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h More Bad News

Next to the lcgendary "Law- rence of Arabia" no Westener has had more experience in Arab affairs or contributed more to the effi- ciency of their military system tliali Lt. Gen. John Bagot Glubb. the Britisher who built the Arab Legion into a fighting force of recognized ability and who has now been fired by the King of Jordan for alleged "traitoi'ous" activity. In itself, and under quictcr circumstances, thc action would ho of little importance. In view of thc nationalistic rage which is sweeping across the Middle East and Far East areas, and en- couraged by Soviet intrigue, it is understandable that the Jordanians should want one of their own sol- diers in charge of their forces. Nor is it likely that Gcn. Glubb himself is feeling too badly about the turn of events. He has been mixed up in Arab affairs since his youth and must. be getting sick and tired of it Ill. However, as part of a growing Inti-Western agitation, the action is of considerable gravity: and it is not without significance that it took place when Mr. Lennox-Boyd, the British minister for colonial affairs. was in the Middle East trying to iron out some of the many difficul- ties that. face British policy in that troubled region.

Britain has been I good friend to Jordan and spends twenty-five or thirty million dollars a year on that country's economic and military needs. Not just out of charity, to be sure; Jordan has been regarded as In almost certain ally of. Britain, offering definite strategic advan- tages to the West. All that is over now; or, if it is not actually over. the end is in sight. Jordan, like the rest of the Arab world. is rapidly coming under the control of the Inti-Western propaganda which is being poured out in intensifying vol- ume from Moscow. Any day now we shall hear that Britain has can- celled its yearly grant to Jordan and that it has been replaced by a larger one-most of it in promises--from the Soviet Union.

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Educational Needs

"Attention is called to a letter in today's issue by Mr. K. A. Parker. Suberintendent of Schools for Char- lottetown, in which he emphasizes the pressing need for more expendi- turo on education in this Province.

epoi-nt.s out that the Provincial Government is already paying a hrger proportion of the total edu- cation costs than any other Prov- fncc and that extra dollars for school purposes must, in the main. some from the local school districts in the way of increased taxes. He believes the public response would be favourable if the facts were fully set forth by those who have that re- lponsibi-ll y. and suggests that a stumbling block in this connection --and one not peculiar to Prince Edward Island-is politics. If poll- ties were dissociated from education there would be a' much better chance of making progress.

..- Mr. Parker may be quite right On this point; but politics is our machinery for civil government and it is. difficult to.see how it could re- main outside the public educational sphere. or how some other author- ity. loan responsible to the people, could be substituted for it with ad- vantage. In anygoaso. the dlssevei-- Inca of politics. from educational policy is I remote possibility. Much llloreso, indeed. than the proposal about which Mr. Pm,-Igor is so pessi- mistic, namely, the obtaining of

hdonl no in the way of equaliz-

tion3'1'antstothoProvlnocn.Wedo "think thcdwoalthler provinces .A this proposal it. Iflulillltilif F."'9lWed. in i ” uinllubymolutlons :".

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that the campaign snould.now no at its peak. with every member from the "have-not" Provinces agitating for it at Ottawa, and every Legis- lature and Provincial Government backing it up at home. Other de- mands. much less reasonable and urgent. have gained recognition by this means.

N:-wsp.'ipcrs across Canada have oxpivissctl eipproval of the Lazerte Rcport. inrluiling leading journals in 0llI.'ll'l0 and Quebec. Thlre has bt-on no strong criticism from any souwc; lull its champions have fail- cd in murslizilling sufficient pres- sure bchind it. That is why Ottawa has not found it ”politlcaIly expedi- ent" to implement the findings, and has mziintliincd-quite inconsistent- lywitmt the assistance involved would tic cmimii-y to the provisions of tho Britisli North America Act. It is .xlll't'I)' not a question, as Mr. l-larkcr siiggcsts. of waiting "until Saintil t'l.tu.-' app.-tirs in the role of FC(If?l';lI Ant." Perhaps our failure in ninkim: tho dcsircd impression at Olltliizl is due to this passive atti- tuttv. At any rate. until we have made t-om-cried efforts to gain our obj.-.-ttw we should not talk of it in forms of fzlilurc un(i futility.

