Can The.Prirne Minister Be A Private Citizen As Well?

By ALAN DONNELLY

. Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA 4CPi-Can the prime minister of Canada be a private citizen too? If so. when?

That question was thoroughly debated in the Commons Frill!!-

And if no firm conclusion was reached out of the conflict of views. the debate at least focus- sed attention on the position of the man who lives in relative seclu- sion at his residence at 24 Sussex Street and who heads the govern- ment from his office in the east

block of the Parliament Bulld- mTIie issue was over a letter

Prime Minister St. Laurent wrote to A. D. Durlton. CBC board chairman. criticizing the f'persi- flage ione" of a CBC radio com- mentary last October by a profes- sor in Winnipeg.

Mr. St. Laurent said he wrote his letter to”the CBC "as a Cana- dian citizen. 0PPOSITION'S VIEW g

Progressive Conservative and CCF critics held that such a let-

ter. written to the head of a crown corporation. can only be viewed at carrvins the authority of the prime minister's office. One Conservative member asked Mr. St. Laurent whether he thought iv would have been im- proper to write such a letter in his capacity as prime minister.

long as he does not tr! M iii!” fere with cnc prosrlmmilil

Eut members of ill 0319' P"' ties said the prime minister. in lliny dealings with crown coriI0rl' ,tions like the CBC cannot act II a private cit zen.

R. R. Knight ICCF-Saslltltooll g said Mr. St. Laurent ""3"

"No. I do not think it would.”-om the (nut. gnd he would not have been proper." Mr. st. Laur- want to. that he is the prime min- ent replied. -. lister of Canada." That fad W”

The prime minister stated Iilslthe greatest reason why the let- view of his position at several lter to Mr. Dunton should not have points in the debate. g g been written.

"It is not as prime minister Stanley Knowles. CCF expert 0" that I listen to radio broadcasts." parliamentary procedure. said the he said at one time. Later: prime minister cannot have a dual

"The prime minister as suchlpersonalily. . has no control over the CBC butl "He knows that he cannot make the prime minister can. . .listen any utterance that does not carry sometimes to radio broadcasts. . . with it the weight of the Prim? He can sometimes have an opin- minister of Canada." ion of his own about the value of Colin Cameron (CC? N!- that broadcast." nainiot put it, bluntly. He said SUPPORT FROM LOW there are 19 people in Canada -

Social Credit Leader Low sided members of the federl cabineF with Mr. St. Laurent. He said the who must not express Crlllclam 0' prime minister has the same'the CBC "because in their hands right as ordinary M.Ps to com-llies the power to do somethini plain. in or out of Parliament. solabout the CBC."

WIDENING EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS

The Educational Crisis In Prince Edward Island. A talk giv- en during Education Week by Miss Mabel Matheson. Principll. Prince St.. School. Charlol-lei0WII-

Prince Edward Island is facing an educational crisis. The other ('anadian Provinces have had and are having educational troubles too; but. while the others have made significant progress toward the solution of their difficulties, our government and our school dis- tricts have not yet really 00""? 10 grips with our serious education- al problems.

The inevitable result is that while conditions are improving in the other nine provinces. they are definitely worsening here: and there is an insufficient number of teachers of the desired callbrt and training to replace those re- tiring. going to other vocations. or to teach in other parts of Canada. This situation at a time when ad- ditlonnl teachers are required be- cause of increased school popula- tion ls doubly serious. PERTINENT QUESTIONS

Let us onsider two pertinent questions - ill What is educa- tion”! (2) What are the desirable qualities of a teacher?

I like the definition that "educa- tion is a process of growth and development. taking place as the result of the interaction of an in- dividual with his environment. both physical and social - a pro- cess beginning at birth and last- ing as long as life itself. during which the finest potentialities for manhood and womanhood are to be developed."

If we conceive of education as the entire process of growth and development in which learning takes place. and through which every fact of the child's nature is developed. we accept education as a concimitant of living. and real- ize that parents are the first tea- chers of the child.

Although only.a part of one'a education is acquired within the school. it is an extremely impor- tant part. and should provide the bases for further growth. In the school fundamental knowledge. habits of industry, and basic skills should be acquired. and high ideals fostered.

PERSONALITY

The task of guiding the develop- ment of boys and girls is one of the most .difflcult. if most reward- ing. which man may set himself. Teaching is not work which can or should be done by Just anyone. It requires the finest personality. the highest intelligence. the great- est knowledge. ,

I consider the following among the many attributes of the good tcacher - superior character. de-

sirable personality. scholarship. high intelligence. initiative. im- agination. mental maturity. a

sound philosophy of life and of education. a genuine love for chil- drcn. a keen sense of humor. yes, and a sense of mission. of course the good teacher must have exten- sive. di and pl' ' ' training. One cannot tcach what he does not know. The best teacher always feel humble before the de- mands of their task.

