The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Carnarvonshire Education Committee. Teaching of Welsh Necessary, Conway Managers and Doctors' Certificates. AT a meeting of the committee held at Carnar- von on Thursday afternooni., the Chairman (MT D. P. -NVII!iams) pr,e.s:,d,ing, the Staff and Curri- culum Committee, whose report was submitted! 'by its chairman (Mr Issard1 Davie's) recommend- ed the appointment of a sub-committee to' con- sider the, question of teachers' agreements' gener- ally- They recommended) that no examination in religious instruction be conducted during school hours -at Voluntary schools- without the consent of the Education Committee. They fur- ther recommended' the- publication by tllie com- mittee of a Wels'h recitation boo'k for the use of schools, Professor1 J. 'Morris Jones and Mr T. J. Williams 'having placed their services at tihe, dis- posal of the ccmmittee- as compilers of such a hook. As to a Welsh song-book, it was recom- mended that 'a prize of ten guineas be offered for the best manuscript. A letter having been received from the' County Teachers' Association, approving of the sugges- tion, to hold summer classes, the committee re- commended that the terms of experts in various specified subjects be ascertained. The adoption of the report was seconded- by Mr J. R. Pritchard, and carried. New Buildings. lr J ohn Menzies, as' chairman of the iiuildinigi Committee, presented a compreihensiive report, dealing with proposed nelw buildings and altera- tions. Objections, had been received from the ,man,a-ers of THEI non-provided schools to the re- quirements 's'et forrh an the report of the county 'surveyor., and as to several OF them: the commit- tee recommended that a. conference with the Voluntary school authorities be held at an early date, with a view to an amicable understanding as to the points upon which the Education Com- mittee have not re-solved! to insist upon. The Board of Education wrote, welcoming a copy of a letter addressed to them by THE; Rev J. Faiichil'd, on behalf of the Bangor Diocesan Schools Association, asking for advice in. the face of the notice sent out by the EducatiOù.ll Committee that they would pay no more salaries to the teachers until the manager's promised to carry out the repairs, etc., ordered' by their sur- veyor. To this, the Board of Education, had re- plied that tlhe local education authority were bound to give managers reasonable time- to carry out such repairs as had been required! before refusing to pay the salaries or otherwise main- ta"iii the .school, and in the' event of any dispute) it was competent for either party to appeal1 to the :Board. Tihe committee recommended tihat a reply be IFO>nwarded to the Board1 of Education explaining the true state of things. On a subse- quent date the secretary of the Education. Com- mittee had received from IMr Fairchild a letter in which he declared the readiness of the mana- ,gers to carry out without unnecessary delay any reasonable alterations and repairs required by the Local Education Committee, subject to an appeal to the Board: of Education. ica- The report was adopted, and on the applica- tion of the committee inquiries were directed to be held into applicatioiis received for new schools in the parishes of Pistyll, Clyiwnog. and LIannar. The Teaching of Welsh. A letter was read from, the Carnarvon District Local 'Managers expressing the opinion that the teaching of Welsh was necessary to the proper educational development of the children- of the county and praying the committee to take the necessary steps to ensure this being systematic- ally done. A further letter was read from the Carnarvon- shire 'Baptist Association asking that Welsh be taught systematically in tihe elementary schools, and pointing out that this would relieve the Sunday Schools of the necessity of teaching the simple art of reading and, enable those institu- tions- the better to perform their duty of teaching the children the principles of rekgion-a duty it was not desirable that State-aided schools should undertake. 'Mr J. R. Pritchard said be was sure tihe co:m- mititee was quhel agreed upon the question.. Everybody now- admitted it to 'be the duty of the schools in Wales, to ,teaiCih Welsh. The only question for the committee to consider, in his opinion, was how this could be -molst effectively done. (Hear, hear.) He moved that the letters be referred, to the Curriculum Committee to re- port. This was unanimously agreed to. Elementary Education at Bethesda. The Celnfaes 'British School at Bethesda had bezen condemned hy..he 'Board! of Education, the premises being sanitarily and otherwise out of date. The sub-committee in charge of the mat- ter had made provisional arrangements for open- ing a temporary school in the new club prem- ises, and had settled, terms, etc. !But it was found, that there was' nothing like sufficient offioeaccOimmodaltioni for the large number of children who would aHônd. School correspond- ence which had passed between the committee and Mr Trench, the agent at the Pennhyn Estate; was read. Mr Trenah, while not disinclinied to recommend thaJt a portion of the field