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COu NTY S ALAR IES.
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t r i ~!' Tc~cl;ar~' ~'\ !\~o<:h!; () II . .lc. c!c1 ~L I! 'N 'U"·!.'!l·tnad : ' ··i'ill' · ! I ~W F l'c<;rd rn t :'bm :.u!J!'::....m d f '~ ~ trat:::'!:r~c!Joo :, ell !'i ... tl!l'(h~· , me pfl'ln W;'!'I m~de P! t ho in;:,. c.nd in t he t."'l~'l·~ .:o d hjs ;.)(l (i. r~":o;: ~ujd i.!;:1!.t 1. hc
sp~('b.e,.; ;tncl Ole 1'C" rr:'t o f f!l() <.:11-1 1'1'11' en ttlC , na'!'t " eM h nd bc ~: : onc uf grC:l-t cj!'.:-t. It ,,;:.:s: :l :"J
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h ."Hi !lot T' ('*, !'e-;lI! l od ill ,~ ' d i.";,Ld Q:·Y sca ~C' o{ , :d mom be-rs of , I U U!fl n . t hat. if t,h e\" p ll'l.:ed ill th e
s~!~':'ieil . I ' he mcet illl( 'Sa , lI!c::.i dod eycr by t h e fo re frc.n t o f t he As'\oeiati on's nct ivtties ih eff ort'S
l'etirin,r. P.resi dc·\t , M ;', H , J . Sl::~ q)O , of (' ro w - 1 to <.\.,t,alu a remll IJ~!'3I. i()l~ wb ch i:lb.ould Ica~c­
l. h(l~·n(J \ :. nd f iJ (,IC W/'I',~ n J fl ll Jlr~!'I e: J t : "-f l', A!hert i its e nc l'g!SS l ir~ to j'ilg a,£:o id t he b t!!:i n cl'::S of
Smit~ ~~ t. ( ~,i !E'~'. "'P'("1.,rl !il'rl . 1'!(\1iriCl.nt J':ltI(;t , Mn,. the pr()ie!i sio~, the d h~)ari t 'l ('o f tho AS5oc;ictt ion '~
J~ F Ib!; (F lIlll n ro SCCI'f)t 'l\'~'), M I~':f; B l!lOTTlfiolrt ]l ro~e·ssiollf.l.l Te ud e;!."!(turs 'W ith ~hat o f lis er;(Scc"ct:l ry o f t.h e Ren o,'olc nt (l.1lC1 Ilqdlu Hf:I F IlI ~(I ). , d C6.YOill'f. In the m~i.a t)r of i: n.lanes. wa!l! of th{-, lr
)'li~s l'l:rlt,ta\\'~y . MC&:;fA. ~ . E, !{ u .::sell O,)fl rl ia- o'l\' u n~·tki l1g The \' h [~d g ive n ev id ence dllting the
mcnt .., :,: ~~rcta.I·~~), J~ .fI '.!,t(? (P..clir{l~flnt.atIHl on I }l:l Rt ~' cm t ha t the.,.T we re ,'e'I;y keen 'Lbo~t the
the Be rh F-Jd ut"a t lOn COlUrmi l e~: A. r~ . VI Cn"i' , F , scie uce ntl d art nt t ca dl tn(!. nnd t he phY Sical :t.s
G, E,d e!\ Incm.rRl &crc~ar), rmd L. G. R ceras ' wd l a.s t he ment ·,,! :Iud sp irltu tLl weU-belng of thc
(\tinu~g Sf>('!'l' tlu:y ).
