I-'mm an address by Miss Cary lllir Robina. President of the CT F in the P.E.I. TeacIters' Conven- unn, April. I957.

i suppose there have always linen problems in education but. but-ailse education by an Act of iuinfederalion was made a mat- trr of provincial concern. we have niiive or less kept out problems to o.i-si-Ives and tried to meet them 'illl'llfl our own confines. But we lm- in a different world today. Ed- ucational problems, like a breath nf spl'lnlZ. know no boundaries but ,,.ii-ad over the land and permeate our living and our verybeing.

lll his inaugural address to Col- iliiihla Teachers' College. Hollis cauicll said, "The times conspire in make education of supreme iro- pui-iancc. A nation today can sliglit education only at its peril."

increased enrolments. inade- qiiale accommodation. a short sup-. ply of qualified teachers and in- creased costs of building have cre-

lidinimstrators that no aspirin can cure. CRISIS

For some time now Joliniiy Can-

ration. The prophecies of teacher. organizations that Canada wouldl

.world will largely determine the

sled a headache for educators andl

uck has heard of a crisis in edu-l

Blyth Construction Company have startc! work on a bridge that will link Stanhope Beach and Brack-

others are aware that because of the impact teacher. have on lives of children. the future citizens of Canada. it is of pua3I'I'IOl.lDL impor- tance that the personnel in all Can- adian classrooms be the most high- ly trained. possess the finest qual- ities of laadershi and personality and we view with alarm any ten- dencies that presuppose that lint anyone can teach The youth of Ca- nada is destined to play a leading role in affairs of humanity. We dare not lve them anything but the best. they might be train- ed in leadership to think clearly and critically. to Ziave sympathy and understanding that come as- ly through knowledge. DECIDED FUTURE

lt has been said that the nation that trains the teachers of the

destiny of the'world. A statement of this kind might induce us to do -some serious thinking today as live look at Hungary and the Suez.

Much of the criticism levied at our schools today is an assessment of the job done by untrained in- competent penons lacking vision. iThe public mean rat the present dly Program by the misfits rather than by the student who succeeds.

We as teachers recognize that

x

.. one will 2' out a degree as a person entering

. he Improved d oartillcation. for better prepara- tion and for meaningful programs of in-service training. We should look forward to the day when no enter a classroom with

any of the other professions. Aca- demic competence is a prerequi- site to professional status. I would not argue that a cap and gown in. aura that one becomes a profes- sional teacher. but 1 do hold may I degree provides one with the tools by which he or she may be- some I better teacher. If we are to seek parity with the other pro- lasaioas then we must work to-I wards that anal. 1 As professional organizations we

have a responsibility to our profeg.

aton and to the children we teach.l It is true we do not control whol ghall or Illall not teach. However, that Illbuld not deter us from con- tinuing to exert pressures tn slim. ulna and encourage our members to uoully lmilmvo tliemselv-l,

standard I l l

lpirators which had kept lllm

Polio Patient Flew Half Way

Around World

Edmgvg noteltm A gUlll.l;ed States Arnv P0' Patient as arrived at Wllllllllvm” W” ter Reed hos ll"-'1' I 12-' lung, 11.. story of that flight is told new by a reporter who went aloud-

Iy FRANK CAREY wA3guNG1'oN (AP)-We were nu.-ing journey'l end with a help- less soldier polio patient who in his own words Ind flown "hall

way around the world in A tin

can." The soldier's "til CID" WIS OIII

of nearly a dozen is-on-lung res-l plucky guy; for Bryant it tn-l ML and Mrs, Edward Macivm- alive: valved aeveral close calls withuan and gamuy 0, 0-Lu” were

aloft and at land stations in a 12.000-mile journey from Bani-kok. Thailand. to Washing"!!-

MI! in II irnssi

In A "Tin Can"

polio while serving as an army helicopter mechanic half a world 'away from- his native "highest hill in Oswego County." y Behind us lay a land and v.ai.e.s- arse-.v that at least eight people .will never forget - Bryant: his Dffflly. 19 - year - old wife, Joan. .viho was rushed to Manila to join him when it appeared that might die; a special polio "team" of the Military Air Transport Ses- lvlce which flew from the US. to evacuate him; and this reporter. who accompanied the team.

