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LIBRARY SURVEY

rhe Library situation in Prince

Edward Island is the subject. of a

comprehensive report in a recently

issued brochure on "Libraries in

Canada“ published jointly by thc

Ryerson Press of 'l‘oronto and the

American Library Association, Chi-

cago. The articles published there-

in constitute the report of a Com- mission of Enquiry, conducted in “the summer of 1930 in connection with the organization of a Canad- . fan Library Association, the com- mission being composed of Mr. John Ridlngton, librarian of the Univer- sity of British Columbia, Miss Mary J. L. Black, Public Library, Fort William, Ontario and Dr. George H. Locke, Chief Librarian of the Pub- lic Library, Toronto. Dr. Locke's subsequent visit to the Province last. summer in connection with the Car- negie Foundation grants for collegi- ate library purposes has been re- Icrrcd to on several occasions.

The report commends Prince Ed-

ward Island on having "an excellent general system of education," one fourth of its entire population being In attendance at thc primary and secondary ‘ It notes, how- ever, that teachers’ salaries are the lowest in Canada and that library facilities are totally inadequate, the Public Library in Charlottetown being, to all practical intents and purposes, a local and municipal in- stitution, though almost the whole of its upkeep is borne by the people cf the Province at large.

After laying emphasis on the fact that no section of Canada has so keen an historic sense, or more of an appreciation of background and origin, than have the people of thc Maritimes, the report goes on to en- large upon the splendid field offer- ed in the Maritime Provinces for a demonstration of modern library service. It then continues:

“By reason of its size, the num- bcr and character of its ‘population, its geographic relation to Nova Bcotia and New Brunswick, and ‘from the fact that it is surrounded by the sea, Prince Edward Island is "Ideally adapted for such an experi- mental enterprise. Since thcrc arc no municipal libraries (practically speaking), the necessary arrange- ments would have to be made with but one authority, the Provincial

~ Government, which has already n pcknowledged its interest in such a ' project, and would almost certainly

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co-operste to secure its success. The cost would be very much lcss than In a.ny other province-not so much as that of "many a county library- lnd yet the demonstration would be province-wide in its scope. Char- lottetown, the seat of government, h centrally situated on the Island's southern shore, and could give ser- vice to east a-nd west with equal facility. Roads and railways tra- verse the Island from end to end, touching every centre, and nearly ivory settlement. A book service in summer, and travelling libraries in winter could thus be easily maln- tained, while Summerslde, Tignlsh, Georgetown, and Souris could be established as branches of an effec- tive and inexpensive province-wide library system.

"Eastern Canada is a field in which might be made several interesting sducational experiments. so far as library effort is concerned, thc pro- vinces of Quebec and Ontario are Pwell able to finance any enterprise In this direction that may B0910‘!!! itself to the Judgment of those responsible. This is not thc case with the provinces ‘down by the lea,’ which arc, financially, not so

~ favourably circumstanccd as some

other sections of the Dominion.

-- Geographical isolation has, in fif- fltccn decades of settlement, induced

a somewhat conservative attitude of mlnd~nn attitude lnimlcol to edu- uiloilnl experimentation. Yet no people in the Dominion are more intelligent, or more profoundly con-

public as well as personal.

"It is the belie! of this Commis- sion that a demonstration of mod- ern library service, similar to that now in progress in British Columbia, and carried on with a proper degree of local financial co-operatlon, might so stimulate the interest and capture the imagination of the peo- ple that an efficient and permanent service might later be instituted, wholly at the cost of those served. throughout all three of the Maritime Provinces. If such a. project were undertaken, the proper field for ex- periment, in the opinion of the Commission, would be Prince Ed- ward Island."

The report from which the above quotations are taken is of particular interest in view of the fact that the experiment foreshadowed is now about to be inaugurated. A Carnegie Foundation grant of $60,000 has been obtained by the Department of Education for provincial library demonstration purposes, and the result of the plan will be followed with great interest not only in this Province but throughout the Marltlmes and thc Dominion generally.

