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llurnlnp; Daily (Founded I587)

zi- lrrsltlvnt Ll(‘lll~ (‘I-I. \\. (‘llelltr S. III-Lure \lt'e l‘ Wlvnl J. Ii. Iiurllell l“. J- l.

Edltur 11ml n11 In; Director, J. II. Burnt-It F.J.l. s....1..., i.....1. nu. b. .\. afuculnnnu 11-8-0- ;\\|~ul'l.Il|' I....1.-i>. Irulik Walker and I). K. Currlo .\l li>i IIIPTIUN l! \TIS§

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SAIIIIIJJX, FEBRUARY u, 1938

__ ___ ___.___i___i. st .111 moi-y is Weaker than 1.1a lvuluzsl Ink."

Italic l" “Fiscal Need"

mt the l tvtll (Dlllllllsslllll on Domin-

‘ i i; ._i..,,. n3“- \i[[l[1g 111 llahtax. 1- j.1 ttpcued his. brief on behalf Sctviigi litWCYlllllUIlI by urging

i1i1111 11f fi~cal uvcd as the basic .1 tl lvldllllllllg provincial substdics/ t». .1'.111ost word for word Ihl.‘ ITPUIU"

-. 111x111»; l\\' (hicf justice Klathicsou in ' rt-pori as a mcuibci- of the \\'ltitc L11. The zrzijority report of that Com- m rec-wttmendctl, for this Province, an

ITIIS .

additional amiurtl stibsitly’ of $150990» ‘Vlllclk “h. liflidljlllli‘ pail by the llcituctt Government and l1.» lac-i c ~1'.i111:~.~d ever since, But by the n]in|_.1‘i'\' ,-.1..-1-: the door for further negotiation on the lit-l; oi the Provinces fiscal need was left I11 "f1.

'l was the attitude of the three Maritime goveruzutiits in acccptiltg subsidy increases under the \\ hitc (‘t-111111i<sion report. But it was Ili-qmzetl by Premier Campbell, then in Oppos- ition, who i11 a spccclt in tl1e Provincial Legis- mun-c in 11,5; t-oiucudul that the majority re- pnq “qt,- I1i1,.‘,§11g_ and that as a result we need alpect no further adjustment. This defeatist

attitu ‘e wa reiiectctl in the Liberal election ppufur,“ ‘~11 coutziitietl no reference to fut- ure stib~ claims. The Conservatives, on the othtr l. l, embodirtl in their platform the plbllQPf ‘ llaviuq further established our provin-

cial claims zigaiitst the Dominion Government to flit: extent of three million dollars (at the {(110 of Sigtxooo annually) to continue f0 pres: for r1 fir]! r1-1’~'..~11.'i1u1 of our claim: on the bar»: nf 111v nthiitri/yt rcfort of the While COMMIS-

- ., non.

_\',,“- t‘... fling has come for a showdown m1 thi< rpttqoto-i, The Nova Scotia Liberal Govern-

mcnt l1r1s :1ppc:ilc<l to the Rowcll Commission nu the verv ground taken by the blacMillan (;.,\-,~.;,,,,,.,,ti in 1033 “There does the Campbell (itivct-niiieiit stand? Let us hope that regardless of their attitu-lc in Opposition, and their barren rr-curtl i11 office in the matter of our Subsidy claims; llzt-x- will not letslip this vital opportun- itv. '.l‘l~.c. spallc-w-nrlc done by their Conservative pi-ctltchs 11's should enable them to present a char :1 d convincing case for subsidy re- :ulj1'.~t"1..-:it nu the basis 0f fiscal need. The al-

' to go on increasing thc taxes at 1'. lc§fi4l£ltlVC session. Fvcu the ; .~vt"111:1~11t must realize that thcrc 1i‘. 1/1 1H. prHCllCC, and that they have ' cxhtiustcd the taxpayers re-

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Agnin "No Tenders"l "lu I've. ;i1~L place, no lenders were callcll for.“

