1..- ._._l,l.' 12.33 . i I H - an cross 00LLEOTION$ ‘IN CHARLOTTETOWN Men's Committee—Mly 25-28 I. d! ' En l C ll I a May ‘£8: 40th‘: “u” THROUGHOUT PROVINCE MONTH OF MAY Qvw-vw-v v- L-IBZ-d-IQ-Si. wrmitp Quiet Gloomy WEDNESDAY, nab-Brownies. 6.30-Girl Guides. Lilo-Prior Service 830-01! Isl Board l§.310_—_$_enior Y. P. U 51.315? APRIL M Meeting. MACPHERSOII-At the City Hos- r-tnl April l6 .l9ila to Mr. and Mrs. Bernall. MacPlfbrson, a son, K E N N E D Y-Ai’. Kensingion 0n Wedncsda , March 23rd. to Mr. and Mrs. Char es Kennedy a son, James Kentford. BEAGAN-At the Prince County Hospital. April 19th., 193B, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Beagan, a daugh- tel‘. NESBITT-At the Prince County Hospital, April 16th. 193B. 00 Mlr. Thomas Nedbltt Tyne Valley a, so n. MACLEAN-At Belle River, April 19th. 1938 Mrs. Mary MacLean, o'clock April Cook. aged 89, Funeral at 2 21st. from the home of J. W. MARRIAG E8 WHITE-COHOON-At the United Church Manse, Murray Harbour, on April 16, 1938, by Rev. R. E Web ster, Grace Jane White lo Emmer- son Lester Cohoon, both of Murray Harbour. GORDON-BUBLL-At Zion Manse on Monday. April 11. i938. by the Rev. G. Carly eibster le W Miss Mary A. Buell of Abney to Mr. Ralph Gordon of the place. DEATHS SMITH-At North Wiltshire, Tues- dny, April 19. i938. Isaac Smith in his 93rd. year. Funeral from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A. Bowman on Friday, April 22nd. service starting at 2 o'clock. In- ferment North Wiltshire cemetery. MORTTMER- At the P.E.I. Hos- pital, April 19. i938. Gerald Morti- mer in his 17th year. Funeral from the Macllean Funeral Home today. Wednesday, Service starting at i! ‘Vcolck. funeral leaving at 2.30. In- termersigfeoplel; Cemetery. Card of Thanks Messrs. Roy F. lvlscflean snd Victor Ramsay wish to heartily thank their neighbors and friends who worked so strenuously to ssvo lhelr hcme st Lot 16 from fire on lprll sill. L-fl In Memoriam 1 in ory of our deal‘ Idaho? gfrlgmgmest S. Graham, Gosporeuux, who departed this life on April 20, 1937. You were very true and belle!"- Ihrough the years you struggled on And those desi- hands now restlnl Made s. home that now has chlnI To those who have a mother Cherish her with care There will never be another To flll her’ vacant 111MB Treasured thoughts of one so dear Dftcn brings many s silent ther- Inserted by Family. 4134-20-11. In Memoriam In Fond Memory of HOWARD PURSEY Died April 20, 1935. He Is Just Awsy. With s cheery smile and s wave of t He hue svanldlilrisd into an unknown how ve hi: snce he lngers And m?“ dream It need must be there, And we that are left do oft-times yearn For the old time step and his glad return. Think of him still as the some I "Y. fie is not dead. he ls just away. Sent in by his Loving Wife and ‘Their Family.) Iéexingtou, Mum, E-lall-ll-lzlul-ll. In Memoriam‘ In loving memory of m! at" Husband and Father. Charla! “halting? who deported this life A9111 We mourn for him in lllflwfl No eyes can see us weeil gn- msny s silent tesr we shed hiie others are asleep. Inserted by his Wife and Family. 110- 40- . "nu-ssh..- UN DERTAKER EMBALMER Charlottetown and North Wlltsbire Phone 149 v‘ EMPAIBN LAUNBHED LAST NIGHT The Y. M. O. A. annual cam- paign was officially opened last "181" Bi a largely attended meet- ing of workers gathered for 1mm instructions. This year foulueen teams will participate m the drive i» reach the cblectlvs of $5,600.00. TWO special teams organized for the first time are e. ladies team head- ed by Mrs. H. H. Home and a c. N. R. team led by Mr. E. W. Mac. Kinnon. The banquet last night was 0p. ened with a prayer by Rev. H. l... Demon. Mr. E. L. Mules, Chairman, thanked all those present for mell- attendance and gave a special we.. come to the members of the ladies team. He pointed out that the op. lective set for 1938 was very close to the actual amount realized ln 1937 so that it was most important that each team attain its quota, 1-19 demonstrated the necessity for the “muslin by Pointing out that the cost ‘of services to panlcipants was $1146 While U19 net income was ‘mil’ $3.83. The difference had to be made up by donations from tne general public. l-le urged the can. "were w Bllsgest to contributors that if they wish their contribu- tion applied to a membermip they should give $6.40 instead of the regular membership rate of $3.00, _ The secretary Mr. Norville E. Luck