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.POLICING TH.E TOWN. I I HOW SWANSEA COMPARES WITH II OTHER BOROUGHS. The Swansea W :h Committ. held a special meeting on Tuesday ai ter- Boon, the chairman (AM. D??n Jones) pm-siding. The commit bee approved the action of a sub-ooroanitiee in acc?p?- ? ing the tender of the .Neath Automo- bile Co. for a new Napier motor ambu- lance for £..500. I The Committee then proceeded to dis- cuss the question of the application of the Chi?f Copstable for an increase in the police force. The M?yor remarked that he saw bv the returns prescni?fl by the Chief C^ on- ?tahi? (Captain Alf Thomas) and t'? Borou? Trea?urpr (Mr. W. H. ?sh- mole) that Swancea compared very favourably with other towns as regarded the population per constable. Swansea and the other towns, with a few exceptions, were all over 800. Mr. Pow lesland asked whether the Chief Constable thought the towns he had mentioned were most comparable to the conditions of Swansea. The Chief Constable: I don't think I so, sir, or I would not have put them in. ¡ Answering Mr. Devon aid, the Mayor (Aid. T. f. Corker) said t-hla" l Cardiff was 631 against 770 in Swansea. Ald. Miles pointed out that in many of the towns mentioned in the report, there was a great, deal of floating population, and towns like Blackpool. Weymouth, Brighton, etc., could not be I compared to Swansea. The Chairman: Quite SQ. The Major pointed out that the figures in Newport, Bristol, Cardiff, Hull, Newcastle, etc., were natural. Mr. Powlesland gave notice that he I was going to oppose the scheme, and would fight it in the Council if it went through that afternoon. Clauses Objected To. The report was then read through seriatim, Mr. Powlesland making ob- jections to several of the clauses. W^ith reference to sickness, annual leave. and the weekly rest day which the report tstatefl wa& coming into force, lie said surely in all the years past their Chief Constable had ma de some provision for sickness. Then with regard to the weeklv rest dav coming into operation, was it not a faet that they had adopted that on principle, and made some pro- vision for it some time ago. Chairman: We did. The Chief Constable said the Act would not come into operation for four or five months. Chairman: Wo gave the Sunday rest, and we had an increase in the force. I Mr. Powlesland: Can I know the number? The Chief Constable: Fifteen men. Ald. Miles: Provision has been made for sickness, the annual leave, and the wookiv day of rest. Mr. Powlestand: How many years is it since we were relieved of the respon- sibility of supervising the docks. Chairma.n: There are only about six njen there altogether. Mr. Powlesland: It takes a very large area from us, and we are able to uti- lise the police who were supervising the docks for the tc.wn; you can add six to the fifteen. Police Patrols. I Mr. Powlesland next askcxl a ques- tion with regard to police patrols for some of the districts, and said he meant foot patrols. Has it not been agreed to utilise mounted patrols so that they can get over the ground more quickly, and so get over the difficulty that way? Chairman: Oh, no; I cannot'agree tcr that. Aid. Miles said he thought it was a fact that the Chief Constable gave as one of his reasons for suggesting I' mounted patrols the lack of men in the districts. The Chief Constable said if he had more men, he should always use his I mounted patrols. Mr. Powlesland then asked if they were going to have police <rogs. Chairman: That is a question we shall have to consider. later on. Street Accidents. I The next item in the report upon which Mr. Powlesland raised discussion was with reference to street accidents, which the report stated had increased. Mr. Powlesland asked for the number of street accidents duriug the last five years, and the extent of the increase. Chairman: How can you expect us to answer that. We ought to have notice. Mr. Powlesland We may as well not flit as a Watch Committee if we are not going to see where we are. In reply to Ald. Miles, the Chief Constable said there were ten police- men on point duty. Permanent Fire Brigade Staff. The next item read from the report stated that Swansea was underpoli.'ed compared with other towns. Mr. Powlesland asked how many police were set aside for fire brigade purposes, and whether some re-ar- rangement could be made in that re- j spect so that the Chief Constable would have more men. To his mind hB I thought that wouM be preferable to in(rpàsing the forc in the way sug- j increasing the fore,(- LLL the way -,ug-I The Chief Constable said they had four men permanently at headquarters, and 21 members who did police duty. Mr. Powlesland And they receive extra pay and do extra work. The Chief Constable said he con- t.ideroo it was a cheaper way than, having the separate expense of a fire brigade. Answering Mr. Powlesland, the Chief Constable said that, unlike the case of a permanent fire brigade, they did have their firemen making their jump- ing sheets, doing