AIDING THE FISHERMEN

Reference to the continued suc- cess of the courses of instruction at the Atlantic Fisheries Experiment- al station, Halifax, N. 5., ls made in the current issue of Fisheries News Bulletin. Thc course recently concluded was attended by thirty- flve men from different parts of the Maritime Provinces and was similar to previous annual courses which have been given there for several years past. Men who attend- ed the classes in other years have testified to the benefit they receiv- ed and, perhaps partly as a result of what they have said, even more interest than usual was shown in this year's “school? Many more fishermen than could be admitted applied for enrolment. Present fac- ilities at the station make it impos- sible to handle satisfactorily a larg- er enrolment than thirty-five and this number were admitted. Only bone. fide fishermen between certain ages are accepted for courses of this kind and each one is granted his railway fare to and from Halifax and an allowance of $40 toward meeting his living expenses while at the school.

The work of these fisher-men's courses includes instruction in such subjects as the preparation of dried, boneless, and pickled fish, the ocopering of barrels, navigation, motor engines and refrigeration. There is also elementary instruc- tion in certain scientific subjects ‘related to the fisheries, as, for ex- ample, chemistry, bacteriology, and biology. m the most part, the teaching is done by members of the station's staff but some subjects such as navigation are dealt with by special instructors engaged for the purpose.

The Halifax station is one of sev- eral flsherles research centres maintained by the Biological Board of Canada, which operates under the control of thc Minister of Fish- crics. Part of thc service rendered tby these stations consists in giving special instructions to fisheries cf- flcers as well as fishermen, and during February work of this kind was in progress not only at Halifax but also at the Pacific Biological Sta- tion at Nanalmo, B. C., wherc Brit- lsh Columbia ofhcers on the staff of thc Dominion Department of Fisheries attended courses dealing with subjects relating to thcn work. '

Another piece of instructional work which will be donc under the Biological Board in March will be a special course at Halifax for lob. stcr cannery managers, which will he designed to assist the lobster- men in increasing the efficiency o:

._ Jllwdd that education is an asset.

cannery operations '

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NIITES BY TIIE WAY

It remains true that the cltisen of most value to this country is the man who uses his money wisely to secure the best life for himself and his dependants, and forethought‘ and as little as possible to chance, and that. any who incite him to an opposite course are enemies to the country's welfare.

A table recently compiled by the Bureau of Statstics, says La. P8- trlc shows with remarkable clar- it! on whose shoulders the weight o.‘ the income tax rests. And the tablewlll be equally satisfactory to taxpayers with modest resources and above all to the farmers, for- it reveals that it is without ques- tion the rich who by their contri- butions pracfically fumlsh this source of revenue to the Federal, Administration. I

Provided miners avail them- selves of the opputunities which have been, and are still being pro- vlded. as a result of the policy of the Governor, more particularly of mining in the areas which are be- ing opened up as aresult of the constructbn of the new road from Bartica to the Kaicteur country, thc gold industry will once again assume a commanding position in, shaping the economic destinies of the colony-Demarara Argosy.

Mr. Norvin, economist of the Royal Bank of Canada, in a reccntI statement said: If the net balance were favorable in i932, a year of| most exceptional difficulties both in" Canada and abroad, it is no lcss' likely to be equally favourable in‘ 1933. Present indications strongly suggest that there will be a mater-| ial increase in gold production and export during the current year, that l commodity imports will be reducedl and that exports to Great Britain may show a further increase as a result of the Ottawa agreements.

It ls interesting to note that the savarits of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science have thought fit to clap the extin- guisher upon sundry superstitions that havc long played witchcraft with tho human imagination and have outstuycd their time. Amongst thc fond conccits thus placed upon the retired list, one is the belief that the average tcrm of life inl these strenuous days is shortened‘ as compared with that. of folk who lived, in times of less hustle and activity; and another ls the belief that increased brain-work and dc- votion to studious habit arc respon- sible for tllc nervous breakdown of which we hear so much in this feverish ngc. We arc told that neither of these notions has any solid basis. The folk of old had no exact registration. If they put up a record of longevity it was because it stood oblique and eccentric to the general run. As a matter of fact the average of life is longer than was the case in the good old clays o1 yore.

