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Have you ever taken for . granted the fact that your education is free, at least up to university level?

Ernest likalarml, an eco— nomics student at UPEI, gives an insight into Hie struc- ture of the educational System in Kenya. ‘ ,

Free educatim is avail- able only until you have reached the age of seven. After you have carpleted this first stage, which is ‘

Physicists

Robert Oppenheimer. the scientific coordinator lor the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos, \once said: “...the physicists have known sin; and - this is a knowledge which they cannot lose." Remarks such as this raise the question of whether and to what extent scientists should be respon- sible for the application of their ‘ research in matters of defence.

According to Mario Bunge, professor of philosophy with the Foundations and Philosophy of Science Unit at McGill, science itself does not play a large part in weapons design: “The people who werk _0n nuclear “arms...are technologists. not physicists. The development of arms in volves only applied research." / Scientists working on defense contracts are called upon in their capacities as consultants or engineers,‘ rather than as

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As an example, Bunge refers to the Jason Division formed by the Pentagon during the Vietnam War. "They had at least a dozen/ Nobel Prizewinners, including men like Dellman and Wheeler. who, for a good consulting fee, advised the Pentagon on the design of new weapons. But this was not scientific knowledge which they used.

‘They used their talentsand

skills. in effect they worked as ' engineers." -

As for the ethics of this kind of ventute, Bunge says, "i think that human beings in a democratic society should not put their ingenuity, their skills, in the service of destruction —-

no matter what field they 'work in. Everyone should work for peace. for disarmament."

The scientists working on the atomic bomb did not intend it to be used for such destructive

purposes. according to Bunge. "Truman u'sed the. bomb against the advice of the 'scientists...Japan, several weeks before the bomb was dropped. ‘asked the US. for a settlement. But their request was ignored. It was ignored because this presented Truman with a greatopportunity for, Showing the world who was master. Many scientists were against this. For example. Einstein. Niels Bohr, Weiner. and others .. reproached the government for its action. in a

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90 m to Intermediate.

This is a four year pro- gram in which you take a varied nunber of courses

’andhavetowriteanexa-

mination when the fourth year is carpleted.High school is the next step in the edu- cation system,which also consists of four years.In both Internediate and High School you have to pay fees to attend.

After completion of High

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the Atomic Scientists in order to alert the public to the dangers of nuclear war."

The misuse of the atomic bomb highlights the vulnerability of the scientists‘ position in deciding how his research or‘skills should be

applied in national defence. ACcording to Bu nge, “The scientists are not

usually...listened to. They do not have a lobby in Canada." Because scientific publications are all available to the public, scientists can place no.» restriction on the uses to which their findings are ap- plied. For this reasons Bunge believes there should be a

School you have a choice of either joining the work force (where you work for low wages) ,or going on to the next stage which is Upper High.Upper High is a two year program and when this is _corrpleted you are ready to attend university.

These schools are all gov- ernment schools but you have to pay to attend them(except Class C)ne)_.There are also private schools but only for

y the high school level.The price is high but there is srme restriction as to how much they can "charge.

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(ZNS)-—And you thought "The Creature that ate New York" was just a movie. The British Magazine

"Undercurrents" reports that giant rabbits are ‘ plaguing the British nuclear industry. "Thesedreaded creatures —— irmune to poison, as big as hares, and bold as brass—~are running anok at British nuclear fuels L'ID's

I looked behind, 'niursday, Janier 29,1981, page 17

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‘ Party.There are a number of

etitions in which the children can display their athletic acccmplishments to their parents .Afterwards, drinks are served and they have a party.The purpose of

.this function is to show the

parents how their children are progressing. Previously,l‘mest attended University in antreal,

V where he was studying can-

merce.Emest decided to switch from Concordia be— cause he felt he needed a changed atmosphere,one that is more adaptable to his needs.

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Capenhurst enrichment plant and at the adjacent electricity council research center."

The superbunnies are munching on the grass at the disposal site and seem to be thriving on it, the magazine says. "The only way of

_ getting rid of them is to

get in a rifle-toting assassin to carry out a cull every year or two."

lobby for scientists, as well as scientists who sit in Parliament;

-“But there is a prejudice about (scientists becoming politicians) here. Anyone who does this damages his scientific reputation. i think this comes from the old Greek prejudice that learning must be pure, that it is a corruption to mix' it. There can be no corruption of science, but there can be a kind of a prostitution ~ of it, for example, by using one's. skills for destructive ends. The good scientist can / ' , serve his country and his fellow scientists by actively avoiding

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