This. of course. is no reason why we should not do all in our power to help ourselves in the present educa- tional emergency. From his expert knowledge of school conditions Mr. Parker shows how serious this em- crgency is. Not only do we need more money for our schools. but the time has come for a reassessment of our educational aims and methods if we are to get the most out of the moncy we now spend. Have we been st rcssing too much the frills to the dctrimcni of the more solid mater- ial in our educational fabric? True. we are living in a world more com- plex than it was; but basic educa- tion is still a matter of dealing with first principles. and it is a fallacy to suppose that these have changed every time a new scientific discov- ery is announced. There is serious concern as to the trend in education today. in its emphasis on utilitarian aims and its disregard of so much that has gone before as being out- moded and useless. This too is I problem not peculiar to Prince Ed- ward Island, or to Canada for that matter. But it is pertinent. to the issue Mr. Parker has raised and many pcople-not necessarily old fogiesa-believe it to be of cardinal importance.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Vvliy busyhodics scientists are. to be sure! A research centre has just. announced plans for investigat- ing the twinkling of the stars to find out whether it is connected in some way with high altitude winds.

It is shocking to hear that slav- ery continues to be practised on a large scale in most Middle East countries. In Saudi Arabia, it is re- ported from reliable sources. slaves are yoked together like cattle, six or seven together. A United Nations committee is now working on meas- ures t.o stop the traffic. How far it will get is a question, since under Moslom law slavery is recognized.

Whatcvcr the final outcome may be in the case of Miss Autherine Lucy versus the University of Ala- bama. thn young Negro student is assurcri of a univcrsity ciucaiion Already she has received offers of frce tuiti'on from several of the great universities of the world. The latest offer of encouragement and help in the form of a scholarship came from McGill. Her pluck in in- sisting on attending her own state university is admirable. There is no doubt, howcevr. that she would be better off and much happier in some other school.

C O C

In some enterprises, at least, British ingenuity is ahead of the American variety. For three years 'American experts have tried un- successfully fo open one of the Dead Sea Scrolls which are causing so much excitement and speculation in academic circles. The copper scroll. a foot wide and eight feet long. was so thoroughly oxidised after-lying 2000 years in I cave it was at first thought that it would bl impossible to tmroil it without destroying the writing. A Manchester scientist, however. Ilacflliolly managod it.

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1' -- tnaotllor. those published stato- menu by scientists that the world in getting warms: makn ucsllunt nrmuffu.-Winnipeg Tribune.

What an extraordinary and ul- vanturoul life our young all-man lead! Think of being oloctod from a damaged aircraft H.000 feet up -ejected by oxglonlvo oqulpinenf designed for t e purpose-Ind coming to Earth by parachute without injury!-Ottawa Journal.

It's always nice to hour of tho cost of something being reducad. The in for crossing the .'nlol'nI- tional bridge at the Thousand ll- lands is bolnn cut-awhile the magnificent scenery. thrown in for good measure, remains unim- paired.-Ottawa Journal.

Flglu-on IIOI that nrrluu actually fall off in Leap years. For example, there were some 100,000 fewer marriages in the U. 3. in 1040, I Leap Year, than there were in the year preceding or the year following; This ruieshu held good during t a past two decades. It seems men do not want their women to be too obvious.-Owen Sound Sun-Times.

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Modicnl nopruentatlvo for this district. Dr. Mclfcnna is a graduate of St. DunstIn'I and McGill Univer- sities and was formerly an the staff of the Royal Victoria and the Mon- treal Gonoral Hospitals.

Enquiries among C. N. R. of- flcills relative to the cost of the recon! snow blochdc on Prince Edward Island. brought forth the reply that In yet there had been no official statement on the matter. Tho consensus of opinion would In- dicate that the cost would reach the neighborhood of 850.000.

Covering the distance from Mon- treat to Toronto in two hours flat. a Canadian Airways plane carrying mail and piloted by v. J. (Shorty) Hutton. shattered all previous to- cards by half an hour.