splicing, painting lire wagons, etc. • Mr. Powlesland thought that if they had a permanent fire brigade it would save them the extra pay, and relieve the men of the extra time, and give them a better ehanoe of doing police duty. He would like to see a I permanent fire staff, the same as in many towns of an equal size to Swansea. The Chairman in answer to the Mayor said if they had a. permanent fire bri- gade they would lose the grant which they now received for the police. Mr. Ashmole (Borough Treasurer) regarded the present system as being the cheapest. The Chief Con,t able -said that 99 a month was paid in extra wages to the fire brigade. Seamen's Objection. j Mr. Powlesland took exception to the following passage in the Chief Constable's report: Swan- sea being a seaport town, I find that ac- cording to our crimes records, that a niimbei- of sailors and firemen, who are either convicts or police supervisees, visit the port from time to time, and therefore the supervision, of the police must be greater. Swansea is in rather a unique position, being c terminus and off the main line, and thus affords bur- glars, shopbreakers, and others of the v • criminal fraternity less opportunity of getting away. Otherwise I am afraid we should be very badly treated by this class, and have numerous and serious robberies which, fortunately, we ue not troubled with. At present there are sergeants doing 12 hours at a wretch at various stations, and by the additiqu Qi aaDt?Lex w=AuL-thc duMe? 1 would be distributed by each doing eight hours." Knocked Him Flat. Alluding to the last paragraph, Mr. Powlesland said he did not want to in- j crease any man's working hours, and he did not object to the eight hours. He, however, objected to the statement re- garding the sailors and firemen, and said that since the publication of that statement in the Press, it had caused a great deal of ill-feeling. It was quite a new thing to him. and it had knocked him flat." He had always looked upon the seamen and fire- men as fellows who were only bad to themselves, but not crimi- nals, and the men' s union was very much upeet at the statement in the Chief's report. He wanted to know whether there had been any communi- cation from the Union or from the Swansea Labour Association. The Chairman raised the question of how the report had got out to the Press. It was, he said. 3 private docu- ment, and it was understood to be such. Chief Constable's Reply. The Chief Constable said that it was a confidential report, and he certainly did not supply it. It had no business to get out. At the last meeting he had collected all the copies, and he had no idea of how it had ot into the papers. He .stated that he had two I or three letters on the question raised hy Mr Powlesland, but he had I not replied to them nor did he intend to reply to them unless he was in- structed to do so, because he did not think there ww anything calling for re- ply. At this stage the chairman asked the Preêos not to. give prominence to the discussion, but Mr. Powlesland re- marked "It is too late to suppress it. The report has been in the papers for a week or L-o. In course of further dis- cussion, Mr. Powlesland complained That the statement in the report re- flected on a particular occupation, and now every man thought he was branded as a criminal. It was most unsatis- factory Did Not Refer to Swansea Men. Aid. Miles was sure that if the Chief Constable had known that he would hurt anyone's feelings, he would not have put in sailors and firemen." Aid. Ben Jones: Swansea sailors and firemen are of a. very different class to those at Cardiff. (Hear, hear.) The Chief C&nstahle wished it to be understood that this did not apply to any Swansea men. but only to some who came to the port from time to time. He would have the words "number of men" inserted in his report when it came to be printed instead of tho words objected to. It was subsequently decided that the chairman and the Chief Constable should get, into communication with Mr. Geo. Gunning, of the Sailors' and Firemen's Union. Aid. Devonald did not, think that, taken on the whole, Swansea was un- derpolieed in comparison with other towns. He agreed that certain dis- tricts might be ur.derpoliced. The Chairman You must take the average into consideration. They must take into account the fact that dming I recent years they, as a Watch Commit- tee, had had a number of complaints, and he thought they were agreed that a certain increase was necessary. The question was whether it should be 58 or not. Aid Devon aid suggested a re-arrange- ment oi beats. Decrease in Licenses. Mr. E. G. Protheroe, as an individual member of the committee, would cer- tainly support an increase. They were very badly off in the centre of the town, where men were most wanted. The Chairman wished to express the gratitude of the committee to the Borough Treasurer (Mr. Ashmole) for taking the trouble to prepare his re- port. The Mayor drew attention to the re- cent inspection parade of the force, and