near the building should be set apart as a temporary playground, was strongly opposed to the build- ing rhere of such office accommodation as the committe-e proposed. After cons,idieralMe discussion), it was resolved,, on the motion of "1,r J. ''J\I'enÚes, that t'he Board of Education be asked to sanction the old build- ings for anlother twelvemonth, the committee PROCEEDING! forthwith with thei ereotiolli of new buildings on a suitaible -site, already1 acquired for the purpose. Qualification of Pupil Teachers. Letters were readl from; the district manager's of Llanhe'ri,s,Be'rhe'Sda,a,nid Portmadoc recom- mending 'tlhait no candidates for: pupil teacher- ships be accepted who have not obtained the Central IBoard1 junior certificate; The Port- madoc governors' further recommended) that pupils who. had obtained the senior certificate's should in all cases be preferred, and' that a sys- tem of sciholalrships, enabling such candidates to attend county schools with tihat object be instituted. Dr. Jones Morris, speaking in 'support of these recommendations, thought the County Com- mittee should take a firm stand on this question at the very commencement of their career. The better the teaching the better the school, and the better the. school THE better the scholars. Let them insist upon all their pupil teachers being fully qualified. (Hear, hear.) The letters were refened to the Staff Com- mittee for report. Doctors' Certificates and Parental Responsibility. | The Conway District Managers submitted a 1 .recommendation that, the County Committee should undertake TO pay for all medical certifi- catesæq uired in the case of children's absence from school through illness. The managers thought parent's ou¡gfut not to be put to the co'st of providing these certificates. Dr. Jones Morris sa.id he had never charged for these certificates himself. (iHear, hear.) The occasion on which a. medical man was asked to furnish such certificates were very rare. 'Mr Issard id,avies, pointed out that in such cases probably a doctor was already in attend- ance upon the child, and surely no. doctor would, in such a case, c'harge for the nece,sisary- certifi- cate. Mr R. Conway differed. At Llandudno the School Bloard hadi always paidl for these certifi- cates, and the ;whGle sum did not amount to more than some £2 a year. 'He moved that the com- mittee undertake to pay for all certificates re- quired. Mr Hugh Owen seconded. MI" AMans-on Pic ton hoped the motion would not be adopted. It was only another step in the direction of relieving parents of their re- sponsibility. (Hear, bear.) If people brought children into the world: they should be preparedf to meet the responsibilities which accompanied them. On a division, the motion was lost by a large majority. Illegal Employment of Child t i. A discussion, arose on the question o'f insti- tuting pro,secuti-ons in the case of non-attendance of children. of school age. (Mr T. J. Williams said there were other cul- prits than, parents. (Hear, hear.) Teachers felt veiny *-strongly that s tern measures should' be adopted in t'he case of employers who, ini thie, face of warning, persisted in the employment of children of school age. He instanced recent ca,sies where such empilioyers after repeated warn- ing's had flouted! THE: attendance officers and snapped their fingers at them. He thought -this class of offenders should receive less considera- -¡Ho,n than, poor parents. (Hear, hear.) The Clerk said he had drafted a. special circu- lar on the very point raised by (Mr Williams, and it was now being circulated, 'throughout the county. (Hear, hear.) Proceedings would' be instituted hereafter in all 'such cases. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman asked the press to make a note of the fact that in the bye-laws regulating at. tendance -at school the word "reached" in rela- tion to any standard was legally interpreted as meaning "pass,ed" such a standard. Bangor and Carnarvon Evening Classes. Letters were read from the Young Men's Christian Association at Bangor and Carnarvon lasing for grants in aid of the evening classes now being conducted by those organisations. At Carnarvon, 135 pupils attended the classes, and the annual deficit was 'estimated at £56. Dr. Jones Morris said it was time for the committee to consider the whole question. It would never do to make grants of larg'es'ums to certain. localities, and leave others unaided. At Portmiadoc these classes were, worked so care- fully that the annual deficit amounted to only a veTlV small s'um. MR Richard DA vies pointed out that any grants for thi's purpose would have to come from the secondary education rate, and that was only 2d1 in the £ for all purposes. Mr Issard, Ditvies (a Conservative Church- man) said that no doubt these associations were: doing very good, work, but the committee had no ■voice do the establishment nor in the control of these classes. (Hear, hear.) He, thought it was a bad principle to go upon to vote money from the rates to such classes if the committee was not allowed to control them. ('Hear, hear.) After some discussion, the matter was referred to a committee :to report upon.