TEN YEARS AGO (March 6. 1946)

The charge that Prince Edward Isllnd was -suffering by reason of the Jones Government's failure to co-operate with the chairman of the Regional Reconstruction Coun- cil. made yesterday in the Legis- lature by Mr. Hiuath Strong. brought heated reply from Premier Jones, precipitating the liveliest debate of the session.

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Dr. Loo enna. son of no . -- A Mayor John Mcxonna. has roclelw wn ad ' '------t of . " " up and wired While-Gen. llid.xwIyttlutoko...

the army out of politics ibnrbo be can Iuuut some way of koopln, gtiilrticu out'of til. army.-Toronfoi

Visitors to Man. IM to curtail other European counwlu.-Ill note the number of stainless steel tooth. ;l;hesebunt1ayh not be that most attrac-

VI 09 an In quits utilltIi-lan.- mt . .. The llaulllod-Nam. I daily news- paper. in Iuspondin plIblicItion star on oxlntanco 11 months. It was I gallant venture but as tho publisher explains financial sup- port was Inadequate to establish stability. Publlcndon of I news- paper nowadays is a costly burl- neu.-Ottawa Journal.

Highly poisonous mm II cil-shaped bars were stolen front

'I plant It Tottenviila. N. Y. Thu

stuff is called thallium and among its unlovely Iftributu is the pow-

h thl'0llI than lust about filo flnt. frustrat- ed (Ilium I man makes when he discovers he has stolen thallium. -Detroit Pros Props.

As I token of the goodwill the City of Charlottetown holds for horse acing clubs in other Marl- tlme c tres. His worship Mayor MacDonald presented Mr. Fred Lahey, president of the Dartmouth Driving Club with tho key to the City at the Council Chambers last night.

The Age Old Story

Seek ye the Lord while He may be found. call ye upon film while He it near.

El)LICATi0NAL NEEDS

Sii',Aln view of your rcrcnt editorials and the fact that public interest ill our st-liools in licing stimulated by obscrvance of Ed- ucation Week. a I('liE'l' to the Eli- itor might not he nut of place.

Judging from the press reports of addresses delivered in the Log- islative Assembly Ill current ses- sion and your editorials on tho ed- ucational situation in our Prov- ince. ihe average citizen can only receive one impression. namely that little can be done to improve our educational effort until Santa Claus appears in the role of Fed- eral Aid. Another equally fzillncious impression is to the effect that our school program, while admittedly not up to the general standard in the other provinces, is not too def- icient, especially when compared to that of several years ago.

While readily admitting the ac- curacy of your editorial comment that the failure of the Federal Gov- ernment to subsidize the Provinci- Ii educational effort is one of the political absurdities of our day. one has to be realistic about the situation as it exists. As at the present moment there isn't the rc- motcst indication that the Federal Government is giving any serious consideration to the issue. Despite the findings and the recommend- ations the Lazerte Report. such action will only be taken when it is politically expedient to do so. Until Quebec. Ontario, Brit- ish Columbia and other wealthier provinces decide that it. is in their interest to put the pressure on, we in the "have-not." provinces will continue to send futilc resolutions and delegations to Ottawa.

So let us face the fact that for many years to come our education- al effort in this Province will con- tinue to depend on our own re- sources. drastically limited as they undoubtedly are. However. can any intelligent. conscientious ratepayer honestly say that our schools are receiving the maximum support possible It the present time? The answer has to be an emphatic "no", particularly in the light of our expenditures for 1955 as re- vealed in the Public Accounts for such items as amusement. tob- acco. liquor. new cars. etc. Our per captla spending on such items compares very favorably with that in the other provinces: but on education we are at the bottom. Could it be we need to reassess our sense of values?

Our Provincial Treasury is al- ready paying I larger proportion of the total educational costs than any province in Canada. Thus. in the main. extra dollars for school purposes will have to cum? from the local school district. I have enough confidence in the basic in- telligence and common sense of the average citizen of this Prov- ince to believe that increased taxes for payment of teachers and an I d e :1 u a t e school environment would be accepted once he as con- vinced that fhe future of th s Prov- ince is being determined by the type of educational opportunity available for his children: but he has to be given the facts by those who have that responsibility.

