' iispices the ureeting was. held.”

a develop” {lief bodies: sand: to-dnspire |

OW

| crowd in. Hazelton last “Wednesday to
me hear Hon. Joshua’ Hinchliffe,. minis-
B ter of education, give a ‘talk’ ‘on “educa-,;
& tion and the wo ‘kings of the new, tax |-
a oof one per cent on incomes: ‘that have '

“gor Skeena, ant. R. Sy. Sargent. was’ in

A. (hat he, os head of the department, to

:! gorg of the parents nud the effect: ot

? ehild in all those: things.
oa nuke life, worth

: » manded. ‘fn ‘those eacher Ww

| | ain ehild: ha gained
me th “schoo), i
2. crmentye:

—_

NEW BAZELTON, BAG, WEDNESDAY. MAY 20, “98. Ltn

There was not ny ‘pitticularly large

not heretofore’ being poying ‘any sehoal |
ax and in many | cases nO ‘other kind.

of tax.

he minister - yas “ aceoripanted “by:
Dr. Bamford, Conservative ‘candidate:

the chnir .. ihe request ‘of, the chair-
man. of; tae school bourd suhder whose

After _expresing | his: appreciation of.
being abje to address meetings in’ the
‘interior’ of the province ‘the minister
proceeded with his talk... Ev eryone,
he said was interested in ‘education.
und he considered it. right and proper

visit the trustees, the parents and all
others who showed their interest; and
to exchange their. ideas. The solution
of the problem of. education: is upon all
the “neople and none can escape at
least bearlng the. expense. inh
” What is, education? It does - not!
necessarily menn schooling ‘and- ‘book.
Jearning, What is education for” and
why do we go to. so much trouble and
expense to traln: the young people, It
is to fit them for life and to: enable:
‘them to make the most of themselies.
It is to develop their character ‘and to

them - to get ‘the’ most out ‘ot life. fol
the good of cally ° we

In order: to give the ‘jaeat education |
it is necessnry. ‘for many ‘hodles, mony
organizations and many’ Yeople to , co-
operate one with the. other and: -to -G0-
ordinate their efforts, Parents, school
boards, . teachers,, department offictils

churches aud the community at: ‘targe

4

_-rnust work together."
‘The most important of all is the, ‘et

those efforts. It must be remember-
ed that the parent ‘has the child: from
birth witil it is six ‘years . old. The

government ‘has nothing to do. with it
oing those
first six-years the foundatlons are laid
“queer, “whether they
_be good or. bad. ‘ven. after the child

atarts to: School. at six, years, the BOv-
-ernnienty, throiigh - ‘the teachers, “haved
the clilldren only five’ howrs.a.day for
“five days a sweek and -ten:. “month, ‘of
; ‘time.. tha] :

young are ‘with. ‘their’ ‘parents or in the
‘Thus the. greatest respox
‘the ‘parents and
What. is tanghd
is often destroyed | by.

before the sixth year, and d

.for that child’s

year. All the ‘yest “of the
community,
sibility is placed upon
upon the community.
in the’ schools:
examples . outside | of the school:

if parents: neglect their part and a
n the ‘eonnnunt-
it wakes ‘the ‘wark of: the. “govern: | 0
t mich “harder” “and: ats thé
day © the
‘ote theit'
on time to. the, gocinl Jife and stall:
the
which should
at “home, such: na
smyisic |.
y to}j adpoted.. fo
hile. | That again frqm OE

bad example 4g found i
.t¥
ment thn
' 4AM time. more ‘eostly:: To
toudency of parents ig to dev

‘on. the! government’ to - jnstract

; properly be. taught a
» house’ work, cooking, - ‘gewing;..
nnd. aany other, things netessary

“education: “More: ‘teacher’
sary: and bal tons 2 are.

