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:-Act: FOUR . .. THE GUARDIAN

Authorised as Second Class Mall sou Offloo Dopsrlzunut. Ottawa. The Island Gusrdisu Publishing Co.

Editor and Msuuglng Director. in: A. burnett. Associate Editor. Funk Walker.

CIBCULATION 'Covers Prince Edward lnlsnd like the dslv”

"Tho strongest memory is weaker than ' the weakest ink".

CHABLOTTETOWN MONDAY, JULY 2'1. 195!

The il.il. And The Peace

As noted in Canadian Press despatches, the signing of the truce agreement in Korea yesterday has come after thirty-

seven months of bloodshed in that unfor- tunate country between the Communists and United Nations forces. It concludes

the longest armistice negotiations in his- tory, and it is remarkable in many other respects as well. Millions will echo the hope expressed by General Clark that the end of hostilities will foreshadow the be- ginning of a peace throughout the world as well as in Korea. He warned, however, that ”a long and difficult road still lies ahead, and there are no shortcuts." Even with regard to final settlement of the Korean war, that warning remains valid. But it is something to have achieved a cease-fire under so many difficulties. and to have obtained a breathing spell in which trial at least can be made of peaceful negotiations.

The peace conferences which will now take place during the present armistice will not be without difficulty. Normally in case of hostilities between nations the -United Nations stands ready to act the part of conciliator. the friend of both sides seeking only a mutually satisfactory settle- ment. In the Korean affair, however, the United Nations is a belligerent, having taken military action to oppose Commun- ist aggression against the Republic of Korea.

The situation now is that in negotiating a peace there is no.strictly neutral inter- national body. The Soviet Union is allied with Red China and at the same time a U. N. member and so will have a say both as

to terms proposed by the U. N. and the attitude of Communist China to those terms.

The negotiations for a cease-fire have dragged on seemingly endlessly but the prospects for delay in a final settlement are infinitely greater. There is the very great advantage, of course, that delay will no longer mean the sacrifice of the lives of brave men. It is unlikely that anything short of a general settlement of far east- zrn affairs will be acceptable to the many parties and interests involved. A prelimin- ary question is that of who shall be rep- resented on the various sides to the pro- posed settlement. Both justice and the practical necessity of limiting participation favour the United States proposal that only those countries which were active in the fighting should have a say in the settlement. v

The Post - Depression Vote

A big uncertainty in the Federal elec- tion on Aug. 10 will be what a writer in the "Financial Post describes as the post- depression vole. Though many candidates do not seem to realize it, the audience they are addressing today varies significantly from that of only a few elections back. There is a very considerable number of electors, for instance, who in their adult lives have only lived under a government of the Liberal party. More than one in three have no personal memory of the great depression, of low taxes, of a period when there was no inflation and no baby bonus. Most of these younger people mov- ed around considerably during the war years, have no recollections of the political issues and fights of a generation ago, and no formal connection with any political party. While they are well spread across the country, they are much more concen- trated ln the urban areas and particularly the new urban areas.

One standard Canadian political appeal may backfire in areas where the post-de- presslon vote is impo ant. Thatls section- gngm.-the appeal to e special interest of on are: or group. For one thing, these younger voters have grown up in an era of nationalism, when the spotlight was on Ottawa and on Canadian activity as a na- tion. Then, these younger Canadians have

got around so good deal, what with one

thing and snother. m ggngml, the post-depression voters

. gm .9;-esd pretty evenly across the coun- uyym 235 constituencies. In most areas they

smund.2776 or 2896 of the is s hesvier-ths.n- ' in the Mlritimh It

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"It's always dangerous to generalize, and in politics itls frequently fatal,” con- cludes the Post writer. "The 2.3 million voters in their twenties and early thirties probably won't vote as s block,.any more than all women vote as a block, or all Irish- Canadians. But it's reasonable to suggest that, on the evidence, some of the old gen- eralizations may not apply to today's young voter, and some of the standard political arguments may not appeal. That, applied to 2.3 million votes may turn out to be an important political fact, in the election or after it."

