- Hllilli |]|Si|i|El 'P1038 Ofthi Lit ~ - - _ \._,_ \ B ’ _ Y I ., ' ‘ _ ` ' rx* ,_-.,,,.._,f‘ 9111-0081 Ind For -1' ~ ~ - E l QRNINQ Dm V -“=“- " L - -A1 'f f . , , _ A `. , A‘ = ?~ M0!'ll.lDlM\lll N°*°' . """" " ` ~ "3, if ` i 9 \ in E I _'I Catches 4 i ‘ `. , ‘ ' . J ' C RLTIETQ - ---Q . . “"""‘RE;Al:> .A|..\.. ov»-En nal-Nice: ¢owAnn |s|_AN|:>~.- iq ,2----- M01( ~ z fz ZC r/-n* ~ --*V M , T **";`;:~`-iu-i"'li`_';Ti :;1;;','_i_~_f_-_-_g ;_;»A__A_-` .;______ i __.-.__ , _ _ _ _,_l__.________ .___ ___ _ _‘__ - _,A L 5 -s H-1 *na “ue W~< "s EE P ,1_'A"-\“.">UNg»w|, , ~ »»»» v._-.;:.,.-,-._.,-~.T-f.,_._~_;_.,»_.,_-...-__ _ ,__ _ . /‘¥*‘%-‘*-i------‘-V-'i‘-'-W’-'>.i"i3i°"L-_` ‘THE I-A“°S'f News CH/\RLoTTE1‘owN -CANADA, sA'i‘URDAv uiNF. 17 1911. Einar oi- at-' {,,=;g,¢,n . 1" D ~ , r ' f . THE suaarn scaooi or scirncz Arran __,_,__,.;:='___.__...__..___?___ _ _ \ S. A. S'l‘ARllA'1"l‘, B, s¢_ President of the Summer School. iiiEHih_PililBli~ i hr. Mclntyre, principal of the l’ro- vincial Normal School, gave the school trustees of Manitoba sonic facts to think over when he address- ed tlieir convention at Winnipeg last week on the declining ullicithcy ol teiu'.lic|'s in rural schools. 'l‘l|e facts 'l`hc §‘ummer School of Science has; been in existence for twenty-four‘ years. During this time it has donei much to arouse an interest in naturei Stildyi will 'C0 Prepare teachers fori carrying on this important work ini their schools. As a result of its ed~' ucative work the Government ol Novai Scotia issues a Rural Science Dip-i loma. To the teachers securing this diploma a bonus is given. The Pro- vince of New Brunswick also gives ul bonus of $30 a yeau to the teacher who is qualified to teach school, garden and nature study. Qualifica- tion to teach these subjects can be acquired at the Summer School of Science. What Nova Scotia and Newl Brunswick are now doing Prince Ed- ward Island will soon do. It would be wisdom for our teachers to lic pi'epai‘ed when the change comes. 'l‘he small pay received by teach i ers frequently prevents them tnkingi the opportunities offered fur improve-l ment. Perhaps, however, if by ellorl.‘ they become better qualilled, it niight iirc signillcaiit. 'l‘en years ago the avri':igi~. of third-class teauliers in .’vianil.obu. was twcnty-one :ind a half years; now it is eight and a half years; ten years ago the average age ol sci-oiul-class teucliers was twenty- tlirrv :ind a hall ycnrs;- now it is a little over twcilty years. |<‘iftee|i years ago approxini- ately forty per cont. of tho public school l.cal'liei':< in ilic p|'i'olcssiou is not niore than twcivi' and one-half. Nut only has lla- nuinlii~r of niiilc l|':iclicrs deal-cas cd in this proporlion. hut the |n'i|\'- ‘final liintvd l.linL tio: nit-.ii <'iilri‘i|i|( lla- li-iicliiiig profossiini :irc lei-is elli- --icnl. Many of tlirui arc drawn lroin thu lii. driiin her, of the lilgllcr class l.cii4'li4‘|'s. lliitleri s:ii:i|'il~s are paid in /llbcrtii and Sas , kairlii-\\'iii|. :ind tin-se pi-oviiices shui. -nil. l.liir\l-class certillr.nl.e lcncliei's.l lint u<'<'ept the higlier rcrtiliciitu ti-.in~lii‘.i's. Naturally Manitoba los-esi her liigliest grade and iiiost Qliiciciif. irarla~rs. Tier .i'\`irol scliools arc large- ly olliri~.ri-il by novices, und. ns the \n'iiu'i|i:il noi-ri-rtly |ioi_nted out, so long as tha people are rout(-|\l. to liiivc their scliooli-i tiiughl. by dll-Lill- i-cii~yc:i|'-oll)0B9‘l lu be worth, judged from the stainl- }>o{|;t. of the grade of certificate they io i , This question of securing el’ll<‘-lent feacliers for 'rural schools is a large and important one. High-grade, ex- Dei'ieneeil teachers, are hard to find ‘lf IHLV salary, and at the salary level of the average rural school are hardly to he had at