' ehild rc n w as alw a ys ~lrZge!l t in their minds. He
The n a.mu; of mel1! bcf~ h·,'lll l>r"n " d :l n d o f n ew wo uld f' U;1:::;:C !>t tha't tln:.il' recent d ec ision to form
mem b<>n; WE:N! ttJl ne u nc~ d . an d 16 ,ldd iLifl nn l Il fl,m Cs , un Ilss nciatioll whi ch '''Quld n o much t.0 hreak dO\vn
of : new membCM3 w on'! p ro p~ d , l l1 f1 ~: il!:; fl. t oLti t he barri{!r s "hlch had f':s:lsted , and still exist,
of 74 n ew mo rnLen~ , wh o ·v."~ni d ulv e1:Jdcd . !>ut. i:)" 1 het w cell t each e rs' ill the ,' a.1' 101l5 types of schoo!s
fa.d iou be ing eX}lrel se(~ at such 1\ lai ge 1l11l11bcr-,
'I m ight we ll plO VC -t o bc~ the v ery best thing t~'lt
THE L\" NUAJ REP ORT
Ihev bnd d OIlf' tn a.dvimcc t he cause of tcacllln ~
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Tho D. n nwli report wns t hen pH~~ell t.cd by tI e ; :; UO II O I' 1.h iln they ex.pected , OJ:I.\' one tYTle of
Sl-'Cl·CLa.ry as fono,...s:
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L('acber. whet her- ' he be In ~he p\1~lic ~bool, the
The Co~ml tt ~~ report cc1 n f,'rlher Inorea se .o f . eccond nt·y seh'lol, the ceutr[tl. co nti uua tIon, or the
m~m.be N;blll " h ch now s~ ()od I~l 529. a. n: t. Il l- i prim a:,y schoo l, ;'l1l r,i , t:Ult ty pe. the good te,acher,
Cl'ea...';,a of 28 . . Of th~s~, 356 ware wor klll g lJl 'tbl~ I.T.cn::h-ars .h ad left ou t a n im poria.nt factor, In the.
BOl'oug!J , 129 In t h e Co nnt:v o f B el'kli, nnd 44 w~ r{' I cg,lI'rlt ion o f t he child . nod he h oped durm!! tbe
. eith er work il1J; ill othe r p~l'ts
t ho couutr.\r or ! cO\\J il\~ ~'c ur' th at t hev might find t ime, L? .make a
ha.d Je~ft t he Pl'O fe>'ill.nn . A mong- the ncl'\:' ''ll~~n bcr s i bcg m ll lllg in t h o diffi cu lt w ork of bru}gwg ~CJ
we ro 34 nc wl.\' ccrtlfi ca lod tc a <!h er'! nnd 1~ \ i ! H:Cl'- ! l)Or cllt [t c f the children t.o t aJ.1e tllelr p1'Oper
tificaied t encbers.
T h e ' h>.l ter f.i g in'''e did !lot : shrHc in t he w or k of educa t ion, Some y ear s a go
r~presen t a ','err l nnrt; porct.!l tape of t ho yl! ~er- I th ny bn.;! t he Ryslem knmvn flS! th e " <:)pen
t lficn.ted t.eaeLc rs WO),!;,III !.{ I n I he t.n wn at· d ~st.n c ~, : D ay . " H e . dId not wisb t o see tha t revlved ,
'W ith the exce!:t ion. 01 i b rec ~1.cml)er&. Rli te~ chel'li but hopcd q:lBt t hey would h~v e parents invited,
l~ho wc~c ;c crYllIg I II H M. :b or tles at -t~e t ime of som ~timei> to a s p e<:iaJ meetmg, n.t others to a.
the om,,· tlCe ba d nm" T.tumed to
scbool, . " " ion of the Conference, ",hell they
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a~ d t h e Comll~lttee t? l1k thRt opportu ni t y. of
pla ced befo re i.h e m. 'n ot only t h e 1.enchers , d eSIr es
cJmlh' ,,,o!C'f)m mg t hf!'.lJ ?il ck :1ll c1
respcct o f t he chi ld ren. but an
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,.:;:rrttl t udc o f t he A~oclilt. rnn for the !:wrVl ceR g In n introductio n to the ways and methods of work
t o t heir coun t : ,V. To t h~ ':lembers who pnid t~e in op nnect \o!l with edu cll.tion.
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dne, I t :\'-n ~ ,gr'!.tiLl'i n~. to rCT'flrt t.hat , n..~
t?S outCO:llC. of ~he SUlIgCS! IO n of t he R en dl!1g
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a.c th'l ty must lie in the phenomen on t o be
observed: It was largely a met,hod of self-educa.:
. ce le.hrat lom. n.
