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MAYOR. URGES ACTION NOW, Educational Requirements

Of Next 25 Yrs. Revealed

-- a ti i th k i d i the t be raised In spite of Ed" 3 on I e ey n "my llliglilllelfwitllebzoggoiilgalligduldhgolg lowy slldlldards of entrance to the and junior colleges expand as sug- profession there were in 1952-53 gested. out best estimate is that over 5.100 P915035 59"V"!3 35 '33?” the total teaching staff will num- on who had no Pl'0lE58l01I81 train- ber 215.000. To provide this staff ins and 8.900 others with partial

of our Nation ind if Education fal- ters, the whole structure of tho I. at- ion is threatened" said His Wor- ship J. David Stewart speaking yesterday to the Prince Edward Is- land Teachers' Convention which opened at Prince of Wales College. "School and education require- ments are one of the matters of great concern. not only to our cit- ies but to the ten Provinces of Canada. especially when we-look into the future", said Mayor Stew- art The following is the text of May- or Stewart's address:

"As president of the Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. I have Jutt returned from presentlnl our Brief to the Royal Coommis- slon on.Canada's Economic Pro- spects. and if I may indulze Y0” time for a few minutes. 1 W011”

like to give you a few excerpts from the section as presented to the Gordo- Commission on School and Educational rcqll1l'9m9"t'- Tl" basic assumptions underllfini the t tements which I will lnaks are that by iron the pdpulatio of Can- ada will be so millions and that tbs gross national product or growth of Canada measured in dol- lars will be 005 billions.

"If this assumption be correct, then the gross national product will increase from its present level of

,proxlmately t1.675 to 31,175 per head of population lni spite of a shortened work-week and an earl- ier ago of retirement. we are as- suming that there will be greater productivity per man-hour of work. other things being equal. the gross

” ' product in any given coun- try varies positively with the gen- eral level of education of the pop- ulat.lonandwitlIthadegreeofspec- lslisstion in the education and training of its key personnel.

"We cannot assume that the ex- pected increase in productivity will come wholly as the result of tech- nological advances. utomatlon and more efficient management. We at slime therefore. that in the years immediately ahead, the standard

of Cahsdlaa education will be rais- i

ed. How will this change be re- flected in elementary, secondary and higher education? What c - es in methods of financing sc

will be made?

POPULATION so" an Wh7 element :

publicly-otstsdlod

141.097: Uadir our compulsory ed- ucation laws. the percentage of the total population enrolled in grades 1 to Vlll inclusive is rather con- stant. varying. of course. with changes in the birth rate. age oi immigration groups and other fac- tors. in 1961-52 this percentage was l5.3:ilf it remains more or less stationary until raso our 'cment- ary public school populations will he . .000.

scnoo'r.s. AND school. "no- onassrsns

"Increased urbanlzdtlon and im- proved highways will bring com- posite high schools to practically all junior and senior high school pupils. A shorter work-week in in- crease ln leisure time and the lengthening of the period oi com- pulsory education will result in a large enrollment in senior and post secondary school grades.

"Instead of our present pattern oi high schools for grades Vll to XII and universities for matricula- tlnl high school graduates. the organization may be, (a) compos- ite high schools for grades Vll to in with general grade xii non- matriculation diploma programm- es for students unable to attend a junior college. r

'1'!!! TEACHING STAFF

"1! today: public elementary. 50901141?! and post-secondary schools there are between 96.000 and 100.000 teachers. I! pupll-teach- or ratios remain unchanged this

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low enough; it "would be possible ondary school teachini 8383 lbmlt to have every classroom in opera- l9.000 have no more than Grade tion. Unfortunately, it is not sui- XI education supplemented by one icient that there be someone pres- year-of Drofesiionll I!'8lDlnE- Ap- t as a teacher with every class. proximately 50 PCP 08113 05 the E3"- ”The business of the school is didates entering teacher training education; standards must be high colleges have senior matriculation enough to guarantee this result;l

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Mr. Forrest W. Phillips mem-

as Minister of Welfare and Labor in the Matheson Government. A former Speaker oi the House from 1950 until 1955 Mr. Phillips was first elected to the Legislaturegln a by-election of September 17, 1947, and has been returned at cell election held since.