~ “wducatlo

” People Discuss ssNew ee
~All Satisfied it is Fair Tax). ee

‘Only thuée: per cent of the children got’

: boys . and girls, wn
lot of things ave,learned that destroy |"

Ao

“Jare. obtained. ‘only, through love

that pirt of ‘education and after: ao: |. ;
ing so: to write him at ‘Victoria their
yiews. and to, give any. suggestions:
that, might oceur to’ them. a

‘The pieserit ‘government is adopting
a: new system. That of training the.
hoys and girls ‘along Lines that. are gO-
ing.to be useful to theni .in- ‘after life;

toy univ ersity and a: large per. centage.
of those~should . not, be there. .,They
are in no: iyay, fitted. to take’ a higher | -
education, and a year or tivo in the
uniy ersity. is the ruination. of. ‘any
At ‘tliat institution - a-

the.-proper aims and ddeas of the
youth. ' They: :eannot #0 ahead: at the

ful work: on the same basis ag°a boy.
of fourteen or fifteen. The result. is |:
very many: become a charge ‘ipon the
public. ‘Thus foud parents often rain
a child through too ‘tnch.. kindness:
and.,a ‘determination to make them - a
lawyer, ; “a. doctor or an ‘engineer. It
would ‘De: ‘much better to start the boy
off on a job that his is capable ‘of do-
ing well’ and of. earning: ‘a living” at:
for himself and his dependants, “

Making: money igs by no. means the.
greatest thing in life. The - poorest
of will are those .who have only money
while : the richest are those. who earn
a. living, have a home and are content,
The. best. thing: ‘in life cannot be pur-
chased “with ‘money. best“ ‘things ||

. Hor. / Me. “Hinchcliffe ™ -gpole-- highly
of the work ‘of ‘the: ministets of educa-
tion wio “preceeded, him. :‘Phey ‘had
accomplished ‘ranch valuable work, but

Be ~ Ministers ¢ to”

‘lated: for one: yearand his place to},
be-filled by Rev. S..'V. Redman.
Rev. W. ‘MacKenzie of Smithers
goes:to.Q. C.: Islands ‘and -

university and they are, snot willing -to '.
start ‘working at a trade or some. use- |.

|for..a term of years.

ee en ie

_ Make Moves

: Shevial to ‘thie Herald”

‘Rev. T. H:.. Wright: superanu: |

his

place : will be’ filled: by Rev:-D.
Donaldson.: ‘Rev. A. Crisp goes

to: Giscome and ‘Kev. Harry Plir
to Oean Falls. on

mY

wo

Will Enlarge -
: ~ Mission: Point»
~ Landing Field

The “lission Board ‘of ‘th United
Church of. Cannda, owners of Mission |
Point, located . across the Bulkley riv-
er!from Hazelton, hes given a lease of
the property to J.B, Shea of. Hazelton
The - important
feature of. the lease is. that. Mr. Shea
ig to increase the. size and improve |
the. airplane landing field.

‘Up until ‘how ‘the field ‘has been ‘suit’
able tor- only. light planes. The Digger’
passenger. and cargo: planes. found it:
next .to imposible. ' to “either Jand of
take off. Under the present ‘plan this |’
is: to be all‘ rectified. : Tne fleld will
he 2500-feet long with a clear runway
down maf Rkeena viyer after Jeaving

to’ be. ‘removed. ! I tha ‘laiding’ fled ig
to beplowed. ‘and: ‘levelled: ‘and. packed
so that the: ‘heaviest - -planea miy. dand
with the greatest ease’ ‘and take off. as

‘as. times, change educational aystems.
must. change with them and. he was:
working. now ta meet those’ ‘changes.
he ¢ departinent:. of edneition was
introducing what, is known As a gener.
al course: A. student in the - Kigh

schools: nonst ‘take Bneglish, history and:
avithmatié:, After that they have @
choicce » of “subjects thot: may appeal
them, such. 2s domesite: science, | and.*
construction work for the boys. If a

child can take the education ‘that is
to prepare him for ‘the. university the
opportunity is still offered, lat the. 97 ©
per cent who do: not goto juniversity
awit: ‘nO: ‘longer. be. .compelled t0° ‘take. up.
subject that are, of no, 1188. to" them. ond.
will ‘be. af, no “use. ‘to them. in life.

