TIMELY NOTES ON FUR FARMING

An all time high of M25. was' percent were sold at an average paid for the top male bundle at of 55 crowns. Blue foxes highest the Great Lakes M.ink Association price.and 80 crowns, piatina. R0 sale at Hudson's Bay Company, crowns. There was a small collec- New York last week. A total uf-tion of both these types. From the 1 59.275 standard ranch mink peltsiabove we notice that silver fox and -

cniuiiicted by the Prince Edward

DO YOU KNOW that last year in Prince Edward Island the qual- ifications of our teachers were as

llcruiit 13 per cent iiarried women 285 single women 385

years of training above Senior Rialriculation.

it is interesting to note that when certification standards were iillstlfl enrolments in Teachc-rs' (tollege increased by as mucii as Sr. per cent.

liesidcs increasing enrolments. the proportion of male entrants um-cased and the quality of en- iiziuts improved. With the iiicreas- rd enrolments it is noiv possible in screen .-a tiers in training be- fore graduation.

They are now holding their own graduates as well as getting many from outside their own province. THE PERFECT TEACHER

What are the qualities, traits and practices students would mciition if they were asked to describe a perfect teacher? Recently. a sur- vcy of this kind was made involv- lug over 2000 students of all grade levels. I believe you as teachers will be interested in some of the answers give by those who tend to judge teachers most.

"The ability to maintain good discipline was mentioned twice as often as any other clinracteristic. Pupils wanted the teachers to be strict but not too strict. They unutcd the class to be iiurned iuicc and then they expected the tciicher to "lay it on."

They expect that a tcaciicr be neat in appearance but not over- drcsseii. The teacher should watch her personal habits quite closely.

They agreed that a teacher sliiniid have a sense of humor and that the class should he allowed Sliill(' fun once in a while

Pupils expect the teachers to do some extra work with the poorer students. They want to t'eel that the teacher is someone to whom they can go for help and get it.

They want the teacher to be Iriciizily inside aii(i outside of the classruoin. She should have a good disposition and he able smile must of the time.

Good teaciicrs will give only justifiable homework and the amount should be reasonable. llnnie work should not be given as punishment.

livery teacher should be patient. Ilc should be able to control his temper.

A teacher should not be sarcast- lf to pupils in front of their class- niiites. Rebuke should be administ- ercit when no other pupils are arniind.

The ability to understand a child was stated as an important ilii-'i”t.v that :1 good teacher should pfl.K'.H'C.N'S.

Teachers should be fair. The ideal teacher treats all students alike and doesn't let one or two do everything. i

Assignments shniild he explain- ed clearly so every student knows iiluit he is expected to do.

the teacher should know what he is talking about. He should htivc an excellent grasp of his sub- .li'Iii. lie should be able to teach iiilhout ilcaning on his book'.

asked for variety in their work. Tlitiv siiggested occasional films, "'90 Dlay periods. free work per- l"llf- picnics and iiikcs.

llicrc ' surprising similarity hciween what pupils expect of a Flood teacher and what educators or the lzeneral public expect. It l5-. however. certain that the most critical public a teacher meets is her class. and it is just as certain "in! the degree to which she in -ur vi up to the standard out- lined above will determine her ef- fectiveness in the classroom. How well do we rate? r

Khyber Pass. for centuries. was

linio British India from the north- west. Beyond it lay wild. unknown Alllhanistan.

Ind Pakistan share the Indian sub- continent. Soviet Russia looms north of both of them. a for more threatening specter than the fur- l-il land of the lilth century. But Khyber Pass still slices through iifilti. geraggy mountains and cam- rl trains still amhle through it.

a buffer kingdom wooed by both the free and communist woridl. Not one railroad crosses Afgh- anistan's mountains. broad de- iertl. Ind terraced farmlands: To lot from Khyber Pass to Kabul. the uttqni: capital. you can on Mr or but: over I rntted irritable camel: and sleepy donk- 'I lied hovel this do If I

in the elementary grades pupils '

described as the main doorwayt

3 Times have changed and India

Beyond it still lies Afghanistan. 0

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quarter-million. Some of the city's streets are paved. There are ele- mentary schools, a. university. and

The town of Herat lies near Af- ghanisti:n's northwest c o r n e r

drought. Ont: about a fifth of the land is farmed. Fruit, nuts, and g-mins grow in terraced and ir- rigated plots. Sheep and cattle st-az'e wherever nomadic herders wander,-to the highlands in sum- mer, back to the warm bottom- lands when weather turns cold. Karakul. the curly wool of the fat- taiied Afghan lambs. and skins are the countries chief exports.