It has been suggested that the rprevalent craze over Jig-saw puz- zles be put to a constructive D111‘- pose—~that is, that- instead of rc- maining a mere amusement and time killer it be employed in the education of the people. The idea is that the puzzles be based on geo- graphy so that the devotees of the game may incidentally learn some- thing about thc physical features of their own and other countries. A start might be made with the scene of the dispute between China and Japan. This particular jig-saw puzzle might include Manchoukuo, Jehol and the contiguous parts of‘ Northern China. It might be even extended to show the geographical relationship between Japan and the neighboring portions of the Asiatic continent into which the Japanese are making their present excursions despite the protests of the Lytton Commission and the League of Nations. Grownups as well as school children could thus become familiar with a portion of the world llpgyl which thc interest of mankind is now centred.--Tor- onto Mall and Empire.

Out of thc Roosevelt-Lindsay conversations has come thc basis for an agreement on war debts and a plan to pool the resources of the two great English-speaking nations for the promotion of aworld revival. The consultations already held were the forerunner of more between Sir Ronald Lindsay and thc next president and his secretary of state. Prom all this it would appear that there is to be cooperation bc- tween Washington and London. statements covering thc Manhattan talk between Roosevelt and Lindsay need to be read in thc light of de- claration. Ambassador Lindsay ep- itomized the situation in these words: "lots of difficulties, lots of common sense." May both notions draw iieavlly ,_upon the latter in their efforts to overcome thc form- er. The Anglo-Saxon character has a reputation for common

sense. Here is a test. for it.

Hntercsts as affected by thc large!‘

,should remember however,

tconsider thc interests of party. It

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rm: CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

The Reciprocity Issue Saturday

Buchanan in Night)

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If a member of Parliament were contemplating entering Upon “p- tlations for a~ private buflngg transaction, would he p cg fljg other party to the prfljpegflvfl transaction and tell hlm he was in a terrible hurry to make a deal? If he happened to lrriow that the other fellow was particularly keen about putting through such a transaction, was indeed in such a position in respect of his own af- fairs that he might be expected so offer fairly reasonable terms. would he consider that the situation of- fered him an advantage that he was entitled to avail himself of, or would he approach the other fellow with h-ls hat in his hand nncl otherwise in a manner to make it appear that he was the one who

lwas most anxious for the deal? In,

his own affairs he would assuredly remember that "business is busi- ness”. But in the affairs of ‘ country th'ng else again. It may, for ex- ample, be politics. And that is why we have the spectacle of a large number of Members of Parliament shouting from the house-tops that Canada has a crying need for a trade arrangement with the United

States just at the time a new Go- !

vernment is going into office at Washington with the declared in- tention of going out after addi- tional trade and offering induce- ments to get it. To thc ordinary citizen thinking in terms of the national interests and of his own

interests of the nation, thc specta- cle mzly seem lke a piccc of plain foolishness. The ordinary, citizen that Members of Parliament are also politicians and as such have to

may be too bad. but it is so and it can't very well be otherwise-

lt. is especially regrettable just now. Canada is very rarely in a position of advantage in her deal- ings with Uncle Sam. Usually our good neighbor, by virtue of her su- perior size, has the whlp hand and doesn't mind using it. 0n the very rare occasions when the shoc is on the other foot he is a very agree- able fellow to do busncss with. It was so a few months ago in the matter of the st. Liuvrencc water- way treaty because Mr. Hoover was in a position where he fe‘t he needed that treaty more urgently than Canada needed it. It might well be so now in the matter of 8- trade arrangement. Uncle Sam is feeling the pinch of our new Em- p'rc tradc agreements, which, on top of other severe constrictions in his foreign trade, arc making him more than a little uncomfortable. Canada, on the other hand, is picking up under these Empire agreements a good bit of trade t0 replace that which the selfish and short-sighted policy cf the ihilted States has been taking away from us, Uncle Sam has been fretting quitc a lot for six months about his present and prospective loss under those agreements. It was l practical certainty that, with hi5 new government in office, he would come up here seeking to make a bargain, offering terms. We wcrfi sitting pretty. We had only to wait. Rather unfortunate, there- fore, that in our Parliament hi1 issue should have to be raised at this time about a trade arrange- ment wlth th United States, about reciprocity, and raised in a manna’ to suggest that it is Jack Canuck who is the one to be offerlri! tcrmy It might very well cost us some of the advantage we MW in the situation. But the little gods of party politics must be served.

