would be if Federal authorities would r L . stop their incessant chattering about 3' "3? N the disadvantages which Maritimers have to contend with and pay more attention to their just rights which were formally recognized in the Con- federation pact but which have never been acknowledged in any practical in a n n e r. successive Governments having contented themselves with handing out little fragmentary prom- ises on the eve of elections. Mean- while, there is no reason why Mart- timers should get into the habit of bemoaning their lot in the manner of the hypochondrlac who has con- vinced himself that he has all the diseases known to medical science and a few additional ones.

E11 (6 tlimt '0eIus Prince Edward mean Like the Der every weekday -Illtu as IRS Pnnee ltred P.lJ.. by to Thomas Coaipaay Lu. 5 -v is King St. IL. Toucan must Otllna. as Uaivernty Tower Ills. Ipa A. lueett. Punliner and General Ilaaaac Freak Walker. lhlltor Ieniher Canadian Dally Newapapc N Publishers Association Iteinber of The Canadian Press -. lumber Audit Bureau at Circulailoaa Indie offices at suininerside. Montague and Alhersee authorised as Second Class Mall no the Po! OBI- ; Department. Ottawa. n 1. .7 Carrier Charlottetown. Suninierdde !l5.otl not It . v Illll Elsewhere in FF..I. 00.00 other Prvvinoaa ad U. S. tl'.'.0o per anniiias.

'?ie atreagest meme y is weaker than the weakest ink."

SATURDAY. rr:nfio..in;I1

NOTES BY THE "WAY

A U.S. sports writer I hockey as "Canada's favorite out. duo rlport." Presumably the out- door part is while you are looking for a place to park.-Peterborough Examiner '

Thieves slots in dead rabbits from a South Dakota store. Police report they can't find hide or hare I of 'ein.-Sudbury Star.

All flea there are the deep thinks . whose flesh creeps just as much at a peace threat as at a war threat.-Hamilton Spectator

National welding is going up at an alarming rate. The econom. ists double-talk about inflation, but there are some simple souls J who put it all down to the prices that are charged.-Brantford Ex- positor

when the pastor ef a church and his family returned from services the ther night they found tliai someone had entered the house through an unlocked door. Missing were a shot-gun. a record player and H11! records. including a re. corded sermon on the sin of steal- ing.-Cape Breton Post

one rural school in Kentucky has replaced ink-wells with mod- ern ball point pens. Which will probably save a lot of wear and tear on little glrls' plgtails.-To- - ronto Star.

i5A,r.i-3'1 i. A -Mailer Oi Convenience ' '11 will be recalled that when the .3: Suez crisis was at its height Prime 1-A Minister St. Laurent and External H Affairs Minister Pearson publicly- . 3 and loudly-(lcclaicd that the Brit- li i ish-French action in Egypt dealt a : heavy blow to the Commonwealth.

The Khrushchev-Bnlgaata visit to Finland has been set for spring because it is at that season. as Mr. Khrushchev has explained. that love is at its strongest. -Winnipeg Free Press.

There. are. 5.2 million motor- cycles. motorscoofers and motor- bikes in France today. France, in fact, is now producing more of these motorized two-wheelers than any other country in the world. During i955, the French made

Fine Tourist Liieraiure

A most attractive assortment of tourist literature is available this

The U.S. Army has abolished

th h th P , Ed d l.l5l,82l of this type of vehicle, the horse-drawn caisson and the

- - z . . - . 1 year roug e rince war - and in the first half of 195 out- riderles ho t "H .

V Indem-t mel seemed t-O be-new ma Island Travel Bureau which should ' J5 P" W" "P '9 P"'""l- W"P'”4 113- A lslicllsfnoze-nililizr-:0

i -. its dissolution w a s imminent. On A ' I v p I I . -' T1, to the first six months of 1955. - cases the dead soldier and his re-

) 5,.,.,.m1 (,(.,.ag-,0,” since men they -pioxe of gi cat val-uet both lndllilleiesb .- 4.-NY France Acluellc zliitiziileyr b:'eel:::t:”:1:;;e Fund "W.