instructed the workers with campaign. He asked that an ef- fort be made to have an increase of $1.06 per card. The guest speaker was Mr. W. McL. Robertson, Vice President of the Haliax Y. M. C. A. and ex- member of the Nova scotla Legis- lative Assembly. This was the first opportunity he had of visiting this delightful province, and he was impressed with the charm of the country and the progressiveness of the business centers. He brought the best wishes of the Halifax Y. M. C. A. for a. most. successful campaign. The Charlottetown or- ganization was one of the oldest in Canada, said the speaker, and it has a tradition of wonderful ser- vice which has been maintained under the capable leadership of the President D1". J. A. Clark. The recent campaign in Halifax had met with even greater success than nad been anticipated. Last year they had raised $12,000 while in the campaign just completed they had realized $15,300. This was in spite of the fact that they faced the same difficulties as all other similar organizations of reduced subscriptions after the set back of 1929. The secret of their progress had been in increasing the number of subscribers from 560 in 1929 to i000 last month. By placing the financial burden over s greater number of people they were not only able to maintain the effect- iveness of their institution but were abie to make it of interest to a much greatcr number of 1190918 by having their canvassel-s tell their story and enlist the active as well as financial support of these people. Mr. Robertson said he would have s great story when he got back as he had learned since coming here that the Charlotte- town Y. M. C. A. has over 700 sup- porters in a city of 12,000 while 1n Halifax with 60.000 had but 1000. His fellow workers would be inspir- ed by the work of Charlottetown ed as it showed them the great field not. yet touched. The Y has always had a great appeal for the public and it is known that its work cannot be carried on with membership fees alone. A campaign such as this to the attention of the citizens ad- ditional lnlurmaticn on tho activi- to impress upon them the need of their support. tion would cease to be alive Government or by some wise afford th that the most. eople the country lies. He pointed ou being acted upon to the ilillell B! menial and their child tries cannot 08W some of these B10011! t but there was no are bein our own youth $100110. gmong which is can tell me w§+o¢+¢v¢~v : “ ¢ i lions v vuuurn regard to the organizing of the i gave further opportunity to bring ties carried on during the year and some people are of the opinion that the Y should be self supporting but to his mind if this ever came about the organlmc-i an would in time lose its identity. If the work was to be aided by the "NWT" I morning on return to Boston. Mass. ation deterioration would be the re- sult. It is only by keeplnfl in 6°"- stant touch with the public that worthwhile results can be achieved. Tile Y has been fmlnded on the principle that the future of the na- tion rests with its youth and these voluntary subscriptions allowed the benefits of the organization to be ‘given to those who couicl not other- em. Tile speaker said that in Halifax three hundred un- derprivileged children were given full merbership at no cost. He 000l- ed o. successful financier as sayina important invest- ment a person could make was in his home and the second most im- portant wss in the boys and girls of his community. It is in these young that the future wealth of that in the countries ruled over by dictators this very important ilfl-Il- ciple was not only realized but was tent. Vast youth organizations were being formed for the physical. spiritual well beinl 0i ren. Democratic coun- o with the WIS doubt of it of koe ing up me ‘mu new“ y lioremost the Y. m. c. s. n what the boys 1nd FOX PELTS lne iiiiliirill Guardian This column is eservoil my. looll interestlbut sdvlgtlsing fi a newly, nature use be inserted gt . cents s word s up may], h W"1"'°.°~__ l ‘CONFEDEBATION LIFE INSUR- ANCE L-6780-7-2l-3l2 . NOTICE-D t i Club. Blanchsarxdgse (glI-lcggtgsflahwn THE CITY sch Flt" Monday 1110;131:211 ‘$543332?’ 