1'11 .1131.“ l'.~111pl1<;ll is ziuthority for this state-

n11111 :1. .;.'1‘»1_-_; rcccut secret ticgtilitttions carri- ctl I11 ‘_ 111s tuivi-riiiitcitt for the floatation of a lanai ~11c zillegtrtl by the lfiuztttcial Post to b.- it. ‘ M000. The vcil of secrecy surround- ing‘ 11.1.» tthwsrsuictioti 1111s been partly lifted by

thc Fri-utter, but tuuch remains to be explained. 1i no uizdvrs were called for, privately or pub-

lic‘); hi» v did the Post know that the (iovcrn- mrut \'t'.'1." ‘prcpnriiig to consider bids? “.'\p- p:1r111l1_v .1.1 1gppou a sitggestioit appearing &~'l."' wt ‘.5 ago in the saint‘ financial {iublica- titttt," sits the l’rcu1ier. “several iuvvstuient ht 11- = ".p1w1:1ttl1<-1ltl1t~ t}11~.'<~r11u1~11t with Ihc st" ,1 Wu that they l‘ll_'flil he alliuvctl to sub- n I b114, The (}-.1,~--,111~11t ,"j;r1-ed to thi< :1n'l rt-ctiiv-od bids frittu 111110 s_\11dic.1lcs....\ll bids were for the ~“ 1 "x1 1.1111 as far as the fluv-

-l 1111 other IIl1llIll'lll(‘~' were "it-inn. v.':1< that an tiptitm. ltl fitilltltilll_\', Limited.

erumeut w“ crvib trplz“ "

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1. :1 [iri-vcss of Itieulal

1 l z‘. 1 fiua; i;1l [taper Itblc

~ l. ‘ lh~rr1t\\it1g plaus- 11f the

l", . ~-t' which the lax-

,‘ '- t-nt, were i11 iguorutivc aud

‘ i.» I ‘ll r~ l~r1d iiccu called. Iillblicly‘

i. ' .' v'1 re t1 1117.1 rs l"1l called for? lit the

Lila ‘.l;1111f1-~tt1 co-uiiiiiug "the Provincial

]’l,-1tt'1»r11i amplified and explained by '.\lr. 'l‘haue

A, (Xuupbcll, l'r~1\i11ci:1l (‘:1:11p.'1i-;11 Leader." we

find th- ll: u l}11t"1'1'u111-:1t dt-itotiiivt-tl fur ztlleg-

ptllv l1--r1-1-~;i11g "through private ucgutiatiotn

with ,'|_ dltnuilti firm. without tmy propel‘ cum-

pptitiou, zmd wilhoiit giviiu; the local bonding

hl)l]\‘(‘\' r111 nppurluiiity to bid or local investors

an ltllllllrilllllly to subscribe." (Patriot, July _;_ l'),l_§l.

How rim-h sincerity are we lo rlllnvlt I11 lhcsc si-ulimcuts of the Liberal Cautpziigit Leader. in the lityht what ltas happened since he zisstutictl office? “lu the first place No TY-udcrs" is a

far crv fruit his lll(‘ll|(ll(lllS flitting’ when he was wuvasiug for ville“. '

Nu Newspapers

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_ _" owe .1 cotttettiporary. "Ill? HIP"? imim-Jiv .1.’ I iIZ».~-11~ .11» i11-iv amirccrativc:11t_tl1e aeri-ii-pé n,’ ll"\\.-lflllt'l'.\'. Modern life. 111 tact. mum "W; My yo 1111 without the aid of thc

p"... ,-.1..l t'~t fact is generally recognize-l Even tli ~- '~. are 111114 critical of the pcirs- I)'1Iy_‘:‘ p. -~,.'5v1"" lu lu'v llPlII IlIIIl IHlVCTIISC l" them til 1 ‘ti: ]','l'1‘-'".‘ll_\' well they could not

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has . d wl-l cu llr-t score, the example Of 12ml 1 . ttttptai. should remove it. Theft‘- W?“ .1 t\~;~»~.-.'1'l1--1-.~' wrllvt- in that citv recently and

the thrcc local newspapers temporarily suspend-

cd_ publication. The result is summarized in

this way:

"Business ' was adversely affected because

stores couldn't advertise.

“Sports events had to be cattcellcd because they could not be antiouuccd. The same was

true of club and society meetings.

“People got married, and had babies, and no one knew about it except their closest friends. “Dogs, pocketbooks and jewels stayed-lost bc-

cause thcre was no ‘lost and found’ columns.

“Firms which wanted to hire workers wcrc unable to do so because neither could advertise. “Absurd and exaggerated rumours were rife because there were no newspapers to publish ac-

curate information,

"As only the high-spots of the news were broadcast, the populace knew few details of the

Sine-Japanese war and other events. "Nomue knew what shows to go to because the theatres couldn't advertise. "Thousands of regular and part-time work- ers were affected by the forced shut-dmvus

dustries, such as paper mills, engraving firms, ink wholesalers, and advertising agencies. “Before the Portland newspapers re-opetied. the account concludes, residents found out what a tremendous amount of service, both and gratuitious, newspapers really give." ______________

I Editorial Notes J.

