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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thin the Weakest Ink.‘

MONDAY, JULY 22, 1946

Education

Sonn- hclpftll thoughts on cdttcrttion are cnu- tztitlcd in 1t l't't\'llll_\' llllllll>lltll article bv l’rof_ Li. .\', Jinn; lllc tn..- slty oi TOrgflft),

Education in tht- pent, ht- conccrlcs, cmpltztsiz- ed too much it~ zultxttnztgcs uuthc individual.

' ccrizura; "classical" education nzoiilztkrl latygclvv by g1 (Ir-giro c thc ciznscs from the masses. lt vii‘ hv uhich those in a luwct‘ class, \\llL‘tl titty lit-gnu to tilzikc luoncy, might CIQYQQQ llnjur-vlvcs to a l|i.'_‘ll(‘l‘ class. Latcr a. morc cuhghtt-tictl vit-w lllIlllQ 1ici-s1iual culture thc tdcul. Lalvr sttil camc thc idca that we must ctntblt- thc pupil t-.- t-ztru a living, for the “cul- turcd" yicrsuti might bc condcninctl t0 a life of imscry lltrwttglt crnunmic hclplcssncss. The prvscnt cmpltztsis is on citizenship, at thg ex- pcuse ]JU>\llll_\' of earning czipacikv, certainly of pcrsvnal Cllllllft". The aim of class distinction has bc-t-lt t‘l|llllll(‘l('l_\' abztntloncd. \\'e have therefore lu ctmsidcr nnlv how far the thrce idcnls—ptrsontrl culture, earning powcr, and citizenship cznt bc harntonizcd,

The wcztkntss of the first two of these ideals was that they >ll'CSS(‘(l too much the personal result, and stopped there; but over-emphasis on the lattcr may wcll be attended with even greatcr dangers. Thus early 19th century Gcr- many lcd the world in the humanities; her scholars, philosophers, and musicians ivere held in affectionate rcspert by other races. Then came the chattge of emphasis t0 citizenship. Educa- titnt, thc reformers said, must be practical. en- abling pct-pic to rlu things; it must be Icc/tlzicai’, enabling thcm t0 do things better than anyone else, “c know the result.

“llut," it will be objccted, “our ideal is citi- ZCJISlIlil in a tlcntocracy." If democracy is the rule of the tuajority, and the majority of Ger- tnatts were for scizitig by force their "place in the sun," Germany might claim t0 be a democracy, whcthcr under a Kaiser 0r a Fue- hrcr. This underlines the need of clarifying and agreeing upon our interpretation of the word "dcmucraqv." llcre we get down, though Prof. llantfitt docs not say so, to Chris- tian principles.

The spiritual and highly developed individual aspect of Ctlllllllllflfl must not be construed as warring with our idvzil of citin-nghip, Ovgr- emphasis 0n commutial activities and interests tends to reduce us to more cogs in the social machine, meshing harmoniously with other cogs and achieving, no doubt, some useful end —- but at the cost of our true selves. Awareness of the “personal world within us" is the incentive to real education. School life is thus only the beginning, teaching us how to g0 about it; the ivhole ficld of adult cdttcatinn lies ahead to be explored throughout lifc.

One fcattirc of modcrlt educational theory of which Prof, llamfitt complains is its persistent ignoring of the 110ml". "The hotnc," he says, "is still the most lflHYCfflll single influence in the livcs of the vast tnnjority of our pupils. Th: pupil rcarrd in a home where no doubt has evcr bccn cntcrtaiticd as to his completing scc- ondarv school will accept whatever course is chosctt for him until thc UDliOllS of the fifth yrar arc [ll'('-'( tt-d. lFnr lct us not he fooled by §pltrinn< 1iro1n§~cs flf “frce choice for tlIC pupil." lt is the parent, not the pupil who mnkcs‘ thc clmitrc" fcw pupils before Grade X show such a nr rd aptitudc for any particular cont-so that a u ._ parent will trust thcm. Tact- ful guidrtncc will no doubt hclp to assure their c'>h,u<‘:":itim|. flu; ln.-luv [ittpfls collie from ltolnc~ whrrc lii(‘l't_' 5-" ignorance of or indiffer- rltcc lrr thc utluc of education. Thcsc are thc pupils whri rclzirtl thc rcst: who drop nut enrlv; wllfisc tllilttrr is cxplpilctl by thfisr- who ltavc some ntw pan" :1 in sell. Lct us thrn publicize thc oppurtttiiilics now nffcrcd and Zl\\'£ll\'Cl'l such Stout! to thcEr rt-sgintisihilities."