The ' minister” “stated: that. ~when'. he
firat. took, over the: work che- pow bas
he... found that’ the. distribution” of.
the government ‘aygistance . WAS | very .
wmeven. ‘He fonnd, 600 tenchers in B.

other places‘ ‘school taxes. ‘amounted. to:
12, mls, and even ns high. as: 40. mills:
Today . all séctions are paying. school
tnxes.. and ‘the. ‘result, is that: in this
distilet the help ‘that Is. ‘being ‘received
from the government: -ig anueh more
‘than ih the past, ‘and. taxes. will come
down in future, | :
The : one; ‘per, cent, Amt ersal tox AVS

churel“and n:

N prom airplane: ‘men who have | been . ov-

LW ere drawing their ‘full salary out.
| of the. government. +. The sections . ain;
which . those. teachers - ‘worked ' paid not’ winter: nad. poy no taxes. It, - catches’ the
aicent of. school, taxes ‘hile: here and jroaming workers who dodge alt other |

rlthe salary s€

@ASy. ~ ‘The fmproyements now. planned
are in: ‘acordance with advice received

er the: ground.

he Mission Point. landing field - ts: ;

u ‘particulariy good one and ‘with the,
‘Jarger, space and improved conditions
it will be one of the best... ‘The field is
‘also. ‘well. known and: has ‘yeceived a. lot |
of: advertising. "It will he open to all
“No exclusive franchise has been ‘or

The’ changes in ministers in- the! 7
‘Prince Rupert: Presbytery. made
by: Conference are:—.

“{syell received. : He. opened ‘his. speech

; believe anything if told to. them often

"| these thrée ‘requirements.

-|Liberals Over Spent: and ;
Under Estimated Needs . :

_. They. Left:

“Hon Mr “Binchlifte,

ers over ‘the’ “week end.. He visited the
schools of the- town and district.. H

gave. an address. on educational . sant
ters, he gave a. “political speech. on the
Saturday. evening and on Sunday he
officially open, the new: Bolt course.

. Tiere was ‘a good attendance at. the
Dolitical meeting ‘and the minister Avas

by telling ‘the story about the Brahma
and the three rogues. The- public ‘will,

enough and the people do not investi-
“| Mite for themselves. That was - the
policy being - followed by’. the. opposition
for the last three years. ,

Before the. election: of 1928 “people
were ‘dissatisfied. with thelr govern-:
ment and were “détermined to have a
gov ernment: that. would. be honest;
that would be business -. like 3.‘ that
would ‘be: stroug enough not. to be in-
fluenced: by unworthy . methods.

‘The Tolmie government bas filled

The members of: the Tolnie govern-
ment were faced with many poblems:
by the ‘late government which: ‘they
have been busy. ‘solving, and. therefore
have not, had. the time to Eo ‘about. the

minister of the ‘{money. it is ‘proposed. to. Spend. *
education; had a: “busy time at Smith-' must be remembered” that ‘the: new: gov- oe
ernment had to “provide a. ‘million and:
a half dollars: to meet committments
left unprovided for by. the»
In. future’ the people -of -the’ ‘province.
will have..a true financial statement :
and will know that‘ the estiniates will
include ‘all the. “money that it ig pro- oo

Horrible Mess, :

ft. 0:

Idberals.

posed to spend,

The. “charge of the: , opposition that ;
whoesale discharges had been made’ by ..
the: Tolmie’ government was all bunk,
and the people of ‘the province knew.”

be ‘some more in the: intérior of. the.

province, ‘but the interesia ‘of. the “pro-.

vince bas. always: been put first. Dr.
Tolnie was far’ more interested in

was in the number of votes he: could’
buy, and when ‘the people desired. on
other change. the: : premier. was quite
willing to step. out. But the quiet -

-|yoters of this ‘province-ate quite well. [x

satisfied ‘with: the: Tolmie government.
and, they will stay in, power | for, a good.
many years” yet. “Op” to the ; present
nat a by-election has been lost and ‘ev-
en North. Vancouver was Awon. “after.
the- premier refused * to “buy ‘the -elec-
tion with a. promise ° ‘to ‘complete the

addressing: the people. Now the | op-

portunity bas. come. to”. address

people.. The ‘speaker then — ‘made... a

comparison of. the _present © govern-
Fé

dal’ ‘in “the - north ountry” and: ithe “dis-
satisfaction with: expenditures. ‘on the

those things have peen cleaned up and |.
the practice ‘stopped -'The Tolmie gov-
ernment has not yet had to appoint a
royal commission to: wash its face.