Sir Robert Peel, “father of policemen", born this date, I788. Ill ‘K >l< 1R As an honoured resident of Upper Prince Street once told a reverend t1eigl1bo11r—"You cannot be a Christian and not shovel your foot- path.” : n- w =0 The serious illness of the Hon. Dr. W. F. Roberts, N.B, Provincial Illinister of Health is causing grave anxiety. The doctor underwent an operationsome months ago and was‘ grad- ually recovering when he had a relapse a week ago. w w m m Who is the intermediary between the Camp- bell Government and the underwriters? It is claimed that the Campbell Government are in the hands of a financial adviser on whom they depend to “put over" more or less successfully their loan and bond business. x x x at Cheese imports during December advanced to 123,683 pounds valued at $33,330 from 101,358 pounds valued at $24,043 in December, 1036. ltaly supplied 36,708 pottnds. France 23,602, Switzerland 23.512, Denmark 10,578, United States_9,996 and the United Kingdom 5,979. To- tal imports during the nine months ended Dc- ccmber were 1,082,001 pounds worth $263,060 compared with 1,018,562 at $266,526 in the same period of 1936. Ill i >ll ll‘ . l-Iow much of the taxpayers’ money ‘has the Campbell Government squandered on pro- hibition ‘investigators’ of whom, according to the trial Magistrate. “the least reliable in mat- ter of conscience (being presently under sus- pended sentence of this Court on conviction made prior to this engagement for an offence of active dishonesty, last known of many like offences) has patently been relied on i11 matters of memory and recording by the others, of less intelligence clown t0 actual illiteracy, though appnrentlyi of better repute. at least of record"? i * *

\Ve are ltadly off in Charlottetown with debt and taxation, but hardly so bad as the State of New York. 'l'herc taxpayers face a combined Federal, State and local debt of $1I,875,ooo,o0o or the equivalent 0f a. mortgage of nearly $3.000 on every family in the State, including thoseioti relief, the joint Legislative Committee on State Fiscal Policies asserted in the second section of its report, made public the other day. The com- mittce gave numerous recommendations for changes in the State's budgetary and tax policies, and not before time.

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A doctor selected by parents of a. minor to perform an operation becouics the legal repres- entative of the child while it is under anesthesia, the Supreme Court of New jersey lteltl in sus- taining thc action of Circuit Judge \\'illian1 .'\. Sitiith iu gramtiug a tioti-suit i11 favor of l)r. llctirv ll. Orton of Newark. .\ datuuge suit for .,_;0.0o0 was brought zigziiust the surgcoti by Louis llauig of hlllplewtittrl for failure to continue :1 throat operation 011 the plaintiff's dzmghtcr Jeanette. l)r. (Jrtnn cuutetideil he (lis- covcrcd a condition of pneumonia while the tipcratiott was i11 progress and stopped to pre- vent c1.1111plic.'1tious_ judge Sittith ruled that the surgeon acted properly. .

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Cauztdtfs chzuupiun rhccse-ittzllvcr fur I037 is .\lr. _I. .\l.llait1 of llritto11.()t1l.. who was crtuvu- ctl king of the show whcu judges at the (eu- lral Ontario Chcesettnikers Association ex-

hibition recently finished evaluating more thau|

500 chcddars. .\ lune white chcdtlar. made by .\lr_ lain at his plant itear Listowel i11 Perth (Touubv, is pronounced tltc top-quality’ cheese. liutrics front every province in (Xunulzi, South Africa. New Zcalaud, llltiglzintl and Australia were judged. The cheese was disphiyed dur- ing the exhibition there. The ll. T. Chisholm 'l‘ropl1y went to .\lr. llaiu and tuore than $I,~ 000 prikc money was distributed among scores nf other chccscmzikcrs whose entries rcccivcal high 1narks_ o a m a

\\'hither, wither are we drifting tinder Liberal misrule? It was (liscltwsctl by Mr. Dunning this wcck‘ that 49% of the Federal Loan float- ed i11 l.o11d11n was left on the hands of the un- derwriters (the guarantors); the New Bruns- wick Luau last year of $5,000,000 cuuld not even get imderwriters and had to be converted into a $li._;o0,or)o later with most of the banks and financial ltouses iu (iautula as guarantors before it could be floated; and now we have the Camp- bcll (iovertuueut finding difficulties in tuust recent flotation. All these govcrmtictits are Liberal and when elected promised usa new fin- ancial heaven and carllt. For once they ltavc kept their word. only the new financial hcavcti they have provided is what ancicrs now anti heretofore ciillcd by another Iiame—hell.

paid for |

their

Conservative fin-

"'1 rm LIIAKLUII n1

11.1125 av m2 WAY

Lzuicasbirc is the happy ground OI a sucun eaperiuienv. A web- Lbovvit nun of glussutukcm at. at. neietis begins IICXL menm the pay- ment o1 a tummy bonus. ‘louse of its workmen WIIO have more ma: truce cnuuren uill parucipme. km llour children the bonus WIIl be 6S a. yvgek, fur live cuuuten 10s, and so on. between 000 and Wu laltiers tut likely to DLtlI01IL.—.LAJIIQOII ‘Iunes.

