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This will be the last issue at Vldening Educational Horizons for ma school year. We bid all .read-

' as farewell till next fall.

Vacation h always a happy Inc to look forward to - and hacbers are most human in this respect. and in truth they are quite ready for this lull that has name after a ten months period I teaching. Instructing the young I one of the jobs that demands all of ene's energy every day. it b no wonder. then. that those who spend their time in the class- room look forward to a break. hr as the year goes on one feels he come-back from the daily rind gradually becoming slower and slower till of last a real need h felt for the rerharizini: of the battery that sparks the ambition b so an. and so - that is what vacation means to a teacher.

The word vacation conjures up no many different ideas as there are teachers. To some it means working at another job to help argument the meager salary; to some it means summer school to enable them to become better teachers: to some it will mean a hip to a place of interest. which 5 h itself on education: to some I will mean lending a hand in me home; to some it will mean spending much time in God's great not doors soaking up sunshine old fresh air: but in whatever way the stx or eight weeks are gpgnt one thing is certain -- the rue teacher will be ready and waiting to get back to the class- room back to the srnuiv of children who will be her special care for the next year

Returning will be the experi- enced teachers. those whose feet will be on familiar ground. and whose grasp of the situation will be sure. There will be the yuuiig inexperienced teacher who will

. enter the field with mixed feel- - hgs of recent training st-liool Hess and breathless doubts of ' what lies ahead. It is s areal work. this work among the young. I. la a pity that more of our young people are not tnkini: up the work these days. One could not help letting one's thoughts dwell on this at the Prince of Wales Convocation recently when "'9?! WPTP I0 many lTEldllElfflF and so few from the Teacher Training Department I feel confident that all citizens of Prince Edward island are of the opinion that something must be done about the teacher situa- tion. Our province with its teach- er problem is no different from the rest of Canada but that is no reason for rnmplacency. are we doing anything about It'.' Talking i not enough. To my mind this h Prince Edward island's num- her one problem and the sooner we tackle it the better But here i am - straylni: far Iway from my topic --to fP.'Ir'liPTs and pupils alike--Happy Holidays'

QUESTION TIME FOR TF.AFllF'RS

By T. C. K:-ll:-r in the I. t". Teacher

N Hie richest man in any town of city were to die some evening. the question that would nass from one person to another that follow-

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F. ing morning would be. "How

1- much is he worth”" or ”ilnw much did he leavc”” But if the

best teachers in that same town " or city were to die. nobody would be foolish enough to ask that ouestion. This does not mean that the loss would be less kcenlv felt: it simply means that nooole have never accustomed themselves to thinking of teachers in terms of dollars and cents

Measuring a Teach:-r's Worth: Teachers have always been trom- pelled to think not mercly in terms of service. but also in terms of remuneration They have Ipent money and years in prepar- ing for their chosen work. they

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according to their worth. Unfor- tunately for the teacher. it is much more difficult for the em- ployer in the world of education to find a basis of worth. who can step into a classroom and in a very few inutes evaluate a tea- cher? Very often the teacher who captivates the community at once peters out later. while the better teacher whose methods and per- sonality are less spectacular may at first seem a failure. In other words. it takes time to determine whether a teacher is really suc- cessful or not. Life is much more difficult to analyse than thlnga.. Undoubtedly. most school boards and superintendents are sincere in wanting to pay teachers what they are worth. In this article I want to suggest six pointed ques- tions which the individual teacher may ask himself and thus frankly face what he is actually worth.

flow Much Do I Know? No one can teach what he does not know. The teacher's knowledge is hlii stock in trade. The teacher must know what he teaches. but he must know infinitely more than he teaches. The point is clear. The need for reserve knowledge makes a tremendous demand on the teacher and explains why so many teachers fail: their back- ground knowledge is too meagre. too limited.

Am I Adding to the Body of My Knowledge? At the very start the young teacher must be hum- ble in the face of the vast field of knowledge into which he has never entered. He must be am- bitious. He must have a definite plan of work mapped out and set himself indiistriously to the ac- complishment of the work plan- ned. Each year he is employed will mark an advance in his value to the school and cuiiimunity.