Development of minerals has hardly begun. Gold and silver lie under the rocky mountain should- ers. Oil awaits the driller.

Today both Russia and the West are seeking favour in this strat- egic land.

OUTER MONGOLIA

Land of Genghis Khan knocks at the United Nations door. The world had almost forgotten Outer Mongolia until it was included in the sweeping proposal to admit new membe s to the United Nat- ions. Wild as its warrior history. cois as a Siberian blizzard. this land of Genghis Khan remains a remote pocket of the world. is- olated from China by Gobi wastes.

The Mongolian People's Repub- lic. back door between China and Soviet Russia. has been closed off from the outside world for 31 years. Very little is known of its life today. a strange mixture of nomads and modern cities, hugh livestock herds and increasing lit- eracy.

Both area and population are vague: an estimated 1,000,000 peo- ple in a vast indefinite tract of mountains, grasslands, and desert covering some 6i5,000 square miles.

Across their high windswept pla- teau most of the Mongolian Re- iiublic's people still live in tents. Inside their felt-covered yurts, fires burn smokily through wint- ers that can go to 40 degrees be- low. They warm themselves with bowls of hot kumiss. a rancid con- coction of feimented mare's milk. tea and salt.

Horse racing sport.

Ulan Bator, the capital of Outer Mongolia is a modern city of 100.000 inhabitants. Only one school existed in the entire count- ry in 1924. there are now hund- reds. Modern veterinary stations and hay-cutting cooperatives aid lierdsmen. A wide guage railroad crosses Mongolia from Russia to China. Auto roads link Ulan Bator with them Ofiter Mongolian pro-

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Soviet cities to the north.

From this land 750 years ago burst the greatest trouble maker in Asials history. Genghis Khan having become supreme ruler of all Mongols in 1206, conquered an empire surpassing all others in history. it reaches from the Yeti- ow Sea to the Caspian Sea. Fant- astic palaces rose at Karakorum, now I sand-covered ruin in the Gobi.

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The annual art exhibition belngiiast Monday has been drawingigives the art lovers a wide variety of the work of: Florence Simmons; widespread interest from Islandl of subjects to browse over. A num. Jcau citizens. The over forty cnnvases ber of these fine works is pic Marion Deiiioisz Isobel Fraser and island Art Society which opened give the art lovers a wide variety tui-ed above and represent some Ken Yco.

WIDENING EDUCATIONAL I'IORIZONSi New Impetus Given To Highway Safety Programs

vinces. There is air service fromIn1'5'- 95 Pflnce Sin Cliinlnileiownr

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Mongol power evciitiiaiiy fcli he-I fore the Ming dynasty in ('luna.i and Outer Mongolia split off. ini

in 192i threw out the Chinese tori the last time. Since 1924. the Mon-i golian Republic has been a Soviet

all over the Soviet Union. its sat- ellites, and from countries on this side'of the Iron Curtain went to Moscow for the get-togctlicr. There, they applauded and approv- ed plans made by party bosses in the Soviet capital.

Party boss Nikita Khrushcliev. in his keynote spcecii, called for friendlier relations between Rus- sia and the western nations. lie also said that war between coni- munist and free countries is "not inevitable". But the Red boss ad- ded that Russia will continue to use means short of war to spread communism throughout the world.

Many observers feel that the Red get-together was held chiefly (1) to launch a new Soviet "peace offensive" in an effort to get the free world to let down its guard and (2! to give communist agents everywhere a blue-print of action to weaken democratic countries and to arouse distrust among the free nations.