Unensluess about the Interni- tional situation is reflected In Hul- laudb dUCIbIJII to continue re- inforcing the army not. only at home but also in the butch East lIICllGS, A year r1150, coincident WIID the strengthening Dy BIIIIIIII of llI-c Singapore 1.511513, tloiluutl undertook strengthening the East Indus. A new ulan iaruviucs tor the practlcal ruiuvutiuu of the nauul au- force and a considerable c.\tc..1.>1ui1 of the 1 military air force. Etiriyltiis yeaty, the prugiaiiitiie wus further cx-I banded. ‘Inc defence budget. tor the

. _ _ _ ' ilJlllCll East. Indies was raised from both 1n the newspaper plants and m allied m- ‘M47000 to Ilellfly £2000,u0u.

The

new air (lefeuce Initted to the Vol .ia' provided I'm" an atldltlon of 200 DOITIbEfo and rcccnuaissattec z '- craft. (IUFIIIII the next three years. Doruier flying bums capable 0t carrying 3.500 potuids of bombs were included In this number. With the completion of this progrutnme,‘ Holland hopes to command the strongest. air force of any European Power in the Far EasL-Titncs of‘ India. ; Britain and the United States will negotiate u new trade agreement. ADart from the economic bcitefit, to both countries, such a move seems to be a desirable (me III drawing these two great nations closer to- uetltei‘ in u spirit of friendliness and co-operation, for It is stfl true that. "where your treasure Is, there Ivpll your heart. be alsofl-Chutam ews.

If ever a man needed smeIIIng salts to recover from nstouishtnent it must have been that. lugham County, Michigan, pension official to whom a widow returned $1,765 which she bad drawn as a ntoihers uetision, explaining she didn't. need It. any longer. The widow, lVLrs. Emma Fleiscbauer. was left. desti- tute after the 1929 stock. market‘ 011-1511. and thereafter ckcd out 11' meagre living on_ her pension. Then her stocks began to come back, and now are paying divfdeudsns soonas she had saved up the amount. she had received in pensions, she re- turned the $1.765 to Iugbaiu County, with her appreciative thanks. Some Dersons have thought that. such things could not; lIIlflPCII.—RBgllI(1 LOEICIBI.‘ Post.

II‘ our wheat amd our lumber and our tipples gain easier access to the British markets. Cauaciiau uhent. and lumber and apples may suffer as a consequence. We do not neces- sarily have to grant. Canada favors In our own markets Lu return. may be, as a Izoodpmany Canadians have been stiggestutg, that. we can heIn the Deimnion to secure some of the feyors we have heretofore exc.us1ve1y eiuoyed in Cuban markets. Butpiu any event we must, In collaboration with the British 1180011. find some quid pro quo with which to offset. the concessions we ourselves are expect/art to receive. It. all looks very complicated, and it. n11 is very complicated, but the net; result. of it all will be to lower a set of trade barriers which have done much to impede the normal flow of world commerce. Such n. change, as Secretary Hull has so often and so properly assured us. is a condition precedent. to an Increas- ed prosperity for our eountziy and for the “'(JI'l(l.—--l4fll|IIIIOIT! Suu.

/\ British judge who has had Inuch exucrieiice in t-rattlu cases urges tnoturists to train them-selves to think In feeL-ucr-sceoutl instead of in nules-per-Iiotu". 'I'I1iuk1i1g in terms of mites, he asserts, gives drivers a. fume sense of sectirlty. Not. only t be motorist, but. the pou- estrian also. would do well to uccd this advice when considering the safety of u street. crosslnu. Many accidents might then be avoided. - Wmnlpeg Tribune.

In a recent article, Sir Arthur MacNulty. Chief Medical Officer of Great Brltamks Board of Education, Insists that. education to be com- plete and sane “includes physical education.” 11nd defines the tum of the Board as striving - “to create n. new ivny 0t life and attitude of mind, Involving the recognition by neuple of ul. ages 0t the great bene- fits. mental, tnoral and Iihysicul. WIIIClI accrue from a III. and heal- thy body."