0o will be made u by teaching the following Bstur sy morning, 13-230. ISLANDEB. IN HOSPITAL ..NEW GLABGO , N, 5,, Amp 19 -(CP)—.Adison MscDmeld of Sourls. P. E. I.. was in hospital 10111010. and will undergo an ap- pendicitis operation. He em- glaoxlygd at a. Pictou County lumber VESSEL LEAVES PORT-The‘ motor-vessel Mahone. Captain I-In-I ry Brown. left Monday for Crs-‘ baud. P. E. 1., f gm wiui sail for Sydney. Nova Scptia. with, a cargo of produce. The Mehone had been tied up here since Janu- - ary when she was towed to this Hort by the lcebreaker lldontcaim| after having been caught in the ice of Northumberland Strait for several days while enroute from Georgetown. P.E.I., to Victoria. HOUSE DESTROYED — T he Stew Ba occupant ned by a high wind the fire spread rapidly and only a few Neighbors (XIV- RECALL SNOWSTOEM—R.alJ.- way men yesterda recalled s snow storm 1n April, l9 6, which held up| traffic for about two days. The storm in some sec of th vince was accomlpani zero weather. The Alpril 12 and trains began to en- counter trouble when the snow fil- led in cuttings, Crews of men were sent out the next day to clear the tracks and in some sections they found from four to 10 feet of snow. Nonml schedules were in operation about two days later. POLICE COURT-A man whc left the province Monday neglecting to pav a board bill of $20.00 was brought back to the cit/y the some evening after being apprehended . C. M. P. at ‘ronnentine on instructions from the local author. itles, when brought back to the local police station he was allowed out. on _$20.00 boil. After being searched 119 leliaved of 940.00 in cash. Yesterday morning fail ‘w appear. his palll was estreate and "return" charges from Tormen- tine of $8.25 charged up against, his $40.00. A drun who failed to appear had his bail bond of $3.00 estlmated. 5 WILD GEESE INCREASING- Rfiyal Canadian Mounted Police report that Canada geese in this province show a most encour - ing increase over last spring. certain sections, cularly m 8001116"! Queens. e increase is 100% over last season. 'I'he out- l loclk for a bumper of black ducks is bright as t e resent numibers of breeding stock con- slderaib! greater then the cor- respondng period last year, which was considered by observers to haveconmituteda record. lltls s. little too early to offer a definite comment On the rant situation as these birds are later in sr-' rlving since the eel grass failure.‘ An infraction of the Migratory» Birds Convention Act that. oc- curred at Vernon River the night of April. 4th. when anode geese were fired at. is being in- vestigated Pcllcq said last n-‘ght. PERSONALS Master Sterling McLeod, Borden, spent his Easter holidays in Hun- ter Rlver. the guest of his grand pgléeants, Mr. and Mrs Robert Mc- Mr. Peter Hughes has returned to his home in Montreal. after attend- in the funeral of his mother, the l lvfrs. Peter Hughes. Miss Helen Godkin left Saturday after spending the past three months visiting her parents. Mr. and Mus. Arthur Godkln, Kent St. Capt. R. J. Belyea of this City ls at presents. atient in the Prince Edward ilflllfi Hospital. I-Iis many friends will wish him a speedy recovery. Among the pasrengers on the Murray Harbour train yestellay were Mr. and Mrs. A. Putnam who went to their slimmer home in El- don after spending the winter in the City, also Mr. J, J. Macdon- ald who goes to his farm in Plnette. Mr. J. J. Campbell has ust re- turned from Antigonish. w ere he com leted a large contract for lath ng. plastering and ornamental work on new t. Francis t e S Xavier Unlversig buildings. tell you what the future of our ns- tion will be, he concluded. Judge H. L. Palmer oonkfltillst- ed the chairman on having secur- ed the services of Mr. Robertson and moved that a vote of thanks be extended to him for his inspir- ing address. Dr. J. A. Clark in sec- onding ihe motion added e word of appreciation to Mr. Luck soyllli that he did not know of his equal in any Y. M. O. t K ““-‘O-O-O-GO40-OQ§O Asks‘ l1 one: . . . 2 " ' ' ' . . . . . Just received an order from an Upper Canadian Too Late l0 blflsily Ful-rier for 50 Silvers. MUST HAVE TlZEiiI ' ‘» m ALF“. Evan“ BY APRIL 27th. Writ! be st REXERtII B 5 A i 29th, a a 1. u,'§‘,“5‘;,.B.‘,"5'.ni'8.‘£?;-1"'§.:I,' Charliitlisliizifksunimsl-slac, on “April 2m. HARRY KIRSI-I was ED-MIDDLIIWAGID t ' “N! m” y "xv __ anti-mi - i thing." A. in Canada. The meeting was lu-ousht to a elm with mg? o; u... future will be 1 can s gs: g Rev. Hush Miller. w __; ‘i llu IIHAR‘ i)'l"i‘i£'l Teachers (Continued from page 1) to tcuch in l. community when m-i-iiwuwi." ‘.“fi“..iil"t.