Spmt s D a.~fO J' lhe ('nl !qrell lion. DE'alin~ at some len,l!th Wit h the 'Mont.esson
M { h e R DroU(!'h Y. ; ,,; t o hC' t::C"ll1e <In a nnu 'l l e \'l~llt met hod . Mr, Sm ith said the idoal teacher under
: and t he teR clie~ n' t Il e Rendi ntt: ~chool !\ llil d pl'e- t.hfLt met hod would be essent ia lly a. self-sacriflcing
, sen fc d thre e t.r nJlh lC~ for competit. ion ill th e .annual ·,t.cac1ter o ne wb o w ould combine the keen studv
I ~port ~ . m'er ' £20 had hcc n sub ~cl' il)(>d .
I n of chilrl life wi t h the spi rit of an enthusiasti"c
Contl Jct ion wit h t.)le l''llary ca mpai gn, tll e .'1s::;o, de\"otee who gave up :t1I in the sea rch for t'ruth. ·
, ('iat iQn h Rd (we'n- reason , t..o t~o llgrn!.nl a te its . me m- 'The .tcfl ehel' IIlmt pombine education with' a 'found, hel'S Ion t he ~cal e o f s,ilnr les now III fmce JI\ ~ h 2 ing of 1\ ' !leient ifi c ped;1.go~n-. ThC two out.<;ta.nd Bp l'()1]gh , whIch tC<llo rn,ll'kl::i ~1J! ot.hcr stage tow~l:n ~ ing id eM in the $)'stem whic ,,"era more · funda~
: sr:curinr. · a. just [1Jld nde'1 11 at e r emlln ernl l"l1 tOt" 'ment al t.h a.n others were th() n ad for freed om /tnd
i 1'111 ~ue mbcrs of t h? Jl~ofegc;on .
T h e r~,ce'l t 1!pon tane ity in' the manifest a. on s o ~ ~he child' s
. ap pomtmen t, of a J omt St('ln (jlll~ S ull-Qomnll Mee nu.t u!'6 as it d$velope d a.nd he tram1ng of the
J w as rega rded b,' t l' ~ B o rouJ!b teach ,.r!'; a i'i 0' st ep
muscles a.nd ' t h e se nse; i n the firs t Rtages of its
I ill the r igh t di r cction fo r seem'i nE! be ll f' fh:: inl co' education. In this respect tbe school must be
?pcm t.ion in fi ll matters. fur th ering the edu caf ion id 8mh a.s to p ermit th~ free na.tural m~.njfe.~a.ti?ns
lIl teresls of the town.
, of the child Bnd th e Lellche r must no~, by scrymg
1 I~ wa. o; !'e~l-ett ('d t h a·t l.lHl r Oflr ese}1 t.o t ion s of t.he t}le chi ld, ke ep i t. in a. State of dependen.oo, T~ev
co n nty t.cac.hers to t h e Bcrks F.du ca t lon a l1tb ont:v must on ly [!'iYe rnch help 8 !< should make It po~!ble
, hnd l\(It \'(·t r esulted in the ad~p.tiOJl .('If ~ sq.t \,,- for- tho' chI ldren to achieve t.he satisfaction of
fnctor\- sca le ' of Rala..riel'i : .t he · po ints at i ~R.ue were their OWJl . individual aims and deRires. A s re, !'u; h as could :bel)t h~ d elermine,d, by <I Joint C:om- g ards d isc iplin e t~e ~'I~nlessori m~t~od a.dvocated
mlttee constltu fed lfl tho spmt of n. 'WhItley, the teaching of disciphne for actIvlty. fOt' work ,
' Cou ndl.