1r John u. icin-rt-rI-iit-r. .11». mu aunottztced that he proporctl Lb gtve year's employment t0 all the

heads uf ftunuies in Unite, lhbflu,‘ the tmiiutiticciiieii. ivould l111\e been, bIHHv-I‘

news than his (leflsinn t0 \ three new units at Itocke~ . .re. Actually. the two pro-l about. equal eaglt other. Mr

' I to stieud 512,-.

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' 1t s w for

fvlt:.ti'piy' tl1..s figure by‘ four, or abou. 211.: .‘..'.'.c ul tut‘ ttvtr- tuft.- tuzuuv, niul we Iituo l.i',‘.£vlJ i11- dIVIIl is :.utuit11'.etltl.I‘ v by .11.‘ Rockefeller 1i;1‘,‘i'ol1.As.~a11; mat 101' (very man umectiy u.11|1u_.ctt 011 construction work two mot work preparing the mate tlulv the 13.200 by tluc ud the '1 l totnl is BILGOII-New Yurk

ZICS.

Ammu: the charges against a Chinese General accused 01 treason‘ are "disobeying orders of has super-t tors. retrcunziu from Shantuug on Ills own lnitluttrtr, ursabpri 1J11n.l.g' yubllc fluids. exuding [Hilld-mklt,‘ taxes and Iurclmz the sale of L],III.II ubon the ticuule." It mould not lxrl surprising to leurn that. he also, bnrkctl habitually lu u bruhlbitaat area and nnd lltde respect for the tnetncrv of his a11ces.ut's.—G obc‘ and mall.

Florence Nightingale. loo III Io, move from her bed. reorganized the hflsbllflls 0f Elbtlnnd. Pastctir. senu-l paralyzed and under the constant. threat of anoolexy, tlnlcssly al.- tacked disease. MIIton wroe "Paru- dlse Lost." after he “as stricken blind. He nave cournizc 22d hone to those In baht. "Win best can suf-l fer. best can do," he sukL-Lcndun Express.

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Dlgnlly Is that propriety of dr- nortmcnt and ehnvtor wli chl should characterize a nerosu In his intercourse with Olllcfti. It. pro' eds from due appreciation or 111.: wit moral and social position and of hial

duties and responsibilities, In con- Junctlon with an entire forgetful- riess of self. True dlgnlty ls trres-' nectlve of posltlcn, and ought to‘ be found In every rank of llfe. high or low. and ‘.1 Is mdnubtedly as often met. with In the cottage as In Qho r-Woltvtlle Acadlan.

u LVN Lab .\ KUZA"!

t .- l PUBLIC

FORUM

Thlu column In open Ihvunslnn by morn-p ljllfllllillll Int (‘lturltitlelown (Iunrillil en um nevi-nut“; nnlurnu Ibo opinion» w! eorrupnndenll.

oovsntuvmur non BOIIROWING D

.1134 read with Interest pm- t...r Campbell's continent. on the . scment. published in the Fm. :1 .1.~ial Post with reference to a pro- .1 sd sale of $400,000 worth ot I‘. E

Laud bonds.

rue Prentier says that "the state. meat‘ M15 entirely Inaccurate 1n umvtlcnllv every respect". 1 think that the Premier has been ‘u time harsh WIllI the Post. writer. in so (Icing. »

In the first place the statement says. "bids were’ rejected". The Pre- IIIICI‘ IIIIIIIILS tins Io be true.

lu the second place the statement. says that. "no announcement has been made by the PIUVIIICIBI Gov- eminent III regard to prospective iniaiicuin". we know this to be

ue.

111 the third Dlace the statement says "tumors were cauect ior bri- mtelv on a $400,000 issue". The rrenuei- says this ls inaccurate, but. wnv WOUIU bcud houses net toxem- er and submit, DPICGS it bull"! sug- gestion to do s0 had not; come from some source close b0 the Govern- ment? _

1n the fourth n.ace the statement says "reasons for ICJCCIIOII o! bids buve not. been mace puuhc." Wt; know this to be true.

In the filth place the statement says “the Pmvince was unable to provide a detail of financial results for the year ending December 31st. 1937". We know this to be true.

In other words. rather than the “statement? "DOIHR entirely IIIBC- curale In practically every resllect." It. erred only in uslnz the word " lled" In referring to the tenders.

Now that. the Premier ls‘ a communicative mood 1t. muzhl be well for him to enlighten his em- ployers. the taxpayers, as to how the Government, have been hand- limz the sale of debentures of the Province as well as how many dol- iirs worth have been sold since the present. Government took over DOW- l". tI-Ie mlitht also tell us}! the ent. have a "financial ad- er” to look after albmatters of financing and re-imancinlz. and. 1f they have. bow Is he bald and by whom?

