FEBRUARY 18. 1952

pRESI.7NTlNG NEWS

cud traditions.of

..g,x,eiu-orl llalllaeouiwlias been the suvr arz it has given to free and com: eciucation. Labour wants iiulsm” dumtional opportunity for roll-ll I" M. in-gspectlve of econ-

"tgy falms Today, millions of 0”" I i ' upport. educa- wrkcr-5 in Canada 6

1y in the schools but

mm not on ntinuing experience in

also as 3 C0 - it life.

mu ; ular. education must: e m it-lpiiig to achieve an in- ,,-...,mi and infornled approach to

,1, A l)a;:;1gr:i',)ll should tell In

.v v :2: st0l2V.

"i,l;',cSA L, zigrnpll should be short. .5, A paracrapii should tell about ,1... ; thing.

".4to'illit- iii-st sentence should be .4 7 :mg.

X".:.rS'riiz- last should

MARJORIE PICKTHALL (Ca

Tito mireiit of the World War uatie hntoc of all Marjorie Pick- it.-tll's !::er.1ry plans. '

It was ii.iiural that Marjorie iiiouiri zit-sire to express her loy- tliv i'lll'l .-yuipathy in some form t: Illriltllffll service.

Her first experiment was to join itlwr yoiriiq women in England and mm to drive a motor. in th.-. mpp of brine commissioned to wire an ambulance. either in Ti-mire or iii one of the military -amps of Iillllllillld.

she tuialiiieti in due course. but mnv: physiezillv incapable ofmeet- mg the hardships which such I life rould (lemand of her, finally gave .i, the idea

I'.llllllL' ill this she next went on and with two young English wo- lilPll, llnpilig to serve her country ill raising food. Here the long iours. liarri manual labour and znarse rations. soon made seriotis iiroads iipnii her health. and she .r.-u obliged to give this up also.

She then accepted a position as tssist.-int lll)l'.'lrlfIIl in the South (eiislnctozi Meteorological Offices 3lll office work was not suited to ter. anti tiimigh she tried hard to tf'Pl) at it. a serious affection of lip eyes deiiianded exemption from ':-reed and continuous use of them. Ind in a short while she reluct- iiitly resigned.

Two hooks are connected with lllli neriod (if her war work. "Lit- tle Hearts". her first novel. was piiliiislied in 1915.

The riawii of peace turned the

sentence

thouglits of Marlorie Piekthali Taiinda-ward. In May. 1920. she ailed from England in company

ritii .1 literaigv friend. Afterspend- ng I neck with her father. and rcneziiiirz old friendships in Toron- to. site proceeded to British Co- lumbia.

The first summer she spent with Mrs. Isabel E. MacKay in Van- ceiiver The sympathetic and help- fill atmosphere of the Macxay home did intich to restore her iwtltli and spirits. The novel, "The '1-icicr". which was begun in Eng-

AND VIEWS

:7-IHE ED UCA TIONAL HORIZON

OF INTEREST T0 TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING

IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION ;

EDUCATION EVERYBODY'5 BUSINESS LABOUR

the relations between labour and management so that harmony in industry may replace more fully discord in industry. Above all edu- cation must make it possible for Canadian workers to play their full part as citizens in every as- pect of community life.

"In I democracy. all the people partake of the role of rulers. Incl. if they are to fill that role. they. in their youth and in their later years, must. be educated for it". Education Week March 2-8.

A PARAGRAPH

make you feel the paragraph is finished.

when you have written a story. always read it over carefully, to see if you have used too many "and's". Small deeds , done are grcziter than great deeds planned

nadion Poet and Novelist)

land and dropped, was taken tip again in earnest.

Finally it was completed and published in book form in 1921. In the fall of 1920 Marjorie went to Victoria. Here "The Wood Carv- er's Wife" was perfected. It stood higher in her own estimation than almost anything else she had writ- ten. Mariorie Pickthall spent two years in British Columbia. where. although she had not found health, she had discovered happiness.