The very crux of our whole pro- blem is the teacher. When quality Ind quantity are both in short supply. the situation can well be- come desperate and let. it be said that is the situation right now in our Province. Just contemplate the Cllnlllllulrc effect of adding 100 permit teach . to the profession each year. Admittedly some of these make up their academi and professional 'eficlencles each year, but by and large. teaching ef- ficienc; becomes lower and lower. Surely it will be accepted that mediocre people will make med- iocre teachers. no matter what type of license is held: and mod- Iocre teaching contributes to med- iocre clftsens. and mediocre citiz- eal create I mediocre . lety.

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PUBLIC FORUM

have the highest possible training and qualifications for the most im- portant responsibility of any com- munity and their services have lo be rqcoiznized accordingly. both economically and in social prestige.

While not peculiar to this Prov- iiirc alone. the greatest stumbling block to substantial progress in ed- ucation is that the effort is all too frequently restricted by political issues. if some briszlit person could sulzgcst. a way by wllich politics could be divorced from objective educational policy, how much more satisfactory things would be? Con- sidering the heavy price which our 100,000 population has to pay for the maintenance of provincial au- tonomy it would seem doubly nec- essary for all classes and groups in our island economy to forget political differences and advantag- es. working and sacrificing to- gethcr in order that our children will have an heritage worthy of their future as citizens of this grent Canada of ours. A suggested slogan for next year's Education Week- "Kcep Politics out of the Public Schools".

I am. Sir, elc.. KENNETH A. PARKER Superintendent .of Schools.

Charlottetown.

AGAINST FLUORIDATION

Sir.-Thcrc is an impression which fliioridators in each prov- incc condone or foster: that the movement originated locally and is not integrated in any way with similar projects outside. That is not my belief. I am convinced that there is only me fluoridation move- ment and that the different region- al campaigns are master minded by one and the same omnipresent prime mover. That is the connotat- ion I attached to "prime mover" in my last letter.

It would be nonsensical to pre- dicate "prime mover" and "prim- ed speaker" of the same individu-

al. Who would presume to prime.

the prime mover? Therefore. when I said: "Make sure that the prime mover among fluoridators in RE. I . is motivated by no other interest than the welfare of the people". I did not intend to cast aspei-sinus on the personal integrity of any local promoters. I sincerely believe that all of them see merit in the scheme and that none of them would deliberately champion any project he knew to be detrimental to the public weal. I could have said, and maybe should have said: "Make sure that the original movement was inspired by con- corn for the common good rather than the selfish interests of the uhiruliious Mr. Aluminum."

What confirms mo in my bclicf that all fluoridation drives are part of the same overall movement 1. the fact that all follrrw the same blueprint. The common pattern was evolved at the Fourth Annual Conference of State Dental Direct- ors with the P.H.S. and the The Children's Bureau, June 6-0. I951. in Washington. D.C. The Confer. ence was held behind closed doors and some compromising admiss ions were made. Let me quote from the Proceedings. with Dr. F. A. Bull cxpatiating on the techni- que to be used in putting fluorid- Ition across.

No. 4. page ill: "One thing that is I little hard to handle is tho charge that fluoridation is not needed. They talk of other methods and when they get. through adding up all the percentages of decay that we can reduce by such meth- ods. we and up in I minus. when they take us at our own word thq make awful llan of us."

No. 9. page 41: "Now. whats dentists don't seem to be interest- ed. don't let ihIt Itylnic you. Will!

,we do in n cud like that. is to have

the P.'l'.A. or some other group to ask someone to wine and hlk about fluoridation: in this way you get in without forcing youronlf. and you can build In-o under flu

in .' Jrornoflonal

question of toxicity is on the same order. Lay off it altogether. Just pails it. over. 'We know there is absolutely no effect other than reducing tooth decay'. you say. and then go on."

"Just pass it over." Mr. Public. fluorldators think you are naivc enough to accept as valid such puerlle methods of meeting one of the strongest arguments against fluoridation.