expressed his surprise at the poor material in the men's coats and belts. It certainly was not a credit to a town like Swansea. Mr. Molyneux thought it was quite evident that the committee would not a.gree to anything like the increase asked for, an;* he suggested that the mat.ter be deferred to see if the Chief Constable could not re-arrange Ifis figures. Mr. Powlesland contended that there had been a decrease in crime in Swan- sea, and that with the closing of 80 or 90 licensed houses in the last nine or ten years surely relieved the police. Again, owing to reconstruction, super- vision of the licensed houses was much better. He did not want them to think that he was opposed to a policeman as a policeman. No one appreciated the police more than he did. and he thought they had a fine body of men—(hear, bear)—but the people of Swansea were regarding these increases very anxiously because it would mean a very substan- tial increase in the rates. Borough Treasurer and Increased Rates. Mr. Ashmole, in answer to a ques- tion, said that if they decided upon any increases, they would have to go on the rates: it was not correct to sup- pose half would be contributed by the Home Office. The Home Office grant only applied to a certain number. He warned. them that iu the future they would have £ 1,250 to k-1,300 in extra capital charges on the new police station, on the new mot-or fire engine, and on the new motor ambulance. He was anticipating big increases in the estimates of all the committees, and un- less some arrangement could be come to he anticipated increase in the rates. The Chairman (alluding to the Government grant) "That was why by keeping the force so low for the past few years, the cost was so low. Mr. Molyneux said that after hearing what Mr. Ashmole had said he did not think that from the ratepayers' point of view that was the most opportune time for :n- creasing the force. (Hear, heatL On the proposition of Mr. Po--vlt)rland, consideration of the matter was de- ferred.
COMPLIMENTARY SMOKER ATI SWANSEA.
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COMPLIMENTARY SMOKER AT I SWANSEA. A number of friends and acquain- tances of Mr. W. T. Williams (late re- presentative of Messrs. Peek, Frean), met nt a smoking concert at the Mack- worth Hotel, to wish him farewell and the best of luck in his new sphere. Speeches were made by Messrs. E. G. Protheroe, J.P., Phillips, and others, and the high esteem in which Mr. Wil- liams is heM. Messrs. Porch, Adams, Foy, Cannah, and other friends entertained the com- pany with music, and an enjoyable opening finished with the singing of tuld Lang Syne." Many friends of Mr. Williams, who have not heard, will lie pleased to know he has accepted a very lucrative position under a large Birmingham firm.
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MANUAL INSTRUCTOR. I Mr. Trevor Davies, 10,.Croft-étreet. II Swansea, h" been appointed manual I instructor to the Swansea Education Committee. lie is a weil-kuown foot- banor,
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WELSH IN SCHOOLS. COMPULSORY TUITION IN THE NATIONAL TONGUE. I The text of the report on the "Teach- ing of Welsh in Elementary Schools, which, at the last meeting of the Swan- sea Education Committee, the Superin- tendent of Education (Mr. T. J. Ilees) was asked to prepare, was issued on Monday. Mr. Rees' report its most interesting, and opens up phases of the question which ca-nnot but be of value to the ad- j vocatcs of "Nationalism. At the outset. Mr. Rees wis to establish a basic idea tha.t "people who are over thirty years of age, and whose experience of the inner worKing of our elementary school is confined to tilt t.ime when thev attended the chooi, as pupik, can have but a very little idea 01 the nature of the work which is being done to-<iay. The change which hat taken place during the pas £ 15 to 20 years is little short, of marvellous, and most of the adverse criticisms or our elementary schools and of the product of our sciiools. and practically all the suggestions made for their improve- ment are &o evidently based upon mis- conceptions. that, says Mr. Rees, "if that nasic fact is not, established, there is a distinct probability that all di&- cussion will be founded on wrong prin- ciples, and on misconceptions whcli will render the discussion fallacious, if not futile. Object of Education. All. Rees deals with the eternal truth that "drastic changes in any de- partment of life are brought about only after overcoming bitter opposition," and he goes on to make the important pc.int that "Twenty years ago the generally accepted theory was that a child went to school with only on. ob- ject—to acquire knowledge That theory has broken down and there is none so poor to do it reverence. The acquisition of knowledge is not the only object nor even the chief object of a child's going to school. The object oi education is not the mere imparting of information but the training of the child in character and in intellect. The best