The dreary round of specialists began once more. One remedial measure after another was sub- mitted in hope of relief. Finally an operation was agreed upon as the only means whereby perman- ent restoration to health might be expected. She underwent the op- eration in Vancouver General Hos- pital on April 7. 1922. On April 19. her spirit took its flight over the invisible border into the realm of silence. Death was due to an cmbolus.

Her body was brought to Toron- to. arriving April 26. It was the intention of her father to proceed directly to the cemetery. but so large a number of Toronto friends wished to do his daughter honour. that his plans were changed and the funeral was held the follow- ing afternoon at 2 o'clock. in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. westmoreland Avenue. The Rev. Canon A. Hart, rector of the church. conducted the service. be- ing assisted by the Rev. Mr. Rob- bins. .

The service followed the stately and solemn burial liturgy of the Church of England. The body of Marjorie Pickthall was then borne to St. James Cemetery. Toronto. and laid to rest in the plot with the mother whom she adored Above them stands the kindly pa- vilion of I maple trec, emblem of the land she loved so well.

She saw the beauty in the com-

mon place,

In simple folk could sift

The golden colour from the dull

and base.

And to the sun uplift.

l.lBYA

A new nation was born on Jan- uary i, 1932. when the three Pro- iiiires of I former Italian colony were united lntopithe independent States of Libya. The three Pro- Vlliws were Ti-ipolitania. Cyren- airs. and Fezhan.

Since worldiwar II. Cyrenaica and 'h'l1lOllllll1l3 had been tempor- R-'ll.v adininistcrcd by the United Klngdoni and Fezzan by France. The new status of the three rc- zxoiis was settled in Novemberl949. 1' hm the United Nations General

TEZ

' le.-z.ui has ilie greatest IreI of -he three Provincu and the fewest Monte The chief resource of the Fezmii is the date palm. Local Ilrotiticiiuii of grain is insufficient to meet. the requirements of the nnpui.-itinn (about 50,000 people) and must be supplemented by im- ports The meagre grazing sup- Dnrts few animals.

h"Fhe entire population can be r”-11'-id by the further distribution

Asembly. without a dissenting vote. recommended that Cyrcnaica. Tri- politania and Fczzsn "should be constituted an in-:'ependent. sover- cign state”.

A provisional government was established by the Libyan National Assembly in March 1951. This As- sembly also recommended that Sayed Mohamed Idrts El Sennusl. the Emir of Cyrenalea. should be- come the constitutional monarch

of the new country. the United Kingdom of Libya ZAN

'supervision of the harvesting and

storage of crops. and maintenance of the security of the non-migrat- ory pobuiation against raids by nomads.

The only known mineral resource of commercial value is nitron (so- dium carbonate) the annual export of which is less than 100 tons. There is no industry: rudimentary handicrafts have only limited lo- cal importance.

'uPll'l.v irrigated lands. continued

IT'S All. PURE: IXTIA-IOAPY

You'll ind I score of us: Iround til! hotnIIorNcw!un- light. In honor- IIIIII-Iver. min: more nods tutu. Got Sunlight toduyl

TRIPOLITANIA

The main asset of Tripolitania is farming, although the total area. of productive land varies with the annual rainfall, with only about 1.6 per cent of the total area de- voted to static farming. The econ- omy of Tripolltania is based prin- cipally on agriculture, animal hus- bandry, and fisheries. with esparto grass and rough handicrafts as auxiliary resources. Olives, barley. citrus fruits. and grapes, which cover a considerable area of the

The area of Cyrenaica is mostly desert. In the North, I low plat- eau of limestone hills benefits from rainfall adequate for the profitable cultivation of cereals and fruit. Barley is grown on the plateau area. In,the few oases of the southern desert, date palms. and some vegetables are grown.

The economy of Cyrenaica is handicapped by the lack of nat- ural resources and the underdevel- opmcnt of its lands and water. It is based on the raising, of livestock

FILL

l. The first white men to reach the Mississippi River were-

2. The Indian tribes of Northern Canada lived mainly on-. 3. The charter of the Hudson's Bay Company was granted in the year---. -l. The first Canadian railway was built in the Province of . 5. The last stand made by the French against the British in the Seven Years' War was at 6. When a bill passed by the Le- gislature is turned down by the Senate. it is said to be--. 7. The payments which a de- feated nation makes to the victors to cover war damages are known

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3. it-Ts thought that the am

From the earliest days of history the fur industry has been one of Caiiadats foremost industries. New impetus was given it 66 yearslago wheii the first fur farm was estab- lished at Tignish. t-. E. I

Can you answer these few ques- tions about Canada's fur-boaring animals?