. - - - .. - .- .xami 9

t have stressed the importance of re- "lg P10-5P9C”V9 VN ("'5 3" " pm " ' l

viding information for them when they come. Beautifully designed and coloured, these tourist pamphlets will probably be sent all over the continent, and overseas as well. They will compare favorably with any

storing the unity of the Common- wealth to its former strength by every means at the disposal of mem- ber. nations. Doubtless. British Gov- 1- ernmcnt leaders. too, although they

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Guardian Filea

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (February II. 1032) workmen are now engaged clear- ing sway the debris on the site

Malaria in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea is a lil- sease of major importance and 3 contributing factor in delaying hill and proper economic development. lf malaria were eradicated. it has been estimated that it would naive

O CANADA

v

The learning Process

l'Ixt-crpls from the annual report of Dr. Sidney Snlilh,

PUBLIC FORUM Medically

This column is flprll to the ttlaceo

did not talk quite as much about it as did their Canadian counterparts, : - also regretted the strain under which Commonwealth ties had fallen and were just as anxious to see them strengthened once more. The talk now is that a meeting pf Prime Ministers will be held in . .1; London this coming summer, prob- ably in late June or early July. In view of Mr. St. Laurent's and Mr. Pearson's profound concern for Com- imonwealth unity, it might reason-

act most favorably to the suggestion. However. a brief statement made in the Commons by the Prime Minister would seem to some to indicate that he is not as enthusiastic about it as . a great champion of the Common- . wealth might be expected to be. All .- . , he said was that he did not think

,,l"l;:' , that a meeting in the early summer . ij . would be convenient to Canada. This,

l t-" . in itself, would not establish a luke- ' warm attitude. He may simply have " meant that the general election, which seems to be takeh for granted, will occupy most of his time in June. ' But if inconvenience is the only ob- stacle in the way of Canadian partl- cipation. there surely must be some way of picking a date that would suit everyone concerned. At any V rate, one cannot help thinking that it it would have sounded much better l' if Mr. St. Laurent had stated that l i when the meeting does take place l he-if he is. null Prime Minister at is the time-will be there.

Touching on the proposed meet- I 1' ing. the Edinburgh Scotsman in a recent issue observed that "close support of Canada is important for the maintenance of good relations between Britain and the United States." That is the official Canadian view, too; at least, it has been all along. it would be a pity if for any reason whatsoever Canada did ndf respond to the roll call. Perhaps . when Mr. St. Laurent and Mr. Mac- millan meet in Bermuda they will be able in work out something mutually -; grccablc and which will not put any xtra burdens on Mr. St. Laurent in he elcctionccring season.

Standard Oi Living

As a correspondent pointed out in the Public Forum a day or two ago. there is far too much talk in lliosc Atlantic Provinces about the "lower standard of living" which is alleged to be part of our destiny. Even the Gordon Commission felt obliged to include the phrase in their report, although they obviously tried to talfe the sting out of it by adding mypteriously that fl lower standard, of iiving did not necessarily mean thdlfaritlmcrs live less sumptuously thpn Canadians in other areas, or

literature of its kind both in ap- pearance and content.

Our bathing beaches, golf courses, fishing and hunting facilities, har- ness racing and other sports, churches and colleges, shopping and farming centres -- all these and other subjects are well covered. One pamphlet deals entirely with tourist accommodation, listing, with descrip- tive detail, all our hotels, motels, tourist cottages and homes. The” road map and tourist guide appears in sparkling new format, and with its companion booklet. the tour guide to scenic and historic places of interest. provides a wealth of concrete infor- mation. One leaflet makes a direct appeal to hay fever sufferers, ad- vising them that P.E.I. is the ideal spot for their holiday and giving them the proof in ragweed air-index figures. A fine job has been made of republishing Mr. W. R. Shawls article on Prince Edward Island agriculture which appeared last May in the Canadian Geographical Jour- nal.

It is a pleasure to browse through this literature. and we suggest that our readers drop in at the Tourist Bureau headquarters and sample it for themselves.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Israel has at least one staunch friend in the Commons. Mr. Cold- well, CCF leader. said in a recent statement that "in trying to force her to withdraw without guarantees, the United States and the other members of the U.N. are being un- fair to Ismael and short-sighted from the point of view of world peace."

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It has been announced that a Royal Commission to review the terms of Newfoundlantfs union with Canada will be appointed "soon." The Newfoundland Government has had a Royal Commission working on the subject for some time. There seems to be a widespread feeling in Newfoundland that Ottawa has been U"flUl)' dilatory in implementing its obligations.

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I'll-I.l'pf has signed an agreement which protects the "legal rights" of members of the U.N. Emergency Force. So perhaps the force won't be incorporated into the Egyptian

army after all. For all practical pur- poses, however, it must still be con- trolled in its comings and goings by Colonel Nasser's will.