« A Minister's Indigestion. Cured by Bile Beans. WHEN a minister speak'si for a medicine, depend upon it it's good. When he tries it it's better. When lilt HAS cured hiiim, alt's best loif altl. A w-eill'-known Baptist miiniigter .in Ldinicciimshire ha's proved that for indigestion and allied aillmeinitis Bile Beans are absolutely unequalled.. They cured hum; and in iitudie, he pennled the letter printed below. Indigestion, by the way, is a disease which, is so varied in its symptoms that scores OIf people have it aind don't kinlow it. They onfly know they're feeling bad. There is a. loss of aippet-ilte, ire que nit belching of wind, sometilmis'S1 piain., nlolt orally in the stomach, but round the heart. At other 'times the sufferer is naveinbuslly hungry, but a heavy mteail, although enjoyed, (brings on a'eute Ipain. Sioimetiirmas ttfhenle IS dizziness; ait others specks before the eyes. Pain in the left arm, IS andtiher symp;L,Cim oif this STRANGE disease. Bilel Beams' cure it by toniing u(p the whole1 digestive sysitem. Tlhie Rev. J. Lindsey, the MINISTER retferired' to above, wriltes Doini.ngit on, Sp aldiing. To the Bile (BieJain Co. Dlelar Siiiris,—II Ibeig Itlo ',add my tesfoilmonly to the 'benefit I have: 'derived' from the use o your Bile Beams. 'Sbime isihiotfc ftilme ago I was a sufferer from iindiig'eisitliO'n, wlhioh brought on severe; pain. My doctor prescribed if or me, and I was shut 11\P IN my rlOOIIl1 for th1r.EE1 weeks, bult nothing seemeldl ITO giive me re'lietf. I then determined TO bry Clbas. Fiorde's Bffle Bieanis., having seen the ad- 'vefritiselmer/Jsi in the papeitsi tih)ait idbety were invalluléllbilie far iindigeski'on and liver disorders. So. I sent IFCIR la box fromi tihe chemist, -anld to my surprise1—ifbr I had always hulked with a littlei dtoiubt upon advertised rdmetdies—when I hiaid tafcan- otrJly a few doses 'I lfellit gxealt reilieif. I con- tiiiniued! Itiakilnlg tihe IBMNIS' lurJtiiil I was camplettely cured, and there has been nto retrain of the affi- iment. I can nioiw eiaic ,andi e;lajoy a hearty meial as wellll as anyone, and I owte my present good health entirely to Bile BeianS'. Yours iPailthtfully, (IREV.) JOSEPH LINDSEY. 'Bile 'BEAMS: are. [llhe .pnoduclt of the latest discovery. Tlbat is why they sulcceed •wlhlan olden atniil ilmipeiifect "'remedies" fail. 'Obfcainialhle from aCIl medicine vandio'ns -or post (free fricim the Bide Beam Co., Red Cross..Street, Lolndbn, IE.C., uipgni receclpt of prices is. I;{d! or 12 2s 9d tficir, liamiliy size, corttalining three timeis is I^D box.