Meanwhile. not long ago. Mos- cow called home its envoys to Lon- don. Paris, Washington and other western capitals. The Red ambas- sadors. it is believed, were given new instructions in line with de- cisions made at the Communist Party meeting.

The points in Russia's new five- ycar plan are:

1. Soviet heavy industry to he in creased by 70 per cent

Light industry and consiinier

goods to be increased by 60

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Rapid expansion of technical

education

Where possible, automation to

be introduced to free more

people for other work Increase in social services Twice as much housing as dur-

ing 5th five year plan

A 30 per cent increase in real

wages. During the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. Nikita Krushsehev. party leader in a speech behind closed doors. ac- cused Stalin of having been a mur- dercr and torturer. Kriisliscliev said Stalin conducted a personnel reign of terror. These blasts agaisi Stalin are reported to have creat- ed confusion among the people of Russia.

This department is conducted by the Prince Edward Island Teach- ers' Federation. Contributions are welcomed and should be sent to Estelle Bowncss, General Secret-

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THEATRE FUND SWELLS

STRATFORD (CPI-The Strat- ford Shakespearian Festival fund drive for a new pcrmaneiit theatre has raised more than-3620.000 of. lts :l.000.000 objective, managing director P. H. Bennett said Wed-

Juiies: Frieda Creelman;

pting a record. The winning pelts

was 80 percent sold, the bundle its mutations are appearing in of John Adkins. Coaiviiie, Utah, much smaller quantities at the 5 bringing 3125. each for males and Nordic auctions, which means that :52. for females. The buyers ivere most of the ranchers have some I Stone and Stone, 33:! 7tii Ave, New out of business.

York. Mr. Adkins has always been In Finland there 8"? iliiiin 3 partial to fine dark standard mink niimbei” Of ranchers DF0diiL'inL' Sil- and he has now been duly reward- V9? FOX and n'iill3il0n5 and lli0.V ed f. .' his faith. Last week after have sold them in Russia where thirty years of ranching activity they have not forgotten the fact , Mr. Adkins broke his own record-lliai SllV9r lnx W85 W109 ill? kiiii-'i

of ten years standing ulien msifur of them all. It was Riissian males hit, 3125. and prices fa,-inobleman who were responsible for out-distancing the previous high Paying the highest iii"il'9S I0? Dal-I set in 1946 by him. That year he,ton foxes sold at C.M. Lampsuul wpped the dark; with 3 375 bundcompanyls sale in London in 1010 die. His triumph was two-fold, his Their strongest competition came (op fem,-,1” bringing 552, am, spgfrom Austrian nobiemen. The furs. were used to line their coats anili the black fox was the favorite fur.

iiiclilffk is tT3i.'.f ”" "” iwssmw mu: At the Seattle Fur Excliange sale M ll"? Hlldslmls 333' C”lilit3ii.V5. last week Sapphire males brought 5319 In L”"d.”"i E"9la'.ld' M3-V lllh- from 539 to 544, fenh-,19s 520 1,, 527; standard mink was slightly easier suverblus, males ggg ,0 527p 1-9, in average. Selling of pastels was

I . Sl2t S14. "I . mzeihe Nogdic Fm. Amlinn Cum, cent of the 47.000 skins was sold

panyvs 5519135; week m.s1m.khD1m' Aniiing. Chadwick and Kieicr hau- 820 silver foxes were offered and-made klmw" that

safety prograiiis liy provincial gov- eriuiicnts and other agencies. Eigiit of the it) p r o v in c e s.

The number of traffic deaths in 1955 was nioi'e -than 2,650 - 200 higher llian in 1054. a Canadian

Pr surx cy shows. Compietecsta- tisn icrc not available because proviii at records are not finished.

Oiitariu. uitli I.1il traffic deaths last year, has mobilized 1.700 pro- viut-: ' policemen. municipal au- thorities and the department of II. ;liuuys for a mass safety drive.

In the first five months of its operation. fatal highway accidents were reduced to 232 from 345 in the same period last year.