Am I a Successful Teacher? How is a teacher to know if he is successful or not? it. may take years to reveal the permanent results of successful teaching. Teachers often resent having out- siders come in to inspect their work. But as long as this is done fairly by a competent educator. it should be welcomed as a means of helping the teacher tu size up his own siicccss or failure.

The attendance. attention. in- terest and response of the pupils will indicate to him whether he is succeeding or not As he meets the parents of his pupils. their attitude will furnish further evi- dence. He must face this evidence.

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spire his pupils with the desire to learn. is fundamental in de- termining liis worth as a teacher.

Am I a Constructive Disciplin- arlan? The pre-eminent need of our nation today is self-disciplin- ing citizens. The home has its part to play in this development. but unfortunately there are many today who feel that the home is not measuring up to its respon- sibility in this respect. if this is true it places a greater respon- sibility on the teacher. To what extent can the teacher contribute to this need? Certainly, in the school room and on the play ground the pupils must show an intelligent attitude toward discip- line. and reveal the ability to re- spond to constructive methods They should understand what dis- cipline ta and what it means.

The capable teacher's appeal will be based upon his control of his own words and actions: this control will give force and weight to his serious attempt to secure a willing response from his pupils. The fact is. what the pupils do on the way home when they are entirely away from the iurisdic- tiong of the school is the most severe test the constructive dis- ciplinr of the school room must face. The teacher who recognizes this responsibility and faces it courageously adds to his worth as a teacher.

Am I Deeply Interested hi the

Community? One big problem the

school of today is facing is that

of securing adequate funds with

which to finance its extensive

programme. Here is where the community interest enters into the picture. If the school is for- tunate enough to be in charge of a teacher whose training and ex- perience will enable him to serve the needs of the community. the support the school needs will be more cheerfully and generously given. The work a teacher does outside the class room will be gr e a f ly appreciated especially since the community needs the trained services of the teacher. But there is nnothcr side to this --the side of the teacher himself. Most people are happiest when they are busy doing something worthwhile. Here lies one great avenue along which will come the growth discussed earlier in this article. He will teach more efficiently because he has con- tributed of himself to the com- munity. He will be worth morc in dollars and cents.

for regardless of how much he grows. his ability to teach. to in-

have a right to expert financial returns. They have mimcrnus oh-

port. or relatives

muneratlon.

for Quality Mildncss Value

ligation: to meet. families to sun- to maintain. They are forced to think of re-

in business. employees are paid ..:....L:.....?...:.

Do I Emphasize the Develop- of Character? What means are

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et :1 hr Halls 5 it velop character in my .pupils? Whit is the real strength of my own character? The conscientious teacher will find in every sub- ject taught plenty of opportunities for encouraging character de- velopment. While the teacher does not teach school. yet he will have a chance to encourage the formation of those habits which constitute prac- tical religion.

If. as someone has defined it. "Education is what remains after most of what we have learned has been forgotten." then these habits and character traits are worth more than most of the facts we ask our pupils to learn. for they are what live on through the years and determine the strength of men and women.

This brings us back to the ques- tion under discussion. Before any teacher calls himself underpaid. he should face these suggested questions. If his knowledge is broad. if he is constantly grow- ing. it he is successful in his teaching. it he is a constructive disciplinarian. if he shows vital interest in the life of the com- munity in which he teaches. and if he emphasizes character in his teaching. he is certainly entitled to expect a salary commensurate with the results of his work.

If our schools are to be im- proved. inefficient teachers must be eliminated a..o capable teach- ers employed This means that a teacher must be sure he is Worth more money before he criticizes the salary he is now receiving. Surely it is practically impossible to pay a master teacher too much: it I equally impossible to pay a time saver too little. Since these school years are of such tremendous importance to the boys and girls in the school. an am-aoahie teacher who taught for

nothing would he a tragic invest- .

merit.

The fact still remains that it is not possible to pay a K7881 teacher in dollars and cents what he is really worth. When all is

religion directly in H

an is United lntlms I gt Malenkov. I. be West German fa re es.

when formed. will be under the control of the NATO Supreme Ai- iiad Commander in Europe.