1. From what fur-bearing animal does Canada derive highest rev- enue? tThe mink).

2. What animal brings the high- est price per pelt? tThe chinchil- la).

3. What Province derives the greatest revenue from the fur in- dustry? tO"ixriol.

Although the author loves the sturdy oak. his boyhood's compan- ion best, yoii will readily tinder- stand that he is a lover of all trees. Notice how interesting he makes his ' subject by cndowing trees with a consciousness of what is going on about them. The maple on the edge of the wood-lot

John Masefield in his younger days led an adventurous life at sea. and he has used his exper- iences in writing many poems about the sea and the life of I sailor.

In this poem. "consecration". he devotes his powers as I poet to the lowly and burdened part of humanity. The first and last two lines of the poem give you I good idea of the contents.

"Not of princes and prelates with perwigged chariotecrs

I. What are 3 cases of agree- ment in French?

i. The verb takes the same per- son and number as the subject.

2. The adjective takes the some number and gender as the noun or pronoun it. modifies.

:i. The pronoun taltes number and gender as whose place it takes.

4. The article takes number and gender as which it limits.

II. Write an example of the "direct vob,le.ct". the "indirect ob- ject". and the possessive case.

Direct object: I have I pen. J'Ii une plume.

Indirect object: I give the money

the the

same ll0llI'l

the the

same noun

to Mary. Jo donne l'Irgent I Marie. Possessive case: Robert's pen.

LI plume de Robert. You have I sentence whose sub- ject is I pronoun.

3. Le. Elle est Ibsente. How would you make this interrogat- re?

The "lntcrrogative Form" Isks I question in which case you place the verb first Ind then the subject pronoun joining the subject to the verb by means of I hyphen.

4. What is the difference between "Present" Ind "Past" tense and between "Past" l.l'ld P'ut.ure'n-nae"?

The tense of I verb indicates the time It which In action takes place. An Iction going on now is expressed by the "Present Tense". An Ictlon that is going to take place will be in the "Future Tense". An Ictlon that has already taken place is expressed by the put tense.

it. show. by using them with nouns the various forms of the definite article. Le bInc. lI vache. l'homme. l'Imie, lel livres.

mation of the Plural in French II by Idding "I" to thesingular. Give three exceptions to to thiI rule with In example for eIch.

The exceptions Ire: (I) when I noun end: with the letter I. x or I. it is written the Inns in the pin- rIlI.Ilnthe' I.I2t I: I0 MI. I88 1102: (b) If I noun ends in "Al" the "I1" is changed to Iux

CYRENAICA

THE GUARDIAN. CHARDOTTETOWN

belt. are the principal crops.

The Moslemgpopulatlon of the coastal belt lives chiefly by gar- dens and palm groves, cultivating market crops and fruit trees irrig- ated from wells operated mostly by animal power. The population at Tripolitania is estimated at 800,000. The majority population is Arab and Berber. The minority is Italian with I sprinkling of Jews. Maltese and Greeks. The urban population is about 165 000.

which is carried on, together with

13. To what English sound is the French sound ”oi" equivalent? Oi,

IOR A MUSE OF

Enter chorus: In the old English drama "chorus" was the Ictor who completes in narrative. in the pro- logue or interludes. the story of the plot. You see then that chorus stands for a person and not for a song sung by a number of persons.

The duty of chorus was there- fore, -to explain to the audience the nature of the play, and to re- late those parts of the story that could not well be enaated on the stage.

For example he says: "Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France? Or may we cram within this wooden O the very casqucs that did affright the air at Agin- court?"

Now a cockpit was a pit or ring for cock-nghting. and one theatre was named the Cockpit from the site on which it was built. Furth- ermore theatres in Shakespeare's day were built round and the cir-

the shifting cultivation of barley, by the majority of the rural pop- ulation.