Tho hone \,,,lent SIt) O ~f ,th e l!'n!orl. for c;ood, and n ot for . immo~ility, . passivity. or
' h nd not been o\-erlook~ d and a. very g'Tflttf~lng obedience. At the sa.me time Id would be fatal to
r esponse w:t.s ma de 1,0 th e appea l to member's on It teacher t o imn g ino 6he WlLS carrying out the
beh a lf o f t hc ~, U, T, Tha nl~-Offcrin ", Fu.nd (crr ~fon te ssol'i id eR. simply by alltwing woo t't;e,edom
J1..h e ~enr.fit o,f tho~ t ea ch('I"S who I'I:!h.rcd on th e as re s,uH.~d in a b~~rde!l . . A fuither point in
tu eagra ,p emnr,ns of . the SI1 ~ rann 'l atlOn~ Act of tho me thOd. and to hlS mlDd, the mo@t valuable
! 1898 . Alrea.d y t.ho f; u m of n early l £200, had been of the whole m e thod , WM the creating of the
I {()I'WIlt:,d cd t.o thE! Cell t rnl F lmd n.t h eadqua r ters. h8.t.it of self-oontlrol in the child . . The present
' The"1)ommiLt ee desi red to plR CO on rccord the f..cach ers, a.s a. class, wefe not ,perfect, but a. tre: t h a nks of thf" ~o\ 5~ocJn tion t.o Mr . W .' H. Based en tne ndous; improvement in method ILnd prAct.iee
I :tndl Mr . •T. .H:~i ~h ror tho servi ces ISO nbh-_ ~'i"en htLd l'ICslllt ed from the measui-e of free dom that
by them on t ho- norough n.nd County Ed:nration teacb o~ had received at t he h a nds of enlighte[]ed,
Committ ees respecth-e.ly. 1'hey congra tulnled_ t.~e educat.ion , and_looaJ, authorit.ies. They ought to
1r etirin g President (~fr, H . •r. 8~:rPel OJ!.., ~i5 _~c-~ rii ~Ke that mOTe widely know? in order tha.t they
I 'ce2sful ven.r of office a.n~ th ll nk,,<t':~~m f or h l& cnnT- mlgbt gain . the [le.rent, ~hich was their m08~
te8~ :t.nd valuahl e work\ . Th e (1utle.,S of ,all.. nffi",,\ers , pressi ng need.
In BUmming up the Montesson
' bad been ab ly a nd s\:steoint.iclllly . ea.rijed .out... I\!ld ' · method the ' President. wltrned them' against att h e ir work, WRA J!'T Rt etully f\pprecia.ted ; t ilt the , tempt ing to 'experiment .unless the children had
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Committee .ri esirod t o tll ank especially Mrs: J. been prep8.i'ed from their entrance .into the nUl'-'
I Elli s. not
for her work as .Finan cial
school. bei'ore they had !lornewbere ' to send
tu rf, bu t for llet read ine ss to :'lho\llder the responsl- ' the incOl'rigiblo ",~d befm s they h ad the goodb iliti cs of the offi c{' of Acting Genersl ,Socret.a ry will of t.he parent,
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unt il the r eturn of the m'e.seut GeI;l eral Secretary. ~ Mr. H a. igh, eXl?ressing the thank§' of the memfrom mi lil<tr1 sen :Jce. Tho offi cers f\ nd , Commlt. l 'bers t o' the' PreSIdent for his address, sa.id tha.t
tee .desired to R.pkn6wlcdJ1o '~ith gl'ati t'pde :the Mr. Smi t h waa on.e ,,.ho n.lwayS'l put forwa.rd the
I cOntlnUOU8 2.n,d \'a.lua bl", hel n (!nren bv thn YlU'lotl g views he held WIt h per&stent forcefuInea~. It
coll ectors ib the schools. The Gen oral Secretary had heeD a sort of unwritten law amon~ the
: had earo en t he best th ,mk s of the Asso~iation fnr members ! that the subject of t.he Presideot s ad-

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b~Ood:will lI!lprove the dIgestion .~d a.n lIDProVe,d
dlg~!On Wllf hasten the correctlon l of an 8.IleJ;OJC
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Dr. \VIlllams pmk P1U8 are 8. !plen~:pd t.omc
fOT' the blood and the Derves. t:he~ . unpa rt a
healt hy appe~ite Il,nd, t on e up the d !!l$IVe orgt,ns
no doubt to the tac~ : tb a:t th,ey . ~n~ h f'..d theIr :voung so tha.t fo?d IS ass.lmlia ted.lUld Dour~s };lC8 the 'bO{ly,
men back aga.in , ~hOf!e f rom whQm they hO{)ed ~ o They be-g ill at on ce to build up th ~ ~Yli t.em weakget force and momenltllm: . One p f the out..."tnnd- I enfld , by ex cess Ot· ~ove n~ork. ~~e rIch red bl90d
ing feat ure!) of the ;past .. Year: had been the edu r n- they mA~e sD?n beg ins to ~h o,":, lU c~eeu aod Itps.
tionaJ eonferen ciS' wnich be w01IJd It lw ays rom cm - the step I S qUIcker , the eyes bngbt e~, and the good
ber , al thou~h tbe ~'Y<\oTk 'in connect io n therewi~h effect IS fel ~ in every organ of t~e , body.