In the ‘general election. of 1924, there
was the rbsentee ballot that, saved the
'Taiheral government. Then aucther
roynl vommission: saved the Liberal
'wovernment when some of the mem-
‘bers were implicated.in liquor charges.
Theere has been a great change

will he granted to anyone. -

Mr, Shean. is: going to move onto the 'p
arty, at. first he ayily honest gove

Misston Point prop
use. 2 tent suntil, he can: ‘get 8: house: ‘up.

He: wilt” make . that’ bis - headquarters’! mi
and at the, ame ‘time carry on’ ‘his bus.
He will-do 2;
lot more “clearing: of the’ land ‘and ‘get |
‘some

sthe |
1 rible: mess’ the a

“Des | as 2 trinsfer man.

“uuder, cultivation, « There... ‘are .
860 acres: ‘ii the property find for:
‘most part. it is: first ¢ class -Aigplenttural
Tand. . aes .

ot .

ae

taxes... ‘The. ‘ingome: ‘from, this new. tax.

schools,

jenmen Tas: ‘B

wy

local tax“ i

will” ‘all “gO. ‘pack. to. educate: ‘the - young
people: of the province and tbe man.on
the, land,.or ‘the man who owns-a busi-
nessa “or OWS. property: will. riot: be call-
ad upon to ‘pear all the’ burdew of the;

, Another naw feature is tliat ‘the gov

the

ty: and. EDO

P. G. E. by tlie late’ ‘government. All|.

Pe G.. BE. into. that city...

Cok BRL Gale, president: of the Con-
servative- Association oceupied ”. the
chair and on ‘the: platform were | also

"Many Schools -

Hon. | “yeu “Hiiviehlitée, “painister
of education, had .a most: suecesstud
trip: through Skeena: riding. : “He got
to Terrace on Sunday ‘where be was
met by Dr. “ Ramford, Conservative
candidate. “There Wos @ meeting of
the Parent ‘Teachers Association and

| since the ‘Tolmle govt, went in, The
eople of the province wish that clean
ernnient he continued in the
province and they will ‘keep the. “Fol-
le government, jin: power: 4 ‘at: Victori. :
“The speaker: ‘then ‘showed

Consex svatlve ‘government. 4n,_the- busl-
ness-lke inethods. of ging - business. 9
“He referted., “at some length. to the “hor-'
government had

the old: 1 government ‘which never ' pre-
sented a. trae estimate. of ‘expenditure
In, ‘its ‘estimates ‘previous to -the. elec:

lett. ‘ant items ‘of expenditure that ‘they’
knew. would. have to. be niet. One: ‘of
the great:

the: great j a
Hniprov enent. brought: ‘about . ‘by the: sai

tion of 1923 the , Liberals ‘deliberately’ .

“weaknesses ~of the Haberal, Ws

the minister gave a very able address.
“There were conferences with local | Te-
_presentatives of ‘the party aud with
representatives. , of.-the district ‘associa- 7
ton, Lakelse Valley. peho was vis...

‘ninister- ‘visited. the” schgol a b
addressed. 6." “public: raeeting.. : “Bnroute
“tO Hazelton . the., ‘Pacifle , school was

- visited, “The : ‘minister’ is golng, ‘to alt =. :

-the country, selicols: that ‘he can. POs- .
sibly reach so. that: ‘he wil, known. ‘at
‘once what the problems: ‘are’ and what

ty. the. country, schools. than’ has | ‘ever
heen’, given them before, wee ;

cou "COURSE “OPENED SUNDAY eee

it wag bunk. True, there have been. a‘ "' 2
few changes, ind 'there- would . likely 2

the welfare of thé province: than he

f pest. to-do. to, assist those schools.’ He *
proposes;. tt. ‘pay ‘much more. attention m