—— Four men were glarrotlted for murder in Cagayan on the 3'ISLT ult. Their deaiths were cer- tified1 by the doctor in attendance; but, later, two revived and recovered. Thus, though alive, they are officially dead. A railway official of Creiwe One day met an engine he knew; To the engine he bowed, But that engine was. proud, And cut him—yes, cut him in two!

River Conway Board of Conservators' Favourable Reports. THE annual meeting 'of the Board of Conserva- tors of the Fishery district of the niVer Conway, wfa's heldulnldlea: the c'ha;;rŒIJ'a,nlship of Mr O. Is- gloleid Jones. The foliow.iiig miernlbers we're pre- Ie:nlt -IDr Pritchard, 'Mes'srs P. M'clntyre, W. Jones, 'E. Davies-Jones, anld W. Da vies, wriWa the clerk (Mr C. T. Allard). Election of Representative Member. MT W. Jones, Miniydon, Conway, was re- elected a relprelsenyatiiive meirn;ber for the ensuing 12 months. Election of Officer The ifoillo'.winlg, officers' wienie Iiel-E¡:qC;ted. -c(ihla:r- man, Jllr O. Isgoted Jontes; vice-chairman, Mr J. BHiaickiwiall; audikor, Mr P. Mclaityre.. The old miemlbeirs off the Wiaitcih Oomm'iiOtie'e were re- elected, with the s'ubisiilituitiiion of MR W. J'oneis for 11r Hugh }onlels.Re;prleLSleiDta¡.EYe member Oil Seal" ish;riie's C Qlmn1'iUti;e, Mr J. E. Humphreys. Dates of Meeting. The dates 'of aniseting w,re, fixed as last year, with the exception that THE. ti'm'es of mieetiing wane fixledl for 12.30 in: Llani'wst, and for two o'clock at Conway. Accounts. The arjaiysis of accounts for 1903 w'ene pre- scribed by èlr iMc'Inttyrie. Saillmoln lioenices, rod, 1903, were 6,67 13s, being an increase of £15 9s on 1902. Truult Itbemces, ^54 us 6d; shewing am iiinicrease of £4 8s 6d on 1902. PenlaltSes ON convictions, £ 2 15S; increase on 1902. Balance due ltladerk, 311st Delcemlber, 69 10s 7d, being a decrease oif aimio-unlt dlue to hum on 1902 of £ 10 I'S 3d. Expenditure Salaries of clerk, 62o wfater baifiliffs, £ 106 12s; travellim.^ expenses, £9 IalS rid, betiinlgan infcneiase of _f I 12s 5d on 1902; ciamimiiissdOin on. licence's, £ 5 18.S 6d, being an increase of 17S 6d ON 1902 aoisit of prosecutlions, £ 6 9's 6dl, belihg an increase of £4 18s upon 1902 fp,ridting an.d advertising, £ Y 15s 8d; cost of election, £ 1 13s 6d. The aidGO'U'mts. wene adopted, the Chairman re- matckling ithlait th-ey were an improvement on last year. C!ose Time for Fishl,.ig. A resolution to the effe-cit that the close time for trout fishing bie extended t'o the rslc March, lainld: that any pers'on: fisihiinlg after dusk should be campielled TO. take a, salmon licence—intended TO have been, prloposed by 1h Bnandrefh—was ■afllowieid to stand oven, owing to the absence- of Mr B'Kandreith, tiilll next m'eeidng. Vote of Thanks. Mir 'Mialntyre proposed' a. vot.e of thanks to Mr Isgo'ed JÜDiÐS for his excellent services as chair- man for the past twelve months, and, said he was, pleased fo find so good a man at the helm. Mir ivVim. 