school is the one which best teaches the child to be good, to be strong, and to make the fullest use of the intelligence with which God has blessed him. The exact materials or subjects which may be used for the purpose of this training are of minor importance; it ift the training which is all -i-mpo-rl,nt-not the information and the facts. Vocational Training. Another misconception of the work of the elementary schools )s that they should give. vocational training, i.e., I should prepare boys for the particular work tney will do when they leave school. This, says the report, is impracticable because (1) boys and girls leave the elementary schools at the age of 14 (un- fortunately, very many ieave before 14). The children in the schools are too young to be able to say in what direction their after-school efforts will be directed. (2) The occupations which they will enter are too varied, and therefore the training in the element- ary schools is not for a living, but for life. In the secondary schools, where pupils remain until they a.re 16 to 13 years of age, matters are different, and separ- ate classes and different schemes ot in- struction are prepared, for those in- tending to enter on commercial, tech- i nical a.nd industrial, professional or University careers. Bearing these facts in mind, Mr. ReBs applies them to the question of the teaching of Welsh. Dealing with the moral value, Mr. Rees says: It is not long since the ability to speak VTejsh was regarded as a sign of inferi- ority, and a qualification to be oon- cealed. What wonder, then, if there gradually grew up a feeling that the Welshman was an inferior person, and it he did his best to forget, or to pre- tend to forget "his excellent Welsh, and to acquire, and to use in its place a most indifferent English. It is not cer- tain that some such feeling does not exist to-day. "I th ink we'need as a nation, a higher s-ense of national self-respect and self-reliance. It is claimed that the teaching of Welsh in Welsh schools will have a high moral effect in this direction. The boy who is ashamed of his country and of its language will probably be ashamed of himself and careless of his own behaviour. Make him proud of his country and his lan- guare, make him glory in the national heroes of the past and he will grow up to be all the better a man and all the more creditable a citizen." The Teaching of Welsh, I Another theory which is dying very hard (says Mr. Rees) is that. the re- tention of Welsh is a hindrance to the acquisition of good English. There is only one way in which this is even ap- parently true and the teachers in the Welsh districts of Swansea and Gla- morgan know it to their sorrow. Parent,s who have an excellent know- ledge of Welsh and set this abominable notion into their heads, think they can best further the interests of their children by speaking English to them, with the result that the children learn to speak most ungrammatical English full of Welsh idiom and Welsh sounds and the teachers have a double task-to teach correct English and to try to eradicate the trouble sown by the parents. If Welsh were (as it should be), an optional subject at the Scholar- hip examinations for our Intermediate and Secondary Schools, and if Welsh parents would concentrate their atten- tion (as they might then) on teaching their children Welsh and would leave the teaching of English to the schools, the probability is that the average Welsh boy would write very much better English than he now does at the end of his school life. It is a mistake to suppose that a boy's English is bad because he speaks Welsh. He probably speaks bad English because he has never been taught good Welsh, for the Welsh children who speak good Welsh I generally speak and write good English a l also." An Important Poini, In treating ot the educational value of Welsh, Mr. Rees quotes an article by the First Civil Service Commissioner, who, dealing more partieulai v with the curriculum of Secondary Schools, savs: "I always think that that bi-linguak 1 like th? Welsh, whose education is car- rx?i on in two lijn?'M?es, must get more | from their elementary schools than the .scholars of a country like ?rgiand, where only one language is us?d in school. Mr. Roes fol1ows this up by eaying:- The amount of initvj,¡ drlldg<>r,v¡ which is l1(,S:t.y before any ben??t-? can be obtained from tho &tudy of Latin and Greek is so great that the in- i elusion of tlieFo,subif.