- At the same time Hon. Dougald Mecltinnon, who holds the portfo- lios oi Public Works and Indus-

, and Nialtggtlu Resources. was ed

of Fisheries. .--'usa Minbtars vwer in at Government House before noon by His Honour, Lieut- enant Governor T. W. L. wse. Hon. Mr. Phillips was born at Ellerslle. this Province. son of the late Thomas Henry and Mrs. Phil- lips. As a young man he moved to Mount Royal. near 0'Leary where he carried on successful farming for most of his life.

For a number of years during

Cl Conditions Of

"The business of Job evaluation and the re-classification of employ ees of the Street Department was a good thing." said Councillor Edwin Johnstone, Chairman oi the Finance Committee, but he was- not happy over the proposed wage increases in view of the committ- ee's efforts to keep expenditures down to a minimum.

This was voiced at the special meeting of the City Council held !last evening. with lils Worship Mayor J.D. Stewart presiding and all councillors present. Councillor Johnstone noted that the chair- man of the Street Committee was seeking the removal of two employ ees and the taking on of one. w it: would cost the City an added three hundred dollars. "if the Councillor was serious about saving the city money why not dispense with the sent positions of watchman at e City Barn and adopt a similar system of security to that employ- ed by several large business

TWO MINISTERS APPOINTED

her from Second Prince County ed as an apprais was sworn in yesterday morning 'dlan Farm Loan Board in Char-

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iy Council Discusses

ACTING PREMIER

Hon. Eugene Cullen, Minister oi Agriculture will be acting Premier during the absence of Hon. A. W. Matlreson who will be out of the Province until the end of next week.

Dense Fog In Southern Ontario

TORONTO (CP) - Dense fog which disrupted southern Ontario . traffic. Tuesday gr -' -' com- mercial aircraft and caused dis- appearance of an RCAF jet trainer and its pilot was expected to clear today.

The white shroud which covered much of the southern padt of the Province also forced cancellation of the search for the pilot of the RCAF T- jet trainer who bailed out near Bclleville. When his air- craft ran low on fuel.

Reports of minor accidents were

th h t th dis- lWorld War Two, Mr. Phillips work- mug Du . anthem

or with the Cana-

lottstown. He is married to the for- mer Gertrude MacArthur of En- more. They have five children; Ve- ra. Mrs. Beecher Smallman, Knut- sford. P. E 1; Olive, Mrs. Ray Macltinnon. I-infield, Maas.; Eve- lyn. Mrs. Fred Champion, Nova Scotla: Albert. Charlottetown and Thomas Albcrion.

City Engineer will be the only per- son to authorize overtime subject to the direction of. the chairman of the Street Committee."

On the subject of holidays Coun- cillor Maccormac requested that all permanent employees be given tun) weekls holidays gvelthglpay. cas- . emp oycea to ven one D0 3” M3cKl'""m ll 3 9"" week if employed up to ten Your-s: "ch"'”'."- W” 9190” over that they will be given two

oshture is insane ...uwi an us -at u.W'- ammc-ff.?'Tf illinistgofPgblic wd-rksand His?" til? tl3ii'cllrri?'il;l aesmld who 2'. w w--- --I by last May. Mr. Maclfinnon relinqu- ished the Highways portfolio to

whose aut orlty or request. Coun- cillor MacNelll asked what auth- ority did a councillor have in re-

Flood Threat Grows Along Red River

snowidrenching the Dakotas and

Tuesday night adding steadily to the growing threat of flooding of

weather bureau at Fargo N.D. warned Manitoba points along the Red river there was the "possibil- ity" of flooding and to make "ad-

of an inch of rain had fallen at Fargo and the forecast called for

Iowed by heavy rains in most parts days."

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44 oaao. Mons THAN loo INJURED

Snow And sleet Sic Wake Of Twisters In U.S.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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WINNIPEG fCP)' -- Rain and

s of Minnesota were expected move into Southern Manitoba

the Red river. A report from the United States

Vance preparations." By noon Tuesday, three-quarters

"an accumulation of snow fol- of North Dakota in the next five

United Church Minister Dies

SAINT JOHN. N.B. (CPlAlex- ander D. MacLeod. '93. United Church minister who retired in 1933 died in hospital here Tuesday.