These qualities. by their very na- ture. indicate that few young men and women possessing them will choose teaching as a career un- iirr present conditions in Prince Edward Island. We have on the island a number of outstanding tea- chers who are exceptionally cap- nhle instructors and who exert a Ircmefidous lnfluenc for good on the boys and girls fortunate e- nough to be associated with them. Our problem is to rent the ser- vice of those able and dedicated men and women. and to greatly increase their number.

Fol. PROGRESS

if true progress .. educational and economic - is to be realised in this province. the immediate initiation of a long term plan do- llllied to retain and increase the

personnel is imperative.

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ing of the mind. and the guidance of our most precious natural re- source. our children. do accept some who would be rejected by other professions?

EDUCATORs' BUSINESS

What is the role of the commun- ity and the home in education? Education is everybody's respon- sibility. It is the citizens' duty to ensure that our educational system is provided with adequate financ- es to do its job: that is. the citi- zens directly and through their elected government, are obligated totprovide sufficient monies for salaries. school plant. and equip- ment. It is the business of educa- tors and teachers to initiate. dir- ect and implement sound educa- tlonal policy.

Each district is reponsible for providing a decent schoolplant, and adequate facilities for carry- ing out the educational program- me. The community should accord the teacher his rightful place in society -- show him respect due the one to whom you entrust a large part of your child's growth and development. Do not make him the 'Chore boy' of the commun- ity. Moreover, he cannot and should not be expected to do the work of the home - only parents can do that.

Parents. encourage your child- ren to work. Teaching and learn- ing constitute a two-way partner- ship. and unless both teacher and pupil assume their full share of responsibility the result are frus'- tratlng. It is increasingly difficult to get children to tackle a prob- lem of tough assignment. and to see it through at any cost in ef- ort.

HARD WORK

Learning often involves hard work. and boys and girls should experience very early the genu- lne satisfaction derived from real achievement. Since learning is an active process. it cannot be done for the child. He must seek know- ledge and skills.

Finally if teaching is to get its share of young people of the best brains and character. the districts must pay their portion of salar- ies worthy of a profession. Ladies and Gentlemen. we might Just as well be realistic and face up to facts - unpalatable as they may be. Very low salaraies result in few top-flight candidates for teach- ing!

Grants and loans alone are not the answer to teacher shortage. much less to lack of quality. True. they attract a number to normal training classes: but many. es- pecially the brighter ones. teach only two or three years and then go to more remuneratlve and less exacting employment. Grants and loans must be companlcd by at- tractive salaries to be really effec- tve.

What are the responsibllties of the school and tile teachers? The schools responsibility is to provide 'good teaching'. There is nothing new or revolutionary in the expres- sion ” ” the whole child." Human nature being what it is. we are teaching the whole child every moment as we are in contact with him. whether we realize it or not. The Schoolis business is to pro- vlde teachers to impart knowledge and to guide children in develop- ing basic skills: but many other facts of the teachers task develop through daily living with the child. There are no special courses for teaching morals. manners and spi- ritual values. These are caught rather than taught hence the ini-

Hfiurd in lose all good teachers and to fall In attract suitable re-

cruits hccailsv of such an argu- ment? Thc fact that our first class teachers are readily accepted by the other provinces at salaries approximately double what they are receivinil. in many schools in this province slums how invalid this argument is. Right across this country ullerc salaries have been greatly incl-eased and stan- dards of adniissmli to Normal Schools have been raised, not on- ly the number hilt what is more important the qtlaliiy of appli- cants has markedly improved. LEADERSHIP

Immediate action is imperative. Already we have lost much by pro- crastination. IiEH(I('I'ShIp is need- ed, so I appeal to a public-spirited man or wuinan ill each istrlct to organize a group to exa ine thor- oughly the island in an honest en- deavour to find ways and means of solving our problem of educa- tional finance on both the district and government levels. regardless of the personal sacrifice the so- lution may email. I believe consid- crable sacrifice will be necessary to remedy a situation that has been allowed to deteriorate over a long period.

No government which bears its

ure ccotiomic development this province can allow a solution to this pressing problem to go by default. Bill apparently our gov- ernment will not take action un- til you. the taxpayers. impress upon its members your willing- ness to support a umiageous. long- term plan that will insure the best possible educational opportunities for your sons and daughters.

Fellow Islanders. our forefath- ers had great respect for the truly educated man or woman. Are we allowing the things of the mind to be superseded by the material aspects of life? Arc we so enthrall- ed by the wonders of mechaniz- ation that we are temporarily tin- Imlndful of the vallle of ihc'human mind and spirit? I say temporar- ily. becausc I am confident that when we fully realize the gravity of the situation we shall not be found waiting - especially when if it our boys and girls who are challenging us to provide them with icachers and facilities that will afford them the opportunity to become truly educated young men and women.