Blind-Spot Drivers

The New York Safety Council, which recently conducted a survey to examine 8,000 car drivers, found that one in every five had serious defects of vision. Most of the cases were greatly surprised that they had any defect, and even those 'who knew

because they wore: glasses. Many of the cases who wore glasses were found to have only 20-60 vision in each eye and only 20- 60 for fused vision, which is below the minimum standard set for driver licenses in New York. Most of them, when they had new lenses put in, passed all driving tests at a good grade.

It is more than likely that the same pro- portion of defective vision would be found elsewhere, comments an exchange. No wonder the slaughter on the highways con- tinues year after year despite all the warn- ings and road regulations, if such a high proportion of drivers are half blind.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Nomination Day. 8 O O ,

it has long been claimed that a fur coat is a necessity rather than a for Canadian womanhood. Now an Ameri- can judge has ruled that the same applies in the State of Connecticut. Because a fur coat is a,necessity the judge ruled that the bill-of-sale need ,not be registered.

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Congratulations are in order for the newly formed Alberton Athletic Associa- tion. With the enthusiastic backing of in- terested citizens West Prince should pro- duce at least its share of outstanding ath- letes as well as maintaining a high stand- ard of participation in sport and general physical fitness.

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The British Government, having de- nationalized the steel industry, brought un- der national control by the Socialist admin- istration, is now faced with the problem of selling back the plants to their former owners or other interested parties. Eighty companies had been bought out. The amount paid the owners was t246,000,000

Joseph Hilaire'Pierre Belloc. English poet, essayist and historian, was born in France this date 1870. He went to Ox- ford, served in the French army and in 1902 'became a British subject. With Cecil Chesterton he established the "Eye-Witw ness", afterwards the "New Witness" and engaged in a great variety of literary work. Most of his novels were illustratedlby G. K. Chesterton. His enthusiasm for travel ,and love of places is reflected in numerous tales including, "The Cruise of the tNonal."

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The sting of a bee is no light matter. What it technically involves is described by Evelyn Cheesman, the authority on in- sects, speaking on the BBC. "The poison is made up of two fluids, formic acid from one gland and an alkaline from a pair of glands. They unite in a tiny reservoir and then flow-down a channel of the sting into the wound, "being pumped down it by a special set of muscles. When once the bee has set the poison flowing the operation becomes automatic. so much so that if the bee tears out the whole delicate apparatus you can watch the muscles still working the pump, and this movement has been known to go on by itself for as much as eight minutes until the machinery runs down." . I

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It is becoming a- little difficult to keep an accurate count of the number of pro- tests sent by Ottawa. to ,WsshinZt0n against restrictive trade measures of one kind aild snother.- There has been a series of such official protests dealing with quotas already imposed on import! 9f Canadian dairy products. Tile-latent has 10 do with oats and salt water fish fillets. "It is to be hoped." conimlms the OHJWE Citizen, "that this particular stiff note re-

decensor, which somdlow? iiecime tuckvd sway in the state files without

any higher official linowlsof its ext!- . ,, , , .

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they had defects thought they were right

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to tho

luxury l

in 3'5 per cent British Iron and Steel Stock. That, according to The Times, is. now worth i220,000,000. '

calves more notice than its,immediste iPN'-

discussion by correspondents

i of questions oi interest. The g Guardian does not necessuh

ily -' the opinion of

corresponden--.