Born at Valleyfield, P.EI., he was ordained at Monctod in 1893 and held pastorates at Hunter river, Mount Stewart and 0'Leary in Prince Edward Island and Oak Hill, Oak Bay, Harcourt, Frederic- ton, Nashwaaksis and Saint John in New Brunswick.

In 1954 Mr. and Mrs. MacLeod observed their 80th wedding anni- versary. He is survived by his widow. formerly Laura H. Rob- erts of Murray Harbor, P.E.I.. two sons and two daughters.

N0 PLAGUE HERE SAIGON, SolItla.Viet Nam (AP)

authoritles' action termlng Saigon a bubonic plague area were sur- prised. There is no plague scare in Saigon and no reported cases in the capital so for, local hos-

take on that of Industry and Na-

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.rlpped he alarm which sounded

VANCOUVER (CF) - Rl(l(lll'lli with a dozen bullet wounds. RCMIW constable H. M. C. (Bud) John, stone staggered through a hail of shots and gunsmoke Tuesday to kill one of four bank bandits and wound another in a roaring gun battle.

A button on the upper part nl the officer's tunic, found bullet- shattered on the bank floor, is be- lieved to have saved his life.

The wild gun battle followed ll lightning 317,000 raid on a branclll of the Royal Bank of Canada (in the T ” d highway, 10 miles, east of downtown Vancouver.

The three surviving gunmen were captured-one evaded police for 20 minutes-and the money, stuffed in a paper bag, recovered.

CONDITION GOOD

Constable Johnstone's condition in a New Westminster Hospital was described as "good."

"He has 12 bullet holes and eight bullets in him." his wife Edith who was at his side in the operat- ing room, told reporters.

The dead man was identified as William Herbert Howertan of Van- couver. A doctor said he died from one bullet wound near the heart.

Shots shattered the usual quiet of the suburban shopping centre at 10:10 a.m.. shortly after four masked and heavily-armed men pounced on the new bank.

TIIIPPED ALARM Bank manager J. D. W. liowatt in he RCMP hsallqusrers, a half-. e bandits opened fire, shoot- Illg three tlma and narrowly miss- ing Iiowatt. Thy scoppd up th as a pollc car roard p as a police car roared up. Constable Johnstone rushed to

pltals report.

the door and crashed through it,

A farmer-fisherman all his life. Mr. Mac-Kinnon is perhaps as well acquainted with the fishing indus- try as any manner of the House.

Employment

firms in that district."

PAY PROPOSALS

Councillor P.R. Maccormac pre- sented a detailed statement of his new pay pa posals based on a forty-four hour week or 2,288 hours per year, both on the old rates and proposed new rates of pay.

Councillor MacDonald said "The increase as proposed for some of the employees will have the effect of giving them a take home pay of over four thousand dollars a year. which seemed rather high accord- ing to their classifications."

Councillor Johnstone said the in- creases which amount from five cents for laborers to eight cents per hour for tradesmen and supervis- ors based on the regular hours and overtime of 1955 will cost the cltv a great deal more.

Ills Worship then stated, "from now on the overtime will be cut to

minimum and in the case of the Street Department the Assistant

The Darby Commission has been a a pointed to decide on the div- Illa; of School Unit No. 1 and to make a distribution of the 850.000 Government grant which was vot- ed to r ompense the Unit for over apending which allegedly took place during the construction of certain schools in the Unit.

The Commission under the chair manshlp of Judge Walter E. Darby with T.E. Hickey and R.S.P. Jard- ine held hearings last Spring to in- quire into all conditions regarding the Unit.

Chief among their recommcndat ions at that time were: That the Unit he kept together as it was: that the Government grant an an- nual subsldy which would guaran- ee taxes lathe district not going any higher than what they were and that the Government reim- burse the Unlt to the extent of 950,- 000 - the amount which they bel- ieved the Unit was over charged for school construction.

The Government saw fit to im-

Darby Commission Handling School Unit Division

plement only one of these recom- mendations namely: the paying of the 550,000 grant.

Shortly after the House met this year a group of citizens from the Villages of Spring Park and Park- dale along with representatives of the City Council met with the mem bers of the Government to discuss matters pertaining to sewage and water supply with the possibility that the two suburban districts might be annexed to the City of Charlottetown.