In R f ' published recent- ly in The Guardian. under the heading: "Some Facts on Water Fliioridatiom". it is stated: "In the proportion of one part in a million, it has never been shown to have any poisonous effect."

In his testimony pre 'ed to the Florida State Board of Health, Jacksonville. Florida. August 20. 1955. Dr. George L. Waldbott, M.D. F.A.C.P.. F.A.A.A., Detroit. says: "I recently reported a well - sub- stantiated case of chronic fluorine poisoning in I 85-year-old house- wife from drinking artificially fluoridated water at a 1 p.p.m. con- centration in Highland Park. Mich- igan......At Harper Hospital. 1 call- ed 8 consultant specialists for each one of her symptoms. They de- finitely ruled out other diseases which could have been responsible for her symptoms....This patienI.'s -flymptoms cleared completely with- lll.B few weeks after she J drinking and cooking with fluorid- ated water ..... ...To date my series of cases has reached 52; they are from every part of the U.S.A. In several towns .... ..the disease seem- ed to have reached the proportions of minor epidemics."

"Was I not justificd in saying

Proceed slowly and wai-ily....Don't be stampeded."?

I am Sir. etc.

I W.J. ENRIGHT. Windsor, Ont.

TEMPUS FUGIT

Sir.-By your paper I see here many of the old timers Ire pass- ing on to that Bourne from which no traveler returns. Among them is the" name of I great fiddler, Alex uchannan. Well do I recall the days and nights of long ago, when his fiddle music swelled the breeze from Strathcona to Forest Hell. to Bridgetown and to Dundas.

One occasion of particular inter- est that lingers in my memory, was a hoe-down at Henderson's bad! In 1904. when the belles and boys from Annandale to the Alla- gash. tripped the light fantastic on the maple floor of the kitchen. while Alex and his fiddle inspired them to sways and swings and dos- ey chains. Whcn Stella Campbell whispered sweetly in Alex's ear,-

Play sweet dear. play sweetn. he held his chin closer to the fid- dle rest: drew the bow faster and more furious: cloutcd the maple with more vigor .and determinat- ion.- willie we sat in the wood hm watching the swing and sway of the rhythm kings and queens as they gyrnfed around the kitchen floor. I.

When it was over It 2 am. we skiped over the snow crust in our moccuins. across the fields in our home. while the dogs bark- ed their salute against the cold moonlit winter sky.

Yes folks. that's it from the long-long Igol Since then. time has winged many of them into eternity and only the dust and bones remain of the once lovely men and women who (raced that dance and many others. Those of us who survive. are much temper- ed and subdued in our aspirations. Age. the great . silence: the great pretcndon by rcduc all to the lrnpotcnoo of physics and to! weakness and retros- pectlon. This enables us to more freely live in the mamorles of our youth. than in the realities of our Ige. Perhaps it in better to have it lbls way. inasmuch as it serves as I buffer to cushion the shock of livinl In I fast Ind technical period when people live and die much faster--but. II lust It ion; and silent in the bosom Mother Earth. It inspires ale to

say: Across the far and distant space

of multl-colored quest Which weave I blanket of repose.- when we lie down to Rest. lam. Sir. etc.. PETER A. REILLY. Arlington. Mass.

THE TIME QUESTION Sir.-Well. it is just as we sus- pected all along. the farmer is not worrying about the Dew on the grass, the sun. etc.. and all the other outdated arguments that we have heard for so long on P. I. (but in very few other

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plvacreshmtieudu this controversy B . it would seem from Mr. Saville's '

statement in the Legislature last. week the main reason is "the farmer does not like to see city people driving by in their cars

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while he works In his fields." The farmer gidlnot worry. H130 tmucll

during t. e on: mom 5 us past

when he came to the city and saw A I” ''''"m'

all the workers at their jobs.

If the farmer wishes to arrange his time and work by the sun, there is not I city worker to say him nay. but please let him ob- serve the Golden Ruin in respect to others.

181 Queen St.

I am. Sir. etc. URBANETI

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