'Daiviiels, as a niew mdniberi, sec'ond'ed the vioitie. The Chairman replied ini suliitable terms, and votes oif 'thanks we're then p'assed to Mr John Bliatckiwiall, vi'ce-pre'sldie-nlt, andl to 'Mr* IMcIntyna as auditor. The Sale of Tickets. MR Wffiliam Davies, called attention to the fact that t'here were many persons- in Colwyn IBlary" whb did1 not kniew where to obitalin licence, tickets, etc. The Chairman and Cloerk both poiinitieid ouit It/O Mr D'avies that the "Welsh Cialsit Pioneer" had1 been iilllakinga special feature of the matter, and tihiait all dnlfortmation rieispecting fishing .AO'ULLD' be obliaiimed from -that niewsipaper. [MR Daviies thereuponi proposed, 'and his puio- 1, hii pto'sriitlioni was darried, that tickets for fishing be 'S(IIQ"alt Cotlwyn Bay, an office to be decided upon feter. The Water Bailiff's Report. :Nuimbeir of liiloenlseis. examined (rod) 24 1 l'b, 7 mio:nlt!liCy, 105 wteieMy, 362 dlaiilies, t'cital 489. Total 1902, 403, ian increase of 95. 687 trout licenses as against 622 of previous year, being increiasie of 65. Net licenses inspected, 1,194, an inter ease -of 259 on previous year. TR OiU T FISHING. The trioult fishing was reported to be very giciod oni the whole. L.a.itgesit trout caugWt wi'th rod amid liinieis wais Itiakein in Tyley's. Deep- Pool by E. Bilckers, Lliangwisit, 011 AUGUST 31st., weighing 7 libs. SlALMON ROD FRSIIING This' was. r'alther better1 than- the last eiighlt years, especially -sailimon in the river Conway. Biggest salmoni caujglhit by J. Bi.ackivall, in Oak Pool, Conway. River, Oidcoiber 31st, weighing 29 libs. IB'iiggesit saillmon caught ,inl Lledr Rivier was T'aken in Poncyipant Pool on October 2ndl by H. D. Branidreth., weighing 22 lbs. The .Boaird'S bailiffs and the Gwydyr and Mr HIlandiy'eitm.'s' river keepers' account of the sewiDi CLAULGHT wilShi rod and lline w'as as follows :—Sal- mon, 104, weighing 1,057 lbs; 229 sewin, 36I lbs (Raver Conway). 8:1 salmon, weighing 610 libs, and 15 sewiin, weighing 16 Ib, (River Lledr). The toorieiaise of 200,in n'uimlber was shown., the weiglhlt being 1,205^ libs. NIEITIS AND WEIllS HSJIJNG. Tihie season) wias stated1 to have been middll'rig for nleltltlelIs, as the floodls in. the months df July alnid August carrfedi tine fiish, passing the nets to the upper part of the disltaict knbwn as the Greialt Humber. The three biggest sainfoin oaughft during' the season were, those secured by Fishermen IIugh Jones, Jawes Craven, and Jas. Flieldonlg, the re'sipectii've WEIGHTS being 261bs., 23!lbs., and 22ibs. each. SPAFRLINIG NETS. Severa spar lling nets were uised b-nlLwe,n, Tally- oaifhi anid, the esituary, being three less than fan 1902. SPAWNING TIME. This commenced favtouinablly in regard to waiter and wetathar. A golod mumfber of salmton and sewin had spawned in Conway and Lledr Rivers, salmon especially having been nciticeialble. DISEASED FISII. No tracieB oif disease were found exicept sl;-ghit slilgms olni tlhe biggaslt fish last week in Conway river. Three dead1 fish were- found. SPECIAL RI: PORTS. Special repoiifts were made tlJ IJw Waiter Goim- imii'tlt'ee as (BoAliaws: (1) For using dynamite ÜJ1 Mettynycoed' River; (2) fior fi'shing1 with hlandis in PeMmaidhno Riveir; (3) for fishing with rod and line without licences in Leldr River about Do'l- wyddelen, and in Lllulgiwy Riiv'eirait Beittws,

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