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I am. Sir. Etc“ TAXPAYER

TllE TEACHERS’ CONTROVERSY

Slfr-III tlils monunsrs Guardian I noticed with keen disappointment; that. Old Teacher had feveolfid Itimself. I suppose It is all for the best. and a. sporting thine to do but; It robs the teachers cuttbroversy 0f its only bit. of III,'S't-(‘I‘y. I have never read an a1 Lzumetit. In YOHI‘ miner before which has been so de- lightful as this one-and so free from cuts and personal slurs-

For some time I have been In- terested In Mrs. Frank's letters. esneclally her descriptions of the Island-Its inhabitants and nollve customs, It, is oensiniz to met to see ourselves throutlh a SIIB-flfllffh eves. and I bone to see more 0 1B1‘ work alnnfzttlmls particular line In the near u ure.

In conctuston I wish to say B- worcl of appreciation t0 thg 0n}! who Is responsible for the POEYIS Gunter". 'I'l1e verses brlnted bélrfi really beautiful and mv scrap on 15 biecpmlntg nultc cornulent as We

n eres ' nsz. “s 1 am, Slr. READER

Hunter River. Februnrv 2nd.

“LANGUAGE 0F TIlI-I LATINS" 4 . whether 3'}, I flflnfl. sbTf-ciiplnlonated that. lie dares. on hls own author- ]t,y_ “with a stroke _ot his pep. raid Greek to n11- "Langimse 0 3° Latins." or WhPlhEI‘ he is stmPy maliciously making a. ridiculously false statement. in h°l>ed°f 1m‘ presslnt: some unwary 1'05 91*

In either vventl joln Mr. Ikwlfi in refusing to answer any further comment. of M. M. N.

I am. sir, etc. RUIIAMAH SCIIEINFELD FRANK EDUCATION EAST AND WEST

SIr,—In connection with the controversy on. education In Prlnce Edward Island, I um sendlng for your Forum u. letter received from the Supt. 0f Education In VIc- lnrin. B. C.. who by the way Is an Islander. The object. of this letter is to show to some extent. the at- tltude of the British Columbia De- partment of Education durlug the past 33 years on the question of the relative importance of the subjects generally found In the curriculunts of the public schools In all our Canadian Provinces. The attitude of the Brltlsh Colum- bta Ueyai-Lnteitt. is In this respect. I may suv, at all times determin- ed largely by the tmitezl opiulou of the the public and high school teachers of that province.

In order that your Prince Erl- ivartl Island readers may fully IIDDTCCIIIH? the value of the Infor- mation Ijtven in Supt. Willis’ let- ter it is necessary for them to

schools and hlgh sebuols established all over the province. The uublle schools I11 that. province carry on the work from primary grade, to zrade VIII. 'I‘he B. C. high school entrance ex- amlitntion therefore corresponds (tbeoretlvallv at least.) with the P. E. 111.411‘. Public School Lenv- Ing Examinations excepting ot course that: In B. C. the pupils do actually leave the public school and enter a high school In order

' to continue their educatlon, while

In our Island province our boys nnd Izlrls qultc Illoglcally and cheerfully continue Lhefr educa- tion In the school they have left.

Pollowlug ls Supt. Wlllls‘ letter: M. McKenzle, Esq. Charlottetown. P.

Dear Slr: -

I acknowledne recelpt. oI your letter of‘ the 241th Instant.

In 1333 the subjrcts of examln- nllon for adinlsslon to our Hllh schook were as follows: Readlnt: Dlctatlon and Bpelllmz, Wrltlng. Engllsb Ltterature, Written Arith- mcttc and Bookkeeplng, Geo Izrapby. Grammar and Composi- tlnn. Canadlnn Hlswry. Brim"

E. I.

l Illstory. Nature Lessons. Includ- bu: Anatomy, Physiology and Ilvrlene. Drawlnlz.

That ls, eleven papers. wIth a total possible mark of I. .

In June, I928 t'.1~ High School Entrance Examl-‘atlan Pcluded the following subjects: Imman- Slllp. Dlctatlon and swelling. Arltbmetlc. Mental and rltten. crammin- and composition: Geo- "rarfiv: Canadian lIIstory or Drawtnf.