“‘““°“" er o an active living member of the comm sndshowhoorohsissmelnber of the profession on which so much rests in this modern civiluation. the weaker advised. Teachers of Prince Edward Is- land hsd done work in the past sud he be eved they wouldl continue to do so. Mr. Gordon said in conclusion. lass ‘um Changes The present educsti nal fem as “bsrbaric" in aegis r5" . Mr. Lincoln Dewar. New Perth, soeskind i ul h . told teachings. cu" c um rnc it'll? i The Iyotc in this province for the vast three- of e. century was designed to be of particular value to the clever Wwle and hscl prostituted the common school to the position of a more stewinil stone for mem- bers of the teaching profession to "will 31181161‘ mid positions. l There was "no need to worry‘ about clever people." Mr. Dewar| said. "They will look out for‘ themselves. But help persons whcl are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders and in firmly cases getting very little for In the course of his address Mr. Dewar outlined briefly several of the changes in the school system that were being advocated. They including raislngofschool age tol. freeing of supervisors from politi- col interference. placing less stress on written examinationsgoverning Prince of Wales College by a non- political body. and teaching more English and less Latin, French. Geometry and Algebra. ‘Ilhe agitation for curriculum change was not confined to s few farmers. the saoealfer said. Earlier in his address he had referred to a statement in the press that farmers “had been led into spon- soring" resolutions asking for changes. That was not the case, he maintained. Farmers who at- tended the Planners’ Parliament could not easily “be led into any- Some educators hoped the agi- tation for reform would die down but it would not. the speaker as- sured the meeting. Farmers were in earnest and were going after what they wanted until it was ac- complished. In conclusion teachers were told that the only way tc inlprove their profession was to assist farmers to obtain a more practical education. Mr. II. B. Chandler Inquiries concerning Prince Ed- ward Island public libraries came from as far away as Russia, South Africa. New Zealand and South American Republics, Mr. H. Chandler, M. A. supervisor Prince Edward Island libraries in- There were of s, short address. systems in only two such library Valley in British Columbia and the other in this Province, teach- ers were remind . At present there were 45,000 books in constant circulation in this Province through 23 rural branches. During the past year better ser- vice had been given rural schools. Books had been laced in a little more than half t. e public schools. Circulation for the first three months of this year had taken a big jump being double what it had been for a corresponding per- iod the previous year. The speaker stressed the need for children to read a great deal in order to acquire facility in readin . regardless of whether the conic was especially valuable. Prince Edward Island had a par- ticularly materialistic outlook. the speaker believed. but books would give a child an opportunity w grss the really wort whl‘e thinks of ife. Good reading stimulated the im lnstion. one of the things apparen 1y lacking to a great ex- tent in Canadians possibly because this was a pioneer country and only now were books becomin! readily available in many 191M95- In closing his address Ml‘. Chandler stressed the need f0!‘ reading for teachers. Miss Hilda Oillls visual education Miss Hilda. Gillis, B. A., librarian. told teachers this Province was behind the rest of the world in in- troducing visual aids Provided by motion pictures, and ilm slides .'I‘he investigational effort in con- nection with the method had been done very thoroughly in other countries and it had been found to be highly successful. Of the Province: of Canada. Alberta. led all others in visual teaching work but the method had now been troduced everywhere. Each prov- ince. except this one. had a De- artment of visual education; The ibrary service already estabished here wou'd make it easy l0 1n- troduce a film library. she believed. and went on to visualize the Hell- benefit teachers would experience from such a move. In closing she asked teacher: to give the (U165- tion their serious consideration. Inch speaker was Riven 8 hearty vote of thanks by the sud- i nee. erodsy‘; program includes at this morning's session addresses by lion. Mark R. MacCiuigsn, Min ister of Education and Supervisor W A. MacPhee. I-Ieatherdale. Mr. I-I. l-I. Show, chief superintendent of Education will speak briefly. Reports on education week will be given by Mr. Norman MacDonald and on the Howell Commission brief by Mr. H. W. Yeo. In the evening R. E. G- Davis, Dominion seer tsry Adult Education League will an“! 