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Retain the O. T. P. W. PEARSON Are you doing your part in assisting the teaching stafl? of the public school in getting results? Many parents wil- lingly pass almost all the work in the education of their children. Never by any possible chance do they attempt to assist the children with their school work, and worse still, in some cases actually criticize the teachers in the presence of the pupils thereby actually decreasing the inâ€" fluence of the teacher. Often the parent fails to impress upon the children the importance of making the most of every school day, failing to recognize the fact that time wasted in school years, will never return and that the child will suffer from the handicap to the end of its career. As- sist the teachers. The Ideal Citizen An ideal citizen is the one who sees clearly and ever something good in the town and never loses the opportunity to spread that good news abroad that others might derive the benefits therefrom, whose unselfishness prompts him to want others to share opportunities, health and pleasure which his home town offers, Loyalty is the first requisite for the ideal citizen. The lOve for the place and his neigh; bors which dismisses the thought of self interest or policy and resolves itself into the knowledge of duty ’When he does all in his power to make the town a better place in which to live. There are three distinct attitudes which a citizen may assume towards the place in which he lives, which furnishâ€" es him food, shelter and association for himself and family to boost, to remain quiet or to knock. The booster is that ideal citizen who is never forgetful of the obligations which is due the hoine town. He is ever found at the front when any movement is launched which might tend to advance- ment of the interests of the town. While others see darkly to him good is visible. at all times. The quiet citizen is satisfied to let the neighbor do the work and content to lull the town asleep and let" it- rest. The knocker is the man who is without a country. There is no room for him anyâ€" where, his presence dampens the enthusiasm of every man or group of men who unfortunately come in contact with him. Having no faith in his own ability to go forward, he naturally lacks faith in his home town to do so. You have the chance to belong to either of the three classes. If you are a booster, your neighbor knows it well and will boost you. If you are aligned with the quiet class, you will not be regarded one way or another for the man who selects to steer in the middle of the stream gets no support from either side. If unfortunately you are knocker, get ready to be knocked, for eventually it is coming to. you. As you give so will be meted out to you. Honest men may differ in the conclusions they draw from the evidence before them. One man observing the operation of the Ontario Temperance Act concludes that it is a success. Another man also after observation concludes that it is a failure. And it is admittedly true that both are sincere and conscientious in their decisions. Honest and intelligent men may differ, and actually do differ on the merits of the issue now before the Ontario Electors, and therefore it is very important, that every vote should be cast on December 1st, so as to give a real expression of the popular will of the majority of ‘the people. The franchise is not oriy a privilege but a trust~ MAKE SURE YOU CAST YOUR VOTE ON DECEMBER 1st. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. J. 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The facts are that I simply warned the constable of his folly, Next the copy of the invalid by-law litself which appeared in the Star :October 19th mark you this was spec- 1ial to the Star following the late meeting of the council on the 18th. yWe were not bluffed by this! The ‘Star did not report their interview ‘with me correctly. They are mis- ltaken in the number of services and :size of our congregations at the Gos- pel Hall, Langstafi‘, but stated cor- rectly my statement that we were :abOut to cease open air meetings on account of the weather. 'us. Pray what kind of a reflection does the Reeve wish ‘0 cast upon the Mys, young men and their parents of Richmond Hill. I have a much high- er opinion of the people of Richmond Hill and their children than the Reeve has expresed. I must say that I most heartily thank the people for their very kind treatment towards us and the many kind remarks from many of the businesspeople and Oothers, and the courtesy of all vehicle driv- ers not forgetting the younger boys who were always on hand to conduct themselves creditably. In spite of the fact that I am very busy [with the Langstafl work and new work opening up in Doncaster estate we peared the week following Free Speech’sfletter in your paper under the heading “Misunderstood.” The Reeve is quoted as stating that the in- tention was to safeguard the public. Pray where were the safeguarders of the public every Saturday evening from July lst until Oct. 9th, is this a joke? He then makes mention of permits. Let me inform the Reeve that while Britain rules the waves that no person will require a per- mit from any misinformed Reeve or Council to hold Gospel 'meetings on quiet streets like Arnold Street, that are used largely for parking motors on Saturday evenings. And to save the Reeve any more delusions better have some intelligent person read and explain Section 491- of the Municipal Act, which Sec. has absolutely noth- ing to do with meetings and does not cover his invalid by-law. Whatever I may be accused of I have a sense of humor still. The nearest approach to danger that I have noticed during the series of meetings on Arnold St. was that all the speakers warned ’the danger of the judgment and- of being on false ground. I met the Reeve