For seven of us. it was rnesnot .able for the observation of I

death. Aside from close calls linked viilli his polio, the trip also ill-

” day nights and at st. Anthony's

cover-y.

Mrs. Joe Gallant and daumtar. .Noreen. of Mill Road is now vuiiso ing at the home of her sisters in Cascumpec. I

A house raising was held at the home of Lon Arsenault on ;Friday altarnoosi May 11. when several men turned out to help. ; Mrs. Clarence Gallant and fam- ily of Pluaville was in Howlan re- cently. . Charles Rogers of Lot 7 was in .l-luwlan on Wednesday.

Bingo's have again started at the Bloomfield Legion on Wednes-

Hall on Friday nights.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carruth- ara and son Clayton and grandson Wayne mototed to Tignish on Tuesday where they purchased a farm tractor which Clayton drove 'home.

lln Howlan on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Tom Coughlin and family

1 a I

The Guardian Page 13 Tuesday. June 4. 1957

la-law. Mr. and Mrs. Ffllk INI- arland. Howiek. One. 3”

Iiosnaia nowfek. Que. altar imitaiagiagputfowdayainier on. ,

Mrs. William Sutherland return- ed to her home in ICC - May 23. after spending the winter months with her son and daughter-

Q I

SPEAK TODAY OVER CJRW RADIO

ea. It would be folly. however, to prg. . sums LII! we then had reached

On a seat near the 'iron lunl Vnlvcd: lay a 12-day-old premature babyl

inf Iverness was a recent visitor to

TWO lil'0lllld fl9l3y5 0'49 '0 """ ibrother-in-law. Mr and Mrs. Elly

Howlan guests of her sister and

'3?! I "N5 lll 161059? IlIPPly byf many persons in classrooms to- rlie late l950'a wen heralded by my grg mg (gm-hers if we (-0...

many as a scare sent up to aid

slder academic and professional

FORGE NEW LINK IN O CEAN VIEW HIGHWAY

11... scene is at Cove Head Har- h... in the Prince Edward Island fxalilfinal Park where the R. A.

ley. Photo by M. Mailett

TVIDENING EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS

CONTINUITY

The Public does look to the school to maintain some continu- lty of thought and culture and mor- al valuea between the present and put. There is need in the mains ed world today for better morals. more self-discipline and a sound sense of values. we can do much in meeting this need by making our students more aware of the contributions of the past made by our teachers. philosophers. artiata. statesmen. explorers. patriots. etc.

Teachers and the lay public have a grave responsibility here. It is tltte to say that teachers mould our nation's future. that may are the sculptors of the Canada of to- morrow and are trustees of civil- isation unlasa we really believe it. Then, if we believe it. dis Can- adian public must have courage and conviction enough to see that teachers can and do perform their task to the best of their abilitlol l0l' ill! Rood of all humanity.

The people of Canada must de- cide soon whether education is an expenditure or an investment. It is like the story related, accord- lng to Plutarch. of a wealthy gen- tleman who went to a philosopher to ask his services as the teacher of his son. "What will your servic- es cost me?" he asked. "A thous- and drachmas" was the reply. ”A thousand drachmas!" he exclaim-

the ultimate. For if we are to. Chit-O I profession 'vie must also: have a professional awareness. IN TOUCH

Through our federations we; must devise such in-service pro- grams as to keep our members con- stantly in touch with the newest techniques in learning and with recent raearcli in the educational field. It is encouraging to mm. many such programs promoted inl the various pmvinces. Seminars. institutes. workshops. are the or der of the day in all our pi-nvinccs. The C.T.F. seminar organized by Ottawa members of the Ontario Teachera' Federation was regard- ed as one of tile highlights of C.T.l F. two years ago. Contrary to thej beliefs of some. I contend that: C.T.F. Mil serve a useful purpose by' bringing together teachers of. Canada to discuss classroom pro-l blema besides problems of a pro- tective nature.