-KAs is never ad- vocated for elementary schools. But the case of Welsh is different. Here we have in our midst a second language quite different from English in style and in idiom, a language which ex- presses all order of ideas quite unlike English or auv other modern European language, a language which presents just the same problems in translation and offers the same educational advan- tages and training as the study of Latin and Greek. I am firmly con- vinced that, at least in Welsh districts, it is little short of criminal to refuse to make Welsh a compulsory subject and so to neglect the opportunity of giving even to the humblest child in Welsh Schools the benefits derivable from a classical education." The consideration of the commercial value inspires others to the view that "in Swansea we are too ready to think only of our docks and offices, as if most or the children of our elementary schools were destined to become office- boys and clerks. The consequence is that comparisons are forthwith chal- lenged as to the commercial values of Welsh and French, and the question is at once asked, Why not teach French;" I may. therefore, state that there are at least three good reasons why we should teach Welsh rather than French. (1) The study of Welsh is of far greater value as au intellectual exercise than the study of French, or of any other modern Romanic language. (2) Compared with Welsh, there is very little French spoken in the neigh- bourhood of Swansea. (3) We have not the teachers to teach French, while we have them to teach Welsh. There are already in vour service sufficient capable Welsh teachers for your present Hoods, while the training colleges, being alive to the de- t,i-ain i ng oci lege< mand, will soon he providing a greater proportion of capable Welsh teachers than thev have in the past. I am glad to believe this, because T should de- plore any suggestion to institute a sys- tem of peripatetic teaching in the schools. Recommendations. Mr. Rees goes on to adduce the rea- sons why if Welsh is to be a subject in any particular school, practical oon- siderations point to the necessity of making the subject compulsory, and he also thinks that a minimum of 150 minutes a week is not too much to lay down. v He therefore recommends that in the following schools:—Morrision. Pentre- chwyth. Plasmarl, Graig, Pentrepoeth, Brynhyfrvd, Manselton, Cwm. Hafod, Waunwen and the proposed new school at TVeboeth, (1) The teaching of Welsh shall he- come a compulry subject for all PUP! 18 (2) That th? minimum time per week devoted to the subject shall be 150 minutes (3) That for the first year the regula- tion shall apply to only Standards I., II.. in the second year to Standards I., II., III., in the third year to Stan- dard", 1.. II., III.. IV., and so on until the minimum time is devoted to the oubject in every class in the schools. Training College Students. When the new schoo l is open at Glanmor it will be advisable to have Welsh as a compuksorv subject in that school because it will be the chief prac- tising school for the students at the Training College. Most of the Educa- tion Authorities in South Wales make ability to teach W dsh a sine qua non in all appointments to their schools and if the students from the Swansea Training College are to have equality of opportunity in applying for posts in South Wales it will be necessary t-ha-L they shall have had some training in the teaching of Welsh." The doputation which waited upon you from the Gymrodorion Society asked that Welsh should be made com- pulsory in every school. In the list above I lvive excluded the essentially town schools, namely :—Brynmill, Ter- race-road, Dyfatty, St. Helen's, Rut- land-street. York-place, St. Thomas, Danygraig, and the Non-provided schools, In the areas served by these schools there is a very large number of parents who dcs-irc that their children shall be taught Welsh. The result of a referen- dum on this subject to the parents wculd piobaLly prove a surprise. A Dangerous Precedent. For the Ed ucation Committee to concede to parents the right to deoi<ie what subjects their children shall be taught in a public elementary school would he a dangerous precedent. "r therefore most strongly recom- mend you to refuse to allow Welsh or any other subject to be an optional subject in any school. Jf there is to be any option it should be in the choice of school, not of the subjects taught at any school. A parent has a lega right to decide which, school his child shall attend and, provided there is room, the committee cannot refuse the child a,(I- mis^ioi). Hit, except in regard to re- ligious teaching, the parent has no legal right to decide what subject his child shall or shall not he taught in the school If therefore, in these areas cer- tain schools are selected as Welsh- teaching schools any pa,rent who may have an objection to the subject can send his child to aether school in the same area. This seems to me to be the only practical solution, and the most suitable schools for teaching Welsh are Terraoe-roa 1 and St. Thomas."
SELLINC SUNDAY PAPERS.
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SELLINC SUNDAY PAPERS. At Swansea on Tuesday, Thomas Bos-well (13), Albert Westburn (14), Aubrey Argent (12), George Thomas (15), vVilliam Jones (11), and Richard J. Bowden (13), were ail summoned for street trading on Sunday, February Sth.—P C. (107) Francis proved the cases. He said he saw Bowden deliver the papers but not sell. Tho others were all selling, most of them in the Hospital-square.—Each defendant was fined 2s. 6d.
