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PAGE 6 TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1963.

S.D.U. Convocation

Special interest attaches to the commencement exercises today at St. Dunstan’s University, at which no fewer than 76 graduates will receive degrees, this being the largest num- ber, by some 25, to graduate in any year in the history of the institu- tion. in itself, this is a significant sign of the progress which St. Dun- stan’s has made throughout the years, in extending its facilities to provide for the requirements of higher education in the arts, in science, in commerce, engineering, teacher training and other branches.

This will be the 109th annual convocation of the university, a fact which also speaks for itself. Tradition is important to educational institutions, particularly when, as in the case of St. Dunstan’s, they have been closely associated with the humanities—that system of classical culture which aims at pre- serving the connection between knowledge of the past and an imag- inative approach to the challenges of the present and future, giving impetus and direction to study which it would not otherwise have. It is what—in the words of Alfred North Whitehead—“enables men to con- struct an intellectual vision of a new world, and preserve the zest of life by the suggestion of satisfying purposes.”

It is noteworthy that St. Dun- stan’s is honoring today, with a doctorate degree, the Rev. John Sutherland Bonnell, DD, LLD, a former Islander and pastor, for many years, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York. One of the most distinguished of Protestant clergymen on the con- tinent, Dr. Bonnell will deliver the convocation address. Another distin- guished Islander and former grad- uate, Dr. St. Clair Duffy, MD, CM, whose generous donation of $250,000 to the college was announced re- cently, will also be honored.

This will indeed be a very special occasion, calling for congratulations to all concerned. Particularly, may we add, to the learned Rector and faculty on the high status St. Dun- atan’s has achieved, and the pros- pects for still greater service to the Province and to Canada which lie before it.

Canadian U.N. Formula The United Nations meets this week in special session to discuss one of the most embarrassing prob- toms of lta history. This is the problem of finding a way out of the $127 million debt it has incurred for its operations in the Congo and " {the Middle East. Canada will be much in the limelight on this oc- mien. for it is a Canadian proposal $.mbliah a formula to meet the abate of future peace-keeping ven- m that will be debated. The Gordian formula is based ' on the‘e‘aeumpt'ion that agreement in advance on cost-sharing is essential to the success of any future opera» tton. It suggests that expenses ‘of milliOn a year could be added

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fir member nations. Above this fig- ' I under 675 million, a special be taking

m m the past that the United Nations finds itself in trouble today. Russia refusing to give full approval to the Middle East and Congo oper- ations, refused to pay its $56 million share of the costs. France, disagree- ing with the Congo excursion, ran its debt to $14 million.

It will be up to the General As- sembly and the debtor nations to suggest means of meeting the cur- rent debt. The Canadian contribu- tion to the Russian-French dilemma was made last year, when its diplo- mats persuaded an overwhelming majority to accept the decision of the International Court of Justice that Congo and Middle East costs were. legitimate. Now Canada is more concerned with the future.

Fortunately, with the lessening of the Congo crisis, the expenses have diminished, although Secre- tary-General U Thant has authority to spend at the rate of $10 million a month up to the end of June. The UN Emergency Force in the Middle East is costing $1,500,000 a month.

According to an Ottawa report, the Canadian proposal will certainly run into opposition from France— which disagreed even with the. es- tablishment of the 21-mcmber work- ing group already set up. Russia has probably seen no reason why it should change its stand—which is one of complete disagreement with the operations themselves— and even Britain and the United States are inclined to favor a more flexible approach to financing than that outlined by Canada.

It is interesting to note that an addition to the Canadian team at the Assembly session will be Brig. J. H. Price of Montreal~a promin- ent Conservative whose work in the last two UN sessions has earned him this reappointment.

Campobello Island Symbol

One interesting proposal which grew out of the meeting last week- end between Primé Minister Pear- son and President Kennedy has to do with‘the summer home of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on New B r u n s w i c k’ a Campobello island. In a joint an- nouncement the two leaders said this 34-room mansion and its 20 acres of property will be used for “public purposes that would appro- priately commemorate the president and good friend of Canada.”