i? New Tax Boards

Cilllfllllillh, c/mtlilttins thc Jiiutmcitil Purl, have bet-n 5l](l(l§(‘ll n1 111C “dmtblc-talk" in the recent budigct which proposes a couple 0f claburalc iucotnc tux boards, and at the same time seems to give lltcnt nu rcal ymwcr and Wllifll lcavcs thc incontc lax admittistratioti its sweeping dis- cretionary atlllmrity.

iNot Only docs the Ilslcy budget plan limit the power of the proposed Income Tax Ap- peal Board and thc lncmuc Tax Advisory Board. The scheme carefully prevents these new organizations from doing anything lto help clear up the big mess of work still to be donc On theiax hills of war years.

In setting up these two boards the budge‘. resolutions spccifically provide that the two boards shall function only with respect lo 19.16 Ind subscqucnt lax years. Why?

If these new boards are to serve any good and helpful function, if the income tax department has nothing to hide, yhy shouldn't the new boards help out in cleaning up the big backlog 0f work that has accumulntfll? Some individual taxpayers are years hcltind in getting their tax liability cleared up. The tax situation for many corporations is even more tangled and more out of date.

In this backlog of work there will be many

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assessments which ivill be difficult and above all contentious. At this late date many of them will give officialdoltz very wide scope in the use of discretionary powers. It was inevitable that war production and war tax rates should have crcatcd many tangles and uncertainties both for the taxpayer who tried hard to comply and for the taxpayer who wanted to squirm.

There is a vcry big and important batch of work which should be done promptly. There is vcrv proper \\'0l'l\' for thc new boards, if they arc to hi; uscfttl at all.

v - EDITORIAL NOTES —

Iivitlcntly Prciuicr lottcs is 0f thc opinion of Premier Macdouztltl on thc Ottawa proposals- preparcd to talk the mutter over with Mr. llsley before cmnmittiug himself. He had bcltfl not ltesitzttc too long or hc may hc told “the first

come bcst strvctl, thc nthcrs ntust takc what we chose to give thcm without; argument." >3‘ >l< 1K i NZllNllCllll II — Xnpnlcpu Francis Charles loscplt»titul:ir litnpcrlu" of thc Frcnch, dicd this dzttc 133.’; a sou of Xapulcptt l by his sec- Imd will‘, Millie l-nttisc, Arrluluchcss of .>\us- trizt, was crt-atcd "King nf Route" at his birth, littt uQvcr reigned: ztflvt‘ his fxtthcfs d0\\'rlf8.ll be withdrew to thc .\n.~tri.'n1 court zmd lived lhcrc its‘ l)lll\t‘ nf llciqli-tztrlt: is thc hcru of Rostanrls play LX-liy/lnll. d‘ >l< d‘ i

Unc llC\'\.‘l' run hc surc. 'l'\\"n girls wearing scanty pttlttics and hrcnst tilzttcs wcrc titarchizig zilong l\cnt 51., curd as cucumbers, with :1 clergy- man n0: far bchitid thcm. .~\ duucc citizen stop- ped, shook his hcad, and irciltttrkctl—"l<‘ine on- goings thcsc dzns". "Yes," rcspondctl the par- son, “cute arcnt they? 'l‘hu_v'rc my chiklrcti.”

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The Federal Govcrntuent would be making no mistalcc in taking ovcr (QUC, following the example 0f thc- Mflthci" of Parliaments. Rt. lion. flcrbcrt Mtnrisoti declared the Socialist kiovcrtitncnfs determination 1o lllgllltiain the ban on commcrcial broadcasting. lle termed the BBC "an outstanding achievement in Social- ism for which the nation has to thank succes- sive Conservative govcrmncuts plus some men- tal stimulation from the Labor Party."

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The coming buyer's market is stirring up ad- vertising agencies and other organizations to uiakc an intensive study of copy slants and techniqucs that will do a bcttci" sclling job. The Copy Research Council in thc United States i5 studying intensively present atlvcrtising copy methods. \\’hen the Councils findings are complctc they will be offered in a rcport to- wards thc cnd of this vcar. The report will be available for gcncral distribution,

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Once more Mr. Churchill proved the saviour of his country, and of the Socialist Government, by his forthright constructive criticism of the brcad rationing plan. llis chilling thc (lovem- mcnt uvcr its fright at thc thrcatclzirtg postcrs cxhihilcd in London was the stimulus the House ticcdcd to put the necessary backbone into thc liovcrtimcnt to stand firm; while his suggestion to the distrzttight hakcrs to allow the schcmc to fall of its turn dcfccts was tanta- mount to advising thciu to go sl0w, and not risk a tcvolutiou. Winston is the man of the hour in peace as in war.