all. Mon caI\l10f» be expected to enter. the profession when there are scores of other pro- fessional and 'hfuslness 0p0ni11iZB Where ‘ililiortunlties are larger and more en- *-iclng. Girls are tn be engaged at the going salaries for public 8011001 teechers,'and the facts seem to show (Continued on Dagfl 3) L ,,___,_ . » - '~ - . _ g _ ni. o. Annan: ‘ Animas. Instructor "ln -Phy»\°l°zv- be an elfectivc nicaus of bringing about that hcl.l.er day, which, though delayed, will rome when lietter pay will he given to the teacher. The teacher who does preparatory work and then attends the 1~luninier Flclinol for three weeks under the instriictioii of expert teziclwrs will be better able both to advise and instriict her pup- ils, tlian sho would be if she had ne glected this iiieaiis of improveinent. Scliool .Boards would do ,well to note , who are the teachers that are striv-, ing for improvement and to recognize the efforts they have inalh- by giving them additional pay. ln this way the teacher would be sti|n.nlatr\l to innkc further improvcnuuit and the whole i-.ouimnnity would be lieiielilri by having ii be-ttcr scliool. 'l‘ln- (ioveriinniiit could also aid by innking a sinall grant to the taut-hcl' lo help pay expenses. Huy 'pay the travelliiig expenses. Scholarsliips:irc granted to farmers to att:-.iul the Ag- iiciiltiirnl College at 'I‘i‘uro, 'Fhis is, good. Apply the same priiicipio to the poorly paid school teaclu-|‘. 'l`lie country would get the lienelit lf the teaicliei' gives of lier time and means she should be in ii measure i'e~ couped. lt is well known that the llovcrumcnt has not over much money, but notwitlistanding this fact, il an few hundred dollars, say $200, were given to the llrst 4U teachers who applied---tllis suin wnnlil not at all iucet the cost to the teacher, but would show the good will and will- ingness to help of the ilovernment. If added to that a bonus were given to the teaiclirr uualiiying to teach Na- ture Study and School Gardening, the progressive and ambitions teach- er .would he encouraged and the cause of education in the Province would be advanced. To encourage teachers, private in- dividuals have for the past two yearn liecn opening scholarships for competition in the school. These scliolarsliips vary in vahie from $10 to $20 each. Some memliers of the school last year paid their their en- ¢;;|~e expenses in scholarships won hy them. Thi!! YBIIY there are thirty scholar- ships ollered. Four of these are for competition by P. E. I. teachers onlyl'l‘he Seci'etary’s scholarship Of $20. The Guardian’s two scholar- ships of $10 each and _the Prowsel scholarsliip of $10, It is exD0¢t@f1, that before the school meets other P. E. Islanders will eller scholar- ships for P. E. I. students. That teachers may see what those whey have already attended the school think of it the following letters from two members of last year's school,l are with their consent lilllmlldelii \ Tru-1 ossnivi or srunv Asn ri.Av irr suiviiunn soiiooi. sou ous 'ricacnnns i |‘o Teachers of Maritime Provincesz i The school term of the 1910-l_91l. iS drawing towards its close. It has 'been it pleasant, lllllllflll 0“9» course, but wc shall be i'l'-M*.Y *-0 W¢l‘ Qome a nice. "eStl\\l. l`0fl`“5hi“E "'“°“` tion. The question with the \n1\l0Vll'»Y of us is where and how shall we spend it? No doubt runny of us have friends and relatives looking eagerly forward to long. iJl¢l\“f\"t Vmts' can 1 not persuade you to rese three weeks for the ideal vaci'\tl0u Of which I am about to tell Y0“- Every snniincr ln one of the nriny imiiity spots of the inarltlrnekpioy- yneeg 3 gntlicrliig of tcachcis, novvn as dui ,inmincr school ol science, is held under the supervision ol some of the beiit instr\|<°tl. 