11m; In‘. n total of slx papers

with a total In

osslble mark ot 600 June, 88 Blah School lin-

traace Examination papers wit. be glven cu the following sub izcts: Etiglish II IPeunLAL-v Dictation and Spelling; Ari:'11.u;nt~ II—Part l. Mental; Part 2. Wrlt- ten; Ettglisb II-Gran mat; E111;- | lidi II-Coitipzsltlcti: 0:121] Stun ' :.s: Lienerl Srjietice. _ , ‘Vllh a tclal PIIESIDIO . ' , in ordzr I0 1.15s, a cnuiurlnte will be required Lrst to obfain a total of at least 36:1 ntxrlts cu the nzsvc IIIEIIIZZOIP crl papers and second to give evl- deuce of having covered satisfac- t" lv the prescribed work for . VIII. in H.:tlt11. Literature. Iliuslc and Art. No Uepitvtineiital Lxamiitntion papers are set In the HSL fcur itamerl subwds. but the Inspector of “ehculs checks the work (lone clc '. I may add that [mpils may be uromoteil IIU'.\' l0 SPIIIJI‘ Ifigh School from any Iiuulic school in the Province upon the I datlou ot‘ the =euel1cr in e . the class. ‘.11.! .1.~..pect0r of ' for the district and the Principal of the High Scauol tiearest. to the school proniotiitgk. Yours very truly, S. J. WILLIS. Superintendent of Education. In order to clarity the last simeitient in Supt. Willis’ letter I may say that the great nmjotlty of pupils entering ltigit schools In IIrit-islt Columbia. now do so on recommendation of the teachers in charge of them in the public schools. Those pupils who are not. satisfied to abide by their teach- er's declslon of’ unprepareduess are required to write on the De- bart-inerrtal examinations. Along with them pupils. tne hlnhly pro- ficient ones write also. who com- pete for medals given on the basis of hlehesl; marks In this Entrance Examination. In conclusion I wlsh to say, let none of your readers Imagine that because neither Latin nor French, Geometery nor Algebra is includ- ed In the curriculum of the British Columbia public schools, that there Is therefore any clty or district whatever that puts a. small value on these. On the contrary, I have Dolnterl out. that. thls province has a system of education that puts a hluh school where these atlvanced subjects are taught. practically within reach of’ every boy and (zirl In the province; or else provlzles that. In case be or she aLt/atuls u [utblic school wholly Isolated from n high school, then the hlfzhet" branches may by n special 64s- neitsatlon be taught either during regular school hours or after rec- ular school hours. I have never lived in British Columbia In a. dis- trict. nor have 1 heard of one, so benitrhtecl as to look with con- tempt on these higher subjects; and It your space permits, I will write more fully on this topic, and touch with interest for many of your readers. I 110m, on the won- derful part. played by Prince Ed- ward Lslutid teachers during the past. 40 years in the history of education in BflllSlI Columbia. I am. Sh". etc. M. MCKENZIE. (An Old Teacher).

THE PARENTS‘ RESPONSIBILITY 1N THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILD

Sir. — Next week - Education Week - there wlll be discussions concerning the responsibility of the various human elements In the education of the child:

The Parents’ Responsibility. The Government's Responsibil-

lty.

The Community's Responsibility. The Responsibility of the In- dividual Citimn.

The Putin's Responsibility.

The Teacher's Responsibility.

In cottsiderlug thu responsibil- ity of the parents In the education 0f the child, I shall confine my- self to the child's trruuluy: in the (xlassroom. 11mg hcforc the child gets to school, 111s education has begun. And side by side with his fortnul schooling, cotttinues his education In 111s home, nnd out- side his home, tinder his parents’ supervlslon. 0t‘ these phases of the parents responsibllfty we are not qualified to speak. Nor slmII we try to measure the parents‘ re- sponsibility as compared with that of the government. the community, etc. To me It seems that the re- sponslbility oI each ls linuted only by the power of each, and the power, In the case of the parents is sharply defined by their char- acter, understanding and means. Useless to speak of the education ot‘ his child to the parent who has shown himself an undesirable cit- izen; the coiruuittiity must. educate his child. Useless also to expect help from the tuentally unlit, or those so \rretel1ezll_y' poor that they cannot even lcfll their child; here too the community Inust. assume the responsibility.