0 O O ,The US. surplus disposal program has moved six billion dollarf worth of farm surpluses into the world

market, in the past three and one-

half years. This figure includes deals

President of the Board of Governors, Unixersity of Toronto

We cannot streamline the l demands; and all of us, parents,

learning pi'occss

Some persons do not accept the foregoing assertion. We are told that the age of degrees by telev- ision is at hand: the student of the future. armed with a printed course outline and a miineograph- ed reading list, will tune in his professors from the comfort of his armchair and make notes -if mini-

also been supplied to llllll.' 01' if he must have laboratory classes. they could run continously, with demonstrators taking eight hour shifts; and of course the "quarter system" would keep the product- inn line running merrily along throughout the year. Those persons who would press upon the uni- versities a mechanistic solution of the problem of numbers slioulii read and digest a irt-port' of an efficiency expert on the operation

of a symphony orchestra, vlliich i shall quote in part because of its relevance:

"All the first violins were playing identical notes: this seems unnee- sssary duplication If a large volume of sound is required it could be obtained by means of electronic amplifier equipment. Mitch effort was absorbed in the playing of thirty-second notes. this seems an excessive refinement. it is recommended that all notes be rounded up to the nearest clghth note. if this were done it would be possible to use trainees and lower grade operatives more ex- tcnsively. There seems to be much repitition of some musical pass- ages. Scores should be drastically pruned. No useful purpose is serv- ed by repeating on the horns a passage that has already been handled by the strings. It is estim- ated that lf all redundant pass- ages were eliminated, the con- cert time of two hours could be reduced to twenty minutes."

Efficiency dcfeals itself if the aims of the educational endeav- our are lost. The result of assem- bly Ilne methods would not be higher education; indeed it would not be education high. low or med- ium. . . .

TRAGIC WASTE

"We are trying in Ontario to learn which high school pupils are best equipped for university work. If and when we find out, we still cannot conscript them into college, nor can we force them to work if they come. It used to be believed that lack of money was the barrier keeping many good sludents from the universities. and i am sure that this is true in many cases. Yet the number of boys and girls nlio are dropping out of school b(ilt.'lll.N't" they don't like school greater than the number who drop out for economic reasons. lit-sire seems to be a more potent lacior than dollars . .

if we are to t'hf'l'k the tragic waste of our human rcsnnrrcs. we must curb our devotion to the cult of mediocrity, we must give special at cntion and ') -ial training to the lRlt'lllt'(l children.

Time Tow

. parli-s eographed lecture notes have nut -

. of nomenclature.

is nun-h .

5 produced th on whom we shall make special l

l eradicate the criminally common

belittlement of scholarship that has spread like a virus throughout schools. Life is more than learn- ing, but living without the love of learning is less than life. FACULTY OF ARTS

A cynic might say that the arts amt science faculty "divisa est in ties" - the humanities which have the prestige. the phys- ical sciences which have the man- ey. and the social sciences which have the students. Actually the three fold division is a convenience Many subjects lie across the dividing lines, and one could scarcely devise an arts

course that would be entirely in '

one area. A classics course opens up a literature that includes pol- itical science. a physicavcourse

- cmbraccs liistnry - the illustra-

tions could easily be multiplied.

The important distinction to bear in mind is that arts studies are intrinsically valuable. if in the next ten years they come to be treated merely as means to other ends, merely as useful background to professional training, the facul- ty of arts will lose its motive power and become a service sta- tion for the ambulance , the lor- ries and the bulldozers.

DEMAND ON INCREASES

The demand for arts llradlllilel is already very great and will un- doubtedly increase. Many of the leaders of Canadian industry who conferred recently at St. Andrew's New Brunswick, mentioned their need for good B.A.'s and their hope that the crucial shortage of engineers and scientists would not cause an imbalance in the uni- versities that would endanger their integrity and effectiveness...

I believe that the traditional academic structure of universities can be saved--but is it worth sav- ing? There are many who tell us that in this electronic alle, when hundreds of traditional skills and attitudes are t ' ' cent, the era of the expert has arrived and that of the scholar is gone; that a hanized economy has no understanding of. or pa- tience with, the ivory tower; and. that frustration and defeat are in store for us if we oppose or attempt to modify the trend of the times..-

Obsolence, they sly. ll I W5" comltant of progress. But surely the individual must use his Judg- ment to decide whether any slven change represents real progress or not, and. if it does not. resist it. The attitudes of a liberal in Nazi Germany or a Christian in Bol- ahevik Russia would have been callcd oboolesccnl. and in our own country we went through a phase -1 hope that we are through it- when hard work,ln school was so described, in the name of progress- ivism, in many quarters. Not to Igbouf the point, we may confident- ly resiat the mechanization of unl- versities until the inventors have automatic pupil and the robot pr feasor.