It will be recalled that President Roosevelt spent his summer vaca- tions on the island, starting in his childhood. He suffered his polio at;

' tack there in 1921, but continued to

visit the estate during his term as president. His widow, Eleanor, con- tinued to spend holidays there after his death, until her own passing last year.

As a symbol of Canada-United States friendship. the Roosevelt estate could serve an excellent pur- pose indeed. It could be formally opened as such during. our Confed- eration centennial year, giving an added touch to the importance of this anniversary in the eyes of our American neighbors, and, perhaps, a better understanding of what the celebrations will be about.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Canada’s biggest European cus- tomer by a large margin in 1962 was West Germany, which bought $177 million worth of Canadian products, reports C. J. MacCallum of the European Division, in a recent issue of “Foreign Trade", official publication of the Department of Trade and Commerce. The Nether- lands came second with $77 million, followed by Belgium-Luxemburg with $68 million and France with $58 million. With the completion of large sales of wheat to Eastern European countries in 1961, ship- ments to that area declined.

ls Prime Minister Pearson a Privy Councillor or a Privy Goun- sellor? The Ottawa Journal, digging into the matter, finds that he is both. The British- North America Act uses the spelling Councillor in reference to the Canadian Privy Council and this form is used on all official documents An official Brit- is'h publication, however, refers to members of the Imperial Privy Council as Privy Counsellors. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a choice of both spelling! but days Privy Counsellor, which is de- rived from the French “prive coun- settler”, la the official fol-nu

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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

The Team Behind The Political Chiefs

Prime Minister Lester Pear- son has selected and announced his “team”. consisting of 26 Ca- binet Ministers and a “b e n c h squad" of 16 Parliaments ry Secretaries to certain Ministers,

Behind these political chiefs, there are the top flight civil ser-

vants and the ministers’ per- sonal staffs. The senior civil servant in

each department is the Deputy Minister. whose responsibility it is to provide complete liaison be- tween the Minister and his de- partment. and to ensure that the policy laid down by Cabinet and Minister is put into effect. Deputy Ministers are at. the very top of the civil service pay scale. ranging from $20,000 to 524.000 per year. These are the only members of the departmen- tal bureaucracy who can be ap- pointed or removed by the Prime

Minister, and this provision is important in view of their sensi- tive role. A deputy minister can make or break his minister: in a key department. he can do much to make or break the gov- ernment. So it is understand- able that the Cabinet. individ- ually or collectively. is closely interested in these appointments.

Historians will remark with in- terest that the incoming Dief- enbaker admini stration in 1957 did not fire or shuffe any of the incumbent deputy ministers. al- though with one exception from the Bennett regime they had all been appointed by the previous Liberal administration.

Heading the Minister's per- sonal staff, and selected by each minister. is the Executive Assis- tant. who can constitute the dynamo which makes his minis- ter tick. The E. A. may be any-

Undemocrotic

Fort William Times Journal

A great many Canadians have believed that laws which they

u. obey. or else be punished in a court of the land. are inl- tiated and placed in the statutes by their elected representatives in the parliaments of the coun- try. Of course. in our bureau- cratic - ridden nation. that is not necessarily true.

Take the case of the law en- acted that all who travelled tn canoes, rowboats, sailboats and motor boats must wear life jackets. The director of marine regulations in the departm ent of transport has just announc- ed that the law cannot be en- forced effectively where canoes, rowboats and sailboats are con- cerned. “Now we are taking ac- tion toward withdrawing it," he

says. adding that if the govern-

ment takes the decision to can- cel the regulation. it will pro- bably be withdrawn within a couple of weeks.

Here We can ‘read into the an- nouncement the attitude that while government goes through the motlons of making or un- making laws governing the op- eration of vehicles under the con- trol of the department. govern- ment employees give the direc-

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There are thinking Canadians who will agree with the thinking of paid officials of the depart- ment of transport that life jack- ets should be worn. but who will strongly disagree with the prac- tice of civil servants in saying what shall be made law, and what law shall be wiped off the statutes.

Canadian penitentiarles h old more than 7, prisoners. some of them very bad men indeed.