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Available shortly tn all

1st Battalion

former iticmbers of The Regina Rifle Rcgintent is the illustrated book “The Story 0f theRe- ginas.” Jitttitlcd to receive a free copy are: those who were On thc roll 0f the first batta- lion at any time, and itcxt-of-kin of men who were killed in action, or died on active service with the Regina Rifllcs. Copies are sent by request only, and those entitled to receive one should wrilc to “Rcgiuzt Rifles Book, Room 24, Armourics, Regina, S-‘tskz, cnclosing regi- mctttal tuuubcr and addrcss.

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Quite a ltubhttb occurrcd in Ottawa when it was lcarncd that :1 grcat granddaughter of Con- federation, likewise a granddzttlghtcr of a limit.- governor, was among those mcntiottcd in the cspiotiagc report as suspects. Miss Agatha Chap- man is a grcmdrlnttghtcr of Ilon. W. J. Tllppfil‘, Uovcrnor of Slanitolaa, and grcat graudrlangh- fer of Sir Charles 'l'uppcr. She said in a stalcmctit she had bccu "shot-Led" to learn that her name was listctl in the final rcpurt of the Royal Commission 0n Espionage. The report said Miss Chztptnati. a llzmk uf Catiada ccono- mist, actcd as COJlflCt bctwccn two alleged

Russian ngctits in Ottawa. * l! Ill i Congratulations are due to an esteemed con- temporary, (lie IIumi/Im; Spectator, which on _luly 15 attained its onc-ltumlrcdllt anniversary, and which has commcmorzrlcd thc occasion by producing a tuagnifircnt illustrated special edi- tion. The issue 1'5 .1 milic of historical informa- tion about l-lamiltou and vicinity, and the illus- trations include a number of rare old wood- cuts and line drnivings. T111‘ bfcrla/or has reason to be proud of its local history and traditions, as wcll as of its own record of service to its community; and this snuvciiior of its centennial will be read and treasured by readers all over Cnnada. e >0- Immigratinn is tr» he rcsumctl 0n a priority basis. Alincs and Resources Minister James Glen told thc llousc of Commons that the im- tnigratiott branch is being “literally flooded" with urgent rcqucsts from Catmdians that their rclalivcs overseas bc admitted to Canada, and that consideration was bcing given to the esta- blishment of inspcctinttal facilities in Northern Etirnpo, “as quickly as possiblc." In response to questions from tucmbrrs, the itiinistcr Said that the situation with regard t0 Cflnlfal and Southern liurnpr remained "obscure." in Ern- eral, it would not be DDSSllIIC tn find shipping accommodation fnr liurpgitan immigrants he- fore the end of 1940. Ilc assured the llnttse

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that "everything was beinir done with a mini- mdm of delay."

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Notes By The Way

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Courage and initiative and the 1ft of leadership are undoubtedly uch-neeiietl quaint-s 1n 1119 5t- W" Wurld. but tney cannot b: a substitute for technical experience. There ma be mun C8595 where the demo llzed off oer would W911 861118841 lo ancegt a position of less Importance I ‘an he him- self thinks ' record

e lo sweep the

nets. 'I'he mag_

w! evidently o passing truck mo. lost a sack ct tacks. The Tribune prefers to bu» lle" ma‘ ' W35 P911115’ u asslng truck and not that old c estnut. about tan dmblllOllS garageman gaming lo life. —Wlnnlpeg Tri- une.

Women‘ will never believe this, but machine tests have prove-j that men are the heucr dr1vcrs~ well a lit be . . ma: Dads ~ . _- 1 fender. , "It; 90111118113‘ says that through Ar: Drlverator, a tessuig devics 1i 11.15 obtained conclusive evidence. Of 567 male motorlss 31 had perlec. scores The 511 women drivers turned up a grand lolcl of only l5 However this is pretty ctcsc. and maybe if Suzy Lia-d as many chance; to drive ns Bill win she'd be qtllfi as capable, Bill isn't very good at crocheling. eilnei. -Christian Science Monitor.