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had hoen ' done Py' . hiS: sucCessor an d Mrs, E lhs.
& an exa.mple of the cures tl~ect.ed. bv Dr.
W ith regard to the cOu nty tA;~bers t he most re- Willia.mf;' pi~k pill s, we quote, ono typical, case
g-rett.a.ble .thi,?.2' in ~be ye:ll' s n;port ,was that beTe. I~tervlewe d re~ntly, Mr~ . A . M. Blpnl'>,
pA.r.lgraph whICh .r 'fllltted to t hem. After ~1l the ~ of 10, ~lgby R 08;d, Bng~, ,staf:ed.
nIl bad 8 certlti n lov e for the county,; l~hl ch hnd
" It. IS now thIrteen vears SlDce
cured by
done 60 Well during the war,
Wh:v- ShOllld it Dr. 'ViIliD.llUl' pink pills. I was fl.lghteen yea rs
not be 50 wit,h rE'~rd to cdnca~i on! It wa.e s ad ; of a.ge when m y hea.lth begtul t o f~u1. Gradua;lIy
and humiliating to think t hat when it. pro\Tisional I grew w eaker, I could n o~ (!n~ , for not~1ng
minimum scale of sa laries designcd to "nit the would stay c-n .my st.omac~, 'l"he l~glit~t of food
poorMt ,coun~r Wf\S bro~gh t, in. 1?o rkshir~ WM set!1P violent mtern&l pams, and my bfe became
obliged to .t'u!e the tea.chers salarJe8 by ~ slK'h n a :rru~.
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sum R.9 £34.. 000. (" Sha me,") No wonder .tht!Y'
"I 8mt~ht medtca.l ndVl ce, Rn,d the trobble . ~:s
ello u ld feet·'th atr> fhe sta.t eme nt mnde in. the a nnual diagn osed as ulcerated stom ach. I took medicme
re rt. with regat:d to t.haf. ma.tkr1w-M blnt npon
but cou1d not see much '
it.PO H e h o ped tha.t in t h e comi n g )'eo.t th~ :4,.~90~
. ' I was rccom~endcd t o try ~r. "t1Jt~~s' pink
ciat ion wou1d -devo t.e nll its energies m n!tslf)t l ng pllls, a nd . hapPl1,v for me .. I d id so. for 10 th08j
the oou n ty t.enchers to ~t their o wn, fI ~c1 t.h~tJ tho p ills r fO llnd the enc t. ~hlll ,ll tha.t .m y ~'e;l.kene
p
' 1 nt fol' 1921 W 0 11ld he able t o speak 11n !wstem nt'eded . Soo n ) IftJl(>l' conuncncUl~ Dr,
b~~~ ct.ennf wit.h rcgjlrd t o t.J\0 cntl.nt~".
\l,rillinmr' . pi n.k p il ls I lb»g:Ll) to l fee l Jmghtu.
H aving l'efern'd t.o Ul e rlch t w hi ch th e A !'i'ocia~ My a ppp.tJt-e IIDPl'Ornd f1!ld l~· ~n;~ c b .1litaJne~
t ion owc d to · the ir offi cers , :MT, S hnl'}lo what foo d I a t.e ,
C(JnUn uec WI ,
e pI ~. an
' -d 't wn.~ hi; t n..c;k a~ the l'etin n~. P.rf.'si . ~l1\prnv('.d eYfTY day, T W KR ~l ,? l on,C!'er_sub~cct to
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to
they w ,mld be': Th e p rogre..s.s I m¥ie W:1_5 ;rs t-o lll shm,lZ': It 'WI!!!