On the northern plateau wheat is grown y modern methods. and olives, vines. apricots, and other fruits thrive together with market vegetables. The development of this area is actively encouraged by the Ministry of Agriculture.

The population of Cyrcnaica is estimated at 300,000. the over- whelming majority of which are Arabs. W.A.

IN THE BLANKS

explorer to reach the shores of North America. was--.

9. The leader of the reformers in Lower Canada wasj--.

10. The North West Company. which attempted to establish a monopoly of the fur-trade.was-.

11. During the American Revo- lution the defence of Quebec was conducted by--.

12. At the beginning of British

. rule in Canada, the government of

the colony was carried on by--.

III. The new Governor-General of Canada is-

l4. j- was chosen Canadian "Woman 0! the Year". I

15 visited Canada and ti

ie (1952)

QUIZ ON CANADA-(Contributed by a Rural Teacher)

4. Where does the Federal De- partment of Agriculture conductits experimental fur farm? (At Sum- mcrsidc. P.E. I.)

5. What fur-bearing animal is an emblem of Canada? tTlie Beaver.)

I. What is census? A census is an official count of persons. prop- erty. things, with details of sex. age. value, etc.

II. When and how often is a census taken in Canada? The census is taken in Canada every :0 years in years ending with the figure one. ,

III. When was the first complete census taken? The first census was taken in 1871.

MY FRIENDS THE TREES-(Contributed)

chuckled so violently that it shook to its last twig. that is. shook all over.

Young boys take to trees as nat- urally as squirrels, but they don't like spectators. Hence the shame- faced way in which the boy in this

a. 'mo.araimn.ma.ioLtiiLfqr.-.,

story laughed on discovering that he had been watched.

A CONSECRATION - (Contributed)

lie (incline)

IISCHOOIIIRIEPORTS

.United States in January '

A poem by a Canadian poet about a locomotive. one of those tremendous engines of the 6000 series that you may have seen on the run between Halifax and Am- herst. Perhaps some of you mav have seen the even more powerful 6100 engines which are used in the

Present Past Past. Tense Tense Partlclple do .. .. -- - gone - save -- -- . - rung cut - G swing -- rung bring .. .. - was - lie (tcll iintru'.ln C .- Iaid - -

NO. 6000 - (Contributed)

COMPLETE THE FOLl.OWlNG- (Contributed)

vs pronounced like "wa" in wob-

FIRE - (Contributed)

culIr space thus resembled I cook- pit. This wooden O simply means this wooden circle. or theatre.

Casaues were helmets. and it is used here to stand for soldiers.

Hence the” meaning of this pas- sage is:

"could the huge territory of France be renrcsented in thissmall Place or could we crowd into this wooden theatre all the soldiers that created such terror at Agin- court?

Chorus then tells the audience whiit they should imagine. He ad- vises them to conceive I thousand men in place of one. and thus to chain imaginary forces. to visual- ize the horses stamping the soft earth to let their thoughts leap from place to place. from time tn time. and so crowd the happenings of many years into the short time occupied by the plav.

Maritime Provinces on the fast freights. The poet wishes us to realize the amazing power of the monsters of steam. and does it by speaking of the engine as I creat- ure comparahle to the giants of ancient mythology.

hurt .. -. -A -- come see): ... .. - c if. .. :.,-.-.-tut-.-.'.-t.-.'.-.-izifit.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.,. I I' Thts Department In con- I: i ducted by the Prince Edward I. ,: Island Tearhers' Federation . - Contributions are welcomed I IE and should be addressed to :' :- Mlilar nlaehdyep it I 2 Fel- I: " ling St. Charlottetown. :: ' 'h'.'-'-'u'tn'Ju"u"-5'-F-'-'-'-'o'-'.'u'.'U'lr

CARLIJTON SCHOOL Following is the half yearly re- port:

Grade X-Rowena Harvey. Grade IX-Christine Sutherland. Grade VIII-l. Albert Haslam: 2 Eileen Sutherland: Ii. Darryl Fran- ces.