A scrlous rural problem is tho lock o! doctors and nurses lo cal-e for the sick and ailing. The (lays of the family dcc'or are gone, and the young medical practitioner pru- tcrs even the svrcruous compctilrm of the city Io a wide country prac- ttce that Will bring him prestige and experience. The family living 30 miles from the nearer: doclor finds the expense in sum- mer and the distance in wln'er with roads blocked. a real problem; the result ls oft/ea unneces ry suf~ ferlng, lengthy illness, sorrow that medical skill could have pre- vented. We are spending millions of dollars annually. nationally and i rovlnctally, for the iveli-bclrtjz

a plness, yes. and the fofly of ihe nae and hewrty. In the orgy it‘ spending we FY1131!!! well afford Io make prflvlslon for lhe comfort 1111f! safely of those who live in morc sparsely settled uislrlcts and brim" to them the oeneli’ of medical skill and nursing. —Guelpn Mercury.

A great intimacy grew up during the war years. In Capt: Town and ban and Purl Elizabclh and Eist London Ihcre arc lnausan-‘s of South Africans whom prrsonol ties go back i0 the battlefields of Libya, to their service in tr-c Royal Navy and the Merchant Marine ‘There are Canadians who to litr- ., will think of some

little Sussex v" loge with affection ~»even ilvilli a special loyalty. And there are Englishmen now out if uniform for whom the memory of their training days under the Air Force scheme in Catmda or Rhett esfa ls ineiffaceablc. 1s it ‘all over? Must; the huge nv-iorlty or the Eru- pire peoples grow up and dye out their lives without first-hand know- ledge of each olhm? It nccd not 1c. Let on overseas course, Wllhlll Lin: Empire, be g guaranteed part of the training of every yntltig m-m called u for thc army and navy and the afi force. -London Daily Express.

As every school ha knows. there is considerable lmu lc- when it. ccmes to defining lineal measure- menls. says The Winnipeg Free Press. A dictionary ls no use when it comes l0 such problems as: How long is on inch. The dictionary says ll is one-twelfth of a foot and then defines a fro! as a mcnsurc- merit, containing 1;‘ inches Fvmn such obscurontisrn tna-nlutid has fled to the lnch_ norm It was an inch long. Small boys COulCl find one occasionally. put lt down on a ruler and ll would measure reels“- ly an inch. Or so they l ought. It appears 110W that all the top

scientists have not been working on atomic bomlns, Some have been studying lhe inch worm in quant- l . They report, now that the inch worm ls rmnly an inch long. Sometimes 1t measures only nine- tenths of an inch. Sometimes il runs to 141 inches. What they have proved by mls discovery baffl- es us as much as their motives for undertaking the study. But at".- other cherished tlluslon ts gone, and we have no: many left. Now that we know that an inch worm is not an inch worm, what, assur- ance have we tnw, a cenrlpede hrs

a hundred feel?

Medical science und public health administration have scorcci many brilliant victories over infectious disease in lhc pas‘. few decades, but none has been more dramatic lhtin~ the conquest of lYb-ltold fever. Sine;- Ihe turn of the ~.er.tury this dtseuc has dropped from ils gositton as a leading) cause of deal to one of negllglle importance numerically. In 1900 the death rate from typhoid fever in the Unved States was in excess of 30 ner 100,000; ln 1044 it was only 0.4. a decline oi 90 er- cent. There are many lame cllca which have not mid a single dcall: from this cause tor o. xuuribci- of mars. Marked progress has likewise

en made in reducing the preva- lence of the disease, particularly in the pas! decade. As s evident the case rate from uphold and para- typhold fever cropped futlv seven-- ly-llve percent, in the country as a whole between 193i- 1935 and 1944-1945. Miereas only l0 years ago there were well lu excess oi 20,000 cases o. year. a‘. present there are about 5000 an- nually. -Metroputltan Life Bullet-

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The Cnnndlun Medical Associat- ion at tls recent convention Banff heard a i ordlnated natlona be lo combat arfitrlrls. This plea will find heartfelt echo In the estlmkted

000 Canadians tortured by thin malady. To date some tm rovement in treatment methods as been effected, but the benefits of these lm rovements arenot wldev avail- ab e. Unfortunately the disease ln its variants frma la wldeepreod throughout t Dominion. ‘the rc-

suit 1, ma: many sufferers erg un- to obtain p10 er treatment.

p would to bring the

fits o! research already com- pleltd within the reach-oi those afflicted with the disease 1t l: annealed that clinics be eel up across the country where early dio- nosls end prompt treatment mlgm e undertaken on n far wider scale than is possible at resent. However.