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! LAST WARNING.I
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LAST WARNING. I BOARD OF EDUCATION'S LETTER I TO LOCAL AUTHORITY. I At Monday's Meeting of the Swan- The odnimititee fixed Friday as Mr. T. J. Reee, Superintendent of j Education read the rollowing tetter from the Welsh Department of the Board of Education:— "Sir,-l am directed to refer to the official letter ot the fourth Oct., 1913, and to state that the Board of Edu- cation have recently had under their consideration the progress that has been made towards tile fulfilment of t.he Local Education Authority's undertaking in the matter of the pro- vision of school accommodation as set out in the authority's letter of the 17th October last. ¡ J was understood from that letter that the autiwritv would take the following &t?ps with the iea?t possible I delav. viz:— (1) The temporary school at the I Vetch Field to be opened in accord- ance with the plans which have been approved. (2) Plans to be bubmitted for al temporary school on the Baptist N? oil site, as well as for the permanent school. (3) Finished plans to be submitted for the Board's approval in respect of the proposed extension at the Bryn- mill and Cwmbwrla schools. (4) Plans to be submitted for a temporary school on the Treboeth site. (6) Plans tp be submit.ted for a temporary school at Danygraig. (?) Plans to be prepared and sub- mitted of the new school which is to be erected on the site of the old Training CoHego. I (8) A conference to be held with the Local Education Authority for l Glamorgan a6 to the question of the I provision of school accommodation in i the Pentrepoeth and Graig districts. As to theeo various proposals, the Board understand that negotiations are proceeding with the Local Edu- cation Authority for Glamorgan as to. the question of the Pentrepoeth and Graig Schools, and they will be glad to be informed of the result as soon as possible. Plans have also been approved for the temporary school on the Baptist Well 6.ite, and preliminary plans for the permanent school have also been submitted. The Board are, however, etill awaiting information as to whether the temporary school on the Vetch Field site has now been "openJ." Further, no plans have yet been submitted in respect of the following schools:—(a) BrynmiU, (e) Cwm- bwrla, (c) Glanmor, (d) Troboeth (site and temporary school),, (e) Danygraig (temporary school), (f) the new school on the old Training Col- lege site. The Board understand that the period of public notice in respect of the proposed new schools at Tre- boeth and Danygraig has now ex- pired. No delay should, therefore, now occur in submitting the autho- rity's proposals in the matter of the provision of temporary accommoda- tion, at these places, and the Board will, therefore, expect to receive the pronounced plans at a very early dat.e, as well as those relating to the proposals ref erred to at (a), (b), (c), and (f) above. The Board are unable to understand the delay that has already occurred in the submit- ting of the finished plans for the pro- posed extensions to the Brynmill and Cwmbwrla Schools, having regard to the long period that ha.s elapsed since the preliminary plans were ap- proved by the Board. I am to point out that the atten- tion of the Local Education Autho- rity was ctriled to the urgent need of proceeding with the provision of metre school accommodation so long ago as the 14th May, 1913, in the official letter of that date, and that it is very important that no further delay should be allowed to occur. In this connection the Authority will note that the limit of time specified in par 5 of the official letter of the 7th August, 1913, to which I am to can attention has already expired, while in only one instance have the plans in question been submitted and approved. The Board propose to re- view the position again at the end of the present month, by which date they trust that the remainder of the, plans will have been submitted and approved. I am, sir, your obedient servant. I (Signed) John L. Casson. II Very Nasty," I Mr. David Griffiths: it is very nasty, isn't itr1 (Laughter). The Chairman; I may say that I am verv disappointed with the made at the Vetch Field. Answering Aid. Miles as to when the school was likely to be opened, the Chairman said 1 that the painters had been put iu. an d I noMnnf/w l -V »-» krt /Mlt" 4" 1"! n +■ lllir l v f W'='I-" \ll')J"J' vu ut:J VU\J l.'1.1Qr\.i U.I.f;J.J.t.i-¡ There was, unfortunately, no clause in the contract to deal with delay, and there was after all some fault on their side owing to the fact that the football people had not been able to give them the ground for some weeks after the time when they promised to do so. In answer to further questions, the Estate Agent (Mr. Albert.. Jcnkins) said