Our boys and girls deserve the finest in education. What better giftlcnn we give them than the privilege of studying under a tea- cher who is it master craftsman and a fine soul.

This department is conducted by the Prince Edward Island Teach- ers' Federation. Contributions are welcomed and should be sent in Estelle Bowncss. General Secre- tary. fill Prince St.. Charlottetown.

IN MEMORIAM

MRS. E.R. CAMPBELL

There passed away at Montague on March 20th. I957. Mrs. Edward Roland Campbell, formerly Miss Elizabeth Mary Macl(innon of Al- bion. in her 98th year.

She is survived by two sons. Charles and Nathaniel. Boston. Mnss.. and two daughters. Mrs. Winnifred Bell, Montague. and Mrs. Stcphen Whitehead. liamp- ion. N.B. Asln surviving are two sisters. Mrs. Melinda Henderson.

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Month). April 1. I957 The Guardian P110 5

IIMELYIIOTESOIIHIITMCS

The three most impnrtdit minkllle change belnl cllulmd " "E l

lbreedera associations have sched- cy color for limited tile. Till I50" uled their annual Spring meellngslarlicle will give reason for our to be held in the Hotel Planking- ranchers to coilklder the Iilllli Ill- ton. Milwaukee. Wisconsin. on the nation as much more optimistic following dates: that Lakes than had been expected I01!!! Mink Association. April 13th; hlu- months ago. It will be remember- tation Mink Breeders Association. ed that the December sales were April 16th: United Mink Breedersldiscouragiiil and that "I due Association. April lath. Iof course to the Sun trouble which The I956-57 production of ranch- upset all the fur auctions throu8lI- ed mink in the major producing out the world. That mink still con- nallons of the free world will ap- tinues to be extremely POPUIIT Clll proach 8.000.000 according to a 'be seen from the figures mention- survey made by leading brokers in led as to the quantities that have New York. Of an estimated 8.8 lbeen sold up to the end of March. million skins about 58 per cent is'Pl.ATINUM PIONEER said to have been sold already. We have just learned of the The concensus produced this lflvalll in Quebec of Dr. J- 15- LI- breakdown; United States 4”; mil- Finest. who created a great sen- lion. Scandinavia. 2 million. Can-Walton in the fox industry in "I0 ada. i million. Some sources state late 1930': when he made the an- that the figure is too high by some;ntilincement that he had Pllllmlm 400,000. on the other hand a fewlfox-es in one litter at his ranch leading dealers and brokers felt a l which was some miles from Que- 5 million estimated production in lhcc City. The Doctor 80! the loan the United States was c0nserva- of a male from the Ancienne Lor- tive. The above figures refer only cite Ranch. Ind 1”" Wh" d" to rancfied mink and do not in-lnviner died Dr. Lalrorest took the clude wild mink. The wild minklinx home and bred him 10 -6 many catch which is believed will total females as he could on a fifity- about 800.000 pelts with the Unitedlfifly basis with the company. Plat- States contributing 550.000 akinsliiiiim foxes had previously in Nor- to Canada's 250.000. May and their 13?"! W9" 9""1' In the United States approxi- "l3"iliiii!lrEl'nElld0"3 Prlcu ”E"c' mately half ofdtheb skins lpjrodIuhc- liitnlin ,iheVold wgrhdifngaihglgiz v een o . e Wilt n.c-W Iet:jlnhI:I:J0i'a rifilictlnn comiianies in NW first-class Norwegian pelts New York. namelv. New York had sold as high as 55.000 and oil- Aucimn company iand Hudson's. lurally that set everyone in the fox Bav Company Fur Sales. are saidlinriu.-"try throughout "'9 Umled to 'have sold 1,600,000 skins b9-ls!-3lI'5 and Canada on the lookout tween them from December lilo-for Home Way of Producing plati- a g .- , num-. "li.egilctlilgniel)iIu:;hmi:l'led”siio.ot)o The Norweizian ranchers ref"-i" lskins are believed to have been 9d i0 sell lily for breedml l"”' m,-"ed over and finally zoovooofposcs and when Dr. LaForest a skins exchanged hands in coun-LVCHF after the BPPEINW9 0f his tries selling. Trade sources point- fir-Si Platinum male 83” 0”! me ed out m,.,..eVe,-g that mm-he,-5 information that he had used him traditionally do not pelt out their P0l)'L'-'im0H81Y and W35 Pl'eP3l'?d ' CIILIIES crop. Theh Prelviohu? Policy mgllfs Tfdlmd Il;lee;'r2'0:df "3; won in icate t at siggly more v ' than 90 per celnt is usually pelted ?I'::)':J:;l;l0'l':1el0;l:licleht:vEggbgmagg :l:' :l:tI.anTShI(eInsbI:IIaf)V:h):I,)'(luto'7I5 pzgngellit C99d'5d in buying I male I07 uvsoo of the crap sold by the cud of The next season he mated him to March. A few sources place the S9VH'8l femallts and (hey had 39 turnover as high as 90 to 95 per PHPS. 20 Oi "Wm Pl3llm1m5- Thai cent. Some sources claim that this W35 Emund 1940- The l””0Wi"3 15 mo low , gig."-e. year the McLure and Macitinnon Glancing over the world picture SHVPF FOX .F3”"S '9Cl"'9d END" l.-mm in: wt: i'5il”2.'ii3'.'tZ.l'".i2i. T.1'"..'i2l.':i.f' s ar increase in ase s 0- - - ' lowed by conspicutlius incrlgdeses in 9d On I fifty-iiftygbasil Tlliil IOX sapphire. Standards continue to I-18” I35 59V9rPl M19” ind 50"" be cut baclch Production of sllver- V9Ir.V fir; Il'3tlH::'i;:Jm:-hm? fa es be blues and w ites have eit or been '1 3 0 9 ' C r curtailed or held a previous lev- 93'"? f35hllI"3bl9 "W 3nd i" 5 f9," 91,. Gunmetal, have nmwn in. years practically every rancher in