Police are using radar speed traps and judges have been asked to impose the severest possible penalties. A widespread educa- tional program is bing carried out.

More than "J0.000 cars have been put through a police safety check and 67,000 drivers whose vehicles didn't measure up were sum- mouscd.

Written driving examinations have been started and special riiarked licences for persons con- victed of impaired or drunken driving are being issued. About I2 per cent of all applicants are weeded out by the written test. IVIARITIMES PROGRAM

In Prince Edward Island, would- bc drivers must pass a visual. wriitcii and operational test. Safety films are being shown at theatres

.5.000 Russian sables were rcceii ed for its sale in London. Finiziy. May lllh. This seems a trenicmlous

and it shows that the Riissiarts hale

,rour raising of mink, etc.

accidents or convictions rust (Il'I- the object of trading silicr low.-. vers points. After losing a cei-iiiin for Russian sable. but the Riissiaiis

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STEWART uousr: at Prince- door of This fine line with standards. About 40 pm. Sltiiie house in Malpeque, which called Princeton Justice of Prince Edward and was to hate been the capital and he lived there in iiizilpcqiie as in exfellent condition. i P. E. I, an addmmmlp of Prince county. has over the it was expected to become a large. Historical Society).

3-LE1-inn on THE ISLANDI0Id Island Landmarks

number of these high-priced skinsi Again. the rays of heightened sun' sliiuc Ilirii my windows bright; been fur-farming them similar ll: As i gzizc toward the homing East,

n is sliouu above.

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Russian sable has always in-on l"zir troui my office and its cares,

the year ”lll'.7.0" "(Ii A. Stewart." This Mr. Stcuhi-i Ol' his father was the second ('hief Island

Recall Pioneer

The picture siiown above is one

Under the new licbnsuig sclicine. made a special trip to lliissia uiih Win-ii Spriiigtinie brought its fond, M Md prince Edward Island land;

suri-ease from WinlEl"5 liiiit-ilmarks. They are being piihlislieil lrziiaii

with notes prepared for the must

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mercial centre. The house has in beautiful locality. situated over-

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of our lmely island. but we need

follows: a few movi. theatres. African 1691 it came. under iliaucliu coir lty 'l”ll' CANADIAN PRESS New Brunswick. iyliicli iusiiiulcd one of the highest priced furs in that lniid the mind and skill Inf a series taken by the late Air.-iiuire ilian fine beaches. good bath. First class 37 pm. Com women, gwaihed in lei-itlike cloaks, trot. lasting uiitii tiic Chinese I... . A steady climb in recent years on Jan. 1 a deme,-it by-glr-iii of li- the world. In the long ago iim 'rn rciniiiice in childhood Joys in James E. Harris, of Chm.mm,,”ml uig. good fishing and golf courses; Second class 48 per cent still keep in the background. 11- voiution. Mongol "W0liitioiiai'i'es in the IlilJllil2I.V accident rate across censing, reports feivcr accidents came from the very diirke.-t iui-. lioiin-iaiid's Forest Hill. Wm”, will appeal. from mm, m Ilicse can be had elsewhere. Dori. ll'liird class 2 per cent literacy is wide-spread. followed the Bolshivik lead aiul,Ciiii:iil.'i has given new impetus to for the first four nionihs of I956. ests III Kamchatka. ilr. Leo Friiuk mm. in The Guardian liiusl,-.,m(i nlfl lllaxiiell in England. 8m0n8

iniany others, has created a great

i interest in the bvways and the little I furl-loiten villages, and we could

way 'ataiities this year up in April 30 showed a sharp increase over the same period last ycarnltii to 112. To counter this, licences of traffic -Violators and accident-prone drivers are being checked. An edu- cational program and stiffer scu- tences are being used too.

Ontario's municipalities have moved into the safety field. Sonic issue windshield stickers to careful drivers. Clubs and other organi- zations are talking up safety and some teen-age driving sclioois are in operation.

Winnipeg's extensive driver-com trol system, which has won world- wide attention, is to be extended throughout the rest of Manitoba.