because' :Mr. Sm it·h W3'J
n?t lo ng
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ecled great tlii~ s 'to d lsappear t 8n
uet.:<Wue rqUlI.ot:l. we J a
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chrlice roTlld · have S'inoe
t.lme
not.'ex;perlencM the
m ad e of a P resi dent 'for the coming vea.r- est return of t j 'complamtr and . h8.",e enJoyed
Inat 'of M' ' A lbert Smith:
excellent hea Jth. If
f:",l " Jjttie run-down
~. A . Smit'h~ fin t aki n g the dlRi r, q,fd .he fe1t II. fe~ d~ . or Dr, W11hams pink PIUI!! soon put
bad ,rnised 'him to t he most h~nf)llrable Ji>osi- me right .
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B egin Dr. Willtams ):link pIlls ~~w . 'You C8.n
tlOD tt.baJ.He wi-mid
o f all like
AI vot e obtain them , of ..n y . deal':T'
Mk for '
'the .retinng
{t had been j
book
rem&rk~d o n a notller oecaSIcm- th at L (le rOfiie to fan
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Mr,' Shru,p e" before 'v ¥a.tin g th& ch:!l.il' to the new
Presid ent. '~tp~'6S sed 'hi~ w~ thanks /to the memhers for thejr' rmpport .(iunng ,~be :past year. The
a.nnual ret>Jrt · truly s..'l ld .t h n.t Jt ' h~ been ~ busy
year and he was g iven t o 11Ilderstand t.ha.t It had
been onR of the ·btuilest , if n f'l t.' the 'busiest ye:u',
due
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{Hear, h('nr. \ H e
moved that t hat shmlld be il recomme ndation to
T~ouble
a Weak Digestion.
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in a.p p reCi ation of'th o w ork of t he Financial SecreThere' is one thing a.bllol'!ltelY DeCM~a.;ry to ~
h ry, which sh e 5."Li.9 WA.!= w o rtby, n e;ll: t :ve..'1.r if .no~ digestion- rich red blood In . y~ ~etn s; This 15
t his owin g t-o the small ba.la.ne~, of 8om~ ,tan~pble B- fact whicb every sufferer from mdig~Btl~n 8ho~1d
reco~nition. "
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ado nted ,
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and sourness, Impoverished
blood impair!! the
The statement of t Ile n osition of the WidoWf;
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IOn the otber hand, imperfect digestion prevents
AS,soclatJO,n .' :Were ~.ct)~~¢1 ~MI Blnomfield fo: the blood from Ireceiving r.rop~r ~ourishm~nt. and
h!"lr work l~.:. ,conn~tl~? WIth t 113 .F.u.nd.
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but personally
he thought
tllnt :with
the·moment,
present
dress
should not
be d iscussed
at. the
address they 'would h a.ve ' some difficnlty in entering UPO!I 8. 'full di scugsio~ of t~e. points put before.
wlthout ro me consl d erat lon.
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}'iloo Chattawav sa.id they nleeded to get the
best both from t.he Montessori method and Miss
Marga.ret Ma cMiUall 's method. She had heard
boLlI of those educationalists,l and was much impies.s ~d by the MonLe s.sor l me~hod .
Mr. Jones WlUI of the opinion that no ma.Llet'
Se" I-etary
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what. ·m o.-em ents oame from abroad they would
Mr. J. H a i,R"h , i n Recon dinc; the m oti on , ref~rred have to modify them oonsiderablv to fit them for
to the sta.tus o f t bp count y t~chers a nd " their acoopt.anoo by Brit ish people, ~e did n ot thi.nk
flalaries and ~mnrl;:~d t h At llothmc:: ,vould ~cur" the.re was so P'luch. lvrong '(nth .thE! EnglIsh
what nu.ght t o be 'ohlR.ined until th e t each e"
meth·ods. <L'I they we re il1clined to believe.
t h emselvog ,"'ere fully d etror":J ined to nlter to It,
The meeting t.h en. proceeded. ·to lelect Vicet'8rla m e xtent t he c"mplexlo n of t.h e C ounty President and t ho varIOus Committees, as follows;
Cou ncil!'1 t h emselyes. · (H ea r, hear. ) H e fe lt sqre
Vice-President: Mr. E . Elam ,
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a.11 their effort 3 wotll~ be wast ed until that was
M~be-n; of Co~mitLeo for the Borough:
d one.
