | a a ae eer st ee ea NT ae ee 4 fl Rett SEs a eee pee f | + | ‘ | * SO eee. 7 eee ° THE DAILY BXAMINER' _aamennenaeD — —_ —_—— FEBRUARY 6, 1000 -_—- a ee — —— FRENCH IN THE SCHOULS. See BS 2 Se It Pays to a at Perkins’ hite Wear Our annual white wear sale is now Read cur ‘‘ad” on fourth L’ImpaatiaL complains of the manner the Superintendent of Education ia doing the important work of exemining the schoole, Speaking of the examination of the Principal’s department of St. Mary’s echeol, our esteemed contemporary Bays : “ At oue o'clock the examination com. menced in the euperior department, whieh is under the direetion of Mr. Joeeph 8. Galiant. There was great disappoint- ment here. A sehoo] ought to be judged by its superior department; the examina, tion in this department ought to he always thorough. On this oceasion it was most superficial. No account was teken of any of the subjects which constitute the es- sence of a grammar school,such as French reading aod analysi-, Latin, algebra, agricuituie, hygiene, etc. We do not blame the principal in this case, although on bis own account he oughi to have exacted a | taerough examination, The Superinten- ent of Education is a public servant like other public officials. His inspection ex- penses are pid out of the public chest und when he goes to examine a grammar school he is not on a pleasure excursion. No, he goes, or ought to go, with the inten tion of conducting an honest examination “ea a ei | in order to give sutisfaction to teacher and | rate-payer alike. The Superintendent in | this case committed a monstrous injustice | in treating his duty so lightly, and we ack | Ourselves what means is he going to have | recourse to to give a complete accoun’ of a | department which was only examined ) , partially ?” | L’ impartial is particularly dispieased | because the French language was slighted not alone in the Principal’s departmect, We give the best value. Don’t’ pot in all the departmente. In this it take «ur word, compare and be con-' 4:1) have the sympathy of all who sp- Vise eC : Buy here and save money. | Preciate the advantage of a knowledge of j the French language in this Canada of F. PERKINS & CO) large on eee, P: sitively TFFRIDE ACO the best value in the! pase where it is the mother tongue of a large proportion of the people. As | English people would feel in respect to the slighting of the English language, so the | French people naturally feel in respect to the slighting of the French language. A great deal of attention should in our opinion be given inthe echools to French. In the French districts it,ie, of course, an essential part of the school couzse; ana in all other districts, those pupils who proceed tothestudy of the higher branches ough; to be encouraged to take French. Mueb of the good literature of this country is in French and many thousands of our fellow We bleached, vn- BULLER’ 8 DIFFICULTIES Explained by Winston Churchill. Loapon, Feb. 4. —Mr. Spencer Wilkin- son, in the Morniog Post, discusses a long despatch from Mr. Winston Churchili, dated at Pietermaritzburg, and describing the situation in Natal, He says: ‘Thie despatch deeerves to be closely read, It is an appeal to the public at home, and as it has been passed by the censor, may be taken to represent the feel- ing of General Buller’s army. Mr. Churchill represents the difficulties of General Buller’s task in concise terms :— “The enemy will act with common sense. They will place outposte on the hille and keep back their main body until they see the decision of General Buller’s movement. Then they will quickly bring up the main body and extemporize what defensive works they ean, in addition to such as they have profusely prepared in anticipation of various advances,” BOERS WATCH BULLER. ‘ That is what everyone would expect them to do; and that their main body can ride faster than General Buller’s main body can walk, was also pretty gen- erally understood. The consequence is that the Boer army cannot be turned. Where- ever it is attacked it can put ar entrenched tront. According to Mr. Churchill hace! are 7,000 Boers watching Ladyemith, the same number held ready to resist General Buller, and 5,000 kept in reserve, to re-~ inforce either body at need. Thus Gen- eral Buller bas te attack 12.000 men en- trenehed on favorable ground. For that purpose, Mr. Churchill thinks he onght te have 35,000 men, instead of 25,000. In other words, General Buller ought to have another division, ‘This epinion coincides with the view we have all along expresased—that the centre of gravity of the war lies in Natal, and that a British victory there would be decieive,while a complete British defeat in Natal would have disastrous conse quences not easily to be estimaied. ‘Mr. Wineton Churcbill’s despatch from Pietermaritzburg, in addition to de~ tails respecting the position oa the Tu- geia, gives & most int+resiing survey of the general vosition, He cays: ‘*‘ The moat serious attacks upon the War Office appear unjust. The great »rmy in South Africa is of the fineet quality, beautifully organized and equipped in all details, and with excellent artillery. The Boer guns are few, but splendid, and are cleverly handled. The Boers can find the range of moving targets at 7,000 yards, often at the first shot of our guns. We canvot explain how.” FIGHT AT SPOIN KOP. ‘In an interesting comparison of Bri- tish and Boer methods of warfare, as illustreted during the battle of Spion Kop, showing bow the British troops were cramped, mixed and discrganized and how the machinery of control was sbattered, he says : “ This would net have affected the Boers, each of whom in pursuance of a general resolve either to held or to evacu- ate a position, would heve acted individ- ually, and quite independently of officers’ It was a case of a pack of hounds But the next morning the British battalions were again showing the advan- A similar loss would the Boers, and bave caused a general trek. Herein lies our ex- pectation of ultimate success. The Brit ish hsve great recurerative powers ; the The war, therefure, is brought veerer en end even by uaneatisfac~ 59 Churchill anticipated that the ccusequence, of the war will not be allo- gether evil, “tas there will be a greater ine crease of respect between the combatants, aud contempt, the former wedge of cleav~ 3 > a eee _— Beautiful taffeite blouses in red, blue, purple and black, euitable for evening per cent off; plaid and stripped blouses 25 per cent. off ; Roman red, purple, black and cordurov and plain velveteens at 25 per cent. off; flannelette blouses 25 per cent. off; flannelette night dreeses, flannelette wrappers, flannelette drawers 25 per cea'. Syecial values in Canadians speak no other language. blee«|:ed and domestic sheeting. Read | wonder that the Superintendent was care. large “ad” on fourth page. | less im respect tc it,—erpeeially, when the ate @ pleasure for us to show our editor of L’Impartial was at the exami- | orders. goods: will we will have a visit from] nation. against a flock of sheep. you. iad , collected and solid, — Members of parliament have received | tages of discipline | from the secretary of Dominion Alliance | have disheartened | draft of a proposed resolution to be sub- | | mitted to parliament in favor of the adop- j tion of a probibitory law to spply to ail « 7> ' provinces. ' Boere have none. W.. anticipate a visit frem you. oe eure slam a —A copy of the correspondence a ren “ : between the Dominion and Brit- owt: a. od, Li eye ovtys oye | Hi x x == ish governments in reference to the 2 AS PS Sy I @S US GN aS despatch of the contingent from Canada to South Africa has been submitted to Parliament. 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