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position, the character of the institution would be establi: hed. | T'nere, n» doubt, often arises a fesling on the part of the teazhinz force of the Nation that they are lacking in pabiic | appreciation. They do not occupy po- | si.ions which bring them iato gene- | ral promirence, Their compensation iß° | not large in any event ard, coasidering | the length of tim> and th2 necessary ex- | panse required in prepara‘ion, is often | vary mzagre. Batif toeir rewards are | not large. thev are sellon exprs=d to | that spacies of criticism often turning | into positive abusa, which is the lot of | many elective public servants, If they | will but eonsider the estimation in which | they hold those who formoerl’ stood in | the rtelationship of teachers to them, | they will at once be forczd to conclule | that, in the opinion of those whose opin- | jon they value, they are not without ap- | preciation ana honor; and they must | klo v that whoever can pause for am»- | mnt to estimate the valu? of their work, | t.ae imyportance of their caliing, its hizh | require nents in learning anl in eharae- | ter, will be moved to almiratios for ! their devotion and their sacrifice. In | addition to this, the opportunity to teach | the youth of America, with all the bound- | less possibilities that lie before each one | of them. is a pocitive guarantee that rhis | calling, c)ntinued for any length of tirne, | will bring the teacher into contact with | some who marked with genius and will ! be known to fame. 'T'ne opportunity in such a vocation to Inspire a reverence | for the truth and determination to mas- ter it and live by lif, is a compensation of satisfaction beyond wh.. wealth can | buay. Tolead and infuse the youth of | the country in that capacity is (0 he a minister to th2 Repuonhe, [T'he standards which teachers are required to matitain are continually rising. Their wo-k takes on a new dignity. It is rising above a | calling, abyve a wprofession, iato the realms of an art. It must be dizaifiad by technical training, ennob’ d Hy cha- | racter, and sanectifl2d by faith, 1t is not | too much to say that the need of civiiza- | tion is the need of teachers. The contri- | bution which they make no human x}i_gl/? fare is beyond estimation. In cur“own | couniry this service was uever better | performed than at the present day. The | earnest conscientious men and wemen | runring from the head of the grost uni- versity down to the kindergarten repre- sent a force for 2zood whieh is immea- | surable. The influence which they ereate | for better things, the inspirztiom which | they give for higher ideals, are the chief | contributing force to the stabiiity of so | cietv and the march of progress. | It is perfectly apparent that the needs | of education were never greater than | they are at the present time. We do not | diminish our requirements by raisinz the | standards of civilization. We increase | them....ltis not only wrat men know, ' but what they are disposed to do with =1 112 &v 1o that which thev krow that will de.er- mine the risé®or {ail ot civilization. There is no evidenca that there is a lack of suf- ficient inteliizence to support the pre rent state of society, and no one has e eor questioned that there exists in n2o- ple suflicient moral pawer, if only it be used notL to destrov. but to eonstruect. The reahzation of progress that has marked the history of the race, the over- whelming anl irresistible power which buman nature possesses to resist that which is evil, and respond to that which is good, are a sufficient warrant for op- timism. If this were not so, teaching would b 2 a vain and useless thing, an or- nament to be secured by a few, but use- less to the maltitude, Our country adneres to quite another standard. It has founded its institutions not on the weakness, but on the strength of mankind. It undertakes to educate the individual becanse it knows his worth —) ‘rom an addiess before the County Teachers’ lustitute at Reynolds- ville, Pennsylvania. MORE CORN NEEDED. New York City: Theinhabitants of the three Virgin lslind:: S:. Thomas, St. Jan, and St. Crotx, are to have a new Governor again. In less than five vears they have had five Governors, whi': in the same period industries have been foreed to eclos>, commerce and shivping in‘erests have been paralyzed and the population decreased 49 pe cent. How wonderful it Is, this stupe idous follyof American colonization! Jtis as the old heise said in Aesop’s Fables: 'Give me less of vour eurrying and more of your eorn. ABHLEY L. TOITEN. Daily News, Nsvember 2, 1923, TELEGRAMS. SI. CROIX STATION. Sandiego, Calif. Nov 20th —After de- liberating upon its f{indings for forty minutes, the Naval General Courtmar- tlal, whiech is trying the Naval Officers upon charges growing out of the disaster at Honda, in which seven destroyers were lost, returned a verdiet of acquitts] in the case of Commander Wm. I Col- houn, Commanding Officer of the United Statcs "'Young’’ one of the vesseis s'randed on September Bth. London, Nov. 20th.--The late Viscount Morley, famous as a biographer, imposes a ban on any biography of himse!f in his will published today. The passage con- taining his wishes in this respect reads as follows: 1 give to my nephew, Guy Entel Morley, all my. correspondence, diaries and written fragments, to be dealt with as he may think {it at his own discretion. And as it is possible some person may desire (0 write a mem- o:r of my life, I enjoin upon wy execu- tors and each of them to refuse aid or encourage any desgns and not to allow any such person tuo have access to any of my papers, whether personal or acquaintanced in tke course of official duty,.either for perusal or otherwise, | also desire that the same iefusal of ac- cess to my paper; shall be extended 1o persons writing me noirs, or biocraphies, of friends of mine or others. The es- tate is valued for probate at 59,765 pounds, includinZ an extensive and val- uable library. Berlin, Nov. 21st.—Germauy is in the midst of a flinancial frerzv. Prices have passed all reason. Figuring fin trillions and nandling hurndred trillion mark notes has seemingiy unbalanced the minds of seme producers, store- keepers and restauratears. An ordinary omelette ol two eggs costs five gold marks, or more *han one doliar and meat dishes twice that sum. The price of a single spple in the cases is two and one half goid marks or-more than sixty cents. The price of ehithing and leather goods are proporiionately higher and are still soaring. The cost—of food in the markets is beyond comprehension, as the supply is short and the produccors are unwilling to aceept paper marks. London, Nov, 21st,—Mr. Baldwin has written declining to coun‘enance-a Nu- tional Park Loan of 20,000,000 pounds, advocated by the British lLegion us g remedy for unemployment, contending that this would bring to a standstili] loan operations for Empire development and other purposes and thus stultifv the present arrangements to relieve unem- ployment, : Toronto, .Jv. 2lst.—The l'ni!m?ng‘ announcement was made a: the head oifice of the Canadian Bank of C m- merce. At a special meeting held at noon today the shareholders of the Cana- dian Bark of Commerce approved the agreement of their Board of Directors to purchase the assets of the Baunk ot Hamilton, on the basis of an exchange of stock of the Canadiar Bank of Com- merce for stock of the Bank of Hanl- ton oo a4 pari.y of share flor share. Votes representing over fourfitths of the total capital stoek of the bank wer: c#st in favour oi the agreement, Ottawa, Nov. 2lst.—Seven tenders have been received for the construetion of a large new grain elevator at Hali- fax and consideration of the same will come up at next meeting of the Coun- cil. 1t is understood that the tenders range around $1.,200,000. v London, Nov. 21st. —Harrv Mason re- tained the Lightweight Championship of Eurupe by defeating Erunie Rice on points in their 20 vound bout here to- night. Bo'h contestants are English. London, Nov. 2lst.- Frank Goddard tonight becime Heavyweigit Champion of Greet Britain when he was toul- ed in the second round by Jack Bloom- field, who hit Goddard whi'e th> latter was dow n.