ELECTION CAMPAIGNING

Sir,-Like many "islanders abroad" I have been following the election campaign in the columns of your newspaper, and although I see very few references to political activity I am convinced that an active campaign is being waged. Prince Edward Islanders have long been noted for their keen interest in political affairs as evidenced by the high percentage of the elector-

ate which goes to, the polls on election day. There is one institution which

seems in danger of passing away from the Island scene. This is Lhe joint political meeting which once was a regular part. of an eleclion campaign. I can remember my first. such meeting in Victoria in 198!) (long beore I was off voting age I hasten to addll. The hall was crowded and the four candidates Messrs. McLure. .Vlyel's. MacMillan and Jenkins elicited enthusiastic response from their supporters and sustained the attention of those who were opposed or neutral. It was a lively evening and stimulated for me an interest in public affairs which I have not lost. Such de- bates not only interest (and per- haps at times entertain) the electors but they sharpen the mettle of the candidates. skill in debate is necessary for one who would occupy a leading place in a parliament. one sometimes is sadly convinced that many of our MP2s today lack the ability to make the most. of their opportunities for sklllful thrust and parry in the discusslo of contentious issiies.

I hope these J-hint meetings will not completely pass out of the is- land picture and it ls- good to see that Messrs. Klckham and Mac- Donald are carrying on in King's.

in other parts of Canada the idea of having opposing candidates on the same platform is beginning to catch on. Several Western Canad- ian cities have one such meeting during the campaign sponsored and advertised by Boards of Trade or similar groups. In some can- stituencies like Carleton Ontario a joint meeting is held on official nomination day and is the high point of the campaign. Similar gatherings, might easily be arrang- ed at Charlottetown. Summe-rsiue and Georgetown. In this way we would retain in part. in practice which has done much to foster an interest in public affairs.

I hesitate to take up further space in your columns, otherwise I would like to comment sppreclwtively snd st. length.upon the resolution of the Provincial meeting of the Women's Institutes. I think their views on electoral reform deserve most thorough consideration. Thci resolution on teacher standards and on the teaching of Latin will, I hope. receive the must earn t. si- oeniion of the department o edu- cation. Ths Island is not Alone in suffering from t.he'sud results of n too-ready acquiescence in the views of those so-culled pructicsl techno- logical experts in the. education field whollsli .-the mud rush to l10!Ilh,0ff the "non essentials" of the liberal curriculuih. Education is for living not only the making of 3 living. If we forget that we may still be able to carry on s. program of training but education is much more than that.

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The Age Old Story

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And Hoses streicllcd out hand over the sell; and the Lord caused the sea to go buck by 14 strong east wind all that night. and made the sea dry land, null the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sen upon the dry ground; and the waters were u will unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

. tclllgeni. teacher-not the ”salary collector" and the "hold my Jon n). all costs" sitter-I mean tne lauy or gentleman of honest judgment. and intelligence-How does he or she regard "marks" in relation to grading is child? Such a teacher will reply somewhat in mis man- ner: "Marks are merely the prize for a well played game of letters. Like a game of cards or chcckcrs. the players all play well but all cannot. win. the prize makes the game interesting for the players whether they win it or not; they still enjoy the game, and play it. Just for the fun of compction; so marks for a student are merely something to make the game of learning interesting.

I wonder if the average teacher realizes that. when she marks 3. paper for ll. "normal average child", she lswriiing down a true esti- mate, ln percentage. of ”her own ability to teach" not theQblllty of the child to learn! It' is . true. when ,. normal average child makes 20 per cent in a paper-s child whom he has taught. the teacher's ability to teach measures Just 20 per cent. In other words, he or she is not. fit to teach or has not yet learned how to teach-not the child; the teacher is to blame. No average norm child has ii right to make 20 er cent. o-f what he is expected to know of what the teacher has taught. If properly taught, the average child should know 80-i00 per cent of what the teacher "has taught", if he or she has done his work properly, and is gifted with cc.-nmon sense, and Judvzment which he or she has applied. h

I do not mean, of course. that a student should know 80 to 90 per centtof twhat isgiven in a test set by some other teacher who has not tough the child, like"Gi-ades X, XI and X11 in the Maritimes. That would be impossible because these exams are likely to contain facts and references that the teacher of the child overlooked or did not think important. The 80 to 90 per cent must be the result

of the normal average , child's work given by the teacher who has taught him.