What the penitentiary author- ities have not beat: able to do. because of lack of space. is se- parate from th milder strain, the savage men such as the two convicts in St. Vincent de Paul who fatally wounded a guard last week and were themselves diet by wards. one dying at once.

.There no longer is any pretence. among prison authorities. at. a time when extensive and human- itarian penal reform program: are being carried through, that all prisoners are capable of re-

The intention Is to keep the violent. uncooperative. plotting prisoners in maximum security prisons with sufficient space and staff to ensure that they have no opportunity to hold guards hoa- tage a e to m a k e "deals" for transfers, improved food conditions or the like.

By the end of 1964 four new medium - security institutions should be available under the building program, giving accom- modation to 1.800 prisoners, with two other prisons of this type coming later. As these institu- tions fill up, the maximum so. curity prisons will become more efficient to the point where, penitentiary officials say, Incl-

ents brutal treatment of guards and attempts to force au-

BERMUDANS TO VOTE

HAMILTON. Bermuda (CPl— Sixty-six candidates have been

fared voters durnber rises—Ira- cludlng M” property-owners. In the last election five years

only 7.30 di-

am there were dbl- coe-

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thing from a one - man publi- city machine and brain-trust and work - horse to a social com- panion or mere appointments clerk. '

He should be not only able. perhaps more able than the go- ing pay would indicate. but es~ pecially he should be wise and experienced in the ways of Par- liament Hill. He often becomes exceedingly powerful.

During the St. Laurent Liberal regime. the golden key to action on Parliament Hill was th e phrase "Clear it with Jack." This referred to Jack Pickers- gill, who was then Clerk to the Privy Council and Secretary of the Cabinet, but in effect he was executive assistant to the Prime Minister.

In recent years. this phrase had equal strength. referring to Mel Jack, executive assistant to George Hees, when was Minister of Transport. then when he was Minister of Trade. MEL JACK — HE GREATEST

Mel was tht oldest in years and by far the oldest in political experience. among the executive assistants of the Conservative GOVernment. He was also by far the highest paid. His salary was $12,500, but he was worth 300 cents on the dollar.

t the other end of the scale were several “faceless kids," young and green comparatively speaking. who were paid $9,000 a year and were not able to do one quarter the job which Mel took in his stride.

Well known on Parliament Hill was the top dog of one minis- ter's personal staff who were two hats. under the title “Pri- vate Secretary and Executive Assistant to the Minister of Na- tional Revenue (later Minister of Finance), Hon. George Nowlan." This was Mrs. RuthMeabry. the highest paid secretary at $9.000 or alternatively the only execu- tive assistant who also pounded a typewriter.

In contrast to the Conserva-

Growing Glands Cause Distress ,

agents, including x-ray relieve distress and keep the condition under con .

There are lymph glands all over the body. Those in the neck are familiar to most of us; they enlarge whenever the throat or tonsils are infected an go down after the infection subsid-

. are mm m the armpits, grains. cheat, ab- domen, and pelvis.

Hodgkin's disease usually be- gins in the glands in one area and early manifestations de- pend upon the set involved ini- tially. Swelling of the giant h the neck are the easiest to de- tect and some persons have not- ed it while shaving or washing the face. The diagnosis is made by removing one of the glands for laboratory study.

When the structures in the armpits or grains are attacked first. enlargement tends to be marked. Those of the abdomen or chest are likely to grow con- siderably before p r o d u c in: trouble. When this occurs. the situation may escape detection for months or years. especially when glands elsewhere are not affected.

In the early stage, the afflic- tion is confined to the glands. The nodes increase in size and number so that great collections of tumors appear. In time. pres- sure occurs upon more vital structures such as the wlndplpe, blood vessels, esophagus, stom- ach. and even the spinal cord. Meanwhile. appetite wanes, wel- ght is lost, anemia develops, and fever is present. Unless treated. the disorder may be fatal with- in two or. three years. But with treatment. life is prolonged up to a decade or more.