Grade VII-1. Gayle MacWil- liams: 2. Jimmie Stewart and Paula Norman; ,1. Marianne Johnson.

Grade V-l. Jeanette Myers: 2. Arlene Stordv and Wendy John- son: 3. Leo Smith.

Principal: Margaret MacDonald.

Grade IV-i. Marilyn Sutherland and Gail Diiiglcy: 2. Dianne Gil- lespie: 3. Eleanor Stordy and Ev- erett Stewart. Grade III-1. Carol Quigley and Elizabeth Maecaull: 2. Mona Mac- Williams; .'l. Lloyd Maccallum.

Grade II-1, Phyllis Rccvts: 2. Russell Howatt; 3. Ronnie lilac- Mickeii.

Grade I Sr.- 1. Margaret Cairns. Grade I Jr.-1. Pauline MacCal-

ltim: 2. Ernest Chaisson; 3. Gloria Stordy.

Perfect attendance: Gail Quig- lcy. Marilyn Sutherland. Carol

Quiglcy. Elizabeth Maccaull. Lloyd Maccallum Margaret Cairns and Pauline Maccallum.

Mac Maccai-ville. teacher.

ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL

Honour RollIfor the month of January:

Grade X-l. Rosina Doiron: 2.

"Of but the maimed. of the halt. jlrenc Arsenault; 3. Margaret Doir-

and the blind in the rain and the cold- ' Of these shall my songs be fash- ioned, my tale be told". Alliteration is the successive use or frequent recurrence of the same initial letter or sound at the be- ginning of two or more words. For example: "princes" and "prelatcs" in line I. and the sailor, the "sucker" of "steamers" in line 13. Alliteration produces I pleasing. musical effect in poetry.

FRENCH - (Contributed)

in the plural; (c) If it noun ends in "au" an x is added to form the plural: bureau. burcaux.

7. List ten words that are spelled the same in French as in English: page, Idmire.,question. taxi. arrive. rose. table. surprise. auto, crayon.

B. What are the uses of the ac- cents in French?

The accents are used for two reasons: (1) They change the sound of the "I". "e". or "0": (2)

They are signs over "i" or "u" to show that these letters are used in words which otherwise would be identicIl and I person would not know what was meant.

Example: "clu" is the contraction of the preposition "de" definite article "le". Du is the past participle of the verb devolr. to

Ind the i'

on.

Grade IX-l. Margaret. Peters.

Grade VIII-1. Basil Gallant: 2. Shirley Arsenault; 3. Eunice Pct- ers.

Grade VII-l. Harvey Gallant.

Grade VI-l. Vernon Gallant: 2. Clara Arsenault; 3. Elaine Gauth- icr.

Grade IV-1. Gertrude Gallant.

Grade III (A)-l. Bernice Gal- lant: 2. Jeremiah Peters.

Grade III (Bl-1. Bernice Pet- ers: 2. Leo Peters: 3. Lorraine Doiron and Louis Gallant.

Grade II (M-1. Judy Doiron.

Grade II (Bl-l. Norma Gallant: 2. Erwin Gallant: Kenneth Gauthier.

Highest average lll senior grades -Basil Gallant, a4..3r;.

Highest average in junior grades -Bernice Gallant and EeriiiccPet- ers, 90.60.

Perfect attendance for the term -Bernice Pctcrs. Aim Peters and Leo Peters.

Teacher: Yvonne Doiron.

.3 The Neighbors

owe. The two are pronounced identicslly. .

9. Due to the use of 'Iccents we have, more vowel sounds in French than in English. Show that this in true.

The vowels Ire: I. e. l. o. u, fyl. Each of these vowels may be ac- cented with the exception of "it". which is not I true vowel. It is included Imong other vowels be- cause it is pronounced like '0" and therefore y. uces I vowel sound.

10. Tell how you must arrange your tongue Ind lips in order to pronounce the letter "u" in French.

In order to pronounce the letter "ti" correctly. round the lips as for whlstling. press the tongue Itainst the lower front teeth. then try to sound long "e". The result should be I correct pronunciation of "ii"