One day a very ,hard working teacher. just. beginning her first year, came to me almost in tears. "whet shall I do?" she said, "my best. pupils made only 20 per cent." I was two years her senior in ex- pel-iencc..'I could only reply what I had aireildy learned. change your tactics. your taachins is It fsult when normal children know only 20 per cent of what. you've taught. start thinking. Flndzsome way by which your clever-est child- ren will 'gei' and raisin 90-100 per cent of what you teach”. The abnormuls and retarded one! should make 50-00 per cent of what you "teach"--providing you actually "teach." t - .

I speak from experience. and I can bring teachers the best proof of all-stiudsnts and chlldnn. young men snd younl Women 15-13 you. to prove what. I ssy.-oi.u- dents whom I have taught. who found lesmins on intsrsstinc nine. and wanted to go on plains 9 with "msris" for who competitive l-award-not s mouurins stick. Two pupils failed during my tint Ind ssoond yssn. Nous boy! fsilsd since. It took that long to discover was of presenting to my tlmiiill the iubisoin-in 'su min in! usa- ner. from which they sud ft-

gs . i 11' "tcoohor"-I mass the learned

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ouy two groups ,9! automobile drivers go out on Sunday. those who drive 15 miles an hour and those who drive 75.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.

A Slclllsn, aged 08. who In justrgrsd t ' from elements: school, is descl-lb&' by his touch- er as particularly good of. history. So he ought to be. He must have

It is disturbing to contemplate that 30 years from now. so the present rate of cutting. mature stands of red and white pine in the North Bay forestry district will be exhausted. The lumber in- dustry has long been one of the mainstays of our region. Now, is and seems in sight. unless the in- dustry cun be carried on through use of immature stands of timber. --North Bay Nugget. . t

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A couple of science-fiction writ- ers ln the United States have pre- ssnted would-be mace travellers with 9. most perplexing problem. What ill to be done with the gar- bage from the space stations or rockets? The writers point out. that the refuse can't just be pitch- ed out of the airlock, for it would be attracted by the small gravity of the station or rocket. and "hang around” indefinitely. A suggested alternative is to shoot the garbage well away from the happy home in

WHEN MOLLY SMILES

When Molly smiles cow.

I feel my heart - I can't tell how: When Molly is on Sunday dressed. On Sundays'I can't take no rest.

beneath her

What can I do? on worky days

I leave my work on her to gum What shall I say? At sermons, I Forget the text when Molly's by.

Good master curate, teach me how To mind your preaching and my plough:

And if for this you'll raise a spell. A good fat goose shall thank you well.

-Anonymous. 1732.

owe many hints and helps that contributed to sucxss. when I was inexperienced and ignorant. I made mistakes like others and pro- fited by them.

Now about the abnormal or re- tarded child, what shall we do? Leave him in the same grade you after year? The thinker and hu- mans teacher doesn't ask what marks he made; she asks, "Where and how will he get most out of life and school?" The answer is clear. He cannot make "marks" or win in the game, but he will get most by grading each year along with pupils of his own age. Some- times such a child recovers at Grade VIII or IX and comes al- most to normal. but he may not. Likewise, I may add that this is also. the attitude of the teacher towards the normal average child. "Marks" are not his measure though they have made his year of qtudylinterestlng as 3, guns of checkers. No, marks are not the question. The question is "can this child manage. snd begin the work of the next Grade?" she knows what lies before him in the next Grade, and asks herself, "Have I done my duty by this child? I-Is has been in school regularly (pur- cnts' duty). Has be, under my system, covered and mastered the practical elements of Grade VI to such an extent that. he can con- tinue in the next grade?" she knows: the answer. If he cannot carry on the work of the next grade, as s normal average child, under her system teaching, then she hss failed again-not the child. She (or he) is not only guilty of collecting salary that she has not earned, but. she has committed s crime sasinst the child - the helpleu undeveloped

'' waste would either spiral to earth.

space. The chief of garbage dis- posal would have his men pack the stuff for an extended journey and load it into a gun;, then - ”You may fire when you are ready. Mr. Jones!" Unfortunately. the

or circle the globe indefinitely, be- ginning the formation of a train of garbage satellites. Neither of these alternatives attracts one very much. - Edmonton Journal.