the province was breeding white faces and quite a number of them EASTERN GUARDIAN

platinums. Ollie MacNeill of Fort

Qu'Appelle, Sask.. had purchas- OIL TREATED and screened coal in stock. Get it while it lasts.

ed a white marked fox from a lil- Poole and Thompson Ltd.

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ter produced in a nearby ranch. The pair that produced this white marked fox came from the McLure and MacKinnon Silver Fox Ranch the year previously. 0llie's fox was it remarkable one and prob- ably the best white marked fox that was ever produced. and in the coming years he had hundreds of descendants. It is difficult at this time to have our people realize the excitement that was engender- ed throughout this province. in fact all through Canada and the United States. As soon as the trade rea- lized that they were popular with customers the demand for them skyrocketed and prices also. South America then with plenty of money was one of the best customers for the pelts.

WOMENiS INSTITUTE at Mrs. Neil Hooleyis Tuesday night. White elephant sale..

DANCING ROLLIE MacKcnzles' Orchestra. Montague Rink Thurs- day, April 4th. Featuring Harold Macltae and his trumpet.

MORELL COMMUNITY Hall on Thursday night. April 4th at 8.3) a meeting to discuss the organiz- lition of an Artificial Breeding Club for Lotd 37. 38. 39, 40. and 41. Ev- eryone welcome.

THURSDAY NIGHT. Aprll 4th. Morel Community Hall. a meet- ing of all interested Cattle Breed- ers to discuss the formation of an Artificial Breeding Club. Every- one welcome. Starts at 3.30 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. George C. Fisher. P-E.I. Department of Agri- culture.

Montague School Unofficicilly Tops Racing Meet

According to unofficial statistics ," ” by Mr. A.F. Campbell and Mr. .lohn Hughes of Montague. Montague School copped first place in the Provincial ice sports on Friday night at the Sports Arena. This annual event is sponso ed by the Department of Physlclal

grandsons. Cecil Bell. Montague Roy Bell. Montague. and Roland Campbell. Boston. Mass.; and sev- en great grandchildren.

Two sisters and three brothers

Prederfesed ll" 3 lmmb" "I Fitness. and for many years Mon- years 880- 0. . tague has come out as winners or The ""i"Y be"""'”' "Mal I” runners-up. Coached by Mr. A- F.

butes. letters and cards of sympa- thy were silent lestimony of the high esteem in which Mrs. Camp- bell was held by a host of relatives and friends.

The funeral. which was largely attended. was held in the Church of Christ and the service was con- ducted by her pastor. Rev. Ken- neth Norris. assisted by Rev. D.A. Campbell. The music was under the direction of the organist. Mrs. Kenneth Norris. A solo. "Beyond the Sunset" was beautifully rend- ered by Mrs. Ralph Beck. and the hymns were "The Old Rligged Cross" and ”Rock of Ages."

Campbell. the local boys and girls received an excellent training for the different events. Private cars were made available for the school childrensi transportation and Mrs. Mae Clay thoughtfully provided treats for all.

Montague collectcd a total of 51 points. with the closest contenstants being Parkdale with 26 points.

TO LEARN THE RULES TORONTO tCP)-Traffic viola- tors in police court Thursday were given invitations to school instead of sentences. Magistrate Crawford The pail bearers werel Cecil Bill lGuest issued the rilrivitaiionis titrati- Roy Bell. lfubert Neson. A. . tend it new tra c cour clnc Campbell. B.C. MacLure and JJ. nvhere drivers will be taught driv-