0" "The European Crlsh". A social hour for teachers will follow. PRESIDENT'S REPORT “I wid: to thank vou for the fidence you placed in me in ing me o e resoons Prosiden oi yssr now c speaking on l ceptinuhis office and in have capable and excel-i to support me shin he eootin without its ies but. Whltévgl‘ situation‘ a it. con- elect- d ibtlie oftficeflcf F 0h O1‘ C m“ e "a . um and in s m n which eo-opersted st all times . e veer was not fflcuities and perplex- arose. "VUWNO UUATIJT/xw lcei Batons Damage To Waterfront More than 00.500 damage was caused to the Charlottetown har- bor front Monday when a large can of ice dotted with buflles was swept down from West. River be- swift-runuirlg tide. occupied by H. R. Large. was car- ried sway by the ice. The pan then struck CarvelPs wharf. tearing wwsy n. corner for about 30 feet. causing damage esti- mated at 03.000. llyons’ wharf escaped with slight damage but Buntain and Bell's wharf was hit and damage a- mounting t0 about $3.000 was czulsed when the head was carried away. Missing the Marine wharf the ice swept across the dock and hit Bruce S and Company's estimated their wharf. damage at $2.000. ‘The ice can completed its route of the harbor front when it oer- ried away s portion of the head of the Ferry wharf and damage s- mountcd to $1.500. The captain of the Rocky Point ferry “Phirviow? docked at the Feniv wharf. heard the crunch of timber as the ice drifted against the wharves nearby and was able to move the steamer from her berth to the other side of the ymarf out of the pith of the ice. freely of their time and energy in its interests. To them and to you all—my deepest gratitude. “One of the foremost education- lsts in Canada and Dean of the teaching profemlon in this Province m. . N. Robertson. Principal of Prince of Wales Collme, passed away early in the school year. We who were privileged to study under Dr. Robertson, and that includes all here present. remember many splendid traits of character, his interest in Federation activities his outstanding success as a teach- er. and his helpfulness and friend- liness at all times. We mourn his passing and to the bereaved extend our profound sympathy. “To Dr. Steel, new Principal of Prince of Wales College Prof. may their is good and worth-while in the 0p- eration of this institution. Aims of Federation “Among the chief aims of our l0 Federation are m professional carried the 1W1 during those busy recc ltion; (2) adequate salaries; linal weeks of the school eat. 8066 (3) mproved conditions of service; i119 hlfllfieoiilmcrioélldt sincere o e and (4) permanency. To what ex- have advanced towards tent we these objectives in recent years, I need not tell you. Certainly we have - gone no great distance. Every ex- e ou r es °Y - gfilltll/G haisltdonesitslutmitnslt ID12111- Jvmed the marlin: in the course with little aglsjecialiaizlnguccesg. c . 1.. m if“? “i '° ‘it’ Cflllfldfl. 0M ill the FY08" Rive!‘ task of moving cu? golifernxixiut auras e Just demands of teachers is well- mwe throughout the province. The pur- r ce, reduced through the years to com- I advance some opini this is so? people to a consideration of A8110. self-sac nigh overwhelming. ourselves, inured to paritlve poverty, have become some what apathetic. as acute, will flame up at the in justice of it. become with indifference. and finall sumed C011 cent. salaries is an utter impossibil- ity in this Province. are attracted to other questlons-curriculum. con- solidation, text-books, methods, and so on-and labour to efiect needful changes in these matters. The for- these less embarrassing subjects these side-trackin us from the one salaries for our teachers. Au Insidious Device sidlo us device employedto kee divided in this mat ter. We standards gher improve our status. This kind o talk is muzzle ninety per cent of our tee. arouse the ego of the among us who have training. I do not altogether dis agree with the inference that general such academic improve ment might tend to raise the stand ards of teaching among our per sonnel. I do not altogether dlsagre with roadmasters, district secretar ies. and even for candidates to th Legislature. But I do take excep tlon to the obvious lack of sin ceritv on the part of those makin these suggestions. They do not in dicate how it is possible for teach ers so grossly underpaid to finrlnc such courses. They cannot irul uish us to run off and secure uni sufficient to retain any except th worst of us. "Fellow teachers. we as a are dependent upon the charl y a listless public. The .lt l know this public and deliver them V rou on education masking purpose which is the lslavery of our profession. 