Hollywood movies have added in third dimension. the illusion of depth, to their movies, if the word dimension is considered in its wider sense. that of scope, this is not the movies' third. but

fourth dimension. To length and width of pictures they added sound. 25 years ago. The system

is a simple one in principle and the principle was discovered more than 100 years ago. Human vision gives depth. because it is a com- posite of two views of the same object, each view reflected by one eye. A camera with two record- ing lenses, at eyes'-distance apart, can produce the two views. By taking each view in a different color, than equipping the viewer with glasses which interpret these colors. the effect is complete. Hollywood is delighted with its "discovery" of the stereoscopic process at s time when the movie business was in the doldrums, with tme popcorn concession alone keeping many movie houses open

Education. expects her or him to do. I have been reminded by. at least, two inspectors to "use my own Judgment". No one else can do this since no one else may know your particular pupils, and their needs-not even the author of the book. who prepared 3 course from which the teacher is free to choose and which she is free to arrange and modify according to their spe- cial needs.

There are many sides to the "child - teacher" problem. I have considered only the average normal. or shove average. who attend school regularly. Again I repeat, an average normal child should know 90 - 100 per cent of what his teacher teaches; and this percentage evaluates the teach- er's teschlng ability. be it high or law. No sversge normal regular attendance child "fails". fslls below 65 per cent except. by fault of the teacher. He may -fall to 60 or so by" fault. of his parents who neglect his home training and cmtrol-or do not see to regular attendance. It's about time the teacher who is interested only in obtaining more salary, became awakened to s sense of conscious duty and responsibility. which is his and hers.

I ,,m, Sir. etc.,

JULY 27. 1953

The Way 1..

and more and more others. even . with popcorn. being ' forced to shut down. The truth is- that; there are several other dimensions

' Hollywood will have to discover

bsfore its worries are permanent- ly over. one is originality. un- other. ,is intelligence, s third is good taste. Put these dimensions into movies and Hollywood can throw away its polsrold glosses.- Montreol Gazette. "

A few dun sso twenty-one tuc- tors were lined up on the form of Mr. Harvey shewfelt. who lives near La Riviera. Mr. Shewfelt was too ill to get out on the land him- self snd the prospect of his empty acres had been doing nothing to improve his health. The tractors were manned by Mr. shewfelrs neighbors and before the day was over they had ploughed and hair- rowed 220 acres and seeded 120 sores. Those neighbors probably feel that they have done nothing to make u. fuss about. Harvey shewfelt was in trouble. so they put. in a day's work to help him out; surely my neighbor would do as much. Ii: may be so. All the same itlis nice to read about those farmers down at La. Riviere. If it were not for people like them Can- ada. would be it far less powerful nation than it now is.-(Winnipeg Free Press). '

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"Yeslerdsy" writes s Journalist in the Toronto Telegram. "we s'sw a group of six housts that were I slum. They were small. without paint; their doors and windows gaping. The yards were only ten feet square and the only vegeta- tion couch-grsss. I-low miserable these people must: be, we thought, since they must live in such de- pressing surroundings. Then we looked upward: five of the six houses had television antenna." No doubt it is stupid to waste. in whatever social surroundings it is practised. It shows a lack of self- mastery. We do not excuse those who squander a good income. But do we know what povertyis? when one lives in "depressing surround- ings" and. is unhappy, one seeks an escape. Television is-st least. at the beginning of it.-an opium which few can resist. When life is sad and there seems no way out it calls for if menclon energy to ; avoid the seller of illusions.-(Lu i Devolr, Montreal).