'The little cares that fretted nie, l lost thein yesterday, Ainong the fields above the sea. :ini Aiiiong the lowing of the herds, thc , rustling of the trees, iAiiioug the singing of thc birds, thc i humming of the bees. 3'i‘lil- foolish fears of what in:i_v ronic. ' I scat tin-ni an away, iAiiioug the clover-si‘.entcd grass, ani ong the iiew-mown hay; Among the husklng of the corn, where drowsy poppies noil, I V Where ill thoughts die and good arc born--out in the iields with God. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning. JUNE HOD AND GUN. The most interesting portion of thu line story of tne trip to I-I\ldson’s Bay via Albany River by W. J. Mal- one appears in the June issue of Rod and Gun in (ianada, published by W. JJ. Taylor, Limited, Woodstock, (in- ,tario. The trip was quite an ad- `venturons one and is v\'i'ittcii in u .spirit of thorough appreciation of the beauties and allurenicnts of thr- wild and of the advantages ciijoyed by one able to go so fur from the beaten track. The interest. is deepen- ed by Mr. Malone's treatment of the theme and the line illustrations nr- companying the narrative. The va- cationlst will turn to Suinmei Holi- o - _ _ days and Where to Spend Tliein, while many lovers of firearms will read Comparing 12, IG and 20 llori- Guns by F. H. Conover and note tin- illustrntions with the interest horn of enthusiasm. A pnpcr on Gainc in one Province and escape punish ment by going to another, raises a interests _ol the game, should be sel- tled without iindlilikclelay. _ WM” I ' . , < ~ -_»_,q 1.. A. nif.woi,Fi-._ M, se. _ _ X." , Instructor ln'Botany. i ong the waves nt."plny; i Law Violators who commit olleiices question that will have to be settled sooner or later and which, in thi' teachers are so inadequate that the; ’-'“ ` (U0l>l‘- 1909 by Bradley-Garretson Ct, Ltd.) 1 A heart unspotted is not easily dauii ted. which will do much to defray the 1'-Hellfy VI., Part II., Act III.. -~ -I. i In the sermon on the;Mount i.l»»» iinost striking of the heautitudcs .is “Blessed are the pure in heart: in ithcy shall see God." The heart an 'spotted so lives in the immediate pra- lseuce of the Infinite that it fears no temporal evil. (ni orraii or on show teachem ‘md Others lntmdisted in `. no harm of a daunting character can iconic to the nian who lives and movrs faud has his 'being in the DE5Cl’.iae»,ql i righteousness. i `A heart unspottcd, is that pqgsir ,ble?_ At any ratc~ the founder ol 1 Cllrlstinnity be1.isr.§d_it_..1fvas. onthe »would never have given the advice to inquirer anyp informatgion re tliuria heme” on the mquntam side' ‘Bc ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is ipei-foci." It would be a poor leader who would give his followers an im- »|io.~isililc task. An unspotted heart is not impossible, but in a world of sell-seeking that condition of purity is not .easily attained. The strength of l‘.lii'ii-itiiiiiity lies in the ideal Bet up.'l`he duty of a man is not mere ui-isliip, the sluvish performance of |reiigioin~i ci-ruiiioiiics, or the giving of lulino; it is to :lilo lil; lJ€l`itlCt',i0I\ Of llifv. 'l`li»i niiin of holiest, clean, merci- ful cli~ir.-i.<'ter is lin- iiinn who shall sei- lioii. 'l‘hns the liuniblest and the Iliiflirsl have ai cliuliifn. liitullectllal |»~ndo\\mviils, pliysicnl strength, mon- icy, count for little. They all may be used for very inipnre purposes. Indeed these very tlzings make it more dim- ,-nlt for a man to achieve an unspot- yn-d limirt, to see God. As Christ said to the young inaii of great possess- ions who came to l-lim, seeking eter- uni life: “lt is easier for ii. camel to go tlirou_cli thc eye of a needle, than for ii rich inan to enter the Kiugdoiii of God." Slinl;vsp¢>iii~i- has crystnlizcd much philosophy into the line! "A limri. |iii.