But there are IIIDIIFIIIIIIS 0f con- scientious parents who (l0 not shoulder their full responsibility because they do not realize their luflueuce- in n free community. They think they must be "educat- ed" to speak txtitlt (tllPCl, and so they do not voice their protests. They do not. kmuv that. common- sense Ls not depeurlent upon for- mal education, uutl that words, however liome-~-pu:i. vxlll be re- spected If heard 111 the ritht quar- ters. No voter IllCLl Iicsitate to npprcnch those lu power. It ls thch" duty and pleasure to satisfy the cttizcus. But of course those In authority must be sure that the demand for n change which will affect the majority, comes from the ntajorlty. Those pur- ents who are dlssntfsflcd with ex- Lstlng conditions In education, for Instance, must be wllling to galn adherents to their muse nmoniz. neighbours and those from other districts. They lllliat. be mieicstect enough tn tofu nrgaulmllotis silch as The Women's Instlttite and their ctvu itolltlcul pnrtles. They must. attend school meetlnqs and be entuprlslttu enough In tiass rc- soluuons recommendltig desired changes. They imist. gain the sup- port; of school Inspectors. nnd then surely, If they appeal dlreetly t0 the Board of Education, Ihelr plea will be heard, nor will the Legls- Iatures. turn n deaf ear to such determined requests. should lcgls- Iatlve actlon be ticcessary.

We are well aware, that the av- erarze busy parent, wlll not. on rendlng these suggestions. rush out. to button-hole his nelghbor, joln an organization. wrlte to his. IVZWHHIIIY-IIIIIII. sprnk to Ins school Inspector or anything ~— But per- hnns. here and there.. one or two‘?

There are however ways. more direct. more homely, that. even the humblcst. most pro-occupled par- ents may use for the crlueatlouai welfare 0t their children. There Ls the matter of tardiness. Every teacher knows that. In spite of her utmost efforts there wlII always b" a number cf chronically tardy pupils. Tnrdlness nt school ma- not, do lasting harm to the chm-- acter of the rhlld. n». some cialm.

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Far more serious Is Irregular tentlon shown him tor the first attendance. Whatever the faults time. Such visits are cit-pm.

of any system of education, a child Ls better off at school, than Idling about. the house, or worst of all wondering about without. supervision. If only those Irres- ponsible members of society men-

tioned In the beginning, were guilty, It. would become a. com- munity responslblllty. But, there

are parents, good cftlzens outer- wise, anxious to do what. ls best

for their children, who keep them

home on the slightest. pretext.

Shopping for the child that can well be done Saturday; s. visit to grandma; some household task or farm-chore —- even consclentalous parents do not stopto think that. a day here a day there, often re- peated. may not. result in a. cull from the truzmt officer, but. cou- stitutes a decided Imudlcnp to the child nnd a drag on the class. No (xhild should be sent. to school who '

is not Well, the child's health is Important. than hls cdticntloti, but. n0 ltealthy child should be kept. home except. for the gravest. reasons.

Let us assume for the moment that. his parents send him to school promptly and regularly. - Need we mention that, a. child's bed-time, his breakfast, affect. his behuvolr and his Drvqress seboc‘? If Bessie comes to school hull asleep. ll.’ she ls allowed to run off" without. a. warm breakfast; and If she has lam and pickles and a. bottle of soda. water In her lunch basket Instead of milk and bread and butter and some fruit. the chances are that she will not be at her best. .

Still speaking of the child's health, let; us glance for a. moment at. the child's home-work. A good teacher does not IIIakC home- work _t.ake the place of teaching. In the four lower grades no home- work at. all should be given. The child has already sut. still longer than ls good for hlm. A half hour's work is enough In grade 5. An hours home work Is plenty In And even In grades 9 and 10 home-work should never exceed an hour and a halt’. Children of all ages need to run and play and be educated by other means than books. There should be time allowed for supervised study during the school session. Whatever home work Ls given. it: should never be based upon Ild- vaticed work. Simple review work that. can easily be corrected by the teacher (work not carefully check- ed ls worse than useless) ls all the home-work that Is necessary. Parents should be quick to ex- press displeasure If their chlldren come home laden with books. Home work In many educational sys- tems has been eliminated alto- gether In the grades, or reduced to the tlme limits I mentioned.

Often too, the otflclnl school time ls unduly lengthened by the teacher. Parents should not al- low a child to be kept. more than half an hour either for the pur- poses of’ dlsclplfne or for extra work. In many school systems mu Is a strict rule and works out for the better Interests of both teacher and pupils.

Lastly, parents who keenly feel the responslblllty of doing thelr best In the education of their chll- dren, will not overlook the good effect; of occaslonal vlslts to the class-room. Something happens. somethfng often of lasting good, when teacher and parents come face Io face In the school-room. Perhaps the teacher suddenly be- comes human to the chlld when he sees her talking so naturally to ma or pa; perhaps the ehllrl becomes an Individual to the teacher with a definite buck- ground: whatever It Is, very often "bad" boys Improve; Indlfferent children become more Interested.

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