Old Charlottetown ' and r. 1:. 1.) "

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ODD CIVIC BY-LAW

''It appears that our City Fath- ers have discovered a new motivi power which bids fair to eclipse the celebrated Keeley motor. while at the same time it will work I revolution in the prices of agri- cultural ,producc, more particular- ly that of straw. The details of the invention have not yet been made public. but from what we have so far icurned, we are en- abled to statethat it. will un- doubtedly prove a blessing to the truckmen of this city, many of whom find it difficult to make even it meagre living during the present depressed times. as they will be enabled to dispense with horsu during the winter season, and thus will be saved the neces- sity of providing straw or hay for their hitherto not over-well, fed mass.

"The only facts of which the public are yet in possession may be gleaned from section 13 of 's-

law respecting truckmen und iruckage'. passed on June 13th last. which enacts that 'Every

licensed truckmsn shall have sf fixed to his harness. for the pur- pose of drawing his sled or sleigh. at least one good and-sufficient open beli.' It may be seen, st ll glance. that no provender will be required. not even the very small amount of fuel supplied the Kee- ley motor-the only condition to be implicitly observed being that the hell be open mouthed. it has been suggested to us. but we will not do the City Fathers the injustice of supposing that they were ungallant enough to mean 'an open-mouthed 'Belle'."

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-The Examiner, July 14, 1879.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS

J. A. Mctiuigan

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child -- whose put is may at be - in s position educseiiilonslly. ti: pro- Norunt 5'” opmutm tcct. him against this crime. 1 have Currie Bullqlns uonusue. r. r. i. known and taught. so a 1 these . - cgumgn - umcimuymgo owgmsu G0fdCn E. MICMIIICI. Phone an t on sblut s own i sbo avenge. in ysorane wcsisnes n:ld to "A" LL." D w R c n At first hand that the teacher not nwsnn mum,-on. W," 7- - - 5'39 one pupil was at failure. 1,, Pg.” 5,. g c,mhm,,,w,, .cumorum'os Many young teachers -- besin- DIAL 5,” Pill!!! GYM!!!" nets-as I did at first also-use their 0lM3W'""lT0W" 5, 0"" iudmnti -M -mmvt '0 J. A. can-Inliors. ll.O. - follow rules, and low: with respect 0 - A E I to books and courses. I estimate 9"'o3n7.'5''' '0 K0 o "'3 03'!" that. the Grade v and v1 Msthsmm 118 lo-t Itmt , Plum 1!" . - tic Exercise books contain mc- (Nut to Ihnuoln-Anne!) Dl::'T,I:T iionol operation that csn be mss- -",'”""mTT"""TI" Don -II! fared only by a Grsde 1x uvsrsu Allison M. GIIIII. I.I..I. Above chulomuwn clinic in (14-16 yours). Grads V svmse IAIIIIIII. I0l.l0l'l'0l. Its. an guy... 3:. v - , Dial (M1 V use is 9-10 years. ands VI 10-12 as guugua q, .. cur ' g 3; ""..1i.'...."'”'..l."tif.?i'."'t; I "W "' o. A I. Mosisude - I D O I O ,. and VI. I and. should no rumor Iyron J. Grant. 0:5. j 9.3,." -; ed to the simple (1 rule) operations. o".oul1.m". 5",... 3.3., - :2.-e. .:'.”:ii"".i"'i3Z?fe -- -- --o --- -- aw-u . -I ' - i :1 fol1u.'.'rricks and twists In wut- """"'f '""' "'”” "' "'""" "' """' 2' ,; iii mitt! The "3"" in tin; ' l I I In or to rude o ' ' . in any cue. But one writooiof H. I. DOANI I COMPANY -7, i;os:hbtoo:s”so&n:sd.tovtIlsv-;msu1lu; OIAIIIIID sooomrnin-s I I 1 Q. '0”... obnahh "moms" of all nine opu-stions "1 :3". M n ' G with all the reverse trials - ususJ- ninouu M uxmlm -CA "

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