that a.s soon as the pa,inters were out, and that, ho hoped would be that night, it would only remain for the floors to be washed. The furniture, heating appa- ratus, lighting, etc., was all in, and they would be quite ready to start. Mr. David Griffiths: Send a. wf;-e to the Board of Education to say that we are starting to-morrow. (Laughter). Aid. Miles elicited the fact that the staff wa« ready. -He proposed, Mr. J. Powlesland seconded, and it was de- cided to open the Vetch Field School on Monday next. The Chairman said that the plans a.nd specifications for the Cwmbwrla School would be sent on to the Board of Education on Tuesday, and the bills of quantities, which were not quite ready would be sent on after. The I Brynmill School had been delayed as to the marking of the site. The Estate Agent said lie had sent, the levels to Mr. Lawrence (architect) some time ago, but there had been some legal point as to a right-of-way. which he had referred to the Town Clerk. Plans Almost Ready. I The Borough Architect (Mr. Ernest Morgan) said that plans would be pre- pared for the Glanmor School next week. He had surveyed the old Train- ing College site, and had made prelimi- nary drawings," which, as soon as they had been traced would be sent to the Board of Education. Tenders for tho temporary school at Baptist Well would be in next Monday. They were not yet in possession of the sites for the Treboeth and Danygraig Schools. The latter would have to be acquired com- pulsorarily, and the conveyance for the Treboeth school had not, yf-t been made. Answering Mr. John Lewis, Mr. T. J. Rees said the small school for York- place would be immediately transferred to the Vetch Field School, which would hold 500. Manual Instruction. I The following candidates for the ap- pointment of manual instructor were interviewed :—Trevor Davi; ?. Croft- street; George Evans, 9, Rutland- street. Trevor Davies W3. appointed. Welsh Song Book. I A letter was received from the C^ircliffy Education Publishing Company offering I to supply Welsh Folk Song Books at 28. 6d. each. Mr. T. J. Reeis said that some time ago Sir Alfred Mond paid for a copy of the booklet entitled Dvdd Gwyl Dewi (St. David's Day), which were 6-applied to all the teachers. Replying to a. question, Mr. Rees; said the oast of supplying one book ) each of Welsh Folk Song Books to each of the schools would cost between £ 7 and £8. It was decided that the books bo I purchased. Special Meeting. I The committee fixed Friday next as the date for the special meeting which they have decided to hold to consider the report of the Superintendent of Educa- tion on the teaching of Welsh. Stammering Classes. A letter was read from Mr. Yeardslcy. the expert who has for some time been conducting a fctammcring cia?s for schoolchildren at the old Y.M.C.A. buildings, in d)yncvor-piace, stating that the time for wh?'h he h?d been en- gaged would shortly >xpjre, that h? was I starting an evening class, and would be glad to undertake the supervision of any additional scheme of instruction the committee might decide upon free of charge. Mr. David Williams inquired whether the Director ot Education was ,atisfied that the work was eSpctive—that the children were improving. Remarkable Improvement. I The Director of Education replied that there had been a most remarkable improvement. They had sixty children down for examination and tried to pick out.the worst easels. Halt of the num- ber of children were selected, and they were such bad cases that even their names and addresses could not be ob- tained from them. Now they seemed to be able to speak quite readily. It ¡ had been suggested that the Mayor, and vice-chairman should arrange to visit the class, and that a day should be selected on which the members of I the Committee could attend when Mr. YearlsJey would give an exhibition oi his work. Aidet-man Hopkin Time will tell. Mr. Powesland said time would tell II at the present moment. Experiments had been carried on at orber places than Swansea, and it would be easy to ascertain whether the improvement was lasting or not. Mr. Tutton said that if lie stammered and had an opportunity of speaking i correctly, he would take any amount of trouble. Nothing wa.s more painful or distressing than to see a child trying to express its thoughts, and yet unable to do so. Mrs. Roberts stated that she knew of one boy who had been under Mr. Yeardsley, and that he could speak as perfectly a> she could. Mrs. Williams urged that the danger was that the methods suggested were dropped when the clas,*>s were finished. Alderman Miles explained' that teachers had been selected to learn the methods adopted by Mr. Yeardsley, so that other children would have the ad- vantage of the tuition. It was arranged that the Committee should attend the clasc on Monday.