Speak Uniledly

The Maritime Ce-eperater

The opinion of most Alaritimcrs on the Gordon (Tnmmission report was well expressed by Angus Mae- Lun. MP for Queens, P.E.l., hen he agreed in the House of

aEC0lI'llTlC'IdI”0lII for the Marl- times few will disagree. They are:

l. Maritime potatoes have to find markets in the United States over a tariff of 35 cents a hundred- weight and that on a quota. On the other hand. United states pa. tetoee collie into Canada duty free except during six weeks of each year. This situation should be rec- tlfled.

2. The Maritime Freight Rate Act should be amended immed- iately to restore the benefits the

non by rul'rel)!tlntlHtls of question as interest. The Guardian docs not necep aarily ciitiuilo the opinion at corree pondenla.

POTATO lNSPE("I'l0N

Sir.- I nisli to reply briefly to a lciier winch appeared in your issue of Feb. llllh over the name of Mr. Knud Jorgenscn. it quoted with ix-asonablc accuracy the headlines of The Gilill'lllafl of Feb- ruary 9th, but immctiiatcly there- after contained, in quotes, re- marks which were not made in that report.

While I have not been included with those who Mr. Jorrzcnscn sug- gests "squeeze" the Pl:J.l. Farm- er. I feel obliged to stand up for "our local newspapers as well as our lucal insllt-clurs", both of whom i believe to he among the greatest champions of the inter- esls of our farmers.

For the sake of hl".'Vll)' l will merely mention a few of the other points on which I feel obliged to disagree with Tllr. Jorgcnscn.

l. His conclusion is somewhat far-fetched when he attributes to too stringcni potato gratlcs the dcparture of the island's youth.

2. P.F2.l. is still a large producer of table turnips of highly accept- able .quality.

3. A 2"; inch grade is less ob- jectionable tn an island grower than to a Maine grower because in most cases the Island grower can market his undo-rsize pota- toes as Certified Seed, often at a premium over No. L5.

4. If. as Mr. Jorgenscn suggests, half the potatoes are picked out here in order to meet grade stan- dards, and the other half picked out when they arrive in Ontario and Quebec, how do we account for the fact that this industry brings back to the farms of Prince Edward island an average of S7,- 000,000.00 per year.

i am. Sir. cir.. l-7.W. CAlllPBlCI.I. Manager P.E.l. Potato Marketing Board

MARITIME INDUSTRIES

Sir, - Referring to the Gordon Report about the lack of indus- tries in the Maritlmes. it might be profitable to make labels for Canadlanigoods. i have often noticed that some articles have labels "Made in the U.S.A." Com- pcling against a tariff on these might make it pay. Also raising and canning popcorn would be possible in this latitude. That would give a year round industry, growing it in summer and canning in wlnlcr.

Layiniz out "suitable community ccntrcs for retired people from other parts of Canada and the Stairs would be another l1l'0"'-- nble enterprise. Tourist trad! would be increased if dirt-ct air- plaiic service could be arranged brlwcen New York and Boston to P.l-2.l.. with U-Drive--lt service available on the island.

I am, Sir. etc

HELEN iiitzizniai. Crapaud, P.E.l.

Books Reviewed

A CHANGE OF PACE. Bruce Wcsl. Published ny the University of Toronto Press. 53.50.

This is a lazy man's book. One can leisurely pick it up and lay it down at will and savour sweet satisfaction.

The author. formerly a column- ist for the Globe and Mail. pre- xenig g potporri for Ill tastes. He meanders from 21091 in who ject with the grace and ease of I country stream. Nothllll WHEY! mm ma yet In places one can readily find shoals of criticism. l.ke shoals and sand bars on a river bank. The senile humour

Speaking

MIGRAINE HEADACHE8 STRIKE CHILDREN. T00

lllost children have headaches from time to time. That's not too unusual.

But if your youngster has them regularly. or even frequently. bet- ter have him see your physician. it may be migraine.

Surprisingly enough. children can have migraines just as readi- ly as adults. In fact. cases of mi- graine have been reported in chil- dren only lkx years old.

AVERAGE CASE

A Mayo Clinic study by Drs. Edmund C. Burke and Gustavus A Peters has developed an "aver- age" case of child migraine. Lelia see how your youngster , cl in this average case.

Generally. attacks occur in a 7-year-old boy. although ages. of course. vary and girls can be stric- ken almost as readily as boys. This young migraine victim is a good student. but he is nervous and somewhat emotional.

His headaches usually begin in the afternoon most frequently. during school months. -'

FRONTAL HEADACHE

When he comes home he is rath- er pale and complains of a frontal headache. Surveys show that many times such headaches are preci- pitated by emotlonal or physical exertion. movies, television or bright sunshine.