00110111118 united cent living wage consistent termine a plan of campaign an lesser issues. Let us ering. inspired old with the until finally we measure of vi Brief to Commission “In this connection, I ‘ inin tbs brief and of hen Ch rman Yen's report 2:98p .§'$’i’§°ilna"§ or‘: dqiguillii‘ “$1”? Educsti Fkecutive voted this item out, and i lution This organisation could not Week was rved across the Do- right y 6°- ‘iilsvs advanced io i mount lm- minion. Our orglninstion contribut- T F F i mrtsnt position were it not igl- $111k: splgggislmprnl-(lism noefmrgior "The ma“; h; glue “u”! “y:%n“' offlwwhen wlgfllIt-IOIC Imhssiinl various Uh U l" “l. 9- T- l 1' ' hjginthein and to Blanchard, Vice Principal, we express our confidence in ability to maintain all that Occasionally one among us W111 realize the situation smothered in his own arclor. Stil oth- ers, persuaded that lo secure de- LAUGHED OFF. TRADICTION ‘IT CAN HUNDREDS OF BIG HOOKED WHEN of the general theme-“Education. Greatest National neuronal ‘TIL; committee alwho ar- progrsm 011011 whose shoulders rested the burden of seeing it through, consisted of Mr. Norman MacDonald. Chs-innm, and Principals C. B. Jelly and L. F. Macdonald. We shall ask the Chair- man later on to report more fully on the week's activities and at that we shall be slb xpress the appreciation _ toward this committee for a dLfl- cult. lob well done. The "Iflllolfllnfl Borisen" “In April of laetveor. thro h an arrangement with the “Char otte- town Guardian," we un ‘ pubdcstion of the Horizon", a. weekly section edited terests of our membership and education generally. This feat- ure provlded n. channel for the dis- tribution of Federation notices and information. useful Entrance ma- terial, and favorable professional publicity. It is surprising the in- terest with which each edition was received and more surprising still the large number of requests we have had that the “Horiz0n" be continued. "In the nine editions in which the “l-lorizon" up eased our organ- ization secured amost 1300 square inches of valuable publicity at no cost. But the preparation of lhls material entailed much effort. and editor, Mr. George Hart, who ration. "We believe that the publication 0f the "Horlzon“ during the final three months of the year is feas- ible, desirable and adequate, and I would suggest that you discuss this matter during the meetings ahead and. indicate to your new Executive your desires in this particular. “Prior to the annual school meet- ings held last June, your Executive decided to send out a lettcr to the Boards secretaries of ool pose of this letter was to urge the TALKING ABOUT BIG TROUT AND RECORD CATCHES ‘WE HAVE A FISH STORY THAT CANNOT BE WITHOUT FEAR OF CON- BE CLAIMED THAT TROUT HAVE BEEN HICKEY’S BLACK TWIST CHEWING AND WELCOME ADDITION T0 THE PARTY. 10¢ PER FIG MANUFACTURED BY IIIGKEY & NIGIIULSON WAS A HELPFUL the real problem EL. MILES districts to show such appreciation as they might feel for their teach. ers by votinl them at least the minimum supplements for their class of license. Attention was d1- rected to the fact that where the minimum suppement was not Zranted the Government allowance Wusnalso reduced. / We beqleok‘ for ow oonvasosrs Y0!!!’ generous IQIOIIIG. OBJECTIVE $5600.00 Your donation marked as a alli- scription-not a membership-meets work of the Association. JUDGE H.L. PALMER Campaign Chairman Vice-Chairman of financing .the 1.222 per year, someifimore man s year ago. This sum represents a very high percentage of our income. I submit that one delegate could represent us adequately at those think is impossible to estimate the value of such a. plea but we like to that in some cases at least ll» may have had good effect. Teachers’ Ald conventions and I am that the central organize be quite willing to reduce our tion were put before them. substantial saving could be rsuaded on would fee by'$125. or more if such a sugm used ces with whom we contend are glad to see us dissipate our energies on Frequently it is they who suggest topics to divert "ue upon which all the other ills of our education- al system depend namely, adequate “There is another and more 1n- us @981‘ suggestions from high places that hl _ must. precede higher sa aries, and university and summer schools are advocated to intended to effectively chers and at the same time to very few had such in versiiy degrees for if we did they know they would be unable to pay of ic ans selves of supposed advanced ideas their real We must bury our differences and present a Zront on this salary ques- tion if we are ever to secure a de- with the kind of work we do. Let us cle- marshal our forces for the bottle. Iet us not become side-tracked by press forward shoulder to shoulder without wov- ss the (nusaders of justice of our cause. experience some id like i’ to brief ed Will‘ @1515... tmnfiifiifu-IQ tha Oommissio n. The with this diffi- of Mk‘. H. W. the same sense of indebtedness that I do when you have had the opportunity of exanmé later on "The Teachers’ Aid Service has arrved at that pleasant; stage when; 15 n0 100881‘ considered a novelty. More and more teachers see value in getting anothers’ p011]; 01 vlew on certain problems srlcl with 0110541110’. born of a desire to serve the T. A. never hesitates to offer an opinion. As alwe. s every com_ fllgli-ICBDIO!!!‘ is regar ed as gbgo. u e y con d ti ~ Bill-Brill: bees: DIbkQXrIII never has " ll!‘ B ‘he 55l- year 360 letters have been receijved and answers u) approximately 1500 uestions sub. mittcd by return m2. l. The steady RPOWT-h 0f this service persuade; u; that it is one of our organization's most practical and help ul depart,- gnents anxidtlg; gpgnlon is further stivéas lettleg receiivechmwy applied‘ a ca e 1 f Pelfmlll N911’ servictigntfiet Teatclhlf ers Aid has had pulbllmed a 1111m- ber‘ of booklets cxzultalning lmtmnoq review material, questions and m. swers, notes, translations, and 501“. tiorls. Some of these have been Dluced in the hands of our mem- her-Ship from time t0 time free of charge. They have been mdorsed by many >0. you and have received the unsolicited approval of our s“- pervlsors who have been quick u; flbpreciate their true purpose which is to establish and maintain con. fldence. We plan lo improve and EXDand this work to the extent that your continued support and our financial position may direct, f 8 8 g B y c Non-Payment of Supplement "Since last convention there has been a number of cases of non- payment of su plement brought to our attention. n our ignorance we believed. in the beginning, that. difficulties of this kind could Ln settled amicably by letter. The rc- luctance of most claimants to have us turn their accounts over to our lawyers helped to strengthen this view. It is only. after having writ- ten scores of etters with very in- different success that we advance the sug lion that_it is cheaper and muc more satisfactory ‘.0 place such cases immedlatel the hands of the Federations legal re- presentatives. Your organization has secured full payment in two cases, partial payment in three cases, two cases are still pending, and two cases have been dropped at the re- quest of the teachers concerned. "At this point I Wish to touch briefly upon the matter of finan- ces as they affect the disposal of Fbdsrstion funds each year. A ck ce at our expense items th or this your and wt years re- veals that money is spent on some activities that mfg t well be _ dispensed with or at. least curtailed. I'm example, st a recent Executive meeting we hsd to consider the matter of a 050. eh for masc- sines supplied b C. . l". hesu- quarten ecutlve members. Here was sn item costing more than your Teachers vice, almost as much Ml E6000 011 Week. and about squall as much as your annual conven ion. Your l3 d d for the greater general benefit of all our members. Since one of the first duties of the new Executive is to appoint delegates to this year's Convention, you should make your wishes known in the sessions ahead if you desire any change. “During our term of office. I am happy w be able to say that the percentage of your money s ent directly on and for you has n conisderably increased. You