The proposal for the establish- ment of a Canadian College of' Teachers was made that we might in some way enhance the status and prestige of the teaching pro- fesalon. its aims are to stimulate interest amon our members, to accept membership of those recog- nised aa teachers and to set be- fore the public those standards we recognize as good teaching. The thinking of the committee correla- ted wlth ideas gleaned from the tan provinces has been before you for two years. At the August con- ference we shall present to your delegates a suggested constitu-l tion to be approved or changed, so that by 1058 such a college may come into being. i hope that you will give this your very serious con- sideration as it is a step towards recognition of professional status. ARE ALSO STUDENTS V 1

Professional awareness . of course. brings the matter of pro- fessionalism to the Individual lev- el. No group can arcopmlish any-

l group work towards tile same goal.

thing unless the individuals in the.

vnmlmllzns for higher salaries. ii-ompetence a first requirement Bi-caiisc from somewhere someone i

--no mu answer", me pmomgilittle literary pmwt-ss. of produc-l

C50,, 91 a woman patient aboard the air ambulance. snoosinl 111 I

Honolulu

A few. feet belllnll ind "”W'ldPlay because of the meandmnte inn. Others attended the snow ll

lihe lung lay a helicopter pilot who had lost his right foot in a mishap

lalldiul 011 P mwnmm "9 in "l l0”l-”Hl0E5 Md l'3ll5"”'"'3'man Souther entered the Char

Japan. A LONG war Ahead of Lil lay the Ilarl of In

pnlio patient. PFC 351' Bl'Ya"l- hospitals after we left the Phil- Gaudct of Woodstock went to

intensive rehabllation effort for the plain patient. PFC Dale Bryant. . , . Williamatown. N-Y-- dairy farm worker. He was stricken with

Canada House Steel Completed

BY RUIIAMAII ,l- FRANK

.-:1-:w voRK-t5pecla1l- CM-.leel a lot better if I was walklng'png,1mu. Wm be hem 3355

ad. House, on uih and Fifth Ave- nue. New York City. l! I10 lolllif an idea in the mind of Ray l-8W'

l son, prominent Canadian business

man and former Canadian Consul General (1952-M). By the end of the week the steel work .Wlll be completed and a "Towns the Steel" ceremony will be held. 111 live or three months (according to Mr. Jacquest Juncker in charge of the work) a real celebration will mark the laying of the corner stone and Canada House will stand beautiful and dignified, the em- bodiment of the dream of Mr. Lawson and the thirty other Can- adlan men with interests in New York, of having a central building "to truly represent Canada."

In 1953 Mr. Lawson spoke to the Canadian Club of New York of such a project. In Ottawa in 1954 he said, ”A new building in Man- hattan may bring under one roof Canada's governmental. indus- trial and cultural activities in New York." He also visioned it as the meeting place for Canadian and

ed. -1 can buy I HI". for mny I We have been accused of havinlysmerlcan business men.

Canada House will be 26 stories

lchaiili-al troubles with two of ll!!- four aircraft which carried Bra-

lcardboard box stravwd 1” ”"'-tank ,seat. He had come aboard at WOULD RATHER WALK

l A temporary threat of anolhfrf

of a typliuon in the Pacifcl; l A grounding in Denver because

ahead of us. This necessitated III army hospital. Bryant was in three dlflffem

lipplnos. Each time meant 3! witch in a full-sized iron lung and each liosplial 5l8Y0V9" l"' valved a logistics manoeuvre al- most as intricate as moving a field gun. yet worked with .vm00Ul efficiency.