Mes.'frs. R. C. H awkms, B'.So., W, South, B,Sc.,

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rcahsm g thnL ' mu ch tha t h nd been "cltleved during the paost few
ha.d been t h e resulb of
th p. laboll rs o f th e N·U .T,
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M r. Swcatm an . i n' m ovitl!! t11e a doptinn of the
Tellort, pa.id
t d b u te t o t b o w'ork of t he , Commil tee and o f M rs , v'lIis, wh o had '5tepped.- illto
t h e hreach d ur ing t he a bse n ce of i,h o General

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seryttee
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in el!p.dhisf~rr eturn
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In eonclni incr easing interest from mf'mbers , nnt onlv in the
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Vast tracts of land dn the West
Cyast ~f Africa and ~n:!he far' away
islands' 'o f the PaCIfIC ..ave btren
scientifically cultivated and developed.
. Machinery has been ins~alled, and
ships hl;i';e been procured to bring the
~aterials "overseas, So that Sunlight·
Soap shall ever be the best and
,purest soap in the World,

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Th e renon was ndop ted ,
F. W. Ack-rill, a nd A . E, Vickers.
Mrs. Ellis presented the ' flnan cial stalome!'t,
Co'OCC1' of ~erks Co:onty Association (Reading
wh ich showed tha t ,t h t'l '\"e.1 r ha.d commenced Wlth 'reacher : .MIsses Collms and Type, &lid Messt'A,
£\ bala nce in hl\nd of £17 7s , l~d.
Membersl ~ub- F ~ G.
yles, , Goldsmit~, a.nd .Lnnni (County
sCTipt io n~ bp..d nmrmn t,e-d tf) £536 6s 3rl ... Th p. Teachers} : Mrs. J. Haigh, Mills WIlson, and
"ear closed wit h n. 'balance in hand of 198. IOd, MessI'S. H. J. Sharp ~ and G, M. Fryer.
I n submit Ling Lbe report. Mrs Elli, ' rem . ..ked
' A t•• nnd social evening followed Ibe bruin ...
th At tha t wa.s h er 18th oon secutiye h ala n co sbC€t,. meeting.
a n rf dnrin~ t h os e 18 ye i\TS they h nd never ha.d
n d eficit, t hou g q ~be h a.d n?-d her fea.rs about thIS

hotography.

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t h.,. del " 'cd t o r ecord
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t n hll te of
sympathctio and
co,opera bon- In other
mem 'lry.
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Tbe
to hal'e
11. '"cry bu at g et a ny real benefit for
children out of
anrl sllcce!!:.dul y ea r . I'h e outstanding fCAturo o f best scheme of reconst.nlCtl oll tha.t any a.ut.hont.v
tho. y ell !" s
bad been ', a most slIccessfu t, 'Edll- was
to produce.
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c;'l t lOll ttl CO !l fe :'cl~ C f' beld la~t Sentf! ml~r a ll d
" Tith reg ard t.o t he presen~ , the Blr was full
organised .' by
of of m ethod s: hu t' on e l;leal'd only
ODe met.hf>d, the
the .~ !'";! OcI.:o tlon. I hA ~uccc.);S of t h lJ:: .new y el.lh lrc method by which tho teacher dlS.1.ppea.~dl ~ rewns lJl n~ s.mall wn.y l due to, t~e ylce-~'esldellt appea r as flo dlrectl"e8 s, t he Mot;ltcJ;6Q'rl ~ethod.
(M I' A. S m lth ) who wa s u nt mng tnt hl :r efforh Thi~ " l 0 5 essentially and fundamentally a. method
lo .t h o
an d
o f .t.he in ,\' b icb t h e pupils mu st have thnt libertv which
H " n,
o f t h£' E duC<ltional Sub,Colllmitt ee shou ld permit of a developm en t of the individual,

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supply, ~f the purest materials,
in. order, to meet the :demands
for this efficient friepd
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