1n gpllg of the nfh incidence o! arthritis, conworatvely llitle- ls known about: its cau o

res r a sgeclllo cure. It l! ulte likely that t is knowledge coul be arrived M but "g co-ardlnated national afford‘. OnlLrPCtDtly the National

‘ ment 1s desirous

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the dlseulllon ny w". wow-m- »: two... of interest. The dhnrlottetnwn; “Wit-III lion not nous-n».- lly wndoruo llle opinion in " fllinndentl. i

VENDORS a LIQUOR PERMITS

slr.-If our Provincial Govern. ‘ of improving our liquor laws. why is the vgndor 1n Souris having the Job of issuing

N permits for the Attorney General‘

with his vendors work? I under- stand the Provincial Government ls trying to help returned men obtain work. Bo the vendor stoma not have two persons’ jobs in the llouor traffic.

Anyhow. for the good of our liquor laws. vendors on Prince Ed. ward Island should not have the t-rspotisibilitv of issuing pennlts,

I am, Sir. etc.

CHARLES L. MEURANT. Sourls. P. E. 1.

—--—-_—__. MARITIME RECREATION CLUB

sin-We Wish to thank timcrs for the interest shown re. kardng he proposed Maritime Recreation and Business c1111; Duc- to the response from Mari- timers, we realize that the under. taking will be n great success.

01H‘ object in establishing this Club is to make “A HOME A\VAY FROM HOME" in Montreal wnrre

Marl-

Marltimrrs will be able to meet friends and make new acquaint- ances from the Marltimes. This Club will consist of lounge, read- llllt. room. buffet. recreation room, information and business bureau. f’ f’.

We would appreciate oer-operat- ion in advising anyone who would hc interested to let us have their name and address.

We are, Slr., etc. THE ORGANIZERS

S. LeBl Montreal, July 19. an‘:

SEEKINGI-E. t. CORRESPONDENTS

Sin-A number of my friends and I. all between the ages 0i 17 and 21. are keen to form friend- shlDs with boys and girls 1n dif- ferent parts of Canada,

Our aim ls to exchange ideas, and so broaden our outlook and gain a. better understanding of the way your people live.

We hope that through the cour- tcsv of your paper you will be able to help 11s.

Thanking

I em. Sir. ,

(MISS) NANCY S. TODD 34. Fisher Street, Dennlstoun. Glasgow. E. 1., Scotland.

iii FARM FAMILY ENEIIGIES

you in anticipation. etc.

Str-One of y pondcnts prolcsvs the altitude of the taxing authotuttes Inward thc fact that "usually the energies of the farm family are contributed 0n a no-pay oasis’ to the opera:- ions of the average family farm.

i’ would like w support that. as- serllon. According to mv farm paper “The farm wife who earns an income on vny llem n1 farm PFOGUCHOD for which she herself l5 responsible, may claim exemp- |l0n up to ‘$250 with respect to hcr husband's inccmc lax. if flte farm “'11s earns more than $250 the a- mount over ano above that sum mus-l be deducted from the $1.500 cxcm-plion of lite husband.‘

As 1 undcrsland the recent butl- gt-t, nu urban Wife may earn up to $750 WIIDOUL the fact interfering with the $1.500 exemption of he": husband? This Ls o curiously mtxcd appmach to the same problem- wilh the scales heavily weighted against “the farm woman"? The Ilslcy phrase "on any item of farm prodllcllfill for vhlch she herself is responsible" lS thin stuff. and doesn't mean a great deal. Denied the endless (‘o-operation energy and enthusiasm c! Canada's farm women, 1 suggest that this count- ry's tonnage of primary products would wither fast‘! Who can mew sure-such services? I woutd like to quote from ‘Ellen's Diary" (By an Island Fnnnefs Wlfel some monlhs back: “To-morrow may be a, stormy Stubatlt. There may be no garnering rogeiller in ntral churches. If ‘ms snould npppen lo be. then lo the quiet of a munlt" kitchen or room or wherever one wishes lt-wilh fallh the Good Lora will come. To everyone He comes’ lo lhose who need two fishes, five biscuits of new bread. or Just a cup of water from a clean coci well." He oomes. ‘