. when our plane touched down lln California Bryant. lifting ml5lV Jeyes to his wife from his U11 can' on the deck of the aircraft. said: ”Well. Joanie. yaw" Wt ,' iforeigner any more. But. 8159- .1 d

llnto the United States, instead of

Between Bangkok and Maul .the batteries had failed on ill- im... lung that encased lhim-and iitwo doctors and a medical tech- -nician hand-pumped ll” Flcvlmi ifor five hours to keel? lllelf 93' tient alive.

HOWLAN

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Fmnan and daughters, Pauline and Pt!!- ricia and Miss Diane Gallant mot- ored to and from Summerside on Sunday afternoon. May l1-

Ben Gallant who has been re siding in the Sacred Home In Charlottetown is 996I1dIllE 50""! time in Fortune Cove at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Arsen- ault.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arsenault of Piusvilla motored to Howlan on

coming home in this s9t-uD- l

ebe Arseriault and family. Several from Howlan were is .0lLeary on Thursday night some laitending the 17th annuab meet- ling of the Cooperative Associat-

nid of the new hospital. l On Monday. May Iii, Mrs. Nu-

.louewwn Hospital where she was in undergo an eye surgery on Wed- lnesday . Her sister Mrs. Gilbert

Charlottetown to be with her.

.I. B. Araenault uas in Wooda- .-inck on Monday and Wednesday fllillli.

Mrs. Robert Arsenaull and her daughter. Mrs. Vincent Perry. iicre hostesses on Tuesday, May 14 to the ladies of St. Ann Club for their May meeting. most all the ymembers attended. Mrs. Edmund iPetera al 0'Leas'y kindly invited members for the June meeting when the drawing of tickets for

iwas realized by Bingo.

Joseph J. Pours who spent the winter in Charlottetown has now returned and is residing in Duvar.

KENSINGTON

Miss Margaret MacDougaII Regional Secretary for Christian Education for the Maritime Synod of the Presbyterian Church has been In Konaington for the past week. She has been conducting refresher teacher courses for the teachers in the Sunday School. and addressing the various or- ganizations of the church on their responsibility for Christian edu- cation. Clasua were held in Ken- singion on each afternoon and evening with the exception of Wednesday when Miss Mac- Dnugall spent the day in New. London. '

Miss Macbougall is a native of Belle River. P. E. Island, and was i

Monday Evening. and Mrs.

Mrs. Jerrv Gallant a teacher for some years in Char-

lottetown before entering Dea-

Ma. 'r. EAIILE HICKEY, c.s. Liberal speakers over CJRW, Summerside are Mr.

HON. J. A. GALLANT T. Earle Hickey, C.A.. at 12:40 noon and Hon. J. A. Gallant at 5:45 pm.

Both addresses, should be especially interesting. The time again-Today-Mr. Hickey at 12:40 noon and Hon. Mr. Gallant at 5:45 pm.

Inserted by Prince County Liberal Ass'n.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY. JUNE ltls & Sth

”HOUDINl"-In technicolor. starring Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh. Travelogue. cartoon and canteen ser- vice-8:45 p.m.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JUNE It I 7th

"ILLEGAL" with Edward G. Robinson. Nina Foscb. Suspense ' " thriller.

it STAl2LlTEy . DPITE-W7-:-'32 :--”-t:l-L: -;

V

SOCIAL EVENING

Alban Arsenault visited friends in

western Hospital on Monday even- coness Training School in Tomato. 1

from which

is produced to fill the gap, the. qklilic is again lulled to rest and fcels that all is ewll. What the pn- blic doesn't realise is that thous- ands of iinqusllfled persons are bcimz placed in these positions un- til inday we are going into the re- ici-ic of unemployed persons so iliai liiindrcds of mothers are dust- Inn: of! certificates and retiu-ning in classrooms. I Mechanical aids such as TV... radio and films trips are being lllllllrsied aa substitutes so that nlassriinm enrolments could be in- creased by to or 80 per cent Dev-

i,lspoIte of the university As the front

FRONT LINE p Stranger and surer than any radar lines. than air missiles. than I all the material defences we might build. is an educated nation im- bued with loyalties and possessed with love and devotion to country. Senator Cameron, in making a plea l for more money for universitles,l