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HAFOD WEDDING. I At Zoar Congregational Chapel, Car- marthen-road, Swansea, on Monday morning, the marriage was solemnised between Miss Annie G. Griffith sand Mr. Richard Nicholis, of Aberdyberthi- street, Hafod. The bride, who wore a grev tailor-made costume, with satin I hat to match, was given away by her brother, Mr. Wm. Samuel Griffiths, while Miss Huntley acted as bridesmaid. The duties of best man wa.s carried out by Mr. George Edwards (brother-in-law of bridegroom). The Rev. H. Hughes (pastor) performed the nuptial cere- mony. The happy couple immediately afterwards left for Porth.
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At Swansea on Tuesday, Thomas Jewell summoned Margaret Harding, married, for abusive language in 1 Madoc-street. Defendant was bound over for six months. J
TERRIBLE CALES.
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TERRIBLE CALES. Adventurous Voyage of Swansea Cabin Boy. The British lreight stea.mer Queeit Louise, of Swansea, has gone ashore ott the New Jers-cv r-oast in a, fog. Capt. M. Donough and the crew, wiies Reuter's New York correspor- dendent, elected to remain, on hoard, but two boys, who came off in the breeches buoy on Saturday, denied the sensations. report of an American paper that there had been panic on board and a mutiny had been threa- tened by the Chinese stokers. The-ru were, they said, no Chinese at, aU 011 board. Captain McDonough sent a message to his company'.s agents in New York urging them to make every effort to get the Queen l/ouise off next tide, as tshe is driving far upon the beach. Terribte Cales A later account sia, that the acci- dent was due to a thick fog, which was succeeded by a stiff north-eagerly gale. The vessel tics within 400ft. of the beach. The waves were too high to permit or the launch of the lireboat. so a line for a breeches buoy was hot from land. Three little cabin-boys were brought ashore—Ernest Row, Gravesend, agz"fi 13 C harles Phut, London; and Lionel Harrison. Swansea. All came ashore safely, and Row. the eldest of the-trio, brought a message saying that Captain faclnald and crew would not think of leaving the vessel while there was a chance ot saving her. Several vessels were standing by on Sunday to lighten the steamer. The cabin-boys told a Pnessnftui that since leaving Swansea they had fought heavy gales all across the Atlantic, and four days off the American coast, they ran into such a belt of storm, rain, fog. and snow that the captain lost sight ot the sun and stars altogether, and witf compelled to rely for navigation en- tirely on dead reckoning. Refloated. The Queen Louise took in at Swansea a cargo of over 3,000 tons of tinplates, the iocaj broker being Mr. T. H. Couch, of the Atlantic Transport Company. Inquiries at the Board of Trade offtoa elicited the fact that a new master joined the vessel before she sailed. al- though the "Telegraph" correspondent refers to the presence of a Swansea lad. named Lionel Harrisen. According to one report received on Monday morning, the Queen Louise has been refloated.
THE HATPIN SCARE.
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THE HATPIN SCARE. Commendable State of Things at Swansea. The decision of the Cardiff City LlcHIlM cil on Monday, by 26 votes to 6, to adopt a bye-law making the protection, of hat-pin points compulsory in tha City, will be of inuerest to Swansea people. 1 tie concensus of opinion among Swansea amUment caterers, and the tramway olhelais I e(I on enquiries made by the Leader" on Tuesdays morning—would go to show that, whiie there has undoubtedly been cause for complaint in the past, of late it has been noticed that the length of hat-pms worn by local ladies seem# to have undergone a marked decrease. » This is borno out by the views of Mr T. Byrne, manager of the Grand Theatre, who says that he has noticed that the backs of the seats in his theatre do not show signs of long hat- .11 g n s of long pins being used to affix the lady patrons' hats as formerly. Added to that is a lack of complaints at the Tramways Office and to the local theatre and cinema managers t)f tin- duly protruding "weapons." At the same time, it is undoubtedly a fact that a good many ladies wear outrageously long hatpins, and when it is remembered tha.t a guard. can Via [ bought for a small sum. there is no roa- (-ion why prevention should not be made better than cure—or legal damages— and a similar bye-law adopted in Swansea.
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The real reason people are fond ot gardening is that they like to be ex* tremely dirty.—Mr. Charles Garvice.
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