The Prime Mnister naturally rs- cognlzed the lndlscretion of the move, hinted at the manner in which it prejudccd the Canadian position, tried to diplomatically head it off. William Duff cf Anti- gonlsh-Gilysboro. author of ti"! reciprocity resolution. himself a skillful Blilcnose trader, readily took the hint, intimated his will- ingness to withdraw the resolution. but later the Liberals went into caucus and decided to work lip e little gesture about it» so it won't be Ottawa's fault if down in wash- Zngton they don't come to the con- clusion that we are not very good poker players and that they may be able to get better terms in I trade arrangement deal than they hnd been expecting.

Increased Sailings

Sailings of Canadian National stenmshlps for thc 1033 season of St. Lawrence navigation, April to November, show an increase over last. year in the total of liner and freighter departures for Bemluda. the British West Indies, Ailstralla and New Zealnnd, and, by trans- shlpment. Latin American countries. according to announcement made by officials of the colmimv- Th8 increase is due to the smiling trade

the] business may be some-

B! I'll!“ - Barton. MD. IS CANCER INCREASING?

You read in the papers that cancer in increasing, and that; hem and blood vessel disease is increas- ing so rapldly that it now stands at the head of the list as a cause of death.

Both these statements are true and yet the samc figures will show that despite increase in cancer and heart disease, deaths. are fewer from all causes now than they were.

This means that while some ground has beenllost to cancer and_ heart disease, more ground has been won from the ravages of infectious diseases-diphtheria, typhoid and‘ others.

Dr. Madge Thurlow Macklln, Lon- don, Canada, states that cancer is increasing because by our public ‘health methods, so many children

and young people are prevented from dying that naturally there is a much larger population to grow old; and having grown old they are ‘kept from dying of those ills of which they formerly suffered.

It is the work of our health cr- iganlzations that is responsible for the increase in the span of life. People past fifty haven't any better chance to llvc longer than had our ancestors, but up to a few years ago the deaths in babies and children in their first year was about 3 in 10 whereas lt is now only 3 in 40.

And just as these infectious all- ments have been conquered, so will man also conquer cancer.

A short time ago a great deposit . of pitchblende was discovered in Canada and already a number of tons have been brought by airplane to a refining plant.

It is from pitchblende that rad- ium lsobtalned and this will mean that radium will soon be in the hands of many physicians instead of being found only in hospitals. such has been its extreme scarcity.

As you know, radium is doing wonderful work in curing cancer if the cancer is located wherc thc rad- ium can be applied.

Mun hashot discovered thc causc of cancer yet, but until he does do so he has radium, the ‘x ray. and the knife with which he can fight it successfully in its early stages.

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"THAT SECRET 300K",

W11?" I sit reading all alone that secret bog};

whemn I 51811 to look,

H°w many Sllots there be

I wish I could not see,

'31‘ "Om myself might flee!

M1110 eyes for refuge the“ with ma! beflx the skies, ' My tears do cloud those eyes, My Blshs do blow them dry; And yet I llvcto die; Myself I cannot fly,

59'1"". 1' implore, that knows my fflvlt. what shall 1 do? Tc Hell I dare not go; The world first made me rue, Myself my grlcfs renew; To whom thcn shall 1‘ sue?

M”: my lOlll doth faint to draw this doubtful breath;

Is there no hope in death?

0 yes, death ends my woes,

Death me from me will loose; Myself am all my foes,

~—From Robert Jonesls “Musical Dream," 1609.

routes were combined but they have now been separated, one freight service going to Austral]; and another to New England. The sailings of passenger ships for gar. "m?" D0115 remain the same, 'I‘here ls a growing holiday travel dufl"! the summer season to Ber. muda and the eastern and waste"; KFWPB of tho British West Indies, Mwrdlm; to Thomas Cree, Pag- 5911891‘ Tramc Manager of the Can. adian National Steamshlps, more Cliiadians, he stated, realising that these colonies are not the infer-rig; of heat which popular fancy would lead some to believe but the cllm. ate is tcropered by cool breezes and "w" rvtvminz from inch holiday jaunts arc charmed with their trip and have repeated the following summer. The rates are generally lower in sunlme than during ins winter season and in addition Canadian money is worth more in thus Empire colonies which ls an added attraction in those disturb- ed economic condition. With a new sas broiler for tabla use beat is applied to both sides cf a piece ormeat at once and at the