Inc of defence. I contend if we wait until then. it is too late. We have been too slow to admit that the greatest defence this na- iun possesses is its thousands of schools dotted from Aklavik to

phcr. ”Then you will have two

ll"3 ll"l9 0' ll0ll1l"K Vlll ill? lleldlliigh. It will have a tower rising of research. If that is true. then 333 gut aim" rim; Avenue. It

as lnldlviduaga Lie nlccd to be more AA cogn zant o e act that while

V INVIIESTMENT V . -we are teachers we are also stil- , There is a growing realization ldenta. Study and reading must he lll Canada Ullll xomrllmenll ml-Ill a part of our program. As individ- assume a greater responsibility 11.1. W. hue M, imporlam pan to for the costs of education. Asjlplgy. An” .11 is said md done. said previously we educate chil- tlis public Judges the teaching pro- dran for Canada and we dare not (mien by in ,5s,.,me,,., of us an continue to offer the children of- individual. Md by in experience 0"? lallll ll. mes! Of pollute fvflof us as individuals. Profesional their -birthright. luducation is thelgmwth and professional aware. most important function of our gov- l 3." involves responsibility No ernmcnta. It is. no doubt. the great-lplgcg 1. imhyi. (.1355,-mm km. 2

slaves. your son and the one you buy."

loiis methods have been lmprovls- f the 49th parallel and from Uclulet ed to press Young People into to St. Johnil. "The preliminary ti-aching service. Young people training for defence. war. democ- tlaiiding on the threshold of life racy. peace and civilization,” said today may select their life work Harry S. Truman. ”is the respon- lrnmla large competitive field. No ilbllity of education. Edcuatlon is lhmluns youns person is going in il first line of defence not only it! Ifllrlllled by I Vllcllloll tlill 0l- against military agression but a- fers little to start with. little lm- gglngi thg present ideological or.

pi-iiis for his efforts along the way, !

rolui. .

Salaries must be largely increas- ed especially for those who are viell trained. not only as an im- poliis to attract and recruit our best graduates. but with sufficient liicrrases along the way to insure their staying with the-Job. Pea- iions. too. play an important part in any recruitment and retention prngrnm. Governments have a re- ipmisibility in this area and must assume it. SHORT COURSES

Tn acquire the accumulation of new learning. to become a part of nrw improved methods. to have own an appreciation of the find- ma: of research regarding humaa izruivth and development demand

uuirses have been triad of ihe provinces.

They are wasteful in temis of iiim-. money and human resources. rrachcr shortage will never be -olvcd by such methods. Education

,. EXP!-JDIENCY

llcasures of as laucy are a- rain being subm tied. In almost "cry quarter one hears of pres- siircs being exerted upon depart-

ml-iits of education to lower the requirements for teacher

lniz Tescher organisations protaat "Wmly wherever this has tabs: plarr and where it Is being rug-

and nothing at the and of they

ltllltlef periods of training. Short; in some.

nerds vision and long term plan-.

fcnsiv' - not only for our country. but or civilization everywhere." The average Russian piofesaor learns ten times what an ordinary worker gets. He does not want for prestige - the government has recognized the teacher as the most important person In its economy." UNIVERSITY GRANTS

its recent agreement with the universities is evidence that the Federal Government is recogniz- ing the lmportanca to the nation of some phases of education and realizes it has an obligation in that field. However. we in the el- mentary and secondary fields know that the present crisis could be greatly alleviated If education re- ceived a larger measure of out na-i i lion's wealth. It is to be hoped that we shall never reach the day when with bowed head we have to ad- I mil." "They gave us too little too late."