may be interested to know that the age membership fee arrived at by dividing us- reccipts by our total menlbe ‘“ is some less than two dollars and that uring the uast es-r your Executive has re- tur to you, from time to time, ublications to the retail value of 1.06. Here is visible demonstration of the value of membership. and ous membership. If to this we add the ‘Teachers’ Aid, free legal as- sistance. and personal help render- ed in matters other than school- work, all of which have definite value to many, it is doubtful if any other organization has return- ed directly so large s proportion of the fees cohectcd as the P. E. I. T. F. has this past year. We have economized on unnecessary expen- diture and gpent freely where all members wo d receive the benefit. Improved services and reduced lees have been our aims but this latter desirable improvement must. be left to our successors. I strongly sug- gest that our bank surplus vrar- rants . "I am afraid I have wcnlicd you already with this long statement but I would add somewhal. lurther. No one has a more exacting and cher. Recently a woman accompan- ied by twelve children, boarded a city bus. The diildren were all nicely dressed and radlsnty happy but rather noisy as you will un- dersiand. The driver endured the dln as long as he could, and then politely inquired: ‘ am, is this a picnic?" The lady with evident sarcasm, replied: "Mister, lhese are my children. and it's no picnic!" ‘A teacher who manages e ac- tivities of from 30 to 45 children from 9 o'clock until 3 o'clock, day in and day out. has no picnic. The strain no The indi- the stimulus to preserve s. contlnu- l Ilene-devouring task than the tea- 13mm one can measure. reward is likewise difficult to Nltlon Blllldlil’ “But we are engaged in the most fundamental business in nation- ullding. True. we live in obscurity and contend with hnrdshéps. so: us no trumpets blaro—no secretions are decreed. Qlr is to keep watch along the borders of dork- nessmdtodobettlewiththofor- ces of fol and TOTE-find. We must try in ken t e indolent, en- courage tbegager steady the un- stable. In our ll W0 enldesvor to in learning and to establish atti- tudes thst will count throuch life let us keep in mind that we hold in our hands the shspin of esoh character that comes in 011i‘ influence. ‘Ihere can be no more in- n or more elevating work than tunitles for doing good. “In conclusion, I should like it bear testimony to the faithful, cheerful. and efficient work of your Secretary Treasurer, Miss Madelyn Olarkin, without whose willing help I would have little to report. Miss Clarkin has had much to endure and I cannot but feel that as my term of office draws to a close 1n- wardly at least, she will breathe s genuine sigh of relief. To her. be- ore you all, I would express my, very sincere thanks." Girl Guide News" GUIDE-RS‘ cum" rm last meeting of the Guidmi‘ h ld Frlda evens 31',“ Wm izlde utonsss P.’ M. a Guide I-Iealdquaflflfi. Every Captain. Owl and Tawny Owl attend this meetinil- 36179501015“! will be served and please don t. for- get your collection. The Sunbeam Brownies This i5 a new Pack s onsored by the Salvation Army 0 Charlotte- town. composed of 18 girls about 9 and l0 years of age. Miss Flor- ence Down i; the Brown Owl and the following girls are actinil I15 Sixers: Phyllis Robinson. Jean Carmody. Roma Down and Ruby The Pack meets on Friday eve- nings at 6:30. Although onlv re- cently organized the Peck hopes to have a toad-stool very soon. 2nd Charlottetown (‘n. Helen Livingston and Veml Hooper acted as Patrol Leaders at the last meeting of this Company held on April 8th.. in St. Paul! Parish Hal. Ying to the Hobbies Exhibition the attendance was not very large but everyone present had s. happy time. A good atten- dance is expected thLs time when an interesting program is planned Vems Hooper m. ended the cook- 1* classas in P. W. 0.. from this OtImpany and is entitled w nee cook's Bulge. Congratulations Vernal _________p___ MUST HAVE PRESS (By TheACsnsldxisrgeareell NDON- .P. er . cu don Mm without radio. plane but it must have the print- ifil Di‘!!!- ._________-- CAPE RECORD BEATII (By The Csnsdisn Press) CAPE TOWN-Using s Juni airplane. Cont. J. D. Rcdemon Id in s new ccnunmlsl record M“ from Cope Town to Durban. miles. in four hours. 16 minim ~ an average of 300 miles on hon. _______._.__... ovcor-Mlosnhiinimssnressovesslsh