in the Clerk’s Office, October 20 He accused me of showing the wrong spirit. Since then he has accused me of being very stubborn. I plead not guilty to both charges. But will state most emphatically that when I know I am in the right I will be very firm and will not change my course on account of other people’s mistakes or folly. The Reeve stated lately that some horsel and rig had very nearly knocked down one of our workers at one ,of our meeti gs he also expressed a wish that th y hag knocked some of us down. Be care- ful of your spirit, sir. None of our workers or myself can recall an in- cident of that kind. He also stated that had we held our meetings on Hallowe’en night the Boys of Rich- mond Hill would have rotten-egged Dear Editor:â€"â€"- ' / I have read with 'amusement ar- ticles and letters in Toronto papers and in your valuable paper in which I, with my workers have received con- siderable publicity. I hope you will be kind enough to publish my letter that all and sundry may view both sides of the situation. In view of the fact that I have been subject to many misrepresentations I feel that I should make one statement and then turn a deaf ear to whatever is said in future. I do not believe any good can gbe accomph’shed by long newspaper lbabtles over trifles. The first item I iwish to mention is an article in a i Toronto paper of October 16 in which lthe Reeve is quoted as stating that Ihad he been home the previous week Ithere would have been a by-law pass- ed that would have prevented the holding of meetings in the main Str- I am heartily grateful to Mr. Walâ€" ter Dean of Torpnto for his very kind Christian warning to the Reeve in defence of Gospel meetings. I am not acquainted with Mr. Dean but hope to meet him one day. I am also thankful to Free Speech of Thornhill for his splendid letter in your paper. I hope to find out who he is that I might have opportunity to express my thanks to h'm p rsonally. I wish to call attentioli toSn article which ap- A Time to Be Silent And a Time to Speak - Thornhill, Ont., J. JiDean'e Letters From the People Government, Municipal and Corporation Bonds 13' Bought, Sold and * All business strictly confidential l llmv I IMNo 18 Woodbridge November 15, 1926. t the Municipal Hall on Saturday oon, St. Georges Church Wil- ale held their annual Bazaar un- the auspices of the Women’s George’s Church Annual Bazaar alone being evidence that the E proceeds amounted to $300.00, _ r was a splendid suCCess. I would sum th conclusion arrived at, by the old fgmiliar phrase that our young folks quote so frequentlyâ€" “all work no play makes Jack a dull boy;” or possibly a better way to ex- press it would be to say: be interested There can! to our address by mail recently the ‘Report of Women’s In- stitutes of the Province of Ontario." Being somewhat of an inquisitive per- son I was anxious tolsee, just what our lady friends in the province were preparing for the future rising gen- eration. I took a quick glance over‘ the 63 pages of the report, got interested, and started with “I beg to present herewith the Annual Report of the Women’s Institutes of Ontario for 1925” and etc., and gave the report a careful study for considerable time The only way to overcome tllesé faults is to have a woman on every Rural School Board. In your issue of November 11th there appeared a letter from “Urban- ite” mentioning the poor physical con- dition of? rural school children. One ‘of the chief'causes of this is the poor conditions in most rural schools. ‘When cold‘ weather begins the child- en are up against a hard proposition. he long walk to school does not do hem any harm but when they ar- ive trouble begins. The heatingF and entilation are had, those who sit ear the stove, roast, while those a ew seats away freezeâ€"there is one chool where 0n cold days the chil- dren huddle around the stove .‘lll day with their overcoats on. The ventila- tion is provided by badly fitting doors and windows, the sanitary conditions are bad, the Water supply is not easi- ly accessible with the result that the children often do not have a drink from the ‘time they leave home until they return, the air isy,dryer than the air on the Sahara desert. with'the re- sult that colds and sore throats are very prevalent, and the floor is so draughty that they sit all day with their feet cold» And add to this the fact that thoughtless teacher some- times makes them keep their lunch pails in the cold entry where the food freezes solid before dinner time, Editor Richmond Hill Libegal Sir:â€" Editor, Richmond Hill Liberal Sir:â€" may be with you when the roses bloom again, or in view of the nearness of Jan. 151: Mr. Reeve, we must credit the citizens with good judgment, and we may be more correct in say- ing we may be with your successor and his supporters. It is with regret that I say the only unkindness shown us was by the Reeve and his very tim- id constable. However my heartiest wish to all is a joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year, weeks in ad- vance. Unsatisfactory Conditions in Rural Schools qud Word For W. 1. Maple, Ont‘ Nov. 15 COUNTRY MOTHER J. B. GILLIES Your truly Elgin Mills, November 12th Sincerely. as ever. 15, 1926 Lakeside 5230 ‘_ House Phoneâ€"Grover STONEâ€"for Concrete or Roads GRA VELâ€"Screened 0r Pit Run " CEMENTâ€"by the Car Load WERE famous, for :ur rapid delivery of ca]. We Want to be oligingmthat’s one reaso Why we advise theimmediate pu r- chas of your winter supIy of coal. FOR BRIDGESâ€"CULVERTSâ€"SIDEWALKSâ€"ETC. CUTâ€"BENTâ€"DELIVEREDâ€"TO YOUR ORDER We Supply Your Neighboring Municipality.â€"-Why Not You? PHONE MAIN 7274 run-1A-...“ AT YOUR SERVICE LD. RAMER Richmond Hill I TORONTO STEEL YARDS AT FOOT OF CHERRY STREET REINFORCIN G STEEL J ()S. “V. DI. A511NUEENMSTREET, WEST, TORONTO. 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