TNOIES BY

ever! Deon-M seal is woman who insists on know- ing why he's late for donor.— mum News. '

A man rleaee't realms bow maydlsbesaretnthebouaeua- til his wife goes away for a week's vacation. - fits-afford Beacon-marsh” '

If you want to write louse- t‘hlag that has a chance of liv- on forever, sign a mon- 33. Oakville Journal-Re- c . -

The Federated Wemen'e In- stitutes of Canada want a cam- paign to clear the litter from

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The ditches full of litter by some roads suggest that 3% years will barely be long enough to get the job done. — Ottawa Jocrnal

Speaking agalnst a proposal to ban the twist in Uganda for ealth reasons. one Government member said the twist remitted

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me tribal dancea.~And that's really a twist. — Peterborouzh Exam-

Ia a time when double-talk Ito-think is being enriched with such phrases as "pro-tested." (How do you test before yo testl). it's nice to come across some ea - to - understand nonsense. This little gem, a true collec 's item. is from a Wis- consin state motor vehicle de- partment notice: “If you do not

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Magistrate: “W h at you to strike your wife?" band: “Well, your honor, had her back to me, was r! was open, so I thought I'd

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it." -- Montreal Sta

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city council of w Ont..

t a “fast time" ge

Passenger (asked the steward. ass as he boarded the "May I smoke my of here?" stewardess: “Well, we leave it to your discretion. You may smoke if you don't annoy the lady passengers." Passeng. er: "Then won't smoke; I’d much rather annoy the lady pas. aengera." — Gait Reporter. e present television "doc- tor rage" actual! one possibility. So far as we know there is no Western doctor. a man with a little black bag who rides on horse back. to treat the gunmen'e victims or to take care of the cow puncher who has suffered a broken back when trampled by spooked cat-

get this notice. let us know by letter." — Moncon Transcript.

tle. — Owen Sound Sun-Times.

The automobile seat belt is highly recommended as a means of preventing serious head injur- les, or even death. in a highway traffic accident. The two main

X-ray is most useful when the tumors are localized in one reg- ion. Nitrogen mustard, chloram- bucil. vinblastine (VLB). or cor- tisone are of value when the dis- ease is widespread. These pro- ducts are tricky to use and side effects are common. ,

(Editor's note: All canes— pondence to Dr. Van Dell , should be sent tie the (lineage Tribune, (fincag' 0. Illinois.)

HE NEEDS REST J. C. writes: My son. a high school freshman. has he mononucleosis for eight weeks. Our doctor won’t let him go back on the swimming team even though the boy feels good and has lots of energy. Is is because

the doctor fears a relapse?

' REPLY

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Relapses o c c u 1'. especially after severe exertion. This boy is only a freshman: avoiding a recurrence this year should as- sure him of three more seasons of high school swimming.

SURGERY FOR SWEATING J. H. writes: Is any operation available for a super~sweater? REPLY

The removal of certain nerves along the spine (sympa- thectomyl may help control the secretion of sweet in certain areas. But this procedure sel- dom is recommended because excessive perspiration usual 1 y does not warrant the risk of surgery. Send stamped, self-ad- ressed envelope for l e on perspiration.

macaw-3n HEART sac . . writes: Can a severe at- tack of pericardltis be cleared

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Our Yesterday’s (From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO May 14, 1938

Miss Glllis of the Carnegie Lib- rary gave a demonstration on Visual Education to the pupils and teachers of Rochford Square School Monday afternoon. Film- slides were shown on nature study and geography. The school is equipped for showing motion pictures. *

An interesting ceremony took place at the morning service Sunday, (Mother's Day) at Tri- nity United Church. Summerside when the pastor, Rev. . . . Davies dedicated the new Bap- tismal Font. the gift of the La- dies Social Club.

TEN YEARS AGO

May 14. 1953 ’ The growth in interest in ama- teur theatricals in this province Is in keeping with the tremen- dous upsurge lnthe form of c entertainment

the play-offs states he thinks the standard of acting and produc- tion is also higher.

R. C. Parent. super-intend e n t of the Experimental Farm ac- companied by Mrs. Parent. leaving on a visit to the British Isles and Continental Europe, following an itinerary which has all the earmarks of a busman's holiday. .