A committee appointed under the chairmanship of Hon. George MacKsy to study the problems of School Unit No. 1 brought in a re- commendation that the Unit be broken up and that steps be taken to divide the district as soon as possible. The reason given by the committee was that no harmony existed among the districts of the Unit.

It is understood that the Darby Commission will be asked to pre- sent their findlngs at the earliest

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eight mills producing palm oil.

date possible.

The Select Standing Committee to study the technical, educational and administrative problems of Charlottetown. Spring Park and Parkdale brought in the following

write-out clause tlon, that there are a few teach- ers who do not belong to the Fed- eration and that no attempt is made to bar these teachers from teaching or attending our conven-

,R.C.M.P. IN ACTION

One Bank Bandit Killed,

3 Capluredln Vancouver

follom-d by his partner, Constable A L. Beach.

They were met by a fusillade of bullets and Johnstone went down, shunting.

Jullllslone regained his feet. SI-'11-ilzered through the door after the fleeing gunmen. and fired again. Two of the gunmen dropped on the pavement outside. one; dead, the other with a shatteredl arm. As the second man fell,l

Freak Heat

Wave Breaks Chicago Mark

MILWAUKEE (AP) - T0l'na- ' docs, striking the American mid- contincnt for the second succes- sive day, pushed their death toll to 44.

More than 100 persons were in- jured in the two-day period and property damage was extensive.

' New storms late Tuesday ac- counted for 34 of the dead and more than half the injured. They came on the heels of a destruc- tive trail which left 10 dead 1 through the southwest overnight.

Worst hit was Michigan where 19 were killed.

Tornadoes and other violent

money spilled from the paper bag he dropped.

Clerk John Buckham. mean- while. had grabbed a gun on John- stone's instructions and kept one of the gunmen covered. The fourth, described as a blond youth. fled in a panel deliver! Armed with a shotgun, be abandoned the vehicle when it upset two miles down the road. He was taken at gunpoint by chasing police.

lliederaton Not A Closed Shop Says President of P.E.l.T.F.

"We are not a closed shop." said Mr. Elmer Plneau, president of the Prince Edward Island Tea- chcrsi Federation who presided at the opening of the annual Teach- ers Convention yesterday.

"During the past Session of the Legislature. the Prince Edward Is- land Teachers Federation Act was amended." continued Mr. Pineau. "In its original form the write-out clause was not clear. A teacher could withdraw from membership in the Federation by giving six month's notice at the end of any school year. This caused some con- fusion and the date for withdrawal is not set as October first in any year."

Mr. Pincau said that since the Act came into force in 1951 there have been only six withdrawals from the Federation which would indicate the high regard in which it is held or the teachers. "Our economic and professional status leaves much to be desired but i can assure you that it would be much worse were it not for the Federation", he added.

ROUGH CRITICISM

"When the Federation Act was up before the Legislature it re-

ceived rather rough criticism from

a few of the members. They main- tained that our Federation is a:

closed shop. I mention this becausel you may meet with the same or-l ticism and you should be ready

to counteract it. "The very fact that we have a in our constitu-

winds also punched Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana. Missls- I sippl, Tennessee, Arkansas and 4 Kentucky. 4' In addition. violent winds fol- lowed a freak heat wave into Il-, . llnois and neighboring parts of the mldwest. Snow and sleet plastered Nebraska.

Storms c a u s e d three traffic deaths in Texas, two in Kentucky and one in Nebraska.

The United States weather bur- eau issued a tornado alert for all of lower Michigan, south of Sagi- naw bay.

Six persons were killed and one was missing at Berlin. Wis. Two were killed in Bancroft. Wis.

At least six persons were injured by wind-possibly a tornado--near Osceola, Ar-k., and several were p injured by small twisters that struck in Mon county, south of Sioux City, Iowa.

In downtown Chicago. a strong gust of wind swept nine g into a 10-foot deep building em ation. All were taken to a hoop where one woman was reported- aarlous condition. ..

fits derived through the Federa- tion, is proof enough that ours is not a closed shop. We are thank- ful indeed to Mr. Large, who sponsored the amendment. to the Minister of Edcuation and others who came to the defense of our Federation Act."

ROYAL COMMISSION

The president recalled that a re- solution had been passed at last year's convention urging the Gov- ernment to appoint a Royal Com- mission to inquire into such mat- ters as certification, recruitment and retention of teachers.