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EDUCATION
Mr. W. Newton's
Address
I'ialitnll ran *Slates dictate
eductiotlonal Ipolicy'," declared
Jinspetlo %V. Newton, B1.A., in
adtdressling the neetling of the
(;oulltrn Ibanch of the
Teachers' Vederat ion.
Free activity, hie said, was es
eltentln ll II 't democratic State and.
eiluici tllonal praetice must be shaped
accordlngly. ''The State, through Its
educallonal systemn, m1ust1 Ilturn out
boys anlld girls who hald fnloe ualltlies
or Ihollughtl (clearness Iud accuracy),
fine qluallllie of feeling (tolerance
and l y palltllllhy) andI I'1ne qualities
of action (Industry and honesty).
Mr, Newton lnterprl'eteld the new
Primary Syllnbtls o IlnstruItlon In
it roefreshing manner.l The n11111 iltisl,
he showedl, wats to bring abot self-'
government In schools. The pupil
llust liilltl1ciptllto in lth le ison, be
giv llen illnl lgl'0 ful projects andil
I olulght t so oltsi'\es, iscus and Sx
pernlllltllltet in appropriate lessons.
I'Th'e chlld'a etrlosity imlst be aroused
ndll used. Thel tenacher was warnied
.o guatlrd agalinst too mch ornllllltl
Ism. Nevertheless the "'l'lhreo Ri's"
mnest.b.11othoroughly Iknow,,l,
To cadilevoe a good ctt tural 'on
vlronllnent, tihe schools must co
oper,'ato with 11home110, church llind cOlll
Ing Latf!? that' you forgot to educato
John,": Tlils saying aptly Illstratoed
the splrlt of the new sylllbus, con
Ai volo of than ls to thie pl)b)iisr
wis ooved bl y ?ir, E, Ill'rgllos; of
Kingsdalo, MlIHH 1, I.,o\wbrlidgo sup
ported the motion,
aIa'. J,. Oraig gave someu Iitoresting
sildolligllts on ithe onlly hl(tory of
schools 111 GOllburl' . Ilo Itnlolltlollled
aln old recordl which sahl. that. the
bar'k roof lot In the rain and heo
craelcs In the walla dlld not hoop the
wlind out. IHo gave Illusl1ralons1 to
show that ollucltlonll hltad improvedl
despllo Iosalnilstic reports to the
co itl ru'y.
A mnlxodl dlohles teo'nnls tLoull'nln
meont, played recently on the -igh
School courta, was won by il1ss
a11son and Mr. AltlIon,
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