4. In October 1064, Japan. Thai- land. and the Philippines were made members of the Colombo

an. 5. The United States Government. on learning of the imprisonment of eleven U. S. airmen whose air- craft crashed during the Korean War. blockaded the Chinese coast.

6. The smallest of the Benelux nations is Belgium.

1. Russia has tested atomic bombs.

8. China is a strong. Industrial country. dependent on no other country.

0. The large majority of India's millions are engaged in industry.

10. K2 is a formula to fight

polio.

ll. Dr. Salk of the U. S. A. has proved the value of his polio vac- cine.

12. Because of Communist China. the U. S. A. failed to sign a mu- tual security treaty with Na- tionalist China for the protection of Formosa.

13. Quemoy is strategically nec- essary to the defence of For- mosa. 14. One of Australia's states is an island off the southeast coast call- ed New C ledcnia.

, 15. One of SEATO'S aims is to keep Southeast Asia out of Com- munist hands.

16. A major shortcoming of the SEATO pact is that India and In- donesia failed to sign it.

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The University of Alberta gave its 1954 national award for long and conspicuous service to the arts

paid and done. the maior nortion of his salary will never be found in his pay envelope or cheque The largest part of the pay lies

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in the teacher's consciousness that he has helped to send out into the busy world boys and girls who are better nrepared to be the kind of citi1cniI a great de- mocracy must have. But he can not live on such noble realiza- tions: he deserves and must re- ccive a salary sufficient to en- izhle him and his family to live in a manner cnmmensiirste with the position lie holds in the com- muiiiiv .TRUE OR FALSE l 1. Dog Hammarskjold is wre- tary-General of the United Na- tions.

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anti-combines body has accused the sias.o00.0oo Canadian Brew- eries Limited and board chairman E. P. Taylor of pursuing monopol- istic merger practices. It has rec- ommended court action to sin the company from buying out an kill- ing off more of its beer som- petitora. In a lot-'psgs report to Justice Minister Garson. clirnaxing four years of investigation. the restric- tive trade practices commission said it found the company bought out 28 Ontario rivals in 28 years, closing out 12 of them. It said the company deliberately reduced the number of acquired beer brands in Ontario to nine from 150. thereby depriving the puglic of a wide and diversified beer selection. It said the company also had moved into the Quebec and west- orn Canada brewing fields. buying up companies. rnergfng and con- solidating and in some cases eliminating plants in alleged ichemes to control the beer mar- et. Mr. Garson. on tablirig the re- port in the Commons today. said he will decide later what action the government will take. HASN'T CONTROL The commission said Hie com- pany. under the direction of Mr.

Charged With Pursuing

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the company's hunger for rivals. there was a danger it might ulti- mately attain iii domination.

It recommended:

1. Canadian Breweries ba'bai-red from buying any more of the as- sets or controlling interest in the capital stock of any of its Cana- dian competit .. The company also has big holdings in the United States and Britain.

1. The company be prevented from increasing its shares of West- ern Canada Breweries Limited. Vancouver. of which it already owns about as per cent. 8. Canadian Breweries officers or agents be prevented from be- coming or ttnulng as an officer or director of Western Canada Breweries.

4. Action to bar Canadian Brew- eries from price-fixing or com-' petition-i i an i

with competitors.

QUOTES FROM LETTERS

The commission, in its report, included quotations from letters by the Ottawa-born Mr. Taylor and other evidence that be intended to expand his company's activities to exert control over the industry.

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naval ship to negotiate the famed North West Passage through th Arctic islands. e Hurricane Hazel took more lives in Ontario in a quarter of a day than she did in the full force of her travels through the Carribean and the continental United States. Cape Breton Island has been joined to the Nova Scotia main- land by the Canso Causeway. Prime Minister St. Laurent is the third Canadian prime Min- ister to be given the freedom of the city of London.

Marilyn Bell won the acclaim of her country and the rest of the

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MacDonald found a document in the companyls files which said the company was set up for the pur- pose of acquiring and controlling a number of Ontario companies to establish itself as a "dominant fac- tor in the brewing l" ' " in the province.

He also found other documents in which Mr. Taylor spoke of con-' solidation of a number of com- panies. saying he could make the operations of these companies "so disastrous that they would be forced to consolidate with us or go

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