This system, which involves strict testing. severe discipline and continued education, has cut fatal accidents in the city to one-quarter

for advertising expenses. it was a 10 percent increase. The fiscal year started April lst and will end March (list. 1957. Last year's sche- dule showed I8 pages in American magazines and 6 pages in Euro- pean publications. Largest expend- iture was in Vogue with 5 pages costirg 317,000: 4 pages in liar- per's Bazaar cost Sl3.200; 7 pages in Town and Country. 311.200; one page in New Yorker. s2.600 and one page in Social Spectator. s870. NON-MINK FURS

I. Magnin and Co. of.San Fran- cisco. is one of the comparative few who were willing to give pru- motionai attention to non-mink furs. I Women's Wear Daily is an ad showing a lady wearing a heali- tiful Norwegian blue fox cape, A 3300 item which is described as "a fur that is cloud-light and fab- ulousiy becoming in the luxurious.

Male 127 ls"',:i”,'v1f;,',t5wl:,e,,',”Ve,f,',',I;2?af2,Z'fl 3,3: satellite. alarincii by zooming statistics, nu .iber, the licences are stis- wouldn't permit the exportation nl With strongest. cold and deepest pan by Mr. Harris. mmugh Hwivery possibly build up interest and Meragl, 5313,-y 5144533. short quilted coats, and stride RUSSIA g have iiupleini-med safety drives, pended. . a single one of those bcaiitifnl i.i.u sumv thru winters that prevail- cuurwsy of the P. E Island Hlwia trade for our artists in pictures

DO YOU KNOW that Saskat- through bazaars in soft blmg; 193. The February. meeting of Rus- Some are simply trying for more Nova Scotia Ls also using a (I(-- red little animals and ind.-iy they cd ,,,.1L.3150CietyAS0mE. years am, -mg-iiiil V ilh-fiibgraiihs 0f our little- cliewau is the only province in mgr knee boom 3eehjve.5haped sla'S Only Pnlilii-Yil Oiliinii-iililiii"-(tll0i'lii'i' ('iiliiil1'0iiit'iii of existing merit licensing system. Police and are the only source of that type or Acrii-s the isle and off the seas Harris used the p,(.l,,,.eS to lump kiioiidside roads and architecturfo (';iuada at the present time that houses dot the plains. the Communist Party was the l:'Jll'S. Oiiicrs arc.doing thisgand traffic officials in pcrsoiiiil IllItii'-iflif. I I V that lioi-e the frost and foam mm an address from which we ealilier days. whether houssso 1; not issuing a permanent certi. Afghanistan surrounded first of its kind held since Oct- introducing new regulations aimed views warn drive;-5 l.'OllSi(l(-roll po- At a meeting of the United Allin. And iccbeilgs off the crescent coast following Excwms are taken c u1rL ies. old mills. or fistkm. tiv-116 10 any teacher Without two b mount 1 'ff f ober. 1952.. directly at reducing accidents. tentialiy dangerous. Breeders Association for the l .8 nl "Ur On Bland l""n9- ”Visitors come to P. E. Island pm sf . . . i

y a"5' 5" "5 rum Communist Party leaders from I. CREASE OF In Quebec, the number of liigh- A. a budget of 355.000 was adopted and we like to show the beauties lNTER!"5TmG HOBBY

"If every one who goes for business or pleas carry a sketch book or camera or note bi" eyes and hands to p interest. in any of t I think we would St a fund of interesti' present.

"It is an intcre. anyone with .3 ye. 9 or painting. or 1. 4' writing can find its) which are getting ' er. a real sourci: 01 kg

"In the weatheru weatherbeaten shingli here and there an t weather-worn as the stories of the days when fathers struggled agains and storm to found settleni this land, which we accept s , ualiy as ours by right. 1

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I In ciiiIdliood's days that we recall in memory's present age :j'm'-:-e when iuost of life has passed be-I . yuiid its earthly pilgrimage; IR! H We view the vista of the past and I a try in peer beyond- I